FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — Lionel Messi and Inter Miami return to action against in-state rival Orlando City Sunday night.

Messi is healthy and expected to play, but the official word of his availability will come when Inter Miami announces its starting lineup about an hour before the match begins.

The match is scheduled for 7 p.m. ET in Chase Stadium, and will begin a Sunday Night Soccer doubleheader to cap MLS Rivalry Week – Los Angeles FC and L.A. Galaxy will play in the second match at 9 p.m. ET.

Inter Miami has won just one match in its last six contests across all competitions, so expect Messi and his former FC Barcelona teammates to lead the way for a much-needed victory.

Inter Miami enters the match ranked fifth in the MLS Eastern Conference with 22 points behind Philadelphia Union (29 points), FC Cincinnati (29 points), Columbus Crew (27 points) and Nashville (24 points). Orlando City is ranked seventh behind New York City FC, although both clubs have 21 points.  

Inter Miami has four MLS regular-season matches remaining, while Messi is expected to join Argentina for two World Cup qualifying matches in early June, before the Club World Cup begins on June 14.

How to watch Inter Miami vs. Orlando City match on TV, live stream?

The match is available on the Apple TV+ channel, and MLS Season Pass via Apple TV.

What time is Inter Miami vs. Orlando City match?

The match begins at 7 p.m. ET (8 p.m. in Argentina).

Is Messi playing vs. Orlando City? Inter Miami lineup today

Messi’s status will be confirmed when Inter Miami announces its starting lineup an hour before the match begins.

Is Luis Suarez playing tonight vs. Orlando City?

Suarez is also expected to play after missing the last two Inter Miami matches due to personal reasons.

Inter Miami vs. Orlando City prediction

Inter Miami 2, Orlando City 1: Messi scores a goal and has an assist in a 2-1 victory for Inter Miami against Orlando City. — Safid Deen, Lionel Messi reporter.

Inter Miami vs. Orlando City betting odds

Inter Miami enters the match as the favorite (-130), while a draw (+290) has slightly lower odds than a win by Orlando City (+300), according to BETMGM.

Messi to join Argentina before Club World Cup

Messi has been called up by the defending World Cup champions for qualifying matches for the 2026 tournament. Argentina will visit Chile on June 5, and host Colombia on June 10.

Messi, Inter Miami upcoming schedule

May 24: Philadelphia Union vs. Inter Miami, 7:30 p.m. ET
May 28: Inter Miami vs. CF Montreal, 7:30 p.m. ET
May 31: Inter Miami vs. Columbus Crew, 7:30 p.m. ET

Messi, Inter Miami schedule for Club World Cup

June 14: Inter Miami vs. Al Alhy, 8 p.m. ET (Hard Rock Stadium in Miami)
June 19: Inter Miami vs FC Porto, 3 p.m. ET (Mercedes-Benz Stadium in Atlanta)
June 23: Inter Miami vs. Palmerias, 9 p.m. ET (Hard Rock Stadium in Miami)

By the end of Sunday – weather permitting of course – the NCAA softball tournament field will have been reduced from 64 teams to 16.

The 16 teams that made it through the first two days unscathed will have to win just one more time to advance to next weekend’s super regionals.

No. 1 Texas A&M was stunned by Liberty 8-5 on Saturday. The Aggies will have to beat Liberty twice on Sunday to advance to the super regional.

No. 10 seed LSU was eliminated with an 8-7 loss to Southeastern Louisiana on Saturday night.

Here’s the schedule for Day 3 of the tournament.

NCAA softball tournament schedule today

College Station

Game 6: No. 1 Texas A&M vs. Liberty | 4 p.m. | ESPN+
Game 7 (if necessary): No. 1 Texas A&M vs. Liberty| 6:30 p.m. | TV TBD

Watch NCAA softball games on Fubo (free trial)

Norman

Game 6: No. 2 Oklahoma vs. California| 2 p.m. | ESPN+
Game 7 (if necessary): No. 2 Oklahoma vs. California| 4:30 p.m. | TV TBD

Gainesville

Game 6: No. 3 Florida vs. Mercer | 1 p.m. | ESPN+
Game 7 (if necessary): No. 3 Florida vs. Mercer | 3:30 p.m. | TV TBD

