Tiger Woods (left) holds the trophy after defeating Rocco Mediate at the US Open golf tournament. Manager Willie Randolph (right) of the New York Mets stands in the dugout before a game.
Is Tiger Woods the greatest sports star ever? Yesterday, Woods won the US Open in a sudden death playoff against rival Rocco Mediate ... with a bum knee. The L.A. Times has more:
It took 91 holes for Woods to claim his third U.S. Open title and his 14th major championship, leaving him exhausted, relieved, somewhat surprised and only four professional major victories from matching Jack Nicklaus' record of 18.
... Woods won despite not playing even a practice round of golf since April 15 surgery on his left knee, a knee that could become Woods' biggest obstacle in chasing down Nicklaus.
Meanwhile, Willie Randolph — formerly of the New York Mets — is having a very different morning. This from the New York Times:
Nearly three months into another disappointing season, the Mets announced early Tuesday morning that they had fired Randolph, the first African-American to manage a baseball team in New York, after three and a half years as manager, and replaced him with the bench coach Jerry Manuel.
What do you make of Woods' win and Randolph's firing?
Flashback:
Sports Round-Up: Racial Bias Hitting Baseball?
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