Gordon Hayward back in bubble, will not play "anytime soon"Gordon Hayward back in bubble, will not play "anytime soon"
He suffered a Grade III ankle sprain in Boston’s playoff opener.
Day: September 6, 2020
Daniel Berger might not win the FedEx Cup, but as for getting in the Masters … you’re saying there is a chance?Daniel Berger might not win the FedEx Cup, but as for getting in the Masters … you’re saying there is a chance?
He’s not in the Masters field, despite being sixth in FedEx Cup points and 13th in the world. His people reached out, and the folks at Augusta National didn’t say yes to a special exemption — but they didn’t say no, either.
Jimmy Butler on joining Miami, proving he's among NBA eliteJimmy Butler on joining Miami, proving he's among NBA elite
In an interview filmed last November, the Miami Heat star sat down with Sports Betting News senior NBA writer Vincent Goodwill about his decision to go to South Beach, what it takes to win a championship and why he's motivated to show he's one of the top two-way players in the game.
What happened? Rory explains his second shot on 18What happened? Rory explains his second shot on 18
ATLANTA - What are the odds? The odds that Rory McIlroy's second shot would find that little lake, the one that so many golf balls fly easily over during the TOUR Championship. I'm glad you asked. RELATED: Full leaderboard | Leaders struggle, set up FedExCup sprint | JT thrives in pursuer role It turns out that just 1.2% of second shots on East Lake's 18th hole (formerly the ninth) are hit into the water. The hole has been played 1,947 times in the ShotLink era (since 2004). McIlroy's was just the 23rd second shot to find the water. McIlroy topped his second shot. It traveled less than 30 yards before nose-diving into the water. So, what happend? We'll let McIlroy take it from here. He was gracious enough to speak to the media after making that mistake on his final hole of the day. Here's what he had to say: "The lie was sort of iffy. My biggest concern was trying to carry the first bunker on the right there, and I knew I needed to hit it really hard and I swung hard at it, and I got it maybe like right in the middle of the ball. ... I felt like if I tried to sweep it, it would be better, and I just sort of came up on it a little bit. "Probably in hindsight trying to take on a little bit too much. So yeah, and then it would have been nice to get away with a par. It wasn’t to be." McIlroy made bogey on 18, as did playing partner Justin Thomas. There has been just one other bogey on that reachable par-5 this week. McIlroy shot 71 on Saturday after signing for Friday's low round, a 6-under 64. He will start the third round five shots behind leader Dustin Johnson. McIlroy is trying to become the first player to successfully defend the FedExCup and first player to win it three times.
Authentic outduels Tiz the Law to upset DerbyAuthentic outduels Tiz the Law to upset Derby
Authentic jumped to the front and outdueled heavy favorite Tiz the Law in the stretch to pull off an upset victory in Saturday’s Kentucky Derby.
Daniel Berger might not win the FedEx Cup, but getting in the Masters … so you’re saying there is a chanceDaniel Berger might not win the FedEx Cup, but getting in the Masters … so you’re saying there is a chance
He’s not in the Masters field, despite being sixth in FedEx Cup points and 13th in the world. His people reached out, and the folks at Augusta National didn’t say yes to a special exemption — but they didn’t say no, either.
Johnson takes 1-shot lead at Tour ChampionshipJohnson takes 1-shot lead at Tour Championship
Dustin Johnson didn’t have a great day, but it still led to an even-par 70 and a 1-shot lead over Sungjae Im after the second round of the Tour Championship on Saturday.
Win probabilities: TOUR ChampionshipWin probabilities: TOUR Championship
2020 TOUR Championship, Round 2 Top 10 win probabilities: Dustin Johnson (1, -13, 32.7%) Xander Schauffele (3, -11, 18.0%)\ Sungjae Im (2, -12, 14.5%) Justin Thomas (4, -10, 10.6%) Jon Rahm (T5, -9, 9.0%) Collin Morikawa (T5, -9, 4.5%) Rory McIlroy (T8, -8, 4.0%) Tyrrell Hatton (T5, -9, 2.9%) Brendon Todd (T8, -8, 1.2%) Patrick Reed (T11, -6, 0.5%) Top Strokes-Gained Performers from Round 2: Putting: Sebastian Munoz +4.6 Around the Green: Mackenzie Hughes +1.5 Approach the Green: Sungjae Im +4.3 Off-the-tee: Lanto Griffin +1.4 Total: Sungjae Im +5.3 NOTE: These reports are based off the live predictive model run by @DataGolf. The model provides live "Make Cut", "Top 20", "Top 5", and "Win" 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 TOUR Championship, 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.
Authentic gets upset win at 2020 Kentucky DerbyAuthentic gets upset win at 2020 Kentucky Derby
Four months later than usual and without spectators, the 2020 Kentucky Derby was held as Authentic pulled off the upset over Tiz the Law.
Dustin Johnson takes the 36-hole lead at TOUR ChampionshipDustin Johnson takes the 36-hole lead at TOUR Championship
In the second round of the 2020 TOUR Championship, Dustin Johnson secured his one-shot lead over Sungjae Im with a clutch birdie on No. 18.