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Sei Young Kim led the BMW Ladies Championship at the end of first, second and third rounds this week at Pine Beach Golf Links in South Korea, but in the final round the nerves set in.

The 32-year-old South Korean pro hadn’t won a tournament since 2020, but she was in position to end the drought on Sunday — and then she missed a makable birdie putt on the first hole and three-putted for bogey on the third.

“I was very nervous from the very beginning, since it has been a while since I played in the last group, I wasn’t sure whether this was real. So I really was questioning myself,” Kim said. “… My father always told me when I’m nervous, ‘Don’t back off’ and I tried to remember that mindset.”

Kim didn’t make another bogey and made birdies on 5, 6, 7 and 9. She added two more on 14 and 15 to sign for a five-under 67 and cruised to the finish line. At 24 under, she beat runner-up Nasa Hataoka by four. Celine Boutier and A Lim Kim tied for third at 18 under.

It’s Kim’s 13th career victory, and she’s now a record 27th different winner on the LPGA Tour this season.

“I think it shows how strong the LPGA Tour is at the moment,” Kim said.

Back in 2019, Kim won three times, including the CME Group Tour Championship. She won twice more in 2020, highlighted by her only major title at the KPMG Women’s PGA Championship in October 2020 (which pushed her to No. 2 in the world). A month later she won the Annika but hasn’t lifted another trophy since.

As the drought continued, her confidence dwindled.

“There wasn’t any victory for the past five years. I was worried that this was going to get longer,” she said. “I just wanted to try hard, whether it takes five years or 10 years. I think it’s very important that you find the momentum and keep on that track, and keeping on the right track is I think one of the biggest lessons that I have learned. I want to take this momentum to have more wins in my career going forward.”

Kim started the day with a four-shot lead over Yealimi Noh and Hataoka, but Noh played the final 14 holes in even par after she was two under in the first four. Hataoka was one under after 11 and then birdied four of her last five, and while that late surge was good enough for runner-up honors, it wasn’t near enough to scare Kim.

“I think it took me more than 10 years to win in front of my family and friends,” Kim said. “It means so much to me. It is a tournament that I really wanted to win, and I find that I can’t express my words to all of it. I really had good energy from all the fans.”

Miami Heat head coach Erik Spoelstra isn’t dwelling on the fact that his team went 0-6 during the preseason.

After the Heat lost 141-125 to the Memphis Grizzlies on Friday to close out the preseason with a winless record, Spoelstra told reporters, “We’re not going to focus on what the record was in the preseason. We’ll focus on the sum of the things that were consistent to how we want to play.”

According to Ira Winderman of the South Florida Sun Sentinel, this year marks only the second time the Heat have failed to win a game during the preseason. The only other instance occurred in 2007, and Miami went on to post a 15-67 record during the regular season.

It seems unlikely that Miami will bottom to that degree in 2025-26, as the team has reached the playoffs in six straight seasons, which is tied for the longest streak in franchise history.

However, the Heat are coming off what was largely a disappointing 2024-25 season, as their 37-45 record was their worst since 2014-15 when they also went 37-45.

Miami finished with the 10th-best record in the Eastern Conference last season, but it managed to advance through the postseason play-in tournament before getting swept out of the first round by the Cleveland Cavaliers.

Since reaching the NBA Finals in two out of four seasons, the Heat have experienced back-to-back exits in the first round of the playoffs, raising questions about whether they can compete with the projected top teams in the East, such as the Cavs, New York Knicks, Orlando Magic, Atlanta Hawks, Detroit Pistons, Boston Celtics and Philadelphia 76ers.

The Heat are led by a pair of All-Stars in guard Tyler Herro and center Bam Adebayo, and Herro is coming off a career year that saw him average 23.9 points per game.

Herro underwent foot surgery last month, though, and he is expected to miss at least the Heat’s first 12 games.

Perhaps the biggest question surrounding the Heat is whether they have enough in addition to Adebayo to weather the storm until Herro returns.

