FedEx Wants to Explore ‘Final Frontier’

FedEx Express domestic and FedEx Ground shipping services will be available at more than 900 OfficeMax stores by Sept. 30. More: continued here

(AP) — FedEx prides itself on reliability. But a mistaken delivery tipped off police to a 200-pound shipment of marijuana that someone tried to send from Pembroke Pines to Baltimore via the shipping company. More: continued here

MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — Priscilla Presley was there. So were tennis stars Lindsey Davenport and James Blake. Catching a glimpse of Peyton Manning in his luxury suite was a little tougher. More: continued here

MIKE Weir’s goal before the PGA Tour’s FedEx Cup playoffs was to get off to faster starts in tournaments. He reached that goal on Friday, on a warm, calm afternoon in the opening round of the Deutsche Bank Championship, when he came roaring out of the blocks like the sprinter Usain Bolt. More: continued here

Faced with choosing between the start of the FedEx Cup playoffs on the PGA Tour or the final Ryder Cup qualifying event on the European Tour, Sergio Garcia reached a surprising decision. He’s not playing either. Garcia said Sunday he plans to take a two-month break after the PGA Championship next week, not returning to…

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