Tiger Woods is speaking publicly about his divorce following this morning’s news that his now ex-wife Elin Nordegren has provided and exclusive to People magazine. Woods revealed in a press conference earlier today that his maritial troubles have “a lot more difficult than I was letting on” and that ““I wish her the best in everything..it’s a sad time in our lives.”

With her divorce finalized, Elin Nordegren, Tiger Woods‘ ex-wife, is speaking out for the first (and what she says may be the last) time.

People magazine landed the exclusive, but is saving most of the juicy details for readers of the print edition. However all the network morning shows got a preview, and filed detailed reports this morning.

Elin Nordegren and Tiger Woods have finalized their divorce. According to TMZ the two reached a settlement in early July and Elin would like to revert to her maiden name. According to the site Elin is set to receive $100 million and it sounds like they will share custody of the children, though the details of the settlement have not yet been made public.

Our friends at Gossip Cop our now reporting the breaking news that Elin Nordegren will be receiving $100 million in her divorce from Tiger Woods. Whoa. That is a whole lot of Nike money.

It figures that a story showcasing exactly why TMZ would branch into sports gossip would be broken by…TMZ Sports. The outlet recently reported that the divorce of Tiger Woods and Elin Nordegren, long thought inevitable since Woods’ many, many infidelities came to light, is officially in the works.

Let’s get some things straight — Tiger Woods five-minute interviews on Sunday with ESPN’s Tom Rinaldi and the Golf Channel’s Kelly Tilghman were just the next phase of the carefully planned PR charade to prepare for his return to golf at The Masters. But more important, it was another step to regain control of the situation. While apparently there were no restrictions set on the questions, the interviewers were confined to five minutes with Woods. That’s right, five measly minutes. What a joke. At this point, five hours wouldn’t suffice.

Minnesota Governor Tim Pawlenty, who has been presumably prodded by his dismal ratings in 2012 Republican presidential candidate polls to find himself a personality, tried to make a joke in his speech at CPAC earlier today. About Tiger Woods. More specifically, praising his wife Elin Nordegren for smashing the back of his SUV to pieces, and labeling her a role model for conservatives to follow in their approach to big government.

In a slow, deliberate, 12-minute address by Tiger Woods, one of the greatest athletes of all time, he apologized and shed some light on his future plans.

It began with a slow walk alone to a podium in front of a blue curtain (“It looks like a magic show,” said Rick Reilly on ESPN) and ended with a hug from his mom who was sitting in the front row of the small audience. Here’s what happened in between, with video of the statement.

Who knew the fallout from Tiger Woods driving his car into a fire hydrant could be so far-reaching. The least surprising outcome from last month’s debacle is perhaps that sponsors are reconsidering their sponsorship. The most surprising thing — other than the fact such a small incident has turned into such a large one — is how it may be changing the way we get our news. Literally.

Let’s call this Redemption: Act I. In a new post on his official website, beleaguered golfer and insatiable lothario Tiger “Cheetah” Woods announced that he will be taking an “indefinite break from professional golf.” And maybe extramarital sex? The brief post, which first appeared online Friday night, begins with another apology, in which the original “situation,” which became the euphemistic “transgressions” finally becomes “infidelity.” Plus, the Wall Street Journal on Tiger gossip!

Deadspin’s A.J. Daulerio makes a good (disturbing) case for the argument that alleged Tiger Woods mistress Rachel Uchitel was allegedly paid off not to keep her quiet over her alleged affair with Woods, but to keep quiet over all the alleged “dirty business” she does for him.

Short version: she provides the girls, she is not the girls. And there have been many, many girls. Also, this is big business. And Tiger may have ruined the party for everyone.

The Tiger Woods gossip of the past two weeks seems to have had real-world consequences: a blonde woman was rushed to the hospital from Woods’ house and put on “advanced life support” last night. Details are hazy, but Tiger Woods’ mother-in-law, Barbro Holmberg, appears to have been staying at his house, and according to some accounts, the woman looked like Woods’ wife Elin Nordegren.

Is it just us, or has Glenn Beck been awfully low-key lately? he has not been up to the grandstanding stunts like pretending to boil a live frog or finding communist artwork at 30 Rock that made him a household name/Glee punchline in record time. Which is why we almost missed these Tiger Woods jokes Beck told on his radio program more than two days ago. He also called Tiger a “dirtbag.”

Tiger Woods has just released a statement on his website TigerWoods.com that appears to own up to the rumors marital infidelity. It opens with “I have let my family down and I regret those transgressions with all of my heart.” Update – US Weekly has released what it claims to be voicemail left by Woods or alleged mistress Jaimee Grubbs.

As more details emerged about the circumstances of the Tiger Woods car crash, the more suspicions were raised that there may be more to the story.

Now TMZ.com has blown the reported version of events wide open – alleging domestic violence led to the injuries, and the car crash was used as a cover up.