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KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- Norma Hunt, who as the wife of the late Kansas City Chiefs founder Lamar Hunt attended all 57 Super Bowl games, has died, the Hunt family announced in a statement released by the team.
She was 85 years old. No cause of death was given.
"Kind, generous and unfailingly positive, mom was one of a kind,'' the Hunts said in their statement. "Her joy and zeal for life were infectious. She loved caring for others, and she always had an encouraging word. She was a loyal friend, the consummate hostess and she had a rare ability to make everyone she encountered feel valued and at ease.
"Mom was steadfastly devoted to her family and fiercely passionate about her family's sports teams. She was by our father Lamar's side every step of the way -- from the merger of the AFL and the NFL to the formation of Major League Soccer, World Championship Tennis, the North American Soccer League, and their founding investment in the Chicago Bulls. She was the only person we knew who rivaled his love of sports. The two of them found such joy together, whether at home, or in stadium stands around the world.''
Chiefs star quarterback Patrick Mahomes expressed his condolences on Twitter.
Mrs. Norma was the best. Glad to be a part of this special organization she help build. She will be missed! Prayers to the entire Hunt family. ??? https://t.co/YOiDzVUK3j
— Patrick Mahomes II (@PatrickMahomes) June 4, 2023
In a statement released by the NFL, commissioner Roger Goodell said he had known Hunt for nearly 40 years and that he was always "struck by her warmth and grace."
"Norma's sense of family extended to the Chiefs' organization which she greatly adored," the statement read. "Norma was one of the most passionate fans of the Chiefs and the NFL, and understood and enjoyed every aspect of the game. She loved being around the team and referred to the players as 'real-life superheroes.' Norma attended every Super Bowl ever played, including the two recent Chiefs' victories, and was the only woman to do so."
Lamar Hunt died in 2006. Their son Clark has been chairman of the Chiefs ever since.
MINNEAPOLIS -- Royce Lewis had a noticeable scrape on his forehead after providing a scare for the Minnesota Twins with an inadvertent somersault followed by a face-first landing.
He still managed a smile afterward, apparently unscathed. But he said he felt like he "ran into a car backward."
Lewis, who returned a week ago from his second ACL repair in his right knee, tried to tie the game by beating out a grounder to deep third in the eighth against the Cleveland Guardians on Sunday. He was thrown out to end the inning, but with first baseman Gabriel Arias in his path, he pulled up in an attempt to avoid a collision at the base.
"He just gets in your way last second. I really had nowhere to go," Lewis said.
Instead, Lewis went sailing over Arias and hit the dirt head-first, bending his neck awkwardly upon impact. After an examination by the Twins and a slow climb to his feet, Lewis walked off on his own power. The Twins lost to the Guardians 2-1, but they dodged a more damaging issue with a positive prognosis about their prized young player.
Lewis had a sore shoulder, but no concussion symptoms, manager Rocco Baldelli said.
"More just shaken up, and that's very fortunate for us," Baldelli said.
Lewis, who will turn 24 on Monday, said he was more discouraged by the loss than he was hurt by the fall.
"I'm going to be pretty sore for a day or so. It's nice that we have an off day tomorrow. I'll celebrate my birthday resting up," Lewis said.
Lewis had his 2022 season limited to 12 games after he collided with the wall while tracking a ball in center field and suffered his second ACL injury. He had a homer and four RBIs in his 2023 debut at Houston a week ago, and hit a tying two-run homer in a win over Cleveland on Thursday.
The Twins played on Sunday without three of their best hitters: Byron Buxton (ribs), Carlos Correa (foot) and Alex Kirilloff (illness). Joey Gallo (hamstring) just went on the injured list, too. They could use Lewis in the lineup when they start a three-game series at the major league-leading Tampa Bay Rays this week.
