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Electronic Arts Inc. said Monday it will stand behind Tiger Woods -- at least for the release of a new online golf game featuring the embattled athlete. The relationship between EA and Woods stretches back more than a decade, and Tiger Woods-branded games have pulled in hundreds of millions of dollars for the company over the years. Woods' image has been tarnished following a Thanksgiving holiday car accident at the golfer's Florida home, which led to an admission of extramarital "transgressions." He is taking a break from golf and has been dropped by major corporate sponsors AT&T Corp. and Accenture....

Tolerance is a virtue the Left loves to trumpet, except when the intolerable is set forward. In this instance, the intolerable is a gentle Christian evangelistic overture to a celebrity caught in sexual scandal. Yesterday, Fox News analyst and professing Christian Brit Hume expressed his spiritual concern for Tiger Woods and urged the golf superstar to turn to Christianity for grace and forgiveness during a segment of the January 3 edition of "Fox News Sunday." For that, Hume is being lambasted by some liberal bloggers, including Atlanta Jounal-Constitution's Jay Bookman who unleashed this venom in a brief three paragraph blog...

Here is video of Fox News' Brit Hume talking tonight about his comments yesterday in which he encouraged Tiger Woods to "turn to the Christian faith." Hume told Bill O'Reilly his intention was not to "prosyletize" Woods, but to simply say that he (Hume) believes that "“Jesus Christ offers Tiger Woods something Tiger Woods desperately needs." . . . (VIDEO)

A man goes out golfing. He is on the second hole when he notices a frog sitting next to The green. He thinks nothing of it and is about to shoot when he hears, "Ribbit 9 Iron." The man looks around and doesn't see anyone. Again, he hears, "Ribbit 9 Iron." He looks at the frog and decides to Prove the frog wrong, puts the club Away, and grabs a 9 iron. Boom! He hits it 10 inches from the cup. He is shocked. He says to the frog, "Wow that's amazing. You must be a lucky frog, The frog...

AT&T Inc. said Thursday it would no longer sponsor Tiger Woods, joining Accenture in dropping support for the world’s top golfer, who’s taking a break from the sport to focus on his marriage after his admitted infidelity. The phone company hasn’t used Woods’ image extensively in advertising, but its logo appeared on his golf bag. That deal had been billed as a “multiyear” agreement when it was signed early in 2009. Woods has also been the host of the AT&T National PGA Tour event since it started in 2007. The phone company said it would continue to sponsor the event,...

Tiger Woods met with the Florida Highway Patrol three days after his November 27 car crash -- and according to cops, Tiger was sportin' a "fat lip." An FHP spokesman confirmed that Tiger met with troopers at an undisclosed location on Dec. 1 to receive his traffic ticket -- and officers reported they only observed a "fat lip" on Tiger's face ... no other facial injuries. Officers also claim Tiger's appearance gave them no reason to believe he was the victim of domestic violence.

Is Tiger Woods shacking up with his No. 1 kitten? The scandal-rocked pro golfer has been spotted in Palm Beach, Fla., with none other than alleged mistress No. 1, Rachel Uchitel, sources told Entertainment Tonight. The reported sighting comes just weeks after Woods announced on Dec. 11 that he was taking a break from professional golf to "focus my attention on being a better husband, father and person."

NEW YORK (AFP) – Tiger Woods's cheating was no secret to other golfers, Swedish LPGA star Helen Alfredsson said Wednesday, while Golf Digest announced it was putting the 14-time major winner's advice column on ice. Alfredsson became the first professional golfer to say she had heard stories about Woods cheating on his Swedish wife Elin, the New York Daily News reported, citing her interview with Swedish television station TV4. "I heard it last summer during the British Open," Alfredsson said, describing Woods as "cold" and saying there was "something odd about him" that belied the clean image he enjoyed until...

BEIJING (Reuters) – A man who killed and ate what may have been the last wild Indochinese tiger in China was sentenced to 12 years in jail, local media reported on Tuesday. Kang Wannian, a villager from Mengla, Yunnan Province, met the tiger in February while gathering freshwater clams in a nature reserve near China's border with Laos. He claimed to have killed it in self-defense. The only known wild Indochinese tiger in China, photographed in 2007 at the same reserve, has not been seen since Kang's meal, the Yunnan-based newspaper Life News reported earlier this month. The paper quoted...

