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April 17, 2023

RBC Heritage: Matt Fitzpatrick prevails in over Jordan Spieth in playoff to clinch second PGA Tour title | Golf News

Matt Fitzpatrick triumphed over reigning champion Jordan Spieth in a playoff; Fitzpatrick and Spieth finished level on 17-under-par following Sunday’s final round at Harbour Town Golf Links; last year’s runner-up Patrick Cantlay finished third two shots back on the lead duo

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Matt Fitzpatrick of England celebrates with the RBC Heritage trophy in the Heritage Plaid tartan jacket after winning in a playoff

Matt Fitzpatrick overcame reigning champion Jordan Spieth in a tense playoff to clinch only his second PGA Tour title at the RBC Heritage.

The lead swapped between overnight leader Fitzpatrick and Spieth throughout Sunday’s final round, while their playing partner and 2022 runner-up Patrick Cantlay gradually fell out of contention and eventually finished third.

But for the second year in a row, the tournament went to a playoff with the lead duo finishing tied on 17-under-par and there was nothing to separate them over the first two extra holes either.

But a superb shot from the fairway to inches from the pin on the 18th saw the Englishman seize the advantage and with Spieth missing a 40-foot putt, Fitzpatrick stepped up to sink his for birdie and add to the US Open title he won last year.

Story of the round

Fitzpatrick became only the second English player to claim victory in this tournament, with Nick Faldo the other when he beat Tom Kite by one stroke back in 1984.

But this success resonated more on a personal level for the 28-year-old, who first visited this course at Hilton Head Island with his family at the age of six and always wanted to play.

“Of every single one on the calendar, this is the one I wanted to win the most,” Fitzpatrick told Sky Sports Golf. “I feel so far I’ve been very lucky in my career – I’ve won a major and now this.

Matt Fitzpatrick triumphed over Jordan Spieth on the third hole of a playoff at the RBC Heritage

“Obviously Jordan got off to a fast start doing Jordan Spieth things on hole No 1, so I just felt I had to be real patient. Certainly when I’ve played well, that’s a real strength of mine.

“To be a winner here, every year I’ve driven down the drive and you see the winners here and I’ve always thought ‘I want to be one of those’ – and here I am.”

Spieth had birdie putts to win the playoff on the first two holes, the 18th and then at the par-three 17th, and both missed by the slimmest of margins.

After firing an eight-under 63 on Saturday to take the 54-hole lead, Fitzpatrick closed with a 68 while playing with Spieth and Cantlay in the final threesome. Spieth held the outright lead during the back nine and finished with a 66, joining Fitzpatrick at 17-under 267.

Jordan Spieth missed two birdies putts in the playoff before falling to defeat at the hands of Matt Fitzpatrick

Cantlay and Spieth were tied for the lead at 16-under when they stepped to the tee at the par-four 13th. That hole marked a two-shot swing in Spieth’s favour.

While Cantlay missed the green and wound up two-putting for bogey, Spieth dialed in his approach to three-and-a-half feet of the cup for an easy birdie.

Both Spieth and Cantlay missed the green at the par-three 14th and faced a difficult chip onto a downhill-sloping green. While Spieth’s rolled to the edge of the green, Cantlay’s dribbled further, coming to rest on a wooden post that barely kept the ball from dropping into water below.

Cantlay managed to chip it from there onto the green and saved bogey, while Spieth also took bogey. Fitzpatrick, meanwhile, kept chipping away and clawed back level to force a playoff, victory in which not only secured the title but lifted him up to No 8 in the Official World Golf Ranking too.

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Patrick Cantlay produced a remarkable shot at the RBC Heritage, after his ball was left trapped in the wooden decking.

Cantlay birdied Nos 15 and 18 to bounce back to 16-under, while a late charge from Xander Schauffele (66 Sunday) saw him come home fourth at 15-under.

Sahith Theegala (65) and Hayden Buckley (67) tied for fifth at 14-under, and Brian Harman (67), South Korea’s Sungjae Im (67), Argentina’s Emiliano Grillo (68) and Australia’s Cam Davis (68) finished 13-under in a tie for seventh.

What’s next?

