BETHESDA, Maryland (Reuters) - Tournament host Tiger Woods will be a conspicuous absentee at this week's AT&T National where South Korean K.J. Choi defends the title he won by three shots last year. World number one Woods had reconstructive surgery on his left knee last Tuesday and has been advised by his doctors to take extra care for the first three weeks of his recovery. "Flying, unfortunately,...

by: Erica Lamar Oprah Winfrey, the shot-caller of the talk show medium, was ranked the most powerful celebrity in the world on Forbes Magazine’s Celebrity 100 for the second year in a row.  The public’s mixed reviews of Winfrey endorsing Senator Barack Obama’s presidential campaign made it unlikely for her to receive this year’s title, but her highly influential position, based on—but ...

AP - Holding a 54-hole lead isn't exactly the best way for Charles Howell III to win on the PGA Tour. Howell already has two career victories, but he's 0-for-3 following a third-round lead. The last time he led the field entering the last round was the 2007 Sony Open, a memory Howell wants to block out.

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