Welcome to Bag Spy, a GOLF series devoted to understanding the crucial equipment choices that define a player’s bag. With the help of players and/or their expert fitters, we dig deep beyond the photos to examine setups, specs and the thinking behind them. In this installment, GOLF Associate Equipment Editor Jack Hirsh takes you inside Sahith Theegala’s bag and equipment setup for 2026.
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Sahith Theegala is one of the true artists on the PGA Tour and his golf bag allows him to be as creative as he wants.
Now in his fifth season on Tour, Theegala has bounced back from a down 2025 campaign with four top 10s already this season and has played his way back into the Tour’s Signature Events.
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He’s done so largely with lots of shot shaping, creativity and deft short game touch.
From last year, his bag is relatively unchanged, aside from a few tweaks at the top end which give him a unique progression after his driver. What’s clear about the man currently using two different 8-irons is he’s not afraid to try anything.
“A lot of players get locked into a certain way of doing things,” said Ping Tour Rep Kenton Oates, his fitter. “He’s always willing to explore, always willing to test something new if he thinks it might give him a different shot.”
He’ll get ideas “out of nowhere” to try things, Oates says, like asking for a 5-hybrid after watching Oates use one, or an “11-iron” because he wants to see something different on his pitching wedge.
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But he’s one of the rare players on the PGA Tour who relies purely on feel and doesn’t need to hit 1,000 shots to decide if he likes a club. As you’ll see below, sometimes it takes just three swings.
Keep reading below to dive into Sahith Theegala’s unique golf bag.
Breaking down every club in Sahith Theegala’s bag
Ball
Titleist Pro V1
As a high ball hitter, it’s no surprise Theegala plays the Titleist Pro V1 to help bring his ball flight down just a bit.
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In an interview with Golf Channel last year he mentioned peak height as the primary reason for his ball choice while still maintaining spin in the top end of his bag.
“I always hit the ball high, so I wanted something that will come off a little bit lower than what my normal ball flight is,” he said. “I feel like the Pro V1 helps me do that. It just lowers the flight a little bit. Same thing with the spin on my short irons. I’ve always been an overspinner; I hit a natural cut, so I wanted to knock some spin off and that’s what the Pro V1 did for me while also maintaining spin on the longer irons.
“I think that’s important. Because it’s the kiss of death if you’re spinning a 5-iron 4200 or whatever. You’re not going to hold any green on the PGA Tour.”
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Specs Ping G440 K 9.0˚ Actual Loft: 8.0˚ Ping Trajectory 2.0 Setting: Small Minus (-) CG Shifter: Neutral Head Weight: 204.5g Shaft: UST Mamiya LIN-Q Powercore White 6TX Length: 45″ Tipping: 1″ Swingweight: D4
Theegala loves to work the ball left to right and be creative with his shot selection, but that made using Ping’s previous high MOI driver, the G430 Max 10K, a challenge because his ball would just go straight.
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With the new G440 K, that hasn’t been the case and that made it a no-brainer move from his G430 LST.
“He saw the extra stability, no loss in ball speed, he was still able to cut it a little bit,” Oates said. “He’s like, ‘You can’t cut it as much as the LST, but I could cut it enough where I was comfortable,’ and just the extra forgiveness has really been a benefit for him.”
Before the head change, he was also looking for a shaft with a little more feel than the Mitsubishi Diamana BB he played last season or Project X HZRDUS Black before that. He needs something that keeps his spin in check, but the extra feel would allow him to be more creative.
He found it in the new LIN-Q Powercore White.
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“He ended up showing up with LIN-Q and hasn’t really made any comments other than he really likes it,” Oates said.
Specs Ping G440 Max 17˚ Actual Loft: 15.75˚ Ping Trajectory 2.0 Setting: Small Minus (-) Head Weight: 215g Shaft: Graphite Design Tour AD DI-8 TX Length: 43″ Tipping: 1″ Swingweight: D5
At times throughout his career, Theegala has gone without a 3-wood and instead opted for a 16-degree G425 hybrid nicknamed the Franken-hybrid, or Frank.
But Frank hasn’t made too many appearances in the bag as of late. Still, Theegala doesn’t play a 3-wood in the traditional sense, instead opting for either strong 5-woods or the G440 Max 4-wood he’s using recently.
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PING G440 Max Custom Fairway Wood
The G440 fairway family (MAX, LST, SFT) advances PING’s reputation as a Tour-preferred model of choice through a re-designed face structure and low CG system. The face is taller for more confidence off the tee while maintaining a CG location that delivers high- launching performance off the ground. The MAX model (which fits most golfers) is available in five lofts (including a new 4-wood) to provide more gapping solutions.
HIGH MOI
Easy to launch, stable design increases forgiveness.
FLEXING FACE
Maraging steel face flexes for more ball speed, optimizes spin.
TALLER FACE PROFILE
Improves performance off the tee, maintains low CG.
FREE-HOSEL DESIGN
Saves weight to lower CG, optimize launch/spin and increase forgiveness.
*Theegala recently started playing a new Ping iDi 3-iron. This is his older i210 3-iron.
