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Tiger Woods Latest News: Tiger To Return To Golf (And Elin?)

vincent — Wed, 13 Jan 2010 05:02:58 +0000

Tiger Woods is a young man to retire, especially considering how many feel about his stature in the world of golf. His former coach, Butch Harmon, is sure that Tiger Woods will be back on the links.

Harmon coached Tiger Woods from 1992-2002. He thinks Woods will play in the US Open and The Open at St Andrews this year.

“Those who say he will never play again are crazy,” he told The Sun, “I think he will play this year. The reason I say that is two of the Major venues this year – the US Open at Pebble Beach and The Open at St Andrews – are two of his favorite places.”

Tiger Woods has seen suprising support from golf experts and from his many business associates, especially in light of the nature of the scandal surrounding him.

It’s almost as if some people dealt with two different Tiger Woods. Harmon counts himself among those who didn’t know anything about Tiger’s naughty nature. He said he was shocked by the reports he was reading about his former student.

By Farnsworth Freaker (www.timesoftheinternet.com)

Photos from www.fanpop.com

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Put Some Zip On It

vincent — Thu, 07 Jan 2010 05:23:55 +0000

Be Aggressive!
Toss on a bright windbreaker just before you head out the door. It’s the quickest way to invigorate a drab look with some much needed color.

Go For the Tie
You should know by now that a tie isn’t just for the office guy. Try a windbreaker-tie combo, the badass version of dressy casual.

Take Control
Don’t be afraid to put your own stamp on the jacket—cinch the drawstring or push up the sleeves. Forearm ink optional.

Guard Yourself
Plenty of windbreakers come with a hood. Use it.

Watch Your Feet
Just as you’d do with your business wardrobe, try matching the color of your kicks to the rest of your outfit.

Photo: Ben Watts

By www.gq.com

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Down with Chris Paul

vincent — Fri, 25 Dec 2009 05:51:24 +0000

The NBA’s premier point guard demonstrates why a down vest is that one piece of winterwear no man on the go should ever go without.

It was a Cinderella story to rival even the Celtics’ bottom-to-top run: After two years of slumming it in Oklahoma City, the New Orleans Hornets return to their home arena, where a 23-year-old point guard ignites the court and saves the franchise from permanent relocation. And while Chris Paul may not have carried his team as far as Allen, Pierce, Garnett, and company, 2008 was the year he officially stole the title of most dazzling point guard in the league from Steve Nash. And there’s that Olympic gold, too. Here, Paul looks back.

Interview by Beth Altschull
Photographs by Ben Watts

www.gq.com/style/wear-it-now/200811/chris-paul-hornets-nba-vests

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Tag Heuer Keeps Tiger Woods, Will “Downscale” His Presence

vincent — Tue, 22 Dec 2009 05:40:51 +0000

It’s still Tiger Time as far as TAG Heuer is concerned.

The prestigious watchmaker has clarified Friday’s reports that it had dropped Tiger Woods as a “brand ambassador” in the wake of his adultery scandals.

In a statement to UsMagazine.com, TAG Heuer President and CEO Jean-Christoph Babin says, “the partnership with Tiger Woods will continue.” With some temporary modifications, that is.

“We will downscale the use of his image in certain markets for a period of time, depending on his decision about returning to professional golf,” Babin explains.

The decision to “downscale” was made out of “respect” for Woods’ “privacy” at this time. “We will continue to actively support the Tiger Woods Foundation,” Babin adds.

by www.usmagazine.com
Credit: Ross Kinnaird/Getty Images; INFphoto.com

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Tiger Woods Gets Court Order Blocking Nude Photos and Videos

vincent — Wed, 16 Dec 2009 05:00:28 +0000

Got wood? Tiger Woods’ British lawyers have secured a court order barring publications from printing nude pictures and/or videos of the superstar golfer. The order issued by the High Court of London has been circulated by Woods’ lawyers to British publications and blogs, according TMZ. However, the letter claims, the order is not an “admission that any such photographs exist.”

2009_12_10_tiger_woods The court order, which covers any possible videos or cell phone videos, blocks the publicationof any “images taken or obtained of the claimant [Tiger] naked or any naked parts of the claimant’s [Tiger's] body or of him involved in any sexual activity.”

by rodonline.typepad.com

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Man Cannot Fly in the House of Mutombo

vincent — Sun, 06 Dec 2009 05:52:55 +0000

Wednesday our Stadium Style expert Adam Rapoport finally put to rest the half-century-old question of whether you, the GQ reader, can pull off a fur coat: Hell no—not unless you’re Magic Johnson circa 1986. Well, this must be Give Your Favorite Basketball Players A Pass On The Rules By Which The Rest Of Us Are Inextricably Bound Week, because to the otherwise hard and fast law that you should never, under any circumstances, refer to yourself in the third person, we recently discovered the one exception. (And no, it’s not this guy.)

