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Ben Holden: PGA Championship Up for Grabs

May 16, 2024 | newsnetmedia.com | Ben Holden

Special to Sports News Highlights(SNH) — At the start of this month the 150th Kentucky Derby was held at Churchill Downs in Louisville where the thoroughbreds of horse racing ran in the first leg of horse racing’s Triple Crown. This week the thoroughbreds of golf are in Louisville at Valhalla Golf Club for the 106th PGA Championship, the second leg of the Tour’s Major Championships.
Ben Holden: NHL Referees Need to be Held Accountable

May 14, 2024 | newsnetmedia.com | Ben Holden

Special to Sports News Highlights(SNH) — The NHL Stanley Cup Playoffs have been close and exciting as we continue through the second round in mid-May. In the opening round, there was just one series sweep with the New York Rangers disposing of the Washington Capitals in four games. Otherwise, the playoffs have been close, compelling and very competitive so far. But there is one area and discussion topic that has popped up: It’s the referees and officiating, on and off the ice.
Matt Shepard: Curses! Bambino, BillyGoat Among Sports’ Long History of Jinxes

May 13, 2024 | newsnetmedia.com | Matt Shepard

Special to Sports News Highlights(SNH) — There are plenty of sports fans who believe in jinxes. Ever heard a baseball announcer mention a no-hitter in the sixth inning? Fans on social media lose their minds like the TV or radio voice has that much influence. Or how about a basketball announcer mentioning a player being perfect from the free throw line before his/her next attempt? No doubt the voice is to blame if the player’s streak comes to an end.
Ben Holden: Korda Chasing History; Aiming for Sixth Straight LPGA Victory

May 10, 2024 | newsnetmedia.com | Ben Holden

NewsFriday, May 10th 2024, 8:00 PM EDTNelly Korda of the United States tees off on the 15th hole during the Third Round of the Amundi Evian Championship at Evian Resort Golf Club on July 29, 2023 in Evian-les-Bains, France. Photo by Stuart Franklin/Getty ImagesSpecial to Sports News HighlightsThe Women’s World No. 1 golfer and LPGA star Nelly Korda will be back on the golf course this week at the 2024 Cognizant Founders Cup in New Jersey.
Ben Holden: Breaking Down the Four Remaining NHL Playoff Series

May 7, 2024 | newsnetmedia.com | Ben Holden

Special to Sports News Highlights(SNH) — Round 1 of the Stanley Cup playoffs are complete after we had a pair of Game 7’s where the home teams, Boston and Dallas, won to advance to Round 2 of the NHL postseason. Playoff drama was at its finest in those two games. Boston got the overtime winner early in the overtime session from their $11-million-dollar man, David Pastrnak, to eliminate the Toronto Maple Leafs by a final score of 2-1 at TD Garden Arena in Boston.
Matt Shepard: NBA Gems are Often Nabbed Later in the Draft

May 6, 2024 | newsnetmedia.com | Matt Shepard

Special to Sports News Highlights(SNH) — We’ve all heard the expression “diamond in the rough.” Well, I never used to think that applied to the NBA. I thought a team needed a top-five pick to get an impact player. After all, most of the greatest players in the history of the league were or are highly drafted. But look at this year’s playoffs and the bigger names the league now markets. They are NOT top-five choices. In fact, many are wonderful and surprising stories. Nikola Jokic is a superstar.
Ben Holden: At Age 66, Langer Makes Incredible Comeback

May 2, 2024 | newsnetmedia.com | Ben Holden

Special to Sports News HighlightsMichael Jordan used those words when he returned to the Chicago Bulls for his second stint with the team after his first retirement. On Wednesday, those words were used once again, this time by a longtime PGA Tour and now PGA Champions Tour pro Bernhard Langer. He held up a sign with those two words on it at the PGA Champions Tour Insperity Invitational. Langer was in front of large billboard at the golf course holding up a sign with those two words: I’m Back.
Ben Holden: Former Red Wing Vladdy’s Return to the Ice an Inspiration

Apr 30, 2024 | newsnetmedia.com | Ben Holden

Special to Sports News Highlights(SNH) — When he played for the Detroit Red Wings, Defenseman Vladimir Konstantinov was known as the “Vladdy,” the “Vladinator,” or “Vlad the Impaler” and “The Red Shark.”He was an absolute dominant force on the ice from 1991 to 1997 for the Red Wings. In the 1996-97 season, Konstantinov helped the Wings beat the Philadelphia Flyers that June to win the Stanley Cup in a four game sweep.
Matt Shepard: Detroit Sets Attendance Record, Succeeds as Host of NFL Draft

Apr 29, 2024 | newsnetmedia.com | Matt Shepard

NewsMonday, April 29th 2024, 12:17 PM EDTAn elevated overall general view of fans filling the area outside of the draft stage during the second round of the NFL football draft at Campus Martius Park on April 26, 2024 in Detroit, Michigan. Photo by Ryan Kang/Getty ImagesSpecial to Sports News Highlights(SNH) — There are certain cities where sports writers and media members want to cover big events.
Ben Holden: Scheffler’s and Korda’s Dominance Similar to a Certain Tiger

Apr 25, 2024 | newsnetmedia.com | Ben Holden

Special to Sports News Highlights(SNH) — Five starts. Four wins. One runner-up finish. And 76 under par in those five starts. Sheer dominance by World No. 1 golfer and PGA Tour star Scottie Scheffler. Those numbers are just mindboggling and not recorded since the days when Tiger Woods was in his prime. In fact, Tiger is the last player on the PGA Tour to win four of five starts when he did it at the end 2007 and at the beginning of the 2008 season.