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Mickelson reveals he is suffering from arthritis By Nancy Armour
SHEBOYGAN, Wisconsin, AP
Forget chasing the No. 1 ranking. Phil Mickelson was more worried about being able to get out of bed. Mickelson revealed Tuesday he has psoriatic arthritis, which causes his immune system to attack his joints and tendons and produced such intense pain he couldn’t walk. He noticed the first symptoms five days before the U.S. Open, and the pain eventually got so bad he made a visit to the Mayo Clinic. Weekly shots have brought the disease under control, and Mickelson said there shouldn’t be any negative impact on his long- or even short-term health. “I’m surprised at how quickly it’s gone away, and how quickly it’s been able to be managed and controlled,” he said. “I feel 100 percent, like I say. But when I’m laying there on the couch and I can’t move, you know, yeah, I had some concerns. But I feel a lot better now.” As if that bombshell wasn’t enough for the day, Lefty dropped another one: the burger connoisseur is now a vegetarian. “I know, I know,” he said as reporters laughed. “As long as I believe that there’s a possibility that it will help me overall, yeah, I’ll continue to do that. If it will somehow keep this in remission or stop it from coming back, yeah, I’ll be able to do it. But I haven’t been put it to the real test. The real test is driving by a Five Guys and not stopping.” Mickelson has been threatening to replace Tiger Woods as world No. 1 since The Players Championship in early May, only to stumble at each opportunity. That’s led many to wonder what’s ailing him, particularly after his lackluster round Sunday at Firestone, where he made seven bogeys and a double-bogey — and just one birdie — on his way to a 78. Turns out, the ranking was the least of his worries. Mickelson, who turned 40 in June, said he woke up five days before the U.S. Open with “intense pain” in his tendons and joints that left him unable to move and his joints feeling sprained. Stretching, walking and anti-inflammatories alleviated the pain, and he went ahead and played Pebble Beach,
Chelsea have agreed a fee with Real Madrid for the sale of Portuguese international defender Ricardo Carvalho, the English Premier League champions announced here on Tuesday. “Chelsea Football Club can confirm it has agreed terms with Real Madrid for the transfer of Ricardo Carvalho,” said a statement issued on the London club’s official website. “The transfer is subject to a medical and the player agreeing personal terms. “Chelsea would like to thank Riccy for his six years of service, and we wish him well in his future career.” The Blues’ announcement, which comes just days before the new Premier League season starts on Saturday, paves the way for Carvalho to join compatriot Jose Mourinho, his manager at both
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Tiger Woods played a practice round Tuesday at the PGA Championship with a swing coach at his side. Sean Foley is not Woods’ coach — at least not yet. The Canadian-born coach who lives in Orlando, Florida, confirmed that Woods asked him to take a look at his swing. Asked if he was working with Woods, Foley paused and said, “I wouldn’t say that.” “But the possibility is there,” Foley said. “I’m just taking a look at him. The advice I would give any player is to have at least two people look at your swing.” It was the second time in three months that Foley has been part of Woods’ group in a practice round. Neither time was unusual because Woods was playing with two of Foley’s clients, Hunter Mahan and Sean O’Hair. The difference at Whistling Straits came on the par-5 fifth hole, when Foley took out his video camera to tape Woods’ swing. Foley later stood below the eighth tee on a cart path to capture his swing from in front of him. “I did ask him to film a couple I would like to take a look at — which I did look — so I’m heading in the right direction,” Woods said. Woods didn’t look at the videotape on the golf course. On the 10th tee, Foley and Woods had a brief conversation before the coach dropped back to work with Stephen Ames, another client.
Woods has been without a coach since he parted ways with Hank Haney in May. They had worked together for six years. The only other coach the world’s No. 1 player employed as a professional was Butch Harmon, which lasted until 2003. Woods has said he would not have a coach, instead relying on a friend at home in Orlando to videotape his shots. Asked if it were possible for Foley to be his next coach, Woods replied, “Certainly it’s a possibility, no doubt.” “But there’s also a lot of other coaches out there that’s a possibility, as well, that I’ve talked to,” Woods said. “I wanted to have him take a look at it today on video so I can take a look at it, and that’s what we did.” Mahan, who began working with Foley two years ago at the PGA Championship, described the Woods-Foley relationship as “another set of eyes right now.” “Could be something more, you never know,” Mahan said. “I have a feeling they’re going to talk about that in private and then figure that out in the next few weeks or months. But I don’t know exactly what they’re doing together.” After Foley dropped back with Ames, it was O’Hair who stood behind Woods to check out his fairway metal toward the 11th green. It was a peculiar sight in one respect. Last year at the Tour Championship, it was Woods who gave O’Hair a putting tip that helped lead O’Hair to a 66 and the first-round lead at East Lake.
