When Phil Mickelson finally finished with the seventh hole, he had a triple-bogey on his scorecard. That summed up Lefty's wild ride on the opening day of the Masters. Seeking to become only the fourth player to win as many as four green jackets, Lefty put himself in quite a hole with all sorts of erratic shots Thursday at Augusta National. He took another 7, this one a double-bogey, after dumping it in the water at No....
He put it together himself. Most of the parts are new, though there are few reliable pieces that are road tested. All in all, there’s not many miles on the thing. This vehicle has it all — speed, power, control, sustainability, a fresh makeover — and Cashman is still adding to it. One would be hard-pressed to find a shinier model. RIVERA: The last thing you need to read about the Boone hire...
Hernandez is currently awaiting trial, as he has been accused of murdering Daniel de Abreu and Safiro Furtado in Boston in 2012. At a pretrial hearing, prosecutors allege two tattoos on the former tight end’s body could be proof of his guilt. PHOTOS: Scenes from Hernandez investigation Via the Boston Globe: The Globe notes defense attorney Ronald S. Sullivan Jr.’s response, which was to basically say tattoos aren’t an admission to a crime....
The Green Bay Packers quarterback spoke with reporters at OTAs on Tuesday and clarified his brief cameo on the show — and also shared his disappointment in Bran Stark being picked to rule Westeros. MORE: A lot of people had Aaron Rodgers’ cameo in ‘Game of Thrones’ dead wrong “I love the show, and it was a great 10 years, but no. You come down to the end and Tyrion says the person with the best story is Bran, who, by the way three episodes ago, said he wasn’t Bran Stark anymore....
When Dude Perfect teamed up with the two superstars for some trick shots, you already knew the end result was going to be bonkers. Whether Rodgers was aiming at someone’s head or Paul narrowly missed someone’s family jewels (No, not Julius Hodge), you might have to pick your jaw off the floor while watching these shots. MORE: Which Super Bowl contenders are too banged up? | Most overpaid NBA players...
Rodgers left the “Sunday Night Football” contest in Philadelphia in the third quarter with a rib injury. Jordan Love replaced him in the fourth quarter and immediately threw a 63-yard touchdown pass to rookie receiver Christian Watson. Prior to his injury, Rodgers completed 11 of 16 passes for 140 yards with two touchdowns and two interceptions. His nine interceptions in 12 games are the most he has thrown in a season since 2010, when he had 11....
Dressed like Mr. Rogers and serious from the start, Rodgers dominated his two opponents — “Shark Tank” star Kevin O’Leary and astronaut Mark Kelly — both by getting the most right answers questions, and as host Alex Trebek noticed, having the most hair. MORE: Classic photos of Aaron Rodgers | Diagnosing Packers’ 2015 schedule | Lambeau to be packed for remote Favre ceremony Appropriately, and not surprisingly, Rodgers’ first correct response came in the category “Number 12,” when facing a sports clue about another legendary passer — NBA great John Stockton....
With reigning MVP Aaron Rodgers not at OTAs and not expected to be at mandatory minicamp on Tuesday amid his feud with the Packers, Green Bay president Mark Murphy says that the situation has “divided [the Packers] fan base.” Fielding questions from fans in his monthly column on the team’s website, Murphy replied to a fan offering a compliment for the job he’s done while offering a small bit of insight to the situation with Rodgers:...
After a shocking quarterfinal loss to the Swedes, Solo called her opponent a bunch of “cowards,” which resulted in Solo getting a six-month suspension and her U.S. soccer contract being terminated. MORE: Solo’s career, in images “I had big problems with that," Wambach said Thursday on the “Dan Patrick Show.” “You never call another team cowards after you’ve just been beaten. The rules in the game are the rules in the game and you don’t want to be a sore loser — not when you’re the best team in the world....
The fact is admitting privileges laws ultimately harm women. Abortion is extremely safe, with more than 99 percent of abortions resulting in no major complications. These laws make no difference in patient safety, but hamper a woman’s ability to get an abortion. In Louisiana, it would result in the closure of abortion clinics, leaving only one clinic to serve the entire state and forcing the majority of Louisiana women to travel more than 150 miles for abortion care....
The company’s CEO, Ed Bastian, revealed this number in an internal memo sent to employees on Thursday. The memo was obtained by Newsweek on Saturday. “Throughout the pandemic, we have focused our efforts on protecting our people, our customers, and our communities,” Bastian wrote in the memo. “Wearing a mask is among the simplest and most effective actions we can take to reduce transmission, which is why Delta has long required them for our customers and our people....
Ibrahimovic has been widely regarded as one of the best centre-forwards in Europe throughout his 22-year career, and is showing no signs of slowing down yet despite turning the ripe old age of 40. Indeed, while many thought his career was nearly finished after a switch to Major League Soccer in 2018, but AC Milan brought Ibrahimovic back to the club for a second spell in January 2020. He has hit 36 goals since returning to Serie A, with his most recent effort coming in a 3-0 win at Venezia on Sunday....
The ball fell into McClinton’s hands after a turnover and . . . MORE: ACC Tournament bracket, results GAME CENTER: Live Wake Forest-Virginia Tech stats Another angle, if you please: The heave pushed the Demon Deacons’ lead over the Hokies to 44-37. The winner of this game will face No. 2 seed Florida State in the ACC Tournament quarterfinals Thursday. (UPDATE: Virginia Tech rallied for a 99-90 victory.)
NBA Pick of the Day - Golden State Warriors (5-0) @ Phoenix Suns (3-3) Coming off a season-high 34 points on 13-of-19 shooting, Stephen Curry and the Golden State Warriors will look to keep their unbeaten record alive Sunday night in Phoenix. The Warriors – averaging a league-high 107.2 points per game and 49.3 percent shooting from the field – just might have a field day against a Suns team giving up 110 points per game in the month of November....
Line: Cavaliers -3, Total: 198 (check The Linemakers on Sporting News’ odds page for current NBA point spreads and totals) AccuScore has the Wizards as 58.6 percent favorites to win Friday night. That means they should be about -140 favorites on the money-line. MGM Resorts in Las Vegas is offering Washington at +145, a price worth a play based on AccuScore’s projections. The average score after AccuScore ran its 10,000-plus simulations is Washington 98, Cleveland 96....
AccuScore Best Bet No. 1: There’s nearly a 60 percent chance the total combined score in Bulls-Bucks Game 6 stays UNDER 187.5, a four-star (out of four) AccuScore hot trend. The average score after AccuScore ran its 10,000-plus simulations is 94-88, in favor of Chicago. Seven of the nine meetings this season between these teams have stayed UNDER the total. AccuScore Best Bet No. 2: There’s about a 61 percent chance the Clippers cover a +5....
“Despite the Constitution, no one bothers about any freedom of speech and pluralism of opinions here,” Ambassador Anatoly Antonov told Newsweek. “The blocking of broadcasting of Russian state media is an illustrative example. It got so bad that calls for violence against dissidents are legitimized.” Major Russian state-affiliated outlets such as RT, Ruptly and Sputnik have been removed by YouTube, and Facebook parent company Meta has temporarily lifted restrictions on calling for violence against Russians, though the social media giant recently narrowed the policy shift to not include calling for the killing of President Vladimir Putin himself, according to Reuters....
FC Dallas duo Acosta and Hedges left with a mild left ankle sprain and mild right knee sprain, respectively, while Manneh — who is in the process of completing his eligibility requirements to play for the U.S. after securing his citizenship — will join the Vancouver Whitecaps on their preseason tour in Wales. CONCACAF Champions League announces format change No additions will be made to the roster, which now stands at 28 players....
