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~ If batting .400 in baseball is like the mecca for consistency, and shooting 50% from the field is considered to be of all-star calibre in basketball, then what Tiger Woods has done since “Roaring” onto the PGA scene is unbelievable. In 9 pro seasons Woods has been named PGA player of the year 7 times. That works out to a 77% winning percentage. Woods won 6 tour titles with 2 Majors in the 2005 season that saw him eclipse the $10M mark. When you play probably less then any other player on tour (other then the really bad ones that can only get into a tournament when someone withdraws) and then end up winning more prize money then anyone on tour, chances are that you are having a pretty good season.

~ Ok, so we know how dominant Tiger has been, now lets look at Annika Sorenstam and how close the two are together in their respective leagues. Tiger had 6 wins in 21 tournaments earning $10,628,023. In comparison Sorenstam won 10 in just 20 tournaments. That in itself is just amazing, but here is the kicker for the women...Annika only earned $2,588,241 in prize money. A slight difference to that of Tiger. Her closest competitor in money earned had 2 wins in 25 events and earned only $1 million less.

~ Miguel Tejada wants out of Baltimore. Can you blame him? Sure he signed a huge deal with the O’s, but look what he has had to go through after 7 quiet but good productive years in Oakland. A team that spends money, though not wisely, a team that can’t seem to hold onto or hire good managers, and then to top it all off being accused of giving Rafael Pal-pornstache a B-12 shot “loaded with steroids. Can’t blame the guy for maybe wanting a fresh start somewhere else.

~ Some 300 million viewers are expected to watch the group draws for the next World Cup Tournament when it takes place Dec. 9 at 3:00pm ET. How is it that 300 million idiots can find the time to watch a selection show for and event that means nothing. The country's always seem to be playing each other anyway in “friendlies” or whatever, does soccer even have a league or or do they just meet up at the pubs for a drink or the grocery store to buy their oranges and decide to go run around and not try and not score? Gee i sure hope that Brazil doesn’t have the Netherlands in their group! That could spell disaster.

~ Ex-Purdue coach Gene Keady is ready to accept a job with the Toronto Raptors. Is Sam Mitchells job in jeopardy? Hard to say, but with the less then stellar record the Rap’s have seemed to put up thusfar one might question just how much rope Mitchell has to play with. Either way it is Rob Babcocks fault and he should be the one who takes the hit...at least first.

~ A Florida school is to erect statue of Vince Carter despite some complaints from board members. "There have been many students graduated from that school who have made wonderful contributions to their fellow man - in science, health, theater. Where are their statues?" said a board member. "I think we're saying we value you if you can make a lot of money, and that troubles me." However the best part of the story is where the sculpture is coming from. It is not from fundraising, or a vote from students, or even from Carter himself. The Sculpture was donated by Carter’s MOM. Looks like she is getting a little jealous of Donovan McNabbs mom and all the press she gets or Allen Iversons’s mom, who also doesn’t like practice surprisingly enough.

~ Good luck finding NASCAR in 2007. NASCAR signed an 8 year deal worth a whopping $4.48-billion deal with FOX, SPEED, Turner's TNT and ABC/ESPN. ABC/ESPN will get the final 17 races of the season, TNT will get 6 races in June and July and FOX will keep the beginning portion of the season. the deal money wise is almost double that of the current deal between FOX and NBC.