Turner Sports said the Sunday telecast of “The Match: Champions for Charity” attracted an average of 5.8 million viewers across four of its networks. Turner says it was the most-watched golf telecast in cable TV history. It said the previous record was 4.9 million viewers on ESPN at the 2010 Masters, the year Tiger Woods […]
Continue readingThe weather did not cooperate, but that was about the only thing that went wrong Sunday during The Match: Champions for Charity. As Phil Mickelson, Tom Brady, Peyton Manning and Tiger Woods held an oversized cardboard check with a total of $20 million written in, they were soaking wet but smiling. It was a soaked, […]
Continue readingTiger Woods, Peyton Manning, Tom Brady and Phil Mickelson might just be one of the most high-profile golf foursomes in history. Let’s do the math: Woods and Mickelson combined for 20 major championships and 126 PGA Tour victories. Brady and Manning have eight Super Bowl wins and eight Most Valuable Player awards. So, yeah, that’s […]
Continue readingThe tour reconfigured the hole location on the par-3 16th hole for the final round, so it sits 24 paces on to the green and eight paces from the left edge. Both figures represent Bryant’s jersey numbers he wore during his 20-season career with the Los Angeles Lakers. Two other tributes will be more visible […]
Continue readingView photosSan Diego Padres’ Eric Hosmer tags out Los Angeles Dodgers Matt Kemp during the third inning of a baseball game on Saturday, May 5, 2018, in Monterrey, Mexico. Kemp was caught off first after a fly-out by Joc Pederson. (AP Photo/ Eduardo Verdugo)MoreSan Diego Padres rebounded nicely from Los Angeles’ combined no-hitter, using two-run […]
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