313's Heroes and Goats

From the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series at Michigan

The Heroes: Dale Earnhardt Jr. The fuel gamble worked out, finally putting an end to Junior's 76-race winless streak.
Sam Hornish Jr. The three-time Indy Racing League champion and Defiance, Ohio, native considers Michigan International Speedway his home track. So it was fitting that the NASCAR rookie got to lead a lap for the first time in his Cup career. Actually, he led two laps (142 and 162). He got loose the last 20 laps, though, and finished 22nd.
The Goats: The official. A NASCAR official has to be feeling particulary goat-ish since he got in the way of Matt Kenseth in the pits and cost him valuable time.
Patrick Carpentier. A spin by Carpentier on the 203rd lap made for some nervous moments for fans of the No. 88. Carpentier said Michael Waltrip spun him. "I hit the brakes and had nowhere to go, so I started to get loose and spun before the end," Carpentier said.

From the fourth round of the U.S. Open

The Hero: Tiger Woods. Just imagine what he could have done with two knees.
The Goat: Lee Westwood. How do you leave a 20-foot putt - to get into a playoff at the U.S. Open - short?