Diamondbacks News
Snakes Tune Out Distractions, Dominate Reds
Eduardo Rodriguez tossed 5.2 shutout innings while the Arizona offense ponded out 15 total hits as the Diamondbacks earned a dominant win over Cincinnati.
Ketel Marte at Talking Stick Casino While Diamondbacks Hosted Reds
Marte spent Friday at Salt River Fields as part of his stint on the 10-day IL. Afterward, the star second baseman apparently decided to avail himself of the casino while he was there. During his four hours at the casino, the Diamondbacks hosted and trounced the Cincinnati Reds.
How Marte's Absence is Impacting Clubhouse
There is no denying that the current Ketel Marte saga is having a distracting influence on the clubhouse.
Lovullo Felt Betrayed by Marte Disappearance
Pretty sure the fandom did too.

#diamondbacks #marte #clubhouse #snakes

Los Angeles Dodgers locker room leader Miguel Rojas detailed the work he has done to get struggling star Kyle Tucker out of his slump.
Tucker, by all accounts, is a shy guy who tends to operate as an introvert. Manager Dave Roberts has noted that Tucker doesn't show much emotion in the clubhouse.
His reputation as a guy who is always collected makes it stand out all the more when he is visibly upset after an at-bat.
That is why, when he was frustrated after a recent at-bat during the Dodgers' homestand, Roberts elected to sit Tucker and have him ingest a game from the sidelines.
May 14, 2026; Los Angeles, California, USA; Los Angeles Dodgers right fielder Kyle Tucker (23) and shortstop Miguel Rojas (72) celebrate after defeating the San Francisco Giants at Dodger Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Kirby Lee-Imagn Images

#angeles #Dodgers

BMW Championship - round one leaderboard
-6 R McIlroy (NI), W Clark (US), C Gotterup (US), J.J. Spain (US), G Woodland (US); -5 R Hisatsune (Jpn)
Selected others: -4 A Fitzpatrick (Eng), L Aberg (Swe), M Thorbjornsen (US); -3 M Fitzpatrick (Eng); -2 R MacIntyre (Sco), A Rai (Eng); -1 T Fleetwood (Eng), J Rose (Eng)
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Rory McIlroy said a bit of "good work" with his team helped him rediscover his form and take a clubhouse lead in the first round of the BMW Championship.

#fitzpatrick

ST. LOUIS — Four birdies on the back nine of his opening round drastically improved Justin Thomas' week in St. Louis, where the 2019 BMW Champion posted a 3-under 67 to sit three shots off Gary Woodland's clubhouse lead.
The week started abnormally for Thomas, who copped to practicing harder than usual on Monday after coming off a T-47 finish at TPC Southwind last week and entering Bellerive No. 44 in FedExCup scoring.
Only problem for JT? The extra work backfired — at least in the short term.
"Just couldn't get anything going and then — more than anything — I left there in a way worse place mentally than I feel like I should have or would have liked or hoped," said Thomas of his time in Memphis.
"It was a day that I likely would take off, but I just wanted to come out and feel like I kind of had some positivity or something to build on," he added about the work put in earlier this week. "It took a lot longer than I planned or wanted it to. Really it was, honestly, a pretty terrible day, to be perfectly honest."

#work #wanted

LIV Golf members all packed into the Chatham Hills clubhouse on Tuesday night to meet with CEO Scott O'Neil and the new, still unnamed, investor that is supposedly set to bankroll the venture next season.
But after that meeting, even with very little actual info coming out, it doesn't sound like everyone is on board with the league's future plans.
"The investor is excited, but obviously there's a few things that need to be figured out," Martin Kaymer said, via ESPN's Paolo Uggetti. "It's still early to tell what next year will look like, but they're working very hard to get more specifics."
LIV Golf's future has been uncertain for weeks, ever since Saudi Arabia's Public Investment Fund announced that it would no longer fund the startup league after the 2026 campaign. The season will end after this week's tournament in Indianapolis, too, after the team championship was called off. It marked the second canceled event of the season.
The league is now facing multiple lawsuits, and some players are still waiting on payments from the Bedminster tournament in New Jersey earlier this month, according to the Sports Business Journal. The league has reportedly been running on loans for months.

