sports.aol.com - 6/16/2008
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Tiger Woods ' 18th hole at Torrey Pines was nothing short of a roller coaster ride. It was both exasperating, heart wrenching and thrilling to watch as a television spectator, so I can't imagine having to be Rocco Mediate . First, his tee shot, which went wayward, ended up in a bunker and basically took eagle out of play, which somehow made this whole thing more dramatic. The last three ...
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Tiger Makes Sunday Rather Interesting
The700Level.com - Philly Sports & Minutiae —
... There's something oddly unique about Tiger, even though he is far and away the best in the world, people still root for him to win.
We were at a bar when Tiger hit the put to send the 2008 U.S. Open into an 18 hole playoff. The entire place erupted when that final put sunk. Watch Tiger's final clutch put at Fanhouse. I wonder why people cheer for Tiger while most people root against the best in all other sports? ...
Coffee Notes 6/16
SeaTown Sports —
... a bench player isn't content with the Mariner's situation [Bloomquitter] +Get this prospect up to the big leagues already! [Prospect Insider] +Husky Basketball grabbed a new recruit yesterday. His name is Charles Garcia. Like, CJ Wilcox, Garcia is a sleeper recruit. He will most likely fill in for Brockman when Jon graduates. [Seattle Times] National +Tiger Woods. Legend. Playoff today. It's going down. [FanHouse] +A majority of fans believe the NBA is hacked [le basketbawl] +This totally makes ...
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Yahoo! Sports - Golf News 6/16/2008
Lee Westwood waited so long to come up this short. Tiger Woods and Rocco Mediate will face off in an 18-hole tiebreaker for the U.S. Open championship Monday without Westwood, who would have joined the playoff party if his 15-foot birdie putt on the ...
