LOUISVILLE, Ky. —Over the course of countless driving range sessions with Justin Thomas over the years, Jack Clare noticed a theme. Not only was Thomas, then his teammate at St. Xavier, consistently stellar, owning every shot – and shot shape – a golfer could want. But he was mind-numbingly consistent. When Thomas arrived at the…
Kendall Griffin had every right to be picky. But she knew right away she wanted to work for Brian May. Griffin was finishing her college golfing career at Louisville, her fifth collegiate season playing after four years donning purple and gold for LSU. Once having aspirations to be a professional golfer, those dreams changed after…
Iga Swiatek avenged last year’s Madrid Open loss to Aryna Sabalenka by beating her in an epic final this year. The Polish player put together an impressive week of tennis to find herself in the Madrid Open final again. After failing to win the Porsche Tennis Grand Prix in Stuttgart, everybody expected Swiatek to come…
Aryna Sabalenka completed an incredible comeback to beat Elena Rybakina in the semi-final of the 2024 Madrid Open. There weren’t many other semi-final matches that fans in Madrid could see that would be more interesting than the one that fans in the Spanish capital got to see between the world no. 2 and 4. If…
Sofia Kenin continues to puzzle tennis fans, but she notched her first victory since January 9th, 2024, with a superb comeback against the world number 235. The American is enduring one of the toughest moments of her career. Most of her previous issues were related to injuries and her inability to remain healthy, but this…
It’s taken a little while, but the Oliver Glasner era at Crystal Palace is now in full swing. The new manager bounce once the Austrian took over from Roy Hodgson didn’t really show itself until recently, however, the Eagles are soaring and evidently enjoying their football once more. It might yet all come crashing down…
(Photo by Sean M. Haffey/Getty Images) The Philadelphia Phillies have been labeled as a “postseason team” in the last couple of seasons. It means that perhaps they didn’t quite have the most impressive regular-season runs, but they managed to make some noise in the playoffs and reached the World Series in 2022 and the League…
Jared Jones had made just one big-league appearance when my colleague Ben Clemens wrote on April 2 that we should all get irresponsibly excited about the rookie right-hander. Little has happened to change that opinion. When Jones takes the mound this afternoon for the sixth time in a Pittsburgh Pirates uniform, he will do so…
Scottie Scheffler appears to have a knack for chipping in during every round he plays lately; PGA Professional Jack Backhouse delves into his technique to uncover the secrets behind this phenomenon. In 2024, Scottie Scheffler had an impressive run, securing victory in four PGA Tour events: the Arnold Palmer, The Players, The Masters, and the…
Zach Edey’s remarkable performance in the national championship game against UConn was a standout moment in his college career. Despite scoring 37 points, the most in a national championship game since 1978, the Purdue center left the court stoically, much like the way he entered the program four years ago. His subdued exit was overshadowed…
