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The PGA Tour’s new schedule is coming, but the full picture may take longer than fans think.

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Trey Wingo and Justin Ray answer a fan question about when the PGA Tour will announce its full schedule, how the new tier one and tier two tournament structure will work, and how players will move between those levels.

Trey points to the Travelers Championship as a key moment to watch, with Brian Rolapp expected to address the future direction of the Tour. But he also cautions that 2027 may not be the full landing spot. The transition could take another year, with the complete version of the new PGA Tour structure potentially not arriving until 2028.

This is more than a calendar question. It is about what the PGA Tour wants to become, which events get elevated, and how players will earn their way into the biggest stages.

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LIV Golf’s next phase may be more complicated than the first.

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Bob Harig joins Trey Wingo and Justin Ray on GOLF LIVE to discuss Jon Rahm’s response when asked whether he would invest his own money or time into LIV’s future. Rahm said it was more of a “stay in your lane” situation, making clear that his job is to play golf, not build the business side of the league.

Harig explains why the idea of LIV players funding the league is difficult to understand, especially when the original model was built around paying players to join. He also breaks down why team ownership may be the more realistic investment path, and why a smaller LIV schedule, reduced purses, world ranking uncertainty, and limited PGA Tour integration all create real questions about what LIV can sell going forward.

This is not just another LIV vs. PGA Tour conversation. It is a closer look at whether LIV’s next version can work if the money, access, and incentives change. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See https://pcm.adswizz.com

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Russell Henley may have played his way in. Now the real question is which familiar U.S. names are still fighting for a Presidents Cup spot.

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Trey Wingo and Justin Ray look at how Russell Henley’s win at Colonial changes the Team USA picture, why his late-career rise has become real, and how his profile now fits into the conversation for Medina this fall. Henley has gone from zero top-10 finishes in his first 32 major starts to six since the start of 2023, while also becoming one of the most reliable iron players and accurate drivers on the PGA Tour.

The conversation then moves to the U.S. Presidents Cup standings, where Scottie Scheffler, Cameron Young, Russell Henley, Ben Griffin, J.J. Spaun and Collin Morikawa currently sit in the automatic qualifying spots. But the real intrigue is outside the line, with names like Patrick Cantlay, Akshay Bhatia, Sam Burns and Rickie Fowler still fighting to get into the picture.

Trey and Justin discuss why Cantlay still feels hard to imagine off a U.S. team, why Bhatia’s birdie-making ability could make him a dangerous four-ball player, and how Fowler could make the captain’s pick conversation more interesting if he finds another gear.

This is not just a standings check. It is a look at which U.S. players are safely in, which familiar names are suddenly not automatic, and who can still force Brandt Snedeker’s hand.

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The Memorial and the U.S. Women’s Open give golf one of its strongest weeks of the year, with Scottie Scheffler and Nelly Korda carrying the spotlight.

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Golf gets one of its biggest weeks of the year with the Memorial on the PGA Tour and the U.S. Women’s Open at Riviera.

Trey Wingo and Justin Ray open GOLF LIVE with a look at why this week matters across both the men’s and women’s game. The Memorial finally has room to stand on its own instead of being squeezed directly before the U.S. Open, and Justin explains why Jack Nicklaus’ event deserves that kind of stage: the field, the course, the buildout, and the test all feel major-adjacent.

The conversation starts with Scottie Scheffler at Muirfield Village, where he is trying to win the Memorial for a third straight year. Justin breaks down just how dominant Scottie has been at Jack’s place, including four straight finishes of third, third, first, and first, and why the course demands elite ball-striking.

Then Trey and Justin turn to the U.S. Women’s Open at Riviera, a major championship at one of the most recognizable venues in American golf. Justin explains why championship venues matter so much for the women’s game and why seeing the LPGA’s best on a course fans already know adds real weight to the week.

Nelly Korda enters as the clear headliner, with Justin pointing out her dominant season and her statistical edge in LPGA majors going back to 2020. The show also looks at whether stars like Jeeno Thitikul and Charley Hull can finally break through on a major championship stage.

