The new trend for celebrity parents-to-be has become sporting matching baby bumps. Credit for kick-starting the trend goes to eagerly expecting parents Adam Levine and Behati Prinsloo, who posed for popping pictures, pointed out In Style.
Week 20 and Im finally popping! #impregnanttoo, joked Adam in his caption.
Adam wasnt content to sport his own pretend baby bump. After sharing the photo showing The Voice coach and singer posing with his pregnant wife Behati and his own matching protruding tummy, Levine persuaded his buddy and fellow coach on The Voice Blake Shelton to flaunt his own big belly pose.
His pal even matched Adam by sporting the same bump pose with Levines wife.
Met these two sweet pregnant ladies today, wrote Adam for the caption. Good luck @blakeshelton and @behatiprinsloo!
Its all part of the increasingly close friendship formed among Prinsloo, Levine, Shelton and his own gal pal Gwen Stefani. The quartet shared a backstage selfie sharing their #couplegoals recently. But does the new photo of Blake with Adams wife hint that Levine is encouraging his buddy to become a dad himself?
At 46, Stefani is on board with the plan and allegedly has been undergoing IVF, according to Hollywood Life.
Blake Shelton and Gwen Stefani are closer than ever. [Photo by Larry Busacca/Getty Images for NARAS]Rumors have swirled that she is already expecting twins because of IVF, which boosts the odds of having more than one baby. But a source quoted by Hollywood Life stated that she is not yet pregnant, but has made changes in her life in order to have a baby with her country music superstar boyfriend.
Gwens been told by fertility doctors that she needs to relax her strict diet and workout regimen as she hopes to become pregnant with Blakes child. Shes gained seven pounds in the past month and has already begun IVF treatments, which also cause weight gain because of the hormones.
Will Blake Shelton and Gwen Stefani add a baby to their family? [Photo by Larry Busacca/Getty Images for NARAS]In addition, the insider revealed that Stefani will do anything to have another baby. She has been advised that by choosing IVF, the chances of having twins are greater, and thats not an issue.
The odds of having twins increase with IVF, and she would be thrilled if that happens, added the source. This is a big adventuretheyre ready for whatever the future holds.
While Stefani already has three sons, Shelton will be new to the parenting game. But his buddy Levine just might help him get some experience, because the friendship that Adam and his wife have developed with the country music superstar makes him a great choice for godparent, points out E! News.
In addition, Shelton has been practicing to become a father, hanging out with Gwens sons. He also has shown he has a kid-friendly sense of humor, as shown when he hosted the Kids Choice Awards. A godparent who dresses up in onesies and is happy to get slimed? Put him on the babysitter list.
Blake apparently has influenced one of Stefanis sons, little Apollo, according to ET.
Although he is only 2-years-old, Apollo teamed up with his mommy to rehearse on Snapchat for her tour. And although he isnt the featured singer yet, Apollo showed hes got the courage and confidence it takes to become a future star.
Apollo did an adorable version of Old MacDonald Had a Farm, sporting a nautical-themed scarf to show hes got style. But does the little boy also have potential as a drummer? Apollo added instrumentals to the show by banging two drum sticks together, giving his rendition some extra charm by chewing occasionally on a purple pacifier that was the perfect complement to his tiny blue jumper.
Apollos father is Stefanis ex-husband and Bush frontman Gavin Rossdale, so the little boy appears to have inherited some impressive musical genes. His brothers are 9-year-old Kingston and 7-year-old Zuma.
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Pete Medina is the guy who"s perfectly matching JoJo Fletcher in the Bachelorette cast promo photo. These two clearly looked great together from the get-go!
The Season 12 contestant is from Rockdale, Illinois and currently resides in Chicago. Based on his Instagram photos, he"s a total animal lover. His account is filled with pics of his hairless cat and his Schnauzer/Terrier mix rescue dog.
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Game of Thrones Season 6 Episode 5 Hodor and Summer By Alex Osborn
Warning: Spoilers for Game of Thrones: Season 6 episode "The Door" below.
