back to hardball. monday, three-time nba champion steph curry announced he would sponsor howard university s first division i men s and women s golf teams bringing the team back to the school for the first time in decades. curry, an avid golfer himself, spoke about the importance of the game. it s extremely rewarding to be here. i know, again, what the game of golf has taught me. obviously, i play basketball full-time and enjoy that part of my or that career path, but in terms of what golf has taught me about the different places it takes you, the thingatize teas s you about yourself, the people you get to play with. the washington post reports curry is making a seven-figure donation paid out over the next six years aimed at giving howard a time to raise an endowed fund that would make the program self-sustainable. it was made at langston golf course when is named for john mercer langston, virginia s first black congressman and