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Tiger Woods roots for Dodgers, violates Nike contract

Mon, 13 Oct 2008 12:27:55 -0500

Many people have been wondering what Tiger Woods has been up to since he's not playing golf. Well, it turns out he's relaxing while his knee heals, impregnating his wife, and watching the Dodgers, as seen here during Sunday's Game 3 against the Phillies. It's understandable that Tiger would be a Dodgers fan, seeing as he [...]

Tiger Woods roots for Dodgers, violates Nike contract

Mon, 13 Oct 2008 12:27:55 -0500

BusinessWeek's 2008 Power 100

Mon, 06 Oct 2008 21:13:35 -0500

Jack Nicklaus Doesn't Care For The PGA's FedEx Cup

Mon, 06 Oct 2008 02:46:26 -0500

The PGA created the FedEx Cup to give golf their own version of a playoff. The Cup has been a failure in its first two years due to players (Tiger Woods and Vijay Singh) having the championship locked up when the “playoffs” begin, rendering the remaining tournaments useless. Golf legend Jack Nicklaus spoke to the Los [...]

Marbury is No Mozart

Sat, 04 Oct 2008 22:26:31 -0500

"A young musician who longed to create beautiful music once asked Mozart how to become a great composer. 'It is first necessary to play an instrument well,' said Mozart. 'Of course, one must also learn the basic rules of composing and be familiar with the work of all the great composers of the past.' 'But you were only six when you began to write music!' interjected the young musician. Mozart replied: 'That's true, but I never thought to ask anyone as you're doing now.''" Story told by Grandmaster Pal Benko and reprinted in Compose Like Mozart.A true genius can make the most difficult and intricate task seem ridiculously simple. Think of a healthy Tiger Woods. Think of Michael Jordan. Think of Prince producing, composing and writing albums while also playing multiple instruments and providing multiple vocals. Think of Bobby Fischer sweeping aside other Grandmasters as if they were children who had just learned how the pieces move. Think of Alexander Solzhenitsyn, who committed to memory thousands upon thousands of words when he composed his books while in Soviet prison camps; most people can barely remember a grocery shopping list but he wrote and then memorized a stark and eloquent account of the brutality of the "Gulag Archipelago." On the other hand, those who are not geniuses can make the easiest and most straightforward task seem impossibly difficult. Rather than single out "non-geniuses" by name, think of a football team that cannot get the proper 11 players on the field at the same time and then cannot get those 11 players to act in unison before and/or after the snap. Think of a basketball player who forgets the play between the time he leaves the huddle and the time that the ball is inbounded. Think of a golfer who cannot make a simple putt or who could win a tournament by making straightforward shots but instead inexplicably takes unnecessary risks and whose path around the course transforms from a victory lap to a bizarre safari. Think of a writer who cannot get simple facts straight, let alone use proper grammar or communicate in an engaging, lively manner. Stephon Marbury is no Mozart of the hardwood. Marbury possesses certain obvious physical talents--speed, ballhandling skills, shooting ability, good strength for his size--but he neither instinctively makes the right play nor has he--paraphrasing Mozart from the above story--sufficiently familiarized himself with the work of the great composers (playmaking guards) of the past. Mozart never had to think in conventional terms about becoming a composer because he understood how to apply his talent in a way that synthesized and then expanded upon the work of previous great composers. Marbury has tried to take the same "shortcut" but without the benefit of being a basketball visionary genius. Magic Johnson passed the ball the way that Mozart composed music; like Mozart, Magic did not have to think about all of the intermediary steps in his development. A great chess player once said that his philosophy was to do things as they must be done and then see what happens--but this presupposes having the vision/talent/training necessary to see what must be done; it used to be said of Fischer that he could throw a piece in the air and it would land on the best square. For Magic, that meant seeing that his teammate would become open before even that teammate realized it and then delivering the ball through the hapless defense in such a manner that the teammate could not only catch the pass but also attempt a shot that he had a good chance of making based on his skill set.SELECT READ MORE TO SEE THE REST OF THIS ARTICLE

FedEx Cup Championship Wrap-Up

Wed, 01 Oct 2008 06:32:54 -0500

After grinding through much of the season and missing five cuts, Vijay Singh stood tall as the FedEx Championship came to a close. But what other stories developed this past week? And what sort of impact did they have on your fantasy team? Screaming Sports' Tommy D has those answers and more.

Will Tiger be Tiger Next Year?

Wed, 24 Sep 2008 06:52:21 -0500

With the traditional PGA tour season coming to a close this week, Screaming Sports' Tommy D decided it may be time to look ahead to 2009. The big story will be the return of Tiger Woods, but as Tommy D ponders, which Tiger will be returning? Can he dominate the sport of golf once again? And more importantly, how will he impact your 2009 fantasy team?

Natalie Gulbis Demos Tiger Woods PGA Tour '09

Tue, 23 Sep 2008 15:46:44 -0500

Here's a long clip of some EA company poobah droning on about its Tiger Woods PGA Tour games. And then Natalie Gulbis shows up to demo the Tiger Woods PGA Tour '09 game and brightens everything up. var addthis_pub = 'dkopesh';

Tiger Woods on his Rehab

Tue, 23 Sep 2008 15:46:44 -0500

This is actually a Golf Radio post, because this is Scott Van Pelt on ESPN Radio. And wow, does Van Pelt really kiss up to him. When this interview ended, Van Pelt rushed over and did Tiger's laundry. var addthis_pub = 'dkopesh';

Tiger Woods on his Rehab

Tue, 23 Sep 2008 15:46:44 -0500

Golf in the Olympics?

Tue, 23 Sep 2008 15:46:44 -0500

Find more videos like this on www.truveo.com. In this clip, ESPN golf editor Jason Sobel introduces a novel idea for golf in the Olympics: Make the competition one of 2-person co-ed teams. So the American team could be, as an example, Tiger Woods and Paula Creamer, competing together, as a team. var addthis_pub = 'dkopesh';

Will Ferrell Channeling Tiger Woods

Tue, 23 Sep 2008 15:40:33 -0500

Well, sort of. Tiger Woods won an ESPY Award, and Will Ferrell went up on stage to "accept" it, speaking as if he was Tiger.

Will Ferrell Channeling Tiger Woods

Tue, 23 Sep 2008 15:40:33 -0500

Well, sort of. Tiger Woods won an ESPY Award, and Will Ferrell went up on stage to "accept" it, speaking as if he was Tiger.

Cheyenne Woods Pictures

Tue, 23 Sep 2008 15:40:32 -0500

For your viewing pleasure, Tiger Woods' niece, Cheyenne Woods. All photos from 2008, when Cheyenne is a freshman at Wake Forest.

Azinger favorite to be next coach of Oakland Raiders

Mon, 22 Sep 2008 19:55:32 -0500

OAKLAND, CA — Citing his unbelievable success at the Ryder Cup, Al Davis has his eyes on Paul Azinger as the potential next coach of the Oakland Raiders. “Did you see the crap that that dude pulled with that gang of misfits at the Ryder Cup?” Davis asked SSNN. “If he can beat the Europeans with [...]