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Henrik Stenson is 1st to round of 16 at Match Play
Tiger Woods fires up the fans with a win and sets stage for Round of 16 match against Rory McIlroy
Tim Duncan retelling the story about Pop telling him they drafted “Emanuel Jinnobili” is absolutely hilarious
Garrett EllwoodAll you need to know about the San Antonio Spurs' success over the last 20 years in the NBA was on full display on Thursday night at Manu Ginobili's jersey retirement ceremony. Many of the most important members from that tight-knit group of champions were all in attendance: Tim Duncan, Bruce Bowen, Tony Parker (who beat the Spurs on Tuesday night as a member of the Hornets, then hopped on the Spurs team plane to be at Manu's ceremony). Hell, Fabricio Oberto was there! (googles Fabricio Oberto) It's the ultimate sign of respect for Manu that these guys would all be there to honor his career and say a few things about the Argentinian legend. No wonder these guys won multiple titles together.
The best moment of the night was provided by Duncan, who retold a hilarious story about the night Manu was drafted by San Antonio. Duncan says he never watched the NBA draft, instead finding out who they picked from Popovich over the phone. Back in 1999, Pop phoned..
Suri halfway leader at Indian Open by 2 shots
Julian Suri scored a second consecutive round of 67 and took a two-shot lead at the Indian Open on Friday
Brandon Stone has the perfect solution for slow play
Of the seemingly three trillion hot-button issues facing golf weekend in, weekend out—from flagsticks to distance to political discourse—slow play is the big, lumbering grandaddy of them all. Emphasized recently by the reemergence of Keegan Bradley and a win from biped tortoise J.B. Holmes at Riviera, the issue is poised to rage on through majors season, when play can grind to even more glacial levels. Thankfully, however, European Tour pro Brandon Stone has developed a new (and actually fun) way to keep himself busy while waiting for the group ahead him to mark their three-foot gimmes for bogey:
Juggling, tricks, and other assorted tomfoolery (as slow-play defenders might call it) typically reserved the 'gram. Check out what cameras caught him doing at the Indian Open yesterday and try to tell us this doesn't bring at least a modicum of excitement to the time-honored tee-box backup.
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Chella Choi shoots 7-under 65 to take Kia Classic lead
Chella Choi birdied the final three holes for a 7-under 65 and the first-round lead in the Kia Classic
Trick shot can’t save Tiger Woods in loss
Tiger Woods' trick shot and losses by Woods and other the big names dominated the second day at the Match Play championship
Dahmen birdies 5 of last 6 to share Corales Puntacana lead
Dahmen birdies 5 of last 6 to share Corales Puntacana lead
The Latest: Casey, Howell battle to a draw at Match Play
Being No. 1 at the Match Play won't guarantee Dustin Johnson easy trip into the weekend elimination rounds. Far from it.