It was another bad day at the office for Tiger Woods as he shot a two-over-par 74 in his opening round at the Players Championship Thursday.

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Tiger: I shot myself in the foot

A frustrated Tiger Woods fell 12 shots off the lead at the Masters, and he hurled his club to the ground after an errant shot on the 13th hole.

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Woods Loses His Temper and More Ground at Masters

Rory McIlroy becomes world number one after holding off Tiger Woods to win the Honda Classic by two shots in Florida.

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McIlroy win seals number one spot

It wasn’t that long ago that American parents were gripped with Tiger Mother anxiety. Did we overpraise our kids in the name of promoting self-esteem? Were we forfeiting an Ivy League future for them if we didn’t force them to practice endless hours of violin or rip up birthday cards that weren’t perfect? Were we, as Amy Chua said in her best-selling memoir, “Battle Hymn of the Tiger Mother,” raising children who were “soft” and “entitled?” ¶ Now, though, it’s the French who have it figured out. Just like Chua’s book, journalist Pamela Druckerman’s recently released “Bringing Up Bebe” — which lauds the “wisdom” of French parents, who love their children but don’t live for them the way American parents do — has hit the bestseller lists. Another new parenting-by-comparison book, “How Eskimos Keep Their Babies Warm,” extols the virtues of the Argentines, who keep Baby up late for special occasions, and the Japanese, who let their kids fight it out. ¶ Such frenzied fascination with foreign parenting raises a question: Are American parents really that bad? Read full article > >

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What’s so bad about American parents, anyway?

He’s rising to the challenge of his rival, as the lyrics go — but Newt Gingrich might want to reconsider using the song “ Eye of the Tiger ”at rallies. A songwriter from the group Survivor has filed a lawsuit to prevent Gingrich from using the song for his entrance theme at rallies. Mitt Romney has also used the song at rallies, but he was not named in the suit. Read full article > >

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Newt Gingrich sued for using ‘Eye of the Tiger’

Luke Donald believes his Race To Dubai challenger Rory McIlroy matches Tiger Woods for talent.

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McIlroy ‘more talent’ than Woods

One shot behind with two holes to play, Tiger Woods closed with clutch birdie putts to win the Chevron World Challenge by one shot, his first victory in two years.

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Tiger Woods Ends 2-Year Victory Drought

They are used to getting fired, but caddie Joe LaCava left the fifth-ranked Dustin Johnson to take the bag for Tiger Woods.

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Job Security? Not for PGA’s Caddies

Still recovering from injuries to his left knee and Achilles’ tendon, Tiger Woods said he would not be ready in time.

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Woods to Miss U.S. Open

One of two men seriously injured when a Tiger Moth biplane crashed in a field in Dorset dies in hospital.

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Man dies following biplane crash

Two men are seriously injured when a Tiger Moth biplane crashes in Dorset.

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Two badly hurt in biplane crash

Rory McIlroy entered the final round with a four-shot lead, but Tiger Woods was in his traditional red shirt and had four birdies and an eagle on the first eight holes.

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Woods Charges as McIlroy Tries to Hang On

AUGUSTA, Ga. — Tiger Woods is making quite a charge at the Masters, shooting a 5-under 31 on the front side to tie for the lead with Rory McIlroy and Charl Schwartzel.

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Woods charges into lead at the Masters, shooting 31 on front side to tie McIlroy, Schwartzel

Rory McIlroy opens up a two-shot lead at the halfway stage of the Masters, but Tiger Woods is not far behind.

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McIlroy leads by two at Augusta

The 75th Masters gets under way at Augusta National with the likes of Tiger Woods, Lee Westwood, Graeme McDowell and Luke Donald all tipped to challenge holder Phil Mickelson for the green jacket.

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