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Hilton Head Island, SC – Justin Rose driving a farther away from Augusta National realized how close he was to win Master’s.

His phone retained the rumor on the way to Hilton Head Island, one after another, they all praised his extraordinary rally with the same message and expressed his trade and condolences to his runner-up.

Rose started seven shots in the final round, very back to think about winning. He made a 20 -foot Birdie Put of 18th for 66 66. He was in the play-off of sudden death. He lost in a great shot of McLear, who hit the Gap Wage for Birdy up to 3 feet.

It was a lot to be processed.

On Wednesday, RBC Heritage said on Wednesday, “I have a lot of positive comments spread from people who have come to the people, so they try to exploit the week,” Rose said on Wednesday at RBC Heritage. “But at the same time, looking at my phone, just hope to have a separate message” “

This is a path that he knows best.

Rose had two shot leads with six holes to play in the 2017 masters when Sergio Garcia-like good friend like McIRRI forced a play-offs and the most impossible rally to defeat Rose in the first extra hole.

In 2017, Rose was defeated that day. He slapped Garcia’s cheek with love, they hugged and then tapped Garcia to the heart. He knew what it meant for a talented Spaniard who played 70 Major before winning.

On Sunday he was equally compassionate, after the end of McLearo that he was happy to be a moment of such a moment’s Grand Slam of his career.

It still hurts.

He searched the correct word. Rose was proud of how she played the Low score of the final round with 66 66. Of those moments of a Major, he must have poured in a bird in the last hole. There was a lot of things okay. However, there was no green jacket.

“Just sort … don’t know what the right word is,” he said. “Perhaps, was tortured to think about what might happen.”

He joined Ben Hogan as the only player to lose twice to the Masters, and it could hurt Rose’s for a worse because both of his losses were in death. After 12 rounds in the Masters, he now has at least a part of the lead, Jack Niclas (19), Arnold Palmer (18) and Gary Player (12), who won 13 green jackets.

A Major in the US Open and an Olympic gold medal in Rio de Janeiro has 23 wins worldwide. He also has the difference to congratulate the Masters Champion in the 18th Green three times in the last 10 years – Jordan Spieth in 2015, Garcia in 2017, McIllry on Sunday.

When the last time he lost Masters in a play -off, Rose said that it was lasting for about a month. Of course, he made a few boys when he wanted to return from the final round on Sunday. This is true for anyone in any golf tournament. There is still a sting to see someone else win.

Rose will look back at what happened after the 2017 defeat. He won three more times that year, including the title of his second World Golf Championship. The following year he won the Fedex Cup and was the first in the world for the first time.

Rose said, “If I look back at my best golf, in the end of 2017 August ’18 I probably consistently the best golf that I played,” Rose said. “Obviously, I was a little more in the early part of my career, or you could argue more prime.”

Rose, who became a teenager in the 5th, will be 5 years old at the end of July.

“But I can’t see any reason that I can’t be almost the same at this time,” he said. “I’m doing well. I am working hard i

Rose may not help, but may imagine how long the Grand Slam of his career in Quail Holo will take on the PGA Championship next month – he himself wrote for Royal Trun’s Robbie’s lead, which is a loss of Master’s Play Off.

“The last two Major I was right there and was defeated by the world’s top players at the top of their game,” he said.

What does he continue at this stage? He will finish his 28th year as a Pro in July.

It provides moments like Sunday, its thickening, clutch moments. There was Birdy Put in the 18th AHSA. In the Rider Cup in 2023 there was 8 feet of put in the 18th hole that achieved an original half. Last summer was the 18th walk in Royal Trone showing thousands of praise on their legs.

Rose said, “I am close to something fatally good things,”

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Toronto – Vladimir Geerro Jr. hit a pair of his first home run, Chris Basit played five shutout innings, and Toronto Blue Jess defeated Atlanta Bravs 3-1 on Wednesday and destroyed Spencer Strider from elbow surgery.

Chris Basit (2-5) makes out the high ten of a season and all three hits, allow all units. The right -handed four have dropped his era at 0.77 at the beginning.

