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15-Year-Old Youngest to Finish Top-25 at PGA Tour in 41 Years: ‘An Awesome Week’

“When I play well, I think I can compete with some of the better pros," high schooler Miles Russell says

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This time of the year, most 15-year-olds are indulging in the fun of spring break, but for one of golf’s youngest stars it’s spent playing in the PGA Tour — and breaking a record held for decades.

Miles Russell is balancing his time these days between being a typical teenager and also playing amongst the best professional golfers in the sport , where he is making history with his impressive skills just months away from his 16th birthday.

On Friday, Russell became the youngest player to make the Korn Ferry Tour — the PGA Tour’s developmental tour for underage players — breaking a record that was last set in 2006 by Gipper Finau. 

That achievement however, was just the beginning. Saturday, during Russell’s third round at Lakewood National Golf Club’s Commander Course, he had a one-under 70 before finishing the final round with a five-under 66. 

That impressive performance led him to tie for a 20th place finish at 14-under and made him the youngest player since 1983 to place in the Top-25 on the PGA Tour or the Korn Ferry Tour.

Russell, native of Jacksonville Beach, expressed his excitement following the tournament and his ranking. “It was an awesome week. I had a blast,” he recently told the PGA Tour .

“Especially for my first one, you may get a couple weird looks like: ‘Who’s the little kid on the range?’ But, you know, everybody was so nice and so helpful with everything,” Russell added. 

The top-ranked boys prospect at the American Junior Golf Association, Russell says this weekend’s performance boosted his confidence  to play with the professionals. 

“When I play well, I think I can compete with some of the better pros, but this week I played well and I think it kind of showed it a little bit. But a good play is always good.”

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Rory McIlroy interested in return to PGA Tour policy board: ‘I think I can be helpful’

HILTON HEAD ISLAND, SOUTH CAROLINA - APRIL 20: Rory McIlroy of Northern Ireland looks on after playing the first hole during the third round of the RBC Heritage at Harbour Town Golf Links on April 20, 2024 in Hilton Head Island, South Carolina. (Photo by Jared C. Tilton/Getty Images)

NEW ORLEANS, La. — While Rory McIlroy couldn’t confirm a return to the PGA Tour policy board until a vote takes place, McIlroy did confirm reports of current board member Webb Simpson potentially stepping away and requesting that McIlroy take his place.

And, yes, McIlroy is interested in the return.

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“I think I can be helpful,” McIlroy said. “I don’t think there’s been much progress made in the last eight months, and I was hopeful that there would be. I think I could be helpful to the process.”

McIlroy said he’d only do it if people want him involved.

“When Webb and I talked and he talked about potentially coming off the board, I said, ‘Look, if it was something that other people wanted, I would gladly take that seat,’” McIlroy continued.

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The PGA Tour policy board is a collection of six active tour players with voting power for both the PGA Tour and PGA Tour Enterprises, its new for-profit venture with outside investors. Unlike most sports in which teams have owners who vote on issues, PGA Tour players are essentially owners, and the six-player policy board wields massive power. The current board includes Tiger Woods, Patrick Cantlay, Jordan Spieth, Adam Scott, Peter Malnati and Simpson.

For so long, McIlroy, the world No. 2, was the most public face of the PGA Tour in its war with LIV Golf, the league funded by the Public Investment Fund of Saudi Arabia. It’s why McIlroy surprised many by leaving the policy board in November, citing the need to focus on golf as his obligations with the board took up so much time.

He told reporters that month in Dubai: “It just got to the point where I couldn’t fit it all in. I’m thinking as we go into the next year, as I try to get ramped up for Augusta and all those tournaments, I just can’t see me putting the time and the energy into it. If I feel like I’m not prepared going into those meetings then it is better off if someone else takes my place, who is able to put the time and the energy into it.”

But it was clear McIlroy was scaling back his strong, public position on golf matters as far back as the June 6 announcement of a framework agreement between the PGA Tour and PIF. He said he felt like a “sacrificial lamb” when called to speak at the Canadian Open that week, and he noticeably did less press and gave less opinions from June 6 on.

