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Day: October 4, 2019
Verlander, Altuve lead Astros over Rays 6-2 in ALDS openerVerlander, Altuve lead Astros over Rays 6-2 in ALDS opener
Justin Verlander looked every bit the October ace, Jose Altuve polished his postseason resume and the Houston Astros kept rolling, beating the Tampa Bay Rays 6-2 Friday to open their AL Division Series. The Astros, who won a franchise-record 107 games for the best record in the majors, began their quest
DeChambeau after second-round 68: ‘I just can’t get a normal round in’DeChambeau after second-round 68: ‘I just can’t get a normal round in’
LAS VEGAS – Bryson DeChambeau often makes you scratch your head when he starts talking. The cerebral five-time PGA TOUR winner – and defending champion of the Shriners Hospitals for Children Open – had his media audience doing just that in the lead-up to his title defense at TPC Summerlin. A year ago, DeChambeau collected a fourth win in 12 starts, but since then, he has fallen short of another triumph. Related: Leaderboard | Cantlay continues TPC Summerlin dominance When asked about how hard it can be to maintain excellence, he went deep in his answer during his press conference. “There are so many things that have to go right in life. I was talking to a poker player couple nights ago and talking about luck; talking about how sometimes people get really lucky for long periods of time,â€� DeChambeau explained. “As we look at what should happen over the course of your lifetime, it’s too difficult to even know what statistically should happen, because our lifetimes are so small compared to an infinite amount of time. “In fact, we could always be on the third standard deviation our whole entire life, which all that means is you can have really weird stuff happen to you your whole life. It could. Or be normal or be the opposite and vice versa.â€� After an opening-round 66, DeChambeau spent Friday’s second round firmly on the third standard deviation. The 26-year-old couldn’t buy a putt, with multiple lip-outs leaving him stuck on a metaphorical treadmill. He was even on his round with three holes to go before the “weird” worked in his favor. Having made nothing all day, DeChambeau connected for birdie from 8 feet, 11 inches on his third-to-last last hole – his longest made putt of the round. Shortly after, he holed out from a bunker for another birdie and added one more to finish for a bizarre 68, leaving him at 8-under-par and just four off the lead. “Hey, you know what? Some people live in that area their whole lives. And maybe that’s me,â€� he said post-round about the infamous third standard deviation. “For the past couple weeks, I’ve felt like there’s been some really weird stuff going on. I just can’t get a normal round in. “I just want to go play golf and have a good time, make a couple putts, miss a couple; I’m okay with that… Nah, I’ve got to lip out 10 and hole a bunker shot. It’s like, what’s going on?â€� If Bryson doesn’t know what’s going on, how are we supposed to figure it out?
Raiders hoping to reverse London trend by changing travel scheduleRaiders hoping to reverse London trend by changing travel schedule
The Raiders are banking on extended time in the U.K. working better.
Stars’ Polak suffers fracture of sternumStars’ Polak suffers fracture of sternum
Dallas defenseman Roman Polak, who was stretchered off the ice on Thursday, will have his injury re-evaluated in one week.
Patrick Cantlay continues TPC Summerlin dominance at Shriners Hospitals for Children OpenPatrick Cantlay continues TPC Summerlin dominance at Shriners Hospitals for Children Open
LAS VEGAS – There’s no such thing as a sure bet in Las Vegas but Patrick Cantlay might be as close as it gets. In his two previous appearances at TPC Summerlin, Cantlay was the champion in 2017 and runner up in 2018. This year he’s opened 66-64 to share the lead through 36 holes. RELATED: Leaderboard | Tee times It leaves the two-time PGA TOUR winner a ridiculous 41 under par on the course from 10 rounds with a scoring average of 66.9. His driving and approach game has been stellar through two rounds. When he entered the clubhouse he led the field in Strokes Gained: Off-the-Tee gaining almost four strokes on the field average. And after hitting all 18 greens in regulation on Thursday he missed just two on Friday. The secret? “Driving the ball in the fairway is really important. It’s one of my strengths, so most of the tee shots out here look really comfortable to me. Leaves me lots of wedges, lots of opportunities for scoring,â€� Cantlay explained. “First couple days hit the ball really well, especially off the tee. I think that’s a big part of playing this golf course well, is hitting driver a lot. I hit driver a lot out here when other guys might lay-up … It’s worked.â€� Indeed the slight-figured Cantlay averaged 317.5 yards on all drives over the opening rounds, putting him in the top handful of players. The key now becomes continuing it over the weekend. With his track record though, chances are Cantlay will do just that. “I’m ready. I like this place. Had a good track record here and feel comfortable,â€� he says. “I think a lot of times I play a round out here and feel like it could have been a few better, yet I’m still up there on the leaderboard, which is interesting. “I think the golf course … I want to say it’s easier for me compared to some others.â€�
Week 5 games that will reveal a lot about teamsWeek 5 games that will reveal a lot about teams
Aaron Rodgers and the new-look Packers offense will face faces a tough Cowboys defense. And how will the surprising 49ers hold up against the Browns?
UPDATE: Astros now lead 4-0 in the fifthUPDATE: Astros now lead 4-0 in the fifth
Justin Verlander and Tyler Glasnow traded zeros for four innings. Glasnow could not make it five.
Brewers GM makes bringing back Grandal, Moustakas a priorityBrewers GM makes bringing back Grandal, Moustakas a priority
The Milwaukee Brewers are hoping Yasmani Grandal and Mike Moustakas will be back next season after the team made back-to-back playoff appearances for just the second time in franchise history. Grandal and Moustakas have mutual contract options. Grandal, who led NL catchers with 28 homers, is likely
