The PGA Tour-LIV Golf merger came as a shock to many people. One of the main reasons is because of PGA Tour Commissioner Jay Monahan. Monahan heavily criticized LIV Golf and players who defected. He invoked victims of the 9/11 terrorist attacks as why players should not support LIV Golf.
On June 12, 2022, Monahan appeared on a PGA Tour broadcast on CBS with Jim Nantz. Nantz asked him about a letter sent from the 9/11 Families United to representatives of LIV Golf defectors Phil Mickelson, Brooks Koepka, Dustin Johnson and others.
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Alek Manoah has been terrible in 2023, but his outing on Monday was the straw that broke the camel’s back. The 2022 All-Star was sent down by the Toronto Blue Jays on Tuesday afternoon.
Manoah, 25, sported a 3.22 ERA in 20 starts as a rookie in 2021, but really found his groove in year two. He won 16 of his 31 starts and struck out 180 batters with an ERA of just 2.24.
Manoah’s stuff was nasty.
Alex Manoah freezes the shit out of Yasmani Grandal. Good lord. pic.twitter.
The Giants and Vikings had success last season after offensive-minded coach hires.
The annual Tribute in Light marking the 14th anniversary of the 9/11 attacks on the World Trade Center shines above the skyline of Lower Manhattan in New York, September 11, 2015. | Photo by Gary Hershorn/Corbis via Getty Images
The 9/11 Families United organization slammed the PGA Tour for merging with the Saudi-backed LIV Golf.
The 9/11 Families United, a community of family members who lost loved ones in the Sept. 11, 2001 terrorist attacks, slammed the PGA Tour and Commissioner Jay Monahan for striking a partnership deal with the Saudi Arabian Public Investment Fund (PIF).
The Karim Benzema transfer saga has come to a brief but lucrative end.
Just days after disavowing reports that he was set to leave Real Madrid for Saudi Arabia, the French forward has officially joined Saudi Pro League champion Al-Ittihad in a blockbuster deal.
According to ESPN, the 35-year-old was offered a two-year, €400 million ($427.8 million) to rebuff a chance at another year with Real Madrid.
“I am excited to experience a new football league in a different country.
Stephen A. Smith became the latest major sports personality to weigh in on the merger between the PGA Tour and LIV Golf on Tuesday’s episode of First Take.
While many have criticized the controversial move, Smith took the opposite stance, praising PGA Tour commissioner Jay Monahan for the decision.
“I love it,” Smith said. “I want to take a moment to do something I never thought I’d do on national television, and that’s give PGA commissioner Jay Monahan some love and some credit here. This is smart business on his part, make no mistake about it.”
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Whether you want to call it good intuition or just a father looking after his kid, Aaron Murray received some pretty solid advice from his dad on a recruiting trip to Florida. The advice: Stay away from Aaron Hernandez if you commit.
The five-star quarterback took a visit to Gainesville during his crazy recruitment in 2008-2009, looking to narrow down his choices. Murray ended up signing with the Georgia Bulldogs, but that wasn’t the wildest part of his story in the SEC.
The Oakland A’s plan to move to Las Vegas is now facing a significant hurdle thanks to the Nevada legislature.
According to the Nevada Independent, lawmakers declined to proceed with a bill to help get the A’s to Las Vegas.
Several weeks ago, the team announced it had an agreement with state leadership on public funding for a new stadium.
READ: ATHLETICS HAVE AN AGREEMENT TO MOVE TO LAS VEGAS AS TEAM, FANS CONTINUE EMBARRASSING SEASON IN OAKLAND
The A’s would receive up to $380 million of assistance to build a stadium on the strip in Las Vegas.
The PGA Tour and LIV Golf now find themselves in a partnership after their shocking coming together via merger. And while that may be the present topic at hand, it doesn’t erase the very recent past.
Money was the first, second, and third reason behind the decisions made by every player who elected to join LIV Golf over the last year plus. The LIV players who stood in front of the media spewing nonsense about ‘growing the game’ ahead of the circuit’s inaugural event last June were being incredibly disingenuous.
Arguably the biggest critic of LIV Golf is Golf Channel analyst Brandel Chamblee. He has consistently and defiantly backed the PGA Tour and concurrently criticized LIV and the Saudis at every turn.
Because of that, LIV Golf defector Brooks Koepka took to Twitter to ask an important question: how is Chamblee doing following news that the two tours are merging?
Welfare Check on Chamblee
— Brooks Koepka (@BKoepka) June 6, 2023
Additionally, golf’s top influencer Paige Spirinac got in on the Chamblee discussion on Tuesday.