...Exhibit B: When Nicklaus played in each of the four majors for the final time, Woods won the tournament. The 2000 U.S. Open, 2000 PGA, 2005 Masters and 2005 British Open all were farewells for Jack and celebrations for Tiger.Who do you...

...do as I say, not as I do when it comes to Marat Safin and his up-and-coming sister Dinara Safina . Safin, the 2000 U.S. Open men's singles champion, is well known for his hard-hitting and his explosive temper. His boiling point was reached...

...Anca Barna 6-4, 6-4 Monday in the first round of the Diamond Games tournament. Safina, the younger sister of 2000 U.S. Open champion Marat Safin, had her leg treated during an injury timeout in the second set. She is currently ranked a...

...hungering for an Australian winner. This was the Russian's second Grand Slam tournament title, his other coming at the 2000 U.S. Open against Pete Sampras in the final. "It's psychological - you start to have doubts, like really I could do this...

...to reach his third Paris Masters final in four years by eliminating Carlos Moya 7-5, 7-6 (4). Safin, the 2000 U.S. Open champion, closed out the 97-minute match with a forehand winner down the line. He had 30 winners to Moya's 14...

...first regular stop on the LPGA tour in the area since 1994 and the first big-time women's pro event since the 2000 U.S. Open, which Webb won at the Merit Club in Gurnee, Ill. "When you play a U.S. Open you don't get to see a whole...

...Guillermo Canas next. Canas defeated Feliciano Lopez 6-3, 6-3. "It's a long time since I played this well," 2000 U.S. Open champion Safin said. "I hope I can stay playing like this until the end of the season. In a rematch of the 2002...

...like playing tennis today. I had no motivation. I didn't want to be on court. I'm not a morning person," the 2000 U.S. Open champion said. "The balls are of bad quality. They are a nightmare. You don't have confidence in your shots...

...had won the previous year, and he had to get his (engraving) done in Orlando," Tiger Woods said, recalling his 2000 U.S. Open victory at Pebble Beach. "He left the card taped underneath it." Jim Furyk, ever the student for detail, got...

...rewrite a few more PGA Tour records. Woods, 26, already the youngest player to reach 20 victories when he won the 2000 U.S. Open 21 months ago, became the youngest to make it to 30 with his 13-under-par 275 trip over the toughened-up Bay...