PGA Tour heads to Colonial and the seniors get another majorNew Foto - PGA Tour heads to Colonial and the seniors get another major

PGA Tour CHARLES SCHWAB CHALLENGE Site: Fort Worth, Texas. Course: Colonial Country Club. Yardage: 7,289. Par: 70. Prize money: $9.5 million. Winner's share: $1,170,000. Television: Thursday-Friday, 4-7 p.m. (Golf Channel); Saturday-Sunday, 1-3 p.m. (Golf Channel), 3-6 p.m. (CBS). Defending champion: Davis Riley. FedEx Cup leader: Scottie Scheffler. Last week: Scottie Scheffler won the PGA Championship. Notes: Scottie Scheffler is in the field, giving Colonial all the star power it could want. He has won his last two tournaments by a combined 13 shots. ... Tiger Woods is the last player to win the week after winning the PGA Championship, in 2006 when Firestone followed the PGA in August. ... Hideki Matsuyama is playing a week after his cut streak in the majors ended at 19 at the PGA Championship. ... Scheffler skipped a $20 million signature event at Philadelphia Cricket Club two weeks ago because he plays both Dallas area tournaments, followed by the Memorial. ... Michael Block keeps extending his 15 minutes of fame. The club pro who finished in the top 15 at the PGA Championship two years ago received a sponsor exemption to Colonial. He shot 82 last week at the PGA. ... There is 17-year-old Blades Brown and 65-year-old Olin Browne in the field. Browne is eligible as a past champion at Colonial. Next week: Memorial. Online:https://www.pgatour.com/ ___ PGA of America and PGA Tour Champions SENIOR PGA CHAMPIONSHIP Site: Bethesda, Maryland. Course: Congressional CC (Blue). Yardage: 7,152. Par: 72. Prize money: $3.5 million. Winner's share: TBA. Television: Thursday-Friday, 1-4 p.m. (Golf Channel); Saturday-Sunday, 3-6 p.m. (NBC). Defending champion: Richard Bland. Charles Schwab Cup leader: Miguel Angel Jimenez. Last week: Angel Cabrera won the Regions Tradition. Notes: This is the second of five majors on the PGA Tour Champions schedule and held in consecutive weeks. ... Padraig Harrington and Shaun Micheel are in the field. They played last week in the PGA Championship as past champions. ... Cabrera and Miguel Angel Jimenez are the only multiple winners on the PGA Tour Champions this year. ... Richard Bland of the Cleeks on LIV Golf got into the field on a one-time exemption last year and won. That got him into the PGA Championship last week. ... Congressional has held four men's majors, most recently the 2011 U.S. Open won by Rory McIlroy. It hosted the KPMG Women's PGA in 2022, won by In Gee Chun ... Steve Stricker returned from neck and back issues last week at the Regions Tradition. ... Vijay Singh is playing after withdrawing from the PGA Championship last week due to injury. Next week: Principal Charity Classic. Online:https://www.srpgachampionship.com/andhttps://www.pgatour.com/pgatour-champions ___ LPGA Tour MEXICO RIVIERA MAYA OPEN Site: Playa del Carmen, Mexico. Course: El Camaleon GC at Mayakoba. Yardage: 6,583. Par: 72. Prize money: $2.5 million. Winner's share: $375,000. Television: Thursday-Friday, 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. (Golf Channel), 1-2 p.m. (NBC Sports app); Saturday, 3-6 p.m. (Golf Channel); Sunday, noon to 1 p.m. (NBC Sports app), 1-3 p.m. (CBS). Defending champion: New tournament. Race to CME Globe leader: Jeeno Thitikul. Last tournament: Jeeno Thitikul won the Mizuho Americas Open. Notes: This is a new tournament on the LPGA Tour schedule, and the final event before the U.S. Women's Open at Erin Hills. ... The field does not have anyone from the top 10 in the women's world ranking. Charley Hull at No. 15 is the highest-ranked player. ... The LPGA returns to Mexico for the first time since 2017. ... This starts a stretch of six straight week on the LPGA Tour, including two majors at