The PGA Tour has lost at least one tournament from its Fall Series because of the economy, and the final part of its 2009 schedule had another tournament still up in the air. The tour announced five tournaments - down from seven this year - that will be played after the FedEx Cup ends and give players a chance to finish in the top 125 on the money list to retain their cards. Gone from the Fall Series schedule is the Ginn sur Mer Classic, which was held the penultimate week of the season and was not expected to return because of the real estate crisis. Also missing from the fall is the Valero Texas Open, which moved to the spring to replace the defunct Atlanta tournament.
McNamee preserves right to sue Clemens in N.Y.
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Roger Clemens' former personal trainer filed paperwork preserving the right to sue the seven-time Cy Young Award winner in New York. Brian McNamee, who told federal investigators that Clemens used performance-enhancing drugs, contends the pitcher defamed him after McNamee spoke to investigators for former Senate Majority Leader George Mitchell.
Angels: : General manager Tony Reagins slammed the door on speculation that the team is interested in free-agent outfielder Manny Ramirez, the Los Angeles Times reported. "Manny will not be an Angel," Reagins said.
Yankees: : The team said bleacher seats for exhibition games at its new stadium against the Cubs on April 3 and 4 will go for 25 cents, while grandstand tickets will be $1.10. That matches the prices for the opener of the original Yankee Stadium against Boston on April 18, 1923.
AP names Parker top female athlete
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Candace Parker capped a banner year by winning the Female Athlete of the Year award from the Associated Press. She led the Tennessee basketball team to a second straight national championship, was the first pick in the WNBA draft and won the league's Most Valuable Player and Rookie of the Year honors. She also helped the United States win a fourth straight Olympic gold medal. Parker received 36 votes from members of the AP, one more vote than golfer Lorena Ochoa, who had won the award the previous two years.
Cycling: : Lance Armstrong, who won the Tour de France seven consecutive years after overcoming testicular cancer, is expecting a baby with girlfriend Anna Hansen. Armstrong and his former wife, Kristin, had three children using in vitro fertilization with sperm he had banked before his chemotherapy.
