Category — Phil Mickelson

The Heat are the overwhelming favorites to win the NBA title again, and why shouldn’t they be? We’re hard-headed though. Actually, we’re sticking with our betting slip.
Eastern Conference
Heat over Bucks in 5; Nets over Bulls in 7; Pacers over Hawks in 5; Knicks over Celtics in 6.
Heat over Nets in 5; Pacers over Knicks in 6.
Heat over Pacers in 6.
Western Conference
Thunder over Rockets in 6; Clippers over Grizzlies in 7 (the Charles Barkley factor); Nuggets over Warriors in 7; Spurs over Lakers in 5.
Thunder over Clippers in 6; Spurs over Nuggets in 5.
Spurs over Thunder in 6.
Championship: Spurs over Heat in 7.

Phil Mickelson, crying poverty Monday about how difficult it is to survive on his millions, estimated at almost $50 million last year alone, apologizes for his stupidity.
AP

We’ll give Tiger Woods props for winning the Memorial Tournament on Sunday. We won’t be banging the drum about how he’s back in the high life again. Ain’t happening.

Bubba Watson captured his 1st green jacket on Sunday, when he defeated Louis Oosthuizen in a playoff to win the Masters.
Devil Ball Golf

Carl Jackson, who carries the bag for Ben Crenshaw, will be the only black caddie working the Masters this week. Once upon a time, an abundance of black caddies at the Masters and other golf tournaments were a common sight. Times have changed, though.
N.Y. Times

Despite being punked by his nemisis Phil Mickelson for the championship of the Pebble Beach National Pro-Am on Sunday, hope remains alive for Tiger Woods. Vegas has some prop bets on Tiger, with a range of odds on how many Majors he will win.
If you bet against Tiger winning any Majors this year, the odds are 1-2 against you, meaning the bookies believe he will win at least 1. Odds of him winning 1 Major: 9-5; odds of him winning 2 Majors: 7-1; odds of him winning 3 Majors: 25-1; and odds of him taking all 4 Majors (meaning he doesn’t have a prayer): 125-1.

Damn Tiger. If it gets any worst, some of the boys in the neighborhood will be calling you out.
ESPN.com

Shouldn’t Tiger’s ex-wife be somewhere on the list? What do you mean she isn’t an athlete? Name someone else who has run Tiger down?
He remains the top earner among athletes, according to Sports Illustrated. Woods, nemesis Phil Mickleson, LeBron, Peyton Manning and A-Rod are the top 5 athletes pulling in the Benjamins. Kobe is 6th.
SI.com

Twenty-one-year-old Rory McIlroy shot a 65 that left him tied with Alvaro Quiros for the 1st-round lead at the Masters on Thursday. Phil Mickelson is 5 shots back, while Tiger Woods is 6 off the lead.
Golf.com

Dude, I still don’t like you.
Say what you will about Tiger Woods, though he wasn’t awful at this weekend’s Deutsche Bank Championship, but what about Phil Mickelson? Tiger has practically handed him the No. 1 ranking on the PGA Tour, but Mickelson, as he has been prone to do, can’t get a grip on it.
Oh, and your Deutsche Bank winner: Charley Hoffman.
AP