He took a slightly different public approach to begin 2024. He still did less press, but he returned to speaking publicly about golf’s divide , often going against PGA Tour policy board members. McIlroy has repeatedly stated his desire for the game to unify, saying wins at signature events would feel cheapened without all the best players there. He called for more of a global golf structure in line with European soccer’s Champions League structure. And when Spieth — who replaced McIlroy on the board — said in February a deal with Strategic Sports Group investing $1.5 billion meant the tour didn’t “need” a deal with PIF, McIroy came out two days later saying he had a “frank” hourlong discussion about it.

“My thing was if I’m the original (potential) investor that thought that they were going to get this deal done back in July, and I’m hearing a board member say that, you know, we don’t really need them now, how are they going to think about that? What are they gonna feel about that?” McIlroy told Sports Illustrated .

Meanwhile, McIlroy’s game has struggled. Coming off two of the best seasons of his career, he has just one top-15 finish in eight starts.

Now, reports claim McIlroy’s return would be a boon for the PGA Tour, SSG and even PIF, as McIlroy has developed a friendly relationship with PIF governor Yasir Al-Ramayyan.

“I feel like I can be helpful,” McIlroy said Wednesday. “I feel like I care a lot, and I have some pretty good experience and good connections within the game and sort of around the wider sort of ecosystem and everything that’s going on.

“But at the end of the day, it’s not quite up to me to just come back on the board. There’s a process that has to be followed. But I’m willing to do it if that’s what people want, I guess.”

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Prop Farm: Look for Nick Taylor, Adam Hadwin to improve on last year’s Zurich Classic of New Orleans runner-up

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After 16 straight weeks on TOUR of standard stroke-play tournaments, the Zurich Classic of New Orleans features a twist. Eighty teams of two players each will compete this week at TPC Louisiana with the top 33 teams and ties making the cut after 36 holes. Thursday and Saturday, the two-person teams will play Four-Balls (best ball) and on Friday and Sunday, they will play Foursomes (alternate shot).

It is hard enough to handicap a field of individuals and try to find some winning wagers but when you turn a single player into a two-headed dynamic, the challenges multiply. For any team event, I like to look at current form. If both team members come into the event playing well, that can't be a bad thing. I also like to look at complementary skill sets. Maybe Player A is a great ball-striker and Player B is an excellent putter. And finally, team chemistry. The hard part is much of this is guess work and not truly quantifiable - especially when you pair the two players and we grade their results as one unit.

"This tournament traditionally takes less handle with the team format, which I think either doesn’t resonate with bettors or they just don’t know how to approach handicapping it," said Thomas Gable, director of race and sports at The Borgata in New Jersey.

Senior manager at Mandalay Bay Race and Sportsbook, Tristan Davis, offered his theory. "The team event with alternate formats probably throws a few curveballs into some models, so I'm not expecting a lot from the sharp guys this week," he said.

Personally, I don't believe there is a connection between the betting enthusiasm being down this week and trying to sort through just exactly what Scottie Scheffler has been doing on TOUR for the last couple of months. But I wonder if the interest from the casual fan or recreational bettor would be accelerated to a much greater degree had this been Jordan Spieth or Rory McIlroy on this type of historic run, or Tiger Woods for example.

"(Scheffler's) character is not polarizing, so the story seems nonchalant,” said Las Vegas oddsmaker Jeff Sherman. "Although, they are betting on him to complete the Grand Slam this season and our price has come down."

Davis chimed in, saying, "I think with making big headlines of Scheffler's winning streak, people have to be tuning in. I think there are grounds to say that he would even be attracting new bettors. In the Tiger days, sure, he would make more noise but still I think Scottie and Nelly Korda, for the same reasons, are attracting new bettors. I would be more than happy if Scottie were to play on TOUR every week."

After winning four times in his last five starts, Scheffler is not in this week's field as he continues to eagerly await the birth of his first child - and we eagerly await his return to action. Interestingly enough, Scheffler often pairs with Sam Burns in team formats. Burns, the Louisiana native who attended LSU and has experienced success in this event in the past, is also not in this week's field - as he too is expecting the birth of his first child any day now. But while the activity at the window may be lighter, there are still some bets being made this week in the Big Easy.