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Specs Ping iDi 3 Actual Loft: 19˚ Lie: 59.75˚ Shaft: Graphite Design Tour AD Di-85 Hybrid X Length: 39.75″ Swingweight: D1
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Theegala has used the pictured i210 3-iron off and on throughout his career, but starting at last month’s RBC Heritage, he replaced it with a new iDi driving iron that appears to have a more permanent spot in the bag.
“Get a little more forgiveness, a little more distance…,” Oates said. “It’s going to allow him to hit a higher trajectory, so he’s going to have more versatility out of that club.”
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PING iDi Custom Driving Iron
The iDi marks a big step forward in driving iron and long-iron performance, giving better golfers the flexibility of three loft choices to fit their distance number and trajectory window.
Loft offerings are optimized for launch and spin in 2, 3 & 4 irons with a thinner, forged maraging steel face that flexes to increase ball speed and distance. The 2 is a traditional driving iron, delivering low launch and spin. The 3 (mid launch, mid spin) is designed as a driving iron or long-iron replacement. The 4 launches higher with more spin, making it easier to hold greens and is also recommended as a long iron replacement.
The 17-4 stainless steel head is both deeper front to back and shallower, which allows for 15% higher MOI on high/low impacts, and makes room for the new inR-Air technology. inR-Air is a pocket of air in the clubhead that damps sound and improves feel. The covered cavity and i-Beam structure help reduce vibration. In addition, iDi is shorter heel-to-toe to make it easier to tun over. For control in shot making, each iDi is approximately 1/4″ shorter and 1° flatter.
Ping G440 Max 24˚ Actual Loft: 22˚ Ping Trajectory 2.0 Setting: Big Minus (—) Head Weight: 234g Shaft: Project X HZRDUS Smoke Green 90g 6.5 Length: 40.5″ Tipping: 2″ Swingweight: D2
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Oh, you thought we’d get into the rest of the iron set here, didn’t you?
Theegala’s next club in his bag after the 3-iron is a 9-wood, and it’s the addition of his new iDi, which is going to allow for the 9-wood to be a more permanent addition.
“I do think the addition of the iDi is going to open up an opportunity for him to maybe move a 9-wood in and out more,” Oates said. “When he has that, he might feel more comfortable giving up maybe a 4-iron per se and going with the 9-wood.”
The 9-wood was a club that Theegala said he never expected to game, but he ended up using at both the 2024 and 2025 Masters.
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The choice is more about giving Theegala more leeway to be a shot-maker rather than gapping his bag.
“Sahith is a very feel-oriented player,” Oates said. “He can hit any shot at any time. So he doesn’t really gap his stuff much.”
He could hit his 9-wood 160, or he could hit his 9-wood 240. So it’s really more comfort, feel, and solidness of strike. ‘Can I hit the window and the shot I’m trying to hit with this club?’ And then piece my bag together off of that.”
So yes, Theegala’s bag goes Driver to 4-wood, to 3-iron, to 9-wood to 5-iron, but then it only gets wackier from here.
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PING G440 Max Custom Fairway Wood
The G440 fairway family (MAX, LST, SFT) advances PING’s reputation as a Tour-preferred model of choice through a re-designed face structure and low CG system. The face is taller for more confidence off the tee while maintaining a CG location that delivers high- launching performance off the ground. The MAX model (which fits most golfers) is available in five lofts (including a new 4-wood) to provide more gapping solutions.
HIGH MOI
Easy to launch, stable design increases forgiveness.
FLEXING FACE
Maraging steel face flexes for more ball speed, optimizes spin.
TALLER FACE PROFILE
Improves performance off the tee, maintains low CG.
FREE-HOSEL DESIGN
Saves weight to lower CG, optimize launch/spin and increase forgiveness.
Specs Ping Blueprint S 5-PW Shafts: Project X 6.5 Lofts: 27/30.5/34/38/42/46 Lies: 59.75/60.25/60.75/61.75/62.75/63.25 Length: +.25″ (37.25″ 8+ iron) Swingweight: D3+ to D4+
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Theegala switched to the Ping Blueprint S cavity-back irons after playing blades for most of his career, just before his lone PGA Tour victory at the 2023 Fortinet Championship.
As Oates tells it, he was showing Theegala the new Blueprint S and T irons in 2023 at his home, then in Houston, so he could try them out. It didn’t take much convincing for him to switch.
“He hit the Blueprint S pitching wedge three times and goes, ‘Oh, I’ll just play these irons. This thing’s great,’” Oates said. “And literally, from that moment, has played Blueprint S. We obviously went through the rest of the bag that day… but he was legit sold on the entire set of irons because the pitching wedge was really good and he was struggling with the pitching wedge at that time.”
But the most legendary club in Theegala’s bag is his 8-plus-iron, dubbed the “Ocho.” By now, the story is well known that in 2024, Theegala was struggling with his 7-iron to the point where he asked Oates if they could make him a 7-iron that didn’t have a “7” on it.
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Ping had no issues cooking one up.
“It’s a 7-iron head that we simply ground the sole just to the point where we got the 7 off,” Oates said. “Then we laser-etch an 8 on it and build it to 7-iron length, loft, lie and everything.”