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April 16, 2023

White Sox’ Mike Clevinger questioned about walkout song before home debut

White Sox setting up pitcher Mike Clevinger manufactured his residence debut in Chicago on Friday, and his walkout song selection raised an eyebrow or two.

Clevinger, who threw 6 scoreless innings of a single-hit ball from the Baltimore Orioles, arrived out of the bullpen prior to the match to “Gold Digger” by Kanye West, according to the Chicago Tribune.

Mike Clevinger, #52 of the Chicago White Sox, throws a pitch during the first inning against the Baltimore Orioles at Guaranteed Rate Field on April 14, 2023, in Chicago, Illinois.

Mike Clevinger, #52 of the Chicago White Sox, throws a pitch through the 1st inning versus the Baltimore Orioles at Assured Price Industry on April 14, 2023, in Chicago, Illinois. (Nuccio DiNuzzo/Getty Photos)

“Are you a new music producer? No? Alright. Effectively if you have a baseball issue, I’m below for you,” Clevinger claimed when asked about the tune collection, per the publication.

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In January, a girl named Olivia Finestead posted on her Instagram alleging that she was the mom of Clevinger’s little one and claimed he had fathered two other young children who were not hers. She posted a image of marks on her physique with accompanying terms that alleged the injuries were being “from when he threw an iPad at me pregnant” and “last but not least still left when he strangled me.”

“Mike Clevinger you genuinely should have hell I’ve retained tranquil now for just about a calendar year and you carry on to covertly abuse your infant,” she said, incorporating that the pitcher “threw chew spit on our infant.”

Significant League Baseball investigated the promises, announcing in March that Clevinger would not facial area any discipline.

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“The Business office of the Commissioner of Baseball has finished its investigation into allegations in opposition to Chicago White Sox pitcher Mike Clevinger,” MLB mentioned. “The in depth investigation bundled interviews of much more than 15 individuals, in addition to Mr. Clevinger and the complainant, as well as a evaluation of obtainable paperwork, these as 1000’s of digital conversation records. The Office environment of the Commissioner has closed this investigation and, barring the receipt of any new information and facts or evidence, the Office environment of the Commissioner will not be imposing self-discipline on Mr. Clevinger in connection with these allegations.

Chicago White Sox starting pitcher Mike Clevinger (52) during photo day at Camelback Ranch, Glendale, AZ.

Chicago White Sox commencing pitcher Mike Clevinger (52) in the course of photograph day at Camelback Ranch, Glendale, AZ. (Jayne Kamin-Oncea-United states Today Athletics)

“As section of his path ahead, Mr. Clevinger has voluntarily agreed to submit to evaluations by the joint treatment boards beneath the collectively bargained procedures, and to comply with any of the boards’ suggestions. MLB will go on to make guidance expert services readily available to Mr. Clevinger, his household, and other people involved in the investigation.”

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The White Sox misplaced their 3rd straight sport on Friday in spite of Clevinger’s quality start off, as Chicago’s bullpen permitted 6 operates around the past three innings.

Mike Clevinger, #52 of the Chicago White Sox, throws a pitch during the second inning against the Baltimore Orioles at Guaranteed Rate Field on April 14, 2023, in Chicago, Illinois.

Mike Clevinger, #52 of the Chicago White Sox, throws a pitch all through the next inning from the Baltimore Orioles at Guaranteed Charge Area on April 14, 2023, in Chicago, Illinois. (Nuccio DiNuzzo/Getty Photographs)

“I really don’t want to say we just defeat ourselves,” Clevinger mentioned, “but it feels like just about every recreation we variety of truly feel like we beat ourselves.”

The White Sox fell to 5-9 with the loss.

Fox News’ Ryan Gaydos and The Associated Press contributed to this report.

Joe Morgan is a Sports Reporter for Fox News.

April 15, 2023

This Week in HS Sports: What’s next after a surprising run of coaching news in the state?

This is an feeling piece.

It is been very a 7 days in the substantial faculty soccer coaching ranks.

For the initially time I can try to remember, two coaches altered their minds right after having new work.

