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EDDIE PELLS National Writer.

Europe's Shane Lowry celebrates after making the winning putt putt on the 18th hole during their singles match on the Bethpage Black golf course at the Ryder Cup golf tournament, Sunday, Sept. 28, 2025, in Farmingdale, N.Y. (AP Photo/Matt Slocum)

Shane Lowry makes the clinching Ryder Cup putt: ‘Coolest thing I’ve done in my life’

September 28, 2025

With a sure thing slipping from Europe’s grasp at the Ryder Cup, Shane Lowry saved the day. He made a 6-foot putt to clinch a tie in his match with Russell Henley and secure the halve that gave Europe its 14th point it needed to bring the cup home. Lowry joins a solid list of Irish golfers who have come up big at the Ryder Cup, including Graeme McDowell, Paul McGinley and Darren Clarke. As a bonus, Europe will defend the cup two years from now in the Irish city of Limerick.

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United States captain Keegan Bradley watches on the 16th hole during their singles match on the Bethpage Black golf course at the Ryder Cup golf tournament, Sunday, Sept. 28, 2025, in Farmingdale, N.Y. (AP Photo/Matt Slocum)

In close Ryder Cup loss, Keegan Bradley singles out Bethpage Black course setup as mistake

September 28, 2025

Asked what he might have done differently in a Ryder Cup that got away early, U.S. captain Keegan Bradley focused on the way he set up the course at Bethpage Black. It was one of many decisions he made that played into a closer-than-expected 15-13 loss. Bradley’s decision to stick some strange foursomes pairings and also not to choose himself for this team could have played into the loss. In the end, though, he said not setting up Bethpage to be its typically brawny self might have given the Europeans a slight edge in their first away victory since 2012.

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United States' Collin Morikawa reacts after missing a putt on the 13th hole at Bethpage Black golf course during the Ryder Cup golf tournament, Saturday, Sept. 27, 2025, in Farmingdale, N.Y. (AP Photo/Lindsey Wasson)

In rematch vs. ‘Fleetwood Mac,’ US Ryder Cup pairing of English and Morikawa gets the same result

September 27, 2025

It might be fair to say nobody was going to beat a Ryder Cup duo on a roll — one that’s so good, it has its own nickname, “Fleetwood Mac.” But Harris English and Collin Morikawa against one of Europe’s best teams never seemed like a fair fight. American captain Keegan Bradley put those two together not once but twice, and bad luck paired them against Rory McIlroy and Tommy Fleetwood both times. The Americans didn’t make it past the 16th hole in either match, and their 3-and-2 loss in Saturday’s foursomes could have been worse had they not fought back to win two holes in a row toward the end.

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United States' Harris English watches his tee shot on the third hole at Bethpage Black golf course during the Ryder Cup golf tournament, Friday, Sept. 26, 2025, in Farmingdale, N.Y. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig)

Trailing at the Ryder Cup, America stays (mostly) the same for Day 2, Europe doesn’t change a thing

September 27, 2025

Even though he’s in a hole at the Ryder Cup, American captain Keegan Bradley is sticking with the same lineup, with only one tweak. And European captain Luke Donald isn’t changing a thing. The Americans will play seven of the same eight players for Saturday’s opening foursomes matches as played in the morning on Day 1, when they walked off the course with a 3-1 deficit. The leadoff man again is Bryson DeChambeau, who will pair with Cameron Young against Ludvig Åberg and Matt Fitzpatrick. The Europeans will run it back with all four of their teams, hoping to build on their 5 1/2-2 1/2 lead.

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Europe's Jon Rahm, Tyrrell Hatton and captain Luke Donald celebrate after their win on the 15th hole at Bethpage Black golf course during the Ryder Cup golf tournament, Friday, Sept. 26, 2025, in Farmingdale, N.Y. (AP Photo/Matt Slocum)

DeChambeau’s strong start erased by Rahm-Hatton as Ryder Cup’s main event turns into a big Euro win

September 26, 2025

A match that was supposed to be a tone-setter for the Americans at the Ryder Cup turned out to be just that. In a bad way. Bryson DeChambeau nearly drove the green and won the first hole in the kickoff match of foursomes. It turned out to be the only hole he and Justin Thomas would win all day. Jon Rahm and Tyrell Hatton took control of the match by winning two straight holes in on the front nine, then closed out a 4-and-3 win to help Europe take a 3-0 lead.