Fayetteville

Game 6: No. 4 Arkansas vs. Oklahoma State | 4 p.m. | ESPN+
Game 7 (if necessary): TBD vs. TBD | 6:30 p.m. | TV TBD

Watch NCAA softball games on ESPN+

Tallahassee

Game 6: No. 5 Florida State vs. Auburn | 12 p.m. | ACCN
Game 7 (if necessary): No. 5 Florida State vs. Auburn | 2:30 p.m. | TV TBD

Austin

Game 6: No. 6 Texas vs. UCF | 1 p.m. | ESPN+
Game 7 (if necessary): No. 6 Texas vs. UCF | 3:30 p.m. | TV TBD

Knoxville

Game 6: No. 7 Tennessee vs. Ohio St. | 12 p.m. | ESPN2
Game 7 (if necessary): No. 7 Tennessee vs. Ohio St. | 2:30 p.m. | TV TBD

Columbia

Game 6: No. 8 South Carolina vs. North Florida | 1 p.m. | ESPN+
Game 7 (if necessary): No. 8 South Carolina vs. North Florida | 3:30 p.m. | TV TBD

Los Angeles

Game 6: No. 9 UCLA vs. UC Santa Barbara | 7:30 p.m. | ESPN+
Game 7 (if necessary): No. 9 UCLA vs. UC Santa Barbara | 10 p.m. | TV TBD

Baton Rouge

Game 6: Nebraska vs. Southeastern Louisiana | 3 p.m. | ESPN+
Game 7 (if necessary): Nebraska vs. Southeastern Louisiana | 5:30 p.m. | TV TBD

Clemson

Game 6: No. 11 Clemson vs. Kentucky | 1 p.m. | SECN
Game 7 (if necessary): No. 11 Clemson vs. Kentucky | 3:30 p.m. | TV TBD

Lubbock

Game 6: No. 12 Texas Tech vs. Mississippi State | 3 p.m. | ESPN+
Game 7 (if necessary): No. 12 Texas Tech vs. Mississippi State | 5:30 p.m. | TV TBD

Tucson

Game 6: No. 13 Arizona vs. Ole Miss | 7:30 p.m. | ESPN+
Game 7 (if necessary): No. 13 Arizona vs. Ole Miss | 10 p.m. | TV TBD

Durham

Game 6: No. 14 Duke vs. Georgia | 2:30 p.m. | ACCN
Game 7 (if necessary): No. 14 Duke vs. Georgia | 5 p.m. | TV TBD

Tuscaloosa

Game 6: No. 15 Alabama vs. Virginia Tech | 2 p.m. | ESPN2
Game 7 (if necessary): No. 15 Alabama vs. Virginia Tech | 4:30 p.m. | TV TBD

Eugene

Game 6: No. 16 Oregon vs. Stanford | 6:30 p.m. | ESPN+
Game 7 (if necessary): No. 16 Oregon vs. Stanford | 9 p.m. | TV TBD

The Winnipeg Jets were playing with heavy hearts on Saturday even before they lost to the Dallas Stars because star Mark Scheifele’s father Brad had died unexpectedly the night before.

Scheifele chose to play, scored the game’s opening goal in the second period and hauled down Sam Steel to prevent a breakaway in the final 15 seconds of the third period with the score tied 1-1.

Scheifele was sitting in the penalty box when Dallas’ Thomas Harley scored in overtime, ending the Jets’ season.

Players streamed over to comfort Scheifele after the game.

‘Just an awful day for him,’ Jets captain Adam Lowry said in near tears during his postgame news conference. ‘You want to give him strength. You want to get that (penalty) kill so bad. We just couldn’t do it.’

Afterward, Scheifele went through the handshake line, where the victors and their opponents show respect for each other no matter what happened in the series.

One of the players he met was Stars captain Jamie Benn, who was fined $5,000 Friday for sucker-punching Scheifele in Game 5. They shared a long hug on Saturday, exchanging several pats on the back.

The Jets won the Presidents’ Trophy with the league’s best record this season, which rarely guarantees postseason success. Winnipeg looked on the ropes in the first round but staged a furious rally in Game 7 and won in double overtime on a Lowry goal.

Trailing 3-1 in the second round, the Jets got a home shutout in Game 5 to extend the series. But they couldn’t get it done in Game 6, despite a strong effort, and fell to 0-6 on the road in the postseason.

