London Daily Telegraph: US Open: Tiger Woods knee still in doubt

Tiger Woods, who had knee surgery on April 15, set alarm bells ringing yesterday when he said he had not walked 18 holes since he played in his last round of the Masters on April 13. Asked if he was fully recovered, he answered: "Probably not."

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Tri-Valley Herald: Golfing worlds collide for Tiger, Phil

SAN DIEGO - Tiger Woods' comments perhaps offered more than he intended. "Once you tee off,'' he said, "you're in your own little world.'' A world he doesn't intend to share. Even before he tees off.

Especially before he tees off.

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Contra Costa Times: Who will break through June Gloom to win U.S. Open?

SAN DIEGO - June Gloom. That's what they call it down here. Summer on the California coast, gray and mysterious. Fog on the bluffs above the Pacific where the Tiger stalks and hang gliders soar while down below surfers seek the magic wave.

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Oakland Tribune: Love of game keeps baseball lifers Murphy, Vucinich going strong

YOU HAVE to love the game. Mike Murphy said that. Mike Murphy lives that."Yes, I love the game,'' Murphy insisted about the National Pastime, about baseball, about his profession. "I've been here for 50 years.''

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Oakland Tribune: We should have seen Big Brown's big disappointment coming

ABOUT THOSE "foregone conclusions''? Hey, we all say something stupid now and then. Of course, when you're talking about a $50 million horse, more than few people take note.

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London Daily Telegraph: US Open: Tiger Woods and Phil Mickelson duel

The United States Golf Association have often been accused of being staid, unimaginative, a group of old men in long-sleeved white shirts who still exist in the days of wooden shafts and knickers. That misconception will end once and for all during next week's US Open at Torrey Pines in San Diego.

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Contra Costa Times: Kiffin, Russell both still evolving

ALAMEDA - As a matter of fact that was Lane Kiffin coaching the Raiders. Next question.

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Contra Costa Times: From Cy Young to Cy Done?

SAN FRANCISCO - His old pitching coach was in the other dugout. Rick Peterson didn't want to say anything about Barry Zito. "Haven't seen him in five years,'' was Peterson's terse refusal.

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Oakland Tribune: Lakers-Celtics? Who reset the time machine?

THERE'S SOMETHING quite right with a Lakers-Celtics final. Even though for a great many of us there's something quite wrong.

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San Mateo County Times: Harkleroad bares it all for Playboy

A tennis pro whose future was yesterday, Ashley Harkleroad had been recovering from surgery when the phone rang with an offer.

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Contra Costa Times: A's help Thomas have a happy birthday

OAKLAND - Nothing stops the A's these days. Not singing gorillas, at least not a girl dressed up as one. Not the sparsest of crowds. Not a minor injury to Frank Thomas. Not a Toronto Blue Jays team which had won five in a row.

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Contra Costa Times: Quieting Red Sox fans is one job A's Duchscherer can finish

OAKLAND -- This is the new world of baseball, the one where if you don't throw a no-hitter you don't pitch nine innings. As Justin Duchscherer found out Saturday night. Along with the rest of us.

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Oakland Tribune: Giants are what we thought they'd be: Bad

SAN FRANCISCO — The reliever said he's at a loss for words. He shouldn't be. There's a great deal to say about this year's Giants. Most of it repetitive. Most of it negative.

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London Daily Telegraph: Sergio Garcia silences critics at Sawgrass

PONTE VEDRA BEACH — The criticism of Sergio Garcia ended here. At the 17th hole of a golf course as tough as they come.

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CBS Sports: Left-handed compliment: It could be Phil's Masters, after all

AUGUSTA, Ga. -- This was supposed to be Tiger's Masters, but at the halfway mark it's looking more like Phil's Masters. And while Tiger's struggle might be a surprise -- all right, it is a surprise -- Phil's success is not.

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Oakland Tribune: Mystique of The Masters grows on fans

AUGUSTA, Ga. -- The skepticism is understandable. All that reverence, that praise. For a sporting event, a golf tournament.

On a course at odds with America's concept of egalitarianism.

On a course where the hedges are high and privacy is at an extreme.

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Independent (Ireland): Giants of men tear asunder 'perfect' Patriots

It was no less than the second biggest upset in the history of the Super Bowl. Only No III, in which Joe Namath of the then upstart New York Jets beat the mighty Baltimore Colts was larger. This one on Sunday night in Super Bowl XLII was stunning, surprising, enlightening.

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London Daily Telegraph: Beating Tom Brady's Patriots is a titanic task

Glendale, Arizona - The slogan on their T-shirts and on our minds is, "Talk is cheap, play the game". It is the mantra of the New York Giants and tomorrow, after a week of talk, the Giants finally play the New England Patriots in Super Bowl XLII.

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CBS Sports: Wimbledon: The tourney that attracts everyone and everything

WIMBLEDON, England -- The Empire no longer exists. The games created here -- soccer, rugby, tennis, cricket -- are under the dominion of other lands. David Beckham is moving across the sea to the former colony. Still, there's always Wimbledon.

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CBS Sports: Don't bet against the Big Three: Tiger, Lefty, Vijay

AUGUSTA, Ga. -- You have to pick Tiger. Or Phil. Or Vijay. That's what you always do at the Masters, stay with the favorites, stick with the champions.

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