http://majorchampionshipnews.com/topic/new-orleans2011-05-13T13:00:12Z2011-05-13T13:00:12ZReuters US Online Report Sports Newstag:majorchampionshipnews.com,2011-05-13:/the-majors/mcdowell-rock-bottom-4780415a/

<div><p><span><a title="Ponte Vedra Beach" href="/topic/Ponte+Vedra+Beach" >PONTE VEDRA BEACH</a></span>, <span>Florida</span> (<span><a title="Reuters Group plc" href="/topic/Reuters+Group+plc" >Reuters</a></span>) - Ending a poor run of form, <span><a title="United Kingdom" href="/topic/United+Kingdom" >Britain</a></span>'s <span><a title="Graeme McDowell" href="/topic/Graeme+McDowell" >Graeme McDowell</a></span> is back in contention at this week's <span id="the_players_championship" class="i...

2010-06-11T18:54:51ZReuters US Online Report Sports Newstag:majorchampionshipnews.com,2010-06-11:/pga-tour/stricker-poulter-pull-new-orleans-event-911135a/

<div><p>HOUSTON (<a title="Reuters Group plc" href="/topic/Reuters+Group+plc" >Reuters</a>) - American world number three <a title="Steve Stricker" href="/topic/Steve+Stricker" >Steve Stricker</a> and sixth-ranked Briton <a title="Ian Poulter" href="/topic/Ian+Poulter" >Ian Poulter</a> withdrew from the <a title="New Orleans" href="/topic/New+Orleans" >New Orleans</a> Classic on Wednesday, depriving the <a title="PGA Tour" href="/topic/PGA+Tour" >PGA Tour</a> event of its top two players.</p><p>...

2010-06-11T18:54:51ZReuters US Online Report Sports Newstag:majorchampionshipnews.com,2010-06-11:/pga-tour/choi-enjoys-extra-special-new-orleans-return-911315a/

<div><p>HOUSTON (<a title="Reuters Group plc" href="/topic/Reuters+Group+plc" >Reuters</a>) - Eight years have passed since <a title="K.J. Choi" href="/topic/K.J.+Choi" >KJ Choi</a> became the first South Korean to win a <a title="PGA Tour" href="/topic/PGA+Tour" >PGA Tour</a> title but he retains fond memories of that breakthrough as he prepares for this week's edition of the same event.</p><p>Choi, the son of a rice farmer, won the 2002 <a title="New Orleans" href="/topic/New+Orleans" >New Orl...

2010-06-11T18:47:22ZAP Newstag:majorchampionshipnews.com,2010-06-11:/pga-tour/zurich-renews-title-sponsorship-2014-358869a/

<div id="subtitle"><a title="PGA Tour" href="/topic/PGA+Tour" >PGA Tour</a> picks up another key sponsorship renewal</div><div><p>The PGA Tour picked up another key sponsor extension Tuesday when <a title="Zurich Financial Services AG" href="/topic/Zurich+Financial+Services+AG" >Zurich Financial</a> said it would continue its title sponsorship of the <a title="New Orleans" href="/topic/New+Orleans" >New Orleans</a> tournament through 2014.</p><p>That gives the PGA Tour seven title sponsors who h...

2011-01-04T09:02:44ZAP Newstag:majorchampionshipnews.com,2011-01-04:/photo/sugar-bowl-ohio-state-arkansas-2405903p/

<a title="Nicklaus Luttrell" href="/topic/Nicklaus+Luttrell" >Nicklaus Luttrell</a>, 9, of <a title="Springdale" href="/topic/Springdale" >Springdale</a>, Ark., cheers at a pep rally for the upcoming <a title="National Collegiate Athletic Association" href="/topic/National+Collegiate+Athletic+Association" >NCAA</a> football BCS <a title="Sugar Bowl" href="/topic/Sugar+Bowl" >Sugar Bowl</a> game against <a title="The Ohio State University" href="/topic/The+Ohio+State+University" >Ohio State</a> i...

2011-01-03T15:01:32ZAP Newstag:majorchampionshipnews.com,2011-01-03:/photo/katrina-trailers-2405628p/

In this photo taken Dec. 28, 2010, <a title="Paul Delatte" href="/topic/Paul+Delatte" >Paul Delatte</a> is seen from the front porch of the home he is nearly finished repairing, as he enters his <a title="FEMA" href="/topic/FEMA" >FEMA</a> trailer in <a title="New Orleans" href="/topic/New+Orleans" >New Orleans</a>. Citing the 221 trailers left in the city as blight, New Orleans officials have given the last folks living in temporary FEMA trailers until the end of the year to move out or face fi...

2011-01-01T00:00:09ZAP Newstag:majorchampionshipnews.com,2011-01-01:/photo/sugar-bowl-ohio-st-football-2404663p/

<a title="Ohio State Buckeyes (Football)" href="/topic/Ohio+State+Buckeyes+(Football)" >Ohio State</a> coach <a title="Jim Tressel" href="/topic/Jim+Tressel" >Jim Tressel</a>, center, conducts a practice for the <a title="Sugar Bowl" href="/topic/Sugar+Bowl" >Sugar Bowl</a> <a title="National Collegiate Athletic Association" href="/topic/National+Collegiate+Athletic+Association" >NCAA</a> college football game against <a title="Arkansas" href="/topic/Arkansas" >Arkansas</a>, in <a title="New Orl...

2010-12-31T23:31:02ZAP Newstag:majorchampionshipnews.com,2010-12-31:/photo/sugar-bowl-arkansas-football-2404659p/

<a title="Arkansas Razorbacks (Football)" href="/topic/Arkansas+Razorbacks+(Football)" >Arkansas</a> quarterback <a title="Ryan Mallett" href="/topic/Ryan+Mallett" >Ryan Mallett</a> prepares to throw to a receiver during a practice for the upcoming <a title="Sugar Bowl" href="/topic/Sugar+Bowl" >Sugar Bowl</a> <a title="National Collegiate Athletic Association" href="/topic/National+Collegiate+Athletic+Association" >NCAA</a> college football game against <a title="Ohio State Buckeyes (Football)"...

2010-12-30T09:01:22ZAP Newstag:majorchampionshipnews.com,2010-12-30:/photo/pending-home-sales-2404050p/

In this Nov. 5, 2010 photo, a for sale sign with a "sale pending" sign attached is displayed at a home in <a title="New Orleans" href="/topic/New+Orleans" >New Orleans</a>. The number of people who signed contracts to buy homes rose in November, the fourth increase since contract signings hit a low in June. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert)<div id="copyright"><div> Copyright 2010&#160; <a href="http://www.ap.org">AP News</a></div></div><div><p></p><br /><br /></div>...