Andrew Kerth 
The Scottish Open winners list reads like a preview of golf history written a week early: Phil Mickelson won it in 2013 and lifted the Claret Jug seven days later; Rory McIlroy’s 2023 win came on one of the great closing shots of his career; and last year Chris Gotterup outdueled McIlroy at The Renaissance … Read more
The 2026 Genesis Scottish Open carries a $9 million purse, with $1.62 million and 500 FedExCup points going to Sunday’s winner at The Renaissance Club, plus, in the sponsor’s signature flourish, a Genesis GV60 Magma to drive home. As the co-sanctioned tune-up before next week’s Open Championship at Royal Birkdale, it’s one of the richest … Read more
For twelve years, the answer to “who has scored the most goals in World Cup history?” was Miroslav Klose, the German poacher whose 16 goals across four tournaments looked like one of football’s more durable records. Then the 2026 World Cup arrived, and in the space of three weeks the record did not just fall, … Read more
Novak Djokovic owns 24 Grand Slam singles titles, the most by any man in tennis history, and as of this week, the number is under live threat of becoming 25. The 39-year-old just survived the longest quarterfinal ever played at Wimbledon (five hours, fifteen minutes) to reach a record 15th semifinal at the All England … Read more
Shohei Ohtani led off the bottom of the first at Dodger Stadium on Tuesday night, turned on a Michael Lorenzen sinker, and became the 170th member of baseball’s 300 home run club, the first Japanese-born player ever to reach the mark, in the fifth-fewest games in MLB history. It capped a remarkable three-week rush on … Read more
Every MLB team runs on two rosters at once, and the difference between them explains half the transactions you’ll ever read. The 26-man roster is the team you watch: the players in uniform tonight, eligible to play. The 40-man roster is the organization’s protected inventory: everyone under a major-league contract, including a dozen-plus prospects and … Read more
“He was optioned to Triple-A.” “He’s out of options.” “They can’t send him down without waivers.” No piece of baseball jargon confuses more fans than the option system, and none explains more roster moves. Options are the invisible currency that determines which struggling young player gets sent to the minors overnight and which one a … Read more
MLB free agency is the least restricted player market in American sports, no salary cap, no max contracts, deals fully guaranteed, and it’s guarded by one of the most convoluted gates: six full years of service time to reach it, a “qualifying offer” system that attaches draft-pick shackles to top free agents, and compensation rules … Read more
The 2026 MLB Draft runs July 11-12 at the Philadelphia Convention Center, the centerpiece of All-Star week, airing on NBC and Peacock for the first time, with the White Sox holding the No. 1 pick after winning the December lottery, their first top selection since they took Harold Baines in 1977. And if you’re coming … Read more
Justin Verlander announced on July 8, 2026 that this season, his 21st, will be his last, and the sport spent the day doing what it will now do all summer: staring at the numbers. They are staggering. Three Cy Young Awards. An MVP. Three no-hitters, a club only six pitchers in history have ever joined. … Read more