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PGA News: Jon Rahm would ‘100%’ give up Tour streak for first FedEx Cup title

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PGA News: Jon Rahm would ‘100%’ give up Tour streak for first FedEx Cup title

Jon Rahm enters the Tour Championship in a somewhat unfamiliar position — the role of the hunter.

After bursting out of the gates of the 2022-23 season with three wins and seven consecutive top-10 finishes on the PGA Tour, Rahm captured his first Masters title in April. He has also spent 30 consecutive weeks ranked No. 1 in the FedEx Cup rankings.

That’s not even counting a win at the DP World Tour Championship in November.

However, Rahm admitted fatigue set in after being in contention week after week, including dealing with weather delays at Augusta. He hasn’t won since. Rahm has fallen short in nine attempts to become the first player since Justin Thomas in 2016-17 to win five times in a single PGA Tour season.

“Being in contention every time, it’s a little bit more taxing, especially Sundays if you’re on the lead or close to the lead, mentally,” Rahm said Tuesday at East Lake Golf Club ahead of this week’s Tour Championship. “You think you’re always putting the same output, but the pressure’s a little bit different.”

Rahm does have a pair of runner-ups in his past nine starts, including a T22 at The 151st Open Championship. However, he has finished T37 and T31 in the first two legs of the playoffs to slip to No. 3 in the world rankings and No. 4 in the FedEx Cup standings.

The leader until just last week, Rahm begins the Tour Championship four strokes behind Scottie Scheffler, two behind Viktor Hovland and one behind Rory McIlroy on Thursday’s staggered scoring start.

Rahm is a fan of the course in Atlanta, where he finished second to Patrick Cantlay in a dramatic finish two years ago. He is also tied with Tony Finau and Xander Schauffele for the longest active streak in qualifying for the Tour Championship in each of the past seven seasons, but has yet to claim that elusive first FedEx Cup title.

“To be a 100 percent honest, I’ll gladly give up that streak to be able to say that I have a win out here,” Rahm admitted.

The 28-year-old Spaniard already has a shelf full of the sport’s biggest trophies, his win at the Masters topping a list that includes the 2021 U.S. Open and the 2018 Ryder Cup as a rookie for Team Europe.

Where might Rahm rank a FedEx Cup title among his career accomplishments thus far.

“Obviously, majors are the most important thing in golf. That’s how it’s been and that’s kind of how it is,” he said. “But there’s a difference to being the FedEx Cup champion, just because you enter the playoffs in certain position, you earned your spot to this week, and then to just be able to finish it off.

“It feels like it’s more than just one week. It’s a culmination of a whole year in these last three weeks in a row. So, it has a little bit of a different special feel to it. I want to be able to say I’m a FedEx Cup champion.”

–Field Level Media

CHAMP News: Vijay Singh wins Ally Challenge after Paul Goydos five-putts

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CHAMP News: Vijay Singh wins Ally Challenge after Paul Goydos five-putts

Vijay Singh of Fiji collected his first win on the PGA Tour Champions in nearly five years after some late drama at the Ally Challenge on Sunday in Grand Blanc, Mich.

Not long after Singh signed for a 4-under 68 that boosted his 54-hole score to 14-under 202, Paul Goydos five-putted at the par-3 17th hole at Warwick Hills Golf & Country Club.

After failing to convert a birdie putt, Goydos missed three more times from 3 feet to plummet from 15 under to 12 under. That left Singh in the lead for good, as Goydos could only par the final hole to finish two shots behind.

Four putts from 3 feet.

Paul Goydos' 1-shot lead became a 2-shot deficit after a triple bogey on the 17th hole @AllyChallenge. pic.twitter.com/KRRdp97iXo

— PGA TOUR Champions (@ChampionsTour) August 27, 2023

Singh said he couldn’t believe it when Goydos’ name disappeared from the digital leaderboard near the 18th hole.

“I’m as shocked as anybody else,” Singh said on the Golf Channel broadcast.

Jeff Maggert placed second at 13 under after a final-round 69. Tim Petrovic (66), Harrison Frazar (70) and Canada’s Stephen Ames (70) tied with Goydos for third. Darren Clarke of Northern Ireland, who shared the second-round lead with Goydos, shot a 72 and placed seventh at 11 under.

Singh made three birdies and a bogey on the front nine before rolling in three birdies in a row at Nos. 12-14. That pushed him to 15 under, but he gave one back right away with a bogey at No. 15 before parring the rest of the way.

