It's a boy for Tiger Woods.
The golfer and his wife, Elin Nordegren, welcomed a baby boy named ...
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Tiger Woods' flair for drama has turned the U.S. Open into the gift to golf fans that keeps on giving. After a stunning 12-foot birdie putt on the 18th hole at Torrey Pines in San Diego on Sunday, Woods forced a playoff against 45-year-old Rocco Mediate. Coverage of Monday's playoff will begin on ESPN at noon/ET before moving to NBC at 2 pm.Watch video of the clutch birdie:
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The U.S. Open — the second of men's golf's four majors — tees off Thursday morning from Torrey Pines Golf Club in San Diego. Two of golf's most popular players — and two of its most competitive rivals — will be paired during the first two rounds. Tiger Woods will be seeking his third U.S. Open title (and 14th major title) and is coming off a two-month layoff following knee surgery. He has won at Torrey Pines six times in his career. Phil Mickelson seeks his first Open title and is no stranger to Torrey Pines. The San Diego native played his high school matches at the golf club. —J.R. WhalenThis year's U.S. Open is the first to be scheduled to air in primetime. NBC and ESPN share coverage:Thursday, June 12 1-3pm/ET and 5-9:25 pm/ET, ESPN3-5 pm/ET, NBCFriday, June 131-3pm/ET and 5-10 pm/ET, ESPN3-5 pm/ET, NBCSaturday, June 144-10 pm/ET, NBCSunday, June 153-9 pm/ET, NBC
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The 2008 Masters — beginning Thursday — carries some impressive numbers. This will be CBS’ 53rd straight year of televising golf’s most megawatt major. The network has eight hours of coverage during the last two rounds at Augusta National Golf Club, on Saturday (April 12, 3:30 pm/ET) and Sunday (April 13, 2:30 pm/ET). ESPN is making its Masters debut this year with first- and second-round coverage Thursday and Friday (April 10 and 11, 4 pm/ET).Online coverage at masters.org includes over 48 hours of live video throughout the four-day event. This includes, for the first time, live looks from the 15th and 16th holes, adding to the successful live views from Amen Corner (11th, 12th and 13th holes), which have been streamed since 2006. (Much of the video can also be found at cbssports.com and espn360.com.) But arguably, the most important number at the Masters will be 42, as in 42 Long, reportedly Tiger Woods’ jacket size. The sport’s unstoppable force ...
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Kelly Tilghman made her return to the Golf Channel at 3 pm/ET today for coverage of the Buick Invitational. Tilghman was suspended by the network for two weeks following controversial on-air comments she made about Tiger Woods on Jan. 4. During a discussion of Woods' dominance on the golf course, Tilghman said challengers would need to "lynch him in a back alley" if they were to have any chance of winning. In a statement, Woods said he knew "unequivocally that there was no ill intent in her comments," and called it "a non-issue." Still, the Golf Channel felt the need to bench Tilghman while the situation cooled off.Before this afternoon's coverage began, in a pretaped apology Tilghman said, "In a recent live broadcast, I used an inappropriate word that was offensive to many. Over the last two weeks I've taken the time to reflect and truly understand the impact of what I said. While I did not intend to offend anyone, I understand why those words were hurtful. I am terribly sorry for ...
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