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Fans greets United States' Bryson DeChambeau on the 17th hole during a practice round at the Ryder Cup golf tournament, Thursday, Sept. 25, 2025, on the Bethpage Black golf course, in Farmingdale, N.Y. (AP Photo/Matt Slocum)

Bryson DeChambeau, a man of the people, brings his show to Ryder Cup with some bickering to boot

September 25, 2025

There might not be a more watchable player at the Ryder Cup this week than Bryson DeChambeau. And for those who miss him on the course, there’s plenty of content available on YouTube. DeChambeau, who has used social media to reinvent himself as a man of the people, will be front and center for Team USA this week at Bethpage Black. The long-hitting California kid is back after missing the event two years ago and says the U.S. loss in 2023 stoked a fire for the event, which kicks off Friday.

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FILE - USA's Phil Mickelson, left, and Keegan Bradley celebrate after winning their foursomes match on the 15th hole at the Ryder Cup PGA golf tournament Friday, Sept. 28, 2012, at the Medinah Country Club in Medinah, Ill. (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel, File)

Phil Mickelson is an unwanted outsider in what could have been his Ryder Cup at Bethpage

September 25, 2025

This could have been Phil Mickelson’s Ryder Cup. When Bethpage Black was awarded the 2025 version of USA vs. Europe, all signs pointed toward Mickelson, who built his reputation as a fan favorite on the brawny municipal course outside New York City. Now 55 and with six major titles to his name, Mickelson would’ve been a natural to be leading the U.S. this week. His move to LIV Golf, however, turned him into an outsider in the world of “traditional golf.” In one of the ironies of this year’s event, it’s one of Mickelson’s favorite Ryder Cup partners serving as captain. Mickelson and Keegan Bradley went 4-1 as a team in 2012 and 2014.

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FILE - Europe team captain Paul McGinley, center right, and his team wear their national flags and celebrate with the trophy after winning the Ryder Cup golf tournament at Gleneagles, Scotland, Sunday, Sept. 28, 2014. (AP Photo/AP Photo/Peter Morrison, File)

Ryder Cup has power to divide — or unite — during fraught and fragile time in the US

September 24, 2025

This week’s Ryder Cup is an example of sports as an international score-settler. Could a group of pro golfers give Americans a break from the nonstop news cycles that makes their country feel fraught and fragile? Could it help bring a country together? And if so, how will fans react to two of the most-beloved golfers during a normal week, Rory McIlroy and Tommy Fleetwood. They’ll be representing the opposition this week, Europe. They’ll be doing it at Bethpage Black outside New York — a workingman’s golf course where fans have a reputation for behaving badly toward people they don’t like.

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FILE - Tennessee quarterback Nico Iamaleava (8) looks to throw a pass during the first half of an NCAA college football game against Vanderbilt, on Nov. 30, 2024, in Nashville, Tenn. (AP Photo/George Walker IV, File)

Now at UCLA, Iamaleava tries to move beyond the drama and focus on football

July 25, 2025

College football’s future wore a baby blue suit, a gold pin that said “UCLA” and a pair of diamond-encrusted hoop earrings. He glided toward the mic, sat down, then prepared for the grilling about how much money he makes, why he left Tennessee, who betrayed who when he departed and what it all means for the college football world that his story now defines. Bottom line: If quarterback Nico Iamaleava handles the rest of the season as well as he did with his half hour of Q&A at Big Ten media days chances are, UCLA will be good — maybe even very good — in 2025.

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FILE - Ohio State head coach Ryan Day looks on before the College Football Playoff national championship game against Notre Dame, Jan. 20, 2025, in Atlanta. (AP Photo/Jacob Kupferman, File)

NIL promises made to recruits, now coaches wait for key decision to learn whether they can keep them

July 23, 2025

Next week, college football coaches can put the recruiting promises they’ve made to high school seniors on paper. Then, the question becomes whether they can keep them. Uncertainty over interpretations of a key element of the lawsuit settlement that’s reshaping college sports has placed recruiters on a tightrope. They need clarity about whether the third-party collectives that ruled name, image, likeness payments over the first four years of NIL can be treated as a workaround of the $20.5 million cap on what schools can now pay players directly or whether they’ll simply become a small cog in the new system.