Singh, 60, had won three times at Warwick Hills when it hosted a PGA Tour event, the now-defunct Buick Open. Singh’s last title came at the Charles Schwab Cup Championship in November 2018.

“It was a long time coming,” Singh said. “Whenever I tee it up here I always feel like I have a chance to win. But now it materialized. I’ve been working really hard. This year’s been pretty good to me.”

Singh began the day one stroke off the lead. The first two rounds were both played Saturday after flooding made the course unplayable on Friday.

–Field Level Media

NCAAF News: Washington loses RB Cameron Davis to season-ending injury

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NCAAF News: Washington loses RB Cameron Davis to season-ending injury

Washington running back Cameron Davis is out for the season with a leg injury, leaving the No. 10 Huskies to scramble in the days before the season begins.

Davis was injured in practice last week. Washington plans to push more of the load to transfer Dillon Johnson, but will also count on untested ball carriers to balance the workload.

“Cam is a huge part of (our offense),” Huskies coach Kalen DeBoer said. “It’s his second year in the system … works so hard, leads the right way, disciplined guy. He not only does a great job with the ball in his hands but in pass protection he knows everything inside and out.”

Davis led Pac-12 freshmen with 13 rushing touchdowns in 2022 as part of a shared backfield cooperative with Wayne Taulapapa. Entering his sophomore season, Davis had Washington “excited about where he was.”

Johnson joined UW after three seasons at Mississippi State under the late Mike Leach.

“Guys have the opportunity to step up and we want that from them. And they will,” DeBoer said. “That’s what every football season brings is adversity and our team is going to respond in a great way.”

Washington opens the season against Boise State on Sept. 2.

–Field Level Media

NFL News: Report: Titans to sign DL Trevon Coley

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NFL News: Report: Titans to sign DL Trevon Coley

Defensive lineman Trevon Coley is expected to sign a deal with the Tennessee Titans, NFL Network reported Monday.

Coley, 29, who has not played in the NFL since 2020, has 100 career tackles over 44 NFL games (31 starts) in four seasons for the Cleveland Browns (2017-18), Indianapolis Colts (2019) and Arizona Cardinals (2020).

Coley was a starter during his two seasons with the Browns before he was waived before the 2019 season.

In recent years, Coley was claimed off waivers by the New York Jets in December of 2020 but did not play with the team. He was in training camp with the Titans in 2021 but went on injured reserve before the season began, and was on the Chicago Bears’ practice squad last season.

–Field Level Media

NFL News: Dolphins RB De’Von Achane (shoulder) week to week

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NFL News: Dolphins RB De’Von Achane (shoulder) week to week

Miami Dolphins rookie running back De’Von Achane is week-to-week with a shoulder injury.

Head coach Mike McDaniel said Monday that Achane avoided a severe injury when a defensive lineman fell on him during Saturday’s 28-3 preseason win at Houston.

Achane, 21, was a third-round pick out of Texas A&M. He has rushed for 52 yards on 15 carries and added 41 yards on four catches in two preseason games.

McDaniel also announced that backup quarterback Mike White is in concussion protocol and will not be active for Saturday’s preseason finale at Jacksonville.

White, 28, posted a 2-5 record for the New York Jets in games he started between 2021 and 2022, completing 62.2 percent of his passes for 2,145 yards with eight touchdowns and 12 interceptions.

–Field Level Media

NFL News: Report: 49ers signing veteran WR Anthony Miller

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NFL News: Report: 49ers signing veteran WR Anthony Miller

The San Francisco 49ers are close to signing wide receiver Anthony Miller, according to the Schultz Report.

The speedy veteran is undergoing a physical and is expected to sign a deal on Monday, per the report.

Miller, 28, played his first three seasons with the Chicago Bears before splitting 2022 with the Houston Texans and Pittsburgh Steelers.

The 2018 second-round pick out of Memphis has 140 career catches for 1,589 yards and 12 touchdowns in 50 games (18 starts).

–Field Level Media

OVERWATCH News: O2 Blast upend Seoul Dynasty in Summer Stage knockouts

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OVERWATCH News: O2 Blast upend Seoul Dynasty in Summer Stage knockouts

O2 Blast recorded a 3-0 sweep of the Seoul Dynasty on Sunday to continue their surge through the first two matches in the East Region Overwatch League Summer Stage knockouts.

After posting a 3-1 win over the Guangzhou Charge on Saturday, O2 Blast made short work of the Dynasty. O2 Blast notched a 2-1 win on Lijiang Tower, a 3-2 victory on Numbani and a 3-0 triumph on the third map, Suravasa.

