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Let’s get this out of the way first and foremost heading into the PGA Tour’s “fifth major” this weekend at TPC Sawgrass in Ponte Vedra Beach, Fla.: Tiger Woods is not playing. Thus, the chances of many increase significantly and probably make this story a little more worthwhile. Even without Tiger, the field is stellar: 49 of the top 50 players in the FedEx Cup points are playing. Every player who has won a tournament since the start of 2007 is teeing it up at Sawgrass other than Tiger. Phil Mickelson is the defending champ at The Players, as Lefty came from behind on the final day to defeat Sergio Garcia by two strokes in 2007. Mickelson, ...

Following a week in which the New York Daily News reported his affairs with several women, Roger Clemens released a statement Sunday night apologizing for "mistakes in his personal life," while again denying he ever used performance-enhancing drugs. “I know that many people want to know what I have to say about the recent articles in the media. Even though these articles contain many false accusations and mistakes, I need to say that I have made mistakes in my personal life for which I am sorry," Clemens said in a statement handed to the Houston Chronicle. "Now, I have been accused of having an improper relationship with a 15-year-old girl. Nothing could be further from the truth. This ...

If you live in the Cleveland area, you get a damn cheap large pizza this Thursday from Papa John’s should you want one. The pizza chain issued an apology to Cleveland and the Cavaliers for making T-shirts with LeBron James' number and the word "crybaby" under it. To apologize, Papa John's will sell Cleveland residents a large, one-topping pizza for 23 cents on Thursday. The 23 is an homage to James' jersey number. The company also will donate $10,000 to the Cavaliers Youth Fund. The pizza chain's T-shirts were featured during the Cavs' games against the Wizards on Friday in Washington. Wizards fans taunted the Cavs, who won the payoff series that night in Game 6. ...

Apparently in Louisiana, it's OK to have sex with kids.According to a column in The Buffalo News, former Utah Jazz star Karl Malone had an illegitimate kid with a woman by the name of Gloria Bell. Now, you say, why is this column from the Buffalo News? Because that child, Demetrius Bell, was taken in the seventh round of last week’s draft by the Bills. Malone and Bell have had very little contact during Bell’s life. His mother, Gloria Bell, reportedly was only 13  and Malone a college sophomore at Louisiana Tech when Demetrius was born. Malone might have served jail time had her family asked the district attorney to file criminal charges. Bell didn’t even ...

Roger Clemens is the biggest lying weasel alive and needs to go into hibernation. Does anyone truly believe a word this guy has ever said now?A few days after a reported affair with Mindy McCready was acknowledged by the singer, Clemens apparently got sloppy seconds from John Daly!Several sources told the New York Daily News on Wednesday that Clemens had a relationship with Paulette Dean Daly, a former wife of champion golfer John Daly.YUCK! The sources said Clemens, a married father of four, arranged trips to Anaheim Stadium for Daly to watch him pitch for the Yankees against the Angels. Sources also said he spent time with her in Palm Springs, Calif. The pair met at the Bob ...

Awesome story from New York Daily News, saying Roger Clemens began a 10-year affair with country singer Mindy McCready when Clemens was 28 and married. Oh, and when McCready was 15!!!! YOU CANT MAKE THIS STUFF UP!! Has anyone fallen from grace as fast as Clemens? For what it’s worth, his attorney admits the 10-year friendship but says it wasn’t sexual. Yeah, right. Because giving money to a hot, young, famous woman and taking her on vacations is something you do with just a friend. Ciick here to read the Daily News story  

Off doing research on the Boston Marathon and came across this trivia of America’s top distance race. If you weren't aware, it is run on  Monday morning (the Red Sox also play their annual pre-noon game)    * The Boston Marathon course is 26 miles, 385 yards (42.195 kilometers)     * About 22,5000 runners compete in the Boston Marathon     * Runners now begin the Boston Marathon in two waves of approximately 10,000 runners each     * The total prize money package for the Boston Marathon is $575,000     * The winners of the Men and Women Open Division Winners each receive $100,000     * Prize money was first awarded at the Boston Marathon in 1986     * Since 1969 ...

New York Giants quarterback Eli Manning and his college sweetheart, Abby McGrew, were married at sunset on a beach in Cabo San Lucas, Mexico, on April 19, according to the New York Daily News. McGrew, who wore a strapless white gown, was attended by six bridesmaids at the private event, which was attended by 60 friends and family members. Giants star Manning, 27, and McGrew, 24, exchanged vows on a platform in the sand as waves crashed over rocks behind them at the One & Only Palmilla Resort. Manning's parents, Archie and Olivia, and his brothers, Cooper and Peyton, were among the guests, who were taken to the nuptials in golf carts. Eli and his six ...

2008 NFL week-by-week schedule:    Week 1 Date Teams Time Network Thurs., Sept. 4 Washington Redskins at New York Giants 7 p.m. NBC Sun., Sept. 7 Cincinnati Bengals at Baltimore Ravens 1 p.m. CBS Sun., Sept. 7 New York Jets at Miami Dolphins 1 p.m. CBS Sun., Sept. 7 Kansas City Chiefs at New England Patriots 1 p.m. CBS Sun., Sept. 7 Houston Texans at Pittsburgh Steelers 1 p.m. CBS Sun., Sept. 7 Jacksonville Jaguars at Tennessee Titans 1 p.m. CBS Sun., Sept. 7 Detroit Lions at Atlanta Falcons 1 p.m. FOX Sun., Sept. 7 Seattle Seahawks at Buffalo Bills 1 p.m. FOX Sun., Sept. ...

Former Georgia and NFL star running back Herschel Walker reveals in his book that he struggles with dissociative identity disorder, saying he tried to manage a dozen alternate personalities and that the condition nearly drove him to suicide. In a "Nightline" interview that will air Monday on ABC, the 46-year-old Walker said he has been in treatment for eight years and believes the disorder is under control, adding that writing the book was therapeutic for him. Following a Heisman Trophy-winning career at the University of Georgia, Walker spent three seasons in the USFL and then played 12 years in the NFL with the Minnesota Vikings, Dallas Cowboys and New York Giants. He also was a member of the ...