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Steve Williams wants to be Tiger Woods’ next rival, but even though he may get what he wants, he should back off.  He isn’t a superstar in the world of golf, but because of Tiger, he gets paid like one.  Williams shouldn’t feel betrayed by Woods, but thankful that he’s had the opportunity to caddie for him for so many years.

According to businessinsider.com, Williams has made a whopping 8.8 million dollars.  He nearly makes golf’s top 100 in all-time money leaders as a caddie; that’s insane.  Apparently gratitude is the last thing on Williams’ mind though.

Now the caddie for Adam Scott who won the Bridgestone Invitational this weekend, Williams told the press that it “was the best week of his life”.  After he won 13 majors carrying Tiger’s clubs, a win in the Bridgestone Invitational was the “best” victory?  That quote had “take that Tiger” written all over it.

In reality, nothing less should be expected from Williams.  The big mouth caddie, for some reason, already has his own rivalry going with Phil Mickelson.  According to guardian.co.uk, back in 2008 he blurted out this brilliant quote when talking about Lefty saying: “I wouldn't call Mickelson a great player, 'cause I hate the prick.”  The same year via ESPN, he also told the press, “I don't particularly like the guy.  He pays me no respect at all and hence I don't pay him any respect.  It's no secret we don't get along either.”

When Williams was let go by Greg Norman, the caddie admitted that he had gotten too close to Norman (via nzherald.co.nz) and that same thing most likely happened with Woods. 

Steve Williams needs to look himself in the mirror then turn and look at his check book and realize that his relationship with Woods over the years was a gift that he should be thankful for, not vengeful over the end it.

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The Bridgestone Invitational may have been won by Adam Scott, but it was all about Steve Williams.  It didn’t take long for Tiger Woods’ former caddie to find work after Woods fired him after they competed together for over a decade.  Even though one is a golfer and the other is a caddie, the two may end up forming the biggest rivalry on the PGA Tour.

Rory McIlroy looked like he could replace Phil Mickelson as Woods’ big rival earlier this year.  I highly doubt Tiger cares who the media pegs as his nemesis, but Williams sounds like he wants the tension.  In an interview following Scott’s victory, Williams told the press that it “was the best week of his life”.

After winning 13 majors with Tiger, it’s obvious what the caddy was doing.  There was no sincerity in his reaction to the victory whatsoever; he wants revenge.  The question is: can Williams, I mean Adam Scott, win a major before Tiger does?

Scott has 19 professional wins including seven on the PGA Tour, but he’s never won a major.  He has come close though as he finished second in the Masters earlier this year and also third in the PGA Championship back in 2006.  At 31-years old, he isn’t an up and comer bound to win eventually, but it’d be foolish to count out the player ranked 17^th in the world.

I wouldn’t bet money on him beating Tiger to a major victory, but he does have more momentum at this point.  A Scott win would give him his first major, but again, Williams would steal the headline.  The quote he’d blurt out would be a classic.

According to CNBC’s Darren Rovell, Williams will make over 80 thousand dollars this weekend compared to Tiger who will take home around 50 thousand.  So far, Williams is winning the rivalry, but we’ll see who gets the last laugh.

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Tiger Woods may have not looked like a golfer capable of winning a major at the Bridgestone Invitational, but he has everything he needs to take home his first victory in almost two years this upcoming weekend.  The PGA Championship is the last major of the year meaning its Tiger last shot until 2012 to get closer to breaking Jack Nicklaus’ record.  Speaking of Nicklaus, some wisdom the greatest golfer ever shed on the game gives Tiger hope to come out on top next Sunday.

“Confidence is the most important single factor in this game.”  Tiger has the confidence needed to take home the PGA Championship trophy.  After going one over on the weekend, Woods said he was “absolutely encouraged” by his performance.

There really is no reason for Tiger not to be confident over the performance.  It was the first time he had played competitively in months.  The tournament was nothing more than a warm up for the final major.

