Tiger Woods sometimes will glance over his shoulder on his highway to history, not worried about anyone on his bumper but curious to see what the traffic looks like behind him. ...more

January 8, 2009

Harris Armstrong was only 12, but he counted superstar athletes such as Tiger Woods and Derek Jeter among his friends. He had hung out with Michael Jordan, chatted with Tim Tebow and hit golf balls with Vinny Lecavalier. But none of that made him special. ...more

December 7, 2008

Harris Armstrong, a 12-year-old golfing prodigy from Tampa, died Monday after a 14-month fight against cancer. ...more

December 4, 2008

One For Thumb I found the column "Don't Kill The Corporate Goat" that appeared in the Nov. 28 Trib interesting. I think Thomas Sowell missed the point. The amount of money a CEO takes out of his organization is not the point. The point is the CEO is like a captain of a ship. He is getting paid to ensure his ship is performing the task it is designed to do. ...more

December 2, 2008

There is an old Russian fable, with different versions in other countries, about two poor peasants, Ivan and Boris. The only difference between them was that Boris had a goat and Ivan didn't. One day, Ivan came upon a strange-looking lamp and, when he rubbed it, a genie appeared. She told him that she could grant him just one wish, but it could be anything in the world. ...more

November 28, 2008

Phillies reliever Brad Lidge has never thrown a perfect game, but he did pitch the perfect season. ...more

October 21, 2008

In middle school golf leagues, the top four players from one school compete against the top four from another school. Typically, the A player is the best and competes against the opposing school's top player, and so on. ...more

September 28, 2008

U.S. captain Paul Azinger sprinted up the stairs to the clubhouse balcony and grabbed the biggest bottle of champagne he could find to join an American celebration he felt was a long time coming in the Ryder Cup. ...more

September 22, 2008

Phil Mickelson won as many points as his last two Ryder Cups combined. Justin Leonard had never won a match in a Ryder Cup until two blowout victories at Valhalla. ...more

September 20, 2008

PHIL MICKELSON •Age: 38 ...more

September 19, 2008