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☆ The Masters: Bruising winds blow a flurry of big names out of ‘borderline unplayable’ Augusta National
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-12 | by ( Jack Bantock | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +5 min

Believe it or not, these are both sound bites from a golf tournament. A storm-delayed first round meant some players had to finish their first 18 holes Friday morning, exacerbating a grueling day. “Even the golf course was saying, ‘Get the hell out of here,’” Homa, chasing his first major, said. South Africa’s Charl Schwartzel clinched a two-shot victory at Augusta National in 2011, but crashed out after shooting 74 and 81. I have a chance to win the golf tournament,” Woods replied when asked by reporters what the milestone means to him.

Persons: Mike Tyson, whisking, toiled, Dustin Johnson, Sergio Garcia, Jordan Spieth, Bubba Watson –, Hideki Matsuyama, Jon Rahm, ” Rahm, “, Sand, Ashley Landis, Max Homa, Bryson DeChambeau, Scottie Scheffler, Homa, ‘, ”, DeChambeau, LIV, –, I’ve, Scheffler, Jason, Scheffler’s, Brian Harman, Wyndham Clark –, Justin Thomas, Spieth, Viktor Hovland, Charl Schwartzel, ” Schwartzel, ” Spieth, Warren Little, Shane Lowry, Akshay Bhatia, “ It’s, ” Ireland’s Lowry, Akshay, ” Bhatia, It’s, Garcia, Tyson, African Erik van Rooyen, Woods, Gary Player, Fred Couples, ” Woods Organizations: CNN, National, Sky Sports, Augusta National Locations: American, Augusta, “, British, African

TV ratings signal growth in college women’s basketballWhile Clark is enticing viewers, women’s college basketball is experiencing growth that can’t only be explained by “Clarkonomics”– as basketball analyst Debbie Antonelli called it – alone. The surge in women’s college basketball is also due to more investment in media coverage of women’s sports, said Lewis. NIL empowers players — and their sportsCollege women’s basketball players are among the biggest players in the market for Name, Image and Likeness sponsorships. College women’s basketball players are among the biggest players in the market for Name, Image and Likeness sponsorships. One factor driving the speculation that Clark might stay in college was that WNBA doesn’t have the same platform as women’s college basketball.

Persons: Caitlin Clark, Clark, It’s, Steph Curry, Michael Mulvihill, Clark –, –, Jon Lewis, Lewis, Curry, LeBron James, Michael Jordan, they’re, ”, Pete Maravich’s, Davidson, “ Clarkonomics, Debbie Antonelli, Melissa Isaacson, Iowa’s Clark, LSU’s Angel Reese, let’s, ’ ” Lewis, “, Reese, Cameron Brink, Paige Bueckers, Reed Sheppard, Rob Dillingham, Cody Williams –, Dillingham, Sam Weber, That’s, hasn’t, Isaacson, Diana Taurasi’s, Candace Parker’s, eyeing Clark, — Organizations: CNN, Iowa Hawkeyes, NBA, CBS, ESPN, Fox Sports, Sports Media Watch, UConn, Tennessee, Northwestern, NCAA, College women’s, Bueckers, WNBA, ABC, Indiana Fever Locations: Iowa, Tennessee, TickPick, Opendorse

☆ Players Championship: Wyndham Clark’s ‘duff’ into dreaded 17th hole waters allows Xander Schauffele to nudge ahead
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-16 | by ( Jack Bantock | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +6 min

CNN —Xander Schauffele capitalized on Wyndham Clark splashing a horror shot into the waters of the fabled 17th hole at TPC Sawgrass to nudge into a one stroke lead and tee up a grandstand finish at The Players Championship. “Why would you not tee the ball up when you can?” questioned Sky Sports Golf broadcaster Ewen Murray. Clark became the latest golfer to fall foul to the 17th hole. After matching Schauffele’s par at the last hole to sign off his two-under 70 round, Clark remains within striking distance of the $4.5 million winner’s purse. Having battled through a neck injury for most of his second round, Scheffler shot 68 as he bids to become the first golfer to ever win back-to-back Players titles.

Persons: Xander Schauffele, Wyndham Clark, Clark chunked, ”, Ewen Murray, “ He’s, Laura Davies, Clark, Lynne Sladky, Clark –, “, ” Clark, that’s, ’ ” Clark, John Ellis, “ I’m, Mike Ehrmann, Schauffele, Brian Harman, ” Harman rued, ” Harman, Jared C, Tilton, McIlroy England’s Matt Fitzpatrick, McNealy, Scottie Scheffler, Scheffler, Rory McIlroy’s, Webb Simpson, Justin Ray, It's, Simpson, McIlroy Organizations: CNN, PGA Tour’s, Sports, Getty, Northern, McIlroy Locations: Clark, “, Florida

☆ ‘Transcendent’ Caitlin Clark claims crowds and compliments at PGA Tour pro-am
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-07 | by ( Jack Bantock | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +3 min

CNN —Seemingly not content to dominate only the college basketball scene, Caitlin Clark stole the show at a PGA Tour event this week. Three months on, the popularity of Clark – who will be eligible for the WNBA Draft in 2024 – shows no sign of waning. A fellow Iowan, Johnson praised Clark for her “transcendent” basketball talents, but drew particular attention to her character. “I can’t speak highly enough about how she handles herself, whether it’s in interviews or just the way she goes about her work. This is not an off day for me, but it is something I really, really enjoy and love getting to do this.

