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Bud Shaw puts Tiger Woods' return, Brady Quinn's new start and more through his Spin cycle. Full story »

From a British writer: "All that halting guff about maybe returning to golf one day was just a great big fib. Tiger, Tiger, pants on fire, nose as long as a telephone wire. How will the kids believe in him now? Woods wouldn't know the truth if it came wrapped in a polyurethane cover and had Nike stamped on it."  Full story »

"I think Augusta is where I need to be, even though it's been a while since I last played," he says in a statement. Full story »

Mike Holmgren's approach in Berea is refreshing as long as you're not Brady Quinn. But now he has to be right, Bud Shaw says in his Sunday Spin. Full story »

By Israel Gutierrez McClatchy Newspapers MIAMI -- You remember the scene, Scottie Pippen sitting on the Chicago Bulls' bench, looking dead into the camera, pointing to the unmistakable silhouette on his Air Jordans and then giving the "come here" motion with his index finger. He was motioning to Michael Jordan, of course. The sports world was buzzing because everyone... Full story »

By Tim Reynolds Associated Press PALM BEACH GARDENS, Fla. -- Sam Saunders is stepping out of his grandfather's shadow. A difficult task, considering that grandfather is none other than Arnold Palmer.  Full story »

Says a U.K. golf show presenter about spitting U.S. golfers: "Let's start a campaign to stamp it out...If enough letters were written to the PGA Tour maybe it would bring enough attention to it and something could get done because it's vile. But the Americans just don't seem bothered about it. It doesn't seem to register."  Full story »

Steve Williams says he is bitter at the reaction toward him from the media and members of the public. Full story »

Woods returned to his home near Orlando on Saturday and has been hitting balls on the range at Isleworth, near to where he had a one-person traffic accident on Nov. 27 that set off revelations of extramarital affairs. Still no timetable for his return to competitive golf. Full story »

Sportswriter Tim Rogers got more than a taste of the Strongsville Rotary Club's 19th annual charitable, but almost masochistic, Chili Open golf event.  Full story »

SINGAPORE -- Juli Inkster and Ai Miyazato shot 3-under 69s on Saturday to share the third-round lead in the HSBC Women's Champions. The 49-year-old Inkster is trying to become the oldest winner in LPGA Tour history. Beth Daniel was 46 when she won the 2003 Canadian Women's Open. "I'd say right now I'm definitely the underdog," said Inkster, who... Full story »

This is a story of Tiger Woods and his father and how unpredictable can be the effects of the relationship between generations.  Full story »

Tiger Woods once seemed sure to pass Jack Nicklaus in golf accomplishments. Now he seems unlikely to match Nicklaus on the course or, particularly, off it.  Full story »

Insert a joke here: Tiger is officially the second most powerful person in the country. He's almost presidential. Full story »

Williams says he won't tolerate any heckling on the golf course of Woods, who is on leave from the sport while trying to repair his personal life after having numerous extra-marital affairs. Full story »