Posted on 08 April 2010 by Bilal
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| Masters Golf Tournament 2010 – Steve Marino is currently leading The Masters Golf Tournament with 3-under par and already past the 9th hole of the Augusta National Golf Club in Augusta, Georgia.
Marino, 30, making his debut at the golf season’s first major tournament, has three birdies without a bogey through seven holes.
Nathan Smith is 2-under par and through the 10th hole. Smith nailed two birdies in the 3rd and 10th holes but had a bad time at the 9th with a bogey.
Trailing behind is Watson (-2), Kim (-2), Cabrera (-1) and Langer (-1).
Honorary starters Jack Nicklaus, 70, who has a record six Masters victories, and four-time winner Arnold Palmer, 80, took ceremonial tee shots to open the action.
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The Masters Tournament, also known as The Masters, or The U.S. Masters outside of the United States, is one of the four major championships in professional golf.
Posted on 08 April 2010 by Bilal
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Now Watch The Masters LIVE Online:The Masters got underway this morning as honorary starters Jack Nicklaus and Arnold Palmer hit drives at the opening hole to kick things off.
Tiger Woods is set to make his return to golf at 1:42 when he tees off with KJ Choi and Matt Kuchar. The four time champion will look to make history by winning his 5th green jacket in the first tournament he's played in since winning the Australian Masters last November.
Woods has been practicing for the past couple months at his home course of Isleworth and made several trips to Augusta with coach Hank Haney. He also arrived early Sunday and played practice rounds each day in preparation for Thursday.
The betting lines have Woods as the favorite to win but it seems highly unlikely he could do so after being away from the game for so long. However, history as shown not to bet against him. If anyone could win in this situation, it would be him.
Posted on 18 March 2010 by Bilal
Texas Rangers manager Ron Washington tested positive for cocaine in 2009:
Texas Rangers manager Ron Washington tested positive for cocaine last season and received nine months of extensive counseling for violating Major League Baseball's substance abuse policy.
While all non-player personnel with clubhouse access are randomly tested once a year, Washington, 57, was subjected to increased testing following last July's positive and passed every subsequent test. According to the online report, Washington also called the commissioner's office and alerted the Rangers' front office before the results had come in, warning the league that he might have failed the initial test.
"It was the right thing to do," Washington told SI.com, insisting that his was a one-time transgression. "I couldn't deal with the result to come back positive and be a shock to those who've shown faith in me."
"I did make a mistake and I regret that I did it," he added. "I am really embarrassed and I am really sorry."
In January 2008, acting on recommendations in the Mitchell Report on baseball and steroids, commissioner Bud Selig instituted random drug testing for managers, coaches, trainers, clubhouse attendants and other people who have access to major league locker rooms.
First-time offenders who test positive for recreational drugs such as cocaine are ordered to a medical evaluation conducted by doctors to determine the extent of their drug use and a treatment plan. They are also subject to increased testing and discipline from the commissioner's office.
First-time offenders who test positive for steroids and other performance-enhancing drugs, however, are automatically suspended for 50 games.
Insisting that he had never used cocaine before being caught last summer, Washington declined to explain the circumstances that led to the positive test.
"Any attempt to try to explain it is going to sound like excuses," Washington told SI.com. "There is no right way to explain something wrong, and I did wrong. Was it tension? Maybe. Anxiety?"
The Rangers ultimately supported Washington, who will voluntarily submit to extensive testing even though doctors cleared him this spring to be randomly tested once a year like all other major league managers and coaches.
"Despite the disappointment, we felt that supporting Ron was the right thing to do," Rangers general manager Jon Daniels told SI.com.
"We asked a lot of questions and worked through Major League Baseball's program, where Ron had appropriate consultation, support and testing. But for all the reasons we hired him in the first place, we felt and continued to feel that he's the right guy to lead the club. He made a significant mistake. He also admitted to it and took steps to ensure that it won't happen again."
Washington, who held a team meeting Wednesday morning at the team's spring training facility in Surprise, Ariz., to address his transgression, hopes it doesn't permanently mar his reputation.
"I don't want this to be held over my head for the rest of my life and have this be the one thing that's associated with my name," he told SI.com "I made a terrible mistake and all I can do is pray that I am forgiven for it and don't have to carry it for the rest of my life."
