Sports Tuesday: Tiger Roars to Epic Win and More

SportsSports Tuesday: Tiger Roars to Epic Win and MoreSports Tuesday: Tiger Roars to Epic Win and MoreThe Associated PressTiger Woods wins sudden death playoff at U.S. Open; Howard and Hamels push Philadelphia past Boston; Yanks lose ace Wang; Lakers and Celts gear up for Game 6. (June 17)IT TOOK AN 18-HOLE PLAYOFF AND THEN ONE HOLE OF SUDDEN DEATH BEFORE TIGER WOODS NAILED DOWN HIS 14TH MAJOR TITLE. WOODS PARRED THE 19TH HOLE OF THE PLAYOFF TO NOSE OUT ROCCO MEDIATE AND CAPTURE THE U-S OPEN AT TORREY PINES. WOODS BLEW A THREE-SHOT LEAD WITH EIGHT HOLES TO PLAY MONDAY AND TRAILED BY A SHOT HEADING TO THE 18TH TEE. BUT HE DID WHAT HE ALSO ACCOMPLISHED SUNDAY, SINKING A BIRDIE PUTT TO EXTEND THE MATCH. MEDIATE COULD HAVE CLINCH HIS FIRST MAJOR IF HE WAS ABLE TO SINK HIS 18-FOOT BIRDIE TRY ON 18.A PAIR OF DIVISION LEADERS HIGHLIGHTED MONDAY'S MAJOR LEAGUE SCHEDULE. RYAN HOWARD LAUNCHED A PAIR OF HOMERS AND HAD FOUR RBIS AS THE PHILLIES CLOBBERED THE RED SOX 8-2. JIMMY ROLLINS LED OFF THE BOTTOM OF THE FIRST WITH A HOMER, AND COLE HAMELS HELD THE RED SOX TO TWO RUNS IN SEVEN INNINGS.YANKEES ACE CHIEN-MING WANG IS EXPECTED TO BE OUT UNTIL AT LEAST SEPTEMBER AFTER INJURING HIS RIGHT FOOT WHILE RUNNING THE BASES IN SUNDAY'S ROUT OF THE ASTROS. AN EXAM PERFORMED MONDAY DETERMINED WANG PARTIALLY TORE A TENDON AND SPRAINED HIS FOOT. YANKEES CO-CHAIRMAN HANK STEINBRENNER BLAMES THE INJURY ON THE NATIONAL LEAGUE FOR PLAYING WITHOUT A DESIGNATED HITTER, SAYING IT'S TIME THE SENIOR CIRCUIT JOIN THE 21ST CENTURY.THE LAST-PLACE MARINERS HAVE FIRED GENERAL MANAGER BILL BAVASI AND REPLACED HIM WITH VP AND ASSOCIATED GM LEE PELEKOUDAS. THE M'S OWN THE AMERICAN LEAGUE'S WORST RECORD AFTER MANY MEDIA SELECTED THEM TO WIN THE AMERICAN LEAUGE WEST.THE NBA FINALS WERE PUT ON HOLD MONDAY AFTER THE LAKERS STAVED OFF ELIMINATION WITH SUNDAY'S GAME-5 VICTORY OVER THE CELTICS AT LOS ANGELES. THE TWO TEAMS WORKED OUT IN BOSTON MONDAY IN PREPARATION FOR GAME 6.THE CELTICS NEED ANOTHER VICTORY FOR THEIR 17TH NBA CHAMPIONSHIP.DAVE FERRY, THE ASSOCIATED PRESS, WITH AP SPORTS TUESDAY.

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