Author: Michael

First, God made the Dog Days of Summer – that period from early July through early August when temperatures are the hottest, the thrill of summer vacation has worn off a tad because it’s so freakin’ hot, and there’s just not a lot of sports to swim in as the weeks without real football pile up.
Then the college football gods made the Media Days of Summer, which are truly Dog Days themselves, even with air conditioning. The Southeastern Conference held 16 coaches and players press conferences over four days last week in Dallas.

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Schauffele won the Open, so let’s update the PGA Tour money list to see where it is after the conclusion of the major season.
Welcome to Playing Through’s morning ritual: Golf Talk Today.
Each morning will feature a Golf Talk Today, in which the crew will discuss various elements of the PGA Tour, LIV Golf and other professional golf tournaments.
Unfortunately, the 2024 major championship season has come to a close.
Xander Schauffele won the Open Championship by two shots over Justin Rose and Billy Horschel to claim two of the four majors.

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Let’s rank the best men’s basketball players competing at the 2024 Paris Olympics.
The most talented men’s basketball tournament in the history of the Summer Olympics is going down at the 2024 Paris Games. The best athletes in the sport are on display representing their home countries, and all of them want the glory that comes with leading their team to a gold medal.
International stars are all over the NBA these days. The last six NBA MVP winners have been born outside of the U.S.

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Sunday’s one-two finish from Lando Norris and Oscar Piastri tightened the F1 Constructors’ Championship picture
McLaren faced a ton of questions after the British Grand Prix.
The buildup to the Hungarian Grand Prix was filled with the Formula 1 world wondering if the Woking-based team was truly ready to take on teams like Red Bull at the front of the field.

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The Chiefs added Xavier Worthy at the end of the first round of the 2024 NFL Draft, and you can see exactly why in this clip from training camp
Patrick Mahomes and the Kansas City Chiefs are looking to become the first team in NFL history to three-peat as Super Bowl Champions this season.
In that effort, the team added a new asset for Mahomes in the passing game, and that combination is already looking very dangerous in training camp.

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“College Football 25” has turned into a monster success for EA Sports.
The first college football game from EA Sports in more than a decade was released last week, and excitement was through the roof.
I bought a PS5 just to play the game, and it hasn’t disappointed. It’s a ton of fun.
Some early sales data from last week indicated “College Football 25” generated more than $70 million in early sales. It turns out the actual number is significantly higher.
Polygon reported that around 2.2 million people paid for early access to the game at a price of $100.

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