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BETHESDA, Md. - Tiger Woods cant say whether his left elbow will be fully healed in time for the British Open, only that it will be "good enough." Woods returned to the AT&T National on Wednesday as the defending champion only in name. Doctors have recommended that he sit out this week at Congressional, along with next week at The Greenbrier, because of a left elbow strain that has been bothering him for more a month and was made worse by hacking out of the dense U.S. Open rough at Merion. "I pushed it pretty good at the Open to play it and to play through it," Woods said. "Made it worse by hitting the ball out of the rough, and eventually got a point where I wasnt able to play here. Were treating it, and eventually Ill start the strengthening process, then starting hitting balls to get up to speed for the British." The British Open is July 18-21 at Muirfield, and Woods could not say that he would be at 100 per cent by then. "How about ... good enough," he said. There was no visible evidence of an elbow injury until he began dangling his left arm and flexing his wrist after hitting out of the rough at Merion in the opening round. He eventually said he first hurt it during The Players Championship, which he won on May 12, but he did not mention a specific shot or even a round. On Wednesday, he said it wasnt a single shot. "It was just playing there, and it didnt feel good then early in the week, but I pushed through it," Woods said. "It progressively just got worse. Got to a point where I was starting to struggle a little bit." Woods still played the Memorial in the month between The Players Championship and the U.S. Open, which he conceded might have been a mistake. Woods was the defending champion and a five-time winner at Muirfield Village, so it was shocking when he turned in a 44 on the back nine — the highest 9-hole score of his PGA Tour career — and wound up 20 shots out of the lead. That was his largest deficit in a full-field tournament. Asked if he should have sat out the Memorial, Woods said, "It would have been better, yes." "I wouldnt necessarily say regret," Woods said. "I wish I would have played better so I didnt have so many shots I had to hit." Woods had won three out of four tournaments going into the Memorial — the exception was a tie for fourth in the Masters. In the two tournaments after The Players Championship, he finished a combined 32 shots out of the lead with a scoring average of 73.6. That includes his score of 293 at Merion, his worst ever in the U.S. Open. He is treating the injury with electrical stimulation, ice, soft tissue treatment and anti-inflammatories to help with the swelling. "Eventually, as I said, Ill start the strengthening process here," he said. "Hopefully, that will be sooner than later, and then start hitting balls." Woods already has won four times this year, twice as many as anyone else, and he has established a comfortable margin again at No. 1 in the world. He still remains stuck on 14 majors dating to the 2008 U.S. Open at Torrey Pines, which he won despite shredded knee ligaments and a double stress fracture in his lower left leg. Now 37, Woods has to cope with injuries at an alarming rate. He had reconstructive surgery on his left knee after his U.S. Open win. He withdrew from The Players Championship in consecutive years, with a sore neck in 2010 and after only nine holes in 2011 with Achilles tendon and other injuries in his left leg that forced him to miss two majors. Woods said he has been dealing with injuries much longer. "I played with a lot in my early 20s and no one ever knew about it," he said. "I just didnt play in certain tournaments. I took a few weeks off here and there, and that was the end of it. But I played a few events where I really shouldnt have played, and it caused some damage. Theres a difference between being hurt and being injured. Its a delicate balance. I know what its like to play both, unfortunately. "You can play hurt," he said. "But playing injured, it can sideline you for a while." Woods attended the opening ceremonies at the AT&T National, which benefits his foundation, and then he did a couple of interviews. The biggest pain Wednesday was not being able to play Congressional, which has hosted four major championships and presents as strong as test as the PGA Tour offers all year. "Looks like the golf course is in fantastic shape," he said. "Its green. Its lush. Its thick. Temperature is up. Its going to present a hell of a test for the guys. Ill be watching." Comprar Zapatillas Nike Rebajas . The CFLs leading rusher kept adding to his gaudy numbers this season and scored the winning touchdown with just over two minutes to play. 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Speaking Thursday on TSN 1050 Thursday, the Leafs GM also touched on the questions surrounding the teams leadership and the struggles of his big-name free-agent signing. “Its not from lack of effort from the coaching staff. RIO DE JANEIRO -- Breezing to a three-set victory in their Olympic debut at home, the Brazilian women ran around the court perimeter slapping hands with any fans they could reach.Captain Fabiana and her teammates only wished they could have high-fived every single supporter inside Maracanazinho arena on Saturday to show their appreciation.I was emotional. Its very important because all of those fans are always showing their care to us, the four-time Olympian said after dispatching Cameroon 25-14, 25-21, 25-13. Its the least we could do and I want to compliment them for all of their support.Karch Kiralys top-ranked U.S. women also looked strong in their opener, topping Puerto Rico 25-17, 25-22, 25-17.Not that the Americans thought they were even close to consistent enough. Libero Kayla Banwarth said she was working out some first-night jitters.Its a good start, Kelly Murphy said. We have some areas we can improve on in order to achieve our ultimate goal throughout this tournament. You try as much as you can to tell yourself this is a normal volleyball game, just do what we always do, but sometimes you look up and you see the Olympic rings or you see the big crowd, but I think we do a good job of just coming together and doing what we do every day.Afterward, Murphy obliged a group of fans with selfies.New mom of two and 2012 U.S. Olympic star Destinee Hooker watched from North Carolina, and it hurt a little bit not to be here. She said she misses being part of the Americans close-knit roster, having given birth to her son this past spring after having a daughter post-London.Its not easy at all, she wrote in a text message. Wish them the best of luck.Earlier, the Netherlands pulled off the first upset of Day 1 by beating medal favorite and third-ranked China in five sets, 25-23, 21-25, 18-25, 25-22, 15-13.It was Fabianas idea to thank the fans after the two-time defending Olympic champions got off to a winning start.Fernanda Rodrigues insists she and her teammates would be thrilled to thank everyone in the volleyball-crazed country if there was ever time. Constantly snapping selfies and ssigning autographs on the Olympic stage is no easy task.ddddddddddddEven for the team that is chasing a third gold medal right at home, having beaten the Americans in the championship the past two Olympics -- and another title matchup already being forecast.Its so special. This is my first Olympic Games here and to see the people screaming and shouting for us is incredible, Gabriela Guimaraes said. I cant find the words in this moment.Cameroons Christelle Tchoudjang Nana didnt mind being the first opponent for the host team and its huge, animated crowd.Its OK, she said, smiling. Its a good moment. We played one of the best teams in the world.Fist-pumping Netherlands coach Giovanni Guidetti found himself apologizing afterward for being hoarse.For good reason, too.His upstart Dutch team, back in the Olympics for the first time in 20 years, surprised just about everyone.I have no voice after the first match. I dont know how I can keep going in the tournament, Guidetti joked.When the upset was in, the Dutch jumped and hugged. Netherlands outside hitter Celeste Plak lifted one staff member into the air in a celebratory embrace.This was really unbelievable, incredible, Plak said. This shows that we can fight if we are down. China is a very strong volleyball country. Our last success was in 1996 in volleyball. Now its our time to let people know we are Holland and we are back now.Next up for the Netherlands will be another tough pool-play opponent for the Dutch: A matchup with the Americans on Monday.American womens assistant Jamie Morrison coached a few of those Netherlands players on a club team in Turkey, so the performance wasnt a surprise to Kiraly.This group is truly gnarly, Kiraly said. Our six teams, every match from here on out is going to take all we have.The Dutch, too, know their daunting challenge is to get out of pool play.We want to make something extraordinary, not something ordinary, Guidetti said. Our fighting spirit today was the key that we won. ' ' '