The Georgia golf community lost one of its most endearing ambassadors when amateur champion Tommy Barnes died Thursday.

In addition to his ability to compete at a high level, Mr. Barnes, 91, was equally known for his welcoming smile, his story-telling ability and his amazing memory. Able to battle the nation's best players, Mr. Barnes was equally adept at making a hacker feel comfortable during a casual round.

My thoughts and prayers go out to Mr. Barnes and his Family

Ara Parseghian didn't like the idea of a statue honoring his 11 years as coach of the Fighting Irish being placed at Notre Dame Stadium while he was still alive -- until he saw it on Saturday.

The statue depicts a scene at the end of the 1971 Cotton Bowl, when the Fighting Irish beat top-ranked Texas 24-11 to end the Longhorns' 30-game winning streak. The statue shows Parseghian pumping his right fist in the air as he sits atop the shoulders of three players.

This statue unveiling is about the only thing the Irish have done right in awhile.

Oh Rasheed what would we do with out your flagrant play

You gotta love John Clayton!

The staff and patrons of Manhattan watering hole P.J. Clarke's were only mildly surprised Monday night to learn that the gangly young man at the end of the bar grumbling about his occupation in a southern drawl was in fact Giants quarterback Eli Manning. "Go into the family business, they told me, it's what we've prepared you for—for—for your whole life," the visibly unhappy Manning told bartender Mel Gilchrist, who "really felt for the poor sap" even before recognizing Manning. "But. But! They didn't tell me that people would hate me if I wasn't perfect… I'm not perfect, y'know!

Indianapolis Colts quarterback Peyton Manning was barely able to compose himself as he apologized to his family, friends, coaches, team, and fans Tuesday, tearfully admitting that he had in fact cheated during a 1981 game of hide and seek by deliberately hiding inside his house even though it had been declared off-limits...

You gotta love the Onion

Here are the choices:

a) Bestow it as-is upon the National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum in Cooperstown, N.Y. Let it be celebrated there for generations as the artifact that resulted in the most traditionally hallowed record in North American sport.

b) Brand a prominent asterisk into the hide of the ball with a hot iron, and deliver it to Cooperstown in that condition -- as a way of protesting a record that many believe came with the benefit of illicit performance-enhancing chemicals.

c) Blast it into space on a rocket.

Make sure to vote!!!

After leading the Phillies by seven games with 17 to play, the Mets' cushion is down to 1 ½ games with 12 to play. Randolph addressed the team before Tuesday's game. The players held their own meeting. But for the second straight night, the Mets blew a four-run lead to the Nats, making it five straight losses and six in their past seven games.

Even if the Mets hold on to win the NL East title — and they certainly should, considering that the Phillies are 14th in the league in ERA — they now are one game behind the Diamondbacks in the race for the league's top overall record and home-field advantage throughout the NL playoffs.

Pathetic.

New York Knicks coach and president Isiah Thomas moved from cursing to courting a fellow executive now suing the basketball Hall of Famer for sexual harassment, a former team employee testified Tuesday.

At one meeting meant to resolve any issues between Sanders and Thomas, the two-time NBA champion guard lashed out at her by announcing, "Don't forget, you f------ bitch, I'm the president of this f------- team," Nix said his friend told him. Browne Sanders also told Nix, he testified, that Thomas had asked her in March 2004, "What the f--- is your job? What are your job responsibilities, you f------- ho?"

Guard Shawn Andrews, Cornerback Sheldon Brown, Defensive end Trent Cole, and Tight end L.J. Smith all give us there answers.

The off-field action continues to grab headlines at the Women's World Cup in China with New Zealand coach John Herdman caught up in the latest incident.

After using a two-way microphone to keep in contact with his technical staff in the grandstand during the Football Ferns' first-up 5-0 loss to Brazil, Herdman and a number of other coaches have been told "no more" by Fifa officials.

"Fifa has banned the microphones," said Herdman after his team's battling 2-0 loss to world No 6 Denmark in Wuhan on Saturday night. "They said, 'Enough is enough' and banned further use of them, which is a real disappointment for us. I'm not really sure why they have ruled this way but there have been rumours that some coaches have been connected to their players. I would be pretty amazed if that was happening."

The Formula One men spy upon one another through smoke and mirrors, but some of the women now contesting the FIFA Women's World Cup in China think they are being spied upon through two-way mirrors.

That, at least, is the claim made by Denmark, whose highly rated team is still upset that FIFA, the sport's world governing body, has washed its hands of the case of the two Chinese men apparently caught attempting to film the Danish team's strategy meeting before its surprise 3-2 loss to the Chinese hosts last week. It is serious stuff, because barring shocks, China is likely to qualify at Denmark's expense when the final group games are played Wednesday.

"I am in no doubt that FIFA and the Chinese police know who the two men are," Allan Hansen, chairman of the Danish soccer federation, DUB, was quoted as telling the Danish newspaper Politiken this weekend. "I and the Danish federation would also like to know who they are and what went on."

McLaren say their performance on the track next season will not suffer as a result of the record $100 million (50 million pound) fine imposed on them for spying on Ferrari.McLaren, who were leading Ferrari in the Formula One constructors' championship before being stripped of their 2007 points and fined by the governing body on Thursday, have yet to decide whether to appeal.

However, team boss Ron Dennis, who said they might "swallow" the fine in the interests of the sport, told reporters at the Belgian Grand Prix that McLaren would be as competitive as ever.

Is it just me or did this week in the NFL seem to be something out of the twighlight zone. Of course there was the obvious few outcomes but besides that the supposed bad teams looked good and the good teams just looked bad.

Saints 14 Buccaneers 31

49ers 17 Rams 16

Bengals 45 Browns 51 (who thought the Browns would score 51 all season)

Packers 35 Giants 13

Answers please...

If not for five blown engines, Dale Earnhardt Jr. would be racing for a Nextel Cup championship in this final season driving for his late father's company. Instead, three failures in the last seven races -- including one with six laps to go Saturday night at Richmond -- knocked NASCAR's most popular driver out of the Chase for the championship.``We broke another motor, and they seem to fall apart when they plug 'em into my car,'' Junior said. ``It's just really frustrating.'' It's also more than a little suspicious to his legion of fans, who have wondered for weeks if this was sabotage on the part of his stepmother.