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Annika Sorenstam to Play Last LPGA Tournament This Week Before Retirement
golf.fanhouse.com - 11/20/2008
Annika Sorenstam to Play Last LPGA Tournament This Week Before Retirement
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by Shane Bacon She isn't just the queen of golf, she was the LPGA when golf hit its boom. Annika Sorenstam was the female equivalent of Tiger Woods when Tiger became the face of the sport and not surprising, the two became competitive buddies. Sorenstam, in news that has to make golf fans a ...
Tiger Woods Fired
bannedinhollywood.com - 11/24/2008
Tiger Woods Fired
— bannedinhollywood.com — DETROIT (AP)—General Motors Corp. said Monday that it is ending its 9 year endorsement deal with Tiger Woods in order to save money for executive pocket lining. The endorsement deal, believed to be worth upwards of $7 million a year, was set to end ... (more) Tiger Woods Fired

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golf.com - 11/22/2008
After final round, Sorenstam picked for drug test | Tours & News
— golf.com — WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. (AP) — Even in the first few minutes of a presumed retirement, Annika Sorenstam was subject to drug testing. An LPGA official told Sorenstam shortly after her second and final round at the ADT Championship that she needed to ... (more) After final round, Sorenstam picked for drug test | ...

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GM And Tiger: A Bad Endorsement Deal From Very Start - Sports Biz with Darren Rovell
cnbc.com - 11/25/2008
GM And Tiger: A Bad Endorsement Deal From Very Start - Sports Biz with Darren Rovell
— cnbc.com — One of the worst deals in sports marketing will officially come to an end at the end of the year. Tiger Woods and Buick. I don’t blame General Motors. I don’t blame Tiger. Both had motives. For the past nine years, General Motors [ GM Loading... ( )  ... (more) GM And Tiger: A Bad Endorsement Deal From Very Start - ...

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Dogs That Chase Cars:  I Was a Sack Today, I Apologize

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I Was a Sack Today, I Apologize
Dogs That Chase Cars — ... --Annika Sorenstam's last LPGA tournament is this week. I wrote a little tribute about her career here. I think you might enjoy it, especially if you are a fan of rather humorless stories about Annika Sorenstam. Please don't break your mouse clicking too hard. ...

Well, That Sure Didn't End Well
Dogs That Chase Cars — ... You know how Annika Sorenstam was playing in her last LPGA tournament this week at the ADT Championship and everyone with a golf brain wrote a huge thing about it because she was awesome at golf? ...

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