Some Criminals Have Limits

Why some Japan golf courses are scared to ask potential members if they're tied to organized crime

Does not belong to an organized crime group." It seems like an unusual box to be asked to check when filling out a membership application to join a golf club. But apparently, at Japan golf courses, it's pretty standard -- well, for those bold enough to inquire.

A report by JapanToday.com says the common application question is becoming less common due to fear of retaliation by organized crime groups. According to the story, the areas of "Oita, Nagasaki, Saga and Kagoshima have included the pledge. However, in the remaining prefecture of Fukuoka, only 14 of 49 courses have done the same."

The report concludes this part of the membership process at Japan golf courses has been dropped due to the murder of a Kitakyushu golf manager 16 years ago. The crime occurred shortly after a group of people believed to be connected to the Kudo-kai Yakuza clan were turned away from joining.

But it's just a check mark on a piece of paper, right? Why wouldn't people just check it even if they had criminal ties?

Rocket News 24 in Japan believes even the country's most hardened criminals have difficulty lying. You've got to draw the line somewhere, we guess.

(GolfDigest.com)

I Don't Understand The Math, Either

9. I think the biggest takeaway after two weeks of watching the new kickoff rule is this: Why are so many returners receiving the ball three to five yards deep and then returning the ball? It’s crazy, when the Competition Committee has handed teams a five-yard bonus this season on touchbacks. Take the ball at the 25! If you get the ball five yards deep, you have the return it 31 yards to do better than what the new rules hand you. Do you realize that no man have ever averaged 31 yards per kick return in NFL history? Gale Sayers holds the career record with a 30.6-yard career average. To prove my point, here are a few of the bad decisions in the first two weeks, and what happened with them:

• Buffalo’s Brandon Tate caught a kick four yards deep in the end zone and returned it to the 18 on Thursday night against the Jets.

• Atlanta’s Eric Weems, seven yards deep, returned to the 19 in Week 1. Later, four yards deep, he returned it to the 21. Later, he did get one five yards deep and returned it to the 29.

• Chicago’s Deonte Thompson, six yards deep in Week 1, returned it to the 20.

(MMQB.SI.com)

I Want A Pair Of These

fragment design x Nike Air Max LD Zero “Cool Grey”

(NiceKicks.com)

I'm Not Pure

(BroBible.com)

How Times Have Changed

In the 1970s professional 10 pin bowlers made twice as much as NFL players (article)

In the “golden era” of the 1960s and 70s, they made twice as much money as NFL stars, signed million dollar contracts, and were heralded as international celebrities. After each match, they’d be flanked by beautiful women who’d seen them bowl on television, or had read about them in Sports Illustrated.

(CavemanCircus.com)

This Is My Favorite Generation Of The GT-R

The Undeniable Attraction Of An R32 GT-R

And the R32 especially, being the first of the second generation GT-Rs, delivers this by the bucketful.

You can do what you please with these cars – keep them stock and enjoy them as they were offered back in the day, or extract a bit more performance to take full advantage of the RB26 and the all-wheel drive underpinnings.

(SpeedHunters.com)

If You Think About It

(Bits&Pieces.us)