The first round of NBA draft-2000

1.
Kenyon Martin, Cincinnati
New Jersey
2.
Stromile Swift, LSU
Vancouver
3.
Darius Miles, East St. Louis HS (Mo.)
L.A. Clippers
4.
Marcus Fizer, Iowa State
Chicago
5.
Mike Miller, Florida
Orlando
6.
DerMarr Johnson, Cincinnati
Atlanta
7.
Chris Mihm, Texas
Chicago (1)
8.
Jamal Crawford, Michigan
Cleveland (1)
9.
Joel Przybilla, Minnesota
Houston (2)
10.
Keyon Dooling, Missouri
Orlando (3)
11.
Jerome Moiso, UCLA
Boston
12.
Etan Thomas, Syracuse
Dallas
13.
Courtney Alexander, Fresno State
Orlando (4)
14.
Mateen Cleaves, Michigan State
Detroit
15.
Jason Collier, Georgia Tech
Milwaukee (2)
16.
Hidayet Turkoglu, Turkey
Sacramento
17.
Desmond Mason, Oklahoma State
Seattle
18.
Quentin Richardson, DePaul
L.A. Clippers
19.
Jamaal Magloire, Kentucky
Charlotte
20.
Speedy Claxton, Hofstra
Philadelphia
21.
Morris Peterson, Michigan State
Toronto
22.
Donnell Harvey, Florida
New York (5)
23.
DeShawn Stevenson, Washington Union HS (Calif.)
Utah
24.
Dalibor Bagaric, Croatia
Chicago
25.
Iakovos Tsakalidis, Greece
Phoenix
26.
Mamadou N'diaye, Auburn
Denver
27.
Primoz Brezec, Slovenia
Indiana
28.
Erick Barkley, St. John's
Portland
29.
Mark Madsen, Stanford
L.A. Lakers

The first round of NBA draft-2001

1.
Kwame Brown, Glynn Academy (Ga.)
Washington
2.
Tyson Chandler, Dominguez HS (Calif.)
L.A. Clippers (1)
3.
Pau Gasol, Spain
Atlanta (2)
4.
Eddy Curry, Thornwood HS (Ill.)
Chicago
5.
Jason Richardson, Michigan State
Golden State
6.
Shane Battier, Duke
Memphis
7.
Eddie Griffin, Seton Hall
New Jersey (3)
8.
DeSagana Diop, Oak Hill Academy (Va.)
Cleveland
9.
Rodney White, UNC-Charlotte
Detroit
10.
Joe Johnson, Arkansas
Boston
11.
Kedrick Brown, Okaloosa-Walton CC (Fla.)
Boston
12.
Vladimir Radmanovic, Serbia & Montenegro
Seattle
13.
Richard Jefferson, Arizona
Houston (3)
14.
Troy Murphy, Notre Dame
Golden State
15.
Steven Hunter, DePaul
Orlando
16.
Kirk Haston, Indiana
Charlotte
17.
Michael Bradley, Villanova
Toronto
18.
Jason Collins, Stanford
Houston (3)
19.
Zach Randolph, Michigan State
Portland
20.
Brendan Haywood, North Carolina
Cleveland (4)
21.
Joseph Forte, North Carolina
Boston
22.
Jeryl Sasser, Southern Methodist
Orlando
23.
Brandon Armstrong, Pepperdine
Houston (3)
24.
Raul Lopez, Spain
Utah
25.
Gerald Wallace, Alabama
Sacramento
26.
Samuel Dalembert, Seton Hall
Philadelphia
27.
Jamaal Tinsley, Iowa State
Memphis (5)
28.
Tony Parker, France
San Antonio

