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Two of the world's greatest athletes were on center stage Sunday. Jamaican sprinter Usian "Lightning" Bolt in the world championships in Berlin. American golfer Tiger Woods in the PGA championship at Chaska, Minn.
Bolt lived up to his nickname and the hype, shattering his own world record in the 100 meters by registering an astounding 9.58 – against a slight head wind, no less.
He slashed .11 of a second off the mark of 9.69 he set at last year's Olympics in Beijing. Tyson Gay set an American record of 9.71 and was left in the dust. Another Jamaican, Asafa Powell, finished a distant third in 9.84.
Tiger's day had a very different – and unusual -- ending. For only the first in 15 times that he took a lead into the final round of a major, Woods folded. He repeatedly missed the types of mid-range putts that have become his trademark, and shot a closing 75.
Tiger's playing partners in final rounds generally are overwhelmed by his aura. Not Y.E. Yang. The 37-year-old South Korean – less than a year out of qualifying school -- was unflappable, firing a 2-under 70.
Yang finished at 8-under for a three-stroke win that ended Tiger's bid to win a major this season. So the Great One, with 14 to his credit, will have to wait until next year before renewing his run at Jack Nicklaus' career mark of 18.
MIL ROUNDUP: MIL teams went 0-for-3 during the opening weekend of the prep football season in games against visitors from the OIA.
Kamehameha-Maui came closest to registering a victory, rallying from an early two-touchdown deficit to gain a 20-20 tie with a pair of fourth-quarter TD passes by Bryson Souza. But Anuenue scored with 45 seconds left to pull out a 26-20 victory.
In Saturday's other game, Baldwin struggled to get its offense in gear for much of the game and suffered a 20-9 loss to Kailua at War Memorial Stadium. Clinton Aina scored touchdowns on 2-yard run and a 50-yard interception return for the Surfriders.
Kekaulike had no answer for Kalaheo QB Phil Tauai. The stocky 5-9, 205-pound senior hrew for a pair of touchdowns and ran for another in leading the Mustangs to a 34-7 road win over Na Ali'i.
Kekaulike is the only MIL team scheduled to play this week, visiting Kelakehe, which is coming off a 49-14 loss to Kahuku.
In other games from around the state: Jeremy Higgins threw for 397 yards and six scores, completing 26 of 30 attempts, in leading Saint Louis to a 48-35 road win over Waianae. Andrew Manley threw for 270 yards but suffered two picks for Leilehua in a 23-20 win over Radford. And Pac-Five's PJ Minaya, threw for seven scores – four of them to Darin Kamealoha, in a 48-19 win over Kaimuki.
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