He had his moments and struggles, but in the end, he actually ended up finishing two strokes ahead of Phil Mickelson.  According to the Washington Post, Tiger was quoted saying:

“It’s nice for me to get out there in this competitive atmosphere no matter how I was playing just to figure out how to score, because I haven’t been forced to score.  At home, playing money games with my buddies is just not the same.  Being out here and being forced to have to post a score, hit shots...that’s a different deal.”

Woods played pretty well for just trying how “to figure out how to score.”  He probably took a ton of money from his friends while rehabbing and he could win big next weekend as well.

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The Boston Red Sox haven’t escaped the surging NY Yankees just yet, and they won’t.  Last week, it looked like New York’s postseason dreams were destroyed when Alex Rodriguez rumors surfaced that also included the words illegal, gambling and cocaine in the same sentence.  Boston though, not the Bronx Bombers, are the ones who should be worrying with the latest breaking news.

According to the USA Today, barring a shocking development, Rodriguez will be given nothing be a warning for his connection to the underground games.  Early reports contained “numerous factual errors” so A-Rod isn’t in trouble like originally thought.

That was disheartening enough news for Sox already, but the New York Post reported that Rodriguez could begin rehab this week.  Joe Giradi specifically pinpointed August 12^th as a date Rodriguez could begin play in the minors.  So not only is the former AL MVP scheduled to make a return this season, that return will come earlier than later.

After the Yankees took the AL East division lead by winning the first of their three game series, the Red Sox tied the series and division up after a win in game two so the Sunday winner will retake the spot on top of the East.

Boston hasn’t played like a No. 1 seed in the last 10 games going 5-5 while the Yankees are on fire.  New York has won eight of their last 10 even without A-Rod.  Once the future Hall of Famer returns to the lineup, in theory, they’ll get even more dominant.

The Yankees pitching staff may be seen as a weakness when the playoffs roll around, but if they can keep up with the Sox now with an offense that isn’t at its full potential, they should be fine come October.

New York is the hottest team in the American League and with Rodriguez’s return in the near future, winning the Wild Card is no longer an acceptable end to the regular season.

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Just by looking at career stats, Sterling Sharpe doesn't even deserve consideration to be voted into the Hall of Fame, not even close.  A seven-year resume like Sharpe’s though is often underestimated when compared to other careers that have lasted more than twice as long.  If you look at Sharpe’s impact on the game when he played, there’s no question: he deserves to be in the Hall.

His younger brother Shannon was inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame on Saturday and pleaded with the voters to let Sterling in saying:

“I’m the only player of 267 men that’s walked through this building to my left that can honestly say this, I’m the only pro football player that’s in the Hall of Fame, and I’m the second best player in my own family.”

Again, when looking at career numbers, there are countless wide outs that deserve to hear their name called before Sterling: Cris Carter, Isaac Bruce, Tim Brown, Marvin Harrison, Andre Reed, Torry Holt, Henry Ellard, Andre Rison, Mark Clayton, Irving Fryar, Jimmy Smith and the list goes on and on.  Often when determining if someone should be in the Hall of Fame in any sport the question is asked: Was that player considered the best at his position over a lengthened period of time?  If that question was asked about Sterling Sharpe, the answer would be a resounding ‘yes’.

Even though he only played in the league seven years because of a neck injury, he was still elected to the Pro Bowl and as an All-Pro five times.  Sharpe led the NFL in receptions three times and in receiving touchdowns twice.  He holds the NFL record for most consecutive games with at least four catches in 34 straight contests and is tied with Jerry Rice and Bob Shaw for the most games with at least four touchdown receptions.

The one all-time stat Sharpe is ranked highly in: receiving yards per game where he’s ranked 11th.  Shannon is right: Sterling Sharpe deserves to be remembered forever in the Pro Football Hall of Fame.  Just because he doesn’t have the lifetime numbers that other wide outs can boast doesn’t mean he wasn’t one of the greatest to ever play the game.

