It is inevitable when hearing that Tiger Woods has been cleared by doctors to resume full practice to start thinking about when we might actually see him play competitive golf again. Is this dangerously premature seeing how he hasn't played a tournament in eight months? Sure. Didn't his agent Mark Steinberg just say that the 14-time major champion would take things slow as a precaution? Maybe.
But in the event Woods' practice goes better than expected, he starts getting restless, and decides he's ready to take on all comers, we might as well consider some of his options.
Option 1: Shriners Hospitals for Children Open, Las Vegas, Nov. 2-5.
Odds of this happening: Slimmer than Charles Howell III on a juice diet.
Woods will have presumably only been practicing for a couple of weeks, and there will be plenty of rust to contend with. On the plus side, this is an event he won way back in 1996, and he might be motivated to reprise this photo.
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Jason MillerINDEPENDENCE, OH – SEPTEMBER 7: Isaiah Thomas is introduced as a Cleveland Cavalier at Cleveland Clinic Courts on September 7, 2017 in Independence, Ohio. 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 Jason Miller/Getty Images)The NBA had arguably its busiest off-season in history, but one transaction stood out. The blockbuster trade between the Cleveland Cavaliers and the Boston Celtics didn't just involve two of the league's best point guards — Kyrie Irving and Isaiah Thomas — swapping cities, but it also involved the two best teams in the NBA's LeastEastern Conference. But on the eve of a new season, Thomas took a jab from one of his new teammates, the mercurial J.R. Smith.
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BettmannBaseball doesn’t change much. That’s kind of the whole point of baseball, a sport where it’s still legal to throw baseballs at other players’ skulls under the guise of “tradition” in the year 2017. Lately, however, the MLB—through the implementation of the Wild Card games, video replay, and pace-of-play requirements—has been softening to the C-word, and the latest whispers out of the ol’ rumor mill seem to back up that sentiment…
For the first time since unveiling the Arizona Diamondbacks and Tampa Bay Devil Rays in 1998, the MLB is considering adding to their 30-team format.
FacebookPinterestRich PillingAs Tracy Ringolsby of Baseball America reports, there is “growing consensus” among baseball's big hitters, that expansion—and divisional realignment—are less a matter of if than when. And when that day does arrive, the most likely recipients of a shiny new major league ball club are said to be Portland and Montreal.
Portland, though small, makes some semblance of sense. ..

Jason MillerCLEVELAND, OH – JUNE 09: LeBron James #23 of the Cleveland Cavaliers and Kyrie Irving #2 react in the first quarter against the Golden State Warriors in Game 4 of the 2017 NBA Finals at Quicken Loans Arena on June 9, 2017 in Cleveland, Ohio. 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 Jason Miller/Getty Images)Good news, basketball fans: the NBA officially returns on Tuesday night! And while there's not a lot of drama when it comes to predicting the top two title contenders — the Golden State Warriors and Cleveland Cavaliers are huge favorites to meet in the Finals for a record fourth consecutive year — there are plenty of other fun NBA prop bets out there for the 2017-18 season. Here's a look at our seven favorites, courtesy of BookMaker.eu.
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Danielle Kang has always been one of the most effervescent players on the LPGA Tour.

Her enthusiasm grew, to the point of exhaustion, however, after capturing her first career professional tournament — a major no less — in July when she won the KPMG Women’s PGA Championship.

In the following months, Kang has struggled to regain her form as she tries to balance the opportunities created by her breakthrough victory with the demands of travel on tour and the need to bring her best game to the course every week to be competitive.

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Kang, a 24-year-old Californian, is one of the 81 players in the field this week at the Swinging Skirts LPGA Taiwan Championship.

She’s played in just seven tour events since her win, missing the cut in the first three (including the U.S. Women’s Open and the British Women’s Open), withdrawing from the fourth and finishing tied for 18th, 24th and 66th in the past three.

Kang birdied the final hole to win the Women’s PGA Champ..

Danielle Kang has always been one of the most effervescent players on the LPGA Tour.

Her enthusiasm grew, to the point of exhaustion, however, after capturing her first career professional tournament, a major no less, in July when she won the KPMG Women’s PGA Championship.

In the following months, Kang has struggled to regain her form as she tries to balance the opportunities created by her breakthrough victory with the demands of travel on Tour and the need to bring her best game to the course every week to be competitive.

Kang, a 24-year-old Californian, is one of the 81 players in the field this week at the Swinging Skirts LPGA Taiwan Championship.

She’s played in just seven Tour events since her win, missing the cut in the first three (including the U.S. Women’s Open and the British Women’s Open), withdrawing from the fourth and finishing tied for 18th, 24th and 66th in the past three.

Kang birdied the final hole to win the Women’s PGA Championship, edging the defending c..

As another exciting season of Warriors exhibition basketball NBA action tips off, the time has come to wear your fandom, quite literally, on your sleeve. Thanks to the NBA Store’s infinitely hilarious treasure trove of hardcourt trinkets, however, intrepid ballers can now proudly brandish it on their face, ass, cuticles, wrists, and Christmas trees as well. So without further ado—because we have some actual games to get to—The Loop is pleased to present the 15 most ridiculous NBA Store finds on earth. Happy hunting, superfans.
Lakers Nutcracker
FacebookPinterestPerfect for busting Jim Buss’s balls.
Kristaps Porzingis Lego Puzzle
FacebookPinterestGood luck ever sleeping again, children of the Tri State.
Dunks! 2 DVD
FacebookPinterestXXX. ALL THE HOT DUNKS YOU CAN HANDLE.
An $800 Dollar Watch
FacebookPinterestFUN FACT: This Cavaliers 2016 championship chronograph is worth more than the city of Cleveland.
Chicago Bulls Thong
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The U.S. Mid-Amateur typically signals the end of the golf season for Matt Parziale.

Not long after the tournament is over – usually early for Parziale, considering he had never won a match in three previous tries – he puts the clubs away and falls into a routine schedule as a firefighter on Ladder 1 for the Brockton Fire Department in Massachusetts.

His weekends are more likely to be spent on the ski slopes of New Hampshire than the fairways of Thorny Lea Golf Club.

”If this didn’t happen, I wouldn’t play again,” Parziale said. ”I’d play on the nice days until the snow melts in March or April. Now, I’ve got some things to figure out next year. It will be a different winter, but I’m excited.”

What happened?

Three days later, he was still trying to get his head around a most wonderful week on the Crabapple course at Capital City Club north of Atlanta.

Parziale made it out of the first round. And the second round. In the quarterfinals, he was 5 down with eight holes to play a..

Golf Digest and OppenheimerFunds examine strategy options for some typical scenarios in both golf and factor investing. They are more aligned than you might think.

Longtime caddie-turned-TV-announcer Jim (Bones) Mackay remains one of golf's most respected voices. He's just talking to a new audience