Day: January 19, 2017

Colts owner says Luck has successful right shoulder surgery (Sports Betting News)Colts owner says Luck has successful right shoulder surgery (Sports Betting News)

Indianapolis Colts quarterback Andrew Luck (12) passes during the second half of an NFL football game against the Oakland Raiders in Oakland, Calif., Saturday, Dec. 24, 2016. (AP Photo/Tony Avelar)

Indianapolis Colts quarterback Andrew Luck has undergone surgery on the right shoulder that’s bothered him the past two seasons. Colts owner Jim Irsay announced Thursday on Twitter that Luck was recovering from successful outpatient surgery. Irsay says Luck will be ready for the 2017 season.

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Arizona’s Trier tested positive for PED (Sports Betting News)Arizona’s Trier tested positive for PED (Sports Betting News)

Arizona guard Allonzo Trier (35) during the second half of an NCAA college basketball game against Colorado, Saturday, Jan. 7, 2017, in Tucson, Ariz. Arizona defeated Colorado 82-73. (AP Photo/Rick Scuteri)

Arizona sophomore Allonzo Trier, who has yet to play this season, admitted Wednesday that he tested positive for a banned performance-enhancing drug. The 6-foot-5 Trier, who came to Arizona as the marquee player in coach Sean Miller’s recruiting class, had a strong freshman season, averaging 14.8 points. ”Earlier this season, I was notified that I tested positive for a trace amount of a banned performance-enhancing drug following an NCAA random test and I was shocked,” Trier said in a statement.

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Golf-European Tour Abu Dhabi Championship scores (Sports Betting News)Golf-European Tour Abu Dhabi Championship scores (Sports Betting News)

Jan 19 (Gracenote) – Scores from the European Tour Abu Dhabi Championship at the par-72 course on Thursday in Abu Dhabi -8 Henrik Stenson (Sweden) 64 -6 Martin Kaymer (Germany) 66 Oliver Fisher (Britain) 66 Kiradech Aphibarnrat (Thailand) 66 Marc Warren (Britain) 66 -5 Julien Quesne (France) 67 Tyrrell Hatton (Britain) 67 Rafael Cabrera-Bello (Spain) 67 Tommy Fleetwood (Britain) 67 -4 David Lipsky (U.S. …

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Needing a part-time caddie, Westwood calls on familiar face (Sports Betting News)Needing a part-time caddie, Westwood calls on familiar face (Sports Betting News)

Lee Westwood needed someone to carry his bag for him at the Abu Dhabi HSBC Championship this week when his long-time caddie dropped out following the death of his father. With the par-72 National Course at Abu Dhabi Golf Club measuring long at 7,583 yards, it wasn’t easy to replace usual caddie Billy Foster. ”I wouldn’t want to carry the golf bag around six miles in this kind of heat,” Westwood said.

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Dufner returns to memorable site of CareerBuilder Challenge winDufner returns to memorable site of CareerBuilder Challenge win

LA QUINTA, Calif. — There’s something about Palm Springs that seems to bring out the best in Jason Dufner.  Before last year’s CareerBuilder Challenge, PGA West’s Stadium Course held special memories for Dufner as the site of his final trip through PGA TOUR Qualifying School in 2008. Playing a two-course rotation between the Stadium Course and Jack Nicklaus Tournament Course, Dufner finished T11 to regain his card. “(Qualifying School) can be a mess for some,” Dufner said. “But my life is definitely in a better place now that I don’t have to go to Q-School anymore.” Dufner made new memories last season on the Stadium Course, closing out his first title since the 2013 PGA Championship at the CareerBuilder Challenge. His week was highlighted by an all-world up-and-down from the rocks on the par-3 17th island green — known as Alcatraz — to force a playoff with David Lingmerth that he would eventually win on the second hole.  “A lot of good things have kind of come in these couple hundred acres right around here in my career,” Dufner said. “So it’s always comfortable. And winning an event, you feel like you can play these courses well and it gives you a lot of confidence going into this week.” Dufner is hoping that confidence carries over to this week. Following a two-year stretch that saw Dufner deal with a neck injury and record just six top-10 finishes in 38 starts, things finally started to click at the beginning of the 2015-16 season.  Dufner picked up back-to-back top 10s at The RSM Classic and Sony Open in Hawaii and then won his fourth TOUR title in the Coachella Valley.  It was the beginning of a season that culminated with six top 10s and his first trip to the TOUR Championship since 2013.  “I remember how well I was playing at the point time last year,” Dufner said. “So that gives me a lot of confidence, knowing that I’m comfortable with a course, that my game was in good form, and then just that break. You need those breaks sometimes.”

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