(NiceKicks.com)
Monday, June 13, 2016
I Don't Know What Does This Prove?
Nine interesting things to know ahead of the 2016 U.S. Open at Oakmont
The longest par-3, most Opens hosted and highest combined winning score in Oakmont history are just some unique quirks for the second major of 2016
5. Oakmont contains the longest par 3 in U.S. Open history.
The longest par-3, most Opens hosted and highest combined winning score in Oakmont history are just some unique quirks for the second major of 2016
5. Oakmont contains the longest par 3 in U.S. Open history.
- The par-3 8th played to 261, 279, 281 and 300 yards during the four rounds of the tournament in 2007. Those are four of the five longest distances in par-3 U.S. Open history, including the three longest. It will play at most 288 yards this year. Jordan Spieth hit a 3-wood at the hole during his practice round on Sunday. A 3-wood! Into a par-3.
I'm Happy I Got To Watch This
Brooke Henderson Captures 2016 KPMG Women's PGA Championship
Brooke Henderson began her week at the KPMG Women's PGA Championship with a hole-in-one that won her a new car. She ended it with an even bigger keepsake – her first major championship, won in a battle of the LPGA Tour's two youngest stars.
(KPMGWomensChampionship.com)
Brooke Henderson began her week at the KPMG Women's PGA Championship with a hole-in-one that won her a new car. She ended it with an even bigger keepsake – her first major championship, won in a battle of the LPGA Tour's two youngest stars.
(KPMGWomensChampionship.com)
How To Kill Your Promising Media Career Is Mere Minutes
Media Circus: Exploring Emily Austen’s racist remarks
Emily Austen’s sports broadcasting career is over for now. Whether it’s over for good remains an unanswered question.
If the name is not familiar, some background: Appearing as a guest last week on a Facebook Live chat hosted by Barstool Sports, Austen, a 27-year-old sideline reporter for Fox Sports Florida and Fox Sports Sun who worked on the television broadcasts of the Orlando Magic and Tampa Bay Rays, disparaged people of Asian, Jewish and Mexican heritage during a 35-minute roundtable chat. She also called Cavaliers forward Kevin Love a “little b----” multiple times for good measure.
That type of racial animus naturally didn’t sit well with her employers. In a statement to various outlets, Fox Sports Florida called the comments “insensitive” and “derogatory,” and that Austen was no longer scheduled to appear on its airwaves. The Tampa Bay Times reported she was a contract employee for those outlets, making it very easy for them to cut bait as compared to a higher-profile name with a long-term contract or bigger standing in the market.
(SI.com)
Emily Austen’s sports broadcasting career is over for now. Whether it’s over for good remains an unanswered question.
If the name is not familiar, some background: Appearing as a guest last week on a Facebook Live chat hosted by Barstool Sports, Austen, a 27-year-old sideline reporter for Fox Sports Florida and Fox Sports Sun who worked on the television broadcasts of the Orlando Magic and Tampa Bay Rays, disparaged people of Asian, Jewish and Mexican heritage during a 35-minute roundtable chat. She also called Cavaliers forward Kevin Love a “little b----” multiple times for good measure.
That type of racial animus naturally didn’t sit well with her employers. In a statement to various outlets, Fox Sports Florida called the comments “insensitive” and “derogatory,” and that Austen was no longer scheduled to appear on its airwaves. The Tampa Bay Times reported she was a contract employee for those outlets, making it very easy for them to cut bait as compared to a higher-profile name with a long-term contract or bigger standing in the market.
(SI.com)
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