December 24 -- Tiger Woods can wish Associated Press members happy holidays for not voting his ongoing sex scandal the year’s top sports story.
With Woods hiding out on his yacht still docked in Florida, in the Bahamas on the same yacht, golfing in Dubai, farming in Sweden with his wife, in rehab for sex addiction and drugs, or rocking in the holidays in the illicit love nest of his once-and-future alleged mistress, Tiger can count his holiday blessings that news of his ongoing sex scandal did not even make the front page of the AP leaderboard.
Steroids instead of sex. The AP, which earlier this month chose Woods as its Athlete of the Decade, determined that the impact of steroids on baseball was 2009’s Sports Story of the Year. Woods’ seamy sexcapade saga finished fifth in voting among AP members, behind a NASCAR driver, a tennis player, and a football player’s second return from retirement.
Balloting for the top story began before Woods’ infamous car crash on November 27 and the bombshell of bimbos and broken car windows that exploded afterward. By that time, editors of U.S. newspapers who are AP members had submitted 37 of 161 ballots, according to the AP.
Vote early and often. The AP, which added the Woods story to the top-story roster on November 30, offered voters the chance to recast their ballots. Phil Kaplan, deputy sports editor of the Knoxville (TN) New Sentinel, was one of only 10 voters who opted for a new ballot, the AP said.
"I think [the Woods story] transcended sports in general. It's become a national story," Kaplan told the AP. "[Woods is] such a figure in sports that people are interested. People who don't follow sports are following this story."
Final-round tally. In the final round, Woods’ tale of tawdry trysts with trashy tarts came up 183 votes short (800 to 617) of the winning score.
The embattled golf great was able to card more first-place votes (41 to 27) than the steroids story, but that wasn’t enough to give Woods the win.
Oh, yeah. The other stories that bested Woods’ saga, despite Tiger’s final-round push for the trophy, involved NASCAR’s Jimmie Johnson winning his fourth straight championship, Roger Federer capturing his 15th tennis Grand Slam, and Brett Favre’s leading the Minnesota Vikings to the NFL North division title.
Woods’ infidelity was the worst-kept secret among other golfers. Read about what LPGA Tour golfer Helen Alfredsson says Tiger’s colleagues knew and when they knew it.
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Tiger's cheating isn't related to sports, and golf isn't even a sport! Elin should dump Tiger, and let him join Amway, along with his "girlfriends", as Amway also screws anything that moves. Amway is a scam, and here's why: Amway pays out as little money as they can get away with, so they support the higher level IBOs ripping off their downline via the tool scam. As a result, about 99% of IBOs operate at a net loss, while the top 1% make several TIMES more from their Amway tool scam than from the Amway products. Read about it on my blog, I suggest you start here: Google "Amway the rest of the story" and forward the information to everyone you know, so they don't get scammed.
Tiger is the dirtbag that betrayed his wife and children. Tiger is a public dirtbag that needs jail time. I just spit on a Tag H watch and used golf digest as TP in a public restroom. Elin his faithful wife should get all the homes, cars, and yacht, and $1 BILLION cash for a divorce settlement from this public dirtbag. Join the TAT (Tiger Alert Team) and protect your mother, sister, and daughter from this rogue golfer and bedroom lothario. Only $5.00 and you get a year's membership and bumper sticker. email mygrantcountyhome@isp.com
Tex...whoever you are. you obviously can't play golf thats why you are bashing it. WHy do u think tiger is famous? cuz he is the best athlete in history. Hopefully this stuff gets sorted out i feel for him family and especially the kids. Tiger just please keep it in the pants and amaze us with your skill on the course.
Tiger had some little Ho's their fleece was white as snow;
And everywhere that Tiger went, the Ho's were sure to go.
They followed him to school one day, which was against the rule;
It made the children laugh and play, to see the Ho's at school.
And so the teacher turned them out, but still they lingered near,
And waited patiently about till Tiger did appear.
"Why do the Ho's love Tiger so?" the eager children cry;
"Why, Tiger loves the Ho's, you know" the teacher did reply.
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