SOUTHAMPTON, N.Y. – For most of the 37 minutes between his first and second rounds on Friday morning at the U.S. Open, Joaquin Niemann was in tears. The 27-year-old Niemann had just been informed by the USGA that he was penalized two strokes for “serious misconduct” after hitting two tee balls out of bounds and a third into the native area on Shinnecock Hills’ sixth hole, his last hole before play was suspended for darkness on Thursday evening. His quintuple-bogey-9 was turned into an 11, pushing Niemann’s opening round to 8-over 78. According to an earlier report by The Athletic, which quoted a…
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After three straight years, it’s becoming a norm for a UConn player to be picked in the first round of the NBA Draft. The only other schools with that distinction in the last three years? Duke and Baylor, a couple of five-star daycares with questionable methods.I still remember the delight of hearing James Bouknight’s name called.AdvertisementBut for the streak to continue, they’ll need teams to fall in love with Tarris Reed Jr or Alex Karaban. Both have been projected as fringe first-rounders, but as we saw with Liam McNeeley last year, draft night comes with a lot of uncertainty.Since NBA…
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The Yankees finally conquered one of their personal demons last weekend, winning a series at the Rogers Centre for the first time since September 2023. Principal to their success was the performance of the pitching staff, holding their hosts to just four runs across the final two games. Cam Schlittler was the catalyst for that stretch of shutdown pitching with his seven innings of one-run ball on Saturday to nullify another dominant start against the Yankees from his opponent, Kevin Gausman.We join Schlittler with two outs in the bottom of the fourth. The score is tied, 1-1, following a Kazuma…
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Jonathan Toews announced his retirement Friday, ending a decorated NHL career that included three Stanley Cups, two Olympic gold medals and a comeback season with his hometown Winnipeg Jets.The 38-year-old center returned to the NHL in 2025-26 after a two-year absence related to Chronic Immune Response Syndrome and long COVID,…
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For years, NASCAR fans have wondered whether Chicagoland Speedway could still produce the kind of racing that once made it one of the sport’s most popular intermediate tracks.This week, NASCAR may have received its first real answer.AdvertisementSeveral drivers were on track at Chicagoland Speedway as part of a manufacturer Wheel…
INGLEWOOD, Calif. — Halfway through a triumphant World Cup opener on home soil, the U.S. men’s national team’s near-perfect night took an alarming twist.Christian Pulisic was not among the 11 players who jogged onto the SoFi Stadium pitch for the start of Friday night’s second half.AdvertisementWhy would U.S. coach Mauricio…
Getting the opportunity to compete on the historic UFC Freedom 250 event – also known as UFC White House – card on Sunday is a major resume-builder for all involved.Now, though, the fighters of the event will be competing for some serious fight-night bonuses.The UFC announced on Friday that through…
After organizers “lost the course” and desperately watered greens between groups in the past two US Opens at Shinnecock, there’s hope for improvement when the 126th US Open begins Thursday.Shinnecock Hills will play host to the US Open for the sixth time and try to learn from stumbles in 2004…
Want to get more Covers content? Add us as a preferred source on your Google account here.The Carolina Hurricanes are one win away from ending the 2026 Stanley Cup Final, and they’ll look to do so in the desert on Sunday, June 14.AdvertisementMy Hurricanes vs. Golden Knights predictions and NHL picks…
Ryan Weathers wasn’t his sharpest, and the Yankees hitters could not come through consistently in the clutch as they fell to the Blue Jays, 8-5, on Friday night in Toronto.New York was 2-for-10 with RISP and left nine on base. Toronto (34-36) was 4-for-7 with seven left on base.AdvertisementThe loss…
Everything changed when Victor Wembanyama’s right elbow caught Karl-Anthony Towns’ chin in Game 4. The NBA Finals were never the same.Wembanyama’s dangerous elbow during a swim move at the 9:27 mark of the third quarter resulted in a Flagrant 1 penalty and two trips to the free-throw line for Towns…
David Lombardi from The SF Standard is often a lightning rod in his coverage of the San Francisco 49ers. His latest take is sure to stir debate between fans of the Los Angeles Rams and within the NFC West.“Mike Evans will likely have a bigger positive impact on the 49ers…
The Burton family has conquered Daytona in several ways, except one. Ward Burton won the 2002 Daytona 500, while his brother Jeff, the 2023 NASCAR Hall of Fame inductee, won the Cup Series summer race there. And Jeff’s son, Harrison, won the Coke Zero Sugar 400 at Daytona. But Jeb…
Christian Pulisic has sparked concern over an injury problem for the USA after his superb first-half display in the Group D World Cup 2026 opener against Paraguay.The Milan winger shone at SoFi Stadium, Los Angeles, and played a major part in two goals as Mauricio Pochettino’s side stormed into a…
LOS ANGELES — Farah O’Keefe is often sporting a smile. She has an infectious aura that lifts everyone up around her. Whether she’s playing great golf or poorly – which isn’t often – O’Keefe is one whose attitude brings everyone up around her.Perhaps it’s no surprise then she was the…
During the Montreal Canadiens’ dressing room clear-out day, Ivan Demidov revealed that he would be training with the Habs’ second-round pick of the 2025 draft (and their first pick of that draft), his childhood friend Alexander Zharovsky. While Demidov and his significant other have been vacationing in Mexico, Zharovsky made…
