Johnny Miller always felt like he had more in common with Tiger Woods than Jack Nicklaus when it came to stretching leads.
"Some guys like the last shot," Miller said during an interview at the Tour Championship. "I didn't like the last shot. When I had a two-shot lead, I wanted a five-shot lead because there was no pressure. I was good for the wrong reasons. Whereas Nicklaus, it wasn't thrilling to him unless it was one shot. He said after the '75 Masters, 'I want you guys to know how much fun you made it for me.' "
Miller was a great closer. When he had at least a share of the lead going into the final round, he converted that into victories 74 percent of the time, which Miller said was the highest percentage of anybody "until Tiger."
Woods is at 93 percent.
"If I had the lead in a regular tournament, guys would say it's over," Miller said. "That's a compliment. Same thing with Tiger. When he had the lead, people would say, 'How much is second place worth?' "
Miller, 71, announced Monday that he is retiring from the NBC broadcasting booth after three decades of calling the shots.
Miller will make his last call from the Phoenix Open the first weekend in February, ending a career as the lead golf analyst for NBC Sports that made him as famous as the 63 he shot at Oakmont to win the 1973 U.S. Open or his flag-seeking style that carried him to 25 PGA Tour victories and a place in the Hall of Fame.
Miller said his 24th grandchild was born on Sunday and he wants to spend more time with his family.
"I've been on the road for 50 years," Miller said.
Catch 32
When the New Orleans Saints play in Baltimore on Sunday, Drew Brees is going to have a chance to join one of the NFL's most exclusive clubs.
If the Saints beat the Ravens, Brees will become just the third quarterback in NFL history to beat all 32 teams. The only quarterbacks that have pulled off the feat are Brett Favre and Peyton Manning.
Brees is 0-4 vs. the Ravens. Overall, Brees is 116 of 181 for 1,340 yards and nine touchdowns against the Ravens, but he's also thrown eight interceptions.
Dance fever
A Detroit-area school official is on paid leave after saying the high school's cheer team looked like strippers during a pep rally performance.
Angela Leach, an assistant principal at Farmington Harrison High School, apologized after last month's comment and is under investigation by the school district.
Parents turned out Tuesday night at a school board meeting. Some say the comment reflects a pattern of mistreatment of black students, while others say the remark was just poorly chosen. The Oakland Press reports most of the cheerleaders are black and Leach is white.
Superintendent George Heitsch said in a letter to the community that the district "will take appropriate proactive and follow-up measures to prevent future instances of harmful comments."
Sports on 10/18/2018