The Western Bulldogs have ended Hawthorns quest for four straight AFL premierships with a 23 -point semi-final triumph.The Bulldogs mauled the Hawks in the second half on Friday night at the MCG, kicking 10 goals to five and winning 16.11 (107) to 12.12 (84).Hawthorn looked weary as they went out of the finals in straight sets, or two consecutive losses, for the first time since 1977.The crowd of 87,823 was the third biggest in Bulldogs history.While the Hawks have been stopped from becoming the first team since the 1920s Collingwood machine to win four flags in a row, the Bulldogs are trying to add to their only premiership in 1954.They will go to Sydney to play the Giants in a twilight preliminary final on Saturday week at Spotless Stadium, with the winner through to the grand final.Bulldogs onballer Marcus Bontempelli was best afield, while Jake Stringer and Liam Picken kicked three goals apiece.A minute into the last quarter, Hawks captain Luke Hodge was shaping to handball when Bontempelli swooped and stole possession.That set up Tory Dickson for the goal that put the Bulldogs 32 points up and confirmed there would be no Hawks comeback.It was a moment of potent symbolism - one of the Bulldogs young stars stealing the ball from the leader of Hawthorns run of three premierships in a row, and four since 2008.Last weeks win over West Coast was hailed as one of the Bulldogs best finals performances. This was even better.The Bulldogs wrested control from the Hawks with six goals to one in the third term, hitting the front for the first time since early in the match.But for much of the first half, it looked like the Bulldogs would pay for missed opportunities.They started the game perfectly, matching the Hawks intensity and keeping the ball in their half of the ground, only to open their scoring with a wasteful three behinds.A superb smother from Hawks defender James Frawley stopped a certain Bulldogs goal and the ball rapidly went to the other end of the ground.Jack Gunston kicked Hawthorns second goal in a classic 12-point turnaround.Hawthorn led by 11 points at quarter-time and extended that to 23 midway through the second as the Bulldogs kept butchering chances.Then Luke Breust, who never fluffs set shots, did so in the second term for Hawthorn.The Bulldogs went on a three-goal run and Dicksons shot after the halftime siren could have given them the lead.He missed, a melee ensued and the Hawks led by a point at the main break.Liam Shiels and Shaun Burgoyne were best for Hawthorn on a night when, for once, too many of their stars failed to have an influence.Hawks coach Alastair Clarkson went to the Bulldogs rooms post-match to wish them all the best.Luke Beveridge was an assistant under Clarkson before taking over at the Bulldogs two years ago - his first AFL senior coaching job.Clarko came in - we know hes a man of the highest integrity (and) he and I have shared some unbelievable times together, Beveridge said.I owe him a lot.He added it was a different feeling to beat Hawthorn in a final.I dont get any extra satisfaction out of, but it is a great achievement, beating such a formidable side, Beveridge said.He said his admiration for the Bulldogs players was enormous, adding they held their nerve in the second term when Hawthorn threatened to kick clear.Beveridge noted that after an injury-riddled season, the team is now in good health.The Giants had a 25-point win at home over the Bulldogs in round nine, but Beveridge said they would not be intimidated.You just feel that this group of players can do anything and ... weve seen them their through their actions and even heard them through their words talk about no ceiling, he said.You cant help but get caught up in that.Clarkson was philosophical, saying there was a sense of what if after they failed to capitalise in the second term.No good this losing caper, is it?, he said.Were not used to it. 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On Tuesday, Ottawa placed forward Cory Conacher and defenceman Joe Corvo on waivers as trade rumours swirl around the Senators. Cheap Air Jordan 4 Sale . Rousey will put her perfect 8-0 record and hardware on the line against another undefeated fighter, 7-0 Sara McMann in the main event of UFC 170, which will be held at the Mandalay Bay Events Center in Las Vegas Nevada on February 22nd. Cheap Air Jordan 4 Mens . But what about the officials? Every sport has officials and they also have stories about hard work and sacrifice but their accomplishments are seldom recognized by anyone outside their inner circle. Forty-five years ago, on May 13, 1971, Ben Hogan walked away from professional golf -- literally.This was more than two decades after a near-fatal crash with a Greyhound bus. He didnt just recover from that crash; he won four titles at the U.S. Open, two at the Masters and one at the Open Championship.Hogan knew a thing or two about dealing with adversity and overcoming it. He also apparently knew when enough was enough.On that day, nearing his 59th birthday, he opened with an embarrassing 44 on the front nine of the Houston/Champions International event. On his 11th hole, he tweaked a leg injury while walking into a ravine and then withdrew from the tournament.While riding on a cart back to the clubhouse, Hogan was asked what happened. Dont ever get old, he reportedly answered.He never again teed it up in a competitive event.Mondays news that Tiger Woods has withdrawn from this weeks Safeway Open doesnt feel like his Ben Hogan finish. It doesnt feel like this will be his figurative walk-off moment, if not the literal one Hogan endured.Soon after the news became official, Woods posted an explanation to his website.After a lot of soul searching and honest reflection, I know that I am not yet ready to play on the PGA Tour, he said. My health is good, and I feel strong, but my game is vulnerable and not where it needs to be.Those dont sound like the words of a man who is finished overcoming adversity. They dont sound like the words of a man resigned to believing enough is finally enough.Theres an excellent chance that this speed bump in Woods comeback is exactly that -- a mere delay before he once again starts playing competitive golf, gradually improving with each event he enters.At 40, Woods is a full generation older than current superstars Rory McIlroy,?Jason Day and Jordan Spieth, but he is hardly the age of Hogan when he stopped playing. Woods is still younger than Phil Mickelson, Darren Clarke and Ernie Els, all of whom won majors in their 40s in recent years. It doesnt take the most optimistic mind to believe that if those guys can reach that level of success late in their ccareers, maybe Woods can too.dddddddddddd.Of course, thats getting way ahead of ourselves. As is the case with everything swirling around Woods these days, we dont know for certain when hell next play -- not yet, at least. All of which leaves open the possibility that this isnt just a speed bump, that this isnt just some delay in the process.As Woods alluded to on his website, this is less about his physical limitations and more about some combination of technical and mental issues that is holding back critical parts of his game. Even he would admit it would be better the other way around. Hed rather have a physical injury that he can rest, recuperate and recover from than something that has no definitive timeline.Woods cant confide to the world that he will unequivocally be ready for the Hero World Challenge in early December or the Farmers Insurance Open in January because he doesnt know. His guess is as good as anyone elses.?Theres more than a little irony in that scenario.As Woods was, in theory, preparing to compete this week and the golf world was once again buzzing about his return, the highest intrigue stemmed from the fact that the player who was once the games surest thing is now the great unknown. We didnt know how his swing would look, how hed chip, how hed putt, how his mannerisms would be. Apparently, neither did he.?And so our great unknown is now also his great unknown. Woods admitted that his game is vulnerable, and we can speculate that he himself feels vulnerable right now as well.Theres an excellent chance that this isnt the end of the road, that this is a speed bump on his way to a comeback, rather than his Ben Hogan finish.Theres also a chance, small as it might be, that Woods walk-off is more figurative than literal. 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