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Heckler gets putt on the spot. He turns embarrassment into awesome victory.

Sepang International Circuit Kuala Lumpur First Grand Prix 1999 Number of Laps 56 Circuit Length 5.543KM Race Distance 310.408KM Lap Record 1:34.223 by Juan Pablo Montoya (2004)

American tennis player Serena Williams took to Facebook on Tuesday to say she "won't be silent" about race relations and tension with police. Williams, 35, said she had the moment of reflection while riding with her 18-year-old nephew. She wrote that she saw a cop on the side of the road and checked to make sure her nephew was driving at the speed limit, prompting her to think about the case of Philando Castile, who was shot after being pulled over in Minnesota.

Te retirement tour of Boston Red Sox designated hitter David Ortiz is nearing its emotional conclusion, and the universal praise for the accomplishments of perhaps the most beloved ballplayer ever to call Fenway Park home has been lavished on Big Papi from opposing teams, fans, and a press corps that has long elevated the slugger to folk hero status. You can't argue with Ortiz's legacy in Boston. He was a monster producer in all three of their World Series championships since breaking an 86-year "curse" in 2004, including a number of iconic game-winning hits, and a seemingly inexhaustible supply of...

Tommie Smith and John Carlos, the two African-American athletes sent home from the 1968 Olympic Games for their raised-fist protest on the medal podium, will receive a long-awaited moment of redemption at a U.S. team event at the White House this week. The two were invited by the U.S. Olympic Committee to attend a gala dinner on Wednesday in Washington honoring the 2016 Olympic team and accompany the team to meet President Barack Obama at the White House the following day, Carlos told Reuters on Sunday. The image of Smith and Carlos, gold and bronze medalists in the 200-meter track...

NFL Week Four Thursday, Sept. 29 8:25 p.m. ET Dolphins at Bengals Sunday, Oct. 2 9:30 a.m. ET Colts at Jaguars 1 p.m. ET Titans at Texans 1 p.m. ET Browns at Redskins 1 p.m. ET Seahawks at Jets 1 p.m. ET Bills at Patriots 1 p.m. ET Panthers at Falcons 1 p.m. ET Raiders at Ravens 1 p.m. ET Lions at Bears 4:05 p.m. ET Broncos at Buccaneers 4:25 p.m. ET Rams at Cardinals 4:25 p.m. ET Saints at Chargers 4:25 p.m. ET Cowboys at 49ers 8:30 p.m. ET Chiefs at Steelers Monday, Oct. 3 8:30 p.m. ET Giants...

College football Saturdays are back, so let's stop and ponder a journalism mystery linked to the new football coaching regime at the University of Virginia. The feature at The Daily Progress in Charlottesville is pretty direct, starting with the headline: "Part of the Bronco way is no work on Sunday." Bronco is not a reference to a mascot, in Wahoo land, but to the school's new head coach – Bronco Mendenhall. Things are not off to a good start there, so times are a bit tense. Here is the overture: The day after Virginia’s season-opening loss to Richmond, Ruffin McNeill,...

Traveling by train to the 1937 National Open Championship in Denver, Ben Hogan decided that he would keep his hands in shape during the train ride by special exercise and so he bought a hard rubber ball for the trip. All the way to Colorado he kept working the ball, squeezing it and then relaxing his grip. He repeated the process over and over again all the way to Colorado. But when the morning of the first round of the tournament arrived he couldn't control a single shot. He had lost all sense of "feel" in his hands, which is...

After 67 years as the voice of the Dodgers, Vin's last call at Dodger Stadium was as it should be......a Hollywood ending.

Breaking News.

<p>Neither booze nor drugs played a role in the boating accident that killed Miami Marlins pitching great Jose Fernandez, authorities said Sunday.</p> <p>The 24-year-old star hurler and two male buddies died when their 30-foot boat crashed off Miami Beach around 3:30 a.m. Sunday, Florida official said.</p>

Linda Cohen ESPN just announced on TV. Other reports on SB Nation. Terrible news- terrific young pitcher.

It took one game in the 2016 season for the feel-good period following Les Miles’s survival of an attempted coup to end. It took four games for the LSU head coach’s approval rating to dip so low that speculation about Miles’s future will loom over the rest of the Tigers’ games.

Jim Harbaugh, who coached Colin Kaepernick with the 49ers, has offered mixed opinions on the quarterback’s protests of racial injustice during renditions of the national anthem. On Saturday, the Michigan head coach expressed “support” for players of his who raised their fists during the anthem before a game against Penn State.

