Any mention of golf during the week of Thanksgiving used to be about the Skins Game. China Shoes For Sale .Now its hard not to think about Tiger Woods.It was five years ago this week when his private life began to unravel. It still seems surreal to recall the breaking news scrolling along the bottom of the television that Woods had been seriously injured in a car accident outside his home. The injury wasnt that serious. He was treated and released.And while the tree his SUV struck did far more damage, it was the fire hydrant he first ran over that became a symbol of the before-and-after nature of his career.There is a fascination with anniversaries. Is five years any more meaningful than four or six? Still, it seems appropriate to raise one question as Woods prepares to return to competition next week after another long layoff.Is this where you thought he would be five years later?He has gone through two swing coaches. He has changed caddies. He has gone from married with children to being a single dad. He still has 14 majors. And next week at the Hero World Challenge will his fifth comeback from injury.So much has changed, except for the expectations.Theyre just as high.And thats why the last five years — particularly the last one — would seem to be a lost cause.About this time a year ago, Woods was on the cusp of winning his World Challenge until Zach Johnson holed out from the drop zone for par on the 18th hole and went on to beat him in a playoff. That stuff used to only happen to Greg Norman.No problem. Woods was coming off another five-win season on the PGA Tour that only he can make look routine. He was PGA Tour player of the year for the 11th time, won the money title for the 10th time and captured the Vardon Trophy for the ninth time.But when he began this year as the defending champion at Torrey Pines, no one could have imagined what would follow.Woods has started only eight tournaments this year and finished only three of them. For the first time in his career, he did not register a top 10. There were two WDs (withdraws), two MCs (missed cuts) and one MDF (54-hole cut).He effectively was MIA.Recurring back pain led to surgery in March, which forced him to sit out three months and miss two majors. When he returned (earlier than he should have), he looked more like an old Woods than the Woods of old. And then he shut it down after the PGA Championship to get stronger.Is he as good as 25-year-old Rory McIlroy? No. For starters, Woods turns 39 next month.Can he challenge him?Considering the last five years as a whole, it might be too early to rule him out.—McIlroy with 13 wins worldwide is the only player to have won more than Woods (nine) over the last five years. Adam Scott, Martin Kaymer, Graeme McDowell, Luke Donald and Lee Westwood also have nine wins around the world.—Woods still has the highest winning percentage (12 per cent) of anyone in the last five years.—In the last five years, Woods has been at No. 1 in the world longer (60 weeks) than the other five players who have taken turns at the top of the ranking, and he is the only player to be No. 1 for a continuous year.Its not all that dire.Far more difficult to measure is how much Woods has been affected physically and emotionally since the crisis in his personal life unfolded Thanksgiving weekend in 2009.He doesnt seem to make as many big putts. But that started before he hit the fire hydrant. Otherwise, he would have won the PGA Championship at Hazeltine.He has lost precious time because of his Achilles tendon and his left knee, and more recently his back. Those injuries were a matter of time.The biggest change involves his corporate deals. Woods lost or did not renew sponsorship deals with Accenture, AT&T, Gillette, Gatorade, Tag Heuer and EA Sports. He has replaced them with Rolex, a Japanese heat rub, FUSE and and now Muscle Pharm. Nike remains his biggest sponsor, and Woods has made appearances in commercials and TV shows with McIlroy. There was a time when Woods didnt share his Nike stage with anyone.His performance in the majors is the most glaring difference, mainly because that always has been his ultimate measure.In the 16 majors he has played since 2010, Woods has only five top-five finishes, and he has not been a serious factor in the final hour of any of them. He has not broken 70 in the final round of a major since the Masters in 2011.He remains stuck on 14 majors dating to the 2008 U.S. Open. He is still four short of catching Jack Nicklaus.The week after Thanksgiving, Woods gets back to work. And that leads to another relevant question.Where will he be five years from now? Fake Yeezy .com) - Even-money favorite Liams Map proved a little too tough down the stretch and won