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SUTTON COLDFIELD, England (AP) _ Tiger Woods had a million reasons why he wanted to win the World Golf Championship. He came up with another one to explain why he caused such a fuss.

"I was just trying to be funny," Woods said Tuesday, backing off his comments from last week in Ireland when he earned $1 million for winning the American Express Championship. "Obviously, things were taken way out of context."

This week is no laughing matter.

The Americans again are favored to win the Ryder Cup, somewhat of a mystery since Europe has won five of the last eight times. Only once since 1983 have the matches been decided by more than two ...

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