DeChambeau narrowly missed qualifying for the USA team when he missed the cut at the PGA Championship, but a victory against one of the strongest fields of the year might be tough for Jim Furyk to ignore when he makes three of his captain's picks a week from Tuesday. [Full Article...]
Williams set up a third-round showdown at the US Open against her older sister after hitting 13 aces and overwhelming 101st-ranked Carina Witthoeft of Germany 6-2 6-2 in a little more than an hour. "You're beating it up now", the elder sister said. Venus joked Wednesday in her on-court interview that it was "two against one ... so at least this time it will be fair". [Full Article...]
Nearly all my life I have had good experiences in Germany . "It is with a heavy heart and after much consideration that because of recent events, I will no longer be playing for Germany at worldwide level while I have this feeling of racism and disrespect ", he said, per the BBC. [Full Article...]
The winger played sporadically upon his return to action last season and was offered little hopes of working his into the first team by new boss Marco Silva , prompting the DR Congo worldwide to seek a new adventure with Villa. The 29-year-old winger told Villa's official website: 'My main aim here is to get this club promoted . It's Premier League for me, anything else personal to myself ca... [Full Article...]
As a result of today's move, the Jets essentially announced that 21-year old rookie Sam Darnold will be the team's starting QB for the 2018-19 season. In three games with the Jets this preseason, Bridgewater completed 28 of 38 passes for 316 yards, two touchdowns, and an interception with a 104.7 quarterback rating. [Full Article...]
He's noted his desire to - like Tom Brady - play well into his 40s. Several dominoes have fallen into place in order for this deal to get done. Ian Rapoport of the network adds Rodgers will receive more than $80 million from the deal by March 2019. [Full Article...]
Rodgers previously signed a five-year, $110 million extension in 2013 that included a $35 million signing bonus and a total of $54 million guaranteed. Although Rodgers has faced some injuries in the last few seasons, he's remained a top-two quarterback in the NFL. And now on to the other double-digit million question: With Rodgers' deal taken care of, are Packers GM Brian Gutekunst and co. [Full Article...]
When he's healthy, they project to be Super Bowl contenders. "The source said Rodgers would receive $67 million before the end of the calendar year and more than $80 million before March 17, 2019". He had two years remaining on his current contract, which he signed in 2013 and was worth $110 million through 2018. The deal is expected to be finalized soon, a source told Schefter. [Full Article...]