During his first season in New England, the Patriots played losing football at 5-11 but managed to change the direction of the franchise.
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Before the dynasty: Inside Bill Belichick’s forgotten 2000 season with the Patriots
During his first season in New England, the Patriots played losing football at 5-11 but managed to change the direction of the franchise.
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Before the dynasty: Inside Bill Belichick’s forgotten 2000 season with the Patriots
How did the rookie come so far, so fast? Tenacity, physical traits and textbook technique, former linemen say.
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By Dan Reardon ( CBS Miami /CBS Local) — Augusta National would probably lead the field, if it were possible to survey golfers for the course that tops their ‘bucket list.’ No golf course has been viewed by more people than the home of the Masters, and its forbidden access makes it golf’s Shangri-La. The nearly 100-acre Fruitland property, on which Bobby Jones and Alister MacKenzie collaborated in the early 1930s, incorporates their philosophy of how the game should be played. But its almost mythical status in the minds of golf fans is tied to the video canvases created by CBS’s Hall of Fame TV director Frank Chirkinian over his 40 years of Masters coverage. The beauty of The National, now almost obsessively prepared for the weekend in early April or, in 2020, November, was integral to MacKenzie’s design. “The chief object of every golf course architect or greenskeeper worth his salt is to imitate the beauties of nature so closely as to make his work indistinguishable from Nature herself.” Over the more than 80 years of its existence, the course has evolved, as touch-up artists have been brought in to keep the playing challenge contemporary. In that sense, however, Augusta has evolved as two courses, the one confronting the world’s best players at the Masters and the original design still played by the members. For those whose view of the course is limited to television, the least understood personality of the course is the changes in elevation. From the highest point on the course, the 10th tee, to the lowest, the 11th green, the change in elevation is the same as leaping from a 10-story building. Masters champion Bob Goalby says the course hills begin to take your legs away over 18 holes. For the professionals, length has been pumped into the course in the 23 years since Tiger Woods’ first Masters win, and “Tiger proofing” became a part of golf redesign. But the members still play the course comfortably under 7000 yards and are asked to play the game with the same skill set Jones believed in. Even with the mild rough added over the last decade, Augusta is friendly off the tee, but veterans will tell you that angles into the greens are more important than just hitting fairways. This aligns with Jones’ belief that the game was played from the fairway through the greens. Short irons into the par-4 third and seventh are among the most uncomfortable on the course. Sandwiched between two famous back-nine par-5s at 13 and 15, the approach to the heavily contoured 14th green is equally tense. Great architects speak to a player with their design, and MacKenzie is absolutely chatty through Augusta. Horton Smith won two of the first three Masters, and in 1936 he analyzed the course. “It is one of the few courses that really presents two games on almost every hole; a game to reach the greens and another to figure the ever-challenging contours after reaching the greens.” In previewing a Masters challenge a few years ago, Golf Digest ’s Dave Shedloski and John Huggan anonymously quote a player who adds his endorsement. “One of the best things Augusta does is mess with you. And the way they mess with you is they give you options. Pros don’t like options because then they have to make decisions.” And then there are the greens. Many experts have been brought in to fine-tune the National, but perhaps the greatest impact on the course’s playability came from a former Chairman Hord Hardin. The former USGA president in 1981 made the decision to transition from Bermuda grass to bentgrass to improve the consistency of the greens. The combination of the faster grasses and mowing technology that made any speed attainable, gave the committee unlimited control. So stark was the change that it became nearly impossible to prevent shots from rolling the length of the green and off the putting surface. Slope had to be taken from the back of the ninth and 18th greens. Historically the greens at Oakmont Country Club, site of the 2016 U.S. Open, are considered the fastest surfaces in golf. Following that Open, a 30-year caddie at Oakmont, who also spent a few years at Augusta, drew an interesting contrast. “I think the greens at Oakmont are faster than Augusta, but I think National’s greens are more difficult to play,” Sharkie told me. Oakmont’s poa annua surfaces, while dangerously fast, are absolutely true. At Augusta, the grain of the bent surfaces makes reading the breaks more complicated and local knowledge all the more important. At the outset, Jones and MacKenzie wanted a course that challenged the game’s best players and was still a course for its members. When I first spoke to Chairman Hardin in 1986, he reminded me that his job was not to run the Masters but run a club for its members Watch the Masters live Saturday, November 14, 1:00-5:00 p.m. ET and Sunday, November 15, 10:00 a.m.-3:00 p.m. ET on CBS.
