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SPORTS BITS: Tiger defends wife; Black Coaches Assn. releases annual report card; Roy Jones’ Internet boxing matches.
*Tiger Woods showed the tabloid press his claws at a press conference in Ireland Wednesday to refute salacious reports regarding his wife. The golf star threatened to sue publications that featured nude photos of a woman the magazine claimed was his Swedish wife, Elin Nordegren, along with stories stating she could be seen on pornography Web sites. "My wife, yes, she has been a model prior, and she did do some bikini photos," Woods told reporters. "But to link her to porn Web sites and such is unacceptable, and I do not accept that at all. Neither does our team." The publisher, Dubliner Media Limited, issued an apology saying the whole thing was a satire and didn't expect anyone to take it seriously. Pundits believe the Irish tabloids were just trying to rattle Tiger before his U.S. team begins the Ryder Cup competition there today at The K Club.
*The Black Coaches Association said Thursday that NCAA Division I universities fared better this year in considering minority football coaching candidates. The BCA now wants those universities to hire more minority coaches and produce more representative search committees. The third annual report card showed that a record 12 of the 26 Division I-A and I-AA schools received overall grades of A, including Buffalo, Columbia and Southeast Missouri State. However, a record six schools also received F's, among them Rice, Wisconsin and Boise State. "The fact remains that many of the schools must continue to improve those categories that they either performed at the average or status quo level," the report said.
*Boxing fans are now able to catch some matches live on the Internet via a new service from iSEEsports. The sports television solutions company this week announced an exclusive one-year renewable online broadcasting agreement with Roy Jones Knockout Boxing. The series launched its debut evening of seven bouts on Thursday. "With the invention of this new technology, we are thrust into a new era in professional boxing, making changes as we progress," said Jones in a statement. "We are very excited about this new way of reaching our fans." Audiences will be able to log on to watch an entire night of their favorite fighters live for $2.99, or they can catch individual bouts on-demand for $0.99. Log on to www.iseesports.tv/royjones/boxing.