Persons: CNN —, Caitlin Clark, John Deere, Clark, Clark –, Michael Reaves, Ludvig Åberg –, Zach Johnson, Johnson, “ It’s, ” Johnson, “ I’m, it’s, It’s, she’s, “, Charlie Neibergall, –, ” Clark, ”, Sweden’s Jonas Blixt, Cameron Young, James Tyree Poston Organizations: CNN, Iowa Hawkeyes, Deere, NCAA, LSU Tigers, WNBA, Ryder Locations: Illinois, Iowa

☆ Wyndham Clark wins 2023 US Open, clinching American’s first career major
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-18 | by ( Jack Bantock | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +7 min

CNN —Wyndham Clark won the 2023 US Open to claim his first major title on Sunday, edging Rory McIlroy in a nail-biting finale at Los Angeles Country Club. Ross Kinnaird/Getty ImagesFor McIlroy, US Open champion in 2011, a nine year wait for a fifth major title continues. The 34-year-old has now finished inside the top-five at 10 major tournaments since winning The Open and PGA Championship in 2014. Ezra Shaw/Getty ImagesUnfortunately for Clark however, up ahead McIlroy was showing the sort of final round composure befitting of his glittering résumé. Heading into the week, McIlroy had twice as many major titles as Clark had made major cuts – yet the world No.

Persons: CNN — Wyndham Clark, Rory McIlroy, Clark, Lise Clark, Clark teared, “, ”, “ I’ve, There’s, Ross Kinnaird, McIlroy, ” McIlroy, Rickie Fowler, –, Clark –, Xander Schauffele, Sean M, Scottie Scheffler, Cameron Smith, Fowler, Min Woo Lee, Tommy Fleetwood, Matt Fitzpatrick, Brooks Koepka, Richard Heathcote, Ezra Shaw, birdieing, Viktor Hovland’s, Harry, McIlroy bogeyed, Clark steadied, caddie John Ellis Organizations: CNN, Los Angeles Country Club, PGA Tour, Northern, PGA, Fleetwood, Royal Liverpool Golf Club, Getty Locations: Denver, American

☆ US Open: Records tumble and hole-in-ones fall as Rickie Fowler and Xander Schauffele lead breathless first round
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-15 | by ( Jack Bantock | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +5 min

CNN —Two record-breakers, a pair of hole-in-ones, and a sea of low scores: Los Angeles Country Club served up a Hollywood blockbuster with a thrilling first round at the US Open on Thursday. The pair of hole-in-one’s highlighted a day of widespread low scoring, as birdies rained down around the North Course. Thursday’s 71.34 scoring average marked the lowest ever recorded in a first round at the US Open, beating the previous low of 72.29 at the 1993 tournament. Fowler’s 10 birdies marked the most ever recorded in a US Open round. “I joked a bit earlier, I think the USGA will be a bit frustrated that the number was that low today,” Scheffler told reporters.

Persons: Rickie Fowler, Xander Schauffele, Dustin Johnson, Wyndham Clark, LIV Golf’s Johnson, Clark –, France’s Matthieu Pavon, Sam Burns, Fowler, Richard Heathcote, Rory McIlroy, Brian Harman, Bryson DeChambeau, Scottie Scheffler, Harris, Sam Bennett, Korea’s Kim Si, France’s Paul Barjon, McIlroy, David Cannon, Branden Grace, ”, I’m, ” Berry Henson, “, ” Scheffler, Burns, Pavon, ” Pavon Organizations: CNN, Los Angeles Country Club, Getty, US, USGA, skyward Locations: American, West Coast, Pavon

☆ The trans soccer team that’s making history
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-04 | by ( Hannah Ryan | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +12 min

On the rainy evening of March 31, 2023, he captained what he says is the first ever all trans masculine soccer team in Europe in a match. “I was quite nervous before the match,” Webber told CNN. They now also aim to make soccer a more inclusive sport and connect the trans community. “After the all trans feminine team played their game and once I’d played with the all-gender team, she took me aside and said she’d been thinking about what we could do next and asked if I’d be interested in captaining an all trans masc team,” Webber said. “One day, there’ll be hundreds of trans people playing football all over the country at all levels.”

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