Best 15 Minutes

Tuesday July 21st, 2015

Golf

  • British Open..Zach Johnson wins pressure packed-emotional four hole playoff…Win 144th Open-St. Andrews-Scotland..Johnson hits 28-foot put late in final round-then pressure packed putt on 18 to get to 3-man playoffs…Birdied opening hole overtime…Survived two bad shots on 2nd overtime hole…watched field self-destruct around him.
  • British Open…Louis Oosthaizen misses 2-putts in playoff to finish 1-stroke back..missed 4-and-7 foot putts in playoffs.
  • British Open..Marc Leishman…Made big putt on 15th hole regulation…survived putting shot into Pot Hole Bunker at 17….Had 1-bogey in 36-holes-but promptly bogeyed opening playoff hole-never recovered.
  • British Open..Jason Day-missed long putt on 18th that could have put him in playoff field-finished a strong 4th.

Baseball

  • Padres-W-Giants (4-2)..Matt Kemp crashes 2R-HR..Yanger Solarte 3-hits…..SD won 5-row-cut Giants lead wildcard race 5G…Kemp on (14-31) batting tear
  • San  Diego-San Francisco…Tuesday night matchup..Odri Despaigner-vs-Chris Heston
  • Padres..OF-Justin Upton out with tightness in rib cage area…OF-Wil Myers cleared begin lite swinging workouts with bat to test surgically repaired wrist..Brandon Morrow-45P-simulated game-ball was popping out of his hand-great velocity…Bullpen session Wednesday-then possible rehab start next weekend.
  • Padres..GM-AJ Preller-not viewing Padres as buyer-or-seller at trade deadline…”understand team must improve”….must stabilize infield situation-top priority…add balance left-right hand hitters to lineup….
  • Padres…Justin Upton-Rumors Pirates-Orioles make contact with San Diego.
  • Dodgers-L-Braves (7-4)..Jace Peterson 2R-single-2R-double…Nick Markakis 2R-HR..
  • LA-Atlanta..Tuesday night game..Brett Anderson-vs-Alex Wood
  • Dodgers..Activate OF-Carl Crawford from DL-out 3-months-oblique-will not be starter
  • Angels-W-Boston (11-1)..David Freese 3R-HR..Kole Calhoun 2R-HR..Albert Pujols solo-HR
  • Angels-W-Boston (7-3)..Pujols 2-solo HRs…Mike Trout HR-complete sweep series..Halos won 15-of-18.
  • Halos-Twins..Open series tonite..Matt Shoemaker-vs-Kyle Gibson.
  • Washington-W-Mets..Clint robinson 2R-double for Nats
  • Phillies-W-Rays..Phillies won 4-row.
  • Tigers-W-Seattle..Ian Kinsler HR-2R-HR
  • Reds-W-Cubs..Jay Bruce 2R-HR-went 440′..Todd Frzier HR-Marlon Byrd HR
  • Pirates-W-Royals..Starlin Marte 3RBI
  • Rockies-W-Texas..Troy Tulowitzki 2R-HR…Nolan Arenado 2R-double.
  • Arizona-W-Miami..David Peralta 2R-single
  • Reds…Cincinnati Enquirer-team puts 6-players on trade block-Johnny Cueto-Aroldis Chapman-Mike Leake-Jay Bruce-Marlon Byrd.
  • Milwaukee..Shopping OF-Carlos Gomez.
  • White Sox..DFA-2B-Conor Gallespie.
  • Cubs..DFA-P-Edwin Jackson.
  • Mets..Consider DL-OF-Michael Cuddyer-knee bone bruise.
  • Twins..SS-Miguel Sano-sprained ankle
  • Pirates..DL-2B-Jody Mercer-bruised knee

Football

  • Raiders…Meet with City-County-Developer Floyd Kephart-discuss his proposal sale of portion of club-sale of land-ways to finance Coliseum City project.
  • Arizona..Visit-FA-TE-Jermaine Gresham-ex Bengals-coming off neck injury.
  • Green Bay…Internal discussions about FA-WR-Reggie Wayne-Colts
  • Browns..WR-Terrelle Pryor working with Randy Moss to learn be WR-TE.
  • Union..Meets with Cowboys DE-Greg Hardy discuss lawsuit over 4-game suspension
  • Patriots..Tom Brady-still no NFL decision on appeal 4-game suspension.

Basketball

  • Denver-Houston..Trade..Nuggets deal G-Ty Lawson-#2 pick to Rockets for #1 choice and expiring contracts.
  • Cleveland..No discussion re-sign G-JR Smith-opted out of 6.4M-contract.
  • 76ers..C-Joel Embid refractured foot-will miss 2nd season in a row.

Hockey

  • Edmonton..Connor McDavid-lst round pick-scores 5-goals in first game-rookie scrimmage at Oilers camp