http://www.businessinsider.com/sportspageThe latest news from Sports Pageen-usSat, 18 May 2013 18:15:48 GMTSat, 18 May 2013 18:15:48 GMT5http://static3.businessinsider.com/assets/images/bilogo-250x36-wide-rev.pnghttp://www.businessinsider.com/sportspagehttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/businessinsider/sportspage/~3/iWhiyclh9QY/raha-moharrak-climbs-mount-everest-2013-5<p><img class="float_right" src="http://static1.businessinsider.com/image/4ba0eb097f8b9abf1a350000-590-443-400-300/everest_kalapatthar_crop.jpg" border="0" alt="mountain everest" width="400" height="300" /></p><p>Raha Moharrak has broken not one, but two records with her summiting of Mount Everest.&nbsp;</p> <p>The 25-year-old Saudi Arabian <a href="http://www.boston.com/news/world/asia/2013/05/18/including-saudi-arabian-woman-scale-everest/qQ3aT6vW6wQVIgm2oTu1wJ/story.html" target="_blank">made it to the top of Everest</a>&nbsp;&mdash; along with 34 other climbers from around the world and their 29 Nepalese Sherpa guides &mdash; Saturday morning.&nbsp;</p> <p>Moharrak is both the first Saudi Arabian woman and the youngest Arab to reach the summit, which at&nbsp;8,850 meters or 29,035 feet is the highest in the world.&nbsp;</p> <p>She&nbsp;<a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-22580140" target="_blank">was part of a four-person expedition</a>&nbsp;that also included the first Qatari man and the first <a href="http://www.globalpost.com/internal/section-config/israel-and-palestine">Palestinian</a> man to reach the summit. The group is aiming to raise $1 million to help fund education projects in Nepal.&nbsp;</p> <p>They climbed from the Nepal side, leaving from the highest camp on South Col. The mountain can also be scaled from Tibet.</p> <p>May is the most popular month for climbers to attempt Mount Everest because of the favorable weather conditions. &nbsp;</p> <p>Originally from&nbsp;Jeddah in <a href="http://www.globalpost.com/internal/section-config/saudi-arabia">Saudi Arabia</a>, where women are heavily restricted by the conservative Islamic society, Moharrak said she had to surpass many hurdles to be able to make the climb.&nbsp;</p> <p>&ldquo;I really don&rsquo;t care about being the first," Moharrak said. "So long as it inspires someone else to be second."</p> <p>The university graduate is currently based in Dubai.</p> <p><p>Please follow <a href="http://www.businessinsider.com">Business Insider</a> on <a href="http://twitter.com/businessinsider">Twitter</a> and <a href="http://facebook.com/businessinsider">Facebook</a>.</p><p><a href="http://www.businessinsider.com/raha-moharrak-climbs-mount-everest-2013-5#comments">Join the conversation about this story &#187;</a></p><img width='1' height='1' src='http://businessinsider.com.feedsportal.com/c/34800/f/641465/s/2c194a52/mf.gif' border='0'/><div class='mf-viral'><table border='0'><tr><td valign='middle'><a href="http://share.feedsportal.com/share/twitter/?u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.businessinsider.com%2Fraha-moharrak-climbs-mount-everest-2013-5&t=25-Year-Old+Saudi+Arabian+Woman+Makes+History+By+Reaching+Everest+Summit" target="_blank"><img src="http://res3.feedsportal.com/social/twitter.png" border="0" /></a>&nbsp;<a href="http://share.feedsportal.com/share/facebook/?u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.businessinsider.com%2Fraha-moharrak-climbs-mount-everest-2013-5&t=25-Year-Old+Saudi+Arabian+Woman+Makes+History+By+Reaching+Everest+Summit" target="_blank"><img src="http://res3.feedsportal.com/social/facebook.png" border="0" /></a>&nbsp;<a href="http://share.feedsportal.com/share/linkedin/?u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.businessinsider.com%2Fraha-moharrak-climbs-mount-everest-2013-5&t=25-Year-Old+Saudi+Arabian+Woman+Makes+History+By+Reaching+Everest+Summit" target="_blank"><img src="http://res3.feedsportal.com/social/linkedin.png" border="0" /></a>&nbsp;<a href="http://share.feedsportal.com/share/gplus/?u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.businessinsider.com%2Fraha-moharrak-climbs-mount-everest-2013-5&t=25-Year-Old+Saudi+Arabian+Woman+Makes+History+By+Reaching+Everest+Summit" target="_blank"><img src="http://res3.feedsportal.com/social/googleplus.png" border="0" /></a>&nbsp;<a href="http://share.feedsportal.com/share/email/?u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.businessinsider.com%2Fraha-moharrak-climbs-mount-everest-2013-5&t=25-Year-Old+Saudi+Arabian+Woman+Makes+History+By+Reaching+Everest+Summit" target="_blank"><img src="http://res3.feedsportal.com/social/email.png" border="0" /></a></td></tr></table></div><br/><br/><a href="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/165664194367/u/49/f/641465/c/34800/s/2c194a52/kg/342-363/a2.htm"><img src="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/165664194367/u/49/f/641465/c/34800/s/2c194a52/kg/342-363/a2.img" border="0"/></a><img width="1" height="1" src="http://pi.feedsportal.com/r/165664194367/u/49/f/641465/c/34800/s/2c194a52/kg/342-363/a2t.img" border="0"/>Sat, 18 May 2013 17:51:00 GMThttp://www.businessinsider.com/raha-moharrak-climbs-mount-everest-2013-5Talia Ralphhttp://www.businessinsider.com/raha-moharrak-climbs-mount-everest-2013-5http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/businessinsider/sportspage/~3/5x6u-NagwUc/preakness-betting-excel-spreadsheet-2013-5<p><img class="float_right" src="http://static1.businessinsider.com/image/51967f52eab8eab92d00001a-433-324-383-286/orb-kentucky-derby-horse-2.jpg" border="0" alt="orb kentucky derby horse" width="383" height="286" /></p><p>Orb, who won the Kentucky Derby, is the favorite to win the 138th Preakness Stakes on Saturday. The <a href="http://www.sbnation.com/2013/5/15/4334666/2013-preakness-stakes-post-positions-odds-entries">morning line odds</a> have him at evens &mdash; which means there's absolutely no point in betting on him. (Why bet $10 just to win $10?)</p> <p>Orb ran such a good race &mdash; coming from behind, and going the long way around the pack on the outside &mdash; that everyone just wants him to win tomorrow so he can have a shot at the triple crown at Belmont.</p> <p>Plus, people seem to love owner <a href="http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/more/news/20130513/preakness-stakes-orb-shug-mcgaughey/">Shug McGaughey, an old school gent</a> who doesn't dope his horses.</p> <p>But there's an obvious problem for Orb. He's got the No.1 inside track position. If he runs from behind again, he might get boxed in by the other horses and not be able to find a way through to the front. The Preakness (9.5 furlongs) is shorter than the derby (10 furlongs) so Orb has less time to repeat his round-the-outside trick from the last race.</p> <p>So we have turned to our trusty horse-racing Excel spreadsheet for some non-Orb "investment" ideas on the race. Horse racing is, after all, really boring unless you have money riding on it.</p> <p>Here's how it works.</p> <p>There are 9 horses in the running Saturday. So at the outset, assuming you know nothing about horses (guilty), you have a 1 in 9 chance of picking the winner.</p> <p>Those are NOT good odds.</p> <p>Some horses have better chances than others at winning &mdash; some might not like longer races, for instance &mdash; and the odds adjust on each horse bettors place their bets.</p> <p>But the bottom line is that in theory, any horse can win.</p> <p>So a person approaching the Preakness as if it were a probability problem might want to ask, how many horses can I bet on and still come out ahead if any one horse wins? Put another way, can I spread my bets among as many horses as possible and still come out ahead?</p> <p>The formulas in my spreadsheet ask, for a $10 bet on each horse, how many horses can I bet on and still be able to win more than the total amount of money I've wagered?</p> <p>This year, you can bet on five of the 9 horses at the current odds, and if any of them win you'll come out nicely ahead. That reduces your overall odds to something better than a 50/50 coin flip.</p> <p>Now that's an interesting bet.</p> <p>Of course, your portfolio will contain NONE of the favorites. In other words, you're betting on all the horses the bookies think will most likely lose, because they have the longest odds. But you're covering as much of the field as possible. Remember, you only need ONE horse to come in good, and horses have a funny way of defying expectations.</p> <p>The horses you must bet on are these: Titletown Five, Oxbow, Will Take Charge, Governor Charlie and ItsMyLuckyDay.</p> <p><img src="http://static3.businessinsider.com/image/51967dbd6bb3f7955100000d-914-277/screen%20shot%202013-05-17%20at%202.42.57%20pm.png" border="0" alt="Preakness excel" width="600" /><br />&nbsp;</p> <p>A $10 bet on each one to win will cost you $50. If any of them come first you will win at least $120 and as much as $300. (I've built in a margin to give the betting a purpose.)</p> <p>Personally, I use the spreadsheet as an advisor, not a decider. Remember the <a href="http://www.cbsnews.com/8301-505123_162-42746774/did-nike-really-gain-from-tiger-woods-scandal-as-the-numbers-suggest/">Edwards Quant Fallacy</a>: There's a difference between <em>having</em> good data and <em>applying judgment</em> to good data.</p> <p>So at post time consider picking only three or four horses, some at good odds and some at long odds. That limits your losses but makes your gains interesting. The worst thing that can happen is that you'll add some genuine excitement to a race that is, otherwise, two minutes of chaos.</p> <p><p>Please follow <a href="http://www.businessinsider.com/sportspage">Sports Page</a> on <a href="http://twitter.com/BISportsPage">Twitter</a> and <a href="http://facebook.com/businessinsider">Facebook</a>.</p><p><a href="http://www.businessinsider.com/preakness-betting-excel-spreadsheet-2013-5#comments">Join the conversation about this story &#187;</a></p><img width='1' height='1' src='http://businessinsider.com.feedsportal.com/c/34800/f/641465/s/2c11c00b/mf.gif' border='0'/><div class='mf-viral'><table border='0'><tr><td valign='middle'><a href="http://share.feedsportal.com/share/twitter/?u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.businessinsider.com%2Fpreakness-betting-excel-spreadsheet-2013-5&t=Our+Excel+Spreadsheet+For+The+Preakness+Says+You+Should+NOT+Bet+On+Orb%2C+Even+Though+He%27s+The+Favorite" target="_blank"><img src="http://res3.feedsportal.com/social/twitter.png" border="0" /></a>&nbsp;<a href="http://share.feedsportal.com/share/facebook/?u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.businessinsider.com%2Fpreakness-betting-excel-spreadsheet-2013-5&t=Our+Excel+Spreadsheet+For+The+Preakness+Says+You+Should+NOT+Bet+On+Orb%2C+Even+Though+He%27s+The+Favorite" target="_blank"><img src="http://res3.feedsportal.com/social/facebook.png" border="0" /></a>&nbsp;<a href="http://share.feedsportal.com/share/linkedin/?u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.businessinsider.com%2Fpreakness-betting-excel-spreadsheet-2013-5&t=Our+Excel+Spreadsheet+For+The+Preakness+Says+You+Should+NOT+Bet+On+Orb%2C+Even+Though+He%27s+The+Favorite" target="_blank"><img src="http://res3.feedsportal.com/social/linkedin.png" border="0" /></a>&nbsp;<a href="http://share.feedsportal.com/share/gplus/?u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.businessinsider.com%2Fpreakness-betting-excel-spreadsheet-2013-5&t=Our+Excel+Spreadsheet+For+The+Preakness+Says+You+Should+NOT+Bet+On+Orb%2C+Even+Though+He%27s+The+Favorite" target="_blank"><img src="http://res3.feedsportal.com/social/googleplus.png" border="0" /></a>&nbsp;<a href="http://share.feedsportal.com/share/email/?u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.businessinsider.com%2Fpreakness-betting-excel-spreadsheet-2013-5&t=Our+Excel+Spreadsheet+For+The+Preakness+Says+You+Should+NOT+Bet+On+Orb%2C+Even+Though+He%27s+The+Favorite" target="_blank"><img src="http://res3.feedsportal.com/social/email.png" border="0" /></a></td></tr></table></div><br/><br/><a href="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/165664194163/u/49/f/641465/c/34800/s/2c11c00b/kg/342-363/a2.htm"><img src="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/165664194163/u/49/f/641465/c/34800/s/2c11c00b/kg/342-363/a2.img" border="0"/></a><img width="1" height="1" src="http://pi.feedsportal.com/r/165664194163/u/49/f/641465/c/34800/s/2c11c00b/kg/342-363/a2t.img" border="0"/>Sat, 18 May 2013 17:34:08 GMThttp://www.businessinsider.com/preakness-betting-excel-spreadsheet-2013-5Jim Edwardshttp://www.businessinsider.com/preakness-betting-excel-spreadsheet-2013-5http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/businessinsider/sportspage/~3/JgmuRBPCvos/the-8-richest-people-in-baseball-2013-5<p><img class="float_right" src="http://static1.businessinsider.com/image/4e9735dfecad044336000002-400-300/john-henry-liverpool.jpg" border="0" alt="john henry at a liverpool match" /></p><p>When baseball players haggle with teams over contracts, it is often described as "millionaires fighting with billionaires."</p> <p>But in reality, there are surprisingly few billionaire owners in baseball.</p> <p>When <a class="hidden_link" href="http://www.businessinsider.com/blackboard/forbes">Forbes</a>.com recently released the 2013 Billionaires List, 1,426 names were included and only eight of those billionaires have a significant stake in a major league baseball team.