The top of the 2021 leaderboard has plenty of contenders who can challenge for the Claret Jug over the weekend. That includes Louis Oosthuizen, who clung to a one-stroke lead atop Thursday’s Round 1 field at 6-under par. Jordan Spieth and Brian Harman trailed closely behind at 5 under. The same can’t be said of Jon Rahm, who entered the weekend as a heavy tournament favorite. The U.S. Open champion sat 1-over par after the first round and is flirting with the cut line....

Gareth Arnold, a former aide of Sheffield Hallam Independent MP Jared O’Mara, called his boss “the most disgustingly morally bankrupt person I have ever had the displeasure of working with,” in a series of tweets posted from O’Mara’s official account on Tuesday evening local time. “Comms Team signing off… forever: Jared, you are the most disgustingly morally bankrupt person I have ever had the displeasure of working with,” Arnold wrote....

Lynne Spears and Jamie Spears divorced in 2002, after 26 years of marriage. And Jamie Lynn Spears has stated in her new book, Things I Should Have Said, that the move for the marriage to end was sparked by their pop star daughter. Discussing her claim on the Call Her Daddy podcast, Jamie Lynn Spears told host Alexandra Cooper that the idea of a child incentivizing her mother to leave her dad was a “really weird f****** thing to do....

Spears said she felt “embarrassed” about posting too much on Instagram in the past week, but her latest video shows Asghari back in the house. Her husband, 28, even commented on the clip to make fun of the rumors that suggested something was wrong. In August, Britney slammed plans to make a biopic about her life, writing on Instagram, “dude I’m not dead!!! Although it’s pretty f****** clear they preferred me dead....

ESPN senior coordinating producer Seth Markman told SI that McHenry, a Washington D.C.-based bureau reporter, will have similar assignments throughout the NFL season as she did last year. McHenry will be in St. Louis to report on the Rams during the first round of the draft on April 30. WATCH: McHenry berates tow attendant “She’s had the draft assignment for a while and nothing’s changed,” Markman said. The McHenry video sparked outrage on social media outlets, and her return to ESPN will likely spark similar, significant backlash....

Tevrin Brandon, an undrafted free agent who signed a futures contract with the team in April, was briefly hospitalized for minor injuries but is expected to practice on Wednesday when the Broncos begin organized team activities. According to NJ.com, Brandon was crossing an intersection in Belmar, N.J., when he was struck by what police believe was a Ford F-150 pickup. The truck fled the scene and has yet to be located, the report said....

Denver’s team buses were involved in a minor accident Monday afternoon on Highway 101 in Sunnyvale, Calif., while en route to the team hotel following practice. The bus apparently ended up with a crack in the windshield, though it remains unclear exactly how it happened. Broncos spokesperson Patrick Smyth said there were no injuries and the team made it back to the hotel safely. MORE: 10 best games of Peyton Manning’s career | Tony Gonzalez predicts Peyton Manning victory...

After losing the division title to the Chiefs for the first time in six years last season, the Broncos in 2017 are trying to get back to the top of the AFC West under Vance Joseph. They’re still on track to do just that after their 24-21 win over the Chargers in what turned out to be a thriller Monday night. MORE: Broncos-Chargers was a much-needed win for NFL football...

The owner of the medal had no idea what it was until deciding recently to get a valuation and was left stunned when he discovered it was an Olympic treasure from 1896. It was awarded to athletes who finished second place, along with a laurel branch, at events held at the first-ever international Olympic Games in Greece. The modern Olympic Games are inspired by the ancient games held at Olympia in Greece from the 8th century B....

Four of the past nine major tournaments have now been won by the big-hitting American, who even missed one of those because of injury. Koepka made a mockery of Bethpage Black’s reputation as one of the most daunting courses in golf for three days, giving him enough breathing space to prevail despite a back-nine collapse Sunday on Long Island. A closing 74 was enough for Koepka to beat Dustin Johnson by two strokes and become the first man to retain both the PGA Championship and the U....

