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Tiger, Elin Barely Civil at Daughter's Party

They do what they have to for kids

(Newser) - Relations are apparently so frosty between Tiger Woods and still-wife Elin Nordegren that the two were barely civil to one another at a recent birthday party for their 3-year-old daughter, Sam, reports Radar . The bash was the second thrown for Sam because Woods missed her first party to attend the...

Stewart Takes on McChrystal
 Stewart Takes on McChrystal 
CLOWNS STUCK IN '85
Jun 23, 2010 8:06 AM CDT

Stewart Takes on McChrystal

'You’re with I’ll Never Print This magazine, right?'

(Newser) - When Stanley McChrystal ill-advisedly referred to National Security Adviser Jim Jones as a “clown who's stuck in 1985,” at least some good came of it: It inspired Jon Stewart ’s impression, last night, of a clown stuck in 1985. After tackling the McChrystal mess, Stewart again hit...

Vick Repeats as Biggest Sports Villain


 Vick Repeats 
 as Biggest 
 Sports Villain 
no. 4: tiger
Jun 22, 2010 12:50 PM CDT

Vick Repeats as Biggest Sports Villain

Forbes list of most disliked athletes has a new name: Tiger Woods

(Newser) - Michael Vick has been out of federal prison for almost a year , but the Eagles quarterback still has some image-polishing to do: For the second straight year, he tops the Forbes list of most disliked people in sports . New for 2010 are Ben Roethlisberger and how-the-mighty-have-fallen poster child Tiger Woods,...

Steele Zings Obama for Golfing While Gulf Burns

Compares him to Tony Hayward, tells him to ditch concerts, too

(Newser) - Michael Steele would like Obama to give up golf—among other things—for as long as the Gulf is a mess. "Until this problem is fixed, no more golf outings, no more baseball games, no more Beatle concerts, Mr. President," he said. But Steele didn't drop it there....

Tiger, Lefty, Ernie Fall Short at US Open

Graeme McDowell takes top honors

(Newser) - When Phil Mickelson made his birdie attempt from off the green on the opening hole yesterday, the gallery roared its approval. The fans were prepared to see Lefty charge. They did the same every time Ernie Els or Tiger Woods made a move, creating a rumble of energy through Pebble...

Pro Golfer's Dad: Death 'Very, Very Strange'

Coroner working to determine cause of death

(Newser) - LPGA golfer Erica Blasberg's career was on the skids: She'd placed toward the bottom in the only tournament she'd played this year, and never really realized her potential, People reports in a look behind the scenes of the 25-year-old's death. "At first glance it looks like she might have...

Rush Responds to Obama Jab, Disses Bill Clinton

"Play with himself"? Must be the ex-president

(Newser) - Rush Limbaugh loves the story that an Obama aide—presented with the notion of the radio host playing golf with the president—came back with, "Limbaugh can play with himself." Rush's response today: "Now wait a second, they're confusing me with Bill Clinton." He spent a...

Obama: Rush Can 'Play With Himself'

Play golf, that is

(Newser) - President Obama will go so far as to call Rush Limbaugh's views “troublesome” in public, but in private he'll apparently go a little further. When Zev Chafets, author of the upcoming book Rush Limbaugh: An Army of One, extended an invitation to Obama to play a round of golf...

Female Golf Pro, 25, Found Dead

Cops probing death of Erica Blasberg

(Newser) - Police in Nevada are probing the mysterious death of 25-year-old pro golfer Erica Blasberg. She was found dead at her Las Vegas home Sunday, and authorities have declined to say whether there were suspicious circumstances. Police are awaiting the results of an autopsy and toxicology report on Blasberg, a 6-year...

Tiger, Elin Will Share Custody
 Tiger, Elin Will Share Custody 
if they divorce
May 10, 2010 2:03 PM CDT

Tiger, Elin Will Share Custody

Couple will maintain joint custody even in divorce

(Newser) - Tiger Woods and Elin Nordgren will share joint custody of their children, if they divorce, Radar Online reports. The couple's relationship continues to be rocky, with both parties seeing divorce lawyers, but they're determined to make the breakup as easy on their children as possible. “They have not been...

Injured Tiger Quits Players Tourney
 Injured Tiger 
 Quits Players Tourney 
UPDATED
May 9, 2010 12:01 PM CDT

Injured Tiger Quits Players Tourney

Drops out in apparent pain after 7th hole

(Newser) - Tiger Woods withdrew from the Players Championship today with an injury that he fears might be a bulging disk in his upper back. "I've been playing with a bad neck for about a month," Woods said. After hitting his drive well to the right on the seventh hole,...