</p><h3>8. John Henry, Boston Red Sox — Net Worth: $1.5 Billion</h3> <img src="http://static6.businessinsider.com/image/519654e0eab8eaa64d000004-400-300/8-john-henry-boston-red-sox--net-worth-15-billion.jpg" alt="" /> <p><p>Age: 63</p> <p>Source of income: Wall Street trader</p> <p>Overall rank on the Forbes Billionaires List: 974</p></p> <br/><br/><h3>7. Ray Davis, Texas Rangers — Net Worth: $1.6 Billion</h3> <img src="http://static6.businessinsider.com/image/519655ad6bb3f7c906000001-400-300/7-ray-davis-texas-rangers--net-worth-16-billion.jpg" alt="" /> <p><p>Age: 71</p> <p>Source of income: Gas pipelines</p> <p>Overall rank on the Forbes Billionaires List: 931</p></p> <br/><br/><h3>6. Hiroshi Yamauchi, Seattle Mariners — Net Worth: $1.8 Billion</h3> <img src="http://static4.businessinsider.com/image/5196560e6bb3f7ef08000000-400-300/6-hiroshi-yamauchi-seattle-mariners--net-worth-18-billion.jpg" alt="" /> <p><p>Age: 85</p> <p>Source of income: Nintendo</p> <p>Overall rank on the Forbes Billionaires List: 831</p></p> <br/><br/><a href="http://www.businessinsider.com/the-8-richest-people-in-baseball-2013-5#5-john-fisher-oakland-as--net-worth-22-billion-4">See the rest of the story at Business Insider</a> <p><p>Please follow <a href="http://www.businessinsider.com/sportspage">Sports Page</a> on <a href="http://twitter.com/BISportsPage">Twitter</a> and <a href="http://facebook.com/businessinsider">Facebook</a>.</p><img width='1' height='1' src='http://businessinsider.com.feedsportal.com/c/34800/f/641465/s/2c1940b0/mf.gif' border='0'/><div class='mf-viral'><table border='0'><tr><td valign='middle'><a href="http://share.feedsportal.com/share/twitter/?u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.businessinsider.com%2Fthe-8-richest-people-in-baseball-2013-5&t=The+8+Richest+People+In+Baseball" target="_blank"><img src="http://res3.feedsportal.com/social/twitter.png" border="0" /></a>&nbsp;<a href="http://share.feedsportal.com/share/facebook/?u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.businessinsider.com%2Fthe-8-richest-people-in-baseball-2013-5&t=The+8+Richest+People+In+Baseball" target="_blank"><img src="http://res3.feedsportal.com/social/facebook.png" border="0" /></a>&nbsp;<a href="http://share.feedsportal.com/share/linkedin/?u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.businessinsider.com%2Fthe-8-richest-people-in-baseball-2013-5&t=The+8+Richest+People+In+Baseball" target="_blank"><img src="http://res3.feedsportal.com/social/linkedin.png" border="0" /></a>&nbsp;<a href="http://share.feedsportal.com/share/gplus/?u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.businessinsider.com%2Fthe-8-richest-people-in-baseball-2013-5&t=The+8+Richest+People+In+Baseball" target="_blank"><img src="http://res3.feedsportal.com/social/googleplus.png" border="0" /></a>&nbsp;<a href="http://share.feedsportal.com/share/email/?u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.businessinsider.com%2Fthe-8-richest-people-in-baseball-2013-5&t=The+8+Richest+People+In+Baseball" target="_blank"><img src="http://res3.feedsportal.com/social/email.png" border="0" /></a></td></tr></table></div><br/><br/><a href="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/165664193452/u/49/f/641465/c/34800/s/2c1940b0/kg/342-363/a2.htm"><img src="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/165664193452/u/49/f/641465/c/34800/s/2c1940b0/kg/342-363/a2.img" border="0"/></a><img width="1" height="1" src="http://pi.feedsportal.com/r/165664193452/u/49/f/641465/c/34800/s/2c1940b0/kg/342-363/a2t.img" border="0"/>Sat, 18 May 2013 16:49:00 GMThttp://www.businessinsider.com/the-8-richest-people-in-baseball-2013-5Cork Gaineshttp://www.businessinsider.com/the-8-richest-people-in-baseball-2013-5http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/businessinsider/sportspage/~3/NPbLDjRB0h4/gif-the-astros-lost-to-the-pirates-on-a-dropped-flyball-2013-5<p>The Astros are not a very good team. As part of their rebuilding project, they slashed payroll and are fielding a team with a lot of players that probably shouldn't be in the majors.</p> <p>But here they are. And tonight they lost a game to the Pirates in maybe the most embarrassing way possible.</p> <p>With the score tied with two outs in the 9th inning and the bases loaded for the Pirates, it looked like the Astros were going to force extra innings. Edgar Gonzalez induced Russell Martin to pop the ball up to shallow right field. That's when two fielders collided, they dropped the popup, and the Pirates won. Ouch (you can see the <a href="http://mlb.mlb.com/video/play.jsp?content_id=27207249&amp;c_id=mlb&amp;topic_id=vtp_budweiser">full video here</a>; <em><a href="http://www.mlbgifs.com/2013/05/astros-lose-in-the-most-astros-way-ever/">gif via mlbgifs.com</a></em>) ...<br /><br /></p> <center><img src="http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8258/8749814466_c6f406a882_o.gif" border="0" style="width: 618px;" /></center> <p><p>Please follow <a href="http://www.businessinsider.com/sportspage">Sports Page</a> on <a href="http://twitter.com/BISportsPage">Twitter</a> and <a href="http://facebook.com/businessinsider">Facebook</a>.</p><p><a href="http://www.businessinsider.com/gif-the-astros-lost-to-the-pirates-on-a-dropped-flyball-2013-5#comments">Join the conversation about this story &#187;</a></p><img width='1' height='1' src='http://businessinsider.com.feedsportal.com/c/34800/f/641465/s/2c1428c5/mf.gif' border='0'/><div class='mf-viral'><table border='0'><tr><td valign='middle'><a href="http://share.feedsportal.com/share/twitter/?u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.businessinsider.com%2Fgif-the-astros-lost-to-the-pirates-on-a-dropped-flyball-2013-5&t=The+Astros+Lost+A+Game+In+Maybe+The+Worst+Way+Possible" target="_blank"><img src="http://res3.feedsportal.com/social/twitter.png" border="0" /></a>&nbsp;<a href="http://share.feedsportal.com/share/facebook/?u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.businessinsider.com%2Fgif-the-astros-lost-to-the-pirates-on-a-dropped-flyball-2013-5&t=The+Astros+Lost+A+Game+In+Maybe+The+Worst+Way+Possible" target="_blank"><img src="http://res3.feedsportal.com/social/facebook.png" border="0" /></a>&nbsp;<a href="http://share.feedsportal.com/share/linkedin/?u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.businessinsider.com%2Fgif-the-astros-lost-to-the-pirates-on-a-dropped-flyball-2013-5&t=The+Astros+Lost+A+Game+In+Maybe+The+Worst+Way+Possible" target="_blank"><img src="http://res3.feedsportal.com/social/linkedin.png" border="0" /></a>&nbsp;<a href="http://share.feedsportal.com/share/gplus/?u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.businessinsider.com%2Fgif-the-astros-lost-to-the-pirates-on-a-dropped-flyball-2013-5&t=The+Astros+Lost+A+Game+In+Maybe+The+Worst+Way+Possible" target="_blank"><img src="http://res3.feedsportal.com/social/googleplus.png" border="0" /></a>&nbsp;<a href="http://share.feedsportal.com/share/email/?u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.businessinsider.com%2Fgif-the-astros-lost-to-the-pirates-on-a-dropped-flyball-2013-5&t=The+Astros+Lost+A+Game+In+Maybe+The+Worst+Way+Possible" target="_blank"><img src="http://res3.feedsportal.com/social/email.png" border="0" /></a></td></tr></table></div><br/><br/><a href="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/165664272915/u/49/f/641465/c/34800/s/2c1428c5/kg/342-363/a2.htm"><img src="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/165664272915/u/49/f/641465/c/34800/s/2c1428c5/kg/342-363/a2.img" border="0"/></a><img width="1" height="1" src="http://pi.feedsportal.com/r/165664272915/u/49/f/641465/c/34800/s/2c1428c5/kg/342-363/a2t.img" border="0"/>Sat, 18 May 2013 03:09:00 GMThttp://www.businessinsider.com/gif-the-astros-lost-to-the-pirates-on-a-dropped-flyball-2013-5Cork Gaineshttp://www.businessinsider.com/gif-the-astros-lost-to-the-pirates-on-a-dropped-flyball-2013-5http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/businessinsider/sportspage/~3/ZigP2haKxEo/10-best-horse-names-of-all-time-2013-5<p><span>The Preakness is on Saturday. These are the 10 best horse names ever.</span></p> <h2><strong>10. Afleet Alex (2005 Preakness winner)</strong></h2> <p>"Afleet" doesn't mean anything. It's not an actual word. But when you see "Afleet Alex" you think, "This is a quick horse. This is a physically light horse. This is a horse that is fleet on his feet. This is a horse that runs very fast."</p> <p><img src="http://static2.businessinsider.com/image/5196893becad04d869000002-620-496-620-/afleet-alex-horse.jpg" border="0" alt="afleet alex horse" width="620" /></p> <h2><strong>9. Clyde Van Dusen (1929 Kentucky Derby winner)&nbsp;</strong></h2> <p>Clyde Van Dusen is named after his jockey and trainer, Clyde Van Dusen. Naming your horse after yourself (first and last name) is the ultimate power move. It is Clyde Van Dusen signaling to the world that the horse is not a wild animal, but an extension of himself.</p> <p><img src="http://static5.businessinsider.com/image/51968afeecad04356e000000-760-380/clyde-van-dusen-1.jpg" border="0" alt="clyde van dusen" width="620" /></p> <h2><strong>8. Seattle Slew (1977 Triple Crown winner)</strong></h2> <p>Silky-smooth name. Manages to connote something agrarian even though it has the word "Seattle" in it.</p> <p><img src="http://static5.businessinsider.com/image/51968e7beab8eadb4f000019-620-310/seattle-slew.jpg" border="0" alt="seattle slew" /></p> <h2><strong>7. Sly Fox (1898 Preakness winner)</strong></h2> <p>Works on two levels: 1) it tells you a little bit about the character of the horse 2) Sly could maybe be short for Sylvester, and "Sylvester Fox" would be #1 on this list.</p> <p><img src="http://static2.businessinsider.com/image/5196918a69bedd134b000001-620-310/sly-fox-newspaper-article.jpg" border="0" alt="sly fox newspaper article" /></p> <h2><strong><span>6. War Admiral (1937 Triple Crown winner)</span></strong></h2> <p><span>War Admiral is a strong and important horse who will crush you, like a fleet of Navy carriers descending on a small troop of rebels who've been on a small island for weeks without suitable rations, their number dwindling after an outbreak of typhus, awaiting the mechanical death creeping toward them from across the sea. That's the impression I get from the name "War Admiral."</span></p> <p><span><img src="http://static6.businessinsider.com/image/5196944a69bedd3554000000-620-310/war-admiral-horse.jpg" border="0" alt="war admiral horse" /></span></p> <h2><strong>5. Tabasco Cat (1994 Belmont winner)</strong></h2> <p>IT'S A HORSE NAMED TABASCO CAT.</p> <p><img src="http://static4.businessinsider.com/image/51968f1269beddf642000007-620-460/tabasco-cat-horse.jpg" border="0" alt="tabasco cat horse" /></p> <h2><strong>4. Thunder Gulch (1995 Kentucky Derby winner)</strong></h2> <p>What an evocative name. Close your eyes and think of the words.&nbsp;<em>Thunder Gulch...&nbsp;</em>"It's night time. You come to an open space in the woods and hear the faint trickling of a stream. Before you is a deep ravine, a gulch. There's a horse down there. He's alone. Your eyes meet and it becomes clear that he is the curious one. Then the sound of faraway thunder, and you both turn away."</p> <p><img src="http://static6.businessinsider.com/image/51968ceaeab8ead94f000006-620-451/thunder-gulch-kentucky-derby.jpg" border="0" alt="thunder gulch kentucky derby" width="620" /></p> <h2><strong>3. Whiskery (1927 Preakness Winner)</strong></h2> <p>"Whiskery" is a commentary on the inherent absurdity of horse names.&nbsp;A horse is born with what appear to be whiskers. You name him Whiskery.&nbsp;</p> <p><img src="http://static3.businessinsider.com/image/51968f7b69beddf447000000-614-480/horse_whiskery-big.jpg" border="0" alt="Horse_Whiskery big" width="620" /></p> <h2><strong>2. Joe Cotton (1885 Kentucky Derby Winner)</strong></h2> <p>I love it when horses have people names. Joe Cotton sounds like a very cool and very handsome 28-year-old drifter who knows a thing or two about how the world works.</p> <p>Joe Cotton died in 1888 during a race. In his obituary the <a class="hidden_link" href="http://www.businessinsider.com/blackboard/new-york-times">New York Times</a> didn't write that he "died," but rather than he was "destroyed" &mdash; as if he was an entity incapable of death.</p> <p><img src="http://static4.businessinsider.com/image/51967a846bb3f7204b000008-620-304/joe-cotton-nyt-obituary.jpg" border="0" alt="joe cotton nyt obituary" /></p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <h2><strong>1. Real Quiet (1998 Kentucky Derby winner)</strong></h2> <p><span style="line-height: 1.5em;">A beautiful, powerful name. 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And even if the finals need to air on Monday night, the matches can be moved to ESPN2 if they overlap with "Monday Night Football."</p> <p>There will undoubtedly be some that will miss the nostalgic feel of the U.S. Open on CBS but it has become clear that tennis is no longer big enough for network television.</p> <p>In the end, the U.S. Open will get the star treatment it deserves and tennis fans will get tennis at a time when more of them can watch.</p> <p><p>Please follow <a href="http://www.businessinsider.com/sportspage">Sports Page</a> on <a href="http://twitter.com/BISportsPage">Twitter</a> and <a href="http://facebook.com/businessinsider">Facebook</a>.