SOUTHAMPTON, N.Y. — For thousands in the gallery on the final day of the U.S. Open, he was a most unpopular champion. One media account noted that he "defeated par, pressure and a hostile gallery Sunday" and that he "stalked poker-faced through the heat and caustic comments of the ...
NEW YORK — The Washington Mystics have really grown on their recent road trip after suffering some tough lessons early in the season. Washington has won three straight games on the road, including closing out victories late over New York and Minnesota. "I think it takes time to get to ...
SOUTHAMPTON, N.Y. — Wyndham Clark couldn't remember being in a darker place. He was publicly reviled for a moment of petulance when he smashed a locker at Oakmont after missing the cut in the U.S. Open last year. His game, his reputation, he felt it all was slipping away. Sunday at ...
SOUTHAMPTON, N.Y. — Miles Russell had quite a Father's Day gift for his dad: the chance to be the caddie in his son's U.S. Open debut. The 17-year-old amateur surprised his father, Joe, on the 18th hole Sunday when his caddie brought Russell's clubs to him outside the ropes to carry them the rest of the way. "It was kind of a fun Father's Day gift," Miles Russell said. "Kind of cool since it was my first one. Hopefully it's something he'll remember for a long time." Russell had Charlie Woods, Tiger Woods' son and his future teammate at Florida State, carrying the bag for him when ...
SOUTHAMPTON, N.Y. — Miles Russell had a long walk to his ball at the end of a long U.S. Open round with Jackson Koivun on Saturday after smashing his tee shot 407 yards on the 18th hole. "Not bad, not bad," Russell said afterward with a smile. "I hit that one pretty good." Imagine what he might be able to do when he's all grown up. The 17-year-old Russell and 21-year-old Koivun were paired together in the third round, a grouping that was being referred to during TV coverage as the future of golf. Already so accomplished before they are even professionals — Russell hasn't even ...
Former Wimbledon champion Marketa Vondrousova was suspended for four years on Monday for refusing an anti-doping test — even though the Czech player cited "mental stress" and fear when the testing agent "rang my door late at night without properly identifying themselves." The International ...
