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The Match with Bill Murray, Mark Wahlberg, Charles Barkley, Wayne Gretzky and more starts Thursday

TNT is going big with the 10th installment of The Match.

TNT is going big with the 10th installment of The Match.

This time around, it’ll be a two-night event in prime time with no pro golfers but eight big-time celebrities as well as a star-studded announcing crew.

Dubbed “The Match: Superstars,” the competition will be televised on Thursday, Nov. 21, and Friday, Nov. 22, with coverage simulcast on TNT and Max. The event was filmed at The Breakers Rees Jones Golf Course at Breakers West Country Club in West Palm Beach, Florida.

Check out the celebrity lineup: Bill Murray, Mark Wahlberg, Charles Barkley, Wayne Gretzky, Michael Phelps, Nate Bargatze, Ken Griffey, Jr. and Blake Griffin.

The initial matches will pit Murray and Gretzky against Barkley and Griffey as well as Wahlberg and Phelps vs. Bargatze and Griffin.

There will then be semifinals and a final match. Those will be individual match play contests with the eventual winner banking $1 million.

Thursday Nov. 21

  • Wahlberg/Phelps vs. Bargatze/Griffin, 7:30 p.m.
  • Barkley/Griffey Jr. vs. Gretzky/Murray, 9 p.m.

Friday, Nov. 22

  • Semifinals, 7:30 p.m.
  • Final match, 9 p.m.

Calling the action is TNT’s Ernie Johnson, back at the Match for a fifth time. He’s joined by Charles Barkley, who will be making his ninth appearance at The Match as either a player or commentator. Also, a pair of Masters champs – Trevor Immelman and Bubba Watson – will provide analysis. Kathryn Tappen returns as the on-course reporter.

In September, Golfweek reported on a Match featuring Rory McIlroy and Scottie Scheffler against Brooks Koepka and Bryson DeChambeau. That PGA Tour vs. LIV event is scheduled for Tuesday, Dec. 17 in Las Vegas.

Here are some photos from The Match Superstars.

Panthers CB Jaycee Horn talks about fight, ejection from Week 5 loss to Bears

Panthers CB Jaycee Horn spoke about his scuffle (and subsequent ejection) from Sunday’s loss to the Bears.

Sunday wasn’t the proudest moment for Carolina Panthers cornerback Jaycee Horn.

The tail end of yesterday’s 36-10 loss to the Chicago Bears saw Horn lose his cool, as he engaged in a scuffle with offensive lineman Bill Murray. (No, not that Bill Murray.)

Their shoving match, which came off a 1-yard touchdown rush by Bears running back Roschon Johnson, would then escalate into this . . .

Horn was ejected from the contest.

He spoke about the incident with reporters on Monday.

“I just felt like it was a little extra shove by him at the end of the play,” Horn said. “But they usually get the guy who retaliates. I lost my composure a little bit, and due to the circumstances of the game. Definitely on me.”

Hopefully for Horn, the extracurricular activities will not result in some extracurricular activities from the league office later this week.

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Why Bill Murray has been at UConn’s 2024 March Madness games rooting on the Huskies

There’s a good answer for this.

Bill Murray is everywhere, whether it’s on the silver screen or at sporting events or at pro-am golf tournaments.

As long as UConn is in the 2024 men’s NCAA tournament, you’ll probably see him. The actor has been in attendance for at least one of the Huskies’ 2024 March Madness games.

But why, you ask? Wasn’t it only a few years ago that Murray was a Xavier superfan? He sure was. And … the reason is the same!

Murray’s son Luke Murray was an assistant coach at Xavier and he’s been an assistant under Dan Hurley for a little while.

There’s your answer!

This Groundhog Day fan theory about Ned Ryerson being the devil will blow your mind

This will blow your mind.

As of writing this on February 2, 2024, it’s Groundhog Day, which means it’s a good time to stream the Bill Murray comedy classic.

But I’m here to share a fan theory that blew my mind when I first heard it, and I hope it’ll do the same for you.

A Redditor mentioned this a while back: The theory is that Ned Ryerson is actually the devil, and that Bill Murray’s character Phil Connors signs his soul over to Ned in order to get out of the time loop.

RIGHT? Makes some sense! You can watch a recap of all the proof, but here’s the summary: Ned tells him to “watch out for that first step, it’s a doozy!” when Phil steps into a puddle, a literal first step toward making a deal with him.

Then, Phil gets tortured until … he’s only let loose from the time loop when he buys all kinds of insurance from Ned, as in HE SIGNED HIS NAME TO A DEAL WITH NED. There’s all kinds of symbolism to go along with this, too.

MIND. BLOWN.

Photos: Celebrities hit the links at the 2024 AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am

The pro-am competition will take place the first two days.