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Deion Sanders is without a doubt one of the top cornerbacks in the history of the NFL.  Some would even argue that he’s the greatest cornerback of all-time, or at least the greatest cover corner.  Critics of his show boating and lack of enthusiasm in defending the run though would rather dismiss him as an all-time great.

Sanders was inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame on Saturday and deservedly so.  Being voted into the Hall, Prime Time was basically being labeled as one of the top 267 players in league history because that’s how many have been enshrined following the 2011 class.  In a much more detailed ranking system yet less official ranking system also including active players, the NFL Network ranked Sanders 34^th on their Top 100 Players of All-Time list.

As you can imagine, Neon Deion wasn’t too happy.  He complained that he should’ve been in the top 10 and went on a rant:

“This is preposterous.  34?  Are you kidding me?  I mean they didn’t even want to see me one, two, three, first to the third down so you had to see me on fourth down as a punt returner and then you kicked it out of bounds and I’m 34?  Are you kidding me?  What kind of junk is this?”

Cornerbacks are tough to judge by traditional statistics such as interceptions because shutdown corners are often thrown away from, but Sanders ranked 23^rd all-time in career interceptions with 53, recorded 1,313 interception return yards good for fourth in league history and returned nine for touchdowns which also ranks him fourth all-time.  If you combine those stats with the fact that he was a top-notch return ace and that he had the ability to be a dangerous offensive threat as well, you could say Sanders is underrated in some circles.  According to Yahoo!, even Jerry Rice lost sleep over facing him in the upcoming week, literately.

His high-stepping and end-zone celebrations may be what fans remember most about Sanders, but he was a legendary cornerback.  He may not be a top 10 player all-time, but he has a reason to complain about being ranked No. 34.

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LeBron James is the most hated player in the NBA.  Not everyone hates King James, but it’s safe to say the majority aren’t very fond of him.  The question is: who hates him more, the players he actually competes with or the media?

The known list of players who definitely hate LeBron are DeShawn Stevenson, the Cleveland Cavaliers he left and...that’s pretty much it.  But as Sports Illustrated’s Chris Mannix said on Twitter after the NBA Finals, the players coming out of nowhere to bash James was surprising as he tweeted: “Amazing the steady stream of anti-LeBron backlash that comes in from coaches, scouts, execs and players. So many just don't like him.”

And it’s pretty obvious who isn’t a fan of LeBron in the media.  Charles Barkley always says what he’s thinking without a second thought and once said that James should, “Shut the Hell up,” for talking about his future destination back when he was still in Cleveland.  Barkley, Skip Bayless, of course and countless other media members that cover the NBA have bashed LeBron over and over, but it looks like the King is drawing haters from another league as well.

James defended Tim Tebow after NFL analyst Merril Hoge said that Tebow wouldn’t make it in the NFL.  According to the New York Daily News, Kris Jenkins, who just recently retired from the NFL, went off on LeBron as an analyst on NFL Live saying: “LeBron, we don't care what you think.  We're the big boys here.  We're allowed to have an opinion.”

Jenkins also sarcastically told James that he still might be “upset,” and have “a chip on your shoulder” after the “Dream Team” lost to Dallas in the NBA Finals.  He continued saying:

“Why don't you focus on that and be the best at what you do.  That way nobody is criticizing you for your job.  But if you're sitting there and doing that (ripping Hoge) you might be showing a little bit of sensitivity and people might be understanding why you're choking when the pressure is on.”

LeBron may end up being the most hated player in two different sports.  Players and media members most likely hate James equally, the media is just allowed voice their displeasure.

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Chad Ochocinco was nothing more than a solid pickup for the New England Patriots this offseason.  He isn’t talented enough to single-handedly take an offense to the next level at this point in his career.  The Patriots’ multiple upgrades as a whole though will be enough to keep them at No. 1.

Last season, no one scored more points than New England.  They averaged 32.4 points per game without a feared deep threat or dangerous running back.  In 2011, they will be upgraded at virtually every phase of the game.