This week"s episode of Game of Thrones brought with it a pivotal moment for Hodor (Kristian Nairn), revealing the meaning behind the character"s name.
A writer from VentrellaQuestmet George R.R. Martin at a fan convention in 2013 and shared his theory with the author regarding the meaning behind Hodor"s name, which, believe it or not, turned out to be correct.
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During last night"s episoderead IGN"s review of "The Door" hereHodor is killed when protecting Bran from a horde of White Walkers, and he had just one job in keeping them away:to "hold the door."
The aforementioned writer for VentrellaQuest correctly guessed this revelation when speaking on an elevator with Martin, saying, "I finally figured out why you have a character named Hodor....Iwas thinking about your comment about wanting to be an elevator operator. Its clear to me now that "Hodor" is short for "Hold the door"." In response, Martin laughed and replied, "You dont know how close to the truth you are!"
Back in February of 2013, Nairn foretold the death of his character in an interview with Flicks and the City when asked how he"d like to have Hodor die. "I would like to die fighting an army of White Walkers," he said. You can check out his full response at the 4:11 mark in the video below.
Interestingly enough, the first words ever said to Hodor on the show were "Help Bran down the hall" - if you"ve seen last night"s episode, that now comes with some cruel significance
The first words said to Hodor in Game of Thrones.
For more on Game of Thrones, check out the showrunners"breakdown of this week"s major White Walker revelation,and then be sure to read thedescriptions for Season 6"s upcoming sixth and seventh episodes.
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Cody Rhodes did his best to take some of the spotlight away from WWEs latest pay-per-view, Extreme Rules, on Sunday. Reports and rumors swirled around Rhodes status with the company throughout the day. Cody even tweeted that everything that was being reported was 100% false and just speculation, but later issued a statement confirming that he had requested, and soon thereafter granted, his release from WWE. Cody said it was his one and only statement on the matter with no podcasts or tell-all nonsense to follow. It was his intention for this statement to be the be-all and end-all, but there is more than meets the eye.
In the latest episode of Wrestling Observer Radio, Dave Meltzer revealed that the split is not amicable at the present time. Cody Rhodes pointed out that money was never an issue during his tenure with the WWE, but money may be an underlying issue now in the sense that Rhodes quit with time still remaining on his contract. WWE did not fire or release him, so Cody will have to wait out however much longer is on his current deal before he can work for another company. Rhodes fired a few shots on his way out, some publicly and perhaps others in private, so the WWE is making it difficult during his transition process.
The Cody Rhodes situation is similar to that of Daniel Bryan. WWE didnt want Bryan to wrestle anymore, while Daniel still believes theres a chance he could compete. Because of that riff, Bryan also resigned on his own recognizance, thus preventing him from wrestling for another promotion as WWE simply waits for his contract to expire. CM Punk and Alberto Del Rio went through similar falling-outs as well. The difference in their cases is that Punk had a misdiagnosis suit and Del Rio threatened company racism. This forced WWE to allow them out of their contracts and to fight elsewhere. Unless Cody Rhodes has something on WWE to that level, he may be stuck until the witching hour of his contractual agreement.
Cody had been teasing a character transformation on social media for weeks. He posted several pictures with half of his face painted up as his Stardust persona and the other half blank, teasing a potential return to his Cody Rhodes persona. Because there was no payoff, many thought Cody was just trolling the internet and his followers.
As it turns out, there were plenty of discussions around the idea of pulling it off. In fact, there were talks of re-debuting Cody on the Monday Night RAW the night after WrestleMania. Stardust was hastily inserted into the Intercontinental Championship Ladder match at Mania, but it was evident there were no follow-up plans for him. Cody wasnt just teasing his social media followers but pitching the change backstage to the creative team as well. Obviously, the idea eventually was turned down, prompting Cody to call out WWEs head writers in his statement.
both head writers of RAW & Smackdown (one pretending to be Brian Gewirtz and the other too busy hitting on developmental divas) continued to not return my pitches or E-mails, and in face-to-face encounters tried to big league me by pretending to be on their clearly powered-off laptops barely willing to listen to an idea I considered beneficial to more than one talent. Whats that expression? Dont take no for an answer what do you do when you dont get an answer at all?