First, Demopolis mentor Brian Seymore introduced a week just after he was accepted as Greenville High’s new mentor that he was stepping down from that placement. Coach Seymore advised me this 7 days that he had not resigned at Demopolis and his speedy programs ended up to stay at the school. Seymore has a 56-18 file in six many years as the Tigers’ head coach.

Nonetheless, irrespective of whether he will nonetheless be the Demopolis head soccer mentor, has still to be declared and appears to be to be in doubt. Superintendent Tony Willis, in a text message earlier this 7 days, instructed me he hoped to have the school’s 2023-2024 coaching plans finalized at a Board Assembly on Monday night time.

A tiny later in the 7 days, AHSAA Corridor of Famer and six-time point out champion Stacy Luker declared that he experienced improved his intellect on having the head soccer coaching placement at Cottage Hill Christian in Cell. Luker was introduced as the Warriors’ head coach previous thirty day period.

Cottage Hill moved swiftly on naming his substitution, promoting defensive coordinator Carvel Jones to the place on Thursday.

People moves follow the news past month that Pell City had hired Rush Propst two months following he was named affiliate head mentor at Coosa Christian in Gadsden.

Other coaching news:

Danny Powell, an additional AHSAA Corridor of Famer, has been hired as the new soccer mentor at Jackson Academy. Powell put in very last time as an assistant coach at Jackson Substantial Faculty.

Buckhorn defensive coordinator Wes Patterson is the new football coach at Susan Moore.

Selma Substantial introduced Leon Working day as its up coming football mentor.

Westbrook Christian employed a pair of very well-recognized basketball coaches. Neal Wester will mentor the boys staff, although Jeremy Brooks will coach the women. I lined Jeremy as a player at Emma Samson in the early 1990s. One particular of us is outdated, and i don’t believe it is Jeremy.

Barry Sanderson is leaving Tuscaloosa Academy to choose more than the boys basketball system at Northridge Large.

Former Baker, Austin and Enjoyable Household boys basketball mentor Main Deacon has been named to the very same position at Albertville.

Extra Central Board information

Probably the greatest information to occur out of this month’s AHSAA Central Board assembly was the acceptance of a new Class 7A playoff rotation commencing in 2024. Read through extra about that here.

However, there have been also a handful of other intriguing things.

— As anticipated, the Board accredited a shell out elevate across the board for all contest officers. The new fork out scale will place the AHSAA initial in Area 3 in nearly every single sport. This was an problem primary up to baseball season as some officials threatened a strike. It was seriously publicized in the Cell spot.

— Also, the Board permitted generating a “Medical Timeout” prior to every contest a necessity. The “Timeout” was a advice from the AHSAA Healthcare Advisory Board. It is created to go over healthcare possibilities offered to insure each teams are conscious of wellbeing and basic safety preparedness in position for that unique contest.

Noteworthy spring highlights

— St. James junior striker Katie Brightwell now has 168 objectives for her high faculty job. According to the AHSAA data, she ranks eighth on the all-time list. Brightwell has an remarkable 38 ambitions in 12 matches so significantly this time.

— Bayshore Christian freshman golfer Michael Heaton recorded a gap-in-1 on the par 4 No. 7 gap at Lakewood Golf Club in Fairhope this week. He was actively playing in a two-working day tournament hosted by Daphne and Fairhope Significant Schools.

— Sand Rock softball pitcher Jadyn Foster now has 1,000 strikeouts in her higher college profession. The senior experienced 7 strikeouts in an 8-1 acquire in excess of Cedar Bluff this 7 days.

— Hartselle Higher senior Coleman Mizell, an Alabama signee, has strike 11 household operates and driven in 29 operates around the past two months for the reigning 6A baseball champs. Mizell has 23 hits in his past 44 at-bats.

Thought for the 7 days

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April 14, 2023

GOP moves to ‘save women’s sports’: Bill backed by Riley Gaines headed for House vote

House Republicans are location up a vote next week on laws aimed at maintaining biological males out of girls’ and women’s sports activities at schools, universities and public colleges throughout the country.

The Protection of Women of all ages and Girls in Athletics Act was introduced by Rep. Greg Steube, a Florida Republican who states it can be time to “conserve women’s sports activities” from biological males who have “no position” competing towards ladies.

