All eyes were on five-time Masters champion Tiger Woods on Thursday during the opening round at Augusta National. The first round was ultimately delayed due to weather, but Woods was back on the golf course early Friday morning for the final five holes of the first round. Woods’ performance on Friday was somewhat disappointing, as he ended the first round …
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One half of the New York Yankees‘ most bizarre trade ever has died. Fritz Peterson, who exchanged wives and children with his teammate Mike Kekich, died Thursday at the age of 82. As the New York Post notes, the families were hanging out at former baseball writer Maury Allen’s house on July 15, 1972. Apparently, that’s when the teammates began …
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Things are getting shady at Augusta National Golf Course. 2023 U.S. Open champion Wyndham Clark took a not-so-subtle dig at LIV Golf on Thursday after he finished the first round of the Masters tournament eight shots behind leader Bryson DeChambeau. Bryson De Chambeau of The United States plays his tee shot on the fourth hole during the first round of …
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The death of Hall of Fame running back O.J. Simpson has elicited mixed emotions from former fans, friends and colleagues. Veteran sportscaster Bob Costas is one of them. The former NBC Sports broadcaster joined “Today” on Friday, when he recalled the controversial life of Simpson, whose illustrious NFL career was overshadowed by the trial and eventual acquittal in the 1994 …
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Gary Player will never take his opportunity to play golf for granted. The three-time Masters winner played at Augusta for the final time in 2009, 52 years after his first, and was named an honorary starter in 2012. Once again, he, Jack Nicklaus and Tom Watson teed off to kick off the tournament, an honor also held by Arnold Palmer, …
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Ippei Mizuhara, the former interpreter for Los Angeles Dodgers star Shohei Ohtani, turned himself into law enforcement on Friday, the Department of Justice announced. “Ippei Mizuhara surrendered this morning to the custody of the United States Marshals Service,” federal authorities said Friday in a statement sent to Fox News Digital. A criminal complaint and affidavit filed on Thursday in U.S. …
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A Pro Football Hall of Famer turned controversial American figure, O.J. Simpson died Tuesday at the age of 76 following a battle with cancer. Simpson was a household in the United States long before the 1990s, and it all began when he won the Heisman Trophy in 1968. He went on to have one of the most storied NFL careers, …
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Gary Player will never take his opportunity to play golf for granted. The three-time Masters winner played at Augusta for the final time in 2009, 52 years after his first, and was named an honorary starter in 2012. Once again, he, Jack Nicklaus and Tom Watson teed off to kick off the tournament, an honor also held by Arnold Palmer, …
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Speculation, rumors and uncertainty about whether the NHL’s Arizona Coyotes will move away from the desert got much more clarity Friday night. Amid reports that the NHL was working on a contingency plan to move the franchise, members of the team have reportedly been informed they are headed to Utah. ESPN says general manager Bill Armstrong addressed the team on …
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UConn men’s basketball coach Dan Hurley had no intention of leaving the program after winning a second straight national championship this week despite rumors that began to swirl about Kentucky’s coaching vacancy. Hurley deferred to his wife during his postgame press conference Monday, and if his “no” didn’t come across clearly, there was a reason. UConn head coach Dan Hurley …
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