Tuesday, December 29, 2009

Tiger Woods Saga: More Distorted Every Day

If Fore!BlackGolfers ever gets around to creating a Green of Honor, we (gulp!) would have to install Furman Bisher as a (posthumous) figure.
When it comes to 'keepin' in real' in the golf journalism arena, this ol' coot puts Al Sharpton to shame. Bisher - a former colleague of mine who I observed more than once being granted the Royal (as in "typewriter") treatment at exclusive golf events - has taken all the icing off the cake of the Tiger Woods saga by detailing what an anonymous source he 'trusts' says about WHAT REALLY HAPPENED that night of THE CRASH.
You know where to click (above) if you want to read the sordid (second-hand, unverifiable) yarn he spins.
I'll spare your patience, and just link back here now and then whenever the plot thickens enough to call a report for what it really is...
Feel free to leave a comment on how you feel about the media coverage so far.
Hit 'em straight.

Tuesday, December 22, 2009

Tennis bad boy Boris Becker Feels Tiger's Pain

Now that the iron curtain over Tiger Woods' formerly private life has been lifted, more of sports' top names are trickling out to offer tacit support for pro golf's gravy train.
Last week, it was NBA Hall of Famer Charles Barkley pleading on the airwaves for Woods to reach out during the media frenzy surrounding his infidelities.
This week, it's the six-time Grand Slam tennis champ Boris Becker who's spouting "best of luck" wishes Tiger's way.
During the German Becker's career hey-day and his first marriage, he was caught having a child out of wedlock with a woman he "encountered" in a restaurant.
He expressed astonishment over the "frequency" of Woods' alleged affairs in a recent report.
But, as Boris knows: just one time can be too many.