</p><p><a href="http://www.businessinsider.com/why-us-open-finals-moving-to-espn-is-a-huge-win-for-tennis-fans-2013-5#comments">Join the conversation about this story &#187;</a></p><img width='1' height='1' src='http://businessinsider.com.feedsportal.com/c/34800/f/641465/s/2c11bdfc/mf.gif' border='0'/><div class='mf-viral'><table border='0'><tr><td valign='middle'><a href="http://share.feedsportal.com/share/twitter/?u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.businessinsider.com%2Fwhy-us-open-finals-moving-to-espn-is-a-huge-win-for-tennis-fans-2013-5&t=Why+The+US+Open+Finals+Moving+To+ESPN+Is+A+Huge+Win+For+Tennis+Fans" target="_blank"><img src="http://res3.feedsportal.com/social/twitter.png" border="0" /></a>&nbsp;<a href="http://share.feedsportal.com/share/facebook/?u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.businessinsider.com%2Fwhy-us-open-finals-moving-to-espn-is-a-huge-win-for-tennis-fans-2013-5&t=Why+The+US+Open+Finals+Moving+To+ESPN+Is+A+Huge+Win+For+Tennis+Fans" target="_blank"><img src="http://res3.feedsportal.com/social/facebook.png" border="0" /></a>&nbsp;<a href="http://share.feedsportal.com/share/linkedin/?u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.businessinsider.com%2Fwhy-us-open-finals-moving-to-espn-is-a-huge-win-for-tennis-fans-2013-5&t=Why+The+US+Open+Finals+Moving+To+ESPN+Is+A+Huge+Win+For+Tennis+Fans" target="_blank"><img src="http://res3.feedsportal.com/social/linkedin.png" border="0" /></a>&nbsp;<a href="http://share.feedsportal.com/share/gplus/?u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.businessinsider.com%2Fwhy-us-open-finals-moving-to-espn-is-a-huge-win-for-tennis-fans-2013-5&t=Why+The+US+Open+Finals+Moving+To+ESPN+Is+A+Huge+Win+For+Tennis+Fans" target="_blank"><img src="http://res3.feedsportal.com/social/googleplus.png" border="0" /></a>&nbsp;<a href="http://share.feedsportal.com/share/email/?u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.businessinsider.com%2Fwhy-us-open-finals-moving-to-espn-is-a-huge-win-for-tennis-fans-2013-5&t=Why+The+US+Open+Finals+Moving+To+ESPN+Is+A+Huge+Win+For+Tennis+Fans" target="_blank"><img src="http://res3.feedsportal.com/social/email.png" border="0" /></a></td></tr></table></div><br/><br/><a href="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/165665139878/u/49/f/641465/c/34800/s/2c11bdfc/kg/342-363/a2.htm"><img src="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/165665139878/u/49/f/641465/c/34800/s/2c11bdfc/kg/342-363/a2.img" border="0"/></a><img width="1" height="1" src="http://pi.feedsportal.com/r/165665139878/u/49/f/641465/c/34800/s/2c11bdfc/kg/342-363/a2t.img" border="0"/>Fri, 17 May 2013 18:59:00 GMThttp://www.businessinsider.com/why-us-open-finals-moving-to-espn-is-a-huge-win-for-tennis-fans-2013-5Cork Gaineshttp://www.businessinsider.com/why-us-open-finals-moving-to-espn-is-a-huge-win-for-tennis-fans-2013-5http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/businessinsider/sportspage/~3/hBwITflg3fU/girl-first-pitch-rays-2013-5<p>Nine-year-old Alayna Adams threw out the first pitch for the <a class="hidden_link" href="http://www.businessinsider.com/blackboard/tampa-bay-rays-1">Tampa Bay Rays</a> game last night, and when the catcher took off his mask, she realized her father had returned from a year-long deployment to Afghanistan.</p> <p>Prior to the pitch, the father, Lt. 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He gave his daughter some pointers, told her he would see her soon, and said he loved her.</p> <p>Then off she went to do the throw.</p> <p>Watch:</p> <p><iframe width="620" height="349" frameborder="0" src="http://embed.newsinc.com/Single/iframe.html?WID=1&amp;VID=24826246&amp;freewheel=69016&amp;sitesection=advance&amp;width=620&amp;height=349"></iframe></p><p><strong>SEE ALSO:&nbsp;<a href="http://facebook.com/bidefense" >Our Military and Defense Facebook page for updates ></a></strong></p> <p><p>Please follow <a href="http://www.businessinsider.com/defense">Military &amp; Defense</a> on <a href="http://twitter.com/BI_Defense">Twitter</a> and <a href="http://facebook.com/businessinsider">Facebook</a>.</p><p><a href="http://www.businessinsider.com/girl-first-pitch-rays-2013-5#comments">Join the conversation about this story &#187;</a></p><img width='1' height='1' src='http://businessinsider.com.feedsportal.com/c/34800/f/641465/s/2c11b11b/mf.gif' border='0'/><div class='mf-viral'><table border='0'><tr><td valign='middle'><a href="http://share.feedsportal.com/share/twitter/?u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.businessinsider.com%2Fgirl-first-pitch-rays-2013-5&t=Little+Girl+Throws+Rays+First+Pitch%2C+Realizes+Catcher+Is+Actually+Her+Father+Returned+From+Afghanistan" target="_blank"><img src="http://res3.feedsportal.com/social/twitter.png" border="0" /></a>&nbsp;<a href="http://share.feedsportal.com/share/facebook/?u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.businessinsider.com%2Fgirl-first-pitch-rays-2013-5&t=Little+Girl+Throws+Rays+First+Pitch%2C+Realizes+Catcher+Is+Actually+Her+Father+Returned+From+Afghanistan" target="_blank"><img src="http://res3.feedsportal.com/social/facebook.png" border="0" /></a>&nbsp;<a href="http://share.feedsportal.com/share/linkedin/?u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.businessinsider.com%2Fgirl-first-pitch-rays-2013-5&t=Little+Girl+Throws+Rays+First+Pitch%2C+Realizes+Catcher+Is+Actually+Her+Father+Returned+From+Afghanistan" target="_blank"><img src="http://res3.feedsportal.com/social/linkedin.png" border="0" /></a>&nbsp;<a href="http://share.feedsportal.com/share/gplus/?u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.businessinsider.com%2Fgirl-first-pitch-rays-2013-5&t=Little+Girl+Throws+Rays+First+Pitch%2C+Realizes+Catcher+Is+Actually+Her+Father+Returned+From+Afghanistan" target="_blank"><img src="http://res3.feedsportal.com/social/googleplus.png" border="0" /></a>&nbsp;<a href="http://share.feedsportal.com/share/email/?u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.businessinsider.com%2Fgirl-first-pitch-rays-2013-5&t=Little+Girl+Throws+Rays+First+Pitch%2C+Realizes+Catcher+Is+Actually+Her+Father+Returned+From+Afghanistan" target="_blank"><img src="http://res3.feedsportal.com/social/email.png" border="0" /></a></td></tr></table></div><br/><br/><a href="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/165665138554/u/49/f/641465/c/34800/s/2c11b11b/kg/342-363/a2.htm"><img src="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/165665138554/u/49/f/641465/c/34800/s/2c11b11b/kg/342-363/a2.img" border="0"/></a><img width="1" height="1" src="http://pi.feedsportal.com/r/165665138554/u/49/f/641465/c/34800/s/2c11b11b/kg/342-363/a2t.img" border="0"/>Fri, 17 May 2013 17:58:00 GMThttp://www.businessinsider.com/girl-first-pitch-rays-2013-5Geoffrey Ingersollhttp://www.businessinsider.com/girl-first-pitch-rays-2013-5http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/businessinsider/sportspage/~3/Utz_d_Inv4Q/insane-pictures-drinking-preakness-2013-5<p><span style="line-height: 1.5em;"><img class="float_right" src="http://static1.businessinsider.com/image/51965e736bb3f7381400003b-1000-1046-620-/preakness-infield-party-wine-bag.jpg" border="0" alt="preakness infield party wine bag" width="620" />Outside beverages were banned from the Preakness Stakes in 2009.</span></p> <p>It ended an era where the debauchery in the infield was nearly as big as the actual horse race.</p> <p>The infield used to be insane &mdash; filled with flying beers, mud, boobs, and a whole lot of drunk people.</p> <p>We can't tell if these photos from the pre-2009 Preakness are terrifying or awesome.</p><h3>Running across the porta pottys while people threw beer at you was the favorite pastime.</h3> <img src="http://static3.businessinsider.com/image/51965e7c6bb3f72516000006-400-300/running-across-the-porta-pottys-while-people-threw-beer-at-you-was-the-favorite-pastime.jpg" alt="" /> <br/><br/><h3>Potentially painful.</h3> <img src="http://static3.businessinsider.com/image/51965e6decad04c61a000006-400-300/potentially-painful.jpg" alt="" /> <br/><br/><h3>You could bring in whatever alcohol you wanted.</h3> <img src="http://static6.businessinsider.com/image/51965e736bb3f7381400003b-400-300/you-could-bring-in-whatever-alcohol-you-wanted.jpg" alt="" /> <br/><br/><a href="http://www.businessinsider.com/insane-pictures-drinking-preakness-2013-5#a-fan-flashes-the-crowd-4">See the rest of the story at Business Insider</a> <p><p>Please follow <a href="http://www.businessinsider.com/sportspage">Sports Page</a> on <a href="http://twitter.com/BISportsPage">Twitter</a> and <a href="http://facebook.com/businessinsider">Facebook</a>.</p><img width='1' height='1' src='http://businessinsider.com.feedsportal.com/c/34800/f/641465/s/2c10c240/mf.gif' border='0'/><div class='mf-viral'><table border='0'><tr><td valign='middle'><a href="http://share.feedsportal.com/share/twitter/?u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.businessinsider.com%2Finsane-pictures-drinking-preakness-2013-5&t=Insane+Photos+From+The+Days+When+The+Preakness+Was+A+Big+Gross+Frat+Party" target="_blank"><img src="http://res3.feedsportal.com/social/twitter.png" border="0" /></a>&nbsp;<a href="http://share.feedsportal.com/share/facebook/?u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.businessinsider.com%2Finsane-pictures-drinking-preakness-2013-5&t=Insane+Photos+From+The+Days+When+The+Preakness+Was+A+Big+Gross+Frat+Party" target="_blank"><img src="http://res3.feedsportal.com/social/facebook.png" border="0" /></a>&nbsp;<a href="http://share.feedsportal.com/share/linkedin/?u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.businessinsider.com%2Finsane-pictures-drinking-preakness-2013-5&t=Insane+Photos+From+The+Days+When+The+Preakness+Was+A+Big+Gross+Frat+Party" target="_blank"><img src="http://res3.feedsportal.com/social/linkedin.png" border="0" /></a>&nbsp;<a href="http://share.feedsportal.com/share/gplus/?u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.businessinsider.com%2Finsane-pictures-drinking-preakness-2013-5&t=Insane+Photos+From+The+Days+When+The+Preakness+Was+A+Big+Gross+Frat+Party" target="_blank"><img src="http://res3.feedsportal.com/social/googleplus.png" border="0" /></a>&nbsp;<a href="http://share.feedsportal.com/share/email/?u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.businessinsider.com%2Finsane-pictures-drinking-preakness-2013-5&t=Insane+Photos+From+The+Days+When+The+Preakness+Was+A+Big+Gross+Frat+Party" target="_blank"><img src="http://res3.feedsportal.com/social/email.png" border="0" /></a></td></tr></table></div><br/><br/><a href="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/165664263879/u/49/f/641465/c/34800/s/2c10c240/kg/342-363/a2.htm"><img src="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/165664263879/u/49/f/641465/c/34800/s/2c10c240/kg/342-363/a2.img" border="0"/></a><img width="1" height="1" src="http://pi.feedsportal.com/r/165664263879/u/49/f/641465/c/34800/s/2c10c240/kg/342-363/a2t.img" border="0"/>Fri, 17 May 2013 17:23:00 GMThttp://www.businessinsider.com/insane-pictures-drinking-preakness-2013-5Tony Manfredhttp://www.businessinsider.com/insane-pictures-drinking-preakness-2013-5http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/businessinsider/sportspage/~3/zu4dr5J9xzc/tim-duncans-resume-places-him-among-the-best-big-men-in-nba-history-chart-of-the-day-2013-5<p>With San Antonio's win over Golden State, the Spurs are now one step closer to winning a fifth championship during the Tim Duncan and <a class="hidden_link" href="http://www.businessinsider.com/blackboard/gregg-popovich">Gregg Popovich</a> era.</p> <p>In fact, this will be the eighth time Tim Duncan has played in the Western Conference finals. That is a remarkable achievement for a player and a team that are not generally considered among the all-time best.</p> <p>But if we look at Duncan's r&eacute;sum&eacute;, we can see that he is probably already among the four greatest big men in <a class="hidden_link" href="http://www.businessinsider.com/blackboard/nba">NBA</a> history. Duncan is one of only four big men with six combined MVP awards (2) and championship rings (4). And the other three (Bill Russell, Wilt Chamberlain, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar) are routinely mentioned among the greatest players in NBA history.</p> <p>Duncan probably already deserves mention among the NBA's all-time greats. But one more ring, 14 years after winning his first, would certainly cement his place...</p> <p><img src="http://static3.businessinsider.com/image/519641d86bb3f70160000004-608-457/untitled-1-616.jpg" border="0" alt="Tim Duncan" style="display: block; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;" /></p> <p><p>Please follow <a href="http://www.businessinsider.com/sportspage">Sports Page</a> on <a href="http://twitter.com/BISportsPage">Twitter</a> and <a href="http://facebook.com/businessinsider">Facebook</a>.