Saturdays $100,000 Harlans Holiday Stakes at Gulfstream Park. Fake Nike Shoes . -- Kole Calhoun homered and drove in three runs, Albert Pujols also went deep and the Los Angeles Angels beat the Chicago White Sox 8-4 Friday night. https://www.fakeshoesonline.com/ . Sami Salo scored two goals as the Canucks overcame a hat-trick from Edmonton Oiler rookie sensation Ryan Nugent-Hopkins to win 4-3 in NHL action Saturday.INDIANAPOLIS -- Drew Brees reverted to his customary form Saturday night. He was quick, creative and accurate. Even a couple of weeks away from practice, a pair of missed games and a seemingly stronger Colts defence couldnt derail Brees. Six days after returning to practice, the Pro Bowl quarterback threw two touchdown passes in the first quarter and led the still unbeaten Saints to a 23-17 preseason victory at Indianapolis. "I feel like it was a progression throughout the week, just getting the feel and the timing back," Brees said after going 9 of 15 for 127 yards with two touchdowns and no interceptions. "I dont think Im 100 per cent yet, but I feel like the tempo and the rhythm and those things are coming back." He was so impressive that Saints coach Sean Payton parked Brees on the bench after three series. Brees is likely to spend Thursday nights game against Baltimore there as the Saints try to complete their first perfect preseason. Naturally, Payton would rather make sure Brees plays this way in the Sept. 7 season opener at Atlanta. Brees went 9 of 15 for 128 yards with two touchdown passes, no interceptions and no sacks in his first career start at Lucas Oil Stadium. His passes were crisp and on time, and on the few occasions Brees did get into trouble, he found a way out. On the opening series, he threw an improvisational shovel pass to avoid a sack. A couple plays later, he converted third-and-8 by running for 10 yards, then slid at the Colts 3-yard line. Brees then threw a 3-yard TD pass to Austin Johnson, on the next play for a 7-0 lead. Two series later, Brees did it again with a 13-yard pass to Marques Colston for a 14-7 lead the Saints never surrendered. He had plenty of help, too. In the first half, New Orleans (3-0) rushed for 124 yards, piled up 288 total yards, and ran nearly twice as many plays (48) as the Colts (26). And the Saints defence allowed just 132 yards and picked off Andrew Luck once in the half, too. Payton couldnt have scripted it much better, with the exception of eight first-half penalties. But that was still better than what the Colts (0-3) endured. Luck played into the third quarter and still couldnt match Brees numbers. Indys starting quarterback was 10 of 18 for 103 yards with one touchdown pass and one interception on a night the Colts (0-3) welcomed back Pro Bowl receiver Reggie Wayne. Fake Shoes Discount. "Not a very good grade," Luck said when asked to evaluate his personal performance. "We never got in a rhythm, missing throws that I would like to make and turning the ball over." The best news of the night was that 35-year-old Wayne played for the first time since tearing the ACL in his right knee last October. Wayne received loud ovations from the fans when he ran onto the field after being announced as a starter during pregame introductions, and after making two catches. Both were wiped out by penalties, but Wayne did get tackled twice and bounced right up both times. "You think eight or 10 plays is right on time, but when it gets going, you want more," Wayne said. "Its good to be in the fire again. Its the way I wanted it." The Saints made sure it was a miserable night, too. Lucks 21-yard TD pass to Coby Fleener tied the score at 7, but Brees broke the tie with the TD pass to Colston. Lucks interception then set up a 39-yard field goal from Shayne Graham, and Graham hit a 24-yarder late to give the Saints a 20-7 lead. Adam Vinatieri closed the half with a 20-yard field goal, but the Colts couldnt get any closer until Chandler Harnish threw a 22-yard TD pass to Josh Lenz with 13:39 left in the game. New Orleans sealed the win with a 45-yard field goal from Derek Dimke and a defensive stop in the final minute. "What was really important in those drives, especially in the first one, were the third-down conversions because we had to convert them to keep the drive moving," Payton said. "Thats encouraging." Notes: The Colts had a moment of silence in honour of Maveah Alice Hughes, the 3-month-old daughter of defensive lineman Montori Hughes, who died last week as the result of a sudden illness. ... Saints receiver Kenny Stills left in the first half with a leg injury. Payton did not provide an update. ... Colts cornerback Darius Butler left with an ankle injury and will be re-evaluated overnight. ' ' '