"It's hard for me to say what's going to happen on Tuesday, but the initial feedback was positive, so we'll take that for what it is," Baldelli said. "I was very pleased, because there were a lot of things we can imagine, watching that, that could've played out, and it looks like they didn't play out, so that's good."
Wimbledon: Russian and Belarusian players still waiting for visas to enter UK
Russian and Belarusian players fear they could miss Wimbledon because they are still waiting for UK visas.
The All England Club banned them from competing last year following Russia's invasion of Ukraine, which was supported by Belarus.
They can compete this year but must sign declarations indicating their neutrality.
The Home Office said applicants have to undergo "thorough checks" before permission to enter the UK is granted.
Wimbledon takes place in London from 3-16 July.
Sixteen-year-old Russian Mirra Andreeva, who had impressive runs at the Madrid Open and the French Open, said she is still waiting to see if she can play at the tournament.
Andreeva applied for her visa more than six weeks ago and it has still not been approved.
Speaking on Saturday, Andreeva - who could be a candidate for a wildcard based on her performance in Paris - said: "Now I'm limited still in tournaments, so my next tournament has to be Wimbledon.
"But I don't get my visa yet, so we will see if I can participate in Wimbledon or not."
Following Russia's invasion of Ukraine in February 2022, the UK government put in place a set of sanctions against the nation and its citizens.
It includes visa-related measures, which includes reducing appointment capacity and more stringent checks for anyone applying.
"We treat each application on a case-by-case basis and all applications to enter the UK will be assessed on their merit," a Home Office spokesperson said.
"Applicants will have to submit their biometrics and undergo thorough checks before permission to enter the UK is granted."
The government website states it takes three weeks to process an international sportsperson visa, but it can take longer.
Russian world number 11 Karen Khachanov said "it takes [a] much longer time to issue the documents", but added he already had a valid visa from previous years.
After losing in the first round at Roland Garros, men's world number two Daniil Medvedev indicated he had doubts about his participation at Wimbledon by saying he would be "happy" if he was "able to come to the UK" for the grass-court Grand Slam.
Belarusian women's world number two Aryna Sabalenka, who again did not do an open news conference after reaching the French Open quarter-finals, said in May she had not yet had her visa approved.
Russian player Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova, who is through to the last eight at Roland Garros, is set to miss the tournament as her current world ranking of 333rd is not high enough to enter the main draw or qualifying.
On her chances of a wildcard after her run in Paris, she said: "Are you serious? Do you think after the situation last year they would give me a wildcard this year?"
Russian and Belarusian players have competed as neutral athletes on the ATP and WTA Tours since the invasion began.
As part of the conditions of playing at Wimbledon, players must agree not to support the Russian and Belarusian states or their regimes and leaders.
They must also not receive funding from Russian or Belarusian states, including sponsorship from companies operated or controlled by them.
French Open 2023: Iga Swiatek, Ons Jabeur, Casper Ruud and Alexander Zverev in fourth round action
World number one Iga Swiatek will continue her bid for a third French Open title in four years against Ukraine's Lesia Tsurenko on Monday.
The Pole, 22, clinched her place in the fourth round with an emphatic 6-0 6-0 victory over China's Wang Xinyu.
US sixth seed Coco Gauff and Tunisian seventh seed Ons Jabeur will also aim for a place in the last eight.
In the men's draw, 2022 finalist Casper Ruud and Danish 20-year-old Holger Rune could set up a quarter-final meeting.
Twelve months after suffering a serious ankle injury in last year's semi-final, former world number two Alexander Zverev's tournament will continue against Bulgarian Grigor Dimitrov in the night session match on Court Philippe Chatrier (19:15 BST).
Meanwhile, Britain's Lloyd Glasspool and American Asia Muhammad will play Canada's Gabriela Dabrowski and American Nathaniel Lammons in the mixed doubles quarter-finals.
Live text and radio commentary from Roland Garros is available on the BBC Sport website and app from 14:00 BST on Monday.