Golf Live with Trey Wingo and Justin Ray covers Scottie Scheffler, Nelly Korda, the Memorial Tournament, the U.S. Women’s Open, Riviera, Muirfield Village, Rory McIlroy, Jack Nicklaus’ event, LPGA major championship golf, and one of the biggest weeks on the golf calendar. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See https://pcm.adswizz.com

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The Chicago Bears Stadium Situation Is a Game of Chicken. Here Is Who Blinks First.

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The Chicago Bears are one of the founding franchises of the National Football League. George Halas started this thing. The Bears helped build the league from the ground up. They have played in Chicago for over a hundred years. Soldier Field. The Monsters of the Midway. The 1985 Bears. All of it is woven into the identity of one of the most storied franchises in American sports.

And right now they might be moving to Indiana.

Here is the full story — and why it is more complicated than it looks.

For the past five years the Bears have been trying to get a new stadium built. They purchased land in Arlington Heights, Illinois — about 20 miles outside of downtown Chicago — took down the Arlington Park racetrack, and put in their own money toward a plan that would include a state-of-the-art stadium, a shopping and entertainment district, and a destination that would rival anything in the NFL. The total project cost at Arlington Heights is approximately five billion dollars. The Bears are committed to two billion of that borrowed against the franchise. They need the state of Illinois to provide a legislative framework for the rest.

The state of Illinois has not delivered.

This past Sunday was a critical deadline. The Illinois State Senate had already passed the bill 37 to 17 — a framework that would establish how state funds could support the Bears project. The bill went to the House. The House adjourned without a vote. They are not meeting again until November. The Bears have said they need to announce their stadium location in late spring or early summer and break ground well before November. The state just told them that timeline does not matter.

Meanwhile, across the state line, Indiana has been waiting with a very different answer.

Hammond, Indiana — Wolf Lake — is approximately 15 to 20 minutes from downtown Chicago. The state of Indiana has passed a law committing one billion dollars to the Bears. No strings attached. One billion dollars signed into law just sitting there waiting for the Bears to say yes. Governor Mike Braun has made clear Indiana is open for business and ready to move at whatever speed the Bears need.

The Bears have not said yes.

And that tells you everything.

Here is the key insight Trey breaks down in this episode. If the Chicago Bears actually wanted to move to Hammond, Indiana — if they genuinely wanted to become the Hammond Bears or the Indiana Bears — they would have done it already. The money is there. The land is there. The welcome mat is out. They have not moved. That means one thing — the Bears do not want to go. They want to stay in the Chicago area. But they need Illinois to feel the pressure of potentially losing them before the state will act.

This is a game of chicken. The Bears are saying we will move unless you help us. Illinois is saying we do not believe you will actually move so we are not going to panic. Indiana is on the sideline saying please please please just say yes to us.

The historical parallel makes the whole thing even more interesting. In the late 1990s the New England Patriots announced they were moving to Hartford, Connecticut. Robert Kraft held a press conference. He signed documents. He had an escape clause — but the announcement was real enough that Massachusetts finally figured out a way to keep them. Foxboro became the answer. The Patriots never left.

Trey is predicting the same thing happens here. The Bears will eventually make a dramatic announcement that they have no choice but to move to Indiana. The moment they do that the Illinois legislature will miraculously find the urgency they have been missing. As Bob Harlan — longtime Green Bay Packers president — famously said: deadlines spur actions.

Nothing will happen until someone makes that first move. The Bears are waiting for Illinois to blink. Illinois is waiting for the Bears to actually mean it. And Indiana is sitting on a billion dollars hoping someone makes a decision before they have to find something else to do with it.

Bears CEO Kevin Warren said it clearly last December — we have not received that sense of urgency or appreciation from state leadership and we have been told directly our project will not be a priority in 2026. Arlington Heights mayor called the House adjournment a fumble. The Hammond mayor says right now there is only one offer on the table and it is from Indiana.

The fumble does not have to be a turnover. You can recover your own fumble. But somebody has to pick it up. And right now everybody is just standing around watching it bounce.

This is one of the most fascinating stadium situations in NFL history. The original franchise. A billion dollar offer sitting unclaimed. A state legislature playing hardball. And a team that is too connected to Chicago to actually want to leave — but needs Illinois to believe they might.

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The Real Reason the Giants Signed Odell Beckham Jr. Right Now

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Odell Beckham Jr. is back with the New York Giants. The team that drafted him. The team that made him a star. The team where he made one of the most iconic catches in NFL history on Sunday Night Football against the Dallas Cowboys — three fingers, one hand, impossible. That catch changed everything. It launched a thousand imitations in warmups across the league. It made OBJ the most electric wide receiver on the planet.

