Christopher Hennessy Articles - Page 27

The Ryder Cup at Bethpage Black is just over two months away. After a dismal defeat in Rome two years ago, Team USA changed its strategy with its captain selection. Keegan Bradley was picked as the captain before charging up the standings and making noise as a potential captain’s pick. There has not been a […]

The New York Yankees have a massive series against the Toronto Blue Jays this week. Carlos Rodon and Max Fried are scheduled to start, but the brightest lights will be on their Game 2 starter. The Yankees need impactful moves at the MLB trade deadline to compete for a title, and Cam Schlittler could be […]

The Baltimore Orioles selected two catchers in the early stages of the MLB Draft. They also have catcher Samuel Basallo as their top prospect. With the MLB trade deadline approaching, Baltimore should be looking to sell, considering its dismal record. But Ken Rosenthal says former Orioles top prospect Adley Rutschman is not a trade candidate […]

The Open Championship is over, meaning men’s major championship golf is over until April. That puts all of the attention on the Ryder Cup, set for September at Bethpage Black. Scottie Scheffler won two majors this season, but Americans winning majors has not always helped the team in the competition. Who is Team USA captain […]

The Philadelphia Flyers had an eventful offseason, with Rick Tocchet and Trevor Zegras coming as big-name additions. With the sixth overall pick in the NHL Draft, they knew they needed another difference-making forward. The Flyers took Porter Martone, and Philly fans can watch him play at Michigan State in the Big Ten next season. Sportsnet’s […]

The Philadelphia Phillies have a half-game lead in the National League East after a series loss to the Los Angeles Angels. They will be locked in a division race with the New York Mets for the remainder of the summer. The MLB trade deadline will be big for the Phillies, and they should ship out […]

The Detroit Tigers entered the All-Star Break on a three-game losing streak, but kept the best record in the American League. They started the second half with two more losses to the Texas Rangers, extending the streak to six. Still, they are 59-40, the best team in the AL heading into Sunday Night Baseball. Tigers […]

The Los Angeles Dodgers opened the second half of the MLB season with two losses to the Milwaukee Brewers. While the Crew has had their number recently, Los Angeles is still atop the National League West. Shohei Ohtani has two home runs in the series, bringing his season total to 34 in the Dodgers’ 100th […]

The Toronto Blue Jays swept the San Francisco Giants to open the second half of the MLB season. They opened up a three-game division lead before welcoming in the New York Yankees for three massive games. Vladimir Guerrero Jr led the Blue Jays with a homer and two RBIs in Sunday’s game, and then gave […]

Scottie Scheffler won the 153rd Open Championship at Royal Portrush on Sunday. Once the balls were in the air, Scheffler took control and did not let go of the lead once he snagged it on Friday. Scheffler’s Wednesday press conference made headlines when he spoke out, prioritizing his family over his career. That led to […]

The 153rd Open Championship belonged to Scottie Scheffler at Royal Portrush. At just 29 years old, the Texan has four major titles and is on the doorstep of the career Grand Slam. A fellow Texan, Jordan Spieth, fell short again this week, not having won a major since the 2017 Open. After the round, Speith […]

Scottie Scheffler won the 153rd Open Championship at Royal Portrush on Sunday. His fourth major championship comes exactly as many days after his first as it did for Tiger Woods 25 years ago. That stat is just one of the many ways Scheffler has been compared to Woods in recent months. When asked about the […]

Days before The Open Championship at Royal Portrush, the U.S. Open at Oakmont ended up in the headlines. The club banned Wyndham Clark until further notice after he destroyed a locker during the major championship in June. While discussing the ban on Sunday, NBC color commentator Kevin Kisner unleashed a wild take that seemingly absolved […]

Scottie Scheffler won The Open Championship in Rory McIlroy’s home country of Northern Ireland. The hometown hero was the story coming into the week, fresh off a Grand Slam win and looking to erase the missed cut in 2019. But Scheffler’s inevitability struck again, just like it has in many events over the past two […]

Scottie Scheffler won The Open Championship at Royal Portrush, marking his fourth major championship. That puts him one behind Brooks Koepka and Rory McIlroy for career majors among contemporary golfers. But Scheffler has been so great in majors that there is a historical comparison hard to fathom. Scottie Scheffler has won his first four majors […]

Scottie Scheffler has won the 153rd Open Championship at Royal Portrush. After picking off the PGA Championship at Valhalla in May, Scheffler is now one major short of the career Grand Slam. A mere formality after a dominant Saturday, the World’s No. 1 player waltzed to victory with a Sunday 68. DOMINANCE! Scottie Scheffler conquers […]

The 2025 MLB All-Star Break is over, and fantasy baseball is back. If you have Kyle Schwarber or Paul Skenes, you probably wish the innings from Atlanta counted. But Jazz Chisholm Jr managers are certainly glad they don’t. But now, it’s time to look at our first full week of fantasy baseball since the break […]

The Winnipeg Jets won the Presidents’ Trophy, but did not get to the Western Conference Final last year. After losing Nikolaj Ehlers in free agency, they need many of their young players to step up in 2025-26. One of those players just got paid to stay in Winnipeg for a long time. The Jets have […]

The Open Championship at Royal Portrush came back after a 68-year wait in 2019, and Irishman Shane Lowry won. It was a great moment for Ireland, Northern Ireland, and Lowry himself. With golf’s oldest major back at Royal Portrush, he was hoping to do it again. The chances of a repeat for the 38-year-old seem […]

The Open Championship at Royal Portrush is halfway through, and a familiar face is at the top. Brian Harman went out early on Friday and set the pace, finishing 36 holes at eight under par. But the 2023 champion did not go low enough to keep the No. 1 player in the world at bay. […]