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(CBS Local)– It’s been almost 50 years since the Vietnam War ended and it is still one of the most fascinating times in our nation’s history to examine. While many studied the war in school or have family members who served overseas, one of the overlooked groups of people in the narrative about the war are the U.S. Air Force pilots. A new special from the Smithsonian Channel called “100 Missions: Surviving Vietnam” airs on Monday, November 9 at 8 p.m. EST/PST and it follows a special group of U.S. Air Force fighter pilots who put their lives on the line for the country. Dr. Michael Hankins, who is a curator of U.S. Air Force history, is one of the people interviewed in the special and he believes the stories of these pilots will resonate deeply with the audience. Photo Credit: Smithsonian Channel “This lets us see Vietnam in a way that’s a little bit different than we are used to thinking about it,” said Dr. Hankins, in an interview with CBS Local’s DJ Sixsmith. “When we say Vietnam War, you probably think about the iconic images from that war. Those are really important, but what we are doing with this special is we are taking you specifically into the combat fighter pilot role and letting you get into the cockpit and meet some of these individuals. You will hear their individual stories and these are guys that are in the air doing one of the most dangerous jobs you could do during the war. It’s just a way that we are not normally thinking about what Vietnam is.” MORE FROM CBS: ‘Divorce Filings Have Skyrocketed’: Lawyer On Impact Of COVID-19 On Marriages ‘We Are Really At A Crisis Point For Our Democracy, Economy’: Sally Hubbard On Big Tech Corporations & Book ‘Monopolies Suck’ Rowdy Gaines: ‘Team USA Swimming Has Been #1 In The World Since 1956, No Other Sport Can Claim That Excellence’ The Smithsonian Channel special explores the culture of fighter pilots during the war, dives into the daunting task of bombing runs and highlights the mandate from the U.S. Air Force for its pilots to fly 100 missions before they could go home for good. “The goal of this whole special is to put an individual face on a lot of these combat pilots in a lot of different ways because they are very different people,” said Dr. Hankins. “They’re not all painted with the same brush. Some of these pilots are there for all kinds of different reasons. They’ve all signed up to risk the ultimate sacrifice and many of them give the ultimate sacrifice for their country. Some of them are scared and trying to put up that bravery, so they can get through it. Some of them are really excited to be there and they love the idea of being in combat. Some people just love flying and some are fighting for a cause they believe in. I think when people look at this broad array of personalities, they’re going to see themselves in some way or another at a time when America is kind of in a divided place right now and it was at a very divided place back then. I think the differences in all of these individuals can speak to some of that.” Watch “100 Missions: Surviving Vietnam” and watch all of DJ Sixsmith’s interviews from “The Sit-Down” series here .
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A 71-day offseason and a quick restart have health officials around the NBA worried not just about bubble teams’ ability to recover but about the eight teams that haven’t played competitively since March.
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Brief layoff, quick start worry NBA health officials
The Pistons are open to moving up in the NBA draft and want to speak to top prospect LaMelo Ball.
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Pistons intrigued by LaMelo, moving up in draft
Bucks guard Sterling Brown has reached a $750,000 settlement agreement in his civil rights lawsuit against the city of Milwaukee, nearly three years after his arrest.
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New Rockets general manager Rafael Stone and head coach Stephen Silas emphasized on Wednesday that Houston’s primary goal remains the same: Chase a championship.
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Lakers star LeBron James took to Twitter on Wednesday to make a plea for information connected to the shooting death of Ericka Weems, the sister of Cavs director of scouting Brandon Weems.
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Eddie Johnson, the two-time All-Star for the Atlanta Hawks whose career was shortened by arrests that led to a ban from the NBA and life sentence in prison, has died. He was 65.
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ELIZABETH, N.J. (CBSNewYork) — A water main break in Elizabeth, N.J. sent brown water running through nearby streets Monday morning. City officials said a 10″ water main gave way near Spofford Avenue and Edgar Road. MORE: Water Main Break Swamps Cars In Queens: ‘The Water Just Went Up And Up And Up’ Firefighters shut down streets in the area and were checking buildings for water pressure. The Liberty water company is working to fix the break. MORE FROM CBS NEW YORK: Already Struggling Queens Business Owners Say Summonses, Fines Over COVID Guidelines Are ‘Unfair’ Cheering, Celebrations Erupt In Streets Of New York After Joe Biden Projected To Win Presidency Commanding Officer Of NYPD Office Of Equal Employment Opportunity Accused Of Posting Racist, Anti-Semitic Comments Online You can get the latest news, sports and weather on our brand new CBS New York app. Download here .
