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WINDERMERE, Fla. - Jordan Spieth and Tiger Woods head into the winter break going in different directions.Spieth wishes the new year could start tomorrow.Woods is glad it doesnt.Spieth capped off a worldwide, whirlwind finish to his second year as a pro by smashing two records at the Hero World Challenge with a performance that was reminiscent of what Woods once was capable of doing. Staked to a seven-shot lead going into the final round, Spieth quickly stretched it to 10 shots and left the rest of this world-class field playing for second at Isleworth.Consider his last three weeks on three continents.Spieth finished one shot out of a playoff in the Dunlop Phoenix in Japan, with his agent serving as a caddie that week. He flew to Sydney and closed with a 63 to win the Australian Open by six shots. And then he flew home to Dallas for one day, arrived in Florida and won by 10 in the final event of the year.In general, this was the best that Ive ever played, which is what I said in a media centre in Sydney last week, Spieth said. I played better this week. This is the best Ive played. Hopefully, Ill look back and continue to grow off this week.Spieth finished at 26-under 262, breaking the tournament record of 266 set by Woods in 2007 and Davis Love III in 2000, both at Sherwood Country Club in California. His 10-shot victory over Henrik Stenson of Sweden was the largest margin of the year, and broke the tournament mark of seven that Woods set in 2007.The kid is playing great, said Keegan Bradley, who had a 70 to tie for third with Patrick Reed (68). You have to look at his past three events. He almost won them all. Hes a great player. I wouldnt look more into it other than he dominated this week. It was a performance that was unbelievable, and no one could beat him.The end of the year was somewhat of a starting point for Woods.He had not been seen on a golf course since Aug. 9 when he missed the cut at the PGA Championship. Woods, who already missed three months of the year after back surgery, chose to take four months off to strengthen his muscle structure. Along with the rust, he is just now starting to work with his third swing coach in five years.And it showed.Woods opened with a 77, and while he showed progress the rest of the way, his short game was shocking. Woods twice duffed chips on the 13th hole Sunday for a triple bogey, bringing his total to eight duffed chips for the week. He rallied for two late birdies for an even-par 72 and tied for last in the 18-man field with Hunter Mahan.He was at even-par 288, 26 shots behind Spieth.Hes playing some pretty special golf right now, Woods said of Spieth.Woods had reason for optimism in one respect. It was the first time he played 72 holes since the British Open, and perhaps the hardest he has gone at it in more than a year. And not once did he flinch of feel any back pain. Except for flu-like symptoms on Saturday, this was a pain-free week.I made some progress, Woods said. I hadnt played in four months and Im in absolutely no pain, which is nice. To be able to go all out on some of these drives like I did this week really enforces what Im doing is the right thing for my body.The largest gallery of the day gathered around Woods on the ninth tee, oblivious to the 21-year-old Texan on the nearby second tee making the game look easy.Spieth has never dealt with such a large lead. It can be tempting to protect it. Instead, he came out swinging. Spieth set small goals to keep him aggressive, such as trying to stretch his seven-shot lead to 10 shots. He did that through seven holes with a 12-foot eagle putt.And when he reached 25-under par with that eagle, he thought about how cool it would be to reach 30 under.No such luck.He got to 26 under with a birdie on the 10th, but then missed the 14th green with a wedge and wound up with double bogey. True to form, he made up for it with two more birdies that only affected the final margin.Spieth is so hot at the moment that he turned to caddie Michael Greller on Saturday and said, Is there another tournament we can play next week?But hes ready for a break of at least six weeks before he cranks up his third season as a pro, already looked upon as a threat — not so much to Woods, who is rebuilding, but to Rory McIlroy, who is No. 1 in the world. Spieth was asked in Australia how close he was to No. 1 and he replied, Far, far away.And now?Just far away, he said with a smile. . -- Andy Granatelli, the former CEO of STP motor oil company who made a mark on motorsports as a car owner, innovator and entrepreneur, has died. . The team announced the defensive coordinator will not be offered a contract extension. http://www.wholesaleairjordan13.com/.C. -- Theyll remember the OT from the first Syracuse-Duke game -- and the Ts that decided Round 2. . The Mariners ace allowed just one hit over eight innings while striking out nine, and Robinson Cano backed him with a two-run homer as Seattle earned a 3-0 victory over the Cleveland Indians on Sunday. .com) - Pittsburgh Steelers running back LeVeon Bell, Baltimore Ravens linebacker Elvis Dumervil and New England Patriots punter Ryan Allen were selected as the AFCs top players for Week 14 of the NFL season.TSN.ca presents its latest weekly power rankings for the 2013-14 Barclays Premier League season. Rankings were weighted evenly between separate lists made by TSN Radio host and soccer analyst Gareth Wheeler as well as TSN.cas soccer editors. 