The LPGA, limited in its sponsorship opportunities on the mainland and faced with a growing influx of foreign players, has spread its schedule out to several international stops and solicited major financial backing from Asian businesses. According to Wie's coach, David Leadbetter, the young phenom has elected to shift her career track more toward women's events. It was welcome news for the women's circuit, which continues to fall short in capturing the attention of the American sporting...

Among the celebrities spotted around Churchill Downs were actresses Cybill Shepherd, Jennifer Tilly and Jenny McCarthy, TV personalities Star Jones and Ross Mathews, singers Gene Simmons of Kiss and Kid Rock, along with Larry Birkhead, famous for his involvement with Anna Nicole Smith. Among the celebrities spotted around Churchill Downs were actresses Cybill Shepherd, Jennifer Tilly and Jenny McCarthy, TV personalities Star Jones and Ross Mathews, singers Gene Simmons of Kiss and Kid...

Sponsorships and volunteering can be arranged online through the Equine Voices Web site, or by calling or writing the phone number and addresses below. Box 1685, Green Valley, AZ 85622; e-mail info@equinevoices.org or go online to www.equinevoices.org To learn more To find out more about the pregnant-mare urine industry, go online to: The Humane Society of the United States, www.hsus.org, and enter Premarin in the search box in the upper left corner of the home page. Box 1685, Green...

Performances include bull riding, team roping, tie-down roping, steer wrestling, saddle bronc riding, bareback riding and women's barrel racing. View more than 200 visual, performing and humanities events that feature local and international artists. Shine your Chevy, detail your deuce coupe and celebrate America's love affair with cars and rock & roll. The air show features the Canadian Forces "Snowbirds," aerobatic performers, military and civil flight demonstrations and aircraft...

Sure, there are some vague generalities, reasons for success that could apply to any rodeo team: lots of practice, good facilities, team support. When it comes right down to it, UW's women get the job done -- in part because coach George Howard recruits the best competitors he can find, in part because the UW system, and the college rodeo system, in general, gives all athletes the chance to prove their abilities. Rodeo: UW women attract top young talent. When it comes right down to it,...