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FILE - Big Ten Conference commissioner Tony Petitti speaks during a news conference after meetings with the Southeastern Conference, Oct. 10, 2024, in Nashville, Tenn. (AP Photo/George Walker IV, File)

Big Ten’s Petitti: No support for SEC’s at-large bid preference for College Football Playoff

July 22, 2025

The Big Ten commissioner is reiterating the league’s preference for multiple automatic qualifiers in the next version of the College Football Playoff, increasing the likelihood of a showdown with the Southeastern Conference when the format for 2026 is decided. Commissioner Tony Petitti says any change that adds at-large bids and increases the discretion and role of a selection committee — a format the SEC and others have shown a preference for — “will have a difficulft time getting support of the Big Ten.”

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At US Senior Open, Harrington hangs on, wins head-to-head showdown with Cink

June 29, 2025

Padraig Harrington came out on top of a major championship that felt more like match play, closing his final round with seven straight pars at the U.S. Senior Open to top Stewart Cink by one shot. Playing alongside Cink for the fourth straight day, Harrington shot 3-under 67 to finish at 11-under 269 on the tricky, heavily sloping Broadmoor. The Irishman sealed this match by hitting his approach to 8 feet on No. 18, putting pressure on Cink, who trailed by one could not cash in with a late birdie to tie.

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Harrington’s chip-in on 18 leaves him tied (again) with Hensby, Cink at US Senior Open

June 28, 2025

Padraig Harrington chipped in from 20 yards off the green on the 18th hole to salvage a floundering round and pull back into a tie for the lead with Stewart Cink and Mark Hensby at the U.S. Senior Open. Harrington’s chip-in for birdie capped a round of 2-under 68 and put him in the same spot he was in to start — tied with the same two opponents he played with over a day at the Broadmoor that included wind, rain, even a flash of lightning that pulled the players off the course for a half-hour.

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Power pair of Cink and Harrington tied along with Hensby heading into weekend at US Senior Open

June 27, 2025

Padraig Harrington and Stewart Cink endured the ups and downs of the U.S. Senior Open together for a second straight day and found themselves tied for the lead. The payoff — sharing the final tee time to kick off the weekend at the hilly, hard-to-read Broadmoor. Cink made up five shots over the final nine holes of his head-to-head pairing against Harrington, and the players headed into the weekend tied at 6-under 134, along with late-charging Mark Hensby.

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For Harrington, one bogey outshines the birdies and keeps him in share of lead at US Senior Open

June 26, 2025

Padraig Harrington made four birdies, though it was the bogey he saved after losing a tee shot deep in a thicket of trees on the 15th hole that helped him keep a share of the first-round lead with Mark Hensby at the U.S. Senior Open. The leaders shot 3-under 67 for a one-shot advantage over a group of seven, including Stewart Cink, who hit the first 17 greens before making bogey after coming up short on No. 18.

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Marc Leishman, of Australia, celebrates after making birdie on the eighth hole during the third round of the U.S. Open golf tournament at Oakmont Country Club Saturday, June 14, 2025, in Oakmont, Pa. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)

At LIV and loving it, Leishman returns to the majors and gets in the mix at the US Open

June 14, 2025

Marc Leishman’s bunker shot splashed out of the sand, took four quick bounces and rolled straight into the hole for birdie on the long, par-3 eighth hole at Oakmont. Suddenly, a name that was once no stranger to leaderboards at majors was up there once again. Not bad for a player who had every reason to wonder if he’d ever get another chance to play in one, let alone contend. The 41-year-old Australian, now on the LIV tour, shot 2-under 68 at the U.S. Open on Saturday. He’ll start the final round tied for 11th, eight shots off the lead.