The vote arrives as the debate more than transgender legal rights and the impact of those people legal rights on American tradition go on to stoke controversy. Just very last 7 days, NCAA champion swimmer and Impartial Women’s Discussion board spokesperson Riley Gaines was assaulted by protesters at San Francisco Point out University as she argued in opposition to transgender female athletes currently being permitted to contend from organic female athletes.

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Home Speaker Kevin McCarthy will convey up a vote this thirty day period on laws backed by NCAA champion swimmer Riley Gaines to continue to keep transgender feminine athletes from getting permitted to contend from biological feminine athletes. (Tom Williams/CQ-Roll Contact Inc. by using Getty Illustrations or photos/File | Prosperous von Biberstein/Icon Sportswire through Getty Photographs/File)

Gaines reported she supported Steube’s invoice when he introduced it this 12 months.

“As an athlete who has professional the injustice of competing towards a male firsthand, I’m grateful for the management of Representative Steube,” Gaines wrote. “He has created it obvious that he will struggle for fairness, privateness, and security for ladies and ladies in sports.”

Below Steube’s bill, instructional institutions that obtain Title IX funding from the federal authorities would not be authorized to “permit a person whose intercourse is male to take part in an athletic method or action that is created for females or girls.”

The bill claims that the intercourse of an athlete would be regarded only by their “reproductive biology and genetics at birth.” The legislation would let transgender feminine athletes to coach or observe in a girls’ athletic program, but only if no organic woman athlete is deprived of a roster spot.

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Rep. Greg Steube says transgender females have "no place" competing against biological female athletes, and he wants to require all Title IX institutions to ban their participation.

Rep. Greg Steube suggests transgender women have “no put” competing from biological woman athletes, and he desires to have to have all Title IX institutions to ban their participation. (Patrick Semansky/AP Photo/Bloomberg by using Getty Images/File)

Steube said his invoice is wanted to combat again from an invasion of “woke” policies across the nation that go against the spirit of Title IX, which was meant to really encourage women’s sporting activities.

“The insurance policies of the woke, progressive Left have invaded faculties and campuses throughout The united states,” Steube wrote in March. “Making it possible for biological males on women’s athletics groups and in their locker rooms results in an unfair competitive natural environment for feminine athletes.”

“Us citizens should have the chance to see where by their elected associates stand on this exceptionally crucial issue,” he extra. “I appear forward to voting in favor of this laws to help save women’s sporting activities on the House ground very before long.”

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The laws has now break up Congress as Democrats have built it very clear that most or all of them will oppose the monthly bill on the flooring. The Household Schooling and Workforce Committee authorized the laws in a 25-17 vote – each individual Republican voted for it, and only Democrats voted in opposition to it.

Republicans argued that the Biden administration is harming women’s athletics not just by supporting participation by transgender women of all ages but by trying to find a improve to Title IX that would cement the thought that athletic courses need to permit transgender athletes to participate in the sport that matches their gender id.

Republicans say the Biden administration is destroying women's sports by allowing transgender females to compete against biological females.

Republicans say the Biden administration is destroying women’s sports by allowing for transgender women to contend against biological females. (Anna Moneymaker/Getty Photos/File)

The Dwelling Training and Workforce Committee accepted the invoice together with a report on the evaluate that states tries to allow transgender women of all ages to participate in along with biological girls erodes the objective of Title IX.

“Making it possible for gentlemen to compete in women’s athletic activities undermines the progress created by ladies and women since Title IX’s enactment and makes use of a groundbreaking antidiscrimination statute to discriminate from the really people today it was built to guard,” the report reported.

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Property GOP leaders are allowing all customers to propose amendments to the invoice, which must be submitted by this 7 days in order to be deemed.

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April 12, 2023

Megan Rapinoe, Sue Bird among athletes who sign letter opposing Protection of Girls and Women in Sports Act

Megan Rapinoe, Sue Hen and Becky Sauerbrunn ended up between the 40 qualified, Olympic and paralympic athletes who co-signed a letter to Dwelling lawmakers in opposition to the Protection of Ladies and Females in Sports Act.

