PGA Tour Commissioner Jay Monahan said Wednesday he would meet with Saudi Arabia Public Investment Fund Governor Yasir Al-Rumayyan next week, while emphatically asserting that other investors would join us to “help take the PGA Tour to another level and help us.” take part in other sports and be even more competitive. Monahan spoke at the New York Times DealBook Summit, covering a number of topics from the tumultuous past year, including the ongoing threat of losing players to LIV Golf; the surprise framework agreement of the tour with the PIF in negotiations unknown to the players, and the leave…
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Skims recently launched a men’s line last Thursday featuring Nick Bosa and Neymar Jr. NBA SKIMS, the lingerie company co-founded by Kim Kardashian, has become the first underwear partner of the NBA, WNBA and USA Basketball in a multi-year deal that also gives the NBA a stake in Kar…
Vice President Kamala Harris, Israeli President Isaac Herzog, Elon Musk and other business and political leaders spoke on everything from artificial intelligence to economic tensions between the United States and China and to the Hamas attacks against Israel on October 7 during the annual DealBook summit in New York on Wednesday.The event, hosted by New York Times columnist Andrew Ross Sorkin, has been taking place since 2011.Here are the points to remember:Elon Musk, the owner of He apologized for the post, but accused the companies of “blackmail” and said the public would blame them if the platform died from lost…
Despite the fact that Lionel Messi has been forced off the field several times in recent months and it is unclear whether or not he will make it to the 2026 World Cup with ArgentinaTHE Albiceleste, who recently recorded a massive victory against Brazil, we are hopeful that THE 8 times Ballon d’Or I could actually play its part in the flagship event.On this same subject, the Argentinian coach Lionel Scaloni assured that he considers Messi capable of extending his career and arrive at the 2026 tournament in great shape and fitness. Argentina coach Lionel Scaloni recently hinted that he…
As the new basketball season begins, fans of the sport often claim that new basketballs look more or less orange – while others wonder why they are orange in the first place. It turns out there’s actually a good reason behind the color choice, introduced in the late 1950s. Basketballs in American professional sports have been mostly orange in color since the late 1950s.Credit: Getty And the reason is visibility. The basketballs were initially brown, prompting complaints from Butler University. basketball coach Tony Hinkle that players and fans couldn’t see them well. In 1957, Hinkle partnered with the Spalding Company…
Supervisors are on track with golf courses I completely disagree with Mike McLennan’s assessment in his recently published letter to the editor. He says the old San Geronimo Golf Course is “a blight on the property… (and) an eyesore to everyone who passes by.” The truth is that it finally looks like a field with some trees and grass. In spring it will bloom with wildflowers. Nature will restore it. Wildlife and humans will benefit. Previously, only fee-paying golfers could use the course. Now I see walkers – often accompanied by dogs – and horse riders. I am concerned about…
Ryan Atkin headed the line as an assistant referee operating just below the Premier League when the Rainbow laces The campaign launched in English football in 2013. In the world of men’s professional soccer, the then-28-year-old was closeted, having seen little to no evidence that LGBTQ people like him would be welcome in his sport if they came out. The subject was not really taboo at the time – the Football against Homophobia campaign had been going on for a few years – but it had proven difficult to involve influential actors. Suddenly, footballers were asked to wear rainbow laces…
Miriam Adelson, the widow of casino mogul Sheldon Adelson, is selling $2 billion worth of Las Vegas Sands stock, “about 10 percent of her stake,” to acquire a “controlling interest in a professional sports team.” reports CNBC. Veteran NBA reporter Marc Stein says the team in question is the Mavericks. Stein wrote on social media: “League sources say Mark Cuban would continue to retain operational control of the team.” This is the second important decision for Cuba this week. He told the Hollywood Reporter Monday that he would leave “Shark Tank” after the 2025 season to spend more time with…
Max Homa has racked up some pretty impressive golf accomplishments during a PGA Tour career that includes six wins (and counting), even winning at a place where his idol, Tiger Woods, never done. But perhaps the sporting highlight of his life occurred on the basketball court more than a decade ago. Unfortunately, it was very short-lived. Homa appeared on The Smylie Show from SiriusXM this week with Smylie Kaufman to discuss many topics, but one story involving a pickup game and a future NFL star stood out. Apparently the Cal golf team took on the Cal football team in hoops…
Apple and Goldman began rolling out a virtual credit card in 2019. Reuters November 29, 2023, 1:00 p.m. Last modification: November 29, 2023, 1:06 p.m. The Apple logo is seen at the Apple Store at Marché Saint Germain in Paris, France July 15, 2020. REUTERS”> The Apple logo is seen at the Apple Store at Marché Saint Germain in Paris, France July 15, 2020. REUTERS Apple (AAPL.O) is ending its credit card partnership with Goldman Sachs Group (GS.N), the Wall Street Journal reported Tuesday. The tech giant recently sent a proposal to the Wall Street bank to terminate the contract…