Female Reporter Barred From Masters Locker Room

Tara Sullivan, Female Sports Reporter, Barred From Masters Locker Room At Augusta National (HuffPost) Controversy broke out at Augusta National Golf Club after a wild final round of the Masters. After 26-year-old Charl Schwartzel won his first green jacket., The Bergen Record sports columnist Tara Sullivan was barred from the locker room because of her gender. “Bad enough no women members at Augusta,”Sullivan tweeted. “But not allowing me to join writers in locker room interview is just wrong.” Masters officials apologized to Sullivan and claimed that it was a security mistake.

Obama’s Close Friend Arrested for Soliciting Prostitute

Robert ‘Bobby’ Titcomb, Close Friend Of Obama, Arrested On Suspicion Of Soliciting Prostitute HONOLULU – One of President Barack Obama’s close friends has been arrested in Honolulu on suspicion of soliciting a prostitute. Honolulu police say Robert “Bobby” Titcomb was one of four men arrested in an undercover sting operation late Monday and released on $500 bail. The 49-year-old Titcomb attended Punahou School in Honolulu with Obama. The two often golf, play basketball, go to the beach and dine together when the president returns home to Hawaii for vacation. Obama’s family has also attended barbeques at Titcomb’s beachside home in Waialua, located on Oahu’s North Shore. Titcomb and Obama last spent time together in Hawaii…

Tiger Woods: One Year Later, Can He Ever Rebuild His Brand?

(FoxSports) Were all those babes really worth 22 million bucks? They better have been, because that’s how much Tiger Woods lost in endorsements in the wake of the scandal involving Tiger and his string of sexting hotties who came to light one year ago this week. You might think the golf great lost “only” his wife and his reputation after the personal drama, but we crass business journalists look at it from another angle as well. According to Sports Illustrated’s annual analysis of the highest-earning American athletes, Tiger, while still No. 1 on the list, has estimated endorsements this year that are down from $92 million in 2009 to $70 million this year. The green bleed…

OFFICIAL: Tiger Woods and Elin Nordegren Divorce

(ETonline) Tiger Woods is a divorced man. Woods, 34, and Elin Nordegren, 30, are officially divorced. The two were reportedly at the Bay County Circuit Court in Panama City, Fla. Monday for the execution of their divorce agreement. The divorce settlement is undisclosed at this time. “We are sad that our marriage is over and we wish each other the very best for the future,” Woods and Nordegren said in a statement given to ET by Nordegren’s Virginia-based law firm of McGuireWoods. “While we are no longer married, we are the parents of two wonderful children and their happiness has been, and will always be, of paramount importance to both of us.” The statement continues, “Once…

Justin Timberlake is ‘Bringing Sexy Back’ to the Vegas Strip

(ETonline) Justin Timberlake is reuniting with fellow Mouseketeer and former tour-mate Christina Aguilera for the “Justin Timberlake and Friends, a Special Evening Benefiting Shriners Hospitals for Children” in Las Vegas. Superstars Sean “Diddy” Combs and his group Diddy-Dirty Money, Lady Antebellum, Salt-N-Pepa, Selena Gomez & The Scene, T-Pain, and FreeSol will also take the stage on Saturday, October 23 at the Planet Hollywood Resort & Casino’s Theatre for the Performing Arts. Tickets for the one-night-only concert extravaganza go on sale Saturday, August 21 at 10 a.m. through Ticketmaster and the venue box office. American Express cardholders have access to presale tickets starting Thursday, August 19 at 10 a.m. The night of Billboard chart-toppers is part of “The Justin Timberlake Shriners Hospitals for Children…

Has Tiger Woods Hit Rock Bottom?

(CBS) This story was written by CBSSports.com senior writerSteve Elling Looking more relieved than exasperated, Tiger Woods removed his golf cap, changed out of his spikes and into comfortable tennis shoes, then hopped into his Lexus SUV. It was 11:15 a.m. and his day at Firestone Country Club, a place where he essentially holds the mortgage after winning a PGA Tour-record seven times in the past, was already complete. The leaders would not be finishing for another seven hours. He uneventfully backed out of his parking slot, gripped the steering wheel and piloted the vehicle out of the lot without plowing into anything — symbolically representing his best drive of the week, not to mention…

Tiger Woods Tops Most Valuable Athletes List

(ETonline) Despite his personal challenges, Tiger Woods still managed to top Forbes magazine’s list of the World’s Most Valuable Teams and Athletes. The golf pro earned $105 million from June 2009 to June 2010, putting him in first place on the list. Coming in second is boxer Floyd Mayweather who earned $65 million, while Los Angeles Lakers champ Kobe Bryant came in at No. 3 with $48 million. Soccer stud David Beckham comes in at No. 5 on the list having earned $43.7 million. Other athletes to make the list include new Miami Heat player Lebron James ($42.8 million), newlywed NBA star Carmelo Anthony ($23.8 million), soccer star and Calvin Klein model Cristiano Ronaldo ($35.8 million) and cyclist Lance Armstrong ($21 million).

Oosthuizen wins 2010 British Open

(Associated Press) ST. ANDREWS, Scotland – Louis Oosthuizen walked over the Swilcan Bridge toward a victory that was never in doubt Sunday at St. Andrews, another big moment in sports for South Africa. This celebration, though, carried a different tune. The drone of vuvuzelas, all the rage at the World Cup, was replaced by the skirl of bagpipes coming from behind the Royal & Ancient clubhouse. For the 27-year-old South African, the sound could not have been sweeter. With a performance that rivaled the dominance of Tiger Woods at the home of golf 10 years ago, Oosthuizen led over the final 48 holes and blew away the field by seven shots to capture the British Open. “To…

Mickelson wins Masters; Tiger comes up short

(ESPN) AUGUSTA, Ga. – Phil Mickelson soaked up a scene he knows all too well as he climbed the steep hill toward the 18th green at Augusta National to claim another green jacket. Only when he rapped in one last birdie for a 3-stroke victory did this Masters get even better. Standing behind the green — as always — was his wife, Amy, with her long blonde hair and easy smile, their three children at her side. She had not been on a golf course since being diagnosed with breast cancer 11 months ago, and had stayed in bed most of the week. “I wasn’t sure if she was going to be there,” Mickelson said. A week…

Tiger Woods Returns To Golf With Solid Start At Masters

(ESPN.com) AUGUSTA, Ga. — So much for competitive rust. For the first time in 16 appearances at the Masters, Tiger Woods opened the tournament by breaking 70, shooting a 4-under 68 to trail 50-year-old Fred Couples by 2 shots. It was Woods’ first round of tournament golf in 144 days due to a highly publicized sex scandal that caused him to take a leave from the game. That absence caused many to wonder just how well he could perform at one of the most exacting courses in the world, Augusta National. But Woods shot his tournament lows for the first round on both the front nine and overall, had two eagles in a round for…