Month: November 2018

7:33 PM ET LOS ANGELES — Robert Van Scoyoc, the 32-year-old cutting-edge hitting instructor who helped turn J.D. Martinez into a superstar, was announced as the Los Angeles Dodgers‘ new hitting coach on Wednesday. The Dodgers have hired four new coaches to work under manager Dave Roberts, who is currently under contract for only the
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5:45 PM ET Associated Press Greg McLaughlin is moving from president of the PGA Tour Champions to leading three noncompetitive operations at the PGA Tour, including oversight of the World Golf Hall of Fame. The appointment announced Wednesday gives McLaughlin a sprawling role previously held by three people. Tiger won’t win a major. Brooks Koepka
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4:56 PM GMT Exeter Chiefs and England winger Jack Nowell has been ruled out for eight weeks after tearing his hamstring during the November internationals. Nowell, 25, picked up the injury in a training session with Eddie Jones’ national side before their 37-15 win over Australia last Saturday. He played a significant role in England’s
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5:37 PM ET NASSAU, Bahamas — The joke among Jim Williams and his friends back home near Chicago was that the extent of his golf-bag-carrying experience barely covered hauling his own clubs from the truck of his car to the clubhouse. And so there he was on Wednesday morning, lugging that big tour bag with
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3:53 PM ET Los Angeles Dodgers closer Kenley Jansen said everything went “fantastic” with his heart surgery Monday and he plans to be back at Dodger Stadium next week to work on getting his heart rate up. “They found the problem, figured it out, put my heart back to normal,” Jansen told MLB Network on
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2:40 PM ET Texas State is finalizing an agreement with West Virginia offensive coordinator Jake Spavital to become the Bobcats’ next head coach, sources tell ESPN. Spavital, 33, would replace Everett Withers, fired Nov. 18 after three seasons with the school. USA Today first reported Spavital’s expected move to Texas State. Houston offensive coordinator Kendal
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2:21 PM ET Nick DePaulaESPN After a stalemate over long-term extension talks with current endorser Jordan Brand, Toronto Raptors All-Star wing Kawhi Leonard has agreed to a multi-year shoe deal with re-emerging brand New Balance, according to league sources. The deal was first reported by Yahoo Sports. “It’s not official,” Leonard said at Wednesday morning’s
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