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Where's Marty McFly's guitar? Search is on for 'Back to the Future' prop 4 decades later
Published Jun 03, 2025 • 2 minute read Michael J. Fox arrives at A Country Thing Happened On The Way To Cure Parkinson's in Nashville, Tenn., on April 26, 2023. Photo by George Walker IV / AP Reviews and recommendations are unbiased and products are independently selected. Postmedia may earn an affiliate commission from purchases made through links on this page. NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Marty McFly grabbed a guitar in 'Back to the Future' and rocked out with the band at a 1950s high school dance, helping him narrowly avoid blinking out of existence before time-travelling back to the 1980s. This advertisement has not loaded yet, but your article continues below. THIS CONTENT IS RESERVED FOR SUBSCRIBERS ONLY Subscribe now to read the latest news in your city and across Canada. Unlimited online access to articles from across Canada with one account. Get exclusive access to the Toronto Sun ePaper, an electronic replica of the print edition that you can share, download and comment on. Enjoy insights and behind-the-scenes analysis from our award-winning journalists. Support local journalists and the next generation of journalists. Daily puzzles including the New York Times Crossword. SUBSCRIBE TO UNLOCK MORE ARTICLES Subscribe now to read the latest news in your city and across Canada. Unlimited online access to articles from across Canada with one account. Get exclusive access to the Toronto Sun ePaper, an electronic replica of the print edition that you can share, download and comment on. Enjoy insights and behind-the-scenes analysis from our award-winning journalists. Support local journalists and the next generation of journalists. Daily puzzles including the New York Times Crossword. REGISTER / SIGN IN TO UNLOCK MORE ARTICLES Create an account or sign in to continue with your reading experience. Access articles from across Canada with one account. Share your thoughts and join the conversation in the comments. Enjoy additional articles per month. Get email updates from your favourite authors. THIS ARTICLE IS FREE TO READ REGISTER TO UNLOCK. Create an account or sign in to continue with your reading experience. Access articles from across Canada with one account Share your thoughts and join the conversation in the comments Enjoy additional articles per month Get email updates from your favourite authors Don't have an account? Create Account The guitar, in real life, wasn't as lucky. Filmmakers went looking for the instrument while making the movie's 1989 sequel, but even now it's nowhere to be found. Four decades after the blockbuster film debuted, the guitar's creator has launched a search for the iconic Cherry Red Gibson ES-345. Gibson, which is based in Nashville, is asking the public for help tracking it down as the movie turns 40 and as the company produces a new documentary about the search and the film, 'Lost to the Future.' In a video by Gibson, with the movie's theme song playing in the background, 'Back to the Future' stars such as Michael J. Fox, Christopher Lloyd, Lea Thompson and Harry Waters Jr. make a cinematic plea. There's also a surprise appearance by Huey Lewis, whose band Huey Lewis and the News performed the soundtrack's headliner song, 'The Power of Love.' Lloyd, in the cadence of Doc Brown, says in the video that the guitar has been 'lost to the future.' 'It's somewhere lost in the space-time continuum,' says Fox, who played McFly. 'Or it's in some Teamster's garage.' This advertisement has not loaded yet, but your article continues below. In the film, McFly steps in for an injured band member at the 1955 school dance with the theme 'Enchantment under the Sea,' playing the guitar as students slow dance to 'Earth Angel.' He then leads Marvin Barry and the Starlighters in a rendition of 'Johnny B. Goode,' calling it an oldie where he comes was from even though the 1958 song doesn't exist yet for his audience. Fox said he wanted McFly to riff through his favourite guitarists' signature styles — Jimi Hendrix behind the head, Pete Townshend's windmill and the Eddie Van Halen hammer. After digging and dancing to 'Johnny B. Goode,' the students at the dance fall into an awkward silence as McFly's riffs turn increasingly wild. 'I guess you guys aren't ready for that yet,' McFly says. 'But your kids are gonna love it.' Columnists Other Sports Ontario Toronto & GTA Canada
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21-05-2025
