Jordan Spieth said Wednesday he thinks the PGA Tour now may not need to strike a deal with the Saudi Arabia’s Public Investment Fund (PIF) now that the Tour has a new partnership with Strategic Sports Group (SSG). The deal with SSG could infuse $3 billion into the newly formed PGA Tour Enterprises. The 30-year-old … Read more
CINCINNATI — It was an evening RJ Luis Jr. would like to forget. The explosive wing struggled mightily in his 14 minutes off the bench. It shouldn’t be a surprise that St. John’s lost, falling to Xavier, 88-77, at Cintas Center on Wednesday night. When Luis scores in double figures, the Johnnies are 5-1. When … Read more
Joel Embiid’s fantastic season has been slowed down by injuries, but he might’ve ended up making matters worse by trying to play through them. According to Sam Amick of The Athletic, Embiid, who injured his left knee in Tuesday night’s loss to the Warriors, only played in the game because of the “scrutiny” he’s faced. … Read more
Who says you can’t go home again? Certainly not Damian Lillard. The former Trail Blazers star returned to Portland for the first time since his trade to the Bucks over the offseason. Lillard acknowledged before Wednesday’s 119-116 loss that it would be an emotional night for him to be back in the place he called … Read more
Kevin Durant drove on Cam Thomas, which is about as hopeless a scenario as the Nets could envision. Durant, all limbs and force and grace, bullied his way into the lane during the third quarter and rose as Thomas continued reaching in. Durant easily flipped in a bucket, heard the whistle signaling a foul and … Read more
Pitcher James Paxton will see his contract guarantee dip from $11 million to $7 million as part of a reworked deal with the Dodgers over a health concern according to The Athletic. The health concern was not enough to stop the deal after the Dodgers and Paxton had agreed on a one-year deal on Monday, … Read more
Elias Lindholm reacts after the Calgary Flames lost to the St. Louis Blues at the Scotiabank Saddledome in Calgary on Jan. 23, 2024.Photo by Darren Makowichuk /Postmedia Two years ago, after Elias Lindholm finished as the runner-up in Selke Trophy balloting, Calgary Flames executive Craig Conroy was (politely) chastising this particular reporter because he believed … Read more
Caitlin Clark continued to show why she’s one of the greatest women’s basketball players on the planet on Wednesday night as the Iowa star moved into second on the NCAA women’s basketball’s career scoring list. A layup against Northwestern with 4:58 left on the clock in the second quarter moved Clark to 3,403 points for … Read more
Donations poured in Wednesday to replace a destroyed statue of Jackie Robinson on what would have been the 105th birthday of the first player to break Major League Baseball’s color barrier. Major League Baseball pledged support. And the total raised just through one online fundraiser surpassed $145,000, which is far in excess of the estimated … Read more
Mike McCarthy is the Dallas Cowboys head coach, but depending on how the season starts next year, things could change quickly. And with Bill Belichick possibly still on the coaching market during the 2024 season, his availability is sure to hang over what occurs early on with the Cowboys. While owner Jerry Jones said he … Read more