Scottie Scheffler won the Memorial Tournament on Sunday, winning his third tournament since the Masters, which was won by Rory McIlroy. It’s as if Scheffler is out to prove a point, since coming up short at Augusta.

But is Scheffler really the best golfer? I explain in this edition of the DAN ON SPORTS podcast.

Here are some other DAN ON SPORTS top stories for Tuesday, June 3, 2025:

* Trout launches mammoth homer at Fenway

* Report: Drunken bettor from out of country sent death threats to McCullers Jr.

* Slumping Braves bring back former manager to be third base coach

* The Rockies win! The ROCKIES WIN!! THE ROCKIES WIN!!!!!

* Ouch! Kenley Jansen comes on to close door on Red Sox. Angels win, 7-6.

* Double Ouch! Red Sox have not won two in a row in more than a month

* Will the Red Sox become sellers?

* Are you serious? Dodgers get roasted for not sweeping Yankees

* Bye, bye Missouri? KC Royals corporation buys mortgage for land in Kansas

* Lions center announces retirement

* Coaching search down to two for Suns?

* Hey Giants fans! Guess who’s on the cover of Madden 26?

* Huff to Niners

* Cha-ching! Masters ticket prices increase

* Texas reaches Women’s College World Series again

* Your post positions for Belmont Stakes

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It was a tough week for NFL commissioner Roger Goodell at the NFL owners meetings in Minneapolis. His defeat on two proposals he was favoring has led to speculation owners may not extend his contract, when it expires in March of 2027.

In this edition of the DAN ON SPORTS podcast, I break it all down, including how the commissioner has made hundreds of millions of dollars, during his 19-year tenure.

Here are some other DAN ON SPORTS top stories for Sunday, May 25, 2025. Gotta love the date, by the way, right? 5-25-25

* Hoosiers again. Move over Connecticut. Indiana basketball the center of the hoop universe

* Gates open at six this morning. Arrive early for Indy 500. It’s a sellout.

* NBA WCF between OKC and A-Rod’s T-Wolves not catching on

* Caitlin Clark not happy over game’s last play. Liberty down Fever

* Red Sox top prospect gets the call

* Ex-Celtic says Flagg not a given to succeed in NBA

* Sanders attributes online attention and slide in draft to his dad, Deion

* Rutgers heads to Georgia to land recruit

* Briscoe has the pole for today’s Coca-Cola 600

* Tie atop the leaderboard, entering final round of Charles Schwab Challenge

* Is Rodgers ready to commit to Steelers?

* Skenes: “My days” not numbered with Pirates

* Knicks know what’s at stake tonight

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Good morning, all!

Red Sox manager Alex Cora made the right move Monday night, despite some static on talk radio in Boston. I run it all down in the above commentary.

Incidentally, I know many people in Cora’s shoes who have done the same thing. And you would too.

Here are some other DAN ON SPORTS top stories for Thursday, May 22, 2025:

* Colts owner Jim Irsay dies

* NFL keeps the tush push on busy day at meetings

* Report: Tush push debate at meetings became a pain in the rear

* Civil war in greater Cleveland over Browns stadium location

* Good to be Goodell. NFL owners considering another contract extension for commissioner

* Lions playoff proposal put on hold

* Baseball back to NBC?

* Rays manager Cash ejected. Goes wild over whether strike out can be ruled foul ball or HBP

* Preakness ratings tumble

* Notre Dame-Wisconsin at Lambeau. Sunday kick-off in 2026

* OKC’s Gilgeous-Alexander NBA-MVP

* OKC-T-Wolves Game 1 ratings down

* Fan sues Rockies for poor play and bad stadium design. Claims that’s why he got hit in eye with foul ball at Coors Field. And you thought you had heard it all.

* Orlando mayor not so hot-to-trot about potential MLB team. Besides, who says Orlando is getting an MLB team?

* After 25 years, anchor Stan Verrett out at ESPN

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NFL executives are giddy over attendance figures for the first round of the players’ draft in Green Bay.

In fact, when you compare the turnout to the population of Green Bay, you could make a strong argument the numbers are off the charts. I break it all down on the latest Dan On Sports.

Here are some of the other DAN ON SPORTS top stories for Saturday, April 26, 2025:

* Goodell says Christmas day tripleheaders will become a regular event

* It pays to be an NFL rookie

* Kentucky: college sports is a business. Ya think?

* MSG network dodges bankruptcy. Is merger with YES on horizon?

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One of America’s most popular events starts tonight in Green Bay, when the NFL stages its 2025 draft. In this edition of Dan On Sports, I offer a preview of the draft’s first five picks and other draft minutiae.

Here are some other items you need to know about the draft:

* Draft runs from Thursday through Saturday

* Round 1 begins at 8 p.m. on Thursday

* Round 2-3 are Friday, starting at 7 p.m.

* Rounds 4-7 are Saturday, starting at noon

* Teams have 10 minutes to make a pick in the first round

* Teams have seven minutes to make a selection in the second round

* Teams have five minutes to make a pick in rounds three through six

* Teams have four minutes to make a pick in the seventh round

The following networks will carry the draft: NFL Network, NFL+, ABC, ESPN, ESPN2, ESPN Deportes

Here are some of the other DAN ON SPORTS top stories for Thursday, April 24, 2025:

* NY Islanders fire radio broadcasters. Might ditch radio

* Former Yankees voice John Sterling to host radio sports-talk show

* Stanley Cup playoff ratings tank

* NBA playoff ratings highest in quarter-of-a-century

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