BETHESDA, Md. (AP) -Tiger Woods made it a hat trick of victories in tournaments hosted by PGA Tour stars, this one the most meaningful of all because it was his own. Woods lived up to his hopes of being a ``greedy host'' Sunday, leaving Anthony Kim in his wake and then making a 20-foot birdie putt on the 16th hole to overtake hard-charging Hunter Mahan for a one-shot victory in his AT&T National. Woods closed with a 3-under 67 at Congressional for his third victory of the year, the others... Read more

WASHINGTON (AP) -Bryce Molder, Paul Goydos and Brandt Snedeker earned spots in the British Open on Sunday in the AT&T National. Molder and Goydos earned spots through a special money list that covers six tournaments, while Snedeker got there because he was the leading player among the top five at Congressional who hadn't already qualified. ``Floored and excited,'' said Snedeker, whose closing round of 67 was just enough to earn him a tie for fifth at 7-under 273. Snedeker wasn't even... Read more

Is the slumping economy finally affecting America's premier athletes?   For the sixth consecutive year, Sports Illustrated has compiled a list of the 50 top-earning American athletes in salary, winnings, endorsements and appearance fees. And for the first time, the average earnings of those on the list fell -- down $1.5 million per athlete to $23.6 million.   That falloff is mostly due to lower earnings for No. 1 Tiger Woods and No. 2 Phil Mickelson, both of whom saw their on-course... Read more