the U.S. Women's Open and the KPMG Women's PGA. ... The field includes Gaby Lopez of Mexico, who was instrumental in getting an LPGA event in her home country. ... El Camaleon is best known for hosting the Mayakoba Classic on the PGA Tour, and then more recently a LIV Golf event. ... Jeeno Thitikul winning two weeks ago at Liberty National became the 11th player to win in 11 tournaments on the LPGA this year. ... The 11 winners have come from six countries. Next week: U.S. Women's Open. Online:https://www.lpga.com/ ___ European Tour SOUDAL OPEN Site: Antwerp, Belgium. Course: Rinkven International GC. Yardage: 6,940. Par: 71. Prize money: $2.75 million. Winner's share: $458,333. Television: Thursday-Friday, 7-11 a.m. (Golf Channel), 11 a.m. to noon (NBC Sports app); Saturday, 7:30 a.m. to noon (Golf Channel); Sunday, 7 a.m. to noon (Golf Channel). Defending champion: Nacho Elvira. Race to Dubai leader: Rory McIlroy. Last week: Scottie Scheffler won the PGA Championship. Notes: This begins the continental Europe stretch of the schedule. Except for majors and the co-sanctioned PGA Tour events, the European tour will not leave its continent again until it goes to South Korea in October. ... The field includes eight players who were in North Carolina last week for the PGA Championship. Three of those players — Matt Wallace, Marco Penge and Elvis Smylie — made the cut. ... Laurie Canter missed the cut at Quail Hollow and fell out of the top 60 in the world. He still can get a U.S. Open exemption by finishing among the top 60 after the Austrian Open next week. ... Thomas Pieters leads the Belgian players in the field. Pieters now is with LIV Golf after having achieved the peak of his game when he played in the 2016 Ryder Cup at Hazeltine. ... The Belgian Open dates to 1910 when Arnaud Massy won by five shots over Harry Vardon and Sandy Herd. Next week: Austrian Alpine Open. Online:https://www.europeantour.com/dpworld-tour/ ___ Korn Ferry Tour VISIT KNOXVILLE OPEN Site: Knoxville, Tennessee. Course: Holston Hills CC. Yardage: 7,222. Par: 70. Prize money: $1 million. Winner's share: $180,000. Television: None. Previous winner: Harry Higgs. Points leader: S.H. Kim. Last week: S.H. Kim won the AdventHealth Championship. Next week: UNC Health Championship. Online:https://www.pgatour.com/korn-ferry-tour ___ LIV Golf League Last tournament: Bryson DeChambeau won LIV Golf Korea. Next tournament: LIV Golf Virginia on June 6-8. Points leader: Joaquin Niemann. Online:https://www.livgolf.com/ Other tours Japan Golf Tour: Japan PGA Championship, Sanko GC (Tanigumi), Gifu, Japan. Defending champion: Yuta Sugiura. Online:https://www.jgto.org/en/ Asian Tour: Kolon Korea Open, La Vie Est Belle GC (Dunes), Chuncheon, South Korea. Television: Thursday-Sunday, 12 a.m. to 4 a.m. (NBC Sports app). Defending champion: Minkyu Kim. Online:https://asiantour.com/ Ladies European Tour: Jabra Ladies Open, Evian Resort GC, Evian-les-Bains, France. Defending champion: Morgane Metraux. Online:https://ladieseuropeantour.com/ Challenge Tour: Danish Golf Challenge, Bogense GC, Bogense, Denmark. Previous winner: Andreas Halvorsen. Online:https://www.europeantour.com/hotelplanner-tour/ PGA Tour Americas: Inter Rapidisimo Golf Championship, Club El Rincón de Cajicá, Bogota, Colombia. Previous winner: Harry Hillier. Online:https://www.pgatour.com/americas Sunshine Tour: Waterfall City Tournament of Champions, Royal Johannesburg (East), Johannesburg. Defending champion: Louis Albertse. Online:https://sunshinetour.com/ Japan LPGA: Bridgestone Ladies Open, Chukyo GC (Ishino), Aichi, Japan. Previous winner: Rio Takeda. Online:https://www.lpga.or.jp/en/ Korea LPGA: E1 Charity Open, Ferrum Club, Yeoju, South Korea. Defending champion: Sohyun Bae. Online:https://klpga.co.kr/web/ ___ AP golf:https://apnews.com/hub/golf

