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Sport hasn't been included since 1904
Published on Saturday, Oct 10, 2009
From Beacon Journal wire services
Golf has a tee time for 2016, and Tiger Woods can hardly wait.
The sport returns to the Olympics for the first time since 1904 amid the spectacular backdrop of Rio de Janeiro's sand and sea, giving Woods the chance to do something even the great Jack Nicklaus never did — win Olympic gold.
Olympic officials had no sooner voted golf in — along with rugby — than Woods and his fellow players cheered their chance to finally compete on sport's biggest stage. They will compete for Olympic medals, but the greater promise is that the game catches on in countries where golfers are few and golf courses are even fewer.
''I think it's great for golf,'' Woods said from the Presidents Cup in San Francisco. ''It's a perfect fit for the Olympics, and I think we are all looking forward to golf getting into the Olympics.''
The vote for golf was expected, following a campaign by the sport's leaders to bring it back for the first time since George Lyon and the United States won gold medals at the Olympics in St. Louis. They promoted it as a way to bring a sport once reserved for the elite to the masses, even though it will add 120 men and women to a sports festival already considered bloated by some in the Olympic movement.
In other Olympic news, Jacques Rogge easily won re-election as president of the International Olympic Committee for a final four-year term. The 67-year-old Belgian, who has served as IOC president since 2001, was the only candidate.
More golf: Garcia, Drysdale share lead
• Sergio Garcia shot a 5-under 67 and David Drysdale had a 65 to share a 1-shot lead after the second round of the Madrid Masters. Garcia and Drysdale were at 13-under 131 at the Centro Nacional de Golf course. Italy's Emmanuele Canonica (65), Ross McGowan (66) of England and Ireland's Gary Murphy (65) were at 132.
Basketball: No word on Dallas' Howard
• Dallas Mavericks coach Rick Carlisle isn't sure when swingman Josh Howard will be able to play after offseason surgery on his left ankle.
• Sacramento Kings swingman Francisco Garcia will have surgery after breaking his right forearm while lifting weights.
• The Phoenix Mercury are WNBA champions for the second time in three seasons, leaning on their ''big three'' to pull out a 94-86 win over the Indiana Fever in Game 5. League and finals MVP Diana Taurasi scored 26 points, Cappie Pondexter had 24, and Penny Taylor sank two crucial free throws with 37.7 seconds left as the Mercury held off a late rally to win the series 3-2.
Tennis: Nadal beats Safin in China
• Rafael Nadal moved into the semifinals of the China Open in Beijing by defeating Marat Safin 6-3, 6-1. Meanwhile, Novak Djokovic moved into the semifinals with a 6-3, 1-6, 6-1 win over Fernando Verdasco.
• Second-seeded Jo-Wilfried Tsonga of France overpowered qualifier Ernests Gulbis 4-6, 6-4, 6-3 to advance to the semifinals of the Japan Open in Tokyo.
Hockey: Red Wings' Franzen out
• Detroit Red Wings forward Johan Franzen is out for at least four months with a torn anterior cruciate ligament in his left knee.
•The Phoenix Coyotes have sold out their home opener tonight against the Columbus Blue Jackets. The sellout is due largely to lowering all upper bowl ticket prices to $15.
• Former NHL star Theo Fleury says he was sexually abused by a junior hockey coach. Fleury's account is detailed in an autobiography called Playing With Fire. The book is to be released next week. The former Calgary Flames forward accuses Graham James of abuse. James was jailed in 1997 after admitting to sexually abusing two players on his junior hockey team — one being ex-NHL player Sheldon Kennedy.
• St. Louis Blues defenseman Barret Jackman has been placed on injured reserve with a sprained left ankle.
Other: Skater Cohen withdraws
• Olympic silver medalist Sasha Cohen has withdrawn from the first Grand Prix figure skating event of the season because of tendinitis in her right calf. The 24-year-old Cohen says she is confident she will be ready for Skate America, Nov. 12-15 in Lake Placid, N.Y.
• The city of Atlanta will soon have two football halls of fame. Former NFL quarterbacks Doug Williams and James ''Shack'' Harris announced that the Black College Football Hall of Fame plans to hold an inaugural induction ceremony in Atlanta on Feb. 10. Eight players and coaches from Historically Black Colleges and Universities are to be enshrined, though a permanent location in Atlanta for the facility has not been announced. The College Football Hall of Fame recently announced its move to Atlanta from South Bend, Ind.
• Sarah Fisher Racing will expand for the 2010 Indy Racing League season, adding a second car and running three more races. Sarah Fisher will run her sixth race of 2009 in today's season-ending Indy 300. She plans to enter nine events in 2010. The owner-driver said that 2006 Indy Pro Series champion Jay Howard will drive her second car, which will compete in four races next year.
From Beacon Journal wire services
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