Blue Jess has set a single-game, nine-inning record with 19 strikeouts.

Jeff Hoffman released Baldwin’s first career home run in the ninth innings, but finished his fourth saving at four opportunities.

Strider (0-1) has allowed two runs in five innings and five hits. In his right elbow, Ulana’s security ligament was made in 376 days due to surgery to repair the security ligament, the right -handed hit five, one walked and hit a batter. He threw 97 pitch, for 58 strikes.

Bo Bichet had two doubles, scored one run and Toronto made one run out of the two out of the three from Atlanta.

Bickets were doubled to start the third innings, and Guerro followed the RBI unit to follow the first run of the game.

Second and third place, Bravs Sligger, near the runners’ strand, finished his outing by out of Austin Relay.

After homing three times in the first two games of the series, Riley has gone to 0 with four strikeouts in the final.

Bravs are 2-11 on the street.

The second call on the 3-2 slider from Georro Strider started the sixth with 412 feet of Homer.

Strider’s hardest pitch in the first one was fastball to Gerero 98 miles per hour.

Bravs: RHP Bryce Elder (0-1, 7.20 ERA) is expected to begin on Friday as the Atlanta Minnesota has hosted. RHP Chris Padack (0-2, 9.49) goes for twins.

Blue Jess: RHP Boden Francis (1-2, 3.71 ERA) is expected to begin on Friday when Toronto hoses Seattle. Mariners have not announced any starters.

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Mexico City – Robinson Can has spent 17 seasons in the Major League Baseball in front of all types of baseball fans, but he thinks there is something special about the Mexican Baseball League’s Diabloos Rosos.

He is not alone.

The Mexico summer league on Thursday aims to open the 100th season in the 2023 World Baseball Classic to maintain an impressive growth in the presence of the Mexican national team after the end of the Mexican national team, and is already out of the Soccer Club of some first division.

After winning the third place in the 2021 tournament, many casual fans, some of them, were disappointed after the elimination of Mexico national team in the first round of the World Cup in Qatar, in Qatar, and many of them seemed to have been their attention for a long time.

“We are continuing to grow up and this season will not be different,” league president Horacio de la Vega told the Associated Press. “Our growth is related to the fact that we are not only selling baseball, but the whole experience.”

In Mexico City, “Basble experience” occurs at Alfredo Harp Helu Stadium of $ 160 million, a venue that was opened in March 2019 and 20,000 will arrive.

Although the ballpark is smaller than the MLB standard, the environment is like a carnival.

“This is a special city where fans come to the weather in every game it is day or night,” said AP. “As a player, the park supports the baseball that is a big inspiration to see the full park of fans” “

The 32 -year -old Dominican, who appeared in eight All Star Games, played five franchises in the United States, among them New York Yankis. He was the key player to lead Diabloos Rosos in the championship last season and he recently agreed to return to the second.

His career was fully played for the Estrelas Orientals of the Can the Dominican Republic and participated in several Caribbean series, every year, a team played in different countries around Mexico and Central America.

“The environment in Mexico is a bit like the Caribbean series, but there you are playing for your country and this is a short tournament,” said canoe. “Here, it’s a long season and yet the fans are still there every night.”

Las Season, Diabloos Roseos was at the top of the league with 1,695, then Toros D Tizuana (5,3) and Sultanes de Monontre (1,212).

Soccer Club Pachuka (10,713), Santos Torion (9,421), Majatlan (9,522) and Seyadad Juverages (8,980) are the worst presence in the big stadiums. The team with the best presence in the Mexican Soccer League is with Montre 43,544.

“Our owners have a great party despite being rivals on the field. Beyond that they work as allies and how to clean the bathrooms, how to keep better food and even sell beer, all kinds of things are shared.”

There are three Soccer Stadiums in Mexico City: Seyadad de Los Diports, Olympico University and Azteca, but none of them have great benefits. There is no elevator, escalator or even food court. Azteca is currently closed for reforms and may be for their 2026 World Cup.

The same thing happens in most cases of other Liga MX stadiums. The most friendly places are Estadio BBVA and Guadalazara in Montrerei. Both were chosen to host games in the next World Cup.

