Two years after contemplating retirement the American has eclipsed Ben Hogan’s remarkable recoveryThis one was for the sinners, one for the egotists, addicts, idolaters and fornicators, for those who have suffered, those who have recovered and all the rest too, for everyone who ever believed in second chances or who just loves a good comeback story.When Tiger Woods came here in 2010, right after his life started to fall apart, he told his old coach Hank Haney that he had decided one thing for sure: “When I play golf again, I’m not going to play for my dad or mum,” he said, or for his agent, Mark Steinberg, or his caddie, Steve Williams, or his sponsor, Nike, or for Haney...
The US competition is adding three teams but it is also switching to conferences, aiming for sustainable growthMajor League Rugby will add three teams for its third season, allowing for the creation of two six-team conferences. Related: Coney Island, baby: New York wait for pro rugby ends with win over Toronto Related: Why European fans should give raw-as-hell Major League Rugby a go | Martin Pengelly Continue reading...
It makes sense why the overhauling Cardinals want to move on from last year’s first-round pick after one season. Why no quarterback-needy team has snatched him up is less clear Here is the worst-kept secret heading into this month’s NFL draft: the Arizona Cardinals will select Kyler Murray first overall and are shopping second-year quarterback Josh Rosen. The team’s new head coach, Kliff Kingsbury, made his admiration for the Heisman trophy winner apparent as far back as October when he was still a college coach in Lubbock, Texas. “Kyler is a freak,” Kingsbury said. “I would take him with the first pick of the draft if I could.”This is a unique situation. The Cardinals were so bad last year that...
The California course’s decision could cause a chain reaction but it is a big leap to suggest whipping played a part in any of the 22 fatalities at the track this yearFor the first time in three weeks, horses will race at Santa Anita Park in California on Friday, beneath the spectacular backdrop of the San Gabriel mountains. The course has been closed since 5 March to allow officials to inspect and renovate the dirt track following the death of 22 horses when either training or racing in the first nine weeks of the 2019 season. The hope is that one of the racing world’s most cherished courses can begin to move on from a traumatic start to the year.But...
MLR came to the Big Apple and it seemed to fit right in: rough, raucous and at the end, to home fans, a genuine nailbiting thrillOut on the turf at MCU Park, by the mock dirt of the baseball diamond and the covered pitcher’s mound, James Kennedy puffed out his cheeks and smiled. Then he offered a very Major League Rugby take on the home debut of his New York rugby union team. Related: Why European fans should give raw-as-hell Major League Rugby a go | Martin Pengelly I was in the stands to watch. The atmosphere, the buzz, it was great. I know because I’m a fan, you know?Quill barrels into the in-goal area at match-close for the win...