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FOOTBALL • Former NFL star linebacker Junior Seau drove off a cliff and was hospitalized with minor injuries Monday, less than nine hours after he was arrested on suspicion of domestic violence. The 12-time Pro Bowler's white Cadillac SUV was found on the beach about 100 feet below the roadside, said Carlsbad, Calif., police Lt. Kelly Cain. Cain said it wasn't a sheer cliff, but was a significant, rough slope.
Seau said he drove off the cliff because he fell asleep.
Seau's 25-year-old live-in girlfriend told authorities that Seau, 41, assaulted her during an argument Sunday night at his Ocean-side home. She appeared to have minor injuries and did not require medical treatment, police said.
Tiger says he's 'more grounded'
GOLF • Tiger Woods says he never learned more in a year in which he never won less. Woods said Monday he is more at peace with his personal life than when he returned to golf in April, and he remains hopeful that his season will not end without a victory.
"I learned a lot about myself, and I learned how things went wrong, why they went wrong, and had to take a pretty deep and introspective look at myself. And there wasn't a lot of things I like about it," Woods said in a video conference call for his Chevron World Challenge, set for Dec. 3-6 in Thousand Oaks, Calif.
"I think that I come from a much better place, much more grounded place now than I ever have before."
Woods next plays Nov. 4 in Shanghai at the HSBC Champions.
Boston Marathon fills up in 8 hours
running • Boston Marathon organizers say the 2011 race filled via online registration in just eight hours on Monday.
About 26,800 runners registered for the April 18 event. Runners must meet qualifying times based on gender and age.
From wire reports