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USA Today
2 days ago
- Entertainment
- USA Today
Bills' Josh Allen on PGA pro Scottie Scheffler ahead of US Open: 'Spoke a lot to me'
Josh Allen has experienced some significant life events on and off the field this past year. He finished the 2024 NFL season with a return to the AFC Championship game and, later, received the league MVP award. He then also married actress Hailee Steinfeld, a moment of even greater importance for the 29-year-old from Firebaugh, California. Along with the high points, he also once more experienced a loss to Patrick Mahomes and the Kansas City Chiefs that left him and the Buffalo Bills one win shy of reaching the Super Bowl. And while a championship is what drives Allen to compete, it's life off the field that keeps things in perspective. A big golf enthusiast, Allen explained how Scottie Scheffler's recent comments about chasing accomplishments versus finding fulfillment ahead of The US Open (which he won), "spoke a lot to me." "It's maddening," Allen said to CBS Sports about the feeling that you're doing things right but not yet seeing the desired results. "But at the same time, it helps put things in perspective about what matters in your life, and you figure out what that is fairly quickly. Scottie Scheffler had that really good interview before The Open that spoke a lot to me, and I really appreciate him sharing those words." He also noted some similarity in terms of turning the page in competition to focus on what's next. "Yeah, it's kind of crazy where you're coming out here and doing everything you can for a quick enjoyment of it, and then you're on to the next. It's like the MVP award. I don't look back and think about that night. It happened, and it was over with, and I'll never think about it again, to be honest. I'm so moved on to trying to help this team win football games this year." Allen's comments offer a view into his mindset and the impact Scheffler's comments had on him, in that true perspective lies in finding more to life that exists off the field, and how that allows one to be their best as an athlete. Washburn asked if that mindset helps alleviate some of the angst before playing in those big games, and Allen agreed, noting how the message in the Bills locker room has been less about the outcome and more about the importance of doing the right things and living with the results. When asked whether that also helps prepare him mentally ahead of big games, the QB also provided a view of the Bills' overall mentality as a team as well. "For sure, and going out there and playing free -- and the main thing we always preach here is playing for each other and putting your best stuff out there," Allen said. "And as long as you're doing everything right [that's enough]. You can hope and pray for the best, but sometimes it doesn't happen. But we really do hope it does happen."
Irish Daily Mirror
15-05-2025
- Sport
- Irish Daily Mirror
PGA Championship 2025: Tee times for all the Irish in action on Day One
The PGA Championship begins today, with plenty of hopefuls looking to lift the Wanamaker Trophy come Sunday. Xander Schauffele came out on top last time out in the Valhalla Golf Club in Louisville, Kentucky, where he finished on 21 under par, one stroke ahead of Bryson DeChambeau. The PGA Championship is one of the four golfing majors, alongside The Masters, The US Open and The Open Championship. It has traditionally served as the last major of the season, taking place in August, but since 2019 it has been played in May. This year's edition of the championship takes place at the Quail Hollow Club in Charlotte, North Carolina, which previously hosted the event in 2017. With a $2 million dollar prize for the winner, let's hope that one of the strong Irish contingent at the tournament can take top spot. Padraig Harrington is teeing us off as part of the first group in action, starting at midday Irish time. 16 minutes on from that, we'll see Seamus Power drive off on the first alongside Americans Patrick Fishburn and Andre Chi. Shane Lowry will be looking to scoop his first major since the 2019 Open Championship this weekend, and he sets off to do just that at 12:38pm. The game's newest Grand Slam holder, Rory McIlroy is also getting his first major campaign since picking up the green jacket in Augusta underway, he begins play at 1:22pm. Tom McKibbin rounds out the Irish in play today, with the 22-year-old teeing off at 7:31pm to become our only representative in the evening session. With such a large amount of players to root for, let's hope they make it to the business end of the competition come Sunday.
Yahoo
12-02-2025
- Sport
- Yahoo
'Profound injustice' - US Open criticised over mixed doubles change
The US Open has received strong criticism following its decision to hold its mixed doubles competition as a standalone event before the start of the Slam from 2025. Organisers said it hoped the move would encourage top singles players to participate in the mixed doubles, which will be held over two days in the week leading up to the start of the main draw in New York. However, the decision has been described as a "profound injustice" by last year's winners Sara Errani and Andrea Vavassori amid a backlash from players. The US Open mixed doubles will be held on 19-20 August, before the hard-court Slam - which from this year is expanding to a 15-day event - begins on Sunday, 24 August. "Making decisions just following the logic of profit is profoundly wrong in some situations," Italian winners Errani and Vavassori said in a joint statement. "In the last few weeks we received the news that the US Open mixed doubles tournament will be completely turned upside down, cancelled and replaced with a pseudo-exhibition focused only on entertainment and show. "We see it as a profound injustice that disrespects an entire category of players. We don't know at the moment if we'll have the chance to defend our title but we hope this remains an isolated case." The US Open organisers said the change would allow "the sport's biggest stars" to participate in mixed doubles and claimed "excitement is high among the game's stars who have already expressed intent to compete" in the new format. American players Taylor Fritz, the men's world number four, and Jessica Pegula, fifth in women's rankings, have both expressed their intention to participate, while Holger Rune replied to the US Open's announcement on X saying "Interesting". The US Open's revamped mixed doubles event will feature 16 teams - the top eight in the rankings plus eight wildcard entrants - and a reduced scoring system. Just four games will be required to win a set in matches before the final, with no-advantage scoring (four points will be needed to win a game) and 10-point match tiebreaks instead of a third set throughout. US Tennis Association (USTA) director Lew Sherr said: "We'll be scheduling mixed doubles on the centre stage and enabling more fans worldwide to enjoy the thrill of watching their favourite stars compete for this coveted title." But there has been a backlash from current and former mixed doubles players. Kristina Mladenovic, winner of multiple Slam titles, said the decision was "terribly shocking". Australian player Elen Perez replied to the US Open on X, saying: "Tell us that you think doubles players are trash, that tradition is overrated and job opportunity is a thing of the past without actually saying it." Poland's Jan Zielinski, who won mixed doubles titles at the Australian Open and Wimbledon last year, said: "No communication with the players, no thought behind what it means to some people's careers, no respect to the history and traditions. Sad to see." Former doubles world number one Paul McNamee said the changes would devalue the US Open mixed doubles title to the status of an exhibition event, and this year's tournament "will not produce a bona fide mixed doubles winner". Live scores, results and order of play Get tennis news sent straight to your phone
