Tiger Woods issued a statement on his website regarding his accident, but declined to speak with police.

Tiger Woods gets in a little practice, despite some minor cuts and bruising (katchop)

I’m human and I’m not perfect,” the world’s top golfer said in a cryptic statement on TigerWoods.com.

“The only person responsible for the accident is me,” Woods wrote. “My wife, Elin, acted courageously when she saw I was hurt and in trouble. She was the first person to help me. Any other assertion is absolutely false.”

Woods divulged no details of what caused the bizarre crash outside of his Florida home or the status of his relationships with his wife, Elin Nordegren, or his alleged mistress, Rachel Uchitel.

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Wes Welker of the New England Patriots has a big fan in Tom Brady.

Tom Brady of the New England Patriots says that Wes Welker catching the ball is money in the bank (katchop)

What did I think when I first saw him?” Leach said yesterday, repeating a question and laughing. “Short and slow. Then I put the film in and there’s play after play after play after play. Then we put in a playoff game tape, and I thought it was a highlight film.”

As best as the spread offense guru can recall (“I’m not exaggerating,” he said), he saw Welker intercept two passes and take them back for touchdowns for Heritage (Okla.) High. Welker also returned a punt for a score, made 13 tackles, had 60 rushing yards along with his 220 receiving, and kicked a 52-yard field goal to win the game.

Leach offered his last scholarship to Welker saying, “We can figure out something to do with him.”

Welker wound up a four-year starter for the Red Raiders. He is the program’s all-time leading receiver and the national record-holder with 1,761 punt return yards.

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Tiger Woods was involved in a late night accident on Thanksgiving.

Tiger Woods taunts the traffic camera while running a red light hours before he crashed outside his home (katchop)

Fox News Channel and CNN relayed the bulletin this afternoon: Tiger Woods, 33, was injured in a car crash at 2:25 a.m. this morning at his Isleworth home.

The extent of his injuries wasn’t clear at first. The news channels first said the injuries were serious, but updates said the accident was minor. The hospital said he was released in good condition.

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The 0-15 New Jersey Nets are in danger of tying the NBA record for consecutive losses to start a season.

UPDATE: They did it. The New Jersey Nets have tied the record.

The New Jersey Nets are sad (katchop)

Although it may seem as if they have sunk to their all-time low, the Nets are actually still falling. Wednesday night they lost to Portland, 93-83, to drop to 0-15.

The Nets are just two defeats away from tying the NBA mark for consecutive losses to start a season: 17. It has been done only twice, by the 1988-89 Heat and the 1998-99 Clippers.

Counting their loss in last season’s finale, the Nets have now lost 16 straight games. The franchise record for consecutive losses during a single season is 16, set during the 1977-78 campaign.

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Denver Broncos head coach Josh McDaniels dropped the mother F bomb on live TV.

Josh McDaniels reacts just before Denver Broncos owner Pat Bowlen washed the head coach's mouth out with soap and spanked him during the post-game press conference (katchop)

McDaniels was shouting at a small group of players when he shouted in very animated fashion, “all we’re trying to do is win the mother (expletive) ball game!….”

The Broncos were trying to avoid losing their 5th game in a row, after winning the first six games of the season. They did just that by beating the New York Giants 26-6.

McDaniels was asked during his post game news conference about the fact that the profanity made the air. He simply said, “It’s the NFL Netowork, it doesn’t surprise me.”

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Aaron Rodgers is having a Favre like season for the Green Bay Packers.

Aaron Rodgers is making Green Bay Packers fans forget Brett Favre (katchop)

The Packers came out and drove the ball up and down the field against the 49ers.  The Packers built a 23-3 halftime lead behind over 300 yards of offense.   Aaron Rodgers was hot and moved around the pocket well avoiding the rush most of the day.  Aaron was sacked twice and had an intentional grounding call.  Rodgers hit 8 different receivers as he racked up 344 yards.  The Packers slowed down a bit in the second half only scoring on a turn over courtesy of a Nick Collins interception.

