James at Large

Lou Graham, who counted the 1975 U.S. Open among six PGA TOUR titles, died Monday at 88. Graham grew up in Nashville and took up golf at 7, shooting 113 in his first 18-hole tournament before steadily progressing toward a college career at Memphis State (now the University of Memphis) before being drafted into the military. He served in Company E of the Third Infantry Regiment, which guards the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier in Arlington National Cemetery. Graham debuted as a PGA TOUR rookie in 1965 and played 23 seasons overall, highlighted by his victory at the 1975 U.S. Open at Medinah, where he rallied from an 11-stroke deficit through 36 holes to defeat John Mahaffey in an 18-hole playoff. That week’s leaderboard was filled with future Hall of Famers – players to finish within three strokes of Graham’s 72-hole total included Jack Nicklaus, Arnold Palmer, Tom Watson, Hale Irwin and Ben Crenshaw – but it was Graham who prevailed to take a forever place as a major champion. Although his U.S. Open win was his defining moment, Graham was no flash in the pan. He was a member of three winning U.S. Ryder Cup Teams (1973, 1975 and 1977), and he teamed with Johnny Miller to win the 1975 World Cup. Known for his accuracy off the tee and well-struck irons, Graham delivered his final three TOUR wins in a 71-day span in 1979 (also finishing T10 at the PGA Championship in that stretch, his last of seven top 10s in majors). In all, Graham made 623 career PGA TOUR starts, and he added 239 PGA TOUR Champions appearances after turning 50. “I’m out here still doing it and I have a smile on my face,” he said a decade into his PGA TOUR Champions career. That’s the way to live. Rest in peace, Lou Graham.

VAR voices!

Rory nailing every one of these golf swings is extremely impressive.

Callum Wilson has his say on his disallowed equaliser against Arsenal 👀❌

Happy 85 birthday to Eric Burdon (The Animals)!

Game-defining moment. David Raya again 🧱

@BBabajide He touched the ball, therefore no penalty, simple!

Just imagine this is Arsenal The whole Media will be on fire by now.

One of the Best ever, won the 2000 Guineas in a faster time than Frankel.

Phil has Nick Faldo’s old leg drive before Leadbetter came along and helped Faldo change it for the better and Majors!

Definitely a Penalty. Rules have changed since I played?

Arsenal at corners

In this poignant 1902 photograph, Horace Warner captures a young girl sitting barefoot on a stoop in London’s East End, gently cradling a cat in her arms. Her clothes hang loosely, her expression is solemn, and the surroundings are stark—yet in the way she holds the animal, there is a quiet tenderness that rises above the hardship. Warner, a Quaker devoted to social reform, created the Spitalfields Nippers series to document the lives of impoverished children with dignity and empathy. Rather than sensationalizing poverty, his work focuses on intimate, human moments—small gestures of connection, resilience, and grace. The girl is not staged or pitied; she is simply seen as she is, with her companion offering comfort in an otherwise harsh environment. More than a century later, the image continues to resonate. It reminds us that even in the most difficult conditions, the need for care, companionship, and affection remains universal. Through Warner’s lens, this simple bond between a child and her cat becomes something larger—a quiet act of resistance, a moment of humanity preserved in time. © Historic Photographs #archaeohistories

Pablo getting done by 2 Arsenal players, Gabriel is the other one!

@The2RobbiesNBC Gabriel is grabbing Pablo’s shirt as he falls over, didn’t notice? It effects next sequence with Goalkeeper.

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Perfect time for Traore!

Taty and his dumb fouls, you would think the coaches would have sorted this out by now.

Got to disrupt Arsenal’s rhythm, not just let them do their thing, Arsenal’s players don’t want any injuries, get into them but then again West Ham to nice.

Would have preferred Areola in goal, mads was a little suspect with some nerves v Brentford, I will be very stressed with every Arsenal corner, at least we have Todibo to cover any of AWB’s sleepy play.