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Ian Poulter leapt into a share of the lead alongside Beau Hossler with a big 65 in his third round on Saturday.
Ian Poulter leapt into a share of the lead alongside Beau Hossler with a big 65 in his third round on Saturday.
The Raiders cut punter Marquette King last week, and that came as a surprise. King is a solid punter who had a career-best 42.7-yard net average last season, and he still had three years left on his contract. Veteran Raiders reporters Bill Williamson and Vic Tafur both reported that Gruden was the one who made the call to send King packing, and that Gruden had personality issues with King.
A day after starting in center, Yankees All-Star Aaron Judge was in right field on Sunday and made his presence immediately known to the Blue Jays.
Michigan has made life miserable for opponents all season. In the age of the 3, it’s been suffocating defense that has the Wolverines one win away from a title. Now, though, comes the biggest test of all: Villanova.
Ousted Louisville coach Rick Pitino has a horse that could make the field in next month’s Kentucky Oaks, but he says he’ll only be there if people behind his firing at let go by the school.
Shohei Ohtani makes his highly anticipated Major League debut Sunday when he takes the hill against the Oakland A’s.
After making his Major League debut on Opening Day and going 1-for-5 as the Angels’ designated hitter, Shohei Ohtani will get his first start on the mound in Sunday’s series finale against the A’s at the Coliseum. First pitch is scheduled for 1:05 p.m. PT.
Easter and baseball, together at last.
Rudy Gay swats away Eric Gordon’s layup attempt, then off the steal Gay pushes the ball up the floor for an authoritative breakaway slam.
A year ago Augusta National Golf Club opened a state-of-the-art press building that was the envy of the sports world. On Sunday, the club opened a new Masters Golf Shop, and let’s just say there are department stores that wish they have a retail space like this. The facility is built on the site of the old main merchandise pavilion, between the Masters practice facility and the first fairway, and has twice the floor space of the previous building.