</p><p><a href="http://www.businessinsider.com/tim-duncans-resume-places-him-among-the-best-big-men-in-nba-history-chart-of-the-day-2013-5#comments">Join the conversation about this story &#187;</a></p><img width='1' height='1' src='http://businessinsider.com.feedsportal.com/c/34800/f/641465/s/2c0fbf95/mf.gif' border='0'/><div class='mf-viral'><table border='0'><tr><td valign='middle'><a href="http://share.feedsportal.com/share/twitter/?u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.businessinsider.com%2Ftim-duncans-resume-places-him-among-the-best-big-men-in-nba-history-chart-of-the-day-2013-5&t=Tim+Duncan%27s+Resume+Places+Him+Among+The+Best+Big+Men+In+NBA+History" target="_blank"><img src="http://res3.feedsportal.com/social/twitter.png" border="0" /></a>&nbsp;<a href="http://share.feedsportal.com/share/facebook/?u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.businessinsider.com%2Ftim-duncans-resume-places-him-among-the-best-big-men-in-nba-history-chart-of-the-day-2013-5&t=Tim+Duncan%27s+Resume+Places+Him+Among+The+Best+Big+Men+In+NBA+History" target="_blank"><img src="http://res3.feedsportal.com/social/facebook.png" border="0" /></a>&nbsp;<a href="http://share.feedsportal.com/share/linkedin/?u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.businessinsider.com%2Ftim-duncans-resume-places-him-among-the-best-big-men-in-nba-history-chart-of-the-day-2013-5&t=Tim+Duncan%27s+Resume+Places+Him+Among+The+Best+Big+Men+In+NBA+History" target="_blank"><img src="http://res3.feedsportal.com/social/linkedin.png" border="0" /></a>&nbsp;<a href="http://share.feedsportal.com/share/gplus/?u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.businessinsider.com%2Ftim-duncans-resume-places-him-among-the-best-big-men-in-nba-history-chart-of-the-day-2013-5&t=Tim+Duncan%27s+Resume+Places+Him+Among+The+Best+Big+Men+In+NBA+History" target="_blank"><img src="http://res3.feedsportal.com/social/googleplus.png" border="0" /></a>&nbsp;<a href="http://share.feedsportal.com/share/email/?u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.businessinsider.com%2Ftim-duncans-resume-places-him-among-the-best-big-men-in-nba-history-chart-of-the-day-2013-5&t=Tim+Duncan%27s+Resume+Places+Him+Among+The+Best+Big+Men+In+NBA+History" target="_blank"><img src="http://res3.feedsportal.com/social/email.png" border="0" /></a></td></tr></table></div><br/><br/><a href="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/165664068466/u/49/f/641465/c/34800/s/2c0fbf95/kg/342-363/a2.htm"><img src="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/165664068466/u/49/f/641465/c/34800/s/2c0fbf95/kg/342-363/a2.img" border="0"/></a><img width="1" height="1" src="http://pi.feedsportal.com/r/165664068466/u/49/f/641465/c/34800/s/2c0fbf95/kg/342-363/a2t.img" border="0"/>Fri, 17 May 2013 16:53:00 GMThttp://www.businessinsider.com/tim-duncans-resume-places-him-among-the-best-big-men-in-nba-history-chart-of-the-day-2013-5Cork Gaineshttp://www.businessinsider.com/tim-duncans-resume-places-him-among-the-best-big-men-in-nba-history-chart-of-the-day-2013-5http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/businessinsider/sportspage/~3/HVQuxfMOsoc/george-hill-injury-changes-knicks-pacers-series-2013-5<p><img class="float_right" src="http://static3.businessinsider.com/image/51964d826bb3f72878000002-620-465-400-/george-hill-indiana-pacers-1.jpg" border="0" alt="george hill indiana pacers" width="400" /></p><p>The Knicks beat the Pacers 85-75 last night to force a Game 6 in Indiana on Saturday night.</p> <p>While New York smartly abandoned many of <a href="http://www.businessinsider.com/knicks-minutes-prigioni-shumpert-game-4-2013-5">the things they tried in Game 4</a> (going big, doubling like mad fools, etc.), it was an ugly performance.</p> <p>If you just looked at the box score, there's nothing there that suggests the Knicks can solve Indy's league-best defense and complete a comeback from 3-1 down.</p> <p>But the complexion of this series completely changed last night for one reason &mdash; the Pacers are a different team without George Hill.</p> <p>Hill has a concussion. Under <a class="hidden_link" href="http://www.businessinsider.com/blackboard/nba">NBA</a> rules he has to pass a series of tests before he's allowed to return, and some are speculating that <a href="https://twitter.com/IanBegley/status/335279290084098049">he could be out for an extended period of time</a>.</p> <p>Why they'll miss him:</p> <p><strong>1. He's the team's most reliable ball-handler. </strong></p> <p>Indiana is turnover-prone to begin with, and things get even worse when Hill isn't there to steer the offense. They coughed it up 19 times last night. New York isn't a very good defensive team. But they are 5th in the NBA in forcing turnovers, and their two point guard lineups (especially with Pablo Prigioni) do a good job of harassing opponents on the perimeter.</p> <p>Lance Stephenson was playing point guard at one point. .... Lance Stephenson should not be playing point guard, ever.</p> <p><strong>2. He has been abusing Raymond Felton on defense. </strong></p> <p>Indiana's stay-at-home defensive scheme has stifled the ball movement that typically leads to wide-open three pointers for the Knicks. So they've tried running a ton of pick-and-roll with Felton. Hill has the quickness to stay in front of Felton and the size to disrupt his shots.</p> <p>Last night Felton had more room to breathe, the Pacers had more breakdowns than normal, and the Knicks managed to scrape together the type of open looks they weren't getting with Hill on the court.</p> <p><strong><span style="line-height: 1.5em;">3. The Pacers are a 5-man team. </span></strong></p> <p><span style="line-height: 1.5em;">This is the biggest thing.</span></p> <p><span style="line-height: 1.5em;">Indiana has one unstoppable 5-man unit. When George Hill, Lance Stephenson, Paul George, <a class="hidden_link" href="http://www.businessinsider.com/blackboard/david-west">David West</a>, and Roy Hibbert play together, they outscored opponents by 12 points per 100 possessions (better than the <a class="hidden_link" href="http://www.businessinsider.com/blackboard/miami-heat">Miami Heat</a>'s margin). Only three other lineups have logged more than 100 minutes this year, and only one Hill-less lineup has played more than 90 minutes.</span></p> <p><span style="line-height: 1.5em;">That monster 5-man lineup outscored opponents by 284 points in the regular season. Every other lineup combined only outscored opponents by 42 points. In addition, Indiana scored 8 fewer points per 100 possessions when Hill was off the court during the regular season, and gave up 3 more points per 100 possessions on defense. Based on on court/off court efficiency, Hill was Indiana's most important player this year.</span></p> <p><span style="line-height: 1.5em;">Outside of the resurgent Ian Mahinmi, they have no bench at all. It's their biggest weakness. When you break up that 5-man unit, they go from a championship-level team to an ordinary one.</span></p> <p><span style="line-height: 1.5em;">The Pacers are still the favorite to win this series. Their defense is still fantastic, and they still have an overall talent advantage.</span></p> <p><span style="line-height: 1.5em;">But the Hill injury changes everything. It gives the Knicks a chance.</span></p> <p><p>Please follow <a href="http://www.businessinsider.com/sportspage">Sports Page</a> on <a href="http://twitter.com/BISportsPage">Twitter</a> and <a href="http://facebook.com/businessinsider">Facebook</a>.</p><p><a href="http://www.businessinsider.com/george-hill-injury-changes-knicks-pacers-series-2013-5#comments">Join the conversation about this story &#187;</a></p><img width='1' height='1' src='http://businessinsider.com.feedsportal.com/c/34800/f/641465/s/2c101fbe/mf.gif' border='0'/><div class='mf-viral'><table border='0'><tr><td valign='middle'><a href="http://share.feedsportal.com/share/twitter/?u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.businessinsider.com%2Fgeorge-hill-injury-changes-knicks-pacers-series-2013-5&t=One+Injury+Changed+Everything+About+The+Knicks-Pacers+Series" target="_blank"><img src="http://res3.feedsportal.com/social/twitter.png" border="0" /></a>&nbsp;<a href="http://share.feedsportal.com/share/facebook/?u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.businessinsider.com%2Fgeorge-hill-injury-changes-knicks-pacers-series-2013-5&t=One+Injury+Changed+Everything+About+The+Knicks-Pacers+Series" target="_blank"><img src="http://res3.feedsportal.com/social/facebook.png" border="0" /></a>&nbsp;<a href="http://share.feedsportal.com/share/linkedin/?u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.businessinsider.com%2Fgeorge-hill-injury-changes-knicks-pacers-series-2013-5&t=One+Injury+Changed+Everything+About+The+Knicks-Pacers+Series" target="_blank"><img src="http://res3.feedsportal.com/social/linkedin.png" border="0" /></a>&nbsp;<a href="http://share.feedsportal.com/share/gplus/?u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.businessinsider.com%2Fgeorge-hill-injury-changes-knicks-pacers-series-2013-5&t=One+Injury+Changed+Everything+About+The+Knicks-Pacers+Series" target="_blank"><img src="http://res3.feedsportal.com/social/googleplus.png" border="0" /></a>&nbsp;<a href="http://share.feedsportal.com/share/email/?u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.businessinsider.com%2Fgeorge-hill-injury-changes-knicks-pacers-series-2013-5&t=One+Injury+Changed+Everything+About+The+Knicks-Pacers+Series" target="_blank"><img src="http://res3.feedsportal.com/social/email.png" border="0" /></a></td></tr></table></div><br/><br/><a href="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/165664261207/u/49/f/641465/c/34800/s/2c101fbe/kg/342-363/a2.htm"><img src="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/165664261207/u/49/f/641465/c/34800/s/2c101fbe/kg/342-363/a2.img" border="0"/></a><img width="1" height="1" src="http://pi.feedsportal.com/r/165664261207/u/49/f/641465/c/34800/s/2c101fbe/kg/342-363/a2t.img" border="0"/>Fri, 17 May 2013 15:46:00 GMThttp://www.businessinsider.com/george-hill-injury-changes-knicks-pacers-series-2013-5Tony Manfredhttp://www.businessinsider.com/george-hill-injury-changes-knicks-pacers-series-2013-5http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/businessinsider/sportspage/~3/cm3eZYxeVRg/worst-flop-nba-playoffs-2013-5<p>Sam Young of the <a class="hidden_link" href="http://www.businessinsider.com/blackboard/indiana-pacers">Indiana Pacers</a> <em>did</em> get hit with a <a class="hidden_link" href="http://www.businessinsider.com/blackboard/carmelo-anthony">Carmelo Anthony</a> elbow on this play.</p> <p>The problem is that he waited way too long to fly backwards in pain.&nbsp;</p> <p><a class="hidden_link" href="http://www.businessinsider.com/blackboard/nba">NBA</a> flops typically come when a player tries to exaggerate contact. Very rarely do you see a<a href="http://www.101greatgoals.com/blog/pathetic-daniele-de-rossis-ridiculously-awful-dive-against-chievo/"> soccer-style flop</a> where nothing happens at all:</p> <p><img src="http://static4.businessinsider.com/image/51963699eab8ea5007000002/sam-young-flop.gif" border="0" alt="sam young flop" /></p> <p>Right in front of actress Olivia Wilde too:</p> <p><img src="http://static1.businessinsider.com/image/5196396a69bedddc64000015-620-348/olivia-wilde-at-knicks-game.jpg" border="0" alt="olivia wilde at knicks game" /></p> <p>Young dethroned the OKC double-flop as the worst flop of the playoffs:</p> <p><img src="http://static3.businessinsider.com/image/51894d2a6bb3f7fc56000004/oklahoma-city-thunder-double-flop.gif" border="0" alt="oklahoma city thunder double flop" /></p> <p><p>Please follow <a href="http://www.businessinsider.com/sportspage">Sports Page</a> on <a href="http://twitter.com/BISportsPage">Twitter</a> and <a href="http://facebook.com/businessinsider">Facebook</a>.</p><p><a href="http://www.businessinsider.com/worst-flop-nba-playoffs-2013-5#comments">Join the conversation about this story &#187;</a></p><img width='1' height='1' src='http://businessinsider.com.feedsportal.com/c/34800/f/641465/s/2c0f30ec/mf.gif' border='0'/><div class='mf-viral'><table border='0'><tr><td valign='middle'><a href="http://share.feedsportal.com/share/twitter/?u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.businessinsider.com%2Fworst-flop-nba-playoffs-2013-5&t=The+Most+Egregious+Flop+Of+The+NBA+Playoffs" target="_blank"><img src="http://res3.feedsportal.com/social/twitter.png" border="0" /></a>&nbsp;<a href="http://share.feedsportal.com/share/facebook/?u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.businessinsider.com%2Fworst-flop-nba-playoffs-2013-5&t=The+Most+Egregious+Flop+Of+The+NBA+Playoffs" target="_blank"><img src="http://res3.feedsportal.com/social/facebook.png" border="0" /></a>&nbsp;<a href="http://share.feedsportal.com/share/linkedin/?u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.businessinsider.com%2Fworst-flop-nba-playoffs-2013-5&t=The+Most+Egregious+Flop+Of+The+NBA+Playoffs" target="_blank"><img src="http://res3.feedsportal.com/social/linkedin.png" border="0" /></a>&nbsp;<a href="http://share.feedsportal.com/share/gplus/?u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.businessinsider.com%2Fworst-flop-nba-playoffs-2013-5&t=The+Most+Egregious+Flop+Of+The+NBA+Playoffs" target="_blank"><img src="http://res3.feedsportal.com/social/googleplus.png" border="0" /></a>&nbsp;<a href="http://share.feedsportal.com/share/email/?u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.businessinsider.com%2Fworst-flop-nba-playoffs-2013-5&t=The+Most+Egregious+Flop+Of+The+NBA+Playoffs" target="_blank"><img src="http://res3.feedsportal.com/social/email.png" border="0" /></a></td></tr></table></div><br/><br/><a href="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/165664579848/u/49/f/641465/c/34800/s/2c0f30ec/kg/342-363/a2.htm"><img src="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/165664579848/u/49/f/641465/c/34800/s/2c0f30ec/kg/342-363/a2.img" border="0"/></a><img width="1" height="1" src="http://pi.feedsportal.com/r/165664579848/u/49/f/641465/c/34800/s/2c0f30ec/kg/342-363/a2t.img" border="0"/>Fri, 17 May 2013 14:09:00 GMThttp://www.businessinsider.com/worst-flop-nba-playoffs-2013-5Tony Manfredhttp://www.businessinsider.com/worst-flop-nba-playoffs-2013-5http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/businessinsider/sportspage/~3/RuTqUqzafBU/belly-putting-ban-announcement-coming-2013-5<p><img class="float_right" src="http://static5.businessinsider.com/image/5196355c69bedd175900000d-710-532-402-301/guan-tianliang-tiger-woods-1.jpg" border="0" alt="guan tianliang tiger woods" width="402" height="301" /></p><p>The USGA, which make the rules for golf, is holding a special press conference next Tuesday, May 21, where it will announce a decision on anchored putting.