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A book of rugby recollections, 'Voices from the Back of the Bus', has been brought together by Stewart McKinney, the Dungannon and Ireland flanker who toured with the 1974 Lions. What began as a hobby, prompted by an epiphanous moment at the memorial service for former Ireland coach Jimmy Davidson in 2007, has turned into 250 pages of contributions from more than 100 players: half of them Lions and almost all of them contemporaries of McKinney from the amateur days. There are wistful reminiscences and laugh-out-loud anecdotes of adventure and ribald misadventure. McKinney's own favourite? David Duckham's description of England's 1973 trip to Dublin at the height of the Troubles. Those England players who would have preferred to slip into Ireland quietly were dumbfounded by the large sign on the windscreen of their coach - 'England Rugby Team' - not to mention the armed police outriders. 'For the entire journey to the Shelbourne Hotel,' Duckham writes, 'Andy Ripley rocked back and forth

Can Caroline Wozniacki build off her U.S. Open run in Doha? We preview the year-end tourney with a quick look at all eight players.

Troy Matteson had never shot a 61 until this week. Now he's done it twice in a row to set a PGA Tour record.

Sweden's Michael Jonzon with one European Tour win in 290 starts leads the Castello Masters in Spain after a thirdround 65.

World No 5 determined to win first major after first Tour win in two years.

Erik Compton has made it through the first stage of PGA Tour qualifying without any drama, shooting a 66 to win his site by seven shots.

PORT ST. LUCIE, Fla. (AP) -- Erik Compton has made it through the first stage of PGA Tour qualifying without any drama, shooting a 66 to win his site by seven shots.

Matt Every made a 15-foot birdie putt on the final hole for a 5-under 67 and a one-stroke lead Saturday over money leader Michael Sim after the third round of the season-ending Nationwide Tour Championship.

CHARLESTON, S.C. -- Former University of Florida All-American Matt Every birdied the final hole Saturday for a 5-under-par 67 and a one-stroke lead over leading money winner Michael Sim at the season-ending Nationwide Tour Championship at Daniel Island.

On the 11th hole of the third round of the PGA Tour Frys.com Open on Saturday, Nicholas Thompson made a double-eagle. On the 13th hole of the third round of the PGA Tour Frys.com Open on Saturday, Nicholas Thompson made a hole-in-one. Saturday was a pretty good day for Nicholas Thompson! Thompson, the older brother of women's golf phenom Alexis Thompson, made the double-eagle by holing out from 261 yards with a 3-wood on the par-5 11th, and he aced the par-3 13th from 199 yards. Double-eagles are much rarer than aces. An illustration of just how much rarer is that Thompson's ace was one of three made during the third round of the Frys.com, while his double-eagle was just the fourth on the PGA Tour all year. Our FAQ on double-eagle odds includes these factoids: Between 1983 to 2003, there were 631 aces on the PGA Tour but just 56 double-eagles - and never more than 6 albatrosses in one year. Approximately 40,000 aces a year are made in the U.S., compared to just a couple hundred doub