Lindsey Vonn

Tiger Woods and Lindsey Vonn have been dating since November. The superstar golfer and skier have found enough time in their busy schedules to take a romantic vacation to Antigua in January and Vonn has been spending time on the slopes with Woods' kids. Sounds pretty serious -- that is, if you believe the anonymous sources close to both athletes quoted in the Hollywood Reporter, which started the gossip mill churning with a report about the alleged romance on Wednesday. A "source close to Lindsey" told the Reporter that the two "met through the ski community, because Tiger is an active skier.

Tiger Woods has been the butt of many jokes since his marital meltdown in 2009, and new girlfriend Lindsey Vonn's ex-husband, Thomas Vonn, has joined the chorus of would-be comedians. Woods came under scrutiny on Friday night after he took a questionable drop following his watery approach at No. 15 during the second round of the Masters tournament. His original shot struck the flagstick on the fly and drew back into Rae's Creek in front of the green. It seems Masters officials took some phone calls from television viewers who called out Tiger for taking his drop from behind his original spot when he determined the designated drop zone was less than desirable.

Lindsey Vonn says she's in a happy relationship with Tiger Woods -- "very happy," according to her Facebook post Monday announcing the romance -- but there was a time not so long ago when she had quite a bit of fun at the expense of the golfer and his numerous extramarital affairs. Of course, everyone was poking fun at Woods back in 2010, when he held a nationally televised news conference to address the cheating scandal that eventually led to the end of his marriage to Elin Nordegren.

— During his adventure on the first three holes Thursday, Tiger Woods clanged a hair-raising screamer off the gallery and landed a tee shot on a spectator's beer cup, turning his chase for a green-jacket refitting into a scramble at the start. By the end, there were rueful laughs and accidental on-air expletives and a mid-round surge, as well as Lindsey Vonn and her floppy hat bouncing expectantly at the fringe of the 18th green as Woods' birdie putt veered just right. The world's No. 1 player wasn't No. 1 on the leaderboard as the first round of the Masters closed at Augusta National.

Lindsey Vonn has been released from a Vail, Colo., hospital after undergoing testing and treatment for intestinal pain. Vonn's spokesman, Lewis Kay, wrote in an email to the Associated Press that the four-time World Cup ski champion was "resting comfortably at home" and that she's "feeling much better" after an overnight stay in the hospital. Kay said it is unclear when Vonn "will be able to return to the mountain” as she prepares for a World Cup event in Aspen on Nov. 24. There has been concern in Vonn's camp regarding her ailment, the cause of which doctors have been unable to determine, according to Kay. Vonn's ski technician, Heinz Haemmerle, said Vonn's recent trip to the hospital was not her first in recent weeks.

It appears skier Lindsey Vonn and golfer Tiger Woods are getting serious about their romance, with the two spending more and more time together in recent weeks. Earlier this week, Woods let Vonn use his private jet to return to her home after she suffered a knee injury during the world ski championship in Austria, which many took as the first public sign of their relationship. After all, you don't usually lend your private jet to just anyone. I certainly don't. Now, according to Us magazine, Vonn and Woods have met each other's families and Vonn gave Woods' kids a ski lesson as they spent Valentine's Day together.

Tiger Woods has been the butt of many jokes since his marital meltdown in 2009, and new girlfriend Lindsey Vonn's ex-husband, Thomas Vonn, has joined the chorus of would-be comedians. Woods came under scrutiny on Friday night after he took a questionable drop following his watery approach at No. 15 during the second round of the Masters tournament. His original shot struck the flagstick on the fly and drew back into Rae's Creek in front of the green. It seems Masters officials took some phone calls from television viewers who called out Tiger for taking his drop from behind his original spot when he determined the designated drop zone was less than desirable.

How good is Lindsey Vonn? She wins titles even when sidelined by a serious knee injury. Vonn won her sixth straight World Cup downhill title after Wednesday's race in Lenzerheide, Switzerland, was canceled because of fog. The cancellation allowed Vonn to win the title by one point over Tina Maze of Slovenia. "Omg I won the World Cup Downhill title!!!!! 6 in a row with a bum knee! Everything in life comes back around" Vonn tweeted after the race was canceled. Vonn's downhill trophy gives her a World Cup record 17th title, surpassing Austrian great Annemarie Moser-Proell.

Tiger Woods and Lindsey Vonn are dating! All right, so we pretty much already knew that. But now the 14-time PGA major tournament champion and six-time reigning World Cup women's downhill skiing champ have decided it's OK with them that we know. The two of them simultaneously (how romantic!) posted similarly worded (so cute!) announcements regarding their relationship on their respective Facebook accounts Monday morning. I guess this means we can officially break out the "Liger" nickname!

