PGA TOUR FANTASY: Week 13

Here’s my picks for the Shell Houston Open: A: Phil Mickelson (Backup: Geoff Ogilvy) B: Davis Love III (Backup: Steve Stricker) B: Jeev M. Singh (Backup: Rory McIlroy) C: Charles Howell III (Backup: Alvaro Quiros)

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PGA TOUR DIGEST: Vol. 2 No. 13

Phil. Sergio. Padraig. 8 of the top 10 and 15 of the top 20 players in the world are at the PGA Tour‘s Shell Houston Open this week, the final tuneup before next week’s Masters. Tournament officials attempt to set up Redstone Golf Club just like Augusta will be next week, and it has attracted [...]

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TIGER WOODS: Ratings Go Up

Yeah, I guess you could have seen this coming: “NBC Sports said the final round drew a 4.9 overnight rating with a 10 share. According to Nielsen Media Research, that’s the highest rating of any golf tournament since the U.S. Open in June. Woods won that tournament in a playoff. The period since also covers [...]

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TIGER WOODS: Kinda Good, Huh?

That was amazing. No one knows unless you’ve played golf for a long amount of time how hard it is to putt when it’s almost dark, and get back into the flow quickly when you’ve been out for a while. Tiger did it, and did it oh so very well. Just 3 PGA Tour events [...]

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NEW YORK JETS: Signed Backup CB

The New York Jets needed a third cornerback to backup the tandem of Lito Sheppard and Darelle Revis, and this past week they did that, signing Donald Strickland. You can read about it here. It’s a very sensible signing and I’m happy with it.

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GOLF: Virtual U.S. Open Coming

From USAToday.com: “The USGA, working with the online producer World Golf Tour (wgt.com), took nearly 100,000 photos of Bethpage State Park in Farmingdale, N.Y. — the site of the June Open — for a free online video game meant to mirror Open conditions. “Available on usopen.com at no charge, practice starts April 13 with qualifying [...]

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TIU Outtake: Jets and Cutler

The New York Jets MUST get Jay Cutler. While he and the Denver Broncos continue to have issues with confidence and trust under new coach Josh McDaniels, the Jets have a major quarterback gap. Yes, it would probably have to be a 3-team trade, but you have the opportunity to get a great young QB [...]

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BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN: How Jay Joined the Band

I wouldn’t be able to take the call. Flat out. I would just take it, hear what Bruce would say, and then, I don’t know, just become speechless. It’s amazing. From this Rolling Stone article: “Springsteen’s “Secret Weapon”: How Jay Weinberg Scored a Spot in the E Street Band Last December E Street Band drummer [...]

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WQAQ SPORTS SITE: Second Golf Post on WQAQ Sports Blog for Spring 2009

(Editor’s Note: This article first appeared on WQAQ Sports Site.) Bobcats finish 21st at season-opening GWU Invitational by Jeremy Schilling The Quinnipiac University Bobcats golf team began its final season at the George Washington Invitational March 20 and 21 with a 21st place finish. Held at the Bear Trap Dunes Golf Course in Bethany Beach, [...]

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QUINNIPIAC SPORTS: Statement

QU Athletics Director Jack McDonald issued a statement about the UCONN Recruiting Scandal: “We are aware of today’s news report,” said Jack McDonald, Quinnipiac University director of athletics and recreation. “Although no Quinnipiac University recruits or student-athletes were involved, we have contacted the NCAA to indicate we will cooperate in any manner necessary moving forward. [...]

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