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where he shot 66 on Friday to put son made a trip to the Mayo Clinic himself in contention. He wound up in Rochester, Minnesota, where tied for fourth. doctors confirmed the diagnosis But the condition got progres- of psoriatic arthritis. According to sively worse during the U.S. Open the Mayo Clinic website, the condiand a family vacation to Hawaii tion causes joint pain, stiffness and afterward, spreading to his knees, swelling. While it can be linked to hips and elbows. psoriasis, the arthritis can appear “That’s when I got concerned,” without the presence of skin lesions. he said. “I certainly had the gamut There is no cure for the condiof thoughts. ... I would just lay tion, according to the Mayo Clinic down and I couldn’t roll over. I website, but the disease is treatwas concerned about being able to able. Weekly shots of Enbrel lower swing a club and so forth.” his immune system, and Mickelson After the British Open, Mickel- said the difference was noticeable
Porto and Chelsea, at Spanish giants Real. Carvalho won the Champions League with Porto in 2004 when Mourinho coached the club. He joined Mourinho at Chelsea that year for a fee of around 20 million euros but last year he fell down the pecking order at the west London club In total he made 210 appearances for Chelsea, scoring 11 goals, and during his time at Stamford Bridge, helped the team win three Premier League titles, two FA Cups and two English League Cups. A regular for most of his time at Chelsea, he made just 18 appearances last season — which he has called “the worst year of my life” — as injuries caused him to fall out of the starting line-up. Last month the 32-year-old Carvalho
told Spanish sports daily that it would be “a dream” for him to be reunited with Mourinho at the Bernabeu. “If there was a possibility to sign with Real Madrid, I would go there right now swimming or running. “It would be a dream to be able to play for Madrid, which I consider to be the best club in the world, and follow the orders of the best coach in the history of football. “With Mourinho I experienced two marvelous stages at Porto and Chelsea. To have the opportunity to win another Champions League with him at Real Madrid would be tremendous.” Mourinho arrived in a blaze of glory in the Spanish capital after leading Inter Milan last season to the treble of a domestic league and cup in Italy as well as the Champions League.
Neymar, Pato lead refreshed Brazil over US 2-0 By Ronald Blum
EAST RUTHERFORD, New Jersey, AP
Neymar scored in his national team debut, Alexandre Pato added a goal late in the first half and new-look Brazil rolled over the United States 2-0 Tuesday night in the first match for both nations since a disappointing World Cup. Neymar, the 18-year-old Santos sensation, had just switched with Robinho and moved from the left flank to the center. Andre Santos came down the left side and crossed, and Neymar beat Jonathan Bornstein and sent a header inside Tim Howard’s left post in the 29th minute. Pato doubled the lead in first-half injury time when Ramires’ through ball split Bornstein and Carlos Bocanegra, and the 20-year-old AC Milan forward came in alone on Howard for the easy goal, his second in nine appearances and first since his debut against Sweden in March 2008. Both were overlooked by Dunga for his World Cup roster despite public clamor for their selection in Brazil. Dunga was fired after the 2-1 quarterfinal loss to the Netherlands last month and replaced by Mano Menezes, who promised to restore “Jogo Bonito (Beautiful Game)” as Brazil prepares to host the World Cup in 2014. A near-sellout crowd of 77,223 attended the high-profile homecoming for a U.S. team that drew record television ratings during the World Cup. With young, swift players, Brazil showed glimpses of the renowned ball movement that was displaced in South Africa by a dour, defensive game. Brazil won for the 15th time in 16 matches
By Doug Ferguson
Phil Mickelson watches his shot on the 15th hole during a practice round for the PGA Championship golf tournament Tuesday, Aug. 10, at Whistling Straits in Haven, Wisconsin.
Chelsea, Real agree on fee for Carvalho LONDON, AFP
Foley accompanies Woods in practice
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Neymar, right, of Brazil tries to control the ball as teammate Andre Santos, second left, and Benny Felhaber, of the U.S., converge during a friendly match on Tuesday, Aug. 10, at New Meadowlands Stadium in East Rutherford, New Jersey. Brazil won, 2-0.
against the U.S. and has outscored the Americans 31-10. In a one-sided game that featured little U.S. offense, Brazil’s youngsters outclassed the American veterans. Each team had a goal called off. Pato scored on a header in the 32nd minute but plowed into Howard. Michael Bradley beat goalkeeper Victor on a short header in the 57th off a cross from Sacha Kljestan following Landon Donovan’s short corner kick, but Bradley was offside. The five-time world champions used a 4-3-3 attack-minded formation. Robinho, one of four holdovers
from the World Cup roster, slid the ball past backup goalkeeper Brad Guzan in the 53rd minute but it clanked off the far post. Guzan made a nice stop on Neymar’s angled shot in the 61st and another diving stop on Neymar in the 70th, two minutes before the forward departed. Paulo Henrique Ganso hit a post from just outside the arc in the 78th, and Guzan made a diving stop with his right hand on Carlos Eduardo in the 83rd. Ganso, Victor and defender David Luiz also made their international debuts for Brazil, along with subs Andre, Ederson and Jucilei.
almost immediately. “I feel great now and things have been much, much better,” he said. “I’ll probably take this drug for about a year, and feel 100 percent. I’ll stop it and see if it goes into remission and it may never come back. It may be gone forever.” “It’s not that it’s cured, but it may never come back,” he added. “Or if it does come back, I’ll start the treatment again and should be able to live a normal life without having any adverse effects. So I’m not very concerned about it.”
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Coach Sean Foley, right, talks to Tiger Woods on the 10th tee during a practice round for the PGA Championship golf tournament Tuesday, Aug. 10, at Whistling Straits in Haven, Wisconsin.