C FlaniganClint Eastwood is a lot of things. Actor. Director. American icon. Daimler-Chrysler salesman of the month. Over the past 60 years, Eastwood has shaped modern definitions of masculinity, coined 10,000 catchphrases, and changed Hollywood forever, but as Sunday proved, one thing he most definitely isn't is a golf analyst. Joining Jim Nantz and Nick Faldo in the booth at the Pebble Beach Pro-Am on Sunday, Eastwood spent his screen time listening intently (read: napping) and gazing longingly at the surf like it was a bridge in Madison County. All told, Eastwood's foray into the wild world of televised golf was a brief one, but that didn't stop it from becoming from an almost immediate meme:
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Accra brings additional feel to these high-speed tour shafts, but the TZ6 actually has a tip section more responsive than some of the company's lightweight shafts

In 2005, Edoardo Molinari became the first (and still, only) Italian to win the U.S. Amateur. We're guessing he's also probably the only champ capable of remembering every name on the coveted Havemeyer Trophy going all the way back to 1895.
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Although his nickname is “Dodo,” Molinari is anything but. The brother of reigning British Open champ Francesco and a three-time European Tour winner himself, Molinari possesses a remarkable memory. And it's something he shows off from time to time by memorizing an entire deck of cards. Check it out:
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OK, so Bryson DeChambeau, a fellow U.S. Amateur champ, can probably do that while simultaneously conducting an experiment on static electricity. But still, nicely done, Dodo. Learn a few more card tricks and you could make a killing doing children's birthday parties in the off-season.
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Grant HalversonLet's make a quick list of all the extremely impressive feats the Virginia men's basketball team accomplished in the 2017-18 season:
1. Started the season unranked in a supposed “rebuilding year,” ended the season as the top ranked team in basketball.
2. Won the ACC regular season title with a 17-1 record, which was the best mark in the toughest conference in American since 1999, and one of just two one-loss ACC campaigns this millennium (Maryland's '01-'02 national title team was the other). Their only loss, against Virginia Tech, came in overtime.
3. Beat Duke at Cameron Indoor Stadium.
4. Became the only ACC team this millennium to win every conference road game.
5. Won the ACC tournament, becoming only the fourth team this decade to win both conference titles.
6. Finished with the statistically best defense in the nation.
That's not a good year—that's a great year. In fact, it's probably one of the greatest in recent memory. Bu..

From drama in the dark at Pebble Beach to Phil Mickelson to one of the best shots on tour this season, what you missed in golf.

Phil Mickelson was on an absolute roll on Sunday at Pebble Beach, and like anybody who has ever been in the zone on the golf course, he did not want to stop playing. Never mind the fact that the sun had set, and it was bordering on being pitch black out. Lefty would not take no for an answer, and could be heard saying “I can see fine,” on the CBS broadcast, despite all signs pointing to the contrary.
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Even after PGA Tour rules official Mark Russell explained to Mickelson that they would be returning on Monday to finish, and Paul Casey could be seen marking his ball on the 16th green, Mickelson was on a mission. He stormed to the 17th tee, still hoping he could at least hit one more tee shot, make a par and try to persuade everyone to finish the 18th in the darkness. He was not successful in this endeavor, and when the horn sounded, Mickelson's reaction was captured on the 17th tee, an..

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Golfers playing at the AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am hoping to prep for the U.S. Open were disappointed conditions were so different than what they'll see in June

Down by two points with seven seconds remaining and without possession of the basketball, Missouri State was in need of a minor miracle just to force overtime against Illinois State on Sunday night. Best-case scenario would be a steal and a game-tying bucket, and the next best would be a quick foul, putting Illinois State at the free throw line. There, you'd have to hope they either missed one of two free throws or both, and two made free throws effectively ends the game. Even if they hit one, they could go with the foul strategy and not allow Missouri State to shoot a three. This was all a very long-winded way of saying the odds were not in Missouri State's favor.
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What happened next? None of the above. Instead, one of the more chaotic seven-second sequences of basketball you'll ever witness happened. A steal from Missouri State, a steal back by Illinois State, a loose ball, bodies on the floor, men being thrown overb..