Looking for a few spots to take some chances on that bracket? Well, don’t advance any of the nine ACC teams to the Final Four or any of the SEC teams to the second weekend. Oh, and get ready for one last show from Trae Young.
This offseason has been historically bad for players seeking new contracts, and it has the biggest stars in the game worried for their future and eying a possible strike.
Following ESPN’s analysis of the battle brewing between F1’s top three teams, we take a look at how the midfield is shaping up after two weeks of testing at the Circuit de Catalunya.
Looking for a few spots to take some chances on that bracket? Well, don’t advance any of the nine ACC teams to the Final Four or any of the SEC teams to the second weekend. Oh, and get ready for one last show from Trae Young.
Jake Arrieta represented one of the last marquee free-agent prizes, but plenty of recognizable names remain available less than three weeks before teams take the field for Opening Day. Here’s a quick rundown of notable players, including Alex Cobb.
The players aren’t being picked based on their NBA potential, but rather their impact on this year’s college basketball season.
PONTE VEDRA BEACH, Florida and NEW YORK, New York – The PGA TOUR and SiriusXM announced today that they have reached a four-year extension to their broadcasting agreement, which will continue extensive tournament coverage on SiriusXM PGA TOUR Radio for subscribers nationwide through 2021. SiriusXM PGA TOUR Radio listeners enjoy live coverage of every round of most PGA TOUR events throughout the season – including THE PLAYERS Championship, the four events of the FedExCup Playoffs and the biennial Presidents Cup – with hole-by-hole commentary and expert analysis, on the only audio channel dedicated to professional golf. Subscribers can listen to the SiriusXM PGA TOUR Radio channel on SiriusXM radios (Sirius channel 208, XM channel 92), and those with streaming access can listen online, on-the-go with the SiriusXM mobile app and at home on a wide variety of connected devices, including smart TVs, Amazon Alexa devices, Apple TV, PlayStation, Roku, Sonos speakers and more. For more information, visit www.SiriusXM.com/SiriusXMPGATOURRadio. “We are very pleased to continue our relationship with SiriusXM, whose growing subscriber base is an important and effective way for the TOUR to reach fans across the country,” said Rick Anderson, the PGA TOUR’s Chief Media Officer. “The PGA TOUR represents the pinnacle of competitive golf and we are thrilled to work with SiriusXM to continue delivering the best golf in the world to fans everywhere, whether they are in their cars, at home or on the go.” “PGA TOUR coverage is a very important part of our sports programming lineup, and we are very pleased to extend our long-term relationship with the TOUR to continue to give our listeners an extensive schedule of in-depth tournament broadcasts,” said Scott Greenstein, SiriusXM’s President and Chief Content Officer. “No other audio or streaming broadcaster can match SiriusXM’s level of golf programming, and whether it is via our radios or our app, we continue to deliver it to fans anywhere across the country.” Since 2005, SiriusXM PGA TOUR Radio has featured a variety of broadcasters working on comprehensive play-by-play coverage, including former TOUR winners Mark Carnevale, Mark McCumber, Dennis Paulson, John Rollins, Paul Stankowski and Phil Tataurangi. Earl Forcey anchors the coverage most weeks, with Fred Albers, Doug Bell, Jane Crafter, Will Haskett, Mark Immelman, Kevin Sylvester, Bill Rosinski, Tom Werme and Mark Zecchino among those returning to provide exclusive play-by-play coverage and player interviews from inside the ropes. SiriusXM PGA TOUR Radio airs live 365 days a year and continues to offer the best daily golf talk, news, analysis and instruction available on radio or streaming platforms. The channel’s roster of hosts features many prominent voices from the game, like World Golf Hall of Fame members and major winners Fred Couples, Hale Irwin, Ben Crenshaw, Craig Stadler, Mark Calcavecchia and Dave Stockton; distinguished instructors Bob Ford, Michael Breed, Debbie Doniger, Eden Foster, Hank Haney, David Leadbetter, Jim McLean and Larry Rinker; current and former PGA TOUR pros Pat Perez, Mark Carnevale, John Cook, Chris DiMarco, John Maginnes, Carl Paulson and Dennis Paulson; PGA of America CEO Pete Bevacqua; Grammy Award-winning artist and golf devotee Darius Rucker; and many more. In addition to all of the PGA TOUR events mentioned above, SiriusXM also offers, through separate agreements, live coverage of the Masters Tournament, U.S. Open, The Open Championship, PGA Championship and Ryder Cup.
Associated Press Golf now has a modern set of rules for the Royal & Ancient game, an extensive overhaul that took six years and is aimed at making the rules easier to understand. The R&A and USGA announced the final version of modernized rules Monday. They take effect Jan. 1. “This was out of recognition that, in trying to make the rules more fair, they became too complicated,” said Thomas Pagel, the USGA’s senior director of rules and amateur status. “With 30-plus years of tinkering, they got complicated, and that wasn’t good for the game.” Among the changes will be how to take penalty drops — from knee-high starting next year, instead of from shoulder height. There no longer will be penalties
Thunder get the steal, then off the break, Russell Westbrook throws it up to Jerami Grant for the alley-oop slam dunk.
The MVP discussion is ramping up as the season comes to a close and there are at least four viable candidates for the award.
