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The AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am gets serious: No Hollywood celebrities or exhibition events
Several months after the announcement that the AT&T would become a 2024 PGA Tour Signature Event featuring only about half its usual field, no cut, only two golf courses and a $20 million purse, the tournament has detailed further drastic changes.
![The ruling adds another layer to what has been a difficult few days for all three athletes. The ruling adds another layer to what has been a difficult few days for all three athletes.](https://cdn.statically.io/img/www.mercurynews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/AP24212692183124.jpg?w=525)
Romanian gymnast bumped to 3rd in floor exercise. Will Jordan Chiles have to forfeit medal?
The ruling adds another layer to what has been a difficult few days for all...
![Lyles said he tested positive early Tuesday morning and quickly got into quarantine. Lyles said he tested positive early Tuesday morning and quickly got into quarantine.](https://cdn.statically.io/img/www.mercurynews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/AP24221701849791.jpg?w=525)
Noah Lyles competed in the Olympic 200 with COVID and finished 3rd. What we know about his illness
Lyles said he tested positive early Tuesday morning and quickly got into quarantine.
Surfing
![Photos: Twenty dogs competed in six categories at the annual World Dog Surfing Championships at Linda Mar Beach in Pacifica on Saturday. Photos: Twenty dogs competed in six categories at the annual World Dog Surfing Championships at Linda Mar Beach in Pacifica on Saturday.](https://www.mercurynews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/SJM-L-DOGSURF-0805-6.jpg?w=525)
Photos: Annual World Dog Surfing Championships in Pacifica
Photos: Twenty dogs competed in six categories at the annual World Dog Surfing Championships at Linda Mar Beach in Pacifica on Saturday.
Soccer
![The U.S. women's soccer team won gold at the Paris Olympics with three former Stanford players in tow. Stanford's Grant Fisher picked up a bronze medal in the 5,000 meters, and several other Bay Area Olympians made their mark on Saturday. Golden State Warriors superstar guard Stephen Curry led the United States men's basketball team to its fifth straight Olympic gold. The U.S. women's soccer team won gold at the Paris Olympics with three former Stanford players in tow. Stanford's Grant Fisher picked up a bronze medal in the 5,000 meters, and several other Bay Area Olympians made their mark on Saturday. Golden State Warriors superstar guard Stephen Curry led the United States men's basketball team to its fifth straight Olympic gold.](https://www.mercurynews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/BNG-L-OLYLOCAL-0811_fb136b.jpg?w=525)
Bay Area Olympians: Stanford’s Fisher takes bronze in 5000m, Cardinal trio wins soccer gold
The U.S. women's soccer team won gold at the Paris Olympics with three former Stanford players in tow. Stanford's Grant Fisher picked up a bronze medal in the 5,000 meters, and several other Bay Area Olympians made their mark on...
Boxing
![“Sport is very Eurocentric — the approach is not necessarily global,” one gender advocate said. “We need to accept women in all their diversity. And we are not seeing that at this point.” “Sport is very Eurocentric — the approach is not necessarily global,” one gender advocate said. “We need to accept women in all their diversity. And we are not seeing that at this point.”](https://www.mercurynews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/BNG-L-OLYGENDER-0806-1.jpg?w=525)
Imane Khelif isn’t alone: Female athletes of color face outsize gender test scrutiny
“Sport is very Eurocentric — the approach is not necessarily global,” one gender advocate said. “We need to accept women in all their diversity. And we are not seeing that at this point.”
Podcasts
![Gov. Gavin Newsom is launching a podcast. The governor will join Super Bowl champion Marshawn Lynch and NFL agent Doug Hendrickson in a new weekly show called “Politickin’” that debuts July 15. The podcast is billed as an “unexpected collaboration” by distributor iHeartMedia. The media company promises “Gavin Newsom like you’ve never heard him and Marshawn Lynch exactly how you’d expect him” ... Gov. Gavin Newsom is launching a podcast. The governor will join Super Bowl champion Marshawn Lynch and NFL agent Doug Hendrickson in a new weekly show called “Politickin’” that debuts July 15. The podcast is billed as an “unexpected collaboration” by distributor iHeartMedia. The media company promises “Gavin Newsom like you’ve never heard him and Marshawn Lynch exactly how you’d expect him” ...](https://www.mercurynews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/202407031511MCT_____PHOTO____US-NEWS-GAVIN-NEWSOMS-LATEST-PROJECT-HELL-1-SA.jpg?w=525)
Gavin Newsom and Marshawn Lynch launch new podcast on politics
Gov. Gavin Newsom is launching a podcast. The governor will join Super Bowl champion Marshawn Lynch and NFL agent Doug Hendrickson in a new weekly show called “Politickin’” that debuts July 15. The podcast is billed as an “unexpected collaboration”...