Tyrrell Hatton had vivid memories when he returned to Bay Hill, most of them the feeling of pure iron shots on the closing holes or his heart rate as he tried to navigate 20 feet in two putts on a baked green for his first PGA Tour victory. Hatton received an enormous ovation after he rolled in a short par putt to win the Arnold Palmer Invitational. “It's kind of hard to remember the cheers, really,” Hatton said Wednesday.
Giannis Antetokounmpo continues to key an offensive surge that has led to Milwaukee's four-game winning streak. Antetokounmpo is averaging 35.5 points, 13.8 rebounds and six assists during the Bucks' streak, and Milwaukee is averaging 132 points over their past three wins over the Sacramento Kings, Minnesota Timberwolves and New Orleans Pelicans. The Bucks, and the two-time league MVP, will try to keep their momentum going on Sunday when they host the Los Angeles Clippers in a matchup of two of the leading teams in their respective conferences.
Canelo Alvarez's "stay busy" fight went by without incident on Saturday, as the super middleweight champion dominated challenger Avni Yildirim on his way to a third-round TKO win in Miami.
The 19-year-old Pole shot out of relative obscurity last year when she became the youngest woman to win the Roland Garros title since Monica Seles in 1992. Swiatek did not drop a set throughout the WTA 500 tournament and lost only 22 games in all. "For sure, there is something that clicks," Swiatek, who will rise to a new career-high ranking of number 15 on Monday, said of her good form during her title runs.
On the face of it a 0-0 draw away to Chelsea was not a bad result for Manchester United but their record against the big guns this season is lamentable and a key reason why they are nowhere near challenging Manchester City for the title. United also drew 0-0 at home to Chelsea as they did against Manchester City while they picked up one point from two games against Arsenal, were thrashed 6-1 at home by Tottenham and drew 0-0 away at Liverpool.
Furkan Korkmaz (Philadelphia 76ers) with a 3-pointer vs the Indiana Pacers, 03/01/2021
If you turned off the Kings game with a minute to go, you were surprised to wake up to a loss.
It was the fifth singles ATP crown for the world number 15 and follows his success on the hardcourts of Tokyo in 2017. The 30-year-old got off to a poor start against Spaniard Bautista Agut in Sunday's match at Court Patrice Dominguez when he lost a tight opening set to the top seed. Goffin regained focus to dominate the contest thereafter and came away with a victory in which he fired 13 aces and converted four out of seven breakpoints.
Byron is the third winner in the first three races of 2021.
Australian Alexei Popyrin has blossomed quietly in the shadows of compatriots Nick Kyrgios and Alex De Minaur in recent years but on Sunday the rangy 21-year-old grabbed the spotlight with his maiden ATP title in Singapore. Having never before surmounted the quarter-finals of an ATP event, Popyrin overhauled Kazakh Alexander Bublik 4-6 6-0 6-2 in the Singapore Open decider to continue his eye-catching start to the season. Popyrin now has an 8-2 winning record in 2021, having upset David Goffin in the Australian Open first round and former U.S. Open champion Marin Cilic in the Singapore semi-finals.
Longhorns players were allegedly told they wouldn't be able to get a job in Texas if they kept protesting.
The UFC has indicated Dominick Cruz's wish will be obliged, but it's up to the Nevada commission.
Jon Jones is apparently amused by Israel Adesanya's change of course when it comes to a potential highly anticipated grudge match.
The jazz blew a lead in the fourth against the Sixers, and Donovan Mitchell was none too happy with some of the circumstances surrounding the L. By Adam Hermann
Minnesota Vikings GM Rick Spielman addressed the Danielle Hunter situation, the linebacker problem, Kirk Cousins ahead of 2021 free agency.
Two of UFC's longest-tenured heavyweights are on the way out.
Any great rivalry is rooted in respect.
The “Inside the NBA” analyst took part in a mixed tag-team match, performing alongside Jade Cargill, a former fitness model and college basketball player.
Does Chris Simms have a point about Wilson and the Seahawks?
Kyle Rudolph in his goodbye to Minnesota said he thinks the Vikings would have won the Super Bowl with a healthy Sam Bradford. By Dave Zangaro