TIGER WOODS: Elin DID Visit Him in Rehab; Obama, Clinton Called

ESPN.com has picked up on that Golf Digest article I picked up on a couple weeks ago. Inside it has a couple nuggets: 1) President Obama and former President Clinton both made personal calls of encouragement 2) Elin DID visit Tiger at rehab — confirming what tabloids had reported for week 3) Tiger and Elin [...]

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NEW YORK JETS: Thomas Jones to Get Cut

Both ESPN.com and the NY Daily News are reporting that Jets starting RB Thomas Jones will get cut this week. $$ seems to be the reason. My favorite Jets beat writer, Rich Cimini disagrees with this decision, saying On the most important running play of the 2009 season — fourth-and-1 in the San Diego divisional [...]

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QUINNIPIAC SPORTS: Men’s Basketball #1

They got help. They did their job. After Mount St. Mary’s upset Robert Morris the Quinnipiac University Men’s Basketball team went out and beat FDU tonight, clinching the NEC Regular Season conference title, the #1 seed in the conference tournament, home court advantage in that tournament, and if they should lose there, a bid in [...]

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TIGER WOODS: Gatorade Says No

Tiger Woods is no longer a representative of Gatorade. From ESPN.com: “We no longer see a role for Tiger in our marketing efforts and have ended our relationship,” a Gatorade spokeswoman said. “We wish him all the best.” The spokeswoman said Gatorade would continue its relationship with the Tiger Woods Foundation. She declined to say [...]

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NEW YORK JETS: Thomas Jones About to Get Cut?

Rich Cimini thinks one of the most popular Jets may be on the chopping block: It’s looking and sounding more and more like Thomas Jones will get released unless he takes a pay cut. It’s one of the sad realities of the NFL. I noticed that some shrill voices are suggesting that he take a [...]

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TIU OUTTAKE: Luke Mauro’s “Fluke of the Week”

With Bill Schweizer and Bill Mecca appearing on Teeing It Up this week we had 0 time for Luke Mauro’s weekly segment on the air. Here it is: My fluke this week comes out of college basketball and the Missouri Conference Valley. That’s right, the MVC and their first place team, Northern Iowa. The Panthers [...]

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PGA TOUR FANTASY: Waste Management Phoenix Open

Here we go from Scottsdale: A: Phil Mickelson (Backup: Kenny Perry) B: Geoff Ogilvy (Backup: David Toms) B: J.B. Holmes (Backup: Sean O’Hair) C: Brandt Snedeker (Backup: John Merrick)

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PGA TOUR DIGEST: Vol. 3 No. 9

TPC Scottsdale. 16th Hole. Enough said. The Waste Management Phoenix Open is this week. Phil Mickelson returns to the PGA Tour. 200,000 people may be there. I think you should watch. All 4 rounds are on Golf Channel this year due to NBC having the Olympics and CBS returning to fulltime college basketball action. Thursday-Friday [...]

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GOLF: From the Augusta National Golf Club in Augusta, Georgia

It’s snow: This website got these pictures from someone who worked at Augusta, who attached this note: We ended up with something like 4 to 6 inches overall. About 50 days away from the tournament and this is what the course looked like when I came in this morning. My personal favorite picture, besides the [...]

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TIGER WOODS: Apologizes to Preschool Parents

Orlando TV station WFTV reported today on a letter they obtained which was from Tiger and Elin Woods, apologizing to the parents of the preschool where Tiger’s daughter attends. It reads in part:

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