RIO DE JANEIRO The area surrounding the house of Eomar Freitas, 36, looks like a war zone after air strikes. The shopkeeper’s home neighborhood is Rio’s Favela do Metrô, a slum tucked between Radio Oeste Avenue and the metro, next to the Maracanã station. Located just 500 meters from the Maracanã stadium, where the…
Tiger Woods, Steve Williams Split: Star Golfer Gets Rid Of Caddie Tiger Woods and Steve Williams were together for 12 years and some 250 tournaments, a player-caddie relationship that produced 72 wins, 13 majors and a friendship so strong that each served in the other’s wedding. It ended Wednesday with a stock line from Woods…
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Barry Bonds found guilty of obstruction Barry Bonds, baseball’s all-time home run leader and from 2000 to 2004 easily the most dominant player since Babe Ruth, will wake up Thursday as a convicted felon. One of the game’s greatest players — seven times his league’s Most Valuable Player — was found guilty on Wednesday…
HOW I HAVE RE-DEFINED VICTORY Tiger Woods of the United States has been called the most recognizable athlete in the world. Because of his tremendous talent and athleticism, it was not long after Woods joined the Professional Golfers Association Tour, PGA, 15 years ago that he became synonymous with success. But 2010 was different for…