Jurgen Klopp is preparing for his final game as Liverpool manager after nine years in charge. He says it has been "the most intense week of my life" as he bids goodbye to players, club staff and fans. Klopp has forged such a connection with the port city that he has been compared to Bill Sha…
Formula One drivers have run and cycled around the track at Imola to mark 30 years since three-time champion Ayrton Senna was killed in a crash there in the 1994 race. McLaren driver Lando Norris arrives at the Emilia Romagna Grand Prix seeking to follow up on his first career win at the las…
Brazil will host the 2027 Women's World Cup after a vote of FIFA's full membership chose the South American bid over a joint proposal from Belgium, Netherlands and Germany.
Images showed the world's No. 1 player with cuffs behind his back as he walked toward a police car. Scheffler said it was a misunderstanding.
Masters champion Scottie Scheffler was arrested Friday morning on his way to the PGA Championship. Stunning images showed him handcuffed as he was led to a police car. He was arrested for second-degree assault of a police officer, third-degree criminal mischief, reckless driving and not foll…
Brazil has defeated a joint bid from Belgium, Germany and the Netherlands to host the 2027 Women’s World Cup, FIFA has announced. Brazil becomes the first South American country to host the event after a vote by the FIFA Council at the body’s congress in Bangkok, Thailand. It had become clea…
Scottie Scheffler was detained by police on Friday morning on his way to the PGA Championship in Louisville, Kentucky, after failing to follow police orders during a pedestrian fatality investigation, according to reports.
The inaugural anime-themed Shohei Ohtani bobblehead is already on eBay, from $150 to a whopping $999.99. “It's going to be a hot ticket item,†Dodgers manager Dave Roberts says.
Xander Schauffele has set the PGA Championship record with a 62. He also ties a major championship record that he shared last year in the U.S. Open. Schauffele took advantage of rain-softened conditions at Valhalla. And he's been playing some good golf. Schauffele was runner-up last week in the Wells Fargo Championship. Schauffele played the back nine in 31. He ran off three birdies in a four-hole stretch on the front nine to get in range of the record. The previous mark at the PGA was a 63. One of those was Jose Maria Olazabal at Valhalla 10 years ago.
Harrison Butker said most of the female students were probably more excited about getting married and having children in a speech that also assailed Pride month and President Joe Biden.
Tiger Woods fired a 1-over par 72 during the opening round of the PGA Championship. The 15-time major champion faltered late. He was 1-under heading into his final two holes before a pair of three-putts led to bogeys that pushed him into plus territory.
NEW YORK — The NFL is distancing itself from Kansas City Chiefs kicker Harrison Butker, saying “his views are not those of the NFL as an organization.â€
Marcus Ericsson returned to the Indianapolis 500 with zero regrets. He's moved past the controversial ending to last year's race that cost the Swede a second consecutive win in the "Greatest Spectacle in Racing." Ericsson has made up with teammate Colton Herta following their spat last weekend. And as for his move from powerhouse Chip Ganassi Racing to Andretti Global, where Ericsson's results have shown a sharp drop-off? Nope. Nothing to be concerned about there, either. Ericsson will try to win his second Indy 500 in three years on May 26 after last year's controversial runner-up finish.
The long-sought upgrade for the tennis tournaments in Madrid and Rome has been a bonanza for the organizers by expanding them from one to nearly two weeks. There are more competition days which means more tickets sold, more TV time and more money. But the players haven't been as enthusiastic. Recent Monte Carlo Masters champion Stefanos Tsitsipas says "You got to be some type of superhero to be consistent back-to-back 10 days in each event getting to the very end of it." Adds former No. 1 Victoria Azarenka, "We stretched the drama a bit too much" and "it kind of becomes like the 'telenova' that was too many seasons."
Two weeks after Comcast dropped Major League Baseball games aired by Bally Sports, the league cast doubt on Bally's plan to emerge from bankruptcy.