"Punters are betting into Theegala/Zalatoris (+800) like they have already won. They have been by far the most popular duo as of now with over 25% of handle," said Davis, Mandalay Bay's veteran bookmaker. "The favorites for the tournament, Cantlay/Schauffele (+450), have also had good support and further down the page the Canadians, Nick Taylor and Adam Hadwin, have also had a good following."

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"Team Theegala/Zalatoris has taken some money for First Round Leader at +1800,” said Gable about what he is seeing at The Borgata. "The McIlroy/Lowry team at +750, however, has attracted the most action for overall winner."

Bogdanovich noted that has seen one small move this week. "Jhonattan Vegas/Bronson Burgoon (+12500) drew a little sharp action at a big number."

Drew O'Dell, senior data analyst at BetMGM, told me their most-bet pairs are among the shortest favorites: Theegala/Zalatoris, Cantlay/Schauffele and McIlroy/Lowry. But one difference surfaces when it comes to biggest liabilities.

"Theegala/Zalatoris is our biggest liability and Cantlay/Schauffele is our third largest,” O’Dell said, “but the team of Nick Taylor and Adam Hadwin show up here as our second-biggest liability."

Theegala/Zalatoris is a great-looking team, perhaps enhanced by their appearances together on TV commercials as a couple of wild-west gunslingers. The Irish duo of McIlroy and Lowry is certainly appealing, and this is McIlroy's first-ever appearance at the Zurich Classic of New Orleans. Schauffele and Cantlay won this tournament in 2022.

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The betting volume for myself was down a bit this week compared to traditional weeks on TOUR, but I’m keeping my focus on the outright market. I jumped on the Canadian duo of Taylor and Hadwin (+2500) as they look to build some Presidents Cup momentum together. Other pairs to make my outright card included Morikawa/Kitayama (+1200), Hoge/McNealy (+2500), Smalley/Schmid (+5500) and Echavarria/Greyserman (+8000).

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The PGA Tour will hold its only team event on the schedule.

LIV Golf goes down under.

And 15-year-old Miles Russell of Jacksonville Beach will try to add to his remarkable accomplishment last week on the Korn Ferry Tour.

There are only two guarantees for the week ahead in professional golf: Scottie Scheffler and Nelly Korda won't win because they're not playing, Scheffler won his fourth event in five starts on Monday at the RBC Heritage and Korda won her fifth start in a row at the Chevron Championship.

Event:  Zurich Classic, Thursday-Sunday, TPC Louisiana. 

At stake:  $8.9 million purse ($1,286,050 and 400 FedEx Cup points to each member of the winning team). 

Defending champions: Davis Riley-Nick Hardy. 

TV:  Golf Channel (Thursday-Friday, 3:30-6:30 p.m.; Saturday-Sunday, 12:45-2:45 p.m.); CBS (Saturday-Sunday, 3-6 p.m.). 

Area players entered: Billy Horschel -Tyson Alexander, Davis Thompson-Andrew Novak, Jimmy Stanger-Adrien Dumont de Chassart, Ben Kohles-Patton Kizzire, Nico Echavarria (with Max Greyserman), Russell Knox (Peter Malnati), Zach Johnson (Ryan Palmer), Ben Griffin (Taylor Montgomery), Sam Ryder (Beau Hossler), Keith Mitchell (Joel Dahmen), Greyson Sigg (Chesson Hadley), Carl Yuan (Zecheng Dou), Raul Pereda (Austin Cook), Jonathan Byrd (Scott Gutschewski), Ryan McCormick (Norman Xiong). 

Notable:  Riley and Hardy defeated Nick Taylor and Adam Hadwin by two shots. ... The format will be best ball of partners in rounds one and three and alternate shot in rounds two and four. ... This is the only team format on the PGA Tour schedule. 

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Event: LIV Golf Australia, Friday-Sunday, The Grange Golf Club, Adelaide. 

At stake:  $25 million purse ($4 million to the winner). 

Defending champion:  Talor Gooch. 

TV:  CW (Saturday-Sunday, 1-6 p.m.). 

Area players entered:  Cameron Smith. 

