Jordan is reportedly “still deliberating” whether to opt out of his contract and become a free agent, or continue working on a trade deal.
South African Lee-Anne Pace was disqualified during the second round of the KPMG Women’s PGA Championship Friday due to a rules infraction. In a statement, the LPGA said Pace was in breach of Rule 4-3b, which centers on a club being damaged outside the normal routine of play. Pace slammed her sand wedge into a stake after a shot on hole No. 8. She did not realize she had damaged the club, before using the damaged club again for another shot on the same hole. She then used the same club on No. 14 before she realized it had been damaged. She called for an official, an LPGA release said, and was given the option of continuing play and letting the committee have a look at the club, but declined because
George has already agreed to sign with Oklahoma City, ending speculation that he’d head to the Lakers. Follow that and more from Sports Betting News experts.
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HOW THEY QUALIFIED Winner — PGA/U.S. Open Championship Jimmy Walker Winner — THE PLAYERS Championship Webb Simpson Winner — The Masters Tournament Bubba Watson Winner — the Open Championship Phil Mickelson Winner — TOUR Championship Xander Schauffele Winners of the Arnold Palmer Invitational and the Memorial Matt Every David Lingmerth William McGirt Tournament Winner in last two seasons Ryan Armour Jonas Blixt Wesley Bryan Kevin Chappell Austin Cook Tony Finau Brice Garnett Fabian Gomez Cody Gribble James Hahn Brian Harman Russell Henley Mackenzie Hughes Billy Hurley III Smylie Kaufman Kevin Kisner Patton Kizzire Peter Malnati Ryan Moore Scott Piercy Ted Potter Jr. Brandt Snedeker Chris Stroud Hudson Swafford Vaughn Taylor Aaron Wise Sponsors Exemptions — Web.com Tour Finals Tommy Gainey Sponsors Exemptions — Members not otherwise exempt John Daly Ken Duke Sponsors Exemptions — Unrestricted Davey Jude Sam O’Dell Norman Xiong PGA Club Professional Champion — 6 Events Omar Uresti PGA Section Champion/Player of the Year Devin Gee Past Champions Angel Cabrera Danny Lee Life Member Vijay Singh Top 125 on Prior Season’s FedEx Cup Points List Bill Haas Charles Howell III Kevin Na Keegan Bradley Anirban Lahiri Scott Brown Jamie Lovemark Sung Kang Ollie Schniederjans Sean O’Hair Robert Streb Kelly Kraft Jason Kokrak Patrick Rodgers Chad Campbell Kevin Streelman Cheng Tsung Pan Whee Kim Harold Varner III Nick Taylor J.B. Holmes J.J. Spaun Michael Kim Scott Stallings Martin Flores Richy Werenski Ryan Blaum Geoff Ogilvy Robert Garrigus Brian Gay Brandon Hagy Derek Fathauer Tyrone Van Aswegen Harris English Dominic Bozzelli Nick Watney John Huh Blayne Barber Rory Sabbatini J.J. Henry Major Medical Exemption Michael Thompson Jon Curran Bob Estes Chris Cough Steve Marino John Peterson Top 10 and Ties from Previous Event Chase Seiffert Top Finishers from Web.com Tour Prior Season Andrew Putnam Tom Hoge Keith Mitchell Brandon Harkins Alex Cejka Martin Piller Abraham Ancer Corey Conners Tyler Duncan Seamus Power Talor Gooch Nicholas Lindheim Sam Saunders Joel Dahmen Ben Silverman Denny McCarthy Tom Lovelady Adam Schenk Shawn Stefani Xinjun Zhang Sam Ryder Bronson Burgoon Jonathan Randolph Matt Jones Rob Oppenheim Stephan Jaeger Ethan Tracy Roberto Diaz Jonathan Byrd Lanto Griffin Cameron Tringale Brett Stegmaier Conrad Shindler Matt Atkins Steve Wheatcroft Zecheng Dou Andrew Yun Kyle Thompson Kris Blanks Will Claxton Will MacKenzie David Berganio Jr. 126-150 Prior Season’s FedEx Cup Points List Trey Mullinax J.T. Poston Ben Crane Johnson Wagner David Hearn Zac Blair Cameron Percy Ricky Barnes Daniel Summerhays Reorder Category — Cat. 34-38 Joaquin Niemann Jim Furyk Hunter Mahan Tim Herron Stuart Appleby Brendon de Jonge Parker McLachlin