Premlins (top of the hour) and Main Card (10 eastern) on Fox Sports 1 and Fox Sports Go. Cris Cyborg vs. Chick that's gonna get KOed by Cris Cyborg in a 140 lbs catchweight fight Former Bantanweight Champ Renan Barao looks for his first Featherweight win against Phillipe Norver. Big Country vs. Bigfoot Silva

Ozzy Man video. Even if you don't appreciate his style, the video is funny as hell. Muay Thai is a combat sport of Thailand that uses stand-up striking along with various clinching techniques.

CHICAGO (CBS) — A south suburban state lawmaker appears to have played a role in the capture of three murder suspects from Georgia after being the victim of a mugging earlier this month. State Sen. Napoleon Harris (D-Harvey) owns two Beggars Pizza franchises in Oak Forest and Harvey; and decided to give his “overwhelmed” delivery crew a break late one night earlier this month, according to his spokesman Sean Howard. Harris was trying to make a delivery at a house on 158th and Paulina in Harvey, but Howard said the whole order had been a ruse, and that four men...

Today the Dodgers are celebrating Vin Scully before the game in this final weekend of home games he will call. It is on broadcast TV KTLA channel 5

Louisville quarterback Lamar Jackson demolished Florida State yesterday, rushing for four touchdowns and throwing for one more in a dominant 63-20 win. Next up is a road game against Marshall University, but Marshall is already preparing for to stop Jackson, by digging a huge pit in the end zone. “Here’s the plan,” said Marshall head coach Doc Holliday. “We dig a big old pit in the end zone. We cover it with sticks and leaves and stuff. Within the first three or four seconds of the game, Lamar probably runs it in for a touchdown. Boom, he falls in the...

Primetime ratings for the opening weekend of the 2016 NFL season were not kind. Not only were they down across almost the entire board, Monday Night Football‘s numbers showed signs that last season’s slide might be continuing. MNF averaged an 8.1 rating for the 2015 season while garnering an average viewership of 12.9 million, down two percent and three percent, respectively. In Week 1 of the 2016 season, the early game between the Pittsburgh Steelers and Washington Redskins was the least watched MNF game since 2012 (7.7 rating, 13.0 million viewers), while the San Francisco 49ers – Los Angeles Rams...

The explosion of racial violence in Charlotte, N.C. has led to a gun buying spree by locals worried about their safety. At Hyatt Guns, one of the nation's largest, staff arrived Thursday morning after the second night of riots and encountered a line of buyers. ... "Sales last night were brisk. Most of the purchases were self defense shotguns and 12 gauge buckshot," he said. "We had people waiting at the door this morning who are looking at similar guns. People that were on the fence about buying a gun prior to last night are now making that purchase," added...

The bidding process for the Olympics is following an eerily familiar pattern that should make the folks at the International Olympic Committee headquarters in Lausanne, Switzerland choke on their afternoon chocolates. It goes something like this: • World capital city floats idea of an Olympic bid. • IOC welcomes interest.

Is anyone going to the Santa Rosa Mile Sunday in Santa Rosa, CA? I thought perhaps we can set a time and location at the track to meet. I will also be at the Santa Rosa, Wings over the Wine Country event Saturday. I will be there all three days of racing; Friday evening short track, Saturday evening short track, and Sunday mile. It would be great to meet fellow fans and put a face to some of the Freeper names. It is a sort of public venue, so we can always run away from each other if it is...

An entire WNBA team knelt and locked arms during the national anthem Wednesday night, protesting recent police shootings. Every player on the Indiana Fever and two players from the Phoenix Mercury decided to take a knee before their playoff game to protest police violence and racial inequality. A protest that began with San Francisco 49ers quarterback Colin Kaepernick has spread across the sporting world.

Colin Kaepernick is now the most disliked player in the NFL. That's at least according to a recent poll of Americans by E-Poll Marketing Research, which asked 1,100 people whose demographics were representative of the general population. The poll, taken last week, revealed that Kaepernick was "disliked a lot" by 29 percent of those polled, more than any of the more than 350 players asked about in the survey. Kaepernick finished ahead, in the dislike category, of Tampa Bay Buccaneers quarterback Jameis Winston (22 percent), Miami Dolphins defensive end Ndamukong Suh (21 percent), New England Patriots quarterback Tom Brady (13...

