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We wake up this morning officially knowing the Eagles’ full 2026-27 season schedule after weeks of speculating a Monday night game here, a Sunday night game there, a London game over here.

Today, it’s all here.

Alongside it is this handy breakdown of all 17 regular-season opponents.

Speaking of football, it looks like Big Dom, who has the main job of being head of security for the Birds, has added another slash to his many job titles: Voiceover artist.

Switching gears, we have complete coverage of yesterday’s first day at the PGA Championship at Aronimink Golf Club, including the surprise names who got off to a rough start.

We’re also applauding the folks who constructed a majestic view of the 14th hole at Aronimink, from the comfort of their own backyard.

We’ll be getting off to a chilly start this morning, but one that will see sun for most of the day in addition to temperatures in the high-60s. Not a bad way to start a weekend.

— Kerith Gabriel, @phillysport, sports.daily@inquirer.com.

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🏈 Sharing: Roman Catholic and Father Judge, just made Catholic League high school football around here a must-watch, after a move up to 6A.

⚽ Wondering: Does the Union having the lowest payroll in Major League Soccer have any correlation to their current spot at the bottom of the Eastern Conference? Not necessarily.

🥨 Introducing: The designers of the course at Aronimink Golf Club, who just happen to be big Philly sports fans too.

👃🏻 Reliving: Aaron Rowand, as he regales us with the time he broke his nose to make a catch in the outfield, and why, for the Phillies, he’d risk it all again.

Golfers might find competing in the LIV brand to be lucrative, but it’s not exactly doing them any favors when it comes to competing for a PGA major.

At this week’s PGA Championship, only 11 LIV golfers teed off on Thursday. It’s one better than the 10 who qualified for the 2026 Masters, the lowest number of LIV players ever in a major, and half of them missed the cut.

This week, the mighty 11 representing LIV have much to prove on just how impactful they can be in a major tournament. Remember names like Bryson DeChambeau, Jon Rahm, and Dustin Johnson? Those are the names Inquirer columnist Marcus Hayes talks about in his latest piece.

Rain in Beantown had the Phillies waiting around for a good portion of the day yesterday, but that wasn’t the main reason Justin Crawford didn’t crack the lineup.

That would be mainly because of former teammate Ranger Suárez’s left arm. Interim manager Don Mattingly sat Crawford due to his tough time against left-handed pitching, the third consecutive time this season that Crawford didn’t start against a lefty.

To Mattingly’s point, Crawford has struggled, albeit in a small early-season sample. He’s 1-for-18 with one walk and five strikeouts. However, as Inquirer writer Scott Lauber explains, it doesn’t sound like this ideology is a permanent mainstay.

Kyle Schwarber’s two-run homer spoils Suárez’s start against his former team as the Phillies won their fifth consecutive series by beating the Red Sox, 3-1.

The Flyers took a major step forward this season but GM Danny Brière didn’t sound like someone who is satisfied. On Thursday, Brière acknowledged that the external expectations have changed and that the Flyers now will expect to get into the playoffs and advance from now on.

Brière also had a lot to say about Matvei Michkov, Rick Tocchet, and the valuable experience his young players gained this season. Jackie Spiegel writes about her biggest takeaways from the GM’s media availability.

Speaking of the future, do the Flyers’ have their franchise goalie in Dan Vladař? Mike Sielski says the netminder needs to do it again before we are sure.

May 15, 1991: During a royal visit to the United States, Queen Elizabeth II agrees to accompany then-U.S. President George H.W. Bush to a major league baseball game between the Baltimore Orioles and the Oakland A’s. The story says the Queen found the event so boring that she left after two innings.

We asked: What is a bucket list sports event you’ve been to?

I have been to Olympic events, baseball playoffs, two All-Star games, an NFL Championship game, and a U.S. Open 18-hole playoff at Merion in 1971 between [Jack] Nicklaus and [Lee] Trevino, but never a World Series or Super Bowl. They would be my bucket list picks, and of course, preferably with the Phillies and Eagles participating. — Everett S.

Two notable events: At Yankee Stadium for Derek Jeter’s 3,000 hit and at the Linc for the Eagles-Vikings NFC championship game in 2019. We had the fortunate opportunity to watch the Eagles game in a box with Stephen A Smith in attendance. — Bob C.

We compiled today’s newsletter using reporting from Jeff Neiburg, Olivia Reiner, Gustav Elvin, Gabriela Carroll, Owen Hewitt, Marcus Hayes, Ariel Simpson, Jeff McLane, Scott Lauber, and Dave Caldwell.

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Enjoy your weekend, Philly, and we’ll be back in your inbox for Monday’s newsletter. — Kerith