</p> <p>The USGA, along with the R&amp;A, is <a href="http://www.businessinsider.com/theyre-going-to-ban-the-putter-that-just-won-the-masters-2013-4">widely expected to ban anchored putting</a>.&nbsp;</p> <p>There are two styles of anchored putting that are popular &mdash; belly putting, where the putter is stuck in your gut, like Keegan Bradley, or using a tall putter and holding the putter to your chest, like Adam Scott, who just won the Masters.</p> <p>The ruling bodies believe that anchored putting is not part of the golf stroke, and therefore should not be allowed. They believe the golfer should make a free swinging motion. By affixing the club to his or her body, the golfer takes some of the swing out of putting.</p> <p>The anchor ban wouldn't preclude a golfer from using a longer putter, it would just stop the golfer from attaching it to their body.</p> <p>This is a seriously controversial decision in golf. Pro golfers think it's capricious and unfair.</p> <p>Belly putting and tall putting have been around for decades. Initially, the USGA looked the other way because it was only a few (usually older) guys who got the yips that went to anchoring.</p> <p>In the past few years, a lot more players have been using anchored putting. Of the last four majors, three were won with anchored putting &mdash; Webb Simpson at the U.S. Open, Ernie Els at the Open Championship, and Adam Scott at the Masters.</p> <p>These pros are, naturally, against the ban. They say there is no evidence that anchoring makes a big difference. They point out that none of the top putters, <a href="http://www.pgatour.com/stats/stat.02564.html">as measured by strokes-gained putting</a>, use anchored putters.</p> <p>The PGA of America, which is the group that represents teaching pros is also against the ban. It says that its pros, who are teaching lessons to amateurs everyday think people should be allowed to anchor their putters.</p> <p>The PGA of America's argument is that if belly putters are banned some people will stop playing golf. And if even one person stops playing, it's not worth it.</p> <p>Golf is an odd sport in that it's divided by four major groups.</p> <p>There is the USGA, which governs the U.S. amateur game, and puts on the U.S. Open. There is the R&amp;A, which oversees the European amateur game, and puts on the Open Championship. Then there is the PGA Tour, which is playing pros, and the PGA of America, which is teaching pros, and hosts the PGA Championship.</p> <p>The USGA and R&amp;A set the rules, and the PGA Tour follows those rules. The PGA Tour, incidentally, has no control over the four majors. (Imagine if an outside party set the rules for the <a class="hidden_link" href="http://www.businessinsider.com/blackboard/nfl">NFL</a> and that same outside party was in charge of the <a class="hidden_link" href="http://www.businessinsider.com/blackboard/super-bowl-6">Super Bowl</a>. That's what it's like for pro golf.)</p> <p>If the USGA and R&amp;A do ban belly putting, some people think the PGA Tour could create its own new set of rules, which would be somewhat chaotic. One of the things golf purists love is that there is one set of rules that everyone follows. In this way, you're playing the exact same game as Tiger Woods, Jack Nicklaus, or Arnold Palmer.&nbsp;</p> <p>If the PGA Tour had one set of rules, then pros competing in the U.S. Open and Open Championship would have to play by a different set of rules.</p> <p>If the USGA and R&amp;A do go ahead with the ban as currently constructed, it won't take effect until 2016. That means players of all levels have three more years to adjust to normal putting styles.</p> <p><p>Please follow <a href="http://www.businessinsider.com/sportspage">Sports Page</a> on <a href="http://twitter.com/BISportsPage">Twitter</a> and <a href="http://facebook.com/businessinsider">Facebook</a>.</p><p><a href="http://www.businessinsider.com/belly-putting-ban-announcement-coming-2013-5#comments">Join the conversation about this story &#187;</a></p><img width='1' height='1' src='http://businessinsider.com.feedsportal.com/c/34800/f/641465/s/2c0e9e9c/mf.gif' border='0'/><div class='mf-viral'><table border='0'><tr><td valign='middle'><a href="http://share.feedsportal.com/share/twitter/?u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.businessinsider.com%2Fbelly-putting-ban-announcement-coming-2013-5&t=The+Controversial+Belly+Putting+Technique+Could+Get+Banned+From+Golf+Next+Tuesday" target="_blank"><img src="http://res3.feedsportal.com/social/twitter.png" border="0" /></a>&nbsp;<a href="http://share.feedsportal.com/share/facebook/?u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.businessinsider.com%2Fbelly-putting-ban-announcement-coming-2013-5&t=The+Controversial+Belly+Putting+Technique+Could+Get+Banned+From+Golf+Next+Tuesday" target="_blank"><img src="http://res3.feedsportal.com/social/facebook.png" border="0" /></a>&nbsp;<a href="http://share.feedsportal.com/share/linkedin/?u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.businessinsider.com%2Fbelly-putting-ban-announcement-coming-2013-5&t=The+Controversial+Belly+Putting+Technique+Could+Get+Banned+From+Golf+Next+Tuesday" target="_blank"><img src="http://res3.feedsportal.com/social/linkedin.png" border="0" /></a>&nbsp;<a href="http://share.feedsportal.com/share/gplus/?u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.businessinsider.com%2Fbelly-putting-ban-announcement-coming-2013-5&t=The+Controversial+Belly+Putting+Technique+Could+Get+Banned+From+Golf+Next+Tuesday" target="_blank"><img src="http://res3.feedsportal.com/social/googleplus.png" border="0" /></a>&nbsp;<a href="http://share.feedsportal.com/share/email/?u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.businessinsider.com%2Fbelly-putting-ban-announcement-coming-2013-5&t=The+Controversial+Belly+Putting+Technique+Could+Get+Banned+From+Golf+Next+Tuesday" target="_blank"><img src="http://res3.feedsportal.com/social/email.png" border="0" /></a></td></tr></table></div><br/><br/><a href="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/165664578795/u/49/f/641465/c/34800/s/2c0e9e9c/kg/342-363/a2.htm"><img src="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/165664578795/u/49/f/641465/c/34800/s/2c0e9e9c/kg/342-363/a2.img" border="0"/></a><img width="1" height="1" src="http://pi.feedsportal.com/r/165664578795/u/49/f/641465/c/34800/s/2c0e9e9c/kg/342-363/a2t.img" border="0"/>Fri, 17 May 2013 13:40:00 GMThttp://www.businessinsider.com/belly-putting-ban-announcement-coming-2013-5Jay Yarowhttp://www.businessinsider.com/belly-putting-ban-announcement-coming-2013-5http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/businessinsider/sportspage/~3/4dZvpi7w8Js/first-kate-upton-sports-illustrated-picture-2013-5<p>Kate Upton made her Sports Illustrated swimsuit issue debut as an 18-year-old in 2011.</p> <p>Yesterday, SI swimsuit editor <a href="http://web.stagram.com/p/457281835749242989_50531181">MJ Day tweeted out</a> the info sheet for her first photoshoot ever &mdash; in October of 2010 in the Philippines.</p> <p>It contains a bunch of details that give you an idea of how much of a logistical nightmare these shoots are. Everything from the make-up artist to the style of shot is planned out.</p> <p><span style="line-height: 1.5em;">It also has a test photo of a young Upton attached:</span></p> <p><img src="http://static3.businessinsider.com/image/51962df26bb3f7573600000d-612-612/kate-upton-first-swimsuit-shoot.jpg" border="0" alt="kate upton first swimsuit shoot" /></p><p><strong>SEE ALSO:&nbsp;<a href="http://www.businessinsider.com/how-kate-upton-took-over-the-world-2013-2" >How Kate Upton Took Over The World ></a></strong></p> <p><p>Please follow <a href="http://www.businessinsider.com/sportspage">Sports Page</a> on <a href="http://twitter.com/BISportsPage">Twitter</a> and <a href="http://facebook.com/businessinsider">Facebook</a>.</p><p><a href="http://www.businessinsider.com/first-kate-upton-sports-illustrated-picture-2013-5#comments">Join the conversation about this story &#187;</a></p><img width='1' height='1' src='http://businessinsider.com.feedsportal.com/c/34800/f/641465/s/2c0edf43/mf.gif' border='0'/><div class='mf-viral'><table border='0'><tr><td valign='middle'><a href="http://share.feedsportal.com/share/twitter/?u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.businessinsider.com%2Ffirst-kate-upton-sports-illustrated-picture-2013-5&t=Kate+Upton%27s+First+Test+Photo+For+Sports+Illustrated" target="_blank"><img src="http://res3.feedsportal.com/social/twitter.png" border="0" /></a>&nbsp;<a href="http://share.feedsportal.com/share/facebook/?u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.businessinsider.com%2Ffirst-kate-upton-sports-illustrated-picture-2013-5&t=Kate+Upton%27s+First+Test+Photo+For+Sports+Illustrated" target="_blank"><img src="http://res3.feedsportal.com/social/facebook.png" border="0" /></a>&nbsp;<a href="http://share.feedsportal.com/share/linkedin/?u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.businessinsider.com%2Ffirst-kate-upton-sports-illustrated-picture-2013-5&t=Kate+Upton%27s+First+Test+Photo+For+Sports+Illustrated" target="_blank"><img src="http://res3.feedsportal.com/social/linkedin.png" border="0" /></a>&nbsp;<a href="http://share.feedsportal.com/share/gplus/?u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.businessinsider.com%2Ffirst-kate-upton-sports-illustrated-picture-2013-5&t=Kate+Upton%27s+First+Test+Photo+For+Sports+Illustrated" target="_blank"><img src="http://res3.feedsportal.com/social/googleplus.png" border="0" /></a>&nbsp;<a href="http://share.feedsportal.com/share/email/?u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.businessinsider.com%2Ffirst-kate-upton-sports-illustrated-picture-2013-5&t=Kate+Upton%27s+First+Test+Photo+For+Sports+Illustrated" target="_blank"><img src="http://res3.feedsportal.com/social/email.png" border="0" /></a></td></tr></table></div><br/><br/><a href="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/165665130079/u/49/f/641465/c/34800/s/2c0edf43/kg/342-363/a2.htm"><img src="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/165665130079/u/49/f/641465/c/34800/s/2c0edf43/kg/342-363/a2.img" border="0"/></a><img width="1" height="1" src="http://pi.feedsportal.com/r/165665130079/u/49/f/641465/c/34800/s/2c0edf43/kg/342-363/a2t.img" border="0"/>Fri, 17 May 2013 13:33:00 GMThttp://www.businessinsider.com/first-kate-upton-sports-illustrated-picture-2013-5Tony Manfredhttp://www.businessinsider.com/first-kate-upton-sports-illustrated-picture-2013-5http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/businessinsider/sportspage/~3/2N-xV5Veboc/rory-mcilroy-fires-agent-after-nike-deal-2013-5<p><span style="line-height: 1.5em;"><img class="float_right" src="http://static2.businessinsider.com/image/50f42525eab8ea2b3a000018-465-346-400-/screen%20shot%202013-01-14%20at%2010.32.09%20am.png" border="0" alt="Rory McIlroy" width="400" />For the second time in the last two years, Rory McIlroy has split with his agent.</span></p> <p>Ryan Lavner of Golf Channel reports that McIlroy will leave Horizon Sports and <a href="http://www.golfchannel.com/news/golftalkcentral/mcilroy-leaves-agent-forms-his-own-company/?cid=twitter_gc_a_mcilroyleavesagent_051713">start his own management company staffed by family and friends</a>.</p> <p>McIlroy was with Horizon during his rise to the top of the golf world between 2011 and 2013. The agency also negotiated <a href="http://keepingscore.blogs.time.com/2013/01/16/rory-mcilroy-becomes-golfs-250-million-dollar-man/">his deal with Nike</a> last fall, which is believed to be worth up to $250 million.</p> <p>He was previously represented by golf power broker Chubby Chandler at ISM, but split with him to join Horizon in October 2011.</p> <p>2013 has been a year of turmoil of McIlroy. In the wake of that monster <a class="hidden_link" href="http://www.businessinsider.com/blackboard/nike">Nike</a> deal, his game has regressed and he has slipped behind Tiger Woods in the world rankings.</p> <p><p>Please follow <a href="http://www.businessinsider.com/sportspage">Sports Page</a> on <a href="http://twitter.com/BISportsPage">Twitter</a> and <a href="http://facebook.com/businessinsider">Facebook</a>.