In the summer of 1989, after a turbulent (and unfinished) negotiation to move from Napoli to Olympique Marseille, Diego Armando Maradona disappeared into thin air. He spent his holidays on the ski slopes in South America, but he didn’t return on the day he was supposed to return, nor the next day. The event inflamed…
As nice as it is to get some golf in on a holiday, it also has its drawbacks, namely, a packed golf course and a hiked-up greens fee. One New Jersey golf course has fixed the latter issue for the Fourth of July next week in a big way, with one small catch. The Great…
Tiger Woods has missed four of the last six majors and is becoming frustrated with his current form on the PGA Tour. Tiger Woods nears major lifeline despite retirement (Image: (Photo by Jared K. Tilton/Getty Images)) Tiger Woods has expressed dissatisfaction with his current level of play and hinted at a possible move to the…
Inevitably and perhaps unfairly, Tiger Woods comparisons already have begun for Miles Russell, who at 15 made his PGA Tour debut on Thursday, posting a two-over par 74 in the Rocket Mortgage Classic at Detroit Golf Club. Russell, the No. 1 junior player in the world, was impressive enough for much of the round, and…
The 31-year-old celebrated a 7-6, 1-6, 6-2 victory against Swedish qualifier Rebecca Peterson (Getty Images) Camila Giorgi beamed as she enjoyed her first WTA victory in nearly two years against Swedish qualifier Rebecca Peterson, beating her 7-6, 1-6, 6-2 at the 2023 Mérida Open Akron in Mexico. The match lasted two hours and 23 minutes and followed wins over No 4…
Many tournaments take pride in having great food, and players aren’t shy about sharing their favorites. Milkshakes at Jack Nicklaus’s Memorial Tournament have long been a player favorite. / Adam Cairns/Columbus Dispatch / USA Earlier this summer Sports Illustrated surveyed a number of PGA Tour players about a range of topics around golf, from Tour perks to…
Andy Murray is determined to push through his persistent back issues to complete what could be his Wimbledon swansong. The British tennis legend, 37, has been suffering with injuries for much of his 30s and hasn’t reached beyond the third round of a major since 2017. After having surgery on a spinal cyst over the weekend, Murray’s chances of making it to…
It was great seeing—well, mostly hearing—Roger Maltbie and Gary Koch back covering the Players Championship and U.S. Open for NBC this year. But on Thursday, golf fans got a special treat as Maltbie conducted a live-round interview between the two longtime co-workers and pals at the U.S. Senior Open. First of all, kudos to Koch…
Andy Murray is in a race against time to be fit for Wimbledon having undergone back surgery last weekend.Andy Murray is determined to push through his persistent back issues to complete what could be his Wimbledon swansong. The British tennis legend, 37, has been suffering with injuries for much of his 30s and hasn’t reached…
There’s a strong argument to be made that around 98 percent of PGA Tour players could walk down the street and be completely unrecognizable. On the PGA Tour Champions, that number might be closer to 100 percent. That’s no disrespect to Mark Calcavecchia, or any PGA Tour Champions player, for that matter. But they had…