Up until Monday night, most fans had no idea who Semaj Christon was or that he was even in the NBA. The Oklahoma City Thunder guard went through most of his rookie season without any fanfare outside of his hometown of Cincinnati. “It was just a little pushing and shoving,” Christon said.
The Mexican media executive suspected of stealing Tom Brady’s jersey went to the Super Bowl as a working journalist but spent the week collecting selfies and autographs from football greats and boasting to colleagues that he was there as a fan. Mexican journalists who were in Houston for the game and interacted with Martin Mauricio Ortega, former director of the tabloid La Prensa, told Sports Betting News that he brought multiple NFL memorabilia items, including a Kurt Warner jersey he hoped to sell to the former quarterback for thousands of dollars. ”When I met him he was carrying a football helmet and he was bragging about having the signatures of former Super Bowl MVPs, and he was a little disappointed that Marshall Faulk refused to sign it,” said Ariel Velazquez, who covered the game for the Mexican daily El Universal.
The PGA Tour heads to Central Texas and into match play for the only time on its schedule when 64 of the best 69 players in the world vie for the title at the World Golf Championships-Match Play, beginning Wednesday at Austin Country Club. The top 64 available players from the Official World Golf Ranking, as of March 13, qualified for the event but — unlike almost everyone else in the free world — five of those golfers chose not to visit the verdant hills of Austin. Henrik Stenson of Sweden (No. 5), Australia’s Adam Scott (8), Rickie Fowler (9), Justin Rose of England (13) and Adam Hadwin (51) are not in this week’s field.
The PGA Tour heads to Central Texas and into match play for the only time on its schedule when 64 of the best 69 players in the world vie for the title at the World Golf Championships-Match Play, beginning Wednesday at Austin Country Club. The top 64 available players from the Official World Golf Ranking, as of March 13, qualified for the event but — unlike almost everyone else in the free world — five of those golfers chose not to visit the verdant hills of Austin. Henrik Stenson of Sweden (No. 5), Australia’s Adam Scott (8), Rickie Fowler (9), Justin Rose of England (13) and Adam Hadwin (51) are not in this week’s field.
Linebacker Kiko Alonso is staying in town, likely at a new position. Alonso signed a contract extension with the Miami Dolphins through 2020, the team said Tuesday. The deal was announced as free agent linebacker Zach Brown concluded a two-day visit without reaching a contract agreement.
(Officialsportsbetting.com) – World number one Dustin Johnson has the hottest hand in golf and will need to keep that form heading into Wednesday’s WGC-Dell Match Play tournament after being grouped with a trio of major champions. Johnson, who has won on his last two starts, has been placed in a group with U.S. PGA Championship title holder Jimmy Walker, twice major winner Martin Kaymer and former U.S. Open champion Webb Simpson. “I feel like I’m controlling my ball very well and I feel I’m starting to drive a little straighter.” Defending champion Jason Day and Marc Leishman, fresh off a victory at Bay Hill, are the two Australians in the event and they have been grouped with England’s Lee Westwood and American Pat Perez.
Brook Lopez hits the clutch game-winning shot to beat the buzzer.
New York Yankees shortstop Didi Gregorius is expected to miss the first month of the regular season because of a strained right shoulder. Yankees general manager Brian Cashman said Tuesday that Gregorius is likely to be sidelined six weeks. Opening day for the Yankees is April 2 at Tampa Bay.
In a year in which most of the NCAA tournament’s slingshot-wielding underdogs missed their mark, the Sweet 16 is lacking small-conference charm. The 16th is Gonzaga, which long ago shed its mid-major label. The only double-digit seed left is Xavier, which upset Maryland and Florida State to make its seventh Sweet 16 appearance since 2004.