The first round of NBA draft-2002

1.
Yao Ming, China
Houston
2.
Jay Williams, Duke
Chicago
3.
Mike Dunleavy, Duke
Golden State
4.
Drew Gooden, Kansas
Memphis
5.
Nikoloz Tskitishvili, Italy
Denver
6.
Dajuan Wagner, Memphis
Cleveland
7.
Nene Hilario, Brazil
New York (1)
8.
Chris Wilcox, Maryland
L.A. Clippers
9.
Amare Stoudemire, Cypress Creek HS (Fla.)
Phoenix
10.
Caron Butler, Connecticut
Miami
11.
Jared Jeffries, Indiana
Washington
12.
Melvin Ely, Fresno State
L.A. Clippers
13.
Marcus Haislip, Tennessee
Milwaukee
14.
Fred Jones, Oregon
Indiana
15.
Bostjan Nachbar, Slovenia
Houston
16.
Jiri Welsch, Czech Republic
Philadelphia (2)
17.
Juan Dixon, Maryland
Washington
18.
Curtis Borchardt, Stanford
Orlando (3)
19.
Ryan Humphrey, Notre Dame
Utah (3)
20.
Kareem Rush, Missouri
Toronto (4)
21.
Qyntel Woods, Northeast Mississippi CC
Portland
22.
Casey Jacobsen, Stanford
Phoenix
23.
Tayshaun Prince, Kentucky
Detroit
24.
Nenad Krstic, Yugoslavia
New Jersey
25.
Frank Williams, Illinois
Denver (1)
26.
John Salmons, Miami
San Antonio (5)
27.
Chris Jefferies, Fresno State
L.A. Lakers (4)
28.
Dan Dickau, Gonzaga
Sacramento (6)

The first round of NBA draft-2003

1.
LeBron James, St. Vincent-St. Mary HS (Ohio)
Cleveland
2.
Darko Milicic, Serbia & Montenegro
Detroit
3.
Carmelo Anthony, Syracuse
Denver
4.
Chris Bosh, Georgia Tech
Toronto
5.
Dwyane Wade, Marquette
Miami
6.
Chris Kaman, Central Michigan
L.A. Clippers
7.
Kirk Hinrich, Kansas
Chicago
8.
T.J. Ford, Texas
Milwaukee
9.
Mike Sweetney, Georgetown
New York
10.
Jarvis Hayes, Georgia
Washington
11.
Mickael Pietrus, France
Golden State
12.
Nick Collison, Kansas
Seattle
13.
Marcus Banks, UNLV
Memphis (1)
14.
Luke Ridnour, Oregon
Seattle
15.
Reece Gaines, Louisville
Orlando
16.
Troy Bell, Boston College
Boston (1)
17.
Zarko Cabarkapa, Serbia & Montenegro
Phoenix
18.
David West, Xavier
New Orleans
19.
Aleksandar Pavlovic, Serbia & Montenegro
Utah
20.
Dahntay Jones, Duke
Boston (1)
21.
Boris Diaw-Riffiod, France
Atlanta
22.
Zoran Planinic, Croatia
New Jersey
23.
Travis Outlaw, Starkville HS (Miss.)
Portland
24.
Brian Cook, Illinois
L.A. Lakers
25.
Carlos Delfino, Italy
Detroit
26.
Ndudi Ebi, Westbury Christian HS (Texas)
Minnesota
27.
Kendrick Perkins, Clifton J. Ozen HS (Texas)
Memphis (1)
28.
Leandrinho Barbosa, Brazil
San Antonio (2)
29.
Josh Howard, Wake Forest
Dallas

the first round of NBA Draft-2004

1.
Dwight Howard, SW Atlanta Christian Aca.
Orlando
2.
Emeka Okafor, Connecticut
Charlotte
3.
Ben Gordon, Connecticut
Chicago
4.
Shaun Livingston, Peoria HS (Illinois)
L.A. Clippers
5.
Devin Harris, Wisconsin
Washington (1)
6.
Josh Childress, Stanford
Atlanta
7.
Luol Deng, Duke
Phoenix (5)
8.
Rafael Araujo, BYU
Toronto
9.
Andre Iguodala, Arizona
Philadelphia
10.
Luke Jackson, Oregon
Cleveland
11.
Andris Biedrins, BK Skonto Riga (Latvia)
Golden State
12.
Robert Swift, Bakersfield HS (Calif.)
Seattle
13.
Sebastian Telfair, Lincoln HS (New York)
Portland
14.
Kris Humphries, Minnesota
Utah
15.
Al Jefferson, Prentiss HS (Mississippi)
Boston
16.
Kirk Snyder, Nevada
Utah
17.
Josh Smith, Oak Hill Academy (Mouth of Wilson, Va.)
Atlanta
18.
J.R. Smith, St. Benedict’s Prep (N.J.)
New Orleans
19.
Dorell Wright, South Kent Prep (Conn.)
Miami
20.
Jameer Nelson, St. Joseph’s
Denver (2)
21.
Pavel Podkolzin, Varese (Italy)
Utah (3)
22.
Viktor Khryapa, CSKA Moscow (Russia)
New Jersey (4)
23.
Sergei Monia, CSKA Moscow (Russia)
Portland
24.
Delonte West, St. Joseph’s
Boston
25.
Tony Allen, Oklahoma State
Boston
26.
Kevin Martin, Western Carolina
Sacramento
27.
Sasha Vujacic, Snaidero Udine (Italy)
L.A. Lakers
28.
Beno Udrih, Breil Milano, Italy
San Antonio
29.
David Harrison, Colorado
Indiana

