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Scrappy Spencer Levin leads Memorial with Tiger Woods lurking
Spencer Levin gets another crack at his first PGA Tour win, this time with a smaller lead and a lot more star power behind him. (Associated Press, 3:04 a.m.)
Tiger Woods makes a move at Memorial, trails Sabbatini by a stroke
That other Rory - Rory Sabbatini - played his best golf in the worst weather Friday at the Memorial in Dublin, Ohio, and made a surprising appearance atop the leaderboard. One shot behind him was a Tiger Woods that looked all too familiar. (Associated Press, 6/2/12)
Stallings leads Memorial, Compton one back
Erik Compton considers the Memorial a special week no matter how he plays, knowing his second heart transplant came from a donor in Ohio. (Associated Press, 6/1/12)
For golf dreamers, it’s Open season
18-year-old Ryan Harris is one of a number of local golfers who have advanced past the 18-hole local qualifying stage, ready to compete in 36-hole sectional qualifying on Monday for the right to play in the US Open, which starts June 14 at the Olympic Club in San Francisco. (Globe Staff, 5/31/12)
The week in golf
Player of the week, newsmakers, statistics, schedules, tweet of the week (Boston Globe, 5/31/12)
Johnson was lucky, on either side of the coin
Zach Johnson had someone looking out for him at the conclusion of last week’s Crowne Plaza Invitational, a tournament he officially won by one stroke over red-hot Jason Dufner. (Globe Staff, 5/31/12)
Golf tour schedules
PGA: Memorial Tournament, Dublin, Ohio. Purse: $6.2 million (winner’s share $1.116 million). Defending champion: Steve Stricker. Number of top-10 players in field: Eight (Luke Donald, Rory McIlroy, Bubba Watson, Hunter Mahan, Tiger Woods, Steve Stricker, Phil Mickelson, Justin Rose). TV: Thursday/Friday 3-6 p.m. (Golf Channel), Saturday 3-6 p.m. (Ch. 4), Sunday 2:30-6 p.m. (Ch. 4). (Boston Globe, 5/31/12)
Loyola Greyhounds win title and respect
The Loyola Greyhounds reached this weekend’s Final Four for the first time in 14 years, and when they got to Foxborough, they knew that completing their mission by dominating the Maryland Terrapins in a 9-3 win in the championship game and bringing Loyola its first title in school history was the only way to snatch the respect they had been denied from the start. (Globe Staff, 5/29/12)
Maryland’s Tillman, Loyola’s Toomey set for lacrosse final
FOXBOROUGH - Josh Hawkins wound up at Loyola of Maryland through one of those friend-of-a-friend situations. (Globe Staff, 5/28/12)
Dowling lacrosse sews up first national title
FOXBOROUGH - Vito DeMola had seen Syracuse and Duke and all the other powerhouses do it so many times on television, that once the time came for him to celebrate an NCAA championship of his own, he had the scene already planned. (Globe Staff, 5/28/12)
For Corrigans, all in the family
Perhaps they were just making sure they were in compliance with NCAA policy. Or they were just giving him a hard time. (Globe Staff, 5/26/12)
NCAA lacrosse games at a glance
LOYOLA (Md.)■Record: 16-1.■Best NCAA finish: Lost to Syracuse in 1990 championship game.■Top players: Eric Lusby (45 goals, 16 assists), Mike Sawyer (51 goals, 8 assists), Justin Ward (11 goals, 30 assists), Davis Butts (19 goals, 13 assists).■Goalie: Jack Runkel (14-1, 7.75 GAA).■Coach: Charley Toomey, seventh season. ■History: Loyola entered the tournament as the top-ranked team in the country and will be making its first trip to the semifinals since 1998 . . . The Greyhounds are 13-6 all time against Notre Dame . . . Loyola’s only blemish on the season was a 10-9 overtime loss to Johns Hopkins April 28 . . . The Greyhounds have the fourth most productive offense in the nation, averaging 12.52 goals per game. (Boston Globe, 5/26/12)
Age-old secrets help Mark Martin win another pole
Mark Martin took the last qualifying ride of the day and turned a lap of 158.297 miles per hour Saturday to win the pole at Dover International Speedway. (Associated Press, 2:57 a.m.)
NHRA set to bring Full Throttle series to N.H.