Aaron Rodgers routinely connected with Donald Driver and Greg Jennings on a handful of quick throws that exploited the tight coverage the 49ers used on the outside.  Jermichael Finley was welcomed back from injury by catching 7 passes.  Ryan Grant helped keep some of the pressure off Aaron by rushing for 129 yards.  Clearly, Aaron was star of the show leading the aerial attack that gave the Packers the 30-24 victory.

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The Oakland Raiders benched JaMarcus Russell in favor of Bruce Gradowski, and it resulted in a shocking win against the Cincinnati Bengals on Sunday.

Zach Miller of the Oakland Raiders quickly realizes that the fans are well armed in Oakland (katchop)

Gradkowski delivered it on a score to Murphy, the second read on a deep seam route. Murphy leaped for the catch at the Bengals’ 1-yard line, then turned and fell into the end zone with 33 seconds left.

“Oh my goodness, when we saw them scoring and moving the ball, we were like, ‘Look, this is how games should be,’ ” cornerback Nnamdi Asomugha said.

It was Gradkowski’s second touchdown pass of the game, tying Russell’s season total. The winning field goal came seconds later after Brandon Myers forced and recovered a fumble on the ensuing kickoff.

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After a week full of inspirational talk from New York Jets head coach Rex Ryan, the Jets still wound up losing to the New England Patriots.

All of Rex Ryan's weeping and talking to the New York Jets turned out to be a lot of hot air (katchop)

Here’s an idea: Instead of a box of tissues, Rex Ryan should bring a white flag to his next news conference.

Ryan got plenty of laughs for last week’s self-deprecating stunt, but now he’s out of stand-up fodder. The only joke left is his football team, which may need a temporary change at quarterback.

In a virtual must-win game, the Jets were uninspired and mistake-prone at the outset, then doomed by Mark Sanchez’s rookie mistakes – a five-turnover nightmare (four interceptions and a lost fumble). They lost to the Patriots, 31-14, at Gillette Stadium, all but destroying their playoff hopes.

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Brian Westbrook of the Philadelphia Eagles will be out for at least the next three weeks.

Brian Westbrook of the Philadelphia Eagles has suffered two concussions in the past few weeks (katchop)

Eagles running back Brian Westbrook is expected to miss the next three games of the season as he recovers from his second concussion in less than a month, according to Coach Andy Reid.

Westbrook, who was examined by a concussion specialist at the University of Pittsburg Medical Center on Wednesday, is not scheduled to play in Sunday’s game against the Chicago Bears.

Drs. Joseph Maroon and Michael Collins said Westbrook is making progress but should go through rehabilitation for the next three weeks.

This could also mean than Westbrook would be sidelined for the upcoming games against the Washington Redskins and the Atlanta Falcons, according to the Inky.

“I think the doctors want to see how he does after two weeks, what kind of symptoms he has, and then they’ll just go back through and evaluate him after that – two to three weeks,” according to the report. “We’ll just see how he feels after that.”

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Despite his recent poor play, the Atlanta Falcons think they know what is wrong with Matt Ryan.. nothing.

Atlanta Falcons head coach Mike Smith says he sees nothing wrong with QB Matt Ryan (katchop)

It’s not just that he was inaccurate; it’s that he kept overthrowing his targets and made a raft of decisions that made you wonder: What in the world did he see there? I’ll tell you what: a lot of incomplete and ineffective passes.

But it is his two interceptions that deserve attention, not only because they sabotaged the Falcons but because they exemplify what’s going on with Ryan — and it’s not good.

The first led to a Carolina touchdown. The second snuffed out a fourth-quarter Atlanta comeback. Both were egregious, with passes sailing over their intended receivers, and both had Ryan and coach Mike Smith on the defensive afterward when reporters tried probing just what is wrong with last year’s Offensive Rookie of the Year.

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It’s not really sports related, but if you are married or have a girlfriend, you’re most likely going to wind up dealing with the opening of New Moon interfering with normal sports viewing this weekend.

