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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.

College GameDay announces celebrity guest picker for Texas vs. Michigan

ESPN’s College GameDay has announced swimming GOAT Michael Phelps as celebrity picker for Texas Longhorns vs. Michigan Wolverines.

You know it’s a big game when the celebrities come out. Both Fox Big Noon Kickoff and ESPN College GameDay will be in Ann Arbor to preview the massive non-conference clash between the Texas Longhorns and Michigan Wolverines.

Fox has announced visits from MLB Hall of Famer Derek Jeter and Longhorns “Minister of Culture” Matthew McConaughey.

Now, ESPN has announced who will serve as Saturday’s “guest picker.” Swimming GOAT Michael Phelps will fill the role. Phelps went to Michigan for four years in order to train under Wolverines swim coach Bob Bowman. While the 23 time Olympic gold medalist didn’t pursue a degree, he did become a huge Michigan fan.

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Phelps has attended multiple Michigan games the past few years, including the 2022 Penn State game and the College Football Playoff that same year.

The US LBM AFCA Coaches’ Trophy will be in Ann Arbor on Saturday, and will be available for fans to see near the Big Noon Kickoff set.

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College GameDay announces celebrity guest picker for Michigan vs. Texas

The college football world will be centered in Ann Arbor on Saturday. #GoBlue

While he didn’t become famous because of the school he went to, an already famous and highly decorated Olympian chose the University of Michigan all the same.

Michael Phelps is the GOAT in men’s swimming and he ended up attending college in Ann Arbor after he had already reached his famed status. Certainly, he garnered an affinity for all things maize and blue during his time at U-M, and has attended multiple Michigan games the past few years — including the 2022 Penn State game and the College Football Playoff later that year.

And now he’s coming back to be the celebrity guest picker on College GameDay.

ESPN announced on Thursday that Phelps will be the special guest making picks of all the big games on Saturday, as he returns to Ann Arbor for the huge game.

Phelps isn’t the only luminary expected on campus on Saturday. New York Yankees legend Derek Jeter is set to be an honorary captain for the game (he’s attended multiple Michigan games for the past 10 years) while movie star and noted Texas fan Matthew McConaughey is also expected to be in attendance.

Team USA winning its 1st gold medals of the 2024 Paris Olympics sparked great reactions from Michael Phelps and Snoop Dogg

The United States won its first gold at the 2024 Paris Olympics on Saturday.

The United States won its first golds medal of the 2024 Paris Olympics on Saturday in the men’s 4×100-meter freestyle relay.

The gold medal-winning USA freestyle relay team included swimmers like Caeleb Dressel, Hunter Armstrong, Jack Alexy and Chris Guiliano.

The four-person team topped the eight-country field in this year’s 4x100M freestyle relay, with Australia earning the silver and Italy earning the bronze.

This is Dressel’s eighth-straight Olympic gold medal in competition, as he’s eight-for-eight in his Olympic career.

The freestyle relay win helps the United States early in its quest to top the globe in total medals earned, and the first gold medals won at any Olympic Games for any country are always special.

Outside of the thrilling Team USA victory, the reactions to the win were just as wonderful.

NBC captured reactions from Olympic swimming legend Michael Phelps in the network’s studio, and rap legend Snoop Dogg and Meghan Dressel, Caleb’s wife, in the stands. All three really are picture perfect.

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Michael Phelps loved that he was Caitlin Clark’s screensaver on her phone

One great salutes another.

One all-time athlete paid tribute to another recently, as Iowa women’s basketball star Caitlin Clark revealed her phone screensaver is of swimming legend Michael Phelps.

During a “get to know you” video posted by Iowa, Clark revealed that her phone screensaver is a photo of Phelps swimming in the Olympics in 2016.

In particular, it’s the moment where fellow swimmer Chad le Clos got caught looking at Phelps as the latter was about to win the gold medal.

Once Phelps saw that he was Clark’s screensaver, he shared on social media that he was honored to be represented in such a way. “This is so cool!” Phelps shared on Wednesday as he tagged Clark in the post.

How cool indeed, as two sports legends collide in a really neat encounter.

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Katie Ledecky surpassed Michael Phelps’ all-time swimming world titles record with dominant 6th 800m victory

Katie Ledecky has once again made swimming history.

One of the most accomplished swimmers in the history of the sport has further strengthened her all-time status.

Swimmer Katie Ledecky earned her 16th career individual swimming world title in the 800-meter freestyle, one of her most best events, on Saturday in Japan, surpassing Michael Phelps’ record.

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As all great athletes do, Ledecky said she still found a way she wanted to get better in this historic moment for her career and the sport.

“It was special,” Ledecky told NBC about Saturday’s win, which the news organization reported was the seventh-best time in history. “I’m happy with that swim. I wanted to be a little bit better [time-wise], but I’ll take it. I’m really pleased with how the week went.”

As NBC notes, she’ll still have next year’s Summer Olympics in France to add to her staggering win totals.

Ledecky is a monumental figure in the world of swimming, and Saturday’s accomplishment just further highlights why she’s such a dominant force for the U.S. in the sport.

While she’s done competing at this worlds tournament, her trailblazing career is far from over.

Sports fans couldn’t help but tip their swim caps to Ledecky’s spectacular achievement.

