ESPN The San Fransico Giants have reached a deal to bring 31-year-old free agent outfielder Cameron Maybin to camp as a non-roster invitee, a source confirms to ESPN. Maybin, a 12-year veteran, played last season with Miami and Seattle, where he hit .251 and .242 respectively. The deal was first reported
PACIFIC PALISADES, Calif. – The fans at Riviera Country Club offered to put up floodlights. They needn’t have bothered. Tiger Woods was already lighting the place up. Woods injected some serious energy into the delayed start of the third round at the Genesis Open when he opened with a birdie, eagle, birdie, birdie run to send the crowd into frenzy. By the time darkness halted play, the 80-time PGA TOUR winner had negotiated seven holes in five under par and moved from a tie for 52nd to a tie for 14th at six under. He didn’t want it to end. No one else did either. While still a long way adrift of Justin Thomas – who leads at 13 under through two holes of Round 3 – Woods now has the opportunity to make waves on what promises to be a marathon Sunday. Starting on the drivable par-4 10th hole, Woods knocked in a 5-foot birdie after a nice chip. After a brilliant drive down the par-5 11th, the two-time FedExCup champion then hit an exquisite 250-yard 3-wood to inside 10 feet and made eagle. When a 21-foot birdie dropped in on the next hole they could hear the roars reverberating around the Hollywood sign. But Woods wasn’t done yet as he buried another from 14 feet – despite the distortion of crowd containment breaks – to create more buzz in Los Angeles than the Oscars. “It was definitely crazy. Gives you even more respect for what he’s able to do knowing he deals with that every time he tees it up,â€� playing partner Peter Malnati said. Malnati had never played with Woods before and caught himself in awe. Before today he had thought the roars for his two aces on TOUR were good. “They were nothing like the combination of excitement you hear with Tiger,â€� he laughed. “Obviously, the atmosphere was already incredible and then to see that quality of golf was really cool. “It is pretty impressive. It is kind of fun to watch, he’s driving the ball beautifully and he’s as good as he’s ever been with his irons. That’s really cool and amazing to see it up close, so in control, it’s nice.â€� Woods had seemingly ruled himself out of contention with his 70-71 opening. But now, despite still having a big hole to climb out of, he retained some optimism of finally breaking through at Riviera. “I’ve got some work to do,â€� Woods admits. “I’ve got to get up and down at 17. No. 18’s not going to be playing short with these temperatures and then I’ve got to get one, and then two is going to be back into the fan again. I’ve got to do some damage to those holes. “It’s going to be in the 40s and it’s supposed to be blowing close to 20 miles an hour. So it’s going to be a tough day for all of us and one that we’re going to have to fight through.â€� TOUR officials will not re-pair groups between rounds, instead hoping to get the two final rounds finished in one day for a regulation finish. For Woods that means 28 and 1/3 holes as he faces a delicate pitch shot and likely putt to make par on 17, his eighth hole of the round. “It’s going to be a long one. Up early and start working on it and staying loose and staying ready,â€� he added. “It’s just going to be a lot of walking. And last couple days, it’s definitely testing the body.â€�
No. 16 Louisville, which led by seven points with 17 seconds left, held off Clemson 56-55 to avoid a third straight loss as the Tigers had two shots in the final seconds to win the game.which hung on for a 56-55 victory over Clemson on Saturday.
Cameron Johnson scored 27 points, and eighth-ranked North Carolina scored the game’s first 18 points in Saturday’s 95-57 win over Wake Forest.
The Padres, like everyone chasing Bryce Harper or Manny Machado, are going through spring training routines, wondering when the suspense will finally subside.
The Padres, like everyone chasing Bryce Harper or Manny Machado, are going through spring training routines, wondering when the suspense will finally subside.
MADRID (AP) — Lionel Messi malogró un penal luego de convertir otro, el cual bastó para que el Barcelona se impusiera el sábado 1-0 en casa del Real Valladolid, con lo que se afianzó en la cima de La Liga de España.
