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Posts about: car accident

Weir’s Words: “Selfishly” wants Woods back, expects more wins

I haven’t posted anything on a conference call with Mike Weir last week, largely because I’ve been busy banging out a couple of features as part of my day job. Anyway, I wrote a column about Weir’s 2010 campaign for Sympatico, which will go live later today, and had some quotes left over. I find [...]


Woods speaks — Sort of

Finally someone who admits to having spoken to Tiger Woods since November. And here I thought he’d made like Leonard Cohen and joined a monastery. Anyway, tennis star Roger Federer says he had a telephone call with Woods and that he’s coming back and will be “wonderful.” (source)
 Roger Federer says he’s spoken to his friend [...]


Tiger Woods Hoax E-Mail — How Far Has Mainstream Media Fallen

I got it — and if you’re a golf fan, or know someone with e-mail, you probably got it too. You know what I’m talking about — the e-mail detailing “the inside story” about Tiger Woods’ accident and the ensuing fallout. I pegged it right up there with notes detailing my good fortune should I [...]


Tiger Woods Statement: “I have let my family down … I will strive to be a better person and the husband and father”

In a statement posted just minutes ago on his website, Tiger Woods seems to admit that some of the stories about his “transgressions” are true.
“I have let my family down and I regret those transgressions with all of my heart. I have not been true to my values and the behavior my family deserves. I [...]


The Tiger Woods Pile On: Apparently Every Hussy Had Fling with Golfer

I always find these celebrity take downs fascinating. A week ago Tiger Woods was squeeky clean, the product pitchman for a dozen companies, and a golfer who worked out and practised 15 hours a day while doting on his lovely wife and two kids. Now to many he’s a liar who covered up a nefarious [...]