Tiger Woods looks up during regulation play during the final round of the Chevron World Challenge December 5, 2010 in Thousand Oaks, California.
*The Tiger Woods’ humbling return to the public eye, from his televised confession to a winless season on the golf course, was voted the sports story of the year by members of The Associated Press.
The fallout from Woods’ admission of infidelity beat the New Orleans Saints winning their first Super Bowl championship, giving an emotional boost to their hurricane-ravaged city, and the free-agency frenzy surrounding LeBron James and his big “decision.”