Some of the players Miami will lean on during that time include newly acquired guard Norman Powell, veteran wing Andrew Wiggins, guards Davion Mitchell and Terry Rozier, wing Jaime Jaquez Jr. and center Kel’el Ware.

The Heat will get their regular season started on Wednesday with a road game against the Magic.

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The Ottawa Senators and Buffalo Sabres both entered Wednesday night’s fourth game of the season searching for answers.

For the Senators, it was a chance to rebound from back-to-back losses to Florida and Nashville. For the Sabres, it was about finding any sign of life after an 0–3 start that had some fans in Buffalo wearing paper bags over their heads and calling for their GM’s firing.

So Sens fans hoped this game would be a slump-buster. It was, but not for Ottawa.

The Sabres exploded for eight goals — four times more than they’d scored in their first three games combined — in an 8–4 home win over the Senators. Eight different Sabres recorded multi-point nights, with Zach Benson leading the way with four assists and Cobden native Jack Quinn scoring twice.

For Ottawa, it was their third straight loss, dropping them to 1–3–0 on the young season. As they began life without injured captain Brady Tkachuk for a good long while, the team has now allowed 18 goals during their 3-game funk.

The game’s weird tone was set early. Playing his first game as Ottawa’s full-time backup, Leevi Meriläinen was victimized early by the flukiest of goals — a puck that missed the net by a mile, bounced off the end boards, floated over the crossbar, and banked in off his back.

Meriläinen finished with 19 saves in a rough introduction to the new season.

Sens head coach Travis Green was able to find some silver linings.

“It definitely did not feel like an 8-4 hockey game,” Green told the media after the game. “We spent a lot of time in their zone. Some weird goals went in tonight. When you lose a game like that, you hate to say that your team played pretty well. But we did a lot of good things tonight.

“I thought there were a few moments in the game that we got a little loose with our puck play. They got a little momentum on a couple of those goals, especially the short-handed one. And yeah, we’ve got to stick with the process, though.”

The Senators showed flashes of pushback. Shane Pinto continued his hot start with his fifth goal of the season, while Jordan Spence added three assists in another strong performance. But every Ottawa rally was short-lived — undone by defensive lapses and ridiculous bounces.

“There’s some good and some not so good,” said Thomas Chabot. “We got momentum back in the third, scored two big goals, and then right after their timeout, we allow one. That just can’t happen. But a lot of it is our own mistakes — things we can fix as a team.

“It’s frustrating, but we’ve got to stay together and battle through this.”

The Sabres have now won five straight games against the Senators — their longest active streak against any opponent, according to NHL.com.

Drake Batherson, playing in his first game since last spring’s playoffs, admitted that the team was frustrated but focused on moving forward.

“We were outshooting them, outplaying them there for a while,” Batherson said. “But I’ll give them credit — they’ve got some skill, and we gave up some odd-man rushes. And they’ve got the skill to put it in the back of the net.

“I think any time you lose big like that, it’s better when you play the next day, I think. You can kind of forget about it quicker. So we’re excited. Get home. And yeah, the best thing is playing the next day and getting right back at it.”

That’s exactly what the Sens will have to do when they host the Seattle Kraken on Thursday. Because if Wednesday’s loss to a desperate Sabres team was any indication, the Senators’ own desperation needs to show up fast.

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Jake O’Brien had a goal and two assists, David Egorov made 31 saves and the Brantford Bulldogs showed their teeth in a 6-0 Ontario Hockey League victory over the visiting Sudbury Wolves on Friday.

The Bulldogs (5-0-1-1), ranked third overall in this week’s Canadian Hockey League rankings behind the OHL’s Windsor Spitfires and front-running Blainville-Boisbriand Armada of the QMJHL, also got goals from and Adam Benak, Parker Holmes, Caleb Malhotra, Layne Gallacher and Vladimir Dravecky.

The Bulldogs led 2-0 after the first period and 5-0 heading into the third at the TD Civic Centre.

Finn Marshall stopped 25 of 31 shots for the winless Wolves (0-6-1-0).

The Bulldogs went 0-for-3 on the power play, while the Wolves were 0-for-5.