That was 2014.

Here is what the numbers look like now. 2023 with the Ravens — 35 catches, 566 yards, three touchdowns. 2024 with Miami — nine receptions, 55 yards, zero touchdowns. 2025 — not in the league. Nine catches in one season. Out of the league the next. That is the reality of where Odell Beckham Jr. is right now. And I need you to understand how significant that gap is between the player he was and the player he is.

Trey breaks it all down — the talent, the history, the drama, the catch, the ACLs, the Super Bowl ring with the Rams, and the long strange journey that brings him back to New York. And most importantly — why the Giants signed him when they signed him. Because the football reason is one thing. The other reason is more interesting.

Here is what you need to know about the current Giants wide receiver room. OBJ was not the only signing. The Giants also brought in Juju Smith-Schuster and Braxton Berrios on the same day. When a team signs three veteran receivers at the same time — none of them getting big dollars — they are not counting on any one of them. They are casting a wide net. They are saying let's see if any of these guys have anything left. OBJ is listed as a third stringer on the current depth chart. Juju is right there with him. That tells you everything about the expectations the Giants actually have.

But here is the part nobody else is talking about. The Giants signed Odell Beckham Jr. days after their OTAs — and days after the Jackson Dart and Abdul Carter situation dominated every Giants headline. Abdul Carter responded publicly to Jackson Dart introducing President Trump at a fundraiser. Sixty million views. Every NFL show in the country had a take. The Giants had a locker room situation they needed to manage.

And then — look over here — Odell Beckham Jr. is back in New York.

This is not a coincidence. The Giants could have signed OBJ at any time. He has been available. They chose to make that announcement in the immediate aftermath of the Dart-Carter situation. That is not just a football decision. That is smart media management. Give New York something else to talk about. Give the fans a reason to feel good. Change the subject. It worked.

So here is where we land on OBJ and the Giants. You are not getting 2015 Odell — 96 catches, 1,400 yards, 13 touchdowns. You are not getting 2016 Odell — 101 catches, 1,300 yards, 10 touchdowns. That player does not exist anymore. What you might get is a veteran presence who can contribute something when healthy — if he can stay healthy, if the rust comes off, if the game is still in him at this stage of his career.

It is low risk. It is potentially high reward. It is also a really good story for a team that desperately needed a good story.

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AJ Brown Traded to the New England Patriots — The Full Story Behind the Move

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There is no such thing as an NFL offseason. And just when you thought the player procurement season was winding down, the long anticipated AJ Brown trade to the New England Patriots finally happened. The Eagles get a 2028 first round pick and a 2027 fifth rounder. The Patriots get one of the most talented and complicated wide receivers in the NFL.

Let’s start with the talent. Because it is extraordinary and it does not get talked about enough.

Including the playoffs, AJ Brown is one of only seven players in NFL history with at least 8,500 receiving yards and 60 touchdowns through his first seven seasons. Seven players ever. Here is the list. AJ Brown. Tyreek Hill. Megatron Calvin Johnson. Larry Fitzgerald. Randy Moss. Marvin Harrison. Jerry Rice.

I need you to understand how significant that is. Hall of Famers. Every single one of them. The kind of company that gets you a gold jacket in Canton. AJ Brown belongs in that conversation statistically. He is that good.

So why is he on his third team before his 30th birthday?

That is the question Trey breaks down in this episode. And the answer is not simple. It never is with AJ Brown.

Start in Philadelphia. The Eagles were on their way to a Super Bowl run two years ago — steamrolling everybody, leaning heavily on Saquon Barkley’s historic rushing season, and winning with an offensive line that might have been the best in football since the Great Wall of Dallas in the 1990s. And in the middle of all that winning, someone asked AJ Brown what was wrong with the passing game.

His answer: the quarterback has to throw the football.

Not we need to get on the same page. Not there are some things I can do better. Flat out — it is the quarterback. And from that moment the disconnect between AJ Brown and Jalen Hurts became something the Eagles could not paper over no matter how much they won. Jalen Hurts won the Super Bowl MVP in a 40-22 blowout. AJ Brown had a terrible playoff game when they needed him most. Nick Sirianni and AJ Brown could not coexist. The writing was on the wall.

