Day: February 16, 2018

Wondering why NHL players are not at the 2018 Winter Olympics? Here’s whyWondering why NHL players are not at the 2018 Winter Olympics? Here’s why

Former Team USA hockey star Angela Ruggiero is donating her brain to the concussion legacy foundation and explains why it’s important that more women athletes agree to do the same. GANGNEUNG, Korea – Toronto Maple Leafs coach Mike Babcock, with two Olympic coaching wins for Canada on his resume,

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NFL passes on Jacksonville’s bid to host the draft in 2019 and 2020NFL passes on Jacksonville’s bid to host the draft in 2019 and 2020

It appears Jacksonville will have to wait to host the NFL draft as the NFL revealed it’s finalists for the annual event in 2019 and 2020 Thursday. Upon the Jags’ plans to build Daily’s Place, an amphitheater connected to EverBank Field, the team expressed interest in hosting the draft, however

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Former NFL Great Peyton Manning to Serve as Honorary Pace Car Driver for Daytona 500 Sunday |Former NFL Great Peyton Manning to Serve as Honorary Pace Car Driver for Daytona 500 Sunday |

Daytona 500 celebrating 60 years DAYTONA, FLORIDA  – Peyton Manning, the two-time Super Bowl-winning quarterback and Nationwide member/spokesperson, will serve as the Honorary Pace Car Driver for the 60th annual DAYTONA 500 on Feb. 18 at Daytona International Speedway. The DAYTONA 500, first held in

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Genesis Open, Round 2: Leaderboard, tee times, TV scheduleGenesis Open, Round 2: Leaderboard, tee times, TV schedule

Local UCLA product Patrick Cantlay got out to a fast start just a few miles down the road from his alma mater. Tony Finau matched his play in the first round, and the two tied for a one-stroke edge over the field at 5 under. Tiger Woods made his return to the site of his debut at 16 years old, and struggled with the driver to a 1 over round. Defending champ Dustin Johnson started behind the eight ball with a 3 over showing in Round 1. He tees off early on PGA TOUR LIVE, looking to right the ship on his way to a successful title defense. Who shines heading into the weekend in Los Angeles? FULL FIELD: Defending champion Dustin Johnson, Tiger Woods, Rory McIlroy, Justin Thomas, Phil Mickelson and more! Round 2 tee times Round 2 leaderboard HOW TO WATCH/LISTEN TELEVISION: Friday, 3-7 p.m. (Golf Channel) Saturday, 2-3:30 p.m. (GC), 4-7 p.m. (CBS). Sunday, 1-2:45 p.m. (GC), 3-6:30 p.m. (CBS). PGA TOUR LIVE: Friday, 9:30 a.m.-4 p.m. ET (featured groups), 4-8 p.m. ET (featured holes). Saturday, 10 a.m.-7 p.m. (featured holes). Sunday, 10 a.m.-6:30 p.m. (featured holes). A free preview of Featured Group coverage will be streaming live on Twitter on Thursday and Friday during the first hour of coverage. RADIO: Friday, 2-8 p.m. ET. Saturday, 2-7 p.m. Sunday, 1-6:30 p.m. (PGA TOUR Radio on SiriusXM and PGATOUR.com) NOTABLE PAIRINGS (All times Eastern) Marc Leishman, Adam Hadwin, Peter Malnati 10:11 a.m. off the 1st tee Patrick Cantlay, Jordan Spieth, Kevin Chappell 10:22 a.m. off the 10th tee Dustin Johnson, Bubba Watson, Adam Scott 10:32 a.m. off the 1st tee Xander Schauffele, Wesley Bryan, Alex Noren 10:53 a.m. off the 10th tee Graeme McDowell, Smylie Kaufman, Luke Donald 2:51 p.m. off the 10th tee Justin Thomas, Tiger Woods, Rory McIlroy 3:02 p.m. off the 1st tee Matt Kuchar, Phil Mickelson, Tommy Fleetwood 3:12 p.m. off the 1st tee Pat Perez, James Hahn, Padraig Harrington 3:33 p.m. off the 10th tee More on Featured Groups MUST-READS The Upshot: Round 1 Can Tiger finally tame Riviera? Power Rankings: Top picks for your fantasy team Tales from Tiger’s TOUR debut at Riviera Mayfair handed Tiger his only playoff loss at 1998 Genesis Open

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Media Views: KSDK fares much better with Olympics than NFLMedia Views: KSDK fares much better with Olympics than NFL

Football was a flub for NBC in St. Louis this season, but the network has made a strong turnaround with the Winter Olympics. Nielsen reports that through Wednesday the city is in a four-way tie for 14th place nationally in ratings for NBC’s prime-time coverage of the Games that are being held in

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