RealClearSports: Clemens' Attorney Throws High, Hard Ones

By Art Spander
For RealClearSports.com

Maybe the federal government will figure it out now. Lawsuits are like sporting events. The team with the talent, the high-priced guys, invariably wins. Meaning in this situation, the opposition.

Author and onetime sports writer Paul Gallico told us long ago that while the battle isn't always to the strong and the race to the swift, it's still a good way to bet.

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© RealClearSports 2012

Global Golf Post: San Francisco: All This And Golf, Too

By Art Spander
For GlobalGolfPost.com

SAN FRANCISCO -- When you get tired walking around San Francisco, someone said, you can always lean against it. Ah yes, the city of hills, thrills and three-put greens.

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Copyright 2012 Global Golf Post

SF Examiner: 'Graveyard of Legends' has new victims after 2012 U.S. Open

By Art Spander
Special to The Examiner

Tiger Woods didn’t have a chance. Either did Jim Furyk or Graeme McDowell. Or Ernie Els. Not at Olympic Club.

Not on the Lake Course. Not in a U.S. Open.

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Copyright 2012 SF Newspaper Company

The Oregonian: Casey Martin narrowly misses cut, turns attention toward former teammate Tiger Woods

By Art Spander
Special to The Oregonian

SAN FRANCISCO -- His round and tournament were over, so Casey Martin shifted from player to spectator.

An hour and a half after completing the second round of the U.S. Open, he walked to Olympic Club's first hole, the one atop the San Andreas Fault, and stood nearby as Tiger Woods began his round.

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© 2012 Oregon Live LLC. All rights reserved

RealClearSports: Bubba, Phil Bit Players to Tiger

By Art Spander
For RealClearSports.com

SAN FRANCISCO — Phil and Bubba? Bit players in this drama. Cameo roles. The Magnificent Three was in truth a Majority of One. The first round of the 2012 U.S. Open on Thursday became the domain of Tiger Woods.

In three days the whole tournament may belong to Tiger Woods.

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© RealClearSports 2012