Month: July 2018

12:20 PM ET Associated Press DENVER — The U.S. Olympic Committee has hired Sarah Hirshland as its CEO, placing the U.S. Golf Association executive in charge of stabilizing an organization that has been disgraced by sex-abuse scandals spanning several Olympic sports. Hirshland will leave her post as the chief commercial officer for the USGA, where
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10:52 AM ET The Winnipeg Jets have agreed to terms with goaltender Connor Hellebuyck on a six-year, $37 million deal, the team announced Thursday. Hellebuyck, who now avoids a salary arbitration hearing, tied for the NHL lead for most wins with a 44-11-9 record last season. He was eighth in the league with a 2.36
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May 9, 2018 IMOLA, Italy – It’s a muggy afternoon in early May and the air is thick with the fluffy white seeds from poplar trees. Flurries of the cotton-like substance float through the gates of the Autodromo Enzo e Dino Ferrari in Northern Italy and clump together in the shadow of the circuit’s iconic
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Jul 12, 2018 One of the old standbys of scouting reports that enter the public sphere is comparison scouting. It’s easier for fans to visualize what a player can be if you can compare him to a similar player. With recent advancements made in analytics and within scouting departments in general, there has been more
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11:48 AM ET Dan Martin of Team UAE won stage six of the 2018 Tour de France after a sprint finish in Mur de Bretagne. Irish rider Martin broke with one kilometer remaining on the final climb with French rider Pierre Latour offering the only competition. Alejandro Valverde of Team Movistar finished in 3rd. Martin’s
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8:06 AM ET Oddsmakers are giving Charles Barkley a shot to win this week’s American Century celebrity golf tournament — a 6,000-to-1 shot. Barkley has the longest odds in the field for the annual tournament, which begins Friday in South Lake Tahoe, Nevada. Former MLB pitcher Mark Mulder, the three-time defending tournament champion, is the
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