</p><p><a href="http://www.businessinsider.com/rory-mcilroy-fires-agent-after-nike-deal-2013-5#comments">Join the conversation about this story &#187;</a></p><img width='1' height='1' src='http://businessinsider.com.feedsportal.com/c/34800/f/641465/s/2c0eb82f/mf.gif' border='0'/><div class='mf-viral'><table border='0'><tr><td valign='middle'><a href="http://share.feedsportal.com/share/twitter/?u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.businessinsider.com%2Frory-mcilroy-fires-agent-after-nike-deal-2013-5&t=Rory+McIlroy+Dumps+The+Agents+Who+Just+Got+Him+A+%24250+Million+Deal+With+Nike" target="_blank"><img src="http://res3.feedsportal.com/social/twitter.png" border="0" /></a>&nbsp;<a href="http://share.feedsportal.com/share/facebook/?u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.businessinsider.com%2Frory-mcilroy-fires-agent-after-nike-deal-2013-5&t=Rory+McIlroy+Dumps+The+Agents+Who+Just+Got+Him+A+%24250+Million+Deal+With+Nike" target="_blank"><img src="http://res3.feedsportal.com/social/facebook.png" border="0" /></a>&nbsp;<a href="http://share.feedsportal.com/share/linkedin/?u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.businessinsider.com%2Frory-mcilroy-fires-agent-after-nike-deal-2013-5&t=Rory+McIlroy+Dumps+The+Agents+Who+Just+Got+Him+A+%24250+Million+Deal+With+Nike" target="_blank"><img src="http://res3.feedsportal.com/social/linkedin.png" border="0" /></a>&nbsp;<a href="http://share.feedsportal.com/share/gplus/?u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.businessinsider.com%2Frory-mcilroy-fires-agent-after-nike-deal-2013-5&t=Rory+McIlroy+Dumps+The+Agents+Who+Just+Got+Him+A+%24250+Million+Deal+With+Nike" target="_blank"><img src="http://res3.feedsportal.com/social/googleplus.png" border="0" /></a>&nbsp;<a href="http://share.feedsportal.com/share/email/?u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.businessinsider.com%2Frory-mcilroy-fires-agent-after-nike-deal-2013-5&t=Rory+McIlroy+Dumps+The+Agents+Who+Just+Got+Him+A+%24250+Million+Deal+With+Nike" target="_blank"><img src="http://res3.feedsportal.com/social/email.png" border="0" /></a></td></tr></table></div><br/><br/><a href="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/165664163857/u/49/f/641465/c/34800/s/2c0eb82f/kg/342-363/a2.htm"><img src="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/165664163857/u/49/f/641465/c/34800/s/2c0eb82f/kg/342-363/a2.img" border="0"/></a><img width="1" height="1" src="http://pi.feedsportal.com/r/165664163857/u/49/f/641465/c/34800/s/2c0eb82f/kg/342-363/a2t.img" border="0"/>Fri, 17 May 2013 13:15:00 GMThttp://www.businessinsider.com/rory-mcilroy-fires-agent-after-nike-deal-2013-5Tony Manfredhttp://www.businessinsider.com/rory-mcilroy-fires-agent-after-nike-deal-2013-5http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/businessinsider/sportspage/~3/qcJMzPEOwAc/young-david-beckham-before-tattoos-2013-5<p>The world's most recognizable soccer star David Beckham <a href="http://www.businessinsider.com/david-beckham-retires-2013-5">announced his retirement from the sport on Thursday</a>.</p> <p>Not only has Beckham been known throughout his career for his play on the field, but he's also known for his good looks off of it.</p> <p>Now, Beckham has an edgy style and has tattoos covering his arms and some on his chest and sides. But there was a time when Beckham was a clean slate.</p> <p>Here he is in 2000 with bleached blonde hair and no tattoos:</p> <p><img src="http://static4.businessinsider.com/image/51952c90ecad047e5a000005-620-543/david-beckham-14.jpg" border="0" alt="david beckham" /></p> <p>And here's the Beckham we all know and love today:</p> <p><img src="http://static4.businessinsider.com/image/51952d22ecad04745a000009-620-811/david-beckham-now.jpg" border="0" alt="david beckham" /></p> <p><p>Please follow <a href="http://www.businessinsider.com/sportspage">Sports Page</a> on <a href="http://twitter.com/BISportsPage">Twitter</a> and <a href="http://facebook.com/businessinsider">Facebook</a>.</p><p><a href="http://www.businessinsider.com/young-david-beckham-before-tattoos-2013-5#comments">Join the conversation about this story &#187;</a></p><img width='1' height='1' src='http://businessinsider.com.feedsportal.com/c/34800/f/641465/s/2c0825f2/mf.gif' border='0'/><div class='mf-viral'><table border='0'><tr><td valign='middle'><a href="http://share.feedsportal.com/share/twitter/?u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.businessinsider.com%2Fyoung-david-beckham-before-tattoos-2013-5&t=This+Is+What+David+Beckham+Looked+Like+Before+He+Was+Covered+In+Tattoos" target="_blank"><img src="http://res3.feedsportal.com/social/twitter.png" border="0" /></a>&nbsp;<a href="http://share.feedsportal.com/share/facebook/?u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.businessinsider.com%2Fyoung-david-beckham-before-tattoos-2013-5&t=This+Is+What+David+Beckham+Looked+Like+Before+He+Was+Covered+In+Tattoos" target="_blank"><img src="http://res3.feedsportal.com/social/facebook.png" border="0" /></a>&nbsp;<a href="http://share.feedsportal.com/share/linkedin/?u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.businessinsider.com%2Fyoung-david-beckham-before-tattoos-2013-5&t=This+Is+What+David+Beckham+Looked+Like+Before+He+Was+Covered+In+Tattoos" target="_blank"><img src="http://res3.feedsportal.com/social/linkedin.png" border="0" /></a>&nbsp;<a href="http://share.feedsportal.com/share/gplus/?u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.businessinsider.com%2Fyoung-david-beckham-before-tattoos-2013-5&t=This+Is+What+David+Beckham+Looked+Like+Before+He+Was+Covered+In+Tattoos" target="_blank"><img src="http://res3.feedsportal.com/social/googleplus.png" border="0" /></a>&nbsp;<a href="http://share.feedsportal.com/share/email/?u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.businessinsider.com%2Fyoung-david-beckham-before-tattoos-2013-5&t=This+Is+What+David+Beckham+Looked+Like+Before+He+Was+Covered+In+Tattoos" target="_blank"><img src="http://res3.feedsportal.com/social/email.png" border="0" /></a></td></tr></table></div><br/><br/><a href="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/165664146462/u/49/f/641465/c/34800/s/2c0825f2/kg/342-363/a2.htm"><img src="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/165664146462/u/49/f/641465/c/34800/s/2c0825f2/kg/342-363/a2.img" border="0"/></a><img width="1" height="1" src="http://pi.feedsportal.com/r/165664146462/u/49/f/641465/c/34800/s/2c0825f2/kg/342-363/a2t.img" border="0"/>Fri, 17 May 2013 03:31:00 GMThttp://www.businessinsider.com/young-david-beckham-before-tattoos-2013-5Leah Goldmanhttp://www.businessinsider.com/young-david-beckham-before-tattoos-2013-5http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/businessinsider/sportspage/~3/-omqEwtyOcE/gif-johnny-manziel-threw-out-a-first-pitch-for-the-padres-worthy-of-a-heisman-trophy-2013-5<p>Heisman Trophy winning quarterback Johnny Manziel threw out the first pitch for the <a class="hidden_link" href="http://www.businessinsider.com/blackboard/san-diego-padres">San Diego Padres</a>. And he added a little Johnny Football-touch to the occasion.</p> <p>Wearing a Padres jersey with a Heisman Trophy patch (see image below), Manziel "fumbled" the snap and then scrambled around before making a nice toss to home that was caught by Mark Kotsay behind his back (<a href="http://mlb.mlb.com/video/play.jsp?content_id=27182283&amp;c_id=mlb">you can see the full video here</a>)...<br /><br /></p> <center><img src="http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8418/8747852846_dd74de4a81_o.gif" border="0" style="width: 618px;" /></center> <p><img src="http://static1.businessinsider.com/image/5195a02a69bedd897a000000-789-444/5-16-2013%209-57-51%20pm.jpg" border="0" alt="Johnny Manziel, Texas A&amp;M" width="618" /></p> <p>Finally, here is Manziel chatting with Bryce Harper before the game...<br /><br /></p> <center><img src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7322/8746482283_9968ca3f70_o.gif" border="0" style="width: 618px;" /></center> <p><p>Please follow <a href="http://www.businessinsider.com/sportspage">Sports Page</a> on <a href="http://twitter.com/BISportsPage">Twitter</a> and <a href="http://facebook.com/businessinsider">Facebook</a>.</p><p><a href="http://www.businessinsider.com/gif-johnny-manziel-threw-out-a-first-pitch-for-the-padres-worthy-of-a-heisman-trophy-2013-5#comments">Join the conversation about this story &#187;</a></p><img width='1' height='1' src='http://businessinsider.com.feedsportal.com/c/34800/f/641465/s/2c08233b/mf.gif' border='0'/><div class='mf-viral'><table border='0'><tr><td valign='middle'><a href="http://share.feedsportal.com/share/twitter/?u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.businessinsider.com%2Fgif-johnny-manziel-threw-out-a-first-pitch-for-the-padres-worthy-of-a-heisman-trophy-2013-5&t=Johnny+Manziel+Threw+Out+A+First+Pitch+For+The+Padres+Worthy+Of+A+Heisman+Trophy" target="_blank"><img src="http://res3.feedsportal.com/social/twitter.png" border="0" /></a>&nbsp;<a href="http://share.feedsportal.com/share/facebook/?u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.businessinsider.com%2Fgif-johnny-manziel-threw-out-a-first-pitch-for-the-padres-worthy-of-a-heisman-trophy-2013-5&t=Johnny+Manziel+Threw+Out+A+First+Pitch+For+The+Padres+Worthy+Of+A+Heisman+Trophy" target="_blank"><img src="http://res3.feedsportal.com/social/facebook.png" border="0" /></a>&nbsp;<a href="http://share.feedsportal.com/share/linkedin/?u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.businessinsider.com%2Fgif-johnny-manziel-threw-out-a-first-pitch-for-the-padres-worthy-of-a-heisman-trophy-2013-5&t=Johnny+Manziel+Threw+Out+A+First+Pitch+For+The+Padres+Worthy+Of+A+Heisman+Trophy" target="_blank"><img src="http://res3.feedsportal.com/social/linkedin.png" border="0" /></a>&nbsp;<a href="http://share.feedsportal.com/share/gplus/?u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.businessinsider.com%2Fgif-johnny-manziel-threw-out-a-first-pitch-for-the-padres-worthy-of-a-heisman-trophy-2013-5&t=Johnny+Manziel+Threw+Out+A+First+Pitch+For+The+Padres+Worthy+Of+A+Heisman+Trophy" target="_blank"><img src="http://res3.feedsportal.com/social/googleplus.png" border="0" /></a>&nbsp;<a href="http://share.feedsportal.com/share/email/?u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.businessinsider.com%2Fgif-johnny-manziel-threw-out-a-first-pitch-for-the-padres-worthy-of-a-heisman-trophy-2013-5&t=Johnny+Manziel+Threw+Out+A+First+Pitch+For+The+Padres+Worthy+Of+A+Heisman+Trophy" target="_blank"><img src="http://res3.feedsportal.com/social/email.png" border="0" /></a></td></tr></table></div><br/><br/><a href="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/165664146170/u/49/f/641465/c/34800/s/2c08233b/kg/342-363/a2.htm"><img src="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/165664146170/u/49/f/641465/c/34800/s/2c08233b/kg/342-363/a2.img" border="0"/></a><img width="1" height="1" src="http://pi.feedsportal.com/r/165664146170/u/49/f/641465/c/34800/s/2c08233b/kg/342-363/a2t.img" border="0"/>Fri, 17 May 2013 03:13:00 GMThttp://www.businessinsider.com/gif-johnny-manziel-threw-out-a-first-pitch-for-the-padres-worthy-of-a-heisman-trophy-2013-5Cork Gaineshttp://www.businessinsider.com/gif-johnny-manziel-threw-out-a-first-pitch-for-the-padres-worthy-of-a-heisman-trophy-2013-5http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/businessinsider/sportspage/~3/rBS5Ja2Toh4/gif-ian-kinsler-performs-one-of-the-worst-slides-you-will-ever-see-2013-5<p>There must be something in the baseball air tonight.</p> <p>Earlier we saw <a href="http://www.businessinsider.com/gif-red-sox-pitcher-throws-worst-pitch-you-will-ever-see-2013-5">one of the worst pitches you will ever see</a>. And now we've got a strong candidate for one of the worst slides you will ever see, courtesy of Ian Kinsler of the Rangers (<a href="http://mlb.mlb.com/video/play.jsp?content_id=27175435&amp;c_id=mlb">you can see the full video at MLB.com</a>)...</p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <center><img src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7319/8745137785_8c8227bde0_o.gif" border="0" style="width: 618px;" /></center> <p><p>Please follow <a href="http://www.businessinsider.com/sportspage">Sports Page</a> on <a href="http://twitter.com/BISportsPage">Twitter</a> and <a href="http://facebook.com/businessinsider">Facebook</a>.</p><p><a href="http://www.businessinsider.com/gif-ian-kinsler-performs-one-of-the-worst-slides-you-will-ever-see-2013-5#comments">Join the conversation about this story &#187;</a></p><img width='1' height='1' src='http://businessinsider.com.feedsportal.com/c/34800/f/641465/s/2c07a108/mf.gif' border='0'/><div class='mf-viral'><table border='0'><tr><td valign='middle'><a href="http://share.feedsportal.com/share/twitter/?u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.businessinsider.com%2Fgif-ian-kinsler-performs-one-of-the-worst-slides-you-will-ever-see-2013-5&t=This+Might+Be+The+Worst+Slide+You+Will+Ever+See" target="_blank"><img src="http://res3.feedsportal.com/social/twitter.png" border="0" /></a>&nbsp;<a href="http://share.feedsportal.com/share/facebook/?u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.businessinsider.com%2Fgif-ian-kinsler-performs-one-of-the-worst-slides-you-will-ever-see-2013-5&t=This+Might+Be+The+Worst+Slide+You+Will+Ever+See" target="_blank"><img src="http://res3.feedsportal.com/social/facebook.png" border="0" /></a>&nbsp;<a href="http://share.feedsportal.com/share/linkedin/?u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.businessinsider.com%2Fgif-ian-kinsler-performs-one-of-the-worst-slides-you-will-ever-see-2013-5&t=This+Might+Be+The+Worst+Slide+You+Will+Ever+See" target="_blank"><img src="http://res3.feedsportal.com/social/linkedin.png" border="0" /></a>&nbsp;<a href="http://share.feedsportal.com/share/gplus/?u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.businessinsider.com%2Fgif-ian-kinsler-performs-one-of-the-worst-slides-you-will-ever-see-2013-5&t=This+Might+Be+The+Worst+Slide+You+Will+Ever+See" target="_blank"><img src="http://res3.feedsportal.com/social/googleplus.png" border="0" /></a>&nbsp;<a href="http://share.feedsportal.com/share/email/?u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.businessinsider.com%2Fgif-ian-kinsler-performs-one-of-the-worst-slides-you-will-ever-see-2013-5&t=This+Might+Be+The+Worst+Slide+You+Will+Ever+See" target="_blank"><img src="http://res3.feedsportal.com/social/email.png" border="0" /></a></td></tr></table></div><br/><br/><a href="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/165665108864/u/49/f/641465/c/34800/s/2c07a108/kg/342-363/a2.htm"><img src="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/165665108864/u/49/f/641465/c/34800/s/2c07a108/kg/342-363/a2.img" border="0"/></a><img width="1" height="1" src="http://pi.feedsportal.com/r/165665108864/u/49/f/641465/c/34800/s/2c07a108/kg/342-363/a2t.img" border="0"/>Fri, 17 May 2013 00:58:00 GMThttp://www.businessinsider.com/gif-ian-kinsler-performs-one-of-the-worst-slides-you-will-ever-see-2013-5Cork Gaineshttp://www.businessinsider.com/gif-ian-kinsler-performs-one-of-the-worst-slides-you-will-ever-see-2013-5http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/businessinsider/sportspage/~3/qg4mI2x5294/gif-red-sox-pitcher-throws-worst-pitch-you-will-ever-see-2013-5<p>F&eacute;lix Doubront of the <a class="hidden_link" href="http://www.businessinsider.com/blackboard/boston-red-sox">Boston Red Sox</a> tried to throw a pitch against Tampa Bay this evening. He tried, and he failed.