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• CHATTER: Mark Zuckerman analyzes the Nationals’ deal for Wily Mo Pena.
HE SAID WHAT?
“My body is spent and I need a break.”
Tiger Woods on his Web site, announcing he’ll skip the first round of the PGA Tour’s new playoff system
TWT FIVE >> WORST PLAYOFF SYSTEMS
1. NCAA Division I-A Football Because there still isn’t a real playoff system.
2. PGA Tour The new FedEx Cup is DOA because the sport’s king doesn’t care enough to show up for the first round.
3. Class A Minor League Baseball The first-half champion playing the second-half champion reeks of preschool.
4. NASCAR The old system wasn’t broke, and they keep tweaking the new one. But the bottom line is the race cars won’t steal eyes or attention from the NFL.
5. MLS Welcome to the world of “Goals Against,” where wins and losses don’t matter.
WEEKEND PREVIEW: THE BEST OF THE WEEKEND IN SPORTS
Mystics at Connecticut Sun
Will a win tomorrow in the last regular season game for the Mystics be a precursor to an unexpected run through the WNBA playoffs?
3M Performance 400
No Chevrolet has won at Michigan since Jeff Gordon in 2001. We’re not sure whether that means anything. A sleeper for tomorrow: Bill Elliott (seven wins there).
Little League World Series
Mark Waguespack and Canaan Cropper lead Salisbury, Md., today against a team from Chandler, Ariz., in the first game of pool play.
Cardinals at Cubs
The Cardinals are streaking. The Cubs have won two in a row. This midwest baseball rivalry is much more interesting than it would have been last week.
Cincinnati Masters
Nadal, Roddick and Djokovic are gone, but world No. 1 Roger Federer remains on track to win his final tune-up event before the U.S. Open.
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