Allen BerezovskyFor me, the most remarkable thing about the indictment handed down by the Department of Justice last week implicating 13 Russians and their affiliated Internet sabotage organizations was the underlying goal of the operation. The aim wasn't necessarily to get Trump elected—at least not immediately—but more broadly to undermine Americans' faith in their democratic institutions in any way possible. It's hard to say whether they succeeded, or whether the divides they tried to exploit were already in place, but while some of their troll attempts were vaguely clever, a lot seemed kinda stupid. From starting Facebook groups with names like “woke blacks” to paying a Hillary impersonator to ride in a makeshift prison cell during a parade, this wasn't exactly Operation Overlord.
Based on what we know about the Russians—how they flew by the seat of their pants, how they tried to orchestrate the most gaudy public spectacles, and how their ultimate goal was the s..

Bubba Watson considered retirement after an illness kept him from playing golf the way he loves. But Riviera Country Club help him find his creative side again

From Bubba Watson to Augusta National to Tiger Woods, here's every golf-related thing you need to know for the morning of Feb. 19

If you tuned in to see the supposed 8:20 p.m. tip of the NBA All-Star Game on Sunday, well, you were left asking “what the hell am I watching right now?” And I'm not talking about either team playing defense. No, what NBA fans witnessed was an abomination of epic proportions, as the game's intro ran about 40 minutes (39 minutes and 59 seconds too long), featuring appearances that no one asked for from Kevin Hart, Rob Riggle and Fergie, who sang one of the worst renditions of the National Anthem since Roseann Barr at that Padres game in 1990.
I'd love to go on a 1,000 word diatribe of my own and tear the intro to shreds, but, as is tradition, Twitter did it way better, properly roasting the comically-bad intro with enough material to sift through for hours. We begin with Kevin hart, who weirdly introduced all the players with cringeworthy joke after cringeworthy joke as we all begged for it to end, but it seemingly never did. Here's a little taste in case you missed ..

Christian Petersen/Getty ImagesIf the only thing Bubba Watson did this week was win the Genesis Open, well that would be impressive all by itself. Particularly given Watson’s two-year mega slump entering the week and his admission that he considered retiring because of his play.
But considering everything else that Bubba took part in during his time in Los Angeles, it’s amazing to think that he had the energy to win a PGA Tour event at all.
Let’s review the week that was for Riviera’s big winner:
It began when Bubba filmed a show with Jay Leno:
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But that wasn’t the only celebrity Bubba hung out with. He also caught up with Ellen DeGeneres:
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And then there was more TV, when he stopped by the set of “The Big Bang Theory”:
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Of course, we read a lot about Bubba taking part in the NBA celebrity All-Star game. Here’s the fr..

Like cooking, golf is about blending the right ingredients. In this five-part video program, Claude Harmon III teaches you the key fundamentals and some shotmaker’s flair from tee to green.

Of course John Daly was wearing American flag golf pants as he made his hole-in-one on Sunday at the PGA Tour Champions' Chubb Classic

First off, I want to come clean. I did not watch a second of the Kansas vs. West Virginia game, so it's difficult to know just how bad the referees were without seeing some of the calls. But the game's free throw disparity was so unfair and out of control that it had to be pointed out. Have a look below:
FacebookPinterestYour eyes are not deceiving you. Kansas attempted THIRTY-FIVE free throws to West Virginia's two. We've heard of home cooking before, and there's likely been plenty of it in the past at Allen Fieldhouse, where the Jayhawks rarely lose, but that's just ridiculous. To add insult to injury, the 20th-ranked Mountaineers led by as many as 12 in the second half, and held a 66-58 lead with under four minutes to play. With some help from the officials, Kansas was able to erase the deficit and win 77-69. West Virginia coach Bob Huggins was understandably upset at the end of the game, and was hit with a tech:
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According to a report from the Augusta Chronicle, the Augusta National Golf Club is weighing change to the fifth hole

Clive MasonEvery Winter Olympics, many of us get excited when we flip on the TV and Luge is on. It looks dangerous as hell, as racers fly around the icy track at breakneck speeds on their backs. Just when you think, “wow, this looks unsafe”, Skeleton comes on, and racers do the exact same thing as Luge, but headfirst. Fun!
As if the event wasn't scary enough, Great Britain's Lizzy Yarnold had to deal with bouts of dizziness during the gold medal race in South Korea on Friday night, needing help off the track from a Great Britain support staff member after her first two runs. Yarnold, who has been struggling with a chest infection, told The Telegraph that she nearly dropped out of the competition altogether after her first run of the women's Skeleton first heat on Thursday:
“After the first run yesterday I was almost at the point of pulling out,” she said. “My chest infection was stopping me from breathing. If it wasn’t for my physio telling me to go down again, I’m not s..