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Would you play golf with O.J. Simpson? How about President Xi Jinping of China? Or North Korea’s Kim Jong Un?
Gary Player, golf’s indefatigable world ambassador, addressed these questions when he was interviewed by TMZ in a baggage claim area at Los Angeles International Airport.
TMZ, naturally, has been aggressively pursuing the story of Simpson’s release from prison and has reported that he is living temporarily in a friend’s home on a golf course in Las Vegas.
So a TMZ reporter at the airport encountered Player, who was asked about Simpson’s release from prison.
“Well, good for him,” Player said. “When a man has served his term, he must be forgiven. He must go ahead now and live his life.”
But would Player play golf with O.J.?
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Jason Day, the former world No. 1 and a TaylorMade loyalist since turning pro in 2006, has emerged as modern golf's poster boy for long irons because of the astonishing distances he hits them, so it's no surprise he's often the go-to club tester for TaylorMade's Senior Director of Iron Creation, Tomo Bystedt.

SAN ANTONIO (AP) Valero Energy has signed a 10-year extension as title sponsor of the PGA Tour’s Texas Open.

The deal announced Wednesday runs through 2028.

In 2019, the first year of the extension, the event will be played the week before the Masters.

The 2018 tournament is set for April 19-22 – two weeks after the Masters – at TPC San Antonio’s Oaks Course.

The event was first played in 1922, making it the third-oldest regular tour event. Valero took over as title sponsor in 2002.

Gregory ShamusCLEVELAND, OH – APRIL 15: LeBron James #23 of the Cleveland Cavaliers celebrates a second half dunk with Kyrie Irving #2 while playing the Indiana Pacers in Game One of the Eastern Conference Quarterfinals during the 2017 NBA Playoffs at Quicken Loans Arena on April 15, 2017 in Cleveland, Ohio. Cleveland won the game 109-108 to take a 1-0 series lead. NOTE TO USER: User expressly acknowledges and agrees that, by downloading and or using this photograph, User is consenting to the terms and conditions of the Getty Images License Agreement. (Photo by Gregory Shamus/Getty Images)On Tuesday, the NBA announced a change to its All-Star game format, dropping the regular East vs. West game in favor of one that allows two captains to pick their teams, regardless of conference. The change, which had been discussed between the league and players' union over the last few years, gives the game a playground, pickup game type feel, which should provide a boatload of entertainment at..

If you blinked, or slept a little late one morning last week, you might not have noticed that the PGA Tour ended its season and turned the page to its 2017-18 campaign.

The rolling machine that is the United States’ premier professional golf tour opens its fifth season utilizing a wraparound schedule that bridges two years and 45 events with the Safeway Open. The tournament begins play on Thursday at the Silverado Resort & Spa’s North Course, in Napa, Calif.

The Safeway Open is one of eight events that will be contested during the fall of 2017, all of which will award FedExCup points. After a seven-week break, the PGA Tour season will resume in January with the traditional swing through Hawaii before moving to the West Coast.

Phil Mickelson, who is fresh off his stint as part of the United States team at the Presidents Cup, will tee it up here this week as part of the field of 144 players. Defending champion Brendan Steele, two-time major winner Zach Johnson, Webb Simpson, Tony F..

The 2018 World Cup is coming to Russia, which is a much more logical destination than, say, Qatar hosting the 2022 event. You know, because Russia actually has soccer stadiums already. However, that didn't keep one of these structures from getting a major overhaul. An addition the likes of which we've never seen before.
The Ekaterinburg Arena is the home of FC Ural in the Russian Premier League so it's used to big soccer matches. There was just one problem: According to FIFA, it wasn't big enough.
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The Ekaterinburg Arena has a capacity of 27,000, but FIFA's guidelines require seating for at least 35,000. Rebuilding a perfectly good soccer stadium seemed silly so the powers that be decided to go with a less silly (we guess) idea of building additional seating outside the stadium. That's right, outside the stadium. Check it out:
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It should come as no shock that Gary Player, even as he approaches his 82nd birthday, has some pretty nifty dance moves. Even less of a surprise? They incorporate his golf swing.
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The nine-time major champ and energetic marvel was on hand for his Berenberg Gary Player Invitational in New York on Monday evening. And as Player cut a rug to the sound of the Bee Gees, he also took a cut as if he were taking a crack a par 3. Check it out:
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Not exactly John Travolta in Saturday Night Fever, but pretty impressive nonetheless — especially Player using the transition of the downswing to transition into some sort of swirling motion. Smooth. Thanks, Gary. I've got a wedding to go to this weekend, and I just might give that one a try.
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The aesthetic value of a hockey jersey is in the eye of the beholder, or so goes the diplomatic position. A logo some use as a dartboard is the very one others wish to be cloaked in when lowered into their final (pine) penalty box. The point is, art is subjective, and no one can reasonably say one piece of cloth is worthier than the other.
To that we say . . . no way! In fact, some hockey jerseys are better than others, and as the Loop's resident hockey expert (i.e. the only guy here who owns a pair of skates), I've chosen the start of another NHL season as an opportunity to reveal the best hockey jerseys of all time.
10. California Golden Seals (1970): This was teal before it was cool, and it was perhaps too ahead of its time, because the Golden Seals never made it past the disco era. The Charlie Finley-owned Seals also donned green and gold like Finley's other team, the Oakland A's, but it was these beauties that inspired equal parts awe and mockery.
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