Mickelson, set to defend his HSBC Champions title in Shanghai next month before playing in the $5 million Singapore Open, said economic conditions and a lack of US golf growth had made it crucial to play all over the world.
Freddie Ljungberg insists his move to the expansion Seattle Sounders team in US Major League Soccer is more than an end-of-career pay day.
Paul Pierce, the NBA finals most valuable player, scored 27 points as the defending champion Boston Celtics followed an emotional ring ceremony with a 90-85 victory over the Cleveland Cavaliers on Tuesday night.
The Celtics' 17th title banner and first since 1986 was hoisted high above the same court where Boston routed the Los Angeles Lakers 131-92 barely four months ago in the clinching game.
The 2008-09 season opens October 28, 2008.
The laughing stock of the NFL last season, when they managed just a solitary win, the Miami Dolphins are suddenly being taken seriously again.
The Philadelphia Phillies and Tampa Bay Rays will resume Game Five of the World Series on Tuesday with the score tied at 2-2 in the sixth inning after steady rain created unplayable conditions on Monday.
Laveranues Coles may have caught the winning touchdown Sunday, but the Jets still find themselves dealing with the headache of concussions, wrote the New York Daily News.
After a summer spent promoting the game around the world, the NBA focus returns to the North American hardwood this week and the start of a new season that will present challenges on and off the court.
Tampa Bay Rays heavy hitters Evan Longoria and Carlos Pena are both hoping for a sudden turnaround in form in a bid to salvage the team's World Series dreams.
The NBA's oldest team four seasons running, the Spurs may have finally showed their age in losing to the younger and faster Los Angeles Lakers in the Western Conference finals.
South Korea's Kim Yu-na led an Asian sweep at Skate America, winning the title in a runaway Sunday over Japan's Yukari Nakano and Miki Ando.
Polar icebreaker Snow Dragon arrives in Antarctic
Xi's vision on shared future for humanity
UN's top environmental honors go to three in China
German trains collide near Duesseldorf, several people injured
China beats Germany 7-4 in men's curling Olympic qualification
Bayern beat Paris Saint-Germain 3-1 in UEFA Champions League
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