“We are growing continuously and this is a special season we target 5 million fans in the total presence,” said D La Vega.

After the World Baseball Classic in 2023, 4.734 million fans created the league’s presence record for a season. Last year, the number declined, but only by 93,000 fans.

And fans are getting older too. According to Othon Diaz, the president of Diabloos Rosos, nine years ago, 53% of the team’s fans 55 years of age or older and now 74% of them are under 45. Also, they were average of 3,000 fans per game and now it is up to 11,000.

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New Orleans – New Orleans Pelicans have appointed Joe Dumors – a former NBA champions and executives with Detroit Pistons – as executive vice president of their basketball operation.

619 -year -old Dumer’s David took charge for Griffin, who was dismissed after the six -year move on Monday, which matched with the draft of the power forward Seon Williamson in the 21st.

The first order of Dumors’ business will decide whether coach Willie Green will hold Green, who has been one year left in his contract. Next, he has to decide whether the pelons are about to build around the injured Williamson-who missed more games than that-or dealing with him somewhere else.

Dumors played on behalf of Detroit teams who won the NBA title in 1989 and 1990. When they won another title in 2004, he also operated the Pistons Front Office.

He has worked at the Dumer’s Sacramento Front Office since leaving Piston in the 21st and recently served as the head of the Basketball operation for the Executive Vice President and the NBA.

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Milwaki – As well as discussing his excitement about being healthy for the start of the postsation run, Milwaki Box forward Gianis Antatocomo compared himself to a specific action movie star.

“I like to play, how can I say, stressful, stressful situation,” Antatocaumpo said this week, when the box is preparing to open the play -offs in India on Saturday. “I’m like Tom Cruise. Have you ever watched the movies, Tom Cruise movies that he stunts all that? I think he’s got the adrenaline crowd. I like to be there again.”

All posts of Milwaki were lost in the first round of the first round with his absence last year and a year ago-Antetocomo has returned to lead the box with his second career title.

If this is not impossible to make a mission it seems to be impossible.

Box is expected to open the play-offs without Damian Lillard, a seven-time all-NBA watchman who was out of his right calves last month with thrombosis. Boxes are fifth in the Eastern Conference, their lowest play -offs since 2018. BETMGM Sports Sports gives only 37% chance to cross their first round series with fourth-descendant pacers.

Nevertheless, the box believes that they can compete with someone until they are found in antitocomo. They remember how much of the absence of the two-time MVP was felt by losing their 4-2 series last year.

“Let’s tell the truth,” Bucks coach Dock Rivers says. “Take the best player of each team and it hurts them the

30 -year -old Antocoumpo missed the last year’s Indiana series after straining the left calf in the regular season. A year ago, he hit Milwaki’s opening play of the first quarter against Miami and did not return to the action until the top-priced box was finally defeated 3-1.

At the end of last season, Antatocomo said he had to think about changing his offson program or to make another adapt to ensure that he would be healthy for the play -offs. He has now entered the play-offs after leading Milwaki in a series of eight-game wins to stop regular seasons.

“I have adjusted a lot – which I will keep private – but fate certainly plays a role,” said Antetocomo. “You can be misfortune. Going under three games, or under six games, I don’t think that before the play -off of last year, it is unfortunate.

In the entire play-off series, Antochonmpo played for the last time, Boston had a 3-5 Eastern Conference Semifinals in Boston, with a 5.5 point, 3..7 Rebound and 7.1 aid.

A year ago, Antetocoumpo Hypected to the Eastern Conference final with the left knee, the final two games of the Eastern Conference final returned to achieve the final MVP Honors and earned 50 points in a title-shining game against Phoenix Suns.

Now he is back and a new look is leading Roster.

The only players from Milwaki’s 2021 championship team are Antatocoumpo, Brook Lopez, Bobby Portis and Pat Confton. Kyle Kuzma Los Angeles Lakers, who was earned on the trade deadline, was in the Lakers’ Championship squad, but played the last play -off in 2021. Kevin Porter Jr. and Ryan Rolins, whose role was expanded due to Lillard’s health problems, never played in a postsation game.