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May 20, 2025

PGA Tour heads to Colonial and the seniors get another major

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With 'Highest 2 Lowest,' Spike Lee Gives Us Another Great New York MovieNew Foto - With 'Highest 2 Lowest,' Spike Lee Gives Us Another Great New York Movie

Denzel Washington in Spike Lee's Highest 2 Lowest Credit - David Lee No filmmaker loves the dirty old town that is New York more thanSpike Lee. Some of us who live there will return from a day out and about—a day whose adventures might include traversing streets strewn with trash, or catching news of some terrible shooting or stabbing (though that happens less often than you'd imagine)—and still think, This, and nowhere else, is home. Spike Lee'sHighest 2 Lowest,playing out of competition here at theCannes Film Festival, is a new entry on the scroll of great New York films. It's smart, hugely entertaining, and profound in a way that's anything but sentimental. With Akira Kurosawa as his guiding star—the film is a reimagining of the Japanese master's 1963High and Low,a police procedural with a deep moral underpinning—Lee has made a film that feels modest and grand at once, the kind of movie you can see on a Saturday night just for kicks and still be thinking about the next day. Denzel Washingtonplays David King, a record-company mogul who was riding high in the early years of the 21st century but whose company is now barely breaking even. That company, Stackin' Hits Records, is up for sale, but King doesn't want to give it up. Instead, he's scrambling to buy back his controlling stake. His wife, Pam (Ilfenesh Hadera), knowing the state of the couple's finances, isn't so sure, but she supports her husband. Their plans shift drastically when King receives a phone call informing him that the couple's teenage son, Trey (Aubrey Joseph), has been kidnapped; his best friend Kyle (Elijah Wright), the son of King's chauffeur and closest friend, Paul (Jeffrey Wright, father of Elijah in real life), has gone missing as well. Within minutes, a phalanx of cops shows up at the couple's swanky apartment; they advise King on how to proceed. Tension hangs in the air like the luxe mod chandelier suspended from the penthouse's impossibly high ceilings. And then Pam and David learn that Trey has been found. The kidnappers grabbed the wrong kid; they've got Kyle instead. Read more:Gladiator IIBelongs to Denzel Highest 2 Lowesthas been adapted rather faithfully from Kurosawa's version, which was based on a novel by Evan Hunter. (The crisp screenplay is by Alan Fox.) That means the initial moral quandary—should King feel obligated to pay a $17.5 million ransom, money he doesn't really have, to save a kid who's not his own?—is resolved rather quickly. But King's hesitation to save his best friend's child, even in the face of Paul's anguish, tells us something about him. As a guy who's built a fortune signing artists who've got the goods, King has the best ears in the business, as one character after another reminds us. But even he balks, for more than a few hours, at the idea of saving his friend's kid. He's the kind of guy who'll do the right thing—eventually. That's not a damnation of him; it's just a reminder that it's human nature to put oneself first. We all stumble, at one time or another, on the path to generosity, and Washington is terrific at capturing the texture of all those little doubts that hold us back; he can turn a modest squint into a signal of intense moral reckoning. And he has more than one terrific scene with one of his costars, the roguishly charismatic A$AP Rocky: they play off one another with the crackling competitiveness, and camaraderie, of ace jazz musicians trading eights. The rest ofHighest 2 Lowestfulfills every expectation you might want from a modern Spike Lee movie. Though Lee gave us one of the greatest New York movies of all time—and one of the greatest movies of all time, period—in 2001, with25th Hour,he hasn't made a movie set in New York since 2012'sRed Hook Summer.This one, shot byMatthew Libatique, is gleamingly beautiful right from the opening sequence, in which the city unfolds, in all its iridescent pigeon-feather splendor, as "Oh, What a Beautiful Mornin'" soars on the soundtrack. As tunes go, this one, with its half-homespun, half-surreal reference to corn growing as high as an elephant's eye, is the opposite of urbane. But the incongruity is the point: as an expression of spontaneous daybreak joy, it's unparalleled. Similarly, Howard Drossin's magnificent score—sometimes majestic, sometimes achingly melancholy—follows the movie's shifting moods perfectly. Every choice Lee has made pays off handsomely, and the movie's action centerpiece—involving a subway chase, a Puerto Rican Day celebration featuring salsa great Eddie Palmieri, and a motorcycle relay of exquisite precision—might be the most beautifully edited sequence you'll see all year. (Lee's editors here are Barry Alexander Brown and Allyson C. Johnson.) We knew from the beginning that Lee was a rulebreaker and a groundbreaker. But he's also a traditionalist, an inventive and energetic one. He honors those who came before him; he's studied them, taking their lessons to heart. That's how you get a lustrous entertainment, one with a soul, likeHighest 2 Lowest.Sometimes great craftsmanship, especially in a mainstream film, just makes you want to shout. Doesn't anyone else get tired of theworkaday TV and movies getting pushed before our eyeballs week after week, fodder made with just a base level of competence, if that? Lee has made some pretty imperfect movies during his long career—but so have most of the greats. He may go through periods where he makes films that are just OK, but then he raises the bar. And then he raises it again. As others' standards sink, his climb higher—higher, even, than an elephant's eye. The top of the Empire State Building is next. Contact usatletters@time.com.

