UFC 210 results: Cynthia Calvillo chokes out Pearl Gonzalez in final round – Bloody Elbow clockmore-arrow Cynthia Calvillo submitted Pearl Gonzalez with a rear-naked choke on the main card of UFC 210: Cormier vs. Johnson 2.
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The Cowboys cashed in last year on their prime position in the first round of the NFL draft. They took advantage of the fourth overall pick by selecting running back Ezekiel Elliott, who went on to lead the NFL in rushing.This time around could be much more challenging. After a 13-3 season in 2016, the Cowboys are at the back of the draft. They’ll pick 28th overall when the draft begins April 27 in Philadelphia.But just because the Cowboys have a late first-round pick doesn’t mean they can’t find an impact player.In fact, recent history shows that the Cowboys have fared very well when they’ve had a first-round pick at 24th or later.Four of the Cowboys’ last five late first-round…
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AUGUSTA, Ga. — Justin Rose charged from behind on the back nine at Augusta National. Sergio Garcia received the kind of break that allowed him to wonder if maybe the golfing gods are finally on his side after all these years.They wound up tied for the lead Saturday on a tense afternoon that set the stage for a Masters finale still up for grabs.And that includes Jordan Spieth in the mix for the fourth straight year.So who is going to slide into a nice, new green jacket on Sunday night at Augusta National? Our panel of experts look ahead to the final round of the Masters.Augusta National announced Saturday that this year’s Masters purse increased by a $1 million to…
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Jason Day during the third round of the 2017 Masters. Robert Beck/Sports Illustrated AUGUSTA, Ga. (AP) — Jason Day got some important instructions after his awful start to the Masters, and he used it to calm himself and play the kind of golf expected from the third-ranked player in the world. Day said his wife, Ellie, “was kind of ready to slap me in the face because I was so negative with myself.” Ellie Day spent some time adjusting her husband’s frame of mind. “She was trying to pick me up and give me a good boost, which she did,” Day said. “Which was a good thing.” His wife’s words helped Day regain his stride at the Masters on Saturday…
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Charley Hoffman lines up a putt on the second hole during the second round. (Andrew Redington/Getty Images) By Leonard Shapiro By Leonard Shapiro April 7 at 2:19 PM AUGUSTA, Ga. — As wicked winds swirled around Augusta National, first-round leader Charley Hoffman succumbed to the elements and perhaps the crushing pressure midway through the second round of the 81st Masters. After opening a four-shot lead with what many of his playing peers considered to be an extraordinary 65 Thursday, Hoffman skidded back to reality with a run of three consecutive bogeys starting at the 180-yard par-3 No. 6. He finished his front nine in two-over 38, then made bogeys at 11 and 12, at one point falling into a tie…
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The 2017 NFL Draft creeps ever closer every day. We’re now less than four weeks away from the Cleveland Browns officially being on the clock. There are twists and turns throughout the draft process every year, of course, but in the end, the cream usually rises to the top. This year, the draft is deeper along the defensive line than it is anywhere else, and that’s true both in the mid-to-late rounds and the first day talent. This week’s mock reflects that belief. Scroll on down for Mock Draft 8.0. 1. Cleveland BrownsMyles Garrett, DE/OLB, Texas A&M: There’s no such thing as a sure thing, but it seems like something pretty unexpected would have to happen for Garrett not to go No. 1 at…
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AUGUSTA, Ga. —Dustin Johnson and his balky back may have withdrawn from this 81st Masters, but Mother Nature most certainly did not. The rain that saturated Augusta National for much of the last three days mercifully ceased hours before the first round commenced, but the wind continued to howl, leaving a trail of swaying loblollies, shivering patrons and battered scorecards in its wake.
Charley Hoffman, meanwhile, appeared to play in a vacuum.
Competing in his fourth Masters, the four-time PGA Tour winner put together what might have been the best round of the year and arguably one of the greatest first rounds in Masters history: a nine-birdie, seven-under 65—including six birdies in his last eight holes—on a day when…
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AUGUSTA, Ga — Augusta National Golf Club is so far doing a decent impression of Royal Troon. But it was an American who overwhelmed the Open Championship conditions on Thursday. Strong, steady winds with gusts up to 60 kilometres on Thursday gave the first round of the Masters a decidedly Scottish feel, with players forced to repeatedly back off on shots, reconsider their club selection in the wind, then take a guess and hope for the best. “Welcome to Augusta,” said Canada’s Adam Hadwin after his first competitive round in the Masters, where he steered it around for a 3-over 75, still within striking distance of just about everyone except leader Charley Hoffman, who closed with a flurry of birdies…
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AUGUSTA, Ga. — What you need to know about Thursday at Augusta National isn’t necessarily who leads — Charley Hoffman, and we’ll get to that, because it’s worth it — but what he endured to achieve that status. Pine needles performed cartwheels across fairways. Sand tried, and succeeded, to escape bunkers. Balls were marked, then replaced, then motored across greens as if under radio control. Trees bent. Players broke. What you need to know came from the 57-year-old mouth of Fred Couples, who said the following: “I’ve never seen it like this.” What does he know? He’s only played 119 competitive rounds here, spanning the past 32 Masters. We can quibble over the veracity of Couples’s assessment, but we can’t…
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As much as the Yahooligans love to defend the home turf in the annual Yahoo Friends & Family League, we’ve got our work cut out for ourselves this year. Rotoworld’s Ryan Boyer is the defending champ and on a nice run, and MLB.com juggernaut Fred Zinkie has been added to the 2017 field. Throw in the usual staunch challengers from RotoWire, Rotoworld, the Wall Street Journal and Razzball, and the competition has never been tougher. (On the plus side internally, Yahoo’s Jason Klabacha is also joining the fray. Last year he willed the Cubs to a World Championship; this year he’ll focus on more personal tasks, like his fantasy players.) [Sign up for Yahoo Fantasy Baseball: Get in the game…
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