Yeah, he'll have full autonomy. This isn't a job he'd take if he had to get OKs from various boards. But yeah, you do bring up an important point: How quickly will he respond to stuff? Read more

This is a brilliant decision by ESPN for another reason, too. Last year was a bad year for the network, we know that. Between Lynn Hoppes, Sarah Phillips, sourcing/attribution/plagiarism issues, Tebow-mania, First Take (do we need to go on?), there was a never-ending list of examples of how ESPN didn't seem to care… Read more

A reader points out: "ESPN didn't clean up their policy at all. The third part of their new possibility...'ESPN and media reports' let's them include themselves on breaking news when it's close but another entity got it first." Read more

Phil Mickelson's putt at 18 in 2004. His first major. Scroll the 2:48 mark in the video.

Sandy Lyle's amazing bunker shot at the 1988 Masters.

Nicklaus's iconic "maybe....yes sir!" birdie at 17 in 1986.

Tiger's "in your life, have you ever seen anything like it" chip in 2005.

More Nicklaus at 16: A loooong birdie putt in 1975. His birdie dance is very '70s.

Jack Nicklaus's historic run at the back nine in 1986—at age 46!—is perfectly illustrated by this brilliant tee shot at 16 that set up an easy birdie.

Fred Couples's amazing second shot at 15 at the '98 Masters. It set up his eagle, but he would ultimately fall to the old and mighty Mark O'Meara in one of the greatest finishes at Augusta ever. Bonus for this clip: Pat Summerall narrates!

Tiger's off-the-pin, back-down-into-the-water pitch shot on 15 yesterday—and the drop controversy that will follow him all weekend—will probably go down as the most famous second round shot in Masters history.

Tiger's off-the-pin, back-down-into-the-water pitch shot on 15 yesterday—and the drop controversy that will follow him all weekend—will probably go down as the most famous second round shot in Masters history.

Phil Mickelson's ridiculously ballsy second shot at 13 in 2010. Maybe the shot of his life (scroll to the 1:05 mark).

The Fred Couples tee shot that somehow didn't slip into the water. He saved par here and won the '92 Masters.

Nick Faldo's approach (and putt) that secured his first green jacket at the 1989 Masters.

Larry Mize's chip in the 1987 playoff.

Bubba Watson's unbelievable hook shot from deep in the woods during last year's playoff.

The Economics Policy Institute weighs in. "ESPN’s request here, which is couched in disarming language, is that staffers essentially be complicit in wage theft. Asking employees to clock out early and volunteer for their employer is both illegal and indicative of broader trends taking place in the labor market." Read more

I hope this is what it looks like at Tim's going away party