#Holding Court

ORLANDO, Fla. - Lee Trevino was holding court on the practice range at the PNC Championship as only he can, mixing swing advice with Merry Mex humor. He stopped to watch one player swing. It was Nelly Korda, and he joined a growing fan club. "These boys better be happy you're on the LPGA," Trevino called out to her. Korda has played the PNC…

Nelly Korda walks to the 18th hole during Sunday's final round of the PNC Championship in Orlando, Fla. (Associated Press) ORLANDO, Fla. -- Lee Trevino was holding court on the practice range at the PNC Championship as only he can, mixing swing advice with Merry Mex humor. He stopped to watch one player swing. It was Nelly Korda, and he joined a…

Nelly Korda walks to the 18th hole during last Sunday's final round of the PNC Championship in Orlando, Fla. (The Associated Press) ORLANDO, Fla. - Lee Trevino was holding court on the practice range at the PNC Championship as only he can, mixing swing advice with Merry Mex humor. He stopped to watch one player swing. It was Nelly Korda, and he…

The Vancouver Canucks were still on the ice for an extended practice ahead of their flight to Calgary when the statement was issued on Bo Horvat's behalf. "I am focused on this season and playing for the Vancouver Canucks, helping the team in any way I can," the statement read. "I will not have any further comments this year about my…

In its enduring 149-year history, the Irish Derby has been synonymous with exceptional racehorses. ften, it has been the race in which greatness is confirmed, a coronation of sorts for the champion that has triumphed in the original at Epsom. That has been especially so since the Curragh Group One gained elite international status in 1962, when its…

There is a trio of race meetings on Tuesday across the UK and Ireland, with jumps action holding court in the afternoon. Limerick (12.15-3.45) gets the ball rolling, soon joined by action from Sedgefield (12.25-3.25) and Southwell (12.35-3.35). Tuesday's nap started to get the hang of things last season over fences, remains very low mileage for his…

After Holger Rune stunned Novak Djokovic in the Paris Masters final after a 2.5-hour-long battle last week, Patrick McEnroe was quick to opine that the 19-year-old Dane would not have been able to beat the Serb if the final had been a best-of-five match. McEnroe has now reiterated the same, further explaining why he feels that Rune and his fellow…

Adam Furphy, host of Lion's Furphy tent, seems to have cracked the secret to standing out from the crowd of Birdcage marquees on Melbourne Cup day. Perhaps it's obvious to a man in the beer business, but the brewer's tent was a hit among Flemington's most well-heeled punters because it was among the only ones with plentiful toilet stalls…

We would probably never have found out how good Salsabil was had she not taken on the colts in the Irish Derby. She'd proven the best of her own sex in the English classics, winning the 1000 Guineas and then following up by five lengths in the Oaks. The Irish Oaks would have been the more conventional - and easier - option for her next, though as…

Sea The Stars lined up in the 2009 Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe - his sixth Group One start in as many months - with his place among the best horses in Timeform's experience already assured whatever unfolded at Longchamp, an outstanding colt no doubt having strung together wins in the 2000 Guineas, Derby, Eclipse, Juddmonte International and Irish…