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Golf's biggest stars going in opposite directions 08/08/2014 06:30am • PAUL NEWBERRY AP National Writer LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) -- The divide between golf's two biggest names just keeps growing.There's Rory McIlroy, shooting another round in the 60s and looking very much like the man to beat at the PGA Championship.Then there's Tiger Woods, spraying shots all over Valhall Democrats reviewing steps for Walsh replacement 08/07/2014 03:06pm • MATT VOLZ Associated Press HELENA, Mont. (AP) -- Sen. John Walsh hasn't made a public appearance since the weekend, and Montana Democrats are reviewing the steps they would need to take to replace him with another candidate if he decides to withdraw from the Senate race.Walsh's campaign has been sil Caroline Wozniacki advances in Montreal 08/07/2014 12:46am • MONTREAL (AP) -- If the fans had their wish, Caroline Wozniacki would be facing local favorite Eugenie Bouchard on Thursday in the third round of the Rogers Cup.Instead, the former world No. 1 from Denmark will play Shelby Rogers, the American qualifier who put a quick end to Bouchard's homecoming t Lewis, Wie recharged for Michigan event 08/06/2014 07:40pm • BELMONT, Mich. (AP) -- Stacy Lewis and Michelle Wie are recharged for the LPGA Tour's return to Michigan."One week I just took completely off," said Wie, the U.S. Women's Open champion who last played July 20 in the Marathon Classic. "I was a bit tired I think mentally and it was good just to put th Montana senator mum on whether he's leaving race 08/06/2014 06:50pm • MATT VOLZ Associated Press HELENA, Mont. (AP) -- Sen. John Walsh was taking personal time at his Helena home as his campaign canceled events and avoided questions about whether the Montana Democrat plans to remain in the U.S. Senate race amid allegations that he plagiarized a research paper.Walsh wa Jason Dufner ailing as he defends PGA Championship 08/06/2014 04:47pm • PAUL NEWBERRY AP National Writer LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) -- Jason Dufner knows what he needs to do.Exercise more. Eat healthier. Lose a few pounds.The defending PGA champion arrived at Valhalla with an aching neck and not much hope of lifting the Wanamaker Trophy for the second year in a row. At best, Going to a Redskins game will cost more this season 08/06/2014 04:11pm • Is the cost to attend a sporting event getting out of hand? Do you enjoy watching the game from home more? You can join the conversation on our Facebook page or tweet your thoughts using #WTOP. WASHINGTON -- It's getting to be that time of year again: football season. Training camp has wrapp Beat the heat with D.C's first outdoor water festival 08/06/2014 04:05pm • WASHINGTON -- August provides a rare reprieve from traffic congestion along many of D.C.'s major arteries as a large portion of the population heads on vacation. Of course, that means that while you're freely cruising down Constitution, your friends are having fun at the beach. Worse still, you'r Stewart marks 1-year anniversary of injury in Iowa 08/06/2014 04:00pm • JENNA FRYER AP Auto Racing Writer CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) -- Tony Stewart was exactly where he wanted to be when he marked the anniversary of the devastating injury that cost him the second half of last year's NASCAR season.He was trackside in Iowa at the Knoxville Nationals.The three-time Cup champion Obama keeping low profile on 53rd birthday 08/04/2014 05:20pm • WASHINGTON (AP) -- President Barack Obama is keeping a low public profile as he celebrates his 53rd birthday.Obama has no public events scheduled Monday, though he will be getting his daily briefing and meeting with Treasury Secretary Jacob Lew.Obama held a weekend celebration on the golf course and In NY giveaway, Pez dispensers filled with cash 08/04/2014 02:20am • NEW YORK (AP) -- Pez dispensers buried on New York City beaches this weekend contained something even sweeter than candy: cold, hard cash.The backers of the popular Hidden Cash movement filled three-dozen of the devices with $100 bills and scattered them for a scavenger hunt Sunday in Brooklyn's Con S&P 500 has its worst week in 2 years 08/03/2014 11:38am • KEN SWEET AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) -- U.S. stocks fell for a second day Friday, adding to the massive sell-off the day before and giving the market its worst week in two years.Investors found little reason to move money into stocks, faced with the growing geopolitical concerns in Israel and In Georgia, leaked campaign memo ensures attacks 08/03/2014 08:26am • BILL BARROW Associated Press ATLANTA (AP) -- The first outside political group has already started to hammer Georgia Democrat Michelle Nunn using her leaked campaign plan that detailed her strategy and discussed her potential weaknesses as an Atlanta nonprofit executive seeking a seat in the U.S. Se Quakes beat Sounders 1-0 in Levi's Stadium opener 08/03/2014 02:05am • ANTONIO GONZALEZ AP Sports Writer SANTA CLARA, Calif. (AP) -- With a couple of quick touches and one slick kick, Yannick Djalo and the San Jose Earthquakes put the exclamation point on a crowd-pleasing opener at the San Francisco 49ers' new home.Djalo scored from the edge of the box on a crisp pass JPM interested in running The Double for Penske 08/01/2014 05:18pm • LEXINGTON, Ohio (AP) -- Juan Pablo Montoya would be willing to do "The Double" if team owner Roger Penske approved.Montoya finished fifth in the Indianapolis 500 this year in his first season driving for Team Penske in the IndyCar Series. He raced seven times in NASCAR's Coca-Cola 600 and said Frida