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Golf goes indoors on prime time with high-tech TGL league

Jan. 02, 2025 09:27 AM EST

PALM BEACH GARDENS, Fla. (AP) — Xander Schauffele is making his season debut twice in the span of seven days at venues separated by a lot more than some 5,000 miles. One is at The Sentry, the season opener on the PGA Tour that starts Thursday on hilly terrain in Maui with endless...

Moment of silence for former President Jimmy Carter held before the Falcons-Commanders game

Dec. 29, 2024 20:50 PM EST

LANDOVER, Md. (AP) — Jimmy Carter was honored with a moment of silence before the Atlanta Falcons’ game at the Washington Commanders on Sunday night, hours after the 39th president of the United States died at the age of 100 in Plains, Georgia. Beyond being a Georgia native who...

Falcons' Cousins says he 'didn't forget how to play quarterback' after losing starting job to Penix

Dec. 18, 2024 19:48 PM EST

FLOWERY BRANCH, Ga. (AP) — Kirk Cousins was signed to a massive four-year deal with the Atlanta Falcons because he was perceived to be the missing piece at quarterback for a team that otherwise was ready for a return to the playoffs. Cousins lost his starting job to rookie Michael...

PGA Tour to hire CEO to run expanding business. Jay Monahan stays on as commissioner

Dec. 17, 2024 12:24 PM EST

The PGA Tour, flush with a $1.5 billion investment from private equity and still negotiating with the Saudi-backers of LIV Golf as a minority investor, is hiring a CEO for the first time who will work alongside Commissioner Jay Monahan. Monahan made the announcement to his staff...

Kirk Cousins acknowledges he must play better if Atlanta Falcons are to make a playoff push

Dec. 17, 2024 01:53 AM EST

LAS VEGAS (AP) — If the Atlanta Falcons are going to make a playoff push, coach Raheem Morris and quarterback Kirk Cousins both know the 13-year veteran needs to improve his performance over the last three games of the season. “He’s got to play better,” Morris said after the...

Bernie Marcus, The Home Depot co-founder and billionaire philanthropist, dies at 95

Nov. 05, 2024 18:10 PM EST

NEW YORK (AP) — Bernard “Bernie” Marcus, the co-founder of The Home Depot, a billionaire philanthropist, and a big Republican donor, has died. He was 95. Marcus died Monday in Boca Raton, Florida, surrounded by family, according to a Home Depot spokesperson. ...