#still #season

NEW YORK — Jose Iglesias found a way to ignite the Mets clubhouse and its fan base as soon as he entered the fray during the 2024 season.
The veteran infielder infused a badly-needed energy and leadership with the Mets fading in the standings. By the end of the campaign, with his Latin pop hit "OMG" serving as the team's soundtrack, the Mets fired their way into the National League Championship Series.
Now, two years later, Iglesias is bringing that passion and energy into a far different setting than the baseball diamond, just down the road on Broadway.
The 36-year-old will become the first Major League Baseball player to perform on Broadway when he takes the role of Narrator in "Buena Visa Social Club" for a six-week stint starting on Aug. 27 at the Gerald Schoenfeld Theatre.
"It's very smooth. The energy, it's an excellent musical. I'm surrounded by great teammates over there," Iglesias said before throwing out the first pitch ahead of the Mets' game on Tuesday at Citi Field. "They support me on a daily basis. They know this is totally new for me.

#METS #latin

Members of a golf club in the south of Scotland have been left heartbroken after its entire trophy collection was stolen.
Police were called to reports of a break-in at Minto Golf Club, near Hawick, at about 22:45 on Saturday.
Officers said the thieves entered the clubhouse and took a number of trophies.
A spokesperson for the club said it had around 60 pieces of silverware in its collection, including trophies with "great sentimental value" that are no longer played for.
The spokesperson said: "These trophies are far more than pieces of silverware. They represent almost 100 years of history, achievements, friendships and treasured memories of generations of members.

#club #golf #Scotland #police

ARDMORE, Pa. — Merion, the club and the course, is about as English as anything American thing could be, and Sunday here — for the finale of the 126th U.S. Amateur — was dank and wet and of-so-English. An Englishman was playing a kid from California. The Englishman won. Not a shocker.
There was something truly great about this Am, the whole seven days of it: six days of hot, dry golf leading to this rainy, cool Sunday; 312 players whittled down to two; and a final featuring two totally dissimilar golfers. Jack Whaley, deeply tanned and powerfully built, grew up in Doncaster, England, plays at Florida State and has a ready-for-the-Tour swing and a grind-it-out demeanor. Jay Leng Jr. grew up in San Diego, plays at Stanford, could not weigh 130 pounds, has a stance wider than Moe Norman's and a backswing shorter than Jon Rahm's, and follows no known playbook but his own. It was a delight watching these two go at it in this 36-hole final. Whaley won the match with a birdie on 15, the final nail in his 4-and-3 victory.
Arnold Palmer, who won this event in 1954, offered this as a swing tip for life: "Swing your swing." A cousin to you do you. Leng, winner of the Western Amateur earlier this summer who will represent the U.S. at next month's Walker Cup at Lahinch in Ireland, did not know Palmer's three-word phrase but understood its message. "I've always done things my own way and it seems to be working so I don't see any reason to change now," Leng said Sunday night, about to board a van for a ride back to the clubhouse as Whaley's new trophy was being brought to the 15th green.
By 14, Leng was playing without a hat, his black hair so wet he looked like he had just stepped out of a shower, his shirt close to soaked. Asked if he had learned anything over the course of the day about playing in the rain, he said, "Maybe carry more towels?" He was wet and worn out and tired. A U.S. Amateur can take a lot out of a guy, and so can golf in a steady rain.
Andy North won his two U.S. Opens playing in cold and wet conditions. He is now a member of the USGA executive committee — nice get, USGA! — and was at the award presentation. "Not a shock to see a player from England play so well in these conditions — you would think he has a lot of experience at it," North said Sunday night. "Playing in the rain really requires you to stay as dry as you possibly can while keeping your mind totally focused on the shots you have to make, never giving in to the rain for a second." Andy North was a master of keeping two towels in the spokes of his umbrella while playing in the rain, one for the grips, the other for his hands.

