Kap shows he can throw, but will it matter?Kap shows he can throw, but will it matter?
Colin Kaepernick worked out in front NFL scouts in a strange, thrown-together showcase. It’s hard to know where this saga goes from here.
Day: November 17, 2019
Torrence tops Top Fuel qualifying at NHRA finaleTorrence tops Top Fuel qualifying at NHRA finale
Points leader Steve Torrence jumped to the No. 1 spot in the final Top Fuel qualifying session Saturday at the season-ending Auto Club NHRA Finals at Auto Club Raceway.
Russell Okung is questionable for Monday nightRussell Okung is questionable for Monday night
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Right now, the Blazers and Carmelo Anthony need each otherRight now, the Blazers and Carmelo Anthony need each other
The arrangement between Carmelo Anthony and Portland isn’t flawless, but time and circumstances make it logical.
Harris English chips in to take lead at Mayakoba Golf ClassicHarris English chips in to take lead at Mayakoba Golf Classic
PLAYA DEL CARMEN, Mexico — Harris English feels he got away from the basics that carried him to a promising start to his PGA TOUR career. He hopes he’s headed in that direction again. English holed a chip-and-run from off the 18th green Saturday for birdie and a 7-under 64, giving him the 36-hole lead at the Mayakoba Golf Classic as he tries to end six years without winning. English was at 13-under 129, one shot ahead of Vaughn Taylor, who had a 66 in the afternoon. Brendon Todd, coming off a victory two weeks ago in Bermuda Championship, had a 68 and was two back. “Just mainly working on the same stuff every day and kind of going back to the drawing board and figuring out what I was doing really well my first couple years on tour and just stick to that, not trying to reinvent the wheel,â€� English said. Whatever he’s doing, English is on a roll. He had to go back to the Korn Ferry Tour Finals after last season to regain his card. Since then, he has finished in the top 10 in three of his four tournaments. Next up is a long day. Because rain washed out all of Thursday, players will go as long as they can Sunday before darkness, with the 72-hole event concluding Monday. Even with the new policy of top 65 and ties making the cut, 82 players advanced to the final two rounds. The course, which received more than 9 inches of rain from Monday through Thursday, dried remarkably well and the greens had plenty of pace. English motored along, rarely getting into too much trouble. He birdied his last two holes to set the pace. English won at Mayakoba in 2013 when it was the final PGA TOUR event of the year. That was his last win, 170 tournaments ago. “I had a lot of success here and I love this place, love the greens,â€� English said. “Feel like if I can get it on the dance floor and hit 14, 15, 16 greens a round, I can give myself a chance. With this wind, anything can happen, but if I stay the course and keep hitting like I am, I’m in a good spot.â€� So is Todd, who overcame a mental block — he called in the yips — of a big miss to the right that nearly drove him from the game. Todd got it sorted out and picked up loads of confidence with his victory in the inaugural Bermuda event. His only frustration Saturday was with putting. “I hit it to 25 feet, 6 feet, 12 feet, 4 feet, and then missed a 12-footer for par on 5,â€� he said. “Striped it at the flag on 7, and on 8 I hit a close one in there about 10 feet and burned the edge. I just didn’t get the putts to fall in the second nine.â€� Danny Lee, who started the tournament 10 under through 13 holes for a 62, shot 70 and was three shots back. “Just missed a couple putts out there, made bogey on a couple par 5s,â€� he said. “Just golf happened.â€� Jason Day, playing Mayakoba for the first time in 10 years as he tries to get ready for the Presidents Cup, shot 77 and missed the cut.
English looks to cement comeback with win at MayakobaEnglish looks to cement comeback with win at Mayakoba
PLAYA DEL CARMEN, Mexico – A sun-splashed Saturday provided a second straight day of golf at the Mayakoba Golf Classic. Now the challenge is how to finish it. Players will go off in threesomes and won’t be re-grouped after the third round in an attempt to play as many holes as possible at the rain-delayed tournament at El Camaleón Golf Club on Sunday. If necessary, play will resume at 7:30 a.m. ET Monday. RELATED: Leaderboard | Tee times | Henley misses cut after One Ball Rule violation The leader is Harris English, who won the 2014 Mayakoba Golf Classic. He knows what it takes. Then again, it’s been a while. He hasn’t won since. “It’s been a lot of ball-striking,â€� English said of his resurgence after a second-round 64 moved him to 13 under and one ahead of Vaughn Taylor (66). “Starting at the Greenbrier this year, I think I was top-10 in greens in regulation and that’s been a huge stat. “That’s what I did really well my first couple years on Tour,â€� he added, “and haven’t done so well in that the past couple seasons. But really worked with my coach, Justin Parsons, back home in Sea Island and really just doing what I did back in college and my first couple years on Tour.â€� Last season English was 147th in Strokes Gained: Tee-to-Green; this season he’s 21st. A four-time All-American at Georgia who turned pro in 2011, English immediately won once on the Korn Ferry Tour and twice on the PGA TOUR. So it was a surprise when his late 20s turned into a slog. His average finish in the FedExCup the last three seasons has been 131. He fell out of the top 200 in the world, and needed to go back to the Korn Ferry Tour Finals. Now, though, he’s back. He’s already posted three top-10 finishes in four starts this season. As always, Mayakoba has rewarded good ball-striking, and penalized wayward tee shots. The cut came with 82 players at 1-under 141 from a field of 131 professionals and one amateur. Rounds three and four will feature threesomes off tee Nos. 1 and 10 Sunday. English hopes to carry his early-season momentum to his third career TOUR win. “I think I missed two greens today,â€� he said after chipping in for birdie on his last hole, the 18th. “And if you do that every day out here, you’re going to take it deep.â€� Brendon Todd (68, 11 under, two back) is trying to win for the second time in as many starts after capturing the recent Bermuda Championship. Danny Lee (70), Adam Long (69) and Robby Shelton (66) are 10 under and three back. “I’m ready to keep going and go to one (tee) right now and start it up,â€� said Long, who birdied five of his last six holes and is aiming for his first win since The American Express last season. Although five of the top six players on the leaderboard are Americans, the crowd favorites have emerged with the golfing Ortiz brothers of Guadalajara. They are two of seven players representing Mexico in the field, and they are both playing well. Alvaro Ortiz, the Latin America Amateur winner who nearly won Low Amateur honors at The Masters Tournament and turned 24 yesterday, shot 67 to reach 9 under, just four off the lead. Big brother Carlos, 28, surged with a 65 to reach 8 under, five back. “We actually never played in a competitive tournament together,â€� Carlos said, “especially because of the age gap.â€� This has necessitated a delicate balancing act for their proud parents. “My dad was following my brother on the front nine,â€� Alvaro said. “I saw him on 17 and then he walked the back nine with me. Then my mom walked the front nine with me and walked the back nine with Carlos. It alternates, so it was nice that my brother was just two groups ahead of me and they can see both of us.â€� It’s a logistical challenge, but after copious rain scuttled the entire first round without a shot being hit Thursday, you could say the same for simply finishing the tournament.
Kap throws for 8 teams, tells NFL, ‘Stop running’Kap throws for 8 teams, tells NFL, ‘Stop running’
Colin Kaepernick has completed his workout for what his agent said were eight NFL teams at an Atlanta-area high school on Saturday.
Kap works out for 8 teams, has ‘nothing to hide’Kap works out for 8 teams, has ‘nothing to hide’
Colin Kaepernick has completed his workout for what his agent said were eight NFL teams at an Atlanta-area high school on Saturday.