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Svrluga: At Masters, top contenders have done it all — except win at Augusta National
AUGUSTA, Ga. -- Brooks Koepka won two majors a year ago, and he credits sitting out the Masters because of an injury as rekindling his affection for golf. Justin Rose...

Svrluga: Be thankful for what we have in the College Football Playoff, but acknowledge its flaws
If you're a Georgia fan, you spent Sunday afternoon fuming, because Alabama's 12 previous opponents had failed to come within three touchdowns of the Crimson Tide, and the Bulldogs forced...

Svrluga: Ryder Cup can be one more facet of Tiger Woods’ revival tour
When the gallery at East Lake Golf Club spilled onto the 18th fairway Sunday afternoon, it became difficult to find Tiger Woods in its midst. Golf is such a solitary...

How did Sergio Garcia shoot a 13 at the Masters? “You saw it. I don’t think I need to describe it”
"I kept hitting good shots with the sand wedge," Garcia said. "And unfortunately, I don't know why, the ball just wouldn't stop."

Masters 2018: Who can win, who can but won’t, and who to pick in your pool
The Masters, the first major championship of the golf season, begins Thursday morning at Augusta National, and while winners are difficult to predict, longtime golf scribe Barry Svrluga selects five...

Svrluga: Tiger is contending. Rory wins. Lefty is back. The Masters can’t get here soon enough.
ORLANDO, Fla. -- It is the frustration that is, in a way, the most refreshing aspect of Tiger Woods' Sunday. Don't tell him that, because his fury was genuine, first...

Svrluga: If MLB wants to avoid labor unrest in 2021, there’s no time like the present
A significant number believe the chances of a strike at the conclusion of this collective bargaining agreement, which runs through the 2021 season, are very good. Some think it's inevitable.

Svrluga: John Shuster was leveled by the sport he loved. Then he got back up and won gold.
This wasn't supposed to be the scene on the third Saturday of the Olympics, when as many people have gone home as remain behind.

Svrluga: Ice cream-loving teen or dominant gold medalist? Chloe Kim is both.
She did it Tuesday morning here under a brilliant blue sky, flipping and spinning her way to a gold medal in the women's halfpipe snowboard competition that stood as a...

That time 17-year-old Chloe Kim tweeted about ice cream while competing in the Olympics
BONGPYEONG, South Korea - She can easily be reduced to an ice cream-loving teen, because, well, she's an ice cream-loving teen. And when Chloe Kim tweets about cutting the tension...