Athlete Ally, an athlete team that supports LGBTQ+ initiatives, despatched the letter on Monday, in accordance to Sports Illustrated. The athletes feel the invoice wouldn’t protect ladies in sports but rather exclude females and women from obtaining “mental and bodily well being positive aspects.”

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Megan Rapinoe and Sue Bird attend the Moet & Chandon Holiday Celebration at Lincoln Center on Dec. 5, 2022, in New York City.

Megan Rapinoe and Sue Chook attend the Moet & Chandon Holiday getaway Celebration at Lincoln Heart on Dec. 5, 2022, in New York City. (Taylor Hill/WireImage)

“We consider that gender equity in sport is essential, which is why we urge policymakers to switch their awareness and work to the brings about ladies athletes have been fighting for a long time, like equivalent spend, an end to abuse and mistreatment, uneven implementation of Title IX, and a absence of accessibility and equity for girls of colour and women with disabilities, to title only a handful of. Our deepest hope is that transgender and intersex young ones will in no way have to come to feel the isolation, exclusion and othering that H.R. 734 is trying to find to enshrine into legislation,” the letter reads.

The Biden administration’s proposal to forbid outright bans on transgender athletes drew scrutiny previous week. The proposed rule establishes that blanket bans would violate Title IX. It would be difficult for educational facilities to ban, for instance, a transgender girl from participating in on a girls’ baseball staff.

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Megan Rapinoe gestures during a SheBelieves Cup match between United States and Japan at GEODIS Park on Feb. 19, 2023, in Nashville, Tennessee.

Megan Rapinoe gestures for the duration of a SheBelieves Cup match in between United States and Japan at GEODIS Park on Feb. 19, 2023, in Nashville, Tennessee. (Omar Vega/Getty Visuals)

The proposed rule would depart room for educational facilities to build policies that prohibit trans athlete from actively playing on additional competitive teams if individuals guidelines are designed to assure fairness or avoid athletics-related accidents.

Rep. Greg Steube, R-Fla., launched the Defense of Ladies and Women in Sporting activities Act in February. The invoice seeks an amendment to Title IX “to present that for applications of identifying compliance with Title IX of this sort of Act in athletics, sex shall be regarded based mostly only on a person’s reproductive biology and genetics at birth.”

The bill also states it would be a violation of the act for “a recipient of Federal financial aid who operates, sponsors, or facilitates athletic plans or routines to allow a human being whose sex is male to take part in an athletic application or exercise that is selected for females or women.”

President Joe Biden meets with Secretary-General Antonio Guterres Sept. 21, 2022, at the U.N. headquarters.

President Joe Biden meets with Secretary-Normal Antonio Guterres Sept. 21, 2022, at the U.N. headquarters. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci, File)

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House lawmakers may take into consideration the monthly bill up coming week.

April 9, 2023

Wave, not just the Padres, have chance to deliver major sports title to San Diego

The Padres have corporation as a San Diego sporting activities staff with a realistic chance to win a breakthrough title.

See: the San Diego Wave FC, who aren’t bashful about their intention to raise the trophy Nov. 11.

Some of you just rolled your eyes. Which is Ok. Two a long time in the past, who envisioned a women’s soccer crew would attract crowds of 16,000 to 32,000 to Mission Valley?

If Alex Morgan and her teammates had been to do well in winning the NWSL championship, area soccer aficionados would have their major San Diego victory to celebrate. The CBS telecast’s viewership right here undoubtedly would exceed the now strong in-person Wave crowds. Standing first in the world’s leading women’s soccer league would give the Wave a leg up on champions of U.S. men’s leagues that are enhancing but keep on being inferior to Europe’s leading circuits.

Recently, a couple significant women’s athletics events have rocketed into a new orbit. Will the flawed, 11-year-aged Countrywide Women’s Soccer League join the occasion? Which is to be decided, but the level that Padres General Supervisor A.J. Preller normally will make about young ballplayers’ careers — growth is usually not linear — appears at function.

Just take the NCAA championship women’s basketball activity previous week. LSU’s earn more than Iowa drew 9.9 million viewers. The previous mark: 5.7 million. That was just a person 12 months back.

