Here’s a great Daily News article explaining how actovegin is seen in sports medicine circles as an aid to doping. As writer Nate Vinton says: “Actovegin may not be a banned substance in pro sports, but according to experts, the mysterious product is thought to be an accessory to the crime of doping. The Swiss-made calf’s blood derivative, which...
Like a furtive man waving people away from a troubling scene with an old cliched, “Nothing to see here, move along,” PGA Tour Commissioner Tim Finchem urged golf writers on his conference call yesterday to believe that Tiger’s transgressions are not worthy of suspension, and Woods’s link to a Doctor whose associates were busted with HGH and...
I’ll be spending the evening breaking down Tim Finchem’s press conference for you. Listening to him did not engender confidence that he’s taking the Tour in the right direction, but that article is for tomorrow. Giving credit where it is due, Outside the Lines proves they are still the best journalistic high water mark at the Four-letter. This...
As the world continues to be held hostage by Tiger Woods, according to the Times On-Line Elin Nordegren has hired celebrity divorce lawyer Sorrell Trope, 82, who boasts of being “one of the pre-eminent family law attorneys in the United States”, with experience in handling big-money, big-name cases. Past celebrity clients have included Cary Grant, Britney...
“As the most revered athlete of his generation, Woods has been toppled off his pedestal like Saddam Hussein’s statue in Baghdad . He’s become a laughing stock, lampooned on SNL and the subject of a new internet gag every day.” – Hank Gola, New York Daily News How did it come to this? Tiger Woods was supposed to be bigger than golf. Well...
Sports Business News – the place to go to understand the economics of sport – reports that Tim Finchem admits the PGA Tour will lose title sponsors and other endorsers: “It’s possible we could lose a couple of events; it’s probable that we’re going to lose some sponsors,” Finchem told the media on Wednesday, as reported by...
We hadn’t even started our Thanksgiving leftovers when the news broke that would become golf’s rejoinder to the Kennedy assassination. We will always remember where we were, and what we were doing at 2:30 p.m. on Friday November 27, 2009, when we heard the news or saw the Internet headline: “Tiger Woods in Serious Condition after Car Accident...
Accenture not only dropped Tiger Woods, but had the courage to come out and make a statement condemning the bahavior. Nike are you there? Or would you let a flippin’ werewolf plug your gear? Go ahead! Be a Tiger! I’ve been an Adidas guy all my life anyway. From the announcement on Accenture’s website: “Given the circumstances of the last two...
Great article here by Dermot, one of the most venerable and well-respected golf writers on the planet. Personally, I can’t see Woods at St. Andrews for the British Open. They are not ass star-struck with him across the pond as Americans are, and there was a surging groundswell against Woods merely for poor sportsmanship at last year’s Open at Turnberry...
We’ve never been here before…maybe not in any sport since the Black Sox…Tiger’s scandal has golf entering the Twilight Zone. From the article: “But the shock of Tiger possibly being gravely hurt was coupled with even more puzzling news: it was a one-car crash which occurred at 2:15 in the morning, hours after Thanksgiving, as he was...
William Rhoden slams Tiger Woods for not coming out and facing us, choosing to speak again through his website and ask for privacy for the grillionth time. From the article: “If his representatives think this statement will put out the fire, they are wrong. They have been wrong for 17 days. Anyone with compassion feels for the Woods family. But this was simply...
In light of the sex scandal, AT&T and Gillette are “limiting” their use of Tiger Woods in ads for the foreseeable future. From the New York Daily News article: “Tiger Woods is facing an ugly split after a long and happy relationship – with his sponsors. Corporate giants AT&T and Gillette distanced themselves Saturday from the...
Here is the text of Tiger’s statement from his website: “I am deeply aware of the disappointment and hurt that my infidelity has caused to so many people, most of all my wife and children. I want to say again to everyone that I am profoundly sorry and that I ask forgiveness. It may not be possible to repair the damage I’ve done, but I want to do my...
Think I was kidding? Sal Johnson agreed, and now so does Hank Gola of the New York Daily News.
With reports from the New York Post that Elin may want Tiger to take time off to work on their marriage, one way or another, Woods may not play in 2010.