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• Charley Hoffman hit the first hole-in-one of the Masters on Sunday.
• The shot came at No. 16 at Augusta National, and was the 20th ace that has been hit at the hole in the history of the tournament.
• While the ace didn't get Hoffman back into contention, it did temporarily bring him into the top ten, setting him up for a great payday.

Charley Hoffman won't be winning the 2018 Masters, but he will leave Augusta National with one of the highlights of the tournament... Читать дальше...

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Not to put too fine a point on it, but Wires71's list of "miss outs" on Smith's watch, puts a further black cloud, on Smith's legacy.

Yes, there were some poor achievers on that list, but still some with potential. Smith's eye was being cast elsewhere, on his little projects like Wheeler and Bailey. "I can rebuild them" was his mantra, rather than looking at what we already had, and cost us nowt.

A Ferrari team mechanic was hospitalized with a broken leg after being struck by Kimi Raikkonen's car during a botched tire change at the Bahrain Grand Prix.

Chef Dave's first thought when asked to open up a plant-based restaurant in Dublin? "It scared the shite out of me", he laughs.  He needn't have worried. The shiny new Nutbutter on Forbes St is everything you want a place to eat in Dublin to be: affordable, beautifully designed, and serving the best Irish ingredients you can put on a plate.  Set up by Paddy Hogan of HQ Gastrobar (Nutbutter is quite literally located in what was previously the back area of the bar), I called into Nutbutter to chat... Читать дальше...

Andriese and Colome drop what should have been a fun win for the Rays.

MUENSTER, Germany — The 48-year-old German man who drove a van into a crowd in Muenster was well known to police, had run-ins with the law and had expressed suicidal thoughts to a neighbor, German prosecutors said Sunday. The man, whose name was not released, killed two people and injured 20 others Saturday by crashing into a crowd drinking outside a popular bar in the western German city’s Old Town. He then shot himself to death inside the van. Police said Sunday that they believed he acted alone. Читать дальше...

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Tech companies and auto companies are all racing to be the first to roll out self-driving cars onto the road.

The stakes are high for everyone involved. The self-driving revolution and the prevalence of ride-hailing services such as Uber and Lyft threatens to reduce individual car ownership, which would eat into a sizable piece of automakers' core business.See the rest of the story at Business Insider

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KANSAS CITY, Kan. (AP) — A third man has been sentenced to life in prison for shooting and wounding a Wyandotte County Sheriff's deputy in 2015. Wyandotte County prosecutors say 21-year-old Charles Bowser was sentenced Friday to life plus 37 years for attempted capital murder and other charges. Deputy Scott Wood, who was off-duty, was shot several times at a 7-Eleven in Kansas City, Kansas, during an attempted robbery. He spent two weeks in the hospital before being released. In February 2016, Dyron... Читать дальше...

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — The United States is off to a perfect start in Davis Cup play this year, and the Americans now have to wait and see if they can continue this momentum when they play in the semifinals for the first time since 2012. Ryan Harrison had the honors Sunday wrapping up a 4-0 victory over Belgium in essentially an exhibition match with the U.S. already clinching a semifinal berth against Croatia on Sept. 14-16. Harrison, ranked 54th in the world in singles, beat Ruben Bemelmans 6-3... Читать дальше...

Chuck Hoffman hops around, avoids serious injury after making a hole-in-one on the 16th hole at Augusta.

Rarely have the dozen Catholic and Protestant churches in the small Canadian town of Humboldt seen crowds as large as they did this Sunday. But the terrible bus accident two days earlier that claimed 15 lives has brought both a time of somber reflection and a desire to pitch in and help.

Miami Marlins spoil Jake Arrieta's debut, beat Philadelphia Phillies 6-3

BEAVER DAM, Wis. (AP) — Authorities say one person is dead and another critically injured after an apartment fire in Beaver Dam. The fire broke out early Saturday at the apartment building known as The Executive. A news release Sunday from Beaver Dam Fire and Rescue says one fatality is confirmed and one of the five occupants taken to a hospital with life-threatening injuries remains in critical condition. The name of the victim was not released. Beaver Dam Fire Capt. Paul Hartl tells the Daily Citizen... Читать дальше...

North Korean officials have told their US counterparts that Kim Jong Un is ready to discuss denuclearization, an assurance that could pave the way for a meeting with President Donald Trump, reports said Sunday.

All the best, most interesting, and unashamedly coolest fights the UFC should book following their latest PPV card in Brooklyn, NY.

This week’s revelation that White House Chief of Staff John Kelly has been urging a resistant Donald Trump to fire E.P.A. head Scott Pruitt hints at what may have been behind Fox News reporter Ed Henry’s gotcha interview with Pruitt.

For decades, citizens have heard elected officials tell us that our educational system is broken. Polls show that the majority of Americans believe them.