If you’re a golfer, you’ve no doubt had those occasional downhill shots on the edge of a bunker that just killed your score. Phil Mickelson has a way around it: The backward shot. You turn around with your back to the pin and aim AWAY from the hole, making it an uphill shot. And you [...]
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Lucas Glover wins rain-drenched U.S. Open
Congratulations to Lucas Glover, who notched his second tour victory today that happened to come at the U.S. Open on one of the toughest courses around: Bethpage Black. His 4-under final score was enough to hold off Phil Mickelson (who has now finished second in the tournament more than anyone else) and David Duval, both [...]
Quick hits: Woods, Egpyt, Nadal, Stallworth
Tiger Woods is 4-over par after the first round of the U.S. Open. Egypt beats Italy in the Confederations Cup, keeping the U.S. alive in the tournament. No word yet on whether Nadal will play at Wimbledon, but if he does he will have a tough draw ahead of him with Lleyton Hewitt (right), who [...]
Quick hits: U.S. Open, Favre, Nadal, L.A.
The U.S. Open is off to a rainy start and will tee off on Friday; Thursday is a wash. Today’s tea leaves: Favre will play as Vikings say his future is up to him. Nadal in serious doubt for Wimbledon due to lingering knee injury. Manny Ramirez is coming back for some Class A ball. [...]
Quick hits: Tiger, Lakers, Nadal, Pacman
After two months of “Tiger Woods is finished” talk, Woods comes back from 4 shots down to win the Memorial. Welcome to two weeks of “Tiger Woods is immortal” talk. Soon to be followed by “Tiger Woods is finished” talk. L.A. Lakers win NBA championship. Nadal’s coach claims the defending champ is doubtful for Wimbledon. [...]
Quick hits: Magic, Mickelson, Stallworth
LeBron James scores 49…and the Cavs lose to the Magic. I wouldn’t want to be in the Cleveland locker room after that game. Phil Mickelson has taken a leave from golf to be with his wife, who has been diagnose with cancer. A classy move by Mickelson, but it’s another Majors season without a popular [...]
Quick hits: LeBron, Favre, Cowboys, golf
LeBron James to be named NBA’s MVP. Hawks move past Heat. Brett Favre headed to the Minnesota Vikings? Here we go again. Dallas Cowboys scout left paralyzed after collapse of practice facility. Sean O’Hair (right) wins at Quail Hollow; Tiger Woods finishes fourth. Tampa Bay Rays reliever comes out as Trekkie; Has killer Vulcan grip. [...]
Golf fashion police: Red (and orange) alert
Who showed up to his latest golf tournament wearing these pants? Find out after the jump. Hint: It’s not Bill Murray. Share on Facebook
Tiger Woods is back on track
All the Tiger haters have plenty to moan about today, as he came back from 5 shots down on the final day at Bay Hill to win in only his third tournament since returning from knee surgery nine months ago. Get ready to hear lots about it leading up to the Masters next weekend, because [...]
Where does the golf ball end up?
Watch and find out. Kind of. Share on Facebook
Golfer plays third hole in his underwear
Swedish golfer Henrik Stenson had a problem — he had hit his ball into the mud on the third hole of the PGA Doral event in Florida on Thursday. The problem was that he did not have a change of clothes. Being a quick thinker, Stenson came up with a quick solution: “Because of the [...]
The Ruler’s back
Anyone watching the 2008 British Open, won by Padraig Harrington with a 3-over, had to be wondering (as were some of the commentators): By how many strokes would Tiger Woods have won this tournament? Then when Harrington turned around a month later and one the PGA Championship as one of only two subpar performers, you [...]
Vlog: Firing coaches, Prop 8, hot QB
This week Cyd talks about the fool’s game of college football fans wanting to fire good coaches. Also, sports figures had a role on both sides of California’s Proposition 8. And Texas Tech’s hot QB Graham Harrell. Share on Facebook
VLOG: Favre, NFL, Steinbrenner, Ryder Cup
This week Cyd talks about the rise of the crappy teams in the NFL, and he takes some pot-shots at Brett Favre. He also waxes poetic about the Americans in the Ryder Cup. He rips Yankee co-chairman Hank Steinbrenner for whining about his team being out of the playoffs. Plus, holding to a long-standing Outsports [...]
Ryder Cup has new fans and heroes
It was a rare Sunday this past weekend when I watched more golf than football. The Ryder Cup this year is now etched in as one of my favorite golf memories, and it may now be my favorite golf format. Pitting the Americans against the Europeans, the U.S. hadn’t won since a shocking come-from-behind in [...]
Giuliani’s son sues Duke athletics
Does anyone remember seeing the pictures of a rambunctious (read: bratty) 7-year old Andrew Giuliani almost ruining his father’s inauguration as mayor of New York City in 1994? Well in the time between then and now, Andrew has focused all that energy into becoming a golfer, and a pretty good one at that. However, it [...]
Ugly end to British Open
I DVR’d the final round of the British Open and when I got around to watching it –with a break to watch the Angels sweep the Red Sox– there was one shot that summed up the day at Royal Birkdale for me: Greg Norman teed off and he hit the ball so badly that the [...]
Shark attacks British Open
I’m a staunch atheist, have been since I was 12, but I do firmly believe in one quasi-religious concept, redemption, when it comes to sports. My example this week is the Australian, Greg Norman, who’s having a dream British Open under trying conditions at Royal Birkdale, in the North of England on the Irish Sea. [...]
Dumbest. Sports. Fan. EVER.
That would be me. When I got notification last year that I won tickets to the Saturday and Sunday sessions of the U.S. Open at Torrey Pines, I was ecstatic. Finally, I’d get within 10 feet of Padraig Harrington! So, there I was, last Saturday morning, waiting in the stands at the first hole for [...]
Tiger Woods: From hero to legend
Tiger Woods has been lauded for several years now as possibly the greatest golfer of all time. He’s won Athlete of the Year awards. He’s No. 2 on the all-time list for Majors titles. But what he did this past weekend brought him from sports hero status to Sports Legend status. His victory in the [...]