Harry HowTime has no meaning anymore. In the immortal words of Rust Cohle, it has become a flat circle—a veritable Groundhog's Day, minus Bill Murray to entertain us. If you have been marking the days down on an old piece of driftwood while talking to your volleyball named Wilson, however, then you are probably at least tangentially aware that it's April 13th, 2020, an unremarkable date, but for one fact: It is the anniversary of Kobe Bryant's final NBA game, arguably the single greatest send-off in professional sports history.
Back in 2016, the Lakers were 16-65 heading into final game of the season against the Utah Jazz. They were dead last in the Western Conference with nowhere to go and nothing to play for. ESPN had bumped Kobe's final game to air the Warrior's quest for 73 instead. In the build-up to his farewell, Shaq asked his former teammate if he could give them 50. “No!” Kobe laughed, “absolutely not.” And in a way he was right.
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Our series to help you brush up on your golf knowledge while you're stuck inside examines why the King of Scotland once outlawed golf.

A 21-year old Tiger Woods won the 1997 Masters Tournament by a record 12 strokes, the first of his 15 major championship victories.

gbrundinIt’s no surprise that in the past month, in the midst of our national lockdown, online poker has boomed to the tune of a roughly 43% overall increase, with a 255% jump in first-time poker players. I’m one of the rookies, and my game is Texas hold ’em. For lack of my usual entertainment options, I began playing with a group of friends on Pokerstars (the group is about 30-strong, at this point), some of whom were newbies like me, and some of whom were very good, very experienced players that have played poker for a living in the past. I knew the game, and all its rules, so it wasn’t like hold ’em was completely foreign to me. Nevertheless, during the first few days of the quarantine, I lost early and often, to the point that even though the games were only five . . . um . . . fake dollars apiece, I found myself down almost 40 . . . fake . . . dollars. Granted, it was no more expensive over that time span than a dinner out, or a couple of movies, so it wasn’t like I was breaking t..

From the archive (July 2010): Shaken by brain cancer, a golf genius contemplates his place in history

Tiger Woods and CBS' Jim Nantz gave golf fans a special treat on what was supposed to be Masters Sunday.

Tiger Woods slipped on the green jacket again on the second Sunday in April

The PGA Tour says Doug Sanders died Sunday morning in Houston at age 86

The Annual April Masters might be postponed until April, but that didn't stop Tiger Woods from creating his own Masters weekend from quarantine.

The Coronavirus pandemic has hit a giant pause button on fans being able to watch golf on TV, and in some cases, even kept people off courses. But while we hunker down and hope for a speedy return to normalcy, we can also use this time as an opportunity to learn more about the game we love. Here’s our latest installment of “Did you know?”
Based off its name alone, Amen Corner has to automatically be considered the most heavenly place at Augusta National. In reality, the most heavenly place isn't even on the golf course.
Magnolia Lane? No. The Champions Locker room? No again. Ok, it must be that spot underneath the massive oak tree in between the clubhouse and the first tee, right? Wrong. 0-for-3.
No, the most heavenly spot is one of the hardest to find, and it's open only to amateurs. Yes, we're talking about the “Crow's Nest,” which has been home to amateurs competing in the Masters since the very first small gathering of friends in 1934.
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