Written by: Patrick Galvin Tiger Woods hit his much-anticipated first tee shot yesterday at the 2010 Masters, amidst surprisingly warm fan-fare, some controversy, and a couple planes flying through the air with banners that read insults.

Written by: Mike MLB Umpire Joe West may be the smartest umpire in the league, or the dumbest. After the Yankees took on the Red Sox in the opening series this past week, West criticized the pace of play by both teams. He either really hates ump’ing these games and knew he’d get relieved of his duties, or he’s just gotten himself one step closer to a pink slip.

Written by: Patrick Galvin Mohammed Al-Madadi, a Qatari diplomat, was apprehended on a United Airlines flight headed to Denver, CO after he apparently tried to smuggle in a smoke onto his flight. He was in the bathroom at the time of the incident.

Written by: Patrick Galvin Rep. Carol Shea-Porter and Rep. Paul Hodes, two New Hampshire Democrats who voted in favor of the recent Healthcare overhaul, returned to their stomping grounds to explain to voters why they voted the way they did. Their results were less than encouraging:

Written by: Patrick Galvin Oprah is going to have Rielle Hunter on her show for an interview, her first televised interview she will have.
Queen of Talk Oprah Winfrey will set the stage for Rielle Hunter – John Edwards’ former mistress – to give her first televised interview, CNN has confirmed.
Written by: Mike Twitter is a magical place. A website which has seen no growth since June of ’09, yet continues to play in the public conscious. Seemingly because of this, Kevin Durant took to the micro-blogging site today in search of free access to ESPN Insider. This grants users access to premium features of espn.com which typically include in-depth access to stats and analysis.

Written by: Mike The West Virginia vs Duke game on Saturday was a lopsided affair. Duke took care of business to move on to tonight’s Championship Game. But Bob Huggins stole the show with his over the top, and completely baffling display of affection for one of his injured players. I’ve never ever seen such a moment in basketball. You simply must see the video (After the break!)
