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Al Arabiya
07-07-2025
- Sport
- Al Arabiya
Ed Fiori, Known for Taking Down Tiger Woods, Dies of Cancer
Ed Fiori, who for 13 years was the only player to rally from a 54-hole deficit to beat Tiger Woods on the PGA Tour, died Sunday, the tour said on its website. He was 72. The tour said Fiori had been battling cancer. It provided no other details. A four-time winner on the PGA Tour, no victory was more memorable than the 1996 Quad City Classic, now the John Deere Classic. Three tournaments into his pro career, a 20-year-old Woods had a one-shot lead over Fiori going into the final round at Oakwood Country Club. Woods had a quadruple bogey on the fourth hole and a four-putt double bogey on the seventh hole. He shot 72 to tie for fifth, four shots behind Fiori. Woods won two starts later in Las Vegas. He never lost a 54-hole lead in another PGA Tour–sanctioned event until Y.E. Yang beat him in the 2009 PGA Championship at Hazeltine. Lee Westwood overcame a deficit to beat Woods in 2000 in a European tour event in Germany. Fiori also beat two other Hall of Fame members in playoffs: Tom Weiskopf in the 1979 Southern Open and Tom Kite in the 1982 Bob Hope Classic. In three of his four wins on the PGA Tour, he dueled down the stretch with future World Golf Hall of Fame members, most notably Tiger Woods in 1996. 'That grit and resolution in the face of immeasurable odds is incredibly admirable in every aspect of life, and I know he battled cancer with that same determination until the end,' said Miller Brady, president of the PGA Tour Champions. 'He will be missed by all of us at the tour.' Fiori played only 58 times on the senior circuit after turning 50, winning in 2004 in Mexico. 'I hung on for a few more years and played for a while on the senior tour, but my back was always a problem,' Fiori said in a 2019 interview with 'I had spinal fusion surgery in 2005, and from then on I struggled to break 80. Don't feel sorry for me, though. I've had a great life in a game I love.' 'It was never easy. Lots of times I was on that flight heading home on Friday nights,' he said. 'But I would not trade it for anything. Even today, people call me the 'Tiger killer.' They don't always get their facts straight, but I don't mind. I'll never forget that weekend at the John Deere.'
Yahoo
24-06-2025
- Sport
- Yahoo
Jacksonville Sharks beat Quad City Steamwheelers 65-33
The force was with the Jacksonville Sharks on Stars Wars night at the arena Saturday as they picked up their biggest win of the season over first place Quad City, 65-33. The Sharks offense was on fire, scoring a touchdown on every possession, while the defense made key plays to keep the Steamwheelers in check. Advertisement Tyler Huff, the Sharks quarterback out of Ridgeview High School, had a tremendous night throwing the football and he also ran for three touchdowns. Head Coach James Gibson has been concerned about turnovers but the offense held onto the football and the Sharks defense got some key turnovers to turn a big time matchup into a blowout. The Sharks are now 8-4 on the season while the Steamwheelers drop to 9-3. Next week, the Sharks will face the Iowa Barnstormers on the road looking to secure a playoff spot. You can watch all the Sharks home games on the Action Sports Jax 24/7 Network and weekly find the Sharks show called 'Shark Bites' on the network here online and on the Action News Jax app and on your smart tv by downloading Action News Jax NOW. Advertisement >>> STREAM ACTION SPORTS JAX 24/7 LIVE <<< [DOWNLOAD: Free Action News Jax app for alerts as news breaks] [SIGN UP: Action News Jax Daily Headlines Newsletter] Click here to download the free Action News Jax apps, click here to download the Action News Jax Now app for your smart TV and click here to stream Action Sports Jax 24/7 live.
Yahoo
17-05-2025
- General
- Yahoo
NVAR will pay tribute to QC veterans at Veterans Memorial Park, Davenport
The NVAR is a National Veterans Awareness Organization that has begun its 13-day trip across the country from California to Washington, D.C., according to a news release. Each day, the group will stop stop and visit veterans at Veterans Administration centers and hospital facilities and also elementary schools to help educate children about veterans in general and veterans in their communities. At 5 p.m. Monday, May 19, they will stop at Veterans Memorial Park, 315 S. Marquette St., Davenport, to pay tribute to Quad City area veterans. A 4′ by 8′ Wall of Names of veterans that paid the ultimate sacrifice during the Vietnam War soon will be placed there. At Monday's event, a short poem will be read, along with the names of 200 names of service members listed on the Wall from the eastern Iowa and western Illinois area. After the Reading of the Names, the NVAR will place a wreath at the base of the Wall, and a color guard and bugler will provide honors. For more information, visit here. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
