Tiger Woods sunk a putt to force the U.S. Open into overtime Sunday, amazing fans and non-fans alike. Who knew professional golf could be exciting?

This all happened while walking into a Charlie Brown’s with my dad for Father’s Day dinner last night. I’m not usually greeted by 20 people cheering when I walk into a restaurant, so I thought it was weird to hear the collective “YEEEEEEEEEEEAAAAHHHH!” from the people watching Tiger sink the putt at the bar.

Only Tiger Woods, kids, only Tiger Woods.

#31 Jeff Burton won the Food City 500 at the always crazy Bristol Motor Speedway Sunday, after a late wreck by #20 Tony Stewart in the last two laps:

When Hamlin’s fuel pickup burped in Turn 4 of the next-to-last lap, it set up a 1-2-3 finish for Richard Childress Racing teammates Burton, Harvick and Bowyer on the .533-mile concrete short track that was resurfaced before the August race last year.

The Childress drivers also benefited when Harvick took out the race’s dominant car, Tony Stewart’s No. 20 Toyota, on Lap 498 to set up the two-lap run to the finish. After a restart on Lap 496, Hamlin passed Stewart for the lead. A lap later, in Turn 1, Harvick nosed inside Stewart, slid up into the No. 20 and sent Stewart spinning into the Turn 2 wall.

Stewart had led 267 laps to that point but had to settle for a 14th-place finish. It was the third consecutive spring race at Bristol where Stewart led the most laps, yet failed to win.

SMOKE UPDATE: Tony Stewart led 267 laps at Bristol, but was forced into a 14th-place finish due to the careless driving of #29 Kevin Harvick. Stewart and Harvick may be friends off the track, but as a #20 fan, I can admit I let out more than one expletive as I saw Smoke turned around with 2 laps left. Can’t Home Depot Racing catch a break this season?

Next up, the Goody’s Cool Orange 500 at Martinsville Speedway a week from Easter Sunday.

Stracka.com is a social network for golfers that allows golfers of any level to connect and discuss their game through the site.

Imagine going to your favorite golf course and having the advice of hundreds of other golfers who have played the course to help you plan your shots. That’s the idea behind Stracka.com — A Social Network for Golfers.

In some ways, the site offers features similar to those on general social network sites like MySpace or Facebook. And its just as easy to use.

When you sign up, they provide you with a blog and the ability to upload photos of you in your favorite golf pants.

There are also forums on a variety of topics to discuss everything from perfecting your swing to tips on how to navigate the water hazards on a particular course.

The site not only allows you to make a profile listing to share your favorite courses and handicap, but it also provides dynamic golf course maps using Google Earth technology.

And you can take the custom course yardage maps with you by downloading them from the site. If you have a smartphone like the AT&T Tilt, that means you can download the maps to your cellphone and use them while your golfing, which will certainly change your game!

There are also thousands of user reviews for both public and private courses so golfers can find the next course they want to take on, whether it be around town or one to visit while on vacation.

With the course maps, advice from other golfers, and ability to connect with people that play the same courses you do, Stracka.com will likely provide the edge golfers need to improve their game.

Now if only someone would create a social network site for bowlers, I’d be all set. Especially since I usually end up with the same scores while playing both sports…

#99 Carl Edwards won the Auto Club 500 NASCAR Sprint Cup race Monday, edging out #48 Jimmie Johnson and his teammate #24 Jeff Gordon:

Under blue skies Monday, some 21 hours after the race had started, Carl Edwards put the finishing touches on the rain-delayed Auto Club 500 at beleaguered Auto Club Speedway.

After caution flew on the final lap for Dale Jarrett’s spin, Edwards crossed the finish ahead of runner-up Jimmie Johnson and Hendrick Motorsports teammate Jeff Gordon, who atoned for disappointing finishes in the Feb. 17 Daytona 500.

SMOKE UPDATE: Tony Stewart scored a top 10 finish, picking up a handful of spots in the final laps to finish 7th, keeping him in third place in the standings.

Next up, the UAW-Dodge 400 at Las Vegas Motor Speeday on Sunday.

The New York Giants put on an amazing performance under the quarterback leadership of Eli Manning to beat the New England Cheaters Patriots against all odds, 17-14 in Superbowl XLII!

All of which meaning that the Patriots end the season with a record of 18-1 — not perfect — and the Giants are Superbowl Champions!

Here’s the amazing catch by David Tyree in the Giants final touchdown drive that made it possible to end the Patriots unbeaten season:

Unbelievable! How Eli Manning escaped getting sacked is beyond me. But I remember turning to my friend Joey right after the Patriots scored to take the lead with 2:42 left in the 4th quarter and said, “There’s still time!” And somehow, against all odds, Manning put together that drive and made it happen!

The New York Giants are Superbowl Champions!

With all the talk of steroid use and performance-enhancing drugs in major league baseball lately, I was happy to find a Sports Illustrated story that addressed a different bit of baseball news.

That news being the destruction of a priceless World Series artifact, the ball that recorded the final out in the 2007 Fall Classic:

The World Series ball is gone, and Jonathan Papelbon has an excuse: My dog ate it. Farfetched or not, that’s what the Red Sox closer insists happened to the souvenir from the final out of Boston’s sweep this year.

Really, Papelbon blamed it on his bulldog, Boss.

“He plays with baseballs like they are his toys,” Papelbon told the Hattiesburg (Miss.) American. “He jumped up one day on the counter and snatched it. He likes rawhide. He tore that thing to pieces. Nobody knows that. I’ll keep what’s left of it.”

Now that’s a new one. Although, considering Papelbon is such a colorful character, this couldn’t have happened to anyone else. No one would have believed it if it had.