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The first major championship of the year is upon us, as the best players in the world have descended upon Augusta National.
The most incredible week on the golfing calendar has arrived.
The Masters Tournament is here.
Eighty-nine players will tee it up at Augusta National this year, including 17 rookies, 13 players from LIV Golf, and five amateurs from around the world.
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The last few weeks and months have been devastating across MLB with so many pitching injuries. Fantasy baseball analyst Scott Pianowski shares his thoughts.
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The Panthers had the NFL’s most underrated offseason
By every metric you want to measure, the Carolina Panthers’ 2023 season was an unmitigated disaster. They had the worst record in the NFL, yet nothing to show for it because they traded their first round pick this year to the Chicago Bears for rookie QB Bryce Young.
Young’s rookie year was marred by inconsistent playcalling (and playcallers), a wide receiver group that was held together via silly string, and an interior offensive line that was middling at best.
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Cody Rhodes wins WrestleMania 40. The Rock … not so much.
The Showcase of the Immortals has come and gone for the 40th time. For 40 years the WWE has put together WrestleMania as their version of a season finale, and this years’ didn’t disappoint. From the opening bell of NXT Stand and Deliver to the finale of Night Two of WrestleMania, matches had both importance and gravity behind them. Let’s get into some of the winners and losers from this Weekend of the Immortals.
Rory McIlroy will be making his 16th start at the Masters this week in what will be his 10th attempt at winning the green jacket to complete the career grand slam. McIlroy’s quest for a win at Augusta National has been the top pre-tournament storyline for a decade now and with every year that’s passed, only more pressure has been added to his shoulders to get the job done.
It seemed as if the college basketball world came together to release an audible gasp on Sunday evening when news first started to break that Kentucky head coach John Calipari was close to accepting the Arkansas job.
Then, the reported news of him agreeing to a 5-year contract sent shockwaves into the basketball universe.
All of those reactions came to fruition on Monday when the Razorbacks announced that Calipari was indeed moving on from Lexington, where the situation had become tense following another season of being bounced from the NCAA Tournament on the first weekend.
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Yes another sports-related solar eclipse story for you to click
You may have heard.
There is a total solar eclipse happening later today.
The eclipse will begin starting around 2:00 p.m. Eastern along Mexico’s Pacific coast, traveling across a swath of the U.S., from Texas to Maine, and into Canada. The path of the eclipse has Americans setting aside time to take in the rare astronomical event, and will even have an impact on the sports world.
Scottie Scheffler congratulates Jon Rahm for his victory at the 2023 Masters. | Photo by Christian Petersen/Getty Images
Every year, the most elite field in golf descends upon Augusta National for The Masters Tournament. SB Nation has ranked them all.
Despite having the smallest field out of the four major championships, the Masters Tournament never seems to disappoint. But to win the illustrious Green Jacket at Augusta National, you must find plenty of greens in regulation.
Augusta is a second-shot golf course, prioritizing ball-striking more than any other facet of one’s game.
Jon Rahm in action during LIV Golf Miami. | Michele Eve Sandberg/Getty Images
Jon Rahm, who won the Green Jacket one year ago, has an idea for LIV Golf that could help the Saudi-backed circuit.
For the first time in 2024, players from the PGA Tour and LIV Golf will tee it up side by side at Augusta National for The Masters this week.
It also marks the first time LIV golfers will compete in a 72-hole competition this year, as the circuit features only 54-hole events.
But Jon Rahm believes that should become a LIV Golf mainstay.
Welcome to this Eclipse/Rapture Monday 2024!
If we all die today, are you good going out with William Bryon as your last NASCAR winner? Are you??
Eh. I don’t know that I am, if we’re being honest. Just sort of blah, sort of like Martinsville yesterday.
This Next Gen car has ruined short tracking racing, which used to be must-see TV on the NASCAR schedule.
Now, it plays second-fiddle to Iowa-South Carolina, and I’d imagine the TV ratings will reflect that when they come out later this week. Oh well. It is what it is.