Author: Kevin Smyth

KAPALUA, Hawaii (AP) — Americans are being paid to play in the Ryder Cup for the first time, and Xander Schauffele said Tuesday the plan is for them not to get a dime.“I just see a lot of money going to charity and we’re going to put up with a lot of crap,” Schauffele said.The PGA of America voted last month to give all 12 players and captain Keegan Bradley $300,000 to donate to a charity of their choice as well as a $200,000 stipend. Bradley immediately said he would donate all of his money to charity.Bradley suggested that had…

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Caitlin Clark. A’ja Wilson. Breanna Stewart.Grade growth. Increase in attendance. Record merchandise sales.It was a historic year for women’s basketball, with professional and college games fitting into the broader cultural zeitgeist like never before. Before turning the page on 2025, our team of women’s basketball editors give you their superlatives of the year that has just passed. They highlight some of their favorite games and performances and even tell you what they’re watching for as the new year begins.Best gameSabreena Merchant: Game 1 of the WNBA Finals. The drama of MinnesotaThe return of (and criticism of the fourth quarter replays)…

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Fulham want to sign Liverpool star in January bargain – ReportAs reported The daily mailFulham’s current Premier League standings position them as promising contenders for European football next season. In a bid to strengthen their squad, Fulham management are considering a strategic move for Liverpool’s Wataru Endo, a player who has found himself sidelined under Arne Slot’s new managerial regime.The Slot system leaves little room for EndoDespite being a central midfield figure under previous management, Endo’s suitability for Arne Slot’s tactical plan appears minimal. Slot’s preference for technically proficient and creative midfielders stands in stark contrast to Endo’s more disruptive…

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Celebrity·WHERE IS THE BUZZAlabama Barker responds to hospitalization for nicotine withdrawalAlabama Barker, the 19-year-old daughter of Blink-182 drummer Travis Barker and former Miss USA Shanna Moakler, recently addressed rumors surrounding her health. Reports had surfaced alleging that she had been hospitalized… The post Alabama Barker Responds to Hospitalization for Nicotine Withdrawal appeared first on Where Is The Buzz | Latest news, entertainment, exclusive interviews and more.

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WNBA teams are less than a month away from the start of the 2025 offseason trading period, which means the Liberty are approaching another important offseason for a franchise with a championship window wide open.The 2025 offseason promises to be less eventful than 2024, when three starters entered the winter as unrestricted free agents.This time around, they will have two unrestricted free agents who finished the regular season as starters. General manager Jonathan Kolb and the front office can begin negotiations with these free agents starting January 21. The team can sign contracts with these players starting February 1.Here’s a…

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Encores are never easy in golf, and that’s especially true for Scottie Scheffler.For starters, he can’t win another one Olympic gold medal until 2028 in Los Angeles, although getting your hands on a 17-inch gold Ryder Cup trophy might be enough. Winning another Masters, or any major, is not out of the question.Seven wins on the PGA Tour? That’s a tall order given that only one player in the last 25 years – Tiger Woods – has won at least seven times in consecutive years. Woods did it twice, in 1999-2000 and 2006-07.But Scheffler has won with such consistency this…

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The Indiana Fever marked the start of the Caitlin Clark era in 2024 and took the WNBA world by storm. The year 2025 could be when the Fever truly establish themselves as one of the best teams in the Eastern Conference.That’s a possibility with the addition of new Fever head coach Stephanie White, who left an aging Connecticut Sun team to lead a neophyte Fever core that just ended a seven-year playoff drought .White’s return to Indiana is a homecoming for the fifth-year head coach. She began her WNBA head coaching career in Indiana (2015-16) and also spent four of…

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Exclusive: “Conversations I’ve had…” – Arsenal transfer interest in PL star confirmedArsenal appear to have a real interest in the potential transfer of Wolves striker Matheus Cunha, according to Charles Watts.Addressed exclusively to Caught Offside For his latest Daily Briefing column, Watts explained that he was not surprised to see the Gunners looking at Cunha after his fine form for Wolves of late.The Brazil international looks like he could clearly muster the courage to move to a bigger club, but the problem at the moment is that Wolves will surely do everything they can to keep him while they find…

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