PGA Tour says no delay in groove change edict

PGA Tour commissioner Tim Finchem has decided not to delay a new rule next year that will change the grooves in irons and wedges.

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Senate to hold antitrust hearing on BCS (AP)

The Senate plans to hold a hearing next week looking into antitrust issues surrounding the Bowl Championship Series. It's the second time this year that Congress is shining a light on the polarizing system college football uses to crown its national champion. The hearing will be held next Tuesday in the Judiciary Committee's subcommittee on antitrust, competition policy and consumer rights,…

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Updates to the Run Well Tracker

Check out these important updates to the Run Well training guide.

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Angels top Texas for sixth straight win (AP)

Sean O'Sullivan threw the pitch Marlon Byrd was expecting. And the Los Angeles Angels rookie starter still prevailed. Byrd, who had already doubled and homered to help Texas to a one-run lead, was too far ahead of a changeup and grounded into a double play to end the Rangers' fifth inning. "That was a big momentum shift," Angels manager Mike Scioscia said.

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Mark Sheftic takes lead in PGA Professional National Championship

Mark Sheftic shot a 68 on Monday to take the lead after the second round of the PGA Professional National Championship.

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Aaron Stewart in father’s shadow at Pinehurst

Aaron Stewart walked onto the 18th green at Pinehurst’s No. 2 course on Monday and allowed himself a peek at the imposing figure standing near the clubhouse.

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Death of a Pitchman: Remembering Billy Mays

Celebrated infomercial product-hawker Billy Mays died on Sunday at the age of 50. For the last year, Ted Kamp, a television producer in Los Angeles, worked with Mays on the Discovery Channel series PitchMen. Herewith, an appreciation of a kind man with a bizarre talent. Before I met Billy Mays in person, I—like you, probably—wondered what the deal was with this man with the impossibly black beard who was always screaming at me. Then I spent the better part of the past year producing the Discovery Channel’s PitchMen—which explored the world of Billy and his pitch partner Anthony “Sully” Sullivan—and found out that there was a lot more to Billy than the stentorian OxiClean evangelist you saw on your television every nine minutes. Off-camera, Billy was actually the quieter of the two pitchmen: a surprisingly anxious, insecure, and eager-to-please guy. He was a working-class kid from Pittsburgh, and he’d learned how to sell Wash-Matiks, mops, and salsa makers from hucksters on the Atlantic City boardwalk, old-timers who’d been at it for decades. Billy perfected his craft while criss-crossing the country with a ragtag band of his fellows, moving through county fairs and auto shows, making a living 20 bucks at a time.

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Ask Questions About Type 1 and Exercise

A top doctor and a cyclist with Type 1 will answer your questions about diabetes and exercise.

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Madoff Mixer

Have a newsworthy cocktail hour with VF Daily’s current-events-inspired concoctions. Today’s Madoff Mixer was created by New York’s Macao restaurant (311 Church Street, ground floor, 212-431-8750) as a peace offering for Bernie to present to his new bunkmates. Madoff Mixer 2 oz. Hayman’s Old Tom gin 3/4 oz. fresh lemon juice 3/4 oz. aloe-vera juice 1/2 oz. simple syrup Club soda 1 half wheel of orange 1 brandied cherry Pour gin, lemon juice, aloe-vera juice, and simple syrup into a collins glass. Add ice and shake vigorously. Top off with club soda. Garnish with orange and a cherry.

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A Run That Lasts 100 Miles

A participant in the Bighorn Trail 100, a 100-mile race through the mountains of northeastern Wyoming, offers a firsthand account.

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