Elsewhere in the OHL on Friday:

LONDON, Ont. — Henry Brzustewicz scored twice, Sam O’Reilly had three assists and the London Knights beat the visiting Erie Otters 6-1.

Ben Wilmott, Braiden Clark, Jaxon Cover and Noah Read also scored for the Knights (3-2-2-0), who led 1-0 after the first period and took a 3-1 lead into the third.

Aleksei Medvedev stopped 13 of 14 shots for London, which went 2-for-4 on the power play.

Callum Hughes scored for the Otters (2-6-0), who went 0-for-3 on the power play.

Noah Erliden stopped 35 of 41 shots.

GREYHOUNDS 5, RANGERS 4 (OT)

SAULT STE. MARIE, Ont. — Quinn McKenzie’s second goal of the game, scored at 2:35 of overtime, helped the Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds beat the visiting Kitchener Rangers 5-4.

Marco Mignosa, Chase Reid and Travis Hayes also scored for the Greyhounds (6-3-0), who trailed 4-1 late in the second period. Reid added two assists.

Landon Miller stopped 23 of 27 shots.

Cameron Arquette scored twice for the Rangers (4-2-1), while Jack LaBrash and Andrew MacNiel netted singles. Haeden Ellis had three assists.

Jason Schaubel stopped 24 of 29 shots.

BRAMPTON, Ont. — Cooper Foster scored twice and Nolan Jackson and Kaleb Dietsch each had two assists as the visiting Ottawa 67’s beat the Brampton Steelheads 5-3.

Jasper Kuhta, Spencer Bowes and Thomas Vandenberg also scored for the unbeaten 67’s (6-0-0), who went 1-for-5 on the power play. Jaeden Nelson kicked out 36 of 39 shots.

Joshua Avery, Jakub Fibigr and Gabriel Chiarot scored for the Steelheads (3-3-0), who were 0-for-3 with the man advantage. Zach Bowen stopped 21 of 26 shots.

SARNIA, Ont. — Brooks Rogowski had a goal and assist as the visiting Oshawa Generals edged the Sarnia Sting 3-1.

Owen Griffin and Harrison Franssen also scored for the Generals (3-5-0), who went 1-for-4 on the power play. Jaden Cholette stopped 37 of 38 shots.

Beckham Edwards scored for the Sting (3-4-0), who were 0-for-4 with the man advantage. Evan Maillet stopped 29 of 31 shots.

KINGSTON, Ont. — Jacob Battaglia had three goals and an assist as the Kingston Frontenacs trounced the visiting Peterborough Petes 9-1.

Tyler Hopkins and Andrew Kuzma each scored twice for the Frontenacs (5-2-0-1), while Landon Wright and Nolan Snyder netted singles. Kieren Dervin chipped in with three assists, while Tomas Pobezal and Hopkins each had two helpers.

Matthew Minchak stopped 26 of 27 shots.

Adam Novotný scored for the Petes (3-4-0), while Dylan Lee-Stack stopped 38 of 47 shots.

GUELPH, Ont. — Lirim Amidovski scored twice as the visiting North Bay Battalion defeated the Guelph Storm 5-2.

Nick Wellenreiter, Nolan Laird and Bronson Ride also scored for the Battalion (4-3-0), who led 1-0 after the first period and 3-1 heading into the third. Jack Lisson stopped 24 of 26 shots.

Hunter McKenzie and Jaakko Wycisk scored for the Storm (3-3-2), while Zachary Jovanovski stopped 36 of 39 shots.

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Arizona Cardinals running back Emari Demercado owned up to his costly turnover in Sunday’s 22-21 loss to the Tennessee Titans.

With Arizona leading by 15 points in the fourth quarter, Demercado got loose for what initially looked like a 72-yard touchdown run. Unfortunately for he and the Cardinals, he started his celebration prematurely. He lost possession before crossing the goal line, and the ball went out of the end zone for a touchback.

“I made a mistake. There’s really no excuse,” Demercado told reporters after the game. “I was obviously emotional. It was a big play, but I just got to be smarter.”