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Tiger Woods and Wife: If They Split, How To Divide? Talk of divorce arises in Tiger Woods' crisis, in which riches and child custody issues could be at stake. By Jim Peltz and Carol J. Williams December 18, 2009 (snip) Woods and his wife reportedly entered into a prenuptial agreement before their 2004 wedding in Barbados, the terms of which could influence a divorce court's decision about property division. There already had been unconfirmed reports that Nordegren was attempting to renegotiate the agreement. "Prenups can be challenged, but usually the vulnerability of a prenup will be procedural," such as whether...

The Enquirer considered Lavely to be Tiger’s “damage-control attorneys” and weren’t surprised Steinberg dropped out and directed them there. Jay Lavely informed the tabloid that he’d get in touch with Woods. A day later, Lavely told Barry Levine that the story was not true, and that Tiger had possibly met Uchitel only one time at a nightclub. It echoed what she had told the paper only a couple of days earlier, leading executives at the Enquirer to believe she had tipped Woods about the tabloid’s interest. The past few weeks haven’t proven so tidy. Behind the scenes, those managing the...

"She wants 100 percent divorce, 100 percent custody of the children, and half of everything. And she won't be changing her mind," a confidant of the Swedish stunner told the British tab[loid News of the World]. The hard-line stance stems from Woods' refusal to seek help for his twin addictions to sex and pills, the paper reported. ...

Two cop cars and eight police motorcycles have just entered Tiger Woods' Isleworth gated community in Windermere, Florida, presumably to escort Elin out. An X17 photographer on the scene tells us, "With Tiger off on his yacht, Elin's had enough. She's ready to take the kids and go back to Sweden. And with this many cops on bikes entering the community, we can only imagine they're preparing a motorcade for her to get herself and the kids to the airport quickly and safely." Two police choppers are also hovering overhead waiting for the motorcade to start their move.

OYSTER CREEK, Texas—Officials are on the lookout for a Bengal tiger in Brazoria County. No joke. Police say a man recently reported spotting a tiger near the Buc-ee’s at FM 523 and Highway 332. That’s close to the town of Oyster Creek. Game wardens with Texas Parks and Wildlife have been searching the area, even using special goggles equipped with night vision in a bid to find the big cat. Authorities said they haven’t actually spotted the animal, nor have they found any tracks or other signs of it. Still, the chief of police in Oyster Creek wants his officers...

Elin Nordegren Could Be Paid More Than $50 Million Extra For Sticking With Tiger Woods The wife of Tiger Woods will miss out on more than $50 million if she pursues a legal split because of his string of affairs, top American divorce lawyers have revealed. By Philip Sherwell in New York 19 Dec 2009 Raoul Felder, a celebrity divorce attorney whose client roster has included the former wives of Martin Scorsese and Tom Clancy, said that Elin Nordegren would be "financially ill-advised" to walk out on the philandering golfer for good. Miss Nordegren, 29, was widely reported last week...

Tiger Woods's Mistress Theresa Rogers 'Demands £2M Pay-Off Amid Claims Of A Love Child' Mail Foreign Service 17th December 2009 A woman who is said to have claimed she had a love child with Tiger Woods is demanding £2 million for her silence, it was claimed today. Theresa Rogers, who is the oldest of at least 11 women named as having affairs with the love cheat golfer, is believed to have hired celebrity lawyer Gloria Allred to negotiate the deal. Ms Allred is thought to have already negotiated a £3 million pay-out for another of Woods's alleged mistresses, 34-year-old New...

Tiger Woods' wife, Elin Nordegren, will seek a divorce from the world's No. 1 golfer, ABCNews.com is reporting. A source close to Nordegren told the website Wednesday that a "divorce is 100% on." Woods and his wife have been married for five years and have a 2-year-old daughter and a 10-month-old son. The report comes nearly three weeks after Woods crashed his sport-utility vehicle into a tree outside his Florida home, setting in motion a whirlwind of bad news. Woods has not been seen in public since the Nov. 27 accident. Moving vans were seen outside his home Wednesday, and...

TIGER Woods is close to "cracking up" after spending days alone watching CARTOONS and eating cereal. Close friends fear the golf superstar, 33, can't cope in the wake of his sex scandal. He changed his mobile phone number the day after his late-night car crash which sparked a stream of revelations - so friends can no longer contact him.

