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LPGA backs off English-only requirement (AP) -

This June 21, 2006 file photo shows LPGA Tour commissioner Carolyn Bivens watching play on the 18th fairway during the LPGA Rochester International Pro-Am golf tournament at the Locust Hill Country Club in Pittsford, N.Y. The LPGA Tour has backed off plans that would have suspended players who could not efficiently speak English. The policy was widely criticized as discriminating against players, with most of the attention on Asians. LPGA Tour commissioner Carolyn Bivens said Friday Sept. 5, 2008 the tour would announce a revised plan by the end of the year.

Under increasing criticism, the LPGA Tour on Friday backed off plans to suspend players who cannot speak English well enough to be understood at pro-ams, in interviews or in making acceptance speeches at tournaments. LPGA Tour commissioner Carolyn Bivens said she would have a revised plan by the end of the year that would not include suspensions, although fining non-English speakers remains an...


Bolt pulls past Powell to win windy 100m (AP) - Usain Bolt battled the cold and a headwind, and was forced to come from behind to beat Asafa Powell in 9.77 seconds Friday in a season farewell 100 meters at the Van Damme Memorial. Running into 1.3 meter-per-second headwind, the Olympic champion had a bad start and immediately saw Powell shoot ahead of him.
ChiSox slugger Quentin has broken wrist (AP) - American League home run leader Carlos Quentin has a broken wrist, and the Chicago White Sox left fielder will have surgery Monday that could sideline him for the rest of the season. Quentin was removed from the lineup before Tuesday's game because of what the White Sox described then as a sore right forearm, and he hasn't played since.
Seahawks WR Branch to miss opener (AP) - The return of Seattle Seahawks wide receiver Deion Branch is going to wait at least a week. Coach Mike Holmgren says Branch will not play Sunday when the Seahawks open their season at Buffalo. Branch was trying to get back in time for the season opener just seven months after having major reconstructive surgery on his left knee.
Rangers All-Star Kinsler out for season (AP) - Texas Rangers All-Star second baseman Ian Kinsler will have season-ending surgery to repair a sports hernia. Kinsler last played Aug. 17, and an MRI the following day revealed the injury. Kinsler was hopeful of avoiding surgery and possibly playing again this season, but he remains sore and the Rangers said Friday he will have surgery next week.
Orioles' Trembley to return in 2009 (AP) - Dave Trembley will get another chance to coax a winning season out of the Baltimore Orioles in 2009. The Orioles announced Friday that they will bring Trembley back next season, exercising an option that was the contract he signed last year. The club also added a team option for 2010. Although the Orioles are in last place in the AL East and took a six-game losing streak into Friday night's game...
2 out of 3 worldwide watched Olympics (AP) - More than two out of three people worldwide tuned in for the Beijing Olympics. Nielsen Media Research says 4.7 billion viewers globally saw at least some of the 17 days of TV coverage last month. This audience was one-fifth larger than the 3.9 billion who watched the 2004 Olympic Games in Athens. Host nation China claimed more viewers than any other nation, Nielsen said Friday, logging an audience...
Marion Jones released from prison (AP) - Disgraced sprinter Marion Jones was released Friday from federal prison after completing most of her six-month sentence for lying about her steroid use. Jones left a halfway house in San Antonio around 8 a.m., said LaTanya Robinson, a community corrections manager for the federal Bureau of Prisons. Jones, who has a house in Austin, will remain on probation.