Did You Know - Ranch Dressig Edition

10 Things You Didn’t Know About Ranch Dressing

4. Ranch-flavored soda exists

• So you’ve heard of ranch flavored potato chips, taco shells, and even sunflower seeds, but soda? That’s right. Grossed out a bit? We are. Our friends over at Lester’s Fixins Soda, who have brought us bacon and peanut butter & jelly flavored sodas, have really outdone themselves this time. While it mostly tastes like sugar soda, the smell is so repulsive (think rancid blue cheese) that it’s hard to get past.

6. Since its creation, Hidden Valley Ranch has developed over 70 different varieties of ranch dressing

• The most popular flavor remains The Original Ranch, followed by Avocado Ranch, Cucumber Ranch, and Bacon Ranch. Crazier flavors over the years include Pizza and Taco Flavored Ranch. And that’s just Hidden Valley. Vegan Ranch is definitely also a thing.

Complete list (Thrillist.com)

As Someone Who Struggles To Break 90, This Is Helpful

Best advice for breaking 90 from PGA Professional Rob Labritz

"The gist of it is this -- if you're a player struggling to break 90, chances are you're not hitting a lot of greens in regulation," Labritz said. "To make up for that shortcoming, you're going to need to get dialed in from 100 yards and in. If you want to consistently break 90, you need to dedicate time to working on pitch shots from 100 yards and in with all of your wedges -- pitching wedge, gap wedge, sand wedge and lob wedge."

(PGA.com)

This Is An Awesome Ad & Tribute

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Happy 50th, John!

Happy 50th birthday, John Daly, and thanks for these memories

2. To reach the unreachable green

• Daly's grip-it-and-rip-it style and 300-plus-yard drives have always been a huge part of his fame. But it also seems to leave him a little conflicted: Does he like being known as the man who smashes the ball farther than anyone else, or does padding his career total of five PGA Tour wins come first? When Daly arrived at the 1993 U.S. Open at Baltusrol, he was keenly aware no golfer had ever reached the green of the 630-yard, uphill 17th hole in two shots. "That's the only goal I had this week," Daly told the New York Times after the second round, in which he smoked a 325-yard tee shot, then pulled a 1-iron from his bag and drilled a shot that bounced past the cup before coming to rest on the green. Mission accomplished. "I told my caddy, Greg Rita, 'We may not play good, but at least we'll make history,' " Daly said.

Complete list (ESPN.com)

The Definitive Ranking of John Daly's 50 Greatest, Gaudiest and Grisliest Moments

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• Some people kiss and tell. Others heavy-pet, then publish, as in Daly's 2006 memoir "My Life In and Out of the Rough," which includes bedroom scene that would make Christian Grey blush.

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• In 1979, young John's brood moves to Virginia, where as a 13-year-old he won the men's club championship at his home course, Lake of the Woods Country Club, in Fredericksburg. His victory inspired a new Lake of the Woods rule: No kids allowed in the tournament.

Complete list (Golf.com)

Expect The Sharks & Preds Serious To Be A Good Fight

Second-round preview: San Jose Sharks vs. Nashville Predators

How they win

San Jose:

• An NHL coach after the Sharks beat the Kings in the opening round told me, "They're the best team in the NHL right now." He said if you looked at how the Sharks have been playing in the final month of the regular season in games that mattered, it was a telltale sign of where their game was headed right before the playoffs. Boy, did the Kings ever find that out. And what killed the Kings was the Sharks' foot speed -- they were a step ahead of L.A. all series long in getting to loose pucks and open space. Another key factor is that the Sharks have been home and cooled since last Friday night after eliminating the Kings, while the Preds had to slug it out over seven games to get by Anaheim. That's no small factor at this time of year to enter a series with full energy and healthy bodies.

How they lose

San Jose:

• Truth be told, as poised and confident and ultimately successful Martin Jones was in goal for the Sharks against his former team in the opening round, he was rarely ever tested on a consistent basis. The Sharks' blue-line corps did such a great job limiting time and space and rebounds on L.A. But my question is whether the Predators can muster more traffic and shot attempts at Jones, and if so just how the youngster will react. He might react just fine. But in his first season as a No. 1 goalie, we've yet to see him truly have to steal a game in the NHL playoffs.

(ESPN.com)

Some Quality Competition For This Award

Bergeron, Kesler, Kopitar named Selke finalists

Trophy winner will be announced during 2016 NHL Awards on June 22

Kesler is a finalist for the fourth time, and first since 2011. He finished second in faceoff win percentage (58.5), including at least a 50-percent success rate in 58 of 79 games. Kesler ranked first in the League in defensive-zone faceoff wins (441) and shorthanded wins (168). He averaged 2:45 of shorthanded ice time per game and was a big reason the Ducks led the League with an 87.2-percent success rate on the penalty kill. Kesler had 21 goals, 32 assists and a plus-5 rating in 79 games. He also tied for the League lead in blocks among forwards (92).

Kopitar, a Selke finalist for the third straight season, was the runner-up in each of the past two seasons. He led all forwards in total ice time (1,690:12) and averaged 20:52 per game, including 2:09 shorthanded. Kopitar was fifth in faceoffs taken (1,776) and seventh in faceoff wins (950), and won 53.5 percent. Kopitar was third in the League among forwards in shot attempts differential; the Kings had 332 more shot attempts than they allowed when he was on the ice. He also ranked second in the League in plus/minus (plus-34), and had 25 goals and 49 assists in 81 games.

(NHL.com)

So True

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