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ROCHESTER, NY — Michael Block, the leading PGA of America Club Professional, raises his trophy to the fans after being presented with it by John Lindert, the President of The PGA of America, after the final round of the 2023 PGA Championship at Oak Hill Country Club. | Photo by David Cannon/Getty Images
Michael Block took the golf world by storm this weekend at the PGA Championship, and the story is refusing to go away.
Michael Block has taken over the golfing world.
He first came on the scene late Thursday afternoon, when ESPN interviewed Block as he strutted up the 14th fairway.

Although Brooks Koepka winning his fifth major championship was a big storyline on Sunday afternoon at Oak Hill, it was Michael Block who stole the show. The 46-year-old was one of 20 PGA Club Professionals to qualify for the PGA Championship and quickly became an overnight sensation.
It all started when he shot even par on Thursday and Friday to put himself in contention.

Despite A Shank That ‘Almost Killed Somebody,’ Michael Block Is Having The Time Of His Life At The PGA Championship

And then he did it again during the third round on Saturday to put himself into the Top 10.

A week from today, the SEC will meet in Destin for its annual retreat to the beach to comb through scheduling and rule changes. While we most likely won’t see any $5,000 offers to Nick Saban or Jimbo Fisher beef, the SEC has a number of tough decisions to make as they welcome Texas and Oklahoma to the conference.
Now, if you go back just one year, the talk was certainly different. Nick Saban decided to let everyone know how he felt about NIL being the main component of high school recruiting.

The Rockets face a crucial offseason in 2023 and already have been rumored for a potential reunion with franchise great James Harden. The Sixers guard could wind up returning to Houston in free agency this offseason, where he’d team up with young stars Jalen Green and Jabari Smith Jr.
Harden reportedly will turn down his $35.6 million option with Philadelphia for 2023-24 in order to become a free agent.
Green recently appeared on Paul George’s podcast, during which he was asked about the potential impact Harden would have on the young Rockets core.

NFL owners officially passed a rule allowing teams to carry a third quarterback on game days without wasting a roster spot, NFL Network’s Ian Rapaport reported Monday.
The rule comes months removed from the NFC championship game where the 49ers had two different quarterbacks get injured, forcing them to have Brock Purdy play through a serious elbow injury. Purdy went down with a torn UCL during the team’s first offensive drive, requiring backup Josh Johnson to play in his stead.

Tom Brady could soon be back in the NFL world, but this time as an owner instead of an active player.
The retired quarterback was reported to be in discussions to purchase a minority stake in the Raiders a few weeks ago. During Monday’s NFL spring meetings, the sale was agreed on by both sides and submitted to the NFL for approval, per Sports Illustrated’s Albert Breer.
The finalization of the sale won’t occur this week, but this is the next step that needed to be taken.

Can you feel it, folks?
We’re inching closer and closer to fantasy football draft season! Over the last few years, managers who’ve put a greater emphasis on grabbing rookies in their drafts have been rewarded with breakout stars and draft bargains the likes of Najee Harris, Kenneth Walker, Ja’Marr Chase and Garrett Wilson. Of course, a big part of that success is picking the right “big names” and avoiding those who fall into the bust category.
Also, the reality of this fantasy situation is that there are far more disappointments than rookies who blow up in the stat sheets.

With the Celtics now staring down a 3–0 deficit in the Eastern Conference finals against the Heat, former Boston star Kendrick Perkins says it’s time for the team to move on from the Jaylen Brown/Jayson Tatum duo.
Speaking on ESPN’s First Take on Monday morning, Perkins said, “It’s time to break up the duo” after Boston’s embarrassing 26-point defeat in Game 3. The ESPN analyst even proposed an intriguing trade for Brown that would shake up the NBA.
“[Brown and Tatum] don’t complement each other well,” Perkins said.

Before he became the most well-known golf commentator in the world, David Feherty was a professional golfer himself. The year 1986 was rather kind to the legend as he won the Italian Open in May and followed that up with a Scottish Open victory three months later.
While his win in Italy was special given it was his first on the European Tour and came against fellow Northern Irishman Ronan Rafferty, the best story came out of the Scottish Open, and it specifically involved the now-lost trophy from the tournament and Led Zeppelin.

Pirates outfielder Andrew McCutchen is voicing his concern over a potential issue arising in MLB.
With the new pitch clock rules has come a significant increase in baserunning activity, with far more players attempting to steal bases than in previous years. In 2023, MLB teams are averaging 0.89 attempted stolen bases per game, the highest since 2012, and they are converting at a 78.8% success rate.