There were some great moments in 2007, but it was a year of death and a steady rain of scandal.
By King Kaufman Dec 30, 2007
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The LPGA's Korean golfers might not speak the best English, but broadcast rights to televise their exploits are a gold mine
By Andrew Leonard
September 8, 2008
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The premier female golfer of her generation and the No. 1 tennis player in the world retire on consecutive days. Is something up?
By King Kaufman
May 15, 2008
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Moscow's mayor calls gay rights parades "satanic." Also, sex-infused women's golf.
By Catherine Price
January 30, 2007
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Hubris and ruthless amorality raised Tom DeLay to the heights -- and hurled him into darkness and disgrace.
By Walter Shapiro
April 5, 2006
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The LPGA says its new rules requiring English-fluency are for the good of the golfers. But what about the TV ratings?
By Andrew Leonard
August 26, 2008
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Legendary screw-up John Daly DQ'd from Arnold Palmer's tournament, but he's not the only one. Plus: Bob Knight on ESPN. And: The bogus lost-productivity estimate returns.
By King Kaufman
March 13, 2008
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Michelle Wie, a 16-year-old golfer, is criticized for competing in men's tournaments.
By Tracy Clark-Flory
September 15, 2006
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Michelle Wie to turn pro? But what about college golf? Plus: Monarchs rule.
September 21, 2005
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Will the pampered elite finally show some respect for their fans at this week's U.S. Open, or will they throw their usual tantrums?
By Colman McCarthy
June 14, 2005
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Missteps by Howell Raines, the New York Times' imperious top editor, have left the nation's best newspaper vulnerable to attacks by the right.
By Eric Boehlert
December 18, 2002
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Must Tiger Woods support every p.c. protest, no matter how
trivial, just because he's benefited from the
"struggles" of others?
By King Kaufman
November 27, 2002
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He's the best in the game, but it takes more than one great golfer to carry the sport.
By Allen Barra
May 30, 2001
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Plus: Why aren't Gary Carter and Joe Torre in the Hall?
By Allen Barra
January 17, 2001
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Tiger Woods and the Williams sisters want a bigger cut of the increased revenues they've created. Not for winning, but just for showing up. Only a fool would give it to them.
By Allen Barra
November 22, 2000
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A strip club in New York offers a golf-practice area and club repair to comply with local law.
By Jack Boulware
November 15, 2000
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A German golfer, kicked out of his club for appearing in a porn film, is reinstated by a judge's ruling.
By Jack Boulware
October 23, 2000
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The PGA says it's hitting the ball in the hole, plus walking; disabled golfer Casey Martin says the walking doesn't matter. The Supreme Court will be asked to decide.
By Gary Kaufman
July 5, 2000
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Until golf as a spectator sport means as much to America as baseball and basketball, let's hold those comparisons to Babe Ruth and Michael Jordan.
By Allen Barra
June 23, 2000
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Mr. Woods is magnificent as he overpowers all opponents.
By David Thomson
June 23, 2000
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Our travel expert sends a 70-year-old, a golfer and two 4-year-olds on their way.
By Donald D. Groff
September 29, 1999
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Home Movies video columnist Charles Taylor on George Cukor's 'Pat and Mike,' starring Spencer Tracy and Katherine Hepburn.
By Charles Taylor
February 1, 1999
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Watching Tiger Woods play golf reconnected me with a heedless kind of faith and a sense of journey I hadn't felt in years.
By Erin J. Aubry
October 1, 1998
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Insurance industry studies are showing that sports utility
vehicles cause more deaths, injuries and damage in collisions with other
cars. One solution: Raise their insurance rates.
By Ros Davidson
December 8, 1997
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If Bill Clinton is supposed to be th "education president," then why are all the public schools in the nation's capital closed?
By Harry Jaffe
September 8, 1997
The year in sports
The Korean golf money train
Sorenstam, Henin quit while they're ahead
What else we're reading
Exterminated by greed
When golfers attack
Troubled Times
Transcending the game
Tiger, Tiger, burning bright
Glenn Greenwald
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