Lefty captures Claret Jug, 5th major

GULLANE, Scotland -- For more than 21 years, the entire length of Phil Mickelson's professional career, Jim "Bones" Mackay has traveled the world, lugging a golf bag and dispensing wisdom through a journey that saw his boss achieve greatness.

But never had he cried after a victory.

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"New Year's Six"

The name for the bowls under the College Football Playoff semifinal rotation that’s set to begin at the end of the 2014 season will be called the ”New Year’s Six,” according to ESPN.com.




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Playing the Stadium Name Game

Corporate names are plastered on so many sports stadiums that fans have to scratch hard to find a building that lacks one. Airlines, banks, energy providers and technology companies are among the most willing to spend millions of dollars a year to get their names in front of fans.

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Muirfield Village to host Presidents Cup

DUBLIN, Ohio -- As a reminder to fans at Muirfield Village this week, if you're tempted to scream "USA" after Tiger Woods or Bubba Watson or Dustin Johnson belts a drive at The Memorial Tournament, don't.  In its 38th year, The Memorial, the tournament created by Jack Nicklaus that stands just a cut below the majors among the best events on the PGA Tour, is a warmup for Muirfield Village in 2013.

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The 5 craziest ideas from the Atlanta Falcons’ new $1B stadium plans

The Atlanta Falcons and the city of Atlanta agreed to a deal in March that could eventually see the team get a $1 billion super-stadium by the 2017 season, and initial stadium plans are beginning to surface. This report, by the Georgia World Congress Center, compiles some of the prospective designs of the new stadium — some are groundbreakingly innovative, and some are seat-shakingly exuberant and unnecessary — but they all may be coming to Atlanta before the decade is over.

It’s worth peeking through the entire report, but here are the five zaniest nuggets....

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Tianlang Guan's success expected to help golf grow globally, add junior players

Tianlang Guan playing in next week’s Zurich Classic of New Orleans is something that had its genesis long before his impressive showing in last week’s Masters. The 14-year-old amateur golfing sensation from Guangzhou, China, accepted a sponsorship’s exemption to the event and has arrived in New Orleans.

The tournament will be played April 25-28 atTPC Louisiana.

Guan and his family stayed in New Orleans last May with friend Peter Chen, making Lakewood Golf Club his base of operation as he played in several junior events and a U.S. Open qualifier at Lakewood.

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As Golf's Best Gather at the Masters, Sponsors Await Big Pay Day

The 2013 Masters Golf Tournament—one of the few golf tourneys that the world outside of the golf community actually cares about—kicked off Thursday morning as brands watch helplessly, hoping and praying that one of thier golfers is the one pulling on the famed green jacket by weekend's end. 

As Forbes points out, last year’s winner, Bubba Watson, wasn’t a big name outside of the golf world before the Masters got underway last year. Though by the end of the tournament, his main sponsor, Ping, had generated $14.2 million in media value, according to brand analyst and research firm Repucon. That's triple what the next brand, TaylorMade, got out with at $4.5 million. 

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