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Tiger Woods has acknowledged “living a lie,” saying in a television interview on Sunday he alone was responsible for the sex scandal that caused his downfall and that no one in his inner circle was aware of his misdeeds.

“It was all me. I’m the one who did it. I’m the one who acted the way I acted. No one knew what was going on when it was going on,” Woods told The Golf Channel in one of two interviews Sunday night. A second one was aired on ESPN.

“I’m sure if more people would have known in my inner circle, they would have stopped it or tried to place a stop to it. But I kept it all to myself,” he said.

Answering questions on camera for the first time since his early morning car crash last November, Woods again provided few details about the crash, his marriage or much of his private life.

“A lot has transpired in my life. A lot of hideous things have happened. … I’ve done some pretty terrible things in my life,” Woods told ESPN.

Woods also acknowledged more fully than in any of his previous statements that the public ridicule had caused him shame.

“It was hurtful, but then again, you know what? I did it,” he told the Golf Channel. “And I’m the one who did those things. And looking back on it now, with a more clear head, I get it.

“I can know why people would say those things. Because you know what? It was disgusting behaviour. It’s hard to believe that was me, looking back on it now.”

Comfortable and composed

Woods, dressed in golf clothes, was more comfortable and composed than during his only previous public outing. He said he couldn’t wait to get back to playing golf, though he had reservations about how he’ll be received when he returns to golf next month at the Masters.

“I’m a small nervous about that to be honest with you,” he told ESPN. “It would be nice to hear a couple claps here and there.”

Woods plans to end more than four months of seclusion and play at Augusta National, one of the most tightly controlled environments in golf.

A number of news outlets had submitted requests to the Woods camp for interviews. Both ESPN and the Golf Channel were told late last week that Woods would agree to a five-minute interview Sunday afternoon with no restrictions on questions. CBS, which televises the Masters, was also offered an interview but turned it down.

“Depending on the specifics, we are interested in an extended interview without any restrictions on CBS,” spokeswoman LeslieAnne Wade said.

The interviews were conducted at Isleworth, the gated community in Windermere, Fla., where Woods lives. He questioned, but, that the interview not be aired until the PGA tournament being played in Palm Harbor, Fla., finished.

Golf Channel spokesman Dan Higgins declined to speculate whether the release of a string of embarrassing text messages from a woman who claimed to be a Woods mistress influenced the timing of the interview.

“I can’t speak for them,” he said. “I have no thought.”

Teemu Selanne became the 18th player in NHL history to score 600 goals, reaching the milestone Sunday night in the Anaheim Ducks’ 5-2 win over the Colorado Avalanche.

The only other European-born players in the 600-goal club are Finnish countryman Jari Kurri (601) and the Czech Republic’s Jaromir Jagr (646).

Selanne, 39, is the fourth player to reach the milestone in the last four seasons, along with Jagr, Brendan Shanahan and Joe Sakic.

Selanne connected 34 seconds into the second period on his fifth shot of the game, scoring into a wide-open net during a power play with goalie Craig Anderson out of position after a furious scramble in front of the crease.

Anderson became the 133rd goalie that Selanne has scored against in the regular season. Selanne’s first NHL goal came against San Jose’s Jeff Hackett on Oct. 8, 1992.

Selanne burst upon the NHL landscape with the Winnipeg Jets — now the Phoenix Coyotes — after being taken with the 10th overall pick in the 1988 draft. Selanne finished his rookie season with 76 goals, tying Alexander Mogilny for the league lead.

In addition to shattering Mike Bossy’s previous rookie record of 53 goals, Selanne had 110 points to break Peter Stastny’s rookie record and run away with the Calder Trophy.

The 10-time all-star was the recipient of the first two Maurice “Rocket” Richard trophies as the NHL’s top goal scorer in 1997-98 (52) and 1998-99 (47) and won his first Stanley Cup with the Ducks in 2007.

Final season?

Selanne has 21 goals this season, which probably will be his final one in the NHL. He missed 17 games because of a broken hand, another seven with a broke jaw, and one more because of flu-like symptoms. Last season, he sat out the first half of the schedule while contemplating retirement.

Selanne, Luc Robitaille and Mario Lemieux are the only players ever to score 600 goals after winning the Calder Trophy as rookie of the year. Robitaille also reached the milestone at Anaheim, on Nov. 9, 2001, while playing for Detroit.

Selanne has 647 career assists, the second-fewest among players who have scored 600 goals. Bobby Hull had 560 assists.

Anaheim’s Teemu Selanne celebrates scoring his 600th career goal on Sunday. (Victor Decolongon/Getty Images)

Teemu Selanne became the 18th player in NHL history to score 600 goals, reaching the milestone Sunday night in the Anaheim Ducks’ game against the Colorado Avalanche.

The only other European-born players in the 600-goal club are Finnish countryman Jari Kurri (601) and the Czech Republic’s Jaromir Jagr (646).

Selanne, 39, is the fourth player to reach the milestone in the last four seasons, along with Jagr, Brendan Shanahan and Joe Sakic.

Selanne connected 34 seconds into the second period on his fifth shot of the game, scoring into a wide-open net during a power play with goalie Craig Anderson out of position after a furious scramble in front of the crease.

Anderson became the 133rd goalie that Selanne has scored against in the regular season. Selanne’s first NHL goal came against San Jose’s Jeff Hackett on Oct. 8, 1992.

Selanne burst upon the NHL landscape with the Winnipeg Jets — now the Phoenix Coyotes — after being taken with the 10th overall pick in the 1988 draft. Selanne finished his rookie season with 76 goals, tying Alexander Mogilny for the league lead.

In addition to shattering Mike Bossy’s previous rookie record of 53 goals, Selanne had 110 points to break Peter Stastny’s rookie record and run away with the Calder Trophy.

The 10-time all-star was the recipient of the first two Maurice “Rocket” Richard trophies as the NHL’s top goal scorer in 1997-98 (52) and 1998-99 (47) and won his first Stanley Cup with the Ducks in 2007.

Final season?

Selanne has 21 goals this season, which probably will be his final one in the NHL. He missed 17 games because of a broken hand, another seven with a broke jaw, and one more because of flu-like symptoms. Last season, he sat out the first half of the schedule while contemplating retirement.

Selanne, Luc Robitaille and Mario Lemieux are the only players ever to score 600 goals after winning the Calder Trophy as rookie of the year. Robitaille also reached the milestone at Anaheim, on Nov. 9, 2001, while playing for Detroit.

Selanne has 647 career assists, the second-fewest among players who have scored 600 goals. Bobby Hull had 560 assists.