Sharp Azteca has work to do in DubaiSharp Azteca has work to do in Dubai
Sharp Azteca has work to do in Dubai
Sharp Azteca has work to do in Dubai
Stevens has business Sunday at Sunland
Dale Jr. willing to talk new Hendrick contract
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.
Tigers outfielder J.D. Martinez will open the season on the disabled list after being diagnosed with a sprain of the lisfranc ligament in his right foot, dealing an early blow to Detroit’s lineup.
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.
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.
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.
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.
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Arrogate has been winning one big race after another. The 4-year-old now goes after a big pile of money in the desert.