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And What Is His Handicap Today? Christina Salvador/Sygma/Sygma/Getty Images Reminder: What Is Scratch? The terms “scratch golfer” and “reaching scratch” or “a handicap of scratch” refers to a golfer’s handicap index. A golfer is said to be a scratch golfer when he or she achieves a handicap of zero. Only a tiny fraction of golfers […]Read More

And What Is His Handicap Today?   Christina Salvador/Sygma/Sygma/Getty Images   Reminder: What Is Scratch? The terms “scratch golfer” and “reaching scratch” or “a handicap of scratch” refers to a golfer’s handicap index. A golfer is said to be a scratch golfer when he or she achieves a handicap of zero. Only a tiny fraction […]

1:44 AM ET David SchoenfieldESPN Senior Writer Close[1] Senior writer of SweetSpot baseball blog Former deputy editor of Page 2 Been with ESPN.com since 1995 For about 90 minutes on Wednesday night, I fully grasped the essence of the 2019 season. With the leaguewide single-season home run record ready to be broken early in the […]

1:44 AM ET Kevin PeltonESPN Staff Writer Close[1] Co-author, Pro Basketball Prospectus series Formerly a consultant with the Indiana Pacers Developed WARP rating and SCHOENE system[2] EVERETT, Wash. — On a night when Seattle Storm MVP candidate Natasha Howard was held to two points and WNBA 3-point percentage leader Alysha Clark made only one triple, […]

NEW YORK — Todd Frazier[1] and Jeff McNeil[2] each homered twice, helping the surging New York Mets[3] stun Diamondbacks ace Robbie Ray[4] and beat Arizona 9-0 Wednesday night. The Mets scored their nine runs on 11 hits on a night when Major League Baseball honored those whose lives were lost or affected on Sept. 11, […]

Los Angeles Lakers[1] star LeBron James[2]‘ attempt to trademark the term “Taco Tuesday” has been denied, but according to James’ team, he still accomplished the outcome he wanted from the application in the first place. The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office on Wednesday refused the application filed by James’ company LBJ Trademarks, explaining that “Taco […]Read More

Florida State[1] is hiring former Oregon[2] defensive coordinator Jim Leavitt as an analyst to help fix its flailing defense, sources confirmed to ESPN’s Edward Aschoff. Leavitt is expected to assist Seminoles defensive coordinator Harlon Barnett by bringing another experienced voice to help with devising game plans. The Athletic first reported Leavitt would be joining Florida […]

The Baltimore Orioles[1]‘ Jonathan Villar[2] hit a three-run home run in the bottom of the seventh inning at Camden Yards on Wednesday night, the 6,106th homer of 2019, setting an MLB single-season record. It comes with 18 days left in the regular season. The previous mark was set in 2017. Before that season, the mark […]

France’s historic FIBA World Cup victory over Team USA on Wednesday[1] left a lot of fans wondering how a roster full of American NBA players could lose in the quarterfinals of an international basketball tournament[2]. While the 89-79 defeat was disappointing for the Americans, it wasn’t surprising. This version of Team USA is incapable of […]Read More

8:03 PM ET NFL NationESPN Many NFL teams emerged from Week 1 relatively unscathed from an injury standpoint. Others have already seen key starters knocked out for significant time, such as Jaguars quarterback Nick Foles, Chiefs wideout Tyreek Hill[1] and Chargers tight end Hunter Henry[2]. But while catastrophe was largely averted, every team has at […]

Justify failed a drug test one month before the 2018 Kentucky Derby, and the California Horse Racing Board decided to dismiss the case after the colt went on to win the Triple Crown, The New York Times reported[1] Wednesday. According to the newspaper, Justify tested positive for scopolamine after winning the Santa Anita Derby — […]

Sep 10, 2019 Bob HarigESPN Senior Writer Close[1] Senior golf writer for ESPN.com Covered golf for more than 20 years Earned Evans Scholarship to attend Indiana University The offseason is finally finished. PGA Tour golf is back. A grand total of 18 days will have passed since Rory McIlroy[2] earned his $15 million payday for […]