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Those were the fateful words uttered by Tiger Woods upon winning the 2008 U.S. Open at the expense of Rocco Mediate after a 19-hole play-off. Dramatic as it was, the triumph in California was marked down by most observers as just another waymark on Woods’ march to inevitably surpassing Jack Nicklaus’ haul of 18 major championships. The world number one had raced to 14 after capturing his first at the Masters in 1997 and was only just approaching what was then considered to be the prime of a professional golfer’s career....

Darrah starts and ends his thread by acknowledging that Mass Effect: Andromeda was a game with serious issues, especially at launch. Darrah doesn’t believe those flaws should be looked at differently, but that Mass Effect: Andromeda was constantly compared to games that, “each [do] something better than [Mass Effect: Andromeda.]” Darrah is, of course, referencing Mass Effect: Andromeda’s Metacritic review average of 72% for the PC platform. This environment of negative comparison may or may not have affected sales, but Darrah does acknowledge the power of word of mouth in gaming....

Today’s trailer, Part 1 of a “This is Anthem” series of videos, won’t surprise many who have been following Anthem’s development over the past several months. This new video serves more like a recap or summary of the trailers and livestreams that BioWare has released and hosted recently. That said, it’s a lot of ground to cover so even fans that have been closely following Anthem may hear something they’d previously missed....

But as the brand unveiled its collection of colorways for the 2016 NBA All-Star collection, Davis got a personalized version of the Nike Air Audacity, which features a bold “Fear The Brow” wordmark around the outsole. MORE: Nike’s Black History Month release | Why Jordan XXX wasn’t supposed to be pretty Sporting News got a hands-on look at the entire All-Star collection at a Nike showroom in New York City on Friday, so here’s what the brand has in store for Paul George, Kobe Bryant, Kevin Durant and LeBron James to celebrate their respective All-Star appearances, starting with Davis:...

Following his injury in the game, ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski reported Davis is considered day to day after suffering a left groin strain. On Monday morning, The Athletic’s Shams Charania reported Davis is “unlikely” to play in Game 5. The Lakers take the court again 10 p.m. ET Tuesday for Game 5 of the first-round playoff series in Phoenix. Los Angeles fell to the Suns 100-92 on Sunday to even the series at two wins apiece....

The newly acquired Laker will not be joining Team USA at its basketball training camp, according to a report from Yahoo Sports, which cited unidentified league sources. The report also noted Davis will be taking his name out of consideration for the FIBA Basketball World Cup later this year. He will be spending much of the offseason preparing for a championship run with Los Angeles, the report says. However, he still plans to compete in the 2020 Olympic games....

The Briton was due to defend his WBA, IBF and WBO heavyweight belts against New Yorker Jarrell “Big Baby” Miller on June 1 at Madison Square Garden, but that bout is in jeopardy after Miller was refused a boxing license for an “adverse finding” in a drug test. Join DAZN to watch Anthony Joshua and 100+ fight nights a year Hearn has a shortlist of potential replacements as Miller — who has denied wrongdoing and appealed the decision to deny him a license — awaits the results of a B-sample....

ESPN’s Mike Coppinger reported Saturday that Joshua exercised his contractual right to a rematch with Usyk, setting up an opportunity to reclaim the unified heavyweight championship. Coppinger reported that Eddie Hearn, Joshua’s promoter, is hopeful the fight will be in early spring 2022. “Back in the game and looking for him to become a three-time world champion,” Hearn said, according to Coppinger. MORE: Tyson Fury vs. Deontay Wilder 3 live fight updates, results, highlights...

Ruiz, who was a 9-1 underdog, responded by pulling off one of the greatest upsets in boxing history. He scored four knockdowns, including two in the seventh round, to finish Joshua and to become the new IBF, WBA (Super) and WBO heavyweight champion of the world at Madison Square Garden and before a global audience on DAZN. Sporting News had Ruiz ahead 57-56 at the time of the stoppage....

According to The Washington Post, Anthony Rendon underwent another MRI Tuesday which showed that the MCL in his left knee is healing but still sprained. MORE: Fantasy 3B rankings | Bold predictions for Nationals | Opening day schedule for all 30 teams “I think opening day’s in jeopardy,” manager Matt Williams told reporters. “At this point, it’s in jeopardy, because he hasn’t been able to do the baseball activity."...