Tiger Woods' wife Elin Nordegren is taking her two children and moving to Sweden after weeks of shocking revelations about her husband's infidelity, Fox411.com has learned exclusively. Tiger is not accompanying Nordegren and their kids, daughter Sam, 2, and son Charlie, 10 months, a source close to her family tells Fox411.com A second source confirms to Fox411.com that Nordegren will move out of the couple's Windemere, Florida mansion before Christmas. That is the same house where Woods crashed his SUV in the early morning hours following Thanksgiving. The revelations come as People magazine reports that Nordegren is meeting with divorce...

<p>Woods, meanwhile, is showing little commitment to the marriage, according to Us Weekly.</p>

Tiger Woods: Elin Nordegren 'Hires Top Celebrity Divorce Lawyer Over Star's £337Million Fortune' 16th December 2009 Tiger Woods's estranged wife could get up to £169 million of his fortune after calling in California's top divorce lawyer, it was claimed today. Elin Nordegren is believed to be meeting celebrity attorney Sorrell Trope - who has represented Nicole Kidman and Britney Spears - in the hope of obtaining half of what the golf star has earned in the five years they have been married. The 29-year-old former model is also likely to file for divorce in California where the couple have a...

People magazine is reporting that Elin Nordegren plans to divorce Tiger Woods. In its issue that arrives at newsstands on Friday, the magazine quotes a source close to Nordegren as saying, "She plans to leave Tiger." It cites another source a saying, "She's made up her mind. There's nothing to think about: he's never going to change." More here from People magazine Meanwhile, Nordegren has been photographed around Orlando this week without her engagement or wedding rings. MSNBC.com reports that she was sending a message. "She knew what she was doing when she stepped out and pumped gas without her...

Tiger Woods has been voted Athlete of the Decade by members of The Associated Press, his 10 years of incomparable golf outweighing nearly three weeks of a salacious sex scandal. Just like so many of his 64 victories worldwide and 12 majors dating to 2000, it wasn't much of a contest. Woods received 56 of the 142 votes cast by AP member editors. More than half of the ballots were returned after his Nov. 27 car accident which set off the sensational tales of infidelity that have tarnished Woods' image. Lance Armstrong, a cancer survivor who won the Tour de...

The golf great's credibility, already eroded by marital infidelity, could evaporate entirely if there's fire to go along with the smoke generated by his reported link to a doctor who promotes HGH.

Tiger Woods’ devastated wife has called in California’s top celebrity divorce lawyer, say her friends. And Elin Nordegren – rocked by her husband’s string of alleged affairs – could get half the £337.5million he has earned in the five years they have been married. The 29-year-old Swedish model, seen out in Florida yesterday minus her wedding ring, is believed to be meeting celebrity lawyer Sorrell Trope next week. Trope, 82, a partner in Californian law firm Trope and Trope, has represented big-name stars including Cary Grant, Nicole Kidman, Nicolas Cage and Britney Spears in a 60-year career. And in another...

We thought the worst for Tiger was behind him, or, at the very least, that no closet was big enough to hold any more skeletons. Looks like we were wrong—remember, Tiger owns more than a few houses, and more than a few closets. Behind door number—which one are we on now?—is the revelation that the doctor who treated Woods after his knee injury has been indicted in a doping scandal by the FBI, and is accused of treating athletes with steroids.

Tiger Woods spoke of his commitment to his family during an interview screened in New Zealand on Tuesday, but conducted in the days before his car crash and subsequent admission of several infidelities. Asked in the interview "family first and golf second ... always been like that?", Woods replied: "Always. Always." He goes on to say that having a family - he has two young children with wife Elin Nordegren - "has been great, actually, the best thing that ever happened." The interview was conducted on November 17 - ten days prior to the accident outside his Florida family home...

Tiger Woods had crisis managers bail him out of sticky situations with women long before Rachel Uchitel became a household name -- sources tell TMZ. Several years before Tiger Woods married Elin Nordegren, his lawyers and PR firm got him out of a messy situation over an Orlando woman who hooked up with the golfer. We're told Tiger had met a cocktail waitress at an Orlando bar and the two drove off together. They pulled over and stopped on the side of a remote road. A cop car drove by and the officer became suspicious and approached the vehicle. We're...

Despite claims that Tiger Woods was cheap when it came to spending money on the women with whom he had relationships, some did benefit financially and continue to do so

Just hours before Tiger Woods' beloved father, Earl, succumbed to prostate cancer, the golfer allegedly cheated with Las Vegas cocktail waitress Jamie Jungers -- in the same bed he shares with wife Elin Nordegren.

