video The last public statement made by Tiger Woods was on December 2, but now it appears he's about to reemerge publicly. TMZ is reporting he will return to golf next month, while Charlie Gasparino, recently of Fox Business Network, reports he will first make a public apology, likely Friday. (more...)

Since Tiger Woods first picked up a golf club, he's lived life with a camera in his face or a notebook-toting reporter following his every move. Most of it's been positive: Look at the little two-year-old swing that club! Look at the teenage phenom plow through the amateur ranks! Look at the 21-year-old win the Masters! Records fell, the press was in awe, and as he grew in age, so did golf in stature. As much as the PGA Tour would like to sell you on the greatness of many of its players (and believe me — they try very, very hard), the sport just isn't as compelling without Tiger. (Just look at how dreadful the television ratings were for the tournaments he missed during the time he took off to recover from knee surgery.) For the Tour — and most of the sycophantic golf writers who cover him — a tabloid-fueled story of this magnitude puts many of them in an unenviable position. Especially when it comes to reporting the truth. (more...)