Cody Rhodes vitriol in that stanza was directed at Ed Koskey and Ryan Ward, the head writers of RAW and SmackDown, respectively. But where Cody is slightly misguided is that it wasnt Koskey or Ward who made the decision not to turn Stardust back into Cody Rhodes. While the writers may not have given him the time of day, it was ultimately a directive from Vince McMahon and, to a lesser extent, Triple H not to give Cody the shot he longed for. Maybe its the creative teams fault for not giving him good material to work with, but the call comes from Vince whether a superstar receives a push or not.
Novak Djokovic Tennis French Open :"I am on a mission..."
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A glimpse into the inconsistency of Grigor Dimitrov: he took the first set 6-2 against Victor Troicki and hes dropped the second 6-3. Will he ever fulfil his potential? Meanwhile Leonardo Mayer has closed out the second set 6-3 against Jeremy Chardy to level it up on Court 1.
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Crisis over for Garbine Muguruza? Not quite. She broke for a 2-0 lead in the second set, but Anna Karolina Schmiedlova has broken straight back.
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Theyre all level on Philippe-Chatrier, Wawrinka wrapping up the second set to the tune of 6-1. Youd have to fancy him now. Stans stirred.
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Milos Raonic is cruising against Janko Tipsarevic, winning the second set to lead 6-2, 6-3. No drama there. Meanwhile Wawrinka has woken up; he breaks again in the second set to lead 5-1 against Rosol, whos in dire need of a second win now.
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Quite the turnaround on Court 17, where Christina McHale took the first set on a tie-break against Myrtille Georges, whos responded by winning the second 6-0. Oof.
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Jeremy Chardy and Grigor Dimitrov both took the opening set against Leonardo Mayer and Victor Troicki respectively. But the second set isnt going to plan for either man; Mayer leads 4-1, while Troicki is up a break at 4-3.
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A mammoth fourth game in the second set, full of missed opportunities from both men, ends with Wawrinka breaking for a 3-1 lead over Rosol. Is he finding his feet at last? Allez, he yelps, really belting it out and prolonging the cry. It feels like a pivotal moment.
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8.30am EDT08:30
Im back, armed with leek and potato soup, ready to tell you that Garbine Muguruza is a set down against Anna Karolina Schmiedlova, whos won the opener 6-3 against the fourth seed. Interesting. Very interesting. Meanwhile Sabine Lisicki is sinking fast, a set and a break down against Veronica Cepede Royg, while Americas Sloane Stephens has just won the first set 6-4 against Margarita Gasparyan and Jeremy Chardy is a set up against Leonardo Mayer.
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Looking to serve out the opening set, Rosol coolly rattles into a 30-0 lead. But back comes Wawrinka, ominously winning the next two points. Hes not moving too sharply, though, and Rosol winds up a big forehand, wrongfooting the Swiss to earn his first set point. He takes the risky move of approaching the net, with the ball bouncing up invitingly on the Wawrinka backhand the ball fizzes past Rosol but when he turns to look over his shoulder, hes delighted and relieved to see it flash past the baseline! The first set is Rosols, 6-4, and Wawrinka is in a spot of bother. Meanwhile Grigor Dimitrov is looking impressive on Court 3, winning the first set 6-2 against an underwhelming Victor Troicki.
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Wawrinka holds. Hes hanging in there. But Lukas Rosol will serve for the first set at 5-4.
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Its so often the case: Milos Raonics dominance on serve means that he only requires one break to take the set. He wins the opener 6-3 against Janko Tipsarevic and the No8 seed will be anticipating an easy ride from here.
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Victor Troicki breaks back against Grigor Dimitrov. And then loses his serve to love. Ah. That wasnt the plan for the 22nd seed. Dimitrov leads 4-2 on Court 3. I wonder if the rain delay is affecting certain players.
