AUSTIN, Texas (AP) The Latest on the Dell Technologies Match Play (all times local):

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Cameron Smith of Australia won his second straight match on the 18th hole, this time taking down Hideki Matsuyama.

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The second day of Match Play ended with Patrick Cantlay losing the lead for the first time all day on the 17th hole, only to drive near the green and get up-and-down for birdie to beat Yusaku Miyazato.

Smith, Cantlay and Matsuyama all have a chance to emerge from Group 5.

Going into Friday’s final day of round robin, 20 players already have been mathematically eliminated, a list that includes defending champion Dustin Johnson, last year’s runner-up, Jon Rahm, and Zach Johnson.

Five matches are between players already eliminated.

In Group 10, Kyle Stanley plays Russell Henley and the winner can get into a playoff as long as Paul Casey loses. Casey plays Matt Fitzpatrick, who already has been eliminated.

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Thanks to the internet and the stupid teenagers that seem to populate it, there's no shortage of mind-numbing “trends” that TAKE SOCIAL MEDIA BY STORM on a seemingly weekly basis. One minute they are innocently planking on a wall somewhere and the next they are eating laundry detergent and literally poisoning themselves. Buncha rascals!
But every now and then, there's a fad we can get behind, even if it forces a husband to rethink his entire marriage. That latest fad is called “Morissetting” and it's not even really a fad, and it's actually just called “Morissetted”, because Twitter user Lisa Shmeesa (@LisaRieffel) is the only one to ever do it that we know of. Watch as Lisa repeatedly belts out Alanis Morissette songs (a spot-on impression, by the way) in her husband's face and films the absolutely incredible results:
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A few of the more genuine and priceless reactions from a guy who is really wondering i..

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Scott AudetteTAMPA, FL – MARCH 8: Victor Hedman #77 of the Tampa Bay Lightning gets ready for the game against the New York Rangers at Amalie Arena on March 8, 2018 in Tampa, Florida. (Photo by Scott Audette/NHLI via Getty Images)”nAthletes are an oddly superstitious bunch. That's what happens when you find yourself in the singe-digit percentage of human beings capable of doing what you do while getting paid millions of dollars to do it. I guess when you're that lucky, you don't want to change a thing, underwear included. Enter Tampa Bay Lightning defenseman Victor Hedman, who became the first ever Tampa Bay Lightning defenseman to ever go viral this week thanks in large part to his truly, utterly, ridiculously entertaining pre-game warm-up routine:
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Now Victor Hedman may be from Sweden, but this is some authentic Wild West shit—the kind of thing that would have earned you a shot of whiskey and a discount on the fema..

Ethan Miller/Getty ImagesMy work brought me to Las Vegas recently, and like any self-respecting degenerate, the first thing I did when I got off the plane was run straight to a sportsbook. The Masters is on the horizon, after all. Am I really supposed to not bet on golf in the one place where I’m actually allowed to?
In any case, I made my Masters bets (Justin Rose, Rory McIlroy and Paul Casey, in case you were wondering), but along the way I was reminded about all the various quirks that accompany betting in a sportsbook that nobody tells you about. I learned the hard way, but you don’t have to. Here are nine things to remember about how to bet on golf in Las Vegas for the next time you head to Sin City:
1. Not all the sportsbooks are equal
Maybe that goes unsaid, but not all casinos have sportsbooks, and not all sportsbooks are equal. Most of the bigger casinos have sportsbooks, but odds, types of bets and the atmosphere within the sportsbooks often differs between locations. Some sp..

You might not associate Bubba Watson with short-game artistry. The two-time Masters champion is lauded for how far he hits it with his driver, his unorthodox swing and bending the ball off the tee with amazing regularity. And yet in fact, Bubba's genius extends to his short game, too, as he hits some of the most creative short-game shots you'll see on tour.
Bubba's caddie, Ted Scott, gave us a little taste of that brilliance with his wedge in a video he shared from the WGC-Dell Match Play. Looks like Scott—a tall guy in his own right—at least 6-foot tall—let his man hit some flop shots over his head as he warmed up at Austin Country Club.
This speaks to the level of trust behind one of golf's most well-known caddie/golfer relationships. And also how good PGA Tour players are, in that Scott wouldn't second-guess Bubba's ability to hit flop shots with ease.
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We're thankful Scott was willing to selfie-video himself to showcase how..

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It can't be a Masters without Jim Nantz, and you can't have a full Jim Nantz experience without some clever, syrupy plays on words.
From “The Bear has come out of hibernation!” (Nantz's first Masters describing Jack Nicklaus in 1986) to “As grand as it gets!” (Nantz on Tiger Woods completing the “Tiger Slam” in 2001), one has to wonder if the CBS veteran gives some of his best lines a dry run before putting them into play.
And this extends beyond golf. Nantz's other regular signature event is the NCAA Basketball Championship, where he at least knows only one of two teams can win. How does he whittle down his list of potential calls? The folks at BattingStanceGuy.com claim to have secured exclusive footage* of Nantz testing out material before the 2011 title game between Butler and Connecticut.
*(Not really. This appears to be completely farcical, but it's still very funny).