Anthony Davis participated in an individual on-court workout on Friday, and the Lakers are optimistic he could return sometime during L.A.’s long road trip at the end of the month, sources told ESPN.
Texans general manager Nick Caserio declined to go into specifics about what differences led him to fire coach David Culley after one season but noted they had to do with “next steps or how we move forward.”
HONOLULU – Australian Matt Jones was getting attention last week after a record breaking 23 under weekend in Maui, but even a favorable ruling and resulting great par save in Honolulu wasn’t enough to get the two-time PGA TOUR winner to the weekend. Jones hit his approach shot on the par-4 8th hole at Waialae Country Club just above the lip of a greenside bunker in Friday’s second round of the Sony Open, forcing him into a strange stance with one foot in and one foot out of the sand. Scrambling to try to make the cut Jones faced a stance where his body dropped well below its usual position meaning the only way he could make a stroke was by gripping halfway down his 3-wood and creating a putting like motion. However, this meant the end of the club was running up Jones’ left arm, leaving the 2021 Honda Classic winner worried he might be accused of anchoring. “I had a stance that was very unconventional and I had to grip a long way down the shaft. I just wanted to check it wasn’t classified as anchoring because as we know anchoring is somewhat banned,” Jones explained after rounds of 70-68. Jones called in Senior Tournament Referee Stephen Cox for clarification and was given the all-clear by the veteran official. “It was very easy for Coxy to see I wasn’t trying to subvert any rules,” Jones added. “I was trying to play it kind of across my body. It was more running up my arm and in between arm and body but during the stroke it kind of got over to my left side so I just wanted to be sure before I did anything.” Cox spent a minute or so with Jones running through the scenario which coincidentally had happened over on the first green with Lucas Glover and another official earlier in the round and as such had been a point of discussion amongst the committee. “The awkward nature of Matt’s stance resulted in him gripping the club down the shaft and as a result the club was going to extend beyond the forearm and might touch the upper arm or the side of the body while making the stroke,” Cox added. “I felt that as he was not deliberately holding the club against a part of the body above the forearm it would not be considered anchoring. Any accidental contact during the stroke is not prohibited by the Rule.” Rule 10.1b. outlaws players using an anchor point for a stroke or from making deliberate contact with their clothing during a stroke. However inadvertent contact is specifically not a breach to ensure circumstances just like those Jones and Glover faced are not penalized. The Australian also mentioned some minor exposure of bunker lining in his discussion with Cox but it was of no consequence. “Matt also had questions relating the to the bunker liner which was not considered abnormal,” Cox confirmed. “As per PGA TOUR Local Rules, exposed bunker liners may be treated as ground under repair for lie of ball or area of intended swing but no relief is provided for stance.”
Bam Adebayo, who had surgery on his right thumb on Dec. 5, is targeting a return to the Heat lineup on Monday vs. the Raptors, sources told ESPN. He is averaging 18.7 points and 10.2 rebounds this season.
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The PGA TOUR maintains a standardized system for determining event fields, based off the current season’s Priority Ranking while also including additional exemption and qualifying categories. Field sizes can vary by event, as can the number of event-specific exemptions. Fully exempt PGA TOUR members are guaranteed entry into all full-field events, with various conditional categories subject to periodic reshuffles based upon FedExCup Points accrued throughout the season. How the field qualified for the The American Express as of 1/14/2022: Check here for updates. Winner – THE PLAYERS Championship (prior to 1996) Davis Love III Winner – THE PLAYERS Championship (five-year exemption) Si Woo Kim Winner – Masters Tournament (five-year exemption) Patrick Reed Winner – U.S. Open Championship (five-year exemption) Jon Rahm Gary Woodland Winner – PGA Championship (five-year exemption) Phil Mickelson Winner – Open Championship (five-year exemption) Francesco Molinari Winner – World Golf Championship Event (three-year exemption) Abraham Ancer Winner – Arnold Palmer Invitational & Memorial Tournament (three-year exemption) Patrick Cantlay FedExCup Champion (five-year exemption) Justin Rose Member of most recent U.S. Ryder Cup Team Tony Finau Scottie Scheffler Career Money Exemption Luke Donald Bill Haas Rory Sabbatini Nick Watney Past Champion – The American Express Jason Dufner Brian Gay Andrew Landry Adam Long Hudson Swafford Mark Wilson PGA Section Champion Kyle Mendoza Sponsor’s Exemptions – Members not otherwise exempt Jonathan Byrd Camilo Villegas Sponsor’s Exemptions – Unrestricted James Hart du Preez Chan Kim John Pak T.J. Vogel PGA TOUR Tournament Winner (two-year exemption) Cameron Champ Corey Conners Jason Day Tyler Duncan Rickie Fowler Dylan Frittelli Lucas Glover Talor Gooch Lanto Griffin Jim Herman Charles Howell III Sungjae Im Sung Kang Patton Kizzire Martin Laird Nate Lashley K.H. Lee Graeme McDowell Sebastián Muñoz Carlos Ortiz C.T. Pan J.T. Poston Seamus Power Chez Reavie Robert Streb Nick Taylor Michael Thompson Brendon Todd Martin Trainer Kevin Tway Jimmy Walker Richy Werenski Matthew Wolff Top 125 on Prior Season’s FedExCup Points List Charley Hoffman Alex Noren Brian Harman Cameron Tringale Harold Varner III Tom Hoge Russell Henley Emiliano Grillo Jhonattan Vegas Chris Kirk Kevin Streelman Harry Higgs Troy Merritt Pat Perez Andrew Putnam Doug Ghim Brandon Hagy Peter Malnati Wyndham Clark Adam Schenk Kramer Hickok Brian Stuard Henrik Norlander Doc Redman Roger Sloan Brandt Snedeker Hank Lebioda Tyler McCumber Denny McCarthy Luke List Adam Hadwin Brendan Steele Sepp Straka James Hahn Zach Johnson Russell Knox Sam Ryder Matthew NeSmith Scott Piercy Anirban Lahiri Brice Garnett Scott Stallings Chesson Hadley Top 125 on Prior Season’s FedExCup Points List (Non-member) Will Zalatoris Major Medical Extension Danny Lee Kevin Chappell Ryan Moore Wesley Bryan Seung-Yul Noh Kelly Kraft Jonas Blixt Leading Points Winners – Korn Ferry Tour Joseph Bramlett (The Finals 25 — Finals Points) Korn Ferry Tour graduates via The 25 and The Finals 25 (reordered) Cameron Young Patrick Rodgers Hayden Buckley J.J. Spaun Taylor Pendrith Taylor Moore Vince Whaley Aaron Rai Alex Smalley Trey Mullinax John Huh Davis Riley Chad Ramey Sahith Theegala Max McGreevy Greyson Sigg Seth Reeves Curtis Thompson Andrew Novak Bronson Burgoon Austin Cook Lee Hodges Christiaan Bezuidenhout Nick Hardy Adam Svensson Justin Lower David Skinns David Lipsky Dawie van der Walt Peter Uihlein Michael Gligic Paul Barjon Dylan Wu Scott Gutschewski Brandon Wu Chris Stroud Austin Smotherman Ben Kohles Brett Drewitt Kurt Kitayama
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With NHL players not participating, USA Hockey leaned heavily on NCAA players. Here’s a deeper look at the squad.
