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Daniel Berger healthy, back home at Cognizant Classic
Daniel Berger prepares to putt on the ninth green during the final round of the WM Phoenix Open at TPC Scottsdale on Feb. 9, 2025. Feeling “100 percent healthy” after a 2022 back injury kept him out nearly 18 months, Daniel Berger enters this week’s Cognizant Classic excited to compete for the title in his own backyard.
“Mostly playing in front of my friends and family and playing on a course that I’m familiar with,” Berger said of the tournament, which begins Thursday at the Champion Course at PGA National Resort in Palm Beach Gardens, Fla. “Obviously sleeping in your own bed is tough to beat. We don’t get to do that often. It’s one of the events that I circle on the schedule every year, and excited to play.”
Hailing from nearby Plantation, Berger is on a roll of late, coming off a 12th-place finish at the Genesis Invitational and a T2 finish at the WM Phoenix Open the previous weekend. With four PGA wins under his belt, he is seeking his first victory since the 2021 AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am.
Berger rejoined the PGA Tour at the American Express last January and finished in a tie for 39th, then went on to make 14 more cuts in 2024, finishing the year with a T2 finish at The RSM Classic in November.
Asked on Wednesday which aspect of his game took the longest to return following his lengthy absence, Berger pointed to club head speed.
“Over a year ago, I was swinging like 106 miles an hour, which doesn’t translate into long drives,” he said. “That took me probably eight or nine months to get back up to the high 119 and 120s. So now I feel like I can compete with the other guys.
“It’s a huge advantage to hit the ball — I’m not long by any means, but to get into that 300 carry number was huge for me, and being able to take some bunkers out of play that six months ago I wasn’t able to do, now I’m hitting a ton of fairways.”
Reflecting on his last event at PGA National Resort, when he led the 2022 Honda Classic by six with 19 holes left before a final-round 74 left him three shots behind the winner, Berger said it “ate at me for a while.”
“But I think in the end, golf is really tough, and you’re not playing against a bunch of average players,” he said. “You’re playing against the best players in the world, so there’s going to be times where people outplay you or you don’t quite hit the shots that you want to hit.
“I think in the last year just, like, being able to understand that and process that has helped me a lot, and what I take is that I wanted it way too much at that time because this is a tournament that I think fondly of and I have a lot of great memories here. If I was in that same position again, I would definitely approach it differently.”
–Field Level Media
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Cardinals OL Isaiah Adams facing gun charges in Canada
Arizona Cardinals offensive lineman Isaiah Adams (74) watches from the sidelines during the team’s practice at State Farm Stadium on July 29, 2025. Arizona Cardinals offensive lineman Isaiah Adams is facing multiple charges related to a guns and gangs investigation in his native Canada.
Adams turned himself into Durham Regional Police in the Toronto area on Sunday on charges of possessing a weapon by crime, possessing a restricted or prohibited firearm without a license, possessing a loaded firearm and possessing a prohibited device.
His 27-year-old sister, Allyson Mae Adams, was charged with the same crimes as part of the investigation.
Adams, who turned 26 on Tuesday, has since returned to Arizona and is expected to report to training camp on Wednesday, according to ESPN. The Cardinals begin practice on Thursday.
The Cardinals said Tuesday that they were aware of the situation.
“Out of respect for the process, we will refrain from commenting further at this time,” a team spokesperson said.
A third-round draft pick by Arizona in 2024, the 6-foot-4, 315-pound Adams appeared in 32 games with 16 starts in his first two NFL seasons. He is expected to compete with rookie Chase Bistonis for the starting job at right guard.
–Field Level Media
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Royals acquire RHP Nate Pearson from Astros
Jun 26, 2026; Detroit, Michigan, USA; Houston Astros pitcher Nate Pearson (55) throws a pitch against the Detroit Tigers in the sixth inning at Comerica Park. Mandatory Credit: Lon Horwedel-Imagn Images The Kansas City Royals acquired Nate Pearson from the Houston Astros on Wednesday in exchange for fellow right-hander Max Martin.
Pearson, 29, was designated for assignment by Houston on Sunday after going 1-0 with one save and a 3.60 ERA in 16 relief appearances this season.
He is 10-6 with four saves and a 4.99 ERA in 139 career games (six starts) with the Toronto Blue Jays (2020-21, 2023-24), Chicago Cubs (2024-25) and Astros.
Martin, 22, is 6-2 with a 2.01 ERA in 26 relief appearances across two Class A levels this season. Kansas City drafted him in the 10th round in 2025.
–Field Level Media
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Scottie Scheffler ready to tackle 3M Open for first time
Jul 18, 2026; Southport, ENG; Scottie Scheffler plays his shot from the second tee during the third round of The Open Championship golf tournament at Royal Birkdale. Mandatory Credit: Bill Streicher-Imagn Images Competing in the 3M Open for the first time this week, Scottie Scheffler fielded nearly as many questions about Minnesota’s NFL team as he did about the golf tournament.
The World No. 1 met with reporters at TPC Twin Cities in Blaine, Minn., after playing in Wednesday morning’s pro-am with Vikings head coach Kevin O’Connell.
“This might be my first time in Minnesota. I’m not sure if I’ve ever actually been to this state before,” said Scheffler, who is coming off a T4 finish at The Open Championship at Royal Birkdale.
Scheffler said he added the 3M Open to his calendar this year because he didn’t want to take time off with the PGA Tour playoffs starting next month.
“This was a tournament that I had heard a lot of good things about and so far everything seems true,” he said. “The people have been tremendous, the fans have been really nice to me so far and the tournament seems to do a really good job just taking care of everybody.”
Even though he’s a football fan, Scheffler said he tried not to pump McConnell for information.
“I love the NFL,” Scheffler said. “I wasn’t going to just start hammering him with questions about football. He’s about to start the season so he’s going to be thinking about football for quite a long period of time, but we did a little bit.
“Yeah, he seemed like a really nice guy. You can tell why he’s such a good coach, seemed very smart. I got to ask him a few questions and he told me some stuff. It was definitely very fun for me to be able to spend some time with him. Like I said, I love the NFL and I’m fascinated by what they’re able to do, especially the head coach. I think in football it’s easily the most important position on the team. I mean he’s got to handle a lot of different personalities and the X’s and O’s. He was definitely an impressive guy to be able to talk to and spend some time with.”
Scheffler was asked he if he had any advice for O’Connell on the X’s and O’s of golf.
“He actually moved it pretty well and hit some really nice shots,” Scheffler said. “I think any advice I give him now will surely be wasted because he’s probably not going to see the golf course for the next six months or so, and hopefully a deep postseason run for them.”
Scheffler, 30, is looking for his first win since The American Express in January.
He said the golf course “has a decent amount of length to it” and the biggest challenge will be keeping the ball in play off the tee.
“There’s some pretty long par 4s and a good amount of water, and so when the rough is up like that there’s going to be a premium I think on hitting fairways,” he said. “When you’re in play, you’re going to get some scorable clubs on some certain holes. And the green are fairly big, so if you’re in the fairway, things are going to be a lot easier for you. Once you start hitting in the rough it could be tough to get on the greens in two.”
–Field Level Media
Cardinals OL Isaiah Adams facing gun charges in Canada
Royals acquire RHP Nate Pearson from Astros
