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AUGUSTA, Ga. — A concoction of sweaty bodies and long-lens cameras was deadlocked in the upper left-hand corner of the No. 15 grandstand at Augusta National as Rory McIlroy’s 7-foot eagle putt slid underneath the cup. At that point in the day, the phoneless Masters Tournament patrons were not unfamiliar with the sound of thousands…
Follow live coverage of the final round of the 2025 Masters AUGUSTA, Ga. — The Masters will never be cheugy. It may be a crime of fashion to be overdone, outdated or, gasp, dressed in millenial-core for 51 weeks a year. But for this week, at Augusta National Golf Club during the Masters, the patrons come…
If a player hits a running trick shot to save a break point, but later gets broken off three unforced errors and a double fault, is it good tennis? For Carlos Alcaraz, definitely. He delivered a signal example of the tension running through his documentary series, ‘My Way,’ just as Netflix released its trailer. While…
NEW YORK — The New York Yankees’ bats were the story of the team’s franchise-record nine-home run day against the Milwaukee Brewers on Saturday. Then came the discussion about the actual bats used by some players in the 20-9 win. The uniquely shaped lumber is the result of two years of research and experimentation with…
By Patrick Mooney, Ken Rosenthal and Sahadev Sharma CHICAGO — At first glance, the post from an X user named @Brooks_Gate seemed like something a multibillion-dollar company would ignore. It consisted of a chart that used estimated data to illustrate the percentage of revenue spent on player payroll. Rather than sitting at the top with…
Alexandra Eala had the biggest week of her tennis career at the Miami Open in March. She beat three Grand Slam champions — Jelena Ostapenko, Madison Keys and Iga Świątek — on her way to the semifinals, where she had 2024 U.S. Open finalist Jessica Pegula on the ropes in what was ultimately a three-set…
Sonny Hill recalls a time when he and his childhood friend, Wilt Chamberlain, would go to the movies to watch newsreels where the Harlem Globetrotters often appeared. Seeing players like Reece “Goose” Tatum and Marques Haynes, two of the franchise’s top showmen during that time, resonated with Chamberlain and sparked an ambition. The Globetrotters’ mission…
An NCAA committee recommended on Wednesday adding flag football to its emerging women’s sports program, a significant step toward it becoming an officially sponsored championship sport in all three divisions. The NCAA said at least 65 schools are already sponsoring flag football at either the club or varsity level, with more moving in that direction….
Erling Haaland has posted only once on X in the past two weeks. The message was unremarkable and safe but notable nevertheless for a player of the Manchester City striker’s profile using a platform that has become a no-go zone for many footballers. All together 🩵 pic.twitter.com/YozFL4EdKC — Erling Haaland (@ErlingHaaland) January 29, 2025 Haaland’s…
Major League Baseball recently released a report about pitcher injuries. It was the culmination of interviews with 200 subject-matter experts about the growing rash of arm troubles in the sport, and the word “stuff” was used 47 times. The report includes entire sections about the concept of stuff metrics — like Stuff+ — and how…