ham Page 68 - Sports News, Headlines & Highlights

Akshay Bhatia adds Tour Championship, Presidents Cup goals to 'fairy tale' year
Although he has put together an impressive 2024 season on the PGA Tour, Akshay Bhatia isn't completely satisfied heading into this week's Wyndham Championship in Greensboro, N.C.,With the Wyndham being the final event of the regular season, Bhatia has already started to turn his attention to the pla...

2024 Wyndham Championship: Preview, Props, Best Bets
The race is on for coveted spots in the FedEx Cup playoffs at this week's Wyndham Championship, which serves as the final regular-season event of 2024.,The final opportunity to qualify has drawn a field chock full of players hovering around the top 70 in the standings who will earn spots in the firs...

Wet weather a concern at Wyndham Championship
GREENSBORO, N.C. - The Wyndham Championship serves as a final chance to improve positioning for the FedEx Cup playoffs, so the last stop on the PGA Tour's regular season has the attention of plenty of golfers., ,The first round comes Thursday at Sedgefield Country Club., ,"Whether it's the playoffs ...

Golf Glance: Final playoff push at Wyndham Championship
Field Level Media's Golf Glance provides weekly news and storylines from each of the major North American golf tours.,PGA TOUR,LAST TOURNAMENT: Olympic Men's Golf Competition (Scottie Scheffler),THIS WEEK: Wyndham Championship, Greensboro, N.C., Aug. 8-11,Course: Sedgefield Country Club (Par 70, 7,1...

Charlotte FC acquire USMNT D Tim Ream from Fulham
Charlotte FC acquired U.S. men's national team defender Tim Ream from Premier League side Fulham FC.,The deal, announced Wednesday, runs through 2026 with an option for 2027. Terms were not disclosed.,Ream, 36, spent the past 12 years in England after an MLS stint with the New York Red Bulls from 20...

Jhonattan Vegas relishes drought-busting win for family’s sake
By winning the 3M Open two weeks ago, Jhonattan Vegas changed his FedEx Cup equation.,The PGA Tour veteran from Venezuela rocketed into the top 70 of the FedEx Cup standings by pulling out his first win in seven years. He's not entirely safe, though, as he enters the regular-season finale, the Wyndh...

Will Zalatoris feels 'awesome' going into Wyndham Championship
It's been almost two full years since Will Zalatoris won his only PGA Tour event, the FedEx St. Jude Championship on Aug. 14, 2022.,In the time since, Zalatoris' career has been stalled by a back issue that sidelined him for part of 2022 and led to surgery in April 2023 that ended his season.,Zalato...

Jordan Spieth: 'A lot at stake' at Wyndham Championship
Jordan Spieth knows he has his work cut out for him.,A three-time major champion, Spieth finds himself ranked No. 63 in the FedEx Cup standings heading into the final tournament of the regular season -- the Wyndham Championship, which begins Thursday in Greensboro, N.C. The top 70 players in the ran...

Trail Blazers sign veteran G Devonte' Graham
The Portland Trail Blazers announced the signing of free agent guard Devonte' Graham on Wednesday.,Terms of the deal with the 29-year-old veteran were not disclosed.,Graham averaged 5.0 points, 2.1 assists and 1.6 rebounds in 23 games (zero starts) with San Antonio last season.,He has career average...

Graham Bowlin seals eNASCAR playoff bid with win at Pocono
Graham Bowlin secured his third career playoff berth with a victory at a virtual Pocono Raceway in Long Pond, Pa., on Tuesday night as part of the eNASCAR Coca-Cola iRacing Series.,Racing in the No. 48 Toyota, Bowlin was able to hold off Tucker Minter, who took inside position down the stretch but w...

Back with Cards, Tommy Pham hits slam in win over Rangers
Tommy Pham hit a pinch-hit grand slam in his homecoming to power the St. Louis Cardinals over the visiting Texas Rangers 8-1 on Tuesday.,Pham spent 4 1/2 season with the Cardinals to start his career. He returned to St. Louis in a trade with the Chicago White Sox on Monday and hit the homer in his f...

Cards acquire RHP Erick Fedde in 3-team deal
The St. Louis Cardinals are acquiring Chicago White Sox right-hander Erick Fedde and outfielder Tommy Pham in a three-team deal that includes Tommy Edman going to the Los Angeles Dodgers.,The Dodgers are also getting right-hander Michael Kopech from the White Sox and minor league right-hander Oliver...

Reports: Cards acquire RHP Erick Fedde in 3-team deal
The St. Louis Cardinals are acquiring Chicago White Sox right-hander Erick Fedde in a three-team deal that includes Tommy Edman going to the Los Angeles Dodgers, multiple outlets reported Monday. ,The Dodgers are also getting RHP Michael Kopech from the White Sox in the deal, and outfielder Tommy Ph...

Reds place C Austin Wynns (shoulder) on 10-day IL
The Cincinnati Reds placed catcher Austin Wynns on the 10-day injured list Monday with a teres major tear in his right shoulder.,In corresponding moves, the Reds selected the contract of catcher Eric Yang from Triple-A Louisville and transferred right-hander Graham Ashcraft (right elbow strain) from...

Belal Muhammad snatches welterweight title at UFC 304
Belal Muhammad stole the welterweight title from Leon Edwards on Saturday night, winning by unanimous decision in their main event bout at UFC 304 in Manchester, England. ,Muhammad (23-3-0) and Edwards (22-4-0) had met back on March 13, 2021, but that fight ended in a no contest because Edwards acci...

K.J. Choi remains on top at Senior Open Championship
K.J. Choi carries a one-stroke lead into the final round of the Senior Open after carding a 2-under par 72 in Saturday's third round at Carnoustie, Scotland.,Choi recorded six birdies against one bogey over the first 14 holes on Saturday before consecutive double-bogeys on Nos. 15 and 16 dropped him...

K.J. Choi surges in front at Senior Open Championship
K.J. Choi carded his second straight 69 on Friday to secure a two-shot lead after the second round at The Senior Open Championship in Scotland.,Choi offset three bogeys with four birdies and an eagle. He took the lead after following a birdie on the par-4 11th with an eagle at the par-5 12th on a da...

Gotham FC sign youngest player, 13, in NWSL history
Thirteen-year-old McKenna Whitham signed a professional contract with the NJ/NY Gotham FC on Friday, making her the youngest player in NWSL history.,Whitham, who turns 14 on Saturday, reportedly signed a guaranteed contract that becomes effective Jan. 1, 2025, and runs through 2028. She also signed ...

Troon, Trump and Tiger: Bryson DeChambeau prepares for LIV UK
Bryson DeChambeau said he learned more from missing the cut at The Open Championship than he did at the season's first three majors.,The Crushers GC captain, who won the U.S. Open and finished second at the PGA Championship, spoke to reporters Thursday on the eve of the LIV Golf United Kingdom event...

Sean Payton: Broncos' QB battle 'an ongoing evaluation'
The Denver Broncos are still trying to determine who will succeed Russell Wilson under center.,With just over two weeks remaining until the preseason opener against the Indianapolis Colts on Aug. 11, Denver still hasn't locked down a starting quarterback.,Denver coach Sean Payton will soon have to c...