Notable: Gooch shot 62-62 to open the tournament and beat Anirbarn Lahiri by three shots. 

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Event: JM Eagle LA Championship, Thursday-Sunday, Wilshire Country Club, Los Angeles. 

At stake:  $3.75 million purse ($562,500 to the winner). 

Defending champion: Hannah Green. 

TV:  Golf Channel (Thursday-Friday, 6:30-9 p.m.; Saturday-Sunday, 6-9 p.m.). 

Area players entered: Auston Kim, Amelia Lewis, Mel Reid. 

Notable:  Green defeated Xiyu Lin and Aditi Ashok in a three-hole playoff. ... Nelly Korda, who has won her last five starts, is not playing. ... Major champions from 2023 Celin Boutier and Allisen Corpuz lead the field. 

PGA TOUR CHAMPIONS 

Event:  Mitsubishi Electric Classic, Friday-Sunday, TPC Sugarloaf, Duluth, Ga. 

At stake:  $2 million purse ($300,000 to the winner). 

Defending champion:  Stephen Ames. 

TV:  Golf Channel (Friday, 12-3 p.m.; Saturday-Sunday, 2:5-6 p.m.). 

Area players entered:  David Duval, Fred Funk, Vijay Singh. 

Notable: Ames beat Miguel Angel Jimenez by four shots. ... Also in the field will be Stewart Cink, Retief Goosen and David Toms. 

KORN FERRY TOUR 

Event: Veritex Bank Championship, Thursday-Sunday, Texas Rangers Golf Club, Arlington, Texas. 

At stake: $1 million purse ($180,000 to the winner).

  Defending champion: Spencer Levin. 

Area players entered: Dawson Armstrong, Chris Baker, Fred Biondi, Chandler Blanchet, Cody Blick, Dillon Board, Ricky Castillo, Brett Drewitt, Joey Garber, Tano Goya, Evan Harmeling, Peter Knade, Rick Lamb, Doc Redman, Miles Russell, Danny Walker, Thomas Walsh, Jared Wolfe. 

Notable:  Levin defeated Drewitt by one shot. ... Russell makes his second start in a row on the Korn Ferry Tour. He tied for 20 th last week at the LECOM Suncoast Open after becoming the youngest player ever to make the cut on the Korn Ferry Tour. 

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The 2024 NCAA Division I women’s golf regional fields were announced Wednesday.

At the six regional sites, a dozen teams will be featured along with six individuals not on those teams.

Regionals will be played May 6-8 at the following sites:]

Cle Elum Regional: Tumble Creek Club, Cle Elum, Washington (Host: Washington); Auburn Regional: Auburn Golf Club, Auburn Alabama (Host: Auburn); Bermuda Run Regional: Bermuda Run Country Club (East), Bermuda Run, North Carolina (Host: Wake Forest); Las Vegas Regional: Spanish Trail Country Club, Las Vegas, Nevada; Bryan Regional: Traditions Club, Bryan, Texas (Host: Texas A&M); East Lansing Regional: Forest Akers Golf Course, East Lansing, Michigan (Host: Michigan State).

The top five teams and top individual not on an advancing team will advance from each regional to the national championship at Omni La Costa Resort & Spa in Carlsbad, California, May 17-22. This is the first of three years the men’s and women’s championships will be at Omni La Costa.

Wake Forest is the defending national champion. Rose Zhang, the two-time defending medalist, won back-to-back individual NCAA titles, the first female golfer to accomplish the feat.

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The Indianapolis Colts are prioritizing help for young quarterback Anthony Richardson in the 2024 NFL Draft . According to team owner Jim Irsay, that could even mean a blockbuster trade up for wide receiver Marvin Harrison Jr., son of longtime Colts great Marvin Harrison and the consensus top pass catcher of the class.

The Colts have "great" interest in Harrison Jr., Irsay told Fox59 in Indianapolis , and while it will likely prove "too difficult" to secure the Ohio State product, who's widely projected as a top-five pick, Irsay said he "wouldn't rule anything out," adding the team is "open-minded" when it comes to the possibility.