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On Court 1, Jeremy Chardy, the 30th seed, leads by a break against Leonardo Mayer. Thought youd like to know. On Suzanne-Lenglen, meanwhile, Anna Karolina Schmiedlova has broken early on against the 4th seed, Garbine Muguruza. Could we be in for a day of shocks?
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And Rosol holds for a 4-2 lead. Wawrinka is all over the place at the moment.
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Come on! chirps Wawrinka, looking to rouse himself out of his torpor, and he responds by carving out a break point with some thunderous hitting. Rosol saves it with a superb forehand winner down the line, though, and its deuce.
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7.55am EDT07:55
Sabine Lisicki doesnt really like the red stuff. The former Wimbledon finalist is already struggling on Court 15, a break down against Paraguays Veronica Cepede Royg.
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Pure brilliance from Rosol seals the first break! The underdog keeps his cool to attack a Wawrinka second serve and then catches his Swiss adversary out of position with a deft drop shot for a 3-2 lead in the first set. Is an upset on the cards? Wawrinka is out of sorts so far. Its early days, mind you.
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Milos Raonic is in charge on Court 2. The robotic Canadian breaks for a 3-1 lead over Janko Tipsarevic. On Philippe-Chatrier, Lukas Rosol is pushing for a breakthrough. Wawrinka is looking sluggish. He staved off a break point in the first game and hes struggling on serve in the fifth game. Its deuce and Rosol has seen one break point come and go...
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7.44am EDT07:44
Elsewhere Grigor Dimitrov is playing 22nd seed Victor Troicki on Court 3. Dimitrov, who was closing in on a top 10 place two years ago, isnt even seeded this time. But the 25-year-old Bulgarian has made a promising start today, an early break setting up a 2-0 lead in the first set.
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An intriguing contest on Court 2, where the rising Milos Raonic is taking on Janko Tipsarevic, whose career was put on hold by a foot injury that could have led to retirement. I say foot injury - he had to have a benign tumour removed. Tipsarevic has been a top 10 player in the past and its been a long road back for the Serbian. h**l probably just be delighted to be playing a grand slam. Its unlikely h**l be sharp enough to cope with Raonic today. But what a story it would be if he does beat the Canadian.
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Play has begun on the show courts and the outside courts. Wawrinka, remember, warmed up for this event by beating Marin Cilic in the final of the Geneva Open. But his results have been a little patchy this year. He was beaten by Juan Monaco in Rome and by Nick Kyrgios in Madrid. Still, hes off to a decent start here, saving a break point to win the first game on Philippe-Chatrier.
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Tok! Tok! Tok! Under grey skies, theyre knocking up.
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The following matches have been cancelled because of the inclement weather today:
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Here come the players! Lukas Rosol I dont need to tell you about his biggest achievement to date, do I? is on Philippe-Chatrier and hes followed by Stan Wawrinka, the defending champion. There arent many people in the stands yet, so the players are only greeted by a smattering of applause. But maybe the fans are disappointed that Wawrinka isnt wearing his pyjama shorts this year.
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Tournament director Guy Forget has been chatting to the press. Its urgent to build a roof by respect for our audience, he says, before revealing that red tape is getting in the way of all that. Ah.
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The covers are off. The ball kids are getting ready. Its almost time.
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Dustin Brown is clearly the greatest showboater on the tour. an utter genius when hes on form, check this out from yesterday, says Pete Jones.
Thats rather spectacular.
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Slowly, slowly, wonderfully, the covers are coming off. We might have some tennis soon! If so, it will be followed by more rain.
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It appears that theres some movement at last. Keep scrubbing!
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This is absolutely magnificent. Carlos Berloq loses it after losing the second point of the match.
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Kevin Mitchell isnt optimistic about the chances of play starting any time soon.
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The latest weather update indicates that there will be no play before 12pm BST (1pm in Paris). Il pleut. Il pleut beaucoup! Gah.
