Willie Wood

BENTON HARBOR -- In the background, Lake Michigan was a vibrant bluish green. The beach was pristine, but vacant. Good day to fly a kite: 20 mph breeze, gusts to 30 -- from the south, which is rare in this part of the world. And No. 7 was a bear: 436...

|TV SPORTS| |SUNDAY| College Softball--East Carolina at Alabama-Birmingham, 11 a.m. (FXSP) NHL Hockey--Boston Bruins at Pittsburgh Penguins, 11:30 a.m. (NBC); Buffalo Sabres at Washington Capitals, 6:30 p.m. (NBCSN) Auto Racing--NASCAR Sprint Cup,...

Newport Beach Country Club Tee No. 1 10:30 a.m. – Scott Hoch, John Huston, Larry Nelson 10:39 – Tom Purtzer, Scott Simpson, Steve Pate 10:49 – Jay Don Blake, Fred Funk, Steve Lowery 10:58 – Russ Cochran, Tom Watson,...

2013 Toshiba Classic Newport Beach Country Club Friday TEE No. 1 10:30 – Tom Pernice Jr., Craig Stadler, Peter Senior. 10:39 – Tom Purtzer, Tommy Armour III, Steve Jones. 10:49 – Wayne Levi, Bob Tway, Duffy Waldorf. 10:58...

|TV SPORTS| |SUNDAY| NHL Hockey--Pittsburgh Penguins at Buffalo Sabres, 11 a.m. (NBC); Los Angeles Kings at Chicago Blackhawks, 2:30 p.m. (NBC); Washington Capitals at New York Rangers, 5 p.m. (NBCSN) Men’s College Basketball--Ohio State at...

|TV SPORTS| |SUNDAY| NHL Hockey--Los Angeles Kings at Detroit Red Wings, 11:30 a.m. (NBC); New Jersey Devils at Pittsburgh Penguins, 6:30 p.m. (NBCSN) Men’s College Basketball--Indiana at Ohio State, Noon (CBS); St. John’s at Syracuse, 2...

|TV SPORTS| NBA Basketball--Indiana Pacers at Memphis Grizzlies, Noon (ESPN); San Antonio Spurs at Philadelphia 76ers, 6 p.m. (TNT); Los Angeles Lakers at Chicago Bulls, 8:30 p.m. (TNT) Men’s College Basketball--Cincinnati at Syracuse, 2:30 p.m....

|TV SPORTS| |SUNDAY| NFL Football--Denver Broncos at Cincinnati Bengals, Noon (CBS); Minnesota Vikings at Seattle Seahawks, 3 p.m. (FOX); Pittsburgh Steelers at New York Giants, 3:25 p.m. (CBS); Dallas Cowboys at Atlanta Falcons, 7:20 p.m. (NBC)...

|TV SPORTS| |SUNDAY| NFL Football--Kansas City Chiefs at Tampa Bay Buccaneers, Noon (CBS); Detroit Lions at Philadelphia Eagles, Noon (FOX); Minnesota Vikings at Washington Redskins, 3:25 p.m. (FOX); Green Bay Packers at Houston Texans, 7:20 p.m. (NBC)...

|TV SPORTS| |SATURDAY| College Football--Louisville at Pittsburgh, 10 a.m. (ESPNU); Texas vs. Oklahoma, 11 a.m. (ABC); Iowa at Michigan State, 11 a.m. (ESPN); Northwestern at Minnesota, 11 a.m. (ESPN2); Alabama-Birmingham at Houston, 11 a.m. (FXSP);...

The European Ryder Cup roster will be set Monday, with the only real question being who captain Jose Maria Olazabal will select for the final spot. Sergio Garcia locked up one of 10 automatic berths with his victory at the Wyndham Championship, jumping...

TV SPORTS Major League Baseball-Chicago White Sox at Cleveland Indians, Noon (WGN); New York Mets at Philadelphia Phillies, 6 p.m. (ESPN); Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim at Minnesota Twins, 7 p.m. (FXSP) Hockey-IIHF World Championships, pool play,...