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Signed, sealed and ready: No. 1 pick Cam Ward signs rookie deal with the Titans
Tennessee Titans linebacker Oluwafemi Oladejo, left, shakes hands with quarterback Cam Ward (1) during the NFL football team's rookie minicamp Saturday, May 10, 2025, in Nashville, Tenn. (AP Photo/George Walker IV) Tennessee Titans quarterback Cam Ward speaks during a news conference after the NFL football team's rookie minicamp Saturday, May 10, 2025, in Nashville, Tenn. (AP Photo/George Walker IV) Tennessee Titans quarterback Cam Ward speaks during a news conference after the NFL football team's rookie minicamp Saturday, May 10, 2025, in Nashville, Tenn. (AP Photo/George Walker IV) Tennessee Titans linebacker Oluwafemi Oladejo, left, shakes hands with quarterback Cam Ward (1) during the NFL football team's rookie minicamp Saturday, May 10, 2025, in Nashville, Tenn. (AP Photo/George Walker IV) Tennessee Titans quarterback Cam Ward speaks during a news conference after the NFL football team's rookie minicamp Saturday, May 10, 2025, in Nashville, Tenn. (AP Photo/George Walker IV) NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — The Tennessee Titans have known they wanted Cam Ward with the No. 1 overall draft pick for a long time, and now they have their rookie quarterback signed to his first NFL contract. The Titans announced Wednesday that Ward has signed his deal but did not share financial details. Ward's deal is worth reportedly $48.7 million over four years. Advertisement That leaves only two of Tennessee's nine draft picks still unsigned ahead of the third phase of offseason, which starts Monday. The 6-foot-2, 219-pound Ward played 57 games over five seasons starting at Incarnate Word in 2020, Washington State in 2022 and then his final year in college last season at Miami. He finished with career 18,184 yards passing and set a Division I record with 158 touchdown passes. Ward was an All-American and Heisman finalist after throwing for 4,313 yards and 39 touchdowns and leading the Hurricanes to their first 10-win season since 2017. The Titans have made clear Ward will have to win the starting job over Will Levis, the 33rd overall pick in 2023. They also have veteran backup quarterbacks Brandon Allen and Tim Boyle. ___ AP NFL:
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20-05-2025
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Chargers add equity firm Arctos as a limited partner after NFL owners approve sale
Dean Spanos and his family will retain control of the Chargers organization with approximately 61% of the franchise. (George Walker IV / Associated Press) The Chargers welcomed Arctos as a limited partner Tuesday as NFL owners approved a sale that transferred some the team's shares to the Dallas-based private equity firm that already has ties to the Dodgers. 'Arctos' track record in major professional sports speaks for itself," Chargers owner Dean Spanos said in a statement, "and we are grateful for their alignment moving forward during this time of tremendous growth for our organization.' Advertisement According to a league memo The Times obtained last week, Arctos acquired 8% of the team's shares. Spanos and his family will retain control of the Chargers organization with approximately 61% of the franchise. Arctos now has stakes in two NFL teams less than a year after the league approved private equity ownership. The company acquired a 10% stake in the Buffalo Bills in January, adding to its portfolio that already included MLB, NBA, NHL and MLS teams. Arctos has ownership stakes in six MLB teams: the Dodgers, Chicago Cubs, San Francisco Giants, San Diego Padres, Houston Astros and Boston Red Sox. Read more: NFL owners vote to allow players to compete in flag football at 2028 L.A. Olympics 'We're honored to join the Los Angeles Chargers ownership group and are grateful to Dean and the rest of the management team for their partnership," Arctos cofounder and co-managing partner Doc O'Connor said in a statement. "We're excited to get to work and help the team achieve their vision however we can.' Advertisement Approaching a decade since their move to L.A., the Chargers have added two major ownership groups in the last year. Detroit Pistons owner Tom Gores bought a 27% stake in the team in September, resolving a long-running dispute between Dea Spanos Berberian and her siblings as Gores and his wife bought Spanos Berberian's share of the franchise. Get the best, most interesting and strangest stories of the day from the L.A. sports scene and beyond from our newsletter The Sports Report. This story originally appeared in Los Angeles Times.