Away from Roland Garros, fellow Briton Andy Murray will begin his grass court season at the Surbiton Trophy, where he reached the semi-finals last year, against South Korea's Chung Hyeon.
Jabeur 'not far' from 2022 levels
Jabeur made huge progress in reaching both the Wimbledon and US Open finals in 2022, finishing the year as the world number two.
But the French Open remains the only major where the Tunisian has failed to reach the quarter-finals, with back-to-back fourth round appearances preceding her surprise first-round exit last year.
The 28-year-old, who was forced to withdraw from her Madrid Open semi-final against Swiatek with a calf injury in April, fought back from a set down to beat Serbia's Olga Danilovic in the third round and set up a meeting with American world number 36 Bernarda Pera on Philippe Chatrier (10:00 BST).
Following that victory, she said she was beginning to feel she was "not so far" from a return to her best tennis.
"There are things that are going well. Others that are going less well. Mentally I'm present. The physical sensations will come back. Tennis sensations also," Jabeur said.
"These things take a lot of time. I have to accept my current condition now, because I was injured quite a lot of times this year.
"I'm not going to be impatient. I will give time to my body to adapt. And right now I'm winning matches without being at 100%, so I'm learning."
Should Jabeur progress, Brazilian 14th seed Beatriz Haddad Maia or Spain's Sara Sorribes Tormo would await in the last eight, with that match first up on Court Suzanne Lenglen.
Gauff, 19, will meet 100th-ranked Slovak Anna Karolina Schmiedlova with a potential quarter-final against top seed Swiatek looming.
That match follows men's fourth seed Ruud's meeting with Chilean world number 35 Nicolas Jarry on Philippe Chatrier.
Around the same time, sixth seed Rune will be taking on Argentine Francisco Cerundolo, aware he could set up a repeat of last year's quarter-final against 24-year-old Norwegian Ruud, which he lost in four sets.
Monday's other men's fourth-round contest will see Japan's 27th seed Yoshihito Nishioka face Argentine Tomas Martin Etcheverry - one of three men's players (along with Dimitrov and Novak Djokovic) who are yet to lose a set at Roland Garros this year.
Memorial Tournament payout: What Viktor Hovland and Co. made at Muirfield Village
Viktor Hovland won the Memorial Tournament on Sunday for his fourth career PGA Tour victory, defeating Denny McCarthy in a playoff.
With the Memorial being a designated event, Hovland took home $3.6 million, while McCarthy made $2.18 million.
Here are the full purse and FedExCup breakdowns for those who made the cut at Muirfield Village.
Finish |
Player |
FedEx |
Earnings ($) |
---|---|---|---|
1 |
Viktor Hovland |
550.00 |
3,600,000.00 |
2 |
