Chile’s Joaquin Niemann has won LIV Golf’s Adelaide tournament as Australian star Cam Smith’s sluggish start to the year continued. As Chile’s Joaquin Niemann produced a phenomenal final-round flourish to win LIV Golf’s Adelaide tournament, Australia’s Cam Smith felt flat. Niemann carded a stellar seven-under 65 on Sunday at The Grange to pip Mexican duo
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Open Extended Reactions The 2025 NBA All-Star Weekend has arrived with festivities taking place in the Bay Area. Editor’s Picks 2 Related The Golden State Warriors will host NBA All-Star Weekend for the first time since 2000, a year full of iconic moments such as Vince Carter’s performance in the dunk contest. The events will
NFL Nation reporters Feb 13, 2025, 06:00 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Now that the 2024 NFL season is behind us and the 2025 offseason has begun, every team has a big question to face. Teams looking for a quarterback might wonder where quarterbacks Matthew Stafford, Sam Darnold and Kirk Cousins will play in 2025?
Feb 13, 2025, 07:00 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Even though it hasn’t been a full month since Ohio State was crowned national champion after defeating Notre Dame in the College Football Playoff National Championship Game, we aren’t waiting to look ahead to the 2025 season. Arch Manning will finally take over at Texas and
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Open Extended Reactions TAMPA, Fla. — New York Yankees manager Aaron Boone said Tuesday that he didn’t like hearing the criticism of his team levied by Los Angeles Dodgers players after they beat the Yankees in last year’s World Series and hoped to “handle things with a little more class” if New York could win
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Open Extended Reactions LeBron James was the first pick of the new-look 2025 NBA All-Star draft Thursday night and was soon joined by a now former teammate — Anthony Davis. James and Davis were among the big names selected by Shaquille O’Neal as the “Inside the NBA” crew picked three of the four All-Star teams
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Feb 5, 2025, 01:30 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Former Carolina Panthers and Washington Commanders head coach Ron Rivera is returning to the University of California, his alma mater, to help the football program. “Coach Belichick has made going back to school, cool,” Rivera posted to X. “Stay tuned I am coming home.” Coach Belichick
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