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Saturday, Jan. 17, 2009

Tiger's swing one way to foil recession

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Tiger Woods will appear at next week's presidential inauguration. He'll tell fans how he avoided the recession -- one shot at a time since he was about 3.

Welcome to the PGA Tour, Matt Bettencourt: A small typhoon Thursday, a 68 Friday and a check on the way for the weekend.

Rickey Henderson will enter the Hall of Fame as an Oakland Athletic -- a good decision for the Oakland product, though he could have gone Reggie Jackson.

Mark McGwire received only 21.9 percent of Hall of Fame voting, which wasn't too far from his career batting average.

The A's are tops in major-league success-per-dollar-of-payroll the last 10 years. Isn't that like being the top stamp-saver among CEOs?

The Fresno Pacific Sunbirds, ranked No. 8 in the NAIA, are rolling with coach Jim Saia (ex-Columbia) and junior forward Todd Brown (ex-Modesto Christian).

Hindsight is golden: Fresno State could have hired Saia seven years ago. Instead, the Bulldogs chose Ray Lopes. Oops.

Cal's Mike Montgomery will be received warmly tonight at Stanford -- until tip-off.

USC's Pete Carroll seemed personally insulted by Mark Sanchez's opting for the NFL. Remember this the next time a coach recruits an athlete, then bolts two weeks later for another address.

Here's someone Roger Clemens can't brush back: Former trainer Brian McNamee.

Had to laugh about the Fresno Falcons' hockey team holding onto second place in league standings ... three weeks after the team folded.

James Lofton was fired by the Raiders. Wasn't he supposed to be the next head coach?

Sorry, Eagles fans, but Donovan McNabb has led your team to a fifth NFC Championship Game. Deal with it.

Fresno State's Pat Hill must seek his fifth offensive coordinator in as many seasons. The Bulldogs and 49ers must be sharing the same playbook.

He doesn't need football as much as football needs him: Ex-Indy coach Tony Dungy.

Maybe there's still hope: Florida State safety Myron Rolle chose Oxford over the NFL.

Former 49er coach Mike Nolan resurfaces as Broncos defensive coordinator. There is a catch: He must stay at least 200 yards away from Jay Cutler.

He's the NFL's best player: Safety Ed Reed, Ravens.

The Arizona Cardinals are one win away from the Super Bowl. In other news, giraffes moonwalk on YouTube.

We're not saying Kentucky basketball is crazy but: You already can purchase Jodie Meeks Record-Setting Wallpaper after his 54-point night.

The Wildcats' Michael Porter (Modesto Christian) will prefer a handshake over the wallpaper, thank you.

At least it's a job: Jim Schwartz, the new coach of the 0-16 Lions.

Woods and President-elect Barack Obama are both multi-racial. They're separated by only about 25 shots per round.

Bee sports columnist Ron Agostini can be reached at ragostini@modbee.com or 578-2302.