Denny McCarthy |
315.00 |
2,180,000.00 |
3 |
Scottie Scheffler |
200.00 |
1,380,000.00 |
4 |
Si Woo Kim |
140.00 |
980,000.00 |
T5 |
Andrew Putnam |
110.00 |
772,500.00 |
T5 |
Jordan Spieth |
110.00 |
772,500.00 |
T7 |
Rory McIlroy |
92.00 |
650,000.00 |
T7 |
Adam Schenk |
92.00 |
650,000.00 |
T9 |
Matt Fitzpatrick |
78.00 |
545,000.00 |
T9 |
Rickie Fowler |
78.00 |
545,000.00 |
T9 |
Adam Scott |
78.00 |
545,000.00 |
T12 |
Wyndham Clark |
63.75 |
410,000.00 |
T12 |
Tyrrell Hatton |
63.75 |
410,000.00 |
T12 |
Lee Hodges |
63.75 |
410,000.00 |
T12 |
David Lipsky |
63.75 |
410,000.00 |
T16 |
Joseph Bramlett |
50.92 |
275,500.00 |
T16 |
Sam Burns |
50.92 |
275,500.00 |
T16 |
Russell Henley |
50.92 |
275,500.00 |
T16 |
Luke List |
50.92 |
275,500.00 |
T16 |
Shane Lowry |
50.92 |
275,500.00 |
T16 |
Hideki Matsuyama |
50.92 |
275,500.00 |
T16 |
Jon Rahm |
50.92 |
275,500.00 |
T16 |
Sepp Straka |
50.92 |
275,500.00 |
T24 |
Byeong Hun An |
37.68 |
163,000.00 |
T24 |
Eric Cole |
37.68 |
163,000.00 |
T24 |
Beau Hossler |
37.68 |
163,000.00 |
T24 |
Stephan Jaeger |
37.68 |
163,000.00 |
T24 |
Xander Schauffele |
37.68 |
163,000.00 |
T24 |
Gary Woodland |
37.68 |
163,000.00 |
T30 |
Keegan Bradley |
26.20 |
117,250.00 |
T30 |
Patrick Cantlay |
26.20 |
117,250.00 |
T30 |
Austin Eckroat |
26.20 |
117,250.00 |
T30 |
Ryan Fox |
- |
117,250.00 |
T30 |
Garrick Higgo |
26.20 |
117,250.00 |
T30 |
Mark Hubbard |
26.20 |
117,250.00 |
T30 |
Patrick Rodgers |
26.20 |
117,250.00 |
T30 |
J.J. Spaun |
26.20 |
117,250.00 |
T38 |
Christiaan Bezuidenhout |
19.26 |
91,000.00 |
T38 |
Luke Donald |
19.26 |
91,000.00 |
T38 |
J.T. Poston |
19.26 |
91,000.00 |
T41 |
Sungjae Im |
13.84 |
71,000.00 |
T41 |
S.H. Kim |
13.84 |
71,000.00 |
T41 |
Taylor Montgomery |
13.84 |
71,000.00 |
T41 |
Seamus Power |
13.84 |
71,000.00 |
T41 |
Brandt Snedeker |
13.84 |
71,000.00 |
T41 |
Sam Stevens |
13.84 |
71,000.00 |
T41 |
Justin Suh |
13.84 |
71,000.00 |
T48 |
Thomas Detry |
9.91 |
52,600.00 |
T48 |
Emiliano Grillo |
9.91 |
52,600.00 |
T48 |
Keith Mitchell |
9.91 |
52,600.00 |
T48 |
Matt Wallace |
9.91 |
52,600.00 |
T52 |
Harris English |
8.21 |
48,600.00 |
T52 |
Alex Noren |
8.21 |
48,600.00 |
T54 |
Davis Riley |
7.08 |
47,200.00 |
T54 |
Danny Willett |
7.08 |
47,200.00 |
T56 |
Sam Ryder |
6.46 |
46,400.00 |
T56 |
Davis Thompson |
6.46 |
46,400.00 |
T58 |
Chez Reavie |
6.00 |
45,600.00 |
T58 |
Sahith Theegala |
6.00 |
45,600.00 |
T60 |
Stewart Cink |
5.55 |
44,800.00 |
T60 |
Taylor Pendrith |
5.55 |
44,800.00 |
62 |
Matt Kuchar |
5.21 |
44,200.00 |
63 |
Sam Bennett |
- |
43,800.00 |
64 |
Lanto Griffin |
4.76 |
43,400.00 |
65 |
Tom Hoge |
4.53 |
43,000.00 |
Winner's bag: Memorial Tournament champion Viktor Hovland
Here's a look at the equipment Viktor Hovland used to win the Memorial Tournament for his fourth career PGA Tour victory.
