Day: August 4, 2017

FS1’s Skip Bayless: ‘Communist’ streak made me ‘hated’ at ‘white establishment’ ESPNFS1’s Skip Bayless: ‘Communist’ streak made me ‘hated’ at ‘white establishment’ ESPN

“Undisputed” host Skip Bayless says he was too left-wing for ESPN’s tastes and people at the network despised him for it. Never mind the fact the Worldwide Leader wanted to re-sign him last year and give him a huge raise.

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Blaine Gabbert impressive with nearly perfect first half for CardinalsBlaine Gabbert impressive with nearly perfect first half for Cardinals

Josh Weinfuss ESPN Staff Writer Close Covered the Cardinals since 2012 Graduate of Indiana University Member of Pro Football Writers of America Follow on Twitter It didn’t matter that Arizona Cardinals quarterback Blaine Gabbert was facing second-, third- and fourth-string Dallas Cowboys defenders

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Huh rolls to first-round lead at BarracudaHuh rolls to first-round lead at Barracuda

RENO, Nev. — John Huh made plenty of putts in Thursday’s opening round of the Barracuda Championship. That leads to good results no matter how the score is kept. Huh needed just 24 putts at Montreux Golf and Country Club, the last from 6 feet for his eighth birdie to close with 15 points and a one-point lead over Stuart Appleby and Miguel Angel Carballo. “Twenty-four putts is always nice. That was the key to make a few birdies,” Huh said. “Hopefully, I can do it the next three days.” Appleby also had eight birdies against two bogeys, while Carballo made up ground with a pair of eagles, one in which he holed out from 160 yards on No. 17. This is the only PGA TOUR event that uses the modified Stableford format that awards five points for an eagle and three points for a birdie, while deducting one point for a bogey and three points for a double bogey or worse. Huh, who hasn’t won since the OHL Classic at Mayakoba as a rookie in 2012, tied for third the only other time he played the Barracuda Championship in 2014. The timing couldn’t be better. He is not in the PGA Championship next week, meaning he has only the Barracuda Championship and the Wyndham Championship in two weeks to finish inside the top 125 in the FedExCup and keep his TOUR card for next season. Huh currently is at No. 112. That’s a goal for eight of the top nine players on the leaderboard. Appleby and Carballo are outside the top 200. Six players were at 13 points, a group that included Ryan Palmer. He needs to win to get into the PGA Championship next week at Quail Hollow. The PGA is holding a spot for a player who wins at Montreux that is not already eligible. Carballo only had three birdies against two bogeys, but those two eagles were worth the equivalent of five birdies (10 points). After holing out from a greenside bunker for birdie on the 16th, he holed out from 160 yards on the next hole. Then after he missed the green at No. 1 from the fairway and made bogey, the Argentine ripped a 3-wood that couldn’t see it was close until he got up near the green and saw it 8 feet from the hole. “We were hoping for the best and it ended up being right next to the pin,” he said. Davis Love III, who celebrates the 20-year anniversary of his PGA Championship victory next week, had 11 points. His son, Dru Love, was at minus 4 points and toward the bottom of the pack.

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Yankees offense dominated by Corey Kluber as defense betrays Sonny Gray in 5-1 loss to IndiansYankees offense dominated by Corey Kluber as defense betrays Sonny Gray in 5-1 loss to Indians

CLEVELAND — Sonny Gray pitched well in his highly-anticipated Yankee debut, but was betrayed by his defense. The Bombers committed three first-inning errors behind Gray, fell behind 2-0 and ultimately lost 5-1 to the Indians on Thursday night at Progressive Field. They have dropped four of their last

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