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Sportswriters were shocked and outraged when Rush Limbaugh outed them as a group of politically correct social engineers. They feigned disbelief that anyone would ever accuse them of promoting a player simply because of the player's race. Chris Berman stated that he was "angry" with Rush because his ESPN football show had always been "just about football." Never mind the fact that the show did more than a few stories on the number of minority coaches in the NFL and was certainly not "just about football." He more accurately could have said his show had always been "just about football...

Okay, Now I'm Teed Off The Unmitigated Gall -- Adam J. Bernay May 23, 2003 It amazes me. It just amazes me. Annika Sorenstam walks into a men's Professional Golf Association tournament, shoots one over par her first round, four over par her second round, which is tying for 95th place...and it is mega-news. Funny, I thought this was about allowing women to compete like the men do. When was the last time you heard national news about a golfer finishing that poorly? Yes, I said poorly. She is in 95th place out of a field of around a hundred....

Annika Sorenstam made modern history this past week. She wasn’t the first woman to play a PGA men’s event, but she was the first since many decades ago to do it. In reality, the Colonial is a professional golfer’s event. At first, I derided her for seeking to play the Colonial event, seeking to compete with the men … but I was wrong and she proved me wrong. What Annika did had a lot of controversy attached to it. Male and female golfers were perplexed, and people who don’t even haunt the links were at odds over the spectacle. "Annika...

8:58 1:43 Dean Wilson Kaneohe, HI Aaron Barber Maple Grove, MN Annika Sorenstam Lake Nona, FL Aaron Barber>Live scoring · Bio · Stats · Results · Scorecard Choose Another Player PGA TOUR STANDARD STATS Rank Additional Stats Driving Distance  280.6  130th Tot. Dist. - 19,080 Tot. Drvs. - 68 Driving Accuracy Percentage  66.9%  59th Fwys Hit - 318 Poss. Fwys - 475 Greens in Regulation Pct.  66.8%  59th Greens Hit - 409 # Holes - 612 Putting Average  1.746  48th GIR Putts - 714 Greens Hit - 409 Eagles (Holes per)  315.0  142nd # Holes - 630 # Eagles - 2 Birdie Average  3.80  70th # Birdies - 133 Tot. Rnds. - 35 Scoring Average  72.17  149th Tot. Strks - 2,499 Tot. Adj. - 26.866 Sand Save...

Why much of the golf world is teed off at Annika Sorenstam She's the best. But that's not enough for her teed-off critics. Sorenstam steps into a man's world Sorenstam's the best. But that's far from enough for her critics But that isn't enough for her critics Sorenstam coming to PGA event with political baggage Sorenstam is coming to PGA event with plenty of baggage In Sorenstam golf brouhaha, questions abound When being the best may not be good enough She's the best. But is that good enough -- for anybody?

IRVING - We regret to inform you that Vijay Singh, your freshly crowned Byron Nelson tourney champion, will not be golfing in Fort Worth this week. Pity. Vijay and Nick Price would have made a grand two-man welcoming party at the Bank of America Colonial. A committee of champions. Singh won the EDS Byron Nelson tournament Sunday, playing with unflagging focus to finish 15 under par for the four days. And Price, at age 46, finished second, putting together rounds of 66, 70, 66 and 65. All from the men's tees, it might be catty to point out. While the...