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Jack Dougherty

Jack Dougherty has been writing professionally since 2015, contributing to publications such as GoPSUSports.com, Centre Daily Times, Associated Press, and Sportscasting.com. He also spent more than a year working at a casino sportsbook, where he learned the ins and outs of the betting world and witnessed the grave mistakes casual bettors make every day. Now, Jack wants to use his expertise and experience in the industry to make you a more disciplined and more profitable bettor.

EXPERTISE:

Golf, Sports Betting, Philadelphia Eagles, Philadelphia 76ers, Philadelphia Phillies

Three storylines for Mexico Open: Who's Tiger Woods rooting for?

After supplying fans with loaded fields and iconic golf courses for the past month, the PGA Tour takes a step back this week with the Mexico Open at VidantaWorld.  

TGL has a major problem Tiger Woods may not be able to fix

TGL is a promising product thanks to its star power, fast pace of play and more intimate look at how players break down shots and interact with their buddies during a money game.

Ludvig Aberg shows off unlimited potential in Genesis Invitational win

Professional golf needs more elite talents to challenge Scottie Scheffler as the best player in the world, and Aberg is ready to throw his hat in the ring. 

Why Max Homa excitedly hugged team despite missing cut in Phoenix

Golf is the ultimate mental challenge, and no one understands that better than Max Homa.

Three biggest storylines at the Genesis Invitational

The PGA Tour heads back to San Diego this week for the Genesis Invitational. Here are the three biggest storylines for the event. 

Golf power rankings: How many LIV players land in top 10?

The PGA Tour and LIV Golf are off and running, so it's the perfect time to debut our first golf power rankings of the season.

Tiger Woods announces plans for 2025 debut

Tiger Woods has not played on the PGA Tour since the Open Championship in July, but we finally know when he plans to return to the course.

Ranking the five most disrespected Chiefs

Let's examine the five most disrespected Chiefs and what they mean to the team's success. 

From a WR to a coach, here's a ranking of the five most disrespected Eagles

While the Philadelphia Eagles prepare to play the Kansas City Chiefs in Super Bowl LXI on Sunday (6:30 p.m. ET, Fox), it's a great time to give disrespected members of the organization the credit they deserve.

Another Scottie Scheffler winning streak is on the horizon

This stretch of the PGA Tour season is where Scheffler separates himself from the pack.

Watch: Rory McIlroy dunks second career hole-in-one at AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am

Rory McIlroy kicked off his 2025 PGA Tour season with a bang on Thursday.

Three dark horses to watch at the AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am

The PGA Tour heads to one of the most iconic venues in the sport this week for the AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am. All eyes will understandably be on Scottie Scheffler, Rory McIlroy and Jordan Spieth for their 2025 debuts, but what about the lesser-known players flying under the radar?

Three biggest storylines at AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am

The 2025 PGA Tour season starts to heat up this week with the AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am, the second of eight Signature Events on this year's calendar.

AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am power rankings: Scottie Scheffler returns

The 2025 PGA Tour season heats up this week with the AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am, the second Signature Event of the year.

Three Eagles who need to dominate their matchups in NFC Championship

Football is a team game above all else, but specific individual matchups can go a long way in determining game outcomes. That will surely be the case for the NFC Championship Game between the Philadelphia Eagles and the Washington Commanders.

LIV Golf aiming to revolutionize the sport with groundbreaking debut

This week, LIV Golf announced that its season-opening tournament, which will take place from Feb. 6-8 in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, will be held at night and under the lights.

Commanders could be boxed in if they deploy this strategy against Saquon Barkley

With Philadelphia's passing game in a rut and Eagles QB Jalen Hurts nursing a knee injury, the Washington Commanders will spend most of this week mapping out how to slow RB Saquon Barkley in the NFC Championship Game.

Will rising superstar crush field? Farmers Insurance Open power rankings

The PGA Tour heads to San Diego this week for the Farmers Insurance Open at the iconic Torrey Pines Golf Course. 

TGL should extend an olive branch to LIV Golf

TGL has some promising components from its $50M set to its viewer-friendly pace of play, but the noncompetitive blowouts have detracted from what could be an entertaining product.

Ranking the five most likely first-time major winners for 2025

We've seen six first-time major championship winners in the last 12 majors played, so the odds are another first-timer will break through in 2025.

Penn State's surprising returners won't fix the team's biggest issue

Some surprising news came out of Happy Valley on Monday when running backs Nicholas Singleton and Kaytron Allen and defensive end Dani Dennis-Sutton announced they would return to Penn State for another season.

Why Eagles should be encouraged by Sunday's ugly playoff win

Despite the ugly box score, the Eagles still scored 22 points against the sixth-ranked scoring defense in the NFL.

LIV Golf brings back two outcasts in head-scratching move

If LIV Golf is still trying to legitimize itself as a fair, competitive league that can go toe-to-toe with the PGA Tour, it's not doing a good job.

Three ways to improve TGL

The futuristic, simulator golf league featuring some of the best players in the world debuted on Tuesday.

Collin Morikawa dealing with bad case of Sunday scaries

It's hard to knock Collin Morikawa, but it's time to talk about his inability to close out wins.