Day: March 24, 2017

GM: Jets unlikely to add another vet QB after McCown signing (Sports Betting News)GM: Jets unlikely to add another vet QB after McCown signing (Sports Betting News)

FILE - In this Jan. 14, 2016, file photo, New York Jets general manager Mike Maccagnan speaks to reporters at the team's NFL football training center in Florham Park, N.J. Maccagnan says it is

It appears Josh McCown will be the lone veteran in the New York Jets’ quarterbacks room this summer. The Jets might add yet another youngster, but whether McCown is the starter when the season begins remains to be seen. General manager Mike Maccagnan said during a conference call Friday that it’s ”highly unlikely” the Jets will bring in another experienced QB after signing McCown on Monday.

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The Latest: Dustin Johnson powers way into round of 16 (Sports Betting News)The Latest: Dustin Johnson powers way into round of 16 (Sports Betting News)

AUSTIN, TX - MARCH 23: Dustin Johnson tees off on the 15th hole of his match during round two of the World Golf Championships-Dell Technologies Match Play at the Austin Country Club on March 23, 2017 in Austin, Texas. (Photo by Christian Petersen/Getty Images)

Dustin Johnson and Phil Mickelson sure had an easy time getting to the round of 16 in Match Play. Johnson hasn’t played the 17th or 18th holes at Austin Country Club in any of his three matches. In the 46 holes he has played over three days, he has led after every one of them, from the first hole of every match.

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A lost week for McIlroy at Match Play (Sports Betting News)A lost week for McIlroy at Match Play (Sports Betting News)

Rory McIlroy, of Northern Ireland, watches his drive on the first hole during round-robin play against Soren Kjeldsen, of Denmark, at the Dell Technologies Match Play golf tournament at Austin County Club, Wednesday, March 22, 2017, in Austin, Texas. (AP Photo/Eric Gay)

The four-time major champion from Northern Ireland lost his opening round at the Dell Technologies Match Play, then lost any chance of advancing when Gary Woodland withdrew from the group a day later for what was described as a personal family matter. On Friday morning, McIlroy teed off against Argentina’s Emiliano Grillo and they splashed their way around a soggy Austin Country Club for a meaningless 18 holes. McIlroy had played no fewer than seven matches in this tournament the previous two years and won it in 2015.

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Nationals 2B Murphy confident he will be ready for season (Sports Betting News)Nationals 2B Murphy confident he will be ready for season (Sports Betting News)

FILE - In this Oct. 9, 2016 file photo, Washington Nationals' Daniel Murphy hits an RBI-single against the Los Angeles Dodgers during the seventh inning in Game 2 of baseball's National League Division Series at Nationals Park in Washington. Murphy said Friday, Feb. 17, 2017, that he recently spent some time working on batting with Tim Tebow, the Heisman Trophy winner and former NFL quarterback who is taking a crack at baseball. Tebow is expected to be in minor league camp with the New York Mets next month. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais, File)

Washington second baseman Daniel Murphy thinks he will be ready for the start of the season, even with his lack of playing time in the World Baseball Classic. Nationals manager Dusty Baker is taking a wait-and-see approach. Murphy went hitless in six at-bats for gold medal-winning Team USA.

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Significant injuries derail playoff hopes around NHL (Sports Betting News)Significant injuries derail playoff hopes around NHL (Sports Betting News)

FILE - In this Oct. 20, 2016, file photo, Tampa Bay Lightning center Steven Stamkos warms up before an NHL hockey game against the Colorado Avalanche, in Tampa, Fla. Several high-profile injuries around the league have contributed to derailing teams seasons, like Tampa Bay losing Stamkos for four months. Theres other teams that are good teams that have just had some bad luck, Penguins general manager Jim Rutherford said. Tampa Bay just couldnt overcome the injuries. If Tampa Bay has Stamkos all the way through the season, theyd certainly be a different place.(AP Photo/Chris O'Meara, File)

There’s plenty of knocking on wood this time of year around the NHL as teams hope to avoid injuries that could damage their playoff hopes. The Tampa Bay Lightning lost Steven Stamkos for four months – and counting – and now Tyler Johnson. The Florida Panthers went without Jonathan Huberdeau and Aleksander Barkov for much of the year.

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