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20-05-2025
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TGL indoor golf league to add Detroit team for 2027
Bryson DeChambeau reacts after missing a putt on the 16th hole during the final round of the PGA Championship golf tournament at the Quail Hollow Club, Sunday, May 18, 2025, in Charlotte, N.C. (AP Photo/Matt York) Adam Scott, of Australia, checks the wind on the second hole during the final round of the PGA Championship golf tournament at the Quail Hollow Club, Sunday, May 18, 2025, in Charlotte, N.C. (AP Photo/George Walker IV) Sergio Garcia, of Spain, putts on the 14th hole during the second round of the PGA Championship golf tournament at the Quail Hollow Club, Friday, May 16, 2025, in Charlotte, N.C. (AP Photo/George Walker IV) FILE - Luke Clanton hits on the third hole during the final round of the Cognizant Classic golf tournament, Sunday, March 2, 2025, in Palm Beach Gardens, Fla. (AP Photo/Rebecca Blackwell, File) FILE - Rory McIlroy of Boston Common Golf watches a digital projection of his shot on the 13th hole during a match of the TMRW Golf League (TGL) against Jupiter Links Golf Club, Monday, Jan. 27, 2025, in Palm Beach Gardens, Fla. (AP Photo/Rebecca Blackwell, File) FILE - Rory McIlroy of Boston Common Golf watches a digital projection of his shot on the 13th hole during a match of the TMRW Golf League (TGL) against Jupiter Links Golf Club, Monday, Jan. 27, 2025, in Palm Beach Gardens, Fla. (AP Photo/Rebecca Blackwell, File) Bryson DeChambeau reacts after missing a putt on the 16th hole during the final round of the PGA Championship golf tournament at the Quail Hollow Club, Sunday, May 18, 2025, in Charlotte, N.C. (AP Photo/Matt York) Adam Scott, of Australia, checks the wind on the second hole during the final round of the PGA Championship golf tournament at the Quail Hollow Club, Sunday, May 18, 2025, in Charlotte, N.C. (AP Photo/George Walker IV) Sergio Garcia, of Spain, putts on the 14th hole during the second round of the PGA Championship golf tournament at the Quail Hollow Club, Friday, May 16, 2025, in Charlotte, N.C. (AP Photo/George Walker IV) FILE - Luke Clanton hits on the third hole during the final round of the Cognizant Classic golf tournament, Sunday, March 2, 2025, in Palm Beach Gardens, Fla. (AP Photo/Rebecca Blackwell, File) FILE - Rory McIlroy of Boston Common Golf watches a digital projection of his shot on the 13th hole during a match of the TMRW Golf League (TGL) against Jupiter Links Golf Club, Monday, Jan. 27, 2025, in Palm Beach Gardens, Fla. (AP Photo/Rebecca Blackwell, File) CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — Two months after the inaugural TGL season, the indoor golf league has expanded. Motor City Golf Club representing Detroit will be the seventh team in TGL, the league founded by Tiger Woods and Rory McIlroy as part of their TMRW Sports entertainment company. Advertisement Motor City will not start playing until 2027. It will join teams that represent Los Angeles, San Francisco, New York, Boston, Atlanta and Jupiter, Florida. Atlanta, with Billy Horschel and Justin Thomas, won the inaugural title. The Motor City ownership group is led by Middle West Partners. The principals are Michael Hamp, Peter Hamp and Kevin Kelleher, all with Detroit roots. The Hamp family has been longtime co-owners of the Detroit Lions. 'This is a great moment for Detroit sports and a proud moment for me personally,' Michael Hamp said. 