By Kathryn Reed STATELINE — While Billy Joe Tolliver was breaking a single-day course record, other players on the second day of the American Century Championship tournament were struggling. As NBA all-star Wally Szczerbiak finished his round and was about to get a bite to eat, he was asked how he did. He shook his […]
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By Emerson Marcus, Reno Gazette-Journal STATELINE — Former Atlanta Falcons quarterback Billy Joe Tolliver admits his favorite hole at Edgewood Tahoe Golf Course is the 19th, but he hasn’t played too poorly on the first 18 either. Tolliver shot a single-round American Century Championship record Saturday, with a 33. He enters the final round of […]
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The U.S. Forest Service Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit will begin a construction project to provide much needed improvements and BMP upgrades to Nevada Beach Day Use Area. The project will begin on July 19 and continue through Oct. 15. Work will occur weekdays from 8am-6pm. Two new restrooms and repaving of the north and […]
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The seven Ski Lake Tahoe resorts on Friday reported a 17 percent increase in skier visitation for the 2009-10 winter season, more than quadruple the national average reported this season by the National Ski Area Association. The second busiest season on record, the 2009-10 winter season’s high snowfall totals and five-star Ritz-Carlton, coupled with the […]
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Jack Wagner, 2006 winner of the American Century Celebrity Golf Championship, shares the lead after the first day of this year’s tournament with former NHL star Jeremy Roenick. In the modified Stableford scoring format, the two have 26 points. Wagner is the only non-athlete to win the tournament that is now in its 21st year […]
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The dam gates are open and the river is flowing, and rafting along North Shore’s Truckee River is open. Tahoe City-based Mountain Air Sports and the Truckee River Raft Company opened this week and are in full operation. The companies offer self-guided, leisurely five-mile floats down the Truckee River. Most trips take two to three […]
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By Kathryn Reed STATELINE — Autograph hounds were out Thursday at Edgewood Tahoe in hopes of securing a signature from one of the dozens of celebs on the golf course. Most were polite – but not all – which included fans and players. Marcus Allen seemed a bit annoyed being asked for his autograph by […]
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By Miranda Simon, Sacramento Bee When Alex Honnold made it to the top of Yosemite’s imperious Half Dome two years ago – rope-less but serene up to the last slab – tourists gathered to ask him if he was crazy. Even the most hard-core climbers wonder how the 24-year-old Sacramento native can make it to […]
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Basketball legend Michael Jordan and Dallas Cowboys quarterback Tony Romo will be paired together Friday during the opening round of the American Century Championship at Edgewood Tahoe Golf Course, forming the most recognizable pairing in the tournament’s 21-year history. Adding to the threesome’s celebrity firepower is Boston Celtics star Ray Allen. The Jordan, Romo, Allen […]
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By Maggie Thach, Reno Gazette-Journal STATELINE — Rick Rhoden can hear Tony Romo’s footsteps coming up behind him. Last summer at the American Century Championship, the Dallas Cowboys quarterback finished second to Rhoden, an eight-time winner at the South Lake Tahoe tournament. In 2008, Romo finished third. This could be the year Romo, who has […]
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