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Maja Stark van Swede het ʼn finale ronde van 72 aangeteken om haar eerste major titel op te raap met ʼn oorwinning van twee houe by die Amerikaanse Vroue-ope by Erin Hills in Wisconsin. Die wêreld-nommer-een, Nelly Korda van Amerika, en Rio Takeda van Japan deel die tweede plek op vyf onder. Hye-Jin Choi van Suid-Korea en haar landgenoot Mao Saigo, wat agtereenvolgende major-titels wou haal, deel die vierde plek met Ruoning Yin van China. Stark sê sy het nie gedink sy kan ʼn major-titel wen nie:

Haeran Ryu leads at the Black Desert Championship for the third day. Ruoning Yin shoots a sizzly little 62 to pull into 2nd. Jennifer Kupcho makes the first ace in tournament history. Ryu and Yin join the pod. Sponsored by Goldenwest Credit Union. 

The LPGA's first major of the season did not disappoint with a 5 woman playoff to decide the Chevron Championship. Plus, answers from the game's best as Alex chats with Ingrid Lindblad, Nelly Korda, and Ruoning Yin in Houston.Team golf was the name of the game at the Zurich Classic in New Orleans, as Andrew Novak finally got his win with his buddy Ben Griffin at his side.17-year old Blades Brown is making a name for himself on the Korn Ferry Tour, and Michael breaks down how Brown is using his runner-up finish last week to his advantage instead of playing on the PGA TOUR this week, as he had originally planned.Alex is in Florida this week to cover the PGA Professional Championship, where the best club professionals get together to try and play their way into the PGA Championship at Quail Hallow.The PGA TOUR heads to Texas for the CJ CUP Byron Nelson, where local boy Scottie Scheffler is still looking for his first win of the season.Alex's travel day to southwest Florida was an interesting one, where he say every annoying thing happen, from passengers running to their plane to people sitting in the wrong seat.In Tuned In, Michael shares some of the movies he's watching with he extra free time, and Alex can't believe the Austin PD couldn't catch a guy hanging from a crane over downtown Austin.The NBA Playoffs roll on and while Alex is comfortable with his Celtics, Michael can't believe the refs are just handing out wins to the New York Knicks.The NFL had a banner weekend, from a fun-filled draft (where favorite Shedeur Sanders just kept slipped) to a poor interview with Bill Belichick.As the guys #AlwaysEndWithFood, Alex is excited to visit his favorite New England themes sports bar in SW Florida, while Michael is still trying to figure out what he can cook and eat as he nurses he left arm back to health. Support our friends!Use our special link - https://zen.ai/thecourseoflife - to save 30% off your first month of any Zencastr paid plan. Watch us on YouTube: http://bit.ly/3qvq4DtListen + Love + Subscribe: www.courseoflifepodcast.comSupport the First Tee - Greater Austin: https://bit.ly/3n09U4IJoin us on Facebook: http://bit.ly/2NpEIKJFollow us on Instagram: https://bit.ly/2QJhZLQ

On this edition of Golf Today, Todd Lewis and Eamon Lynch catch up on an eventful week in the golf world with a wide variety of guests. Bernhard Langer joins to discuss his win at the Charles Schwab Cup Championship, followed by Beth Ann Nichols to recap this past weekend's LPGA tournament. Then, Shane Ryan hops on for the roundtable discussion with Todd and Eamon. In the second half of the show, Ruoning Yin joins to talk about this week's upcoming CME Globe and the conclusion of the LPGA season. Finally, Paul McGinley and 2024 Korn Ferry Tour player of the year Matt McCarty join to talk about a wide variety of topics. Bernhard Langer: 10:30 Beth Ann Nichols: 23:21 Shane Ryan: 35:08 Ruoning Yin: 41:20 Paul McGinley: 48:32 Matt McCarty: 1:04:22

In this episode, Scott and Sean dive into last weekend's big wins: young Colombian Nico Echavarria claims victory at the ZOZO Championship, Ruoning Yin shines with her second title of the year at the Maybank Championship and Byeong Hun An wins in a playoff at the Genesis Championship.Sean was able to get a round in at Marine Park Golf Course, an 18-hole Championship Course in southern Brooklyn designed by the legendary Robert Trent Jones, Sr., featuring panoramic water views, country club-quality greens, and beautifully manicured practice areas. Meanwhile, Scott was caught up in the whirlwind of kids' sports over the weekend. Building on last week's towel drill insights, Scott and Sean break down essential techniques to help you unlock greater shoulder and spine rotation, creating the ideal load during your backswing for a smoother, more powerful swing. Tune in to find out how to advance on your journey to Own Your SSWING.Follow our Social Media for all the best moments from the show:Pivot The Path Instagram - click here!SSWING YouTube - click here!SSWING Website - click here! SSWING Instagram - click here!Join the SSWING Newsletter - click here!Your Weekly Drive: The Friday Fix for Golf Movement & Mastery

This episode is a Victory Monday like no other, as Andy's Bears lost on a true Hail Mary as time expired against Brendan's (adopted) Commanders. Brendan is so excited that he got the yips on opening the episode, leading Andy to introduce the show. Andy, still in disbelief at the loss, recaps his weekend, calling the Bears the worst coached team in football and explaining where he was for the end of the game. The two laugh at the fan-shot video of Bears corner Tyrique Stevenson taunting fans before tipping the ball into Noah Brown's hands for the win, but Andy takes solace in the fact that the Bears won the second half. PJ is asked to recap the Jets-Patriots game, as the Jets dropped their fifth straight game. The Jets managed to find a new rock bottom, losing to former Browns QB Jacoby Brissett, New England's backup. Speaking of Browns quarterbacks, Jameis Winston led the Browns to a big divisional win over the Ravens, leading all NFL passers on Sunday in yards, something that Cleveland hasn't seen much of this year. There is golf discussed on this episode, as Nico Echavarria won the Zozo overnight, holding off Justin Thomas in the final group. Andy and Brendan discuss a promising finish for JT, a potential breakout for Echavarria, and the future of a Japan stop for the PGA Tour with the Zozo contract expiring. Next, they talk through Ben An beating Tom Kim in a playoff in the Genesis Championship in South Korea, giving props to An for his success on the PGA Tour without a win yet. Brendan is in on the LPGA's Race to CME, a season-long standing that's tightening up after Ruoning Yin's win in Kuala Lumpur. To close this episode, it's a lengthy Champions Tour Minute as the field is set for the Charles Schwab Cup Championship in Phoenix. PJ sets the stage for his trip out west, where a club pro from Long Island has secured full status on the PGA Tour Champions for next year after a strong performance in Arkansas.

In this episode of Inside the LPGA podcast, hosts Hope Barnett, Emma Talley, and Adam Stanley catch up with the legendary 72-time LPGA winner, Annika Sörenstam. On top of that, they discuss various topics related to the LPGA Tour, and take part in a new, fun segment where they build their perfect golfer by selecting players for different skills. The conversation flows naturally from personal anecdotes to professional insights, creating an engaging and informative experience for listeners. In this episode, the hosts discuss the recent performances of LPGA players, focusing on Ruoning Yin's impressive victory in her home country, Hannah Green's consistent dominance throughout the season, and Celine Boutier's impressive play lately. They also touch on the challenges players face during the Asia swing and share some light-hearted spooky golf anecdotes as Halloween approaches.

This Monday episode starts with an apology from Andy on behalf of the entire crew, as no Champions Tour picks were given ahead of the SAS Championship. Andy and Brendan are joined by Producer PJ to then recap Jerry Kelly's win in the final regular season event, coming just a week after he withdrew due to arthritis. PJ also chimes in with an update about Ángel Cabrera's status for the Schwab Cup Playoffs, leading to a spittake from Brendan. With the Champs Tour wrapped, Andy and Brendan then recap Matt McCarty's win at the Black Desert Championship. They talk through McCarty's path to the PGA Tour, winning three times on the KFT but hanging around those events into the summer in order to lock up the No. 1 spot on the points list rather than getting PGA Tour starts. This leads into a discussion about the need for more Korn Ferry Tour grads playing during the FedEx Fall, as this year's group will not get to play on the PGA Tour until January now. The two also wonder about TV ratings for the Black Desert, which was deemed a "fun event" on a new, different course for the PGA Tour, and how the pace-of-play issues can be fixed after another Saturday morning cut. A mid-episode Swag Sports Minute recaps a big Bears win in London, another Browns loss, and the possibility of a Mets-Guardians World Series beginning next week. To wrap things up, Andy and Brendan give props to Dan Bradbury for his win at Le Golf National, and recap the Buick LPGA Shanghai, won by Ruoning Yin.