Tiger Fails to Make Cut at PGA Event
 Tiger Fails 
 to Make Cut 
 at PGA Event  
karma's a bitch
Apr 30, 2010 5:10 PM CDT

Tiger Fails to Make Cut at PGA Event

After 4th-place Masters finish, Woods fires a 79

(Newser) - In his second tournament back from self-imposed exile, Tiger Woods missed the cut at the Quail Hollow Championship today, shooting a 79 to finish the first two rounds 9 over. It's just the sixth time in his pro career he has failed to advance to weekend play, the Charlotte Observer...

Tiger Woods Surprised, Gratified by Fans' Reaction - Tiger Woods : People.com
 Woods Thanks Fans for Support 
doesn't mention elin
Apr 23, 2010 2:10 PM CDT

Woods Thanks Fans for Support

Golfer blogs about Masters, thanks spectators

(Newser) - One little sex scandal seems to have turned Tiger Woods into a man of the people. Tiger thanked his fans profusely today, in his first blog post since October, for the warm reception they gave him at the Masters. “I honestly didn't know what to expect from the fans,...

Tiger 4th as Mickelson Wins
 Tiger 4th as Mickelson Wins 
the masters
Apr 11, 2010 6:19 PM CDT

Tiger 4th as Mickelson Wins

Crowd lifts Lefty as Woods slumps in return to competition

(Newser) - Phil Mickelson, already a fan favorite and now the sentimental pick with his wife and mother battling breast cancer, won his third Masters today, shooting a 5-under 67 to pull away for a 3-stroke win over Lee Westwood. Tiger Woods, the week's sideshow in his return to competition, had an...

Woods Solid, 2 Behind Poulter, Westwood
 Woods Solid, 2 Behind 
 Poulter, Westwood 
THE MASTERS
Apr 9, 2010 6:38 PM CDT

Woods Solid, 2 Behind Poulter, Westwood

Tiger follows 68 with 2-under 70

(Newser) - Tiger Woods plodded along in today's second round of the Masters, making one par after another, mixing in the occasional birdie, and avoiding any major mistakes on his way to a 2-under-par 70—which has him two shots off the lead heading into the weekend. Woods still has some work...

Tiger Woods Starts Strong, Ignores Plane Banner

He doesn't appear rusty on the front nine

(Newser) - Tiger Woods didn't seem to have much rust in the early going today at the Masters. He got a nice ovation from the gallery before teeing off on the first hole, which he acknowledged with a smile and tip of his cap. He began with a pair of pars before...

'What Were You Thinking?' Tiger's Dead Pop Asks in Ad

Eerie Nike commercial addresses scandal in its way

(Newser) - Tiger Woods' dead father asks him if he "learned anything" in a bizarre new Nike ad featuring the return of a very guilty-looking golf pro to TV commercials. The entire 30-second black-and-white spot is simply a close up of a sad Woods listening to the recorded words of his...

Tiger Beats Crowds to Augusta

Scandal-battered golfer gets in some early practice for the Masters

(Newser) - A day before his eagerly awaited press conference, Tiger Woods hit the links at Augusta National this afternoon. Sporting what appear to be the beginnings of a goatee, the scandal-plagued superstar unexpectedly arrived around 1pm and played nine holes with Mark O'Meara. "He's one of the toughest guys mentally...

'Tiger's BFF Was His Sex Czar'
 'Tiger's BFF Was His Sex Czar' 
Apr 1, 2010 3:11 AM CDT

'Tiger's BFF Was His Sex Czar'

Vanity Fair: Pal Bryon Bell Set Up Trysts

(Newser) - Turns out Tiger had some help managing his mistresses, especially from his BFF "sex czar." Interviews with four former flames suggest the golfer's pal Bryon Bell helped arrange his trysts. “I would always go through Bryon,” says cocktail waitress and former Tiger flame Jamie Jungers. Bell...

Tiger: 'I've Done Bad Things'

Woods talks car crash, Buddhism, making amends

(Newser) - Giving interviews for the first time since the November car crash that kicked off a snowballing sex scandal, Tiger Woods talked with ESPN and the Golf Channel yesterday. Some highlights:
  • On facing his wife and mother: "They both have been brutal. They've both been very tough."
  • The
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