GM Keim: ‘Zero chance’ Cards will trade MurrayGM Keim: ‘Zero chance’ Cards will trade Murray
Cardinals general manager Steve Keim said there is “zero chance” he will trade Kyler Murray.
Day: April 21, 2022
‘This is weird’: Inside Freddie Freeman’s emotional, surreal reunion with his former team‘This is weird’: Inside Freddie Freeman’s emotional, surreal reunion with his former team
Emotions ran high as Freeman was saluted by the home crowd all week — and homered against his former team.
Stephen Curry announces new junior golf tourStephen Curry announces new junior golf tour
NBA star Stephen Curry has already impacted the golf community in various ways. In 2019, Curry partnered with Howard University to launch and financially support the school’s first Division I golf program for a six-year period. The previous year, he had donated $25,000 to support longtime pro Scott Harrington and his wife Jenn in her battle with Hodgkin’s lymphoma. Curry announced his latest initiative Thursday afternoon, aiming to provide aspiring college golfers a more accessible path to their dreams. The UNDERRATED Golf Tour, an AJGA-accredited junior tour, will hold five events this summer at highly acclaimed courses across the United States. The Tour will be free of charge for players, including travel, lodging and meals. Players will compete for a season-long “Curry Cup.” The UNDERRATED Golf Tour is an extension of Curry’s UNDERRATED brand, established in 2019 with a mission “to empower underrated and underrepresented individuals all over the world.” The brand was founded with a focus on basketball, with Thursday’s announcement extending its efforts to golf. “Everybody knows I love the game of golf, and I couldn’t be more excited to extend this love to the best young players around the country,” Curry said in a video released Thursday. “Less than 2% of golfers are people of color, and our Tour provides a platform of equity, access and opportunity for girls and boys who want to play and compete with the current best players on the AJGA.” The UNDERRATED Golf Tour will debut at Cog Hill GC in Chicago, June 21-23, with stops in Phoenix (Wickenburg Ranch), Houston (GC of Houston) and Tampa (Innisbrook’s Copperhead) leading to the Tour Championship at TPC Harding Park in San Francisco, August 28-30. Cog Hill (BMW Championship), Golf Club of Houston (Hewlett Packard Enterprise Houston Open), Innisbrook Report’s Copperhead Course (Valspar Championship) and TPC Harding Park (PGA Championship, Presidents Cup, WGC-Dell Technologies Championship) are all either current or former TOUR venues. For more information and to register for UNDERRATED Golf events, click here.
Jay Haas has cut record in sight after vintage opener at Zurich Classic of New OrleansJay Haas has cut record in sight after vintage opener at Zurich Classic of New Orleans
NEW ORLEANS – Jay Haas knows father time is undefeated but the veteran being called “Pops” by fellow competitors wound back the clock and showed the youngsters a thing or two during the opening round of the Zurich Classic of New Orleans. Haas, paired with his former FedExCup winning son Bill, contributed four birdies and a critical par save during the Four-ball opening round at TPC Louisiana as the family duo signed for a 7-under 65. It matched the superteam of Viktor Hovland and Collin Morikawa and the defending champions Cameron Smith and Marc Leishman and was just five off the morning wave lead. The 68-year-old Haas is making his 799th PGA TOUR starts, second on the all-time list behind Mark Brooks (803). He leads the record books with 591 made cuts during a storied career that housed nine TOUR wins and 18 wins on PGA TOUR Champions were he still plays today. But if he can get through Friday’s Foursomes format (alternate shot) with his son, Haas will add another record to his incredible resume – that of the oldest player to make a cut on the PGA TOUR. One more swing at father time. Currently Sam Snead holds the spot from the 1979 Manufacturers Hanover Westchester Classic at 67 years, 2 months and 23 days. When Haas made his TOUR debut in 1973 Snead finished T12 and the field included the likes of Arnold Palmer and Lee Trevino. Prior to the tournament