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Payne Stewart and caddy Mike Hicks celebrate Stewart’s triumph at the 1999 U.S. Open. | Steve Schaefer/AFP via Getty Images
Payne Stewart tragically passed away 25 years ago today. His longtime caddy, Mike Hicks, reflected on Stewart’s life.
It’s Monday, Oct. 25, 1999, and caddy Mike Hicks is on the ground at the Champions Golf Club in Houston, Texas, preparing for the 1999 Tour Championship. Tiger Woods had just won the National Car Rental Golf Classic Disney the day before in Orlando, while Hicks’ man, Payne Stewart, missed the cut.

Millionaire athletes taking days off, particularly in the NBA, has been a groan-worthy talking point for blue-collar Americans.
Charles Barkley, known to speak his mind (unfiltered), went on a whole rant about the NBA’s problem with “load management,” based on the recent drama involving Philadelphia 76ers star Joel Embiid.
Like many of his NBA brethren, Embiid has embraced the load management model, which has led him to miss the first three games, at least, of the new NBA season.
Without much rhyme or reason, NBA players are choosing when they want to play, and not.

Another NFL game’s outcome was overtaken by terrible officiating. And boy, would we (as fans) prefer to see less of that …
An egregious missed call became the story of Thursday Night Football’s slugfest between the Vikings and Rams. Vikings QB Sam Darnold was tasked with leading Minnesota in a comeback effort, down 28-20 with less than two minutes left, but his final drive was cut off after a Rams defender grabbed his face mask, resulting in a safety.