#playing #amateur

ARDMORE, Pa. – While the term cathedral is used to describe golf's greatest venues, the East Course at Merion Golf Club is arguably its most revered chapel, set on approximately 120 acres packed with history and some of the best golf holes in the world.
A step into the converted farmhouse that now serves as Merion's intricate clubhouse signifies a step back in time, with the club's famed archive room as the main vehicle.
The small, windowless room, established by George Scudder and now chaired by historian and 19-time Merion club champ John Capers III, is the main repository of Merion's history. It includes over 4,000 books and artifacts, including the standard from Justin Rose's 2013 U.S. Open victory, the unwashed striped, Merion-logoed polo Edoardo Molinari wore in winning the 2005 U.S. Amateur final, aerial images from Bobby Jones' slam-completing triumph at the 1930 U.S. Amateur, even some old horseshoes dug out of this historic dirt.
Jack Whaley will now have to part with his beloved Yorkshire County team rain jacket.
After a run of warm and sunny days in northwest Philadelphia, English skies set over Merion for the 126th U.S. Amateur Championship final. Perfect for Whaley, a 22-year-old from Doncaster, England, who embraced the relentless rain and washed away a 2-up deficit after 19 holes to defeat Stanford's Jay Leng Jr., 4 and 3.

#golf #step

It didn't take long at all for Cubs shortstop Dansby Swanson to know that something was wrong after he swung through a 96 mph fastball in the third inning of Sunday's game against the Cardinals.
And now, the Cubs might be without their starting shortstop for an extended time.
Almost immediately after the swing, Swanson tossed his batting helmet out of frustration and leaned forward in pain. He knew right away that it was the kind of injury that could sideline him. And after a brief conversation with the training staff and manager Craig Counsell, Swanson exited the game into the clubhouse.
During the game, the team described Swanson's injury as "left side discomfort." But after the 11-4 loss to the Cardinals, Counsell confirmed that it was an oblique injury for Swanson.
The team placed Swanson on the 10-day Injured List, and he's set to undergo an MRI to determine the severity of the injury.

#Cubs #dansby #almost

Jordan Spieth knew he had work to do this week in Memphis to keep his PGA Tour season alive. And for a while at TPC Southwind, it looked like he was going to pull it off.
But then, Spieth fell apart.
Spieth made back-to-back bogeys shortly after making the turn in his final round at the FedEx St. Jude Championship, including one after a brutal break on the par-3 11th. He posted an even-par 70 and got to 4-under for the week.
By the time he hit the clubhouse, Spieth was sitting in a tie for 20th, well back of leader Scottie Scheffler. That had him projected to finish at No. 52 in the FedExCup standings.
Only the top 50 in the FedExCup standings after Sunday advance to next week's BMW Championship in St. Louis, which marks the second of the three playoff stops.

#championship #southwind

Jordan Spieth knew he had work to do this week in Memphis to keep his PGA Tour season alive. And for a while at TPC Southwind, it looked like he was going to pull it off.
But then, Spieth fell apart.
Spieth made back-to-back bogeys shortly after making the turn in his final round at the FedEx St. Jude Championship, including one after a brutal break on the par-3 11th. He posted an even-par 70 and got to 4-under for the week.
By the time he hit the clubhouse, Spieth was sitting in a tie for 20th, well back of leader Scottie Scheffler. That had him projected to finish at No. 52 in the FedExCup standings.
Only the top 50 in the FedExCup standings after play on Sunday advance to next week's BMW Championship in St. Louis, which marks the second of the three playoff stops this fall.

#jordan

A sea of humanity surrounded the tee box on No. 1, as Scottie Scheffler prepared to start his third round on Saturday. It roared on contact, widening the eyes of at least one veteran FedEx St. Jude Championship volunteer hole marshal.
The day began with Scheffler leading the field by three strokes thanks to his virtuosic, course record-tying, second-round 61 at TPC Southwind. By the time Scheffler headed back to the clubhouse Saturday, he was still perched atop the leaderboard, leading Sam Burns and Sungjae Im each by two strokes.
Is this the year? Will the string of pulse-pounding, adrenaline-fueled finishes that have become reliably commonplace at Memphis' annual golf tournament finally snap? Can Scheffler leave the few still within striking distance comfortably in the dust?
On behalf of everyone planning to brave the brutally hot conditions: Nooooooo!!
Thrilling, edge-of-your-golf-stool Sundays have made the FedEx St. Jude Championship (and the WGC-FedEx St. Jude Invitational before it) even more special than the elevated status already made them.

