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GREENSBORO, N.C. – There’s always plenty on the line at the season-ending Wyndham Championship — in addition to the tournament itself. For some, it’s the last chance to play their way into golf’s postseason. Others are trying to catch Ryder Cup captain Tom Watson’s eye and earn one of the …

Louisville, KY – Indianapolis, IN (SportsNetwork.com) – The young Wildcats are growing up at the right time. Anything’s possible now. Julius Randle had 15 points and 12 rebounds and Kentucky defeated defending national champion and bitter Bluegrass State rival Louisville, 74-69, in a Midwest Regional semifinal from Indianapolis. Eighth-seeded Kentucky …

My mother said there were three phases in life: accumulation, stabilization and de-accumulation. I have not only hit the de-accumulation stage but I have moved on to a giving stage and I am much happier than I ever have been. When I was young I loved “things.” Expensive things were …

Every American consumes an average of three gallons of oil a day. Republicans and Democrats call this reliance on oil an “addiction”—an irrational, self-destructive habit that must be broken as soon as possible. This year’s BP oil spill disaster is only making the chorus to “end our addiction to oil” …

This week Republican senators—including John McCain—told President Obama that there would be no talk about amnesty or a guest-worker program for illegals until his administration secures the border and enforces the law. But despite saying he’ll send 1,200 troops to the border, Obama doesn’t want to secure it, because his …

Four decades in the news business. If I may say, that is an incredible run in a dynamic, exotic, wonderful, often important but frequently stressful and sometimes dangerous business that tends to wear out people more quickly. There aren’t many still standing who started in that tumultuous period during which …

After weeks of ups and downs and unknowns in the special election for the 23rd congressional district of New York with conservative candidate Doug Hoffman losing to Democrat Bill Owens (one that which played out much like a political telanovela) analysts can agree on one absolute: we love drama. This …

After a smoke and mirrors “jobs summit” in Washington on Thursday, President Obama is headed out into the real world today — to Allentown, Pa. — to talk more about jobs, and good for him. But instead of shutting out those who disagree with him like he did at his …