Nike has created as many great Tiger Woods ads as Tiger Woods has won trophies during his illustrious career. Just to name a few, there was “Hello, World,” the juggling wedge, and that one narrated by his father, Earl, about his mental toughness that synced up perfectly with Tiger draining his famed putt at Torrey Pines to send the 2008 U.S. Open into a playoff. I'm getting chills just thinking about that. . .
Anyway, not surprisingly, Nike has timed its latest commercial work of art, “Welcome Back,” to come out this week as Woods makes his return to the Masters. This one spans his entire career and literally takes a break before resuming with his latest comeback. Sit back and enjoy:
And enjoy watching Woods drain his first Masters birdie in 1,089 days:
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Welcome back is right.
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A charter bus headed to the Masters golf tournament overturned on a Georgia interstate Thursday, injuring 15 people and snarling traffic as scores of fans made the pilgrimage to one of the sport’s premier events. The bus driver was charged with driving under the influence.

The bus carrying 18 passengers crashed at about 8:45 a.m. Thursday, just as fans were driving in for the tournament’s first round. Sgt. Chris Wright of the Georgia State Patrol said the driver ran off the right side, then overcorrected and caused the bus to overturn in the median. Some passengers suffered broken bones and head injuries, Wright said, but none were life-threatening.

The bus driver, 61-year-old Steven F. Hoppenbrouwer of Gwinnett County, Georgia, was charged with DUI and failure to maintain lane. Wright said investigators believe Hoppenbrouwer had been using drugs, not alcohol. He said passengers told authorities the bus had drifted off the edge of the roadway twice before it veered a third time and c..

AUGUSTA, Ga. (AP) A tour bus headed to the Masters golf tournament flipped over on a Georgia interstate on Thursday, injuring at least a dozen people and snarling traffic as scores of fans made the pilgrimage to one of golf’s premier events. The bus driver has been charged with DUI.

Georgia State Patrol officials told news outlets that the bus carrying 18 people crashed on Interstate 20 around 8:45 a.m. Thursday, just as fans were driving in for the tournament’s first round. Sixty-one-year-old Steven Hoppenbrouwer is also charged with failure to maintain lane.

Authorities say Hoppenbrouwer ran off the side of the road and overcorrected before the bus overturned on the median.

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WJBF-TV reports the Augusta University Medical Center says five patients were seriously injured and two are in fair condition. The station reports seven other people are either in fair or critical condition at another hospital.

The bus is owned by Executive Limousine.

The crash ha..

Bruce BennettPreds fans are pissed. On Tuesday night, Flip Forsberg scored the apparent game-tying goal against the Florida Panthers with 0.6 seconds remaining. On first, second, and third viewings it looked like a clean goal, but the NHL's review crack squad decided to overthink it anyway, eventually disallowing the late equalizer due to goaltender interference. Here's what they saw:
Preds fans—some of the craziest in the biz, it should be said—were obviously less than pleased, especially with their team currently battling for the NHL's number one seed heading into the playoffs. One particularly jilted fan took things to black belt revenge levels, purchasing, packing, and overnighting a dead catfish to NHL headquarters in Toronto, nearly 800 miles north.
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A not-so-subtle homage to the proud Nashville tradition of throwing catfish on the ice when their team scores (which the Penguins..

AUGUSTA, Ga. (AP) The Latest on the first round of the Masters on Thursday (all times local):

4:15 p.m.

Tiger Woods feels like he played better than he scored at the Masters.

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Woods shot a 1-over 73 in the opening round Thursday, failing to make up any ground on the four par 5s. Woods has feasted on Augusta National’s longest holes over the years, but parred each of them in his return to golf’s first major.

He says, ”That was the difference in the round.”

The 42-year-old Woods has been away from golf for much of the last few years because of his four back surgeries. The Masters is his first major since playing the PGA Championship in August 2015.

He was back in the Masters field for the first time in 1,089 days.

Woods says he ”definitely didn’t score as well as I played,” noting that he has to be better on the par-5s.

The four-time Masters champion is far from concerned. He’s typically been a slow starter at Augusta, having shot under par just once (..

AUGUSTA, Ga. (AP) The Latest on the first round of the Masters on Thursday (all times local):

11:55 a.m.

Tiger Woods has his first birdie at the Masters in nearly three years.

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Woods almost drove the green at the par-4 No. 3, pitched to about 10 feet and made the putt to set off a huge ”Tiger Roar” at Augusta National.

It was Woods’ first competitive birdie at the famed course since April 12, 2015, at No. 15 in the final round of the Masters. He finished tied for 17th.

Woods gave the stroke back on the next hole when his tee shot found a greenside bunker. He chipped out and missed a 20-footer for par.

Playing partner Marc Leishman was leading the event at 2 under.

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10:25 a.m.

Tony Finau says he is ”optimistic” after a ”crazy day” at the Masters.

Finau dislocated his left ankle celebrating a hole-in-one during the Par-3 Tournament on Wednesday and then popped it back into place.

X-rays were negative. Finau was scheduled for more tests Thursday bef..

AUGUSTA, Ga. (AP) The Latest on the first round of the Masters on Thursday (all times local):

7:25 p.m.

Maybe Jordan Spieth should switch gloves more often.

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During the opening round of the Masters, Spieth changed gloves on the 13th fairway because he was struggling to keep a grip on the club. Suddenly, he ripped off five straight birdies to take control at Augusta National.

Spieth says he ”started pin seeking” after making the switch, going on to shoot a 6-under 66 that gives him a two-shot lead over Tony Finau and Matt Kuchar.

Spieth stumbled a bit at the 18th hole, where an errant tee shot led to a bogey. But even there, he pulled off a brilliant chip from the edge of the patrons that left him with a tap-in for his final stroke of the day.

Spieth called it a ”fantastic shot” and says he ”couldn’t get it any closer with a bucket of balls.”

As good as he’s feeling, Spieth isn’t getting ahead of himself. Two years ago, he went to the back nine with a ..

There's a lot to dance about in Houston these days. The Rockets basically never lose anymore and they've gone from curiosity (How can Chris Paul and James Harden co-exist?!) to the NBA's only legit threat to end Golden State's dynasty. It turns out the team also employs the league's most limber usher.
If I ever attend a game at the Toyota Center, I want seats in Section 124 where this Dustin Johnson lookalike works. Seriously, check out this guy's smooth moves (Fast forward to the 1:00 mark) that were shown on the arena's jumbotron:
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The best part (other than his insane dancing that included a back flip on concourse) is that he keeps waving off the crowd to say he's done putting on a show — until he starts up again, much to the delight of the crowd. We hope James Harden is taking notes.
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AUGUSTA, Ga. (AP) Butch Harmon has taught some of the greatest players in golf, including Tiger Woods, and said he, like many, thought Woods would never play again.

Harmon told “AP Sports Special Events” podcast co-hosts Jim Litke and Tim Dahlberg on location at the Masters that he thinks Woods will play well and might even have a chance of winning. If that happens, he said, it would be a great reincarnation for Woods and golf itself.

Harmon was the instructor for Woods when he turned pro and this week counts Dustin Johnson and Rickie Fowler among his clients.

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Harmon said this Masters has a chance to be the best since1986, when Jack Nicklaus won at the age of 46. He said the mix of young talent and Woods and Phil Mickelson could make it memorable.

Litke and Dahlberg also talk to AP Golf Writer Doug Ferguson, who says even if Woods doesn’t win, who would have thought that 10 months after the infamous police mug shot following his DUI arrest that Woods wo..

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