</p> <p>If the first base dugout was the strike zone, this was a strike. And maybe the best part is that he looks behind the mound for the ball...<br /><br /></p> <center><img src="http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8263/8746172820_b1ce832d85_o.gif" border="0" style="width: 618px;" /></center> <p>And here is the full video...<br /><br /> <iframe width="618" height="346" frameborder="0" src="http://mlb.mlb.com/shared/video/embed/embed.html?content_id=27177867&amp;width=618&amp;height=346&amp;property=mlb">Your browser does not support iframes.</iframe></p> <p><p>Please follow <a href="http://www.businessinsider.com/sportspage">Sports Page</a> on <a href="http://twitter.com/BISportsPage">Twitter</a> and <a href="http://facebook.com/businessinsider">Facebook</a>.</p><p><a href="http://www.businessinsider.com/gif-red-sox-pitcher-throws-worst-pitch-you-will-ever-see-2013-5#comments">Join the conversation about this story &#187;</a></p><img width='1' height='1' src='http://businessinsider.com.feedsportal.com/c/34800/f/641465/s/2c07396f/mf.gif' border='0'/><div 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his on-field dominance and his off-field business savvy have allowed him to become the richest footballer in the world, <a href="http://news.sky.com/story/1062882/david-beckham-tops-richest-footballers-list">according to Sky News</a>.</p> <p>And that vast fortune has brought him all the houses, cars, and fame he could ever want.</p><h3>At age 38, Beckham is STILL the highest-earning soccer player in the world.</h3> <img src="http://static2.businessinsider.com/image/5195382469beddcc78000009-400-300/at-age-38-beckham-is-still-the-highest-earning-soccer-player-in-the-world.jpg" alt="" /> <br/><br/><h3>He made $48 million last year, behind only Floyd Mayweather and LeBron James among all athletes.</h3> <img src="http://static2.businessinsider.com/image/51953c2e6bb3f72d7200000b-400-300/he-made-48-million-last-year-behind-only-floyd-mayweather-and-lebron-james-among-all-athletes.jpg" alt="" /> <br/><br/><h3>The New York Times estimated in 2010 that he has made $190 million in endorsements in his career.</h3> <img src="http://static3.businessinsider.com/image/51952e6f69bedd4964000000-400-300/the-new-york-times-estimated-in-2010-that-he-has-made-190-million-in-endorsements-in-his-career.jpg" alt="" /> <p><p><em>Source: <a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2010/03/16/sports/soccer/16iht-soccer.html?_r=0">NYT</a></em></p></p> <br/><br/><a href="http://www.businessinsider.com/how-david-beckham-spends-his-money-2013-5#his-sex-symbol-status-has-led-to-endorsement-deals-that-other-athletes-simply-dont-get-4">See the rest of the story at Business Insider</a> <p><p>Please follow <a href="http://www.businessinsider.com/sportspage">Sports Page</a> on <a href="http://twitter.com/BISportsPage">Twitter</a> and <a href="http://facebook.com/businessinsider">Facebook</a>.</p><img width='1' height='1' src='http://businessinsider.com.feedsportal.com/c/34800/f/641465/s/2c060108/mf.gif' border='0'/><div class='mf-viral'><table border='0'><tr><td valign='middle'><a 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border="0"/>Thu, 16 May 2013 21:03:11 GMThttp://www.businessinsider.com/how-david-beckham-spends-his-money-2013-5Tony Manfredhttp://www.businessinsider.com/how-david-beckham-spends-his-money-2013-5http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/businessinsider/sportspage/~3/h5rXUup-W_I/gif-mets-player-hits-a-ball-though-the-outfield-wall-2013-5<p>Daniel Murphy of the New York Mets hit a ball today that ended up doing something you won't see very often. It went <em>through</em> the outfield wall.</p> <p>Murphy's hit appeared as though it was going to go off the wall for a standard double. But instead of bouncing back towards the infield, it disappeared, hitting perfectly between two pads in the wall, never to be seen again.</p> <p>As many problems as <a class="hidden_link" href="http://www.businessinsider.com/blackboard/mlb">Major League Baseball</a> has with figuring out whether a ball is a home run or not, it would seem like they could make their life easier without walls that have gaps...<br /><br /></p> <center><img src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7285/8744262825_9aa7cf7a7f_o.gif" border="0" style="width: 618px;" /></center> <p><p>Please follow <a href="http://www.businessinsider.com/sportspage">Sports Page</a> on <a href="http://twitter.com/BISportsPage">Twitter</a> and <a href="http://facebook.com/businessinsider">Facebook</a>.</p><p><a href="http://www.businessinsider.com/gif-mets-player-hits-a-ball-though-the-outfield-wall-2013-5#comments">Join the conversation about this story &#187;</a></p><img width='1' height='1' src='http://businessinsider.com.feedsportal.com/c/34800/f/641465/s/2c05cdc8/mf.gif' border='0'/><div class='mf-viral'><table border='0'><tr><td valign='middle'><a href="http://share.feedsportal.com/share/twitter/?u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.businessinsider.com%2Fgif-mets-player-hits-a-ball-though-the-outfield-wall-2013-5&t=Mets+Infielder+Hit+A+Ball+Though+The+Outfield+Wall" target="_blank"><img src="http://res3.feedsportal.com/social/twitter.png" border="0" /></a>&nbsp;<a href="http://share.feedsportal.com/share/facebook/?u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.businessinsider.com%2Fgif-mets-player-hits-a-ball-though-the-outfield-wall-2013-5&t=Mets+Infielder+Hit+A+Ball+Though+The+Outfield+Wall" target="_blank"><img src="http://res3.feedsportal.com/social/facebook.png" border="0" /></a>&nbsp;<a href="http://share.feedsportal.com/share/linkedin/?u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.businessinsider.com%2Fgif-mets-player-hits-a-ball-though-the-outfield-wall-2013-5&t=Mets+Infielder+Hit+A+Ball+Though+The+Outfield+Wall" target="_blank"><img src="http://res3.feedsportal.com/social/linkedin.png" border="0" /></a>&nbsp;<a href="http://share.feedsportal.com/share/gplus/?u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.businessinsider.com%2Fgif-mets-player-hits-a-ball-though-the-outfield-wall-2013-5&t=Mets+Infielder+Hit+A+Ball+Though+The+Outfield+Wall" target="_blank"><img src="http://res3.feedsportal.com/social/googleplus.png" border="0" /></a>&nbsp;<a href="http://share.feedsportal.com/share/email/?u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.businessinsider.com%2Fgif-mets-player-hits-a-ball-though-the-outfield-wall-2013-5&t=Mets+Infielder+Hit+A+Ball+Though+The+Outfield+Wall" target="_blank"><img src="http://res3.feedsportal.com/social/email.png" border="0" /></a></td></tr></table></div><br/><br/><a href="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/165665102596/u/49/f/641465/c/34800/s/2c05cdc8/kg/342-363/a2.htm"><img src="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/165665102596/u/49/f/641465/c/34800/s/2c05cdc8/kg/342-363/a2.img" border="0"/></a><img width="1" height="1" src="http://pi.feedsportal.com/r/165665102596/u/49/f/641465/c/34800/s/2c05cdc8/kg/342-363/a2t.img" border="0"/>Thu, 16 May 2013 19:36:00 GMThttp://www.businessinsider.com/gif-mets-player-hits-a-ball-though-the-outfield-wall-2013-5Cork Gaineshttp://www.businessinsider.com/gif-mets-player-hits-a-ball-though-the-outfield-wall-2013-5http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/businessinsider/sportspage/~3/ahayDYSH3Do/david-beckhams-next-move-may-be-as-an-owner-2013-5<p><img class="float_right" src="http://static6.businessinsider.com/image/519523176bb3f7a044000009-1152-864-400-/david-beckham-1.png" border="0" alt="David Beckham" width="400" /></p><p>David Beckham announced his retirement today, and his next move could be returning to the United States and becoming an owner of a franchise in MLS.</p> <p>The timing of Beckham's announcement certainly raises some eyebrows. Just three weeks ago, <a href="http://www.philly.com/philly/blogs/thegoalkeeper/Manchester-City-takes-lead-to-buy-New-York-MLS-expansion-team-but-theres-no-deal-yet.html">MLS commissioner Don Garber announced</a> that the league would hopefully announce plans for an expansion team within the New York City limits "in 4-6 weeks."</p> <p>The owners of Manchester City, the defending English Premier League champs, are the leading candidates to be owners of the new MLS club which would likely play in Queens.</p> <p>Beckham as the face of a New York franchise would seem like a natural fit.</p> <p>Beckham played for the Los Angeles Galaxy in MLS from 2007 through 2012. And while the rise in popularity can't be attributed to Beckham completely, average attendance in the league rose 21.3% during his tenure and he added a sense of growing legitimacy the league lacked previously.</p> <p>There was a report that <a href="http://espnfc.com/news/story/_/id/1239600/david-beckham-interested-in-new-york-cosmos-role---report?cc=5901">Beckham was interested in joining the ownership group of the revived New York Cosmos franchise</a>. However, that team will not be joining MLS and it is hard to believe Beckham would be interested in owning a second-division team.</p> <p>If Beckham doesn't join the group in New York, there will be other opportunities. The league has confirmed that cities like Orlando, Atlanta, and Miami <a href="http://www.sbnation.com/soccer/2013/4/25/4265412/new-york-city-mls-expansion">could receive expansion franchises in the future</a>.</p> <p><p>Please follow <a href="http://www.businessinsider.com/sportspage">Sports Page</a> on <a href="http://twitter.com/BISportsPage">Twitter</a> and <a href="http://facebook.com/businessinsider">Facebook</a>.</p><p><a href="http://www.businessinsider.com/david-beckhams-next-move-may-be-as-an-owner-2013-5#comments">Join the conversation about this story &#187;</a></p><img width='1' height='1' src='http://businessinsider.com.feedsportal.com/c/34800/f/641465/s/2c051170/mf.gif' border='0'/><div class='mf-viral'><table border='0'><tr><td valign='middle'><a href="http://share.feedsportal.com/share/twitter/?u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.businessinsider.com%2Fdavid-beckhams-next-move-may-be-as-an-owner-2013-5&t=David+Beckham%27s+Next+Role+May+Be+Owner+Of+An+MLS+Team+In+New+York" target="_blank"><img src="http://res3.feedsportal.com/social/twitter.png" border="0" /></a>&nbsp;<a href="http://share.feedsportal.com/share/facebook/?u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.businessinsider.com%2Fdavid-beckhams-next-move-may-be-as-an-owner-2013-5&t=David+Beckham%27s+Next+Role+May+Be+Owner+Of+An+MLS+Team+In+New+York" target="_blank"><img src="http://res3.feedsportal.com/social/facebook.png" border="0" /></a>&nbsp;<a href="http://share.feedsportal.com/share/linkedin/?u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.businessinsider.com%2Fdavid-beckhams-next-move-may-be-as-an-owner-2013-5&t=David+Beckham%27s+Next+Role+May+Be+Owner+Of+An+MLS+Team+In+New+York" target="_blank"><img src="http://res3.feedsportal.com/social/linkedin.png" border="0" /></a>&nbsp;<a href="http://share.feedsportal.com/share/gplus/?u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.businessinsider.com%2Fdavid-beckhams-next-move-may-be-as-an-owner-2013-5&t=David+Beckham%27s+Next+Role+May+Be+Owner+Of+An+MLS+Team+In+New+York" target="_blank"><img src="http://res3.feedsportal.com/social/googleplus.png" border="0" /></a>&nbsp;<a href="http://share.feedsportal.com/share/email/?u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.businessinsider.com%2Fdavid-beckhams-next-move-may-be-as-an-owner-2013-5&t=David+Beckham%27s+Next+Role+May+Be+Owner+Of+An+MLS+Team+In+New+York" target="_blank"><img src="http://res3.feedsportal.com/social/email.png" border="0" /></a></td></tr></table></div><br/><br/><a href="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/165664036230/u/49/f/641465/c/34800/s/2c051170/kg/342-363/a2.htm"><img src="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/165664036230/u/49/f/641465/c/34800/s/2c051170/kg/342-363/a2.img" border="0"/></a><img width="1" height="1" src="http://pi.feedsportal.com/r/165664036230/u/49/f/641465/c/34800/s/2c051170/kg/342-363/a2t.img" border="0"/>Thu, 16 May 2013 18:35:00 GMThttp://www.businessinsider.com/david-beckhams-next-move-may-be-as-an-owner-2013-5Cork Gaineshttp://www.businessinsider.com/david-beckhams-next-move-may-be-as-an-owner-2013-5http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/businessinsider/sportspage/~3/shmsuJPhElo/the-rise-and-fall-and-rise-of-tiger-woods-2013-5<p><span style="line-height: 1.5em;"><img class="float_right" src="http://static2.businessinsider.com/image/515f3eadecad041f5e000018-1000-750-400-/tiger-woods-yelling.jpg" border="0" alt="tiger woods yelling" width="400" /><a href="http://www.businessinsider.com/category/tiger-woods">Tiger Woods</a> has been a child star, a teenage phenomenon, a juggernaut, and a disgraced celebrity.