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Monday, 13 July 2026

STEVEN FISK BEATS TAYLOR PENDRITH ON THIRD PLAYOFF HOLE.TO WIN ISCO

Steven Fisk drives the ball off the 9th tee for the final round of the ISCO Golf Championship at Hurstbourne Country Club. July 12, 2026

Steven Fisk won his second PGA Tour title in nine months by prevailing on the third hole of a playoff against Canadian Taylor Pendrith to claim the ISCO Championship on Sunday in Louisville, Ky.

Fisk shot a 3-under 67 and Pendrith a 5-under 65 at Hurstbourne Country Club to finish regulation tied at 16-under 264. They replayed the par-4 18th hole twice, both players coming out with pars each time.

Tournament officials changed the pin location on the 18th green before their third playthrough. Pendrith's drive found a bunker, his second shot didn't have enough to reach the green and he failed to get up and down for par.

That meant Fisk's third consecutive par was enough to decide the tournament.

"Definitely (was) more nervous in regulation," Fisk said. "I think when you're in the playoff, it's kind of a match-play thing. Taylor and I are kind of feeding off each other, seeing what each other are doing. Once you get in that playoff you feel like you have a really good chance, but until you're there, it can be a little more nerve-wracking."

Fisk said it had been "a frustrating year trying to back up that first win" at the Sanderson Farms Championship in October.

"I've showed some pretty good signs of some solid golf, but haven't really had that opportunity to win a golf tournament that I've been kind of craving," he said. "It was unbelievable to get it done again."

Pendrith, 35, was looking for his second PGA Tour title as well and his first since the 2024 CJ Cup Byron Nelson.

"I didn't hit a great drive," Pendrith said of the third playoff hole. "It's not a super comfortable tee ball for me and that right bunker's not ideal. I was there in Round 2 maybe and hit kind of the same shot. Just No. 1 thing is to get it over the lip, and missed my spot on the pitch shot. Thought I hit a good putt."

Fisk made the turn at even par before birdieing Nos. 10, 11 and 15, the latter a 4-foot putt after a precise approach shot. He needed birdie at the par-4 18th to win outright or par to tie Pendrith and force extra holes, and he two-putted from 30 1/2 feet to precipitate the playoff.

Canada's Ben Silverman shot 66 and Aaron Wise posted 69 to tie for third at 15 under, one stroke out of the playoff.

Lucas Glover squandered a 54-hole lead for the second week in a row. After tying for third at the John Deere Classic, he faded Sunday with a 1-over 71 and tied for fifth at 14 under with Davis Chatfield (66) and Norway's Kristoffer Ventura (66).

"I hit too many bad shots. Uncharacteristic," Glover said. "Missing a green with a wedge and big pull with a 6-iron on 12 and 13 and that was kind of it. Couldn't make enough birdies down the stretch. But those guys played great, hats off to them. And I did not, so that's the way it goes."

--Field Level Media

Saturday, 22 March 2025

KENTUCKY VS. TROY | FIRST ROUND | MARCH MADNESS 2025

Sunday, 2 March 2025

AUBURN VS. KENTUCKY | HIGHLIGHTS

Monday, 29 July 2024

MUHAMMAD ALI HAD NO DOUBT WHO WAS THE GREATEST FIGHTER OF ALL TIME: "I HAVE YO ADMIT IT"

“I say I’m the greatest heavyweight of all time, but pound-for-pound he was the greatest of all time.” Muhammad Ali

An enigma outside and inside the ring, Muhammad Ali captivated fans worldwide with his slick talk and skills to back it up.

The man from Louisville, Kentucky – at that point named Cassius Clay – won gold at the 1960 Olympic Games before turning over to the paid ranks. He won his first 19 bouts before getting a shot at feared Sonny Liston’s heavyweight title and upsetting the odds – despite Liston saying previously he might get locked up for murder if they fought – to win by stoppage in six.

He would go one better in the rematch and finish it in under two minutes, although Liston was plagued with allegations of taking a dive. Ali then defended his championship status a further eight times before being denied a boxing license throughout the country due to his refusal to be drafting during the Vietnam War.