DRIVER: Ping G425 LST (9 degrees)
FAIRWAY WOODS: TaylorMade Stealth Plus (15 degrees); Ping G430 Max (21)
IRONS: Ping i210 (4-PW)
WEDGES: Ping Glide 4.0 (50, 56 degrees); Glide 2.0 (60)
PUTTER: Ping PLD DS 72 prototype
BALL: Titleist ProV1
Assessing the world's top 5 players ahead of the U.S. Open
DUBLIN, Ohio – To be fair, it seems as if Jack Nicklaus was in a particular mood this year, with Muirfield Village playing to a 73.54 average – including the toughest par 3 (No. 16) and the third-toughest par 4 (No. 18) on the PGA Tour this season – but with the U.S. Open looming in two weeks, a breakdown of the world’s best players seems apropos.
No. 1 – A performance that felt like a statistical impossibility left Scottie Scheffler in solo third after a closing 67, but superior ball-striking riddled with woeful putting has become a disturbing trend for the game’s top-ranked player.
Scheffler finished first in every ball-striking category at the Memorial and last in putting. It’s not the best trend with the year’s toughest test waiting at Los Angeles Country Club, but Scheffler said he’s confident his putting will come around.
No. 2 – Following his victory at the Masters, Jon Rahm has finished T-15 (RBC Heritage), runner-up (Mexico Open), T-50 (PGA Championship), and he was T-16 at the Memorial.
The weekend at Muirfield Village was a snapshot of the uncharacteristic inconsistencies in the Spaniard’s game, with rounds of 74 over the weekend that left him seven shots out of the playoff (won by Viktor Hovland). Still, the winner of the last West Coast Open (2021 at Torrey Pines) will be an easy favorite in Los Angeles.
No. 3 – A tie for seventh after starting the final round with a share of the lead doesn’t scream confidence for Rory McIlroy, but given his own assessment of his swing the last few weeks, he felt like it was progress.
“This isn't a major championship, but I feel a lot more positive about things today than I was two weeks ago at [the PGA Championship], even though the results might reflect that I had a better week at Oak Hill,” said McIlroy, who struggled with his wedge play at Muirfield Village but was otherwise sharp. “I feel a lot more positive about everything going forward. It's nice.”
No. 4 – The spotlight will be particularly bright on Patrick Cantlay at the first U.S. Open played in his hometown of Los Angeles, and his familiarity with the course should give him a distinct advantage. But there are concerns.
Following a second-round 67 to move into the hunt, Cantlay was 8 over par on the weekend at Jack’s Place. Of particular concern was his play on the greens, where he finished 57th out of 65 players who made the cut.
No. 5 – The most curious of all the top players at the Memorial was Xander Schauffele, who followed his opening 77 (his worst round this season) with cards of 66, 72 and 74 to tie for 24th.
Although it was his worst finish in his last five starts at the Memorial, Schauffele remains one of the game’s most consistent players, and he’s another West Coast star who will feel right at home at L.A.C.C.
Clutch Viktor Hovland defeats Denny McCarthy in playoff to win Memorial
DUBLIN, Ohio — Viktor Hovland handled the toughest stretch at Muirfield Village and delivered three clutch putts at the end to win the Memorial in a playoff over hard-luck Denny McCarthy on Sunday.
Hovland closed with a 2-under 70 on another brutal test on a course baked all week by sun, forcing the playoff with a 30-foot birdie on the 17th — the only one on that hole in the final round — and saving par from behind the 18th green.
Back to the 18th in the playoff, Hovland barely got onto the front of the green, some 60 feet away from the back pin, and two-putted by holing a 7-foot par putt.
It was his fourth PGA Tour victory and first on American soil, this one with a $3.6 million winner’s check and a handshake from host Jack Nicklaus. The Norwegian’s previous wins were in Mexico twice and Puerto Rico.
It was a crushing loss for McCarthy, one of the purest putters on the PGA Tour. He showed his touch by saving crucial pars and playing bogey-free on a day when the average score was just under 75. His only bogey came on the 18th hole — twice.
McCarthy had a one-shot lead when he missed the 18th fairway to the left, pitched out to the fairway and narrowly missed a 25-foot par putt for the win. In the playoff, his shot from the right rough rolled back off the green some 50 yards away. He pitched to 12 feet and the putt caught the left edge and spun away.