We kick off Episode 164 with a look back at the enthralling first Cricket test between England and Sri Lanka, that looked to be in the balance until Joe Root's unbeaten 62 secured the win for England. This was after wicket keeper Jamie Smith had hit his maiden test century in the first innings  At St Andrew's it was the Women's Open Golf, where New Zealand's Lydia Ko triumphed in a very close final round, not only beating rivals Lilia Vu and Ruoning Yin  but also gale force winds to win by 2 strokes to add the Open title to the Olympic Gold she won just two weeks earlier. Olympic champions were also in action in Athletics' Diamond League events-with Jakob Ingebritsen getting revenge on Olympic gold medal winner Cole Hocker in the 1500m in Lausanne, before going on to beat the men's 3,000m record in Silesia. This record had stood for 26 years. Meanwhile the pole vault record of Armand DuPlantis had not even stood for 26 days before he broke it again, adding another centimetre to take the record now to 6.26 metres.  In football we pay tribute to former England manager Sven Goran Erikkson, who sadly passed away aged 76, after a long battle with pamcreatic cancer. We also have then surprise news of England winning a football World Cup on penalties, after the Men's Over 75 team beat hosts Wales on spot kicks. However Wales were triumphant later in the day as their over 70's team won their tournament, with a shoot out win over a team from the USA.  And this week's Get a Grip pours scorn over the International Paralympic Committee (IPC) after they doubled down on a ruling that means if Paralympians could face disqualification from events and annulment of medal results if they have a tattoo of the Olympic Rings showing. The ruling basically bans the Olympic logo at the Olympics. Madness!

Eamon Lynch and Jimmy Roberts set the scene from the John Deere Classic with a report on the ground from Amy Rogers. Plus, Jimmy and Eamon react to final qualifying for the Open Championship and the big names looking to make it to Royal Troon. Then, Ruoning Yin and Atthaya Thitikul to talk about their team victory at the DOW Championship over the weekend on the LPGA Tour, and more! Later, Jake Knapp joins Eamon and Jimmy from TPC Deere Run to talk about his season and this week at the John Deere Classic. After that, Melanie Green, off her win at the 121st Women's Amateur Championship joins Jimmy and Eamon. Finally, the guys back in the studio look back on Jordan Spieth's 2013 win at TPC Deere Run and a final check on qualifying for The Open. Ruoning Yin and Atthaya Thitikul: 14:06 Jake Knapp: 22:14 Melanie Green: 32:52

Grant and Beth Ann detail the fun duo of Atthaya Thitikul and Ruoning Yin, aka "Jin & Ronic"

It's a major championship week here at Sahalee Country Club! With the KPMG Women's PGA Championship on deck, Hope, Adam and Emma preview the exciting event that is about to get underway. We interviewed Defending Champion Ruoning Yin and chatted about the champions dinner, the Olympics and how her life has changed since winning a major. 

After an unbelievable US Open at Pinehurst #2 which seen Bryson DeChambeau play the bunker shot of his life to 4 foot to become a 2x US Open Champion at the expense of Rory McIlroy who yet again let another Major Championship slip away missing 2 3 footers in the last 3 holes, that is now 21 Top 10s in Majors since 2014 for Rory will he win one again? In this episode I am joined by Kevin (@TerrordactylGB on Twitter) to deep dive through a sublime golf course this week at Sahalee Country Club in Washington for this week's 3rd Major of the Year on the LPGA for KPMG PGA Championship where Ruoning Yin won at a tough Baltusrol last year! This Ted Robinson/Rees Jones beauty is a tough test with many large trees surrounding the property and mega narrow Fairways pinning more on Driving Accuracy & Off the Tee. We discuss the favourites, fades & go over our picks for this week's test in Washington! Thanks to Kevin for taking time out to come on! Listen & Download on Podbean, Spotify & Apple Podcasts! Enjoy pals! 

In aflevering 66 van Podje Golf proberen Gerard en Sietse een nieuw uit Amerika overgevlogen hulpmiddel waarmee je veel betere ballen zou slaan. Rory McIlroy, Ruoning Yin - de nummer 1 bij de vrouwen - en veel andere topspelers zijn er razend enthousiast over. Met de deskundige hulp van de PGA Professionals Jacob Frima en Michael Koster van Golfcenter Seve nemen ze de uitvinding van David Woods en Sean Foley, de voormalig coach van o.a. Tiger Woods en Anne van Dam, onder de loep. Slaat Podje Golf echt betere ballen dankzij dit rare apparaat of is het de zoveelste hype (van Gerard) die ProSENDR? Ook bespreken ze met de professionals Seve over het nut van hulpmiddelen in het algemeen. Deze aflevering zijn er natuurlijk ook weer golfballen te winnen. Luister dus nu Podje Golf 66! Klik hier voor beelden van de oefensessie met de ProSENDR!

After taking a week off, the girls are back to fill you in on their happenings. Blakely and her brother won the coveted Country Hills Cup, and Sonja and her husband played in the same tournament and are still married! They cover the whole tournament including the format, the weather and of course, the results! The second LPGA major of the year, the KPMG Women's PGA Championship happened, and Ruoning Yin was the champion, winning her first major and second event of the year! This weekend the LPGA players are rolling into back-to-back majors with the US Women's Open, at Pebble Beach. Michelle Wie and Annika Sörenstam will be playing, alongside a 14 year old. We will be running another free pool from our instagram, so pick your fav players and sign up! The PGA had some excitement over the last few weeks and the girls talked about Keegan Bradley winning the Travelers Championship, and Rickie finally getting a win at the Rocket Mortgage Classic! The girls end with a rant and rave session, and Sonja tries to shake the nerves for her golf tournament in Whitefish this weekend. Don't forget to tag us in your twirls this week, and leave us a review on Apple podcasts! We love you! Be sure to follow us on Instagram! http://www.instagram.com/clubtwirlswiththegirlsHosts: Sonja and Blakely Muse:Adam Scott

In today's episode, we'll cover Rickie Fowler's win at the Rocket Mortgage Classic, Bernhard Langer becoming the most successful senior golfer, Pebble Beach hosting the U.S. Women's Open, Chinese golfer Ruoning Yin's inspiring journey, Tiger Woods denying scripted comments controversy, PGA Tour executives testifying before a Senate panel, and Paige Spiranac being snubbed by a charity golf tournament despite her large social media following.Sources: Detroit News, Golf Digest, LPGA, Essentially Sports, Yahoo Sports, Pittsburgh Tribune-Review, GolfMagic

So much golf, so little time. Again, the boys of summer, Jerry and Chris, find a way to connect with a winning caddy. This week they chat with Jon Lehman who was on the bag for Ruoning Yin, the recent winner of the KPMG Women's PGA Championship. Guess how many weeks they've been working together. Also on this week's edition is the Executive Director of the Colorado Golf Association, Ed Mate, who has some surprising thoughts about the gaffe from the USGA official at the US Open. The ruling concerning Rory's drop from the imbedded ball on the 14th hole is in question. Always insightful, occasionally irreverent, it's In The Fairway!

Garrett and Meg kick off this Tuesday show with some thoughts on the Women's PGA Championship: the background and playing style of Ruoning Yin, the 20-year-old champion; the continued excellence of Rose Zhang; and the continued failures of the networks to air women's major championships in a suitable fashion. Garrett then checks in with Ben Coley (@BenColeyGolf) of Sporting Life about the state of the DP World Tour (28:31). Garrett and Ben talk about the (increasingly distant) possibility of a "links season" consisting of the Irish, Scottish, and British Opens as well as the tour's uncertain positioning in—or perhaps outside of—the burgeoning alliance between the PGA Tour and the Saudi Arabia Public Investment Fund. To go out on a more lighthearted note, Garrett and Ben wrap up with some recommendations (1:00:36).

It was a win for New England this week on the PGA Tour as Vermont native Keegan Bradley takes his sixth career title with his family in attendance. The guys discuss the birdie-fest at the always entertaining Travelers Championship.Keiser takes issue with Rory's comments about TPC River Highlands being rendered "obsolete" due to technology and the guys take a deep dive into whether seeing many players extremely low scores including a couple runs at 59, is good for bad for the Tour. They also discuss the importance of the event to the region and whether this was a "hometown" win for Bradley.They discuss the KPMG PGA Women's Championship where 20-year-old Ruoning Yin hit all 36 greens in regulation on the weekend to win her first major in just her second LPGA season. They also talk about Rose Zhang's incredible play, nearly winning her first major as a professional.They cap the episode with some FedEx Cup points chatter and updated Ryder Cup standings and note that two Gopher women's players, Grace Curran and Emma Carpenter, qualified for the U.S. Women's Amateur at Bel-Air Country Club.

