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Post retirement returned to play, 20 something points. i think when you ask about tiger in reason days, hes shown the spark that he had last year, of course. where he won the big tournament. and this is something that youll see more of if he continues to play. there will be some down tournaments, sure. where he doesnt make the cut but every once in a while, there is the spark. the tiger performance that draw fans that never would turn on golf. i think what the business of sports is is story tell...

Nbc sports anchor mike tirico giving us the details as well as the context to the incredible moments in tiger woods career. for those of you who are joining us at this hour, you see there on your screen. the accident was at 7:12 a.m. pacific time. tiger woods was removed from that vehicle using the jaws of life according to local law enforcement officials there, speaking to our reporters on the scene. he was transported to a hospital where now according to his agent, mark steinberg, he suffered ...

Another major. do you think he can win another major? i said, i dont think so and now in middle 40s and there he is that day on the masters. i was out walking with my wife that day and somebody came running out of the house. the sports fan who just needed somebody to talk about what he had just seen at augusta. and so again, its, the ebb and flow and twists and turns. seemed like his life was going in the right direction until, you know, you look at these pictures and see this horrible and what ...

Hi, everyone. we will get to the breaking news out of washington. but first, here into the deadly insurrection of the capitol later in the broadcast but first, golf super star tiger woods in a car accident in southern california around 7:00 a.m. west coast time this morning. according to the l.a. county sheriff, it was a single vehicle rollover. no other cars were involved. rescue crews had to use the hydraulic tool called the jaws of life to get tiger woods out of the vehicle. we now know woods...

Accident. police say woods was the only person in the car and that the car sustained such major damage that authorities needed to use the jaws of life to free him with the help of firefighters and paramedics. woods was rushed to the hospital, and the extent of his injuries so far is still unclear. authorities say it happened around 7:00 a.m. local time in california on the border of rolling hills estates in ranchos palo verdes. the cause of the crash is under investigation. and there is a pictur...

Going to riviera, the golf course where it was played, hoping to high five tiger woods. and here he was a decade or so later getting the trophy as the winner of the event that tiger is the host of. that gives you an go aanecdotal 48 hours ago example of the generation of golfers, the professional level all the way down. so it is one that this story and this news, the twitter feeds, text messages, one that everybody is feeling a gut punch in the golf world for sure. >> stay with me for a second. ...

I just have one more question. what is this like for you? what do you feel watching this great, great, great iconic athlete injured? >> sad. sad. you know, just very, very sad. i mean, i think that, you know, forget about the fact that hes a great athlete. forget about the fact that hes a celebrity. hes a human being, and he has struggled with some things in his life over the last, you know, decade plus, and youd have to be heartless to not have some sympathy for somebody whos struggling with th...

Helicopter or was driven by ambulance. can you clear that up for us? >> reporter: we can at this time. i have to unfortunately echo what they told you at the beginning of the last hour, all the information that we have has either come from the l.a. county sheriffs department, who have confirmed that there was a crash, confirmed one occupant, the sole occupant, tiger woods, that he was removed by hydraulics, by that jaws of life mechanism from the crash, so serious enough to confirm that and from...

First of all, his physical condition. im hopeful that as weve been talking about today, its just leg injuries. ben hogans left side of his body was collapsed and he nearly died and could only play seven tournaments a year after that when he got well enough to play. so yes, again, when you think back on modern sports, nobody in our lifetime was bigger than tiger was and thats why the fall he had was so tremendous. and thats why people embrace that moment at the masters. not only sunk the last put...

Nicole. we actually just broadcast an event on nbc sports in december that weve been doing for many, many years. it was once known as the father-son challenge. now its just the pnc challenge. its a family event. and tiger played. theres a picture of him playing with his son, charlie, for the first time, and his son, charlie, just showed some remarkable skill, just absolutely remarkable skill. tiger did not make charlie available to talk to the media. >> smart. >> you know, hes -- yeah, exactly. ...