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Tiger Woods struggles in first round of the PGA Championship

FARMINGDALE, N.Y. _ It's a testament to Tiger Woods and the comeback he put together at Augusta last month that he was able to make believers out of those watching at the fourth hole Thursday afternoon.

Newsday · May 16, 2019

Tommy Fleetwood as comfortable on Bethpage Black as he was last year at Shinnecock Hills

FARMINGDALE, N.Y. _ When we last saw Tommy Fleetwood in a major on Long Island, he was shooting a 63 on Sunday to finish second to Brooks Koepka in last year's U.S. Open at Shinnecock.

Newsday · May 16, 2019

CBS plans to keep close watch on Tiger Woods during the PGA Championship

FARMINGDALE, N.Y. _ For more than 20 years, producers and directors at golf tournaments have been criticized for focusing on Tiger Woods to the relative exclusion of the rest of the field _ even golfers higher than him on the leaderboard.

Newsday · May 15, 2019

PGA Championship players agree: Bethpage Black is an extremely long course

FARMINGDALE, N.Y. _ On the eve of Thursday's first round of the 101st PGA Championship at 7,459-yard Bethpage Black, Francesco Molinari was asked for his impressions of the course. The current British Open champion summed up the task facing the world's greatest golfers neatly.

Newsday · May 15, 2019

John Daly said he felt 'obligated' to play the PGA Championship

FARMINGDALE, N.Y. _ John Daly said he felt "obligated" to play in the PGA Championship this week as a past champion, despite the controversy that has surrounded him being permitted to use a cart at Bethpage Black.

Newsday · May 15, 2019

Britney Spears may never perform again, her manager says

Britney Spears' longtime manager says the pop star, currently on a career hiatus for family and health reasons, might not return to performing.

Newsday · May 15, 2019

Tiger Woods takes day off at Bethpage Black, but talk about him doesn't

FARMINGDALE, N.Y. _ One thing hasn't changed about Tiger Woods, and that's that he casts a mighty large shadow. When he's there, all eyes turn toward him, and when he's not _ like on Wednesday, when it seems he did not practice _ eyes turn toward the void he leaves.

Newsday · May 15, 2019

'John Wick Chapter 3 - Parabellum' review: Undeniably entertaining

The problem with the "John Wick" franchise, starring Keanu Reeves as a skilled assassin on the run, is that the movies are really, really good. The sets are dazzling, the costumes stylish, the action scenes astounding for their quality and quantity.

Newsday · May 15, 2019

'A Dog's Journey' review: Corny but effective tearjerker for kids, families

The novelist W. Bruce Cameron returns with another canine weeper, "A Dog's Journey," his third book-to-film project in as many years. Like its prequel, 2017's "A Dog's Purpose," this Universal Pictures production is a mix of sudsy drama, nondenominational religiosity and puppies _ a winning formula, though not a foolproof…

Newsday · May 15, 2019

Bob Baffert and the pursuit of Preakness records

BALTIMORE _ He's surpassed everybody who's alive, so now Bob Baffert is chasing ghosts along the Triple Crown trail.

Newsday · May 14, 2019