How did Tigers woods tale topped a year for scandals in sports?”
Until Thanksgiving the biggest story of 2009 was Alex Rodriguez, who had a nearly incomparable year of ups, downs and magazine pictorials where he kissed himself in the mirror. Tiger Woods has made everyone forget A-Rod, but remember that in February his once pristine reputation as a baseball player was ruined when Sports Illustrated revealed he had failed a test for performance enhancing drugs. The guy was a laughing stock and not just for striking out in the ALCS. By November he was a key to the New York Yankees winning the World Series, where he finally delivered in the clutch and appeared to be in a blissful romance with Kate Hudson. Naturally they then broke up. Best of the year * Appolicious: Ten top iPhone sports apps from 2009 More From Dan Wetzel * Last-minute shopping guide for sports readers Dec 22, 2009 ADVERTISEMENT At that point, it was going to take an epic event to unseat A-Rod as story of the year. Epic as in Elin Nordegren smashing out both back windows of Tiger’s Esc
