Darren Clarke became the oldest Open champion since 1967 on this day in 2011 when he won by three shots at Royal St George’s at the age of 42. The Northern Irishman shot an even-par 70 on the final day in Sandwich to hold off the challenges of American duo Phil Mickelson and Dustin Johnson,…
(Photo by Michael Reaves/Getty Images) It is said that quarterbacks receive far too much credit when their teams win and an outsized level of criticism when they lose. Buffalo Bills star Josh Allen is well acquainted with the double-edged sword that comes with his position, and he is often the target for those frustrated…
Carlos Alcaraz looks set to become “one of the best in history”. That is the prediction of Rafa Nadal, who is to play doubles with the 21-year-old phenomenon for Spain in the upcoming Paris Olympics. The winner of 22 majors believes it is Alcaraz’s versatility and “aura” which puts him ahead of the field on…
If West Ham can get things right in the summer transfer window for Julen Lopetegui, there’s no telling just how successful the 2023/24 season will be for the Hammers. They’d shown resilience in the face of adversity under David Moyes, and the epic Europa Conference League final win was the highlight of the Scot’s time…
Among the participants taking part at Highland Meadows Golf Club in Sylvania, OH from July 18-21 is Malia Nam, who will golf for a part of the $1,750,000.00 prize at the 2024 Dana Open for Children. Nam has competed in eight tournaments in the past year. Her best finish was 22nd, her average finish was…
Ben Lindbergh and Meg Rowley banter about the Home Run Derby, the Futures Game and skills competition, Globe Field Field, All-Star uniforms, and more reflections from All-Star Week, then (34:18) discuss a challenge-system-driven change to broadcast K-zone displays, Chris Sale‘s aversion to pitch-calling, quantifying game-calling, David Fletcher‘s latest knuckleballing, using a position-player pitcher against a…
Rafael Nadal successfully returned to the tennis courts at the 2024 Bastad Open, and he will try to follow up on the success against Cameron Norrie. The 38-year-old returned to tennis courts for the first time since Roland Garros, where his journey ended in the first round for the first time in his career. The…
The 2024 European Championship (EURO 2024) is officially in the history books. Luis de la Fuente’s Spain took home the coveted trophy on Sunday, July 14, beating Gareth Southgate’s England 2-1 in a hotly contested final at the Olympiastadion in Germany. Having celebrated the standout players of each Matchday throughout the competition, we now turn…
Aliaga Petkimspor Izmir (BSL) strengthened their roster with the addition of 27-year-old Colombian international 211cm center Jaime Echenique (college: Wichita State) for the 2024-25 season. Echenique played most recently at Promitheas in the Greek GBL league. In 25 games, he recorded 12.8ppg, 5.6rpg, and 1.1bpg last season, helping them make it to the Greek Cup…
1 Olympique de Marseille have seemingly won the race for Manchester United’s Mason Greenwood and are preparing for his medical. The future of the 22 year old has been one of the most discussed United rumours of the summer. There has been somewhat of a soap-opera battle for his affections as Juventus, Napoli, SS Lazio…