Jon Rahm is in Scottsdale preparing for the WM Phoenix Open alongside Tom Kim, J.J. Watt and Michael Phelps

Now that’s a group!

Jon Rahm’s last start ended with disappointment. A rough final round at Torrey Pines led to a T-7 finish — a season-best outcome for many on the PGA Tour, but standards are different for the world No. 3.

He’s already in Arizona preparing for next week’s WM Phoenix Open, the first full-field designated event in Tour history. To claim his third win in four starts, Rahm will have to take down the likes of Rory McIlroy, Scottie Scheffler, Justin Thomas and pretty much any other big name you could think of.

How’s he getting the game dialed in? Oh, just playing alongside J.J. Watt, Tom Kim and arguably the greatest Olympian to ever live, Michael Phelps.

Rahm’s career record at the WM Phoenix Open is absurd: T-10 (2022), T-13 (2021), T-9 (2020), T-10 (2019), T-11 (2018), T-16 (2017) and T-5 (2015).

No wonder why he’s the betting favorite entering the week.

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Young Thug tuiteó a Michael Phelps de la cárcel para preguntar la más absurda pregunta de natación

El internet está lleno de preguntas y situaciones hipotéticas extrañas que pueden tener a la gente halando y debatiendo por horas. Es lo que muchos hacen cuando tienen demasiado tiempo libre. Este parece ser el caso del rapero Young Thug quien está …

El internet está lleno de preguntas y situaciones hipotéticas extrañas que pueden tener a la gente halando y debatiendo por horas. Es lo que muchos hacen cuando tienen demasiado tiempo libre.

Este parece ser el caso del rapero Young Thug quien está actualmente encarcelado en la cárcel de Fulton County en Atlanta mientras espera su juicio por múltiples cargos relacionados a un caso RICO de acuerdo al The Atlanta Journal-Constitution y a  Billboard.

Y aparentemente, éste estaba pensando en natación. Específicamente, se estaba preguntando qué tan lejos puede un humano como Michael Phelps, nadar a la costa desde el medio del océano, así que tuiteó al GOAT de natación para conocer la respuesta.

(Cabe mencionar que es completamente posible que alguien más estaba usando la cuenta de Young Thug para preguntar.)

Traducción.-Estoy hablando con mi compañero y nos estamos preguntando si podrías nadar 1000 millas desde el centro del oceao a la costa. @MichaelPhelps

Cien millas a la costa desde el medio del mar parece ser un reto horriblemente difícil, pero Phelps respondió que cree, de hecho, que podría llegar a tierra.

Traducción, Si, creo que lo podría hacer.

¿Pero que tanto tiempo le llevaría? Esa es otra historia, y como dijo Phelps, esta no sería una nadada divertida o placentera. Sería una misión agotadora con consecuencia nada buenas si sale mal.

¡Cincuenta horas! Si, no se oye nada placentero.

Traducción 1.- ¿Pero cuánto tiempo llevaría?

Traducción 2.- Hablando con @coach_bowman … creemos que llevaría como 50 horas… y no será placentero

Pero gracias a Young Thug y Phelps, el internet ahora tiene la respuesta a una pregunta que no sabía que tenía.

 

Young Thug tweeted Michael Phelps from jail to ask the most absurd swimming question

Could YOU swim 100 miles from the middle of the ocean to shore?

The internet is filled with random hypothetical questions and situations that can have people talking and debating for hours sometimes. It’s what so many people do when they have a lot of time on their hands.

That appears to be the case for rapper Young Thug, who’s currently incarcerated at Fulton County Jail in Atlanta while awaiting trial on multiple charges related to a “wide-ranging RICO case,” according to The Atlanta Journal-Constitution and Billboard.

And apparently, he was recently thinking about swimming. Specifically, he was wondering how far a human, like Michael Phelps, could swim to shore from the middle of the ocean, so he tweeted at the swimming GOAT to get an answer.

(It’s worth noting that it’s entirely possible someone else used Young Thug’s account to ask this question.)

One hundred miles from shore in the middle of the ocean seems like an awfully difficult challenge, but Phelps responded and said he does, in fact, think he could make it back to land.

But how long would it take? That’s a different story, and, as Phelps noted, this would not be a fun or enjoyable swim. This would be a grueling task with not great consequences if it goes poorly.

Fifty hours! Yeah, sounds far from pleasant.

But thanks to Young Thug and Phelps, the internet now has a better understanding of a question it didn’t know it wanted the answer to.

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Gold Medal winner, Michael Phelps, speaks with Alabama Football

Michael Phelps delivers a powerful speech to Nick Saban’s Crimson Tide

Almost every single American will have Michael Phelps on their short list of greatest athletes ever.

Phelps made his first Olympic appearance in 2000 at only 15 years old. He took the world by storm at the 2008 Beijing Olympics when he erupted for eight gold medals, a feat that will likely never be accomplished again. In his career, Phelps captured 23 total gold medals.

This week, the Crimson Tide hosted Phelps in Tuscaloosa for a meeting with the team. Phelps delivered a powerful statement about accountability and resiliency. Phelps preaches his work ethic by saying, “From 2002 to 2008, guess how many days I took off? In those six years? None. Zero. Why? I wanted something that nobody else had the opportunity to get. I was willing to do more than anybody else on the face of the planet was willing to do. I got the results.”

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