A New England native wins its only PGA TOUR event, the guys announce an exciting golf trip for July, and golf course architect Tripp Davis shares the ins and outs of designing a course. Hosted, as always, but Alex Lauzon and Michael Russell. Keagan Bradley coasts to victory at The Travelers, winning in his native New England, as Scheffler and McIlroy continue their Top 10 performances (1:54). The KMPG Women's PGA Championship featured Sunday fireworks as Ruoning Yin becomes the second Chinese woman to win a LPGA major (6:35). The guys are beyond excited as they prepare to head to Dublin for a week of golf at the end of July, thanks to Tourism Ireland (8:04). The PGA TOUR heads to Detroit for the Rocket Mortgage Classic, a quiet event that sometimes results in a new PGA TOUR winner (11:59). In Tuned In, Michael caught the new Wes Anderson film Asteroid City, while Alex shares the highlights of his annual trip to Austin Comic-Con (13:49). This week's guest is Tripp Davis, a golf course architect who chatted with Alex about the process of designing a course, what he looks for in a great course, and his passion for his alma mater Oklahoma (17:18). The baseball world is atwitter after David Ortiz's gag gift to Derek Jeter for joining the MLB on FOX crew (53:17). As the guys #AlwaysEndWithFood, Alex is prepping Michael for all the different Ireland eats they'll encounter in their trip (54:59). We're been proudly using Zencastr to record our podcast since the beginning. Use our special link https://zen.ai/thecourseoflife to save 30% off your first month of any Zencastr paid plan. Listen + Love + Subscribe: http://bit.ly/3fdoQed  Read Alex's Picks on Run Your Pool: https://www.runyourpool.com/articles/author/alexlauzon/  Support the First Tee - Greater Austin: https://bit.ly/3n09U4I  Join us on Facebook: http://bit.ly/2NpEIKJ  Follow us on Instagram: https://bit.ly/2QJhZLQ  Watch us on YouTube: http://bit.ly/3qvq4Dt 

We're pulling double duty on this week's recap pod with Ruoning Yin claiming the KPMG Women's PGA Championship and Keegan Bradley winning the Travelers. We start at Baltusrol with Yin's first major championship, the close calls for some of the contenders on the leaderboard, our thoughts on Baltusrol as a host for a women's major and the television coverage from the weekend. Then it's on to the Travelers (56:15) where Keegan Bradley took advantage of the home game models and won with a whopping 23 under par at TPC River Highlands. We're joined by friend of the program Zac Blair (1:02:45), fresh off his T-2 finish, for his take on the course and what it's like competing in elevated purse events. We close with some of the rumblings and remaining unknowns around the PGA Tour and the potential deal with the Saudi PIF (1:37:30). Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This Monday episode begins with some internal confusion about upcoming Fried Egg events and Pro Shop merch. Then Brendan and Andy get on with reactions to the Women's PGA at Baltusrol, which fizzled somewhat on the par-5s closing stretch, save for one clinching birdie from Ruoning Yin. They discuss Rose Zhang's push as well before a radical idea is proposed and debated for the PGA. After an audio mishap during the ad read, and an incorrect URL, they get on to the Travelers Championship won by the home-region kid, Keegan Bradley. They discuss Bradley's career and what this win, if anything, does for his Ryder Cup chances. There is also further intel on Zac Blair's prep before his big T2 finish, and some reaction to Rory McIlroy's quotes popping the setup and birdie-fest of TPC River Highlands in contrast to LACC. Paddy's win on the Champs Tour has them proposing a wild card Ryder Cup pick. There's a short segment on some of the big amateur winners before news closes it out with aerials coming out of Panther National.

The one and only Viktor Hovland sits down with our Dylan Dethier to dish on life on the road, his Norwegian roots and tells us why poker is like golf - sometimes.  Dylan also runs through Keegan Bradley's win at the Travelers Championship, Ruoning Yin's triumph at the KPMG Women's PGA Championship, and answers some quick questions on Rose Zhang, Rory McIlroy, Zac Blair, and more.  Enjoy!

Matt Adams recaps a busy and incredibly historic weekend of golf. Keegan Bradley wins his home event at the Travelers and we were introduced to a golf prodigy in Ruoning Yin who won her first major at the KPMG Women's PGA Championship. Hear from everyone as we break it all down.

Ruoning Yin wins the KPMG Women's PGA Championship, the second women's major of the year at the historic Baltusrol Golf Club in Springfield, New Jersey. Beth Ann Nichols of Golfweek and USA Today joins the show to talk about Yin's triumph as she becomes the second woman from China to win a major championship. Keegan Bradley with an emotional win at the Travelers Championship, New England's national championship, Damon and Eamon discuss how he pulled it off. 10-time major champion Annika Sorenstam joins Golf Today to share her thoughts on the thrilling week in New Jersey. Judy Rankin also joins the show to discuss Yin's win on Sunday and the biggest storylines to come out of the week. Damon and Eamon catch up with Mary Lou Carter, the general chair of this years KPMG Women's PGA Championship, to get her thoughts on the week at Baltusrol. ANNIKA SORSENTAM (30:37)JUDY RANKIN (55:07)MARY LOU CARTER (1:02)

Josh is joined by Jamie Spence and Sophie Walker to look back on a maiden major win for Ruoning Yin at the KPMG. They also reflect on a fourth DP World Tour win for Thriston Lawrence, an impressive victory at the Travelers for Keegan Bradley, slow play in Germany, Elton John and a look ahead to the British Masters as well.

In today's episode, we'll cover Keegan Bradley's victory at the Travelers Championship, Ruoning Yin's first Women's PGA Championship win, Scottie Scheffler's consistent performance, Padraig Harrington's win at the Dick's Sporting Goods Open, Rickie Fowler's 59 at a casual round with Jon Rahm, and Thriston Lawrence's win at the BMW International Open.Sources: WION, Golf Digest, Golf Monthly, Score Golf, Essentially Sports, GolfMagic

Today, Adam Scully, Bob Weeks and Mark Zecchino discuss the latest in the world of golf. We recap Ruoning Yin's win at the KPMG Women's PGA Championship and Keegan Bradley at the Travelers. Plus, we're joined by John Pak, the latest winner on PGA Tour Canada, Bill Price about Taylormade's TP Reserve line of putters and Jodie Jenkins from the Endless Summer Long Drive Championship.

Rasmus Neergaard-Petersen er et nyt navn, vi skal lære at kende. Den unge dansker har netop afsluttet college, og i den forgangne uge bragede han ind på den professionelle scene med en delt syvendeplads på DP World Tour i Tyskland. Vi har talt med Rasmus om ugen, der gik og om tankerne om livet efter college. Vi har også talt med Nanna Koerstz Madsen, der fik endnu et topresultat ved en major, da hun endte på en delt 11. plads ved KPMG Women's PGA. Ruoning Yin blev den nyeste major-vinder hos kvinderne, da hun vandt i sin første Women's PGA-start. Vi følger op på ugen der gik på de store tours, vi sætter fokus på hvordan det gik danskerne, og så ser vi frem mod denne uge, hvor vi igen har masser af danskere i ilden. Golf Showet er produceret af Qvortrup Media i samarbejde med https://www.golfexperten.dk og https://shapingnewtomorrow.dk

On Sunday, Keegan Bradley closed out his victory at the Travelers Championship at TPC River Highlands in Cromwell, Connecticut.  While there was a lot of emphasis on this week's crowd and elevated status at the Traveler's there was plenty more to be excited about in the world of golf! Ruoning Yin captured the KPMG Women's PGA Championship at Baltusrol Golf Club in New Jersey. Other winners this weekend included Padraig Harrington on the Champions Tour and Jimmy Stanger on the Korn Ferry Tour. Check out the entire episode on YouTube, Spotify, or where ever you get podcasts; and be sure to subscribe to our newsletter and social channels! Watch https://youtu.be/4C3MWuTKPfM --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/outofboundsgolfpod/message