‘I’m really proud of this group, the way they handled everything, the way we fought back,’ Lowry said. ‘We just came up short.’

Coach Scott Arniel liked how the team rallied about Scheifele and how the No. 1 center played.

‘For him to go through what he had to go through and perform the way he did, I’m so proud of him,’ Arniel said. ‘His dad would be so proud of him.’

Technology and rules changes eventually brought down the Deadball Era. The steroid era was drug-tested into oblivion.

And now, another of baseball’s scourges is on its last, dying breaths.

RIP to the Tanking Era, a particularly odious period of the game where extreme sucking and emaciated payrolls bred top draft picks and, eventually, a pivot to greatness.

The Houston Astros were the godfathers of it, the Chicago Cubs adopted it and those franchises won consecutive World Series titles in 2016 and ’17. One year later, an architect of the Astros’ burgeoning dynasty was hired in Baltimore as general manager as the Orioles were coming off a 115-loss season.

Yet Mike Elias was only just beginning to tank.

Like his headmaster in Houston, Jeff Luhnow, Elias stripped the roster to the studs and held the equivalent of multi-year open tryouts, producing grim baseball (108 and 110 losses in 2019 and 2021) and turning Charm City into a baseball ghost town.

Oh, the fortunes turned. Those high draft picks turned to gold, with the 2019 draft combo of Adley Rutschman (the reward for finishing 30th) and Gunnar Henderson (gotta love the massive signing pool that comes with 108 losses) signaling brighter days ahead with their arrivals in 2022.

A year later, the group won 101 games and the AL East, and Elias and his fellow Astros acolyte, Sig Mejdal, looked like they simply sprinkled some Old Bay atop the ol’ Houston recipe for success.

But tanking has its limits.

Eventually, the cynical art of losing to win must be replaced by executive acumen, and ownership support. And Saturday morning, Elias admitted the Orioles don’t have the goods.

Oh, Elias still has his job. Yet in firing manager Brandon Hyde, his hand-picked dugout leader and gravel-voiced executor of this new Oriole way, Elias has put himself on an island.

This is entirely his roster that staggered out to a 15-28 start and probably played its way out of playoff contention before Memorial Day. He has fallen on the sword at all appropriate times, including Saturday, when he said in a club-released statement that “the poor start to our season is ultimately my responsibility.”

And the Orioles’ record – as well as their future prospects – are evidence that rebuilding is one thing, but building a championship ballclub is quite another.

An arms deficit

Two things can be true: Elias, a fantastic scout who helped St. Louis and Houston stockpile championship cores, has his fingerprints all over an Orioles clubhouse that features three All-Stars 27 or younger: Rutschman, Henderson and infielder Jordan Westburg.

Yet he’s also the guy who, in assessing the club’s second-half offensive swoon, jettisoned a pair of hitting coaches only for the lineup to return even more flaccid this season, particularly with runners in scoring position, where its .192 average is last in the majors.

And he’s the guy who sent Hyde into battle with a pitching staff whose 5.31 ERA ranks 28th, and whose “big investment” – 41-year-old Charlie Morton, whom the Orioles are paying $15 million – is now out of the rotation with an 8.35 ERA and the club sporting an 0-11 record when he throws a pitch.

Certainly, both malfunctioning units can blame injuries for part of their woes. Zach Eflin, Grayson Rodriguez, Andrew Kittredge and Albert Suarez are on the IL, while Tyler Wells and Kyle Bradish are nursing arm reconstructions from a year ago. Westburg, Tyler O’Neill and Rookie of the Year runner-up Colton Cowser are or have been shelved from the lineup.

But it was Elias who centered the revamped lineup around O’Neill, a muscular 29-year-old who’s only managed to play more than 100 games twice in his career.

And it was Elias who only offered outgoing free agent ace Corbin Burnes a four-year contract – albeit worth $45 million per year – and failed to replace him. Who last year burned a pair of decent trade chips in Connor Norby and Kyle Stowers – the latter with 10 homers and a .938 OPS in Miami this season – for lefty starter Trevor Rogers, whose history of injury and ineffectiveness was visible to the layman.

