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Dec 13, 2009 3:09 PM CST

Sponsor Accenture Dumps Tiger Woods

Consulting/outsourcing firm cites 'circumstances' in ending deal

(Newser) - Global consulting and outsourcing firm Accenture is ending its sponsorship of Tiger Woods, saying the golfer is "no longer the right representative" after the "circumstances of the last two weeks." Today's announcement was the company's first statement since allegations of Woods' infidelity surfaced. The company is the...

As Dad Died, Tiger
Shacked Up With Galpal

tabloid jackpot

Dec 13, 2009 12:46 PM CST

As Dad Died, Tiger Shacked Up With Galpal

Earl Woods lost battle with cancer while son stepped out on Elin

(Newser) - Tiger Woods was not at his father's bedside the night Earl Woods succumbed to cancer because he was in bed with a lingerie model. Jamie Jungers tells the UK tabloid News of the World she was with Woods in May 2006—at the home he shared with his wife—when...

Tiger Woods Will Take
'Indefinite' Break
From Golf

Dec 11, 2009 6:03 PM CST

Tiger Woods Will Take 'Indefinite' Break From Golf

Citing 'infidelity,' sport's top competitor says he wants to mend fences

(Newser) - Tiger Woods is taking an indefinite leave from professional golf to work on saving his family, he said this evening in a statement posted on his Web site. In the post, Woods used the word "infidelity" for the first time since his Nov. 27 car accident unleashed a scandal....

Tiger, Elin Plan to
Flee to Sweden

Dec 11, 2009 3:42 PM CST

Tiger, Elin Plan to Flee to Sweden

Scandal-plagued couple will weigh their next move

(Newser) - To escape the nonstop flood of news about his infidelities, Tiger Woods and Elin Nordegren are planning to escape to her native Sweden and consider their next move. "They want to leave as soon as possible," a friend of the golf legend's spurned wife tells ABC News . And...

Congress Rethinks Giving Tiger Woods a Medal

Dec 9, 2009 1:39 PM CST

Congress Rethinks Giving Tiger Woods a Medal

For some reason, Rep. Joe Baca drops efforts

(Newser) - Sorry, Tiger, it looks like you won’t be getting that Congressional Gold Medal after all. California Rep. Joe Baca, who’d been pushing for legislation to honor Woods with the highest civilian award bestowed by Congress, says that “in light of recent events,” he’ll be dropping...

Now Tiger
May Be
Dumped—
by Sponsors

Dec 8, 2009 4:10 AM CST

Now Tiger May Be Dumped— by Sponsors

Champ turning radioactive

(Newser) - The champ with the roving hands is getting downright embarrassing, making it likely now that sponsors will do a Tiger Woods and shop around for other hookups. Nike has got to be rethinking its relationship thanks to Woods making its catchphrase "just do it" cringe-inducing. Sponsors aren't the only...

Another Alleged Mistress:
Tiger Liked It Rough

take a number

Dec 6, 2009 4:48 PM CST

Another Alleged Mistress: Tiger Liked It Rough

Restaurant manager spills to British tab about hair-pulling, spanking

(Newser) - Another dark-haired woman who works in the hospitality industry has come forward to say—stop us if you've heard this one—she had a fling with Tiger Woods. Mindy Lawton, 33, spills to the UK News of the World about the world's top golfer's peccadilloes: "He wanted to spank...

Golfer Sorry He
Introduced Tiger to Elin

NEXT TIME, USE A DRIVER

Dec 3, 2009 8:30 AM CST

Golfer Sorry He Introduced Tiger to Elin

Parnevik: She should use a driver, not a 3-iron next time

(Newser) - Tiger Woods' pal Jesper Parnevik is sorry he ever introduced the champ to his nanny Elin Nordegren and he has one piece of advice for his fellow Swede: Next time, use "a driver rather than a 3-iron" when she goes after her errant hubby." I really feel sorry...

A Field Guide to Tiger Ladies

Dec 3, 2009 3:07 AM CST

A Field Guide to Tiger Ladies

Why do all 'other women' look like blow-up dolls?

(Newser) - Long legs, long hair, hard faces and a whiff of trailer park seem to be the distinguishing characteristics of the species known as Tigris amatorius. Hold on a sec ... Tiger Woods' suspected lovers bear a strong resemblance to nearly all the "other women" who make news. The mistresses of...

Second Woman Claims
Affair With Tiger Woods

Dec 1, 2009 1:51 PM CST

Second Woman Claims Affair With Tiger Woods

Jaimee Grubbs says she has photos and texts to prove it

(Newser) - A second woman has come forward to say she's had an affair with Tiger Woods. Jaimee Grubbs, a 24-year-old cocktail waitress in Los Angeles, tells US Weekly that she had a 31-month fling with Woods beginning in April 2007. Grubbs, who appeared on the VH1 show Tool Academy, says she's...