Bubba Watson, fresh off a PGA TOUR-best third victory this season, will try to keep the momentum going at his adopted second home as he joins fellow Greenbrier property owner Phil Mickelson atop the marquee at the famed West Virginia resort next week at A Military Tribute at The Greenbrier. Outgoing champion Xander Schauffele also faces a title defense against such threats as THE PLAYERS Championship titleholder Webb Simpson and Kevin Kisner, who lost a Greenbrier playoff to Danny Lee two years ago. FIELD WATCH With Mickelson, Simpson and Kisner among the late additions, the field features five of the top 12 in the FedExCup points chase, and seven of the top 35 in the current world rankings. Chase Seiffert, who parlayed a Monday qualifying berth into a share of ninth at the Travelers Championship, gets a second bite by virtue of his top-10 finish. He was a Florida State teammate of U.S. Open champion Brooks Koepka. All seven former winners are in the lineup, seeking to become the first to stamp his name a second time. Former Oregon standout Norman Xiong, winner of the Haskins Award for college excellence, tees it up in his first TOUR event as a pro. Sam O’Dell, fresh off his fourth West Virginia Amateur title, is in on an exemption along with former Marshall golfer Davey Jude. FEDEXCUP Winner receives 500 points. STORYLINES Watson, whose Travelers Championship title came from six shots off the pace, hopes to carry the momentum into the West Virginia mountains. Though 14 of his 16 rounds at The Old White TPC have been in the 60s, he’s still seeking his first top-10 finish. Mickelson tees it up for the fifth time at The Greenbrier, though last year was the first time he got to play the weekend. Robert Streb tries again after runner-up finishes in each of the past two editions. He was one shot behind Schauffele last year and part of the four-man playoff won by Lee in 2016. No 54-hole leader at The Greenbrier has managed to close out the final day. Three of the seven winners have come from at least four shots back – Jonas Blixt (2013), Ted Potter Jr. (2012) and Stuart Appleby (2010). Up to four berths to the Open Championship are available for players among the top 12 not already booked for Carnoustie. After Sunday, just one berth will be left for the John Deere Classic’s top non-qualified finisher among the top 5. COURSE The Old White TPC, 7,286 yards, par 70. Now in its second century of use, Charles Blair Macdonald’s 1914 design lives on after a restoration that followed West Virginia’s massive floods two years ago. Several holes were inspired by renowned layouts in Macdonald’s native Scotland, particularly No.8’s sloped “redan� green that resembles the 15th at North Berwick. Also, No. 13 recalls Prestwick’s “Alps� hole and the 15th imitates “Eden� at St. Andrews. The Old White’s 18th was the setting for Sam Snead’s final hole-in-one in 1995. The PGA TOUR arrived in 2011, promptly making noise as Appleby’s closing 59 propelled him to the first Greenbrier Classic title. The course is one of five layouts at the resort, named for the Old White Hotel that stood on the property for more than six decades. 72-HOLE RECORD 258, Stuart Appleby (2010). 18-HOLE RECORD 59, Stuart Appleby (4th round, 2010). LAST YEAR Schauffele emerged from a daylong battle with Streb and Sebastian Munoz to notch his first career victory, striping a wedge to 3 feet at The Old White’s par-3 finisher for the deciding birdie. Three weeks after gaining notice with a tie for fifth at the U.S. Open, the California rookie used a closing 67 to wipe out a three-shot deficit. Playing one pair ahead of his rivals, Schauffele’s tee shot at No. 18 drew a roar noticeable on the 17th green, where both Streb and Munoz missed birdie attempts. The duo also failed to birdie the 18th, leaving Schauffele one shot clear of Streb (69) and two ahead of Munoz (72) and Jamie Lovemark (69). Not only did Schauffele become the seventh come-from-behind winner at The Greenbrier in as many editions, it was the fourth time the tournament had been captured by a rookie. HOW TO FOLLOW TELEVISION: Thursday-Friday, 3:30-6:30 p.m. ET (Golf Channel). Saturday-Sunday, 1-2:45 p.m. (GC), 3-6 p.m. (CBS). PGA TOUR LIVE:Thursday-Friday, 7 a.m.-3:30 p.m. (featured groups), 3:30-6:30 p.m. (featured holes). RADIO: Thursday-Friday, noon-6:30 p.m.; Saturday-Sunday, 1-6 p.m. (PGA TOUR Radio on SiriusXM and PGATOUR.com).