The pitching paucity has been exacerbated by the club’s draft strategy under Elias, which is, essentially, don’t draft pitchers. The club did not draft a pitcher earlier than the fifth round in Elias’s first three drafts, and just 10 of their top 50 picks in all six of his drafts were arms.

It’s not the worst strategy, especially when drafting elite bats has yielded a farm system often bursting with offensive prospects, one of which – infielder Joey Ortiz – was flipped for Burnes. Yet while Elias once turned Dylan Bundy into Bradish, similar deals for Cade Povich and Chayce McDermott have not yielded rotation stability. And just one pitcher drafted in the Elias regime has thrown a major league pitch.

Last of their kind

The regime change from the Angelos family – which hired Elias and Co. – to David Rubenstein was supposed to bring peace and prosperity to the ballclub. But the GM and owner’s first winter together was a bad one.

Both their legacies are still just in the early stages. Yet in his first winter with cash to burn, Elias seemed bent on a strategy that’s addled many analytics-inclined GMs: To strike the most optimal deal or no deal at all. As Dodgers GM Andrew Friedman once said, sometimes you need to be a little irrational.

Meanwhile, Rubenstein couldn’t get to spring training without tossing “salary cap” into his vernacular.

All this came to roost for Hyde. He handled the dark years with grace, learning on the job but proving the rare rebuild manager who survives to see brighter days. He was the AL’s Manager of the Year in 2023, an honor earned through 101 wins yet also a nod to steering through the dark times.

Meanwhile, Elias will be tasked with hiring Manager No. 2, and the first of the Rubenstein era. Elias and Hyde seemed to work well together, and perhaps dismissing the manager was simply part of the life cycle of both jobs.

But as that reality settles in, just one question: Was it all worth it?

The Orioles put such an ugly product on the field that MLB and the players’ union essentially legislated away tanking: They installed a draft lottery in time for the 2023 season, so that there could be no consecutive top five picks, no award for sustained losing other than taking a number toward the back of the losers’ line.

That, more than anything, will kill tanking. So consider these Orioles the last of an era, enjoying the bounty of four top-five picks in as many years – yet without a playoff win to show for it.

Saturday, Hyde lost his job for it. Now, Elias will go it alone in his quest to prove he can do more than lose to win.

Scottie Scheffler finished the third round at the top of the leaderboard and with a chance to win his first PGA Championship.

Scheffler finished 11-under par and enters the final day of the event with a 3-shot lead over Alex Noren (-8). J.T. Poston (-7) and Davis Riley (-7) are tied for third.

Here are the highlights of Saturday’s third round: 

PGA Championship 2025 leaderboard

1. Scottie Scheffler: -11, F
2. Alex Noren: -8, F
T3. J.T. Poston: -7, F
T3. Davis Riley: -7, F
T5. Si Woo Kim: -6, F
T5. Jon Rahm: -6, F
T5. Jhonattan Vegas: -6, F
T8: Keegan Bradley: -5, F
T8. Bryson DeChambeau: -5, F
T8: Tony Finau: -5, F
T8: Matt Fitzpatrick: -5, F
T8. Matthieu Pavon: -5, F

You can get the latest leaderboard updates and tee times here.

Alex Noren to enter Sunday as a contender

Alex Noren briefly held the top spot on the leaderboard after finishing with a score of 66. He enters Sunday in second place behind Scheffler.

Noren is making just his second start of 2025 after returning from an injury. He birdied on four of his last five holes.

Scottie Scheffler back on top

Scottie Scheffler jumped back to the top of the leaderboard after hitting for eagle on hole 14.

Jon Rahm reflects on third round

Jon Rahm finished the third round with a score of 67, his lowest score in a major since the Open Championship in 2023.

‘Every day is getting harder,’ Rahm said during an interview with CBS’ Amanda Balionis. ‘Things are going to go sideways, but you will also get good breaks. … I got two incredible bounces on (holes) 9 and 11 off the tee that should’ve been in the rough but ended up in the fairway.’

DeChambeau is the sole leader

Bryson DeChambeau sinks a four-foot birdie at Hole 15, taking the sole lead at eight-under.

The lead continues to change

Jon Rahm’s brief time at the top was quickly overshadowed as the leaderboard continued to shift. Bryson DeChambeau made a seven-foot birdie putt on the par-4 14th hole, bringing his score to seven under par. He is now tied for the lead with Jhonattan Vegas, Scottie Scheffler, and Davis Riley.

