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New LIV golfer Ben An relying on AI to acclimate to global schedule
Jun 8, 2025; Caledon, Ontario, CAN; Byeong Hun An watches his tee shot at the fifth hole during the final round of the RBC Canadian Open golf tournament. Mandatory Credit: Dan Hamilton-Imagn Images Byeong Hun An is new to the whole LIV Golf experience. And a new lifestyle apparently calls for the use of some new technology.
An, also known as Ben An, was one of the new additions to the 2026 LIV roster and the captain of the newly rebranded Korean Golf Club. Everyone on the four-man team has Korean heritage (Danny Lee was born in South Korea but competes under the New Zealand flag).
“We’re all good friends, and hopefully we can play good golf,” An said Monday at an introductory press conference. “I’m very excited for the season. It’s my first year; feels like the first school year.”
An pointed out that Korean Golf Club will spend a lot of time together, including travel. The season opens this week in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, and the LIV schedule features events in Australia, Asia, Africa, Europe and North America. That includes the second year of LIV Golf Korea, an event technically unconfirmed on the schedule but expected sometime in May.
An, who previously competed on the PGA Tour and spent most of his playing season in the United States, said he’s relying on artificial intelligence to plan his travel now.
“I use ChatGPT and Gemini,” he said. “I put in my flight schedule and everything, what time of day we’re playing because it’s set every week because it’s a shotgun. I try to utilize that a lot because I don’t know much about how to get my body ready.
“Especially this week, I put in all the flights and numbers and everything, so it’s like, ‘All right, sleep at this time, try to do this and that to maximize the performance on the golf course at 6:05 p.m.’ That’s what I did, and I’ll probably do that again the next couple of events because we’ll be go different time zones, and with the longer flights, it helps, and with the physio on our team. We’ll probably utilize that a lot because we’ve got the resources and all the info is out there, so I’ll try to use that as much as I can and hopefully get my body ready for the tournament days.”
An, 34, was best known for being the youngest winner of the U.S. Amateur in 2009 at age 17. His world ranking rose as high as No. 22 in late 2024 after he won the Genesis Championship in his home country, beating countryman Tom Kim in a playoff at Jack Nicklaus Golf Club Korea.
An never won on the PGA Tour, but tied for fourth at the Baycurrent Classic in Japan this past October for his third top-10 finish of 2025.
–Field Level Media
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Hurricanes' Brandon Bussi hands Rangers another home blanking
Feb 5, 2026; New York, New York, USA; Carolina Hurricanes goaltender Brandon Bussi (32) makes a save against New York Rangers left wing J.T. Miller (8) during the second period at Madison Square Garden. Mandatory Credit: Brad Penner-Imagn Images Rookie Brandon Bussi made 16 saves in a successful homecoming as the visiting Carolina Hurricanes extended their points streak to 10 games with a 2-0 victory over the New York Rangers Thursday night in the final game before the Olympic break.
Andrei Svechnikov scored early as Hurricanes improved to 8-0-2 in their past 10 and earned their second shutout win on the Rangers’ home ice this season.
A Long Island, N.Y., native, Bussi won his seventh straight game and improved to 23-3-1 since joining the Hurricanes as a waiver claim from the Florida Panthers on Oct. 5.
Bussi was rarely tested, but he delivered a left pad save on J.T. Miller midway through the second period and denied Will Cuylle on a partial breakaway six minutes into the third to highlight his second career shutout.
The Hurricanes had plenty of chances to turn the contest into a blowout, but New York goalie Jonathan Quick made a season-high 41 saves. Carolina finished its latest victory with 86 shot attempts and improved to 7-1-0 in its past eight games against the Rangers.
Jordan Staal added an empty-net tally in the final minute for the Hurricanes, who earned their third shutout of the season.
A day after trading Artemi Panarin to the Los Angeles Kings as part of their retooling attempt, the Rangers dropped their fourth straight. New York fell to 6-15-4 at home and was blanked for the seventh time in front of its frustrated fans, who were heard chanting for GM Chris Drury to be fired on a few occasions.
Svechnikov scored the only goal Bussi needed 6:26 into the contest thanks to defensive pressure by teammate Mark Jankowski deep in the offensive zone.
Jankowski forced New York defenseman Vladislav Gavrikov into the giveaway in the right circle. The puck went to Svechnikov, who walked into the slot unimpeded and sent a shot from between the circles past Quick’s left arm.
–Field Level Media
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Lakers' Luka Doncic headed for MRI on sore left hamstring
Feb 5, 2026; Los Angeles, California, USA; Los Angeles Lakers guard Luka Doncic (77) looks on in the first half against the Philadelphia 76ers at Crypto.com Arena. Mandatory Credit: Jayne Kamin-Oncea-Imagn Images Lakers guard Luka Doncic will have an MRI on his left hamstring after getting hurt in the second quarter of Los Angeles’ Thursday game against the visiting Philadelphia 76ers, coach JJ Redick said.
The injury occurred with just under four minutes remaining in the first half during a Lakers possession. Doncic remained in the game before departing with 3:03 left in the half. The team officially ruled him out for the rest of the game late in the third quarter due to what it stated was left leg soreness.
After the Lakers finished a 119-115 win without the star guard, Redick said, “Yeah, he felt some soreness in his hamstring, so he didn’t feel like it was good enough to go back in. Neither did medical, so we held him out. And he’ll get some imaging. I mean, too early to say if there’s an injury, but just had a sore hamstring.”
In 16 minutes of play against the 76ers, Doncic compiled 10 points, four rebounds and two assists, plus five turnovers, including one on the play when he was injured.
Doncic, who has missed eight games this season, entered with an NBA-best average of 33.4 points per game to go along with 7.9 rebounds and 8.7 assists over his first 41 contests.
The Lakers were playing their first game at home in more than two weeks after completing a 5-3 road trip.
–Field Level Media
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Report: 76ers trade veteran G Eric Gordon to Grizzlies
Feb 5, 2025; Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA; Philadelphia 76ers guard Eric Gordon (23) controls the ball against the Miami Heat in the fourth quarter at Wells Fargo Center. Mandatory Credit: Kyle Ross-Imagn Images The Philadelphia 76ers traded veteran guard Eric Gordon to the Memphis Grizzlies on Thursday for a 2032 second-round draft pick swap in 2032, multiple outlets reported.
The Sixers also land the rights to Justinian Jessup, according to NBC Sports Philadelphia. Jessup, who is playing for Bayern Munich in Germany, was a second-round draft pick by the Golden State Warriors in 2020, with his rights traded to the Grizzlies in July 2025.
Gordon, 37, was scoring 5.5 points in six games off the bench for the Sixers this season. In 18 career NBA seasons, including seven with the Houston Rockets, Gordon has averaged 15.2 points with 2.7 assists in 931 games (665 starts).
–Field Level Media
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