Who says America can't win? Tell that to Tiger Woods or to Floyd Landis! Yea!!

July 23, 2006 will be remembered as a really outstanding day for American sports. Twenty-three has been my lucky number since my teen years and it came through in spades today!

I know, I know ... this site is not a sports site, but such wonder and gladness that comes from Tiger winning his second straight British Open and Floyd Landis winning the Tour de France (after being a support rider behind Lance Armstrong for the past three years) ... both on the same day ... well, that was just too much!

And in some ways, it's a story of love, loyalty, courage and faith too. We all remember that Earl Woods (Tiger's #1 fan and coach ... and his beloved father) passed away earlier this year, taking several weeks off of Tiger's schedule ... and off his game. And we also remember that Landis was loyal to the core in supporting Armstrong by deflecting the wind (really!) by riding just ahead of Armstrong in some of the stretches that Armstrong used to gain his strength back in winning the record-breaking seven Tour de France's that he won over the years -- Landis's win makes it eight in a row for the Americans now.

Yes, we needed a day like today, so let me relish in a few moments of it before returning to the real events that sadden us all. For the record, Tiger won by two strokes and Landis won by 57 seconds.

Whoop Whoop, Hurray!