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As a fan from the US, has tennis become more popular in the UK due to Murrays success? says Olga. That does not seem to be the case in the US. ESPN is reducing its coverage of tennis, NBCs coverage is embarrassing. In terms of favourites, Djokovic has to be the favourite, but Murray has a real chance. I would place Stan and Rafa at the next level. Sleepers could be Nishikori, Thiem, and Kyrgios. The weather looks bad most of the day. Why are there no lights at least in Paris? I would love to see Rafa win La Decima, but sadly dont see it. Andys win would be great too.
Im not sure if tennis has become more popular because of Murray. After all, who can forget the thrill of watching Tim Henman lose in the semi-finals of Wimbledon year after year, before watching Tim Henman lose in the quarter-finals of Wimbledon year after year, then the second round, and finally the first round? Admittedly, though, the emergence of Murray has allowed us to discover things like the Australian Open and the French Open and the US Open and the Davis Cup and the Olympics and Masters events, tournaments that most Brits who werent alive in the 1930s had never heard of before, say, 2005.
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In the spirit of open journalism, can anyone recommend a summer coat for me?
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Nick Kyrgios. He loves a tweener. Heres one from the little scamps victory yesterday.
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The Guardians tennis correspondent, Kevin Kev Mitchell, is living it up in Paris at the moment. Thats not news. But this is: his preview of todays rain-soaked action. In a disappointing development, Wawrinka yesterday resisted the temptation to start a war of words with Djokovic, instead saying that the world No1 is the favourite to win this title. Djokovic is due to face Rafael Nadal in the semis, having crunched the nine-time champion in the quarters last year. Would you give a revived Nadal any hope against the best player in the world this year?
Related: Novak Djokovic is favourite for my French Open title, says Stan Wawrinka
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While we wait, lets relive the greatest weather forecast of all time.
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Look, I could begin by trumpeting Andy Murrays chances of winning his first French Open. The world No2 was victorious against Novak Djokovic in Rome last week and begins his campaign against the veteran Czech, Radek Stepanek. We could move on to defending champ, Stan Wawrinka, who will be taking on Lukas Rosol. Heather Watson returns a break down in the third set of her match against Nicole Gibbs, whos serving at 2-1. We could have matches involving Kei Nishikori, Garbine Muguruza, Kyle Edmund, Agniezska Radwanska, Milos Raonic, Simona Halep, Roberta Vinci, Grigor Dimitrov and Sara Errani to look forward to. But its raining, the covers are on at Roland Garros, Eurosport are showing a repeat of last years mens final and play isnt due to start until 11.30am BST at the earliest. Bah!
It is almost time for JoJo Fletchers journey during ABCs The Bachelorette 2016 season to begin, and fans cannot wait to get started. Will she find love with one of her suitors this spring? Blogger and gossip guru Reality Steve Carones spoilers are breaking down the details, and he just shared a fair amount of the scoop via Twitter. The final rose ceremony has been filmed, but has it leaked out yet which guy she picked?
Reality Steves spoilers have already pinned down Fletchers last four bachelors, but he has yet to share specifics beyond that other than the fact that the last dates have taken place. Thailand was seemingly the location for the fantasy suite overnight dates and everything else through the final rose ceremony. More details should be coming out about those last eliminations soon, but rumors are already swirling.
As Carbones Bachelorette spoilers have been teasing for some time now, JoJo seemingly had one bachelor in particular who caught her attention from the very first night. Jordan Rodgers, a former football player and the younger brother of Green Bay Packers superstar Aaron Rodgers, is said to be that guy. It is known that Jordan is around for a while during Fletchers journey to find love. Now, Reality Steves spoilers indicate that based on everything he is hearing, he would be surprised if he didnt get the final rose.
Don"t know the ending yet. Hope 2 get it confirmed this wknd. But after evrything I"ve heard all season, I"d be shocked if it wasn"t Jordan
RealitySteve (@RealitySteve) May 13, 2016
Steve had previously mentioned that this was looking like the JoJo and Jordan show based on what he was hearing from insiders, but then he also teased some potential shake-ups and shockers. His Bachelorette spoilers detail that Rodgers caught Fletchers attention from the very first night of filming, and he managed to get in some hot and heavy kisses with her before the first rose ceremony even took place.