the first round of NBA draft -2005

1
Andrew Bogut, Utah
Milwaukee
2
Marvin Williams, North Carolina
Atlanta
3
Deron Williams, Illinois
Utah
4
Chris Paul, Wake Forest
New Orleans
5
Raymond Felton, North Carolina
Charlotte
6
Martell Webster, Seattle Prep HS
Portland
7
Charlie Villanueva, Connecticut
Toronto
8
Channing Frye, Arizona
New York
9
Ike Diogu, Arizona State
Golden State
10
Andrew Bynum, St. Joseph (NJ) HS
L.A. Lakers
11
Fran Vazquez, Spain
Orlando
12
Yaroslav Korolev, CSKA Moscow
L.A. Clippers
13
Sean May, North Carolina
Charlotte
14
Rashad McCants, North Carolina
Minnesota
15
Antoine Wright, Texas A&M
New Jersey
16
Joey Graham, Oklahoma State
Toronto
17
Danny Granger, New Mexico
Indiana
18
Gerald Green, Gulf Shores Acad (TX)
Boston
19
Hakim Warrick, Syracuse
Memphis
20
Julius Hodge, North Carolina State
Denver
21
Nate Robinson, Washington
Phoenix
22
Jarrett Jack, Georgia Tech
Denver
23
Francisco Garcia, Louisville
Sacramento
24
Luther Head, Illinois
Houston
25
Johan Petro, France
Seattle
26
Jason Maxiell, Cincinnati
Detroit
27
Linas Kleiza, Missouri
Portland
28
Ian Mahinmi, STB Le Havre (France)
San Antonio
29
Wayne Simien, Kansas
Miami
30
David Lee, Florida
New York

the first round of NBA draft last year

1
Andrea Bargnani, Italy
Toronto
2
LaMarcus Aldridge, Texas
Chicago
3
Adam Morrison, Gonzaga
Charlotte
4
Tyrus Thomas, Louisiana State
Portland
5
Shelden Williams, Duke
Atlanta
6
Brandon Roy, Washington
Minnesota
7
Randy Foye, Villanova
Boston
8
Rudy Gay, Connecticut
Houston
9
Patrick O'Bryant, Bradley
Golden State
10
Saer Sene, Senegal
Seattle
11
J.J. Redick, Duke
Orlando
12
Hilton Armstrong, Connecticut
N.O./Okla. City
13
Thabo Sefolosha, Switzerland
Philadelphia
14
Ronnie Brewer, Arkansas
Utah
15
Cedric Simmons, North Carolina State
N.O./Okla. City
16
Rodney Carney, Memphis
Chicago
17
Shawne Williams, Memphis
Indiana
18
Oleksiy Pecherov, Ukraine
Washington
19
Quincy Douby, Rutgers
Sacramento
20
Renaldo Balkman, Phoenix
New York
21
Rajon Rondo, Kentucky
Phoenix
22
Marcus Williams, Connecticut
New Jersey
23
Josh Boone, Connecticut
New Jersey
24
Kyle Lowry, Villanova
Memphis
25
Shannon Brown, Michigan State
Cleveland
26
Jordan Farmar, UCLA
L.A. Lakers
27
Sergio Rodriguez, Spain
Phoenix
28
Maurice Ager, Michigan State
Dallas
29
Mardy Collins, Temple
New York
30
Joel Freeland, United Kingdom
Portland

first draft of NBA

1. Portland Trail Blazers – Greg Oden, freshman C, Ohio State (7-foot, 257 pounds). Even if Kevin Durant is a better fit in terms of pure need, the Blazers don't want to risk passing up the next great NBA big man.

2. Seattle SuperSonics – Kevin Durant, freshman SF/PF, Texas (6-10, 215). Sam Presti's start with the Sonics gets a huge shot in the arm by taking arguably the biggest talent in this draft.

3. Atlanta Hawks – Al Horford, junior PF/C, Florida (6-10, 246). Billy Knight's job is on the line, so he goes for the rock-solid national champion who is ready to contribute immediately.