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PING Blueprint S Custom Irons
Developed following extensive testing with PING’s top tour pros to meet their “must haves” — control and precision — Blueprint S delivers the score-lowering performance demanded by the best players in the world.
COMPACT SHAPE
The compact shape fits the discerning eye with a thin top line and minimal offset. The 8620 carbon steel head boasts a clean cavity design, distinguished by an eye-catching forged textured pattern and hydropearl 2.0 chrome finish.
PRECISION POCKET FORGING
This patented forging technique allows PING to forge a pocket into the cavity of the 3, 4 and 5 irons. The pocket saves 10 grams of weight, which is re-allocated to increase the MOI and optimize the center of gravity position for more distance and trajectory control.
Theegala’s lob wedge is also a highly custom job from the Ping Tour team. The “59ST” wedge is created from a S159 62T lob wedge that is bent three degrees strong to add the offset Theegala loved in the previous Ping Glide 2.0.
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Oates said Theegala possesses incredible hands and really loves to manipulate the face to be creative around the greens. He ranks 11th in SG: Around-the-Green this season.
By bending his wedge strongly, he’s also losing bounce, which Theegala loves. The sole is then heavily ground to reclaim the shape of the T-Grind while also adding some heel relief to allow Theegala to be even more creative. They also need to grind out the “62” on the toe.
“Anyone with really good hands can handle a lot of heel relief,” Oates said. “Sahith has played so many shots from such an aggressively open face.
“On paper, it’s like three degrees of bounce, but when you open that thing up to 85 degrees, it doesn’t matter. You’re adding all the bounce when you open it.”
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Lastly, Theegala’s 50-degree gap wedge is a mismatch from the rest of his set, glazed in Midnight finish rather than the chrome of his other two wedges. It also has a black Project X 6.5 shaft to match.
There’s no reason for it. That’s Theegala’s personality to a T.
“It is a strict vibe-only addition to the golf bag,” Oates said. “He holed out with it and I texted him, ‘black wedge for the vibes,’ and he goes, ‘yep, making twos.’”
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PING s159 Custom Wedge
With the addition of two grinds and new lofts, the tour-style s159 wedges are available in 25 loft/grind combinations to match a wedge to your playing conditions and technique while ensuring a properly gapped set. Extensive testing with top PING tour players helped create wedges that will appeal to golfers of all abilities. The new WebFit Wedge app provides a quick and easy way to determine the s159 grinds that best fit your game.
Tour-Proven Design
The tour-inspired 8620 carbon steel head features a soft feel and clean shape with a straighter lead edge for improved results on full shots. Two performance-enhancing finishes (Hybropearl 2.0 Chrome and Midnight) are available in all loft/grind combinations.
More Grooves. More Spin.
Wheel-cut grooves are precision-milled to varying dimensions, depending on loft. The 46-to-52-degree wedges are milled to maximize groove volume for greater control on full shots. The 54-to-62-degree options feature more tightly spaced MicroMax grooves to impart more spin, especially around the greens.
Theegala has used a milled Ping Anser blade going back to his college days. But, that’s not the putter you might see him using on the putting green on Monday, Tuesday or even his Wednesday pro-ams.
“A majority of weeks — over 50%, I’d argue 75% of the time — he uses a practice putter at the beginning of the week,” Oates said.
But the thing is, it’s not even the same putter, nor does he care what kind of putter it is.
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“He’ll just say, ‘hey, grab me a putter,’ and you can bring him anything,” Oates said. “Different grips, lengths, lies, lofts. We rarely spec it. He doesn’t want it. He’s just like, yeah, bring it to me, I’ll play with it.”
But come Thursday, his Anser blade is right back in the bag and he shows no signs of switching to a mallet.
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Quality and precision
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Control and consistency
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Derek Dooley has traded his coaching headset for a suit and American flag pin. Last fall, the former Tennessee head coach mounted a bid for one of Georgia’s U.S. Senate seats in this year’s high-stakes midterm elections.
Dooley said he plans to be “the last man standing” after the primary and the general election. He is leaning on leadership skills developed during his coaching career — primarily in the Southeastern Conference — as he continues his pitch to undecided voters. His time in the SEC also allowed him to build relationships with Nick Saban and Kirby Smart.
Over a decade under Smart, Georgia has reached three College Football Playoff national championship games, winning consecutive titles in 2021 and 2022. Yet that success has at times been overshadowed by off-field headlines, particularly speeding-related incidents involving players — at least one of which resulted in a fatality.
Georgia Bulldogs head coach Kirby Smart tells the students section to calm down during the fourth quarter of an NCAA football game at EverBank Stadium in Jacksonville, Fla., on Nov. 1, 2025.(Corey Perrine/Florida Times-Union)
“The best thing Kirby has done is he’s won a lot of games,” Dooley told Fox News Digital Tuesday in an exclusive sitdown interview.
“I worked with Coach Smart at two different locations. I’ve known him for a long time and I have a tremendous amount of respect for what he’s doing for the program. But when you’re dealing with young people and young people make mistakes. I’m very confident that Coach Smart is teaching them the right values and teaching them how to act right and has a disciplinary system that corrects that behavior.”