#saturday #round

ARDMORE, Pa. – It was a record-breaking day as Merion Golf Club, welcomed the most ticketed fans for a U.S. Amateur in the championship's history. With attendance numbers pushing 3,000, the line to get into the pro shop remained wrapped around the clubhouse most the day, while the scene for the first tee as the four quarterfinal matches started was electric.
"I was totally shell-shocked by the amount of people that were out there, to be brutally honest," Georgia grad Carter Loflin said. "I've played in front of people before, but not like that. Honestly, it took me a minute to get used the gallery and everything. I looked at Brandon [Knight, his opponent] on the first tee, and I was like, 'Dude, I've never seen people four-deep like this before.'"
Added Jack Whaley: "It's one of the best experiences I've had playing golf."
And Logan Reilly: "Unbelievable atmosphere."
Unfortunately, the air was let out of the balloon early, and the thousands of fans clamoring to see some epic battles went home disappointed in that regard. None of the matches reached the 17th hole while three of them ended before the 15th hole.

#golf #four #ardmore

ARDMORE, PA — The first tee shot at Merion Golf Club is one of golf's most intimidating. Forget the narrow fairway with wispy rough and bunkers staring at players on the box, but it's also claustrophobic.
On the left side is the famous Merion clubhouse, with its green awning shading tables underneath for members and spectators who gather to watch golfers begin their rounds. Behind and on the right side is fans, lined up and squeezing their way in for a look at the competitors. It makes players feel cornered, surrounded and uncomfortable.
In Carter Loflin's case, he said he was shell shocked.
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"I've played in front of people before but not like that," said Loflin, the University of Georgia gradate who's set to begin his pro career after this week's 126th U.S. Amateur. "Honestly, it took me a minute to get used the gallery and everything. I looked at Brandon (Knight) on the first tee and I was like, 'dude, I've never seen people four deep like this before.' So that was really cool, but it was a little bit nerve-racking trying to get into a rhythm."

#first

Detroit Tigers infielder Kevin McGonigle was sitting in the home clubhouse at Comerica Park before Friday's game when a reporter informed him of a former teammate going to a division rival.
When asked what it would be like to see the player on the opposite side, McGonigle kept it brief: "That'll be weird."
The Chicago White Sox claimed former Tigers catcher Jake Rogers off waivers on Friday, Aug. 14, hours before the start of a crucial three-game weekend series between the Tigers and the White Sox at Comerica Park.
Rogers began the season with the Tigers but has taken a tour of American League teams over the past couple of weeks, first playing three games with the Baltimore Orioles after a July 30 trade from Detroit. He then appeared in three games for the Boston Red Sox after his inclusion in a deadline-day trade that sent catcher Adley Rutschman to Boston.
And after the Red Sox put Rogers on waivers on Aug. 11, the White Sox became the fourth AL team to employ Rogers in 2026, hoping he could support their struggling catching situation.

#tigers #boston

Pressure from the FedExCup standings yields a variety of results.
Friday's second round in Memphis was no exemption, with its crossover of green and red arrows on the projected top 50 list of players set to be in the field at Bellerive Country Club for next week's BMW Championship.
While some battling to extend their season to St. Louis have begun to wilt in the Tennessee heat (Eric Cole, Matt McCarty), there have been others who are rising to meet the moment and are projected to be on the inside of that aforementioned list. Keith Mitchell and Jordan Spieth are a pair of players who have significantly helped their cause early this week.
Same could be said for Sunjae Im — who is the current FedEx St. Jude Championship clubhouse leader and sits two shots off Scottie Scheffler's current lead at 10 under.
To remain off the bubble for the BMW Championship, Mitchell, Im and Spieth must remain consistent over the next 36 holes. They've put themselves in great position thanks to strong opening performances at TPC Southwind.

#championship #pressure

Scott Ferrell has been shaping golf experiences around the world for 35 years. His newest project is the development and opening of Kawonu Golf Club, Greenville's first new private golf club in more than 30 years. Located along the Reedy River, the club is named for the Cherokee word for "duck," honoring the heritage of the people who once called these lands home.
Billed as a course for true golf enthusiasts who value the simple joy and traditions of the game and the camaraderie that comes with it, Kawonu was designed by Andrew Green, one of the most prominent names in golf course architecture. The club will feature member lodging for extended stays, a clubhouse with food and beverage offerings and a state-of-the-art training facility.
Scott took a few minutes to talk about his vision for Kawonu and the unique experience the club will offer its members.
TALK Greenville: Thank you for taking some time to talk with us. You've been creating golf experiences around the world for the last 35 years. When did you know it was time to create something of your own in the Upstate?
Scott Ferrell: Our family moved to Greenville 18 years ago when I was working with the Gary Player Group. The Cliffs brought us here to develop a golf course ***** ociated with a residential community. Living here for almost two decades and remaining close to the golf scene gave me a unique insight into the opportunity and I felt it would be a success. There hasn't been a private golf club opened here in over 30 years. Coming out of COVID, golf is in a really good place, so the timing seems right.

