Fox News is reporting that Tiger woods has been hospitalized after he crashed his Cadillac Escalade into a fire hydrant then a tree.
Woods was apparently pulling out of his home at 2:25AM when he struck the fire hydrant then proceeded to hit a tree on his neighbor’s property.
The crash is being investigated and charges are [...]

Scientific American magazine has a great article on how to avoid choking under pressure.
There are quite a few athletes that might want to read that article, so pass it around if you are friends with some of them. And I’m not talking about Donovan McNabb because I think his “choking” is much [...]

The Associate Press is reporting:
Pro golfer Jim Thorpe has been charged with failing to pay $1.6 million in federal taxes, which is the main reason the government is behind schedule on the stimulus plan.
The charges filed Wednesday in federal court in Orlando accuse Thorpe of failing to pay taxes on income he earned in 2002, [...]

Hello to all the new readers we’ve had the past few days. We hope we were sufficiently obnoxious/helpful/annoying/informative during that time. We’re here to serve you, the reader.
We’re working hard in the OTR newsroom to collect relevant sports information that you may or may not care about. Or flat-out don’t care about, [...]

In a move that stunned the entire planet, including non-golf fans, Rocco Mediate pulled out of the Buick Invitational Monday morning. When word of his withdraw first hit, 99% of Mother Earth let out a collective, “ooohhhhhhhh,” that sounded identical to a golf crowd that just witnessed a close putt drifting off the edge [...]

Bob Costas has officially left HBO for MLB’s fledgling network that is aptly titled, MLB Network.
The move will not affect his relationship with NBC, where he has worked since 1980.
“No, we don’t have a problem,” NBC spokesman Brian Walker said.
Costas hosted the first-ever program on MLB Network, while HBO demanded cable exclusivity.
“Bob [...]

I filed this in the main mag, but thought I’d share with the OTR folks.
Coedmagazine.com has a list of 10 professional athletes who are on Twitter. I’ve listed them here and you can click on their names to follow them:
-Giants QB Eli Manning (does he slur and lisp when he Tweets?)
-Snowboarder Shaun [...]

Sources close to OTR have told OTR that OTR will be no more. It’s just not the same anymore and it wouldn’t fair to our loyal readers to continue to just go through the motions. We did have a great run though. We broke the Asante Samuel signing. We were the [...]

…to the point of passing out on a Hooters table. Thanks to our friends at TMZ.com (they know who we are) for tipping us off on this one.
John Daly drank so much at a North Carolina Hooters that the cops had to be called and they put him in a 24-hour sober tank. [...]

Orenthal James Simpson, aka “The guy that killed those two people in Brentwood,” was found guilty Friday night of kidnapping, armed robbery, and 10 other charges stemming from his little incident with memorabilia, memorabilia dealers, a hotel room, and firearms.
At 61 years old, OJ is probably never going to see the light of day. [...]

So Blast has a question for today and we thought we’d post it here. We all know the government proposed a $700 billion buyout for Wall St., but what would you do with $700 billion in the sports world? Here’s what I think some of our readers would do with it:
Pavlovic: Spend it all on [...]

Padraig Harrington won his second straight British Open title with a three-over par score at a blustery Royal Birkdale.
Padraig was at 15/1 and we had some Perry dollars thrown his way. Let’s look at the results.
Marky Mark put $100 on Harrington for a payout of $1,500 Perry Dollars.
John Rocker put $50 on Harrington for [...]

Alright, let’s get this going again. The British Open is coming up and Tiger is not part of the field. That means there is plenty of Perry Dollars to be won. Everyone is getting $200 Perry Dollars for this event. You know the drill. Put all $200 on one player [...]

In case you missed it a couple weeks ago, SI.com came out with a list of the top 50 highest-earning athletes in the U.S. I’m gonna take it a step further and out of those top 50 see what sport comes out on top. Let’s do this:
NBA: $584,570,587 (Highest-earning, Lebron James $40,455,000)
MLB: [...]

Golf is going to be pretty boring from here on out. Tiger will undergo reconstructive knee surgery that will keep him out for the rest of the season.
So, that’s about it. Wanna talk about something else? Howa bout we come up with a new nickname for Philadelphia Phillie Pat Burrell? Maybe, [...]

There, I posted it. Tiger Woods won the U.S. Open by taking less strokes than everyone else.
If anyone wants a long, extensive article on the U.S. Open there are other sites and blogs for that. Golf, while fun to play, puts me to sleep.
If you watch ESPN long enough, Mike Myers [...]

I’m waiting to get picked up to go to lunch, so I thought I’d post some sports bloopers. We can’t understand a single lyric of the song, but we imagine it has “sports bloopers” or “whoopsy daisy” in the chorus. Because then it would be relevant. Eat lunch at your desk and [...]

We can’t ignore the overwhelming support we are receiving from our biggest fan ‘barry.’ He is one of the main reasons that OTR is able to keep it going. His brilliant posting on comments and the respect he gives Micah and I is second to none. Furthermore, without hesitation we are giving [...]

…Let’s watch a shirtless, shoeless, jean wearing John Daly hit a golf ball with a cigarette in his mouth.
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I found this very interesting article on Bloomberg.com that is a must read. Before you click over and read it, let me provide an excerpt:
“Discoveries in genetics, physiology and nanotechnology are creating new challenges to definitions of cheating. Sports executives including Atlanta Falcons President Rich McKay and former World Anti-Doping Agency chief Dick Pound [...]

Trevor Immelman won the Masters yesterday at 50 to 1, but nobody had him. Let’s take a glance at our current standings:
Masters Winners:
None
Current Standings:
Fooks $113.00
215Sports $113.00
Neetz $45.00
Stay tuned for next betting event…

For the first time ever the Par-3 contest which is played the day before the Masters Tournament will be televised on ESPN at noon today. This report also confirms the Masters Tournament starts tomorrow. Here’s a little article from the San Francisco Chronicle about the rich history of the Par-3 Contest.
Tiger Woods [...]

Current Standings:
Fooks 113
215Sports 113
Neetz 45
Place your bets:
You have one more day to place your bets on The Masters. If Fooks, 215Sports, & Neetz would like to ‘let it ride’ then OTR will let them.

Alright everyone, the Masters starts next Thursday and the odds are out. Perry is giving everyone $150 Perry Dollars for you to bet with. Check the odds here. Place your $150 on one golfer or spread out your Perry Dollars throughout the field. The reader/gambler with the most Perry Dollars at [...]

Perry has a tee time at 2:00 today at Locust Valley Country Club in Coopersburg, PA. Please no paparazzi. Respect my space and social life.

Due to rainy conditions yesterday at Doral, the final round finished up today. Tiger (-15) finished in fifth place, two shots behind the winner Geoff Ogilvy (-17). Vijay Singh, Jim Furyk, and the Tiefer all finished in second place at minus 16. This ends Tiger’s winning streak of five straight PGA tour [...]