Of course, Ochocinco has been added to the receiving corps giving the Patriots an impressive rotation of Ocho and Deion Branch on the outside, Wes Welker in the slot, Aaron Hernandez and Rob Gronkowski at tight end and Brandon Tate and Julian Edelman off the bench.  In the backfield, they have BenJarvus Green-Ellis and Danny Woodhead coming back, but they spent two second day draft picks on Shane Vereen and Steven Ridley so they’ll definitely be improved at the position.  Tom Brady is excited because not only did the Patriots retain Logan Mankins and Matt Light, they also added Nate Solder and Marcus Cannon.

According to WEEI.com, Brady talked about having Ochocinco around and his transition to playing in New England saying:

“It’s been fun.  The thing I love about him is that he’s very competitive and he wants to do the right thing.  He’s been in one offense for a long time, so to try to come to a new offense and learn everything we do — formations, motions, details of our route tree – it’s challenging for anybody.  To do it on such short notice is another thing.  He’s working hard at it and we’re working hard to be on the same page.  We’re making improvements and we still have quite a ways to go.”

Again, adding Ochocinco alone won’t make a drastic difference in the Patriots’ offense, but after all their upgrades this offseason, Brady and company will not only lead the league in scoring yet again, but they’ll improve on those numbers.

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Tim Tebow is officially benched for the 2011 NFL season until Kyle Orton blows the starting job.  Tebow is no longer competing to lead the Denver Broncos into battle, but to take over if Orton were to go down with an injury.  If Brady Quinn beats out Tebow as the Broncos second string quarterback than trade rumors will begin to erupt.

Tebow was drafted in the first round of the 2010 NFL Draft with the idea that he would eventually become Denver’s franchise quarterback.  Now that the coach who selected him in Josh McDaniels is gone, that idea of Tebow taking over may be out the window as well.  If Quinn, a first round bust, were to be placed ahead of Tebow on the depth chart, the Broncos front office would be sending a message that they have no loyalty to the former Florida Gator.

FOX reported that Tebow himself was never guaranteed the starting job, at least by the new regime saying: “Absolutely not, and they never would have said anything to me like that, at all.  The whole time it was 'Come in and compete,' and that's what you want, that's what I love doing.”

Again, Tebow isn’t in competition with Kyle Orton, but with Brady Quinn.  Head coach John Fox talked to the media about Quinn who has been splitting reps with Tebow throughout training camp saying:

“We are evaluating him.  This is our eighth day ever as a staff, so we're getting to know the players and the players are beginning to understand us.  Brady deserves an opportunity and we are going to see what we have.”

The Washington Redskins and Miami Dolphins are two football teams that are in desperate need for an upgrade at quarterback that could be interested in Tebow if he were to be put on the block.  I highly doubt Quinn will be able to outplay Tebow, but if he does, his days in Denver will be numbered.

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‘Football Back’ began trending on Twitter when the NFL lockout was finally ended (and when the owners reached an agreement amongst themselves, but we’ll let that one slide).  ‘Favre Back’ is a trend that could ignite in the near future if Brett makes yet another return to the league.  His agent quickly denied any rumors of a Favre-return, but he may have also accidently revealed that he is interested in one.

His agent talked to The Clarion Ledger about the Favre rumors saying:

“Brett Favre retired in January.  He has not talked to any teams, including Carolina Panthers, Philadelphia Eagles, the Arizona Cardinals and the Seattle Seahawks.  He has not talked to anyone about playing football.  He's retired, period.”

Yeah, he said “he’s retired, period,” what could you possibly interpret out of that?  The agent didn’t just deny the rumors.  He could’ve just said that last sentence, but he didn’t.

Favre’s agent named specific teams, the Panthers, Eagles, Cardinals and Seahawks.  The Eagles and the Minnesota Vikings are really the only teams that No. 4 was linked to with legitimate rumors.  Where did those other teams come from?

No one expected Favre to want to play for the horrendous Carolina Panthers.  Fans and analysts alike believe that Kevin Kolb will ultimately end up in Arizona.  The Seahawks are an up and coming team that needs a young quarterback.

