NEW YORK - Pittsburgh Steelers owner Dan Rooney called a steamy segment for the intro to "Monday Night Football" "disgraceful" and said "ABC's judgment was miserable" in an op-ed piece that appeared in The New York Times today.

The longtime owner, whose column ran with the headline "Out of Bounds," is the latest to weigh in on the skit that aired before Monday night's Dallas-Philadelphia game.

"The opening was out of place and should not have been part of the broadcast," Rooney wrote in the 600-word editorial. "I thought it was disgraceful."

"Worst was that it used one of our players in uniform in the locker room - who claimed that 'the team's going to have to win without me.' That is not NFL football," said Rooney, whose family has owned the Steelers since 1933.

The segment generated complaints to ABC and the Federal Communications Commission, as well as to NFL teams.

PHILADELPHIA - Only a sultry, naked actress can make Terrell Owens apologize.While Owens would never apologize for his flashy touchdown celebrations, he did apologize Thursday to anyone offended by his role in a steamy segment with flashing actress Nicollette Sheridan for the intro to "Monday Night Football.""I felt like it was clean, the organization felt like it was a clean skit and I think it just really got taken out of context with a lot of people and I apologize for that," Owens said. "Personally I didn't think it would have offended anyone and, if it did, I apologize."ABC and the Eagles also apologized this week, with the team saying they wished the titillating segment "hadn't aired.""I thought it was a fun skit and that was it," Owens said.

MIYAZAKI, Japan - Tiger Woods fired a 3-under 67 today to maintain his three-stroke lead after the second round of the Dunlop Phoenix.Woods was 8 under through 36 holes at the $1.89 million tournament, the richest on the Japanese tour. Japan's Kaname Yokoo also shot a 67 and was three strokes off the pace, followed by American Christian Pena, who was four back.The best round of the day belonged to Pena, who fired a 63 that included eight birdies and a bogey at the Phoenix Country Club.

WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. - Annika Sorenstam birdied four of the last five holes for a 6-under 66 and a one-shot lead after the first round of the season-ending ADT Championship Thursday.Cristie Kerr had a 67, and Karrie Webb was among those at 68.It was the lowest opening round in the ADT Championship since it moved four years ago to Trump International, a tough course with a few waterfalls for decoration and plenty of water hazards for intimidation.