After a year-plus of distancing itself from LIV Golf, the PGA Tour has reportedly agreed to merge with the Saudi-backed circuit. The merger will end all pending litigations, many of which were based on antitrust claims, between the two sides.
Sources close to negotiations told Fox on Tuesday that a new partnership between the Tour, LIV Golf, and DP World Tour “are entering into a new, landmark partnership and merging all of their businesses into a new, collectively owned, for-profit entity.
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The blame game’s over for Mac Jones. His rookie year’s a distant memory, and New England has given him a competent OC. It’s time to produce.
In a stunning twist to the ongoing saga between the rival organizations, it was announced Tuesday the two groups will merge into one entity.
Good morning, I’m Dan Gartland. The most interesting South Florida sports story right now might actually be Luis Arraez’s batting average.
In today’s SI:AM:
🎥 Pitchers’ 21st-century challenge
🤔 Kyrie’s pie-in-the-sky idea
✋ How the Heat stifled Jokić
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South Florida’s other team isn’t doing so hot
The Golden Knights have dominated the first two games of the Stanley Cup Final.
Would you buy this watch, or a house?
Oh! Who lives in a pineapple under the sea? LAMELO BALL’S NEW WATCH!
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LaMelo Ball enjoying his offseason in Europe, spending time visiting AC Milan and buying the ugliest custom watch the world has ever seen. This one-of-one (thank God) Audemars Piguet custom watch is like a sea urchin decked itself out in bling and decided to attach itself to a timepiece that was lost on a shipwreck.
Members of the Cleveland Browns were hit by a crime wave over the weekend.
Crime being out of control certainly isn’t a new topic these days in America, and Browns players cornerback Greg Newsome and running back Demetric Felton learned firsthand how bad things can get.
LANDOVER, MD – JANUARY 01: Greg Newsome II #20 of the Cleveland Browns looks on before the game against the Washington Commanders at FedExField on January 1, 2023 in Landover, Maryland.
The Mavericks plan to pursue ESPN analyst Jeff Van Gundy for an assistant coaching position on Jason Kidd’s staff, according to a report from Marc Stein.
“I’m also told that [the Mavericks] plan to gauge Jeff Van Gundy’s interest in a potential return to the bench as an aide to Kidd after 15-plus years in broadcasting,” Stein wrote.
Van Gundy has been a part of ESPN’s NBA broadcasts since his firing from the Rockets in 2007.
The term “sleeper” has different meanings for different people in the world of fantasy football. Some folks believe it’s simply a player who will outperform his draft position. Others think it’s a relatively unknown or once forgotten player who unexpectedly emerges or re-emerges into a useful fantasy option.
In my opinion, both definitions are true but with a caveat. I don’t see a player as a sleeper if he’s already been a valuable fantasy asset during his career. For example, Aaron Rodgers or D’Andre Swift aren’t “sleepers” to me.
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Why the F1 field could look a little different soon
The 2023 Formula 1 season has begun to take on an air of repetition. A race week begins, Max Verstappen looks dominant in practice, qualifies up front, and then pulls away from the field on Sunday. While there is hope that Mercedes might start to put some pressure on Verstappen and Red Bull, thanks to recent upgrades to the W14, only time will tell if their double podium in Barcelona was a one-off, or a sign that they have finally turned the corner.
Nick Saban is headed to Washington, D.C. this week along with SEC Commissioner Greg Sankey and other college officials. The group will meet with lawmakers on Capitol Hill to discuss the ongoing Name, Image and Likeness dysfunction. Also, representatives of NIL Collectives from various colleges will attend a summit in hopes of raising awareness to Congress members.
As we’ve seen over the past two year, NIL has turned college recruiting into more of a pay-for-play system.