</span></p> <p><span style="line-height: 1.5em;">He burst onto the scene with one of the steepest rises you'll ever see, and then fell apart in an equally stunning collapse.&nbsp;</span></p> <p>We went back to the moment Tiger appeared with a golf club on TV at age 2, and tracked the insane twists and turns he took to get to where he is today.</p><h3>Tiger was a child star. He first appeared on TV when he was two years old on "The Mike Douglas Show."</h3> <img src="http://static1.businessinsider.com/image/5193a7dfecad047d7e000000-400-300/tiger-was-a-child-star-he-first-appeared-on-tv-when-he-was-two-years-old-on-the-mike-douglas-show.jpg" alt="" /> <p><p><em>Source: <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ScEv-66QT-c">Tiger Woods, His Life</a></em></p></p> <br/><br/><h3>He started working with a professional golf coach at age 4.</h3> <img src="http://static6.businessinsider.com/image/5193a830eab8ea1155000010-400-300/he-started-working-with-a-professional-golf-coach-at-age-4.jpg" alt="" /> <p><p><em>Source:&nbsp;<a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ScEv-66QT-c">Tiger Woods, His Life</a></em></p></p> <br/><br/><h3>He practiced like mad, but he says he still had time to be a kid (yes, that's him).</h3> <p><p><img src="http://static6.businessinsider.com/image/5193b36f69bedd893900000d/tiger-woods-monkey-bar.gif" border="0" alt="tiger woods monkey bar" width="590" /></p> <p><em>Source:&nbsp;<a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ScEv-66QT-c">Tiger Woods, His Life</a></em></p></p> <br/><br/><a href="http://www.businessinsider.com/the-rise-and-fall-and-rise-of-tiger-woods-2013-5#and-he-still-went-to-school-4">See the rest of the story at Business Insider</a> <p><p>Please follow <a href="http://www.businessinsider.com/sportspage">Sports Page</a> on <a href="http://twitter.com/BISportsPage">Twitter</a> and <a href="http://facebook.com/businessinsider">Facebook</a>.</p><img width='1' height='1' src='http://businessinsider.com.feedsportal.com/c/34800/f/641465/s/2c04b2d5/mf.gif' border='0'/><div class='mf-viral'><table border='0'><tr><td valign='middle'><a href="http://share.feedsportal.com/share/twitter/?u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.businessinsider.com%2Fthe-rise-and-fall-and-rise-of-tiger-woods-2013-5&t=The+Rise+And+Fall+And+Rise+Of+Tiger+Woods" target="_blank"><img src="http://res3.feedsportal.com/social/twitter.png" border="0" /></a>&nbsp;<a href="http://share.feedsportal.com/share/facebook/?u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.businessinsider.com%2Fthe-rise-and-fall-and-rise-of-tiger-woods-2013-5&t=The+Rise+And+Fall+And+Rise+Of+Tiger+Woods" target="_blank"><img src="http://res3.feedsportal.com/social/facebook.png" border="0" /></a>&nbsp;<a href="http://share.feedsportal.com/share/linkedin/?u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.businessinsider.com%2Fthe-rise-and-fall-and-rise-of-tiger-woods-2013-5&t=The+Rise+And+Fall+And+Rise+Of+Tiger+Woods" target="_blank"><img src="http://res3.feedsportal.com/social/linkedin.png" border="0" /></a>&nbsp;<a href="http://share.feedsportal.com/share/gplus/?u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.businessinsider.com%2Fthe-rise-and-fall-and-rise-of-tiger-woods-2013-5&t=The+Rise+And+Fall+And+Rise+Of+Tiger+Woods" target="_blank"><img src="http://res3.feedsportal.com/social/googleplus.png" border="0" /></a>&nbsp;<a href="http://share.feedsportal.com/share/email/?u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.businessinsider.com%2Fthe-rise-and-fall-and-rise-of-tiger-woods-2013-5&t=The+Rise+And+Fall+And+Rise+Of+Tiger+Woods" target="_blank"><img src="http://res3.feedsportal.com/social/email.png" border="0" /></a></td></tr></table></div><br/><br/><a href="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/165664228520/u/49/f/641465/c/34800/s/2c04b2d5/kg/342-363/a2.htm"><img src="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/165664228520/u/49/f/641465/c/34800/s/2c04b2d5/kg/342-363/a2.img" border="0"/></a><img width="1" height="1" src="http://pi.feedsportal.com/r/165664228520/u/49/f/641465/c/34800/s/2c04b2d5/kg/342-363/a2t.img" border="0"/>Thu, 16 May 2013 17:51:00 GMThttp://www.businessinsider.com/the-rise-and-fall-and-rise-of-tiger-woods-2013-5Tony Manfredhttp://www.businessinsider.com/the-rise-and-fall-and-rise-of-tiger-woods-2013-5http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/businessinsider/sportspage/~3/vCC2GvDTbak/prince-harry-sentebale-royal-salute-polo-2013-5<p><img class="float_right" src="http://static2.businessinsider.com/image/51951394ecad047a2a000000-675-506-400-300/prince-harry-sentebale-polo-cup.png" border="0" alt="Prince Harry Sentebale Polo Cup" width="400" height="300" /></p><p>There's something about having the British royals around that makes Americans of all ages act like it's 1964 again and the Beatles just landed.</p> <p>Prince Harry's latest tour of the country was no exception. His week-long trip was marked by a seemingly endless barrage of pictures of girls crying/staring adoringly/ squealing (and so forth) from Washington D.C. to Colorado. <a class="hidden_link" href="http://www.businessinsider.com/blackboard/chris-christie">Chris Christie</a> looked charmed, the media went nuts, and (of course), there was an interview on <a href="http://abcnews.go.com/GMA/video/prince-harry-us-tour-british-royal-hits-home-19182392">Good Morning America.</a></p> <p>The madness culminated yesterday, when Harry played in an exclusive polo match for the 3rd Annual Sentebale Royal Salute Polo Cup in Greenwich, Connecticut.</p> <p>Now, as you've probably figured, Greenwich doesn't do frenzy like teen girls in New Jersey do frenzy. We're talking about the hedge fund capital of the world here. The event was held at the Greenwich Polo Club, a gorgeous, sprawling piece of countryside owned by billionaire businessman <a class="hidden_link" href="http://www.businessinsider.com/blackboard/peter-brant">Peter Brant</a> &mdash; Land Rover and St. Regis were two of the sponsors.</p> <p>And of course, the event had a cause. The Sentebale Royal Salute Polo Cup is a fundraiser for <a href="http://sentebale.org/">Sentebale</a>, a charity Prince Harry founded with Prince Seeiso of Lesotho in honor of their mothers. The organization benefits children that have been impacted by the AIDS crisis in southern Africa, and it's looking to expand its efforts throughout the region.</p> <p>Put all that together and you've got a royal, a great cause, and the sport of kings. This, ladies and gentleman, is Greenwich's wheelhouse.</p> <p><img class="float_left" src="http://static5.businessinsider.com/image/51951af9eab8eae81200000f-1003-752/prince-harrt-playing-polo-1.png" border="0" alt="Prince Harrt playing polo" width="400" height="300" />Only 400 tickets were available for this invite-only party, and they seem to <a href="http://www.greenwichtime.com/news/article/One-tough-ticket-Prince-Harry-s-Greenwich-polo-4386466.php">have sold out in March.</a></p> <p>And why wouldn't they &mdash; How often do Princes come around for the afternoon? The party started at 11:30 am, with guests trickling in slowly (some opting in to do the step and repeat &mdash; we did not) during a cocktail hour sponsored by Royal Salute Whisky.</p> <p>It rained &mdash; no one cared.</p> <p>Around 12:15 pm, the colorfully clad polo patrons started filing into a large white dining tent to await the Prince. Sometime before the gnocchi or filet mignon, he got on stage and made a speech about Sentabale.</p> <p>And you know something? Prince Harry has a very welcoming demeanor. He smiles alot, he chuckles at people's jokes, he has a relaxed and confident stance. Since he's so at ease, it puts you at ease &mdash; and that means you listen.</p> <p>Sentebale funds Mamohato Camps, places where kids with HIV can get educated about their status and receive the physical and psychological support they need. This is intended not only to help the kids as individuals, but also as a way to use education to stop the spread of the disease.</p> <p>"Many of you may have heard this before and you're thinking, 'another African Charity,'" said Prince Harry. "But we believe the Mamohato Camps are a real game changer."</p> <p>Harry's time at lunch was cut short because he had to prep for the polo match, and that takes some doing. Helmet and boots aside, if you want to play in a game of polo, you need four extremely smart, extremely fearless, well-trained horses &mdash; one for each 7 minute period (the periods are called chuckers).</p> <p>And you need to know how good you are. Every polo player is given a "goal" handicap from -2 to 10. There are only a few ten goals in the world, and the two highest rated players on the field yesterday, polo stars Nacho Figueras and Malcolm Borwick, are both 6s.</p> <p><img class="float_right" src="http://static2.businessinsider.com/image/51951a0469bedd6c27000014-604-859/screen%20shot%202013-05-16%20at%201.39.18%20pm.png" border="0" alt="Karolina Kurkova with Valentino Garavani" width="400" />Harry is a 1 goal. But if you haven't spent your life leaning sideways on a saddle hitting a fairly small ball with a stick while a horse runs at full speed, that's pretty good.</p> <p>Polo pros are tireless wanderers, constantly traveling with their families to places where polo is in season. (Figueras, for example, had his wife and kids with him). This match marked the beginning of polo in the New York area.</p> <p>So a slightly tipsy, definitely well-dressed group of party-goers got to watch Harry lean, yell, and careen across the field. The rain stopped, the sun shined, and aside from a brief moment when Harry's teammate <a href="http://www.businessinsider.com/michael-carrazza-royal-salute-polo-match-2013-5">Michael Carrazza, a private equity CEO</a>, suffered a minor injury, there were no physical hiccups.</p> <p>And then the Sentebale team won.</p> <p>The Cup was presented by former Victoria Secret model Karolina Kurkova, there was kissing and hand waving, and cheering &mdash; and then poof, Prince Harry was gone.</p> <p>The party still went on though. It's not like you need a Prince to throw a good party in Greenwich.</p> <p><p>Please follow <a href="http://www.businessinsider.com/clusterstock">Clusterstock</a> on <a href="http://twitter.com/clusterstock">Twitter</a> and <a href="http://facebook.com/businessinsider">Facebook</a>.</p><p><a href="http://www.businessinsider.com/prince-harry-sentebale-royal-salute-polo-2013-5#comments">Join the conversation about this story &#187;</a></p><img width='1' height='1' src='http://businessinsider.com.feedsportal.com/c/34800/f/641465/s/2c04e286/mf.gif' border='0'/><div class='mf-viral'><table border='0'><tr><td valign='middle'><a href="http://share.feedsportal.com/share/twitter/?u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.businessinsider.com%2Fprince-harry-sentebale-royal-salute-polo-2013-5&t=Prince+Harry+Has+Crazy+Swag%2C+And+Other+Observations+From+Yesterday%27s+Charity+Polo+Match+In+Greenwich" target="_blank"><img src="http://res3.feedsportal.com/social/twitter.png" border="0" /></a>&nbsp;<a href="http://share.feedsportal.com/share/facebook/?u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.businessinsider.com%2Fprince-harry-sentebale-royal-salute-polo-2013-5&t=Prince+Harry+Has+Crazy+Swag%2C+And+Other+Observations+From+Yesterday%27s+Charity+Polo+Match+In+Greenwich" target="_blank"><img src="http://res3.feedsportal.com/social/facebook.png" border="0" /></a>&nbsp;<a href="http://share.feedsportal.com/share/linkedin/?u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.businessinsider.com%2Fprince-harry-sentebale-royal-salute-polo-2013-5&t=Prince+Harry+Has+Crazy+Swag%2C+And+Other+Observations+From+Yesterday%27s+Charity+Polo+Match+In+Greenwich" target="_blank"><img src="http://res3.feedsportal.com/social/linkedin.png" border="0" /></a>&nbsp;<a href="http://share.feedsportal.com/share/gplus/?u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.businessinsider.com%2Fprince-harry-sentebale-royal-salute-polo-2013-5&t=Prince+Harry+Has+Crazy+Swag%2C+And+Other+Observations+From+Yesterday%27s+Charity+Polo+Match+In+Greenwich" target="_blank"><img src="http://res3.feedsportal.com/social/googleplus.png" border="0" /></a>&nbsp;<a href="http://share.feedsportal.com/share/email/?u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.businessinsider.com%2Fprince-harry-sentebale-royal-salute-polo-2013-5&t=Prince+Harry+Has+Crazy+Swag%2C+And+Other+Observations+From+Yesterday%27s+Charity+Polo+Match+In+Greenwich" target="_blank"><img src="http://res3.feedsportal.com/social/email.png" border="0" /></a></td></tr></table></div><br/><br/><a href="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/165664547960/u/49/f/641465/c/34800/s/2c04e286/kg/342-355-363/a2.htm"><img src="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/165664547960/u/49/f/641465/c/34800/s/2c04e286/kg/342-355-363/a2.img" border="0"/></a><img width="1" height="1" src="http://pi.feedsportal.com/r/165664547960/u/49/f/641465/c/34800/s/2c04e286/kg/342-355-363/a2t.img" border="0"/>Thu, 16 May 2013 17:49:00 GMThttp://www.businessinsider.com/prince-harry-sentebale-royal-salute-polo-2013-5Linette Lopezhttp://www.businessinsider.com/prince-harry-sentebale-royal-salute-polo-2013-5