Now look at where this leads. Tennessee. Philadelphia. New England. Three teams before age 30. The Stefan Diggs comparison is sitting right there and nobody wants to say it out loud — but Trey does. Diggs is looking for his fifth team. He is an extraordinary talent who has burned bridges at every stop. Is AJ Brown on that same trajectory? That is the honest question the Patriots have to answer before this season starts.

The reason for optimism is Mike Vrabel. Vrabel drafted AJ Brown in Tennessee. He knows him. He believes in him. The Patriots need this to work — Drake May needs a real weapon after getting exposed in the postseason, the schedule is significantly harder this year, and New England is coming off a Super Bowl loss that revealed how much they still need to build. If Vrabel can get the talent without the baggage this trade looks brilliant.

But here is what makes AJ Brown complicated. He is a guy who has been fine when everything is about him and less fine when it is not. The Eagles were winning. Saquon Barkley was everything. AJ Brown was unhappy. Now he goes to an organization that desperately needs to win — and is banking on the one guy who historically struggles when the wins stop coming and the attention shifts elsewhere.

Winning is the ultimate deodorant in the NFL. You will put up with anything as long as your team is winning. The Patriots need to win. AJ Brown needs them to win. Mike Vrabel needs them to win. Those three things are aligned right now. The question is what happens if they do not.

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GOLF LIVE returns with a big-picture look at where the sport stands heading into a loaded week across professional golf.

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Trey Wingo and Justin Ray get ready for the Women’s U.S. Open and the Memorial, with a look at the players, storylines, and stakes around two important stops on the golf calendar.

Bob Harig joins the show to break down the state of the game, from the PGA Tour landscape to the broader questions shaping golf right now. With major championships, signature events, leadership changes, and the future schedule all in focus, Harig brings perspective on what matters and what still needs clarity.

The show also checks in on the U.S. Presidents Cup standings, why the Memorial remains a tentpole event every season, and how Russell Henley’s win matters in the race to make the team.

This week’s episode:

1. Women’s U.S. Open + Memorial Preview

A look ahead to two major storylines across the women’s and men’s game.

2. Bob Harig on the State of Golf

Bob Harig joins Trey and Justin to discuss where the sport stands and what questions still need answers.

3. Presidents Cup Standings + Memorial Stakes

How the U.S. team picture is developing, why the Memorial still carries real weight, and where Russell Henley fits into the race.

4. Fan Questions

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The Rams just traded for Myles Garrett. The Super Bowl-or-bust window is officially here.

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The Los Angeles Rams just completed one of the most aggressive offseasons in recent NFL memory — and they saved the best for last. On June 1st, the Rams acquired two-time Defensive Player of the Year Myles Garrett from the Cleveland Browns, giving up Jared Verse, a 2027 first-round pick, and additional draft compensation. It is one of the biggest defensive trades in NFL history. And the Rams knew exactly what they were doing.

This is not the first time Les Snead and Sean McVay have gone all in. In 2021, they traded for Matthew Stafford the same year the Super Bowl was being played at SoFi Stadium in Los Angeles. They won it. The Super Bowl is at SoFi Stadium again after this season. The Rams just traded for the best pass rusher in football. The blueprint is the same. The goal is the same.

Between free agency and the draft, the Rams had already built the strongest case for being the team to beat in the NFC before the Myles Garrett trade even happened. They landed Trent McDuffie, the best cornerback available in free agency. They added Jalen Watson from the Chiefs to further shore up the secondary. They took Ty Simpson in the first round, locking in their quarterback of the future. And they extended Matthew Stafford through 2027 with a $55 million extension, making sure their current quarterback knows the window is open right now.

Then they traded for Myles Garrett. There is no plan B. The Rams have said everything they need to say without saying a word.

The NFC West is not going to be easy. The Seattle Seahawks are the reigning Super Bowl champions and they will compete. But the Rams were the only team last season to consistently move the ball against Seattle's defense. Now they have the best pass rusher in football coming for Sam Darnold and every other quarterback in the conference.

This is Super Bowl or bust for the Los Angeles Rams. They built the roster. They extended the quarterback. They drafted the future. And they play the whole thing in their own building. There are no excuses left.

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