Not too long ago I wrote about Mr. Woods and his public apology via an editorial HERE. We discussed how he has to stay in the lime-light no matter what. Well, here’s another boost there Tiger ol’ pal.
“NEW YORK (AP) – Tiger Woods’ humbling return to the public eye, from his televised confession to a winless season on the golf course, was voted the sports story of the year by members of The Associated Press.
There were 176 ballots submitted from U.S. news organizations that make up the AP’s membership. The voters were asked to rank the top 10 sports stories of the year, with the first-place story getting 10 points, the second-place story receiving nine points, and so on.
The Woods saga received 1316 points, with the Saints’ title getting 1215 and the NBA free agency frenzy coming in third with 1085.”
Unbelievable, sports story of the year. Let me get this straight; he cheats on his wife (a couple dozen times) and is served divorce papers. On top of that he didn’t win anything this year and he gets an award for this? Sports story of the year! I mean really, the AP couldn’t find a high school that overcame the odds and won a state championship or something that people will say “Wow, what a great story!”? WTF!
I understand it was a big story but…jeez…New Orleans gets destroyed, they rebuild and the first season back the Saints bring home a much needed Super Bowl trophy. Doing so they bring widespread joy and raise the morale a bit. That sounds like a “Sports Story of the Year” kind of story.
It looks like Mr. Woods truly is a natural born winner. Even when he loses he wins…and I’m not hating on the guy because of this. My problem is that he is a role model to kids and the press needs to be careful. I could just imagine some of his younger fans. “Mom, Dad look! Tiger got ‘Sports Story of the Year.’ Do you think one day I will get it too for being like him?”
Hit’em long…yell Fore!
For the complete story from Sports Illustrated click HERE.
I agree that it shouldn’t be the sports story of the year as it’s not really a sports story but it doesn’t surprise me. It was the biggest media frenzy of the year in the realm of sports. And he’s not getting an award.
Oh and while the Saints story was great this wasn’t their “first season back”. They’ve been back in the Super Dome since 2006.