Day: March 13, 2017

AP source: Patriots free agent LB Hightower meets with Jets (Sports Betting News)AP source: Patriots free agent LB Hightower meets with Jets (Sports Betting News)

March 13, 2017March 13, 2017| 19:06

FILE - In this Feb. 5, 2017, file photo, New England Patriots Dont'a Hightower folllows the action during NFL football's Super Bowl 51 against the Atlanta Falcons in Houston. A person with direct knowledge of the situation says Hightower has visited the New York Jets. Hightower, one of the most coveted players in free agency this year, met with the Jets on Sunday, March 12, 2017 and Monday, March 13, according to the person who spoke to Sports Betting News on condition of anonymity because the team had not announced the visit. AP Photo/Gregory Payan, File)

The New York Jets are interested in signing a big free-agent prize away from an AFC East rival. Free agent linebacker Dont’a Hightower has visited the Jets, according to a person with direct knowledge of the situation. Hightower, one of the most-coveted players in free agency this year, has helped the New England Patriots win two Super Bowls in his five NFL seasons.

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Villanova, Gonzaga, Kansas, Arizona lead final AP poll (Sports Betting News)Villanova, Gonzaga, Kansas, Arizona lead final AP poll (Sports Betting News)

March 13, 2017March 13, 2017| 18:55

Villanova's Josh Hart, center, gestures to the crowd while holding the Most Outstanding Player trophy and posing for photographs with his teammates after a championship NCAA college basketball game against Creighton in the finals of the Big East men's tournament Saturday, March 11, 2017, in New York. Villanova won 74-60. (AP Photo/Frank Franklin II)

Villanova, the overall No. 1 seed in the NCAA Tournament, is No. 1 in the final Associated Press college basketball poll of the season. Gonzaga (32-1), which received the other six first-place votes, and Kansas, two No. 1 seeds for the tournament, were second and third, but the poll and the selection committee disagreed on the fourth No. 1. Kentucky was sixth, followed by Duke, UCLA, Oregon and Louisville.

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Travis’ status for start of the season still in doubt (Sports Betting News)Travis’ status for start of the season still in doubt (Sports Betting News)

March 13, 2017March 13, 2017| 18:36

Toronto Blue Jays' Devon Travis takes practice in the batting cage before a spring training baseball game against the Boston Red Sox Monday, March 13, 2017, in Dunedin, Fla. (AP Photo/Chris O'Meara)

Toronto Blue Jays second baseman Devon Travis ran sprints in the outfield Monday, still unsure of his status for opening day. Travis has been slowed by a bone bruise on his right knee, which had offseason surgery to remove a small flap of cartilage. ”He’s got to get moving quick to do that because he needs some work,” Toronto manager John Gibbons said.

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Past major winners welcome at Masters, but not to play (Sports Betting News)Past major winners welcome at Masters, but not to play (Sports Betting News)

March 13, 2017March 13, 2017| 17:04

FILE - In this April 10, 2003, file photo, Jerry Pate, right, is all smiles as he is greeted by Ben Crenshaw, left, at the ninth green after sinking the ball for par on a penalty shot from the tee box in the Masters' Par 3 Contest at the Augusta National Golf Club in Augusta, Ga. Augusta National has sent letters to its honorary invitees to inform them that the Par 3 Contest will be limited to players in the field and past Masters champions. U.S. Open, British Open and PGA Championship winners are exempt to the Masters for five years. After that, they become

Already the smallest field among majors, the Masters is shrinking the field for the Par 3 Contest. Augusta National has sent letters to its honorary invitees to inform them that the Par 3 Contest, held on the Wednesday before the opening round, will be limited to players in the field and past Masters champions. ”It’s sad,” former British Open champion David Duval said.

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Past major winners welcome at Masters, but not to play (Sports Betting News)Past major winners welcome at Masters, but not to play (Sports Betting News)

March 13, 2017March 13, 2017| 17:04

FILE - In this April 10, 2003, file photo, Jerry Pate, right, is all smiles as he is greeted by Ben Crenshaw, left, at the ninth green after sinking the ball for par on a penalty shot from the tee box in the Masters' Par 3 Contest at the Augusta National Golf Club in Augusta, Ga. Augusta National has sent letters to its honorary invitees to inform them that the Par 3 Contest will be limited to players in the field and past Masters champions. U.S. Open, British Open and PGA Championship winners are exempt to the Masters for five years. After that, they become

Already the smallest field among majors, the Masters is shrinking the field for the Par 3 Contest. Augusta National has sent letters to its honorary invitees to inform them that the Par 3 Contest, held on the Wednesday before the opening round, will be limited to players in the field and past Masters champions. ”It’s sad,” former British Open champion David Duval said.

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