Day: January 5, 2017

Woods to compete in Dubai Desert Classic (Sports Betting News)Woods to compete in Dubai Desert Classic (Sports Betting News)

January 5, 2017| 12:24

(Officialsportsbetting.com) – Former world number one Tiger Woods said he would compete in the European Tour’s Dubai Desert Classic next month as he charts his comeback from injury. “I’ve always enjoyed playing in Dubai and it’s fantastic to see how the city has grown phenomenally from when I first started playing there,” Woods said on the event website (www.dubaidesertclassic.com) on Thursday. Woods, sidelined by back pain for the past 15 months, will launch his official comeback at the Jan. 26-29 Farmers Insurance Open at Torrey Pines in southern California, the PGA Tour event announced on Wednesday.

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Woods to compete in Dubai Desert Classic (Sports Betting News)Woods to compete in Dubai Desert Classic (Sports Betting News)

January 5, 2017| 11:53

(Officialsportsbetting.com) – Tiger Woods will compete in the European Tour’s Dubai Desert Classic next month, the former world number one said on Thursday. “I’ve always enjoyed playing in Dubai and it’s fantastic to see how the city has grown phenomenally from when I first started playing there,” Woods said on the event website (www.dubaidesertclassic.com). Woods, sidelined by back pain for the past 15 months, will launch his official comeback at the Jan. 26-29 Farmers Insurance Open at Torrey Pines in southern California, the PGA Tour event announced on Wednesday. …

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Golf-Woods to compete in Dubai Desert Classic (Sports Betting News)Golf-Woods to compete in Dubai Desert Classic (Sports Betting News)

January 5, 2017| 11:47

Jan 5 (Officialsportsbetting.com) – Tiger Woods will compete in the European Tour’s Dubai Desert Classic next month, the former world number one said on Thursday. “I’ve always enjoyed playing in Dubai and it’s fantastic to see how the city has grown phenomenally from when I first started playing there,” Woods said on the event website (www.dubaidesertclassic.com). Woods, sidelined by back pain for the past 15 months, will launch his official comeback at the Jan. 26-29 Farmers Insurance Open at Torrey Pines in southern California, the PGA Tour event announced on Wednesday. …

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TOUR Announces Twitter as Global Live Stream Distribution Platform for PGA TOUR LIVE OTT Coverage in 2017TOUR Announces Twitter as Global Live Stream Distribution Platform for PGA TOUR LIVE OTT Coverage in 2017

January 5, 2017| 10:00

PONTE VEDRA BEACH, Fla. – Following a successful live streaming collaboration during the 2016 FedExCup Playoffs, the PGA TOUR has announced that Twitter will be the exclusive global platform to distribute, on a free basis, more than 70 hours of live competition coverage across 31 tournaments through the remainder of the 2016-17 Season. Twitter will begin live streaming at the CareerBuilder Challenge on January 19 and conclude at the season-ending TOUR Championship. Coverage typically will include the first 60 to 90 minutes from the early Thursday and Friday morning hours of PGA TOUR LIVE’s Over-The-Top (OTT) subscription window, on a global basis. This coverage will include pre-game analysis, interviews, range coverage, and live competition from the first two holes of each day’s PGA TOUR LIVE Marquee Groups. The live streams will be available globally to Twitter’s logged-in and logged-out audience on Twitter and connected devices and can be found at PGATourLive.twitter.com and on @PGATOUR. The partnership also includes opportunities for advertisers, including packages with television style mid-roll spots, combined with original clips produced by the PGA TOUR, available for sponsorship and promotion on Twitter. The partnership also includes an extension of the PGA TOUR and Twitter’s Amplify program, with PGA TOUR increasing its highlight videos and regular content creation across Twitter and Periscope. “Twitter and the PGA TOUR have been working together on Twitter Amplify for many years now, and the program has been a tremendous success for both companies,” said Rick Anderson, Chief Media Officer of the PGA TOUR. “Streaming PGA TOUR LIVE programming to Twitter’s global audience, as well as the millions of users who follow @PGATOUR and hundreds of PGA TOUR player accounts, will provide new and innovative ways for sports fans to engage with our premium OTT offering.” “The PGA TOUR continues to transform the experience for fans on Twitter, a place where golf conversation is happening live in real time every day,” said Anthony Noto, COO at Twitter. “Our collaboration with the PGA TOUR will provide fans all over the world access to watch live streaming PGA TOUR events on Twitter while following the conversation all on one screen.” The PGA TOUR teamed with Twitter to offer portions of PGA TOUR LIVE’s premium window during the opening rounds of the first two events of the 2016 FedExCup Playoffs.

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Clippers rally behind Rivers to beat Grizzlies 115-106 (Sports Betting News)Clippers rally behind Rivers to beat Grizzlies 115-106 (Sports Betting News)

January 5, 2017| 8:38

Usually coach Doc Rivers replaces his son at a certain point in the game. Austin Rivers wouldn’t let him. The younger Rivers scored a season-high 28 points while playing a game-high 44 minutes and helped rally the Los Angeles Clippers from a 12-point deficit in the third quarter to beat the Memphis Grizzlies 115-106 on Wednesday night for their second win in a row.

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Curry, Durant lead Warriors past Trail Blazers 125-117 (Sports Betting News)Curry, Durant lead Warriors past Trail Blazers 125-117 (Sports Betting News)

January 5, 2017| 8:05

KD finds plenty of things in the MVP’s game to praise, too. Curry had 35 points with five 3-pointers, Durant added three more blocked shots and the Warriors held off the Portland Trail Blazers 125-117. ”It’s pretty special, I didn’t realize it at first,” Curry said of KD’s ability to light up a stat line on minimal shot attempts.

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Rivers: Clippers eyeing Friday return for PaulRivers: Clippers eyeing Friday return for Paul

January 5, 2017| 6:55

Rivers: Clippers eyeing Friday return for Paul

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LeBron can’t do it alone as Butler, Bulls down Cavs 106-94 (Sports Betting News)LeBron can’t do it alone as Butler, Bulls down Cavs 106-94 (Sports Betting News)

January 5, 2017| 5:51

LeBron James was reminded what it’s like to be Cleveland’s only star. Jimmy Butler took over in the fourth quarter, scoring 10 straight points during a critical stretch and leading the Chicago Bulls to a 106-94 win Wednesday night over the Cavaliers, who had a less-than-100 percent James and were without Kyrie Irving and Kevin Love. Butler, who was coming off a 52-point game against Charlotte, scored 14 of his 20 points in the fourth as the Bulls held off Cleveland’s rally and ended the Cavs’ 13-game winning streak with James in the lineup.

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Westbrook: Hitting ref with ball was unintentionalWestbrook: Hitting ref with ball was unintentional

January 5, 2017| 5:29

Westbrook: Hitting ref with ball was unintentional

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Westbrook gets a ‘T’ for hitting official in head with ball (Sports Betting News)Westbrook gets a ‘T’ for hitting official in head with ball (Sports Betting News)

January 5, 2017| 5:12

Russell Westbrook said he has ”no idea” why he was assessed a technical foul for hitting a game official in the head with a ball during the first quarter of Oklahoma City’s 123-112 loss to the Charlotte Hornets on Wednesday night. After a timeout, Westbrook was near the Thunder bench and threw and overhead pass that hit official Tre Maddox in the head while he wasn’t looking. Another official, Brent Barnaky, saw what happened and charged Westbrook with the technical foul.

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