Realtor.comRick Pitino has long been the only coach to lead three different men's basketball programs to an NCAA Final Four. But we're also pretty sure he just became the first coach of Iona (Yes, Iona) to ever sell his house for $17 million.
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The Gaels recent big-name hire just sold his Miami mansion for that reported big price. And it's not hard to see why when you check out the photos of the palatial 12,000-square-foot property on the exclusive Indian Creek Island:
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Or the video tour of what looks more like a resort than a home:
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Say what you will about the guy, but he's got good taste in outdoor space—and Italian marble.
Of course, this is the latest reminder that it's better to be a college coach than a college player. Even a college coach fired in 2017 for being implicated in a..

Sam GreenwoodBrooks Koepka has four majors in the past three years. He can hit it out of the solar system left-handed. He dates an Instagram model. On paper, Koepka might seem like a superhero (the dark, brooding anti-hero type, but still). In reality, though, he is a man just like you and I. So when he stripped down for ESPN's Body Issue in 2019—as the day wore on and the temperatures dipped and it started to rain—he wrestled with many of the same, er, concerns we all would, telling Barstool Sports' Pardon My Take podcast the following story on Sunday:
“What they don’t tell you is the makeup artist stands literally right
in front of you. Like frontal, like 10 feet away, like the entire time
the shoot is going on. It’s getting late in the day, we’re getting
kind of tired, it’s cooled down a little, and it’s like 60 degrees and
starting to sprinkle, and it’s getting cold. I haven’t complained all
day and I kind of mutter under my breath, ‘Damn, it’s cold.’ The lady
[makeup art..

Mark BlinchListen, we like Auston Matthews. He's the Ovi to his generation's Crosby (McDavid). He plays for an original six, keeps his nose clean, and rocks a mean stache. He's a point machine but he isn't afraid to mix it up along the boards. And while this hasn't translated into bigger-picture NHL success, that has more to do with the Maple Leafs and whatever the hell is happening up there in Toronto than Matthews himself. With that said, we are deeply, deeply disappointed to hear the young Leafs center's latest comments, calling Gordon Bombay's legendary “Flying V” offense “the most unrealistic thing I've ever seen” in a recent interview with GQ.
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Just when you think you know a guy, amirite? In Matthews defense, however, he goes on to break down the formation for the pucks noobs at GQ, explaining how the formation would result in at least four interference penalties, not to me..

Al MesserschmidtUNITED STATES – MARCH 11: Mark Calcavecchia and his wife Brenda celebrate as Mark's caddie Eric Larson watches, on the 18th green during the final round of the PODS Championship at Innisbrook Resort and Golf Club in Palm Harbor, Florida on March 11, 2007. (Photo by Al Messerschmidt/Getty Images)After a particularly poor first round at Innisbrook in 2007, Mark Calcavecchia had had enough. He was so upset with his Thursday 75 that he told his wife to pack up their bags so they could make a quick exit when he eventually missed the cut on Friday afternoon.
What happened next is the stuff PGA Tour legends are made of.
Calcavecchia, known for being one of the great streaky players in golf, put his sixth putter in as many rounds into play on Friday, one he bought for $256.18 at a golf store. He shot a second-round 67, then followed with a scintillating Saturday 62 and finally a closing 70 that earned him a one-stroke victory over Heath Slocum.
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Cliff HawkinsThe Charley Hoffman jokes were flying on what would have been Masters Thursday, making light of the PGA Tour veteran's knack for taking the early lead at Augusta National before fading over the weekend. Hoffman himself even played along.
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And it's good to see Hoffman can take it, because apparently, the four-time PGA Tour winner is usually the one dishing it out. Hence, his nickname: Seagull. Yep, Seagull.
On Tuesday, Hoffman appeared on SiriusXM PGA Tour Radio's “Gravy and the Sleeze” (two pretty great nicknames in their own right) program to explain the moniker. And it might just be the funniest nickname on tour. Check it out:
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“Well, seagulls are known for flying around and sh–ing on people . . . so I am a seagull,” Hoffman said. “I fly around and drop sh– on people. And it usually makes them lau..

Golfer Scottie Scheffler seems to be going places in a hurry without ever looking into the future

In our latest installment of the “Great Golf Debates” writers Christopher Powers and Joel Beall tackle the pressing question: Which golf rules need to go?

Welcome to another edition of The Grind where we were pleasantly surprised by how much fun (non-)Masters weekend wound up being. I had forgotten so much from Phil Mickelson’s 2004 victory (I was just a senior in college then), and I actually didn’t recall a lot from Tiger Woods’ win last year. Kidding! I remembered everything about the momentous occasion, but it was still a treat to watch again, especially with Woods providing commentary throughout. Kudos to Jim Nantz and CBS for such a special broadcast, in particular this part, which might be the best interview Tiger has ever given:
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It’s getting dusty in here again! Awesome stuff all around. That being said, let’s hope we don’t have to do this next year.
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Tiger Woods: As mentioned, the Easter Sunday broadcast was pretty special. Based on a quarter century of rather guarded interviews, it was surprising—and great—to see Tiger get so emotional. Perhaps more surprising..

European Tour chief Keith Pelley outlines a dour outlook in a memo obtained by The Daily Telegraph

European Tour chief Keith Pelley outlines a dour outlook in a memo obtained by The Daily Telegraph