Four days remain until Tiger Woods and Peyton Manning face off against Phil Mickelson and Tom Brady in Sunday’s The Match: Champions for Charity event, but the trash talking is already in full swing. All four athletes are having fun trying to top each other when it comes to digs […]
Former World No. 1 Adam Scott says he won’t be playing when the PGA Tour returns to action in June, as he has concerns over the protocols put into place for tournaments going forward. Scott told the Australian Associated Press that he’s not completely comfortable with the PGA Tour’s Health […]
The US Open is closed this year, at least to qualifiers. The United States Golf Association, which puts on the nation’s championship, announced on Monday that it is canceling local and sectional qualifiers because of the COVID-19 global pandemic. The USGA was set to hold 108 local qualifiers in 45 […]
The PGA Tour on Wednesday outlined its COVID-19 procedures for conducting tournaments, and they were met with both enthusiasm and trepidation from professionals. Speaking on a conference call, senior PGA officials outlined how the tour will operate when it returns. The first tournament back will be the Charles Schwab Challenge […]
After going public last month, DraftKings saw its stock rise sharply today, despite posting a net loss of more than $68 million in the first quarter. DraftKings reported $88.5 million in revenue for the quarter, a 30% increase from last year. Analysts believe the company is poised for rapid growth […]
Reigning World Chess Champion Magnus Carlsen is building on the success of his first major online chess tournament by announcing the Magnus Carlsen Chess Tour, a series of four preliminary events and a final offering a combined prize fund of $1 million. The tour retroactively began with the Magnus Carlsen […]
The first round of golf’s Scottsdale Open, a three-round mini-tour event in the Arizona city, begins Tuesday at Talking Stick Golf Club’s North Course. The event has attracted several PGA Tour players, three of whom are top picks to win. The tournament is part of the Arizona-based Outlaw Tour. It’s […]
PGA Tour golf is still a month away, but to fill the time, professionals are participating in two charity golf matches in the next two weeks. Both the TaylorMade Driving Relief Skins Game and The Match: Champions for Charity will raise funds to help fight the COVID-19 global pandemic. The […]
It didn’t take long for Tiger Woods to jog his memory about the damage running did to his body. The 44-year-old was on GOLFTV last Friday answering questions from fans. One of the questions came from someone who asked him about possible regrets. “If you had one thing you could […]
Magnus Carlsen defeated Hikaru Nakamura 2.5-1.5 in a back-and-forth final to win the first-ever Magnus Carlsen Invitational. Carlsen earned the $70,000 first prize in the online chess tournament, which came together due to the COVID-19 pandemic eliminating live chess events. Carlsen Fends Off Nakamura in Back-And-Forth Final The final saw […]
All four semifinal positions have been sewn up in the Magnus Carlsen Invitational, though seeding and some prize money will still be on the line in the final day of round-robin play on Thursday. World Chess Champion Magnus Carlsen will be joined in the knockout rounds by world No. 2 […]
Amnesty International entered the Newcastle United takeover saga this week, writing a letter to the Premier League raising concerns about Saudi Arabia’s human rights record. The letter followed reports that Newcastle owner Mike Ashley’s £300 million sale of the club to a Saudi-backed syndicate involving Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman […]
After having their season suspended in March because of the COVID-19 pandemic, professional golfers might get back to work soon. Commissioner Jay Monahan outlined a revised PGA Tour schedule on Thursday that would have the Charles Schwab Challenge played on June 11, and nine other tournaments either rescheduled or canceled. […]
Officials at the PGA Championship are considering three scenarios for the major championship scheduled for Aug. 6-9 at TPC Harding Park in San Francisco. Speaking on Sirius XM radio on Tuesday, PGA of America CEO Seth Waugh discussed various possibilities for the event in the age of the COVID-19 pandemic. […]
Chess betting took center stage momentarily during the COVID-19 pandemic until FIDE postponed the remainder of the Candidates Tournament due to Russian travel restrictions. But online chess offers a nearly perfect replacement for the live game, and some of the world’s top players will be in action on the internet […]
The Open Championship officials issued a statement on Thursday saying they have not canceled the major championship because of the coronavirus outbreak. The denial came after Golf Digest ran a story on its website saying sources had indicated the Open Championship would not be played this year. The major championship […]
Golf fans starved for any sort of live play might soon have something to watch as Phil Mickelson said on Sunday he’s working on a Tiger-Phil Match II. Mickelson said the sequel of 2018’s made-for-television event, “The Match,” is a definite possibility. The PGA Tour has been on hiatus since […]
World wars, great depressions and countless global calamities have never stopped the Kentucky Derby, going all the way back to 1875. Only once, in 1945, was the Derby delayed, from May until June. Now, with only seven weeks until the 2020 Run for the Roses and the coronavirus pandemic shutting […]
One day after saying events would be played without spectators because of concerns regarding the coronavirus outbreak, PGA Tour commissioner Jay Monahan announced The Players Championship would be canceled along with three subsequent tournaments. The organization’s developmental Korn Ferry Tour and the PGA Tour Champions will also see tournaments canceled. […]
PGA Tour commissioner Jay Monahan four PGA Tour events will be played this week, but no fans will be allowed to attend due to the coronavirus outbreak. Monahan held a news conference at The Players Championship in Ponte Vedra Beach, Florida, after the start of the first round, and said […]
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