In the top of the eighth inning with the Mets holding a commanding 10-2 lead over the Cubs, Lugo fooled Cubs slugger Anthony Rizzo with a curveball that looked like a magic trick. MORE: Pitchers can’t hit? These moments say otherwise MLB.com’s Mike Petriello noted Lugo’s pitch had the second-highest spin of any individual curveball this year, trailing only Angels right-hander Garrett Richards. It was the first strikeout of Lugo’s career....

Rookie Nico Hoerner hit a two-run shot for his first major league homer and had four RBIs for the Cubs. Chicago moved a game ahead of Milwaukee for the second NL wild card. Contreras, Hoerner and Nicholas Castellanos homered in the first with the wind blowing out as Chicago scored five times after Pittsburgh jumped on Jon Lester (13-10) for a 4-0 lead. Hoerner elevated a low pitch to the center field batter’s eye in his first plate appearance at Wrigley Field....

In a New York Times op-ed published Monday, Miles Taylor, a former top official at the Department of Homeland Security under the Trump administration, and Christine Todd Whitman, the former governor of New Jersey, urged Republican voters to support Democrat candidates as a last-ditch effort to divorce the party from the former president and to avoid having to start a new center-right party. “Rational Republicans are losing the GOP civil war,” Taylor and Whitman wrote....

No, Wolverines fans are jacking up ticket prices in anticipation of seeing Jim Harbaugh introduced as the school’s next football coach. MORE: Inside Michigan’s obsession with Harbaugh | Report: Harbaugh deal is done | Wolverine’s expect Harbaugh return Rumors have been swirling about Harbaugh’s return to Ann Arbor, with a deal said to already be done, and every Michigan fan wants to be in Crisler Arena on Tuesday to witness the homecoming of the school’s favorite son....

The Desperado star posted a tweet to say he has contracted the illness today, on his 60th birthday. Sharing a photo of himself as a baby, the Oscar-nominated star also shared a statement in Spanish, which, translated to English reads: “Greetings to you all. I want to make public that today, 10th of August, I am forced to celebrate my 60th birthday in quarantine after being tested positive for COVID-19, caused by coronavirus....

“I just want a better opportunity because I’m still chasing my dream (of playing professional football) and I don’t really worry about who cares because at the end of the day it’s my dream that I’m chasing,” Rawls told Mlive.com. “If I fail, I can say that I gave it all that I got.” MORE: NFL scoreboard | Players having much worse days than Rawls Repeat: This was after a season in which Rawls had 12 total yards rushing on three carries....

It’s not that anything’s gone particularly wrong in her current relationship, with Motocross champ Carey Hart. Pink’s just cranky. A healthy dose of obstinacy and attitude–and a maybe-not-so-healthy amount of anger–have made the 23-year-old Pink (born Alecia Moore) one of the current pop scene’s only credible anti-heroes. This isn’t just because of the juvenile-delinquent cool she projects in her glossy, MTV-tailored videos. Since her slickly crafted 2000 debut album, “Can’t Take Me Home,” she’s morphed from a teen-oriented novelty act–a white girl singing R&B–to a genre-jumping rebel whose cause is creative control....

As seen below in the exchange between a fan and Warner on Twitter, while Anthem will definitely be getting a beta, the game’s director failed to provide any additional pieces of information regarding exactly when it will occur. As a matter of fact, other users went on to prod Warner for more particulars, but since the game is still “a distance out,” it’s “too soon for details” as to whether the beta will be open or closed, and which platforms will host the testing period....

When asked about character customization, Gamble revealed that players get a choice of gender, voice, and “face options.” While this remark concerning Anthem’s customization is a bit broad, in a follow-up tweet, he directly stated that players “can choose a head.” For some, this may be a disappointing reveal, but for others, it makes sense. While Gamble doesn’t directly state why this is the case, others have pointed out that the game is first-person when in the hub of Fort Tarsis and third-person when in a Javelin....

The FIA said the 150 mph crash took place at 11:07 a.m. EST — 5:07 p.m. local time in Stavelot, Belgium — and that Hubert died just more than an hour later after being airlifted to a local hospital. “As a result of the incident, the FIA regrets to inform that the driver of car #19, Anthoine Hubert (FRA), succumbed to his injuries, and passed away at 18:35,” the statement read....