'Golfweek' cover could cause a stir

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SPORTS COUCH POTATO found this 1/17/2008 on blogs.usatoday.com [flag]
Last week, the Golf Channel suspended anchor Kelly Tilghman for two weeks after she said during a telecast for the Mercedes-Benz Championship on Jan. 5 that young players who wanted to challenge Tiger Woods should "lynch him in a back... [link]

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Golfweek chokes with cover
Published 1/17/2008 by Howard Burns at SPORTS COUCH POTATO
... Golfweek editor Dave Seanor told USA Today the magazine chose to use the "arresting" image because "we thought would draw attention to an issue we thought deserved some intelligent dialogue." ...

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