Jon Rahm joins the lead

Jon Rahm continues his excellent round and joins the leaders at 7-under. He is now tied with Scottie Scheffler and Jhonattan Vegas.

Vegas looks hot and back on top

Vegas briefly went eight under after a birdie at the par-4 eighth as the sole leader; however, this was short-lived after he missed a two-footer. He is now seven under and shares the lead with Scottie Scheffler.

Rahm nails a birdie putt at No. 14

Jon Rahm recovered from his frightening incident to birdie at Hole 14, moving to 6-under and tying for fourth place.

Kim shares the lead with Scheffler

Scottie Scheffler is tied for the lead after making a birdie at the seventh hole, recording his third birdie in four holes. He is now 7-under, alongside Si-Woo Kim at the top of the leaderboard.

Jon Rahm smokes fan on Hole 11

Through 10 holes, Rahm had played pretty well this Saturday, sitting at -3 on the day and 5-under for the tournament. However, that stellar play didn’t stop him from experiencing a rather scary moment on Hole 11. Rahm’s approach shot went far left, and appeared destined for the rough. However, Rahm’s ball struck a fan, with the ball ricocheting off the fan’s head, across the green, and into the right side rough.

Thankfully, the fan was alright. Rahm gifted them an autographed glove as an apology. Rahm wound up with a bogey on the hole.

Si Woo Kim takes the lead

Si Woo Kim now leads the leaderboard after making a birdie on the fourth hole. He holds a one-shot lead at 7-under par.

Tony Finau’s surge

Tony Finau is climbing the leaderboard and is now just two shots off the lead.

The lead shifts

Jhonattan Vegas has recorded bogeys on his first two holes of the day and now stands at 6-under on the leaderboard. He is currently tied for first place with Matthieu Pavon, Matt Fitzpatrick, and Si Woo Kim.

Jon Rahm keeps moving

Jon Rahm continues to climb the leaderboard after a bogey on the sixth hole, followed by a birdie on the seventh. He is now at 4-under, just three shots behind the leader.

Vegas is now 7-under

Jhonattan Vegas made a bogey 5 on his first hole, reducing his lead to one at 7-under par.

The leaders start Round 3

The final group, featuring leader Jhonattan Vegas, Matthieu Pavon, and Matt Fitzpatrick, is now in action. Vegas leads by two shots.

Scheffler, McIlroy, and Schauffele start Round 3

World No. 1 Scottie Scheffler, World No. 2 Rory McIlroy, and World No. 3 Xander Schauffele have teed off for the third round.

Ryo Hisatsune’s hole-out

Ryo Hisatsune’s chip from the bunker at hole No. 4 marks the 81st hole-out of the tournament.

Matt Wallace eagle on No. 14

Matt Wallace is now two under par after hitting an eagle from the bunker at hole No. 14.

Bryson DeChambeau move into the top ten

Bryson DeChambeau nailed a 30-foot birdied putt his first hole of the day, moving into the top ten with an overall score of -4. He is now five shots off the lead.

Collin Morikawa birdie on first hole

Collin Morikawa, the 2020 PGA Champion, birdied his first hole at No. 10 and is now one-under par, tied for 36th place on the leaderboard.

Jon Rahm birdied on first hole

Jon Rahm started his third round on a positive note, birdieing the first hole on Saturday at Quail Hollow. He is now 3-under and climbing up the leaderboard, currently tied for tenth place.

Ryder Cup captain gets a roar

United States Ryder Cup captain Keegan Bradley received loud applause as he teed off for the third round. Bradley is 2-under and tied for 27th heading into this round of the PGA Championship.

Round 3 is underway

Round 3 has begun with Joaquin Niemann (-1), Tyrrell Hatton (-1), and Wyndham Clark (-1) teeing off.

Where to watch the PGA Championship: TV channel, streaming Saturday

The 2025 PGA Championship will be broadcast by ESPN and CBS for the final two rounds on Saturday and Sunday. ESPN+ and Fubo will have streaming coverage of all four rounds at the PGA Championship, while viewers can stream the action on Paramount+ during the weekend coverage.

