Michael Rosenberg

1 month ago | miamiherald.com | Michael Rosenberg

AUGUSTA - Rory McIlroy arrived at the 10th tee, looked up at the leaderboard, took a drink and exhaled. He looked down. Then he looked back up at the leaderboard, its numbers forming a message, like a computer code: He had gone from chaser to chase-ee. McIlroy began the third round 3-3-3-3-3-3, rocketing from 6 under to 11 under. On the par-5 8th hole, he found one of the deepest bunkers on the course and made his first bogey of the tournament.

1 month ago | ktla.com | Michael Rosenberg

AUGUSTA — Rory McIlroy arrived at the 10th tee, looked up at the leaderboard, took a drink and exhaled. He looked down. Then he looked back up at the leaderboard, its numbers forming a message, like a computer code: He had gone from chaser to chase-ee. McIlroy began the third round 3-3-3-3-3-3, rocketing from 6 under to 11 under. On the par-5 8th hole, he found one of the deepest bunkers on the course and made his first bogey of the tournament.

1 month ago | si.com | Michael Rosenberg

AUGUSTA — Jon Rahm spent some time Friday afternoon, as golfers often do, vaguely aware he might sound like a lunatic. Rahm can be temperamental on the course—he looked like he would snap his driver over his knee Thursday before he restrained himself—but is generally genial off it. And so he smiled Friday, allowing himself long pauses, and he answered every question, and ultimately, this is how he summed up his game:“It feels very close. I wish I could explain it.

1 month ago | fresnobee.com | Michael Rosenberg

AUGUSTA - Rory McIlroy tried something different this year: A first-round collapse to lose the Masters. McIlroy was 4 under through 14 holes and even par at the end, and while he is only four strokes behind the trio in second place, I don't believe for a second that McIlroy can win this. I don't even think McIlroy believes it. As he left the 18th green and walked across the 1st hole on his way to the clubhouse, he exhaled like a man who had just authored a disaster.

2 months ago | miamiherald.com | Michael Rosenberg

TAMPA - The last time Azzi Fudd appeared in a Final Four game, she played 16 minutes in a loss. This time, she needed only 20 to win the game. She had 19 points and three steals at halftime, the UConn Huskies had a 42–22 lead, and the UCLA Bruins' No. 1 overall ranking suddenly seemed to belong on a fake ID. We swear that's us, Officer. We admit it doesn't look like us. The lighting was weird, and we hadn't been Azzi-ed yet.