The third-year back added he’s not going to think about the play any longer than he needs to.

“You just have to,” he said. “Can’t get it back. Nothing I can do about it, so why keep holding on to it?”

It’s almost certainly game over if the Cardinals jump ahead by 22 points with less than 13 minutes to play. Instead, the Titans got a major lifeline.

Tennessee got touchdowns on its next two drives, and Joey Slye connected on a 29-yard field goal as time expired to give his team its first win.

Demercado’s fumble wasn’t the sole reason for Arizona’s late collapse, and the football gods seemed to be tipping the scales in favor of the Titans. You don’t often see a defensive interception turn into an offensive touchdown, which is what happened during the frenzied fourth quarter.

With a losing skid that now sits at three games, Arizona will hope its luck in Week 6 improves as it hits the road to play the red-hot Indianapolis Colts.

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After No. 7 Penn State suffered a shocking 42-37 loss to UCLA on Saturday, Nittany Lions head coach James Franklin wanted his team to stay united moving forward.

“We gotta stick together,” Franklin told reporters following the defeat (5:30 mark). “The coaches, the players in the locker room, the offense, defense, special teams. The reality is we didn’t play well enough in all three phases to win the game. There’s gonna be a lot out there to divide, divide, divide and we gotta tune all of that out and stick together. I think we’ll do that.”

Saturday’s final result was especially shocking considering the Bruins entered the game with an 0-4 start to the season. They became the first team with a record of at least 0-4 to take down a top-10 opponent since 1985.

UCLA jumped out in front with an early 10-0 lead in the first quarter and continued to excel offensively, eventually holding a 27-7 advantage at halftime.

While the Nittany Lions scored 30 points in the second half, their defense couldn’t find a way to consistently slow down Bruins quarterback Nico Iamaleava.

Iamaleava finished 17-of-24 for 166 yards while scoring five total touchdowns. He also rushed for a game-high 128 yards on 16 attempts.

UCLA’s run game was stellar, picking up 269 yards on 53 carries as a team.

After Penn State advanced to the College Football Playoff semifinal last season, Franklin’s squad has now lost each of its first two Big Ten matchups this year.

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No. 7 Penn State earned the dubious distinction on Saturday of becoming the first team this season to lose to UCLA.

UCLA is now the first 0-4 team since 1985 to beat a top 10 opponent thanks to a 42-37 upset of the visiting Nittany Lions.

Bruins quarterback Nico Iamaleava scored five total touchdowns in the first victory of the season for UCLA (1-4).

The loss led fans of Penn State (3-2) to call for the dismissal of head coach James Franklin less than 10 months after he led his team to the College Football Playoff semifinal.

Franklin is currently signed with Penn State through the 2031 season with an estimated buyout of $56 million, per 247Sports.

The loss comes one week after Penn State, then ranked No. 3 in the AP poll, suffered a 30-24 defeat to No. 6 Oregon.

The Oregon game dropped Franklin’s overall record against top-10 opponents to 4-21 at Penn State, including 1-18 against Big Ten teams in the top 10, per ESPN’s Jake Trotter.

This time it was an unranked program under an interim coaching staff challenging the Nittany Lions’ defense, which struggled to limit Iamaleava and the Bruins early in Saturday’s road game.

UCLA spent most of the first half with the ball and didn’t punt once, ending three drives with touchdowns and another two with field goals to climb out to a 24-7 lead.

Penn State quarterback Drew Allar started out the third quarter by losing a fumble, although the Bruins missed a field goal on the ensuing drive.

That miss wasn’t enough to get Penn State back in the game as the defense allowed another three consecutive touchdown drives from the home team.

Penn State’s offense couldn’t find answers either. UCLA, which went into Saturday’s game with one of the lowest-ranked run defenses in the FBS, held the visitors to 157 rushing yards in the loss.

This marked the first time since 2017 that Franklin and Penn State have allowed an unranked opponent to score 42 points or more, per NFL researcher Tom Zwiller.