Dooley continued, noting that athletics serves as a vehicle for instilling values in young adults and introducing preventive measures to help them avoid decisions that could negatively affect their futures. “That’s what athletics is good for … And at some point there’s only so much you can do, but I’m very confident in what Coach Smart is doing, and I know Georgia fans love the success we’ve had over the last few years.”
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Dooley and Smart worked together as assistants at LSU beginning in 2003 under then-head coach Nick Saban. Dooley last coached in 2023 as a senior offensive analyst at Alabama, again working on a staff led by Saban.
Tennessee head coach Derek Dooley looks on during the Orange and White Game at Neyland Stadium in Knoxville, Tennessee on April 21, 2012.(Adam Brimer/News Sentinel Syndication)
In 2024, then-starting linebacker Smael Mondon Jr. and offensive tackle Bo Hughley were arrested on separate misdemeanor charges of reckless driving, booking records from the Athens-Clarke County Sheriff’s Office showed at the time. The Philadelphia Eagles selected Mondon in the fifth round of the 2025 NFL Draft.
“Please understand this: I’m defending the program, but I’m not defensive,” Smart told reporters at SEC media days in 2024. “I am going to stand up for my program because we have good kids in our locker room. We gotta do a better job.” Smart also confirmed that Georgia’s NIL collective had begun issuing fines to players as punishment.
Those incidents surfaced more than a year after Devin Willock and recruiting staff member Chandler LeCroy were killed in a car crash in 2023. Then-Georgia defensive lineman Jalen Carter was driving with a suspended license during the night of that fatal wreck in Athens, Georgia. Carter was later charged with misdemeanor reckless driving and racing. He pleaded no contest in March 2023 and was sentenced to 12 months of probation, a $1,000 fine and community service. He was also required to attend a state-approved defensive driving course.
Carter’s attorney, Kim Stephens, said in a statement that her client’s actions did not cause the January 2023 crash. Police alleged the SUV LeCroy was driving raced Carter’s vehicle in the moments leading up to the crash.
In March 2025, multiple Georgia players, including wide receiver Nitro Tuggle and offensive lineman Marques Easley, were indefinitely suspended by Smart. Last November, another offensive lineman, Nyier Daniels, was dismissed from the team following a high-speed, police-involved chase. Daniels allegedly drove more than 150 mph while attempting to flee police in Commerce, Georgia.
Weighing the federal government’s role in college sports
Name, image and likeness (NIL) has become a hotly debated issue across Georgia and the broader college landscape.
As federal lawmakers weigh a greater role in regulating college athletics — a topic highlighted by former President Donald Trump’s recent “Saving College Sports” roundtable at the White House — Dooley cautioned against congressional intervention, arguing the NCAA should be given room to address its own challenges.
“Everybody should really care about (this issue). You’re looking at a guy whose been involved in athletics my whole life. I’ve seen what college athletics does, not just football, college athletics as whole does for young people. A lot of the values that it teaches, hard work, teamwork, accountability, personal responsibility, discipline (and) overcoming adversity. … I don’t not believe Congress should go in and try to fix college athletics…. We know what their track record is on that. But the NCAA does need some protection, we’ve got to give them a chance to fix themselves.”
Pivot from football to politics
Later this month, Georgia voters will decide which Republican candidate will advance to a likely June runoff, with the winner joining Independent candidates in the general election to face incumbent Sen. Jon Ossoff, D-Ga.
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Former football coach and Republican Senate candidate Derek Dooley speaks to supporters of President Donald Trump at an event hosted by Vice President JD Vance in Peachtree City, Georgia, on Aug. 21, 2025.(Megan Varner/Getty Images)
Dooley is among the Republican candidates in the race. He explained to Fox News Digital why he believes the timing is right to shift his focus from the gridiron to the political arena.
“I’ve (had) a 28-year career coaching football and just loved the impact you made on young people every day from all walks of life. And I was all in, never looked up for air and thought I was going to do that my whole career,” Dooley said. “But two things really happened… it started really after COVID and what happened under the last administration. I started seeing things in our country that I thought I’d never see in my lifetime, and it jarred me a little bit. It made me want to really get more engaged.”
Dooley’s father, the late Vince Dooley, was the legendary coach and former athletic director at Georgia. Vince Dooley coached Georgia to the 1980 national championship, a team on which All-American Herschel Walker was the standout running back. Walker won the Heisman Trophy in 1982.
Georgia Bulldogs head coach Kirby Smart hugs Vince Dooley after defeating the Auburn Tigers in the SEC Championship game at Mercedes-Benz Stadium in Atlanta, Georgia, on Dec. 2, 2017.(Brett Davis/USA TODAY Sports)
He added: “As I became more engaged, I realized Congress had changed. Not working for the people the way it used to. We’ve always had a lot of passionate debate, a lot of bitter disagreement. We always will and that’s okay. But at some point serious leadership would get in a room, we’d work together for the people and keep the ball moving forward for our country. That’s just not happening today.”
Georgia’s midterm primary election is scheduled for May 19. If no candidate receives a majority of the vote, the top two vote-getters will advance to a June 16 runoff.
Wednesday night on “Inside the NBA“was less of a pregame show and more of a roast session as Draymond Green joined the desk.
