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McCarron refuses to back down

SAN DIEGO – Scott McCarron is not backing away from his accusation that Phil Mickelson and other players are cheating if they use the Ping-Eye 2 wedges with square grooves. Full Story;

Crane shoots final-round 70 to win at Torrey Pines

SAN DIEGO – Ben Crane is back in the news for all the right reasons. Full Story;

Mickelson not taking “cheating” accusation lightly

SAN DIEGO – Phil Mickelson hinted at legal action Saturday for being accused of “cheating,” saying that if the PGA Tour did not do something about him being “publicly slandered,” then he would let others handle it. Full Story;

School’s in, despite Tiger’s many woes

ANAHEIM, Calif. – Outside the Tiger Woods Learning Center, visitors are welcomed with a message etched in concrete and another time. Full Story;

Daly says (again) he’s quitting

SAN DIEGO – John Daly missed another cut and said Friday he was done with golf. Full Story;

McCarron accuses PGA star Mickelson of ‘cheating’

SAN DIEGO – Already missing Tiger Woods because of a sex scandal, the PGA Tour headed into another mess Friday when a player accused Phil Mickelson of “cheating” for using wedges that are allowed under a legal technicality. Full Story;

Rumford shoots 66 for 2nd-round lead in Qatar

DOHA, Qatar – Brett Rumford of Australia had a 6-under 66 Friday for a one-shot lead after the second round of the Qatar Masters. Full Story;

Woods heads Bloomberg BusinessWeek list

NEW YORK – Tiger Woods tops the Bloomberg BusinessWeek list of most powerful athletes, with the companies saying he would have held the top spot even if his infidelity had become public earlier last year. Full Story;

Brit bookies cut odds on Woods playing at Masters

LONDON – British bookmaker William Hill has cut the odds on Tiger Woods playing at the Masters. Full Story;

Son of injured pro golfer Ken Green found dead

DALLAS – Hunter Green, the son of former professional golfer Ken Green, was found dead in his dorm room at Southern Methodist University last week, authorities said. Full Story;

Two tales of sponsor exemptions

SAN DIEGO – David Duval went from the sixth alternate at Torrey Pines to receiving a sponsor’s exemption to withdrawing from the Farmers Insurance Open, all within a span of about 24 hours. Full Story;

Tiger’s break starts at San Diego

SAN DIEGO – The player who walked toward the first tee at sunrise on the North Course at Torrey Pines was not accompanied by a security detail. Maintenance workers did not gather on the pro shop balcony to watch him tee off. Full Story;

Ohio golfer’s scorecard confession earns accolade

MOUNT GILEAD, Ohio – A scorecard confession that cost an Ohio high school golfer the state championship five years ago has earned him a national sportsmanship of the decade award. Full Story;

Golfer Jim Thorpe sentenced to 1-year prison term

ORLANDO, Fla. – Champions Tour player Jim Thorpe has been sentenced to a year in prison for failing to pay more than $2 million in income taxes. Full Story;

Tiger Woods or not, facility beefs up security

JACKSON, Miss. – Police and hospital security patrolled the streets. Property owners asked for quiet. One business owner told of a photographer offering big money just to stand on his roof and snap pictures on the odd chance Tiger Woods appeared. Full Story;

Couples making Champions Tour debut

KAUPULEHU-KONA, Hawaii – Fred Couples and Tom Watson are featured on the larger-than-life Mitsubishi Electric Championship posters that greet travelers at tiny Kona International Airport. Full Story;

Hope Classic 2nd round postponed by rain

LA QUINTA, Calif. – Heavy rains forced the postponement of the second round of the Bob Hope Classic on Thursday, wiping out a day of competition at the tournament for the first time in 30 years. Full Story;

More recordings released from Tiger Woods probe

ORLANDO, Fla. – New audio recordings are being released from the Tiger Woods car crash investigation. Full Story;

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