By Art Spander
For Maven Sports
Jack Nicklaus was on the air. Tiger Woods was just off the green. Just like forever.
Except that golf had seemed less important than what it, and virtually every sport, lacked: fans.
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By Art Spander
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You’re alone in golf. So, virtually, was Tiger Woods as the game’s spokesman.
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By Art Spander
“Like throwing a little swing pass to the running back.” That was Phil Mickelson, coach Phil, giving advice to partner Tom Brady, before Brady had a little chip shot only a few people not named Phil Mickelson could hope to execute.
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Peyton Manning, Phil Mickelson, Tiger Woods, Tom Brady Email Article By Art Spander
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PACIFIC PALISADES, Calif. — Bill Veeck was a promoter. He also owned different baseball teams, the St. Louis Browns (who were to become the Baltimore Orioles), the Cleveland Indians and the Chicago White Sox. He understood sports and the public’s acceptance or rejection.
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By Art Spander
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PACIFIC PALISADES, Calif. — He was 2-under-par after one hole. An eagle 3 to open, an auspicious beginning. But you on know the sporting cliché. It’s not so much how you start, it’s how you finish.
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