#golf #club #greenville

WAUSAU — The Wausau West baseball team has named former Concordia University St. Paul baseball player and area native James Kramer the program's new head baseball coach.
Kramer, a Wausau West graduate, joins the Warriors staff and brings valuable college playing and coaching experience. He spent two seasons on Concordia's staff after his playing career concluded, then six seasons as part of the Minnesota Twins clubhouse staff.
Wausau West Athletic Director BJ Brandt felt his baseball experience in combination with his direct ties to the program were too sweet to forgo.
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"Kramer is a great fit for our program," Brandt said. "He knows our community, our program, and what it means to wear a Warrior uniform. His college playing and coaching experience and his commitment to developing young athletes in our community will be a great benefit to Wausau West Baseball."

#wausau #Baseball #staff #program

Miles Russell is trying something different: Heading into match play at a national amateur championship without being the stroke-play medalist.
The 17-year-old Jacksonville Beach resident posted an even-par 70 on Aug. 11 at the Philadelphia Country Club and at 3-under-par 137 was in a tie for fifth in the U.S. Amateur stroke-play qualifier, three shots behind clubhouse leader and playing partner Tyler Watts of Huntsville, Ala.
The afternoon wave at PCC and the Merion Country Club still had a lot of golf to play but Russell will easily beat the cut to the low 64 players, which was projected to be 1-over at the time he finished his round. Given a suspension because of darkness in the first round on Aug. 10, it's unlikely the field will finish the second round before night falls on Aug. 11.
Russell's first match-play opponent won't be known until the cut is made. Match play begins on Aug. 13 at Merion.
Russell began his round at No. 10 and swapped birdies for bogeys twice before making birdie at No. 18, then turning and making another birdie at No. 1.

#russell #match #merion

ARDMORE, Pa. – The world's top-ranked amateur won't make it to Wednesday at the 126th U.S. Amateur.
Oklahoma State senior Preston Stout, who was also the reigning U.S. Amateur medalist, backed up a 5-over 75 Monday at Merion Golf Club with a 1-over 71 Tuesday at nearby Philadelphia Country Club. He didn't card a birdie until his 28th hole, making three coming in, though it was too late to mount any sort of comeback.
At 6 over and well off the projected cut line of 1 over, Stout will become the first player to start the championship at No. 1 in the World Amateur Golf Ranking and go on to miss match play since Keita Nakajima at Oakmont in 2021.
Since WAGR was introduced in 2007, world Nos. 1 are now 11 for 18 in making the cut. Just six of those 11 have advanced past the Round of 32 while Peter Uihlein remains the only one to win, when he did so at Chambers Bay in 2010.
The other two players in Stout's featured group this week, Tyler Watts and Miles Russell, ranked Nos. 3 and 4, respectively, combined to shoot 9 under in 36 holes of stroke play. Watts fired a second-round 65 and was the clubhouse leader at 6 under when he finished his round.

#club #World

The Minnesota Vikings' most pressing question of 2026 training camp has a front-runner: Kyler Murray. On the latest episode of The Real Forno Show — a Vikings 1st & SKOL production on the Bleav Network — host Tyler Forness and producer Dave Stefano break down the quarterback competition between Murray and J.J. McCarthy, roster bubble battles, offensive line questions, and some rising stars worth watching before the preseason opener against the New York Giants.
The central argument from Forness is not about flashy stats — it's about processing. "The processing of both quarterbacks is going to be the differentiator in this quarterback competition," Forness said. While McCarthy has had flashes, Forness sees a fundamental inconsistency: "McCarthy is not doing enough to show that he has improved significantly from, quite frankly, a really poor overall 2025 season." ESPN's Dan Graziano reportedly confirmed Murray is the "clubhouse leader," and Forness agrees — but he frames the ceiling realistically: "If whoever starts is QB 16, this team could be a Super Bowl threat."
QB Competition: Murray leads, per ESPN's Dan Graziano. Forness argues McCarthy's processing remains at a sub-starter level despite some better moments in recent practices.
Kevin O'Connell's telling quote: "There have been some new layers to our offense… it might be a small detail, but it's important and it affects the visual outcome of the play." Forness believes this context explains many of Murray's surface-level miscues.
Tai Felton & Ivan Pace Jr.: Forness admits he was wrong on Felton: "He deserves a lot of credit for that." Pace's improved lateral coverage and multiple PBUs have also turned heads.