Colts RB Robert Turbin has been suspended four games for using performance-enhancing drugs and is eligible to return on October 1.
After losing him to injury nearly three months ago, the New York Yankees are welcoming back the guy they thought would be a regular in their infield when they acquired him this offseason. Brandon Drury, out since April 7 when migraine headaches and blurred vision landed him on the disabled list, will
As teams prepare for training camps, the NFL has provided them data showing that preseason concussions increased by 73 percent last year, with most occurring during 11-on-11 drills held in the first week.
BETHESDA, Md. – Tiger Woods has cranked up his putter and pushed his way into contention after a 5-under 65 in the second round at the Quicken Loans National. After making just 48 feet, 7 inches of putts in Thursday’s opening 70, Woods rammed home 122 feet, 5 inches of them on Friday to move to 5 under for the tournament and just four shots off the clubhouse lead through the morning wave. While his putter was decidedly better, it was a chip-in on the 18th hole, his ninth of the round, that really kick-started the 79-time PGA TOUR winner’s charge. Coming off a three-putt bogey on the 17th, Woods missed the 18th green short and to the right but then clipped his wedge shot perfectly for birdie. It meant he turned in 2 under and made three more birdies in the next five holes to ride the momentum and have him in striking distance. “I was hitting that shot in the practice round and it’s exactly the same shot and it was pretty sweet because I was just trying to hit kind of a high cut spinner in there and it worked out perfectly,â€� Woods said of his chip. Woods had defiantly stated he putted well on Thursday despite ranking 92nd of 120 players in Strokes Gained: Putting. He reiterated that on Friday when he finished his round ranked fifth in the same stat of those playing the morning wave. After years of using a blade-style putter, the 42-year-old switched to a mallet style this week. “I tried to clean up my ball‑striking a little bit and continue doing what I was doing on the greens yesterday,â€� Woods said of his round. “I hit a lot of good putts (yesterday), they just didn’t go in. I started on my line with the right pace and today I did that and a lot of them fell. “I haven’t done that in probably about four tournaments, they’re going to start falling and today they fell.â€� Perhaps the important part of the round was the final two holes where he got up and down for par from bunkers. It enabled Woods to put TOUR win No. 80 firmly in his sights. But with temperatures expected to soar over the weekend it is going to be tough for all competitors. Woods was tied for second through 36 holes at the Valspar Championship earlier this season and would go on to be runner-up. He started the weekend just two shots back. In all his other starts, he’s had to climb from well back to get into contention. “I didn’t want to lose it on the last couple holes … I could have easily lost it but I made two nice saves,â€� Woods added. “I’m not that far away from putting it together where I can win. Right now, I’m only four back. I’m in a similar position to where I was at Valspar. The scores aren’t going to be that low and it’s going to be a tough weekend. “It’s going to be hot, it’s going to be long grinds. It will be hotter than now, which is scary. It will be over 100 degrees and it will be a long weekend mentally and physically. I’m in a good position.â€�
