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CNN  —  Irish golfer Shane Lowry said he feared being “slaughtered” on social media if he did not accept the two-stroke penalty he received at The Open Championship on Friday. The 38-year-old triumphed the last time the major was hosted at Royal Portrush in Northern Ireland but saw his hopes of repeating that 2019 success dented by an incident during …

PORTRUSH, Northern Ireland — Irishman Shane Lowry, who won the British Open the last time it was played at Portrush, was assessed a two-shot penalty for accidentally moving his ball with a practice swing before his second shot on the par-5 12th hole.  When Lowry finished his round, he was 2-under par for the tournament, but he met with rules …

PORTRUSH, Northern Ireland — Ireland’s Shane Lowry was assessed a two-stroke penalty following his second round at the Open Championship on Friday after the broadcast video feed appeared to show his ball moving slightly when he took a practice swing in the rough on the 12th hole. Lowry made par on the hole before the penalty. The two-shot deduction took …

Did Shane Lowry cause his ball to move? That’s the question that wasn’t immediately answered after Lowry’s ball moved ever so slightly after a practice swing on his second shot at No. 11 during Round 2 of the British Open. Advertisement The R&A, which governs the British Open, didn’t make a ruling immediately, telling Lowry as he walked up the …

PORTRUSH, Northern Ireland – Shane Lowry’s bid for another claret jug at home took a massive blow Friday when he was assessed a two-shot penalty after officials determined that he caused his ball to move while he prepared to play his second shot on the 12th hole. Lowry wasn’t informed of the potential infraction until he was walking up the …

The ESPY Awards showered kudos on female athletes during Wednesday’s glitzy ceremony at the Dolby Theater in Hollywood. Fortunately, the honorees delivered enough inspiration and muscular prowess — see: rugby star Ilona Maher, who was honored as breakthrough athlete of the year — to offset the edgy jabs aimed at women in the monologue from ESPYs host Shane Gillis. A …

Shane Gillis’ monologue at the ESPY Awards on Wednesday night has left plenty of people divided over the contents of the jokes, but the Disney-owned sports network isn’t concerned about the reaction that Gillis’ routine received, The Post has confirmed. During his roughly 10-minute opening, Gillis poked fun at just about everyone from popular sports figures to President Donald Trump …

The 2025 ESPY Awards will likely be remembered for Shane Gillis’ monologue, even if the comedy was largely forgettable. Gillis, a standup comedian and the co-creator and star of Netflix’s Tires, is probably best known for lasting like four hours at Saturday Night Live — Lorne Michaels felt compelled to fire Gillis after some non-PC clips of a 2018 episode …

Count Sarah Spain among those who weren’t impressed with Shane Gillis’ performance as ESPYs host. In a post shared early Thursday on X, the former ESPN reporter called out the Worldwide Leader for bringing the comedian into the fold as emcee, who took shots at Megan Rapinoe, Caitlin Clark and the WNBA during his divisive outing. “In a year of …

CNN  —  Shane Gillis roasted everyone from the NFL’s Aaron Rodgers to President Donald Trump in his ESPY Awards monologue on Wednesday, but not everyone loved it. The comedian and actor hosted the annual sports award show and poked fun at the likes of former head coach of the New England Patriots Bill Belichick’s romance with Jordon Hudson and WNBA …