PGA Tour rookie Nick Dunlap overcomes big nerves; qualifies for BMW Championship
Things were looking up for PGA Tour rookie Nick Dunlap, who entered the final round of the FedEx St. Jude Championship in sole second place and needed a top-five finish to qualify for next week’s BMW Championship. Oh, and any player who finishes in the top 50 in the FedExCup standings and advances to the […]
PGA Tour pro overcomes sweating issue, hip injury to grab share of FedEx St. Jude lead
Considering the city of Memphis is the birthplace of rock and roll, it’s only natural to mention the late, great Jerry Lee Lewis. TPC Southwind, home of the FedEx St. Jude Championship this week, looks like it’s been engulfed in a giant fireball. Over the past few days, heat indexes in southwest Tennessee have exceeded […]
Rams’ Stetson Bennett overcomes four interceptions to lead game-winning drive
INGLEWOOD, Calif. — For 57 minutes Sunday afternoon, Stetson Bennett looked like a quarterback who hadn’t been on the field in nearly a year. But in the final three minutes, Bennett led the Los Angeles Rams on a game-winning drive and may have revived memories of when he led the University of Georgia to its […]
Snoop Dogg overcomes fear of horses at Olympics dressage
Snoop Dogg’s popularity continues. The greatest hip-hop artist of all time is a fixture at the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris, France, and was another highlight over the weekend. Despite his self-admitted fear of horses, the Long Beach, California native dressed up in costume and competed in a dressage event with longtime friend Martha Stewart. […]
Tommy Fleetwood improbably overcomes discomfort, shares Olympic lead with outstanding 64
Tommy Fleetwood recorded the lowest score in the second round of the 2024 Olympics, the member of Team Great Britain posting three strokes better than his first-round four-under 67. On Friday, he shot a 7-under 64 with one eagle, six birdies and one bogey. The score moved him up 11 places on the leaderboard, putting […]
Scottie Scheffler never panicked; overcomes bad lie to vault back into Olympics mix
Scottie Scheffler had every reason to panic midway through the second round at Le Golf National, but he never did. The world number one took an uncharacteristic driveway to the right of the seventh fairway, where the ball came to rest in the fluffy weeds. The tall, dense grass completely covered the ball, and Scheffler […]
Yankees’ Will Warren overcomes rocky start for solid MLB debut
PHILADELPHIA — Will Warren called his MLB debut on Tuesday a “dream come true.” The 25-year-old right-hander was called up to the Yankees’ starting rotation after Gerrit Cole was sidelined with full-body soreness and learned of the news in a phone call from Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre manager Shelley Duncan. Because it happened on trade deadline day, […]
Rickie Fowler overcomes recent struggles to grab early Travelers Championship lead
CROMWELL, Conn. — Rickie Fowler has had a lack of consistency this season, failing to win or finish in the top 10 in any tournament he’s played in. But he found something on the greens Thursday that led to a 6-under 64 in the opening round of the Travelers Championship. He didn’t make a single […]
Tony Gonzales overcomes primary challenge despite opposition from GOP colleagues
Rep. Tony Gonzales (R-TX) has survived his high-profile primary election, setting the stage for him to be reelected to a third term in his Texas House seat while defeating a far-right challenger who was backed by many of the incumbent’s GOP colleagues in the lower chamber. Gonzales defeated challenger Brandon Herrera after garnering 50.7% of […]
Sahith Theegala overcomes “freak injury” to soar into PGA Championship contention
One of the most popular young players in the game finally arrived at this week’s PGA Championship feeling healthy. Saheeth Segala, playing in his eighth major league game, bruised his ribs the week before the Wells Fargo Championship, which he called a “freak injury.” “I slipped my rib the Saturday before the Wells Fargo game […]