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What Does Jungle Bird, Golf's Favorite “Streaker,” Want From Us?
A lot of people think the man who calls himself Jungle Bird and wears a mohawked, Union Jacked knit cap and crashes sporting events for the purpose of cawing at the camera is crazy. He's not, we swear. He just wants to save the world....
Errant Thomas Bjorn Shot Smashes ESPN Camera Lens At British Open
Via Guyism, Mike Tirico said that was an $80,000 camera lens Thomas Bjorn destroyed as he tried to hack his way out of the rough at Muirfield's No. 1:...
The Art of Storytelling: Joyce Carol Oates
From Open Culture, here's The Writing Life of Joyce Carol Oates:...
Phil Mickelson Hit A Ball Backwards (He Meant To Do It)
[Video by Geoff Shackleford.]...
Teenager Jordan Spieth Finally Wins PGA Tour Event
Here's something to remember if you played 18 this weekend: 19-year-old Jordan Spieth won his first PGA Tour event on Sunday, outlasting David Hearn and 2007 Masters champ Zach Johnson at the John Deere Classic. And it was arguably a long time coming for Spieth. (P.S.: You're so old.)...
Here's A Bunch Of Pro Golfers Giving The <i>Happy Gilmore</i> Shot A Try
This is fun and something we've all done, right? Sometimes teeing off like Sandler did in Happy Gilmore is the only way to get through a round of golf. A European Tour camera crew got several players participating in the Scottish Open to try out the famous (infamous?) shot....
The Art of Storytelling
There’s a fine post on John Huston over at Cinephilia and Beyond, which has quickly become one of my favorite all-time sites. They give us a 1965 interview with Huston inFilm Quarterly. Dig this:...
Tell Us About The Worst Thing You Ever Ate On Purpose
I want to be able to tell you that the worst thing I ever ate was, like, a wriggling cupful of live centipedes or a bucket of sand or, like, my own tongue: Something genuinely, universally unenjoyable and downright objectionable, which only the very most diseased psychotic person or most committed p...
Phil Mickelson, Champion Sad Sack
Something amazing happened at Merion yesterday. Phil Mickelson's U.S. Open history was summed up in a single rejection:...
Justin Rose Wins The U.S. Open
Justin Rose won the U.S. Open, but since Phil Mickelson came in second (again) it'll play like Phil lost it. But Justin Rose (basically) kept it together while everyone else fell apart and deserves some credit for succeeding where they all failed. He shot even on the day when most of his competition...
You Won't See Jungle Bird At This Year's U.S. Open Trophy Ceremony
Last year's U.S. Open trophy ceremony was improved with the appearance of a man squawking in front of the camera....
Phil Mickelson Eagled 10 To (Momentarily) Regain The Lead At U.S. Open
It's felt like the entire field has crumpled at the same time during the final round of the U.S. Open today at Merion. Luke Donald went from hitting out of the water to hitting out of the sand. Rory McIlroy broke a club and while it looked like perpetual sad-sack Jason Dufner was going to make a pu...
Shawn Stefani Hits Hole-In-One At U.S. Open
Stefani's ace on 17 was the first ever at a U.S. Open at Merion and the 43rd in U.S. Open history. What sets it apart from most is that Stefani flew his tee shot completely over the green, landed the ball in the rough and then watched it trickle down into the hole. ...
U.S. Open Spectators Are Heckling Sergio Garcia With "Fried Chicken"
Oh, for the quaint days of just a few weeks ago, when the Sergio Garcia-Tiger Woods feud was about disruptions on the playing course instead of racial remarks off it....
Carl Pettersson's Ball Got Struck By Another Ball On His Backswing
Pettersson was finishing up his first round at the U.S. Open this morning, addressing his ball on the fifth fairway. An errant shot from the neighboring 2nd tee ruined all that....
Lee Westwood Hits One Right Into The Gallery, Checks His Eyes
Despite the steel-colored hellstorms that have consumed most of the northeastern United States during the past week, the U.S. Open did begin today, albeit with a few rain delays here and there. And thank heavens that it did. Because this happened....
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Tell Us About Your Horrifying Kitchen Accidents [Warning: Gore]
Here, watch, I am going to blockquote myself (from yesterday's Feedbag):...
This U.S. Open Cup Golazo Was One Of The Fastest In Timbers History
MLS' Portland Timbers are taking on the Tampa Bay of the North American Soccer League tonight in the U.S. Open Cup, and the Timbers wasted no time. ...