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CHASKA, Minn. -- Jack Nicklaus, Tiger Woods and Jordan Spieth all chased the Grand Slam, golfs holy grail of winning all four majors in one year.Arnold Palmer is the one who created it.When he turned 50, it was Palmer who brought enthusiasm and credibility in 1980 to a fledgling circuit known then as the Senior PGA Tour. And it flourished because no one got tired of watching Arnie. Today, nine players who probably should be retired already have made at least $1 million.The Golf Channel interrupted coverage of the PGA Tour Champions event Sunday night when Palmer died at age 87, and the network provided continuous reports on his legacy, highlights of his greatest victories and images of the countless relationships Palmer developed. One of those legacies was the Golf Channel itself, which he co-founded in 1995.It is not an exaggeration to say there would be no modern day PGA Tour without Arnold Palmer. There would be no PGA Tour Champions without Arnold Palmer. There would be no Golf Channel without Arnold Palmer, PGA Tour Commissioner Tim Finchem said.Some of Palmers greatest influences on the game:GRAND SLAMIt was rare for Americans to play in the British Open in the decade after World War II, mainly because the prize money wasnt enough to cover travel expenses. Palmer helped return golfs oldest championship to its glory in 1960, and he gave the sport a new standard to chase.He won the Masters and U.S. Open in 1960 when he traveled over to St. Andrews for the British Open. On the journey across, he raised the notion of the modern Grand Slam -- the four professional majors -- to sports writer Bob Drum. Palmer was runner-up to Kel Nagle that year. He won the British Open at Royal Birkdale in 1961, and he defended his title the following year at Royal Troon.Americans followed his lead soon thereafter.His contribution to The Open Championship was, and remains, immeasurable, R&A chief executive Martin Slumbers said.TELEVISIONPalmer came along about the time television began to take an interest in golf, and he quickly became a star. Two years after CBS Sports first televised the Masters, Palmer won the first of his four green jackets. The marriage of Palmer and TV sent golf to an unprecedented level of popularity.Frank Chirkinian, the late golf producer for CBS Sports, once said Palmer had more charisma than any 10 guys I ever met. Maybe more than any 100. You just had to know to keep the camera on him.ENDORSEMENTSOne of the more pivotal moments in the history of modern golf -- all sports, for that matter -- was the handshake agreement between Palmer and IMG founder Mark McCormack to represent him in contract negotiations.Palmer was more than a golfer. Companies couldnt get enough of him, and he capitalized on the opportunity. His earnings went from $6,000 a year to more than $500,000 in the first two years of his agreement. He had deals with Pennzoil and Rolex, Cadillac and United Airlines, Callaway and Heinz Ketchup.In 2011, nearly 40 years after his last PGA Tour victory, Palmer was No. 3 on Golf Digests list of top earnings at $36 million a year. He trailed only Tiger Woods and Phil Mickelson.GOLF CHANNELPalmer and Joe Gibbs founded a new network in 1995 called the Golf Channel, which immediately was panned as a waste of air time. Tennis magazine described it as 24 hours of chubby guys in bad clothes speaking in jargon that only they understand.In the early days, even Palmer had his doubts, and the question arose whether investors should cut their losses. They asked Palmer what he thought, and his answer is now on a wall at Golf Channel headquarters in Orlando, Florida.I said, `Let me say this to you: If I didnt try to hit it through the trees a few times, none of us would be here, Palmer said in 2015.Now, every golf fan knows about the European team at the Ryder Cup because Golf Channel televises the European Tour, along with the LPGA Tour, the PGA Tour Champions and the weekday rounds of all PGA Tour events.PRIVATE TRAVELPalmer piloted his first aircraft in 1956, and 10 years later, he had a license to fly jets that now are the standard mode of transportation for top players, even though most are merely passengers.He set a record in 1976 when he circumnavigated the globe in 57 hours, 25 minutes and 42 seconds in a Lear 36. He stopped flying his Cessna Citation 10 when he was encouraged not to renew his license at age 81. Bill Barber Jersey . It says Pocklingtons lawyer filed the appeal Friday in a California court. 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DENVER -- Kenneth Faried was animated about losing his spot in the Denver Nuggets starting lineup earlier in the season.He looks to have a hold on it now.Faried had a season-high 20 points and 15 rebounds, Wilson Chandler also had a season-high with 28 points and 11 rebounds, and the Nuggets won for the first time at home this season, 120-104 over the Phoenix Suns on Wednesday night.Thats my spot, Faried said of his third straight start. I dont like people taking my spot. I didnt take kindly to that -- Coach knew that, my teammates knew that. I was outspoken about it, I was really upset.When I came out of my starting spot it kind of gave me a wake-up call that `Hey, you need to get back to who you are.The Nuggets got back to their winning ways at home, too.Danilo Gallinari had 18 points for Denver, which snapped a four-game losing streak. Jameer Nelson added 17 points and Emmanuel Mudiay had 15.The banged-up Nuggets played their second straight game without starting shooting guard Gary Harris. Hes expected to be out until mid-December with a foot injury.We need every win we can get right now, Chandler said. Close games, blowouts, no matter how we can get them we need to win.Brandon Knight scored a season-high 32 points for Phoenix, and Devin Booker had 24 before he was ejected with 17.8 left after receiving his second technical foul. The Suns have lost five of six.Tyson Chandler returned to the Suns starting lineup after missing the last four games because of his mothers death. He had five points and five rebounds in 21 minutes.We are 3-9, Knight said. Our goal was to be a playoff team, so we have a lot (of major) issues.The Suns never led, but cut a 20-point deficit to seven in the fourth quarter before Denver pulled away.Malone singled out Faried as a key reason the Nuggets held on and ennded their recent slump.ddddddddddddHe has been amazing with his energy and game-changing type of plays, Malone said.The Nuggets built an early double-digit lead with a pair of 8-0 runs. They led 12-4 thanks in part to a Mudiays jumper and layup, then pushed it to 25-10 on the back of five straight points from Chandler and a 3-pointer from Nelson. Gallinari hit a 20-foot jumper to push it to 63-43 early in the third.Knight rallied Phoenix with 10 points in the fourth, and Jared Dudleys 3 cut the lead to 100-93 with 6:18 left.TIP-INSSuns: Booker cut it to 89-76 at the end of the third when grabbed an offensive rebound and hit an off-balance 17-foot jumper at the buzzer. .. Phoenix was outrebounded 49-35.Nuggets: G Will Barton (ankle) missed his eighth straight game. ... The Nuggets waived little-used F/C Jarnell Stokes and signed F Alonzo Gee, who was waived by the New Orleans Pelicans earlier this season. The seven-year veteran had one assist in four minutes. In the past Ive always admired him from afar, Malone said before the game. I like his approach.BOOKER EJECTEDAfter he was fouled by Faried late in the game, Booker received his second technical. He lined up for a free throw anyways, before the official pointed him off the court.I didnt know I was ejected, he said. It was my first ejection, its something new.NO TURNOVERSThe Nuggets have struggled to take care of the ball through their first 10 games, so Mudiays zero turnovers on Wednesday was reason enough for praise.Thank the lord, he said. Its about time I had no turnovers.UP NEXTSuns: Continue a six-game trip at Indiana on Friday night.Nuggets: Continue a four-game homestand against Toronto on Friday night. ' ' '