None of those teams were thought to be strong possibilities as Favre’s destination, but maybe those names were mentioned because those are the football teams that Favre is actually interested in playing for.

Who knows; it’s just speculation, but if Favre had a list of teams, that’s one way it could accidentally be revealed.

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Jay Cutler couldn’t finish the game against the Green Bay Packers and now he quits early with Kristin Cavallari.  The Chicago Bears quarterback was engaged to Cavallari before he suddenly broke the wedding off this past week.  One has to wonder if the split has anything to do with football.

It has to be a surprise that Cutler is the one ending the relationship because after all, Cutler is fat and always looks depressed and Cavallari is an actress and a model.  A source close to Cavallari talked to People about the breakup and how hard she’s taking it saying:

“She got dumped.  She's absolutely devastated.  She can't believe this is happening.  She was planning her dream wedding, the date was set, the location – everything was set.  She's in shock that the dream wedding she was planning is going to end this way.”

Is it just a coincidence the lockout is ending as soon as Cutler and Cavallari break up? 

Could he be thinking, forget the honeymoon; I’m headed to training camp?  Maybe he was jealous of Tony Romo and Ben Roethlisberger’s new wives and thought he could do better.  Yeah, probably not.

The timing is nothing but a coincidence and the breakup most likely has nothing to do with football, unless Cavallari made fun of Cutler for leaving the biggest game of his life, of course.  She could’ve kidded him about his interception totals too, and Jay Cutler doesn’t like talking about his interception totals.

Any little thing to make Cutler uncomfortable and he’ll snap, just look at breakup in Denver.  After hearing one trade rumor, he demanded to be dealt without a second thought.  

Until real NFL deals start, speculation on Jay Cutler and what was his fiance and Brett Favre rumors are the only things out there.

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The NFL lockout is finally over.  What was the longest, most boring offseason in years will turn into the most fast-paced because of the limited amount of time teams have to make deals.  Those deals may start sooner than you think.

According to Fox Sports’ Jay Glazer, you won’t have to wait until next week to start hearing about transactions.  Glazer said via Twitter on Monday that: “Trades can be made and rookies signed starting tomorrow. Free agents cannot be signed until 6 pm Friday. All FA's on same time line, no exclusive window for own FA's.”

Kevin Kolb will be one of the players dealt right off the bat.  Obviously teams that are interested in Kolb intend on making him their franchise quarterback.  Those teams aren’t going to want to wait until the end of August to bring in the player that’ll be starting under center for them; a team like Arizona or Seattle will want Kolb with their squad by the start of training camp.

Vince Young, Donovan McNabb and Albert Haynesworth are three players who could be moved early as well.  The Titans already committed in dealing Young and McNabb and Haynesworth want out of Washington.  A player like Kyle Orton will last a while though because Denver will hold onto him until Tim Tebow locks up the starting job.

Undrafted free agents will probably be signed as quickly as they would normally be following the NFL Draft.  Derrick Locke, Noel Devine, Terrence Tolliver, Kris O’Dowd, Jake Kirkpatrick, DeAndre McDaniel, Deunta Williams, Mark Herzlich, Kendric Burney and Steven Friday are all players who were expected to be drafted but somehow fell through the cracks.  Those players’ phones will be ringing off the hook as soon as 12:01 strikes Tuesday.

All the moves being completed in such a short amount of time will be worth the wait.

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Tiger Woods broke up a relationship this weekend that lasted far longer than his marriage.  Steve Williams had been his caddy since 1999 compared to him marrying Elin Nordegren in 2003.  He and Elin divorced last year and Tiger just fired Williams in a far more surprising breakup. 

Williams didn’t seem content with his time with Tiger ending according to the Washington Post saying:

“I am extremely disappointed, given the fact that the last 18 months has been a particularly difficult timeframe for Tiger.  Obviously, working through a scandal, he’s had a new coach, a swing change, the last 18 months has been very difficult and I've stuck by him through thick and thin.  I’ve been incredibly loyal — and then to have this happen, basically you could say I’ve wasted two years of my life, the last two years.”