#Competition #graziano

Brooks Koepka is, understandably, frustrated.
Koepka officially wrapped up his first season back on the PGA Tour on Sunday with a final-round 70 at the Wyndham Championship in North Carolina. When he hit the clubhouse, he was tied for 68th at 3-under on the week, nearly 20 shots back from the leaders at the time.
That finish means that Koepka, a five-time major championship winner who once topped the Official World Golf Rankings, will miss out on the FedExCup Playoffs entirely. Koepka is projected to finish well back from the top 70 in the season-long standings list. Only the top 70 in the FedExCup standings will make it into the field for next week's FedEx St. Jude Championship in Memphis, which is the first of the three playoff events.
"I think it's pretty pathetic that I can't get through," Koepka said after his round at Sedgefield Country Club. "[I've had] zero top 10s basically in two years. To be in the prime of your career and be as good as I think I am, I think that's very pathetic, disappointing."
Brooks Koepka returned to the PGA Tour earlier this year after a split with LIV Golf.

#championship #fedexcup

Sometimes, you gotta make the tough call to put the old steer out to pasture.
Rhys Hoskins has a 95 wRC+ this season. That, especially on the Guardians, is not bad. However, this includes a 79 wRC+ since June 1st, during which time he has struck out 37% of the time. Even more prominently, since June 1st of LAST season, Hoskins has a 57 wRC+ against LHP. Why has Hoskins forgotten how to hit southpaws on a team that needs him to be able to be the career 130 wRC+ against them he has traditionally been like no other? I don't know. Because the baseball gods hate us, probably. It's likely one of two options: 1. small sample size and he'll eventually correct things, or 2. the canary in the coal mine that he is washed overall.
Regardless, Hoskins isn't helping the Cleveland Guardians win baseball games in his current role of supposed lefty masher who plays first base when LHP are on the mound. He's not a good defender. But, he is, from all accounts, great in the clubhouse. So great that the team is a game under .500 on August 8th. You can probably sense my skepticism that his clubhouse skills are indispensible to this team's success.
I think it's probably time to give Kody Huff a chance at a platoon first-base/occasional catching reps role. Huff has a .793 OPS against LHP and .914 OPS against RHP this season, but has traditionally hit LHP better than RHP as most RHH's do. Most importantly, he has a higher OPS away from the Columbus bandbox than at home (.888/.879). Zach Meisel of the Athletic has repeatedly mentioned on the Selby is Godcast that the team "LOVES" Huff and it was a big reason they were willing to trade Jacob Cozart and Bo Naylor at the trade deadline. Great opportunity to potentially get Huff some experience with Austin Hedges and Patrick Bailey and make use of the 235 innings he has played at first base to hopefully leverage their way to an improvement over what Hoskins has done against left-handed pitching.
By September, if Huff struggles and Ralphy Velazquez continues his recent breakout, I would love to see the team give Velazquez reps in a first base/DH role and let him hit LHP. (Cooper Ingle cannot hit lefties, in case anyone is wondering about him in a full-time DH role). Ralphy has consistently hit LHP slightly better than he has RHP over the past two seasons. He's a full-time hitter, eventually, and it would be great to give him a chance to experience big league pitching and potentially help a team trying to make the playoffs. But, for now, the team needs to take a shot at improving their roster in the Hoskins' role, even at the risk to clubhouse chemistry, and Huff seems to be the best potential option.

