Masashi Ozaki aka Jumbo is the most successful golfer ever on the Japan Golf Tour. He has 40 more wins than the next highest player. He was nicknamed Jumbo because of his power off the tee and his size (5’11”…
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FARMINGDALE, N.Y. – As the sun dipped low over Bethpage Black on Sunday afternoon, the impossible suddenly felt within reach. Team USA, staring down a historic 11.5-4.5 deficit entering the final day’s singles matches – the largest since the Ryder…
Hulk Hogan, the towering, charismatic figure who revolutionized professional wrestling in the 1980s and became the first true household name in the sport, passed away on Thursday at the age of 71. His death, confirmed by longtime partner Eric Bischoff…
Wherever 18-year-old João Fonseca goes, he hears his name chanted as if he were akin to his countrymen, the Brazilian soccer stars Ronaldo, Pelé and Neymar. Mirra Andreeva, also 18, gets interview requests while she waits in line at a pharmacy in New…
SAN ANTONIO, TX — When Gregg Popovich took over the San Antonio Spurs in 1996, the franchise was a modest, small-market team in an era dominated by big-city clubs. Owner Peter Holt had just paid $76 million for the team, and…
Shanghai is banking on more international sporting events and concerts in the city this summer to revive spending to counter the blows to consumer confidence from the China-US trade war. The city will host international equestrian, archery, triathlon and Formula E events in…
Rory McIlroy leads the Masters by two shots over Bryson DeChambeau, but that is not who he will be playing in the tournament’s final round. Sunday at Augusta National will be McIlroy versus McIlroy. “I’m just going to have to…
President Trump, some of his cabinet members and his adviser Elon Musk sat ringside in Miami late Saturday night at the Ultimate Fighting Championship event — a spectacle of violence, throbbing music and cheering crowds that the president has long…
After some rain overnight softened up the course, the scoring conditions were ideal for Friday’s second round at the Masters. And many of the world’s best golfers were ready to take advantage. Following a masterful opening round at Augusta National,…
The ancient game of chess is one steeped in tradition, with a history dating back centuries. It was once a game purely of endurance, a test of patience with titanic battles often taking days to find a winner. Much of that is…
