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One tournament into his return was all Tiger Woods needed to strike a deal with Bridgestone to play its golf ball. Sean Taylor Jersey .Bridgestone Golf said Thursday it has signed Woods to a multi-year agreement in which he will play and promote the golf ball. Woods effectively became a free agent for equipment deals when Nike decided to stop making clubs and golf balls and instead focus on apparel.Bridgestone becomes the first new equipment company that Woods has endorsed since he turned pro 20 years ago. He signed with Titleist (equipment) and Nike (footwear and clothing) in 1996, and his switch to all Nike equipment began with its golf ball in May 2000.Terms of the contract were not disclosed. Woods had not played in 15 months while recovering from back surgeries, though he still draws more attention and spikes media ratings more than any other player.Woods had been testing equipment the last few months after Nike said it was getting out of the hard goods golf business. He used the Bridgestone ball at the Hero World Challenge in the Bahamas, and said the golf ball was the critical component of any equipment change.Woods tied for 15th against an 18-man field in the Bahamas, though he was hitting a greater variety of shots than when he had last played on the PGA Tour.The 14-time major champion tends to play a golf ball that spins more than most, and Woods said the Bridgestone B333-S was hands-down the best for my game.The ball is reacting identical with how I want to play, he said in a release announcing the deal. For me, thats fun.As part of the deal, Woods will be considered a Bridgestone ambassador and be featured in all advertising.Woods also was using a TaylorMade driver and fairway metal in the Bahamas, and he said he put his old Scotty Cameron putter back in the bag right after Nike announced it was out of the club business. He was still using the Nike irons and said in the Bahamas he planned more testing after the tournament.He has not announced his schedule for next year except for the Feb. 16-19 Genesis Open at Riviera, where he hasnt been since 2006. His foundation now runs the tournament.By choosing a new golf ball, Woods went a different direction from two of Nikes highest-ranked players. Rory McIlroy and Brooks Koepka said they have asked Nike to set aside as many golf balls as possible.I have about two to three years worth, Koepka said in the Bahamas.McIlroy, who plans extensive equipment testing in Dubai at the end of the month, said changing golf balls would be the most difficult adjustment.I need something that works, and right now the Nike golf ball works ... with everything in my bag, which is perfect, McIlroy said in late October.Woods took the first step with the Bridgestone golf ball. He joins a group of players that include Matt Kuchar, Brandt Snedeker and Fred Couples Sam Huff Youth Jersey . Anthony Calvillo, through 20 CFL seasons, was frequently invincible and largely stoic in the heat of competition. But underneath the professional exterior he was, and is, compellingly human. Bryce Love Jersey . Ivanovic was leading 7-5, 1-0 when Hantuchova withdrew after falling 0-40 behind in the second game. The match started slowly for Ivanovic, who surrendered her first two serves as Hantuchova took a 5-3 lead. http:///...Jersey.html?cat=1317 .C. -- Manny Malhotra had two goals and an assist, leading the Carolina Hurricanes to a 6-3 win over the Ottawa Senators on Saturday. INDIANAPOLIS -- Nate Fowler scored 17 points and Butler dominated nearly every aspect of the game in a 91-55 win over Norfolk State in a Las Vegas Invitational campus game on Monday night.The remainder of the tournament will shift to Las Vegas for the final two rounds on Thursday and Friday.Fowler finished an economical 6 of 7 from the field and grabbed a team-best seven rebounds. Avery Woodson finished with 15 points for the Bulldogs (4-0), who shot 58.2 percent to the Spartans 31.44 percent. Russ Grimm Womens Jersey. Butler also held a 35-28 lead on the glass and a 26-8 advantage in assists.Jonathan Wade and Micah Goss each had 13 points to lead Norfolk State (2-3).Butler outscored the Spartans 36-12 over the final 10:56 of the first half for a 50-24 halftime lead. A Fowler 3 with 13:58 left pushed the lead to 66-26 and Butler cruised from there. ' ' '