NBA – Victor Wembanyama is the No. 1 pick in the NBA draft, with expectations of stardom Victor Wembanyama is the No. 1 pick in the NBA draft, headed to San Antonio with enormous expectations to become basketball’s newest sensation. The selection of the 19-year-old from France that had been a foregone conclusion for months was announced by NBA Commissioner Adam Silver on Thursday night at Barclays Center in Brooklyn. Wembanyama arrives with far more height and hype than most No. 1 picks. Listed at 7-foot-4, he dominated his French league in his final season there, leading all players in scoring, rebounding and blocked shots. Brandon Miller of Alabama was the No. 2 pick by the Charlotte Hornets and Scoot Henderson went third to the Portland Trail Blazers. NBA – Pistons, Pacers banking on lottery selections to provide immediate help on defense The Detroit Pistons and Indiana Pacers used lottery picks on players who should make their biggest early impact on defense while the rest of the Central Division teams sat out the first round of Thursday’s draft. Detroit selected wing Ausar Thompson of the Overtime Elite developmental program with the fifth overall selection. Indiana took Houston forward Jarace Walker, who went eighth. Both the Pistons and Pacers ended up with two first-round picks. The Pistons added Houston guard Marcus Sasser and the Pacers landed Belmont forward Ben Sheppard later in the first round.   The Pistons received some tough luck in the lottery when they got stuck with the fifth pick despite having the NBA’s worst record at 17-65. But they believe they found a keeper in Thompson.  The Bulls traded into the second round with Washington to acquire Tennessee forward Julian Phillips at No. 35. NBA – Jett Howard follows his father Juwan’s path from Michigan to NBA lottery pick Jett Howard can only hope he keeps following in his father’s footsteps as he goes from Michigan to the NBA. He joined his father Juwan as an NBA draft lottery pick Thursday night. Juwan still has bragging rights as the fifth pick overall in the 1994 draft out of Michigan. His son went at No. 11 overall to Orlando after playing his lone college season for his father at Michigan. Jett credited all the time spent learning from his father on and off the court for preparing him. The two-time NBA champ played 1,208 games over 19 years with eight different teams. NBA – Bulls expect Lonzo Ball to miss another season because of left knee injury The Chicago Bulls expect point guard Lonzo Ball to miss another season because of his left knee injury. Executive vice president of basketball operations Arturas Karnisovas says the Bulls do not expect him back next season. He says it “would be great” if Ball does return in 2023-24. Ball hasn’t played since Jan. 14, 2022. He had a cartilage transplant in March, his third operation on the knee in a little more than a year. Karnisovas said Ball stopped using crutches last month. NBA – Chris Paul traded to Warriors, Jordan Poole sent to Wizards, source tells AP Chris Paul’s pursuit of an NBA championship is taking him to the Golden State Warriors, after they agreed to the framework of a trade on Thursday that will send Jordan Poole to the Washington Wizards, according to a person with knowledge of the matter. The trade also includes a package of draft capital, said the person, who spoke to The Associated Press on condition of anonymity because the trade has not been finalized and approved by the NBA. MLB – Major League Baseball Yesterday Tigers, Cubs, and White Sox were off Tonight Minnesota (Maeda 0-4) at Detroit (Wentz 1-7), 6:40 p.m. Boston (Bello 4-4) at Chicago White Sox (Giolito 5-4), 8:10 p.m. Cubs are off MLB – Overturned outs prompting confusion, frustration over blocking-the-plate rule The rules have changed since Bob Melvin and Bruce Bochy were big league catchers when big collisions with runners trying to score were just part of the game. The rules are intended to protect catchers. But runners are now sometimes safe even after being tagged out and without any collision. San Diego manager Melvin and Texas manager Bochy both had outs recorded by their teams this week become runs after replay viewed that their catchers obstructed the runner. Both managers were irate because their catchers were standing when they made sweeping tags. WNBA – Women’s National Basketball Association Last Night Washington Mystics 80, Chicago Sky 59 Indiana Fever 80, Seattle Storm 68 Mystics 80, Sky 59 – Elena Delle Donne scores 18 points to help Mystics beat Sky 80-59 Elena Delle Donne had 18 points and eight rebounds, Natasha Cloud added 16 points and the Washington Mystics beat Chicago 80-59 on Thursday night for the Sky’s fifth straight loss. Washington (8-4) beat Chicago for the second time in four days, winning 77-69 on Sunday. The Mystics also beat the Sky 71-69 on May 26. Cloud became the fourth player in team history to make 200 career 3-pointers. Alanna Smith had 13 points for Chicago (5-8). Kahleah Copper was 2 of 13 from the field and Marina Mabrey went 2 of 11 as the Sky shot 30%. Fever 80, Storm 68 – Mitchell hits 7-3s, scores a season-high 25 points to help the Fever beat the Storm 80-68 Kelsey Mitchell made seven 3-pointers and scored a season-high 25 points and the Indiana Fever used a 17-0 run in the second half to beat the Seattle Storm 80-68 on Thursday night. NaLyssa Smith had 12 points and 14 rebounds for Indiana (5-7). Emma Cannon and Erica Wheeler each scored 10 points, and rookie Aliyah Boston had nine points and 11 rebounds. WNBA scoring leader Jewell Loyd was held to 19 points on 5-of-21 shooting for Seattle (3-9). Ezi Magbegor added 18 points and Ivana Dojkic had 11. NHL – Theme-night jerseys banned after players’ Pride refusals caused distractions NHL teams won’t have players wear themed jerseys during pregame warmups next season. That decision was made after the league’s Board of Governors agreed with Commissioner Gary Bettman that a handful of players refusing to wear Pride jerseys distracted from teams’ efforts. Seven players citing various reasons declined to take part in warmups when their team donned rainbow-colored Pride jerseys for warmups. Teams will still host Pride and other theme nights and are expected to continue making and auctioning off jerseys even though players won’t wear them. A group that has worked with the NHL on inclusivity said it was “concerned and disappointed” by the decision. NCAABSB – White’s homer in 11th sends LSU to College World Series finals Tommy White hit Camden Minacci’s first pitch into the left-field seats for a two-run homer in the 11th inning, giving LSU a 2-0 walk-off victory over No. 1 national seed Wake Forest and clinching a spot in the College World Series finals. The win sends the Tigers to the best-of-three CWS championship series against Florida beginning Saturday night. It will be a rematch of the 2017 All-SEC College World Series final the Gators won for their first national title. LSU became the first team to hand Wake Forest consecutive losses this season. The game was a classic pitcher’s duel between LSU’s Paul Skenes and Wake Forest’s Rhett Lowder. Golf – PGA –McCarthy shoots 60, McIlroy has his first ace on PGA Tour in the Travelers Denny McCarthy came inches from shooting a 59, settling for a 10-under 60 for the lowest round of his PGA Tour career, and Rory McIlroy made his first ace on tour on a day of low numbers at the Travelers Championship. Keegan Bradley and Adam Scott also made runs at golf’s magic number but faltered late. Each shot 62 at the TPC River Highlands, where Jim Furyk set the PGA Tour record with a 58 in 2016. Scottie Scheffler, the No. 1 player in the world, finished with a 7-under 63. McCarthy started on the back nine. He had 5 birdies on his first six holes and five more coming in. Golf – LPGA – Lee-Anne Pace shoots 66 for the first-round lead in the KPMG Women’s PGA Lee-Anne Pace of South Africa made a two-putt birdie on the final hole in fading daylight for a 5-under 66 and the first-round lead Thursday in the KPMG Women’s PGA Championship at Baltusrol. Two-time major winner Brooke Henderson of Canada and Ruoning Yin and Xiyi Lin of China were a shot back as Baltusrol’s historic Lower Course yielded 16 under-par rounds to the field of 156 players. The 42-year-old Pace won her lone LPGA Tour title in 2014 in China. Rose Zhang, the two-time NCAA individual champion at Stanford who became the first player in 72 years to win an LPGA Tour event in her pro debut this month at nearby Liberty National, opened with a 70. MWL – Midwest League Baseball Last Night Great Lakes 9, West Michigan 4 South Bend 5, Fort Wayne 1 Lansing 4, Wisconsin 3 Tonight Great Lakes Loons at West Michigan Whitecaps, 6:35 p.m. Fort Wayne Tin Caps at South Bend Cubs, 7:05 p.m. Lansing Lugnuts at Wisconsin Timber Rattlers, 7:40 p.m.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

