Tiger Roars, Crying Foul And Johan's Asterisk

Monday, June 4, 2012 Vintage Tiger When you have Jack Nicklaus raving like a fanboy then you must have done something mighty impressive on a golf course. Tiger Woods' memorable shot on the 16th hole at the 2012 Memorial Tournament certainly qualifies as "mighty impressive" and then some. Trailing leader Rory Sabbatini by a stroke on Sunday afternoon and facing a treacherous lie about 50 feet from the cup, Tiger made just the sort of bold and breathtaking shot that had originally lifted him to the lofty heights from which he has so publicly fallen. The stunning 50-foot chip for birdie pulled Woods level with Sabbatini and had the term "Vintage Tiger" trending on Twitter in no time. And, in true vintage fashion, Tiger celebrated the shot with a fierce fist pump. "I don't think I've ever seen a better one. That was the most unbelievable, gutsy shot that I've ever seen," gushed Nicklaus, who founded the tournament, after Jim Nantz of CBS asked if anyone had hit a better shot at the Memorial. "It was really, really unbelievable, particularly because of the position he was in. He hits it short the tournament is over. He hits it long the tournament is over. He put it in the hole. Unbelievable." Not long after making that shot, Woods was shaking hands with Nicklaus near the 18th green. Not only had Woods overtaken Sabbatini to win the Memorial (for the fifth time) but he'd also tied Nicklaus for 2nd on the all-time wins list with 73 PGA Tour victories. Rajon Rondo Rips 'Crying' Heat U.S. Gymnast Shawn Johnson Ends Olympic Comeback Bid French Open Results: Sharapova Survives, Defending Champ Ousted Does Johan Santana's No-Hitter Deserve An Asterisk? Judge Denies Accusers' Bid For Pseudonyms In Jerry Sandusky Trial BLOG POSTS Joshua Lamel: Life as a Mets Fan With the No-Hitter Streak At the core of being a Met fan is the no-hitter streak. It is hard to understand. The streak defies logic. Names like Gooden, Seaver, Koosman, Cone, Viola, Hampton, Leiter and El Sid are etched in Met fan memories, and none ever did what Johan Santana did Friday night. Jordan Schultz: Rajon Rondo Drives Celtics Past Heat It was not supposed to be this close. Boston was not supposed to be this good; Miami, not this vulnerable. Four games through what has already been a grueling Eastern Conference finals, Miami and Boston are dead even at two games apiece. Max Kolonko: EURO 2012 Soccer -- Stadiums of Hate? Nazi salutes, taunting black players with monkey noises, anti-Semitic banners in the hands of bulky thugs with shaven heads -- these are Polish and Ukrainian soccer stadiums on the eve of Euro 2012 in the BBC's Panorama documentary Stadiums of Hate. Stu Kreisman: The Best Sport Ever Is... This time of year I love to sit back in my most comfortable chair and watch the playoffs. I could watch three games in a row and it wouldn't faze me in the least. Nothing like it. Best sport ever. Maura Kastberg: Why Justin Combs, Son of Sean "Diddy" Combs, Deserves His Athletic Scholarship No, Justin doesn't need the scholarship; he can afford to attend any college he wants to. But there are thousands of students that are offered merit based aid they don't "need" every spring.

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