Water management at Paradise Valley (Ariz.) CC (shown here) is the first order of business for Superintendent Rob Collins and his team, much like most desert southwest golf facilities. Collins’ work will be on display during an interactive tour of the facility at Paradise Valley during the 2024 GCSAA Conference and Trade Show. Photos courtesy of Rob CollinsIt’s more by chance than design that water has taken center stage in Rob Collins’ professional life since he began earning a full-time salary, albeit in two very different contexts. A native of north-central Ohio, Collins joined the U.S. Navy right out of…
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The 70th season of the Purdue University Northwest (PNW) Sinai Forum concludes Sunday, December 3 with David Ross, former field manager for the Chicago Cubs Major League Baseball (MLB) team.Ross’s program takes place at the James B. Dworkin Student Services and Activities Complex, 1401 SUS 421, Westville, IN, from 4:00 p.m. to 5:30 p.m. CST. Ross will join moderator Dan Plesac, a Northwest Indiana native, 18-year MLB veteran and MLB Network analyst, for the afternoon discussion.Tickets for a single program for Ross’s presentation are available for $100. Tickets can be purchased by visiting pnw.edu/sinai-forum.Middle and high school students can participate…
Kevin Harvick revealed on Dale Jr. Download that he will never compete in the NASCAR Cup Series again, but is open to running other series. Photo credit: Craig White, TobyChristie.comOn the November 8 episode of Dale Jr. Download, Kevin Harvick was the guest. During the nearly two-hour conversation, the 2014 NASCAR Cup Series champion, who retired from full-time competition in the NASCAR Cup Series at the end of the 2023 season, said he does not would never compete in a NASCAR Cup Series race again, but that he is open to hosting events in other series.“I’m not sure yet. The…
After successfully winning their first-ever franchise championship, the Nuggets are off to a strong start to the season. Previous Finals MVP Nikola Jokic’s track record was the topic of discussion for Shaquille O’Neal and the rest of the TNT team ahead of their impending showdown with the Clippers in the in-season tournament. Jokic received praise from O’Neal, who confidently proclaimed him as the most superior big man in the NBA. “If you neglect to overtake this guy, you’re handing out Slovak coleslaw all day long,” O’Neal commented, incorrectly referring to Jokic’s Serbian origins as a Slovak. “Listen. He’s hands down…
CHICAGO – Solidity and solidarity.These are two subjects Jon Scheyer, Duke basketball coach mentioned during the preseason when asked about lessons the Blue Devils could learn from their loss to Tennessee in the 2023 NCAA Tournament. The second-year head coach addressed these topics again after Duke loses to Arizona.In Tuesday night’s 74-65 win over No. 18 Michigan State.the ninth-ranked Blue Devils checked both boxes at the United Center.After Duke’s loss to the Wildcats, Scheyer said the Blue Devils hadn’t played together and “didn’t play Duke basketball.” But he is full of praise for his team’s performance in Chicago. There was…
Stay up to date with all the biggest stories in Formula 1. register here to receive the Prime Tire newsletter in your inbox every Tuesday and Friday morning. There are terrible start times for sports television, and then there’s the Formula 1 Grand Prix in Las Vegas. The race is scheduled to begin at sleep-deprived time (especially for East Coast and Midwest F1 fans) at 1:00 a.m. ET this Sunday (10:00 p.m. local time Saturday night in Las Vegas) on ESPN , ESPN+ and ESPN Sports. There is huge anticipation for the race, the celebrity factor will be off the…
What Washington Commanders news is making headlines as practice begins for Week 11 against the New York Giants?It’s just unclear what could happen if the Washington Commanders lose to the New York Giants in Week 11. Their NFC East opponents triumphed in their first meeting of the campaign but remain among the league’s bottom players, meaning nothing short of a convincing win will be enough before the schedule gets particularly tough ahead of the bye.Pressure is increasing on those in power, that’s for sure. Meanwhile, stories piling up in the columns include Ron Rivera’s hot seat, a heightened sense of…
“Unlike other football players, goalkeepers have to make thousands of very rapid decisions based on limited or incomplete sensory information,” says Michael Quinn, first author of the study at Dublin City University, also a goalkeeper. retired professional and son of a former Irish international. Niall Quinn. “This led us to predict that goalkeepers would possess an increased ability to combine information from the different senses, and this hypothesis was confirmed by our results.””While many football players and fans around the world are familiar with the idea that goalkeepers are simply ‘different’ from the rest of us, this study may actually…
SHANGHAI (AP) — Australian tennis player Marc Polmans has apologized for hitting a ball in the chair umpire’s face during the final round of Shanghai Masters qualifying, leading to his immediate dismissal. disqualified.Polmans, ranked 140th, had a match point against Italian Stefano Napolitano in the second set on Tuesday when he missed a volley, then hit the ball angrily as it bounced off the net. His errant shot narrowly missed the ball player before hitting chair umpire Ben Anderson in the face.. Anderson was apparently not seriously injured.“An update from me: The referee, Ben, has accepted my apology for my…
Following the Gatorade-fueled third day of training camp, Stephen Curry and Klay Thompson spoke to the media on a variety of topics, including the integration of Chris Paul, a new defensive role for Thompson and the addition of the new franchise WNBA Golden State.Building chemistry Curry and PaulCurry and Paul played “a lot of pickup together this summer,” according to the two-time MVP and they worked together more during training camp. After practice, the duo hit shots together, including practicing their off-the-dribble creation from a two-man pick-and-roll, guard-to-guard, and even caught lobs for dunks. ‘from each other. Curry described the…