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Tiger Woods pleads no contest to reckless driving charge over rollover crash in Florida

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As of September 2, 2026 at 3:55 PM, this is how Optics News reads the wording differences in this story.

What happened Tiger Woods pleaded no contest to a reckless driving charge following a rollover crash in March near his home in Florida.
The headline split The left frames it as "Tiger Woods changes plea in DUI case, driver's license suspended for 5 years". The center frames it as "Tiger Woods enters plea agreement to reckless driving charge following March rollover cra...".
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Same-event confidenceMedium

12 sources across 2 bias buckets agree on the event.

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WHAT EACH SIDE EMPHASIZED

Left / center-leftTiger Woods changes plea in DUI case, driver's license suspended for 5 years

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CenterTiger Woods pleads no contest to reckless driving charge over rollover crash in Florida

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WDSU New Orleans (Hearst)News report · Sep 2, 2:25 PM

Tiger Woods pleads no contest to reckless driving charge over rollover crash in Florida

Tiger Woods pleaded no contest to a reckless driving charge following a rollover crash in March near his home in Florida.

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The HillNews report · Sep 2, 3:55 PM

Tiger Woods pleads no contest to reckless driving charge, gets license suspended for 5 years

Woods told officers at the scene the crash occurred while he was looking at his phone and changing the radio.

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ABC NewsNews report · Sep 2, 3:01 PM

Tiger Woods changes plea in DUI case, driver's license suspended for 5 years

Tiger Woods appeared in court in Florida Wednesday to change his plea in his driving under the influence case.

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Global News (Canada)News report · Sep 2, 2:44 PM

Tiger Woods pleads no contest to reckless driving charge in rollover crash

Woods agreed to the lesser charge at a hearing in a Martin County court where the judge ordered a five-year suspension of his driving licence and a $1,500 fine.

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BBC News - US & CanadaNews report · Sep 2, 2:40 PM

Tiger Woods gets five-year driving ban after reckless driving plea

The golfer will accept a five-year driving ban and $1,000 fine as part of a plea agreement.

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The Herald (Scotland)News report · Sep 2, 2:37 PM

Tiger Woods fined and banned from driving for five years

Tiger Woods has entered a plea agreement on a reckless driving charge after a car crash near his Florida home in March, according to reports.

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CBS News - USNews report · Sep 2, 2:18 PM

Tiger Woods pleads no contest to reckless driving charge in Florida DUI case

Tiger Woods has pled no contest to a charge of reckless driving months after pleading not guilty to two misdemeanor charges.

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NBC NewsNews report · Sep 2, 2:17 PM

Tiger Woods pleads no contest in DUI case, license to be suspended

Tiger Woods pleaded no contest to reckless driving after a car crash near his Florida home earlier this year. NBC News' Aaron Gilchrist reports on what penalties Woods is facing and what co...

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Pittsburgh Post-GazetteNews report · Sep 2, 2:14 PM

Tiger Woods pleads no contest to reckless driving charge over rollover crash in Florida

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WTNH News8 (Nexstar, New Haven)News report · Sep 2, 2:12 PM

Tiger Woods pleads no contest to reckless driving charge, gets license suspended for 5 years

Woods told officers at the scene the crash occurred while he was looking at his phone and changing the radio.

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WPVI / 6abc PhiladelphiaNews report · Sep 2, 1:56 PM

Tiger Woods enters plea agreement to reckless driving charge following March rollover crash in Florida

Tiger Woods has pleaded no contest to a reckless driving charge in Florida.

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ABC7chicago.comNews report · Sep 2, 1:56 PM

Tiger Woods enters plea agreement to reckless driving charge following March rollover crash in Florida

Tiger Woods has pleaded no contest to a reckless driving charge in Florida.

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70/99 Wording GapMedium confidence12 sources · 2 bias bucketsLive match · 25 sources · 2 buckets · comparable news formatFormats: News report

SOURCE MAP CHANGES

Sep 2, 1:56 PM: WPVI / 6abc Philadelphia joined the source map.

Sep 2, 1:56 PM: ABC7chicago.com joined the source map.

Sep 2, 2:12 PM: WTNH News8 (Nexstar, New Haven) joined the source map.

Sep 2, 2:14 PM: Pittsburgh Post-Gazette joined the source map.

Now: Wording Gap is 70/99 and story health is live match · 25 sources · 2 buckets · comparable news format.