O2 Blast advanced to next Sunday’s clash against the Seoul Infernal, who seized a 3-1 win over Sin Prisa Gaming.

The Infernal got off to a fast start with a 2-0 victory on Lijiang Tower and a 3-2 victory on Midtown. Sin Prisa Gaming rebounded with a 3-1 triumph on Suravasa before the Infernal finished off the match with a 1-0 victory on Colosseo.

Also on Sunday, the Dallas Fuel notched a 3-0 sweep of Poker Face, while Hangzhou Spark advanced with a 3-0 triumph versus Dreamers. The two victorious clubs will square off next Sunday.

The Fuel dismissed Poker Face after securing a 2-0 win on Lijiang Tower, a 2-1 victory on Numbani and a 3-0 win on New Junk City. Poker Face will look to rebound next Saturday against Rhodes in the elimination round.

The Spark upended the Dreamers after posting a 2-0 win on Ilios, a 2-1 victory on Eichenwalde and a 3-1 triumph on New Junk City. The Dreamers will meet PANTHERA on Saturday in lower-bracket action.

The grand final is set for Sept. 10. The top two teams in this round automatically qualify for the Overwatch League playoffs.

–Field Level Media

OTHER News: Version1 wins Gamers8 Rocket League title

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OTHER News: Version1 wins Gamers8 Rocket League title

Version1 claimed the Gamers8 2023 Rocket League title by defeating Rule One 4-1 in the grand final Sunday in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.

Version1, an American esports organization owned by the Wilf family of Minnesota Vikings fame, collected a $500,000 grand prize out of a $2 million prize pool.

The playoff semifinals and final were held Sunday to conclude the four-day tournament; all playoff matches were best-of-seven. Version1 beat Team Falcons 4-2 to advance to the final, while Rule One took care of Team BDS 4-1 in the penultimate round.

In the final, Version1 opened with a 3-1 win on Utopia Coliseum (Dusk). Rule One answered by scoring 20 seconds into overtime for a 6-5 triumph on Salty Shores (Night).

It was all Version1 from there. They prevailed 3-1 on Forbidden Temple, 5-0 on Wasteland (Night) and 4-3 in overtime on Urban Central (Night).

American Landon “BeastMode” Konerman of Version1, who scored the clinching goal 1:23 into overtime on Urban Central, captured tournament MVP honors.

The 24-team tournament began Thursday with a group stage in which Rule One and Version1 were drawn into the same group. Rule One beat Version1 in the Group D upper-bracket final 3-1 to advance to the playoffs, while Version1 recovered and won the lower-bracket final 3-2 over Team Liquid to reach the next stage.

Version1 also survived a 4-3 quarterfinal win over Oxygen Esports on Saturday, while Rule One swept Team Vitality, which won the Rocket League World Championship earlier this month.

1. $500,000 — Version1
2. $300,000 — Rule One
3-4. $200,000 — Team BDS, Team Falcons
5-8. $95,000 — Team Vitality, FURIA Esports, Gen.G Mobil1 Racing, Oxygen Esports
9-12. $50,000 — G2 Esports, Monkeys, Karmine Corp, Team Liquid
13-16. $25,000 — OpTic Gaming, Twisted Minds, FaZe Clan, Team Secret
17-24. $15,000 — Ground Zero Gaming, Elevate, Gaimin Gladiators, Ninjas in Pyjamas, Pioneers, Limitless, suhhh, KOI

–Field Level Media

Sun hang on to beat Mystics, 68-64

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DeWanna Bonner made a tiebreaking 3-pointer after the Sun saw a big lead vanish, allowing Connecticut to pull out a 68-64 victory against the host Washington Mystics on Tuesday night.

The Sun needed late-game defensive stops to secure the win. The Mystics missed their last six shots from the field after tying the game at 63-63 with 1:54 left to play.

Alyssa Thomas racked up 22 points and 10 rebounds for Connecticut, while Bonner finished with 17 points. Tiffany Hayes added 12 points for the Sun (23-10), who won their second game in a row following a three-game skid.

Nathasha Cloud racked up 19 points and Shakira Austin provided 13 points and seven rebounds for the Mystics (15-18), who again played without standout forward Elena Delle Donne (hip).

Washington has lost back-to-back home games following a two-game winning streak as it tries to secure a playoff spot. Connecticut clinched a postseason berth over the weekend.

Bonner’s go-ahead basket came with 1:37 remaining and ended what was nearly a five-minute scoring drought for the Sun.

