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..."wintering at a sex resort..." That's funny. :clapp: I have been reading gossip from various other websites that TW's first tournament back is going to be the Masters. With all his current baggage, I am not sure the Masters is the right choice. I thought maybe a couple of tournaments prior to the Masters might be a better plan for him. Then again, the Masters is a pretty big stage to set things in motion, especially if he were to win it. All the non golf related generated buzz is not going to sit well with some of the other players I would imagine.:D
 
ClairefromClare said:
What are you doing reading the NY Daily News, young man?

And it's not like Favre has spent a lot of time there in the past several weeks, anyway.
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I could read the Times, but I like hard news.

Kevin
 
provisional said:
All the non golf related generated buzz is not going to sit well with some of the other players I would imagine.:D
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On the other hand, if anyone could control it, it's the Masters. Any non-golf related questions and the person's media pass is revoked. Any heckling from fans and their access to tickets is revoked. If they wanted to, they could put a stop to the whole thing. Prevent comment on the telecast as well. That's one reason it's possibly not a bad place to come back for Tiger. Whether they'd want him to do that is a different story, but I can't believe they'd turn him away.
 
Maybe Tiger is looking at Sex Rehab as more of a scouting mission. Im sure its a good place to meet women.
 
You are right about single folks being immune to sex addiction. I have know idea what you might classify a single person with a dozen or more sex partners. Porn Star maybe? :D
Smallville said:
I'm still trying to find a report of a sex addict who wasn't a married celebrity who got busted cheating. :D

I don't think it affects single people!
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The local sports talk radio guy read a column today about Tiger written by Dan Jenkins. It was quite the piece. For the life of me I can't find it. Can any of you Google experts find it? I really wanted to post a link. Jenkins goes old school on his posterior. Not for what he did, but for what he hasn't done, man up. Even if you disagree with him it was so well written it's worth reading.

Kevin
 
Doesn't Jenkins write for SI? If so then the article is probably only available online if you have a subscription. :confused2:
 
Esox talked about this a little in that other Tiger thread. There's supposed to be an article in the April Golf Digest.
 
This Keeps Getting Shadier

This Keeps Getting Shadier

SI: Feds likely to subpoena*top athletes in Galea*HGH case - More Sports - SI.com

SI: Feds likely to subpoena elite athletes in Galea HGH investigation

Federal law enforcement officials have alerted a number of world-class athletes to expect grand jury subpoenas in the case against Canadian physician Anthony Galea, three sources familiar with the investigation tell SI.com.

While it is unclear which athletes and how many will be subpoenaed, it is an indication that the multi-agency, federal investigation of Galea is progressing. According to a December story in The New York Times, Galea's medical assistant told investigators that he had administered performance-enhancing drugs to professional athletes. The FBI, Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) and Food and Drug Administration investigators are working together on the case. Galea has stated that he did not provide performance-enhancing drugs to athletes. According to two sources familiar with the investigation, law enforcement officials have been in touch with NFL players who have used Galea's services.

Galea, who is based in Toronto, faces charges in his native Canada of conspiring to smuggle human growth hormone (HGH) and the drug Actovegin into the U.S., conspiracy to smuggle prohibited goods into Canada, unlawfully selling Actovegin, and smuggling goods into Canada in violation of the Customs Act. The doctor's client list is elite; it includes Tiger Woods, U.S. Olympic swimmer Dara Torres, Broncos quarterback Chris Simms, former Browns running back Jamal Lewis, Mets shortstop Jose Reyes and Donovan Bailey of Canada, who won the 100 meters at the 1996 Olympics. These athletes have acknowledged being treated by Galea but deny receiving any performance-enhancing drugs from him. Known as a progressive if not unorthodox physician, Galea developed a loyal following among athletes for his use of platelet-rich plasma (PRP) injections, a legal procedure thought to potentially speed recovery from injury.

The federal investigation of Galea began Sept. 14, when border guards stopped Galea's assistant, Mary Anne Catalano, for a vehicle inspection while she was crossing from Canada into Buffalo. Catalano told border officials she was carrying medical supplies. A search yielded vials of HGH, Actovegin-a substance extracted from calf's blood and thought to have healing properties -- a BlackBerry and a laptop with client information. Catalano has been cooperating with Canadian and U.S. law enforcement officials.

HGH is legal in Canada but tightly regulated in the U.S., where it is approved only for the treatment of AIDS and for children with a growth-hormone deficiency. The drug has become popular, however, with athletes who use it to recover more quickly from injury and to improve stamina. U.S. law prohibits this use and the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) classifies HGH as a performance-enhancing drug. Galea has said that the HGH was for his personal use. Actovegin is prohibited for medical use in the U.S. and its uses in Canada are limited. Bringing either drug into the U.S. is illegal.

HGH is banned by Major League Baseball and by the NFL, but neither league tests for it. The substance is undetectable in urine tests and many U.S. professional leagues have questioned the accuracy and invasiveness of the blood test used to detect the substance. Last week, British rugby player Terry Newton became the first athlete known to have tested positive for HGH. He received a two-year suspension from the sport. The Times reported this week that baseball has taken steps to implement blood testing of minor leaguers -- they are not covered by the Major League Baseball Players Association (MLBPA) and thus not covered by the collective bargaining agreement and its protections. MLBPA boss Michael Weiner said this week that discussions on testing Major League Players for HGH is "premature." NFL spokesman Greg Aiello told reporters this week the NFL and its players association have been in talks about HGH testing since January. The six-year-old blood test for HGH has been used by the International Olympic Committee and the United States Olympic Committee since the 2004 Athens Olympics.

