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Mickelson leaves Woods behind, wins Pebble Beach
He knew his game was getting close, and he broke through with flair yesterday in the Pebble Beach National Pro-Am in California. (Associated Press, 2/13/12)
Wi leads, but hears footsteps
Charlie Wi played bogey-free at Spyglass Hill yesterday with a 3-under-par 69 to build a three-shot lead after three rounds of the Pebble Beach National Pro-Am in Pebble Beach, Calif. Now it’s time for him to face his demons of self-doubt - along with a familiar force in golf. (Associated Press, 2/12/12)
Johnson atop Pebble Beach leaderboard
Dustin Johnson pitched in for eagle from 41 yards in front of the third green at Pebble Beach yesterday, then added another eagle on his way to a 9-under-par 63 and a three-way tie atop the leaderboard at the Pebble Beach National Pro-Am in California. (Associated Press, 2/10/12)
Woods makes return to Pebble Beach
In what Robert Louis Stevenson called “the most felicitous meeting of land and sea,’’ the sea was winning yesterday at Pebble Beach. (Associated Press, 2/9/12)
Woods in spotlight at Pebble Beach
Bill Murray stumbled into the back of a crowded conference room yesterday just as Tiger Woods was wrapping up his press conference at the Pebble Beach National Pro-Am. The “Caddyshack’’ star looked more confused than usual. (Associated Press, 2/8/12)
LPGA comes out swinging in opener
DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. - A dry board in the office of LPGA Tour commissioner Mike Whan is filled with black-and-blue, an appropriate color scheme for a tour that had been taking its lumps over the past couple of years. (Associated Press, 2/7/12)
Stanley makes stellar rebound
Kyle Stanley came back from a devastating loss to win the Phoenix Open in Scottsdale, Ariz., overcoming an eight-stroke deficit yesterday in a performance as unlikely as his collapse last week at Torrey Pines. (Associated Press, 2/6/12)
US finishes off sweep of Switzerland
The United States completed its 5-0 rout of host Switzerland in the first round of the Davis Cup yesterday in Fribourg, with 19-year-old Ryan Harrison and John Isner winning the closing singles matches. Harrison made his Davis Cup debut, defeating Michael Lammer , 7-6 (7-0), 7-6 (7-4), to extend the Americans’ lead to 4-0. Isner, who stunned Roger Federer ... (Boston Globe, 2/13/12)
US finishes Switzerland in Davis Cup
The United States swept favored Switzerland out of the Davis Cup yesterday in Fribourg, Switzerland, when Mardy Fish and Mike Bryan beat Roger Federer and Stanislas Wawrinka , 4-6, 6-3, 6-3, 6-3. (Boston Globe, 2/12/12)
Her triumphant return
Former world No. 1 Venus Williams made her triumphant return to competitive tennis yesterday at the DCU Center in the final match of a Fed Cup Group II best-of-five series against Belarus. (Telegram & Gazette Correspondent, 2/6/12)
Hagler trainer Goody Petronelli dies at 88
Brockton boxing trainer Guerino “Goody’’ Petronelli, who worked with middleweight champion Marvelous Marvin Hagler, died Sunday in Bourne, apparently of natural causes. He was 88. (Globe Staff, 1/31/12)
Skier Ivica Kostelic to have knee surgery in Basel
Overall World Cup leader Ivica Kostelic will have surgery Monday after partially tearing cartilage in his right knee during his super-combined victory in Russia a day earlier. (AP, 2/13/12)
Kearney sets record with 15th straight
American Hannah Kearney won her 15th straight World Cup moguls event yesterday in Beida Lake, China, breaking downhill great Ingemar Stenmark’s all-discipline record for consecutive FIS World Cup victories. (Associated Press, 2/13/12)
Ivica Kostelic wins super combi, injures knee
Ivica Kostelic captured his second consecutive World Cup super-combined title with a victory Sunday on the 2014 Sochi Olympics course, then hobbled off with an injured right knee that that might need surgery. (AP Sports Writer, 2/12/12)
France's Worley wins WCup giant slalom; Vonn 8th
Tessa Worley of France fought off gusting winds to win a second consecutive World Cup giant slalom Sunday in the Andorran Pyrenees while overall leader Lindsey Vonn finished eighth. (Associated Press, 2/12/12)
Schild captures slalom race; Vonn crashes out
Marlies Schild of Austria won her sixth World Cup slalom of the season yesterday in Soldeu-Grandvalira, Andorra, after overall leader Lindsey Vonn and defending champion Maria Hoefl-Riesch crashed out in the opening run on the windy course. (Associated Press, 2/12/12)
Canada's Thomsen breaks through on Sochi course
Two weeks ago, Ben Thomsen was in danger of being sent down to skiing's minor leagues. Now he's got his first World Cup podium result and full of confidence heading into the 2014 Sochi Olympics. (AP Sports Writer, 2/11/12)
Schild wins 6th slalom, Vonn falls in WCup race
Marlies Schild of Austria won her sixth World Cup slalom of the season Saturday after overall leader Lindsey Vonn and defending champion Maria Hoefl-Riesch crashed out in the opening run on the windy Pyrenees course. (Associated Press, 2/11/12)
Schild wins, Vonn falls in WCup slalom
Marlies Schild of Austria won her sixth World Cup slalom of the season on Saturday after overall leader Lindsey Vonn crashed out in the opening run on the Pyrenees course. (Associated Press, 2/11/12)
Feuz wins on Sochi 2014 course on his birthday
Emerging Swiss standout Beat Feuz celebrated his 25th birthday in style Saturday by winning the inaugural World Cup downhill on the course for the 2014 Sochi Olympics. (AP Sports Writer, 2/11/12)
Women's GS in Andorra canceled due to high wind
A women's World Cup giant slalom scheduled for Friday has been canceled because of high winds in the Pyrenees mountains of Andorra. (Associated Press, 2/10/12)
Russian skiers developing for 2014 Sochi Games
Russian skiers appear more frequently on the World Cup ski circuit in Europe these days, their presence hard to miss at the upcoming Alpine test events for the 2014 Sochi Olympics. (AP Sports Writer, 2/9/12)
Cold weather, a hot streak
While Lindsey Vonn has been racking up the points this season to hold a commanding overall lead in World Cup, a more local star, Hannah Kearney from Norwich, Vt., hauled in her 14th consecutive World Cup win last weekend at Deer Valley, Utah. (Globe Correspondent, 2/9/12)
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2011 Head of the Charles Regatta
Take a look at scenes from the annual watersports festival on the Charles River in Boston.