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Still no comment from Woods on mysterious crash

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WINDERMERE, Fla. -- Tiger Woods and his wife were not available to speak to state troopers for the second straight day, asking that they return Sunday to try to clear up questions about how he crashed his SUV into a neighbor's tree.

The FHP said the announcement that Woods and his wife, Elin, could not speak Saturday to authorities came from his agent. Mark Steinberg of IMG did not immediately respond to a text seeking comment. Troopers previously tried to talk to Woods on Friday afternoon. The patrol said his wife told troopers Woods was sleeping, and they agreed to return the next day. Woods smashed his Cadillac near his $2.4 million mansion at 2:25 a.m. Friday and was briefly hospitalized, police said. His lips were cut, and Windermere police chief Daniel Saylor has said Woods' wife used a golf club to smash out a back window and help Woods from the car.

Sgt. Kim Montes, the patrol spokeswoman, said Woods' agent contacted dispatch and the call was put through to the troopers, who were on their way to Woods' house.

"I don't know what was said," Montes said.

Montes said it was "kind of normal" for Woods not to speak on Friday, the day he was treated and released from a hospital.

"It is unusual that we haven't gotten a statement," she said. "This just delays us to getting closer to the completion of the investigation."

Montes said Woods is not required to talk to troopers in a traffic accident; they only need is driver's license, insurance and registration. She said troopers inside the gates at Isleworth are "looking at other things for their investigation."

She said Woods' Cadillac Escalade was not impounded, but taken to an undisclosed tow yard. She said the front and right of the SUV was damaged, and that both rear passenger windows were busted out.

"We still are going to move forward with our crash investigation," Montes said.

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Grove out: Miami Dolphins starting center Jake Grove will miss Sunday's game against the Buffalo Bills with an ankle injury. Joe Berger will replace Grove. Berger will be making his first NFL start in his fifth season in the league and third with the Dolphins.

News conference set: Memphis officials have scheduled a news conference for Sunday and, according to several reports, the Tigers will announce the hiring of LSU assistant Larry Porter as its new football coach. Memphis athletic department spokesman Bob Winn said Saturday only that the announcement "pertains to the football program."

* Basketball

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* Elsehwere

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