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May 20, 2025

With 'Highest 2 Lowest,' Spike Lee Gives Us Another Great New York Movie

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Eiza González Was 'Nervous' Around "Fountain of Youth" Costar Natalie Portman: 'I've Been a Ginormous Fan' (Exclusive)

Daniele Venturelli/Getty; Dia Dipasupil/Getty Eiza González stars with Natalie Portman inFountain of Youth, a new action-adventure movie from director Guy Ritchie González tells PEOPLE she was initially "nervous" while talking to Portman on set because she's been a "ginormous fan" She says filming the movie felt like a "family experience" as the cast, including costar John Krasinski, got to know each other Eiza Gonzálezadmits she was initially "nervous" aroundNatalie Portmanwhile working on their new movieFountain of Youthdue to her admiration for the star. Speaking with PEOPLE, González, 35, credits Portman, 43, with inspiring her to get into show business. "I've been a ginormous fan for my entire [life]... I literally wanted to be an actress thanks to her," says the star of Netflix's3 Body Problem. Asked if she confessed her admiration for Portman when they were on the set of the action-adventure movie, González says she didn't need to. "I think she could tell because I was really nervous talking to her," she says. "I admire her. But not only as an actress, as an activist, a woman that speaks up for her rights, a woman that is a mother, a woman that has lived for many, many centuries in this industry, eons of experience, literally straight from Star Wars." Apple TV+ Despite her jitters, González got along well with Portman,John Krasinski, 45, and the rest of the cast of the movie directed byGuy Ritchie. "It felt like we've known each other forever. It was very instant. We had a really beautiful connection," she continues, crediting Ritchie for the welcoming vibe: "When you have a director that really focuses on creating an environment, a safe space — it just really creates a family experience ultimately, especially when you're filming for this long. This movie we shot for many, many months and traveled the world together, so you become quite close." In the film, she plays Esme, an enigmatic and dangerous woman who is trying to stop siblings Charlotte and Luke Purdue (Portman and Krasinski) from finding the titular source of eternal life. The journey takes them all over the world, from Europe to Egypt. Esme's efforts to thwart Charlotte and Luke leads to some intense fighting sequences, which required González to save her energy. AppleTV+ "You have to keep yourself warm, keep stretching in between takes, all these little nuances, not to drain your battery from the get-go, really know how to build it up," she says. "And being around John was very helpful because Mr.Jack Ryanhimself, he has so much experience in that regard. And so, I was really looking up to him for guidance in this process, and he really held my hand through it. And he's an amazing dance partner in this whole thing," continues González. Fountain of Youthstreams on Apple TV+ on Friday, May 23. For more on Eiza González, pick up the new issue of PEOPLE. Read the original article onPeople

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Eiza González Was ‘Nervous’ Around “Fountain of Youth” Costar Natalie Portman: ‘I’ve Been a Ginormous Fan’ (Exclusive)

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"The Voice" finalist Jaelen Johnston reacts to forgetting the lyrics during song: 'The worst thing'

