The New York Jets’ offensive line is in full rebuild mode. One week after letting right tackle Breno Giacomini hit free agency, the Jets are releasing two-time All-Pro center Nick Mangold.
Tony Stewart can show up late, leave early or not even attend NASCAR practices these days. Stewart is at Daytona International Speedway solely as a team owner for the first time in his career. ”I’ll be honest, it’s been kind of nice,” Stewart said Saturday.
Daniel Suarez wore a suit but ditched the tie the first time he spoke at the White House. Suarez was invited to talk as part of President Barack Obama’s My Brother Keeper’s initiative, designed to help young people stay on track and think broadly about their future. Growing up in Monterrey, Mexico, where Suarez’s love of cars blossomed as he tagged along at his father’s auto-restoration shop, the White House may as well have been as far away as the moon.
Two key pieces in the Cardinals’ new-look lineup shined in Saturday’s Grapefruit League opener, as Dexter Fowler and Matt Carpenter combined to tally the team’s first three runs.
Arizona-UCLA has been one of the best, most enduring rivalries in the West for about three decades. No. 4 Arizona (26-3, 15-1 Pac-12) holds a one-game lead over Oregon in the conference race. No. 5 UCLA (25-3, 12-3) is in third place and leads the nation in scoring at 92.1 points per game.
Atlantic Coast Conference Commissioner John Swofford says he’s encouraged that North Carolina lawmakers have filed bipartisan legislation to repeal a law that limits protections for LGBT people. The ACC and the NCAA pulled sporting events out of the state last fall in response to the so-called bathroom bill, which also requires transgender people to use restrooms in public buildings that correspond to the sex on their birth certificates. The plan to repeal House Bill 2 was filed Wednesday, though some gay rights groups and Democratic Gov. Roy Cooper – who prefers a simple repeal – have criticized add-ons to the proposal.
In his first at-bat of Grapefruit League play, Bryce Harper launched a solo home run over the right-center-field wall to begin the second inning Saturday afternoon.
CLEVELAND (AP) — LeBron James did not attend Cleveland’s morning shootaround and is questionable to play against the Chicago Bulls because of an illness.
Amy Yang of South Korea had 10 birdies and an eagle in 31 holes on Saturday after round three of LPGA Thailand was suspended due to bad light. With five holes left, 17-under Yang had a four-shot advantage over 2011 US Women’s Open champion Ryu So Yeon, whose completed third-round 68 gave her the clubhouse lead of 13-under 203. The 2015 champion and 11th-ranked Yang was among five players to start their second round in the morning, including second-ranked Ariya Jutanugarn.
The Joburg Open was reduced to 54 holes after more rain left the course waterlogged on Saturday and forced another suspension in play. Many of the field hadn’t started their third round when thunder and lightning prompted organizers to halt play early in the afternoon. Rain then meant the third round will be completed on Sunday and will be the final round at the European Tour event at Royal Johannesburg and Kensington Golf Club.