The Golden State forward started going at it with Charles Barkley as the Mound Round of Rebound poked fun at the sinking ship that is the Warriors dynasty.
Draymond Green of the Golden State Warriors reacts during a game against the Sacramento Kings at Golden 1 Center in Sacramento, Calif., on April 10, 2026.(Rocky Widner/NBAE)
The tension started when Sir Charles decided to eulogize the Dubs while looking Green dead in the eye.
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“It’s over for the Warriors. No disrespect. It ends for every old team,” Barkley said.
“You had your run; you get old; you let Klay go. You and Steph are on the backside of your careers; it just passed you by.”
While he gave the Warriors credit for “one of the greatest runs ever,” he made it clear that Father Time remains undefeated in the paint.
“Sports … listen, sports are for young people,” Barkley added. “You hope to have a great long career, but sports … nobody wins when they’re 37, 38.”
NBA TV analysts Charles Barkley and Chris Webber speak to Golden State Warriors forward Draymond Green after Game 3 of the NBA Finals against the Cleveland Cavaliers at Quicken Loans Arena in Cleveland, Ohio, on June 7, 2017.(John W. McDonough/Sports Illustrated)
In predictable fashion, Draymond was unable to stomach the banter.
He waited for the opening and went for the jugular, referencing Barkley’s infamous sunset years in Texas.
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“Yeah, I mean, I think the goal is just to not look like you in the Houston Rockets uniform,” Green fired back.
The jab was a direct hit on Barkley’s ring-chasing era in Houston, where the Hall of Famer was famously a shell of his MVP self.
Green then shifted into a rare moment of veteran self-awareness and admitted the Warriors are in a transitional phase, but insisted the pedigree matters more than the box score.
“I think understanding what is success at this point is key for us,” Green explained. “Knowing and understanding that it may not be realistic to win a championship, but can we continue to build to that so that once we leave this organization, it’s still in a great space?”
Despite Draymond’s talk about maintaining a winning pedigree, this year was a harsh wake-up call for the Golden State faithful.
Draymond Green and head coach Steve Kerr of the Golden State Warriors react during the fourth quarter against the Atlanta Hawks at State Farm Arena in Atlanta, Ga., on March 21, 2026.(Paras Griffin/Getty Images)
In Euphoria season 3, Rue Bennett is placed under a DEA informant agreement after being detained during a traffic stop and confronted with evidence tied to her drug-related activities. The episode, titled “Kitty Likes to Dance,” shows her operating under federal surveillance while continuing to move within criminal environments linked to Laurie’s network.
Episode 4 also builds tension at the Silver Slipper club, where a violent raid further complicates Rue’s position. By the end of the episode, Rue is effectively trapped between DEA monitoring and criminal suspicion, with limited ability to disengage from either side.
Euphoria season 3 episode 4 recap: What does Rue’s DEA deal mean?
Euphoria season 3 (Image via Prime Video)
In the third season of Euphoria, Rue is challenged by DEA agents after evidence links her to several narcotics enterprises that are part of Laurie’s network. In episode 4, she is questioned with specific evidence of her involvement, which means she doesn’t have many legal choices. The agents give her a choice that is not framed as voluntary participation but as a way to avoid a long prison sentence in federal prison.
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Rue agrees to become an informant. This is a big change. This choice means that she is always being watched. Her phone has been changed so that it may be monitored, and she has been told to keep in touch with drug dealers while also giving information to federal authorities. This arrangement makes it possible for Rue to work in a criminal ecology while also reporting on what is going on there.
The episode shows that this setup isn’t stable. Rue is now working between two systems that both punish failure. If she is caught in the drug network she’s trying to get into, she could get hurt. If she fails the DEA, she could face legal problems. This dual pressure determines her future position.
How does the Silver Slipper raid change everything?
After Laurie and her friends get into a fight with Alamo’s gang, the end of Euphoria season 3 episode 4 takes place at the Silver Slipper club, where they break in and start a fight. In season 3 of Euphoria, things become worse and Rue, Magick, and Big Eddy become hostages.
The attackers want to get into a secret safe that has money and narcotics in it. The group shoots Big Eddy and makes him tell them where it is before taking the stuff and running away. The raid in Euphoria season 3 shows that factions are no longer just threatening each other; they are now using violence against each other.
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After the event, the video from the CCTV cameras is looked at. Even though the identities are covered, a detail about the getaway driver links Faye to the robbery. Rue reacts to this knowledge at the review, which makes Magick even more suspicious. The event makes the dispute worse by including more groups instead of fixing it.
Is Rue trapped between the DEA and criminal networks in?
In Euphoria season 3 episode 4, Rue is caught in both the DEA’s investigation as well as the criminal networks. While the DEA requires details from her, she cannot share any because Laurie’s crew would kill them off for doing that.
In addition, the fact that she continues engaging with people associated with drugs in the midst of DEA observation increases the chances of being exposed. She is put into a difficult position through the raid at Silver Slipper because she is now connected to another network of criminal organizations through knowledge.
Having knowledge of influential people, she is put in a difficult position where it is hard for each group to determine her loyalty to them. Magick’s suspicion as well as DEA observation puts her under increased pressure, while at the same time the threats posed by the criminals continue increasing.
