Quote of the Day
"The bottom line here is that this is a silly, juvenile little fan blog that has been
nothing more than an
amusement for me"
-- Univ. of Missouri fan Richard Lozano, on being threatened with legal action by CLC for operating the missouritigers.com Web site (K.C. STAR, 1/23).
Top Stories
Social Studies
Tiger Woods, who tees off in his first PGA Tour event of the season today at the Buick Invitational at Torrey Pines, has responded to critics who are calling on him to be more outspoken on social issues, in particular the comments made about him by Golf Channel's Kelly Tilghman and the ensuing cover on Golfweek magazine. Woods: "I am socially active every day of my life." Woods finds support from columnists and PGA Tour Commissioner Tim Finchem, who says, "To pick on Tiger in this instance is off base." Woods' corporate sponsors remain comfortable with his approach, as Buick is in talks to extend its endorsement deal with him.
Woods Responds To Critics
Slope Style
Winter X Games 12 kicks off in Aspen with record $1M total purse.
Global Warning
N.Y TIMES, WASHINGTON POST feature front-page stories about ongoing air pollution problems in Beijing as Olympics near.
The Waiting Game
MLB Cardinals' new $387M Ballpark Village unlikely to be completed by '09 All-Star Game.
Chicago Fire
Cubs criticized for featuring Japanese rising sun image in ad campaign spotlighting int'l players; team auctioning new bullpen box seats.
Show & Tell
Fox approves Go Daddy Super Bowl ad encouraging viewers to watch rejected spot on its Web site.
Ninth Wonder
Yankees $218.3M payroll for '07 tops in MLB for ninth straight season.
No Garden Party
MSG bans media from arena's expo center after altercation between reporters, security.
Seeing Red
Fenway Sports' Jay Monahan featured in THE DAILY's What I Like series.
