Second Thoughts

No wonder he's no fan of cameras

Tiger Woods (left photo) shows off his new dental work Tuesday in Scottsdale Ariz., which was required after suffered a chipped tooth and cracked another (right photo) in a collision with a photographer Jan. 19 at a World Cup ski race in Italy.
Tiger Woods (left photo) shows off his new dental work Tuesday in Scottsdale Ariz., which was required after suffered a chipped tooth and cracked another (right photo) in a collision with a photographer Jan. 19 at a World Cup ski race in Italy.

Tiger Woods was all smiles Tuesday -- and with a full set of teeth.

Woods gave a play-by-play account of how his front tooth was knocked out in Italy on Jan. 19 to celebrate girlfriend Lindsey Vonn's record 63rd World Cup victory. He said one tooth was chipped and the other was cracked. Both were replaced before he arrived to start his season this week at the Phoenix Open.

He said he wore a skeleton-patterned scarf over his face to avoid being recognized, making a crack about how difficult that can be for a man of black heritage at a World Cup ski race in Italy.

"Not a lot of brown dudes at ski races, OK?" he said with a laugh as cameras clicked at his smile.

Woods said when the race was completed, the podium presentation was moved up on a hill for photographers. He went to the top of the hill, behind the cameras.

"All the camera guys are below me on their knees or moving all around, trying to get a picture because she's hugging people, saying congratulations to the other racers as they are coming down," he said. "Some already finished, some are there already in the changing area. Dude with a video camera on his shoulder right in front me, kneeling, stood up and turned and caught me square on the mouth."

Woods said he tried to keep his mask on "so the blood is not all over the place." He said the videographer hit the tooth on which he had root canal, chipping it. He said the other tooth had to be fixed, too, because it had cracks through it."

Woods was asked if the photographer realized what he had done.

"He didn't care," Woods said.

Got your goat?

The Golden State Warriors announced Monday that the team would wear a special Chinese New Year uniform.

Warriors is spelled out in Mandarin on the uniform's front and the sleeve features a goat, the animal the Chinese attribute to this upcoming year. The jersey also features red and yellow piping. Red is the color associated with good luck, while yellow is connected to wealth and happiness.

"The meaning of a warrior certainly translates into the Chinese culture well as they are very familiar with what being a warrior means," said Rick Welts, the team's president and chief operating officer. "I think they'd be hard-pressed to make a similar connection to the Lakers."

As was also announced by the team on Twitter, Golden State plans to start wearing the uniforms Feb. 20 to celebrate the Chinese New Year, which starts the day before, and for three additional games.

Child's play

Seattle Seahawks cornerback Richard Sherman said he doesn't answer "preschool questions" when he was asked if he's the best at his position in the NFL.

"Great," wrote Reggie Hayes of The News-Sentinel of Fort Wayne, Ind. "Now we'll never know his favorite color, favorite animal or if he prefers chocolate or white milk."

Sports quiz

Which the two players responsible for the longest reception in a Super Bowl?

Sports answer

Carolina's Jake Delhomme to Muhsin Muhammad connected on an 85-yard pass against the New England Patriots in 2004.

Sports on 01/28/2015

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