Griffin Nagel/NBC For Jaelen Johnston, it's easy to name the worst thing about being onThe Voice. "I think the worst thing is when you forget lyrics on stage," he toldEntertainment Weeklyafter Monday's live finals, when he was asked about the best and worst parts of the show. "It really is the worst side of it, to be honest." Johnston, who was the lone contestant rookie coachKelsea Ballerinibrought to the final five, had a short memory lapse during his performance of — ironically — "What Was I Thinkin'" by Dierks Bentley. He was able to laugh about it just moments after the show, which also featured contestants representing the teams of coachesAdam Levine,John Legend, andMichael Bublé— for a total of five finalists — in their final appeals to the voting public. The truth about what was going through his mind at the moment when he hummed for a beat: "What's the next line?" The best part was just as easy for him to name: "Making connections and friends, and it's been amazing. Everybody out here deserves to be here. They're phenomenal, phenomenal artists, even better people." Each of the five left standing sang one ballad and one up-tempo song onThe Voicestage, which meant an evening of songs as varied as Lucia Flores-Wiseman of Team Adam's "Wildflower" byBillie Eilishto Adam David of Team Bublé singing "You Are So Beautiful" by Billy Preston, and Bublé's other artist, Jadyn Cree, performing "Come On Eileen" by Dexys Midnight Runners. Renzo, of Team Legend, delivered a rousing take onLenny Kravitz's "Fly Away." "There's nothing better than when John tells me to 'make it Renzo,'" the soulful rocker said. "Do that Renzo thing you do and basically trust yourself. It all boils down to that: Trust your choices, trust your style, and your genre. Trust your heart and your soul. There's a lot of that kind of coaching from John." Sign up forEntertainment Weekly's free daily newsletterto get breaking TV news, exclusive first looks, recaps, reviews, interviews with your favorite stars, and more. He appreciated how the show didn't try to box him into one particular category, like "R&B singer." Flores-Wiseman said something similar about her time with Maroon 5 frontman Levine. "I think the thing that's going to stick with me forever from Adam is that I'm enough, that I don't need to be anything more or less, that being Lucia is all I need to do. So just being authentic," she said. "He told me that in this industry, the thing that's most important is to stay connected with your audience. It's the best music you can make, it's the best you can give to other people, and it's the best for yourself, your soul, so I would say that's something that's stuck with me for the past few months." The NBC series gave David the confidence to sing one of his songs without his glasses. "I haven't done that all season, and that's a big deal for me," David said. "I'm forever changed [byThe Voice]. I think something that's a byproduct of just working with Michael is seeing that somebody like him Is human. So the whole 'be yourself,' the whole 'trust your instincts, trust yourself, believe in yourself.' I mean, it sounds cliche, but it's hard out here, man. And to have somebody like Michael Bublé say those things to you, tell you that you're worthy, tell you that you sound good, and the things that you're doing, that you have good musical instincts and stuff. Half of the stuff that we do comes from, it stems from how much we believe in it." Cree, who plays in an '80s cover band, lamented that the show was coming to an end. "The fact that I have to go back to normal life in a couple of days is kind of sad. I want to still be doing this," Cree said. "I'm probably never going to be able to get this kind of production and stuff again. And so I am just performing on that stage. Insane. Seeing celebrities every week is insane. So, yeah, just that ending is probably the worst." But first,The Voicewill name the winner of the competition, as voted on by viewers, during a star-studded, live show Tuesday at 9 p.m. ET/PT on NBC. Votes will be accepted until 7 a.m. ET atnbc.com. Read the original article onEntertainment Weekly

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May 20, 2025

“The Voice” finalist Jaelen Johnston reacts to forgetting the lyrics during song: 'The worst thing'

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Savannah Guthrie Calls Asking Jalen Hurts This Embarrassing Question Her 'Career Lowlight'New Foto - Savannah Guthrie Calls Asking Jalen Hurts This Embarrassing Question Her 'Career Lowlight'

Nathan Congleton/NBC via Getty; Kevin Mazur/Getty Savannah Guthrie admitted that asking Jalen Hurts a question about the Philadelphia Eagles' Tush Push move is her "career lowlight" TheTodayco-anchor is a big Philadelphia Eagles fan Guthrie said the moment was "cringey" Savannah Guthrieis still cringing over a question she asked Philadelphia Eagles quarterbackJalen Hurtsback in February. The 53-year-oldTodayshow co-anchor is also a major Philadelphia Eagles fan and was thrilled to welcome Hurts after his team sealed their 2025 Super Bowl victory against the Kansas City Chiefs. But a question she asked Hurts, 26, during the interview with Carson Daly haunts her to this day. "I just want to say, I did not ask Jalen Hurts if it felt good with the Tush Push," Guthrie insisted onTodayon Tuesday, May 20. "That was a deep fake. I don't think it actually happened. There was a context." TODAY/YouTube However, Guthrie finally admitted, "It's as cringey now as it was then. Career lowlight." During the February interview, Guthrie and Daly, 51, actually stood up to demonstrate the move, nicknamed the Tush Push, in which one player shoves the other from behind to help get them over the line for a touchdown. David Buono/Icon Sportswire via Getty "Well, your tush, I felt like it was pushable," Guthrie told Daly at the time, asking Hurts, "Do you have to kind of have the right…?" "Well, thanks," Daly replied. "What does that mean?" "I dunno, it just felt good to kind of push you over," Guthrie told her co-anchor before asking Hurts. "Does it feel kind of good?" Hurts laughed off the question, replying, "Eh, no thoughts. Just trying to win the game, that's all." Never miss a story — sign up forPEOPLE's free daily newsletterto stay up-to-date on the best of what PEOPLE has to offer​​, from celebrity news to compelling human interest stories. In fact, Hurts shared that he doesn't even call the maneuver the Tush Push, but opted not to share what he and his teammates call it. "I've been closed lips on that," he said in the February interview. NFL owners are set to vote on a ban that would potentially prohibit the Tush Push this week, bringing the move back into the news. Read the original article onPeople

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Savannah Guthrie Calls Asking Jalen Hurts This Embarrassing Question Her 'Career Lowlight'

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