Golf & Tennis

Jul 10, 2009

[Wrapping up this week of Devil Ball history with a look back at a post on one of golf's more colorful characters, Woody Austin.]When a little Memphis gets in your blood, it's awful tough to...

Jul 9, 2009

[While I'm on the road doing bloggy business, I've asked a couple blogmates to step in and help out. Today, we bring you Scott Stone, proprietor of Bushwood Country Club, with a few thoughts...

Jul 9, 2009

Over 18 days, we're listing the best, most fascinating and most interesting holes in golf. We continue today with a monster!The hole: The 18th at Doral's Blue MonsterThe stats: Par 4, 467 yardsThe story:...

Jul 9, 2009

[Continuing our look back at the best Devil Ball posts of the last few months. Today, a couple of very lucky kids. Try not to be too jealous.]Watching kids golf is kind of like eating broccoli...

Jul 9, 2009 | 5 comments

A wrist injury is keeping Anna Kournikova from playing against the Kastles, but she was still the main draw Wednesday.

Jul 8, 2009

I won't be playing in the U.S. Open on Thursday, and I'm quite upset about it.Why am I missing it? Well, there are several reasons. For one thing, I did not win a tournament last year or so far this year....

Jul 8, 2009

Each week, Five To Watch breaks down the most significant players and storylines for the upcoming weekend's tournament. We're not saying these guys will win, or that you should pick them for your fantasy...

Jul 8, 2009

 [While I'm in California on secret Yahoo! business, I've asked a few of my blogmates in the golf world to help out a bit. Jay Flemma of A Walk In The Park presents this preview of next week's British...

Jul 8, 2009

Through 18 days, we're taking you through the greatest 18 golf holes on earth. Today, an easy little road shot.The hole: The 17th "road hole" at St. Andrews, ScotlandThe stats: Par...

Jul 8, 2009 | 21 comments

Mia Lines is only 4 years old, but she's already a tennis veteran. The Lines family flew in from Australia to spend a month with Tennis Pro Rick Macci, who has trained the likes of tennis superstars Andy...

Jul 8, 2009

[Continuing our look back at some of the best Devil Ball posts. Today, quite possibly the best interview we've ever had.] David Feherty is a singular figure in the world of golf. The analyst for CBS...

Jul 8, 2009 | 64 comments

Look out Williams sisters, there's a new kid on the courts, and she's got room to grow.

Jul 8, 2009 | 9 comments

Watch out Williams sisters! This four-year old is coming for the No. 1 spot -- as soon as she wakes up from her nap.

Jul 7, 2009

Okay, remember that video from a few months back of John Daly hitting a tee shot off a beer can? Awesome, right? Well, hold onto your six-packs, friends, because we've got someone who's just ratcheted...

Jul 7, 2009

When the players in the league you represent are calling for your head, that's a bad, bad sign. Scoop of the week, if not the year, goes to Golfweek for reporting that a faction of prominent LPGA...

Jul 7, 2009

A difficult year for Phil Mickelson has gotten even tougher with the revelation that his mother has breast cancer, less than two months after Mickelson's wife Amy was diagnosed with the disease.Mary Mickelson...

Jul 7, 2009

[Continuing with our look back at some of the best posts of the past few months here at Devil Ball. Today, a November story of a very honest golfer.]The true test of a man's character is what he does when...

Jul 7, 2009 | 5 comments

Six weeks after Phil Mickelson announced his wife had breast cancer, his mother was diagnosed with the disease and is to have surgery later this week.

Jul 7, 2009 | 3 comments

Record crowds send the AT&T National to Philadelphia so Congressional can host the U.S. Open.

Jul 6, 2009 | 3 comments

Gone too soon: athletes whose lives -- and careers -- have ended tragically

Jul 6, 2009 | 2 comments

Winning isn't everything; Personality counts too.

Jul 6, 2009

It's not enough for Tiger Woods to go and stomp the competition on the green. Now Tiger has to go and put a bunch of golf journalists out of work by cutting out the middleman and interviewing himself after...

Jul 6, 2009

[Join us as we take a tour through Devil Ball's archives. We start with a recommendation from June 2008 that still holds up.]There comes a point in life where every saying, no matter how witty...

Jul 5, 2009

Even after 68 victories, Woods never finished a tournament quite like Sunday.