Colin Kaepernick is now the most disliked player in the NFL. That's at least according to a recent poll of Americans by E-Poll Marketing Research, which asked 1,100 people whose demographics were representative of the general population. The poll, taken last week, revealed that Kaepernick was "disliked a lot" by 29 percent of those polled, more than any of the more than 350 players asked about in the survey. Kaepernick finished ahead, in the dislike category, of Tampa Bay Buccaneers quarterback Jameis Winston (22 percent), Miami Dolphins defensive end Ndamukong Suh (21 percent), New England Patriots quarterback Tom Brady (13...

A South Florida aspiring soccer player scoring a huge GOAL at only three years old. Little Makinley Edwards beat liver cancer and now she's getting some love from her role models, the Miami FC players. The soccer club opened its doors to Makinley Tuesday for some coaching and fun on the field with players. "The fight in her and what she's gone through to put a smile on her face, it's just as rewarding for us as it is for her," said Miami FC Defender Gabriel Farfan. At only a few months old, Makinley had to undergo a liver transplant....

San Francisco's Colin Kaepernick says the fatal shooting of an unarmed black man in Tulsa is "the perfect example" of what he's protesting when he refuses to stand for the national anthem at 49ers' games. Kaepernick said Tuesday that "everybody's eyes" will be on Tulsa as authorities investigate the fatal shooting of Terence Crutcher. He says criminal charges should be filed in the shooting death.

A first-time visitor might write off Norm Devio, 75. At his age, the 5-foot-7, 155-pound Devio, of Hopkinton, Mass., does not look like the godfather of arm-wrestling. But he has dominated the sport for much of the past 40 years... “Norman would walk into a tournament, and it was awe-inspiring to watch,” Shalhoub said. “Everyone knew he would win in the left, right and over all. At that point, all the guys knew they were only shooting for second place, at best.”

NFL Live Thread Week 3 Thursday, Sept. 22 8:25 p.m. ET Texans at Patriots Sunday, Sept. 25 1 p.m. ET Cardinals at Bills 1 p.m. ET Raiders at Titans 1 p.m. ET Redskins at Giants 1 p.m. ET Browns at Dolphins 1 p.m. ET Ravens at Jaguars 1 p.m. ET Lions at Packers 1 p.m. ET Broncos at Bengals 1 p.m. ET Vikings at Panthers 4:05 p.m. ET Rams at Buccaneers 4:05 p.m. ET 49ers at Seahawks 4:25 p.m. ET Jets at Chiefs 4:25 p.m. ET Chargers at Colts 4:25 p.m. ET Steelers at Eagles 8:30 p.m. ET Bears at...

Exclusive video of ISIS testing a new terror weapon. The Arabian Catapult!

A Louisiana State University fraternity is under fire after displaying a dubbed inappropriate Colin Kaepernick sign outside their frat house. LSU’s Delta Kappa Epsilon, or DKE for short made the sign in light of the protests brought about by the 49ers QB to which he’s been sitting for the National Anthem. Apparently, The Coalition of LSU Student Organizations Committed to Community has written a letter to LSU’s Dean of Students, calling for DKE to be punished for creating and hanging the sign.

Someone raised an interesting point a few days ago. During the regular season, the anthem is not shown and now it is. Who controls what is seen from a game and what is not? My friend says the network because it is their system which is airing it and is ultimately responsible for what is aired. I thought all the content was the property of the NFL and couldn't be used, aired, transmitted, or retransmitted without their permission? Who is responsible? It is sort of like when the Klan marches; if no one shows for the parade, what's the point?...

Pop superstar Lady Gaga is set to headline the 2017 NFL Super Bowl halftime show, according to a report. Us Weekly reports that the 30-year-old “Fame Monster” will perform February 5, 2017 at NRG Stadium in Houston, Texas.

Having served my country for 10 years, TO ME it is an abomination that the over-paid NFL players sit (or otherwise disrespect)our flag and our national anthem. They have the right to do that, I have the right to #BoycottNFL I may be the only one but I will not pay for the "stage" for these losers to stand on.

The Lyon College Scots get their first win since 1951 as they defeat Morthland College tonight by a final of 63-26!

Premlims and Main Card on Fox Sports 1 (if Tigers/Indians game ends) and Fox Sports GO, starts at 8 eastern. Dustin Poirier vs. Michael Johnson Uriah Hall vs. Derek Brunson

MIDDLEFIELD, Conn. -- It is nearly 11 p.m. on a late-August evening, and we're up in the sanctuary at Victory Christian Church. The congregation that once filled the church is gone, and just four of us remain: a publicist, the pastor, myself, and the subject of the interview. I prop my camera up with a few books and DVDs that went unsold. We do a check for audio levels, and then it happens. The quiet, humble man I had met only hours earlier unleashed it. He belted out that loud, diabolical laugh that only one man could deliver. It was...

