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Billy Horschel makes improbable birdie after left-handed shot
Billy Horschel hit a 9-iron from near the base of a tree high in the air and onto the green, just like anyone would expect from a PGA Tour player. Horschel delivered a most improbable birdie ...Yahoo Sports - 5d -
Watch: Billy Horschel swings lefty, makes improbable birdie at 2025 Valspar Championship
Horschel reminded us yet again that these guys are good on the PGA Tour.Yahoo Sports - 5d -
Patrick Cantlay makes clutch birdie as Atlanta Drive takes 1-0 lead in TGL finals
Patrick Cantlay came up clutch with the putter again by making a 6-foot birdie putt to give the Atlanta Drive a 6-5 victory over New York and a 1-0 lead in the best-of-3 finals of the TGL indoor ...Yahoo Sports - 4d -
NC State fires coach Kevin Keatts a year after improbable ACC title and Final Four run
N.C. State fired men’s basketball coach Kevin Keatts on Sunday, an abrupt end to an eight-year tenure coming less than a year after the Wolfpack’s improbable run to the Atlantic Coast Conference ...Yahoo Sports - Mar. 9 -
Viktor Hovland finds a swing that works and rallies to beat Justin Thomas at Innisbrook
Viktor Hovland found a swing that worked down the tough closing stretch at Innisbrook on Sunday, making three late birdies to rally past Justin Thomas with a 4-under 67 for a one-shot victory in ...Yahoo Sports - 5d -
Westbrook 'a wolf,' fuels Nuggets' improbable win
Russell Westbrook set the tone for an undermanned Nuggets team Monday night at Golden State, prompting teammate Aaron Gordon to remark, "First off, Russ is not just a dog. He's a wolf."ESPN - Mar. 18 -
GOP gets the upper hand on spending, with improbable help from the hard right
Many hard-right members voted Tuesday for their first stopgap spending bill ever. “I’m as stunned as anybody else,” said Rep. Andy Biggs.Politico - Mar. 11 -
Wisconsin transfer guard drills improbable buzzer-beater in ACC Tournament quarterfinal
Wisconsin transfer guard Chucky Hepburn continues to impress during his first season with the Louisville Cardinals.Yahoo Sports - Mar. 14 -
Rick Pitino's improbable path back to college basketball's spotlight
Rick Pitino, 72, has now taken his record sixth different program to the NCAA Tournament. And the Johnnies are a legitimate threat to win it all.NBC News - Mar. 18 -
UConn’s bid for 3rd straight title endures with 67-59 win over Oklahoma in March Madness
A third straight national title for UConn may be improbable, but it’s still possible.Yahoo Sports - Mar. 22 -
Players Championship 2025: Justin Thomas ties TPC Sawgrass course record with sizzling 62, scoring 11 birdies
Thomas was on fire ... until finding the water on the 18th holeCBS Sports - Mar. 14 -
Withers' lane violation adds improbable twist to UNC's failed comeback against No. 1 Duke in ACCs
North Carolina nearly completed a comeback from a 24-point deficit against top-ranked Duke in the ACC tournament, only to see it slip away on the most unusual of mistakes. With the Tar Heels ...Yahoo Sports - Mar. 15 -
Withers' lane violation adds improbable twist to UNC's failed comeback against No. 1 Duke in ACCs
North Carolina graduate forward Jae'Lyn Withers committed a lane violation with 4.1 seconds left that negated a tying free throw in the Tar Heels' loss to No. 1 Duke in the Atlantic Coast ...ABC News - Mar. 15 -
PSG are UCL quarterfinal favorites vs. Aston Villa but must beware ex-boss Unai Emery's European pedigree
The Spanish tactician goes up against his former club as Villans seek an improbable Champions League semifinal spotCBS Sports - Mar. 13 -
Wisconsin completes women's hockey masterpiece with thrilling overtime win over Ohio State
Unflappable Kirsten Simms scored the tying goal late and the winner in overtime as the Badgers pulled out an improbable win over the Buckeyes.Yahoo Sports - 5d -
27 days until the Masters: Looking back at the 1998 Masters, O'Meara's brilliant finish
Mark O'Meara birdies the 17th and 18th hole to win his lone Masters title by one shot.Yahoo Sports - Mar. 14 -
21 days until the Masters: Looking back at the 2004 Masters, Lefty finally breaks through
Phil Mickelson birdied five of the last seven holes for the win, including one on the 18th hole, for his first major title.Yahoo Sports - Mar. 20 -
Viktor Hovland races past Justin Thomas to win Valspar Championship
Hovland made four birdies on the back nine Sunday to capture his first PGA Tour title since 2023.Yahoo Sports - 5d -
Knicks unable to overcome poor first half in 120-105 loss to Spurs
The Knicks had a first half to forget, and could not complete an improbable comeback as they fell to the short-handed Spurs, 120-105, on Wednesday night in San Antonio.Yahoo Sports - Mar. 20 -
How William & Mary's unlikely women's NCAA Tournament bid started with one senior's speech
William & Mary was losing, a lot. Then, senior Bella Nascimento made a speech. Now, The Tribe begins NCAA tournament play. Here's the improbable storyYahoo Sports - Mar. 20 -
