LPGA players aren't jealous. They're frustrated -- and rightfully so. Since its founding in 1950, Golf Digest has had 23 issues with women on the cover.
Nine of those, she shared the cover with other male pros, and three had
non-professionals on them (including TV personality Holly Sonders,
model Kate Upton and social media starlet Paulina Gretzky). Eleven
female professional golfers have had their own cover.
(ESPN.com)
Monday, May 2, 2016
Oh The Irony
Factoids of the Week That May Interest Only Me
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Michigan State Quarterback Notes of the Draft:
In 2012, former Spartan Kirk Cousins was picked in the fourth round, 102nd overall, by Washington.
In 2016, former Spartan Connor Cook was picked in the fourth round, 100th overall, by Oakland.
Cousins redshirted his first year at MSU, was a backup his second year, won the job his third year, and started for three years, leading the Spartans to the Big Ten championship game in his final season.
Cook redshirted his first year at MSU, was a backup his second year, won the job his third year, and started for three years, leading the Spartans to the Big Ten championship game in his final season.
Cousins entered the NFL as a clear backup in Washington, to Robert Griffin III, at the age of 23.
Cook enters the NFL as a clear backup in Oakland, to Derek Carr, at the age of 23.
(MMQB.SI.com)
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Michigan State Quarterback Notes of the Draft:
In 2012, former Spartan Kirk Cousins was picked in the fourth round, 102nd overall, by Washington.
In 2016, former Spartan Connor Cook was picked in the fourth round, 100th overall, by Oakland.
Cousins redshirted his first year at MSU, was a backup his second year, won the job his third year, and started for three years, leading the Spartans to the Big Ten championship game in his final season.
Cook redshirted his first year at MSU, was a backup his second year, won the job his third year, and started for three years, leading the Spartans to the Big Ten championship game in his final season.
Cousins entered the NFL as a clear backup in Washington, to Robert Griffin III, at the age of 23.
Cook enters the NFL as a clear backup in Oakland, to Derek Carr, at the age of 23.
(MMQB.SI.com)
Is This The Greatest Of The Unlikely Championship Winners Ever?
Leicester City win the Premier League: their remarkable title by the numbers
2. Leicester City was a 5,000-1 long shot to win the Premier League before this season. Those are the same odds you could have gotten on 15-seed Cal State Bakersfield to win this year's NCAA tournament. English bookmaker William Hill would give you 5,000-1 odds that Elvis Presley will be found alive. By comparison, the longest preseason odds to win this year's World Series were 500-1 (Philadelphia Phillies, Atlanta Braves), and the longest odds to win next season's Super Bowl are 200-1 (Cleveland Browns).
3. Leicester City paid around $80 million in transfer fees for its entire squad, over $500 million less than Manchester City paid for its current team. City paid $84 million for midfielder Kevin De Bruyne alone in the summer of 2015.
• Since Blackburn won the Premier League in 1994-95, Leicester are the only team to win besides Arsenal, Chelsea, Man City and Man United.
• According to a story published by Bloomberg on April 28, a William Hill spokesman said Leicester City's title will cost the bookmaker nearly $3 million and may cost bookmakers nearly $15 million across the U.K. He also said that, going forward, William Hill will no longer offer title odds higher than 1,000-1. (Darren Rovell has since assessed the bookies' losses at around $11.4 million.)
(ESPNFC.com)
2. Leicester City was a 5,000-1 long shot to win the Premier League before this season. Those are the same odds you could have gotten on 15-seed Cal State Bakersfield to win this year's NCAA tournament. English bookmaker William Hill would give you 5,000-1 odds that Elvis Presley will be found alive. By comparison, the longest preseason odds to win this year's World Series were 500-1 (Philadelphia Phillies, Atlanta Braves), and the longest odds to win next season's Super Bowl are 200-1 (Cleveland Browns).
3. Leicester City paid around $80 million in transfer fees for its entire squad, over $500 million less than Manchester City paid for its current team. City paid $84 million for midfielder Kevin De Bruyne alone in the summer of 2015.
• Since Blackburn won the Premier League in 1994-95, Leicester are the only team to win besides Arsenal, Chelsea, Man City and Man United.
• According to a story published by Bloomberg on April 28, a William Hill spokesman said Leicester City's title will cost the bookmaker nearly $3 million and may cost bookmakers nearly $15 million across the U.K. He also said that, going forward, William Hill will no longer offer title odds higher than 1,000-1. (Darren Rovell has since assessed the bookies' losses at around $11.4 million.)
(ESPNFC.com)
Because Millenials Are Stupid
Millennials trust autonomous-driving features more than older consumers
Millennials want their cameras, sensors, lane-change assist.
The JD Power 2016 US Tech Choice study polled about 7,900 people in March and found that those under 30 years old are about 35 percent more likely to trust self-driving driving technology than those in the 40-50-year-old range. The younger set was also more than twice as likely to have faith in those features than Baby Boomers.
As a result, millennials are more apt to shell out extra cash for features such as "smart" headlights, lane-change assist, and predictive vehicle control, and more of those drivers expect radar, sensors, and cameras to become standard features on newer vehicles. The report can be found here.
Not surprisingly, the under-30 crowd is twice as likely as the 40-50-year-olds to show an interest in "alternative-mobility" options like car sharing and "mobility-on-demand" services. And that point ties into the statistics showing that the amount of driving in the US is on the downswing as younger consumers find other ways to get around.
(AutoBlog.com)
Millennials want their cameras, sensors, lane-change assist.
The JD Power 2016 US Tech Choice study polled about 7,900 people in March and found that those under 30 years old are about 35 percent more likely to trust self-driving driving technology than those in the 40-50-year-old range. The younger set was also more than twice as likely to have faith in those features than Baby Boomers.
As a result, millennials are more apt to shell out extra cash for features such as "smart" headlights, lane-change assist, and predictive vehicle control, and more of those drivers expect radar, sensors, and cameras to become standard features on newer vehicles. The report can be found here.
Not surprisingly, the under-30 crowd is twice as likely as the 40-50-year-olds to show an interest in "alternative-mobility" options like car sharing and "mobility-on-demand" services. And that point ties into the statistics showing that the amount of driving in the US is on the downswing as younger consumers find other ways to get around.
(AutoBlog.com)
Did You Know - Ayrton Senna Edition
Things You Didn't Know About Ayrton Senna: 24 Things You Didn't Know About the F1 Legend
4. He could beat you at chess
4. He could beat you at chess
- He used to play chess with legendary team owner and master strategist Sir Frank Williams -- even when he drove for rival teams -- and according to Sir Frank, he would, "plan three moves and four counter moves ahead."
- In Monaco, on the sharpest lefthand corner, you have to turn your steering wheel as far as possible and cross your hands in the process. According to McLaren, Senna would then downshift using his left hand, then straighten out the car and carry on. Some say it's urban legend, while some believe it. Judge for yourself at the 46-second point, here.
- Shortly before his death, Ayrton went to Audi HQ in Ingolstadt, Germany and signed a contract to begin importing the A3. In the years that followed, Audi Senna Ltda. built a factory to make the A3, as well as the VW Golf. The factory's still going strong, but is now 100% owned by Audi.
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