Day: March 22, 2017

Serial numbers, game photos may help verify Brady jerseys (Sports Betting News)Serial numbers, game photos may help verify Brady jerseys (Sports Betting News)

March 22, 2017March 22, 2017| 23:33

FILE - In this April 20, 1932, file photo, New York Yankees' Babe Ruth takes a practice cut prior to the Yankees home-opener against the Philadelphia Athletics at Yankee Stadium in New York. Troy Kinunen, president of Memorabilia Evaluation and Research Services, said his company evaluated Babe Ruth's 1932

Now that authorities believe they have recovered the jersey stolen from Tom Brady’s locker following the Patriots’ Super Bowl win last month, the next step will be determining whether it is in fact the MVP quarterback’s missing grass-stained garment. Experts in the sports memorabilia industry, including one that has worked directly with NFL teams, say it is a tedious process that involves comparing photos and videos that captured degradation to the jersey during the game. No two jerseys are alike,” said Barry Meisel, president of the MeiGray Group, which has authenticated game-worn sports memorabilia since 1997.

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Bengals’ Adam ‘Pacman’ Jones faces 3 misdemeanor charges (Sports Betting News)Bengals’ Adam ‘Pacman’ Jones faces 3 misdemeanor charges (Sports Betting News)

March 22, 2017March 22, 2017| 22:36

FILE - In this Jan. 4, 2017, file photo, Cincinnati Bengals cornerback Adam

Cincinnati Bengals cornerback Adam ”Pacman” Jones faces three misdemeanor charges, including assault, but no longer is being charged with a felony for a January confrontation with hotel security guards, police and a nurse. A felony charge of harassment with a bodily substance, for allegedly spitting at a nurse, was dismissed at the prosecuting attorney’s request, Hamilton County Prosecutor Joe Deters said in a statement Wednesday. The felony charge carries a potential sentence of six to 12 months in jail upon conviction.

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Day leaves Match Play as mother battles lung cancer (Sports Betting News)Day leaves Match Play as mother battles lung cancer (Sports Betting News)

March 22, 2017March 22, 2017| 22:34

Defending champion Jason Day of Australia plays a shot from a bunker on the sixth hole during round-robin play at the Dell Technologies Match Play golf tournament at Austin County Club, Wednesday, March 22, 2017, in Austin, Texas. Day conceded to Pat Perez after the hole and withdrew from the tournament. (AP Photo/Eric Gay)

Defending champion Jason Day tearfully withdrew from the Dell Technologies Match Play on Wednesday after six holes to be with his mother when she has lung cancer surgery. Day says his mother, Dening, was diagnosed in Australia at the start of the year and was told she had 12 months to live.

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Heat list Whiteside as probable for Thursday with hand cut (Sports Betting News)Heat list Whiteside as probable for Thursday with hand cut (Sports Betting News)

March 22, 2017March 22, 2017| 22:15

MIAMI, FL - MARCH 19: Hassan Whiteside #21 of the Miami Heat is seen during the game against the Portland Trail Blazerson March 19, 2017 at AmericanAirlines Arena in Miami, Florida. (Photo by Issac Baldizon/NBAE via Getty Images)

NBA rebounding leader Hassan Whiteside is listed as probable for Miami’s game against Toronto on Thursday, despite a laceration on his right hand that needed 13 stitches to repair. Whiteside was hurt late in Miami’s win over Phoenix on Tuesday. It’s a critical time for the Heat, who have overcome an 11-30 start and trying to hold on to an Eastern Conference playoff spot with 11 games left.

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NFL looking to speed up games via officiating and breaks (Sports Betting News)NFL looking to speed up games via officiating and breaks (Sports Betting News)

March 22, 2017March 22, 2017| 22:13

FILE - In this Aug. 7, 2014, file photo, referee Tony Corrente (99) watches an instant replay during the second half of an NFL preseason football game in Denver. The NFL is making plans to speed up the pace of games, including changing how video replays are handled and using a time clock for extra points. (AP Photo/Jack Dempsey, File)

For all those NFL fans longing for more action, fewer interruptions and a better flow to games, Commissioner Roger Goodell is with you. The NFL is making plans to speed up the pace of games, including changing how video replays are handled and using a time clock for extra points. The league also is discussing with the TV networks how to make commercial breaks less intrusive.

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