newsday.com - 1/9/2008
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| neil.best@newsday.com January 9, 2008 Tiger Woods' agent, Mark Steinberg, late yesterday sought to put to rest a budding controversy involving the Golf Channel's Kelly Tilghman, calling it a "non-issue." It began Friday after the channel's coverage of the Mercedes-Benz Championship in Hawaii, when Tilghman was bantering with analyst Nick Faldo about young players who might challenge Woods. ...
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Tiger's Agent: Apology Accepted, Case Closed
Waggle Room —
... The Long Island newspaper Newsday was the first to report on the incident, and reported late yesterday that Tiger's agent, Mark Steinberg, issued a statement through the Golf Channel: ...
Announcer Idiocy: Golf Channel’s Kelly Tilghman
The Big Lead —
... It probably won’t become an SAT question, but perhaps a sports editor will ask you this next time you apply for a job: what do Kelly Tilghman, Jimmy the Greek and Fuzzy Zoeller have in common? Answer: White people who’ve made terribly insensitive and racist remarks on air! ...
Kelly Tilghman Says Other Golfers Should "Lynch Tiger Woods In A Back Alley"
FanIQ Blog —
... Fortunately for her, Tiger Woods considers Kelly a good friend and sees the comment as a "non-issue." Tilghman has since apologized. ...
Lynching Tiger Redux
Sports Law Blog —
... The national debate on this subject of "hurtful" and "grossly inappropriate" words (i.e. "lynch") has become vitriolic. Some argue that political correctness has run amok and if the individual saying the words meant no ill will, then let it go. Others contend that if the target (i.e. Tiger Woods) is not offended, then no harm done. Still others argue that the ignorant use of the word "lynch" in connection with an African American in the United States is deeply offensive and a punishable, if not fireable, offense. ...
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Golf Commentator Makes Lynching Tiger Remark
sportsbybrooks.com 1/8/2008 — A Golf Channel commentator apologized after making a fore-gettable remark .
( The Golf Channel’s Kelly Tilghman with Harrison Ford , er, Nick Faldo )
During Friday’s telecast of the Mercedes Benz championships, Kelly Tilghman ...
Early bogey for new Golf anchor —
SPORTS COUCH POTATO
An anchor on the Golf Channel has expressed regret for saying Tiger Woods should be "lynched."
Kelly Tilghman apologized for saying on air that she thought today's young players should "lynch Tiger Woods in a back alley," according to a report in New York Newsday. Tilghman made the comment during the Golf Channel's broadcast of the Mercedes-Benz Championship last week.
A spokesman ...
You Are What Are Or You Can Be Defined By Your Actions And Words ! —
Real Sports Bloggers
Though the fuss wasn’t immediate or apparent , I was wondering what the hell golf analyst Kelly Tilghman was thinking when she made the accompantying comment in response to a question asked of her by co-anchor Nick Faldo. In response to Faldo’s question as to the dominance of Tiger Woods on the PGA Tour. Tilghman responded that one or two of the younger ...
The Golf Channel Suspends Kelly Tilghman for On-Air Remarks...A Few Days Too late —
Eye On Sports Media
Athens, GA (Jan 9, 2008) - There is a simple rule anyone i the public eye should follow: think before you speak. Kelly Tilghman of The Golf Channel did not. The utter stupidity of what she said to Nick Faldo about Tiger Woods has her in hot water. The Golf Channel has now suspended her for two weeks, effective immediately. Of course, this did not happen until Al Sharpton jumped in and demanded ...
The Kelly Tilghman Video —
Intentional Foul
In case you’ve missed it, Golf Channel analyst, Kelly Tilghman did her best Fuzzy Zoeller impression when, discussing Tiger’s dominance with Nick Faldo, suggested the younger golfers should, “Lynch him in a back alley.” Needless to say, Tilghman’s mic’d brilliance didn’t go over very well.
Embracing the damage control reaction, Tilghman issued an ...
Neil Best Rewarded For Watching The Golf Channel —
Can't Stop The Bleeding
Today’s entry in the “ill-advised remarks” category comes from Newsday’s Neil Best :
Friday on the Golf Channel, Kelly Tilghman made an unfortunate comment in jest during the Mercedes Championship.
She said today’s young players should “lynch Tiger Woods in a back alley.”
A spokesman for the channel said she immediately regretted the remark ...
Report: Anchor sorry for 'lynch Tiger' remarks —
SI.com - Golf
Golf Channel anchor Kelly Tilghman apologized for saying on air that she thought today's young players should "lynch Tiger Woods in a back alley," according to New York Newsday newspaper. Tilghman made the racially insensitive comment during the Golf ...
