The Northern Irishman, like Day, bowed out of last week's major after two rounds, but enjoyed a more a positive outing this time around. "But at the same time, I nearly expected it (a dip) coming off last year, my best year as a pro by a long way", Knox, who will tee off with twice Travelers victor Bubba Watson and Australian Marc Leishman in Thursday's opening round, told reporters. Read More »
The Mavs have named Vincent Collet, his former coach at Strasbourg to the team's coaching staff for the upcoming Orlando Summer League, according to ESPN Insider Chad Ford - showing a deep interest at making the soon-to-be 19-year-old comfortable with the team. Read More »
He has played alongside Carmelo Anthony in Denver and NY and Chris Paul in Los Angeles - two of LeBron James' closest friends. While also giving away their 2017 second round pick, the Cavaliers , ever since the arrival of LeBron James , have put more value on improving their current team than planning for the future. Read More »
First, the Sixers and Celtics came to terms on a package that includes a future first-round pick being sent away from the Sixers to move up to the No. Celtics team president Danny Ainge might not be done, either. "It's a very loaded class and I feel like especially whichever guys go at the top four, five, there may not be that much separation between (them) because everybody's just so talented", Tatum said. Read More »
Centre Jonathan Davies, wing George North and flanker Sean O'Brien are also due to make their first appearances in New Zealand. Without saying as much, Ioane confirmed the Lions' style resembled the "Warrenball" tactics - with big ball-runners crashing over the gainline and quick defensive line speed - that coach Warren Gatland gruffly disavowed earlier this week. Read More »
He had two assists in 13 Stanley Cup Playoff games. Strome was selected fifth overall in the 2011 NHL Draft. The native of Regina, Saskatchewan, carries a $6 million salary-cap hit for the next two seasons before reaching unrestricted free agency. Read More »
While this seems like a blockbuster move, which it is, I think it's just the first domino to fall in what is going to be an exciting offseason in the National Basketball Association. Theringer.com's Kevin O'Connor says on the offensive end "The Sixers ranked 27th in pick-and-roll scoring efficiency last season, per Synergy, and Fultz will immediately boost their numbers with his dynamic abilities as both a scorer and a playmaker" and on the defensive end Fultz has the potential to be a ... Read More »
But in a statement from his representatives Gestifute, Mourinho published a certificate of compliance from the Spanish tax authorities for his period at Real, insisting he paid more than £23m in tax and not been informed of any new case against him. Read More »
The top five teams to draft in the 2017 NBA Draft include the Philadelphia 76ers , Los Angeles Lakers , Boston Celtics , Phoenix Suns and Sacramento Kings . "I think they're both terrific talents". Everyone is familiar with some of the favorites, Lonzo Ball , Markelle Fultz , and Josh Jackson . "They said they love my dad and left it at that". Read More »
Open with a record-tying 16-under at Erin Hills . Koepka went off at 30-to-1 odds at Erin Hills, but his first major title has only bumped him down to 25/1 for the season's third major, according to Westgate Las Vegas Superbook . Still, Koepka's low-key, understated style - mildly pumping his first after his birdies - may not offer the sizzle some in golf want in their next star. Read More »
Asano, whose previous clubs include Sanfrecce Hiroshima and Yokkaichi, is an 11-time Japan global. "He has had an impressive start to his career in Japan and we look forward to him developing over the next couple of years". Nonetheless there is also an acceptance that Asano, at 22-years-old, does need time to become use to European football. Arsene Wenger has said he rates the player highly and is willing to wait to get him on board at the Emirates Stadium, and it's now been confirmed ... Read More »
However, Zorc denied the existence of such negotiations and insisted that Dembele will remain at Signal Iduna Park. Dembele cost Borussia Dortmund £15 million last summer but the indications are that Barcelona are willing to pay the German club €50 million for the player plus €20 million in add-ons if certain conditions are met. Read More »
In addition to this year's No. 3 choice, the Celtics received another first-round pick that comes with several conditions. It all seemed so simple a week ago, but leave it to the Boston Celtics to shake things up before the NBA Draft . Read More »
