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Play begins, and Johnson takes control at Kapalua
The Tournament of Champions finally started Monday. At the end of a long day, Dustin Johnson looked ready to end it. Even though he showed up on Maui ...
Johnson in tie for lead after 1 round at Kapalua
Dustin Johnson got off to a good start Monday in the Tournament of Champions. Then again, just starting was good. Three days behind schedule because ...
Tour under way for the 3rd time
For the third time in four days, Rickie Fowler hit the opening tee shot of the 2013 PGA Tour season. Only this time, he was in for a long day.
A Monday finish turned into a Monday start
As expected, Monday at the PGA Tour's season opener figures to be filled with anticipation at the Tournament of Champions. Not because of who might ...
Obama returns to capital after Hawaii vacation
President Barack Obama has returned to Washington after a winter vacation in Hawaii that was interrupted by the "fiscal cliff" crisis. Obama arrived ...
PGA Tour's season opener delayed again
For those who think the PGA Tour season never ends, here's a new twist: This one can't get started. The season-opening Tournament of Champions was ...
First-day play washed out at PGA Tour opener
The PGA Tour season now starts on Saturday. Wind squalls that howled down off the mountains above Maui were so severe Friday that tour officials ...
Obama's Hawaii vacation: Day 2
How President Barack Obama spent the second day of his holiday vacation in Hawaii on Thursday: — GYM: Obama had a morning workout at Marine Corps Base ...
Face of the new Congress
Politically, the 113th Congress that was sworn in Thursday won't be much of a change from the less-than-stellar 112th Congress it replaces: Democrats ...
Jones, Te'o, 2 of college football's good guys
Alabama center Barrett Jones was hobbling toward the plane, awkwardly clutching crutches and a bag when a helping hand reached out. "Here, let me get ...
Stricker headed for semi-retirement
At the end of another long year, and only a month away from the start of another season, Steve Stricker quietly posed a question that sounded out of ...
'Fiscal cliff' standoff over, Obama back in Hawaii
A week after rushing to Washington to help end a tense, end-of-year standoff with Congress, President Barack Obama is back in Hawaii for vacation.
Obama's Hawaii vacation: Day 1
How President Barack Obama spent the first day of his holiday vacation in Hawaii on Wednesday: — REJOINING THE FAMILY: Obama arrived in Honolulu early ...
Pettersson: Golf on 'witch hunt' of long putters
Carl Pettersson says the proposed rule to ban the anchored stroke for long putters feels like a "witch hunt," and that golf's governing bodies were ...
9 questions for golf's 2013 season
Even without the top four players in the world around to kick off the season, every new year in golf is shrouded in mystery like clouds over Molokai ...
Biden swears in Schatz as new senator for Hawaii
Brian Schatz symbolized a generational change in Hawaii's Senate delegation, taking the hand of his new colleague, 88-year-old Sen. Daniel Akaka, ...
Obama cuts vacation short as 'fiscal cliff' looms
With a yearend deadline looming before the economy goes over the so-called fiscal cliff, President Barack Obama is cutting short his traditional ...
Obama to fly to home early as 'fiscal cliff' looms
President Barack Obama will cut short his traditional Christmas holiday in Hawaii, planning to leave for Washington on Wednesday evening as he and ...
Hunt leads SMU to 43-10 win over Fresno State
Margus Hunt knew he had eight hours to fill on the flight over the Pacific Ocean, so he asked the SMU staff to put together film of Fresno State for ...
Obama's Christmas vacation in Hawaii: Day 3
How President Barack Obama spent the third day of this Christmas vacation on Monday in Hawaii: — GYM: Obama headed to Marine Corps Base Hawaii in ...
Obama's Christmas vacation in Hawaii: Day 2
How President Barack Obama spent the second day of his Christmas vacation on Sunday in Hawaii: — INOUYE FUNERAL: Obama and first lady Michelle Obama ...
Memorial service for Sen. Inouye held in Hawaii
The late Sen. Daniel Inouye was remembered Sunday as an American hero whose legacy as a war veteran and longtime senator would be felt across Hawaii ...
Inouye praised as humble leader at Hawaii Capitol
The late U.S. Sen. Daniel Inouye is being praised as a humble leader who embodied honor, dignity and duty during a public visitation at Hawaii's state ...