Welcome to the second installment of a weekly mailbag that I will be writing every Tuesday about the world of sports media (and anything else you want to chime in on). Please email me any questions you have to Jimmy.Traina@si.com or send them via Twitter.
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At 47 with “hardware” in his legs and a twisted back, Tiger Woods knows that his days of competing at the Masters are dwindling. “That’s OK. I’m OK with that.
One of the most intriguing subplots of this year’s Masters tournament is the rivalry between LIV golfers and PGA Tour players. If you were hoping for some early-round fireworks, I’ve got bad news.
The Masters released tee times and groupings for the first and second rounds, and none of the big names from the two tours are paired together. Looking forward to a Brooks Koepka vs. Scottie Scheffler showdown? No such luck.
How about outspoken LIV critic Rory McIlroy playing with Open Champion and LIV defector Cam Smith? Nope.
As Tiger Woods prepares to compete in his 25th Masters, he isn’t sure how many he has left. The 47-year-old continues to deal with the life-changing effects of a near-fatal car crash on Feb. 23, 2021 and takes things day by day. He isn’t taking any moment for granted, because he knows that it could all end at any time.
Woods pushed through significant pain and finished all four rounds at Augusta National last year, a tough walk on healthy legs, and the struggle was especially evident Saturday and Sunday.
When the NFL draft begins later this month, the Texans are widely expected to take a quarterback at No. 2 overall. However, after the Panthers traded up to the No. 1 pick, Houston will likely end up with the second quarterback off the board.
The Texans might be using that to their advantage. According to NFL Network’s James Palmer, Houston has narrowed it down to two possible selections: Alabama’s Bryce Young and Ohio State’s C.J. Stroud.
“The Texans have the mindset right now of ‘Let’s see who gets picked at No.
Bryce Young | Photo by Sean Gardner/Getty Images
Where does each signal caller end up? Here are our projections in a 7-round mock draft.
Quarterbacks rule everything in the NFL, including the draft.
Of course, it doesn’t hurt when there is major intrigue at the position going into the draft. That is certainly the case this year, as there are four major quarterback prospects projected to come off the board early on draft weekend.
So to celebrate, we’re going to conduct a quarterback mock draft through the seven-round process. Here we go:
First round
Carolina Panthers: C.J.
1. In a week when it seems like all hell has broken loose when it comes to covering sports, we’d like to thank Stephen A. Smith for providing us with the levity we so desperately needed.
On the latest edition of his Know Mercy podcast, the performance artist extraordinaire gave us quite a segment breaking down the first pitch that singer Megan Thee Stallion threw out at last Thursday’s Astros opener.
“I mean, that white outfit she was wearing was pretty nice,” said Smith. “She looked pretty nice in that.
Veteran quarterback Brian Hoyer signed a two-year deal with the Raiders his agency confirmed Tuesday, paving the way for the longtime Patriots signal-caller to reunite with Josh McDaniels.
Hoyer will make way to Las Vegas and bring an end to his third different stint in New England, the most recent of which spanned from 2020 to ‘22. The NFL journeyman spent the majority of that time as a backup to Cam Newton and Mac Jones, making just two starts and seven appearances across the three seasons.
The race for Champions League qualification from the Premier League seems at the moment to be governed by two immutable laws: Even after all this time, Tottenham will always find new forms of ineptitude with which to disappoint its fans and amuse the rest of the world; and Tottenham must always be in the top four.
Antonio Conte’s reign as Tottenham manager had ended during the international break, his postmatch rant after his side had thrown away a 3–1 lead to draw 3–3 with the Premier League’s bottom side, Southampton, proving the final straw.
In the midst of the most impressive season the Knicks have had in a decade, Julius Randle, New York’s leading scorer and likely All-NBA forward, not only hit an impossible game-winning jumper against rival Miami in early March. He also plopped down a career-best 57 points on March 20 against the Timberwolves at Madison Square Garden.
One week later, last Wednesday, Randle rolled his left ankle so severely that, beyond his inability to stand for nearly a minute, the Garden crowd of 19,812 collectively gasped when the replay was shown on the jumbotron.