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Patrick Reed tees off on the 13th hole during the first round of the U.S. Open golf tournament at Oakmont Country Club Thursday, June 12, 2025, in Oakmont, Pa. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)

At the US Open, Patrick Reed hits the rarest of shots — an albatross

June 12, 2025

Patrick Reed made only the fourth double-eagle since the U.S. Open started keeping records some four decades ago, dunking in his second shot from 286 yards on the par-5 fourth hole at Oakmont. The so-called albatross is considered the rarest shot in golf, with only a few hundred being made a year across the world, compared to more than 30,000 holes-in-one. The 2018 Masters champion joins T.C. Chen (1985 at Oakland Hills), Shaun Micheel (2010 at Pebble Beach) and Nick Watney (2012 at Olympic) as the only players to make an albatross at the U.S. Open since the event started keeping such records in 1983..

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Chase Johnson lines up a putt on the fifth hole during a practice round ahead of the U.S. Open golf tournament at Oakmont Country Club Tuesday, June 10, 2025, in Oakmont, Pa. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig)

25 years after Tiger’s romp, a huge fan, Chase Johnson, is US Open’s only player of Black heritage

June 11, 2025

On the 25-year anniversary of Woods’ historic dismantling of Pebble Beach in the U.S. Open  — a milestone win that some thought might puncture golf’s stereotype as a sport for rich, white men — Chase Johnson is the only player of Black heritage in the 156-man field at Oakmont. The last man to qualify for this year’s Open, Johnson says he’s trying to build his profile so maybe he can inspire young players the way Woods once inspired him.

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Rory McIlroy, of Northern Ireland, is seen during a practice round ahead of the U.S. Open golf tournament at Oakmont Country Club Tuesday, June 10, 2025, in Oakmont, Pa. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig)

Heading into US Open, McIlroy still looking for motivation after historic Masters win

June 10, 2025

Heading into the U.S. Open this week, Rory McIlroy has been disabused of any notion that life once he completed the career Grand Slam with that win at the Masters would be smooth sailing. McIlroy conceded he’s had some trouble finding motivation after conquering his biggest goal. The results have showed. He finished 47th at the PGA Championship last month and missed the cut at the Canadian Open last week. In the meantime, he’s had to adjust to a new driver after the old one was declared nonconforming in a routine test before the PGA.

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FILE - Vanderbilt fans climb a goalpost as they celebrate on the field after defeating Alabama in an NCAA football game, Saturday, Oct. 5, 2024, in Nashville, Tenn. (AP Photo/John Amis, File)

SEC amps up fines to $500,000 for rushing field, storming court

May 29, 2025

The Southeastern Conference is ratcheting up penalties on schools whose fans storm the field or rush the court, doing away with an escalating fine system and now charging $500,000 per incident. The conference also has the authority to wave the fine if the visiting team and officials are allowed to get to the locker room before fans descend onto the field or court. The new policy replaces an old one that called for an escalating fine structure that started with $100,000 for the first offense, raised to $250,000 for the second then hit $500,000 for the third.

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FILE - In this photo taken with a slow shutter speed, Wichita State's Ron Baker runs during practice for the NCAA college basketball tournament, March 20, 2014, in St. Louis. (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel, file)

College sports lurches forward, hoping to find a level playing field with fewer lawsuits

May 29, 2025

On the one hand, what this new version of cash-infused college sports needs are rules that everybody follows. On the other, they need to be able to enforce those rules without getting sued into oblivion. The newly created College Sports Commission will be in charge of counting the money, deciding what a “fair market” deal for players looks like and, if things go well, helping everyone in the system avoid trips to court whenever a decision comes down that someone doesn’t like.

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FILE - Southeastern Conference commissioner Greg Sankey speaks during SEC NCAA college football media days, July 15, 2024, in Dallas. (AP Photo/Jeffrey McWhorter, File)

SEC’s spring meetings: The future of college sports is in the balance at Florida resort

May 28, 2025

Nothing less than the future of college sports is being hashed this week at the Southeastern Conference’s annual spring meetings in Florida. Among the topics are the future of the College Football Playoff, the SEC’s own schedule, the transfer portal and the NCAA itself. All are influenced by the fate of a multibillion-dollar lawsuit settlement that hovers over almost every corner of college athletics.

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