With announcements to a combined Facebook and Twitter audience of nearly 6.5 million, golfer Tiger Woods and skier Lindsey Vonn confirmed Monday that they are dating, then asked for privacy because they want to live "as an ordinary couple."
World Number 3 Tiger Woods has been fined an undefined amount after he was spitting several
times during his final round in the Dubai Classic which was won by Spaniard Alvaro Quiros who
carded a Hole in One.
If you had the opportunity to see the final round of the Chevron World
Championship you would have seen one of the best finishes to a tournament in a long time.
Having Tiger Woods playing well again can only be a good thing for Golf. And well
done Graeme McDowell!
Tiger Woods se acaba de construir una pequeña casa de 55 millones de dolares y Forbes lo nombro
el deportista mas rico del mundo en la epoca moderna de deporte.
Pero esta historia capto mi atención: El profesor Peter Struck, de la Universidad de Pennsylvania (EE.
Can you imagine a sports world without the Williams sisters, Jackie Joyner Kersee or Gabby Douglas? It's pretty difficult to picture, but there once was a time when women weren't allowed to compete. And there was also a time when black athletes weren't allowed to be on the same playing field as white people.
Ilkay Gündogan, Sidney Sam, Mario Götze, Gerald Asamoah sind bestens in Deutschland integriert. Daher zeigt die Gang auch, das Integration spielend gelingen kann. Man muss nur wollen und man braucht die richtigen Vorbilder. Zweiteres sollte kein Problem sein, denn die vier kann man sich mit Sicherheit als Vorbild nehmen.
Soccer super stud Alex Morgan had to look twice in the mirror to make sure she wasn't completely
exposed. Despite feeling slightly uncomfortable, Morgan was thrilled with the end result.
Olympic gold medal swimmer Natalie Coughlin loved modeling for the SI Swimsuit issue, despite
the 12 hours it took to paint a swimsuit on her.
The whole Carlos Tevez saga is quickly turning into a farcical situation, with the AWOL player and
his club, Manchester City, seemingly growing further and further apart by the day. However, neither
side really seems too bothered by the whole affair. While the Citizens have been dominating the
Premier League, Tevez has been enjoying himself [.
Injuries are an occupational hazard of football. A slight muscle pull, an awkward landing on the
pitch, or a crunching can all be sources of a spell in the sidelines. However, there are
surprisingly are a wide variety of different ways a football player can end up on the treatment
table, as Swansea City defender [.
Sergio Garcia came on as a substitute for eight minutes of Borriol's 1-0 defeat to Ribarroja in the
Tercera Division, playing on the left of midfield. The former world No. 2, who counts World Cup
Golden Ball winner Diego Forlan among his friends, is a huge football fan and is the president of
his local club.
No es la primera vez que la cantante colombiana es protagonista de un post en este espacio,
ahora lo hace porque practica el Golf de tal manera que Lorena Ochoa envidia que tenga mas
titulares que ella en su propio deporte y paÃs.
Al inicio de este mes la cantante jugo en la ciudad de Puebla.
Big shock for SPANISH SPORTS & the World of Golf with the sad news of the death this early morning
of Spanish Golf legend SEVE BALLESTEROS. The Sportsman dies at the age of 54 at his home in the
North of Spain surrounded by all his family. Spanish Golf leyend Seve Ballesteros In 2008 he was
detected a brain tumour which made him go through surgery 4 times.
42 year old Darren Clarke claimed his first Major today winning the 2011
British Open by three shots from Dustin Johnson and Phil Mickelson who shared second place.
I have to confess that one of my favorite players to interview when I started covering soccer in
2004 was Ronnie O'Brien. He was with Dallas at the time, and besides being outspoken, the accent of
his native Ireland was simply impressive. It was just fun to hear it, even if sometimes I couldn't
understand him, especially when he'd be upset at an officiating decision.
I have to confess that one of my favorite players to interview when I started covering soccer in
2004 was Ronnie O'Brien. He was with Dallas at the time, and besides being outspoken, the accent of
his native Ireland was simply impressive. It was just fun to hear it, even if sometimes I couldn't
understand him, especially when he'd be upset at an officiating decision.
Jose Maria Olazabal will captain Europe's Ryder Cup Team at Medinah Illinois in
2012.
