Month to move: 5 teams with a solid JanuaryMonth to move: 5 teams with a solid January
For many teams, January is decision time. Here is a list of 5 teams that significantly helped themselves in January.
Day: January 31, 2017
Bills will not retain Smith, NFL’s first female assistant (Sports Betting News)Bills will not retain Smith, NFL’s first female assistant (Sports Betting News)
The Buffalo Bills will not retain Kathryn Smith, the first full-time female assistant coach in the NFL. Smith is one of 14 assistants who will not remain on new coach Sean McDermott’s staff, the Bills announced on Tuesday. McDermott was hired on Jan. 11 to replace Ryan, who was fired prior to the Bills’ season finale.
$300K worth of jewelry stolen from D. Fisher$300K worth of jewelry stolen from D. Fisher
$300K worth of jewelry stolen from D. Fisher
AP source: Cavs to work out free-agent guard Kirk Hinrich (Sports Betting News)AP source: Cavs to work out free-agent guard Kirk Hinrich (Sports Betting News)
Kirk Hinrich can run an offense, play gritty defense and has plenty of postseason experience. Everything the Cavaliers are looking for. Hinrich, a 15-year NBA veteran who played with Chicago and Atlanta last season, will work out for the NBA champions on Wednesday, a person with knowledge of the situation told Sports Betting News.
Featured Groups: Waste Management Phoenix OpenFeatured Groups: Waste Management Phoenix Open
The PGA TOUR heads to the Waste Management Phoenix Open, and TPC Scottsdale’s famed 16th hole, this week. Arizona State alums Phil Mickelson and Jon Rahm return to their college town, while Hideki Matsuyama defends the title he won last year in a playoff over Rickie Fowler. PGA TOUR LIVE will broadcast from 9:15 a.m. to 7 p.m. Eastern on Thursday and Friday. The broadcast will begin with Featured Groups, then switch to Featured Holes coverage of the back nine’s two par-3s – No. 12 and the famous 16th – at 3 p.m. Eastern. PGA TOUR LIVE also will be shown free on Twitter from 9:15 a.m. to 10:30 a.m. Eastern on both Thursday and Friday. The broadcast is available at pgatourlive.twitter.com. Here’s a look at the Featured Groups that will be available on PGA TOUR LIVE this week (Click here to subscribe). THURSDAY Jon Rahm (6), Jordan Spieth (20), Rickie Fowler (91): Three of the TOUR’s young stars are featured in this group. Rahm, 22, became a PGA TOUR winner at last week’s Farmers Insurance Open. Rahm is returning to familiar territory this week. He played college golf at Arizona State, where he was a two-time Ben Hogan Award winner, and finished T5 at the 2015 Waste Management Phoenix Open while still an amateur. Spieth, the 2015 FedExCup champ, has finished third in his first two starts of the season (SBS Tournament of Champions; Sony Open in Hawaii). Fowler, the 2015 PLAYERS champion, is a two-time runner-up in Phoenix (2010, 2015). Tee times: 9:57 a.m. Eastern off No. 10 on Thursday; 2:07 p.m. Eastern off No. 1 on Friday. Hideki Matsuyama (2), Daniel Berger (22), Brooks Koepka (26): This group features the past two Waste Management Phoenix Open champions and the 2015 PGA TOUR Rookie of the Year. Matsuyama, 24, earned his second PGA TOUR title last year at TPC Scottsdale. He won this season’s World Golf Championships-HSBC Champions. Koepka’s first PGA TOUR victory came at the 2015 Waste Management Phoenix Open. In November, he was runner-up in the Shriners Hospitals for Children Open and won the Dunlop Phoenix in Japan. Berger’s best finish this season is a runner-up at the WGC-HSBC Champions. Tee times: 10:06 a.m. Eastern off No. 10 on Thursday; 2:16 p.m. Eastern off No. 1 on Friday. FRIDAY Justin Thomas (1), Adam Hadwin (13), Phil Mickelson (59): The two newest members of the 59 Club are paired with the local favorite, who was millimeters from breaking 60 at this event in 2013. Thomas already has three wins this season; this is his first start since he won back-to-back events at the SBS Tournament of Champions and Sony Open in Hawaii, where he shot a first-round 59 en route to the lowest 72-hole score in PGA TOUR history (253). Hadwin shot 59 in the third round of the CareerBuilder Challenge en route to a runner-up finish. Mickelson lipped out a putt for 59 here four years ago; he went on to claim his third victory at TPC Scottsdale. He also won the Phoenix Open in 1996 and 2005. Tee times: 2:07 p.m. Eastern off No. 1 on Thursday; 9:57 a.m. Eastern off No. 10 on Friday. Patrick Reed (63), Bubba Watson (144), Matt Kuchar (139): The United States’ three Olympians are reunited in this group. Watson was runner-up at this event in 2014 and 2015. They own a combined 21 PGA TOUR titles. Tee times: 2:16 p.m. Eastern off No. 1 on Thursday; 10:06 a.m. Eastern off No. 10 on Friday. View all tee times here.
Falcons’ Jones, Mack limited, to ramp up repsFalcons’ Jones, Mack limited, to ramp up reps
Falcons’ Jones, Mack limited, to ramp up reps
Bills will not keep female assistant coach SmithBills will not keep female assistant coach Smith
Bills will not keep female assistant coach Smith
Islanders sign Greiss to $10 million, 3-year deal (Sports Betting News)Islanders sign Greiss to $10 million, 3-year deal (Sports Betting News)
NEW YORK (AP) — The New York Islanders have stabilized their goaltending situation for the next few seasons by signing Thomas Greiss to a $10 million, three-year contract extension.
Matt Ryan: We won’t ‘fine’ Shanahan for lost playbookMatt Ryan: We won’t ‘fine’ Shanahan for lost playbook
Kyle Shanahan temporarily lost his playbook during Super Bowl LI Opening Night on Monday. On Tuesday, Falcons quarterback Matt Ryan joked the team won’t be fining their OC for the mishap.
Jones, Mack limited, workload expected to increaseJones, Mack limited, workload expected to increase
At this point in the season, no one is fully healthy. Head coach Dan Quinn told reporters Tuesday that both center Alex Mack and wide receiver Julio Jones were limited in practice Monday.