Tiger Woods's multiple infidelities have been dismissed as a "minor blip" by the chairman of Nike, the golfer's biggest commercial sponsor. Phil Knight, the co-founder of the sports footwear and clothing giant, said the scandal surrounding Woods's private life was "part of the game" in endorsement deals. But he acknowledged that his company's checks on the sports star's suitability had failed to uncover evidence of serial philandering.

Tiger Woods and the woman whose rumored affair with him launched the golf great's astonishing fall from grace may have been just a few miles apart this weekend, Fox411.com has learned. Rachel Uchitel, the first woman romantically linked to Tiger Woods, told friends she had booked a plane ticket for last Friday from New York to West Palm Beach, just seven-and-a-half miles from the North Palm Beach marina where Woods' yacht "Privacy" was docked over the weekend, and about 20 miles from his Jupiter Island home, Fox411.com has learned.

An official from the Florida Department of Children and Families tells TMZ a representative from the Department went to Tiger Woods' home Friday for a "well-being check." The official says the Department received a complaint -- though we do not know who it was from or the nature of the complaint. The Department then got in touch with the Orange County Sheriff to help get through security at Tiger's gated community. We're told the visit was not part of an investigation, but rather a routine procedure when a complaint is lodged. The Department not only evaluates the safety of the...

Tiger Woods is in a world of hurt! He's been busted cheating on his wife with ten women, his endorsements are drying up and his public image is shot! What's he going to do to repair all this? Simple! He'll follow the same game plan of every other morally bankrupt celeb in damage control mode! NOTE: The author of this comic requests that you visit is web site and please refrain from copying the cartoon within this thread! Thanks a bunch!

Global consulting and outsourcing firm Accenture is ending its sponsorship of Tiger Woods, saying the golfer is "no longer the right representative" after the "circumstances of the last two weeks."

The Florida Department of Children and Families, escorted by deputies from the Orange County Sheriff's Department, visited Tiger Woods' home near Windermere on Saturday, RadarOnline.com is reporting exclusively. Capt. Angelo Nieves of the Orange County Sheriff's Department confirmed to RadarOnline.com: "Our deputies met with members of the Department of Children and Families. But all details are being kept secret." Nieves would neither confirm nor deny that the deputies and DCF officials went to Woods' house. But a source close to the situation told RadarOnline.com that the visit was in fact to Woods' home and that it occurred around mid day....

Scandal-hit golfer Tiger Woods' wife Elin Nordegren has bought a vast beachfront estate on an island near Stockholm that can only be reached by boat, a residents' association said on Sunday. "Elin Nordegren bought a house on the island, it's true. She's the owner since December 1," Sten-Aake Johansson, head of Faaglaro island's residents association, told AFP. There are around 140 properties on Faaglaro, which is about 40 kilometres (25 miles) southeast of the Swedish capital. "The property consists of several houses, it's a renovated farm, on the water with a beach," Johansson said. According to the Swedish Aftonbladet daily...

TIGER Woods rocked the world of sport yesterday by announcing he was giving up golf indefinitely in an attempt to save his marriage. Just hours after one of his 12 mistresses appeared on US breakfast television revealing intimate details of their affair, Woods admitted for the first time he had been unfaithful to his wife and said he was putting his career on hold. "After much soul searching, I have decided to take an indefinite break from professional golf. I need to focus my attention on being a better husband, father and person," Woods said in a statement on his...

The Tiger Woods scandal could have a new game-changing player involved, according to a report. Officials from Florida's Department of Children and Families went to the golfer's home Saturday, RadarOnline.com reported, citing an unnamed source. There has been speculation that a domestic incident may have led to Woods' crash early on Nov. 27 when his SUV hit a fire hydrant and a neighbor's tree as he was leaving his home. Woods, who admitted his infidelity Friday when he announced he was taking a hiatus from golf, denied those allegations and said his wife Elin was courageous in trying to aid...

Tiger Woods of late has been the center of great controversy in light of his sexual addictions and appetites. Tiger has many exceedingly great accomplishments in his young life. One though that he has fallen short on is the discipline and managing of his own heart and the unbridled passions. Tiger is just the tip of the iceberg in today’s Red Light District American culture. He is par for the course in light of the countless others in the professional sports world and the entertainment elite industry that are part of this decadent and licentious pleasure seeking crowd. With their...