The National Hot Rod Association will be going full throttle next year in New England. (Globe Staff, 5/30/12)
Franchitti’s Indy 500 win a tribute to Wheldon
INDIANAPOLIS - Dan Wheldon couldn’t win his third Indianapolis 500. Dario Franchitti did it for him. (Associated Press, 5/28/12)
Kahne conquers Charlotte
CONCORD, N.C. - Welcome to the Hendrick family, Kasey Kahne. (Associated Press, 5/28/12)
Wide-open Indy 500 cause for excitement
Calling the Indianapolis 500 “our Super Bowl,’’ Marco Andretti looks to add to the sterling legacy of his family in the sport. (Associated Press, 5/27/12)
Susie Wheldon not far from their thoughts
Susie Wheldon received a long standing ovation Saturday during the public driver meeting for the Indianapolis 500. (Globe Staff, 5/27/12)
Danica Patrick’s NASCAR move brings followers
Four months into her new life as a full-time NASCAR driver, Danica Patrick says she is far too busy to spend much time thinking about the Indianapolis 500. Yes, she watched some of the qualifying on television. No, she does not long to be there. (New York Times, 5/27/12)
Rain can’t dampen Opening Day at Suffolk Downs
Conditions weren't ideal (muddy and sloppy), but Suffolk Downs got up and running Saturday. (Globe Staff, 2:54 a.m.)
Collmus poised for historic call
If everything goes the way thoroughbred racing aficionados hope it does a week from Saturday, Larry Collmus will have the chance to provide the soundtrack to history, to make a historic call in a historic victory. (Globe Staff, 6/1/12)
Suffolk Downs prepares to open, with optimism in the air
“Riders up.’’ (Globe Staff, 6/1/12)
New rules set for Belmont
The trainer of Triple Crown hopeful I’ll Have Another doesn’t believe New York racing officials are picking on him after the state’s racing and wagering board imposed strict rules for horses in the Belmont Stakes. (Associated Press, 6/1/12)
Suffolk Downs is still a good bet
The East Boston/Revere oval, the last thoroughbred track operating in New England, carries on with an aged grace and timelessness. (Globe Columnist, 5/27/12)
O’Neill to be hit with 45-day ban
Doug O’Neill, the trainer of Triple Crown hopeful I’ll Have Another, was suspended 45 days after one of his horses had an excessive level of carbon dioxide, but the punishment won’t start before he saddles the Kentucky Derby and Preakness winner in the Belmont Stakes June 9. (Associated Press, 5/25/12)
Maria Sharapova cruises into fourth round of French Open
Sharapova feels no remorse about the way she’s been finishing off opponents quickly. (Associated Press, 3:06 a.m.)
Federer needs four sets to get through
Again far from his best, Roger Federer still managed to win at the French Open. (Associated Press, 6/2/12)
Isner loses marathon match
This, then, is who John Isner is for now: The Marathon Man of Tennis, the guy who plays and plays and plays, for hours on end, until the last set seems interminable. (Associated Press, 6/1/12)
Johnny Tapia, 45; tragedy marked life of boxing champ
ALBUQUERQUE — Johnny Tapia, the five-time boxing champion whose turbulent career was marked by cocaine addiction, alcohol, depression, and run-ins with the law, was found dead Sunday at his Albuquerque home. He was 45. (Associated Press, 5/29/12)
Some swinging and singing
The House of Blues, parked on Lansdowne Street opposite Fenway Park, took on a Red Sox theme last night, hosting its own Boston vs. New York competition, headlined by lefthander Danny O’Connor of Framingham. (Globe Correspondent, 5/25/12)
Boxer Danny O’Connor has dreams of a world title
The world is yet to know Danny O’Connor, not at the level he hopes to be known, which would be to have his name up in lights, money in the bank, and a world boxing championship belt strapped around his hardened, tattooed belly. (Globe Staff, 5/20/12)
City to host triathlon next Sunday
Can’t make it to London? Then cheer on the racers who will swim, bike, and then run at the Marlborough Triathlon next Sunday. Athletes taking part in the race can pick up their packets at the main entrance of Marlborough High School starting Saturday from noon to 4 p.m. Registration for the three-part race closes Sunday at 8:20 a.m. There ... (Globe Correspondent, 12 a.m.)
Mass. program draws women to great outdoors
Title IX, signed into law 40 years ago next month, put women on the playing field, forever changing the way we think about athletics in this country. What Christine Thomas started a couple of decades later wasn’t quite as monumental, but for many American women, it also opened up a new world: the great outdoors and its abundant sporting opportunities. (Globe Staff, 5/20/12)
Late burst pushes Brown to upset of Harvard
WORCESTER - For Brown, the 2,000 meters of the Eastern Sprints provided a perfect snapshot of the crew’s spring season. (Globe Correspondent, 5/14/12)
Getting started in rock climbing near Boston
Information about rock and ice climbing in the Boston area. (Globe Correspondent, 5/13/12)
At the Quincy quarries, climbers find challenge and community
Shashank Rathore clung to a sheer face of rock at the Quincy quarries, one toe planted on a tiny half-inch ledge, the other one groping fruitlessly for a foothold. He swung his leg side to side, brushing his toes in vain against the rock. Fellow climbers called out suggestions from the ground below. One thing seemed to be on everyone’s mind: Would this novice’s grip give out before he found a spot, sending him plummeting to the ground? (Globe Correspondent, 5/13/12)
Rowing
2011 Head of the Charles Regatta
Take a look at scenes from the annual watersports festival on the Charles River in Boston.