The Mystics missed their next two shots before Austin went 1-for-2 on free throws with 34.1 seconds to play. Washington kept possession by using an offensive rebound to extend its chances, but the Mystics missed three shots with a chance to either tie or move into the lead.

Bonner sank a pair of foul shots at the 3.1-second mark to help seal the outcome.

Thomas was 10 of 16 from the field, but the Mystics kept her under control for chunks of the second half.

Washington went 13-for-15 on free throws, but it was hurt by 20 turnovers. The Mystics did have good defensive moments, compiling seven blocked shots to go with a 38-28 rebounding advantage.

The Mystics wiped out a 14-point, second-half deficit, pulling even on Austin’s late, fourth-quarter jumper.

The Sun led 36-31 at halftime and then scored the first nine points of the second half.

–Field Level Media

MLB News: Pirates host Cards in battle of NL Central’s cellar dwellers

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MLB News: Pirates host Cards in battle of NL Central’s cellar dwellers

The two worst teams in the National League Central will meet on Monday when the St. Louis Cardinals visit the Pittsburgh Pirates in the opener of a three-game series.

The Pirates sit fourth in the division, with the Cardinals 1 1/2 games behind them. Only the Colorado Rockies have a worse record in the NL.

St. Louis, which is 27-33 on the road, snapped a four-game losing streak on Sunday with a come-from-behind 7-3 win over the New York Mets. Cardinals first baseman Paul Goldschmidt had three hits, including a two-run homer in the fifth to put St. Louis on top 3-2.

Goldschmidt was 0-for-7 in his previous two games and 2-for-16 in his previous four entering Sunday.

“It (had) been a rough few days for me and our team,” Goldschmidt said. “It was nice to be able to get that hit and put us on top, and the rest of the guys did a great job to keep us there.

“I’ll keep trying to play well.”

Meanwhile, Pittsburgh has lost five of its last seven games.

The Pirates’ offense has been kind to opposing starters over the past couple of games. At least that’s one way to look at it.

Minnesota’s Sonny Gray pitched 5 1/3 perfect innings on Saturday in a game Pittsburgh came back to win 7-4 behind five RBIs from designated hitter Andrew McCutchen.

In Sunday’s rubber match of the three-game series, Dallas Keuchel pitched 6 1/3 perfect innings as the Pirates lost 2-0, mustering just two hits.

Pittsburgh manager Derek Shelton said the circumstances were different and there was no carryover from Saturday to Sunday

“We just didn’t have any scoring opportunities (Sunday),” Shelton said.

The Pirates will look to get their offense going on Monday against left-hander Drew Rom, who is expected to be summoned from Triple-A Memphis to make his major league debut.

Rom was the primary pitching prospect acquired from Baltimore in an Aug. 1 trade deadline deal that sent right-hander Jack Flaherty to the Orioles.

“He’s got some swing-and-miss, which is exciting,” Cardinals manager Oliver Marmol said of Rom. “We get to take a peek at it, and I look forward to it.”

In two starts at Memphis, Rom recorded a pair of victories, allowing just two runs (one earned) in 11 innings — good for an 0.82 ERA. He also made 19 appearances (18 starts) for Triple-A Norfolk this season while in the Orioles’ organization. During his time there, Rom went 7-6 with a 5.34 ERA.

Left-hander Matthew Liberatore was originally scheduled to take the mound for St. Louis on Monday, but his start was pushed back to Wednesday after he had some back discomfort following a weightlifting workout.

“He was no-throw for two days in order to let it calm down, so we’ll just push it back two days to allow him to get a bullpen in and then still be able to be ready for Wednesday,” Marmol said.

Pittsburgh has yet to name a starter for the series opener.

–Field Level Media

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PGA News: Jon Rahm would ‘100%’ give up Tour streak for first FedEx Cup title

CHAMP News: Vijay Singh wins Ally Challenge after Paul Goydos five-putts

NCAAF News: Washington loses RB Cameron Davis to season-ending injury

NFL News: Report: Titans to sign DL Trevon Coley

NFL News: Dolphins RB De’Von Achane (shoulder) week to week

NFL News: Report: 49ers signing veteran WR Anthony Miller

OVERWATCH News: O2 Blast upend Seoul Dynasty in Summer Stage knockouts

OTHER News: Version1 wins Gamers8 Rocket League title

Sun hang on to beat Mystics, 68-64

MLB News: Pirates host Cards in battle of NL Central’s cellar dwellers

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