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SPORTS Tuesday 29 November 2016
Tiger Returns knowing what he shot,”

Jim Furyk said. “The expec-
Continued from page 17 tations are so high. ... Every
pitch shot, every putt, ev-
“You’ve got to start some- ery 3-footer, it’s not under
where,” he added. “And I public scrutiny like he has. I
want to see the start.” guess you live by the sword,
Woods already has had die by the sword. That’s
one false start. He signed why he’s Tiger Woods. It’s a
up to play the Safeway tough situation.”
Open, only to pull out three Woods said his health had
days later because he said nothing to do with pulling
he felt “vulnerable.” That out of the Safeway Open,
followed a week as assis- and Els believes him. He
tant captain at the Ryder says Woods is in better
Cup, and cramming in shape than some players
practice the week before in their 20s. Then again, he
with results that made him has accumulated plenty of
want to wait. emotional baggage over
Love won the Wyndham the last several years, on
Championship last year in and off the golf course.
August at age 51, and it “They physical side is not
could easily have served an issue. It’s the other side
as a model for Woods — a that’s an issue, whatever is
power player no longer in In this June 26, 2016, file photo, Tiger Woods stands on the 18th green during the trophy ceremony blocking him,” Els said. “But
his prime, not among the for Quicken Loans National PGA golf tournament winner Billy Hurley III in Bethesda, Md. you’ve got to get on the
biggest hitters anymore, Associated Press horse. You can’t be stand-
but with enough experi- everybody has done. I stone Invitational in 2013, drop zone to force a play- ing on the sidelines. You’ve
ence and talent to find a know he’s working hard not the year he won five times off, and won when Woods got to get out there. ...
way to score and to win. to come back and be av- and was PGA Tour player missed a 5-foot putt in the Hopefully, he plays well, re-
“It has to motivate him that erage. He wants to come of the year. He hasn’t had playoff. ally, for his own goodness,
Vijay Singh is lasting until back and win again.” a serious chance at win- No other player has ever his own sake, his own men-
53, that Ernie is still compet- That might be expecting ning since his tournament faced so much scrutiny, es- tal sake. If he plays well, it
itive, that Davis is still com- too much, way too soon. three years ago when it pecially now. would be great. He’ll have
petitive,” Love said. “He Woods hasn’t won a tour- was at Sherwood Coun- “I won’t be able to turn the hope and start a good
knows Jack Nicklaus won nament since his seven- try Club. Zach Johnson TV on, or the radio on, or schedule. If it goes the
the Masters in 1986 playing shot victory in the Bridge- holed a wedge from the look at my phone without other way, he’s behind the
part-time. He knows what 8-ball again.”q
Ottawa wins Grey Cup, beating Calgary 39-33 in OT

TORONTO (AP) — Henry After Jackson bobbled es for 461 yards and three
Burris threw an 18-yard but made the touchdown touchdowns. The former
touchdown pass to Ernest catch on the first possession Temple star also ran for two
Jackson in overtime and of overtime, Burris missed scores after injuring a knee
the Ottawa Redblacks won the wide-open Khalil Paden in warmups.
the Grey Cup on Sunday on the mandatory 2-point “I knew I wasn’t going to be
night, upsetting the Cal- conversion try. the typical running guy that
gary Stampeders 39-33. “I didn’t even know E.J. I usually am, but as long as
The third-year Redblacks kind of bobbled it,” Burris I could come out here and
won their first Canadian said. make good, quick deci-
Football League title, “I didn’t even know it was a sions and get the ball out of
and gave Ottawa its 10th completed pass, because my hand ... maybe I could
championship. The Rough it hit his hands and all of a do enough to help put our
Riders won the last of their sudden I see it bounce and team in a position to be
seven titles in 1976, and the I was thinking, ‘Awww!’ successful,” Burris said.
Senators won in 1925 and “Then all of a sudden I hear Burris also was the Grey Calgary Stampeders quarterback Bo Levi Mitchell, bottom, is
1926. The Redblacks lost to everyone go crazy and I Cup MVP with the Stam- sacked by Ottawa Redblacks defensive lineman Zack Evans
Edmonton last year in the was like, ‘Did it just hap- peders in 2008 in their vic- and defensive end Arnaud Gascon-Nadon, top, during third-
title game. pen? Did we just score?’ I tory over Montreal at Olym- quarter CFL Grey Cup football game action Sunday, Nov. 27,
“For all those haters out think little plays like that just pic Stadium. He was Jeff 2016, in Toronto.
there, their organizations showed you that this was Garcia’s backup with the Associated Press
haven’t won a Grey Cup our moment.” 1998 champion Stamped- second. lead at halftime, complet-
in decades, but ours, in Calgary needed to match ers. “If you don’t like ups and ing 20 of 25 passes for 266
three years, here we are, Ottawa’s six points, but The Stampeders rallied from downs and all that kind of yards and one touchdown
Grey Cup champions,” the went three-and-out. Bo 20 points down to force stuff, then football’s not a — a 6-yarder to Patrick
41-year-old Burris said. Levi Mitchell’s third-down overtime. DaVaris Daniels good profession to be in,” Lavoie. Burris also threw a
Calgary was favored by pass went off Bakari Grant’s scored on a 19-yard run Ottawa coach Rick Camp- 9-yard scoring pass to Brad
double digits after finishing hands to give Ottawa one with 1:38 left to cut it to 33- bell said. “But I think that’s Sinopoli in the third quarter.
the regular season 15-2- of the biggest upset victo- 30. Glenn Love recovered why everybody loves it.” It was the third Grey Cup
1. The Redblacks, at 8-9-1, ries in Grey Cup history. Rob Maver’s onside kick Mitchell threw three inter- game to go to overtime
were the first team to finish Burris won the game MVP at Calgary’s 49, and Rene ceptions for the Stamped- and first since 2005 when
first in a division with a los- award for the second time, Paredes tied it with a 10- ers. Edmonton beat Montreal
ing record. completing 35 of 46 pass- yard field goal in the final Burris led Ottawa to a 20-7 38-35 in Vancouver.q