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Rory McIlroy won the 2025 Players Championship after a playoff against J.J. Spaun. The tournament concluded on Monday following a weather delay on Sunday. McIlroy took home $4.5 million of the $25 ...

Lamine Yamal (left) and Dani Olmo (right) were key players in Spain's 2024 European Cup title run. / IMAGO/Jan Huebner The FIFA international break offers little to no recovery time for the most ...

The tennis players’ association that was co-founded by Novak Djokovic has filed multiple lawsuits around the world against the sport’s tours and governing bodies. The suit filed in the United ...

Starting early this month, he played the Cognizant Classic, followed by the Arnold Palmer Invitational, followed by this week’s Players Championship. “My wife is upset that I’ve only been ...

The biggest purse and winner’s share of the 2025 PGA Tour season is up for grabs on Sunday at the Players Championship. The Players purse is a whopping $25 million, the third straight year it ...

It may have taken three extra holes on Monday morning, but Rory McIlroy is officially The Players Champion after defeating J.J. Spaun. The victory in Ponte Vedra Beach, Florida, marks McIlroy’s ...

The first round of the Players Championship is officially in the books after five players returned to the Players Stadium Course at TPC Sawgrass on Friday to finish after a suspension because of ...

Rory McIlroy and J.J. Spaun will face off in a three-hole playoff for The Players Championship title after finishing tied at 12-under. PONTE VEDRA BEACH — Rory McIlroy feels like he should have ...

On Sunday, Rory McIlroy had to come from behind to get himself into a playoff at The Players Championship. On Monday, he won the playoff with relative ease over J.J. Spaun to win golf's so-called ...

It's Players Championship week on the First Coast. The past few days of golf have featured what's known as the deepest field in golf. Two-time defending champion Scottie Scheffler will try to ...

The NBA thrives on transactions and player movement. What team will a player join next? That means it’s never too early for a discussion about free agency. So while many teams are trying to get ...