The new rule is this: If you speak nine languages and graduated with a dual degree in linguistics and diplomacy from Georgetown University while spending your summers interning at Congress and the World Bank and setting an all-time Hoya record for most blocked shots in a single game; if you went on to enjoy a stellar, nearly-two-decade long NBA career, earning eight All-Star nods and establishing yourself as one of the greatest defensive forces to ever step foot on a basketball court; if the tens of thousands of shots that you swatted into the press box or otherwise altered for the worse by dint of sheer intimidation were far, far outnumbered by the millions of lives you touched during each offseason (among those aided: a group of underprivileged youth in Johannesburg who live in the dorms your foundation re-furbished, the hundreds of thousands of children throughout Africa who’ve attended your basketball clinics, and your fellow countrymen who now receive improved care at Biamba Marie Mutombo Hospital—named for your late mother—the first new hospital to be built in the Democratic Republic of Congo in nearly forty years); and if you were just named to the recently-created post of NBA Global Ambassador, whose essential mission is to help unite the world through basketball… then your name is Dikembe Mutombo, and you, sir, are the only man we know who is perfectly entitled to refer to himself in the third person whenever he damn well pleases.

by Laurence Lowe
www.gq.com

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Ron Artest, Shirtless and in Boxer Shorts, on “Jimmy Kimmel”

vincent — Sat, 05 Dec 2009 05:52:28 +0000

For today’s sexy: Lakers forward Ron Artest appears on Jimmy Kimmel Live shirtless and in “sexy” boxer shorts. After some light banter and a marriage proposal from Kimmel—”Don’t worry,” the talk show host assures him. “I’ll be the wife wink wink”—Ron Ron explains his outfit. “Sometimes I just do this …. wear sexy boxer shorts like this. But I’m not ‘freeballing’, I’m wearing underwear underneath.” The baller stood up and modeled front and rear gave a peek of what was in his “pockets”.

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Tiger Woods gets ticket for careless driving

vincent — Fri, 04 Dec 2009 05:52:03 +0000

The golfer has already paid the $164 fine. State attorney’s office officials told Florida troopers there is insufficient evidence to pursue case further and no claims of domestic violence were made.

Reporting from Orlando, Fla. – After five days of speculation about Tiger Woods’ crash outside his mansion, the Florida Highway Patrol announced Tuesday it gave the world’s No. 1 golfer a traffic ticket.

Woods already has paid the $164 fine, court records show.

Woods, 33, drove carelessly when he steered his Cadillac Escalade into a fire hydrant and then into a neighbor’s tree about 2:25 a.m. Friday, troopers said. In addition to the fine, he received four points on his driving record, FHP spokeswoman Sgt. Kim Montes said.

During a brief news conference, Montes insisted that the world-famous athlete had not received special treatment.

The Orange-Osceola state attorney’s office advised troopers there was insufficient evidence to issue a subpoena or require that blood evidence from Woods’ hospitalization be handed to investigators, said Maj. Cindy Williams.

No one involved in the incident made any claims of domestic violence, Williams said. Such allegations might have compelled investigators to look further into the accident.

By Willoughby Mariano and Bianca Prieto
December 2, 2009
www.latimes.com

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At His Peak

vincent — Sun, 29 Nov 2009 05:17:13 +0000

While capturing his fourth NBA title this year, Kobe Bryant confidently reasserted his claim to being the best player on the planet. And as he pulls on an elite selection of peak-lapel suits, it’s fair to say he’s never looked better.

By Joel Lovell
Photographs by Peggy Sirota
www.gq.com/entertainment

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SA Olympics Suspends Chuene and ASA Over Caster Semenya

vincent — Fri, 13 Nov 2009 05:36:19 +0000

Mokgadi Caster Semenya (born 7 January 1991) is a South African middle-distance runner and world champion. Semenya won gold in the 800 metres at the 2009 World Championships in Athletics with a time of 1:55.45 in the final.

Following her victory at the 2009 World Championships, questions about Semenya’s gender were raised.

In August Semenya won gold in the 800 meters at the 2009 World Championships in Athletics with a time of 1:55.45 in the final, again setting the fastest time of the year. Following her victory, questions were raised about her gender. Semenya stated she was unconcerned about the rumours or the verification and that she considered boycotting the medal ceremony as a result.

Dramatic update to the case of South African middle distance runner Caster Semenya. The South African Sports Confederation and Olympic Committee has suspended Athletics South Africa President Leonard Chuene, the entire board and other ASA employees “for their handling of the Caster Semenya gender fiasco”, reports Independent Online. SASOC suspended ASA after the athletics body challenged its authority to suspend Chuene.

The 18-year-old University of Pretoria athlete has been the subject of a gender controversy since winning the 800m race in record time at the IAAF games. The results of complex gender tests were leaked last week that reveal she is intersexed with internal testes and no uterus or ovaries. Chuene previously denied gender verification tests were begun on Semenya before Berlin. IAAF sources say ASA was “well aware” of Caster Semenya’s medical condition and did not tell her.

By Rod McCullom (rodonline.typepad.com)
Photos from buzzdemon.com

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