A Christmas-can-wait crowd watched Cleveland dismantle Cincinnati 26-18 at FirstEnergy Stadium on Sunday, one day after Tennessee’s win against Washington eliminated the Browns (7-7-1) from the AFC playoff picture. Yet for the first time in forever, “wait until next year” is real in Cleveland. In each of the previous two seasons, the Browns played home finales that determined whether the team would go 0-16. Now listen to Baker Mayfield, who finished with 284 yards and three TDs against the Bengals (6-9), describe the latest victory....

Gordon returned to training camp and practiced Monday as his appeal hearing with the NFL took place for a second day in New York. The Pro Bowl wide receiver ended his workout earlier than his teammates so he could participate in the hearing via teleconference with his legal team, which fought his potential one-year suspension for violating the league’s substance-abuse policy. Gordon’s hearing carried into Monday after the sides met for nearly 10 hours on Friday in Manhattan....

Isaiah Crowell, playing at Alabama State after being banished from Georgia following an arrest on weapons charges; Terrance West plying his craft at Towson University. But on Sunday, the Browns’ tandem showed why they were still NFL draft commodities despite playing out their collegiate careers in the shadow of bigger name players from bigger name programs. While starting running back Ben Tate nursed a sprained knee, the rookies were critical for the second straight week....

Following Sunday’s 20-10 loss to the Ravens, Browns owner Jimmy Haslam made it clear that the marriage with Manziel is not set in stone. “Clearly quarterback’s an important position in the NFL and we’ve got to figure it out,’’ Haslam told The Plain Dealer. “If you look at the Browns and where they’ve struggled, they’ve struggled with the quarterback, so we know that’s a position like others that we’ll have to address....

The Browns quarterback sustained a left shoulder injury in Sunday’s 29-10 season-opening loss to the Eagles and has been placed on injured reserve, the team announced Monday. Veteran Josh McCown is slated to get the start under center in Cleveland’s Week 2 home opener against the rival Ravens. MORE: Here’s what stood out in Week 1 in the NFL “It’s very unfortunate, Robert came in and has worked extremely hard to learn our offense and earn the respect of his teammates,” Browns coach Hue Jackson said in a release....

The Browns have been searching for an answer to the quarterback position since Bernie Kosar walked the streets of the ‘Land. They’ve had plenty of opportunities to find The Guy, but have come up empty at just about every turn. Whether it was first-round picks Johnny Manziel, Brandon Weeden, Tim Couch or Baker Mayfield, veteran passers or former first-round selections, there’s been no shortage of options for Cleveland. This offseason, Cleveland brass thought they’d gotten an answer at the QB spot after trading for (and extending) Deshaun Watson....

His Browns teammates are standing by him, though. MORE: Browns’ new uniforms | Winston’s Wonderlic | Tillman’s practice locker saved in Arizona “I believe that he’ll come in, he’ll earn our trust back,” safety Donte Whitner said Tuesday following the team’s uniform unveiling, according to the (Cleveland) Plain Dealer. “He’s that type of guy. He’ll have to compete for his job, but I believe he’ll be up for that challenge....

The New England Revolution announced Tuesday they have hired Arena as their new head coach and sporting director. The move comes less than a week after the club fired coach Brad Friedel and hours after the dismissal of general manager Michael Burns. The Revolution said Arena, 67, will take on the sporting director role immediately but an “exact start date” for his return to the sideline as coach is to be determined....

Not that they planned it this way. The twins were so excited to win their first Grand Slam championship in more than a year that they botched their signature chest bump at Sunday’s U.S. Open final. Mike wound up leaping into Bob’s arms after they beat 11th-seeded Spaniards Marcel Granollers and Marc Lopez 6-3, 6-4. “I don’t think we have ever done this kind of ‘Dirty Dancing’ swan dive,” said Mike, who faulted his brother for not lifting off....

Kohberger, 28, was a Ph.D. student in the criminology department at Washington State University when four University of Idaho students—Kaylee Goncalves, 21, Madison Mogen, 21, Xana Kernodle, 20, and Ethan Chapin, 20—were fatally stabbed in an off-campus residence on November 13. Over a month later, Kohberger was arrested on the murder charges, as well as on one count of felony burglary. After he was arrested at his parents’ residence in Pennsylvania, Kohberger’s former lawyer Jason LaBar, who represented him in extradition proceedings, said that his client was “eager to be exonerated....