The USGA and R&A’s announcement regarding the increasing distance between golf balls has generated more questions than answers. The bifurcation option was proposed, but elite and professional golfers strongly condemned it. Moreover, manufacturers opposed it. So, as a solution to everything, both professional and recreational golf will be affected by this policy. The new balls will be used by pros in 2028, and amateurs will only use them in 2030. Elite golfers will see a reduction of 15 yards in distance, while recreational golfers will see a reduction of up to 5 yards depending on their swing. But many questions…
Author: Kevin Smyth
Promotion-relegation systems have long been a bugaboo in American professional soccer. This practice has been the norm in Europe for over a century, allowing a certain fluidity within a given country’s football hierarchy; it’s a holdover from the days of amateur sports in the mid-1800s, when meritocracy took precedence over any concerns about financial fairness. But like most North American sports leagues, the nation’s Major League Soccer was founded on professionalism – which creates expectations for stakeholders – and has not been able to consider the preferred practice of soccer while it continues to grow. “Promotion-relegation rewards teams and owners…
Breanna Stewart and the Freedom of New York are on the same “fight to raise the bar” page when it comes to using charter flights in the WNBA and now the playbook is being pushed to the commissioner’s desk.Liberty Co-Governor Clara Wu Tsai said Wednesday during Stewart and Courtney VanderslootAt the introductory press conference, she said she needed to be a “constant voice” and “as influential as possible” on the issue, and she believes the issue has reached a point where it will be addressed in a certain extent.“As we know, I will be fined if I talk too much…
Tyrrell Hatton’s behavior was once again a hot topic after the English golfer was frustrated at times with his play at BMW PGA Championship. Hatton is well known for his tantrums and has even admitted to his on-course behavior when he was taken out on by himself while playing in an impersonation therapy session for angry golfers a few years ago. Would it be unreasonable to suggest that the Englishman hasn’t really changed? The 31-year-old tour professional showed all his emotions during the first two days of play at Wentworth. Who is Tyrrell Hatton’s wife? Meet Emily BraisherSky Sports was…
GETTING HIS KICKS: Princeton High boys soccer player Archie Smith kicks the ball during recent action. Junior midfielder Smith had two assists last Saturday to help top-seeded PHS defeat second-seeded Howell 5-1 in the Central Jersey Group 4 New Jersey sectional final. State Interscholastic Athletic Association (NJSIAA). The Tigers, now 20-2, will host South Jersey champion Washington Township (18-1-2) on Nov. 8 in the Group 4 semifinals, with the winner advancing to the final on Nov. 11. (Photo by Frank Wojciechowski) By Bill Alden While the Princeton High boys soccer team was locked in a scoreless tie with Howell in…
As women’s basketball continues to gain momentum, the WNBA is working to improve its player accommodation issues. Ahead of the WNBA Draft on Monday, the league announcement that it will expand its charter flight program for the 2023 season. NEWS: The WNBA is expanding its player charter program this season.It will include flights to:▪️All playoff matches▪️The Commissioners Cup Championship▪️ Select consecutive regular season games pic.twitter.com/To2Sew2GLP– Reception Sports (@FOS) April 10, 2023 The schedule will now include charter flights for all playoff games, the WNBA Commissioners Cup championship game and select back-to-back scenarios during regular season games. The league previously only…
June 21 (Reuters) – After Ron DeSantis, an avid golfer, moved into the Florida governor’s mansion in 2019, workers installed a golf simulator worth tens of thousands of dollars in the cabin. the private pool so he can practice his game.But DeSantis didn’t pay for the simulator. Neither does the state government. Instead, it was funded by a wealthy donor and high-profile businessman, Morteza Hosseini, according to four sources familiar with the matter and state government records.The previously undisclosed donation was never reported as a gift by DeSantis, former President Donald Trump’s primary rival in the race for the 2024…
UPDATE (September 5, 2023, 12:42 p.m. ET): Spanish women’s football coach Jorge Vilda was fired on Tuesday. two weeks after the team won the World Cup title. Vilda had initially supported the president of the Royal Spanish Football Federation, Luis Rubiales, and opposed efforts to impeach him. In a stunning move, FIFA, the morally destitute international body that oversees world football, has suspended The president of the Royal Spanish Football Federation, Luis Rubiales, leaves office while investigating his conduct after the Women’s World Cup Final. This emotional match ended with Spain beating England 1-0, but instead of marveling at the…
DALLAS — Caitlin Clark and Angel Reese will likely be playing against each other for a very long time.The stars who led the Iowa and Louisiana State programs to their first NCAA women’s basketball championship games are two of the best players in the country, with some of the most lucrative marketing deals among college athletes.They were the headliners of a remarkable 2020 recruiting class that reached atmospheric heights in women’s college basketball. Reese was ranked No. 2 in the group coming out of high school, just behind Connecticut’s Paige Bueckers. Clark was ranked No. 4, with Stanford’s Cameron Brink…
One thing we’re sure about about the golf ball setback by the United States Golf Association and the R&A this week is that there’s no need to run out and start hoarding the golf ball from today to ensure more distance on your shots.Indeed, the new golf ball regulations will not come into force until 2028 at the earliest, so golfers will be able to buy the current golf ball from their favorite manufacturer for another four years without seeing any change in distance .What else will happen over the next four years is pretty much uncertain. Indeed, despite all…