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Mar 30, 2009 3:16 AM CDT

Tiger Returns to Win at Bay Hill

'God, it felt good,' he says

(Newser) - The clutch shots, the late charge, an electric birdie putt on the 18th hole at Bay Hill. Tiger Woods is back. With a final putt everyone knew he was going to make, Woods nailed a 15-footer to win the Arnold Palmer Invitational for his first victory since returning from knee...

Tiger: I'm Better, Ready to Win

OPINION

Mar 12, 2009 9:53 AM CDT

Tiger: I'm Better, Ready to Win

Woods confident he'll do better after knee surgery

(Newser) - Another athlete might undersell his post-surgery abilities, but Tiger Woods is not any athlete. “He’s not just comfortable with the demands of greatness,” Dave Hyde writes in the South Florida Sun-Sentinel ahead of today’s first round of the CA Championship. “He embraces them. He builds...

Tiger Lacks 'Golf Stamina'

analysis

Mar 7, 2009 3:28 PM CST

Tiger Lacks 'Golf Stamina'

(Newser) - Tiger Woods is usually spectacular in his first start of the season, so why was he lackluster last week? The Wall Street Journal says the answer lies in a comment Woods made a week earlier, when he said he didn’t have his “golf stamina” back. Woods wasn’t...

Inspire Us, Tiger

OPINION

Feb 27, 2009 9:23 AM CST

Inspire Us, Tiger

(Newser) - Ignore the nonstop gloom and doom of economic news to consider a wonderful thing: Tiger Woods is playing golf again. Woods has been rehabbing his left knee since just after his gutsy 2008 US Open win settled forever the question of whether a golfer could be called an “athlete,...

Tiger Loses
in Second Round

Feb 26, 2009 6:34 PM CST

Tiger Loses in Second Round

(Newser) - One day after a ceremonious return to golf, Tiger Woods was on his way home. Tim Clark of South Africa played 16 holes without a bogey and knocked Woods out of the Accenture Match Play Championship with a 4-and-2 victory. The good news for golf is that it probably won't...

Woods
Cruises to
First-Round
Victory

Feb 25, 2009 5:41 PM CST

Woods Cruises to First-Round Victory

(Newser) - Eight months after his last tournament, Tiger Woods looked as though he'd never been away. Woods made a triumphant return to golf today in the Accenture Match Play Championship in Arizona with a spectacular start that showed golf what it had been missing for 253 days. Woods defeated Brendan Jones...

... And He's Back

Feb 25, 2009 1:40 PM CST

... And He's Back

(Newser) - Tiger Woods is back on the fairway and back in competition. Wearing his trademark white "TW" golf cap and swinging easily, the world's No. 1 player teed off today at the Accenture Match Play Championship near Tucson, Ariz. His first drive found the fairway. It's Woods' first tournament competition...

Golf Looks for a Tiger Bailout

Feb 25, 2009 12:37 PM CST

Golf Looks for a Tiger Bailout

Sport struggles economically without its biggest star

(Newser) - Professional golf is looking to Tiger Woods’ return today as a stimulus package for the sport, which has seen recession undermine sponsorship deals and Woods’ 8-month absence siphon off fans, USA Today reports. Even fellow competitors are juiced ahead of the Match Play Championship outside Tucson, Ariz. “He’s...

Everyone, Even Tiger, Is Watching That New Knee

Feb 25, 2009 9:26 AM CST

Everyone, Even Tiger, Is Watching That New Knee

Golf great is optimistic about return, but no more sure than the rest of us

(Newser) - As Tiger Woods returns to golf today after an 8-month hiatus, the big question is how his surgically repaired left knee will hold out, the Miami Herald reports. If the injury that had plagued him for years is really fixed, could Tiger’s swing become even more fearsome? “I’...

Here's Betting New Tiger
Is Best Version Yet

OPINION

Feb 23, 2009 2:05 PM CST

Here's Betting New Tiger Is Best Version Yet

(Newser) - Tiger Woods returns to golf this week, and he’s sure to amaze—that’s just what he does, Michael Rosenberg writes for Fox Sports. “The most compelling athlete of his generation” has made over his game three times already, and after injury and 8 months off, a new...

Tiger
Returns
to PGA
Next Week

Feb 19, 2009 7:00 PM CST

Tiger Returns to PGA Next Week

(Newser) - Eight months after winning the US Open on one good leg, a healthy Tiger Woods is returning to golf. Woods said on his Web site today that he will defend his title next week in the Accenture Match Play Championship in Tucson. "I'm now ready to play again,"...

