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Jack Nicklaus, Phil Mickelson, Fred Couples and other golf legends honor President George H.W. Bush at memorial service

Blake Mycoskie, Toms Shoes founder, on playing in the AT&T Pro-Am, downing beers before a tee time, and his ambitious anti-gun violence campaign

On Nov. 19, Blake Mycoskie, the founder of Toms Shoes who has made charitable giving a central tenet of his business, announced his most ambitious endeavor yet. Appearing on “The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon,” Mycoskie unveiled a campaign to raise money and awareness toward ending gun violence (for more information, go to Toms.com). For a company committed to social causes, it was a step into politically murky waters, but Mycoskie, who puts his 7 handicap on display annually in the AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am, was undeterred, and the response even among conservative golf friends has been almost universally positive. With his campaign still gathering momentum, we spoke with Mycoskie about his bold initiative, the myriad relationships he’s developed through golf, and why he feels compelled to down a few beers before playing before a gallery.
So let’s talk about how you started in golf.
I played growing up with my dad and my brother. Both are very good players, but I wasn’t as serious ..

Golfer donates $5,000, and his man bun, to Jarrod Lyle’s charity

Jason McCawley/R&A(Photo by Jason McCawley/R&A/R&A via Getty Images)Jake McLeod enjoyed a career breakout in 2018. The 24-year-old notched his first professional win at the AVJennings NSW Open, a victory—coupled with five other top-10 finishes—that was good enough to earn McLeod the Order of Merit title on the PGA Tour of Australasia. McLeod also moved up nearly 400 spots in the world rankings, currently sitting at No. 155, on the precipice of earning invites to some of golf's most prestigious events (he already received exemptions onto the European Tour and into two WGC tournaments).
However, you're not reading about McLeod for these feats. McLeod's on your radar for his fundraiser for the Jarrod Lyle Family Trust, a charity in honor of the fallen Aussie golfer. McLeod was able to get $5,000 for the family by “donating”—aka cutting—his man bun.
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Props to McLeod, who kept a smile on his face despite some shady lands..

Watch a “Deal or No Deal” contestant make one of the dumbest decisions in TV history

WARNING: You probably shouldn't watch the following clip unless you are OK with seeing some poor sap throw away a small fortune. Sadly, that's what happened during the Deal or No Deal holiday special on Tuesday night when a man named Luis Green made what turned out to be one of the dumbest decisions in TV history. In other words, Mr. Green didn't go home with much green in his pockets.
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To be honest, I needed to take a crash course in Deal or No Deal from a co-worker since I don't watch this money grab (mostly for host Howie Mandel) program, but there wasn't much to learn. A contestant is given a briefcase with an undisclosed amount and then he gets to keep choosing other briefcases to reveal/eliminate. All the while, “the bank” offers him “deals” based on what briefcases remain to hedge against a contestant winding up with one of the biggest prizes. Got it? I thought so. It's not complicate..

We finally have an answer to the decades-long “Is Die Hard a Christmas movie?” debate

The holidays are a time of gathering, and anytime friends and family come together, debate will ensue. Though the years turn, much of the discourse remains unchanged. Such contentions include:
— “Does anyone know what Boxing Day is?”
— “Is Festivus the best Seinfeld episode ever, or extremely overrated?” (Don't say anything; I'm embarrassed for my family.)
— “Are the Browns finally turning it around?” (Occurs after Uncle Ed has brought his famous spiked Egg Nog.)
— “Should we host an intervention for Uncle Ed?”
Perhaps at the top of this list resides, “Is Die Hard a Christmas movie?” One side will argue, “Hell yeah it is!” because Bruce Willis and explosions, you know? To which the opposition counters, “You're an idiot.” But because the film does take place on Christmas Eve, the issue has been in doubt.
However, thanks to a new poll from the Hollywood Reporter/Morning Consult, this decades-long question has been answered, and answered with vigor.
Out of 2,200 surveye..

Burger King is selling Whoppers for a penny…but there’s a catch (obviously)

BloombergOK, so a fast food restaurant selling substances that loosely qualify as “food” at mind-numbingly cheap prices isn't exactly news. Hell, even Applebee's will serve you a pint glass full of sugar and booze for just a buck these days. But this week Burger King is pushing the whole profit-margin thing to its logical tipping point, shilling their signature Whopper for literally a single penny (that's the brownish coin worth 1/100th of dollar, for all you millennials out there).
As you've probably guessed, however, there's a bit of a catch. The so-called “Whopper Detour” deal is not heartwarming holiday charity, but instead a big middle finger to McDonald's, requiring potential one-cent Whopper masticators to order their flame-grilled f—k you via the Burger King app within 600 feet of a McDonald's. Do it while standing on top of the register with a Burger King face tattoo while screaming “LONG LIVE THE KING!” and who knows, maybe they'll even..

Auston Matthews scores filthy OT winner, Leafs fans go NUTS … in Buffalo

Rob MarczynskiAfter missing a full month with a shoulder injury, Auston Matthews has returned to his peak form in the blink of an eye. He made his triumphant comeback last week at home against San Jose, a game the Maple Leafs won 5-3 with Matthews' help (2 goals, 1 assist), as well as the help of a quick-thinking equipment manager.
Three days later, Toronto went to Minnesota and kept the train rolling, winning 5-3, with one of those goals coming from the stick of Matthews. It marked their fourth straight win in a row, a streak that came right after a two-game skid featuring road losses in Carolina and Columbus. To get to five straight, the Leafs would have to go into Buffalo on Tuesday night and beat a team that just saw a 10-game winning streak end on the road last week. After dropping two more road games, the Sabres finally returned home to the KeyBank Center, where they were 9-2-1 on the year and had won six straight. Decent home-ice advantage, some would say.
But it was a Toro..