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Watch Euphoria season 3 on HBO Max to follow how Rue’s situation continues to develop in the next episodes.
Captain Rasmus Dahlin appears to have avoided an injury despite missing the end of Wednesday’s Game 1 win over the Montreal Canadiens.
Dahlin blocked a shot from Montreal’s Jake Evans with three minutes to play in the game and was in some discomfort as he skated off the ice. He didn’t take another shift as the Sabres held on for a 4-2 win.
After the game, head coach Lindy Ruff told reporters that Dahlin “seems fine,” but the coach added that he had not spoken to medical staff yet.
Dahlin was plus-one in just over 21 minutes of ice time in the win. He has four points in the playoffs after finishing second on the team with 74 points during the regular season.
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Game 2 between the Sabres and Canadiens is set for Friday night in Buffalo. Coverage on Sportsnet and Sportsnet+ begins at 6:30 p.m. ET/ 3:30 p.m. PT.
The New York Knicks may have a commanding lead in their second-round series against the Philadelphia 76ers, but they may have lost a key player on Wednesday night.
Two-way star OG Anunoby exited Game 2 with 2:31 remaining after pulling up awkwardly on a cut to the basket, and did not return.
He hopped around and grabbed at the back of his right leg before motioning to the Knicks bench to come out of the game. Anunoby went back to the Knicks locker room soon after.
Knicks coach Mike Brown gave no update on Anunoby’s status after the game.
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Anunoby had 24 points on 9-of-17 shooting to go along with five rebounds, two assists and four steals before leaving.
The 28-year-old wing was having the best playoff showing of his career entering play Wednesday, averaging 21 points on 63.8 per cent shooting and 59.4 per cent from long range to go along with 7.9 rebounds over seven games — all career-best marks for a single post-season.
Anunoby is also known for his defensive acumen, previously being voted to the All-Defence second team in 2022-23 and receiving votes for Defensive Player of the Year last season.
However, he also has an extensive injury history, missing an average of 20 games per season throughout his career, and also the entirety of the Toronto Raptors’ 2019 championship run.
The rising sprinter Golden Straand maintained his momentum surge and is crafting a strong argument for stakes racing after a stylish conquest at Hawkesbury on Saturday.
Golden Straand tracked the leaders from behind early, with jockey Nash Rawiller carving the inside run as the potent four-year-old entire surged to the front in the Blakes Marine Benchmark 78 Handicap (1100m).
Handler Matthew Smith could opt to advance Golden Straand methodically through the ranks, though the speedster’s talent far exceeds the norm.
“Golden Straand is building a very good record and he’s winning his races with authority,” Smith said.
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“He’s run fast time again (1m 02.82s) and he’s carried a big weight (60kg). I’ll talk to Nash to see what we should do next but he’s a promising sprinter.
“Do we keep working through the grades or maybe look at a race like the (Listed $200,000) Luskin Star Stakes (1300m) at Scone in two weeks? It’s a good problem to have.”
As the $1.80 favourite, Golden Straand earned his second success in as many runs this prep, defeating Wanaruah ($13) by a half-length to secure Snitzel’s quinella. Couples Retreat ($9.50) trailed by just over a length for third.
A four-year-old entire in Gerry Harvey’s colours, Golden Straand has five wins from 10 career starts, and stakes glory would markedly increase his commercial breeding appeal.
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He has won four of six this season and set a Warwick Farm record of 1m 08.3s over 1200m in the spring last year.
Smith explained that Golden Straand always had the potential but is developing his racing smarts.
“He did a few things wrong early in his career,” Smith said. “But he’s starting to settle better in his races and he’s finding the line.
“There’s still improvement to come with this horse – he’s got a future, that’s for sure.”
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NEW YORK — Jalen Brunson scored 26 points and helped New York seize control of a close game after a run of blowouts, leading the Knicks to a 108-102 victory over the Philadelphia 76ers on Wednesday night for a 2-0 lead in the Eastern Conference semifinals.
Playing without the injured Joel Embiid, the 76ers put up a far better fight than in the Knicks’ 137-98 romp in Game 1. The game featured 25 lead changes, 14 ties and neither team led by more than seven points.
But those kinds of situations are made for Brunson, who made the tiebreaking basket with 5:06 remaining and added another jumper for a 103-99 advantage with 3:45 to play before Mikal Bridges’ basket made it a six-point game.
OG Anunoby added 24 points and Karl-Anthony Towns had 20 points, 10 rebounds and seven assists for the Knicks, whose Game 1 victory made them the first team to win three straight postseason games by at least 25 points.
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Tyrese Maxey scored 26 points for the 76ers, who face another big climb after falling behind 3-1 against Boston in the first round.
The series moves to Philadelphia for Game 3 on Friday and Game 4 on Sunday, where Embiid will find out if gets his wish for the arena to be filled with Sixers fans or if New Yorkers made their way in.
If you want to develop a great short game, it starts with building a consistent foundation — and that begins with calibration. As Kellie Stenzel, a GOLF Top 100 Teacher, explains, it’s one of the simplest ways to bring structure and predictability to your chipping.
