The NFL said in a statement Wednesday that it won’t change its helmet rule but did issue a narrow clarification “that inadvertent or incidental contact” isn’t a foul.
The Patriots released Kenny Britt, who had a hamstring injury and never took part fully in training camp.
Tiger Woods and Phil Mickelson will play what figures to be one of the most widely watched match plays in golf history on Thanksgiving weekend.
Tiger Woods’ exhibition showdown with Phil Mickelson has been confirmed for Thanksgiving weekend in Las Vegas. With Thanksgiving this year to be celebrated on November 22, it is thought that the big-money meeting will be held over the weekend of 24-25. Earlier this month, Woods declared that nothing was yet set in stone, but confirmation arrived on Wednesday via his Twitter account.
WarnerMedia’s Turner division has secured worldwide media distribution rights to “The Match,� a historic head-to-head, 18-hole duel between Tiger Woods vs. Phil Mickelson. The highly anticipated showdown between two golfers – who have a combined 122 PGA TOUR wins and 19 majors – will be hosted by MGM Resorts International and held Thanksgiving weekend at Shadow Creek in Las Vegas. The winner of this blockbuster pairing, featuring these two legends of the game, will walk away with $9 million. “The iconic Tiger Woods and five-time Major Champion Phil Mickelson are generational talents who have transcended the game of golf and their rivalry continues to be one of the most compelling in the history of sports,� said David Levy, President of Turner. “This one-of-a-kind, winner-take-all matchup provides a great opportunity to harness the assets within the AT&T and WarnerMedia portfolio.  For the first time since AT&T’s acquisition of Time Warner (now WarnerMedia), Turner, DirecTV and HBO will come together to present a multi-faceted presentation of the live event and accompanying content across a vast array of platforms.� The Woods-Mickelson live event and accompanying content – collectively offering unprecedented access leading up to and during the competition – will be distributed across wide-ranging Turner, WarnerMedia and AT&T platforms including: · Live pay-per-view coverage of the event will be distributed through Turner’s B/R Live, the company’s new premium live sports streaming service, and AT&T’s DirecTV, as well as on-demand platforms. · HBO Sports and its groundbreaking 18-time Sports Emmy ® Award-winning 24/7 reality franchise will capture all the excitement leading up to the match. · Bleacher Report and its wildly-popular House of Highlights, which recently surpassed 10 million followers on Instagram, will offer comprehensive highlights and behind-the-scenes content. · Turner’s TNT will also televise programming with select content from the event in the weeks following the live competition. · Turner International will facilitate distribution of live PPV access to the event outside the U.S. As part of the live event, both Woods and Mickelson will selectively make side-challenges against one another during the match. For instance, Woods or Mickelson could raise the stakes by challenging the other to a long-drive, closest-to-the-pin or similar competition during a hole as they play their match, with money being donated to the winning golfer’s charity of choice. Turner Sports will produce all live event coverage while also serving as the exclusive sales and sponsorship partner. Turner Sports and its Turner Ignite Sports will work closely with marketing partners to elevate their brands within this once-in-a-lifetime opportunity, tapping into award-winning live events, experiential and creative marketing solutions. B/R Live, Turner’s new premium live sports streaming service, is available at https://live.bleacherreport.com; by downloading the B/R Live app through iTunes or Google Play; and/or via Apple TV, the Roku platform and Amazon Fire TV. Pay-per-view pricing for the live event will be announced at a later date. The media rights agreement with Turner was completed in partnership between CAA Sports, Excel Sports and Lagardere Sports.
The new rule against lowering the helmet to initiate and make contact is very broad and all-encompassing. And the league refuses to change it. Meanwhile, the league has changed it. In this age of truth isn’t truth and crime isn’t crime, change isn’t change. Or maybe I should say not change isn’t not
The Yankees placed closer Aroldis Chapman on the 10-day disabled list with left knee tendinitis on Wednesday, a day after he exited the club’s 2-1, 12-inning win over the Marlins after six pitches. In corresponding moves, the club recalled right-hander Chance Adams from Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre and acquired catcher Chris Rabago off waivers from the Rockies, optioning him to Double-A Trenton.
The lawyer of the former Patriots star and convicted murderer told a story of how Hernandez sold his number to Ochocinco to finance a drug deal.
President Donald Trump wants people to petition ESPN’s national anthem policy.
Tiger Woods thought he “was done” with golf at the ’17 Masters champions dinner — prior to spinal fusion surgery. Said Woods: “I had no golf in my future at that time.”
