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To root, or not to root?

By Tim Keown
Page 2 columnist

Friday, May 23, 2003

I was watching golf at 9 a.m. Thursday, which validates Annika Sorenstam's contribution to the sport's legacy. I'm about as likely to watch golf at 9 a.m. on a Thursday as Guillermo Mota is to watch "Mike Piazza: The Philly Years" on TLC. And after watching a couple of hours of Sorenstam, including her post-round interview, I came away with a question: Is it OK to root for her? Is it all right to say we can all agree to dislike the overkill but enjoy the spectacle? The pop culture propagated b ...

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