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Alex Smalley, Maverick McNealy atop cluttered PGA leaderboard
May 15, 2026; Newtown Square, Pennsylvania, USA; Alex Smalley reacts on the fourth hole during the second round of the PGA Championship golf tournament. Mandatory Credit: James Lang-Imagn Images NEWTOWN SQUARE, Pa. — Maverick McNealy and Alex Smalley, two players without a regular-season win or a major top-15 on their resume, will enter the weekend tied for the lead at the PGA Championship and in prime position to earn a career-changing win at Aronimink Golf Club.
McNealy and Smalley finished Friday’s second round at 4-under-par 136 for the championship, and another 13 players are within two shots, setting up an unpredictable weekend at the second major of the year.
Smalley posted a 69 during the morning wave to set the clubhouse lead, and McNealy was the first player all week to touch 6 under before two late bogeys set him back. They’re one in front of Chris Gotterup (5-under 65), Max Greyserman (69), Japan’s Hideki Matsuyama (67), South Africa’s Aldrich Potgieter (70), Australian Min Woo Lee (70) and Germany’s Stephan Jaeger (70).
Of that top eight, McNealy, Smalley, Gotterup, Greyserman, Potgieter, Lee and Jaeger have a mere two top-10 finishes at majors among them. Only Matsuyama has prevailed on this stage before, when he captured the 2021 Masters.
But the group at 2 under features heavy hitters who could apply pressure Saturday. World No. 1 Scottie Scheffler bogeyed three of his first four holes and settled for a 71, but he’s only two back along with Cameron Young (67), Justin Thomas (69), Harris English (67), Ludvig Aberg of Sweden (66), Si Woo Kim of South Korea (67) and David Puig of Spain (67).
Smalley, one of seven co-leaders after one round, was the first of three players to forge a solo lead at 5 under only to give it all back. He played the back nine — the more difficult half of the course — in 2 under par but proceeded to bogey Nos. 1, 2 and 3. He bounced back with a birdie at No. 4 before pitching his third shot at the par-5 ninth to 14 inches.
It was Potgieter’s turn next, as the 21-year-old birdied Nos. 3 and 9 and spent most of the back nine at 5 under. But he stumbled on his last two holes, bogeying both to drop back to where he began.
That made way for McNealy, who rebounded from a bogey at No. 15 with an eagle 3 at No. 16 and added birdies at Nos. 1, 2, 5 to hit 6 under. Then a short par putt slid by at No. 6, he missed the green at the tricky par-3 eighth and a decision to chip with the toe of his putter didn’t pan out, producing another bogey.
Gotterup’s 65 is the best round of the tournament so far. Ranked No. 10 in the world, he burst onto the scene with last year’s Scottish Open title and third-place finish at the Open Championship before he won two events on the PGA Tour this winter. Gotterup birdied Nos. 7, 8 and 9 at the end of his round to surge up the leaderboard.
Jaeger managed to par all 18 holes Friday, while Greyserman, a native of New Jersey like Gotterup, chipped in for eagle on his final hole, the par-5 ninth.
The cut line was expected to settle at 4 over par as the top 70 players and ties qualify for the weekend. The highest-ranked player who’ll miss the cut is World No. 6 Tommy Fleetwood of England (5 over), along with Norway’s Viktor Hovland (6 over), U.S. Open champ J.J. Spaun (6 over), Keegan Bradley (6 over) and Bryson DeChambeau (7 over).
Northern Ireland star Rory McIlroy, who described his first-round 74 as “s—,” rebounded to shoot a bogey-free 67. The World No. 2 moved to 1 over to comfortably make the cut.
Ben Kern was the only PGA teaching professional of 20 in the field to make the cut. Kern racked up six birdies amid a round of 67 to get to 1 over.
–Adam Zielonka, Field Level Media
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Luca Langoni, Revolution edge Minnesota United
May 2, 2026; Foxborough, Massachusetts, USA; New England Revolution forward Luca Langoni (41) looks on in the first half against Charlotte FC at Gillette Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Edward Finan-Imagn Images Luca Langoni scored early in the second half and the New England Revolution held on to defeat visiting Minnesota United 2-1 on Saturday night at Foxborough, Mass.
Carles Gil posted a penalty kick for New England (8-4-1, 25 points), which improved to 7-1-0 in home games. Three of goalkeeper Matt Turner’s six saves for the Revolution came in the final 10 minutes and they all were off Minnesota headers.
Langoni, who did not play in a 3-0 home shutout loss to Nashville SC on Wednesday, has scored in consecutive matches and picked up his third goal of the season. New England has won a club-record six consecutive games at Gillette Stadium before Wednesday’s setback.
