SAN FRANCISCO — Any comfort Michael Thompson took looking up at the leaderboard at The Olympic Club and finally seeing his name at the top fizzled fast when he saw the player one spot below. Tiger Woods. BLOG POSTS | Lisa Leslie: The First Daughter of Title IX There are many of us who are celebrating 40th birthdays this year along with the amendment, including Mia Hamm and Summer Sanders. Together we're of a generation of female athletes who kept our heads down, focusing on the sport itself, while Title IX blazed a trail in front of us. | | Caroline Queen: How I Qualified for the Olympics As I sat in the start pool I heard that my competitor was on the verge of being able to overtake me for the Olympics. I had to work hard enough to edge her out, but not so hard that I risked making a mistake and letting her slip into favor. | | Jimmy Conrad: Eurotrip 2012 - Russia Vs. Poland As I was told over and over again by Polish fans, the Russians believe they are superior. As we started our day in the friendly confines of the Fan Zone, under the watchful eye of the Palace of Culture, I could sense something different in the air. | | Jordan Schultz: NBA Finals: Dwyane Wade's Knee Could Decimate Heat's Chances One source close to the Heat informed me before the series that this is a much bigger problem than Wade has let on and that the pain is palpable. Even so, after Miami's 105-94 loss, the 2006 Finals MVP said: "I've still got something left in me." | | Michael Evans: The Media's Decision vs. LeBron's Decision "We had this room, and we intended it to be for computers," the tour guide told me, "but we didn't have the machines, all we had were the desks. But remember that TV thing LeBron James did?" she asked. "These computers came from that. That paid for all of this." | | MOST POPULAR ON HUFFINGTONPOST.COM |
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