Tiger Woods Assessed 2-Stroke Penalty for Illegal Drop: Tiger Woods turned himself in for an illegal drop after the second round of the Masters and has been assessed a two-stroke penalty. "At hole #15, I took a drop that I thought was correct and in accordance with the rules. I was unaware at that time I had violated any rules," Woods explained on Twitter. "Their initial determination was that there was no violation, but they had additional concerns based on my post-round interview. After discussing the situation with them this morning, I was assessed a two-shot penalty." Before a 2011 rule change, such a penalty would have resulted in his expulsion from the tournament for signing an incorrect scorecard. Woods falls to five strokes off the lead.

posted by grum@work to golf at 01:27 PM - 19 comments

Louisville's Kevin Ware Suffers Broken Leg: Louisville sophomore Kevin Ware suffered a horrendous broken leg injury in the first half of a regional college basketball tournament final on Sunday, his bone protruding visibly from his skin as his teammates recoiled in horror at the sight. Duke's Tyler Thornton shot a 3-pointer from the wing and Ware ran out to defend and landed awkwardly on his right leg.

posted by grum@work to basketball at 08:23 PM - 12 comments

Danica Patrick wins the pole position at Daytona 500.:

posted by grum@work to auto racing at 01:05 PM - 56 comments

Curt Schilling: Members of the [Red Sox] organization encouraged me to use PEDs.:

posted by grum@work to baseball at 12:42 PM - 8 comments

Here stands baseball's perfect warrior. Here stands baseball's perfect knight.:
Stan "The Man" Musial passes away at age 92.

posted by grum@work to baseball at 02:28 AM - 13 comments

Josh Hamilton signs 5 yr/$125million with the Angels.:

posted by grum@work to baseball at 03:42 PM - 10 comments

Marquez knocks out Pacquiao.:

posted by grum@work to boxing at 10:49 AM - 5 comments

The New Baseball Offseason System:
Fangraphs explains the new world of qualifying offers, average salaries, and what is going to happen in the next week or so.

posted by grum@work to baseball at 02:47 PM - 3 comments

No-hitter thrown by worst-named pitcher to do so.:
Homer Bailey throws the 7th no-hitter of 2012.

posted by grum@work to baseball at 10:30 AM - 7 comments

Melky Cabrera asks to be excluded from batting title consideration.:

posted by grum@work to baseball at 03:29 PM - 11 comments

Steve Sabol, sports film maker, passes away at 69.:
If you've ever watched slow-motion replay of an NFL play, laughed at a ridiculous NFL blooper, listened to a coach miked up on a sideline, sat enthralled as a player does his thing on the field and gives voice to his exploits, enjoyed the game or season review of your favorite NFL team, or watched an NFL broadcast at all, you have Steve Sabol to thank for that. And if you've ever cashed a seven-figure check from the NFL, you really have Steve Sabol and NFL Films to thank for that.

posted by grum@work to football at 03:53 PM - 5 comments

Boom goes the dynamite! Explosive book about Armstrong doping comes out.:
After reading the book, no doubt is left in the reviewer's mind as to Armstrong's guilt.

posted by grum@work to culture at 02:48 PM - 13 comments

Boston Red Sox clubhouse ready to explode.:
This isn't going to end well.

posted by grum@work to baseball at 06:01 PM - 38 comments

One Race, Every Medalist Ever: Comparing Usain Bolt's 2012 gold medal to every other 100m medalist in the history of the modern Olympic games.

posted by grum@work to olympics at 10:00 AM - 7 comments

Olympic Sexism: Men Fly First Class, Women Fly Coach:
The Japanese women’s soccer team and the Australian women’s soccer and basketball teams were relegated to economy while their male counterparts flew business class. This is despite the fact that the women’s teams are ranked higher and have played better in the past.

posted by grum@work to olympics at 11:40 AM - 6 comments

Ichiro is now a Yankee.: Traded for right-handers D.J. Mitchell and Danny Farquhar to the Mariners.
Huh.

posted by grum@work to baseball at 07:11 PM - 18 comments

Penn State Removes Paterno Statue Ahead of 'Unprecedented' Punishment: Penn State removed the 900-pound bronze statue of Joe Paterno from outside the campus stadium this weekend ahead of "unprecedented" punishment due to be announced Monday against the school by the NCAA. "I believe that, were it to remain, the statue will be a recurring wound to the multitude of individuals across the nation and beyond who have been the victims of child abuse," said Penn State president Rodney Erickson.

posted by grum@work to general at 10:37 AM - 23 comments

Some guy led his team to win some championship in some sport.:
Oh, and that guy also won some individual award, too.

posted by grum@work to basketball at 02:07 AM - 35 comments

R.A. Dickey-ulous!:
Mets pitcher throws back-to-back one-hitters.

posted by grum@work to baseball at 11:57 PM - 6 comments

What is the greatest NHL first round draft of all time?:
1979 or 2003?

posted by grum@work to hockey at 02:44 PM - 1 comment

Pitcher caught throwing spitball...by opposing pitcher's wife?:
Dallas Latos (wife of Red's pitcher Matt Latos) may have outed Jose Valverde as a spitball pitcher.

posted by grum@work to baseball at 12:17 PM - 6 comments

Jose Molina makes batters very angry.:
A quick article and a collection of (small) animated gifs that show how lots of batter complaints from umps seem to be when Molina is behind the plate. His "framing pitches" is a continuous display of artistry.

posted by grum@work to baseball at 01:31 PM - 12 comments

MLB prediction thread!:
Everybody embarrass themselves and make some wild guesses!

posted by grum@work to fantasy at 02:58 PM - 15 comments

923 days and 27 official Tour events later, it finally happened again.:

posted by grum@work to golf at 01:36 AM - 3 comments

Joba Chamberlain suffers life-threatening ankle injury on a trampoline.:
What. The. F***.?!

posted by grum@work to baseball at 04:19 PM - 66 comments