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The NFL admitted they factored in Taylor Swift’s “Eras Tour” dates when scheduling the 2024 season.
Top-ranked golfer Scottie Scheffler was handcuffed and detained by police as he attempted to skirt traffic to enter the Valhalla Golf Club for the second round of the PGA Championship. According to reports, Scheffler was backed up in traffic (due to an unrelated accident) and tried to cut the line and bypass the police presence. The second round was apparently delayed to accommodate Scheffler.
The Boston Celtics advanced to their third straight Eastern Conference finals after eliminating the Cleveland Cavaliers.
Click here for the rest of the NBA matchups. It will be an exciting weekend of playoff games, with the Conference finals on the line.
Portuguese soccer star Cristiano Ronaldo is investing in sleep monitoring start-up Whoop. Ronaldo shared his advice for a good night’s sleep: do not take phone calls after 10 p.m.
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Thanks to a game-high 41 points from Jalen Brunson, the New York Knicks beat the Philadelphia 76ers to advance to the Conference semifinals. They will play the Indiana Pacers, who cruised past the Milwaukee Bucks. The Knicks and Pacers will face off in Game 1 on Monday at 7:30 pm ET.
Tiger Woods received a special exemption from the USGA to compete in next month’s U.S. Open. Woods also has lifetime exemptions to play in the Masters and PGA Championships until he’s 60 years old.
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Scottie Scheffler once again showed the world why he’s the best. For the second time in three years, Scheffler won the Masters. In a show of his expertise and experience, Scheffler birdied three straight holes at the end of the day to put him safely in the lead over Collin Morikawa, Ludvig Aberg, and Max Homa.
Women’s basketball phenom Caitlin Clark defended her sport on SNL’s Weekend Update. Click here to see the sketch.
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The first major upset of March Madness happened early when #3 seed Kentucky lost to #14 seed Oakland Golden Grizzlies 80-76. The win marks the first Round of 64 win for the Grizzlies.
Phoenix Suns Kevin Durant passed Shaquille O’Neal to move into eighth place on the all-time scoring list.
The L.A. Dodgers fired superstar Shohei Ohtani’s interpreter and close friend on allegations of stealing millions from Ohtani.
2023 Masters champion and current #3 ranked Jon Rahm unveiled his menu for the 2024 Masters Champions Dinner in three weeks. Rahm’s menu pays homage to his Spanish roots with a wide selection of Tapas, Ensalada de Txangurro, Chuletón a la Parrilla, Rodaballo al Pil-Pil, and Milhojas de Crema y Nata.
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The Orlando Magic retired Shaquille O’Neal’s number 32. This is the first time in franchise history the team has retired a number. Shaq was the #1 pick in the 1992 NBA Draft and played for the Magic for four seasons. The other two teams Shaq played for and brought championships to (LA Lakers and the Miami Heat) retired his #32 jersey years ago.
Jenny Cavnar broke the glass ceiling in Major League Baseball by becoming the first female primary play-by-play announcer in league history.
Tiger Woods ended his long-term deal with Nike and announced his new partnership with TaylorMade Golf. His new line is called Sun Day Red (named after the red shirt he wears during the final round of tournaments).
Michigan had 18 players invited to the NFL combine, more than 5% of the total players (321) invited to participate.
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LIV Golf just signed Jon Rahm, the third ranked golfer in the world, for a deal worth $300 million over 3 years. This deal is a big win for the Saudi-backed league.
There’s been lots of speculation on whether Michigan head coach Jim Harbaugh will make a jump to the NFL, but according to reports, the school is is working on a five-year, $55 million contract extension which would make Harbaugh the highest-paid coach in the Big Ten and the second highest paid coach in college football (behind Alabama’s Nick Saban).
David Rubenstein, the co-founder of The Carlyle Group, a private equity firm, is reportedly working on a deal to buy the Baltimore Orioles from the Angelos family.
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Last week, Michigan and the NCAA appeared to agree upon a four-game suspension for coach Jim Harbaugh for recruiting violations, but now the Committee on Infractions has rejected the resolution. While the NCAA is reevaluating, Harbaugh is expected to continue to coach.
Lionel Messi continues to shine in Miami. The Inter Miami star scored for the eighth time in five games, and the team hasn’t lost in any of the five Leagues Cup matches Messi has played in.
Spain will face Sweden on Tuesday, and England will play Australia on Wednesday in the semifinals of the Women’s World Cup. The finals will take place on Sunday.
The Philadelphia 76ers are dealing with a disgruntled James Harden, but are apparently not planning on trading him. Harden isn’t shy about expressing his displeasure and said about Sixers general manager Daryl Morey, “Daryl Morey is a liar and I will never be a part of an organization that he’s a part of.”
Golden State Warriors coach Steve Kerr’s son, Nick, is following in his famous dad’s footsteps and will become the head coach of the G League’s Santa Cruz Warriors this season.
Spanish professional golfer Jon Rahm said the one thing he’d want changed on the PGA Tour is having more porta-potties on the courses. He said, “I know this is going to sound very stupid, but as simple as having a freaking porta potty on every hole.It sounds crazy, but I can’t choose when I have to go to the bathroom. I’ve told the Tour this many times, as simple as that.”
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The US women’s national team advanced to the knockout stage of the World Cup and will face Sweden on Saturday.
Tom Brady and his hedge fund manager friend, Tom Wagner, are new minority owners in the British football club, Birmingham City. According to reports, Brady will take an active role as chairman of the advisory board.
The shakeup at ESPN continues with Doris Burke and Doc Rivers joining Mike Breen as ESPN’s top NBA broadcasting crew. Longtime analyst Mark Jackson has been let go.
Tiger Woods joined the PGA policy board, which will give the PGA a bigger voice in the now-merged Saudi Arabia-backed LIV Golf.
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Wyndham Clark won his first major PGA Tour title at the U.S. Open this week. The 29-year-old had previously never finished better than 75th in any major. Rory McIlroy finished second.
The Memphis Grizzlies star player, Ja Morant, has been suspended 25 games (which is basically 1/3 of the NBA season) for flashing a gun on social media (his second time doing so). The suspension is tied for the ninth-longest ban on a player in NBA history.
NBA legend Michael Jordan is selling his majority stake in the Charlotte Hornets for $3 billion to a group led by Gabe Plotkin and Rick Schnall. Jordan bought his majority share in the team in 2010 for $275 million. Jordan will still have a minority stake in the franchise.
The Phoenix Suns acquired Bradley Beal from the Washington Wizards. Beal will join the all-star lineup of Kevin Durant, Devin Booker, and Deandre Ayton.
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After two years of bitter fighting and lots of drama, the PGA Tour and LIV Golf (the group backed by Saudi Arabia’s sovereign wealth fund) will merge. The combined forces will create “a new, collectively owned, for-profit entity.” Many big-name stars, such as Phil Mickelson and Brooks Koepka, left the PGA for a much larger paycheck from LIV (and were vilified by other golfers and fans), but now that the leagues have merged, it will be interesting to see how this plays out.
Churchill Downs Inc announced that racing will be suspended from June 7th-July 3rd to conduct a review of the track after 12 horses died in the past month.
Jacob deGrom will undergo Tommy John surgery and isn’t expected to return until the middle of next season. DeGrom signed a five-year, $185 million deal this offseason with the Texas Rangers.
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