Haas spoke of having trouble reconciling that the teams result in the tournament could be seen as secondary to the pure fact of being able to share the moment with Bill while his wife and Bill’s mother watched from the ropes. “I’m struggling with it… hopefully I can hit some good shots and make some birdies and everything, but ultimately to be with my son, again, on the grandest stage here, that’s what I’m trying to take from it,” Jay said on tournament eve. “I don’t want to just show up and go through the motions. The competitive spirit in both of us, and certainly me, I’m going to be hard on myself, but I always am. I always have been. I kick myself all the time hitting bad shots.” On Thursday the bad shots were scarce. Highlights for the veteran included a 105-yard wedge shot to a foot for their first birdie, and three 17-footers for other birdies along the way. “I had a ball today, I played well, I felt like I was helpful so that was nice. Hopefully I can continue that throughout the week and we will see what we can do. It was fun today,” Haas said after the round. When told of Haas’ exploits ahead of them the super team of Hovland and Morikawa, who both sit inside the World top 5 and were 12 and 13 years old respectively when Haas made his last TOUR start at the 2010 PLAYERS, were extremely impressed. “What Jay did today, very, very impressive,” Morikawa said. “This course has a handful of holes that are really, really tough, like you’ve got to hit a really good drive, and you’ve got probably a long iron in, a few par-3s that you have long irons in. So that’s really impressive. It really is. Some of these par-3s are playing over 200 yards. That’s an awesome effort.” Leishman, who with Smith claimed the title at TPC Louisiana a year ago, called it “beyond special”. “That’s some awesome playing from Jay. Beyond special really,” Leishman said. “My dad is here in the crowd watching this week which is cool but I can’t imagine how great that would’ve been for Bill today. Hopefully he can add that cut record to his career tomorrow. That would be awesome to see.” With Bill currently sitting 168th in the FedExCup race Jay had some initial reluctance in partnering his son during a critical start chasing the Playoffs. But the 2011 FedExCup champion wouldn’t hear of replacing him. “It’s just a good opportunity to play golf and enjoy it and have fun, but also inside the ropes be competitive and him be able to see what I’m talking about when I say either I’m struggling or here I hit a good one, what do you see here?” Bill said. “To have him inside the ropes on my team, it’s just a great opportunity, and it’s just a special week. Something I’ll remember forever.”
Red Sox manager Cora tests positive for COVIDRed Sox manager Cora tests positive for COVID
Boston Red Sox manager Alex Cora has tested positive for COVID-19 and will not travel with the team for its weekend series with the Tampa Bay Rays.
Titans GM: ‘Do not foresee’ trading WR BrownTitans GM: ‘Do not foresee’ trading WR Brown
Titans general manager Jon Robinson made it clear that he wants A.J. Brown in Nashville for a long time and doesn’t “foresee” trading the start wide receiver.
Texas woman drops suit against Cowboys’ JonesTexas woman drops suit against Cowboys’ Jones
The 25-year-old Texas woman who was suing Dallas Cowboys owner Jerry Jones, alleging he is her biological father, has dropped her lawsuit but wants DNA testing, according to the Dallas Morning News
Andy Katz on Jay Wright’s sudden retirement from VillanovaAndy Katz on Jay Wright’s sudden retirement from Villanova
Andy Katz reflects on Villanova’s Jay Wright stepping down as head coach of the Wildcats.
Wyshynski: Why the NHL must expand the Stanley Cup playoffsWyshynski: Why the NHL must expand the Stanley Cup playoffs
As the NBA, NFL and MLB add more teams to their postseasons, the NHL remains at 16. Here’s the case for why it should increase that number.
How the NFL Draft’s likely No. 1 pick made it all happenHow the NFL Draft’s likely No. 1 pick made it all happen
As a little kid, Aidan Hutchinson began to plan out every step of his future, one journal entry at a time. Now, he’s the likely No. 1 pick of the 2022 NFL draft.