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Flash forward almost eight years, however, and that remains Woods’ last win in a major. And according to a recent ESPN The Magazine survey of almost 60 PGA golfers, 70 percent believe Woods will never win another major. MORE: PGA Tour winners of the 2015-16 season The Golf Confidential Survey, conducted by ESPN at tournaments in February and March, surveyed 56 PGA golfers. That 70 percent figure compares with 63 percent who felt that way in last year’s survey....

PGA Tour commissioner Tim Finchem said he expects the greens on Nos. 4, 11 and 12 will be fine when golf's richest tournament begins Thursday, and the warmth and sunshine will only help through the week. MORE: Thursday’s first-round tee times | Top money winners Even so, he conceded that conditions at the Stadium Course on the TPC Sawgrass have not been perfect in the seven years since The Players moved from late March to early May....

These doubts have been further exacerbated by Microsoft’s decision to cancel Scalebound, a high profile action RPG that was in development for PC and Xbox One. However, the company has reassured Phantom Dust fans that there isn’t anything to be worried about, with Microsoft general manager Shannon Loftis telling a fan on Twitter that the game’s development is “going well.” Asked why the game is taking so long, Loftis explains that “It’s decent work to bring an original Xbox game forward, and we want to make sure it’s great....

The Knicks were just 9-19 under Rambis to close the season, but Jackson has said Rambis is a strong candidate to have his interim label removed and be hired as the team’s head coach. And if Rambis continues to buy in to Jackson’s way of doing things with the triangle offense, which he helped run on the Lakers’ coaching staff, he’s that much more likely to stick around. MORE: Maybe Knicks should be more like Nets — seriously...

Pittsburgh, desperate to trade for top-six reinforcements for Sidney Crosby and Evgeni Malkin, traded for the Maple Leafs winger, one of the very best goal-scorers of the past seven seasons. MORE: 2015 Hall of Famer Nicklas Lidstrom | Live blog, analysis of free agency The return: center Kasperi Kapanen, a first-round pick in 2014; defenseman Scott Harrington, whose ceiling is a second-pairing defenseman; forward Nick Spaling and first- and a third-round picks in the 2016 Draft....

Mickelson, the Open 2013 champion, tied for 31st last week at the Scottish Open, a 5-under total leaving him seven shots behind winner Rickie Fowler. Nevertheless, Mickelson took great confidence from improvement in his putting as the tournament progressed. MORE: American winners at British Open | Favorites | Featured groups | How, where to watch Speaking on the eve of Thursday’s first round at St. Andrews, Mickelson, 45, highlighted the importance of being clinical on the greens....

The Americans, who won two matches and halved another in Saturday morning fourballs, sent out Jimmy Walker and Rickie Fowler for a fourth consecutive match. They had halved all three of their matches. MORE: Leaderboard | Deeper holes for U.S.? | Americans’ mistakes | Images from Gleneagles “I’m riding the horses,” Watson said. “Jimmy and Rickie really played well. Three times they halved matches. That’s better than not winning.”...

Obsidian is well known for developing classic RPGs like Fallout: New Vegas and will likely be recognized for its more recent work on co-op survival game Grounded and sci-fi RPG The Outer Worlds. The developer joined other companies like Ninja Theory and Playground Games in signing up to be a part of a “new Microsoft” back in 2018, but at first it seemed that Obsidian’s team wasn’t too enthralled by the prospect....

By the end of the preseason, chairman Ed Snider had grave concerns about the team he founded. MORE: Questions surround Marc-Andre Fleury | PHOTOS: NHL openers "I thought our training camp, quite frankly, was one of the worst training camps I've ever seen," Snider said. "I'm not talking about wins or losses. There was nothing exciting. Nobody shined. Nobody looked good. I couldn't point to one thing that I thought was a positive....

Listed among the marketing job, internships and sales gigs is a position as CTO – Chief Tattoo Officer. The job is as its title would indicate – to provide tattoos for the team and its front office. It’s certainly not something you see every day. In fact, the Union say the position has never been offered by a professional sports team before. Curtin facing important year in Philadelphia The Union also would like everyone to know, this is not a joke posting....

Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney - Spirit of Justice sees heroes Phoenix Wright and Apollo Justice in different countries, tackling unique court cases with distinct rules. Apollo’s segments play like classic Ace Attorney, for the most part, with players collecting clues, presenting evidence, and trying to find contradictions in witness testimony. Phoenix’s episodes, on the other hand, add a new gimmick to the proceedings to try to liven things up....

On Saturday afternoon, the Anteaters square off against the Pioneers of Denver, and before the game, Ndiaye took a picture along side Charles Webb, who at 5-4 is the shortest player in D-I college basketball. Yes, this is what a 26-inch height advantage looks like. (H/T @BigWestMD)

Portland's Terry Stotts rocked an old-school ensemble Friday night, for a very specific (and very good) reason. Trail Blazers broadcaster Mike Barrett explains: "I'm not much of a fashionista, but I think he was able to pull it off," Blazers center Robin Lopez told reporters after Portland's 102-94 victory over the Utah Jazz. Ramsay, aka Dr. Jack, led the Blazers to their only NBA championship in 1977. (H/T: ProBasketballTalk.com)

Wilson as usual was seen scrambling around his own backfield, trying to avoid rushers and gaining space for a pass. But Carroll after the game said Wilson is partially to blame for the high volume of sacks. MORE: NFL preseason Power Rankings “I know that you are looking at the sack numbers and thinking, ‘oh geez, what’s that mean?’” Carroll said, via The Seattle Times. “We really, we need to get the ball out....

Biden made the gibe at the end of a press conference on Monday after Doocy, who was being ushered out the White House’s East Room, asked him about inflation. “Do you think inflation is a political liability ahead of the midterms?” Doocy asked. “No, it’s a great asset. More inflation. What a stupid son of a bitch,” Biden was recording saying while stood at the podium. The comment was included in the official White House transcript of the press conference....

The Carolina Hurricanes have hired Bill Peters, the team said on Thursday. Peters spent the last three seasons as an assistant with the Detroit Red Wings. Before that, he coached the Chicago Blackhawks’ AHL affiliate in Rockford, Ill. Eight players who played under Peters for Rockford, as the Hurricanes noted, went on to win the Stanley Cup with Chicago in 2010 or 2013 — Niklas Hjalmarsson, Jordan Henry, Antti Niemi, Corey Crawford, Bryan Bickell, Nick Leddy, Brandon Bollig and Ben Smith....

Whether it’s simply a bad fit, overpaying for a player or a veteran whose performance has plummeted far sooner than expected, mistakes made in 2017 offseason personnel acquisitions have started manifesting themselves just two weeks into the 2017 regular season. Some general managers have already parted ways with players who simply didn’t work out, while others have their fingers crossed hoping the lack of early returns stems more from growing pains in new surroundings....

Peterson’s plea agreement lessens the felony charge he faced and also expedites a return to the Vikings. The plea deal presented to Judge Kelly Case includes probation, a $4,000 fine and 80 hours of community service which includes a public service announcement. According to Fox 26 in Houston where the case is being heard, Peterson’s attorney, Rusty Hardin, has been in regular contact with the NFL. Peterson is currently on the commissioner’s exempt list, and he has continued to be paid his full salary since his arrest on charges of causing physical harm to his 4-year-old son....

The petition on change.org includes a photo of an abused dog and calls Vick "a monster and a disgrace." It's addressed to SUNY Cortland president Erik J. Bitterbaum, saying "if we welcome Vick onto our campus, we are complicit in his crimes." MORE: Questions about DeSean Jackson’s Eagles release remain Vick, who recently signed with the Jets after five seasons with the Philadelphia Eagles, served nearly two years in federal prison for pleading guilty in 2007 to being part of a dogfighting ring....

Even before we found out that his videos earn him a $4 million salary, it was pretty clear that Swedish Let’s Player Felix Kjellberg AKA PewDiePie was the king of YouTube gaming personalities. With over 31 million subscribers (and counting), PewDiePie’s power for promoting games has garnered him early access to upcoming titles on more than one occasion, and the latest title to fall into his hands is sci-fi horror Alien: Isolation....