A Tale of Two Men!

The media masses have left Georgia in the wake of two huge sports stories - Steelers Quarterback Ben Roethlisberger's bar hopping escapes in early March in Milledgeville and Tiger Woods' return to competitive golf at the Masters in Augusta.

The Roethlisberger saga dragged out for weeks as investigators interviewed countless witnesses as they attempted to figure out what happened at the Capital City Club in the early morning hours of March 5. In the end, Ocmulgee Judicial Circuit District Attorney said there was not enough evidence to prosecute the case "beyond a reasonable doubt."

Bright admitted something may have happened between Roethlisberger and a twenty year old Georgia College and State University student but he couldn't prove it. Bright said he did not condone Roethlisberger's behavior while adding "we do not prosecute morals. We prosecute crimes." While Roethlisberger escaped punishment in Georgia he could face sanctions from either NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell or the Steelers. While the Roethlisberger caper dragged on for weeks Tiger's tale played out over one week at Augusta National.

The week started with a Tiger press conference in which he admitted hurting numerous people and pledged to change his on-course behavior as well. The change worked well as long as Tiger was keeping his ball in play but a few stray shots brought out the old fiery Woods complete with verbal outbursts. Although a fourth place finish was viewed by many as an accomplishment given Tiger's long layoff Woods didn't view it that way, saying he enters tournaments to win not finish fourth.

While both Tiger and Big Ben have left the state, the aftermath of their trips will not soon be forgotten and the lingering story lines will continue to be followed for months to come. Stay tuned!

~ Frank Malloy