Welcome to Play Smart, a regular GOLF.com game-improvement column that will help you play smarter, better golf.Hitting longer drives off the tee doesn’t always require you to swing harder. Sure, it helps to put more force into the ball, but there’s another way to belt it past your playing partners without swinging out of your shoes — and it all starts with optimizing your launch conditions.AdvertisementOne of the best ways to hit the ball longer is by increasing your attack angle. If you can hit more “up” on the ball, you can launch it higher and with less spin, which is crucial for hitting longer drives.So,…
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Some years, it’s a struggle for voters to find 10 players deserving of making the All-Rookie Teams. Not this year. In fact, it was the opposite problem.Three players were unanimously chosen to make First Team All-Rookie — Rookie of the Year Cooper Flagg, as well as Kon Knueppel and VJ Edgecombe — in what was one of the deepest rookie classes in recent memory. Because of that, some quality players who played key minutes for playoff teams, didn’t even make the second team.The All-Rookie Teams shook out like this.AdvertisementNBA All-Rookie TeamsFirst TeamCooper Flagg (Dallas)Kon Knueppel (Charlotte)VJ Edgecombe (Philadephia)Dylan Harper (San…
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The Tampa Bay Rays’ early-season trip to the Bronx is on the horizon. But first, there was bedlam at Tropicana Field.A Rays team with the best record in baseball once again proved why it can’t ever be counted out Wednesday during a comeback win over the Baltimore Orioles. While The Trop wasn’t full, the Tampa Bay fans in attendance were fervent — some even continuing to hop on the “Tarps Off” trend — as the Rays rallied with a four-run eighth inning to win 5-3 and complete their MLB-best sixth sweep of the season.AdvertisementTampa Bay (33-15) has won 21 of…
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On Wednesday, the Vegas Golden Knights visit the Colorado Avalanche to kick off the Western Conference Finals.Puck drop is scheduled for 5:15 p.m. PST.Carter Hart starts in net for the Golden Knights. Hart has a record of 8-4 and an average save percentage of .917 in 12 games this postseason.AdvertisementAdvertisementAdvertisementScott…
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Ex-Arsenal player and pundit Ian Wright was among thousands of fans celebrating the Gunners’ first Premier League title in 22 years, joining in the joyous scenes outside the Emirates on Tuesday night.Manchester City’s failure to beat Bournemouth, instead drawing 1-1, meant Pep Guardiola’s side could mathematically no longer catch league…
Prince’s Golf Club in England, founded in 1902 and home to three nines, has worked with the R&A and architects Tom Mackenzie and Martin Ebert to establish a composite routing utilizing various holes from its three nines. Named The Laddie, the composite 18 will be available to play at select…
The thinking is that an EV-only mandate could make people hold on to their old cars longer. Ford reckons emissions targets should be based on demand and the charging infrastructure. The company argues the EU should encourage plug-in hybrids and extended-range electric vehicles. There was a time when Ford of Europe…
DENVER — Chris MacFarland doesn’t overcomplicate the mission.”We’re trying to win, right?” the Colorado Avalanche general manager said Tuesday at a news conference previewing their Western Conference finals matchup with the Vegas Golden Knights. Simple enough — but the way he’s gone about building this team is anything but.AdvertisementOf the players…
The San Francisco Giants follow their three-game sweep against the Athletics by dropping a second straight game to the Arizona Diamondbacks on May 19.The loss might have been the season’s worst.Ketel Marte blasted a three-run walk-off homer in the bottom of the ninth inning to seal the deal, giving the…
NEW YORK — History rarely repeats itself. It can rhyme, though.The New York Knicks were up by 17 points with 6:26 to go in Game 1 of the 2025 Eastern Conference finals, before Aaron Nesmith became engulfed in flames and the walls of Madison Square Garden began to come tumbling…
Before Rashee Rice was thrown behind bars, the controversial Chiefs wide receiver had surgery to remove loose debris in his right knee that was causing inflammation.The surgery was performed a week before Rice was handed a 30-day jail sentence for violating the conditions of his probation, ESPN’s Adam Schefter reported…
Denny Hamlin threw out an idea after Dover that got NASCAR fans talking: Put the All-Star Race back on a real short track. Not an intermediate oval. Not a temporary experiment. A place with history, tight corners, and enough room for drivers to push aggressively. For Hamlin, the answer was…
Atletico Madrid are drawing closer to the signing of Wolves midfielder Joao Gomes, who has been heavily linked with the club in recent weeks. The 25-year-old midfielder looks set to leave the Midlands after Wolves relegation from the Premier League this season.Los Colchoneros were interested in to Atalanta midfielder Ederson…
As anyone who watched the PGA Championship at Aronimink knows, the course played tough.Aaron Rai came out on top thanks to a final-round of five-under-par 65, which gave him a three-shot victory over Jon Rahm and Alex Smalley. But no one in the 156-player field managed to post four rounds…
It’s a painful thing to watch a city hold its breath, believe for just a split second that the moment has finally arrived, and then have it snatched away before the celebration even starts.That’s exactly what happened to the Buffalo Sabres on Monday night, and for a fanbase that has…
There’s an old sketch from The State called “The Barry Lutz Show” where a doctor played by Thomas Lennon explains his research in the field of “monkey torture,” accompanied by an adorable simian. He eventually takes a phone call that purportedly tells him he has to stop torturing monkeys forever…