4. Memphis Grizzlies – Mike Conley Jr., freshman PG, Ohio State (6-1, 175). With Horford off the board, the Grizzlies look to solidify the most important position in basketball by selecting their point guard of the future.

5. Boston Celtics – Jeff Green, junior SF/PF, Georgetown (6-10, 228). Doc Rivers gets his wish by adding a smart, versatile, experienced forward who can give him minutes immediately.

6. Milwaukee Bucks – Brandan Wright, freshman PF, North Carolina (6-10, 200). The Bucks can't believe their luck in seeing possibly the No. 3 talent in the draft fall to them.

7. Minnesota Timberwolves – Spencer Hawes, freshman C, Washington (7-1, 244). Kevin McHale gets the skilled big man he has coveted for some time. Hawes should be a nice complement to Kevin Garnett.

8. Charlotte Bobcats – Corey Brewer, junior SF, Florida (6-8, 185). The Bobcats get another big-time college star with an NCAA championship. Brewer gives them depth at the swing positions and insurance should Gerald Wallace bolt.

9. Chicago Bulls (from New York) – Joakim Noah, junior PF/C, Florida (7-0, 223). Noah falls to the team that fits him best. Scott Skiles' hard-nosed mentality will allow Noah to contribute immediately.

10. Sacramento Kings – Yi Jianlian, PF/C, Guangdong Tigers (7-0, 230). Jianlian stays in California, like his agent wants. The Kings get a very nice piece for their rebuilding effort.

11. Atlanta Hawks (from Indiana) – Acie Law, senior PG, Texas A&M (6-4, 186). The Hawks finally draft a point guard and one-up themselves by taking someone who can play right away. Law has a winning mentality to boot.

12. Philadelphia 76ers – Al Thornton, senior SF/PF, Florida State (6-7, 221). More length and athleticism on the wing for a team that can afford to take the best player available. The Sixers need someone with a scoring mentality.

13. New Orleans Hornets – Nick Young, junior SG/SF, USC (6-7, 206). The Hornets satisfying their biggest need by picking arguably the best shooting guard in this draft.

14. Los Angeles Clippers – Javaris Crittenton, freshman PG, Georgia Tech (6-5, 194). The Clippers are desperate for a point guard, and Crittenton has the size and upside to help them cope with Shaun Livingston's injury.

15. Detroit Pistons (from Orlando) – Rodney Stuckey, sophomore PG/SG, Eastern Washington (6-5, 207). The Pistons take an athletic and extremely talented combo guard to bring off the bench. Stuckey satisfies a need there.

16. Washington Wizards – Julian Wright, sophomore SF/PF, Kansas (6-9, 211). The Wizards can't believe their fortune when a player projected for most of the year as a top-five pick falls to them.

17. New Jersey Nets – Jason Smith, junior PF/C, Colorado State (7-0, 233). The Nets need an athletic big man who can run the floor and fill the lane for Jason Kidd. That is exactly what they get with this choice.

18. Golden State Warriors – Tiago Splitter, PF/C, TAU Vitoria (7-foot, 245). Splitter probably won't come over this season, but picking him will prove to be a prudent move for Chris Mullin.

19. Los Angeles Lakers – Josh McRoberts, sophomore PF/C, Duke (6-10, 240). McRoberts' skills are ideal for Tex Winters' triangle offense. McRoberts gets to stay in Los Angeles, where he is already based with agent Arn Tellem.

20. Miami Heat – Thaddeus Young, freshman SF/PF, Georgia Tech (6-8, 210). Miami covets an athletic small forward who can shoot. Young fits that description and possesses serious upside to groom alongside Dwyane Wade.

21. Philadelphia 76ers (from Denver) – Rudy Fernandez, SG, DKV Joventut (6-6, 172). With three first-round picks, the 76ers can afford to select a player with lottery talent who likely won't come over this year because of contractual obligations in Europe.

22. Charlotte Bobcats (from Toronto) – Morris Almond, senior SG/SF, Rice (6-6, 215). The Bobcats get one of the best shooters in this draft and a guy with arguably the best intangibles.

23. New York Knicks (from Chicago) – Daequan Cook, freshman SG, Ohio State (6-6, 203). The Knicks like this freshman who many feel may have developed into a lottery pick had he stayed in college another year. He also fills a need with his outside shooting ability.

24. Phoenix Suns (from Cleveland) – Marco Belinelli, SG, Climamio Bologna (6-5, 192). The Suns need help at the swing positions, and Mike D'Antoni loves all things Italian. Belinelli has great range and no conscience, which is a huge plus in the Phoenix offense.

