Day: March 2, 2017

Redskins’ GM not at NFL combine due to ‘family matters’ (Sports Betting News)Redskins’ GM not at NFL combine due to ‘family matters’ (Sports Betting News)

March 2, 2017March 2, 2017| 23:47

FILE - In this April 25, 2016 file photo, Washington Redskins' general manager Scot McCloughan speaks during a news conference at Redskins Park in Ashburn, Va. McCloughan is not attending the NFL combine in Indianapolis. Team spokesman Tony Wyllie confirmed that in an email to Sports Betting News. He said McCloughan is taking care of some family matters. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta, File)

Washington Redskins general manager Scot McCloughan is not attending the NFL combine in Indianapolis. Coach Jay Gruden and other officials are representing the Redskins at the combine, a key evaluating opportunity ahead of the April draft where many decision-makers and agents are present. An email seeking comment from McCloughan’s agent, Peter Schaffer, was not immediately returned.

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Take your base: Pitchless intentional walks in MLB (Sports Betting News)Take your base: Pitchless intentional walks in MLB (Sports Betting News)

March 2, 2017March 2, 2017| 22:40

Tampa Bay Rays catcher Curt Casali, left, calls for an intentional walk on Detroit Tigers' Miguel Cabrera during the eighth inning of a baseball game Sunday, July 3, 2016, in St. Petersburg, Fla. (AP Photo/Steve Nesius)

Major League Baseball and the players’ association announced their agreement on pitchless intentional walks, and the change took effect with exhibition games starting Thursday. If a manager signals the plate umpire for an intentional walk, the umpire would tell the batter to take first base. Baseball Commissioner Rob Manfred had hoped for more radical pace-of-game changes, but the union did not agree to raising the bottom of the strike zone, pitch clocks or limits on trips to the mound.

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NASCAR’s Landon Cassill seeking breakthrough in 2017 (Sports Betting News)NASCAR’s Landon Cassill seeking breakthrough in 2017 (Sports Betting News)

March 2, 2017March 2, 2017| 22:01

FILE - In this Feb. 26, 2017, file photo, Jimmie Johnson (48), Clint Bowyer (14), Chris Buescher (37), Kevin Harvick (4), D.J. Kennington (96) and Danica Patrick (10) collide in a multi-car wreck between Turns 3 and 4, as Landon Cassill (34) drives past, during the NASCAR Daytona 500 auto race at Daytona International Speedway in Daytona Beach, Fla. Unheralded NASCAR driver Landon Cassill has set himself apart as something of a social media savant. Starting in 2017, Cassill would also like to be known for his racing skills. (AP Photo/Phelan M. Ebenhack, File)

Unheralded NASCAR driver Landon Cassill has set himself apart as something of a social media savant. Starting in 2017, Cassill would also like to be known for his racing skills. Cassill, 27, has just one top-10 finish in 224 career starts in the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup series heading into Sunday’s race in Atlanta.

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NASCAR’s Landon Cassill seeking breakthrough in 2017 (Sports Betting News)NASCAR’s Landon Cassill seeking breakthrough in 2017 (Sports Betting News)

March 2, 2017March 2, 2017| 22:01

FILE - In this Feb. 26, 2017, file photo, Jimmie Johnson (48), Clint Bowyer (14), Chris Buescher (37), Kevin Harvick (4), D.J. Kennington (96) and Danica Patrick (10) collide in a multi-car wreck between Turns 3 and 4, as Landon Cassill (34) drives past, during the NASCAR Daytona 500 auto race at Daytona International Speedway in Daytona Beach, Fla. Unheralded NASCAR driver Landon Cassill has set himself apart as something of a social media savant. Starting in 2017, Cassill would also like to be known for his racing skills. (AP Photo/Phelan M. Ebenhack, File)

Unheralded NASCAR driver Landon Cassill has set himself apart as something of a social media savant. Starting in 2017, Cassill would also like to be known for his racing skills. Cassill, 27, has just one top-10 finish in 224 career starts in the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup series heading into Sunday’s race in Atlanta.

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