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WGC-Workday Championship at The Concession Bradenton, FloridaThe Concession Golf Club – Par 72 – 7,474 yardsField – 73 entrantsPurse – $10.5M The Preview An eruption of euphoria accompanied bargain-bin special Max Homa‘s hometown win in dramatic playoff fashion at Riviera this past week, as a handful of memorably-absurd shots down the stretch preceded a trophy handoff from his golf hero, Tiger Woods. Moods have since turned somber upon the news of Woods’ accident, but he thankfully avoided the… Source link

The final Yahoo! NFL DFS slate of the season begins Sunday at 3:05 p.m. EST and features the NFC and AFC Championship Games, starting with Buccaneers-Packers followed by Bills-Chiefs. Tampa Bay stunned Green Bay 38-10 in the regular season, but the Packers will benefit from home-field advantage in chilly Lambeau Field for this rematch. The Chiefs will be defending their home turf after beating Buffalo 26-17 on the road in the regular season, but Kansas City’s best player is in jeopardy of… Source link

On one hand, it makes sense that playoff rematches would look similar to the regular-season result. There’s usually a reason one team beats another. That doesn’t magically disappear in the playoffs. Since 2002, when the NFL started its current divisional format, teams that won a regular-season meeting are 63-44 in the playoff rematch according to the Washington Post. In the championship round, there have been nine rematches from the regular season over the past seven seasons and the team… Source link

ProFootball Talk on NBC Sports Dom Capers out in Minnesota Longtime NFL coach Dom Capers will have to go somewhere else if he wants to keep his coaching career going. Capers, who had been the Vikings’ senior defensive assistant, will not be back in 2021, the team announced today. Vikings head coach Mike Zimmer said the 2020 Vikings’ defense was the worst he ever coached, [more] Source link

Yahoo Sports’ Dan Wetzel and Pete Thamel, and Sports Illustrated’s Pat Forde discuss Kristen Saban Satos’ tweet saying that Ohio State is faking COVID cases to postpone their game against Alabama so QB Justin Fields can get fully healthy. Video Transcript [YAHOO SPORTS INTRO] DAN WETZEL: We have a COVID situation at Ohio State. There was a report out of AL.com that there were at least discussions about postponing Monday’s game. Buckeyes have come back and, really, doubled down and that’s… Source link

The Los Angeles Lakers handed out their NBA championship rings ahead of their season opener on Tuesday night, but the iconic title banner unveiling will have to wait. Instead of the classic reveal on Tuesday — the Lakers kicked off the shortened 2020-21 season against the Clippers at the Staples Center — the Lakers are planning to wait to do so until fans are allowed back into the arena. Instead, a black cloak will be hanging over the banner at the Staples Center with the words, “Stay… Source link

ProFootball Talk on NBC Sports Alex Smith on leg gash: “I could see the blood pumping out” If you were planning to eat dinner at halftime of Monday’s Washington-Pittsburgh game, you may have experienced an unexpected change of plans. Late in the second quarter, images appeared of Washington quarterback Alex Smith‘s lower left leg, which had blood streaming from a gash in his shin, in a way that (but for the burgundy [more] Source link

The Guardian Ryan Fitzpatrick is leading the happiest march to obsolescence in NFL history The Dolphins quarterback is keeping the starter’s spot warm for Tua Tagovailoa in Miami. But like so much of his career, he is doing so with style and skillWhen Miami Dolphins rookie quarterback Tua Tagovailoa made his NFL debut during the final drive of Sunday’s 24-0 annihilation of the New York Jets, no one appeared happier than the man he will one day replace, Ryan Fitzpatrick. The 37-year-old led… Source link