Darren Clarke, Dwight Howard And More

Darren Clarke wins British Open
It wasn’t McIIroy, but Darren Clarke, another Irishman, who won the British Open by 3 shots over Dustin Johnson and Phil Mickelson. The 42 year old golfer became the 3rd Ulsterman to win a golfing major in the past thirteen months.

“I think I’m definitely a better player now than I was 10 years ago,” Clarke said. “I definitely appreciate an awful lot more what I’ve achieved now than what I did then. He finished.

The veteran had not competed in a major tournament since 2001 and mentioned that at the Royal St. George course he relied entirely on his experience and encouraging words from psychologist Bob Rotella to win the Claret Jug.

Howard could play in China
Since he is under contract, Dwight Howard will have to return to play home when the NBA lockout is over, but for the moment and with uncertainty on the horizon, the 25 year old center is considering a deal to play at Europe or China, with the latest as his top choice.

The player feels that to play at the Asian country is going to make him a world superstar and he feels that such image will help him to continue to be seeing as an example for kids. “Being a role model lasts longer than being a basketball player, right now I have an opportunity to do a lot of great things. I’m blessed with a lot of talents, but one of my talents is being great with kids. Being a good role model, you just want to lead them in the right direction.” He said.

Red Sox with late victory over Rays
Boston and the Tampa Bay Rays were scoreless at the top of the 16th inning when Duting Pedroia managed to hit a single, giving the Red Sox their 8th victory in nine matches and setting them as leaders of the American League East as the win is putting them 1 and a half games ahead of the Yankees, whom are second in the division.

Rangers to attempt to tie franchise’s longest winning streak
Today the Rangers are playing the first of 3 games against the Angels, and the baseball team from Texas will be looking to continue to sum up victories to their 11 straight wins. If they manage to win all 3 matches (they have swept their rivals on their past 3 series), they will be tying the franchise’s longest streak record which is of fourteen, and which was set back in 1991.