The Florida Department of Children and Families paid a visited Tiger Woods' Florida home on Saturday, according to reports. The agency went to the golfer's mansion mid-day, accompanied by a marked police car, radaronline.com reports without naming information sources. Officials, though, wouldn't confirm or deny the report. "Child abuse, adult investigations in the state of Florida are confidential," said Carrie Hoeppner, an agency spokeswoman, told the Daily News. "I'm just not able by law to give confirmation about whether we visited the family and that is in the interest of protecting the child." It's protocol for the state department to...

One of the world's most scrutinized professional athletes, with a pristine image, has been keeping infidelity under wraps. Many wonder how he pulled it off.As the carefully constructed public image of Tiger Woods continued its excruciating free fall last week, one question perplexed those who think there should have been hints of trouble: How was it possible for Woods, among the world's most scrutinized professional athletes, to keep his infidelity secret for so long? Just about everyone is at a loss: the golf writers who banter with Woods (when he allows it), golf fanatics who can tell you which way...

It certainly did not take a long time for one of the world's greatest athletes to fall from grace. Just a few weeks ago, the only news Tiger Woods made was on the golf course. Then suddenly, everything changed. In one incredible, tragic moment, Woods became persona non grata. How did this fall from grace occur? Why did this shining star in the world of professional sports virtually destroy his career and marriage in one fell swoop? Because he could. Propped up by celebrity, ego massagers and roadies, Woods could get anything and everything he wanted in an easily accessible...

When Tiger Woods wrapped his SUV around a neighborhood tree, following his running over a fire hydrant, few if any knew of the damage that would be done to his family in the following days. With what looks likely to have been more than a dozen women, with more being revealed each news cycle, no one is surprised that the wealthiest athlete ever and the most successful golfer in history is experiencing the pain that is his to bear. Causing his children and wife to be put a risk of life, health, reputation, and a stable home, the golfer is...

Tiger Woods Puts Legal Ban On 'Nude Photos' Of Himself As More Allegations Of His Sex Life Emerge By Martin Fricker 12/12/2009 He slaps a legal ban on 'nude photos' of himself Tiger Woods yesterday banned British media from printing nude snaps of himself said to have been offered to a magazine. But the High Court action cannot stop any lurid photos being published in America. Photos were believed to have been offered to Playgirl magazine and bosses said they would publish them if they can verify they are genuine. There is no proof so far that the pictures exist,...

Just a few hours earlier the sex-mad sportsman had been told by his mum that cancer-stricken Earl was "in a bad way". But after visiting his dad in a hospice, Tiger went home and cheated on wife Elin with former model Jamie Jungers. As they lay in bed afterwards, Tiger got a call telling him Earl had passed away. Jamie, 26, told the News of the World last night: "I was beside him wearing nothing but a pair of panties." Deceased Earl, 74, was described by his son as: "My best friend and greatest role model - an amazing dad,...

WELLINGTON, New Zealand -- New Zealand sports broadcaster Sky TV will air on Tuesday an eight-minute interview with Tiger Woods shot recently in Australia, in which he talks about the importance in his life of his wife and family. In a 30-second trailer for the interview, which was filmed shortly before Woods became embroiled in rumors of multiple extramarital affairs, interviewer Murray Deaker asks Woods, "Family first and golf second. Always be like that?" Woods replies, "Always." The one-on-one interview was arranged by Woods' New Zealand caddie Steve Williams and conducted last month in Melbourne, where Woods won the Australian...

CHEATING Tiger Woods' wife will DUMP him after Christmas, we can sensationally reveal. Shattered Swedish model Elin Nordegren is in talks with divorce lawyers but keeping up a show of normal family life for the sake of their two children. With her mind in turmoil over what to do for the best, Elin wants to spend Christmas with Tiger and the kids in Sweden before a trial separation in the New Year, she confided to a close friend. And last night, as major sponsor Gillette DROPPED the disgraced golf superstar from their advertising, the pal told us: "Elin will pretend...

From The Sunday Times December 13, 2009 Anguished Tiger Woods Likely To Return ‘Within A Few Months’ Nick Harris TIGER WOODS is likely to return to golf sooner rather than later, according to those in the sport who are closest to him. His absence is likely to end “within a few months”, say sources familiar with the world No 1’s problems. The sense that his time away from the sport is likely to be relatively short comes as media experts poured scorn on the suggestion that the scandal concerning his marital infidelities would affect his earning power. Britain’s foremost PR...