Month: February 2019

6:03 PM ET With the “full support” of the United States Golf Association and The R&A, the PGA Tour took the unusual step Saturday of reversing a penalty it had applied during Friday’s second round of the Waste Management Phoenix Open. Denny McCarthy had been assessed a two-stroke penalty under a new rule that prohibits
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5:18 PM ET Associated Press The Buffalo Sabres have placed underperforming forward Remi Elie on waivers, and the Toronto Maple Leafs pared their defensive depth by waiving Martin Marincin. The Sabres announced the move Saturday, while a person familiar with the Maple Leafs’ decision told The Associated Press about Marincin. Elie was placed on waivers
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5:03 PM ET Associated Press The home-run ball that prompted Jose Bautista’s notorious bat flip in 2015 has sold at auction for more than $28,000. According to the Lelands Auction House website Saturday, there were 17 bids. The winning one went for $28,252. The home run at Rogers Centre came during the seventh inning of
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11:14 AM ET Winger Blair Kinghorn scored a hat-trick of tries and pivot Finn Russell provided decisive moments of genius as Scotland got their Six Nations campaign off to a winning start with a 33-20 victory over Italy at Murrayfield on Saturday. Scotland scored five tries to three for Italy for a deserved win, headlined
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4:09 PM ET Associated Press JUPITER, Fla. — President Donald Trump golfed on Saturday in Florida with two of the game’s greatest champions, Jack Nicklaus and Tiger Woods. Trump arrived at his private club in sunny Jupiter after he escaped the bitter cold and snow in Washington a day earlier. He later tweeted a photo
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2:52 PM ET Associated Press OAKLAND, Calif. — Oakland Athletics closer Blake Treinen will receive a $6.4 million salary for 2019 after winning his arbitration case. Treinen’s case was heard Friday. He asked arbitrators Steven Wolf, Allen Ponak and Phillip LaPorte for a raise from $2.2 million to $6.4 million, while Oakland offered $5.6 million.
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2:19 PM ET Associated Press NEW YORK — Zack Smith of the Ottawa Senators and Nikita Kucherov of the Tampa Bay Lightning have been fined $5,000 each Saturday for rough play during separate games. The NHL said Smith was disciplined for elbowing Pittsburgh Penguins defenseman Marcus Pettersson. The infraction came during the second period of
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7:11 AM ET While these rankings are ultimately subjective — this is, after all, my opinion of each system’s relative merits — I base them on as broad a collection of information as I can. I’ve seen many of these prospects, I’ve talked to many scouts and executives about prospects, and I’ve talked to team
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12:06 PM ET Tim BontempsESPN Philadelphia 76ers forward Wilson Chandler will be out until after the All-Star break after suffering a right quad strain in the second half of Thursday’s win over the Golden State Warriors, the team told ESPN on Saturday. Chandler played 21 minutes in Thursday’s 113-104 victory, finishing with eight points, three
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