Author: Michael

Oscar Piastri had a glistening racing reputation when he joined McLaren for the 2023 F1 season. The 22-year-old Australian was fresh off winning the Formula Renault Eurocup, Formula 3 and Formula 2 championships—consecutively, in his rookie seasons, the first driver to ever accomplish this. When he joined F1, the pressure was on, and it’s safe to say he’s delivered.
Last time out, in Qatar, Piastri had the best weekend of his F1 career to date.

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Although it’s just the preseason, Kevin Durant’s trash talk is in midseason form.
After hitting a fadeaway jump shot over Lakers guard Austin Reaves in the first half of the Suns’ 123–100 preseason win in Los Angeles, the Phoenix star hit Reaves with the “too small” celebration.
It didn’t stop there, though.
Durant also told Lakers assistant Jordan Ott not to have Reaves guard him next week when the two Western Conference foes square off in regular-season action.
Reaves had a classic reaction after the game when discussing the matchup with the media.

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Lexi Thompson speaks to the media following the second round at the 2023 Shriners Children’s Open. | Photo by Orlando Ramirez/Getty Images
ESPN+ revealed impressive numbers for the 2023 Shriners Children’s Open, thanks to Lexi Thompson’s PGA Tour debut.
Women’s golf and the LPGA Tour are increasing in popularity, which was on full display last week in Las Vegas.
Just last week, tournament organizers for the Shriners Children’s Open invited Lexi Thompson to make her PGA Tour debut in Nevada.

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Anyone with even a passing knowledge of college football knows that strange things can—and often do—happen at weeknight games.
On Thursday, a dash of weeknight weirdness briefly engulfed ESPN’s production.
With 9:56 left in the first quarter of James Madison’s eventual 20-9 win at Marshall, the Dukes faced third-and-2 at their own 25-yard line. As the crowd of 22,109 in Huntington, W.Va., rose to make itself heard, ESPN’s cameras cut to a shot of screaming Thundering Herd enthusiasts.

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Following a summer in which he was constantly attached to trade rumors involving Damian Lillard, Heat guard Tyler Herro believes it’s his time to shine. 
Going into his fifth NBA season, Herro seems displeased by the notion that he wasn’t sufficient trade value for Lillard. Some observers wondered how could Miami reasonably expect the Trail Blazers to move their superstar without offering much more. 
Herro says he’s using that perception as motivation going into the 2023-24 season.

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McIlroy knew Justin Thomas was a Rome lock for the Ryder Cup. Instead of agreeing that Thomas is like Ian Poulter, he thinks he’s a Sergio Garcia.
Rory McIlroy has long since been known for speaking his mind. Prior to last month’s Ryder Cup, McIlroy relayed to Colt Knost and Drew Stoltz what he thought about the controversial Justin Thomas Ryder Cup pick.
He joined them on their Golf.com podcast, Subpar, to discuss various topics.
Knost has openly said in the past that Thomas reminded him of Ian Poulter.

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Neus Santamaría is only 27 years old, but she already holds one of the most important roles in motor sports: race director. The job requires her to keep competitors as safe as possible on the track and ensure all rules and regulations are followed and that events run as smoothly as possible.
As the inaugural season of F1 Academy, the all-women racing series, comes to a close in Austin this weekend, Santamaría will complete her first year exclusively in the role. Previously, she juggled the position with a full-time role in teaching before making the jump to pursue a career in motor sports.

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During the Sanford International it seemed like John Daly flipped a golf cart, prompting the perfect reaction from fans.
John Daly allegedly had some issues during the Sanford International event last month that involved his golf cart.
A photo surfaced from PGA Tour Champions player Tom Gillis on his Twitter account that looked like Daly flipped his golf cart. The image had Daly’s caddie walking towards the turned-over cart and a crowd of people seemingly helping Daly.

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