“I’m heartbroken right now,” McCarthy said, emotion in his voice after his closest call to win on the PGA Tour in his 156th attempt.
This was a final day when so many went in reverse from the 22 players who had been separated by three shots at the start of the round.
Rory McIlroy chipped in from below the fourth green for birdie and had the lead on the front nine, but he gave away far too many shots on the back — three bogeys in a row — for a 75 that took him out of the picture.
Scottie Scheffler closed with a 67 and finished third and missed the playoff by one shot, remarkable considering he made the cut on the number. The No. 1 player in the world has not finished worse than 12th in his 13 starts this year.
But what a week to forget with the putter.
Scheffler turned a statistically dominant performance from tee-to-green, picking up 20.7 strokes on the field in that category. But he lost 8.5 strokes to the field in his putting. This might be the best context — it was nearly a 20-shot differential in putting to McCarthy, and Scheffler finished one shot behind.
“I think a little bit of my struggles with the putting have probably helped me elevate my ball striking, just because if I’m trying to compete out here ... with the putts not going in, I’ve got to hit it really good. And I’ve been able to do that,” Scheffler said.
“Maybe people are asking me about my putting so much more because I’m hitting it so good,” he said. “When you’re hitting a bunch of greens it’s not easy to make every putt. I mean, if I was putting the best this week, I would have won by a crazy amount of shots.”
That belonged to Hovland, who joined McCarthy (70) at 7-under 281.
Hovland, who moves to No. 5 in the world ranking, didn’t feel as though he did anything special. He has had better weeks striking the ball. His lowest round all week was 69. But he was the only player to break par in all four rounds.
“I played smart. I played my game. And I came up clutch this time,” Hovland said.
He was particularly strong at the end. The final three were the toughest at Muirfield Village all week. Hovland birdied two of the three on Saturday to get in the mix, and he played them 1 under on Sunday to get into a playoff.
Si Woo Kim, who played in the last group with McIlroy, had a 73 to finish alone in fourth. Jordan Spieth was in the group another shot back.
Not Rory McIlroy's day at the Memorial, but he's happy for countryman Tom McKibbin
DUBLIN, Ohio – It was a gritty victory for the other lad from Holywood, Northern Ireland.
While Rory McIlroy readied for the final round at the Memorial with a share of the 54-hole lead, it was Tom McKibbin, 20, who closed with a 70 to win the Porsche European Open and become the second-youngest Northern Irishman (behind McIlroy) to win on the DP World Tour.
“I watched every shot this morning. I was really happy for him,” said McIlroy, who finished with a final-round 75 at Muirfield Village that left him tied for seventh place.
McKibbin grew up playing Holywood Golf Club, the same course McIlroy learned the game on, and the world No. 3 said he’s not surprised McKibbon was able to secure his first victory on the European tour so quickly.
“For 20 years old he showed so much composure. We've all known from back home the potential that he has, but I think to break through and win for the first time at 20, there's a bright future ahead of him,” said McIlroy, who won his first title on the European circuit at 19. “So proud of him, really. I've known Tom since he was 10 years old and to see his progression and see where he is today and get that first win in Europe was really cool to see.”
Hellas Verona will face Spezia in a Serie A relegation playoff after losing 3-1 at fourth-placed AC Milan on Sunday as Rafael Leao's double and an Olivier Giroud penalty secured the points.
Verona and Spezia, who lost 2-1 at AS Roma, finished the season with 31 points and now face a playoff, which has been introduced this season, to decide who stays up.
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Giroud put the hosts ahead in first-half stoppage time, after Cyril Ngonge brought down Brahim Diaz, before the visitors equalised in the 72nd through Davide Faraoni.
Leao capped off the season in style after two goals in quick succession starting with a long-range strike in the 85th minute before wrapping up the win two minutes into stoppage time.