In the top of the 10th inning of the instant classic that was game two of the 2017 World Series between the Dodgers and Astros, Houston's star shortstop Carlos Correa unleashed an all-time bat flip after taking L.A. pitcher Josh Fields deep to give his team a 5-3 lead. It came immediately after teammate Jose Altuve's solo blast, making them the first duo to go back-to-back in extra innings of a World Series game in MLB history.
Neither home run happens without a blown save from dominant Dodgers closer Kenley Jansen, who up until Wednesday night, had not blown a save in the playoffs in his career. What was normally a done deal (the Dodgers were 98-0 on the year when holding a lead after the eighth inning) was suddenly a catastrophe in a matter of a few swings. Jansen was pulled in favor of Fields before the back-to-back home runs, but was still asked about Correa's bat flip for the ages after the game. One would think Jansen would not have approved, especially considering..

Most parents set a precedent with their children at an early age: no playing ball in the house. This goes for just about any ball, no matter how hard or soft, no matter the shape or size. It's a worthy lesson, one that bears repeating in the hopes that your kids finally get it before something breaks.
After watching this insanely dangerous indoor golf trick shot video, it's clear that these guys' parents did not teach them this valuable lesson:
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Whether or not this is their house or their parents, it's still something no one should ever attempt at home. This is dicey enough with the door fully open, yet this kid decided to heighten the degree of difficulty and make his margin for error literally as slim as possible:
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If you thought, moments after watching George Springer blast the Astros to a game two World Series victory in the top of the 11th, that you had seen the craziest baseball highlight of the night, you thought wrong. Less than an hour after Springer’s telling two-run shot, game two of the KBO Korean Series—Korea’s version of the Fall Classic—got underway in Seoul. Led by lefty ace Hyeon-Jong Yang, who tossed a 122-pitch shutout gem, the Kia Tigers entered the bottom of the eighth inning tied with the Doosan Bears 0-0. Then sports happened:
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Caught in a rundown between third and home with another baserunner rounding second, the Bears looked certain to collect their second out. That is until the catcher lost his mind, sh-t his pants, and instead of standing his ground for the obvious out, instead threw back to third, where the shortstop, who had rotated over to cover the bag, then lost his mind, sh-t his pants, and instead of immediat..

Tiger Woods returned to a professional sport on Wednesday. It just wasn't golf, and he looked on from the stands.
Woods was in attendance for Game 2 of the World Series, playing the role of loyal fan as he watch his Los Angeles Dodgers take on the Houston Astros:
FacebookPinterestJerritt ClarkThat appears to be Woods' caddie, Joe LaCava, sitting to his left. We have no clue who the woman sitting behind him and yawning was, but we're guessing she didn't make it all 11 innings of Houston's 7-6 win to tie the series.
Here's another look at Woods, who showed up with girlfriend Erica Herman and sported a sweet throwback Jackie Robinson jersey:
FacebookPinterestBG007/Bauer-GriffinBut Woods wasn't the only big name taking in the game at Dodger Stadium. Check out ESPN's list of famous fans for what has to be the biggest gathering of celebrities to ever attend a World Series game:
Justin Timberlake
Jessica Biel
Brad Paisley
Mila Kunis
Ashton Kutcher
Chris..

SHANGHAI (AP) The HSBC Champions is the first stop for Brooks Koepka on his four-week Asian adventure that will include two weeks on the beaches of Vietnam and Thailand and a title defense in Japan.

Splotches of mud on his shirt were evidence that it started with a wild ride at Sheshan International.

”Yeah, I had some fun in the water,” he said.

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Koepka played so beautifully on Thursday that the U.S. Open champion had reason to believe his 8-under 64 for a one-shot lead could have been much lower. He burned the edge of cup on a few birdie putts, missed one birdie attempt from 4 feet and turned a certain birdie into an aggravating bogey when he three-putted from 4 feet on No. 3.

But he got away with his worst swing of the day.

Wanting to play conservatively on the par-5 eighth, Koepka hit 3-iron off the tee and pulled it so badly that he disappeared down the banks of a winding stream along the entire left side of the fairway. Enough of the golf ball..

KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (AP) Lydia Ko fired a 64 for her best opening round of the year to lead the LPGA Tour’s Sime Darby event at 7 under on Thursday, and is hoping her best start will lead to her first title of 2017.

The former No. 1-ranked Ko is one shot ahead of Su Oh and two ahead of defending champion and two-time winner Feng Shanshan, Madelene Sagstrom and Eun Hee-Ji, who won by six strokes in Taiwan last week for her first LPGA Tour title since 2009.

”Today I tried to be positive and as confident as I can,” said Ko, who finished second in Taiwan last week. ”I think playing well last week really gave me good momentum going into today.”

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Ko opened with a birdie, one of seven in an unblemished round on the par 71, 6,246-yard course at the TPC Kuala Lumpur.

”Made a string of birdies late in my front nine and I was able to keep that momentum going into the back nine,” she said.

Ko has three top-10 finishes since September, and 10 overall this ye..

SHANGHAI (AP) Kiradech Aphibarnrat dressed in black and played with purpose Thursday in the HSBC Champions.

Back home in Thailand, black-clad citizens solemnly ended a year of mourning for King Bhumibol Adulyadej with a series of traditional funeral ceremonies lasting five days. Kiradech wanted to do his part in a World Golf Championship in Shanghai.

He not only dressed the part, the burly Thai ran off 10 birdies to offset a sloppy start and wound up with a 7-under 65, leaving him one shot behind U.S. Open champion Brooks Koepka after the opening round at Sheshan International.

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Kiradech choked back tears talking about his beloved late king.

”It’s not an easy situation, because it’s hard to explain how deeply our king was loved and how sadly he is missed,” Kiradech said. ”When he passed away last year, it caused a lot of upset to all the Thai people. He will always hold a special place in my heart. But he loved sport, and he would have been the first..

KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (AP) Lydia Ko fired a 64 for her best opening round of the year to lead the LPGA Tour’s Sime Darby event at 7 under on Thursday, and is hoping her best start will lead to her first title of 2017.

The former No. 1-ranked Ko is one shot ahead of Su Oh and two ahead of defending champion and two-time winner Feng Shanshan, Madelene Sagstrom and Eun Hee-Ji, who won by six strokes in Taiwan last week for her first LPGA Tour title since 2009.

”Today I tried to be positive and as confident as I can,” said Ko, who finished second in Taiwan last week. ”I think playing well last week really gave me good momentum going into today.”

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Ko opened with a birdie, one of seven in an unblemished round on the par 71, 6,246-yard course at the TPC Kuala Lumpur.

”Made a string of birdies late in my front nine and I was able to keep that momentum going into the back nine,” she said.

Ko has three top-10 finishes since September, and 10 overall this ye..

WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) Shae Wools-Cobb tied a tournament record with a 29 on his opening nine holes Thursday and finished with an 8-under 63 to build a four-shot lead after the first round of the Asia-Pacific Amateur.

Wools-Cobb started on No. 10 at Royal Wellington and capped off his opening nine with an eagle on the 18th hole. He dropped only one shot on the front nine and still had a large lead.

Among those chasing the 21-year-old Australian was Sean Maruyama, the son of Shigeki Maruyama. He played in the same group with Wools-Cobb and shot 67, along with Min Woo Lee of Australia, Nick Voke of New Zealand and Lloyd Jefferson Go of the Philippines.

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The winner earns a spot in the Masters and British Open next year.

SHANGHAI (AP) The HSBC Champions is the first stop for Brooks Koepka on his four-week Asian adventure that will include two weeks on the beaches of Vietnam and Thailand and a title defense in Japan.

Splotches of mud on his shirt were evidence that it started with a wild ride at Sheshan International.

”Yeah, I had some fun in the water,” he said.

Article continues below …

Koepka played so beautifully on Thursday that the U.S. Open champion had reason to believe his 8-under 64 for a one-shot lead could have been much lower. He burned the edge of cup on a few birdie putts, missed one birdie attempt from 4 feet and turned a certain birdie into an aggravating bogey when he three-putted from 4 feet on No. 3.

But he got away with his worst swing of the day.

Wanting to play conservatively on the par-5 eighth, Koepka hit 3-iron off the tee and pulled it so badly that he disappeared down the banks of a winding stream along the entire left side of the fairway. Enough of the golf ball..