Tiger Bails on His Own Tournament, Citing Injuries

Nov 30, 2009 2:49 PM CST

Tiger Bails on His Own Tournament, Citing Injuries

Woods won't play again this year, apologizes to fans

(Newser) - Tiger Woods has pulled out of this week's Chevron World Challenge—which he has hosted for the past 9 years—and is blaming injuries sustained in his mysterious car crash early Friday morning. "I'm very sorry that I can't be there," reads a post on his website. The...

'Shadowy' Nordegren
Seriously Private—Usually

MRS. TIGER WOODS

Nov 30, 2009 11:33 AM CST

'Shadowy' Nordegren Seriously Private—Usually

Not really the type to have 'gone ghetto,' as alleged: sources

(Newser) - So who’s this wife of Tiger Woods caught wielding a gold club at the scene of his unfortunate run-in with a fire hydrant? Elin Nordegren dabbled in modeling in her native Sweden, Jacob Bernstein writes, but is not an “ex-model” as we understand it. She came into Woods’...

Tiger, Suck It Up
and Come Clean

OPINION

Nov 30, 2009 4:21 AM CST

Tiger, Suck It Up and Come Clean

This story is too tantalizing to go away, so get it over with

(Newser) - Handsome super athlete possibly cheating on his stunning wife, car crash in the wee hours, said wife with a golf club in her hand: what's not to find captivating about the Tiger Woods soap opera? "What really happened, and why? The puzzle is irresistible," admits John Paul Newport...

Tiger Breaks Silence, Blows Off Cops Again

UPDATED

Nov 29, 2009 2:11 PM CST

Tiger Breaks Silence, Blows Off Cops Again

In statement on website, golfer praises wife for acting 'courageously'

(Newser) - Tiger Woods is "pretty sore" physically and his feelings are hurt after 2 days of speculation about his car crash early Friday morning—but if Florida Highway Patrol investigators want to hear his story, they'll have to wait. A scheduled meeting was canceled this afternoon for the second consecutive...

TMZ: Tiger's Cuts Caused
by Wife, Not Crash

UPDATED

Nov 29, 2009 6:11 AM CST

TMZ: Tiger's Cuts Caused by Wife, Not Crash

She scratched him during argument about affair rumors, says friend

(Newser) - As unconfirmed reports about Friday night's car accident dribble out, TMZ now says that Tiger Woods' facial cuts didn't come from the accident but from his wife, Elin Nordegren. He reportedly told a friend that she scratched him after confronting him about rumors he was cheating. Tiger then left the...

Alleged Mistress:
I Didn't Have
Affair With
Tiger

Nov 28, 2009 4:22 PM CST

Alleged Mistress: I Didn't Have Affair With Tiger

But 'National Enquirer' says she's lying

(Newser) - The woman accused by the National Enquirer of having an affair with Tiger Woods says the accusations aren't true. "I did not have an affair with Tiger Woods," Rachel Uchitel tells US Weekly . "I met him twice and have not heard from him since." She wished...

Tiger Lost Consciousness; Wife Helped Free Him

Nov 27, 2009 7:05 PM CST

Tiger Lost Consciousness; Wife Helped Free Him

Investigation on hold until after golfer gets some rest

(Newser) - Tiger Woods was unconscious for 6 minutes after his SUV collided with a fire hydrant and tree near his Florida mansion early this morning, and his wife heard the crash and helped free him from the vehicle. Elin Nordegren, a former model, used a golf club—she presumably had quite...

Tiger OK, Has
Cuts on Face:
Agent

UPDATED

Nov 27, 2009 3:25 PM CST

Tiger OK, Has Cuts on Face: Agent

Golfer out of hospital after early-morning car crash

(Newser) - Tiger Woods is out of the hospital and doing well after an early-morning car crash in which he suffered facial lacerations. The superstar golfer hit a fire hydrant and tree with his Cadillac SUV, and his condition was initially reported as serious, the designation for any patient transported by ambulance....

Tiger Woods
Seriously Hurt
in Car Accident

UPDATED

Nov 27, 2009 1:51 PM CST

Tiger Woods Seriously Hurt in Car Accident

Golf star was pulling out of his own driveway

(Newser) - Tiger Woods was seriously hurt in a car crash early this morning outside his home in Orlando, the Florida Highway Patrol reported this afternoon. Alcohol was not a factor. The golf megastar was pulling out of his driveway at less than 33mph—the speed at which airbags deploy—when he...

Hot Rumor: Tiger's Cheating

GRAIN OF SALT DEPT.

Nov 25, 2009 9:05 PM CST

Hot Rumor: Tiger's Cheating

Lots of web, tabloid smoke on this one

(Newser) - Low-level buzz on the Internet has it that Tiger Woods is cheating on his wife of 5 years, with Media Take Out reporting that the National Enquirer is going public with details of the golfer’s relationship with one Rachel Uchitel. Nothing online yet from the Enquirer , which, to remind...