Caitlin Clark had yet to even be drafted by the Indiana Fever before fans were openly calling for her to be given an honorary role at the Indianapolis 500. She's been a resident of Indiana for just about a month and is already one of the biggest stars in the city. Her WNBA home debut with the Fever comes Thursday night, deep into preparations for the 108th running of the Indianapolis 500. Anticipation to see the No. 1 overall draft was so high that drivers were checking their daily schedules to see if there was room to see Clark play the New York Liberty at Gainbridge Fieldhouse.
Tiger Woods has admitted that he struggled to get to grips with the length of Valhalla after carding a one-over-par opening round of the PGA Championship.Woods won the 2000 PGA Championship at Valhalla after defeating Bob May in a playoff.
An NFL executive said Harrison Butker's comments during a commencement speech at a private Catholic college did not align with the league's views and that the NFL is "steadfast in our commitment to inclusion." (Scripps News)
There were plenty of leaks along the way, but the NFL finally released the complete schedule for the upcoming season. Get team-by-team schedules here!
Arizona men's golf punched its ticket to the NCAA Championship after a Top 5 finish at the West Lafayette Regional in Indiana.Â
Arizona ahletic director Desireé Reed-Francois' first hire is swimming coach Ben Loorz. Loorz replaces Augie Busch, who was let go less than two weeks ago.
Following the lead of the NBA, the NASCAR Cup Series is planning a five-race, bracket-style tournament in the midst of the 2025 season, beginning with a night event at Atlanta Motor Speedway.
How much has golf changed in the 10 years since the PGA Championship was last at Valhalla? Rory McIlroy is the No. 2 player in the world ranking then and now. He is coming off two straight wins just like in 2014. Tiger Woods had health questions, just like now. But there are plenty of differences. The purse was $10 million. At the time that was a record for a major championship. Now it's half of what a signature event is on the PGA Tour. And Dustin Johnson was absent while on a curious leave of absence.
LOS ANGELES — Harrison Butker is a three-time Super Bowl champion and one of the most accurate field goal kickers in NFL history. As such, the Kansas City Chiefs kicker was given a platform to express his views as the commencement speaker at Benedictine College. The devout Christian used the opportunity to give some radical thoughts and controversial opinions during a 20-minute speech ...
Rory McIlroy has all the momentum he could want heading into the PGA Championship as he tries to end a drought in the majors that has lasted a decade. He also has a major distraction. McIlroy is hopeful of ending a decade without a major in his return to Valhalla. But the distraction is a divorce from his wife of seven years. That petition was filed in Florida on Monday, right after he won at Quail Hollow and before flying up to Louisville for a major. McIlroy has a history of being able to separate personal life from work.
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Kansas City Chiefs kicker Harrison Butker is getting attention for comments he made during a commencement address at Benedictine College last weekend in which he congratulated the women receiving degrees, but then said most were probably more excited to get married and have children.
The stars have aligned for the WNBA with Caitlin Clark and Angel Reese joining the ranks of A'ja Wilson, Breanna Stewart, Diana Taurasi and others. The league is getting unparalleled attention. Now the challenge for the WNBA is to translate this hype and hoopla into a movement and not just a moment in its history.
Formula One driver Alex Albon has signed a multiyear contract extension with Williams to end speculation about his future. Team principal James Vowles called it "a huge vote of confidence" in the once-dominant team's rebuild. Williams says the new deal will keep the 28-year-old Albon at the team "into the new era of Formula 1 regulations," which start in 2026. It did not give more details. The announcement came ahead of the Emilia Romagna Grand Prix this weekend. The British-born Thai driver had been linked with moves to both Red Bull and Mercedes. He was under contract at Williams through 2025.
Pato O'Ward picked up his first trophy in nearly two years when he arrived at Arrow McLaren's team lounge in Indianapolis last weekend. It wasn't the victory celebration he'd planned for his first IndyCar win since July 2022, but it was unusual: He won by default when Josef Newgarden was disqualified for cheating.Â
Annually, teams like the Raiders and Bills face scheduling woes. The Bills tackle two games in five days, while the Raiders grapple with travel issues.
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