Exciting Masters

This story has to be the most exciting golf story of its kind since, well, Mark O'Meara at least. We will see if Kenny Perry can pull it off. I remember when Jack won the Masters at age 46 and how it was seen as such a triumph for an oldster (in the sports sense). Nowadays golfers no doubt mirror in their own way the habits of other athletes - strength training, diet, etc. - look at how jacked Tiger is these days - and the story this time round is remarkable more because Perry has never won a major than his age, which was the main point of interest when the Golden Bear won in '86.

USA Swimming suspends Phelps for 3 months

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo.—Michael Phelps has been suspended from competition for three months by USA Swimming, the latest fallout from a photo that showed the Olympic great inhaling from a marijuana pipe. The sport's national governing body also cut off its financial support to Phelps for the same three-month period, effective Thursday.

"This is not a situation where any anti-doping rule was violated, but we decided to send a strong message to Michael because he disappointed so many people, particularly the hundreds of thousands of USA Swimming member kids who look up to him as a role model and a hero," the federation said in a statement.

"Michael has voluntarily accepted this reprimand and has committed to earn back our trust."

Phelps won eight gold medals in Beijing.