PONTE VEDRA BEACH, Fla. — The good news is that Scottie Scheffler played his third round of the Players Championship on Saturday at TPC Sawgrass after experiencing neck and shoulder soreness that threatened to force him to withdraw during Friday’s second round. The bad news is that Scheffler isn’t likely to defend the Players title … Read more
PONTE VEDRA BEACH, Fla. — Xander Schauffele is unafraid. He’s unafraid to speak his mind off the golf course — as evidenced by his powerful remarks regarding the division in the sport with LIV Golf and the questionable job PGA Tour commissioner Jay Monahan has been doing, saying Monahan “has a long way to go … Read more
This was below the belt. WWE superstar Becky Lynch included a photo of her and her husband Seth “Freakin” Rollins wearing just their championship belts around their nether regions in her new memoir — and her hubby had no idea their saucy snap was going to be exposed to the world. “I could have sworn … Read more
Commercial content 21+. UFC Vegas 88 should be an interesting fight card with 14 fights to sort through. Last week’s card was a disaster thanks to Marlon “Chito” Vera’s impossibly impressive chin that robbed us of a KO in the second round. O’Malley wound up victorious, but the props lost, and we moved on to … Read more
Erin go brawl. Before she became one of WWE’s biggest superstars, Becky Lynch worked at an Irish pub in Manhattan — and lived above another one. The native of Limerick, Ireland, spent the of summer of 2010 in the Big Apple during college in hopes of building connections — and pounded the pavement in search … Read more
The stage was set. As Gotham FC began its much-anticipated 2024 NWSL campaign in the Challenge Cup on Friday night as defending league champions with a flashy new roster, the fireworks were lit and the confetti cannons were loaded. The stars were aligned, even if they didn’t all make it onto the pitch, and dignitaries … Read more
PONTE VEDRA BEACH, Fla. — If you watched Wyndham Clark win the U.S. Open last June, hadn’t heard much about him before that and pegged him as a one-and-done, flash-in-the-pan story, you may want to reconsider that thought. The 30-year-old Clark is quietly developing into one of the big-game hunters in golf and, at the … Read more
PONTE VEDRA BEACH, Fla. — Only Scottie Scheffler. Only the world’s most overlooked and understated No. 1 ranked player could quietly power his way through a round during which a neck ailment looked like it might force him to withdraw from the tournament he’s trying to defend, to somehow remain in contention. Drama ensued during … Read more
Roger Federer doesn’t have the “itch” that afflicts many retired star athletes. In an interview with GQ, the 20-time major champion said he is actually “relieved” to be done with his tennis career and has no urge to go back to playing competitively following his retirement in 2022. “I’m really relieved, if that makes any … Read more
One of us. Adam Hadwin launched his club into the water at the Players Championship on Thursday after hitting his ball in the drink. The trouble for the Canadian started on the previous hole on the famed 17th island green at Players Stadium Course at TPC Sawgrass in Ponte Vedra Beach, Florida. Hadwin hit into … Read more
First, Gotham FC won the postseason. Then they won the offseason. Now they need to win in the regular season, to back up a storybook, worst-to-first 2023 campaign and continue to feed the club’s ambition to be an industry leader in National Women’s Soccer League and a fixture of the New York sports scene. In … Read more
PONTE VEDRA BEACH, Fla. — Much ado about nothing. Rory McIlroy’s 7-under 65, which gave him a share of the Players Championship first-round lead on Thursday at TPC Sawgrass, should be admired and celebrated instead of stained by the spot of controversy that seemed to mar it at its conclusion. After his round, McIlroy expressed … Read more
PONTE VEDRA BEACH, Fla. — The Stadium Course at TPC Sawgrass has a well-earned reputation for its treachery. Its late legendary designer, Pete Dye, was known for his diabolical layouts that mess with the minds of even the best players in the world. Yet the venerable course was alarmingly tame Thursday for the Players Championship … Read more
UFC Hall of Famer Mark Coleman is awake and responsive in the hospital after saving his parents from a house fire in Ohio earlier this week. Coleman’s daughter Mackenzie posted a video to the ex-fighter’s Instagram in which he saw his daughters for the first time and expressed gratitude that he and his parents were … Read more