The Monday Replay

Tiger Woods wins the Masters..wait, he didn't?
I thought it was a sure thing he was going to win all four majors this year? Some guy named Trevor Immelman shot an incredible 75 Sunday to win by three strokes. That's right, he was three over par and still won comfortably at -8. Basically everyone around him choked and Tiger was just mortal shooting even par 72. They say the Masters doesn't start until the back 9 on Sunday, well Immelman made just enough shots on that stretch Sunday I suppose, but I think being 11 under par through three rounds had as much to do with it as anything. I'm dogging him I suppose, but seriously there have been bigger collapses in history and he maintained his composure every time the collar got tight and rallied and that's not easy to do. Perhaps this is a dawn of a new rival for Tiger, but I doubt it and as frustrating as it might be for Eldrick, all he can do is set his sights on crushing the field at the U.S. Open at Torrey Pines. Seeing as how He's won the Buick Invitational at Torrey Pines four years in a row and five of the last six, something tells me he'll be the favorite.

Hawks still waiting to clinch 8th playoff spot
The stage was set up perfectly for the Hawks Saturday night at the highlight factory. With Charlotte clinging to a victory in Indianapolis the Hawks had a chance to clinch the 8th seed in the East with a win over Boston. The Celtics starters led Boston to a 55-44 halftime lead, but Josh Smith and Al Horford responded with a combined 23 to even the score after three. Boston then pulled the Big 3 opening the door for the Hawks, who in typical Hawks fashion, were unable to seal the deal. The Hawks jumped to an 84-80 lead then 74 year old Sam Cassell went nuts and Boston finished on a 19-5 run to win by ten. Still, with the Indy loss, the Hawks magic number is one and could have the spot locked down before taking the floor with Orlando tomorrow night. Washington clings to life for home court advantage in the first round so if the Wiz take care of Indiana at home tonight, the Hawks are going to end the longest playoff drought in the league.

Ow, my groin
The Braves starting rotation took another hit as Mike Hampton went down with an injury. Wait sorry, I'm just conditioned to typing that sentence. Actually it was 42 year old Tom Glavine who didn't make it out of the first inning before tweaking a groin muscle. The team is taking a wait and see approach, but here's guessing a 42 year old's groin ain't gonna heal overnight, so for the time being, the Braves are back to where they were last year: Smoltz and Hudson and pray for...somethin? I dunno, it doesn't just roll of the tongue like "Spahn and Sain and pry for rain" does. Well, maybe Jo-Jo Reyes is ready to be a major league starter...yeah I'm not holding my breath either.