Has there ever been a Boston athlete who has fallen out of favor more quickly than Kyrie Irving? Check out this map of “most hated” NBA players and see who dominates New England.
The Chicago Cubs hope the momentum of their latest spirited victory will travel well as they begin a nine-game road trip with a series opener against the Cincinnati Reds on Friday. The Cubs overcame a five-run deficit to post a 9-7 win over Atlanta on Thursday afternoon, capped by Craig Kimbrel securing
The team has two max salary slots, but even if they don’t land any big free agents, GM Scott Perry is committed to developing their young talent.
2019 Rocket Mortgage Classic, End of Round 1. Course scoring averages: Overall: -2.29 strokes per round Morning wave: -2.24 Afternoon wave: -2.35 Current cutline: 74 players at -3 or better (T55th position) Top 3 most likely projected cutlines: 5 under par: 26.8% 6 under par: 23.8% 4 under par: 18.5% Top 10 win probabilities: Chez Reavie (T4, -7, 8.8%) Rory Sabbatini (T4, -7, 6.1%) Nick Watney (T2, -8, 5.8%) Nate Lashley (1, -9, 5%) Charles Howell III (T4, -7, 4.9%) Hideki Matsuyama (T33, -4, 4.7%) Kevin Streelman (T11, -6, 4.2%) Jason Kokrak (T11, -6, 4%) Rickie Fowler (T33, -4, 3.8%) Ryan Armour (T2, -8, 3.7%) NOTE: These reports are based off the live predictive model run by @DataGolf. The model provides live “Make Cutâ€�, “Top 20â€�, “Top 5â€�, and “Winâ€� probabilities every 5 minutes from the opening tee shot to the final putt of every PGA TOUR event. Briefly, the model takes account of the current form of each golfer as well as the difficulty of their remaining holes, and probabilities are calculated from 20K simulations. To follow live finish probabilities throughout the remainder of the Rocket Mortgage Classic, or to see how each golfer’s probabilities have evolved from the start of the event to the current time, click here for the model’s home page. Â
Alex Bregman, the runaway winner at third base for the American League, will be joined in the starting lineup by fellow Astros George Springer and Michael Brantley.
The starting lineup was chosen in a different format this year, and the results appear to be promising with a mix of usual stars and rising talent.
In 2015, the Kansas City Royals defeated the Toronto Blue Jays in a six-game American League Championship Series and went on to win the World Series. When the Royals visit the Blue Jays on Friday night for the opener of a four-game series, both teams are hoping to avoid triple-digit losses this season
DETROIT — Nate Lashley birdied the final three holes and five of the last six for a 9-under 63 and the first-round lead Thursday in the Rocket Mortgage Classic, the PGA TOUR’s first event in Detroit. The 36-year-old Lashley had the lowest score in his PGA TOUR career, a day after getting a spot at Detroit Golf Club as an alternate. Ranked 353rd in the world and No. 132 in the FedExCup standings, Lashley’s only top-10 finish in his two-year PGA TOUR career is a tie for eighth in the Puerto Rico Open in February. Ryan Armour and Nick Watney were a stroke back at 64. Chez Reavie, the Travelers Championship winner last week in Connecticut, Charles Howell III and Stewart Cink topped the group at 65. Dustin Johnson opened with a 71. Gary Woodland had a 73 in his first start since winning the U.S. Open. Lashley made the most of the opportunity with a bogey-free round, taking advantage of scoring opportunities during a day with little wind on a short course with receptive greens. He opened with a birdie and had three more on the front nine before the closing spree. Lashley, who is from Nebraska, had a knee injury last year that stunted his rookie season on the PGA TOUR after 17 events. There’s no chance he can afford to be comfortable with the early lead. Johnson provided proof the Donald Ross-designed course can present a challenge. He ranked in the middle of the pack off the tee, missing five of 14 fairways. He was among the worst on approach shots, leaving him 33-plus feet away from the pin on average. Johnson was 2 over at No. 11 after his second double bogey before rallying with three birdies over the last five holes. Woodland was strong late in the first round after failing to maintain any momentum from winning the first major of his career. He tied a U.S. Open record by making just four bogeys over four rounds at Pebble Beach and had that many bogeys in a four-hole stretch at Detroit Golf Club and a total of six. After falling to 5 over through 11 holes, he had four birdies over the last six to finish with a 73. Reavie, meanwhile, picked up where he left off after winning for his first win in 11 years. He had a 4-under 32 on the front nine and was 3 under on the back, including an eagle on the 582-yard, par-5 17th.
All you need to know about the festivities and events surrounding the Midsummer Classic, July 7-9 in Cleveland.
Marc Gasol is staying in Toronto and Masai Ujiri says he’s in for the long haul. Is it only a matter of time before Kawhi Leonard commits his future to the Raptors? Alex Wong and William Lou discuss.
