In the movie, "A League of Their Own," Tom Hanks chastised one of his female players when she began to weep,  "There's no crying in baseball!!"

     Do certain happenings in sports events make you cry?

     I used to say "Watching Shaun Pruitt shoot free throws makes me cry."  But, that was just a banquet joke - really didn't mean it.

     But, there are times when it is for real.  That marathoner who manages the 26.2 miles while pushing his invalid son in a wheelchair.  Oh, my.   I cried.

     When they told me that my dear friend Lou Henson was very sick - in a coma - I cried.

     A father running onto the track and holding onto his son so that the exhausted son could finish a race.   I cried.

     The look on the faces of the Butler kids at the end of the championship game.  I cried.

     Then,  late Sunday afternoon - the biggest gusher for quite some time.

     Lefty is fun to watch anyway.   He might follow a spectacular eagle with a double bogey. Five straight down the fairway drives might be followed by one into the woods. 

     But, he wins me over with his demeanor on the golf course.  Smiling, tipping the hat hundreds of times, high-fiving those in the gallery, giving gracious interviews following sometimes just awful defeats.   

     When the round was over - when he had sunk the final putt on 18 - he shook hands with his  playing partner, gave a handshake to that partner's caddy - then a long hug to his long-time caddy who had urged him not to take that chance on 13.   I was so happy for him that the water-works were about to begin.

    Finally, when he hugged and kissed his wife(she fighting gamely against breast cancer and barely able to make it to the 18th to greet the Masters winner)  and children - he held her for the longest time.  A remarkable close-up followed a tear rolling gently down his cheek.    It was all about love and family and doing the right thing.  I called to my wife to come watch with me.

     Somewhere away from that memorable scene Tiger Woods was giving another surly interview - soon to hop on his private jet - and fly away - looking for answers - on the golf course and off.