The absence of Lillard has the responsibility of more ball-handling for antitocompa, who is playing even especially in its higher criteria.

-11-5 forwards are second in scoring in regular season (4.1), sixth (1.3) in rebounding and 5th in support (.5.5). Antatocaonmpo is the only player to average 30 points during the shooting at least 60% from the floor, and he did each of the last two seasons.

Antocomao has helped on an average of 31.8 points, 12 rebounds and 11.8 in the six games he played in this month.

Pacers’ coach Rick Carlisel said, “During this time where the Dem has gone out, he is seeing a series of double teams, so he is only about to develop as a great player,” said Pacers coach Rick Carlisel. “He is mixing with the help, passing the laser, passing the skip cross-court that is very difficult to deal with when you are twice as much, and his shooting is better and better.”

Now he got the chance to try to carry it in the postsison, it is a stage that he missed very much last year.

“The game on the bench is not fun to watch,” said Antatocoumpo. “It’s not fun. Perhaps in 20 years, I can keep a polo or suit – I don’t know what the coaches wear – and I saw it from the bench. But now I’m just happy that I am there and I’m in the heat of the war and I am able to make my hands dirty and help my team win.”

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Bo Nix has already been 25 years old. Michael Penix Jr. will be found there in May.

Both quarterbacks were the first round of the last year. They were between the 56 -year -old player of 24 or older in 2024.

This number was 54 in 2023, 44 in 2022, 16 in 2021 and in 2020 in 19 to 1920.

In recent years, more old potentials have been drafted because Covid -1 has given the epidemic players the option of staying in the extra year. Although the window is finishing, transfer portals and blue deals can keep some players more prolonged at school.

The parties would have turned away from the old possibilities. Scouts and General Managers once considered 24 years of age as a red flag in some cases.

However, the success of boys like Nix and Zeden Daniels, who was 24 years old in the outstanding Rookie Season, shows that experience can help players’ professionals immediately.

Chiefs coach Andy Red says, “I am from the BYU, where the kids go to the mission for years, and so people go: ‘Well, they are older,’” Chief coach Andy Red says. “Okay, then they come and they work pretty well. So, so, if you start taking a career length, career length, there is a cutoff somewhere, but the carriers are not too long. But we see (age).”

Last year, most of the old players selected in the draft were going to the sixth or seventh round. This indicates that teams are more likely to ignore age after the draft.

“It is only unique for the football world where we are in the football world,” said John Sportac, general manager of the Raiders. “You really got the boys with the sixth and seventh years, and so are you going to be a problem with the age of 25- or 26?

“You go to these schools like Georgia and Michigan, Ohio State and they have received a list of 30 boys who can get out of it … … I mean it was like these 10 juniors, perhaps half of them came out. Now it has been a fourth year senior and it adds more time to the work of Scouts.

The number of old players drafted this season will decrease. There are 46 -year -old players who are 23 or older who are worthy of the draft, including 17 who are 24 or older.

Luisville Quarterback Tyler Shaf, who was 26 years old in September, was the oldest player in the Scouting Combine. He spent seven years in three colleges, including Oregon, where he supported Justin Herbert and Texas Tech in 2019.

Tennessee Wide Receiver Bru McCoy, San Jose State Wide -out Nick Nash and Arkansas Receiver Andrew Armstrong were among the 24 -year -old draft potential in this combination.

Parts with the old philosophy of avoiding old players limit their talent pool.

“I think you need to ask yourself sometimes, are you trying to take this guy for 12 years? If you look for it, this is a small percentage,” John Lynch, general manager of 49, says. “Or you are looking for a contract and then hope more? This is an interesting thing it’s it we constantly discuss eoten

College experience for quarterback is the most valuable. Nix and Daniels proved it when they took their teams to the play -offs last year. Meanwhile, Antony Richardson College threw only 393 passes at Colts before he drafted him at number 4 in 2023. He fought to adjust to the NFL level.