The Open Championship at Royal Portrush has not been kind to everyone. Bryson DeChambeau had a terrible Thursday, but bounced back Friday, Shane Lowry is losing it, and the rain is coming down hard. Jon Rahm flipped out at a Royal Portrush fan in Round One at The Open Championship, and lost it again on […]

The 2025 Open Championship returned to Royal Portrush just six years after Shane Lowry won in 2019. That was the first Open back in Northern Ireland since the 1950s, and there have never been any in the Republic of Ireland. So, Lowry, who is from Ireland, taking home the Claret Jug was a big deal. […]

The New York Yankees head into the second half two games behind the Toronto Blue Jays in the American League East. Expectations are still high around the Bombers despite a season full of pitching injuries. Without Luis Gil, Gerrit Cole, and Clarke Schmidt, New York has to get creative with their rotation. The Yankees will […]

The Open Championship at Royal Portrush is the final major championship of the men’s golf season. After the final putt falls in Northern Ireland, everyone’s attention will be turned to the Ryder Cup. On Friday, Team USA Ryder Cup captain Keegan Bradley fired a 67 to jump into contention at The Open Championship. That led […]

The Los Angeles Kings hired Ken Holland as their general manager this offseason. That led to big changes on their blueline, bringing in Cody Ceci and Brian Dumoulin to replace Vladislav Gavrikov and Jordan Spence. But the biggest piece of business Holland could do this summer comes from the forward unit. The Kings and forward […]

Round Two of The Open Championship at Royal Portrush is underway, and Brian Harman has jumped up to steal the lead. But the tournament is far from over, with Rory McIlroy and Scottie Scheffler lurking. But Bryson DeChambeau was an afterthought coming into Friday at The Open Championship. He changed that on Friday, making a […]

The Seattle Kraken enter their fifth season with a new general manager and head coach. Ron Francis is still around, but has turned the GM reins over to Jason Botterill. And Lane Lambert is getting his second shot behind an NHL bench after a strong run as an assistant in Toronto. However, once NHL free […]

The NHL offseason is winding down, and most goaltending rooms are filled up. That means the end of a great run for one of the league’s long-standing backups. Jaroslav Halak announced his retirement on Friday after a 17-year career with seven teams, including the Boston Bruins, Montreal Canadiens, and New York Rangers. After 581 NHL […]

Round Two is underway at The Open Championship at Royal Portrush, and Brian Harman has taken the lead. After winning the 2023 Open at Royal Liverpool, the lefty has not been around the lead in many majors. But a sizzling round on Friday has him in the lead as the halfway point approaches. Harman took […]

The Los Angeles Kings lost in the first round to the Edmonton Oilers for the fourth consecutive year in 2024-25. That forced Rob Blake’s exit as general manager, which brought Ken Holland in as the new head of hockey operations. The Hall-of-Famer made some big moves this summer, bringing in Corey Perry and Cody Ceci, […]

The Open Championship at Royal Portrush in Northern Ireland is off to a great start. Matt Fitzpatrick and Harris English are among a pack tied for the lead, Scottie Scheffler is one behind, and hometown hero Rory McIlroy is lurking. But a two-time U.S. Open Champion likely won’t make the weekend. Bryson DeChambeau continued his […]

The Open Championship is at Royal Portrush in Northern Ireland for the second time since 1951. In 2019, Northern Ireland’s Rory McIlroy shot an opening round 79 and missed the cut. With a second chance in his home country, the Masters champion played a much better round. But McIlroy’s driver abandoned him again at The […]

The Open Championship at Royal Portrush is underway, and Jon Rahm is in the mix. After an opening round of one-under 70, the two-time major winner has a chance to pick up his third. But on the 11th hole, Rahm freaked out at a fan who whistled in his backswing. Considering his history with a […]

The Anaheim Ducks have made some significant changes this summer. After hiring three-time Stanley Cup Champion Joel Quenneville as the head coach, they traded Trevor Zegras and John Gibson. The latter had a massive impact on one particular player, who got paid on Thursday. The Ducks have agreed to a five-year contract with Lukas Dostal, […]

The Philadelphia Phillies are locked in an intense divisional race with the New York Mets. They have the offensive core to compete for a title. But Ken Rosenthal says they are looking for help in other places. The insider expects the Phillies to add bullpen pieces ahead of the MLB trade deadline. What can we […]

Minnesota Vikings wide receiver Jordan Addison has pleaded guilty to a lesser DUI charge. The third-year receiver was arrested for suspicion of driving under the influence in Los Angeles in July 2024. On Thursday, his lawyers at Younger & Associates posted the update on the case on X, formerly Twitter. “Today, after careful consideration of […]

The Chicago White Sox are in the basement of the American League once again. That could lead to a trade of Luis Robert Jr at the MLB trade deadline, especially considering his team option for 2026. Meanwhile, the San Diego Padres are slipping in the crowded National League Wild Card race. The Athletic’s Ken Rosenthal […]

The Open Championship is underway at Royal Portrush in Northern Ireland, and a familiar face is near the top. Scottie Scheffler finished the opening round of the 153rd Open Championship with two birdies to end three-under par. Usually, the putter is the troublesome club for the number one player in the world. But on Thursday, […]

The Tampa Bay Rays are in the midst of a contentious playoff race in the American League. But during the All-Star Break, news broke that could change the organization forever. Jacksonville-based developer Patrick Zalupski is set to buy the team for $1.7 billion in September. That led The Athletic’s Ken Rosenthal to ponder a big […]