Tiger’s long-time caddy most likely won’t hold a grudge for the layoff.  After all, he received $4,736,433 for carrying his clubs over the years.  Still, the decision to fire Williams doesn’t seem like a wise one with the only logical reasoning being that Tiger just wanted a full-makeover of his entire life.

Lee Westwood talked to Sky Sports about Woods’ decision and didn’t seem too accepting of the move saying:

“In golf at any stage of your career you need continuity.  You need to know that something works and the relationship between Tiger and Stevie obviously does work.  And if he takes on a new caddie and then he doesn’t play well for a couple of months it’s something else to factor in.  Is it the caddie?  Is it because of the injury?  Is it because of the way I’m swinging it?  So you really need to keep everything constant and not panic too much.”

Westwood is right.  If Tiger does struggle within the next year without first seeing success, sports fans will see how mentally tough Woods really is.  A composed Tiger will keep his head up and continue to work on his game, but a desperate one may try to blowup and rebuild everything once again which obviously isn’t something that’s going to put him in striking distance of Jack Nicklaus.

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Suspects were finally charged for the beating of San Francisco Giants fan Bryan Stow this weekend.  Obviously it’s great to have some closure to the case; Stow seems to be improving health wise as well.  As you can imagine though, after taking months to make the arrests, the people close to the suspects aren’t exactly trusting of the judicial system.

The LA Police Department arrested Giovanni Ramirez two months ago for the beating, but they’ve since had a change of tune saying that he’s innocent.  A mistake like that doesn’t exactly help with avoiding public skepticism.  According to the San Francisco Gate, Ramirez’s mother made her message clear to police saying: “Make sure you have the right suspect.”

Louie Sanchez and Marvin Eugene were the two LA fans charged.  NBC reported that the neighbors of the most recent arrests have the same tune as Ramirez’s mother.  Anthony Scott, a friend of Sanchez and Eugene, told reporters: “It's sad.  Stop stop blaming people.  Get some real evidence.”

Norwood’s girlfriend is actually Ramirez’s sister Dorene.  She was arrested for being the suspected driver that assisted the two in fleeing from the scene, but she has since been released.  Rhoda Knox, a neighbor and friend of Dorene talked to the press saying:  “She's a very sweet person, very nice. Family oriented.  Go to work, a good person.  Not someone I would see in the middle of something like this.”

Being that the police already messed up and that the neighbors are obviously biased toward their close friends, it’s hard to side with either at this point in the investigation.  The only thing you can hope for is that Bryan Stow recovers and that his attackers are put to justice.

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NFL fans have let their anger out on the players over the last couple of days after the owners agreed on the terms of the new CBA, but the player’s refused to agree for now.  People doing so have to understand something: when it all comes down to it, the owners making a deal amongst themselves is basically just an offer to the players.  If that offer doesn’t involve a plan that would be in the players’ best interest, they have no reason to sign it at all.

According to the San Francisco Gate, 49ers linebacker and player rep Takeo Spikes spoke to ESPN about the proposed deal saying:

“What do you expect for us to do, be a fool and just sign something that wasn't discussed amongst us?  We're going to do our due diligence and take it from there.  I know a lot of fans are saying, 'We just want to have football.’  We want to have football too, but as players we need to be sure the economics of the game are right for both sides.  And also the non-economics - we're talking about player safety, workers' comp.  So that's big for us.”

The common fan is often quick to criticize the selfish, greedy professional athlete for not being content with their millions of dollars to play a game.  “I would play football for a living,” is a repeated cry.  The fact is, in order to become a professional athlete and excel at that level, you have to work harder physically than you can even imagine.

Sure, there are one in a thousand types of players like Randy Moss who are physically gifted beyond belief, but there’s a reason blood, sweat and tears isn’t a cliché often used to describe the average job: these players earned their way to the pros by exerting just a bit more physical strain than the owners did to make their money.  The players have the right to take their time and get a deal done that makes sense for them because they’re the ones in physical harm, not the owners.

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