World number one Scottie Scheffler captured his third major title on Sunday, outdueling Spain’s Jon Rahm down the back nine in the final round to win the PGA Championship by five strokes.Scheffler, the 2022 and 2024 Masters champion, became the 10th consecutive American to win the event, firing a level-par 71 at Quail Hollow to …
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Shai Gilgeous-Alexander scored 35 points as the Oklahoma City Thunder thrashed the Denver Nuggets 125-93 to book their place in the NBA Western Conference finals on Sunday.After a back-and-forth series with little to choose between the two teams, the top-seeded Thunder asserted their dominance in a one-sided game seven to seal a 4-3 series victory.The …
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World number one Scottie Scheffler and two-time major winner Jon Rahm of Spain were tied for the lead as the back-nine drama began at Quail Hollow in Sunday’s final round of the PGA Championship.The 28-year-old American was struggling with tee shots fading left even as a host of rivals were in hot pursuit after Scheffler …
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The WNBA said Sunday it had launched an investigation into allegations of “hateful” fan comments during the Indiana Fever’s season-opening clash with the Chicago Sky.Indiana’s 93-58 win over Chicago on Saturday made headlines after a flashpoint in the third quarter when Sky star Angel Reese was fouled by Indiana’s Caitlin Clark.Reese, who has a long-time …
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World number one Scottie Scheffler teed off with a three-stroke lead in Sunday’s final round of the PGA Championship at Quail Hollow, chasing his third career major crown.The 28-year-old American made an eagle and three birdies in the last five holes of Saturday’s third round to stand on 11-under par 202, his six-under 65 marking …
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Philadelphia Phillies pitcher Jose Alvarado has been handed an 80-game suspension after testing positive for a banned performance-enhancing substance, Major League Baseball said Sunday.MLB Commissioner Rob Manfred’s office said the Venezuelan reliever had tested positive for exogenous testosterone. Alvarado’s suspension is effective immediately.The Phillies said in a statement they supported the MLB’s suspension, expressing “disappointment” …
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Eddie Williams is a schoolteacher from Monday to Friday and a wedding singer on weekends. In his spare time, he lifts enormously heavy weights as he competes to be the world’s strongest man.Some people think weightlifters are “a lot of angry people who just like to throw weight around,” the 420-pound (190-kilogram) Australian told AFP, …
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Former Juventus winger Federico Bernardeschi scored twice as Toronto FC romped to a 6-1 win at Canadian rivals Montreal in Major League Soccer on Saturday.Canadian forward Theo Corbeanu added a brace as Toronto took full advantage of the Eastern Conference’s bottom club being reduced to 10 men in the 21st minute when Joel Waterman was …
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Alex Noren sat out since last October until last week with a tendon injury, but Sunday he has the chance to win his first major title at the PGA Championship.The 42-year-old Swede, who two months ago was coaching his daughter’s softball team, birdied the last two holes Saturday to fire a five-under par 66.Noren stood …
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Five months after cutting his right hand preparing a Christmas dinner, world number one Scottie Scheffler has himself on the verge of a third major title at the PGA Championship.The 28-year-old American fired three birdies and an eagle in the last five holes to fire a six-under par 65 in Saturday’s third round at Quail …
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