Saturday-Sunday: 8-10 a.m. (ESPN+), 10 a.m.-1 p.m. (ESPN), 1-7 p.m. (CBS, Paramount +) and Fubo (Fubo offers a free trial subscription)

Watch the 2025 PGA Championship with Fubo

Updated weather forecast for Quail Hollow

According to the Weather Channel, Saturdays will begin with partly cloudy skies in the morning, transitioning to occasional showers in the afternoon. The high temperature is expected to reach 87 degrees, with winds ranging from 10 to 20 mph. The chance of showers throughout the day is 40%.

PGA Championship weather: Round 3 tee-times announced

The PGA has announced that Round 3 tee times will start from 11:43 a.m. to 1:55 p.m. Here are the updated tee times:

All times Eastern.

11:43 a.m. (Hole 1): Joaquin Niemann (-1), Tyrrell Hatton (-1), Wyndham Clark (-1)
11:48 a.m. (Hole 10): Rafael Campos (-1), Matt Wallace (-1), Tom McKibbin (-1)
11:54 a.m. (Hole 1): Keegan Bradley (-2), Marco Penge (-2), Lucas Glover (-1)
11:59 a.m. (Hole 10): Beau Hossler (-1), Luke Donald (-1), Corey Conners (-1)
12:05 p.m. (Hole 1): Viktor Hovland (-2), Tommy Fleetwood (-2), Jon Rahm (-2)
12:10 p.m. (Hole 10): Nicolai Hojgaard (-1), Harry Hall (-1), Austin Eckroat (E)
12:16 p.m. (Hole 1): Cam Davis (-2), Adam Scott (-2), Joe Highsmith (-2)
12:21 p.m. (Hole 10): Byeong Hun An (E), Collin Morikawa (E), Cameron Young (E)
12:27 p.m. (Hole 1): Tony Finau (-3), Ben Griffin (-3), Eric Cole (-2)
12:32 p.m. (Hole 10): Daniel Berger (E), Brian Campbell (E), Taylor Moore (E)
12:38 p.m. (Hole 1): Davis Riley (-3), Alex Noren (-3), Ryo Hisatsune (-3)
12:43 p.m. (Hole 10): Nico Echavarria (E), Harris English (E), Stephan Jaeger (E)
12:49 p.m. (Hole 1): Taylor Pendrith (-3), Bryson DeChambeau (-3), Richard Bland (-3)
12:54 p.m. (Hole 10): Rasmus Hojgaard (E), Thorbjorn Olesen (E), Maverick McNealy (E)
1:00 p.m. (Hole 1): Garrick Higgo (-4), J.J. Spaun (-3), Aaron Rai (-3)
1:05 p.m. (Hole 10): Justin Lower (E), Tom Kim (+1), Sergio Garcia (+1)
1:11 p.m. (Hole 1): Sam Stevens (-4), Denny McCarthy (-4), Ryan Gerard (-4)
1:16 p.m. (Hole 10): Brian Harman (+1), Elvis Smylie (+1), Kevin Yu (+1)
1:22 p.m. (Hole 1): Alex Smalley (-4), J.T. Poston (-4), Robert MacIntyre (-4)
1:27 p.m. (Hole 10): David Puig (+1), Bud Cauley (+1), Michael Kim (+1)
1:33 p.m. (Hole 1): Michael Thorbjornsen (-4), Christiaan Bezuidenhout (-4), Ryan Fox (-4)
1:38 p.m. (Hole 10): Chris Kirk (+1), Rory McIlroy (+1), Xander Schauffele (+1)
1:44 p.m. (Hole 1): Si Woo Kim (-6), Max Homa (-5), Scottie Scheffler (-5)
1:44 p.m. (Hole 10): Max Greyserman (+1), Sam Burns (+1)
1:44 p.m. (Hole 1): Jhonattan Vegas (-8), Matthieu Pavon (-6), Matt Fitzpatrick (-6)

PGA Championship weather: Play suspended immediately Saturday

Play was suspended just as the first players were getting set to tee for the third round Saturday morning, with dangerous weather present at Quail Hollow.

PGA Championship tee times today

Notable tee times. For a full list of tee times, you can find Saturday’s starts here.