George Foreman, Boxing Champion and Grilling Magnate, Dies at 76
He claimed a world title in his 20s and, improbably, again in his 40s. He then made millions selling the George Foreman Grill.The New York Times - 6d -
Rory McIlroy fires 67 at The Players, even as he struggles with his greatest weapon
McIlroy had seven birdies in Thursday's opening round even though he hit only four of 14 fairways on the Stadium Course.Yahoo Sports - Mar. 13 -
Justin Thomas threatens course record Friday at Players Championship, settles for 62
Thomas drained a 19-foot birdie putt at the 17th, the longest putt he made all day, and lifted his putter in celebration as it just tumbled in.Yahoo Sports - Mar. 14 -
Peter Malnati seeks to find last year's winning mojo at the 2025 Valspar Championship
Malnati birdied the 17th hole in the final round for a 4-under 67 and a two-shot victory, his first since the 2015 Sanderson Farms Championship.Yahoo Sports - Mar. 19 -
Nottingham Forest beats ailing Man City 1-0 to strengthen chances of Champions League qualification
Nottingham Forest’s improbable bid for Champions League qualification was boosted by a 1-0 win over ailing Manchester City in the Premier League with Callum Hudson-Odoi scoring the goal in the 83rd ...ABC News - Mar. 8 -
UConn's bid for 3rd straight title endures with 67-59 win over Oklahoma in March Madness
UConn's improbable bid for a third straight national title continued when Alex Karaban came through with a critical 3-pointer and a floater in the lane during a late run that helped the Huskies ...Yahoo Sports - Mar. 22 -
UConn holds on to beat Oklahoma, 67-59, advances to second round of NCAA Tournament
UConn’s improbable bid for a third straight national title continued when Alex Karaban came through with a critical three-pointer and a floater in the lane during a late run that helped the Huskies ...Yahoo Sports - Mar. 22 -
UConn's bid for 3rd straight title endures with 67-59 win over Oklahoma in March Madness
UConn’s improbable bid for a third straight national title continued when Alex Karaban came through with a critical 3-pointer and a floater in the lane during a late run that helped the Huskies ...ABC News - Mar. 22 -
How to Make Changes That Actually Stick
Around 70 percent of all change efforts fail, because most organizations make changes without mapping impact.Inc. - Mar. 19 -
A NASA spacecraft will make another close pass of the sun
A NASA spacecraft will make its second close brush with the sunABC News - Mar. 21 -
A NASA spacecraft will make another close pass of the sun
A NASA spacecraft will make its second close brush with the sunABC News - Mar. 21 -
A NASA spacecraft will make another close pass of the sun
A NASA spacecraft will make its second close brush with the sunABC News - Mar. 21 -
Why do companies make terrible decisions? With Dan Davies
Management decision-making has become automated and inscrutableFinancial Times - Mar. 17 -
The Lions’ proposed NFL playoff change would make divisions kind of pointless
This NFL playoff change proposed by the Lions makes logical sense, but would only serve to ultimately make the regular season meaningless.Yahoo Sports - Mar. 19 -
Spaun clings to one-stroke Players lead with McIlroy four back
J.J. Spaun sank a dramatic 25-foot par putt at the 18th hole to grab a one-stroke lead after Saturday's blustery third round of the PGA Players Championship.Spaun two-putted for birdie from 39 feet ...Yahoo Sports - Mar. 15 -
Rory McIlroy ignores bogeys to find himself in Players Championship mix
A valiant closing birdie kept Rory McIlroy in the hunt for a second Players Championship crown after tough conditions here at the Stadium Course had seemingly forced the world No 2 out of contention.Yahoo Sports - Mar. 16 -
Carlos Ortiz wins on Asian Tour and gets into the British Open for his first major since 2023
Carlos Ortiz of Mexico made two early birdies and pulled away Sunday for a 6-under 64 and a three-shot victory over Patrick Reed in the International Series Macau, his second Asian Tour title since ...Yahoo Sports - 5d -
Richard Mansell wins first DP World Tour event in Singapore
Mansell of England claimed his first DP World Tour title Sunday when he two-putted from about 100 feet for birdie on the 18th holeYahoo Sports - 5d -
Hovland ends PGA title drought with Valspar victory as Thomas fades
Viktor Hovland conjured a pair of late birdies in a four-under par 67 on Sunday to win his first US PGA Tour title since 2023, capturing the Valspar Championship as Justin Thomas faltered.Norway's ...Yahoo Sports - 5d -
Billy Horschel's big putt takes Atlanta Drive to the TGL title in indoor golf
Billy Horschel made an 18-foot birdie putt down the slope and Patrick Cantlay clinched it with another clutch chip as the Atlanta Drive won the inaugural TGL title on Tuesday night by coming back ...Yahoo Sports - 3d
