Author: Michael

Andrew Novak and Ben Griffin are winners on the PGA Tour for the first time.
The duo took home the title at the PGA Tour’s lone team event, the 2025 Zurich Classic of New Orleans, with Griffin’s birdie putt on the par-3 17th pushing them in front for a one-shot victory over Rasmus and Nicolai Hojgaard.
Rory McIlroy and Shane Lowry, the defending champions, finished six shots behind.
Here’s the breakdown of how much money each team earned at the Zurich Classic of New Orleans, where there was a purse of $9.2 million.

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Dick Barnett in 2019
New York Knicks legend Dick Barnett has died. He was 88.
Barnett died in his sleep in an assisted living facility in Largo, Fla., according to The New York Times. His cause of death has not been released at this time.
The Knicks announced Barnett’s death — which comes almost exactly one year after he was voted into the Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame — in a post shared on X on Sunday, April 27.
“We are terribly saddened to hear about the passing of Knicks legend Dr. Richard Barnett,” the statement read.

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CLEVELAND (AP) — Jarren Duran has found plenty of support from his Boston Red Sox teammates and others outside baseball since he revealed in a Netflix documentary that he attempted suicide three years ago.
His openness has also exposed him to hecklers, though.
Duran said a fan in the front row Sunday near the Red Sox dugout in Cleveland said “something inappropriate” to him after the All-Star left fielder flied out in the seventh inning of a 13-3 victory over the Guardians.
Duran stayed on the top step of the dugout and glared at the fan as the inning played out.

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Big-spending Saudi clubs including Cristiano Ronaldo’s Al-Nassr are dominating the Asian Champions League Elite, accounting for all but one of the semifinalists in action this week.
In three quarterfinals played on the weekend, the three Saudi Pro League teams won with a combined scoreline of 14-1. At least one is guaranteed a place in the final on May 3 as four-time champion Al-Hilal meets two-time finalist Al-Ahli in the first of the two semis at Jeddah.
On Wednesday, Al-Nassr takes on Japan’s Kawasaki Frontale, the only non-Saudi club still in contention for the continental title.

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West Virginia just landed a big addition to its offensive line, as former Texas Longhorns tackle Malik Agbo announced his commitment to the Mountaineers via the transfer portal.
“Beyond blessed and excited to have this opportunity. Let’s get to work!!!” Agbo posted on social media, signaling his enthusiasm for the next chapter of his career.
Agbo, a six-foot-four, 300-pound lineman, spent three seasons at Texas, appearing in 32 games. While he was primarily used as a jumbo package blocker, he showed versatility by lining up at offensive tackle, guard, and even tight end at times.

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Lakers star LeBron James wasn’t acting this time.
LBJ took an elbow from Minnesota Timberwolves big man Rudy Gobert during Sunday’s clash at Target Center, hitting the deck after contact to the back of his head.
James and Gobert were under the basket during an Anthony Edwards free throw when Gobert delivered the not-so-subtle shot, which shook LeBron.
Players from both benches rushed over after the flagrant hit on James.
Gobert, known for doling out extra contact, received a Flagrant 1 for the hit, and Timberwolves coach Chris Finch was assessed a technical.

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There’s losing a game because the other team beats you and there’s losing a game because you beat yourself. The Texas Rangers fall squarely in the latter category with their horrendous loss to the San Francisco Giants on Sunday afternoon. 
After beating the Giants on Friday to open the series, the Rangers fell Saturday afternoon in heartbreaking fashion. With the score tied 2-2 going into the ninth inning, Texas put runners on first and second with no one out. But a failed bunt attempt, followed by back-to-back strikeouts, brought the inning to a close without a run scored.

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Rams wide receiver Puka Nacua’s brother, Samson Nacua, plays wide receiver in the UFL and may be in hot water after slapping a fan.
On Saturday, Samson Nacua, 27, was caught on video exchanging words with a fan after his Michigan Panthers took a 32-27 loss to the St. Louis Battlehawks. 
The incident occurred on the field when a fan reached down to exchange heated words with the Panthers wideout, and Nacua reached up and slapped the Battlehawks fan in response. 
No details were provided on the fan’s provocation.

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