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Nasa Hataoka rides fast start into share of lead at Blue Bay LPGA
Nasa Hataoka carded a 6-under-par 66 to overcome windy conditions on Friday and pull into a share of the lead with Cassie Porter after the second round at the Blue Bay LPGA on Hainan Island, China.,Starting on the back nine, Hataoka recorded a birdie on five of her first six holes. The Japan native ...
Joe Highsmith rallies to win Cognizant after making cut on number
Joe Highsmith shot 7-under-par 64 for the second day in a row, coming from behind to win the Cognizant Classic by two strokes for his first PGA Tour victory Sunday at PGA National Resort's Champion Course in Palm Beach Gardens, Fla.,Highsmith made the cut on the number Friday, but by Sunday afternoo...
ATP roundup: Stefanos Tsitsipas beats Felix Auger-Aliassime to claim Dubai crown
Fourth-seeded Stefanos Tsitsipas saved all seven break points he faced while cruising to a 6-3, 6-3 victory over Canada's Felix Auger-Aliassime on Saturday to win the Dubai Tennis Championships.,Tsitsipas won 83.3 percent (35 of 42) of his first-serve points to knock off Auger-Aliassime in 88 minute...
Jake Knapp takes one-shot lead into final round at Cognizant
Jake Knapp birdied the final hole to shoot 3-under-par 68 and hold a one-shot lead through the third round of the Cognizant Classic on Saturday at PGA National Resort's Champion Course in Palm Beach Gardens, Fla.,Knapp, who opened the tournament with a 59, is at 16 under for the tournament.,He's aim...
Stefanos Tsitsipas beats Felix Auger-Aliassime for Dubai crown
Fourth-seeded Stefanos Tsitsipas saved all seven break points he faced while cruising to a 6-3, 6-3 victory over Canada's Felix Auger-Aliassime on Sunday to win the Dubai Tennis Championships.,Tsitsipas won 83.3 percent (35 of 42) of his first-serve points to knock off Auger-Aliassime in 88 minutes....
Jake Knapp still leads Cognizant; Luke Clanton clinches tour card
Jake Knapp followed his opening-round 59 with a far more modest, 1-under-par 70 but birdied his final hole to take a one-stroke lead as play wound down Friday at the Cognizant Classic in Palm Beach Gardens, Fla.,Knapp will head into the weekend at 13-under 129 holding a one-stroke lead over Frenchma...
Jake Knapp fires 59 in opening round at Cognizant Classic
Jake Knapp recorded the 15th sub-60 round in PGA Tour history with a 12-under-par 59 in the first round of the Cognizant Classic at PGA National in Palm Beach Gardens, Fla., on Thursday.,Knapp, 30, had a chance to tie the lowest round in tour history, but his eagle putt from just inside 19 feet on t...
Ravens' Justin Tucker, wife address misconduct allegations
Baltimore Ravens kicker Justin Tucker issued another lengthy statement to address allegations that he engaged in inappropriate behavior with massage therapists.,Sixteen women have accused Tucker of misconduct at eight different high-end spas in the Baltimore area from 2012-16.,"I maintain I did not ...
Daniel Berger healthy, back home at Cognizant Classic
Feeling "100 percent healthy" after a 2022 back injury kept him out nearly 18 months, Daniel Berger enters this week's Cognizant Classic excited to compete for the title in his own backyard. ,"Mostly playing in front of my friends and family and playing on a course that I'm familiar with," Berger sa...
Fan favorites eyeing breakthrough at Cognizant Classic
As the PGA Tour begins its Florida swing at the Cognizant Classic in the Palm Beaches on Thursday, Jordan Spieth, Rickie Fowler and Daniel Berger are among the names vying for a redeeming victory.,A pair of fan favorites, Spieth and Fowler, have dropped to Nos. 70 and 95, respectively, in the Offici...
Luke Clanton chasing tour card at Cognizant Classic
Amateur Luke Clanton can secure his PGA Tour membership by making the cut at this week's Cognizant Classic.,But if the 21-year-old Florida State junior is feeling any butterflies, he's keeping that to himself.,"Pressure is kind of a word I don't like to use," Clanton told reporters Wednesday in Palm...
Webb Simpson WDs from Cognizant Classic in The Palm Beaches
Webb Simpson withdrew from the Cognizant Classic in The Palm Beaches on Wednesday.,The PGA did not disclose a reason for Simpson's withdrawal, however it noted that he will be replaced by Mason Andersen in the tournament at Palm Beach Gardens, Fla.,Simpson, 39, won the 2012 U.S. Open championship an...
Trace McSorley returns to Penn State as assistant QB coach
Former Penn State quarterback Trace McSorley is returning to Happy Valley as assistant quarterbacks coach for the 2025 season.,Penn State spread the word on social media on Tuesday.,<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Home run hire! Welcome home, 9?.<a href="https://twitter.com/...
Austin Eckroat aims to create more memories at Cognizant Classic
It didn't take long for the memories to come flooding back for Austin Eckroat as he prepares to defend his maiden PGA Tour title at the 2025 Cognizant Classic in the Palm Beaches.,"Yeah ... just the walk in -- yeah, I did see a couple posters. It's cool to come out to an event and you're being recog...
Jordan Spieth continues post-surgery comeback at Cognizant
Jordan Spieth is enjoying the warmer weather as he ramps up his return from wrist surgery at this week's Cognizant Classic in Palm Beach Gardens, Fla.,Spieth said Tuesday that he decided to play in the event for the first time to thaw out and to test his fitness on the challenging track at the PGA N...
Union acquire M Indiana Vassilev from St. Louis City
The Philadelphia Union acquired midfielder Indiana Vassilev from St. Louis City SC on Friday in exchange for up to $1.25 million in general allocation money.,St. Louis City will receive $400,000 in 2025, $600,000 in 2026 and up to an additional $250,000 if he reaches certain performance-based metric...
Tiger Woods' Sun Day Red tabs Karl Vilips as ambassador
PGA Tour rookie Karl Vilips on Tuesday was named the first brand ambassador for Sun Day Red, the clothing line launched by Tiger Woods.,Like Woods, Vilips traversed the path from child star to success at Stanford. Vilips, in fact, won the 2024 Pac-12 Conference championship and was named first-team ...
Mavs assistant coach arrested on assault charge
Dallas Mavericks assistant coach Darrell Armstrong was arrested Saturday and faces a charge of aggravated assault with a deadly weapon.,The Dallas Police Department confirmed the arrest Sunday. The Mavericks said in a statement that they had suspended an unidentified employee.,"The Dallas Mavericks ...
Justin Leonard nabs Chubb Classic for first Champions win
Justin Leonard found the finishing push he needed by birdieing five of his last seven holes to win the Chubb Classic on Sunday at Tiburon Golf Club in Naples, Fla.,Leonard, who entered the day with a one-stroke lead, polished off a 4-under-par 68 to finish the tournament at 15-under 201, four ahead ...
Justin Leonard leads Chubb Classic, step closer to 1st Tour win
Justin Leonard matched the low round of the day on Saturday to take a one-shot lead through 36 holes of the Chubb Classic as he seeks his first win on the PGA Tour Champions.,Leonard, in his 45th start on the senior tour, shot a 7-under 65 at Tiburon Golf Club in Naples, Fla. He is at 11 under to le...