The golf writers’ traveling circus rolled down to wonderful Royal Birkdale for The Open media day and these haverings were cobbled together in the Henry Longhurst room, a delightful suite dedicated to that celebrated commentator of yore.By the time you read this, we’ll have moved up the coast to Royal Lytham. Back in 1969, when Tony Jacklin thwacked his final drive down the 18th en route to Open glory there, the aforementioned Longhurst was positively giddy. “What a corker,” he cried in exultation.Golf – 2018 Ryder Cup at Le Golf National – Guyancourt, France – September 28, 2018 Team USA…
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A few notes on the Knicks’ Game 1 rout of the 76ers…BUILDING BRIDGESMikal Bridges’ fingerprints were all over New York’s dominant win.He gave the Knicks 22 points and five assists in 26 minutes. He hit seven of 10 shots. New York outscored Philadelphia by 19 with Bridges on the court.AdvertisementOn the other end of the floor, Bridges helped hold Tyrese Maxey to 3-for-8 shooting and three turnovers in the first half of Game 1.”I give Mikal a lot of credit for is his alertness and his ability to have multiple efforts when guarding Maxey because Maxey is similar to Steph…
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Jackson Merrill hit a first-inning solo home run to put the San Diego Padres ahead of the San Francisco Giants, 1-0 but that was all the offensive excitement the Padres could muster for much of the game. Randy Vasquez started on the mound for San Diego and continued to be effective. However, with an offense that seems to have largely disappeared, the three runs allowed by Vasquez and Luis Arraez, proved to be too much for the Padres to overcome. San Diego dropped the series opener to San Francisco, 3-2. Arraez was the offensive leader for the Giants with two…
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As the NHL’s second round gets off and running, don’t overlook the OHL finals, which will feature a couple of prospects who could be parts of the Islanders’ future.Meanwhile, post-season post-mortems continue in Canada’s top self-loathing hockey capitals.AdvertisementIslanders NewsIn a reflective Islanders Anxiety episode, Dan and Mike ponder missed opportunities…
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The strongest position group in the 2026 NFL Draft is at wide receiver. Even with that, there are legitimate question marks and concerns surrounding every wideout in the draft, especially the consensus top-ranking ones. It’s a deep class, albeit one that lacks a Ja’Marr Chase-like prospect at the top.There is…
Manchester City captain Bernardo Silva has confirmed that he will be leaving the club at the end of his current deal in June.The 31-year-old has been linked with a departure from the Etihad Stadium for a large part of the season, having donned the Manchester City skipper’s armband since the…
LIV Golf appears to be teetering on the edge, with funding from PIF set to be cut from the end of the current season.It was back in 2022 when LIV Golf emerged as, what they believed would be, a genuine competitor to the PGA Tour.AdvertisementThey managed to tempt numerous big-name…
As the start of the Montreal Canadiens’ first-round series against the Tampa Bay Lightning approaches, the Habs coaching staff has plenty of strategizing left to do and wisdom to impart on their players. Part of that strategy should be warning their young player about Corey Perry.The former Anaheim Ducks first-round…
Monday night’s zany 11-10 walk-off win over the Angels will be remembered for the offensive heroics of both lineups far more than any pitching performance. However, there was a sequence from Will Warren right before his start got turned on its head that caught my eye. So, I’d like to…
Pressure usually feels obvious this time of year. You know who it’s on, you know what’s at stake, and you know exactly who’s going to hear about it if things go sideways.This Celtics team is a little different. The expectations are obviously real and earned, but they’re not overwhelming. The…
The 2026 NFL Draft is just a little over a week away, and everybody thinks the Cincinnati Bengals are going to select a defensive player with the No. 10 overall pick. Almost everybody.NFL insider Albert Breer responded to a question in a recent mailbag about the draft, saying Alabama offensive…
The fallout from the head Champions League quarter-final between Bayern Munich and Real Madrid continues to intensify, with fresh controversy now surrounding an on-field incident involving Antonio Rudiger and Josip Stanisic.While the tie itself delivered drama, goals and tension, certain moments have since come under scrutiny, and one particular clash…
HILTON HEAD ISLAND, S.C. – Smart golf.That was the goal for Justin Thomas during the final round of the 2025 RBC Heritage. It sounds easy on paper but under the pressure of trying to win for the 16th time in his career on the PGA Tour, it can be easier said…
The third model from Audi’s China-only AUDI brand will be a sedan. It’s coming next year and will join the E5 Sportback and E7X. All AUDI models will be purely electric. It feels as if a new car brand is born in China every other day, but a recent entry…
Every year here at PensBurgh we set some over/under predictions for individual Pittsburgh Penguins players, and at the end of every regular season we like to revisit those predictions and see how everybody did.It is time to revisit those predictions.AdvertisementLet’s go back to the start of the 2025-26 NHL season…
It’s the three-week anniversary of the 2026 MLB season opener, with barely 10% of the grueling season completed, and at least six weeks before anyone can adequately evaluate their team.Yet, in the world of talk shows, social media, gambling sites and plain ol’ rancor and hostility, it’s never too early…
