MIAMI (Reuters) – The Miami Heat are one win away from becoming just the fourth team in the history of the NBA to enjoy 20 straight victories in a single season and try as they might, they just can’t quite hide the fact that it really is great fun beating all comers.

A comfortable 98-81 win over the Atlanta Hawks on Tuesday made it win number 19 and after a ‘red-eye’ overnight flight to Philadelphia, the defending champions will be back in action again, taking on the 76ers for number 20.

MIAMI (Reuters) – He made 27 birdies on his way to a two-stroke win in the WGC-Cadillac Championship on Sunday and needed just 100 putts in 72 holes as he clinched his second victory of the young year.

Yes, it looks like Tiger Woods is well on the way back.

And if there is any doubt about Woods being close to returning to the pinnacle of the game, a win at the Arnold Palmer Invitational at Bay Hill in two weeks would send the 14-times major winner back to number one in the world rankings.

MIAMI, March 10 (Reuters) – Steve Stricker could be forgiven for regretting he helped Tiger Woods with his putting before the WGC-Cadillac Championship, but after losing to him by two shots on Sunday, Stricker said he simply did what golfing buddies do.

Woods had been unhappy with his putting at the Honda Classic last week, complaining of his inability to find the touch he had displayed in his January victory at Torrey Pines. But a 45-minute session with leading putter Stricker put that right.

MIAMI, March 10 (Reuters) – Steve Stricker could be forgiven for regretting he helped Tiger Woods with his putting before the WGC-Cadillac Championship, but after losing to him by two shots on Sunday, Stricker said he simply did what golfing buddies do.

Woods had been unhappy with his putting at the Honda Classic last week, complaining of his inability to find the touch he had displayed in his January victory at Torrey Pines. But a 45-minute session with leading putter Stricker put that right.

MIAMI (Reuters) – Tiger Woods sent out a Masters warning shot with his second win of the year, a convincing two-stroke victory at the WGC-Cadillac Championship at Doral on Sunday.

Composed throughout and deadly on the greens, Woods posted a one-under-par 71 for a winning total of 19 under par, with fellow-American Steve Stricker runner-up after shooting 68 in the final round.

MIAMI, March 10 (Reuters) – Tiger Woods won his second tournament of the year in convincing fashion with a two-stroke victory at the WGC-Cadillac Championship at Doral, closing with a one-under-par 71 in the final round on Sunday.

World number two Woods finished with a 19-under-par total for the tournament, with fellow-American Steve Stricker runner-up on 271 after shooting 68 on Sunday.

MIAMI (Reuters) – It did not really need Donald Trump’s endorsement for world number one Rory McIlroy to know that his seven-under-par 65 at the WGC-Cadillac Championship at Doral on Sunday was a fine way to end a difficult week.

While the property magnate and owner of the Blue Monster course characteristically bustled into McIlroy’s chat with the media to declare “good job, he’s tough”, the Northern Irishman had already glanced at the leaderboard and seen himself inside the top 10 as he walked off the 18th green.

MIAMI (Reuters) – It is one of the most frequently asked questions in sport: Will Tiger Woods ever get back to the level he was when he utterly dominated golf?

For the 14-times major winner, the query is misplaced.

“I don’t want it to be as good. That was never the intent,” Woods told reporters on Saturday.

MIAMI (Reuters) – An on-fire Tiger Woods will take a four-stroke lead over Graeme McDowell into Sunday’s final round of the WGC-Cadillac Championship after shooting a five-under-par 67 at Doral on Saturday.

Woods, searching for his 76th PGA Tour victory, finished his third round in fine style with a 16-foot birdie putt on the 18th, highlighting his outstanding work on the greens so far in the tournament.

MIAMI, March 9 (Reuters) – An on-fire Tiger Woods will take a four-stroke lead over Graeme McDowell into Sunday’s final round of the WGC-Cadillac Championship after shooting a five-under-par 67 at Doral on Saturday.

Woods, searching for his 76th PGA Tour victory, finished his third round in fine style with a 16-foot birdie putt on the 18th, highlighting his outstanding work on the greens so far in the tournament.