A request by American women's skiing star Lindsey Vonn to compete in a men's World Cup downhill race has been rejected by the sport's governing body. The International Skiing Federation council met Saturday in Oberhofen, Switzerland, and ruled that women are not entitled to compete against men, and vice-versa, during World Cup events. "It's very clear," said Sarah Lewis, FIS secretary general, in an interview with the Associated Press. "It's called the men's World Cup and the ladies' World Cup. The men race the men's World Cup and the ladies race the ladies' World Cup. FIS and World Cup points are not transferable from one circuit to another.

AUGUSTA, Ga. - The most analyzed, dissected athlete of our time is passing the tests with greater ease these days. The people who administer the Rorschach would be proud of Tiger Woods. It is Masters week, and during Woods' career of golfing excellence, this tournament has also served as a professional description. He has been the master. In 18 tries, he has won four times, with eight other top-10 finishes including two seconds, and missed the cut only once. The Masters alone has increased the Tiger Woods' bank account by $6.853 million.

The Times is pleased to have gymnast Aly Raisman, a two-time Olympic gold medalist at the London Games, guest-blogging for us while she competes on "Dancing With the Stars. " Each week while she competes on the show, Raisman will answer a few questions from Sports Now editor Houston Mitchell and give some insight into the competition. Here are Raisman's thoughts about Week 1, which she offered via email. Q: If someone told you a year ago you would not only be an Olympic gold medalist, but that you would also be competing on "Dancing With the Stars," what would you have told them?

Tiger Woods and Lindsey Vonn announced their romantic involvement via Facebook on Monday, with both of them expressing how happy they are but also asking the public to respect their privacy. Hours later, Woods was seen attending his 5-year-old daughter Samantha's junior baseball game near his home in Jupiter, Fla. Nothing strange about that. But the Daily Mail is reporting that Vonn was there too, only she never got out of the car. Instead, she waited inside for an hour. How did the folks at the Daily Mail figure this out?

Lindsey Vonn says she's in a happy relationship with Tiger Woods -- "very happy," according to her Facebook post Monday announcing the romance -- but there was a time not so long ago when she had quite a bit of fun at the expense of the golfer and his numerous extramarital affairs. Of course, everyone was poking fun at Woods back in 2010, when he held a nationally televised news conference to address the cheating scandal that eventually led to the end of his marriage to Elin Nordegren.

Tiger Woods and Lindsey Vonn are dating! All right, so we pretty much already knew that. But now the 14-time PGA major tournament champion and six-time reigning World Cup women's downhill skiing champ have decided it's OK with them that we know. The two of them simultaneously (how romantic!) posted similarly worded (so cute!) announcements regarding their relationship on their respective Facebook accounts Monday morning. I guess this means we can officially break out the "Liger" nickname!

Kings Coach Darryl Sutter doesn't do hyperbole. Which is why his comments on Monday about Kings center Anze Kopitar were particularly insightful. The topic of the morning was the NHL's Selke Award, given to the forward who best excels in the defensive aspects of the game. First, before his words about Kopitar, keep in mind that Sutter coached in Chicago, San Jose and Calgary before coming to the Kings last season. “The best all-around centerman that I've coached,” Sutter said of Kopitar.

Somebody might want to tell Lindsey Vonn and Tiger Woods that the words "private" and "secret" might be synonymous in some contexts, but not in the case of private planes. Especially when the jet is reportedly owned by the most famous golfer in the world and the person supposedly boarding it is a well-known skier who was already garnering plenty of attention on that particular day because of a season-ending injury that occurred at the world championships in Austria. TMZ.com ran a photo Friday of a hooded blond on crutches -- allegedly Vonn -- boarding a private plane -- reportedly belonging to Woods.

How good is Lindsey Vonn? She wins titles even when sidelined by a serious knee injury. Vonn won her sixth straight World Cup downhill title after Wednesday's race in Lenzerheide, Switzerland, was canceled because of fog. The cancellation allowed Vonn to win the title by one point over Tina Maze of Slovenia. "Omg I won the World Cup Downhill title!!!!! 6 in a row with a bum knee! Everything in life comes back around" Vonn tweeted after the race was canceled. Vonn's downhill trophy gives her a World Cup record 17th title, surpassing Austrian great Annemarie Moser-Proell.

Skier Lindsey Vonn vowed that she will be ready for the 2014 Winter Olympic Games despite breaking her right leg and tearing her ACL and MCL on Feb. 5 at the Alpine skiing world championships in Austria. “I have no doubt I will be ready for Sochi,” Vonn said Monday on the "Today" show. "Honestly, in a worst-case scenario, if I trained a week before the Games, I'd be fine. " The 2014 Winter Olympics will be held in Sochi, Russia, from Feb. 7 to 23. Earlier, in a conference call with reporters, Vonn discussed what was going through her mind during the initial moments of the injury.