Gone are the days of the Brickyard 400 drawing 250,000 fans, but NASCAR has found new life in Indianapolis by running around its road course.
Cardinals quarterback Kyler Murray defended himself against those who think he doesn’t prepare for games because of a study addendum that was added to his contract, calling it “disrespectful” and “almost a joke.”
Tampa Bay Buccaneers starting center Ryan Jensen was carted off the field during Thursday’s training camp practice with a left knee injury.
Veteran defensive end Carlos Dunlap is signing a one-year deal worth up to $8 million with the Kansas City Chiefs, agent Drew Rosenhaus told ESPN.
After attributing a lack of playoff success to a rise in “me-first” players, former Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback Ben Roethlisberger walked back his comments in an interview with a local radio station Thursday.
It might not be the most sought-after card of its kind, and several cards have fetched a higher auction price. However, not many memorabilia sales in recent years can match this card’s penchant for drama and drawing characters to the hunt to find it.
DETROIT – Mark Hubbard had made a hole-in-one eight times heading into the first round of the Rocket Mortgage Classic. He knew what it felt like. Heck, his eighth ace came “after I had dropped about 100 beers” at Baker’s Bay in the Bahamas, so he thought he knew enough to cast quick judgement of his 216-yard tee shot at the 11th hole at Detroit Golf Club. Disgusted with what felt like another right miss, Hubbard let go of the club with both hands on his follow-through, but when he looked up he saw that the ball had taken off neither too far right nor too far left. It was soaring directly at the pin. “Dude, that better not go in,” said Wyndham Clark, one of his playing partners. It did, of course, touching off a celebration that surprised no one more than Hubbard himself. “I mean, honestly, it was pretty embarrassing,” he said after signing for a 4-under 68, four behind early leaders Tony Finau and Taylor Pendrith. “Didn’t quite know where the ball was going today. Taking a week off and whatever I just didn’t feel as spot on and I think I let go of the club on about three of the last four shots as well and they all ended up OK. I just felt really stuck and I thought it was going to be way right of the green. “I looked up and it was a perfect 1-yard draw,” he continued. “… It landed and trickled in like a putt. Yeah, I think that’s probably going to end up being one of my favorite hole-in-ones I ever had just because of the situation.” No one gave him any high-fives, he added, and given his reaction upon contact, he said, he did not deserve them. The hole-in-one was part of a Hubbard revival this season, as he has gone 4th (Barracuda Championship), 3rd (Barbasol Championship) and T13 (John Deere Classic) in his last three starts, securing his spot in the upcoming FedExCup Playoffs at 81st. This, from a guy who began the season in someone tenuous position, playing out of the FedExCup 125-150 category. The big transformation owes to Hubbard starting to work with Scottsdale-based instructor Andy Patnou this season. By melding elements of his new swing with his old swing under coach Kevin Kirk, he said, he has made his swing his own. “I think I’ve just taken a lot of ownership over my game this year,” he said. “And I’ve worked hard at it, and when you do that kind of on your own and it becomes so much your own, it holds up under pressure and confidence just kind of grows from there versus what I was doing for a long time, which is kind of trying to do stuff that isn’t inherently me and unique in me. “I just feel I’m swinging my swing now more than ever,” he added. Even with the occasional no-handed follow-through.
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It might not be the most sought-after card of its kind and several cards have fetched a higher auction price. However, not many memorabilia sales in recent years can match this card’s penchant for drama and drawing characters to the hunt to find it.
Rickie Fowler has been running through putters at a furious pace, switching several times already this season. He’s been searching far and wide. In the last year alone, check out the selection of putters that GolfWRX has spotted in Fowler’s bag. At last month’s Travelers Championship, Fowler debuted a Cobra King Stingray 20 prototype putter with a custom soleplate in celebration of his daughter’s birthday. The putter was 3D-printed and made to his preferences, but it didn’t last very long. When in doubt, return to what’s worked in the past. And that’s exactly what Fowler has done. In his next start, at the Genesis Scottish Open, Fowler put a putter back in the bag that he’s used off-and-on for the last eight years, a Scotty Cameron Newport 2 GSS (German Stainless Steel) prototype. Fowler is using it this week at the Rocket Mortgage Classic, as well. “Just ran its course (with the previous putters) and ready to go back to the trusty,” Fowler told GolfWRX.com on Wednesday. “I mean, I’ve kind of done it through my whole career where I’ll have something for a bit, then go back to something different, change it up. “She might have needed a little timeout, but hopefully she’s gonna heat up.” Fowler sits 124th in the FedExCup standings with two events remaining until the Playoffs. According to PGATOUR.COM’s 2015 article, Fowler’s putterhead came from a box of GSS putters that were once reserved for Tiger Woods. The putter Fowler uses is slightly different than Woods’ putter, though, with subtle adjustments to the neck placement, bumper radius and face depth for a shallower profile. The putter doesn’t look as pristine as it did fresh out of Woods’ special box, but that’s to be expected after nearly a decade of use. The only white paint left is the dancing “R” in the back cavity, although that could absolutely be intentional. It also has a small wear mark directly on the sweet spot of the club face, which isn’t easy to do on high quality German Stainless Steel; it takes years of contact in the same location to achieve.