Monday I"ll post a few more details about the first ep, but those are the basics. It was the JoJo and Jordan show right from the beginning
RealitySteve (@RealitySteve) May 13, 2016
Oh yeah, Jordan made out with her at the cocktail party the second time he talked to her. Wanted to kiss her the first time but didn"t.
RealitySteve (@RealitySteve) May 13, 2016
So basically from night 1, it was all about if there was anyone there who could take down Jordan as the front runner, bc it was clear as day
RealitySteve (@RealitySteve) May 13, 2016
It may well be that Fletcher and Rodgers end up being together at the end. If that is the case, they are likely engaged. However, Carbone has not yet been able to confirm that. The Bachelorette spoiler fans over at the Bach and Bachette Fan Forums have been watching all of these contestants closely and they have been anxious to pin down these last eliminations as well. They noticed that Luke Pell was the first to start making small moves on social media and they now indicate that the other three final guys, Rodgers, Chase McNary, and Robby Hayes, have all started back on social media in small ways as well.
Hayes was the first of those three to start changing some minor things on his Instagram and Twitter, sparking speculation that he ended up being eliminated after the overnight dates. Could Rodgers and McNary be Fletchers final two on this spring Bachelorette season? She seemingly showed some activity on Snapchat within the past day or two as well, so it does appear that she and her guy have their phones back. There have not yet been any significant posts that the average fan would notice as of yet, but it seems likely that they all will be back to regular activity very soon.
Does Jordan Rodgers get JoJo Fletchers final rose as most seem to suspect, or could there be a shocker as things play out this spring? ABCs The Bachelorette 2016 season debuts on Monday, May 23 and fans cannot wait to dive into this one to see if a true love story emerges.
Sergio Garcia"s chip shot leads to a birdie at AT&T Byron Nelson
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IRVING -- Although this was the first Nelson playoff since 2011 (when Keegan Bradley beat Ryan Palmer), it was the 20th playoff in tournament history.
Eighteen of those have occurred since 1968, the most on the PGA Tour during that span. Second-most is the Shell Houston Open"s 17 playoffs.
Trend continues
While most fans were pulling for Dallas native Jordan Spieth to win for the first time in Texas, Sergio Garcia"s victory continued a trend of international players winning the event.
Dating to 2000, foreign-born players have won 10 Nelsons, including Garcia"s 2004 and 2016 wins.
Six of those wins have come in the last nine years. Spain"s Garcia joins Australian Adam Scott (2008), South African Rory Sabbatini (2009), Australian Jason Day (2010), South Korean Sang-Moon Bae (2013) and Australian Steven Bowditch (2015).
Just dessert
When Garcia arrived at the Four Seasons this week, waiting in his room was a dessert-replica of a photo that was taken of him and Byron Nelson at the trophy presentation when Garcia won in 2004.
The frame of the photo was made of chocolate and the photo replica is made of edible sugar, made by Four Seasons chef Christof Syre and his pastry team. Early in the week, Garcia said he was trying hard not to eat it.
Garcia said he got another nice surprise on Friday when he received a good-luck letter from Momentous Institute youngster who caddied for Garcia earlier in the week on the 17thhole.
"It was an amazing letter," Garcia said.
And what became of the photo-dessert.
"I"ve taken a couple of bites, but just on the corner," Garcia said. "I couldn"t help myself."
Bud"s week
Bud Cauley is listed at 5-7, 150 pounds, but looks smaller in person. This, however, was a big week for him, culminating with his tie for fourth place Sunday.
He is playing this season on a major medical extension, after having shoulder surgery in 2014 and taking more than a year away from competitive golf.
He had 17 events in which to earn 458 FedExCup points or $742,470 to regain his tour card. The $264,625 he earned Sunday leaves him $323,828 or 258 FedExCup points shy of earning his card. He has 10 starts remaining.
