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Bionic leg: Golfer becomes first to wear ‘Bluetooth’ brace allowing him to walk, cycle and tackle the stairs

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A man who has been unable to walk since contracting Polio as a young child is able to walk naturally again after becoming the first person to be fitted with a lower limb bionic exoskeleton. John Simpson, 63, said his life had been “revolutionised” by the Bluetooth-controlled leg brace that monitors his steps 50 times […]

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Golfer Minjee Lee on turning pro

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AS a little girl, Minjee Lee would leave motivational messages for herself. “Achieve your goals,” she urged on Post-it notes. “Do your best.” Her mother would find them sticky-taped to a desk in her daughter’s bedroom. “She’d have a little motto and write it down on the desk,” Clara Lee says. “She always had a […]

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Golf Leaders Prod Slowpokes: ‘Just Step up and Hit It’

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Golfers finally are getting answers on why it takes so long to play 18 holes. Among them: A putting green that allows a golf ball to roll 4.5 percent farther can add as much as 18 minutes to a round, according to a study by the U.S. Golf Association. The findings are among those revealed […]

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Golfer Carlos Ortiz is better now he needs to be bigger

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In his first year as a professional, Carlos Ortiz became an instant hit in 2014 on the Web.com Tour, winning three times to earn player of the year honors and in the process a promotion to the PGA Tour. Now he’s ready to hit the gym. The lanky youngster, who tops out at 6-0 and […]

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