Here's
Tiger's
Baby

Feb 18, 2009 9:58 PM CST

Here's Tiger's Baby

(Newser) - Tiger Woods has released the first images of his new son, Charlie, reports the New York Daily News. In fact, Woods issued a family portrait of himself, wife Elin, daughter Sam, and the new Charlie Axel, who arrived on Feb. 8. Now that Charlie's here, dad expects to be back...

Tiger Welcomes Baby No. 2

Feb 9, 2009 7:08 AM CST

Tiger Welcomes Baby No. 2

Baby boy born yesterday

(Newser) - Tiger Woods missed the Buick Invitational for the first time in 11 years yesterday—and instead celebrated the birth of his second child, a son, the San Diego Union-Tribune reports. Woods was also on the scene when his daughter, Sam Alexis, was born in 2007. Woods and his wife, Elin,...

Tiger: Return to Golf 'Depends on the Baby'

Feb 4, 2009 2:02 PM CST

Tiger: Return to Golf 'Depends on the Baby'

But Woods says he'll squeeze in a round with Obama either way

(Newser) - Tiger Woods still isn’t sure when he’ll return to the golf course, but he’s in for a busy spring either way, People reports. “I’m taking it tournament to tournament,” says Woods, recovering from knee surgery while his wife is expecting their second child. “...

Sports World
Full of Obama Fans

OPINION

Jan 21, 2009 12:28 PM CST

Sports World Full of Obama Fans

Usually politically quiet, sports stars come out in favor of new prez

(Newser) - Barack Obama's powers of inspiration and unification reach beyond the political world: "All around the country, athletes responded to the new president," Gwen Knapp writes for the San Francisco Chronicle. The inauguration sparked tears from big men who take physical punishment for a living, and Obama's rise has...

Best Sports Stories of 2008

OPINION

Dec 26, 2008 3:02 PM CST

Best Sports Stories of 2008

Evil Bill, golden Michael, ailing Tiger, and hapless Lions held our fascination

(Newser) - Every fan has favorite storylines from the year in sports, but a few were universally intriguing, Reid Cherner and Tom Weir write in USA Today:

Michael Phelps' eight golds in the 08/08/08 Olympics gave America a reason to root.
Our favorite hoodied villain, Patriots coach Bill Belichick, finally got his

...

Tiger's #1
Ranking in
Danger

Dec 26, 2008 1:55 PM CST

Tiger's #1 Ranking in Danger

Woods' injury absence has let rivals get closer, and he won't return until Feb.

(Newser) - Tiger Woods may be the most dominant golfer alive, but his place atop the world rankings is far from secure, Reuters reports. After his incredible US Open victory in June, Woods held a commanding lead over No. 2 Phil Mickelson, but he’s seen that lead dwindle as he recovers...

Woods Upset at Caddie for Ripping Mickelson

Dec 16, 2008 2:37 PM CST

Woods Upset at Caddie for Ripping Mickelson

Pal Williams has been 'dealt with' over calling rival 'prick,' fat joke

(Newser) - Tiger Woods is “disappointed” in longtime caddie Steve Williams for making derogatory comments about rival Phil Mickelson, the Times reports. “It was inappropriate. The matter has been discussed and dealt with,” Woods said in a statement. Williams told a large crowd in his native New Zealand that,...

GM Ends Woods
Endorsement Deal

Nov 24, 2008 1:43 PM CST

GM Ends Woods Endorsement Deal

Golfer has been Buick pitchman for 9 years

(Newser) - General Motors is ending Tiger Woods' endorsement deal in an attempt to cut costs, the Detroit News reports today. Woods has been the celebrity face of GM’s Buick brand for 9 years, but his contract will expire Dec. 31. The golfer, whose wife is expecting their second child, says...

Woods Family Awaits 2nd
Tiger Cub

Sep 2, 2008 3:50 PM CDT

Woods Family Awaits 2nd Tiger Cub

Golfer, wife, 14-month-old expect addition in late winter

(Newser) - He's done with golf for the year, but Tiger Woods found something to celebrate today: His wife is pregnant with their second child. The world’s No. 1 player said on his Web site that Elin Nordegren Woods is expecting in late winter, without being more specific about her due...