SAN DIEGO (AP) — Whether it was destiny or karma was of no relevance to Jon Rahm. He won the U.S. Open on Sunday at Torrey Pines, the perfect time and the perfect place to become a major champion. How it unfolded was beyond his dreams. One shot behind and running out of holes, Rahm made a sweeping, left-to-right birdie putt from 25 feet on the 17th hole to tie for the lead, and closed with another bending 18-foot birdie putt that gave him a one-shot victory over hard-luck Louis Oosthuizen. No… Source link

Simone Manuel (right) celebrates with Abby Weitzeil after they both qualified to represent the U.S. in the 50-meter freestyle at the Tokyo Olympics. (Photo by Tom Pennington/Getty Images) Simone Manuel, the 2016 Olympic swimming star who has battled complicated health issues in 2021, completed a remarkable comeback on Sunday night, qualifying for her second Olympics mere months after those health issues forced her out of the pool. Manuel won the 50-meter freestyle at U.S. Olympic trials in… Source link

LA JOLLA, Calif. — For about an hour, the U.S. Open had one of the greatest leaderboards in recent golf history, with almost all of the game’s biggest names within two shots of the lead. But then Torrey Pines whittled away the competitors, and down the stretch, only Jon Rahm and Louis Oosthuizen remained standing.  One was the pre-tournament favorite. The other was a perpetual bridesmaid, winner of one major but a second-place finisher in five more. In the end, Oosthuizen was a runner-up… Source link

As his Phoenix Suns secured a Game 1 win over the Los Angeles Clippers in the Western Conference finals on Sunday, the NBA announced that general manager James Jones is the league’s Executive of the Year.  Jones won the award in a tight race, earning nine first-place votes and 65 total points. Utah Jazz Executive Vice President of Basketball Operations Dennis Lindsey also secured nine first-place votes but finished behind Jones in total voting with 61 points.  The Suns improved from a 34-39… Source link

(Yahoo Sports) LA JOLLA, Calif. — Mackenzie Hughes was having the tournament of a lifetime, and it all got derailed by a once-in-a-lifetime bit of bad course luck.  The Canadian began Sunday with a share of the lead at the U.S. Open. He’d only played in eight majors before, and missed the cut in six of them, so this wasn’t exactly familiar territory. He bogeyed three of his first six holes, and his championship chances seemed to evaporate.  But then he birdied his way back into competition,… Source link

This content is not available due to your privacy preferences. Update your settings here to see it. Eli Manning roasts Tom Brady with predictable joke originally appeared on NBC Sports Boston No matter how many championships Tom Brady wins, he’ll never live down his two Super Bowl losses to Eli Manning and the New York Giants. The New England Patriots‘ 2007 Super Bowl loss that ended their bid for a perfect season, in particular, continues to haunt Brady to this day. The former Patriots… Source link

Ethan Ampadu left the field in tears after his straight red card against Italy. Image: Getty Ethan Ampadu left the field in tears at Euro 2020 on Sunday after becoming the youngest player in European Championship history to receive a straight red card. Wales reached the last 16 despite losing 1-0 to Italy in Rome and having defender Ampadu sent off in questionable fashion. ‘CAN’T BELIEVE IT’: World erupts over ‘insane’ scenes at Euro 2020 ‘NEVER SEEN THAT’: Disbelief at ‘ridiculous’ anomaly at… Source link

Kevin Durant is expected to commit to Team USA Basketball for next month’s Tokyo Olympics, Shams Charania reported for the The Athletic and Stadium.  Durant and the Brooklyn Nets were eliminated from the NBA playoffs in Game 7 of the Eastern Conference semifinals on Saturday night. With a shortened offseason as the NBA gets back to its standard season tip-off time following the height of the COVID-19 pandemic, many NBA stars may opt not to represent the U.S. this summer. Kevin Durant, Nets… Source link

Usain Bolt will not be competing in the Tokyo Olympics this summer, but he does have another life milestone to celebrate.  Bolt, an eight-time Olympic gold medalist, and his partner Kasi Bennett announced the arrival of twins recently with posts on Instagram for Father’s Day. And as with their oldest daughter, Olympia Lightning, the two carry fitting names.  Welcome Saint Leo Bolt and Thunder Bolt.  The couple announced the arrival of Olympia Lightning in July 2020, again in a slightly… Source link

(Bloomberg) — China will risk international isolation if it fails to allow a “real” investigation on its territory into the origins of the virus that caused the pandemic, U.S. National Security Adviser Jake Sullivan said. President Joe Biden is traveling to North Carolina on Thursday to encourage more Americans to get vaccinated. Russia, Germany and Portugal reported an expanding spread of the highly transmissible delta variant that first appeared in India. Scott Gottlieb, a former head… Source link