*All times listed are Eastern

Saturday tee times, pairings

The PGA Championship has completed two rounds and the cut. Here are the tee times and pairings for Saturday’s third round:

All times Eastern.

8:15 a.m.: Max Greyserman, Sam Burns
8:25 a.m.: Rory McIlroy, Xander Schauffele
8:35 a.m.: Michael Kim, Chris Kirk
8:45 a.m.: David Puig, Bud Cauley
8:55 a.m.: Elvis Smylie, Kevin Yu
9:05 a.m.: Sergio Garcia, Brian Harman
9:15 a.m.: Justin Lower, Tom Kim
9:25 a.m.: Thorbjørn Olesen, Maverick McNealy
9:35 a.m.: Stephan Jaeger, Rasmus Højgaard
9:45 a.m.: Nico Echavarria, Harris English
9:55 a.m.: Brian Campbell, Taylor Moore
10:15 a.m.: Cameron Young, Daniel Berger
10:25 a.m.: An Byeong-hun, Collin Morikawa
10:35 a.m.: Harry Hall, Austin Eckroat
10:45 a.m.: Corey Conners, Nicolai Højgaard
10:55 a.m.: Beau Hossler, Luke Donald
11:05 a.m.: Matt Wallace, Tom McKibbin
11:15 a.m.: Wyndham Clark, Rafael Campos
11:25 a.m.: Joaquin Niemann, Tyrell Hatton
11:35 a.m.: Marco Penge, Lucas Glover
11:45 a.m.: Jon Rahm, Keegan Bradley
11:55 a.m.: Viktor Hovland, Tommy Fleetwood
12:15 p.m.: Adam Scott, Joe Highsmith
12:25 p.m.: Eric Cole, Cam Davis
12:35 p.m.: Tony Finau, Ben Griffin
12:45 p.m.: Alex Noren, Ryo Hisatsune
12:55 p.m.: Richard Bland, Davis Riley
1:05 p.m.: Taylor Pendrith, Bryson DeChambeau
1:15 p.m.: J.J. Spaun, Aaron Rai
1:25 p.m.: Ryan Gerard, Garrick Higgo
1:35 p.m.: Sam Stevens, Denny McCarthy
1:45 p.m.: J.T. Poston, Robert MacIntyre
2:05 p.m.: Ryan Fox, Alex Smalley
2:15 p.m.: Michael Thorbjornsen, Christiaan Bezuidenhout
2:25 p.m.: Max Homa, Scottie Scheffler
2:35 p.m.: Matt Fitzpatrick, Kim Si Woo
2:45 p.m.: Jhonattan Vegas, Matthieu Pavon

PGA Championship predictions and picks

Experts made their picks ahead of the tournament:

NBC Sports: Bryson DeChambeau

Ryan Lavner writes, ‘Bryson DeChambeau. There’s no one on the planet – not Rory, not Scottie – who is driving the ball as well as DeChambeau is at the moment. And it’s difficult to conjure up a more perfect venue for him, a 7,600-yard behemoth that will play even longer after the heavy rain and place a premium on finding the fairways and avoiding the wet, dense rough. DeChambeau’s iron play continues to be a question mark – it’s the only reason he didn’t win the Masters last month – but his short game and putting remains tidy enough to give him a significant advantage. If he continues to drive the ball like he has for the past year-plus, this is a great opportunity for him to knock off major No. 3.’

BetMGM: Bryson DeChambeau

‘Including a near miss at Augusta National this past weekend, DeChambeau has now recorded four top-10s in his last five major championships. Over his last nine major championships, DeChambeau owns five top-10s and four top-5s. One such success came last year at Valhalla, the most correlative course to Quail Hollow, per datagolf.com.’

Gambling Nerd: Scottie Scheffler

‘Despite never winning the event, Scheffler has finished in the top 10 in four of his five PGA Championship appearances … Scheffler will solidify his standing at the top of the world rankings with a win at Quail Hollow Club this year.’

Newsweek: Rory McIlroy

‘Scheffler may lead the odds to win, but McIlroy’s track record at Quail Hollow can’t be overlooked. The Northern Irishman has won four of his 12 appearances in the Wells Fargo Championship (now the Truist Championship) there, to go with five other top 10s. Add to that the level of play he has displayed this season (three wins, one major).’

