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Billy Horschel (illness) WDs from 3M Open
Billy Horschel, who finished tied for second at The Open Championship last weekend, withdrew from the 3M Open on Thursday in Blaine, Minn.,Alternate Adam Long was inserted into the field in place of Horschel, who cited illness over social media for his reason to withdraw from the tournament.,"Unfort...
2024 3M Open: Preview, Prop Picks, Best Bets
Only two events remain before the start of the FedEx Cup Playoffs, which has led to a strong field assembling at this week's 3M Open.,The top 70 players in the standings will qualify for the first leg of the playoffs, and many of those jockeying for position -- or trying to improve their chances of ...
Focus shifts to FedEx Cup playoffs at 3M Open
Major championship season is complete, and the members of the PGA Tour are ready to turn their attention to the chase for the FedEx Cup playoffs.,Following Xander Schauffele's victory at the Open Championship last Sunday, the tour returns stateside for the 3M Open, which tees off Thursday at TPC Twi...
Billy Horschel: 'I feel really good in my game'
Billy Horschel has every reason to be confident after finishing tied for second at the Open Championship this past weekend.,Horschel said as much on Wednesday, one day before the start of the 3M Open in Blaine, Minn.,Confidence, however, wasn't always found in great supply for Horschel, who let his ...
Salt Lake City voted host city of 2034 Winter Games
Salt Lake City was awarded the 2034 Winter Olympic Games in a vote of the International Olympic Committee on Wednesday.,The Utah capital was host of the 2002 Winter Games.,The IOC revealed Salt Lake City earned 83 votes out of a possible 89. The committee revealed the location as its preferred choic...
Salt Lake City voted host city of 2034 Games
Salt Lake City was awarded the 2034 Winter Olympic Games in a vote of the International Olympic Committee on Wednesday.,The Utah city was host of the 2002 Winter Games. ,The IOC revealed Salt Lake City earned 83 votes out of a possible 89. The committed revealed the location as its preferred choice ...
Tony Finau looks to continue 'good vibes' at 3M Open
Tony Finau recorded three consecutive top-10 finishes before missing the cut at the Open Championship last week.,Finau looks to regain his form on Thursday when he competes at the 3M Open in Blaine, Minn.,The tournament is the penultimate event before the PGA Tour's FedEx Cup Playoffs begin in Memph...
Golf Glance: FedEx Cup playoff chase heats up in Twin Cities
Field Level Media's Golf Glance provides weekly news and storylines from each of the major North American golf tours.,PGA TOUR,LAST TOURNAMENT: The Open Championship (Xander Schauffele); Barracuda Championship (Nick Dunlap),THIS WEEK: 3M Open, Blaine, Minn., July 25-28,Course: TPC Twin Cities (Par 7...
Jasper Philipsen wins second stage in 4 days at Tour de France
Belgium's Jasper Philipsen captured his second stage win in four days on Friday at the Tour de France.,Philipsen, 26, followed up his victory in Tuesday's Stage 10 with another successful sprint to the finish in Stage 13.,The Alpecin-Deceuninck cyclist finished the 165-kilometer flat ride from Agen ...
Roger Goodell: NFL to fight Sunday Ticket ruling; open to private equity ownership
Commissioner Roger Goodell and the NFL plan a renewed fight in a court ruling over the league Sunday Ticket plan that could result in a damages toll over $14 billion. ,Goodell underscored the path to further litigation the NFL plans to take in response to the class-action verdict from a Los Angeles ...
Alex Pereira hangs on to light heavyweight belt at UFC 303
Alex Pereira successfully defended his light heavyweight title on Saturday night, knocking out Jiri Prochazka in the main event bout at UFC 303 in Las Vegas. ,Just 12 seconds into the second round, a fierce head kick from Pereira (10-2-0) sent Prochazka (30-4-1) to the mat, where Pereira followed wi...
UFC 303: Alex Pereira favored vs. Jiri Prochazka in headliner
UFC 303 lost out on Conor McGregor due to injury, but Saturday night's card at T-Mobile Arena still features an intriguing main event with Alex Pereira defending his light heavyweight title against Jiri Prochazka.,Prochazka (30-4-1 MMA, 4-1 UFC), a former light heavyweight champion, stepped in as UF...
Anthony Smith respectful of foe Roman Dolidze going into UFC 303
MMA fighter Anthony Smith was complimentary of his opponent and dismissive of the rest of the light heavyweight division going into UFC 303 on Saturday in Las Vegas.,Smith is facing Roman Dolidze, who usually fights at middleweight but took the bout on short notice after the scheduled opponent, Carl...
Dearica Hamby replaces Cameron Brink on U.S. 3x3 team
Dearica Hamby of the Los Angeles Sparks has been named to the 2024 USA 3x3 women's national team, replacing the injured Cameron Brink at the 2024 Paris Olympics.,USA Basketball announced her addition to the four-person team on Monday. She will team with Cierra Burdick, Rhyne Howard and Hailey Van Li...
Christopher Bell wins in New Hampshire on wet-weather tires
In one of NASCAR's strangest days ever, Christopher Bell turned in the best performance in a historic wet-weather tire shootout, winning the Cup Series' rain-plagued USA Today 301 in overtime at New Hampshire Motor Speedway on Sunday in Loudon, N.H.,Tyler Reddick's No. 45 Toyota led at Lap 220 befor...
NASCAR arrives in New Hampshire, but many minds already on 2025
Stewart-Haas Racing announced last month that it would cease operations at the season's end, but the situation took a major turn on Thursday when part-owner Gene Haas decided to keep one of the organization's charters and stay in NASCAR.,The formation of the Haas Factory Team means that one of the f...
Conor McGregor: Broken toe led to fight cancellation
Conor McGregor revealed Friday that the injury that forced the cancellation of his planned UFC 303 bout with Michael Chandler was a broken toe.,The Irish fighter posted on Instagram that he was "super ready" for the June 29 fight in Las Vegas before the injury.,"We had a lapse in concentration and e...
Israel Adesanya, Dricus Du Plessis to meet at UFC 305
Israel Adesanya and reigning champion Dricus Du Plessis will fight for the middleweight belt as the main event of UFC 305 on Aug. 17 in Perth, Australia.,The matchup was announced Monday with exactly two months to go before the fight. UFC president Dana White confirmed the bout during an interview w...
Kyle Larson goes last, takes pole for first Cup Series race at Iowa Speedway
NEWTON, Iowa -- Kyle Larson was hoping for a rainout of Saturday's NASCAR Cup Series qualifying session at Iowa Speedway.,His wish wasn't granted, but in the end, it didn't matter. Larson will start from the front of the field in Sunday's Iowa Corn 350 Powered by Ethanol, the inaugural Cup race at I...
Drivers expect fun, full house at Iowa Speedway series debut
Iowa Speedway gets its turn in the NASCAR Cup Series spotlight for the first time in Sunday night's Iowa Corn 350 Powered by Ethanol, and the prevailing feeling is that the inaugural event in the top series will reward fans with an eyeful and earful of excitement.,An earful would be just about right...