'My grandfather, William Clay Ford Sr., was an avid golfer, and I believe bringing a new format of the game he loved would make him really proud.' Advertisement The ownership group includes Denver Broncos owner Rob Walton and Jordan Rose, president of Arizona-based Rose Law Group. Each team features four players (Woods is with Jupiter, McIlroy with Boston). A group representing Dallas was working on a bid last month. With Detroit not starting until 2027, it was unlikely for TGL to start next year with more than its current six teams. Hogan award The amazing year of Luke Clanton hit another high note when the Florida State junior was selected for the Ben Hogan Award as the top college player based on performances in college, amateur and professional events. Advertisement Clanton is the No. 1 player in the amateur ranking and No. 1 in the PGA Tour University, already securing a PGA Tour card after the NCAAs end next week. Clanton already has two runner-up finishes on the PGA Tour, at the John Deere Classic and the RSM Classic, and he has two other top 10s playing on sponsor exemptions. Not since Jack Nicklaus in 1961 has an amateur had at least three top 10s on the PGA Tour in the same season. He has four wins this year at Florida State, most recently at the NCAA regional. The NCAA Championship starts later this week at La Costa Resort north of San Diego. Clanton is the second Florida State player to win the award, joining John Pak in 2021. Advertisement LIV logo Most of the LIV Golf League players at the PGA Championship had a logo on their sleeve that suggests a new sponsorship for the Saudi-funded league. Sports Business Journal and Athlon Sports are reporting that Salesforce, a Dow 30 company, is signing an umbrella partnership. LIV Golf does not resume until June 6 in Virginia. The reports say Salesforce, which specializes in customer relationship management technology, would be the largest deal for LIV since it began in 2022. Asked about the logo at the PGA Championship, Bryson DeChambeau told Athlon, 'It's the first of many potential sponsors that are looking at LIV, LIV's not going anywhere for a long time. Advertisement 'And I think that Salesforce sees the potential partnership with LIV and what we can do globally, around the world.' Major streaks Sergio Garcia took bogey on his final hole of U.S. Open qualifying on Monday that cost the Spaniard a spot in what turned out to be a 7-for-1 playoff for the last of seven spots at Bent Tree in Dallas. That ends a streak of 25 consecutive U.S. Open appearances for Garcia that began in 2000 at Pebble Beach. His streak nearly ended last year, but he got into the field at Pinehurst No. 2 as an alternate. He had played in 82 consecutive majors — dating to Carnoustie in 1999 — until he tested positive for the coronavirus and missed the 2020 Masters. He was eligible for 94 straight majors until joining LIV, dropping in the world ranking and missing the 2023 PGA Championship at Oak Hill. Advertisement Adam Scott has played 93 straight majors dating to the 2001 British Open at Royal Lytham & St. Annes, and he is guaranteed to be in the next three majors. Still safe is the streak set by Jack Nicklaus. He played in 146 consecutive majors, and he was eligible for 154 in a row. Global hot streaks A couple of players on different continents are piling up victories. One of them is Mimi Rhodes of England, who helped Wake Forest to the NCAA title in 2023 and played on the winning Curtis Cup team for Great Britain & Ireland last year. She turned pro after the Curtis Cup, earned a Ladies European Tour card and now has won three of her last four starts on the LET. Advertisement She has moved up nearly 1,000 spots to No. 88 in the women's world ranking. And then there's Luis Carrera of Mexico, who was his country's No. 1 junior before going to Sam Houston State and then finishing at Central Florida. He is listed as a LIV Golf alternate, though he has yet to play. Carrera went down to the Sunshine Tour in South Africa and has won the last two tournaments. Coming to America The U.S. Open again held a qualifying site in Japan. Now the Japan Golf Tour is coming to America. The Japan Golf Tour will hold first and second stages for its 2025 qualifying school in the United States for the first time. Advertisement The tour anticipates about 100 players going to first stage on June 29 at Oak Valley in Beaumont, California, 72 holes with no cut and roughly 35 players advancing. The second stage, also at Oak Valley, is July 7. Between 15 and 20 players advance out of the second stage. The third stage is Dec. 2-5 at three sites in Japan, with the final stage at Chiba Isumi the following week. 