Final summer time, 87,192 fans crammed Wembley Stadium to see England’s 2-1 soccer victory in excess of Germany in the UEFA Women’s Euro. The turnout blew earlier the file for a women’s global recreation in Europe. The telecast averaged 11 million viewers in the United Kingdom and peaked at 17 million. Both equally set British isles records for women’s soccer.

San Diego's crowd does the wave in an April 1 game against the NC Courage.

When a sport blasts past its specialized niche viewers, underlying influences are at operate. Patriotism can be rocket fuel. Other things may perhaps be a lot more delicate. Acquire 1 athlete’s partial explainer for the U.S. team’s ascent, pursuing Olympic and Women’s Planet Cup victories in 1996 and 1999.

“It was actually amazing just viewing soccer explode in this country,” former U.S. goalkeeper Briana Scurry explained to interviewer Olivia Christian in a retrospective. “But, it wasn’t just soccer that exploded in my impression. I believe it was potent females in standard. I know that my lifestyle and what I have accomplished in it has positively afflicted thousands and thousands.”

This summer’s Women’s Earth Cup will inject enthusiasm into the Wave’s time. Morgan figures to perform in every single match. Wave teammates Naomi Girma and Taylor Kornieck will attempt to sign up for her.

Decades ago, who would’ve forecast 1.12 billion individuals would watch a Women’s Entire world Cup, the FIFA-approximated viewing audience for the 2019 function in France?

Even if you don’t entirely belief any studies from FIFA (which is seldom a negative shift), the women’s ultimate drew 22 p.c a lot more viewers in the United States than the men’s 2018 Environment Cup ultimate performed amongst France and Croatia, for each Nielsen ratings.

The Wave (2-) will be challenged, of study course.

Can they continue to attract huge crowds to Mission Valley, wherever they are unbeaten in 5 matches?

Will they delight in frontline overall health like that which aided their 3rd-place finish very last calendar year?

Twenty formal matches stay, commencing with an April 15th showdown towards the OL Reign in Seattle. The title beloved is possibly the Portland Thorns. They edged the Wave in the 2022 semifinals and went on to get the title.

Somewhere else

Like most pitchers, hitter Xander Bogaerts was cautious of the Eco-friendly Monster.

“It truly does search like it’s extremely shut,” he claimed.

Bogaerts typically felt like he could touch the 37-foot, 2-inch wall situated 310 toes down the left-area line. It spooked him, the Eco-friendly Monster as hypnotizing as the ring in Lord of the Rings.

“It definitely can get you in a good deal of issues,” Bogaerts said. “Throughout the decades, I have experienced to find out to modify to that. Try not to often want to hit into the wall.”

The uncommon Padres hitter to say he basically welcomed relocating to Petco Park — it is his story and he’s sticking to it — Bogaerts surfed to a .409 batting regular in his initial San Diego house stand. The righty pulled a few property operates and had 3 doubles in the 6 game titles.

Idea: it is for the reason that Bogaerts can hit… .

From the Dept. of BeLabor: Joe Musgrove’s fractured toe and Yu Darvish’s WBC relief get the job done will reward the Padres this summer. They have fewer innings on their arms subsequent a demanding 2022. …

The knee injuries Saturday that felled Mallory Swanson, 24, will discomfort anyone in women’s soccer. No one in the activity was a lot more fascinating driving with the ball. As she tried a contested move to U.S teammate Morgan, the 5-foot-4 speedster dropped to the Austin, Texas turf. The U.S. was playing Ireland in a Globe Cup tuneup… . Swanson netted a penalty kick in the Wave’s home opener, for Chicago. …

Of the various players on San Diego State’s nationwide championship runner-up basketball group — yes, just a reality-confirming reminder, the Aztecs in truth completed next out of 363 teams — who has the finest shot at sticking in the NBA as a bench participant?

Solution: Lamont Butler. The effective guard can protect, create his shot, dish and strike the 3. At 21, Butler was more youthful than 7 teammates in Brian Dutcher‘s 9-man rotation. Even prior to The Shot, his stock was mounting.

Recommendation to local athletics chat-show producers: Give Ted Leitner the mic for an hour for each 7 days and enable him go. No friends will be wanted. If Bill Walton is agreeable, give them two several hours jointly.