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A round of 63 on Sunday for his
60th win to surpass $75 million in career earnings.
Life is sweet.
Phil's pulled-out of the BMW, most likely due
to his probs with Finchem. Too bad. The final
two Fedex Playoff tournaments could have been the best golf we'd seen in a while. Still could be, but it's a long-shot.
The new Fedex Cup points championship was more
popular than you would be led to believe by
some, but a brewing Woods-Mickelson battle made it better.
As this video shows, the additional crime of
"Extreme Idiocy" may need to be added.
At least, that's what Tiger says in this
video. Yes! That's just what I've been needing!
There's been lots of commentary against the Cup.
A few comments in favor. Just give it a
chance before passing judgement and enjoy good golf.
The results are in, lots of players are
out (of the 144-man field, that is). Here's to
hoping one of the journeyman pros will take home the $10 million paycheck after the tour championship. Actually, it's more of a promise of $10 million, with the actual money to come a few years down the road.
Defensive tackle Gerrard Warren was traded to the
Raiders in exchange for a 2008 Draft Pick. Warren
was unhappy, as the new Broncos defensive scheme would likely have cut playing time.
Listing of the top seniors, regardless of position.
Five QB's made the list: (3) Brian Brohm (Lou);
(10) Chad Henne (Mich); (11) Andre Woodson - KENTUCKY; (24) John David Booty (USC); and (27) Colt Brennan (Hawaii). Top-Ranked player was Chris Long (DE) of Virginia.
Smoltz passed Phil "Knucksie" Neikro's mark of 2,912
strikeouts in the third inning of Atlanta's win yesterday
over the Brewers. Caps off a record-setting couple of weeks for the Braves. First skipper Bobby Cox (most times tossed from games), now Smoltz.
Of course, he's not playing either. Jeff Overton
has jumped to a three-shot lead over Anders Hansen,
Karl Petterson, Billy Mayfair (Big Bill!) and Tim Petrovic, after today's third-round.
Looks like the ATP Tour may be the
next to get struck by the gambling bolt. Russian
Nikolay Davydenko has come under suspicion after a recent match where betting was overwhelmingly in favor of his underdog opponent, Martin Vassallo Arguello. Davydenko won the first set, lost the second and withdrew during the third. Nothing's proven, but the matter is under investigation
The pundits aren't lying when they say China
has a pollution problem. Beijing is testing whether banning
over a million of it's 3 million vehicles will clear "health-threatening" smog and ease traffic concerns. How horribly bad must it be to BAN cars from a city, even for a short time?
Tiger Woods has pulled out of the first
of four tournaments that make up the Fedex Cup
Playoffs, The Barclays, to be held next week. Although he intended to play each event, Woods cites exhaustion as the reason. That will certainly stir the pot on the Fedex Cup. It will be difficult to come back from missing one tournament to win the Cup, but Tiger says it's still his intention to win.
Andre Woodson of Kentucky is ranked number 1.
Brian Brohm of Louisville may be a bit steamed,
because he's ranked No. 2 and he's never lost to Woodson dating back to high school. Whether he is a true "Number 1" or not, it's good to see someone besides players from USC, Notre Dame, Florida, Florida State, etc. get some recognition.
Will Sergio Garcia become the player he perceives
himself to be? Only if he allows his maturity
to catch up with his amazing skill. No other golfer has as big a chip on his shoulder as Garcia. Once he realizes the world doesn't have it in for him, and begins to act like a pro, he'll skyrocket.
The five best moments in the history of
The Masters Tournament. There have been so many, but
these are remarkable.

Tiger Woods: 63, 60, 75