25. Utah Jazz – Sean Williams, junior C, Boston College (6-10, 230). Stacked with young talent locked into long-term contracts, the Jazz can afford to gamble. Williams has lottery talent and minor-league intangibles, but fills a need.

26. Houston Rockets – Nick Fazekas, senior PF/C, Nevada (6-11, 225). Statistically, there is a case to be made for Fazekas to be considered the second best player in this draft. "Moneyball" disciple Daryl Morey values that as much as anyone. Fazekas can pass and shoot the ball as well as any big man in this crop.

27. Detroit Pistons – Derrick Byars, senior SG/SF, Vanderbilt (6-7, 215). After trading Carlos Delfino, the Pistons need a swingman who can contribute immediately. Byars also has the added benefit of being a defensive-oriented player from a structured college system. He can pass, shoot and will understand his role.

28. San Antonio Spurs – Jared Dudley, senior SF/PF, Boston College (6-7, 219). San Antonio gets an experienced player with a "Spurs mentality" who can play right away thanks to his perimeter shooting, passing and rebounding skills.

29. Phoenix Suns – Petteri Koponen, PG, Honka Playboys (6-5, 194). The Suns need to start grooming a point guard to help ease the load on aging superstar Steve Nash. Koponen has the intangibles to soak up Nash's lessons and even give Phoenix some help at the off-guard position as well.

30. Philadelphia 76ers (from Dallas) – Taurean Green, junior PG, Florida (6-1, 173). The 76ers are very shallow at the point with Andre Miller entering the final year of his contract. Green possesses the winning mentality that the Sixers sorely lack.

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Indiana football coach Terry Hoeppner dies at 59

BLOOMINGTON, Ind. (AP) -- Terry Hoeppner won nine games as Indiana's coach, but he will always be remembered as the program's rock.
The man hired to revive Indiana's foundering football program in 2004 -- and had a 3-ton limestone boulder placed in the north end zone of Memorial Stadium -- died of complications of a brain tumor Tuesday morning at Bloomington Hospital with his family at his side. He was 59.

Kobe keep pressering lakers to trade him

The latest twist in the Bryant saga involves an amateur video of the nine-time All-Star denouncing general manager Mitch Kupchak and teammate Andrew Bynum.
Lakers spokesman John Black said the team was contacted about the video before Bryant first requested to be traded on May 30

Champion

Real Madrid get the champion of spanish league. But the player of my idol Ronaldo was not here. but i still congratulated to real madrid.

660 police injured at German soccer matches since 1994

BERLIN (AP) -- During the past 12 years, 660 police officers were injured in clashes with fans at Bundesliga first- and second-division soccer games.
The German parliament issued a report Tuesday that also said 1,324 fans and 1,616 bystanders have been injured since 1994

Several first- and second-division games were stopped and clubs fined last season after some players were racially taunted. One target was Schalke midfielder Gerald Asamoah, Germany's first African-born player.
Anti-Semitic chants at lower-league matches also rose, while there were several battles between police and hundreds of stone-throwing fans that led to the hospitalization of dozens of officers.
German police have listed 9,399 people as violent sports fans. The list is used to enforce nationwide stadium bans and to confiscate their passports before the national team plays road games.

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Theus --new coach of kings

The Sacramento Kings reached an agreement in principle Tuesday with Reggie Theus to become their new coach, ending a meandering two-month search for Eric Musselman's replacement.

Josh Fogg

Different sports star Ginobili in Argentina

BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (AP) -- No longer just a soccer power, the championship playing field is getting more crowded all the time in Argentina.
First it was Manu Ginobili and his third NBA crown splashed across the front pages. Now it's golfer Angel Cabrera winning the U.S. Open.

Cabrera's one-stroke victory over Tiger Woods and Jim Furyk on Sunday drew endless praise around Argentina as radio commentators and television reveled in the first Latin American to win the U.S. Open.

Different sports star Ginobili in Argentina

BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (AP) -- No longer just a soccer power, the championship playing field is getting more crowded all the time in Argentina.
First it was Manu Ginobili and his third NBA crown splashed across the front pages. Now it's golfer Angel Cabrera winning the U.S. Open.

Cabrera's one-stroke victory over Tiger Woods and Jim Furyk on Sunday drew endless praise around Argentina as radio commentators and television reveled in the first Latin American to win the U.S. Open.

