Good morning, I’m Dan Gartland. After watching a virtual tour of Los Angeles Country Club, I’m confident I’d shoot about a 160 there.
In today’s SI:AM:
The future of the USWNT
The mysterious U.S. Open course
What’s up with Mike Trout’s slump?
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The U.S. Open is usually a showcase for some of golf’s most iconic venues.
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New Real Madrid signing Jude Bellingham said during his opening presentation at the club on Thursday that he would like to see Kylian Mbappe join him.
The term “breakout” 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 an established player who emerges into a regular fantasy starter after never having reached that sort of status in the past.
In my opinion, both definitions are true but with a caveat. I don’t see a player as a breakout candidate if he’s already reached his “statistical ceiling” during his career. For example, Justin Herbert or Najee Harris aren’t “breakouts” to me.
What the hell is wrong with Mississippi State’s 2024 SEC schedule release picture?
The SEC revealed the 2024 opponents on Wednesday for in conference competition when Texas and Oklahoma come to town, and with the new schedule coming out, it allowed athletic programs to get creative with their schedule releases.
However, Mississippi State’s social media teams were so preoccupied with whether they could, they didn’t stop to think if they should, because WHAT IS THIS?
More info: https://t.co/PhFb9so8HT pic.twitter.
Nationals manager Dave Martinez brings picture to show “brutal” baseline call in the Astros’ wild ninth-inning win Wednesday night.
Manchester City begin their quest for an unprecedented fourth Premier League title in a row at Vincent Kompany’s newly promoted Burnley as the Premier League fixtures for the 2023-24 season are released.
A fourth woman has accused former MLB pitcher Trevor Bauer of sexual assault in a lawsuit. He has countersued the woman for fraud, citing harassment and extortion.
Free agent quarterback Carson Wentz remains unsigned awaiting his next NFL opportunity as the summer continues to progress. As he continues to work out and prepare for the season, he is working with former NFL coach Jon Gruden in Tampa, according to a report from ESPN’s Adam Schefter.
Wentz is throwing and studying film with the intent to play this season, but is awaiting the right situation, per Schefter’s report.
The veteran quarterback played in eight games for the Commanders last season, starting in seven. He completed 62.
For as graceful and agile as she is on the pitch, Naomi Girma is surprisingly clumsy as she grips the foreign object she’s just been handed. She turns it over in her palms and stares at it. “So I just roll it and go?” she asks uncertainly.
Forward Sophia Smith grabs it and tries to help. “You have to scroll it,” she says, pointing.
A crowd gathers as Girma continues to struggle. “She was born in the 2000s,” someone says.
Finally, U.S.
Three months after college basketball’s transfer portal window opened, player movement has finally slowed down. The final wave of portal activity, mostly with players who returned to school after testing the NBA draft waters, is largely over, which makes it a good time to take stock in the offseason as a whole. With transfers likely to score more than 50% of all points in college basketball this season for the first time, how a team does in the portal is now arguably more important than the high school recruiting class rankings, which are analyzed at length every offseason.