Golf

Bae wins Byron Nelson for first PGA Tour title

By STEPHEN HAWKINS | AP Sports Writer | May 18, 2013

Sang-Moon Bae watched anxiously after hitting his tee shot at the par-3 17th hole Sunday in the Byron Nelson Championship.

Venturi had precious friendship with Byron Nelson

By STEPHEN HAWKINS | AP Sports Writer | May 18, 2013

Ken Venturi was a 14-year-old with a camera trying to get a picture of Byron Nelson when he first met the golfer who would become a mentor and dear friend.

Jennifer Johnson wins Mobile Bay LPGA Classic

By JOHN ZENOR | AP Sports Writer | May 18, 2013

Jennifer Johnson won the Mobile Bay LPGA Classic on Sunday for her first tour title, birdieing four of the final six holes for a one-stroke victory over Jessica Korda and Pornanong Phatlum.

Duke’s Plumlee says he’s ‘proven’ he’s a top-10 NBA Draft pick

By Rick Bonnell | E-mail | May 18, 2013

Duke center Mason Plumlee said it repeatedly at the NBA Draft Combine: The next 30 days might be more important to his career than the last four years.

Bradley shoots course-record 60 to open Nelson

By STEPHEN HAWKINS | AP Sports Writer | May 17, 2013

Keegan Bradley found his clubs spread out on the floor and an open umbrella near his empty golf bag in the champions' locker room before teeing off at the Byron Nelson Championship.

A lot riding on Bobcats’ 2013, ’14 drafts

By Rick Bonnell | E-mail | May 15, 2013

Here’s the odd thing about the 2013 draft: The projected top-three picks in 2014 – and two of those have yet to play college basketball – might have all gone ahead of anyone who’ll be drafted this June.