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JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — Rocco Mediate missed a 4-foot par putt for the win, and then made from about the same distance on the second playoff hole Sunday to beat Bob Estes and win the Constellation Furyk & Friends on the PGA Tour Champions.Mediate, who closed with a 1-under 71 at Timuquana Country Club, won for the first time in five years and earned his fifth title on the 50-and-older circuit.”It’s been forever,” Mediate said. “I struggled a lot. This week was good most of the time, today in spots it wasn’t good. But’s it very satisfying that I got another…
When Paul George agreed to sign with the Philadelphia 76ers, Daryl Morey accomplished his goal of acquiring another All-Star player to join Joel Embiid and Tyrese Maxey. But Morey concedes the plan they put in place more than a year ago was an unlikely one with the odds of success at less than 50 percent. “We were taking what we thought was the best plan to keep ourselves in title contention, but it definitely was a risky plan,” Morey told The Athletic. “They don’t always work out, but we felt like all the other plans were worse.” Players of George’s caliber…
LAS VEGAS – Brandon Royval always seems to find himself in the wrong place at the wrong time, and that was the case again one week prior to his UFC Fight Night 244 main event. Ahead of Saturday’s flyweight headliner against Tatsuro Taira (16-0 MMA, 6-0 UFC) at the UFC Apex in Las Vegas (ESPN+), former title challenger Royval (16-7 MMA, 6-3 UFC) attended UFC 307 in Salt Lake City to help corner his good friend and teammate Alexander Hernandez, who defeated Austin Hubbard by unanimous decision in a short-notice affair. Following his victory, Hernandez revealed to reporters backstage that…
The NCAA Division I Council has approved the elimination of the National Letter of Intent (NLI) program effective immediately. The Council approved the removal of the program on Wednesday morning and the decision will become final once meetings conclude later today. DI Council approves transition of National Letter of Intent program into NCAA signing and recruiting rules, effective immediately. Council decisions are not final until meeting concludes later today. — NCAA News (@NCAA_PR) October 9, 2024 The NLI program has been the binding agreement between student-athletes and institutions for the last 60 years, but the D1 Council is transitioning away…
Thalita de Jong will return to the Women’s WorldTour having signed a two-year contract to race with the US-registered team Human Powered Health in 2025 and 2026. The former cyclocross World Champion will depart from the Continental team Lotto Dstny Ladies after a successful 2024 season.“This is a new adventure for me. I’m looking forward to being part of this program. I have so many positive vibes about the team. I think I will be very happy and can make further steps in the upcoming years,” De Jong said.This year De Jong won two stages and the overall of the…
Fall Report Joe Healy – October 9, 2024 Dealing with the fallout from Hurricane Helene dumping rain all throughout the weekend in Cincinnati, Xavier found itself having to be flexible with its fall schedule. Specifically, an exhibition game against West Virginia on Saturday, September 29 that was set to be played more or less at home in nearby Mason, Ohio, ended up being moved to Morgantown at the last minute to avoid what would have been a washout otherwise. The end result saw WVU win both of the nine-inning games between the teams by 5-4 and 9-4 scores, but as is…
Former Ireland Under-20 head coach Murphy, who was given the Ulster job in May following an interim spell in charge, has presided over an up-and-down start to the campaign with an opening URC win over Glasgow followed by back-to-back defeats by the Lions and Bulls.Despite a couple of negative results in South Africa, Murphy says the squad is in “good spirits” ahead of a testing encounter against a Connacht side who secured impressive wins over the Sharks and Scarlets after a thrilling 35-33 loss to Munster.”We’re coming home to the Kingspan where all the lads really love playing,” said Murphy,…
Watch America Frances Tiafoe’s furious outburst at a chair umpire following a 5-7 7-5 7-6 (7-5) defeat to Roman Safiullin at the Shanghai masters.
Artur Beterbiev (left) and Dmitry Bivol (right) face off ahead of their upcoming Ring magazine light heavyweight championship fight In Saudi Arabia – Photo by Mark Robinson/Matchroom Boxing On Saturday, IBF/WBC/WBO light heavyweight champion Artur Beterbiev will face WBA counterpart Dmitry Bivol for the vacant Ring championship at The Kingdom Arena, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. The eagerly anticipated match up that will decide who is the undisputed light heavyweight in the world will be broadcast on DAZN at 2 p.m. ET/ 11 a.m. PT. And 7 p.m. GMT. ESPN at 5 p.m. ET/ 12 noon PT. Beterbiev (20-0, 20 knockouts), rated…
Until the mid-19th century, St Moritz was a quiet agricultural village with few hotels, known primarily for its mild summers. Travellers ventured to the mountains only during the warmer months, believing the winters to be too cold and treacherous. As a result, the local hotels would close from September until June. However, everything changed in 1864 when Johannes Badrutt, the owner of the Kulm Hotel, made a pivotal bet with a group of English summer guests. As autumn approached and his visitors were preparing to leave, Badrutt confidently told them that St Moritz’s winters were far more enjoyable than they…