One of the best weeks of golf is here, even if it has been reduced a bit.

The 2024 AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am is set to kick off Thursday as the first full-field signature event of the PGA Tour’s season. Unlike in year’s past, there are only 80 players in the field, but playing with them the first two rounds will be celebrities from all realms.

Bill Murray. Josh Allen. Aaron Rodgers. Buster Posey. And dozens of others will tee it up at Pebble Beach and Spyglass Hill the first two rounds before the competition switches to pros only at Pebble Beach over the weekend.

Here’s a look at the best photos of celebrities at the 2024 AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am.

Scott Simpson on AT&T partner Bill Murray doing snow angels in the bunker, why he’s anti-LIV and how Greg Norman became ‘a jerk’

“He was just grumpy and entitled … nobody liked him.”

HONOLULU — A year ago, while covering the PGA Tour in Maui, I heard that former U.S. Open champion Scott Simpson not only had moved to Hawaii after his playing days had come to an end, but that he had become the men’s golf coach at University of Hawaii. Who knew!

So, I looked him up and met with the seven-time PGA Tour winner the following week at the Sony Open for what resulted in an enjoyable two-part Q&A and a standalone story (Part I here; U.S. Open flash back here; partnering with Bill Murray at the AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am here). A few weeks ago, during my return trip to Oahu to cover the Sony Open, we sat down again for another solid hour and delved deeper into partnering with Bill Murray at the AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am, coaching the modern golfer, why he supports a rollback of the ball and doesn’t like NIL or LIV as well as how Greg Norman turned into a jerk. All that and more. Enjoy.

Photos: Michael Jordan, Samuel L. Jackson and other Ryder Cup celebrity supporters over the years

Check out some of the biggest celebrities to show their support at the Ryder Cup over the years.

The excitement of team golf events like the Ryder Cup is undeniable.

Every other year the anticipation builds as the best men’s players from the United States square off in three days of action-packed matches against the best players from all over Europe on some of the best golf courses all over the world.

The biennial competition even has a celebrity following.

From some of the greatest athletes of all time to award-winning actors and even a few U.S. politicians, check out the celebrity fans who have shown their support for the red, white and blue at the Ryder Cup over the years.

Report: Two former Patriots offensive linemen sign with new teams

Two recently released Patriots offensive linemen are signing with new teams.

Former New England Patriots offensive guards Bill Murray and Chasen Hines are not returning to the practice squad.

Both players reportedly signed elsewhere and will get a fresh start outside of New England. Hines will be joining the division rival Miami Dolphins’ practice squad, while Murray is jumping ship to the NFC to the Chicago Bears’ practice squad.

Murray signed as an undrafted free agent with New England in 2020. He spent most of his time on the practice squad. Last July, he made a positional change from defensive tackle to offensive guard, which showed a willingness to do whatever it took to help the team.

Hines, on the other hand, was drafted by New England in the sixth round of the 2022 NFL draft. He was placed on injured reserve last October.

The Patriots focused heavily on the offensive line in the 2023 NFL draft, selecting center Jake Andrews, along with guards Sidy Sow and Atonio Mafi. We’ll see if the grass is greener for Murray and Hines to have better luck outside of New England.

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Studs and duds from Patriots’ preseason win vs. Packers

Who were the studs and duds of the weekend for the Patriots?

The New England Patriots made the trek to Lambeau Field on Saturday to face thousands of screaming cheese heads and the Green Bay Packers.

It was mostly a mixed bag performance for the Patriots, who ultimately came out on top in  a 21-17 victory. The game was suspended early in the fourth quarter after Patriots rookie cornerback Isaiah Bolden suffered a head injury that required him to be rushed to the hospital.

It was later reported that Bolden was released from Aurora Bay Medical Center and allowed to travel back home with his teammates.

Although the Patriots didn’t play a full football game, there were more than enough moments to pick the studs and duds from a little over three quarters of action. Here’s who stood out the most for New England in the game.

5 takeaways from Day 5 of Patriots training camp practice

Here’s how Day 5 of training camp looked for the Patriots

There was a different feeling in the air on Monday with the pads coming on for the first time at New England Patriots’ training camp.

It felt like real football with the clanging and banging of shoulder pads and helmets. The offense was looking to build on some of the success they started to show on Sunday, while the defense wanted to continue making life difficult for quarterback Mac Jones and company.

The Patriots had six players in total missing in practice with Ty Montgomery, Cody Davis, Michael Onwenu, Calvin Anderson, Jake Andrews and Terez Hall being out. Matthew Judon, Trent Brown and Rhamondre Stevenson were also limited.

Here are five takeaways from Day 5 of training camp;