'This is part of our initiatives to create new playing opportunities and easier access for golfers in the Americas to take the first steps to qualify and compete on the Japan Golf Tour in 2026,' said Yutaka Morohoshi, the tour's chairman. 'The journey for aspiring golfers can now begin in California next month.' Divots Advertisement Bryson DeChambeau is now on a list with Dustin Johnson, Jack Nicklaus and Sam Snead for being a runner-up in the PGA Championship in consecutive starts. ... Hideki Matsuyama missed the cut at the PGA Championship to end his streak at 19 consecutive cuts in the majors. The current active streak now belongs to Xander Schauffele at 13 straight. Scottie Scheffler is next at 12 in a row. ... ESPN said its live telecast of the second round at the PGA Championship averaged 1.3 million viewers, with a peak of 1.8 million in the final 15 minutes when Scheffler was capping off his five-hole stretch at 5 under. That was down from an average of 1.6 million viewers for the second round last year, when coverage included Tiger Woods' entire round. It also was the day Scheffler was arrested. ... Ryder Cup captain Keegan Bradley tied for eighth in the PGA Championship and made $454,781, enough to make him the 21st player to surpass $50 million in career earnings. Stat of the week Dating to 2017, every winner of the PGA Championship is a multiple major champion — Justin Thomas, Brooks Koepka, Collin Morikawa, Phil Mickelson, Xander Schauffele and Scottie Scheffler. Final word Advertisement 'I've got to learn how to be a little more precise with the wind, not let the wind affect the ball as much. It's a tough task to do because I hit it so high and the ball just kind of moves in the air. I've got to figure that out.' — Bryson DeChambeau. ___ AP golf:
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18-05-2025
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'Embarrassed' Jon Rahm struggles to keep final-round collapse at PGA Championship in perspective
Jon Rahm, of Spain, hits his tee shot on the eighth hole during the final round of the PGA Championship golf tournament at the Quail Hollow Club, Sunday, May 18, 2025, in Charlotte, N.C. (AP Photo/George Walker IV) Jon Rahm, of Spain, celebrates after a birdie on the 11th hole during the final round of the PGA Championship golf tournament at the Quail Hollow Club, Sunday, May 18, 2025, in Charlotte, N.C. (AP Photo/George Walker IV) Jon Rahm, of Spain, hits from the rough on the 18th hole during the final round of the PGA Championship golf tournament at the Quail Hollow Club, Sunday, May 18, 2025, in Charlotte, N.C. (AP Photo/George Walker IV) Jon Rahm, of Spain, reacts after missing a putt on the 16th hole during the final round of the PGA Championship golf tournament at the Quail Hollow Club, Sunday, May 18, 2025, in Charlotte, N.C. (AP Photo/George Walker IV) Jon Rahm, of Spain, reacts to his tee shot on the 14th hole during the final round of the PGA Championship golf tournament at the Quail Hollow Club, Sunday, May 18, 2025, in Charlotte, N.C. (AP Photo/George Walker IV) Jon Rahm, of Spain, reacts to his tee shot on the 14th hole during the final round of the PGA Championship golf tournament at the Quail Hollow Club, Sunday, May 18, 2025, in Charlotte, N.C. (AP Photo/George Walker IV) Jon Rahm, of Spain, hits his tee shot on the eighth hole during the final round of the PGA Championship golf tournament at the Quail Hollow Club, Sunday, May 18, 2025, in Charlotte, N.C. (AP Photo/George Walker IV) Jon Rahm, of Spain, celebrates after a birdie on the 11th hole during the final round of the PGA Championship golf tournament at the Quail Hollow Club, Sunday, May 18, 2025, in Charlotte, N.C. (AP Photo/George Walker IV) Jon Rahm, of Spain, hits from the rough on the 18th hole during the final round