The new Twilight movie targets a male audience, and features Wesley Snipes and Kris Kristofferson killing everybody (katchop)

New Moon,” the second chapter, finds Edward leaving Bella because of the inherent danger of a mortal being around vampires. Desolate and depressed, Bella suffers a near-breakdown and slowly returns to the living thanks to her friend Jacob Black, an American Indian whose Quileute tribe guards humans by transforming into massive werewolves who can repel vampires. A vengeful vampire Victoria (played by Rachelle Lefevre) wants Bella dead.

“New Moon” charts Jacob’s emotional transformation as he longs for Bella as a lover. When Edward returns, the stage is set for a classic romantic triangle.

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Over the past few days Colton Orr of the Toronto Maple Leafs has roughed up Matt Carkner of the Ottawa Senators,who leads the NHL in fighting majors, as well as former heavy weight champ Brian McGrattan of the Calgary Flames.

It has been cloberrin' time all season long for Colton Orr of the Toronto Maple Leafs (katchop)

Bout No. 2 was the much anticipated heavyweight battle between Matt “Big Country” Carkner and Colton Orr. The two traded some pretty good blows before Big Country was felled like a tree. Somebody suggested Orr reduced him to a small province, and that we change Big Country’s name to P.E.I. for a while. If he didn’t lead the NHL in fights, maybe. But that’s got to count for something. Senators 1, Leafs 1.

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Perry Farrell, the former lead singer of Jane’s Addiction, has been named the interim  head coach of the Buffalo Bills.

Perry Farrell belts out a few bars of Pig In Zen during his introduction as interim head coach of the Buffalo Bills (katchop)

Fewell is in his 12th NFL season, and fourth with Buffalo as the team’s defensive coordinator, after being hired by Jauron, whose background is primarily on the defensive side.

The Bills were scheduled to hold a news conference at 8:30 p.m.

Fewell is the team’s fifth head coach since Wade Phillips was fired after the 2000 season, and the team’s first black head coach.

Wilson credited Fewell for having done “a great job with our defense and demonstrated excellent leadership skills.” Wilson also added that Bills players and staff have a lot of confidence in Fewell.

Fewell, who’s never been a head coach at any level, will make his debut on Sunday when the Bills travel to play Jacksonville.

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The Buffalo Bills fired Dick Jauron after a 41-17 beating by the Tennessee Titans left them at 3-6.

Dick Jauron waits for a cab outside Ralph Wilson Stadium after the Bills fired him (katchop)

Wilson ran out of patience with Jauron, who ran out of time to build a contender or come up with a way to fix an offense that sputtered even with the addition of Terrell Owens.

The shakeup, which caught some players by surprise, came during the players’ day off and after the Bills (3-6) stumbled out of their off week to fall further out of contention with a 41-17 loss at Tennessee last weekend

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Allen Iverson was cut loose by the Memphis Grizzlies, and may wind up on the New York Knicks.

The Memphis Grizzlies said byeverson to Allen Iverson (katchop)

Because of personal matters that forced him to leave the team on November 7, Allen will step away from the game at this time, allowing him to focus on those matters,” general manager Chris Wallace said in a statement. “As a result, we will be ending our contractual agreement with Allen, which will allow both parties to move forward. We wish Allen the best.”

The Grizzlies will waive Iverson but the team had not done that as of Monday night. As soon as he clears waivers Wednesday, he will become a free agent and the New York Knicks will explore signing him, according to the New York Daily News.

Memphis announced Monday that the team has ended its one-year contract with the 10-time All-Star and former league MVP in what it called a mutual agreement. Iverson began an indefinite leave of absence on Nov. 7 to deal with a personal issue after playing only three games with the Grizzlies, all in California.

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A group of retired NBA players have formed Legends of Basketball, and are currently playing exhibition games in Europe.

Dennis Rodman's hard living looks like it has caught up with him (katchop)

Dennis Rodman is returning to Europe, this time as the main headliner of a group of NBA Legends for a European tour in November 2009.