When you know exactly how the ball will react to a consistent set up and swing, suddenly nerve-wracking up-and-downs start to carry less weight. Instead of guessing, you’re operating with a plan — and that’s where real confidence comes from.
Ready to build that system? Below are the two keys you need to calibrate your chipping.
Start with a consistent setup
If you want to maximize control around the green, it starts with a consistent setup. To get there, Stenzel says to begin by choking down on the club.
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“You always want to grip down, almost to the bottom of the handle,” she says.
From there, build your base. Take a narrow stance — about a clubhead-width apart — and position the ball in the middle of your stance. Settle into good posture, then get your weight forward by leaning toward the target.
“When you lean toward the target, that’s going to do two things. It’s going to de-loft the clubface slightly and it’s also going to drop your lead shoulder,” Stenzel says.
Lowering the lead shoulder is crucial because the club naturally returns to the ground in the right spot. This adjustment encourages ball-first contact and helps you make clean, center-face contact every time.
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Stenzel adds an important checkpoint here: As you shift your weight forward, don’t let the club shaft get too far ahead of your body.
“If you start to lean the shaft too much the club can start to dig,” she says.
Instead, she recommends moving your hands and body together so the club doesn’t outpace your center. Think of it as everything working in sync, so the handle stays aligned with your belly button as you make your swing.
Build distance control with your backswing and equipment
The next step in calibrating your chipping is identifying a motion you can repeat.
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“Hit a few chips and define what is your most comfortable backstroke size,” Stenzel says, “And if you can identify that, you can repeat that with different clubs.”
This backswing baseline will become your go-to swing for every chip shot, making distance control much simpler. Instead of guessing how far to take the club back each time, you keep the motion the same and adjust your club selection. By switching clubs rather than changing your swing or tempo, you maintain consistency while also producing a variety of distances — making your chipping more predictable.
Ultimately, calibrating your chipping is about combining a consistent setup with a repeatable motion. As Stenzel emphasizes, you don’t need a bunch of different swings — just one reliable system. Stick with it, and even nerve-wracking shots will start to feel routine, giving you a short game you can trust when it matters most.
Apr 27, 2026; Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA; Philadelphia Flyers left wing Noah Cates (27) watches for the puck drop on a third period face-off against the Pittsburgh Penguins in game five of the first round of the 2026 Stanley Cup Playoffs at PPG Paints Arena. Mandatory Credit: Charles LeClaire-Imagn Images
Trailing the Carolina Hurricanes 2-0 in the Eastern Conference semifinals, the Philadelphia Flyers will be without versatile two-way center Noah Cates for the remainder of the series due to a lower-body injury.
Cates, 27, has four points (one goal, three assists) in eight playoff games following the best offensive season of his career, when he posted 47 points (18 goals, 29 assists) in 82 games.
“I mean, he’s been Mr. Consistency all year. Does a lot of things for us,” coach Rick Tocchet said Wednesday. “But like I said, it’s no different than other teams. Next man up. You’ve heard the drill before.”
Cates averages 16:15 in ice time and is one of the league’s top defensive forwards, as the Flyers averaged only 1.67 goals against per 60 minutes at 5-on-5 during the regular season with him on the ice.
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Despite losing Cates, Tocchet is confident in the Flyers’ centermen, including 20-year-old rookie Denver Barkey, who has received more time at the position. Trevor Zegras will return to center as a move “to get him going,” Tocchet said.
Veteran Sean Couturier is a reliable option at the position along with Christian Dvorak, who is expected to play in Game 3 despite an undisclosed injury.
With the Flyers limited to two goals over the first two games, Tocchet is encouraging his players to have a “shot-first mentality” to overcome the Hurricanes’ defensive aggressiveness.
“I think to help some guys out that are struggling against Carolina, they’ve got to have a shot-first mentality,” he said. You’ve got to be able to make a play around them. I think some guys are overpassing and that’s the one thing Carolina’s good at. They make you overpass. But if you throw pucks at the net, beat their aggressiveness, you’re going to get chances.”
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The best-of-seven series resumes Thursday night with Game 3 in Philadelphia.
The Champions League semifinals are considered one of the best moments of the European soccer season. Four teams, the best ones around the world, meet to reach the most important match of the year at club level, and every single season there are surprises, stunning goals and unforgettable days of soccer. Over the past decades, since the Champions League adopted its modern format in the early 2000s, fans have witnessed historic matches, unforgettable comebacks, extra-time drama, and last-minute goals that shaped the history of soccer, and this season proved it once again with the unforgettable first leg between PSG and Bayern Munich.
But where does it rank in the best Champions League semifinals?
10. AS Roma vs. Liverpool (2018)
The 2017-18 Champions League campaign was widely remembered for the incredible comebacks of AS Roma, especially the one in the quarterfinals against Barcelona, with the unexpected 3-0 win at the Stadio Olimpico in the second leg. After that win, AS Roma faced Liverpool in the semifinals and after losing 5-2 the first leg in England, they nearly made another comeback and won 4-2 in Rome, not enough for the team then managed by Eusebio Di Francesco to bring the semifinal second leg to extra time. With 13 goals across the two legs and a thrilling second match in Rome, it was a tie to remember.