NBA – Victor Wembanyama is the No. 1 pick in the NBA draft, with expectations of stardom Victor Wembanyama is the No. 1 pick in the NBA draft, headed to San Antonio with enormous expectations to become basketball’s newest sensation. The selection of the 19-year-old from France that had been a foregone conclusion for months was announced by NBA Commissioner Adam Silver on Thursday night at Barclays Center in Brooklyn. Wembanyama arrives with far more height and hype than most No. 1 picks. Listed at 7-foot-4, he dominated his French league in his final season there, leading all players in scoring, rebounding and blocked shots. Brandon Miller of Alabama was the No. 2 pick by the Charlotte Hornets and Scoot Henderson went third to the Portland Trail Blazers. NBA – Pistons, Pacers banking on lottery selections to provide immediate help on defense The Detroit Pistons and Indiana Pacers used lottery picks on players who should make their biggest early impact on defense while the rest of the Central Division teams sat out the first round of Thursday’s draft. Detroit selected wing Ausar Thompson of the Overtime Elite developmental program with the fifth overall selection. Indiana took Houston forward Jarace Walker, who went eighth. Both the Pistons and Pacers ended up with two first-round picks. The Pistons added Houston guard Marcus Sasser and the Pacers landed Belmont forward Ben Sheppard later in the first round.   The Pistons received some tough luck in the lottery when they got stuck with the fifth pick despite having the NBA’s worst record at 17-65. But they believe they found a keeper in Thompson.  The Bulls traded into the second round with Washington to acquire Tennessee forward Julian Phillips at No. 35. NBA – Jett Howard follows his father Juwan’s path from Michigan to NBA lottery pick Jett Howard can only hope he keeps following in his father’s footsteps as he goes from Michigan to the NBA. He joined his father Juwan as an NBA draft lottery pick Thursday night. Juwan still has bragging rights as the fifth pick overall in the 1994 draft out of Michigan. His son went at No. 11 overall to Orlando after playing his lone college season for his father at Michigan. Jett credited all the time spent learning from his father on and off the court for preparing him. The two-time NBA champ played 1,208 games over 19 years with eight different teams. NBA – Bulls expect Lonzo Ball to miss another season because of left knee injury The Chicago Bulls expect point guard Lonzo Ball to miss another season because of his left knee injury. Executive vice president of basketball operations Arturas Karnisovas says the Bulls do not expect him back next season. He says it “would be great” if Ball does return in 2023-24. Ball hasn’t played since Jan. 14, 2022. He had a cartilage transplant in March, his third operation on the knee in a little more than a year. Karnisovas said Ball stopped using crutches last month. NBA – Chris Paul traded to Warriors, Jordan Poole sent to Wizards, source tells AP Chris Paul’s pursuit of an NBA championship is taking him to the Golden State Warriors, after they agreed to the framework of a trade on Thursday that will send Jordan Poole to the Washington Wizards, according to a person with knowledge of the matter. The trade also includes a package of draft capital, said the person, who spoke to The Associated Press on condition of anonymity because the trade has not been finalized and approved by the NBA. MLB – Major League Baseball Yesterday Tigers, Cubs, and White Sox were off Tonight Minnesota (Maeda 0-4) at Detroit (Wentz 1-7), 6:40 p.m. Boston (Bello 4-4) at Chicago White Sox (Giolito 5-4), 8:10 p.m. Cubs are off MLB – Overturned outs prompting confusion, frustration over blocking-the-plate rule The rules have changed since Bob Melvin and Bruce Bochy were big league catchers when big collisions with runners trying to score were just part of the game. The rules are intended to protect catchers. But runners are now sometimes safe even after being tagged out and without any collision. San Diego manager Melvin and Texas manager Bochy both had outs recorded by their teams this week become runs after replay viewed that their catchers obstructed the runner. Both managers were irate because their catchers were standing when they made sweeping tags. WNBA – Women’s National Basketball Association Last Night Washington Mystics 80, Chicago Sky 59 Indiana Fever 80, Seattle Storm 68 Mystics 80, Sky 59 – Elena Delle Donne scores 18 points to help Mystics beat Sky 80-59 Elena Delle Donne had 18 points and eight rebounds, Natasha Cloud added 16 points and the Washington Mystics beat Chicago 80-59 on Thursday night for the Sky’s fifth straight loss. Washington (8-4) beat Chicago for the second time in four days, winning 77-69 on Sunday. The Mystics also beat the Sky 71-69 on May 26. Cloud became the fourth player in team history to make 200 career 3-pointers. Alanna Smith had 13 points for Chicago (5-8). Kahleah Copper was 2 of 13 from the field and Marina Mabrey went 2 of 11 as the Sky shot 30%. Fever 80, Storm 68 – Mitchell hits 7-3s, scores a season-high 25 points to help the Fever beat the Storm 80-68 Kelsey Mitchell made seven 3-pointers and scored a season-high 25 points and the Indiana Fever used a 17-0 run in the second half to beat the Seattle Storm 80-68 on Thursday night. NaLyssa Smith had 12 points and 14 rebounds for Indiana (5-7). Emma Cannon and Erica Wheeler each scored 10 points, and rookie Aliyah Boston had nine points and 11 rebounds. WNBA scoring leader Jewell Loyd was held to 19 points on 5-of-21 shooting for Seattle (3-9). Ezi Magbegor added 18 points and Ivana Dojkic had 11. NHL – Theme-night jerseys banned after players’ Pride refusals caused distractions NHL teams won’t have players wear themed jerseys during pregame warmups next season. That decision was made after the league’s Board of Governors agreed with Commissioner Gary Bettman that a handful of players refusing to wear Pride jerseys distracted from teams’ efforts. Seven players citing various reasons declined to take part in warmups when their team donned rainbow-colored Pride jerseys for warmups. Teams will still host Pride and other theme nights and are expected to continue making and auctioning off jerseys even though players won’t wear them. A group that has worked with the NHL on inclusivity said it was “concerned and disappointed” by the decision. NCAABSB – White’s homer in 11th sends LSU to College World Series finals Tommy White hit Camden Minacci’s first pitch into the left-field seats for a two-run homer in the 11th inning, giving LSU a 2-0 walk-off victory over No. 1 national seed Wake Forest and clinching a spot in the College World Series finals. The win sends the Tigers to the best-of-three CWS championship series against Florida beginning Saturday night. It will be a rematch of the 2017 All-SEC College World Series final the Gators won for their first national title. LSU became the first team to hand Wake Forest consecutive losses this season. The game was a classic pitcher’s duel between LSU’s Paul Skenes and Wake Forest’s Rhett Lowder. Golf – PGA –McCarthy shoots 60, McIlroy has his first ace on PGA Tour in the Travelers Denny McCarthy came inches from shooting a 59, settling for a 10-under 60 for the lowest round of his PGA Tour career, and Rory McIlroy made his first ace on tour on a day of low numbers at the Travelers Championship. Keegan Bradley and Adam Scott also made runs at golf’s magic number but faltered late. Each shot 62 at the TPC River Highlands, where Jim Furyk set the PGA Tour record with a 58 in 2016. Scottie Scheffler, the No. 1 player in the world, finished with a 7-under 63. McCarthy started on the back nine. He had 5 birdies on his first six holes and five more coming in. Golf – LPGA – Lee-Anne Pace shoots 66 for the first-round lead in the KPMG Women’s PGA Lee-Anne Pace of South Africa made a two-putt birdie on the final hole in fading daylight for a 5-under 66 and the first-round lead Thursday in the KPMG Women’s PGA Championship at Baltusrol. Two-time major winner Brooke Henderson of Canada and Ruoning Yin and Xiyi Lin of China were a shot back as Baltusrol’s historic Lower Course yielded 16 under-par rounds to the field of 156 players. The 42-year-old Pace won her lone LPGA Tour title in 2014 in China. Rose Zhang, the two-time NCAA individual champion at Stanford who became the first player in 72 years to win an LPGA Tour event in her pro debut this month at nearby Liberty National, opened with a 70. MWL – Midwest League Baseball Last Night Great Lakes 9, West Michigan 4 South Bend 5, Fort Wayne 1 Lansing 4, Wisconsin 3 Tonight Great Lakes Loons at West Michigan Whitecaps, 6:35 p.m. Fort Wayne Tin Caps at South Bend Cubs, 7:05 p.m. Lansing Lugnuts at Wisconsin Timber Rattlers, 7:40 p.m.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