The first planned event will take place on November 13, 2009, at the Sportpaleis in Antwerp, Belgium.

And another sports Belgian sports site said organiser Geert Baeyens is hoping to get games scheduled in England, Germany, France, Spain and Italy.

Other players listed to participate in the NBA Legends event are Tracy Murray, Lamond Murray, AC Green, Shawn Kemp, Stacey Augmon, Norm Nixon, Darwin Cook, John Starks, Kenny Anderson, Oliver Miller, Stanley Roberts, Moses Malone, Robert Reid, Orlando Woolridge, Johnny Egan, Rodney McCray, Darryl Dawkins, Spud Webb, Dee Brown, Dominique Wilkins and Gerald Wilkins.

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Carolina Panthers QB Jake Delhomme is feeling the pressure of having a very bad season and a very big contract.

After exhausting all other options, Jake Delhomme prepares to set himself on fire in a final attempt to spark the Carolina Panthers (katchop)

The Observer obtained a copy of the contract, dated April 25 and signed by Delhomme and team owner Jerry Richardson. The deal did not include a 2009 pay increase over what Delhomme was previously scheduled to make, but did give him $12.675 million in new guarantees he’ll earn regardless of whether he remains with the team after this season.

The contract is formally a five-year extension including two option years, but is designed to convert next spring to a three-year, $25.5 million agreement expiring after the 2012 season. The $8.5 million annual average is barely more than half that of the highest-paid quarterback — Eli Manning’s $16.25 million with the New York Giants.

Seventeen of the league’s 32 starting quarterbacks currently have contracts averaging more than $9.4 million a year.

Like most figures announced immediately following the signing of new contracts, Delhomme’s were misleading. Initial reports in April indicated he’d signed a five-year, $42.5 million deal ($8.5 million average) with $20 million in guarantees.

According to the contract, the guarantees totaled $19 million, but $6.325 million of that came in 2009 pay he already was set to earn.

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The National Hockey League is under fire for several missed calls by referees this season, and some people are asking the league to expand the scope of reviewable plays.

Mike Cammalleri of the Montreal Canadiens offers linesman Shane Heyer some help for his poor vision (katchop)

As it stands, only goals are reviewed by league officials at the NHL’s war room in Toronto. In the wake of what happened to the Dallas Stars against Calgary on November 4, the league may want to consider expanding the review criteria to include pucks flying over the glass and pucks returning to the ice after hitting the netting that protects fans at both ends of the rink.

One week ago the Stars were the victim of an incorrect call; a decision that left the team short-handed in overtime and ultimately led to a 3-2 loss. On the play in question, Dallas defenceman Nicklas Grossman was fingered for delay of game after shooting the puck over the glass at 1:04 of overtime. Twenty-one seconds later Calgary’s Jarome Iginla scored the winning goal.

The problem? Grossman was in the neutral zone at the time he launched the puck into the crowd. The rule clearly states that a minor penalty shall be imposed on a player who shoots or deflects the puck directly out of the playing surface while in his defending zone. The television replay clearly showed this to not be the case and when Dallas coach Marc Crawford got word from his staff watching on TV because he immediately went bonkers on the bench.

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The NFL banned the Captain Morgan pose used by Tight End Brent Celek of the Philadelphia Eagles, after the league learned it was part of a marketing campaign.

The NFL banned players like Brent Celek of the Philadelphia Eagles from using the Captain Morgan pose (katchop)

Philly’s Brent Celek was fined 15 yards for an idiotic TD celebration Sunday, when he raised his right leg just like the doofuses in those Captain Morgan commercials. And yep, the awful rum maker was behind the whole thing.

After the game, Celek denied having any knowledge of the sweet, delicious rum that makes everyone a Captain™ of their own evening. But then a silly advertising exec blew the whole deal and admitted that Celek was indeed part of the stealth marketing plan organized to spread “brand awareness” of Captain Morgan. Even worse, they tried to wrap it up in a charity drive to guilt everyone into pretending that it wasn’t just a terrible fake viral campaign for booze.

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