Minnesota (6-5-3, 21 points) received its goal on Kelvin Yeboah’s penalty kick. Drake Callender stopped three shots.
Langoni’s goal in the 49th minute came at the end of a transition opportunity off an assist from Dor Turgeman, who made a slight pass to Langoni. As he entered the box, Langoni unleashed a shot from the right side.
The teams traded penalty kicks in the first 30 minutes in the first meeting between the teams since 2023.
Gil converted on his chance five minutes into the game. Yeboah’s equalizer came in the 26th minute.
New England’s opportunity came because of a foul in the penalty area by Minnesota’s Michael Boxall just a couple of minutes into the game. Then a foul on New England’s Brooklyn Raines provided Yeboah’s opportunity.
–Field Level Media
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Atlanta scores late to pull even in draw vs. Orlando
May 16, 2026; Orlando, Florida, USA; Atlanta United FC forward Emmanuel Latte Lath (9) moves up field in the second half against the Orlando City SC at Inter&Co Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Russell Lansford-Imagn Images Jay Fortune’s 86th-minute goal cancelled out Griffin Dorsey’s first-half opener as visiting Atlanta United played Orlando City to a 1-1 draw on Saturday night.
Fortune’s goal, his second in as many matches, secured a point for Atlanta (3-8-2, 11 points) and snapped its two-match losing streak at home.
With just minutes to go in normal time, Atlanta — who appeared destined for a second straight loss — pulled level. Matt Edwards used some brilliant footwork on the right side of the Orlando scoring area before passing it into the box to Fortune. Fortune’s first-time effort sailed over Orlando goalkeeper Maxime Crepeau to make it 1-1.
Atlanta had a chance to take all three points from Orlando in the sixth minute of second-half stoppage time, but Crepeau dove to parry away Matias Galarza’s attempt from just beyond the box.
That provided some consolation for Orlando (4-8-2, 14 points), who opened the scoring in the 18th minute.
Martin Ojeda’s pass between the legs of Atlanta centerback Enea Mihaj found Ivan Angulo charging into the scoring area. Despite Tomas Jacob’s attempts to defend, Angulo passed the ball in front of the goal to Dorsey, who tapped it in to give Orlando a 1-0 lead. It was Dorsey’s second goal of the season.
Orlando City had several opportunities to extend its lead but failed to capitalize, ultimately settling for a point after conceding Fortune’s late goal. They were also forced to take Robin Jansson out at halftime after the Orlando centerback and captain appeared to suffer a knee injury.
Angulo was credited with an assist on Dorsey’s goal, which was his team-high seventh of the season. Edwards’ assist on Fortune’s goal was his first of the year.
Orlando and Atlanta will play each other again on Tuesday in the U.S. Open Cup quarterfinals.
–Field Level Media
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Dodgers LHP Blake Snell scratched from start vs. Angels
May 9, 2026; Los Angeles, California, USA; Los Angeles Dodgers pitcher Blake Snell (7) throws to the plate during the second inning against the Atlanta Braves at Dodger Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Kiyoshi Mio-Imagn Images Dodgers left-hander Blake Snell was scratched from his Friday start hours before the opener of the Freeway Series against the Angels in Anaheim.
The Dodgers didn’t immediately provide a reason for why the 33-year-old Snell was scratched. Manager Dave Roberts will meet with reporters prior to Friday’s game.
The Dodgers are now listing right-hander Will Klein (1-2, 2.76 ERA) to be the first pitcher in what will be a bullpen game.
The contest was slated to be Snell’s second appearance of the season. His season got off to a late start due to shoulder issues and he made his season debut last Saturday against the Atlanta Braves.
Snell struggled against the Braves as he allowed five runs (four earned) and six hits while throwing 77 pitches in just three innings. He struck out five and walked two while taking the loss.
The two-time Cy Young Award winner was limited to 11 starts last season due to a shoulder injury and went 5-4 with a 2.35 ERA in his first season with the Dodgers. In the postseason, he went 3-2 with a 3.18 ERA in six appearances (five starts) to help the Dodgers win the World Series.
Snell is 81-63 with a 3.17 ERA in 223 career starts over 11 major league seasons with the Tampa Bay Rays (2016-20), San Diego Padres (2021-23), San Francisco Giants (2024) and Dodgers.
Snell won the American League Cy Young with the Rays in 2018 and took National League honors in 2023 for the Padres.
–Field Level Media
Luca Langoni, Revolution edge Minnesota United
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