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      Ernie Els calls out Tiger for being selfish

      February 18, 2010 /

      Tiger Woods is set to speak publicly for the first time in more than three months on Friday and at least one of his golfing competitors isn’t pleased with the appearance’s timing.

      From ESPN.com:

      “It’s selfish,” former U.S. Open and British Open champion Ernie Els told Golfweek magazine. “You can write that. I feel sorry for the sponsor. Mondays are a good day to make statements, not Friday. This takes a lot away from the golf tournament.”

      The timing is peculiar at best. Woods’ appearance will take place during the third round of the Arizona tournament, sure to steal attention away from the first big event of the year. The tournament is sponsored by Accenture — coincidentally, the first sponsor to drop Woods when the scandal broke.

      Woods’ agent, Mark Steinberg, said there was no intention to upstage Accenture’s sponsorship of the Match Play tournament. In fact, Steinberg said that Accenture “couldn’t have been more supportive.”

      You can draw your own conclusions about whether or not Tiger is trying to stick it to Accenture, but at this point, why would he want to rock the boat? He’s still very much entrenched in a sex scandal that has flipped his life upside down and the last thing he would want to do is draw more negative attention to himself or the world of golf. The timing of his appearance is bad, but that doesn’t mean he wants to upstage Accenture.

      That said, I don’t blame golfers like Els for being pissed. Tiger has obviously had the spotlight on him for a long time and even when he’s not playing, the spotlight is still on him and I’m sure that guys like Els is sick of it.


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      Golf

      Eagles to hang onto Vick until preseason?

      February 18, 2010 /

      According to NFL.com’s Jason La Canfora, the Eagles might not trade quarterback Michael Vick until the preseason. The thought is to up Vick’s trade value by displaying him in preseason games and then waiting for other teams to panic due to injuries and uncertainty at the quarterback position.

      If Philly does decide to wait, it’ll cost them. Vick is due a $1.5 million roster bonus on March 5 and if the Eagles don’t trade him before then, they’ll also guarantee $1 million of the quarterback’s 2010 salary. But if they can acquire a higher draft pick in return, it’s a price the Eagles are probably willing to pay.

      The Rams remain the front-runners for Vick because of GM Billy Devaney’s relationship with the quarterback in Atlanta. Marc Bulger is no longer a viable starting option at quarterback and neither are Keith Null or Kyle Boller, so St. Louis would love to upgrade.

      The Bills are another team desperate to start fresh at the quarterback position and with Chan Gailey’s history with mobile quarterbacks, Vick would make sense in Buffalo. The Raiders might make a play for Vick as well and a sleeper team that could emerge come preseason is the Cardinals, who aren’t completely sold on Matt Leinart yet.


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      NFL, Rumors & Gossip

      Sam Bradford won’t work out until March 25

      February 18, 2010 /

      The agent for quarterback prospect Sam Bradford has informed all NFL teams that the Oklahoma product will not work out until March 25. Dr. James Andrews, who performed the quarterbacks’ shoulder surgery, has advised Bradford not to resume throwing until late next month.

      From USA Today:

      Bradford suffered a shoulder injury last year that limited him to just three games. He will participate in team meetings and interviews at the scouting combine next week, Jeremiah reported.

      Bradford will not only miss the scouting combine, but also Oklahoma’s March 9 Pro Day. He’ll have another shot to throw on March 25 and if he performs well, then chances are his stock won’t fall too much come April.


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      College Football

      McGwire sticks to story: Steroid use was to heal

      February 17, 2010 /

      Mark McGwire showed up on the first day pitchers and catchers reported to spring training and offered yet another apology for his use of performance enhancing drugs during his playing days. He maintains that the steroids were used to help him heal, not hit home runs.

      From USA Today:

      Mark McGwire said Wednesday that performance-enhancing drugs helped him get on the field and get more at-bats, but he stopped short of saying that the illegal drugs helped his power.

      When asked about not admitting that steroids helped his home-run power, McGwire, the new batting coach for the St. Louis Cardinals, said that he took steroids to help his injuries.

      “That got me more at-bats and a chance to play,” he told reporters during a 17-minute interview outside the Cardinals’ clubhouse at Roger Dean Stadium, hours after he first worked with St. Louis hitters at their spring training home.

      There are people in this world that start to believe in their own lies after awhile. I’m not sure if McGwire fits that mold, but it’s amazing to me that he can look at people with a straight face and say that the drug use was only so that he could stay healthy.

      He could apologize 100 more times and what he says still wouldn’t carry any weight until he admits he juiced so that he could hit 500-foot home runs. If he just wanted to stay healthy, then he didn’t need to bulk up to the size of a freaking linebacker.

      His apologies are very hollow and insulting to baseball fans, but at this point it’s just time to move on. He’s not going to change his story any time soon.

      MLB

      Lindsey Vonn wins gold in downhill

      February 17, 2010 /

      Despite battling an injured right shin, American Lindsey Vonn took home the gold medal in women’s Olympic downhill on Wednesday. Downhill is the first of five races that Vonn plans to compete in during the Winter Games.

      From Yahoo! Sports:

      Vonn was hurt Feb. 2 during pre-Olympic practice in Austria and had hardly skied over the past two weeks.

      Still, as the two-time defending overall World Cup champion and the winner of five of the six downhills this season, she was an overwhelming favorite.

      Vonn increased her lead at the first three checkpoints, although she lost nearly two tenths on the bottom after getting knocked off balance as she went over a small bump just before the finish.

      What’s remarkable about Vonn’s performance is not only was she injured, but due to bad whether in Whistler of the past week she and the other competitors also only received one downhill training session, which was before the race. Plus, the course was extremely bumpy so for her to still win a gold medal despite having to overcome several obstacles is impressive.


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      The Olympics, Women

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