Seven of the 12 appeared in court on Wednesday in U.S. District Court in Norfolk, Virginia. Although the federal indictment revealed few details about the alleged ring, The Post reported that it did charge Boddie and others with possessing and distributing 1,000 grams or more of heroin and making "financial transactions affecting interstate commerce, which transactions involved the proceeds of specified unlawful activity" between January 2014 and May 2017. Read More »
Jacob Murphy is the subject of a four-way tussle from Premier League clubs following the Norwich City youngster's eye-catching impact for England's Under-21s after his breakthrough season at Carrow Road. Want your voice heard? RANDERS, DENMARK - MARCH 27: Jacob Murphy of England in action during the U21 worldwide friendly match between Denmark and England at BioNutria Park on March 27, 2017 in Randers, Denmark. Read More »
Prosecutors claim that the Portuguese manager - who took over at Manchester United previous year - failed to declare income of 1.6 million euros in 2011 and 1.7 million euros in 2012. In addition, they say he only declared 11.5 million euros of Spanish-related income from 2011 to 2014, while what he really earned during that time was close to 43 million euros. Read More »
Just recently, Paul George let his longtime team, the Indiana Pacers , know of his intentions to leave after the upcoming National Basketball Association season. The report added that the Pacers front office is standing pat and hoping for better offers in the summer. He's on his way out, but where to? Although Mozgov performed reasonably well when given the chance last season, averaging 7.4 points and 4.9 rebounds, the 7-foot-1 Russian didn't appear to fit into Walton's Golden ... Read More »
Prior to this incident Jurgen Klopp's side were seen as the favourites to secure a move for the defender amid talks of a £60 million transfer, with the likes of Manchester City and Chelsea also reportedly interested. "It is annoying that the paper took the quotes from my Sunday World article and put an extra twist on them, but hopefully this clears up the points I was trying to make." Liverpool legend John Aldridge is tipping Virgil van Dijk to go on strike at Southampton to ... Read More »
Cody Eakin from the Dallas Stars is reportedly a part of it. This shouldn't come as much of a surprise. William Carrier, a 22-year-old left winger, was then chosen from the Buffalo Sabres who also traded the Golden Knights a sixth-round pick for the 2017 draft to keep the expansion club away from another unprotected player. Read More »
At one point, the National Basketball Association forecast this season's cap to go as high as $108 million. Original projections reported in April had the cap sitting at $101 million. Under that labor deal, players earn just over 50 percent of the league's basketball-related income. The salary cap experienced a large spike in 2016-17 due to a new national television broadcast rights deal going into effect. Read More »
While this is still ongoing and Ronaldo hasn't been proven guilty yet, rumours which have now been confirmed as true, have circulated that Ronaldo is no longer happy in Spain and at Real Madrid . "All these companies' structures were used by the accused with the object of making physically opaque his image rights earnings", the state prosecutor's report read. Read More »
The offer was a straight swap of the No. 3 overall pick for Butler. The Celtics traded the first pick in this year's draft for the third pick and what will be another first-round pick in either 2018 or 2019. With Isaiah Thomas and Al Horford, Ainge is looking to make a deal like the seven-for-one trade in 2007 that brought Kevin Garnett - and an NBA-record 17th championship - to Boston. Read More »
He's been "worth" -1.5 WAR as the defending World Series champions have had difficulty replicating their success from a season ago. He now owns a slash line of.171/.295/.378 with 12 home runs and 28 RBI over 261 plate appearances. Kyle Schwarber #12 of the Chicago Cubs connects on a 2-run home run in the fourth inning against the New York Mets at Citi Field on June 14, 2017 in the Flushing neighborhood of the Queens borough of New York City. Read More »
There was growing optimism, after a flawless group campaign this month, that England were at last about to add a maiden one-day worldwide title at their 19th attempt since the first World Cup in 1975. "One thing we didn't do was adapt to conditions, which I thought Pakistan did extremely well", England captain Eoin Morgan said. It was good for both teams. Read More »
There could be more deals before Thursday night. "When I'm on the court, I feel at peace really", Fultz said in an interview last October with the Associated Press. Tatum and Jackson had similar numbers after just one season of college ball. The versatile, athletic forward plays hard on both ends of the floor. Read More »