NBA – Victor Wembanyama is the No. 1 pick in the NBA draft, with expectations of stardom Victor Wembanyama is the No. 1 pick in the NBA draft, headed to San Antonio with enormous expectations to become basketball’s newest sensation. The selection of the 19-year-old from France that had been a foregone conclusion for months was announced by NBA Commissioner Adam Silver on Thursday night at Barclays Center in Brooklyn. Wembanyama arrives with far more height and hype than most No. 1 picks. Listed at 7-foot-4, he dominated his French league in his final season there, leading all players in scoring, rebounding and blocked shots. Brandon Miller of Alabama was the No. 2 pick by the Charlotte Hornets and Scoot Henderson went third to the Portland Trail Blazers. NBA – Pistons, Pacers banking on lottery selections to provide immediate help on defense The Detroit Pistons and Indiana Pacers used lottery picks on players who should make their biggest early impact on defense while the rest of the Central Division teams sat out the first round of Thursday’s draft. Detroit selected wing Ausar Thompson of the Overtime Elite developmental program with the fifth overall selection. Indiana took Houston forward Jarace Walker, who went eighth. Both the Pistons and Pacers ended up with two first-round picks. The Pistons added Houston guard Marcus Sasser and the Pacers landed Belmont forward Ben Sheppard later in the first round.   The Pistons received some tough luck in the lottery when they got stuck with the fifth pick despite having the NBA’s worst record at 17-65. But they believe they found a keeper in Thompson.  The Bulls traded into the second round with Washington to acquire Tennessee forward Julian Phillips at No. 35. NBA – Jett Howard follows his father Juwan’s path from Michigan to NBA lottery pick Jett Howard can only hope he keeps following in his father’s footsteps as he goes from Michigan to the NBA. He joined his father Juwan as an NBA draft lottery pick Thursday night. Juwan still has bragging rights as the fifth pick overall in the 1994 draft out of Michigan. His son went at No. 11 overall to Orlando after playing his lone college season for his father at Michigan. Jett credited all the time spent learning from his father on and off the court for preparing him. The two-time NBA champ played 1,208 games over 19 years with eight different teams. NBA – Bulls expect Lonzo Ball to miss another season because of left knee injury The Chicago Bulls expect point guard Lonzo Ball to miss another season because of his left knee injury. Executive vice president of basketball operations Arturas Karnisovas says the Bulls do not expect him back next season. He says it “would be great” if Ball does return in 2023-24. Ball hasn’t played since Jan. 14, 2022. He had a cartilage transplant in March, his third operation on the knee in a little more than a year. Karnisovas said Ball stopped using crutches last month. NBA – Chris Paul traded to Warriors, Jordan Poole sent to Wizards, source tells AP Chris Paul’s pursuit of an NBA championship is taking him to the Golden State Warriors, after they agreed to the framework of a trade on Thursday that will send Jordan Poole to the Washington Wizards, according to a person with knowledge of the matter. The trade also includes a package of draft capital, said the person, who spoke to The Associated Press on condition of anonymity because the trade has not been finalized and approved by the NBA. MLB – Major League Baseball Yesterday Tigers, Cubs, and White Sox were off Tonight Minnesota (Maeda 0-4) at Detroit (Wentz 1-7), 6:40 p.m. Boston (Bello 4-4) at Chicago White Sox (Giolito 5-4), 8:10 p.m. Cubs are off MLB – Overturned outs prompting confusion, frustration over blocking-the-plate rule The rules have changed since Bob Melvin and Bruce Bochy were big league catchers when big collisions with runners trying to score were just part of the game. The rules are intended to protect catchers. But runners are now sometimes safe even after being tagged out and without any collision. San Diego manager Melvin and Texas manager Bochy both had outs recorded by their teams this week become runs after replay viewed that their catchers obstructed the runner. Both managers were irate because their catchers were standing when they made sweeping tags. WNBA – Women’s National Basketball Association Last Night Washington Mystics 80, Chicago Sky 59 Indiana Fever 80, Seattle Storm 68 Mystics 80, Sky 59 – Elena Delle Donne scores 18 points to help Mystics beat Sky 80-59 Elena Delle Donne had 18 points and eight rebounds, Natasha Cloud added 16 points and the Washington Mystics beat Chicago 80-59 on Thursday night for the Sky’s fifth straight loss. Washington (8-4) beat Chicago for the second time in four days, winning 77-69 on Sunday. The Mystics also beat the Sky 71-69 on May 26. Cloud became the fourth player in team history to make 200 career 3-pointers. Alanna Smith had 13 points for Chicago (5-8). Kahleah Copper was 2 of 13 from the field and Marina Mabrey went 2 of 11 as the Sky shot 30%. Fever 80, Storm 68 – Mitchell hits 7-3s, scores a season-high 25 points to help the Fever beat the Storm 80-68 Kelsey Mitchell made seven 3-pointers and scored a season-high 25 points and the Indiana Fever used a 17-0 run in the second half to beat the Seattle Storm 80-68 on Thursday night. NaLyssa Smith had 12 points and 14 rebounds for Indiana (5-7). Emma Cannon and Erica Wheeler each scored 10 points, and rookie Aliyah Boston had nine points and 11 rebounds. WNBA scoring leader Jewell Loyd was held to 19 points on 5-of-21 shooting for Seattle (3-9). Ezi Magbegor added 18 points and Ivana Dojkic had 11. NHL – Theme-night jerseys banned after players’ Pride refusals caused distractions NHL teams won’t have players wear themed jerseys during pregame warmups next season. That decision was made after the league’s Board of Governors agreed with Commissioner Gary Bettman that a handful of players refusing to wear Pride jerseys distracted from teams’ efforts. Seven players citing various reasons declined to take part in warmups when their team donned rainbow-colored Pride jerseys for warmups. Teams will still host Pride and other theme nights and are expected to continue making and auctioning off jerseys even though players won’t wear them. A group that has worked with the NHL on inclusivity said it was “concerned and disappointed” by the decision. NCAABSB – White’s homer in 11th sends LSU to College World Series finals Tommy White hit Camden Minacci’s first pitch into the left-field seats for a two-run homer in the 11th inning, giving LSU a 2-0 walk-off victory over No. 1 national seed Wake Forest and clinching a spot in the College World Series finals. The win sends the Tigers to the best-of-three CWS championship series against Florida beginning Saturday night. It will be a rematch of the 2017 All-SEC College World Series final the Gators won for their first national title. LSU became the first team to hand Wake Forest consecutive losses this season. The game was a classic pitcher’s duel between LSU’s Paul Skenes and Wake Forest’s Rhett Lowder. Golf – PGA –McCarthy shoots 60, McIlroy has his first ace on PGA Tour in the Travelers Denny McCarthy came inches from shooting a 59, settling for a 10-under 60 for the lowest round of his PGA Tour career, and Rory McIlroy made his first ace on tour on a day of low numbers at the Travelers Championship. Keegan Bradley and Adam Scott also made runs at golf’s magic number but faltered late. Each shot 62 at the TPC River Highlands, where Jim Furyk set the PGA Tour record with a 58 in 2016. Scottie Scheffler, the No. 1 player in the world, finished with a 7-under 63. McCarthy started on the back nine. He had 5 birdies on his first six holes and five more coming in. Golf – LPGA – Lee-Anne Pace shoots 66 for the first-round lead in the KPMG Women’s PGA Lee-Anne Pace of South Africa made a two-putt birdie on the final hole in fading daylight for a 5-under 66 and the first-round lead Thursday in the KPMG Women’s PGA Championship at Baltusrol. Two-time major winner Brooke Henderson of Canada and Ruoning Yin and Xiyi Lin of China were a shot back as Baltusrol’s historic Lower Course yielded 16 under-par rounds to the field of 156 players. The 42-year-old Pace won her lone LPGA Tour title in 2014 in China. Rose Zhang, the two-time NCAA individual champion at Stanford who became the first player in 72 years to win an LPGA Tour event in her pro debut this month at nearby Liberty National, opened with a 70. MWL – Midwest League Baseball Last Night Great Lakes 9, West Michigan 4 South Bend 5, Fort Wayne 1 Lansing 4, Wisconsin 3 Tonight Great Lakes Loons at West Michigan Whitecaps, 6:35 p.m. Fort Wayne Tin Caps at South Bend Cubs, 7:05 p.m. Lansing Lugnuts at Wisconsin Timber Rattlers, 7:40 p.m.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

