Steve Gardner

1 day ago | news-journalonline.com | Steve Gardner

The second major championship of the 2025 golf season, the PGA Championship, is right around the corner. The early betting favorites are the usual suspects — World No. 1 Scottie Scheffler, Masters champion Rory McIlroy and LIV Golf star Bryson DeChambeau. But what about the long shots and sleeper picks? Could someone rise from the back of the betting pack, shoot four stellar rounds and overcome the big guns to hoist the Wannamaker Trophy?

2 days ago | usatoday.com | Steve Gardner

Longtime ESPN anchor Chris Berman has agreed to a multiyear contract extension that will keep him with the network through 2029, when he will become ESPN's first 50-year employee. Berman, 70, will have a prominent role in the network's first Super Bowl broadcast in 2027 and continue to host the signature "NFL PrimeTime" show on ESPN+, according to a network press release announcing the extension. “I came to ESPN at 24 years young for my first full-time TV job.

2 days ago | usatoday.com | Steve Gardner

Miami Hurricanes linebacker Adarius Hayes has been released from the hospital after being involved in a two-car crash Saturday that killed three people. Police say Hayes was driving a Dodge Durango when it collided with a Kia Soul at an intersection in Largo, Florida. The driver of the Kia, along with two children in the vehicle, ages 10 and 4 were killed in the crash. Another passenger was hospitalized with serious injuries, police say.

2 days ago | usatoday.com | Steve Gardner

The defending Super Bowl champion Philadelphia Eagles will officially kick off the 2025 NFL regular season on Sept. 4 at Lincoln Financial Field against the Dallas Cowboys. The matchup for the traditional season-opening Thursday night game on NBC was revealed Monday morning on NBC's TODAY show. It's the first time in a quarter century that the two NFC East rivals have played each other in Week 1. The full 2025 NFL schedule will be released on Wednesday.

3 days ago | usatoday.com | Steve Gardner

Sepp Straka and Shane Lowry share the lead heading into Sunday's final round of the PGA Tour's Truist Championship. At 14-under-par for the tournament, Straka and Lowry hold a three-shot advantage over Keith Mitchell and Justin Thomas through 54 holes at The Philadelphia Cricket Club course. Hideki Matsuyama is another shot back at 10 under. Last year's winner and reigning Masters champion Rory McIlroy is part of a group tied for sixth at 8-under.