Upon his comeback he would star in such bouts as the Thrilla in Manilla and The Rumble in the Jungle, eventually hanging up the gloves in 1981 with 56 wins from 61 fights and a legacy to be unmatched.

Ali died in June of 2016 and will forever be known as simply ‘The Greatest’, but in a resurfaced interview he was candid about one man in the lower weights earning that tag.

“Pound-for-pound, when they say Sugar Ray Robinson was the greatest fighter pound-for-pound, meaning that if I imagine he was a heavyweight fighting the same style he’d be the greatest. I would have to admit. I would have to say yes. I had his fight films. That man was beautiful. Timing, speed, reflexes, rythym, his body – everything was beautiful.

I say I’m the greatest heavyweight of all time, but pound-for-pound I still say Sugar Ray Robinson was the greatest of all time.”

Over a 25 year campaign, Sugar Ray Robinson managed an incredible 91-fight unbeaten streak. The flamboyant pound-for-pound star fought from lightweight up to light-heavyweight, winning world titles at both welterweight and middleweight.

Back in the days when boxers could fight three times in three months, Robinson featured in 201 contests during his career, winning 174 and earning the respect of not just Ali, but Joe Louis, Roberto Duran and Sugar Ray Leonard as well as countless modern-day fighters as the best to ever do it.

- Kerr Furgoson

Friday, 24 May 2024

OFFICER WHO ARRESTED SCOTTIE SCHEFFLER DISCIPLINED FOR NOT HAVING BODY CAM ACTIVATED

Louisville Metropolitan Police Department via AP

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — The Kentucky police officer who arrested top-ranked golfer Scottie Scheffler outside the PGA Championship is receiving “corrective action” for not having his body-worn camera activated when he approached the golfer's vehicle — an interaction that allegedly resulted in the officer being dragged to the ground, authorities said Thursday.

Louisville officials said during a news conference that they are not aware of any video footage of the initial interaction last Friday between Scheffler and Louisville Detective Bryan Gillis outside the gates of Valhalla Golf Club on a dark and rainy morning. But Gillis wrote in a report on his failure to turn on the camera that Scheffler “demanded to be let in and proceeded forward ... I was dragged/knocked down by the driver."

Police did release video Thursday from a street pole camera that appears to show Scheffler's SUV turning into the golf club entrance, prompting an officer to run toward the vehicle and seemingly strike it as it comes to a stop. The camera is too far away to capture the full details of the encounter.

Another video released by authorities comes from a police vehicle dashcam and shows Scheffler in handcuffs as he is escorted by officers.

The local prosecutor handling the case has requested that any additional video or evidence related to the case not be released “until the conclusion of the legal process,” the mayor said.

Scheffler was arrested on charges that he injured Gillis and disobeyed commands, but the golfer said “he never intended to disregard any of the instructions,” and that the incident was caused by a misunderstanding.

After the news conference, Scheffler's attorney Steve Romines said his client was not at fault.

“Our position is the same as it was last Friday, Scottie Scheffler didn’t do anything wrong, we’re not interested in settling the case," Romines said. "We’ll either try it or it will be dismissed.”

The city's police chief noted that the department's officers are expected to maintain their body-worn cameras in a “constant state of operational readiness.”

“Detective Gillis should have turned on his body-worn camera but did not," Police Chief Jacquelyn Gwinn-Villaroel said. "His failure to do so is a violation of LMPD policy on uniforms and equipment.”

The report on the internal investigation said Gillis should have at least had his camera on in standby mode while directing traffic before the incident with Scheffler.

Gwinn-Villaroel said Gillis "received corrective action" for the violation. The document released Thursday said Gillis completed a "failure to record" form as required by policy, was “counseled by a member of his command” and that a “performance observation” was completed.

Gillis wrote in the document that he was requested to respond to a fatal accident at Valhalla when he saw Scheffler's vehicle "traveling in the opposing lanes coming at me."