NBA – Victor Wembanyama is the No. 1 pick in the NBA draft, with expectations of stardom Victor Wembanyama is the No. 1 pick in the NBA draft, headed to San Antonio with enormous expectations to become basketball’s newest sensation. The selection of the 19-year-old from France that had been a foregone conclusion for months was announced by NBA Commissioner Adam Silver on Thursday night at Barclays Center in Brooklyn. Wembanyama arrives with far more height and hype than most No. 1 picks. Listed at 7-foot-4, he dominated his French league in his final season there, leading all players in scoring, rebounding and blocked shots. Brandon Miller of Alabama was the No. 2 pick by the Charlotte Hornets and Scoot Henderson went third to the Portland Trail Blazers. NBA – Pistons, Pacers banking on lottery selections to provide immediate help on defense The Detroit Pistons and Indiana Pacers used lottery picks on players who should make their biggest early impact on defense while the rest of the Central Division teams sat out the first round of Thursday’s draft. Detroit selected wing Ausar Thompson of the Overtime Elite developmental program with the fifth overall selection. Indiana took Houston forward Jarace Walker, who went eighth. Both the Pistons and Pacers ended up with two first-round picks. The Pistons added Houston guard Marcus Sasser and the Pacers landed Belmont forward Ben Sheppard later in the first round.   The Pistons received some tough luck in the lottery when they got stuck with the fifth pick despite having the NBA’s worst record at 17-65. But they believe they found a keeper in Thompson.  The Bulls traded into the second round with Washington to acquire Tennessee forward Julian Phillips at No. 35. NBA – Jett Howard follows his father Juwan’s path from Michigan to NBA lottery pick Jett Howard can only hope he keeps following in his father’s footsteps as he goes from Michigan to the NBA. He joined his father Juwan as an NBA draft lottery pick Thursday night. Juwan still has bragging rights as the fifth pick overall in the 1994 draft out of Michigan. His son went at No. 11 overall to Orlando after playing his lone college season for his father at Michigan. Jett credited all the time spent learning from his father on and off the court for preparing him. The two-time NBA champ played 1,208 games over 19 years with eight different teams. NBA – Bulls expect Lonzo Ball to miss another season because of left knee injury The Chicago Bulls expect point guard Lonzo Ball to miss another season because of his left knee injury. Executive vice president of basketball operations Arturas Karnisovas says the Bulls do not expect him back next season. He says it “would be great” if Ball does return in 2023-24. Ball hasn’t played since Jan. 14, 2022. He had a cartilage transplant in March, his third operation on the knee in a little more than a year. Karnisovas said Ball stopped using crutches last month. NBA – Chris Paul traded to Warriors, Jordan Poole sent to Wizards, source tells AP Chris Paul’s pursuit of an NBA championship is taking him to the Golden State Warriors, after they agreed to the framework of a trade on Thursday that will send Jordan Poole to the Washington Wizards, according to a person with knowledge of the matter. The trade also includes a package of draft capital, said the person, who spoke to The Associated Press on condition of anonymity because the trade has not been finalized and approved by the NBA. MLB – Major League Baseball Yesterday Tigers, Cubs, and White Sox were off Tonight Minnesota (Maeda 0-4) at Detroit (Wentz 1-7), 6:40 p.m. Boston (Bello 4-4) at Chicago White Sox (Giolito 5-4), 8:10 p.m. Cubs are off MLB – Overturned outs prompting confusion, frustration over blocking-the-plate rule The rules have changed since Bob Melvin and Bruce Bochy were big league catchers when big collisions with runners trying to score were just part of the game. The rules are intended to protect catchers. But runners are now sometimes safe even after being tagged out and without any collision. San Diego manager Melvin and Texas manager Bochy both had outs recorded by their teams this week become runs after replay viewed that their catchers obstructed the runner. Both managers were irate because their catchers were standing when they made sweeping tags. WNBA – Women’s National Basketball Association Last Night Washington Mystics 80, Chicago Sky 59 Indiana Fever 80, Seattle Storm 68 Mystics 80, Sky 59 – Elena Delle Donne scores 18 points to help Mystics beat Sky 80-59 Elena Delle Donne had 18 points and eight rebounds, Natasha Cloud added 16 points and the Washington Mystics beat Chicago 80-59 on Thursday night for the Sky’s fifth straight loss. Washington (8-4) beat Chicago for the second time in four days, winning 77-69 on Sunday. The Mystics also beat the Sky 71-69 on May 26. Cloud became the fourth player in team history to make 200 career 3-pointers. Alanna Smith had 13 points for Chicago (5-8). Kahleah Copper was 2 of 13 from the field and Marina Mabrey went 2 of 11 as the Sky shot 30%. Fever 80, Storm 68 – Mitchell hits 7-3s, scores a season-high 25 points to help the Fever beat the Storm 80-68 Kelsey Mitchell made seven 3-pointers and scored a season-high 25 points and the Indiana Fever used a 17-0 run in the second half to beat the Seattle Storm 80-68 on Thursday night. NaLyssa Smith had 12 points and 14 rebounds for Indiana (5-7). Emma Cannon and Erica Wheeler each scored 10 points, and rookie Aliyah Boston had nine points and 11 rebounds. WNBA scoring leader Jewell Loyd was held to 19 points on 5-of-21 shooting for Seattle (3-9). Ezi Magbegor added 18 points and Ivana Dojkic had 11. NHL – Theme-night jerseys banned after players’ Pride refusals caused distractions NHL teams won’t have players wear themed jerseys during pregame warmups next season. That decision was made after the league’s Board of Governors agreed with Commissioner Gary Bettman that a handful of players refusing to wear Pride jerseys distracted from teams’ efforts. Seven players citing various reasons declined to take part in warmups when their team donned rainbow-colored Pride jerseys for warmups. Teams will still host Pride and other theme nights and are expected to continue making and auctioning off jerseys even though players won’t wear them. A group that has worked with the NHL on inclusivity said it was “concerned and disappointed” by the decision. NCAABSB – White’s homer in 11th sends LSU to College World Series finals Tommy White hit Camden Minacci’s first pitch into the left-field seats for a two-run homer in the 11th inning, giving LSU a 2-0 walk-off victory over No. 1 national seed Wake Forest and clinching a spot in the College World Series finals. The win sends the Tigers to the best-of-three CWS championship series against Florida beginning Saturday night. It will be a rematch of the 2017 All-SEC College World Series final the Gators won for their first national title. LSU became the first team to hand Wake Forest consecutive losses this season. The game was a classic pitcher’s duel between LSU’s Paul Skenes and Wake Forest’s Rhett Lowder. Golf – PGA –McCarthy shoots 60, McIlroy has his first ace on PGA Tour in the Travelers Denny McCarthy came inches from shooting a 59, settling for a 10-under 60 for the lowest round of his PGA Tour career, and Rory McIlroy made his first ace on tour on a day of low numbers at the Travelers Championship. Keegan Bradley and Adam Scott also made runs at golf’s magic number but faltered late. Each shot 62 at the TPC River Highlands, where Jim Furyk set the PGA Tour record with a 58 in 2016. Scottie Scheffler, the No. 1 player in the world, finished with a 7-under 63. McCarthy started on the back nine. He had 5 birdies on his first six holes and five more coming in. Golf – LPGA – Lee-Anne Pace shoots 66 for the first-round lead in the KPMG Women’s PGA Lee-Anne Pace of South Africa made a two-putt birdie on the final hole in fading daylight for a 5-under 66 and the first-round lead Thursday in the KPMG Women’s PGA Championship at Baltusrol. Two-time major winner Brooke Henderson of Canada and Ruoning Yin and Xiyi Lin of China were a shot back as Baltusrol’s historic Lower Course yielded 16 under-par rounds to the field of 156 players. The 42-year-old Pace won her lone LPGA Tour title in 2014 in China. Rose Zhang, the two-time NCAA individual champion at Stanford who became the first player in 72 years to win an LPGA Tour event in her pro debut this month at nearby Liberty National, opened with a 70. MWL – Midwest League Baseball Last Night Great Lakes 9, West Michigan 4 South Bend 5, Fort Wayne 1 Lansing 4, Wisconsin 3 Tonight Great Lakes Loons at West Michigan Whitecaps, 6:35 p.m. Fort Wayne Tin Caps at South Bend Cubs, 7:05 p.m. Lansing Lugnuts at Wisconsin Timber Rattlers, 7:40 p.m.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

