Springfield (United States) (AFP) – World number one Jason Day, four-time major champion Rory McIlroy and five-time major winner Phil Mickelson were poised to make morning charges at Baltusrol as the 98th PGA Championship began Thursday. Sunny skies greeted the early starters from the field of 156, the strongest line-up of talent in any event […]
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Kevin Durant turns jeers to cheers, leads Team USA to lopsided exhibition victory
LOS ANGELES — In his first game at an NBA arena since he made the decision to leave the Oklahoma City Thunder for the Golden State Warriors, Kevin Durant was met with a cascade of boos Sunday after his name was announced in pre-game introductions for Team USA’s exhibition against China. [restrict] The type of […]
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Blues may take ‘half-step back’ to put lead foot forward
If you’re a St. Louis Blues fan, these are strange days. How many conference finalists bid farewell to their team captain and starting goaltender in the following summer? How many general managers of conference finalists are willing to admit that to get over the hump, they might need to scurry back a few yards and […]
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Russell Westbrook would make the Spurs a superteam
The league is still feeling the ripples of Kevin Durant’s departure from Oklahoma City. They have even reached San Antonio, as it appears there have been some preliminary trade talks about a Kawhi Leonard-for-Russell Westbrook swap. Those talks predictable went nowhere, as Leonard arguably has the best contract in the league and Westbrook is an […]
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Warriors Roster: Stars, Ring-Seeking Veterans and Rookie Contracts
The 2016-17 Warriors are a team built around stars. Five of their players will earn over $10 million dollars for the season: Kevin Durant ($26.5 million), Klay Thompson ($16.7 million), Draymond Green ($15.3 million), Stephen Curry ($12.1 million) and Andre Iguodala ($11.1 million). These five players will form the Warriors’ Death Lineup 2.0. [restrict] Holdover […]
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Tiger Woods pulls out of PGA Championship, replaced by Varner III
Tiger Woods has withdrawn from the 2016 PGA Championship, making official that the 14-time major champion will not compete in any of golf’s four majors this year as we near the one-year mark since Woods last played competitively. [restrict] The PGA of America announced Woods’ withdrawal with the release of the final full field for […]