Franklin and the Nittany Lions will need to regroup quickly in order to right the ship. Penn State is set to play two more games against unranked opponents in Northwestern and Iowa before a Nov. 1 matchup with No. 1 Ohio State.

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FARMINGDALE, N.Y. – The world No. 2 is undefeated and has happily embraced the role of antagonist this week at Bethpage Black. The world No. 1 is winless once again and searching for answers at the Ryder Cup.

That, in turn, sums up the plight for both teams with Rory McIlroy (3-0-1) leading the Europeans to a commanding, and historically insurmountable, 11 ½-to-4 ½ lead while Scottie Scheffler (0-4-0) has struggled with his ball-striking, his putting and has been completely shutout.

Scheffler had four birdies paired with Bryson DeChambeau in Saturday’s afternoon fourball match, but they were outclassed by Justin Rose and Tommy Fleetwood, 3 and 2, and Scheffler is now winless in his last eight Ryder Cup matches dating to 2023 in Rome.

“Bryson and I did some good stuff out there. We were into a tough matchup today. Those guys played great. They made a ton of putts and really tip of a cap to them. They played better than we did,†Scheffler said. “Bryson did a great job battling all day. Did a really good job keeping us in the match, but overall just didn’t do enough, and they played great.â€

Scheffler and Russell Henley dropped Friday’s opening foursomes match, 5 and 3, to Ludvig Åberg and Matt Fitzpatrick, and he then lost his afternoon fourball match with J.J. Spaun, 3 and 2, to Jon Rahm and Sepp Straka. It was a similar story Saturday morning in foursomes play with a 1-up loss paired with Henley against Robert MacIntyre and Viktor Hovland.

Scheffler became the fourth American to lose four matches in a single Ryder Cup on home soil along with Steve Stricker (2012), Raymond Floyd (’83) and Fuzzy Zoeller (’79). No U.S. player has ever lost five matches in a single Ryder Cup.

This week’s matches have offered divergent paths for the world Nos. 1 and 2 but the luck of the draw has them on a strangely fitting collision course with Scheffler and McIlroy set to face each other in Sunday’s fourth singles match, which is scheduled to begin at 12:35 p.m. ET.

New Orleans Saints receive: WR Romeo Doubs

Green Bay Packers receive: 2026 sixth-round draft pick

The Saints are having a rough go of things in 2025. The void that Derek Carr’s unexpected retirement left under center has been painfully exposed during the team’s 0-3 start.

No member of New Orleans’ three-man signal-caller corps was able to truly distinguish themselves during training camp. While first-year head coach Kellen Moore eventually decided to entrust his offense to Spencer Rattler, it could not have been an easy choice given the 24-year-old’s abysmal rookie performance in 2024 and up-and-down preseason.

While Rattler’s 2025 stats aren’t awful—he’s completed 80-of-119 throws for 639 yards and four touchdowns with one interception in his three starts—he’s still seeking his first career win heading into a 10th start while overseeing an offense that has mustered just 47 points in three games. The Saints need to add more weapons so it can fairly evaluate what it has in Rattler and rookie backup Tyler Shough.

The Green Bay Packers make sense as a trade candidate given their abundance of No. 2 WR types. While both Jayden Reed and Christian Watson are dealing with injuries, their eventual return later in the year will make the receiving corps even more crowded. Romeo Doubs, playing out the final year of his rookie deal, could be expendable for that reason and available for a low cost.

Doubs has played fairly well in 2025, reeling in seven of his 11 targets for 121 yards and a touchdown so far. He’s also logging a career-high 79 percent of Green Bay’s offensive snaps, but that could become an issue when the team’s receivers room gets healthier.

Doubs was notably suspended last season—a year in which he had a 77 percent offensive snap share and earned 72 targets in total—for skipping team events while protesting a perceived lack of opportunities.

With the Packers needing to develop their younger wideouts and likely to move on from Doubs after the season anyway, the Saints could capitalize by bringing a solid complementary piece in who can help out their up-and-coming QBs.

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Sep 20, 2025, 01:05 PM ETPARIS — Five-time major champion Brooks Koepka rattled off five straight birdies on the back…