FIFA's Blatter inspects South Africa's progress for 2010 World Cup

JOHANNESBURG, South Africa (AP) -- FIFA president Sepp Blatter reiterated Monday that South Africa will be ready to host the 2010 World Cup.
Blatter met with the local organizing committee -- led by Danny Jordaan -- and CAF president Issa Hayatou, who has been appointed by FIFA to monitor preparations, before declaring that Africa would be ready to host its first quadrennial soccer showcase.
"Nothing, nothing can now be against this World Cup here in South Africa, nothing but God," Blatter said. "But we are asking the blessing of the Lord, we are asking the blessing of the whole football family that finally Africa can stage a World Cup."

Beckham will leave after spanish league

MADRID, Spain (AP) -- David Beckham was minutes away from a perfect Hollywood ending.
The 32-year-old soccer star-pop icon, who likely played his last game for a European club, was taken off the field moments before Real Madrid rallied to win the Spanish league title for the first time in Beckham's four years with the team.
be a recurrence of an ankle injury. But he still managed to limp around the field in celebration -- in front of a huge crowd that included wife Victoria and friends Tom Cruise and Katie Holmes -- after his team beat Mallorca 3-1 to win its 30th league title.
"I couldn't have dreamt it any better," Beckham said Sunday. "It's been about winning the title for the last six months and we've deserved it tonight." It was the culmination of a season.

Henin wants to win 1st Wimbledon for her family

EASTBOURNE, England (AP) -- Justine Henin wants to win Wimbledon for her family and friends.
The top-ranked Belgian, who won the French Open for the fourth time this month but still needs a title at the All England Club to complete a career Grand Slam, is preparing for next week's Wimbledon by playing at the grass-court tournament in Eastbourne.

"If I win it (Wimbledon), if I don't win it, another life is going to start in a few years probably, the real life," Henin said Monday. "It would be great and make me part of history, but that's not my biggest motivation. I would love to win it because emotionally it would be fantastic for the good people around me, but that's it."

lakers don't appear ready trade to bryant

LOS ANGELES (AP) -- While there seems little doubt Kobe Bryant wants out of Los Angeles, the Lakers don't appear ready to make a move.
"I think we've made our position clear on that publicly and we have nothing further to say on the matter at this time," team spokesman John Black said Monday.

Tiger's wife give birth to a daughter

Less than 24 hours after Tiger Woods finished second at the U.S. Open on Father's Day, his wife gave birth to their first child, a daughter. He announced Monday night on his Web site that Sam Alexis Woods was born early Monday morning.

"Both Elin and Sam are doing well and resting peacefully," Woods wrote. "We want to thank our doctors and the hospital staff for all their dedicated and hard work. This is truly a special time in our lives and we look forward to introducing Sam to our family and friends over the next few weeks. We thank everyone for their well wishes and continued respect of our privacy."
Woods said he would miss a major if it meant seeing the birth of his child. Now he won't have to, but it's not clear how his upcoming schedule will be affected.
Woods finished a shot behind Angel Cabrera on Sunday to finish second in a major for the second time this year.
He's scheduled to host a tournament in Washington, D.C., from July 5-8. The British Open starts July 19, and the PGA Championship begins Aug. 9 at Southern Hills Country Club in Tulsa.
"I'm pacing myself already just because of the fact that I have a baby coming up," Woods said about two weeks ago. "I don't know how much I'm going to play after that or how much I'm going to play before that. A lot of that is depending on what happens and the health of Elin and our child."
The past two years have been life-changing for Woods, who has won 12 majors in his brilliant career.
He turned 30 in December 2005, and the following May his father, Earl, died at age 74 after a long bout with cancer.
A month later, Woods failed to make the cut at the U.S. Open at Winged Foot. He came back to win the British Open in July and broke down in tears on the 18th green at Royal Liverpool, sobbing on the shoulder of his caddie.
In December, Woods went public with his wife's pregnancy. Last week, before the U.S. Open he talked about becoming a father.
"My practice sessions are going to have to be tailored around a little bit, have to move things around. But, you know, I don't really know how my game is going to be affected by it because I've never gone through it before," he said.
"All I know is that Elin and I are excited, and that this is far more important than any game of golf. This is an opportunity for us to raise our first child, and we're really looking forward to it."
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It's a nice day

It's a nice day. I can play basketball after two weeks injury. It's a good feeling though i can not match with others. you know, baskeball is important in my life. i will practice my shooting skills afternoon.