The Colts currently own the No. 15 overall pick in the first round, which means a substantial leap would likely be required to draft Harrison. But several teams picking earlier on Day 1, including the Arizona Cardinals (No. 4), Los Angeles Chargers (No. 5) and Atlanta Falcons (No. 8), have been reported as trade-down candidates.

It's possible, if not probable, the Colts could simply target a pass catcher for Richardson at No. 15, where other prospects, such as LSU's Brian Thomas Jr. or Georgia tight end Brock Bowers, could be available.

Harrison Jr. would certainly have sizable shoes to fill, if he were to land in Indy. His father, a 2016 Hall of Fame inductee and eight-time Pro Bowler, spent his entire 13-year NFL career with the Colts. He retired as the franchise's all-time leading receiver with more than 1,100 catches and 14,000 yards, also helping the club win a Super Bowl .

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    Bilyeu LSU Golf Practice Facility ... PGA Tour. Player At LSU; Sam Burns: 2015-17: Smylie Kaufman: 2010-14: PGA Tour Champions. Player At LSU; David Toms: 1985-89: Web.com & Mackenzie Tours. Player

  2. Ben Taylor PGA TOUR Player Profile, Stats, Bio, Career

    The Official PGA TOUR Profile of Ben Taylor. PGA TOUR Stats, bio, video, photos, results, and career highlights

  3. LSU Golfer Ben Taylor Earns Way Back To PGA Tour

    Share. BATON ROUGE - Former LSU golfer and national team championship member Ben Taylor earned his way back on the PGA Tour Sunday at the final event of the Korn Ferry Tour regular season in ...

  4. LSU Tigers golf

    The LSU Tigers golf team represents the Louisiana State University in the sport of golf. ... 13 career PGA tour victories; Coaching staff. Chuck Winstead is the head coach of the LSU Tigers golf team. He has been head coach since 2006. He was also a member of the LSU golf team from 1989-1991.

  5. Sam Burns

    PGA Championship. T20: 2022. U.S. Open. T27: 2022. The Open Championship. T42: 2022. Samuel Holland Burns (born July 23, 1996) is an American professional golfer who plays on the PGA Tour. He played his college golf at Louisiana State University. He has won five times on the PGA Tour.

  6. Burns Wins First Career PGA Tour Event

    Palm Harbor, Fla. - The wait is over. Former LSU men's golfer Sam Burns secured his first career PGA Tour event win on Sunday at the Valspar Championship by firing a 3-under 68 in the final ...

  7. Burns stays red-hot with his PGA rise

    LSU golfer Sam Burns captured another championship with a thrilling comeback. Former LSU men's golfer Sam Burns won his third PGA Tour title of the 2021-22 season on Sunday afternoon at the ...

  8. 2021-22 LSU Men's Golf Record Book by LSU Athletics

    13 career PGA TOUR victories 2018 U.S. Senior Open Champion 2001 PGA Champion 2002, 2004 and 2006 Ryder Cup team member 2003, 2005, 2007 and 2011 Presidents Cup team member Led the U.S. squad with ...

  9. Players with Louisiana ties on the various professional golfing tours

    Status: The former LSU golfer finished seventh on the Web.com Tour regular-season money list to earn his PGA Tour card. Won the United Leasing Championship and $248,088 in prize money.

  10. Andrew Loupe

    He played college golf at LSU and was a two-time All-American. [1] Loupe turned pro in 2011 and spent most of the next two seasons on the NGA Pro Golf Tour. He played his first PGA Tour event in 2011 when he qualified for the Zurich Classic of New Orleans; he went on to miss the cut. He played on the Web.com Tour in 2013, finishing 70th in the ...

  11. Brian Bateman

    Brian Bateman (born February 25, 1973) is an American professional golfer, who played on the PGA Tour.. Bateman was born in Monroe, Louisiana.He played collegiately at Louisiana State University (LSU) where he graduated in 1996 with a degree in marketing. He turned professional in 1996. Bateman played on the Nationwide Tour from 1997 to 2001 and 2010 to 2011, winning once.