Rice didn't beat Baylor on the football field when the two Texas schools met Friday night. But that didn't stop the school's marching band from having a little fun at their rival's expense during halftime. The Marching Owl Band mocked Baylor for the multiple sexual assault allegations that rocked the program earlier this year. The furor led to the firing of head coach Art Briles, as well as the demotion, and the eventual resignation, of university president Ken Starr.

"Please refrain from shooting lasers onto the field"

When John Williams found out his wife Angela was pregnant with a boy, he dreamed that the child would one day grow to be 7-feet tall. But he had no idea the boy would become the largest high school football prospect in the country – taller and heavier than any player currently on a NFL roster. Enter Brave Williams, a real life giant. The 7-foot-1, 400-pound senior football and basketball player from Lake Shore (Angola, N.Y.) wears a size 21 shoe and has always stood out ... literally.

Liberal anti-gun activists took their rants to the conservative bastion of Lubbock, Texas, to challenge the “Guns Up” slogan of the Texas Tech University Red Raiders. While not taking a stand on the attempted political-correctness takeover of the University’s slogan, school officials released records showing an ongoing effort by academics and other anti-gun advocates to stop the use of the slogan and the “offensive” thumb and forefinger gesture that is used by Red Raider supporters as a symbol of school pride.

Would she or wouldn’t she? Up until the United States women’s national team walked out for kickoff against Thailand in its first post-Olympic friendly in Columbus, Ohio, it was unclear if Megan Rapinoe would continue her Colin Kaepernick-inspired protest against the “oppression” of minorities by kneeling for the national anthem. She did.

Marina Bay Street Circuit First Grand Prix 2008 Number of Laps 61 Circuit Length 5.065KM Race Distance 308.828KM Lap Record 1:50.041 by Daniel Ricciardo (2015)

The internet was aflame last night with many people upset over a piece in the Huffington Post from contributor Rebecca Walden. Walden penned a piece titled, “Young ladies of the SEC, cover it up!” and boy was it just awful. Now, it turns out that the Huffington Post wants this all to go away and so they deleted it. Not a good look HuffPost and not very journalistically sound either. But have no fear, below you can read the piece as it look on the HuffPost website before it was deleted: Dear young ladies of the SEC, can you do...

The Donald Trump sprint car will be driven by Roger Crockett at Knoxville Raceway tonight. The event is the famed 55th annual Knoxville Nationals which is presented by Casey General Stores. The driver from Medford, OR will start 23rd in the E Main. Click here to view the full starting lineup for tonight’s Knoxville Nationals event. The team suffered a blown motor in preliminary action but they will start the show tonight. The dirt sprint car is owned by Bruce Williams. Donald Trump is making appearances in Iowa today. Right now the Republican Presidential Candidate is making a speech at...

SPARTANBURG, SC (WSPA) – The Atlantic Coast Conderence (ACC) has announced they will be moving championship games out of North Carolina, because of House Bill 2. All 15 university will continue to host ACC Championships at campus sites. Clemson University President James Clements says, “The decision to move the neutral site championships out of North Carolina while HB 2 remains the law was not an easy one but it is consistent with the shared values of inclusion and non-discrimination at all of our institutions.” They say the locations will be announced in the future. The NCAA said on Monday that...

A University of Iowa professor is asking the athletics department to make the university’s mascot, Herky the Hawk, display friendlier facial expressions, arguing that his angry grimace is traumatizing students.

The ACC has decided to move all of its neutral site championships from the state of North Carolina, the conference announced in a statement Wednesday. “The ACC Council of Presidents made it clear that the core values of this league are of the utmost importance, and the opposition to any form of discrimination is paramount,” commissioner John Swofford said. “Today’s decision is one of principle, and while this decision is the right one, we recognize there will be individuals and communities that are supportive of our values as well as our championship sites that will be negatively affected. Hopefully, there...

The South Park characters were shown singing these lyrics: Colin Kaepernick is great. / Cops are pigs, cops are pigs. / Wait, someone just took my stuff I need to call the cops. / Oh, no, I just said cops are pigs. / Who’s gonna help me get my stuff? Why did I listen to Colin Kaepernick, / He’s not even any good. / Oh, I just got all my stuff back Cops are pigs again, cops are pigs. / Colin Kaepernick’s a good backup … The tweet includes a not so subtle jab at Kaepernick by asking viewers to...