1. Manchester City (Last Week-2) Manchester City climbed to the top of the table with another emphatic victory, 5-1 on the road against Tottenham. Sergio Aguero scored the first of the five goals but then limped off the field just before halftime with a hamstring injury, causing some concern for the new league leaders. 2. Chelsea (LW-1) Chelsea heavily dominated the action, firing 39 shots on goal including two clear scoring chances in added time but were forced to settle for a 0-0 draw with West Ham. Frank Lampard had probably the best chance of the game in the 97th minute but was denied the goal that would have won the game. 3. Arsenal (LW-3) Arsenal was only able to get a point out of their trip to St Marys Stadium as they settled for a 2-2 draw with Southampton. Olivier Giroud and Santi Cazorla scored four minutes apart but the elusive third goal never arrived for the Gunners. 4. Liverpool (LW-5) The 222nd Merseyside Derby was painted red by Liverpools emphatic 4-0 victory over Everton. Steven Gerrard converted a Luis Suarez corner to open the scoring, before Daniel Sturridge scored twice in two minutes to put the game away. Suarez would get one of his own and Sturridge would miss a penalty in the one-sided contest. 5. Manchester United (LW-8) Juan Mata debuted, while Robin van Persie and Wayne Rooney returned to lead Manchester United to a 2-0 victory over Cardiff City. Van Persie opened the scoring in the sixth minute and Ashley Young put the game away with a screamer in the 59th minute. 6. Tottenham (LW-4) A red card to Danny Rose and a penalty for the same offence doomed Tottenham in their 5-1 defeat at the hands of Manchester City. Michael Dawson also had a goal controversially ruled out for offside that would have equalized the game early and could have changed Spurs fortunes. 7. Everton (LW-6) There were not many positives for Everton as they were beaten 4-0 by Liverpool in the Merseyside Derby. Adding injury to insult, Romelu Lukaku was stretchered from the field with an ankle injury. 8. Newcastle United (LW-7) Loic Remy was sent off for Newcastle in an altercation with Norwichs Bradley Johnson who was also shown red in a game that ended in a 0-0 draw. 9. Southampton (LW-9) Jose Fonte and Adam Lallana scored on either side of halftime as Southammpton drew Arsenal 2-2 in a wild, back and forth contest.ddddddddddddnbsp; Lallana tied the game for good just two minutes after Santi Cazorla had given the Gunners their first lead of the match. 10. Aston Villa (LW-10) The West Midlands derby was a wild affair that was settled in the favour of Villa, 4-3 over West Brom. Christian Benteke scored the deciding goal from the penalty spot after his team battle back from an early 2-0 deficit. 11. Swansea City (LW-14) For the first time in nine games, Swansea earned all three points in a Barclays Premier League game after beating Fulham 2-0. Jonjo Shelvey and Chico Flores found the scoresheet for the Swans. 12. Norwich City (LW-13) Norwich traded red cards with Newcastle but neither team scored in a 0-0 draw. Bradley Johnson was shown red for Norwich City after getting into an altercation with Newcastles Loic Remy who was also sent off for the infraction. 13. Crystal Palace (LW-16) Jason Puncheon earned himself another Barclays Premier League winning goal as he led Palace over Hull City 1-0. Tony Pulis continues his efforts to save Crystal Palace from the relegation zone. 14. West Bromwich Albion (LW-11) Chris Brunt and a Fabian Delph own goal gave West Brom an early 2-0 lead but in the end they dropped the West Midlands derby 4-3 to Aston Villa. 15. Hull City (LW-12) Hulls new strike partnership of Shane Long and Nikica Jelavic were not able to find the net as the Tigers fell to Crystal Palace 1-0. Hull dropped their fourth straight Barclays Premier League match. 16. Sunderland (LW-17) Adam Johnson was the difference as Sunderland climbed out of the relegation zone with a 1-0 victory over Stoke City. 17. Stoke City (LW-15) Steven Nzonzis red card early in the second half ended any thoughts of a Stoke fight back as they fell 1-0 to Sunderland. This was Stokes sixth straight league game without a victory. 18. West Ham United (LW-18) With only one shot on target and 28% of the possession, West Ham managed to hold on for a 0-0 draw with Chelsea. Keeper Adrian was forced to be brilliant many times during the contest and answered the bell each time he was called upon to secure the point for his team. 19. Cardiff City (LW-19) Ole Gunnar Solskjaers return to Old Trafford was spoiled as his Cardiff side were defeated 2-0 by Manchester United. The Welsh side remains at the bottom of the table. 20. Fulham (LW-20) Brede Hangeland and Ashkan Dejagah both failed to convert first-half chances for Fulham as they fell 2-0 to Swansea City. ' ' ' |
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