Scheffler was driving before dawn to Valhalla Golf Club to play in the second round of the tournament when he encountered Gillis.

Gillis, who approached Scheffler’s car on foot, wrote in an arrest report that Scheffler “refused to comply and accelerated forward, dragging” Gillis to the ground. Gillis said his uniform pants were damaged in the fall and he was taken to the hospital for his injuries.

A few hours later, after a trip to jail, Scheffler returned to the golf course in time for his 10:08 a.m. tee time. He finished the tournament Sunday tied for eighth place, enough for a tournament payout of about $520,000.

He is scheduled to return to Louisville on June 3 to be arraigned on four charges, including second-degree felony assault of a police officer.

Louisville police’s current body camera policy was enacted amid controversy in 2020 after officers shot Breonna Taylor, a 26-year-old Black woman who was killed during a botched drug raid. At the time, the plain-clothes officers who served the warrant and fired at Taylor were not required to wear body cameras.

The new policy required all officers to turn on the camera “prior to engaging in all law enforcement activities and encounters.”

The police chief at the time of Taylor’s death was later fired when officers at the scene of another fatal shooting failed to turn on their body-worn cameras.

- DYLAN LOVAN

Friday, 29 March 2024

FULL FINAL MINUTES OF OAKLAND'S SHOCKING UPSET OF KENTUCKY

Friday, 22 March 2024

OAKLAND VS. KENTUCKY | NCAA TOURNAMENT FIRST ROUND | HIGHLIGHTS

Monday, 18 March 2024

MARCH MADNESS BRACKETS ARE HERE ARE HERE. HERE'S HOW TO PICK YOUR TEAMS

AP Photo

March Madness this year comes at a time of great uncertainty in college sports.

In addition to eyeing potential 5-12 upsets and trying to figure out which sleeper to put in the Elite Eight, fans also have to consider more existential questions about college basketball's future. How will realignment affect the makeup of Division I? How much will football-related decisions affect basketball? How long will the NCAA Tournament stay at 68 teams, and if it changes, what will that mean for the Cinderellas of March?

For now, this event looks pretty much the way it has for a generation. Don't take it for granted as you fill out your brackets — and if you need some tips, here you go. A Final Four with UConn, Houston, Gonzaga and Michigan State? Let us explain:

EAST REGION

First round winners: UConn, Northwestern, San Diego State, Auburn, BYU, Illinois, Drake, Iowa State.

Yale brings 7-footer Danny Wolf and an experienced supporting cast, but drew a tough first-round matchup against fourth-seeded Auburn. The Tigers are ranked No. 4 in the country by Ken Pomeroy.

Second round winners: UConn, Auburn, Illinois, Iowa State.

The Sweet 16 in this region could include the conference tournament champions of the Big East, SEC, Big Ten and Big 12.

Regional semifinal winners: UConn, Iowa State.

UConn is the betting favorite to win a second straight national title. The Huskies are also ranked No. 1 by Pomeroy, and although we're used to surprises it's hard to pick them to exit before the Elite Eight.

Regional champion: UConn. Iowa State had a case for a No. 1 seed, but there's a gap between the Cyclones and the Huskies.

SOUTH REGION

First Four: Colorado over Boise State.

First round winners: Houston, Nebraska, Wisconsin, Duke, Texas Tech, Kentucky, Florida, Marquette.

James Madison over Wisconsin figures to be a popular first-round upset pick — maybe a little too popular. Same with Vermont over Duke. The chalk holds in this region, for this round anyway.

Second round winners: Houston, Duke, Kentucky, Florida.

Kentucky's defense should be its undoing eventually, but the Wildcats beat Texas Tech in a clash of styles.

Regional semifinal winners: Houston, Kentucky.

The Sweet 16 and Elite Eight in the South are being held in Dallas, so expect the Cougars to have plenty of support.

Regional champion: Houston. The Cougars should be well prepared after joining the Big 12 and facing a power-conference schedule. It's on to the Final Four for Kelvin Sampson's team.