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YourBlackWorld.comhttp://yourblackworld.wordpress.com/2008/08/12/your-black-world-tiger-woods-loss-destroys-tv-ratings/ [YourBlackWorld.com] Those are a few of the kinder terms to characterize the decline in the PGA Tour’s most conspicuous indicators since Tiger Woods underwent season-ending knee surgery just a few days after his epic U.S. Open win in June. In the immediate wake of The Tiger Show at Torrey Pines, the Tour was riding a crest: Its prime-time rating and audience share for NBC’s final-round telecast that Sunday (10.0/20) had been even higher than the figures for the competing NBA Finals Game 5 on ABC (9.0/16).

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Global Basketball Newshttp://globalbasketnews.wordpress.com/2008/08/11/battle-of-the-titans-electrifies-china/ [Global Basketball News] Battle of the titans electrifies China: The Shanghai native has taken advantage, too, becoming a pitchman on Tiger Woods’s scale. The Fortune 500 crowd of McDonald’s, Coca-Cola, Apple and Visa are using the gentle giant to reach 1.3 billion potential consumers.

News You Should Know | BET.comhttp://blogs.bet.com/news/newsyoushouldknow/sports-tiger-woods-is-top-earning-athlete-worldwide-elite-black-athletes-officially-begin-competing-in-beijing-web-leaks-name-of-new-oklahoma-nba-expansion-team/ [News You Should Know | BET.com] Sports: Tiger Woods Is Top-Earning Athlete Worldwide; Elite Black ...: Woods pulled down $115 million in competition earnings and endorsements, making him the top-paid pro player in the world. Others making the men’s top-earner list include retired NBA star Michael Jordan, who heads the Charlotte Bobcats, banked $45 million over 12 months, still snatching checks from his Nike brand endorsements.

Xbox Live Clanshttp://www.xboxliveclans.com/xbox-360-discussion/4820-original-xbox-games-playable-xbox-360-a.html [Xbox Live Clans] Original Xbox Games Playable on Xbox 360: Tiger Woods PGA TOUR® 07 TMNTâ™ Mutant Meleeâ™ Tom and Jerry: War of the Whiskers Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon Tom Clancy's Ghost Reconâ™ 2 Tom Clancy’s Ghost Reconâ™: Island Thunderâ™ Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon® 2 Summit Strike .

Tracking the Terps[Tracking the Terps] Fly like a butterfly, sting like a Terp?: Friedgen said he has plans on showing the team a piece about the Boston Celtics going from worst to first in winning this year's NBA championship, as well as one of Tiger Woods winning this year's U.S. Open while playing on a broken leg with a torn ACL.

Nothing but Net - NBA Basketball Bloghttp://blogs.orlandosentinel.com/sports_nothingbutnet/2008/08/nike-brings-ano.html [Nothing but Net - NBA Basketball Blog] Kobe and Marvin Gaye? Nike scores another gem with new Olympics ...: From classics like the Michael Jordan's "It's gotta be the shoes" ad, to the seemingly endless genius that it keeps coming up with for mega star Tiger Woods from him just bouncing a golf ball, to Caddyshack spoofs, America's most .

Bleacher Report - Front Pagehttp://bleacherreport.com/articles/46516-2008-the-best-sports-year-ever [Bleacher Report - Front Page] 2008: The Best Sports Year Ever: Tiger Wins on a Broken leg, the best Super Bowl in years, the best Tennis match ever, Mario Chalmers game winner, Fresno State being the ultimate underdog...What more could you ask for? Says Tyler Davis.

The Doctor Game - W. Gifford-Jones MD[The Doctor Game - W. Gifford-Jones MD] Suppose An ACL Tear Had Happened To A Young Tiger Woods: As much as he tried, it was impossible for Woods to keep his pain to himself as he held his left knee, and limped and grimaced through 91 holes of the U.S Open. But was it prudent for Woods to play with an injured knee and risk further damage to this vulnerable joint?

Cowboy Entertainment[Cowboy Entertainment] The World’s Best-Paid Male Athletes: He won his ninth PGA Player of the Year award and a seventh Vardon Trophy (given to the PGA Tour’s leader in scoring average) and was the top money winner for the eighth time. He won the inaugural FedEx Cup, adding a $10 million payout to his bursting retirement account.

The Newspaper Bloghttp://ashwinr.com/2008/08/12/beijing-olympics/ [The Newspaper Blog] The Beijing Olympics Post: Watching the USA basketball team drubbing China, Phelps double gold with World Record timings, Brazil’s famed South American Football symphony, et al gets your adrenaline going. And seeing the Tricolor hosted with the Jana Gana Mana is emotional and just priceless.

Lee Dalglish[Lee Dalglish] Don’t Tug on Superman’s Cape: One of my favorite NBA stories is when Larry Bird walked into the locker room before a 3 point contest and asked “who’s finishing second”? Of course, that’s Larry Legend.

Forum Blue And Gold[Forum Blue And Gold] Team USA vs. the Democratic People’s Republic of China, Live Blog: Maybe it isn’t on because I’m watching the special basketball-only channel which doesn’t even show commercials. (It just shows replays or a wide angle shot of the inside of the arena.

Peter Moore Blog[Peter Moore Blog] USA Today On The History of Madden: Congrats also to EA’s other nominees for this category, including: NBA LIVE, Skate It and Tiger Woods PGA TOUR. And so much for what I said in yesterday’s post about welcoming Brett back to Green Bay.

The Sports Curmudgeon®[The Sports Curmudgeon®] No Tiger; Golf Is In The Tank: Just as golf is having trouble generating interest in the absence of Tiger Woods, the NBA continues to struggle to regain the popularity it had during the Michael Jordan days - I mean the days in Chicago and not those final days in Washington. When the Bulls beat the Jazz in the NBA Finals in the 90s, the TV ratings were almost 19;

Boston Sports Media Watchhttp://www.bostonsportsmedia.com/2008/08/a-friday-megalink-day-2 [Boston Sports Media Watch] A Friday Megalink Day: Nancy Marrapese-Burrell in today’s Boston Globe says despite not having Tiger Woods, there are still several reasons to watch the PGA Championship. Richard Sandomir of the New York Times looks at how Brett Favre has boosted the Jets in .

Konsole Kingz: where video games and hip-hop combine[Konsole Kingz: where video games and hip-hop combine] Tiger, Tiger Woods, Y’all!: Madden ‘09 and NBA Live ‘09 had a lot to do with that. Another sports game, Tiger Woods ‘09, didn’t grab the masses’

sportspectator Bloghttp://www.sportspectator.com/wordpress/2008/08/03/august-4-week-in-sports/ [sportspectator Blog] August 4, Week in Sports: NOTABLE PLAYERS: Tiger Woods, Phil Mickelson. ””””””-. :: TENNIS. MEN’S AND WOMEN’S TENNIS: While there are professional tournaments throughout the year, the most important tournaments are the four Grand Slam tournaments: the Australian ...

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