According to the criminal complaint against her, Catalano told authorities that Galea asked her to smuggle the drugs into the U.S. because, she said, he had had difficulty transporting them in the past. Catalano told investigators that Galea instructed her to say the supplies were for a medical conference and not for patient use. The Times reported in December that Catalano also said Galea provided performance-enhancing drugs to athletes. That information was not in the criminal complaint, and athletes who have been tied to Galea have denied any involvement with substances that are banned in sports. Several professional athletes have publicly identified themselves as patients of Galea, and said that they benefited from working with him.

One month after federal investigators stopped Catalano at the border, the Royal Canadian Mounted Police raided Galea's Institute of Sports Medicine and Wellness Centre in Toronto and arrested him. The Florida Department of Health also launched its own investigation because Galea had flown to the state on four occasions last winter to treat Woods, who was recovering from knee surgery. At a news conference last week, Woods denied use of performance-enhancing drugs.

Galea is not licensed to practice medicine in the U.S. Jamal Lewis told SI.com that Galea has helped keep him healthy in recent years with PRP therapy, but said Galea told him he was aware that he was not supposed to treat patients in the U.S., so Lewis, like other athletes, flew to Canada for treatment.

Spokesmen for the FBI and ICE declined comment on the case, citing an ongoing investigation. Voicemail and email messages left late Friday afternoon for an FDA spokeswoman in Buffalo were not immediately returned.
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I found this on Mancard.com - Don't let it get revoked! :D


Tiger Woods - Revocation of the Week



One of the fastest falls from grace in the history of sports.



Tiger, as are all sports figures are put on a pedestal for having remarkable and yes rare skills as compared to the general population. Some sports figures try and say they are not role models and try to step off the pedestal while others try and climb up on the pedestal and take on the role model life style which brings in endorsements and yes lots of money. Tiger was definitely a pedestal climber but it all came crashing down recently.



The thing that makes us mad is that we fell for it too. When Mancard.com was getting started we issued Tiger his own Mancard because we believed like the rest of the world that he was a good role model. Since his crash a few weeks ago under mysterious conditions Tiger released this message "Many false and malicious rumors circulating about my family and me are irresponsible." Since that statement by Tiger a report came out about his alleged cheating on his wife with what was believed at the time to be just one woman. After that report Tiger released this statement "I have let my family down and I regret those transgressions with all of my heart." Notice the use of the word “those”. Right after that release the flood gates opened and the count of women Tiger has cheated with is being revised higher and higher every day. At last count it was at 8 but a possible 8 more are being investigated. More and more is rising to the surface and it is looking less and less likely that Tiger will ever be looked at as an honest and positive role model.



He has removed himself from the public eye and golf for an indefinite period of time while using lawyers to communicate rather than being a man and being honest to his family and fans. The thing that is interesting is that his sponsors are still hanging on to him because of his skills rather than his ability to bring a positive branding experience. So let us be the first to pull our endorsement of you Mr. Woods. So for lying and cheating and hiding like a little baby and letting down your fans and more importantly your family your Mancard is hereby REVOKED.
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They kept it a secret for so long, because it appears to be fabricated in my opinion. The police could have charged him and many other things could have happened. Yet nothing ever did. All that they say is that a paramedic believed it could have been there. Nothing more from what they said here locally.


Merged with master thread since it is about the same incident.
 
JB said:
They kept it a secret for so long, because it appears to be fabricated in my opinion. The police could have charged him and many other things could have happened. Yet nothing ever did. All that they say is that a paramedic believed it could have been there. Nothing more from what they said here locally.


Merged with master thread since it is about the same incident.
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didn't see this thread ...
nice job keeping things tidy ...

on actual topic (probably in general as well) ... guess i'm more cynical than you are ... i think there's almost always more to everyone's story than meets the eye ... and there's fabrication flying in every direction in this case ...

i think it's very likely she lost her temper and attacked him ...
 
While it is very possible, with everything that has come out, it very well could be. I just am not sure and never want to assume a crime without facts. Just my nature. The guy has/is being crucified and I think what he has done is disgusting. But with everything that has come out already, I am pretty sure that this one would have as well.

In domestic violance in FL, if it is present, one person must be taken into custody at the time. Therefore, the people there, did not feel that strongly about it or have no facts to back it up.
 
JB said:
While it is very possible, with everything that has come out, it very well could be. I just am not sure and never want to assume a crime without facts. Just my nature. The guy has/is being crucified and I think what he has done is disgusting. But with everything that has come out already, I am pretty sure that this one would have as well.

In domestic violance in FL, if it is present, one person must be taken into custody at the time. Therefore, the people there, did not feel that strongly about it or have no facts to back it up.
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sometimes i like to argue just for the sake of taking a different point of view on a forum ... bit more entertaining ... while trying not to cross any lines or offend anyone's sensibilities ...

and i'm certainly not convicting elin of anything ... but strongly believe there was probably cause to arrest her for domestic violence ... notwithstanding the law that the suspect must be arrested ...

mistakes can be made ... judgement exercised appropriately or inappropriately sometimes consistent with, sometimes inconsistent with the requirements of law ...

i think it's admirable you don't assume the crime ... too many times we have a tendency to rush to judgement ... and want to see people fail or suffer ...

but if i was pressed into an opinion ... was there or wasn't there ... and with no desire for the truth to be one scenario or another ... in fact you hope for the sake of the children and even the possibility of marital reconciliation there was no crime ... i'd have to say nevertheless there was most likely an attack ...
 
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