Patrick Cantlay makes PGA Tour history, and the Bucs get Tom Brady back but have another big problem now

Happy Monday everyone, it’s Wajih AlBaroudi. Hope you enjoyed the last weekend before college football.

Now let’s get to the news you need to start your week.

Hello everyone, but especially to…

THE BUCANIERS OF TAMPA BAY

He is crazy. Coach Todd Bowles announced that Tom Brady will return to the Buccaneers this week after he left the team for personal reasons on August 11which means the seven-time Super Bowl champion is almost certain to start their opening season in Dallas on September 11.

While the reason for Brady’s absence remains unclear (that “The Masked Singer” conspiracy hasn’t been ruled out), Bowles said it was expected and “something we talked about before camp started.” ‘coaching”. No matter why he left Brady has plenty of reasons to stay and play this season. Here are a few from our NFL expert Jeff Kerr:

• Brady needs just 2,431 passing yards to become the NFL’s first 100,000-yard passer (playoff stats included).
• He can become the first player to throw for 40 touchdowns in three consecutive seasonsand the first to do so in four different seasons.
• With another 30 touchdown season, Brady would tie Saints legend Drew Brees for most of all time with 10.

If his 40 days of retirement and gargantuan broadcast deal of this last offseason were an indication, Brady, 45 knows his playing days are numbered. No ending would be more fitting for Brady than winning one last Super Bowl this season, and he came one step closer by conveying his plans to join the Bucs this week.

And not such a good morning for…

THE BUCANIERS OF TAMPA BAY

Yes, you read that right.

While Brady’s return has stabilized the Bucs’ most important position group, the one responsible for guarding the right quarterback took another hit. left guard Aaron Stinniewho was fighting for a starting spot, is absent for the following year tear his ACL and MCL in Saturday’s preseason loss to the Tennessee Titans.

Luke Goedeke and Nick Leverett are next at left guard, according to CBS Sports’ Jeff Kerr. Stinnie’s injury is the latest of many developments regarding Tampa Bay’s offensive line:

• Left guard Ali Marpetwho made his first Pro Bowl appearance in 2021 and was becoming the player the Bucs hoped he would be when they drafted him in the second round in 2015, stunned the football world by retire at 28 during the offseason.
• Right guard Alex Cappa has left Tampa Bay for the reigning AFC champions Bengals on a four years, $40 million deal at the start of free agency.
• Pro Bowl Center Ryan Jensen suffered a serious knee injury on July 28, and it is does not know if he will be able to return this season.
• Right tackle Tristan Wirfsa 23-year-old rising star who made his first All-Pro team a season ago, would have stretched his oblique during a joint practice with the Titans last Thursday.

All told, the Bucs could potentially be without four of his starters back up front — Donovan Smithwho is as reliable as it gets with just two missed games in his seven-year career, predictably being the last man standing.

Luckily for Tampa Bay, there will likely be an improvement in right guard in business acquisition Shaq Masonwho won two Super Bowls with Brady while playing for the Patriots.

Leon Edwards stuns Kamaru Usman to win UFC welterweight championship 👊

After being taken down for the first time as a UFC fighter in Round 1, Kamaru Usman outmoded Leon Edwards until the last round of his welterweight title defense – until the last minute, that is.

Edwardswhich our Brent Bookhouse described as looking “Tired and more and more dejected” as the fight progresses, kicked Usman in the head with 56 seconds remainingknocking Usman to the mat in one of the most shocking knockouts the sport has ever seen.

• The victory was Edwards’ 11th in a row and made him first Jamaican-born UFC champion.
• It was the fourth last finish to a title fight in UFC history.
• The result prevented Usman from matching Anderson Silva’s record 16 UFC win streakand that marked his first defeat in nine years.

Usman held his head high after the fight, tweeting that he will “bounce back and come with a vengeance.” And he might get exactly the opportunity he’s been looking for: UFC President Dana White said at the post-fight press conference that he wants a trilogy between Usman and Edwardslisting Wembley Stadium as one of the potential venues.

Considering Edwards’ post-fight comments, the next match between him and Usman could be even more entertaining than the first. Edwards told reporters he put on one of his “worst performances” against Usman, adding that he “It was the worst I had to offer and I still knocked it out.” If Usman needed any extra motivation to get revenge on Edwards, he has it.

Las Vegas Aces and Seattle Storm punch tickets to WNBA Semifinals 🏀

Half of the WNBA Semifinals is officially set. With a 97-84 win against the Mysticsthe Seattle Storm completed a two-game sweep against Washington lock oneself in a second-round match with the Las Vegas Aces. The top-ranked Aces advanced with a sweep against the Phoenix Mercuryone highlighted by an attacking masterclass they showcased in a 117-80 win in Game 2.

Here are a few things to know before the long-awaited match begins:

• The The Aces made 23 3-pointers in their decisive win over Phoenixmaking them the WNBA first team for hitting 20 3s in a regular season or playoff game.
• Since 2018, Seattle has not yet lost a playoff series when its Big 3’s Breanna Stewart, Sue Bird and Jewell Lloyd are all healthyy, and healthy, they head to the semi-finals.
• Although the Storms Big 3 is intact, starting from the front Gabby Williams suffered a concussion in the third quarter, making his availability for the semi-finals a question mark.

On the other side of the support, the New York Liberty and Chicago Sky will play a Game 3 win or go Tuesdayand the Connecticut Sun and Dallas Wings have another elimination game The next day. The Wings and Sky both dropped the first game of their series but looked dominant the next, with the former leading to 31 before winning by 10 while the latter won by 38, the biggest margin of victory in the league. history of the WNBA playoffs.

The WNBA Semi-Finals begin August 28.

Patrick Cantlay wins back-to-back BMW Championship wins ⛳

It wasn’t the smoothest final round, but Patrick Canlay will happily claim victory – with the history it represents – anyway. The California native won the BMW Championship for the second year in a row, making him the first in PGA Tour history to successfully defend a FedEx Cup playoff event.

• Cantlay saw his the one-shot lead before the final round evaporates after bogeying twice in the corner, but he came back with a bang with a birdie on the 17th to hold off Scott Stallings for the win.
• The the win was Cantlay’s second of the seasonand that catapulted him to No. 2 in the FedEx Cup standings with only one event remaining.
• Cantlay earned $2.7 million with the victory, over a million more than runner-up Stallings, who took home $1.62 million.

Here is our golf expert Patrick McDonald on the performance of the Cantlay BMW Championship and what’s at stake for him in next week’s Tour Championship in Atlanta:

• Mcdonalds: “Cantlay made Delaware history on Sunday with his triumph, and now has the opportunity to add to that in Atlanta. No man has won back-to-back FedEx Cup crowns, and while that will surely be in the spirit of the reigning PGA Tour Player of the Year, as does the $18 million check he has a realistic chance of adding to his bank account for the second year in a row.”

For a full BMW Championship recap, as well as McDonald’s ratings for the best, click here.

What we’re watching on Monday 📺

⚾ Met at the Yankees7:05 p.m., MLB Network
🏈 Falcons at the Jets8 p.m., ESPN
⚾ Brewers at Dodgers10:10 p.m., MLB Network