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Past articles by Andrew:

The PGA Tour Says It Couldn’t Afford to Keep Battling Saudi Arabia

In private remarks to employees, PGA Tour commissioner Jay Monahan said the financial costs of the spending war with LIV Golf motivated the reversal that stunned the golf world. → Read More

How the PGA Tour and LIV Golf Fought Each Other Into a Merger

The two golf bodies’ attacks on each other for the last year finally drove them together in a deal that may face static from politicians, players and regulators. → Read More

LIV Golf’s Brooks Koepka Wins the PGA Championship

The 33-year-old American became the first player on the Saudi-backed circuit to win a major, the fifth of his career. → Read More

The U.S. Advances to a Round of 16 Match vs. the Netherlands

FINAL: The U.S. beats Iran 1-0 and advances to this World Cup's knockout stage, where it will face the Netherlands on Saturday. The Americans survived an injury to their star, Christian Pulisic, who netted the game's only goal, and a panicky ending. After they dominated the ball for most of the gam → Read More

The Median Age of the U.S. Soccer Starting Lineup: 24.2

The median age of the U.S. starting lineup: 24.2. The average age: 25.3. What skews the average higher? That has to do with the inclusion of 35-year-old defender Tim Ream, who has been playing well for the English Premier League club Fulham and earned his way into this unit after a couple of injurie → Read More

America’s World Cup Hopes Depend on Gen Z

The U.S. is betting on an extremely young team in Qatar. That youth is the team’s greatest asset—and also its biggest question mark. → Read More

Cameron Smith Storms Back to Win the British Open

The Australian claimed his first major championship by chasing down Rory McIlroy with a performance that included five consecutive birdies on the back-nine. → Read More

Rory McIlroy and Viktor Hovland Surge at the British Open

The pair is tied atop the leaderboard and four strokes clear of the field entering the final round as McIlroy chases his fifth major while Hovland hunts for his first. → Read More

Lawmakers Are Pushing to Depose Dan Snyder. He’s Parking the Boat Overseas.

The embattled Washington Commanders owner is in an extraordinary face-off with the House oversight committee over the terms of his appearance while he travels internationally. → Read More

Justice Department Is Investigating PGA Tour Over Potential Antitrust Violations in LIV Golf Battle

The probe shows that the Justice Department is watching the PGA Tour’s fight to retain players in the face of new competition from the Saudi-backed LIV Golf circuit. → Read More

The Trade of Baker Mayfield Highlights the Browns’ Miscalculation on Deshaun Watson

Cleveland had two starting-caliber quarterbacks. Now, with Mayfield gone and Watson facing a potential suspension, the team may have none. → Read More

The NFL Prepares to Push for an Indefinite Suspension of Deshaun Watson

The league is angling for a ban of no shorter than one season for the quarterback who has been accused by dozens of women of sexual assault or misconduct. → Read More

Quarterback Arch Manning Commits to Texas

The nephew of NFL greats Peyton and Eli Manning, and the grandson of Archie Manning, picked the Longhorns after one of the most closely watched recruitments in recent memory. → Read More

The PGA Tour’s Counterattack to LIV Golf: More Lucrative Tournaments

At his first press conference since the Saudi-backed series teed off, PGA Tour commissioner Jay Monahan outlined changes to combat LIV’s efforts to pluck away top pros. → Read More

Roger Goodell Defends NFL’s Handling of Workplace Allegations Against Dan Snyder’s Washington Commanders

The NFL commissioner told the House Oversight Committee that Snyder “has been held accountable” by the league. Snyder will be subpoenaed to give a deposition next week. → Read More

Deshaun Watson Settles 20 of the 24 Sexual Misconduct Lawsuits Against Him

The embattled quarterback still faces four outstanding cases for wrongdoing during massage therapy sessions. → Read More

Matt Fitzpatrick Wins the U.S. Open

The 27-year-old Englishman hit several lengthy putts on the back-nine to win his first career major. → Read More

A Star-Studded Leaderboard Takes Shape at the U.S. Open

Will Zalatoris and Matthew Fitzpatrick are tied for the lead at The Country Club with a quickly shifting leaderboard and big names in the hunt. → Read More

A High-Powered Legal Fight Is Brewing Over Deshaun Watson’s Impending Suspension

The star quarterback is expected to be disciplined in the coming weeks after accusations of sexual misconduct with massage therapists—and the NFL players’ union is gearing up to aid him. → Read More

NFL Stadiums Are Shaping the 2026 World Cup

Organizers unveiled the 16 venues for the tournament in the U.S., Mexico, and Canada, with all 11 American stadiums home to NFL teams. → Read More