of the PGA Championship golf tournament at the Quail Hollow Club, Sunday, May 18, 2025, in Charlotte, N.C. (AP Photo/George Walker IV) Jon Rahm, of Spain, reacts after missing a putt on the 16th hole during the final round of the PGA Championship golf tournament at the Quail Hollow Club, Sunday, May 18, 2025, in Charlotte, N.C. (AP Photo/George Walker IV) Jon Rahm, of Spain, reacts to his tee shot on the 14th hole during the final round of the PGA Championship golf tournament at the Quail Hollow Club, Sunday, May 18, 2025, in Charlotte, N.C. (AP Photo/George Walker IV) CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — Jon Rahm appeared on the verge of doing what few thought possible — overcoming a five-shot deficit on the final day of a major championship to beat Scottie Scheffler. And then came the collapse. Advertisement After battling back to tie the top-ranked Scheffler with a birdie on the 11th hole, Rahm turned what seemed like a foregone conclusion of a Scheffler victory into an entertaining back nine at the PGA Championship — at least for a while. But the two-time major champion missed birdie putts on the 14th and 15th holes and hooked drives on Nos. 16 and 18, playing the final three holes in 5-over par, leaving him trying to process his thoughts after his round. 'Am I embarrassed a little bit about how I finished today? Yeah,' Rahm said. 'But I just need to get over it, get over myself. It's not the end of the world. It's not like I'm a doctor or a first responder, where somebody if they have a bad day, truly bad things happen. I'll get over it. I'll move on." The Spanish star wound up with a 2-over 73 on Sunday and tied for eighth place, eight shots behind Scheffler. That would have been inconceivable outcome for Rahm just an hour before. Advertisement 'The last three holes, it's a tough pill to swallow right now,' Rahm said. 'Especially knowing 16 is not the narrowest fairway in the world. That bunker is in play. You're lucky enough, you have a shot to the pin. Not a terrible swing, but bad enough to put me in a real difficult situation.' But Rahm said in hindsight he felt the tournament began to slip away on the 14th hole. Dressed in all black with a pink hat on an 85-degree day, Rahm was looking to become the seventh player to win the PGA Championship after trailing by five or more shots entering the final round. He blasted his tee shot on the 14th hole 340 yards onto the oblong green, but instead of the ball tracking toward the flagstick in the back it took a nasty bounce into the bunker. He hit out of the sand to 10 feet still hoping to save birdie, but misread his birdie putt and had to settle for par. Advertisement He misread another birdie putt on 15 and took another par. The momentum from his birdie binge on Nos. 8, 10 and 11 was long gone and his confidence seemed shaken. He had errant drives on 16 and 18 and made double bogeys on the final two holes. 'I think it was a bit of nerves,' Rahm said. 'Can't pinpoint exactly right now. I'll go back to what happened. I didn't feel like I rushed anything. I didn't feel like the process was bad.' Rahm left the course disappointed, receiving a long embrace from his wife. He said when he has time to reflect on the week, he may view it in a different light. For 15 holes he said it was the most fun he's had on the golf course in quite a while. And, he had played himself into contention on the final day of a major championship for the first time since leaving the PGA Tour for LIV Golf in December, 2023. Advertisement 'Again, there's a lot more positive than negative to think about this week,' Rahm said. 'I'm really happy I put myself in position and hopefully learn from this and give it another go in the U.S. Open. ... I think it's the first time I've been in position to win a major that close and haven't done it. The only times I think I've been in the lead in a major on a Sunday, I've been able to close it out. 'This is a very different situation,' he added. ___ AP golf:
