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Sunday at the 2023 Masters

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Originally Posted by malmomike77

^ fuk me you are a bore, are you part german?

I'm still trying to work out what the point of this thread is when we have separate threads set up for the various sports we are interested in and which are regularly updated.

Rahm is is obviously one of the best young golfers on the tour, but a story that hasn’t gotten enough attention is what Phil Mickelson accomplished, yesterday.
Not a big Mickelson fan, but he carded a seven under 65 on the final round to finish second. A at age 52, Mickelson is the oldest player to finish in the top five of a Masters, and his day was the lowest round in Masters history by a player age 50 or older.

^I read a little about him and his win. Impressive!

While watching some of the tournament yesterday I thought to myself that might be the nicest golf course I’ve even seen.

America's Cup: Emirates Team NZ close up - New Justin Mitchell video posted

New Justin Mitchell video posted from last Wednesday featuring some great angles on Emirates Team New Zealand's Te Rehutai sailing in a Wind at time of filming: 7-10kts N.

Justin Mitchell: "This is probably my most epic moment of filming in this new campaign."

"From a videography perspective, its rare that the boat comes straight for you... I'm always set up on the shore and its always a bit of a calculated guess as to where the boat will pass the closest and when.

The Inside Story Behind a Giant Texas Bluefin Tuna

While the party was playing with tuna, Oestreich used a 130-pound outfit to drop a live blackfin tuna behind the boat. He spools the reel with 200-pound braided line, a 300-pound topshot and 300-pound fluorocarbon leader. He attaches a 16/0 Owner hook to the end of the top shot and bridles the small tuna.

“The bait was in the water for 10 minutes when we got the bite,” he said.

On the initial run, the big tuna dumped 800 yards of line. Oestreich puts the fish’s feat in perspective, “That’s almost a half mile straight down in about a minute.”

As the fish dumped line, Oestreich figured he had 90 pounds of drag on the reel. “We were running hellacious drag,” he said. Each member of the party took turns reeling on the fish — some people would last two or three minutes before they gave up. “When one angler was done, I would call for fresh meat on the reel,” he joked.

In 45 minutes, they had the fish to the boat, but the tuna took off again.

“You can’t chase a big tuna in deep water or you’ll fight it for hours,” pointed out Oestreich. Instead, he tried to get ahead of the fish, keep the line at an angle and keep the fish moving. He estimated he worked the tuna for two-and-a-half miles. In another 45 minutes they had it next to the boat.

But the tuna wasn’t done. With incredible pressure on the line and the rod in the rod holder, the tuna made a mad dash and snapped his 130-pound rod. Oestreich winced, “That rod cost $1,000.”

The fish was only 40 feet from the boat, so Oestreich jumped on the reel and what was left of the rod. Second captain Matt Murchinson took the boat controls. Mate Dan Haluzen worked the leader. And mates Patrick Simpson and Kurt Jackson manned the gaffs. Everything was under control and the big bluefin tuna was quickly subdued.

The 2023 NBA playoffs are here.

The Golden State Warriors are the defending champions entering the playoffs, in which 16 teams will face off in four rounds of action to determine the 2023 champion.

Milwaukee Bucks (1) vs. Miami Heat (8)

Much more in the link above

Where things stand

Florida star Trinity Thomas ties NCAA record for career perfect 10s

Reigning NCAA all-around gymnastics champion Trinity Thomas of the University of Florida earned the 28th perfect 10 of her career Saturday, tying the 27-year-old record set by Kentucky's Jenny Hansen in 1996 and matched by UCLA's Jamie Dantzscher in 2004.

Thomas earned the score on vault during NCAA championships in Fort Worth, Texas, and after weeks of speculation as to whether she would compete again this postseason due to a lower right-leg injury she sustained at Regionals last month.

How to Watch the 2023 Boston Marathon

On Monday, April 17, 2023, the World Marathon Majors will make its first stop stateside at the Boston Marathon. The 127th iteration of the race will bring Olympic champions and Paralympians together for a highly anticipated showdown from Hopkinton to Boylston Street.

In the elite race, all eyes will be on Eliud Kipchoge, who is gunning for the men’s course record in his quest to win all six World Marathon Majors. According to World Athletics, the Boston Marathon will also be the world record holder’s first time racing in the U.S. since he won the 2014 Chicago Marathon. The women’s field features nine athletes who have run under 2:20, including rising star Amane Beriso, who ran the third-fastest marathon of all time last year, and reigning world champion Gotytom Gebreslase. With many high caliber athletes scheduled to appear on both sides, this year’s race is slated to be the “fastest and most decorated Boston Marathon” in race history, organizers say.

If you can’t watch from the sidelines in Boston, don’t worry. We’ve got you covered with plenty of viewing options. Here’s how you can tune in on Marathon Monday.

Race Details

Where: The world’s oldest annual marathon is a point-to-point course that begins in Hopkinton, Massachusetts, and ends in downtown Boston on Boylston Street.

When: The first division, the men’s wheelchair field starts at 9:02 a.m. ET and is followed by the women’s wheelchair division at 9:05 a.m. ET. The professional men start at 9:37 a.m. ET, and the professional women start at 9:47 a.m. ET.

How to watch: The 2023 Boston Marathon will be broadcast locally on WCVB Channel 5. Live national coverage will be featured on ESPN.

How to Watch the 2023 Boston Marathon

National coverage will be provided by ESPN. The broadcast is scheduled to begin at 8:30 a.m. ET and will continue until 1:00 p.m. ET.

If you live in the Boston area, you can watch live coverage on WCVB Channel 5 from 4:00 a.m. ET through 8 p.m. ET. The race will also be live streamed on Very Local Boston.

Storylines to Follow at the 2023 Boston Marathon

Kipchoge aims to break the course record

After claiming course records at the Tokyo, Berlin, and London marathons, Kipchoge has his sights set on another historic time in Boston, a notoriously difficult route with rolling hills. The time to beat is 2:03:02, set by Kenyan Geoffrey Mutai in 2011, and Kipchoge seems well prepared to surpass it.

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Boston Marathon 2023 results: Kenyans Evans Chebet, Hellen Obiri win men's and women's races

Kenya swept the 127th Boston Marathon on Monday as Evans Chebet and Hellen Obiri won the men's and women's races, respectively.

This was Chebet's second consecutive year winning the race, this time clocking in at 2:54 to become the first athlete to win the Boston Marathon to repeat since Robert Cheruiyot won three in a row from 2006-2008. He ran almost a minute faster than last year (2:51), and according to the Boston Athletic Association, he has the third fastest winning time in the history of the race.

"I'm happy, because last year I ran, but there was no rain, but this year, a lot of rain," Chebet said in a post-race interview. "So, I'm happy because I know this course very well. I'm happy because I won last year and this year, so maybe next year, I'll come back again."

Men's unofficial results

Evans Chebet: 2:54
Gabriel Geay: 2:04
Benson Kipruto: 2:06

Women's unofficial results

Hellen Obiri: 2:21:38
Amane Beriso: 2:21:50
Lonah Salpeter: 2:21:57

2023 Boston Marathon results: The winners list and official times
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Men’s wheelchair: Swiss racer Marcel Hug won his sixth Boston Marathon. He built up an enormous lead with a 36:31 split over the first half of the course, earning another win with a record-setting performance.

1. Marcel Hug: 1:06

2. Daniel Romanchuk: 1:45

3. Jetze Plat: 1:35

Women’s wheelchair: Having finished in the top five in Boston on five previous occasions, Susannah Scaroni finally broke through for the win in 2023.

1. Susannah Scaroni: 1:41:45

2. Madison De Rozario: 1:46:55

3. Wakako Tsuchida: 1:47:04

Men’s handcycle: Zachary Stinson, a Marine veteran, broke through to win the men’s handcycle division with a time of 1:51.

1. Zachary Stinson: 1:51

2. Kevin Hillery: 1:58

3. Steve Chapman: 1:46

Women’s handcycle: Alicia Dana, a Vermont native and three-time Paralympian, broke the tape with a time of 1:15.

1. Alicia Dana: 1:15

2. Edie Perkins: 1:47:38

3. Devann Murphy: 1:49:54

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