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Let's start with one of the biggest changes in pro sports in a long time, Tiger Woods' decent.
We find ourselves deeply immersed in a "what have you done for me lately" society.
So the fall of the one time golden boy of golf should really come as no surprise, but the oddity that has become Tiger Woods life and pro golf career is stunning at that.
This past weekend during The Players Championship, Woods was forced to withdraw during his final round complaining about a brand new neck injury. Remember this is the same guy that won a major on one knee.
So what the heck has this past weekend told us? It told us that Tiger has gone from the greatest golfer of our time to the weirdest golfer of our time.
I remember where I was (kind of like how people remember where they were when JFK was shot) when Tiger crashed his car in front of his house. The initial report said that he was ok and only had minor injuries. I turned the TV off on Thanksgiving night assuming that Tiger would be ok. Boy was I wrong.
Since that moment Tigers life has turned in to a 24 circus. Each report gets weirder and weirder. Most of the reports had nothing to do with golf, so in the back of all of our minds we knew Tiger could get redemption on the lynx. That theory has officially hit a wall. Tigers un-expected exit at the Players Championship raises even more questions about a man that was once considered a role model and a champion. Now I see him as a strange, strange man, who was most likely never told he couldn't do something and now when all the chips are down he is finally showing his true colors.

Finally, this weekend told us that I really shouldn't predict NBA playoff series. I did predict the Suns would win, but I had it going seven games. So when Steve Nash triumphantly returned with one eye and swept the aging Spurs out of their misery I wasn't the only one stunned.
So how did they do it? Well going in to the weekend the Suns had a 2-0 series lead. The Spurs had the momentum playing game three at home, but then something strange happened.
THERE WAS A GORAN DRAGIC SIGHTING!! Who? Oh, sorry he's the back up point guard for the Suns, and he one upped Lebron.
After Lebron scored 21 in the first quarter against the Celtics early in the night, Dragic did him two better and scored 23 points in the fourth quarter of game three.
How impressive was it? Well Dragic went 4-4 (5-5 for the game) from three point land in the fourth and drove the ball to the hole at will.
The second team unit for the Suns played the entire fourth as Nash, Amare and Richardson became spectators from the bench. The Spurs, who were facing a must win game had their starting five in during the fourth quarter rout.
So what did this weekend tell us?
I know very little, and apparently so did the Spurs, cause they couldn't figure out the new look Suns, the Suns that finally play defense. That's right, not a typo, the Suns play defense.

That's it and that's all!!

It's late and well overdue, but one of the initial questions that came to mind when hearing of Tiger Wood's car accident was of a movie (It's A Wonderful Life). As the police slowly moved through protocols to close a celebrity case the facts at the time were simple. Tiger left his home in the middle of the night. He didn't get far and hit his neighbor's tree and mailbox. No one was really injured in the accident outside of Tiger and there were no reports of his neighbor's irritation over hitting his property. The only real question left unanswered as the police closed the case was whether Tiger hit the oldest tree in Pottersville and did his neighbor's great great great grandfather plant the tree? Little did anyone know that Tiger's accident would begin to unravel the inner workings of Tiger's secret and private life, as well as spawn talk around the office about what the affair count was up to now.

Tiger Woods has opted to get surgery again for that tricky left knee. After the stunning 18-hole playoff that ended in a tie with Rocco Mediate in the U.S. Open and the ensuing 19th hole of sudden death, Woods won the Open. Some including Tiger, have described the win two days ago as his best major win ever.

In the era know as the Tiger Woods Dynasty, occassionally we get a good playoff showdown. Tiger vs. Phil, Tiger vs. BJ Singh, Tiger vs. Rocco. Wait, what was that last one?

Tiger Woods vs. Rocco Mediate. You know, I watched from about 7 until 9 on and off, but did see Tiger's last 2 shots on 18. I'm still not sure how to pronounce "Mediate".

But those last two shots by Tiger should not have been necessary for a playoff. They should have been icing on the cake for the Open. Tiger never loses when leading on Sunday, so having to come down to 18 needing a birdie to tie it was a surpise to those of us who hadn't watched all day.

Also heartbreak for Lee Westwood, a relatively unknown English golfer, who was in the exact same position as Tiger coming to 18, needing a birdie to tie. His birdie putt went wide, causing him to take third in the Open and going home again, winless in a major championship.

I have seen one or two of these 18 hole playoffs, but can't recall seeing one with Tiger. I hope it's a good one, so I can see it off the DVR tonight.