Under Pressure: Mike BabcockUnder Pressure: Mike Babcock
It is time for a Mike Babcock team to win something. Or get close to winning something.
Day: August 27, 2018
Karlsson right to shy away from Canadian clubsKarlsson right to shy away from Canadian clubs
Erik Karlsson denied reports he wouldn’t re-sign with a Canadian team, but could you really blame him if that were the case?
Dodging Canada would be Karlsson’s best moveDodging Canada would be Karlsson’s best move
Erik Karlsson denied reports he wouldn’t re-sign with a Canadian team, but could you really blame him if that were the case?
Vandoorne: Our rivals have progressed but we haven’tVandoorne: Our rivals have progressed but we haven’t
Stoffel Vandoorne believes McLaren hasn’t made any progress since the start of the season.
NBA BPI projections: New playoff favorites and title chancesNBA BPI projections: New playoff favorites and title chances
How does LeBron’s move to L.A. change the playoff race and lottery picture? We unveil our first look at the 2018-19 Basketball Power Index.
These are the best games each day this weekThese are the best games each day this week
This is the week when lots of games are going to have a playoff feel to them. If you’re wondering what that means, check out the Athletics-Astros series at Minute Maid Park. Or the Cubs-Braves game on Thursday. Or D-backs and Dodgers this weekend. Fourteen teams are within 5 games of a postseason berth.
Cancer, a torn ACL, a torn Achilles. Can Eric Berry come back one more time?Cancer, a torn ACL, a torn Achilles. Can Eric Berry come back one more time?
Three-time All Pro Eric Berry is making the third comeback of his eight-year NFL career, but an Achilles injury is “a walk in the park” comparatively.
Rickie Fowler misses second FedExCup Playoffs event due to injuryRickie Fowler misses second FedExCup Playoffs event due to injury
Rickie Fowler will miss the first two events of the FedExCup Playoffs after withdrawing from the Dell Technologies Championship. Fowler said earlier this month that he has been hampered by an oblique injury since the World Golf Championships-Bridgestone Invitational. Even with the injury, he finished T17 at Firestone and T12 at the PGA Championship. He has not teed it up since Bellerive, though. Fowler fell five spots to 22nd in the FedExCup standings after sitting out last week’s THE NORTHERN TRUST. It was the first time Fowler missed a FedExCup Playoffs event for which he was eligible. The top 100 in the FedExCup standings are eligible for this week’s Dell Technologies Championship, which begins Friday at TPC Boston. Fowler and Francesco Molinari are the only two expected to miss the event. Molinari, winner of The Open Championship and Quicken Loans National, is eighth in the FedExCup standings. Fowler won at TPC Boston in 2015 en route to a career-best fourth-place finish in the FedExCup. That was the same year that he won THE PLAYERS Championship. The FedExCup’s top 70 will compete in the BMW Championship next week at Aronimink Golf Club in Newtown Square, Pennsylvania. After a one-week break, the top 30 will advance to the TOUR Championship at Atlanta’s East Lake Golf Club. Every player who qualifies for the season finale has an opportunity to win the FedExCup. Fowler likely needs more points to qualify for the TOUR Championship. He has 1,302 points, 20 fewer than Jason Dufner needed to grab the last spot in 2017. Andrew Landry is 30th in this season’s standings with 1,125 points. Fowler has qualified for the TOUR Championship in three of the past four seasons. The exception was 2016, when he finished 31st in the standings and missed East Lake by less than a point.
The most overlooked player on each teamThe most overlooked player on each team
This (theoretical and, as of this moment, entirely fictional) award would honor the player having a terrific season that, because of all the focus on the big names, hardly anyone has noticed. Thus, this week at The Thirty, we take a look at the player having a positive season on every MLB team that only the most hardcore of hardcore fans have noticed. Here are the standouts who have snuck under the radar.
Donald Trump Praises Tiger Woods after His ‘Respect the Office’ CommentsDonald Trump Praises Tiger Woods after His ‘Respect the Office’ Comments
Woods was asked about his relationship with Trump following the final round of the Northern Trust in Paramus, N.J. “Well, I’ve known Donald for a number of years,” Woods said. “The Fake News Media worked hard to get Tiger Woods to say something that he didn’t want to say,” Trump tweeted.
