Day: April 13, 2017

Clippers looking to avoid injuries, bad luck in playoffs (Sports Betting News)Clippers looking to avoid injuries, bad luck in playoffs (Sports Betting News)

When it comes to the playoffs, the Los Angeles Clippers’ history is short and not at all sweet. The once-beleaguered franchise has never made it past the second round, and in two of the last three years under coach Doc Rivers they’ve blown comfortable series leads and ended up going home. At least they’re going to open these playoffs at home, and given the team’s recent history, that’s no small thing.

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Josh Scobee signs with Jaguars, retires after 12 NFL seasons (Sports Betting News)Josh Scobee signs with Jaguars, retires after 12 NFL seasons (Sports Betting News)

Veteran place-kicker Josh Scobee, left, signs a ceremonial one-day contract with the Jacksonville Jaguars NFL football team as his wife, Melissa, and children, Jacob, 5, David, 2, and Jaguars director of football operations Tim Walsh look on before officially retiring Thursday, April 13, 2017, in Jacksonville, Fla. (Bruce Lipsky/The Florida Times-Union via AP)

Josh Scobee watched the highlight video from a leather chair in the front row of Jacksonville’s team meeting room, grinning ear to ear with every kick, every call and every celebration. The 34-year-old Scobee signed a one-day, ceremonial contract with the Jaguars on Thursday and formally retired with the team that drafted him in 2004. Scobee called it quits after a dozen NFL seasons, including the first 11 in Jacksonville, and walked away as the franchise’s all-time leading scorer.

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Josh Scobee signs with Jaguars, retires after 12 NFL seasons (Sports Betting News)Josh Scobee signs with Jaguars, retires after 12 NFL seasons (Sports Betting News)

Veteran place-kicker Josh Scobee, left, signs a ceremonial one-day contract with the Jacksonville Jaguars NFL football team as his wife, Melissa, and children, Jacob, 5, David, 2, and Jaguars director of football operations Tim Walsh look on before officially retiring Thursday, April 13, 2017, in Jacksonville, Fla. (Bruce Lipsky/The Florida Times-Union via AP)

Josh Scobee watched the highlight video from a leather chair in the front row of Jacksonville’s team meeting room, grinning ear to ear with every kick, every call and every celebration. The 34-year-old Scobee signed a one-day, ceremonial contract with the Jaguars on Thursday and formally retired with the team that drafted him in 2004. Scobee called it quits after a dozen NFL seasons, including the first 11 in Jacksonville, and walked away as the franchise’s all-time leading scorer.

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4-way tie for lead at Euro Tour’s Trophee Hassan II (Sports Betting News)4-way tie for lead at Euro Tour’s Trophee Hassan II (Sports Betting News)

Gary Stal of France reacts after saving par on the ninth hole during the third round of the Bridgestone Invitational golf tournament, in Akron, Ohio, Saturday, Aug. 8, 2015. (AP Photo/Phil Long)

Gary Stal, Gregory Havret, James Morrison, and Lucas Bjerregaard made 3-under-par 70s to share the lead after the first round of the European Tour’s Trophee Hassan II in Morocco on Thursday. Stal was the early pacesetter while Havret and Morrison also made five birdies and two bogeys to be part of the leading group at the Royal Dar Es Salam club. Bjerregaard’s adventurous round included an eagle, six birdies, and five bogeys.

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