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Tiger Woods Involved in Mysterious Car Accident

Golfer Tiger Woods was involved in a minor car crash yesterday morning. While I think everyone was glad to hear the golf legend only suffered minor facial cuts from the wreck, a lot of people are wondering just what happened as the details are sketchy. Tiger’s Cadillac Escalade SUV hit a fire hydrant and his neighbor’s tree as he was leaving his gated $2.4 million dollar home near Orlando, Fla. at 2:25 a.m. Reports are that his wife Elin heard the crash and had to smash the rear window with a golf club to get Tiger out. Police found her … Continue reading →

Expecting a Little Tiger

Tiger Woods and his wife Elin have announced that they are expecting their first child later this year. The couple became engaged in November of 2003. Tiger began dating the Swedish model after they were introduced by another golfer, Jesper Parnevik, who had briefly employed Elin as a nanny. The couple married on October 5, 2004 and has homes in Orlando, Wyoming, and Sweden. Tiger has been busy this year, including winning both the British Open and the PGA Championship. But, he says that he will spend a few weeks at home with his wife before starting his 2007 PGA … Continue reading →

The Man Who Shaped Tiger Woods

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I do not think anyone will deny that to be a great athlete, you need natural talent. But, I think that great coaching and good parenting is also a big part of the equation. Fortunately for Tiger Woods, he had both in his father Earl. Earl Woods passed away on May 3rd, 2006 after a battle with cancer, but his legacy lives on in Tiger. Earl was determined that Tiger not only become a great golfer, but a great man as well and I doubt you will find any more level-headed athlete in any sport. Too many parents seek to … Continue reading →

Juicy Hollywood Tidbits – June 19, 2007

Tiger Had a Daughter Tiger Woods and his wife, Elin Nordegren just welcomed their first child Monday, a daughter named Sam Alexis. Tiger reported that both mom and daughter are doing well and resting. The big news of his daughter’s birth comes less than 24 hours after a second place finish in the U.S. Open (which was won by Angel Cabrera). The only sad note to the birth is that when Tiger announced the pregnancy late last year, he said, “I have always wanted to be a dad. I just wish my father (Earl, who died in early 2006) could … Continue reading →

Juicy Hollywood Tidbits – June 17, 2007

Oprah Recognized as Most Powerful Celebrity It probably comes as a surprise to no one, but Forbes deemed talk show mogul Oprah Winfrey the world’s most powerful celebrity. She beat out fellow celebrities Elton John, The Rolling Stones and Tom Cruise for that honor. Who came in second? Mega sports star Tiger Woods came in second to Oprah with singer Madonna finishing in third place. In case you were wondering how Forbes came about their ranking, they consider the celebrities earnings, Internet presence as well as television, radio, and press coverage. Oprah lost her first place position last year to … Continue reading →

In Memoriam – 2006

Each year, we lose many talented and brilliant celebrities. Some are taken in what seems like an untimely manner while others live to a ripe old age. Here are some of the people we lost in 2006: Lou Rawls, 72 – singer January 6th Rawls was known for his R&B hits such as “”You’ll Never Find, Another Love Like Mine.” Shelley Winters, 83 – Actress January 14th Shelley won two Oscars for supporting roles in The Diary of Anne Frank and A Patch of Blue. Wilson Pickett, 64 – Singer January 19th Wilson was famous for such hits as “In … Continue reading →