PACIFIC PALISADES, Calif. – On Friday, Justin Thomas played 30 holes at the Genesis Open in cold, rainy weather. On Saturday, the first dry day of the week at Riviera, he completed just eight holes despite continuous play from sunrise to sunset. On Sunday, for the third consecutive day, he’ll wake up around 4:30 a.m. local time. At 5:45 a.m., he’ll start his warm-up routine (“That’s weird to say,� he mused). Then at 6:45 a.m., he’ll resume play with an approach shot into the par-4 third. He faces the task of finishing 34 holes, and the weather could be challenging. It’ll be in the 40s in the early morning, then a 40 percent chance of showers before noon. But it will all be worth it if Thomas, seeking the 10th win of his PGA TOUR career, can seal the deal at Riviera. At 13 under, the former FedExCup champion has a one-shot lead over playing partner Adam Scott, with Patrick Rodgers and J.B. Holmes another shot back. “I think I’ve seen briefly the forecast is pretty difficult,� Thomas said, “so I’m going to need to be patient because I’m playing so many holes. But long day and stay in it emotionally and stay patient [and] see what we can do.� It’ll be a longer-than-usual day for all 76 players who made the cut. No one has completed the third round, which did not start until mid-Saturday afternoon as the seven-hour delay to start the tournament on Thursday continues to play havoc with the playing schedule. In essence, the Genesis Open is just past the halfway point even though the final day (hopefully) has arrived. Play will resume at 6:45 a.m., and there will be no repairing after the third round as the TOUR tries to avoid a second consecutive Monday finish. Last week’s AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am was won by Phil Mickelson on Monday as he and runner-up Paul Casey played two holes to finish their rounds. For some players such as Thomas, it was a limited-action Saturday – up early to complete the second round, then a long rest before teeing off to start the third round. For others, it was a long, full day – an entire second round, followed by a partial third. Rodgers, for instance, played 20 holes. He shoot a 4-under 67, fueled by a chip-in eagle from 131 yards on the par-4 seventh, then played two holes to start his third round, including an eagle at the par-5 opening hole. He’s now one of Thomas’ primary chasers on Sunday. Thomas also eagled the opening hole late Saturday with a putt just inside 13 feet, moving him one clear of Scott, who in 2005 won at Riviera albeit in a shortened 36-hole event that is not recognized as an official TOUR win. That won’t be an issue if he can catch Thomas. “There’s so much golf to play,� said Scott, whose only bogey through 38 holes played was a three-putt on the 17th hole in the second round. “… I’m happy with what I did out there. I’m not really influencing what [Thomas] does at this point in the tourney. It feels like it’s late in the tourney, but it’s only halfway.� Still, he’s glad to be paired with Thomas for both the third and final rounds. “Yeah, that’s good if I’m keeping up with him or ahead of him,� Scott said. “… It’s a big day, a lot of golf. It’s a great day to get your rhythm early and make a move. There’s a lot of guys up there at the moment … if it’s Justin or I, then you can kind of separate and hopefully by the middle of the final round you’ve taken a whole bunch of guys out of the equation.� One of those guys definitely in the equation is Tiger Woods, who was just one shot above the cut line after the second round but vaulted into a tie for 14th with a birdie-eagle-birdie-birdie start (off the 10th tee) in the third round. “I’ve got some work to do,� said Woods, who hopes to get up-and-down to save par at the 17th once play resumes. Among the notables ahead of Woods on the leaderboard are Rory McIlroy (8 under); last week’s runner-up Casey (8 under); three-time Genesis Open champ Bubba Watson (7 under); Jordan Spieth (7 under); and world No. 6 player Jon Rahm (7 under). With lots of golf left to play and hopes of completing the tournament on Sunday, it should make for an interesting – and challenging – day. “Going to be a marathon,� Thomas said.
Tim Tebow advised Kyler Murray to follow his heart when deciding whether to play in the NFL. Said Tebow: “Don’t do it for your agents, or your friends and sometimes necessarily even your family. Do it for what’s on your heart.”
Pittsburgh Steelers All-Pro wide receiver Antonio Brown took questions from fans on Twitter on Saturday, addressing his recent trade request and his relationship with quarterback Ben Roethlisberger.
