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The Latest: Daly does diamonds to start PGA Championship (Yahoo Sports)
John Daly was sporting pants with a garish blue-diamond pattern on them in the first round of the PGA Championship. Oh, about the golf: Daly was 2-over par through his first 10 holes at Whistling Straits. Daly, who got famous when he won the PGA as the ninth alternate in 1991, opened the day on No. 10 with a bogey, got to even par with a birdie on the par-16th,
T.Y. Hilton agrees to 5-year, $65 million deal with Colts (Yahoo Sports)
ANDERSON, Ind. (AP) — Pro Bowl receiver T.Y. Hilton agreed to a five-year, $65 million contract extension with the Indianapolis Colts.
Wisconsin coach Bo Ryan 'not totally sure' about retirement (Yahoo Sports)
Wisconsin men’s basketball coach Bo Ryan now says he’s ”not totally sure” about whether he will retire after next season. Post-Crescent Media reported Thursday (http://tinyurl.com/nwzxnhx ) that Ryan kept the door open to delaying retirement at an appearance at the U.S. Venture Open golf charity event. In late June, the 67-year-old Ryan announced he planned to retire at the end of the next basketball season and said he hoped longtime
Sonny Gray scratched from start with back spasms (Yahoo Sports)
TORONTO (AP) — Oakland Athletics right-hander Sonny Gray has been scratched from his start against the Toronto Blue Jays because of back spasms.
Kershaw reaches 200 Ks in Dodgers' 3-0 win over Nats (Yahoo Sports)
Clayton Kershaw showed everyone he was on his game early, striking out the side in the second inning while retiring the game’s first 16 batters. The 27-year-old left-hander tied his mentor Sandy Koufax’s franchise record of six straight 200-strikeout seasons while tossing eight scoreless innings, and the NL West-leading Los Angeles Dodgers defeated the Washington Nationals 3-0 Wednesday night for their 17th shutout win. ”He’s Clayton Kershaw,” Dodgers shortstop Kike
Lawyers for NFL, players union in court again to talk 'Deflategate' deal
Lawyers for the National Football League and its players union returned to federal court on Thursday to discuss a potential settlement of litigation over New England Patriots star quarterback Tom Brady’s “Deflategate” suspension, a court official confirmed to Reuters. The two sides were meeting privately in New York with U.S. District Judge Richard Berman, who has pressed both parties to seek a resolution before the Patriots’ season begins on Sept.
Matsuyama off to hot start at PGA Championship
Japan’s Hideki Matsuyama seized the initiative at the PGA Championship on Thursday, moving atop the leaderboard at four-under par as the earliest starters made the turn in the first round. Matsuyama, playing in the second group off the 10th tee at Whistling Straits, birdied the par-five 11th, the par-four 14th, the par-five 16th and the par-four 18th to make the turn four-under, with Denmark’s Thomas Bjorn, England’s Tyrrell Hatton and
Golf-Latest PGA Championship leaderboard
Aug 13 (Infostrada Sports) – Latest leaderboard in the first round from the PGA Championship at the par-72 course on Thursday in Kohler, Wisconsin holesplayed rounds -4 Hideki Matsuyama (Japan) 10 -3 Thomas Bjorn (Denmark) 9 Harris English (U.S.) 5 -2 Paul Casey (Britain) 6 Dustin Johnson (U.S.) 5 Rickie Fowler (U.S.) 5 Danny Lee (New Zealand) 4 Matt Jones (Australia) 3 Tyrrell Hatton (Britain) 3 Rory Sabbatini (South Africa)
Fans prepare for 'Rory and Jordan' show at PGA
By Mark Lamport-Stokes KOHLER, Wisconsin (Reuters) – Clear skies and barely a breath of wind greeted the early starters at the PGA Championship on Thursday as golf fans prepared for the ‘Rory and Jordan’ show later in the day at Whistling Straits. The return from injury by world number one McIlroy to defend his PGA Championship crown this week and Spieth’s bid to win a third grand slam title this