- You
can put the mom on a golf course where her son is competing to win hundreds of
thousands of dollars, but you can’t take the “waste not, want not” out of the
mom. Enter the mother of golfer Haotong Li, who didn’t give a damn that her son
was playing before the golf world at the French Open and when Li threw his
putter into the muddy water on the Golf National course during the first round,
mom sprang into action. She rolled up her shorts and waded through the water to
recover the putter, only to pick it up and quickly realize why her son threw it
away. The club was broken and a video posted by the European Tour showed golfers
Tyrrell Hatton and Thomas Pieters laughing on the nearby 11th green as Li's
mother realized the club was useless. She got back to dry land and replicated
her son’s effort by tossing the club into the water. Li initially hurled his
club into the water out of frustration after bogeying the par-3 11th hole. He
was playing two groups ahead of Hatton and Pieters at the tournament, taking
place on the outskirts of Paris. Maybe Li should have lost his mind and thrown
his putter away sooner because he then played the final seven holes in level
par using a sand wedge as a putter, including birdieing the 14th hole and
finishing the first round at even-par 71. Maybe for the rest of the tournament,
Li can simply have his mother caddy for him so she can oversee his clubs
directly…….
- Nothing
screams capable future leader of a country quite like the rest of the royal
family locking you down and essentially putting you on house arrest at the
palace. Welcome to the life of rolling ball of controversy Saudi Arabian crown
prince Mohammed bin Nayef, a 57-year-old man who has apparently been banned
from leaving the grounds of his Jiddah palace and the kingdom overall for fear
that he’ll embarrass the country again. Yes, there was a lot of drama in the
kingdom last week over the line of succession and that week ended with bin
Nayef as a deposed crown prince, but it appears Saudi leaders don’t believe
they can take any chances when it comes to their royal family’s resident loose
cannon. Not only is bin Nayef reportedly under palace arrest, one of his married
daughters was reportedly confined to home , though her spouse and child could
leave. This lockdown was imposed immediately after bin Nayef lost his royal
standing to his younger cousin, Mohammed bin Salman, King Salman's son. Most
around the situation believe the king is acting to stifle any possible
opposition or additional drama and in that spirit, Saudi
state media has been trying to depict a smooth transition, going so far as to
loop a video showing the king kissing the hand of his older cousin, who then
offers him well wishes. It’s all a bit bizarre, but in a country where
free speech and dissent are stifled swiftly and severely, it’s no surprise……
- Free
music is always welcome. Free music from one of the most iconic hip-hop outfits
of all time is most definitely welcome, especially if that free music comes as a
total surprise on a random weekday in the middle of the summer. World, enjoy
‘Nothing Is Quick In The Desert,’ a new joint from Public Enemy, who announced
the album’s release on social media as a free download to celebrate the group’s
30th year. It’s the groups’ first release since 2015’s ‘Man Plans God Laughs’
and as news of the record spread across various social media platforms, the
group’s Chuck D tweeted, “We thank you & THIS is on US.” Reaction to the
album is beginning to pour in and aside from simply loving the free tunes, many
have locked in on the album’s final track, ‘Rest In Beats (Part 1 & 2),’ which
pays tribute to a large collection of deceased hip-hop and R&B artists,
including Notorious B.I.G., Heavy D, Eazy E, Lisa Left Eye Lopes and a litany
in others from a musical genre that has certainly see a lot of its best talents
and most famous faces die way too soon. It’s nice to see that 30 years in,
Public Enemy is still cranking out quality efforts and willing to share them
freely with the masses……..
- Congratulations,
Philadelphia. You have the distinct honor of having your city's top prosecutor go
directly from the prosecutor’s office to jail after District Attorney Seth
Williams pleaded guilty to a single count of accepting a bribe from a
businessman. It took two weeks of his federal trial, but Williams eventually
broke and stunned the world as he pleaded guilty to a corruption charge,
resigned from office and was sent immediately to jail by a judge who said he
couldn't be trusted. "I'm very sorry," a teary-eyed Williams told the
court as he acknowledged he would resign. U.S. District Judge Paul Diamond
didn’t exactly show a lot of trust for Williams, saying he didn’t believe the
disgraced district attorney’s assurances that he would show up for sentencing
set for Oct. 24. Instead, he ordered him immediately jailed and Williams was
led out of the courtroom in handcuffs. A disgusted Diamond said he was appalled
by the evidence he heard during the jury trial and declared that Williams
"sold" his office, foe which Williams faces up to five years in
prison. Maybe this was a merciful ending to what had become weeks of damaging
testimony against Williams, a two-term Democrat who didn't run for re-election
this year. Why he didn’t run for re-election is a total mystery, but when a guy
is accused of illegally accepting gifts from two businessmen in exchange for
legal favors, you never know what he might do next. He might even fraudulently
use thousands of dollars from his campaign fund for personal expenses, misuse
city vehicles and misappropriate money intended to fund his mother's nursing
home care - all of which Williams has admitted to doing after being charged
with 29 counts of bribery, extortion and fraud. He dodged several bullets when 28
counts were dismissed, but a prosecutor said in court that Williams admits he
committed all the conduct. Not exactly what you’d hope for from the city's
first black district attorney when it comes to upholding the dignity and
integrity of the office. It was a colossal clustef*ck over the past year as
Williams remained in office after being indicted, with his law license suspended
and a deputy put in charge. Williams even tried to cover his own ass last year
before he was indicted by belatedly filing financial disclosure reports showing
he had accepted about $175,000 in cash, gift and trips from friends as he
struggled to maintain his family's lifestyle after a divorce. Now, his fall is
complete and his future is extremely dim………
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