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Winnipeg Free Press
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- Winnipeg Free Press
Rory McIlroy loves signing Masters flags more than wearing the green jacket
ATLANTA (AP) — Rory McIlroy didn't leave Augusta National as the Masters champion without one last purchase from the gift shop. He said there were 1,100 pin flags remaining in the Masters Shop. 'And we took all 1,100,' McIlroy said Tuesday ahead of the Tour Championship, the end of a PGA Tour season that has been his most memorable to date all because of one Sunday in April. 'It's been a lot,' he said of the flags he has signed. 'But I'll never get sick of signing them. I've waited 17 years to sign that flag in the middle, and I will never complain about doing it.' Players sign flags all the time for fans, but the golf protocol is that only the Masters champion signs his name inside the outline of the U.S. that is part of golf's most famous logo. It has been just over four months since McIlroy delivered an exhilarating end to his 17-year pursuit of winning the green jacket, making birdie on the first playoff hole to beat Justin Rose and complete the career Grand Slam. He hasn't won since then and at times he has talked about finding motivation. But being the Masters champion doesn't get old. He already is planning some trips to Augusta National, a luxury afforded the champion, including one with his dad. If anything surprised him, it was the one-year ownership of the Masters green jacket. He hardly ever wears it. McIlroy said he wore it all night until he went to bed at about 3:30 a.m., and then awoke and went through sensations so many others have. He saw the jacket draped over a chair, a reminder that it all wasn't a dream. He wore it during a brief appearance at the Association of Golf Writers' dinner during the British Open. Otherwise, the occasions have been rare. Thursdays Keep up to date on sports with Mike McIntyre's weekly newsletter. 'I'm reluctant to wear it,' he said. 'It's not as if I wear it a lot. I have it hanging in my wardrobe in a place where I can see it every day. I always thought if I had one — if I did win the Masters one day — I'd never have the thing off, and it hasn't been that way. I haven't worn it as much as I thought I would.' McIlroy said he has trips planned with friends and some Augusta National members with whom he has become friends over the years. He would be required to wear his green jacket at the club, which most likely won't require anyone twisting his arm. 'I've always said some of my favorite times at Augusta were when it wasn't the Masters Tournament,' he said, referring to the times he went there before the Masters for practice rounds. 'But it'll be lovely to next time go there and go up to the champions locker room and put on my green jacket and feel like I belong.' ___ AP golf:
Winnipeg Free Press
26 minutes ago
- Winnipeg Free Press
Iga Swiatek's overnight turnaround from Cincinnati to New York
NEW YORK (AP) — Around 8 p.m. Monday, Iga Swiatek was holding up her Cincinnati Open championship trophy. Around 8 a.m. Tuesday, she was getting ready for her mixed doubles match at the U.S. Open in New York City. It's been a quick turnaround. 'This was the most extreme situation and most extreme schedule I've had after a title win,' Swiatek, currently ranked second in the world, said Tuesday afternoon. 'An hour and a half after the match, we already went to catch a plane.' But that didn't slow her down. Swiatek and Casper Ruud, her mixed doubles partner, won both of their Tuesday matches to secure a spot in Wednesday's mixed doubles quarterfinal, where they'll be competing for a spot in the $1 million title game. 'Actually, it's kind of nice to have another task, and to not let yourself be lazy but really focus on the next exciting thing,' she said about the quick turnaround. Ruud didn't always feel quite so calm about it. He was dining in New York while Swiatek played her title match in Ohio and keeping a close eye on the score. He was secretly chatting with Swiatek's team throughout the match — 'she doesn't know this,' Ruud said with a laugh — and wondering about their doubles match the next morning. 'I can't lie. I was a little concerned,' he said about watching Swiatek continue to progress through the Cincinnati Open's rounds. He exited the tournament in the first round. '(But) she was here doing her warmup at 10 a.m. … I look at Iga and I'm like, 'This is determination, like I've never seen it before.'' The quick turnaround from Cincinnati is new for singles players at the U.S. Open. With this year's reimagined mixed doubles draw, which includes top singles players for the first time, the week that was usually recovery time is now playing time. Thursdays Keep up to date on sports with Mike McIntyre's weekly newsletter. Carlos Alcaraz, the men's champion in Cincinnati, faced a similar turnaround to his afternoon doubles match with Emma Raducanu. He did have a few more hours on each end, given the scheduling of both tournaments. Alcaraz was knocked out of mixed doubles Tuesday afternoon, but Swiatek and Ruud will be back in action Wednesday. 'Iga will have a good sleep tonight,' said Ruud. 'She deserves that.' ___ AP tennis:
Toronto Star
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- Toronto Star
How these star players are powering their teams at the Little League World Series
SOUTH WILLIAMSPORT, Pa. (AP) — Juan Reyes has thrown two complete-game shutouts for Venezuela. Nevada's Garrett Gallegos has yet to let an opponent score. Liu Wei-Heng struck out the side in back-to-back innings for Taiwan. Tommy D'Amura generated a hitting frenzy that kept Connecticut's run alive. Star players are powering the four unbeaten teams at the Little League World Series, who meet in games Wednesday with a spot in the weekend semifinals at stake.
