Another Powerball drawing ended with no winner Saturday night, sending the jackpot soaring to an estimated $900 million. No ticket for Saturday’s drawing matched the winning combination: white balls 2, 9, 43, 55, 57, and red Powerball 18. The jackpot was estimated at $875 million. Ticket buyers for Monday’s drawing have a chance at either…
Wimbledon Prize Money up More Than 11 percent, Winners of Singles to Get $3 Million Each
LONDON—The total prize money at Wimbledon this year will rise by more than 11 percent, with the winners of the singles each getting 2.35 million pounds ($3 million). The total prize fund at the championships will be 44.7 million pounds ($56.5 million), the All England Club said Wednesday. That is an increase of 17.1 percent…
All Players at Women’s World Cup to Get at Least $30,000 in Prize Money; Winners to Get $270,000
GENEVA—Every player at the will be paid at least $30,000 by FIFA, and the 23 players in the title-winning team will each get $270,000. The details confirmed Wednesday by FIFA fulfils a promise made in March to financially reward the 732 players taking part in the July 20-Aug. 20 tournament hosted by Australia and New…
Marlene Hagge-Vossler, Last Surviving LPGA Founder, Dies at 89
RANCHO MIRAGE, Calif.—Marlene Hagge-Vossler, a Hall of Fame player and the last surviving founder of the LPGA Tour, died Tuesday morning, her family said. She was 89. Hagge-Vossler won 26 times on the LPGA Tour, including the 1952 LPGA Championship, and she was inducted into the World Golf Hall of Fame in 2002. She was…
Scheffler Turns in Masterpiece at Sawgrass to Win Players
PONTE VEDRA BEACH, Fla.—Scottie Scheffler was fearless on a TPC Sawgrass course that can jangle the nerves on every hole. The wind was getting stronger, the targets looked smaller, and all he wanted was to make sure his lead got larger in The Players Championship. “You can’t limp in on this golf course,” he said….
PGA Tour Moves Toward Elite Field With No Cuts for 2024
ORLANDO, Fla.—The PGA Tour is moving toward an elite schedule in 2024 with 16 designated events—half of them with no more than 80-man fields and no cuts—along with a chance for players on the outside to play their way in. Still to be finalized are which events get the $20 million prize funds and details…
Joni Mitchell to Receive Gershwin Prize for Popular Song
WASHINGTON—A little over a year after being celebrated at the Kennedy Center, Joni Mitchell will return to Washington for another lifetime achievement honor: the Library of Congress Gershwin Prize for Popular Song. Mitchell, 79, is widely regarded as among the greatest singer-songwriters of her time, with her best known works including “Chelsea Morning,” “Big Yellow…
Spielberg, ‘Top Gun’ Feted by National Board of Review
NEW YORK—The prize for best film of the year at the National Board of Review Awards went to “Top Gun: Maverick.” Martin McDonagh’s “The Banshees of Inisherin” took home the most trophies. But the night belonged to its best-director honoree, Steven Spielberg, and the parade of tributes paid to the 76-year-old filmmaker. So effusive was…
Powerball Ticket Sold in California Snags Record $2.04 Billion Win
LOS ANGELES—Someone who bought a Powerball ticket in Southern California has won a record $2.04 billion Powerball jackpot after more than three months without anyone hitting the top prize. The winning numbers were selected Tuesday morning, nearly 10 hours after the scheduled Monday night drawing because of problems processing sales data at one of the…
Winning Numbers for $2.04 Billion Powerball Drawn After Delay
DES MOINES, Iowa—The numbers for a record-breaking $2.04 billion Powerball jackpot have been drawn following a delay and players were awaiting the announcement of a possible winner. The numbers for the drawing held in Tallahassee, Florida, were: white balls 10, 33, 41, 47, and 56, and the red Powerball was 10. The Multi-State Lottery Association…
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