Italy to host 2022 Ryder Cup matches Italy will host the Ryder Cup for the first time, witth the European Tour announcing Monday that a club near Rome's city center will host the biennial matches in 2022. Marco Simone Golf and Country Club, about 11 miles from Rome's city center, will host the competition pitting a dozen European-born players against 12 Americans. The European side has won … [Read more...]
Jordan Spieth pulls off the ‘Happy Gilmore’ swing at a pro-am
Jordan Spieth pulls off the 'Happy Gilmore' swing at a pro-am Nice Happy Gilmore to start the day @JordanSpieth pic.twitter.com/HyKA8xkPYd— Jake Owen (@jakeowen) December 14, 2015 Jordan Spieth is clearly a student of golf history, and he showed it on the golf course on Sunday. Spieth was playing in the Grapefruit Pro-Am at Vero Beach Country Club in Florida with country singer Jake Owen, … [Read more...]
Mostly NFL Notes: Talking Russell Wilson, Todd Gurley and a look around the league
Mostly NFL Notes: Talking Russell Wilson, Todd Gurley and a look around the league After Russell Wilson threw exactly one TD in seven straight games, he’s posted a 16:0 TD:INT ratio (with a touchdown run) over his last four outings (in which he’s not attempted more than 32 passes), as he and Doug Baldwin, who has eight TD catches over the past three games without seeing 10 targets in any of … [Read more...]
UCL draw: Arsenal handed Barca; Chelsea gets PSG rematch
UCL draw: Arsenal handed Barca; Chelsea gets PSG rematch European champions Barcelona will go up against English Premier League leaders Arsenal in the Champions League last 16 after they were thrown together in Monday’s draw. French heavyweights Paris Saint-Germain were drawn against 2012 winners Chelsea for the third straight season, while Bayern Munich will meet last year’s finalists Juventus. … [Read more...]
NFL Winners and Losers: Would you sign Kirk Cousins to a big deal?
NFL Winners and Losers: Would you sign Kirk Cousins to a big deal? Things are fairly good for the Washington Redskins right now. They’re in first place, albeit in a terrible NFC East. After some lean years in the nation's capital, nobody is complaining. But there’s a really difficult question coming that you know the front office is already wrestling with: What will they do with the Kirk … [Read more...]
Bengals’ Andrew Whitworth: Bengals-Steelers fight is NFL’s fault
Bengals' Andrew Whitworth: Bengals-Steelers fight is NFL's fault Cincinnati Bengals offensive tackle Andrew Whitworth didn't hold back after Sunday's game when asked about his team's pregame fight with the Pittsburgh Steelers. Following the teams' Nov. 1 meeting, Steelers linebacker Vince Williams made a slew of threats at Bengals linebacker Vontaze Burfict in four now-deleted tweets, and … [Read more...]
Baseball Daily Dose: Dose: Cubs Bullish on Heyward
Baseball Daily Dose: Dose: Cubs Bullish on Heyward Follow @Baer_Bill and @Rotoworld_BB on Twitter. On Friday, outfielder Jason Heyward officially found a home. The 26-year-old agreed to an eight-year, $184 million deal with the Cubs, as Ken Rosenthal of FOX Sports reported. The contract reportedly includes two opt-out provisions as well, based on plate appearance thresholds. Heyward has a career … [Read more...]
Longshot Codacious rallies to win feature at Los Alamitos (The Associated Press)
Longshot Codacious rallies to win feature at Los Alamitos (The Associated Press) LOS ALAMITOS, Calif. (AP) -- Codacious won the $59,946 feature for fillies and mares by 3 1-4 lengths Sunday at Los Alamitos in her return to dirt after four straight starts on turf. … [Read more...]
The Daily Dose: Dose: The Replacements
The Daily Dose: Dose: The Replacements Sunday's four-game slate featured a major lineup shakeup in Memphis, a changing of the guards in Utah, and some big-time performances from Eric Bledsoe and Kevin Durant. There were also got some injury updates on Kyrie Irving (knee), Jonas Valanciunas (hand), and Bradley Beal (leg); while Nerlens Noel (corneal abrasion) added his name to the injury report. … [Read more...]
NFL Picks Against the Spread: Week 14 Computer Predictions – Heavy.com
NFL Picks Against the Spread: Week 14 Computer Predictions - Heavy.com The OddsShark Computer likes JJ Watt and the Texans to win outright over the Patriots on Sunday night. (Getty) Editor’s note: The odds below are courtesy of Heavy’s partners at OddsShark. Click here for more NFL odds and betting info at OddsShark.com. The NFL is back for Week 14 of the season, and the OddsShark Computer is … [Read more...]