Author: Michael

Months after Jets quarterback Aaron Rodgers won the amateur portion of the AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am back in February, Bills quarterback Josh Allen is spilling what he’s heard actually happened on the golf course.
Allen claims that Rodgers “sandbagged” the entire golf field, which means the Jets starter lied about his handicap to make it look like he’s worse than he is. Apparently, his handicap was listed at 10, even though he normally sits at a three, per Golf Digest.

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With the Brewers in the midst of a tightly-contested race in the National League Central division and the calendar ticking down toward October, every game from here to No. 162 matters. That’s especially true in the soft part of the schedule, which included Wednesday’s series finale against the last-place Nationals.
Milwaukee had lost four of its previous five games to fall out of first place but had the chance to win the series against Washington. Staked to a 2–1 lead in the bottom of the ninth inning, though, everything fell apart.

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The NBA suspended Spurs guard Devonte’ Graham for two games (without pay) after pleading guilty to driving under the influence. Graham was arrested in July 2022 for driving with a BAC of 0.11.
The fifth-year pro received a misdemeanor driving while intoxicated charge and faces a potential 12 months of probation.

Devonte’ Graham of the San Antonio Spurs looks on during the game against the Sacramento Kings on April 2, 2023 at Golden 1 Center in Sacramento, California. (Photo by Rocky Widner/NBAE via Getty Images)

The NBA released a statement on Graham’s suspension.

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The 2024 PGA Tour schedule is due to drop any day now, but there will be changes coming with the elevated events getting a facelift.
There will be some changes to the 2024 PGA Tour schedule when the tour unveils it next week.
Not only will the PGA Tour be traveling to Myrtle Beach and Black Desert Resort in Utah, but there will be changes to designated/elevated events.
Elevated or designated events are no longer the monacre used for the big purse tournaments.

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New England Patriots starting running back Rhamondre Stevenson eclipsed the 1,000-yard rushing plateau last year in his sophomore NFL season. He’s looking to do that again. But as of now, Stevenson isn’t yet fully practicing with the team. And apparently, only head coach Bill Belichick knows why.

Trent Brown, Matthew Judon and Rhamondre Stevenson are limited today. Patriots have taken it easy with all three of them this summer.
Matthew Slater, Ed Lee and Brad Hawkins also left the main field after warmups.
Ty Montgomery appears to be making progress, but not ready yet.

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Iowa’s Division of Criminal Investigation is currently investigating a gambling scandal that involves both University of Iowa and Iowa State University athletes. Both in-state schools had underage athletes that allegedly placed illegal wagers under the guise of their parents’ identities.
Hawkeyes backup kicker Aaron Blom is said to have placed about 170 wagers that totaled $4,400. Eight of the bets were on his own school, including at least one hilarious bet on his own team.

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Mike Breen, Jeff Van Gundy and Mark Jackson became familiar faces and voices to some of the most iconic moments during the NBA Finals on ESPN.
However, things will be different for the network’s broadcast next year. ESPN laid off Van Gundy in late June after the trio called its 15th NBA Finals as part of the network’s financial cuts.
Then, on Monday, Jackson and the network parted ways after 17 years. Breen recently told the New York Post that he was completely shocked by the network’s decision to lay off his broadcast partners.

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Ron Cross, the first LIV Golf hire of CEO Greg Norman in 2021 has been removed from his position with the Saudi-backed league.
LIV Golf Chief Events Officer Ron Cross has been removed from his position. Cross was in charge of securing venues and helping run LIV Golf tournaments.
Cross and LIV Golf confirmed the departure on Wednesday, per Sports Illustrated. He told the publication that he is thankful to have been a part of launching the PGA Tour’s rival golf league.

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The Pac-12’s long saga to find a media partner for next year is reportedly nearing a possible conclusion after commissioner George Kliavkoff proposed a subscription-based deal with streaming giant Apple to the league’s presidents and chancellors on Tuesday.
While Apple could represent the end of the lengthy road for the conference, there were apparently many other networks considered before reaching this point—including one that the Pac-12 approached three times over the last year to try and work out a deal, to no avail.

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