#huff #base

A week after Michael Brennan threatened to tie the Tour's record for most consecutive made birdies in a round, Sahith Theegala challenged — and eventually tied — the mark for most birdies to open a round by carding six consecutive circle to start his Wyndham Championship.
Theegala's attempt at the record seventh straight birdie came at the par-3 7th, where he bogeyed to fall back to 5 under through seven holes.
And all that drama came within an hour after Beau Hossler signed his first round 61 to become the clubhouse leader — the fifth such low score in three weeks.
With course conditions primed for low scoring, Theegala could certainly challenge for a sub-60 score on Thursday. Golf Channel will be carrying live Round 1 coverage beginning at 3 p.m.
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#round #came

Gabriel Moreno walked into the Diamondbacks clubhouse a little after 3 p.m. on Wednesday, Aug. 5, and all of the congratulatory fist ***** ps, hugs and handshakes began.
The Diamondbacks catcher arrived for work fresh off of two days on the paternity list to be with his wife and their newborn daughter, Gianna. He looked happy and rested and was in the Diamondbacks lineup as the designated hitter against the San Diego Padres.
"Everybody's good, my wife's good," Moreno said. "My baby girl is good at home. ... My son, he's a little bit jealous but he's happy."
The timing on the birth worked out well. Moreno was on a long road trip and was concerned he'd have to leave for Arizona on Sunday, Aug. 2, while the Diamondbacks were playing in Cleveland. But he was able to get back home with the team and be with his wife for the birth this week.
"I feel good. Feel really good to go out there and do my job," Moreno said about getting back into playing again.

#wife #home #birth #playing

The mood in the home clubhouse was upbeat a day after a trade deadline in which few teams showed interest in the bevy of available Cincinnati Reds players.
There seemed to be a resolve among a group of guys who generally like each other, an attitude of embracing the underdog role to try to make a run down the stretch. Some players seemed open to the suggestion that they could use the fact no serious playoff contenders wanted them as a motivating factor.
"A lot of guys love playing here and have been wanting to stay," Reds outfielder JJ Bleday said. "Whether teams were interested or not, we've still got to show up at 7 o'clock ready to go."
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Manager Terry Francona told reporters: "I don't care what makes them play better. But I don't know why they'd have a chip on their shoulder, because they know they're wanted. I think they're happy to be here. … That's the last thing you want is somebody to stay here and say, 'I wanted to go somewhere else.' "

#reds #trade #seemed #guys

The mood in the home clubhouse was upbeat a day after a trade deadline in which few teams showed interest in the bevy of available Cincinnati Reds players.
There seemed to be a resolve among a group of guys who generally like each other, an attitude of embracing the underdog role to try to make a run down the stretch. Some players seemed open to the suggestion that they could use the fact no serious playoff contenders wanted them as a motivating factor.
"A lot of guys love playing here and have been wanting to stay," Reds outfielder JJ Bleday said. "Whether teams were interested or not, we've still got to show up at 7 o'clock ready to go."
More: How Reds' Tyler Stephenson passed time during stressful trade deadline
Manager Terry Francona told reporters: "I don't care what makes them play better. But I don't know why they'd have a chip on their shoulder, because they know they're wanted. I think they're happy to be here. … That's the last thing you want is somebody to stay here and say, 'I wanted to go somewhere else.' "

#wanted

Don't believe the media. Don't believe the front office.
If anyone in Cincinnati Reds Nation was wondering about manager Terry Francona's standing within the organization during a fraught season that still had the Reds in last place the day after the MLB trade deadline, look no further than the postgame interview room after the Reds' win over the A's in this week's series opener.
Reds owner Bob Castellini walked through the room on his way out of the clubhouse, along with two especially burly members of his posse, apparently unaware Francona was in the middle of a live media session, specifically extolling the leadership virtues of Brady Singer.
Castellini gave a thumbs up as he surveyed the room, then stopped.
"There is a leader," he said without missing a beat, gesturing in Francona's direction. "And a winner.

#believe

Don't believe the media. Don't believe the front office.
If anyone in Cincinnati Reds Nation was wondering about manager Terry Francona's standing within the organization during a fraught season that still had the Reds in last place the day after the MLB trade deadline, look no further than the postgame interview room after the Reds' win over the A's in this week's series opener.
Reds owner Bob Castellini walked through the room on his way out of the clubhouse, along with two especially burly members of his posse, apparently unaware Francona was in the middle of a live media session, specifically extolling the leadership virtues of Brady Singer.
Castellini gave a thumbs up as he surveyed the room, then stopped.
"There is a leader," he said without missing a beat, gesturing in Francona's direction. "And a winner.

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