US OPEN popularity and US OPEN trends

THE PILE-UP, such as it was, didn’t hurt anyone; except, perhaps, their pride. One by one, and in successive groups, Graeme McDowell, Rory McIlroy and Pádraig Harrington departed the BMW PGA Championship here at Wentworth after second rounds that offered more negatives than positives in an important period of the season that includes the upcoming US Open. The common theme was all had missed the...

Europe's past and present Ryder Cup captains in the field at Walton Heath on Monday

James Morrison will be turning down a place in next month's US Open if he wins the BMW PGA Championship on Sunday. Morrison made a magical 64 at Wentworth on Friday.

World No. 1 Rory McIlroy lost his cool in the midst of a heatwave at the BMW PGA Championship as Luke Donald stepped up his challenge to usurp the 2011 U.S. Open champion at the top of the rankings.

FACEBOOK shares rose two per cent in pre-market trading today, as the stock looked set to reverse a two-day losing streak.

Kim Clijsters, the former world number one, has announced her plans to retire for the second time after this year's US Open in August.

Former world No 1 Kim Clijsters has confirmed that the US Open in August will be her last tournament before she retires from the sport for a second and final time.

Former world number one Kim Clijsters says she will retire after attempting to win a fourth US Open title in September.

Kim Clijsters says this year's U.S. Open will be her last tournament. She already had confirmed this would be her last year.

An der Stelle ihrer größten Triumphe wird die frühere Weltranglisten-Erste Kim Clijsters ihre Tennis-Karriere beenden und im Anschluss an die US Open im September zurücktreten.

An der Stelle ihrer größten Triumphe wird die frühere Weltranglisten-Erste Kim Clijsters ihre Tennis-Karriere beenden und im Anschluss an die US Open im September zurücktreten.

I have a confession. I like the U.S. Open Cup. There, I said it. Yes, I know: The tournament is ridiculed by fans, dismissed by many MLS clubs and ignored by TV outlets. It’s not very well organized or executed. The financial responsibility can be burdensome. The matches are often wedged into tight windows between league matches. Heck, if some MLS teams could send an under-16 academy squad to r...

Hurry up and claim your spot in Dallas, Los Angeles. New York and Washington, D.C. while they last!

The time to get down on your U.S. Open future book bet on Matt Kuchar was before last Sunday afternoon.

PONTE VEDRA BEACH, Fla. (AP) -- Matt Kuchar knows all about the prestige and the perks of winning The Players Championship. The richest payoff in golf. A three-year exemption to the Masters, U.S. Open and British Open. What means just as much is a framed picture on a basement wall in a tunnel the public never sees....

CHARLOTTE, N.C. -- Rickie Fowler finally picked up his first PGA Tour win Sunday in what might be the start of a rivalry for years to come.Fowler brought style and substance to a sudden-death playoff at Quail Hollow and delivered a clutch shot – a wedge into 4 feet to birdie the 18th hole and win the Wells Fargo Championship over U.S. Open champion Rory McIlroy and D.A. Points.Read More...More ...

The final of the trial to select the U.S. open team for the World Mind Sports Games.

US OPEN champion, 22, is playing a reduced schedule to keep his body fresh for Majors

Golf:Rory McIlroy insists he is not haunted by what happened at last year’s Masters - because he cannot remember that much about it. The 22-year-old went from four ahead to 10 behind with a nightmare closing 80 last April, but gave his first answer to how much it affected him by winning the US Open by eight shots only two months later.

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When Rory McIlroy visited the Washington, D.C., area last year, he left with a big prize: The U.S. Open golf championship.

For the first time since her brisk upset of Serena Williams in September's U.S. Open final, Sam Stosur is back competing in the country where she won her first major tournament. The 27-year-old Australian, seeded sixth at next week's BNP Paribas Open in Indian Wells, Calif.

Köln (SID) - Die French Open in Paris und die US Open in New York werden auch künftig von Eurosport übertragen. Aus Roland Garros wird der Sender mindestens bis einschließlich 2014 berichten, aus Flu...

Asafa Powell, vainqueur du 50 m de l'US Open, samedi, a bien entamé...

The top Pentagon official disclosed that Washington and New Delhi had been involved in crucial discussion on the ballistic missile shield.

Just in time for the year's first Grand Slam tournament, the Australian Open, Verizon FiOS customers now have the ability to catch even more tennis coverage -- on the Tennis Channel. Verizon, the New York-based telephone and television company, said Tuesday that after a nearly five-month blackout, it had forged an agreement with the Santa Monica-based Tennis Channel to return the cable channel...

Slacker Radio‘s long-teased initiative to air live sporting events comes to fruition Monday night with the live stream of the BCS Champion…

With a tap-in putt, a raised fist and an ear-to-ear grin, Rory McIlroy made history. The boy wonder did not just capture the 2011 U.S. Open Championship at 22, he made it look easy.

From Rihanna’s antics in Co Down to Rory McIlroy’s heroics in the US Open, there were plenty of stories that brought a smile to our faces this year, despite increasingly depressing news on the economic front

[[340219]] PARIS (AFP) : Novak Djokovic a régné en monarque absolu sur le circuit ATP en cette année 2011, signant l'une des saisons les plus réussies de l'histoire, avec dix titres, dont trois du Grand Chelem (Australie, Wimbledon, US Open), et couronnée par la première place mondiale. Longtemps...

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) -- U.S. Open champion Rory McIlroy shot a 30 on the back nine Thursday at the Dubai World Championship to take an early lead on top-ranked Luke Donald for the European money title....

EXCLUSIVE: Chinese officials in Shanghai seize Northern Irish golfer's silver jug

MEDELLIN, Colombia (AP) -- Venus Williams defeated her sister Serena Williams 6-4, 7-6 (5) in an exhibition match in Colombia, the first match for both siblings since the U.S. Open in September.

Das glamouröseste der "Grand Slam"-Turniere war auch in diesem Jahr wieder ein Tummelort für die Stars

Novak Djokovic unterstreicht seine Dominanz im Herren-Tennis und triumphiert erstmals auch bei den US Open.