The NASCAR Cup Series takes over historic North Wilkesboro Speedway in North Carolina on Sunday for the annual NASCAR All-Star Race.

Twenty-three drivers will race for a $1 million prize under the lights in prime time, with 20 qualifying automatically, two gaining entrances to the race through the All-Star Open and the final berth being awarded to the winner of the fan vote. This year’s All-Star Race will also be longer, going from 200 laps to 250 laps on the 0.625-mile track.

But before the drivers can tackle the All-Star Race, they had to compete in heat races on Saturday to set Sunday’s starting lineup. The heats also allowed drivers to get a feel for racing conditions on the short track. Brad Keselowski was fastest in qualifying and won the first of two heat races to lock up the pole position for Sunday’s race. Christopher Bell won the second heat race and will start on the outside of the front row.

The All-Star Open will precede the All-Star Race on Sunday, giving fans two events on Sunday to get their motors revved. Here’s all the information you need to get ready for the 2025 NASCAR All-Star Race and All-Star Open:

What time does the NASCAR All-Star Race start?

The 2025 NASCAR All-Star Race starts at 8 p.m. ET at North Wilkesboro Speedway in North Wilkesboro, North Carolina. It will be preceded by the NASCAR All-Star Open, which begins at 5 p.m. ET.

What TV channel is the NASCAR All-Star Race on?

FS1 is broadcasting the 2025 NASCAR All-Star Race and the All-Star Open.

Will there be a live stream of the NASCAR All-Star Race?

The 2025 NASCAR All-Star Race can be live streamed on Max and the FoxSports app. Viewers can also stream the race on Fubo, which is offering a free trial to new subscribers.

Watch the NASCAR All-Star Race on Fubo

How many laps is the NASCAR All-Star Race and All-Star Open?

The 2025 NASCAR All-Star Race is 250 laps around the 0.625-mile oval for a total of 156.25 miles. All laps count, and there will be a competition break at or around the 100-lap mark.
The All-Star Open is 100 laps. All laps count, and there will be a competition break at or around Lap 50. There will be one attempt at NASCAR Overtime if necessary. The top two finishers plus the All-Star Fan Vote winner will transfer to the All-Star Race and start in the rear of the field.

Who won the most recent NASCAR All-Star Race?

Joey Logano dominated the 2024 NASCAR All-Star Race, leading 199 of 200 laps before holding off Denny Hamlin by 0.636 seconds.

What is the lineup for the NASCAR All-Star Race?

The starting lineup for the 2025 NASCAR All-Star race was determined by the results of Saturday’s heat races. Heat 1 results determined the inside row to start Sunday’s race, while Heat 2 results determined the outside row (car number in parentheses):

(6) Brad Keselowski, Ford … Fastest in qualifying
(20) Christopher Bell, Toyota … Heat Race No. 2 winner
(1) Ross Chastain, Chevrolet … Heat Race No. 1 2nd place
(22) Joey Logano, Ford … Heat Race No. 2 2nd place
(24) William Byron, Chevrolet … Heat Race No. 1 3rd place
(9) Chase Elliott, Chevrolet … Heat Race No. 2 3rd place
(12) Ryan Blaney, Ford … Heat Race No. 1 4th place
(8) Kyle Busch, Chevrolet … Heat Race No. 2 4th place
(48) Alex Bowman, Chevrolet … Heat Race No. 1 5th place
(17) Chris Buescher, Ford … Heat Race No. 2 5th place
(21) Josh Berry, Ford … Heat Race No. 1 6th place
(99) Daniel Suárez, Chevrolet … Heat Race No. 2 6th place
(45) Tyler Reddick, Toyota … Heat Race No. 1 7th place
(19) Chase Briscoe, Toyota … Heat Race No. 2 7th place
(3) Austin Dillon, Chevrolet … Heat Race No. 1 8th place
(2) Austin Cindric, Ford … Heat Race No. 2 8th place
(47) Ricky Stenhouse Jr., Chevrolet … Heat Race No. 1 9th place
(51) Harrison Burton, Ford … Heat Race No. 2 9th place
(5) Kyle Larson, Chevrolet … Heat Race No. 1 10th place
(11) Denny Hamlin, Toyota … Heat Race No. 2 10th place
All-Star Open winner
All-Star Open 2nd place
Fan vote winner

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