  12. John Peterson (golfer)

    Achievements and awards. Web.com Tour. Finals money list winner. 2013. John Herring Peterson (born April 18, 1989) is an American professional golfer . Peterson was born in Fort Worth, Texas. He played college golf at Louisiana State University. At LSU, he was a three-time All-American and won twice, including the 2011 NCAA Division I Championship.

  13. LSU Golf: Sam Burns to join US team at 2023 Ryder Cup

    Former LSU and current PGA Tour golfer Sam Burns will be representing the United States at the 2023 Ryder Cup at Marco Simone Golf and Country Club in Rome, where the US team will take on the European Team.. US captain Zach Johnson announced the selections on Tuesday. "There's no higher honor than to represent your country.

  14. 15-Year-Old Youngest to Finish Top-25 at PGA Tour in 41 Years

    15-year-old Miles Russell became the youngest golfer to finish in the top 25 at a PGA Tour tournament in 41 years. ... LSU and Olivia Dunne Capture First NCAA Gymnastics Championship: 'Best Day ...

  15. PGA Tour's Tyler Dennis explains Enterprises player equity program

    PGA Tour chief competitions officer Tyler Dennis explains the news of the PGA Tour Enterprises' player equity program, which gives nearly 200 players access to $1.5 billion in equity. ... LSU women's golf head coach Garrett Runion talks about the Tigers' regional selection for the NCAA Division I Women's Golf Championships. 3:13.

  16. LSU Men's Golf Tees Off Wednesday in SEC Championship

    by Ethan W. Anderson. BATON ROUGE - The LSU men's golf team is set to begin stroke play at the SEC championship on Wednesday morning when it tees off at Sea Island Golf Club in St. Simons ...

  17. ANWA gives LSU golf star Ingrid Lindblad final test before ...

    She is a four-time first-team All-American, being named a finalist for the Annika Award, given to the top women's collegiate golfer, all four years. She has won 13 times in her career, an LSU record, and also has the school record for career scoring average (70.31) and top-10 finishes (39 in 46 total events).

  18. Baton Rouge, LSU golfer Trey Winstead edged out in Korn Ferry Tour

    A rookie on the Korn Ferry Tour, one level below the PGA Tour, the 25-year-old Winstead prepped at University High before playing at LSU from 2017-22 for his father, former LSU coach Chuck Winstead.

  19. Smylie Kaufman PGA TOUR Player Profile, Stats, Bio, Career

    The Official PGA TOUR Profile of Smylie Kaufman. PGA TOUR Stats, bio, video, photos, results, and career highlights

  20. McIlroy: 'I could be helpful' on PGA Tour policy board

    The PGA Tour policy board is a collection of six active tour players with voting power for both the PGA Tour and PGA Tour Enterprises. ... Brody Miller covers golf and the LSU Tigers for The ...

  21. Prop Farm: Look for Nick Taylor, Adam Hadwin to improve on last year's

    After 16 straight weeks on TOUR of standard stroke-play tournaments, the Zurich Classic of New Orleans features a twist. Eighty teams of two players each will c

  22. PGA Tour goes to New Orleans, LPGA in LA, LIV Golf goes down under

    pga tour Event: Zurich Classic, Thursday-Sunday, TPC Louisiana. At stake: $8.9 million purse ($1,286,050 and 400 FedEx Cup points to each member of the winning team).

  23. NCAA: 2024 women's college golf regional fields, seeds announced

    The media could not be loaded, either because the server or network failed or because the format is not supported. The 2024 NCAA Division I women's golf regional fields were announced Wednesday. At the six regional sites, a dozen teams will be featured along with six individuals not on those teams. Regionals will be played May 6-8 at the ...

  24. LSU vs. Missouri 4/21/24

    Stream the NCAA Baseball Game LSU vs. Missouri live from SECN+ on Watch ESPN. Live stream on Sunday, April 21, 2024. ... ESPN+ • PGA TOUR. Live. RBC Heritage: Featured Hole #17 (Final Round ...

  25. 2024 NFL Draft: Colts owner Jim Irsay not ruling out blockbuster trade

    The Indianapolis Colts are prioritizing help for young quarterback Anthony Richardson in the 2024 NFL Draft.According to team owner Jim Irsay, that could even mean a blockbuster trade up for wide ...