9. Inter vs. AC Milan (2023)
The 2022-23 Champions League semifinals saw the comeback of the Derby della Madonnina for the second time ever at this stage of the European competition. The first time, in 2003, two draws (0-0 in the first leg and 1-1 in the return leg) brought the Rossoneri to the final, where they met and won on penalties against Juventus. Twenty years later, they met again, and this time the Nerazzurri, led by Simone Inzaghi, won both legs to reach their first final since 2010. In the final, however, they were narrowly beaten 1–0 by Pep Guardiola’s Manchester City. Two ties that will live long in the memory of both fanbases, for very different reasons.
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8. AC Milan vs. Manchester United (2007)
There was a time when AC Milan were dominating in Europe. AC Milan won the Champions League trophy seven times, the last one in 2007 against Liverpool in the final played in Athens. That game was only possible thanks to two-legged semifinals played against Sir Alex Ferguson’s Manchester United, with a 3-2 win at Old Trafford in the first leg before the deciding second game played at San Siro and won 3-0 by the side coached by Carlo Ancelotti, with the goals scored by Ricardo Kaka, Clarence Seedorf and Alberto Gilardino.
7. Ajax vs. Tottenham (2019)
The 2018-19 semifinals saw Ajax and Tottenham facing each other for the first time in their history, and it was an incredible one. The Dutch side, after knocking out Real Madrid in the round of 16 and Cristiano Ronaldo’s Juventus in the quarterfinals, faced the English team led by current U.S. men’s national team coach Mauricio Pochettino in the last round before the final. After winning the first leg away in London, Ajax were 2–0 up at halftime in Amsterdam. However, a stunning hat-trick from Lucas Moura, with a dramatic 96th-minute winner, denied Ajax a place in the Champions League final. The outcome of that semifinal was decided by the now-abolished away goals rule.
6. Barcelona vs. Chelsea (2012)
The late goal scored by Fernando Torres in the last minute of the return leg played in Barcelona at the Camp Nou was one of the most iconic moments in the history of the tournament. After winning 1-0 in the first leg played at Stamford Bridge, Roberto Di Matteo’s Blues drew 2-2 away at the Camp Nou and then faced Bayern Munich in the final played at the Allianz Arena in Germany, which they won on penalties after a last-minute goal scored by Didier Drogba that brought the final to extra time.
5. Barcelona vs. Inter (2010)
The 1-0 return leg played in Barcelona was an unforgettable moment in the history of the Champions League, as Jose Mourinho’s Inter had to defend the unexpected 3-1 win in Milan of the first leg. One week later, the Nerazzurri faced the best team in the world and were forced to play over 70 minutes with 10 men after Thiago Motta was sent off. Despite the disadvantage, they defended well, conceding just once in the second half in what remains one of the greatest defensive performances in the history of the sport. A few weeks later, Inter lifted their first Champions League trophy in 45 years, defeating Bayern Munich at the Santiago Bernabeu thanks to a brace scored by Diego Milito.
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4. Liverpool vs. Barcelona (2019)
Barcelona’s 3-0 win at the Camp Nou in the first leg seemed to end the dreams of Jurgen Klopp and Liverpool to win the Champions League again. However, the miracle happened at Anfield as the Reds won 4-0 thanks to the goals scored by Divock Origi and Georginio Wijnaldum, leading the English team to one of the best comebacks in recent years. Barcelona couldn’t do much against Liverpool that day at Anfield, a game that led Liverpool to the final, later won vs. Tottenham in Madrid.
3. Bayern Munich vs. PSG (2026)
Let’s now talk about the semifinals of this season. The first leg was clearly one of, if not the, best matches of recent years. To be fair, the second game in Munich did not reach the same level as the unforgettable night in Paris. However, that first one, with nine goals scored in 90 minutes, constant twists, and incredible drama, will live forever in the memory of soccer fans.
2. Inter vs. Barcelona (2025)
Last year’s semifinals between Inter and Barcelona were just incredible. There were 13 goals scored between the first and second leg, and so many emotions. The two sides drew 3-3 in Barcelona and then the second leg was just impossible to forget. Inter struck twice in the first half through Lautaro Martinez and Hakan Çalhanoglu, but Barcelona roared back after the break with three goals from Eric García, Dani Olmo and Raphinha, seemingly ending the Nerazzurri’s dream. However, a dramatic stoppage-time equalizer from Francesco Acerbi forced the tie into extra time, where Davide Frattesi scored the deciding goal to send the Italian side into their second final in three years.
1. Real Madrid vs. Manchester City (2022)
And then, the most memorable semifinals of recent years, the one between Real Madrid and Manchester City in 2022. After losing 4-3 in the first leg in Manchester, Real Madrid had to make another comeback in the semifinal return leg, after doing it against PSG and Chelsea in the previous rounds in an unforgettable run of the side coached by Ancelotti. Pep Guardiola’s Manchester City scored first with Riyad Mahrez in the 73rd minute, seemingly putting the tie beyond Real Madrid and ending their hopes of another final. But at the Bernabeu, it is never over. Rodrygo scored twice in the dying moments of regular time to force extra time, where Karim Benzema converted the deciding goal for a 3–1 win. Another astonishing comeback, and another chapter written in the books of Champions League history.
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