HOUSTON (AP) — The Atlanta Falcons’ media availability Tuesday is not being held at a stadium or arena or even in a hotel ballroom.
Michael Schoolcraft, Alex Kim and Jim Knous will get to experience TPC Scottsdale’s rowdy 16th hole after Monday qualifying for the Waste Management Phoenix Open. Schoolcraft led the way with a 10-under 62 at McCormick Ranch Golf Club’s Pine Course in Scottsdale, Arizona. Kim shot 63, while Knous fired 65. There are only three Monday qualifying spots available in the Phoenix Open field. Schoolcraft, 24, has conditional status on the Web.com Tour after finishing T141 at Q-School’s final stage. He finished ninth on the Mackenzie Tour-PGA TOUR Canada’s 2016 Order of Merit. He played in one previous PGA TOUR event, missing the cut in the 2015 Shriners Hospitals for Children Open. The Oklahoma alum also Monday qualified for that event. Kim, a former UCLA All-American, has played in one previous PGA TOUR event, missing the cut at the 2015 U.S. Open at Chambers Bay. He’s missed the cut in two of three career Web.com Tour starts. Knous, 27, is a Web.com Tour member this year. He missed the cut in his first two starts of the season. His best finish in eight career Web.com Tour starts is T14 at the 2015 Albertsons Boise Open.
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.
For more than 200 days, Spanish golfer Sergio Garcia was the subject of a relentless Twitter campaign from one of his big fans. Mark Johnson, a 40-year-old Englishman, just wanted one thing: To be Garcia’s caddie for a day. Using the hashtag ”Letmecaddieforyou” on each occasion, Johnson sent Garcia a daily tweet – some funny, some informative, some desperate – from July 9 but got no response the first 205 times.
Rex Ryan is again unemployed, but he swears that even if he doesn’t agree with how Buffalo terminated him, he’s not bitter. Only one of his former employers gets his best wishes, though.
Sources: Cavs to hold big free-agent workout
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) — The Boston Red Sox have defeated pitcher Fernando Abad in Major League Baseball’s first salary arbitration hearing this year.
New England Patriots linebacker Dont’a Hightower spoke candidly about the trade that sent former teammate Jamie Collins to Cleveland earlier this season, saying, "It sucked."
LeBron James is done bowing to Sir Charles. After he was criticized by Charles Barkley for questioning Cleveland’s front office, James tore into the former NBA star and opinionated TV commentator on Monday night following a loss in Dallas. James not only countered what was said about him but he also attacked Barkley’s character for some off-the-court missteps.
LeBron James is done bowing to Sir Charles. After he was criticized by Charles Barkley for questioning Cleveland’s front office, James tore into the former NBA star and opinionated TV commentator on Monday night following a loss in Dallas. James not only countered what was said about him but he also attacked Barkley’s character for some off-the-court missteps.