The oldest player selected in the draft was Quarterback Chris Wayne. When Panther chose him in the fourth round of the 2000 draft, he was 28 years and 264 days old. Wayne started just 20 games in NFL, with 2-18.

Quarterback Brandon Wideon was the oldest player in the first round. Brown was overall to him in 2002 when he was 28 years old and 195 days old We Wayne and Wideon played minor-league baseball before college football.

Depending on the location of a player and depending on the round, age can be a determining element when choosing a team between two boys.

“When the two players level, even the same grade, you start weighing what they have,” the general manager of the chargers Joe Horties said about the age. “Okay, he is a three -year -old starter and he is a four -year -old starter. Great leader, team captain, these little things give them a push it is not deliberate but you are talking via it and it is shaking that way.”

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Boston – The Boston Bruins also did not bother to irritate their fans with a spectacular regular season before going home for summer.

Bruins lost 3-5 overtime to New Jersey Devils on Tuesday night, folded a lost season where they missed the play-offs for the first time after 20 2016 and posted their first rate record since 20 2007.

Forward David Pastronak said, “I am sadly I am sad.” That’s hard. I want to play obviously. And I’ll leave it at, my idea. “

The Bruins were at the top of 100 points in each of the previous six non-metaphysical years, the record-setting 135-point 2022-23 was the best regular season in NHL history. However, since losing to the 2019 Stanley Cup final, they have not passed the second round of the play -offs; They have won only one series in the last four years.

As a result, the first Bruce Cassidy was opened and then Jim Montgomery, who was allowed to go this season and replaced with Joe Sacco. But the interim coaches can only record the rest of the route-it is last in the Atlantic category, and is nothing better than being involved in the entire Eastern Conference.

SACO, who is not expected to return, was bound by a trade deadline surrender that purified Captain Brad Marchand and a handful of other players from Roster. He said he didn’t have the opportunity to look back in a season that was dramatically changed in just six weeks.

“It has been very busy since the change,” said Boston, a 56 -year -old suburb, who played at Boston University before a 5 -year -old NHL career.

“It is special to be able to coach obviously in your own city. This is definitely a connected bonus,” said Saco. “As the days go by, I will think more about it but I’m proud of the boys i

Postrondak led the team with 5 goals and process 3 assistance and his 106 points were almost twice as much as his nearest teammate. Charlie McAvoy and Hampus Lindhom were injured in the defense too much.

And Jeremy Swayman fought after an eight -year, $ 66 million contract and after the season’s opener ended two days before his holdout.

“Major Takeway is simply finding ways to win and” We’re a proud program. And we have it to ourselves – to our fans – Ow to be much better. And i’m interested in the return ”” “

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Rome – 24 law enforcement officers were injured, one arrested and at least 45,000 euros ($ 45,000) damaged garbage dumpsters were included in the weekend’s Rome Derby.

On Sunday, fans were still trying to increase the damage after the police attacked the police in riots in the heavy populated areas where people gathered before the game between Lazio and Roma.

“I’m upset,” Rome’s Mayor Roberto Guwalatirei said. “It is unacceptable that the hooligans transform a day of sport into a city war scene.”

When Lazio’s hard-core “Ultra” fans tried to push through the obstacle, about 2,5 police officers took various flashpoints around Stadio Olimpico and step down.

The fans reacted to intervention by launching fireworks and other objects of police officers. The police then responded with tear gas and water cannons.

Seri League judge Gerardo Mastrandria announced on Tuesday that he would wait for a more extensive report on the clash before any club’s decision was decided. But for Roma, he ordered a fine of $ 5 Euro (, $ 5) and a fine of $ 5 Euro ($ 5) for Lazio because supporters of the clubs taught the field during the game. There were seven flames from Roma End and four news from Lazio End.

Derby was recovered at 5pm this season this season, six years ago to avoid violence. Now next year’s games will probably start again.

Lazio and Roma both expressed solidarity with injured police officers and condemned the violence.

The game ended 1-1.

Rome Derby has been overwhelmed with violence for years.

In 2004, the derby was suspended due to a false rumor that police had killed a boy outside the stadium.

In January, a car outside the stadium was shown before the first derby of this season.

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