The NBA brought its A-game on Halloween. Klay Thompson showed up to his game as Jackie Moon, Victor Oladipo dressed as Black Panther, and someone on the Timberwolves did a damn good impersonation of Derek Rose from a decade ago with that 50-point outburst. But golf won this year's very (very) unofficial battle of of […]
Read MoreDraymond Green is now (accidentally?) pegging teammates in the face with the basketball
Back in November, in just their 14th game of the season, the Golden State Warriors looked a bit out of sync. At the end of a close game with the L.A. Clippers, Draymond Green seemed to purposely not pass the ball to Kevin Durant with the game on the line, leading to a heated exchange […]
Read MoreJohn Feinstein’s newest golf book is fiction, but very much rooted in reality
Let’s agree that a story about 17-year-old amateur playing in the final group of the Masters requires some suspension of disbelief. Then again, it wasn’t so long ago that the idea of an African-American golfer winning the Masters by 12 shots at age 21 seemed pretty absurd, too. In fact, part of what makes John […]
Read MoreThe force is with this new footage of Disney's nearly completed 'Star Wars' theme park
If you're already thinking about where and when you're taking your vacation in 2019, welcome to the party, pal. It's never too early start daydreaming about how you're blowing off work next year, and beloved cartoon-maker turned all-consuming corporate monolith, Disney, knows this better than anyone, quietly releasing new footage of its hotly anticipated Star […]
Read MoreAlabama defensive tackle almost smack talks Kyler Murray, immediately changes his mind
In many ways, Nick Saban runs Alabama's program a lot like Bill Belichick runs the New England Patriots. One of the biggest similarities is that rarely, if ever, will a member of the Patriots or Crimson Tide smack talk an opponent, thus giving them the cliched "bulletin board material." During the media availability for the […]
Read MoreJon Gruden remains the best "mic'd up" coach of all time
Jon Gruden's second stint in Oakland has been heavily scrutinized, and rightfully so. Not only are the Raiders 4-11, but their former franchise player Khalil Mack helped the Chicago Bears win just their second NFC North title in the last decade. Adding insult to injury was their former top wide receiver Amari Cooper igniting the […]
Read MoreHow the golf world celebrated Christmas
Another holiday season is in the books, and with it our annual reminder that golf's best and brightest are just like us, suffering through another one of grandpa's stories from while slipping into irreversible glucose shock. But just like your crazy family, these pros have their own traditions—from Bubba Claus to Poulter's Elf on the […]
Read MoreThe 2018 Cheez-It Bowl was the best-worst bowl game ever
If you watched the 2018 Cheez-It Bowl, we want to say that the holidays can be a difficult time for many people and we're here for you. We would also like you to know, however, that we are very, VERY jealous, because according to sources, you may well have witnessed the best worst bowl game […]
Read MoreTiger Woods reportedly won't play the Sentry Tournament of Champions
Tiger Woods will not make his 2019 debut in the Sentry Tournament of Champions next week, Associated Press golf writer Doug Ferguson has reported on Twitter. Bob Harig of ESPN also reported that Woods would skip the Tournament of Champions, an event he has not played since 2005. Woods qualified for the Tournament of Champions […]
Read MoreA major high school golf cheating scandal leads to implementation of new scoring system for 2019
Last spring the Michigan High School Athletic Association was rocked with a major cheating scandal when three schools—Anchor Bay, L’Anse Creuse and Fraser—were accused of shaving strokes in the state tournament. The schools, playing together in multiple groups, each shot a score more than 45 strokes lower than their teams' season averages. For Anchor Bay, […]
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