Monday June 16
A Whole Other World
Tiger's Aura Rapidly Fading. Tiger Woods finished the U.S. Open somewhere well back in the field, out of contention in 20th place or so. For the first time since Tiger won the PGA at Medinah in 1999, he is not entitled, not defending, not repeating. “When you’re playing great it’s a great game,” Woods said. “When you’re playing bad, it’s a whole other world out there.”
You can’t ignore the contrasts. During his run of four consecutive majors in 2000-01, Woods played the championships in a combined 65-under par. He has played his past two majors in 5-over. It's a whole new world out there!!
Posted by glenn at 24 Hours of French
This weekend in France, Bentley won the 24 Hours of Le Mans for the first time in 73 years. 
Although only a few Americans watched television coverage of the race on Speed Channel, nearly half of the cars entered were from the United States. Coupled with renewed interest in the Tour de France after Lance Armstrong's record-setting performances of recent years, does this mean that Americans like to play with the French, but not watch them? Maybe it's just continued resentment from France's opposition to the War in Iraq, but you've got to wonder wether the drop in Parisian tourism is related to the abysmal TV ratings for these French sporting events -- where American athletes and teams shine.