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The Greatest Act of Sportsmanship |
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By Steve Eubanks on
Tuesday, May 27, 2008 9:03 AM
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On the final green of the final day, Nicklaus conceded Jacklin’s two-foot putt which led to the first-ever tie in the Ryder Cup. And the two have been milking that act ever since. But, to find the greatest act of sportsmanship in golf, you have to go back to 1926 and look at one of the greatest amateur players not named Bobby Jones who ever lived.
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A Refreshing Updraft |
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By Steve Eubanks on
Tuesday, May 20, 2008 9:00 PM
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The reason for the kilt, and the bagpipes, and the haggis, a tasty mixture of sheep guts and onions stuffed in the animal’s stomach and boiled for several hours, was a bi-annual tournament called the Ailsa Cup. Held at Turnberry on the west coast of Scotland, the event pitted golf writers from the U.S. against a team of fellow scribes from the EU.
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Tiger Can’t Win Them All! |
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By Steve Eubanks on
Monday, March 24, 2008 12:53 PM
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So, the consecutive-win streak ended at seven (or five if you only count “official PGA Tour wins”), which reminds us again of the greatest record in golf, and the only which no one, including Tiger, is likely to touch: Byron Nelson’s phenomenal streak of 11 consecutive victories and 18 total wins in 1945.
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David Graham Questions the Decision of Greg Norman Being Named President's Cup Captain |
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By Steve Eubanks on
Monday, March 17, 2008 10:08 AM
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Given his tumultuous relationship with Tim Finchem and the PGA Tour, it surprised many when Greg Norman was named captain of the International President’s Cup team, especially with guys like Nick Price waiting in the wings for a captaincy.
One of those most surprised was two-time major champion David Graham, a fellow Aussie who was unceremoniously dumped as President’s Cup captain in 1996, just a couple of months prior to the event.
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Father NASCAR |
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By Steve Eubanks on
Tuesday, March 11, 2008 4:49 PM
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Without his collar and with the Canon digital and a litany of lenses hanging around his neck, Father Dale Grubba walks around NASCAR garages like any other photo-journalist, part of the media circus that follows the nation’s second-most popular spectator sport week after week. The fact that Father Grubba is the only ordained priest with all-access credentials makes him an anomaly. The fact that he has been involved in racing since the mid 1960s makes him one of the longest-serving spiritual leaders in all of sports.
“In 1966 I was attending Cath ...
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Gordon Speaks |
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By Steve Eubanks on
Monday, March 03, 2008 11:09 AM
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Gordon Speaks
Jeff Gordon took a hard lick trying to get to the front in Las Vegas on Sunday afternoon – the sort of car-shredding crash that makes a guy question his career choices. But Jeff isn’t done yet, even though he is thinking about how much longer he will stay behind the wheel. In a candid conversation during lunch at Atlanta Motor Speedway, Gordon had some interesting observations about his new teammate, Dale Earnhardt, Jr. we well as how it feels to be the elder statesman on NASCAR& ...
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