Olazabal is a veteran player of seven Ryder Cup Team's and was instrumental in Europe's success
in 2010 when he was deputy captain to Colin Mongomerie.
Well it would seem that Moyes has not yet signed a new deal which is a bit silly of the BBC to
report that it was a done deal. I know he will sign and I can understand why he hasn't signed yet
but let's just get it done.
Anyway in 4 hours from now golf becomes interesting as The Ryder Cup gets underway!
MY mate Woodsy considers himself a betting guru. He's got views on anything remotely sporty
and claims his autistic traits give him a photographic memory which he can use to devastating
effect in the bookies, he says. He once frightened the pants off Roy Wegerle by sidling up
to the former QPR, Blackburn and Coventry striker in the gents at Garlands, Liverpool, or the Lido,
Ainsdale, and describing in intimate detail every goal of Wegerle's career.
One player... one Welshman... one absolute twit. A player who manages to stir up so much anguish
towards him purely because of his irritating actions on the pitch, if you haven't guessed already
I'm talking about Craig Bellamy.
Those who thought Robbie Savage - good effort - but in this case, close by no cigar. Even Savage
has been out-Savaged by this 5ft nothing argumentative, irksome little oik since his arrival on the
Premiership scene in 2001.
The young Arsenal star Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain is begging Robin van Persie to stay, not just
because of his play but because he organizes all the social events in the Arsenal calendar!
Oxade-Chamberlain voiced all his good words for his captain van Persie in an interview in The Sun
yesterday. He is certain that it will [.
FIRST ANNUAL NICK FRANCAMEMORIAL GOLF TOURNAMENT Monday, April 30th, 2012Chantilly National Golf and Country Club14901 Braddock Road, Centerville, VAPlease register (see
back) byApril 1, 2012
Nick FrancaFormat 4 Person, Captain's Choice (please register as a team)
Program 11:00 AM - Registration, Auction Preview, Raffle Tickets, Putting Contest, Boxed Lunch
12:30 PM - Shotgun
5:30 PM - Live Like Nick Did (LLND) Program, Dinner, Silent Auction, Raffle, Awards
Special Events Closest to the pin, hole-in-one car contest, longest drive (men and women), silent
auction*, raffle*
*Please contact Sallie Buben to donate auction and raffle itemsSalliebuben@gmail.
At only 16-years old, Lexi Thompson has just carved her name into the history
books, becoming the youngest ever winner of a LPGA tournament. Thompson closed with a final round
of 2-under Sunday to win the Navistar LPGA Classic, beating Tiffany Joh by five
strokes to finish at 17-under 271.
The USPGA Championship went to a play-off on Sunday, with an unknown
Keegan Bradley playing some fantastic shots for his first major win in his first
major appearance!
Bradley was five shots behind with only three holes left and ended up beating fellow American
Jason Dufner in a three-hole play-off to become USPGA champion.
27 year old Spaniard Alvaro Quiros secured his fifth European title success
after a final round Hole in One at the 11th helped him pip Denmark's Anders Hansen
by one shot in the Dubai Desert Classic today.
Padraig Harrington was dis-qualified after an eagle-eyed viewer phoned European
Tour Officials, claiming Harrington had inadvertently moved his ball forward when putting it down
on his marker.
Harrington signed for a round of 65, but under the Rules of Golf he should have been given a two
stroke penalty for the ball moving forward hence his dis-qualification at Abu Dhabi.
Sometimes it's time to move on, but moving on can hurt. After weeks of waiting it finally happened,
the tailgating car, a 2002 vw golf, was traded in as part of a deal for a new car for the
family.
The car was getting up there in miles and in memories. It has seen its fair share of sporting
events, most of them documented on this site.
All I can say is what a day. Sunday might go down as one of the best days of sports in a very long
time from Tigers dramatic putt on the 18th to force a playoff at the US Open, to the Lakers holding
on to beat the Celtics in the NBA Finals to force a game six in Boston, to the Turks dramatic win
over the Czechs in Euro 2008 at the end of the day all I could say was Wow!
I'VE been wasting several hours over the last few weeks playing Amen Corner at the Augusta
National Club - home of the US Masters. Glorious weather every day. The azaleas look
magnificent in full bloom around the 12th green. Jack's been at my side, holding my bag and giving
me advice over tricky putts.