NBA – Victor Wembanyama is the No. 1 pick in the NBA draft, with expectations of stardom Victor Wembanyama is the No. 1 pick in the NBA draft, headed to San Antonio with enormous expectations to become basketball’s newest sensation. The selection of the 19-year-old from France that had been a foregone conclusion for months was announced by NBA Commissioner Adam Silver on Thursday night at Barclays Center in Brooklyn. Wembanyama arrives with far more height and hype than most No. 1 picks. Listed at 7-foot-4, he dominated his French league in his final season there, leading all players in scoring, rebounding and blocked shots. Brandon Miller of Alabama was the No. 2 pick by the Charlotte Hornets and Scoot Henderson went third to the Portland Trail Blazers. NBA – Pistons, Pacers banking on lottery selections to provide immediate help on defense The Detroit Pistons and Indiana Pacers used lottery picks on players who should make their biggest early impact on defense while the rest of the Central Division teams sat out the first round of Thursday’s draft. Detroit selected wing Ausar Thompson of the Overtime Elite developmental program with the fifth overall selection. Indiana took Houston forward Jarace Walker, who went eighth. Both the Pistons and Pacers ended up with two first-round picks. The Pistons added Houston guard Marcus Sasser and the Pacers landed Belmont forward Ben Sheppard later in the first round.   The Pistons received some tough luck in the lottery when they got stuck with the fifth pick despite having the NBA’s worst record at 17-65. But they believe they found a keeper in Thompson.  The Bulls traded into the second round with Washington to acquire Tennessee forward Julian Phillips at No. 35. NBA – Jett Howard follows his father Juwan’s path from Michigan to NBA lottery pick Jett Howard can only hope he keeps following in his father’s footsteps as he goes from Michigan to the NBA. He joined his father Juwan as an NBA draft lottery pick Thursday night. Juwan still has bragging rights as the fifth pick overall in the 1994 draft out of Michigan. His son went at No. 11 overall to Orlando after playing his lone college season for his father at Michigan. Jett credited all the time spent learning from his father on and off the court for preparing him. The two-time NBA champ played 1,208 games over 19 years with eight different teams. NBA – Bulls expect Lonzo Ball to miss another season because of left knee injury The Chicago Bulls expect point guard Lonzo Ball to miss another season because of his left knee injury. Executive vice president of basketball operations Arturas Karnisovas says the Bulls do not expect him back next season. He says it “would be great” if Ball does return in 2023-24. Ball hasn’t played since Jan. 14, 2022. He had a cartilage transplant in March, his third operation on the knee in a little more than a year. Karnisovas said Ball stopped using crutches last month. NBA – Chris Paul traded to Warriors, Jordan Poole sent to Wizards, source tells AP Chris Paul’s pursuit of an NBA championship is taking him to the Golden State Warriors, after they agreed to the framework of a trade on Thursday that will send Jordan Poole to the Washington Wizards, according to a person with knowledge of the matter. The trade also includes a package of draft capital, said the person, who spoke to The Associated Press on condition of anonymity because the trade has not been finalized and approved by the NBA. MLB – Major League Baseball Yesterday Tigers, Cubs, and White Sox were off Tonight Minnesota (Maeda 0-4) at Detroit (Wentz 1-7), 6:40 p.m. Boston (Bello 4-4) at Chicago White Sox (Giolito 5-4), 8:10 p.m. Cubs are off MLB – Overturned outs prompting confusion, frustration over blocking-the-plate rule The rules have changed since Bob Melvin and Bruce Bochy were big league catchers when big collisions with runners trying to score were just part of the game. The rules are intended to protect catchers. But runners are now sometimes safe even after being tagged out and without any collision. San Diego manager Melvin and Texas manager Bochy both had outs recorded by their teams this week become runs after replay viewed that their catchers obstructed the runner. Both managers were irate because their catchers were standing when they made sweeping tags. WNBA – Women’s National Basketball Association Last Night Washington Mystics 80, Chicago Sky 59 Indiana Fever 80, Seattle Storm 68 Mystics 80, Sky 59 – Elena Delle Donne scores 18 points to help Mystics beat Sky 80-59 Elena Delle Donne had 18 points and eight rebounds, Natasha Cloud added 16 points and the Washington Mystics beat Chicago 80-59 on Thursday night for the Sky’s fifth straight loss. Washington (8-4) beat Chicago for the second time in four days, winning 77-69 on Sunday. The Mystics also beat the Sky 71-69 on May 26. Cloud became the fourth player in team history to make 200 career 3-pointers. Alanna Smith had 13 points for Chicago (5-8). Kahleah Copper was 2 of 13 from the field and Marina Mabrey went 2 of 11 as the Sky shot 30%. Fever 80, Storm 68 – Mitchell hits 7-3s, scores a season-high 25 points to help the Fever beat the Storm 80-68 Kelsey Mitchell made seven 3-pointers and scored a season-high 25 points and the Indiana Fever used a 17-0 run in the second half to beat the Seattle Storm 80-68 on Thursday night. NaLyssa Smith had 12 points and 14 rebounds for Indiana (5-7). Emma Cannon and Erica Wheeler each scored 10 points, and rookie Aliyah Boston had nine points and 11 rebounds. WNBA scoring leader Jewell Loyd was held to 19 points on 5-of-21 shooting for Seattle (3-9). Ezi Magbegor added 18 points and Ivana Dojkic had 11. NHL – Theme-night jerseys banned after players’ Pride refusals caused distractions NHL teams won’t have players wear themed jerseys during pregame warmups next season. That decision was made after the league’s Board of Governors agreed with Commissioner Gary Bettman that a handful of players refusing to wear Pride jerseys distracted from teams’ efforts. Seven players citing various reasons declined to take part in warmups when their team donned rainbow-colored Pride jerseys for warmups. Teams will still host Pride and other theme nights and are expected to continue making and auctioning off jerseys even though players won’t wear them. A group that has worked with the NHL on inclusivity said it was “concerned and disappointed” by the decision. NCAABSB – White’s homer in 11th sends LSU to College World Series finals Tommy White hit Camden Minacci’s first pitch into the left-field seats for a two-run homer in the 11th inning, giving LSU a 2-0 walk-off victory over No. 1 national seed Wake Forest and clinching a spot in the College World Series finals. The win sends the Tigers to the best-of-three CWS championship series against Florida beginning Saturday night. It will be a rematch of the 2017 All-SEC College World Series final the Gators won for their first national title. LSU became the first team to hand Wake Forest consecutive losses this season. The game was a classic pitcher’s duel between LSU’s Paul Skenes and Wake Forest’s Rhett Lowder. Golf – PGA –McCarthy shoots 60, McIlroy has his first ace on PGA Tour in the Travelers Denny McCarthy came inches from shooting a 59, settling for a 10-under 60 for the lowest round of his PGA Tour career, and Rory McIlroy made his first ace on tour on a day of low numbers at the Travelers Championship. Keegan Bradley and Adam Scott also made runs at golf’s magic number but faltered late. Each shot 62 at the TPC River Highlands, where Jim Furyk set the PGA Tour record with a 58 in 2016. Scottie Scheffler, the No. 1 player in the world, finished with a 7-under 63. McCarthy started on the back nine. He had 5 birdies on his first six holes and five more coming in. Golf – LPGA – Lee-Anne Pace shoots 66 for the first-round lead in the KPMG Women’s PGA Lee-Anne Pace of South Africa made a two-putt birdie on the final hole in fading daylight for a 5-under 66 and the first-round lead Thursday in the KPMG Women’s PGA Championship at Baltusrol. Two-time major winner Brooke Henderson of Canada and Ruoning Yin and Xiyi Lin of China were a shot back as Baltusrol’s historic Lower Course yielded 16 under-par rounds to the field of 156 players. The 42-year-old Pace won her lone LPGA Tour title in 2014 in China. Rose Zhang, the two-time NCAA individual champion at Stanford who became the first player in 72 years to win an LPGA Tour event in her pro debut this month at nearby Liberty National, opened with a 70. MWL – Midwest League Baseball Last Night Great Lakes 9, West Michigan 4 South Bend 5, Fort Wayne 1 Lansing 4, Wisconsin 3 Tonight Great Lakes Loons at West Michigan Whitecaps, 6:35 p.m. Fort Wayne Tin Caps at South Bend Cubs, 7:05 p.m. Lansing Lugnuts at Wisconsin Timber Rattlers, 7:40 p.m.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Hello friends, Happy Masters Week! Blakely talks about her interesting trip to the dentist, and Sonja recaps her husband-free weekend full of Love Is Blind and Blizzards. What an amazing week for Ladies' golf! The Augusta National Women's Amateur was incredible to watch - Rose Zhang and Jenny Bae went to a 2 hole playoff before Rose came out on top. The LPGA DIO Implant LA Open came down to the wire with Ruoning Yin and Georgia Hall, but Yin held on to win by 1 stroke leaving Georgia in the 2nd place spot for the 2nd tournament in a row. Blakely was so happy to watch her boy Corey Conners put on his shiny new cowboy boots after winning the Valero Texas Open. Her only hope now is for him to get a green jacket to go with those boots! We're only a few sleeps away from the Masters! The girls talk about driving up to Magnolia Lane, asking high school acquaintances for Sunday tickets, who they think from LIV will perform well, Blakely gives us an Augusta history lesson, Tiger and Bryson have a falling out, and Blakely and Sonja make a bet on if the winner will cry. If you haven't joined our Masters pool, head to the link in our Instagram Bio - you have until 6 am MST on Thursday, April 6th! Thank's for listening!! See you next week for a full recap of the Masters! Be sure to follow us on Instagram! http://www.instagram.com/clubtwirlswiththegirlsHosts: Sonja and Blakely Muse:Adam Scott

What a weekend. With Soly having the night off and TC running the show, there are lots of directions to go on this recap podcast.First up, Cody brings us his first-hand report from Rose Zhang's win at the Augusta National Women's Amateur. We have a thorough debrief of the fourth edition of the event and Cody's first visit to the grounds of Augusta (50:00). Then it's on to the PGA Tour where Corey Connors wins in San Antonio for the second time while on the LPGA Tour, Ruoning Yin wins for the first time as she claims the LA Open at Palos Verdes. Meanwhile the LIV boys prepped for the Masters in Orlando at Orange County National.We close the pod with Michael Wolf to recap our first Office Hours video about the origins of the Masters (1:36:00), some reactions to Gary Player's antics and Soly's interview with Patrick Cantlay. We end with DJ's visit with Rose Zhang to relive her win at the ANWA (2:10:20).