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HACKENSACK, N.J. (CBSNewYork) — An NJ TRANSIT train struck a vehicle in Hackensack on Monday. Amazingly, the driver of the car escaped the crash alive. NJ TRANSIT said the driver of the car was the only occupant and she was taken to the hospital conscious and alert, CBS2’s Lisa Rozner reported. It happened near the Essex Street train station on the Pascack Valley Line around 8 a.m. The train was heading to Hoboken. Car struck by @NJTRANSIT train in #Hackensack now being towed. We are told the driver was the only occupant and survived, taken to hospital conscious and alert. No one on train injured. Will have more @CBSNewYork at noon #NJ pic.twitter.com/nKaLxKrNVc — Lisa Rozner (@LisaRoznerTV) November 9, 2020 Incredible photos show the crushed car and firefighters vigorously trying to get the woman out in front of the stopped train. @NJTRANSIT_PVL rail service is suspended in both directions due to a motor vehicle strike near Essex Street. NJ TRANSIT rail tickets and passes are being cross-honored by NJ TRANSIT and private carrier bus. — NJ TRANSIT (@NJTRANSIT) November 9, 2020 There were 30 passengers on the train, but no one on board was hurt, CBS2 was told. It’s not yet clear what happened that caused the driver of the vehicle to be on the tracks, but NJ TRANSIT said an investigation is underway. Service on the Pascack Valley Line is suspended in both directions and tickets are being cross-honored on buses. MORE FROM CBS NEW YORK: Already Struggling Queens Business Owners Say Summonses, Fines Over COVID Guidelines Are ‘Unfair’ Cheering, Celebrations Erupt In Streets Of New York After Joe Biden Projected To Win Presidency Commanding Officer Of NYPD Office Of Equal Employment Opportunity Accused Of Posting Racist, Anti-Semitic Comments Online You can get the latest news, sports and weather on our brand new CBS New York app. Download here .
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NEW YORK (CBSNewYork) — New York State is facing a grim outlook in the fight against the coronavirus pandemic. Gov. Andrew Cuomo says the state has almost the same number of infections as back in June, and things could get worse before they get better. “You will see through the fall the numbers going up nationwide,” the governor told ABC’s “Good Morning America” on Monday. “Scientists said that was going to happen. It’s going to be managing the infection increase, which is going to be the challenge.” On Sunday, Cuomo announced there were 18 fatalities the day before and the statewide positivity rate was 2.3%– the highest it’s been since June. “Our seven-day rolling average 2.21% — the highest we’ve seen in a long time,” Mayor Bill de Blasio said Monday. “Now we’re having some challenges on Staten Island . So we’re going to focus a lot of resources there to protect the people of Staten Island and to stop this second wave. We’re going to see a ‘day of action’ tomorrow on Staten Island — and this day of action means a lot outreach, a lot of mask distribution, a lot of testing.” Many told CBS2’s John Dias they fear another lockdown. “Maybe we’ll have to take a minute or two out again and do it,” one woman told Dias. “Too many people keep dying. They can’t control what’s going on,” Cypress Hills resident Tomas Baleao said. “I think it’s gotten so far out of control at this point,” another person added. MORE FROM CBS NEW YORK Already Struggling Queens Business Owners Say Summonses, Fines Over COVID Guidelines Are ‘Unfair’ Cheering, Celebrations Erupt In Streets Of New York After Joe Biden Projected To Win Presidency 4.0 Magnitude Earthquake Strikes Near Massachusetts, Felt In CT, Long Island, USGS Says While President Donald Trump continues to tout his handling of the pandemic, the governor says President-elect Joe Biden will have a different approach to COVID . “When you deny a problem the way Trump did, you can never solve it,” Cuomo said. New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy echoed that statement. “Beginning with the president there’s a complete belief in science, data and facts,” he said. The Garden State’s seven-day rolling average is 4.86%, according to John Hopkins. Murphy is expected to make a major announcement Monday about new restrictions on places where people gathering. “We’ve seen as restaurants stay open later, seating at bars, interstate indoor sports tournament — those are areas that we’re looking very closely,” the governor said. In Connecticut, the rolling average of cases is 4.74%. Health officials warn against large gatherings for Thanksgiving and urge everyone to wear a mask and practice social distancing. CORONAVIRUS PANDEMIC Tri-State Coronavirus Travel Advisory Quarantine List Resources, Hotlines, Unemployment & Covering Bills Remote Learning Tools For Parents Teaching At Home CBS2’s Dr. Max Answers Your Health Questions What To Do If Someone Isn’t Social Distancing Or Wearing A Mask? Expert: Parents Be Mindful Of Children’s Stress After Months Of Isolation Chopper 2 Over Empty NYC Streets, Landmarks Complete Coronavirus Coverage You can get the latest news, sports and weather on our brand new CBS New York app. Download here .
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LAKEWOOD, N.J. (CBSNewYork) — A meteor was seen streaking across the night sky Sunday in Lakewood , New Jersey. One resident’s camera captured the amazing sight just after 7 p.m. CAUGHT ON VIDEO: Check out this shooting star/meteor captured on a Lakewood resident’s dashcam moments ago. @NWS_MountHolly @NASA pic.twitter.com/ms01y3Mipr — The Lakewood Scoop (@LakewoodScoop) November 9, 2020 The American Meteor Society said it received more than 215 reports the fireball was spotted in states along the East Coast from New Hampshire to Maryland. MORE FROM CBS NEW YORK Already Struggling Queens Business Owners Say Summonses, Fines Over COVID Guidelines Are ‘Unfair’ Cheering, Celebrations Erupt In Streets Of New York After Joe Biden Projected To Win Presidency 4.0 Magnitude Earthquake Strikes Near Massachusetts, Felt In CT, Long Island, USGS Says You can get the latest news, sports and weather on our brand new CBS New York app. Download here .
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