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Former Kansas point guard Frank Mason has found a new NBA home.
A little more than two weeks after being waived by Sacramento, the team that drafted him with the No. 34 overall pick in the 2017 NBA Draft, Mason agreed to a two-way contract with the Milwaukee Bucks, according to a weekend report from Shams Charania, NBA writer for The Athletic.
Mason later confirmed the news on Twitter, saying, “Proud to be a part of a championship caliber organization. Ready to get to work #Bucks #FearTheDeer”
The deal pairs Mason with reigning league MVP Giannis Antetokounmpo and, according to those who cover the Bucks, could wind up being a great opportunity for Mason to further establish his NBA career.
As luck would have it, Mason will find at least one familiar face when he arrives in Milwaukee.
“Mason proves to be a nice pickup for the Bucks, especially since they’re only carrying two point guards on their roster at this point between Eric Bledsoe and Mason’s former Kings teammate, George Hill,” wrote BehindTheBuckPass.com.
It’s worth remembering that the deal is officially a two-way contract, which means Mason will spend the bulk of his time this season with the Bucks’ G League affiliate the Wisconsin Herd.
According to the G League website, players on two-way contracts spend most of their season in the G League and their time on NBA rosters is capped at 45 days. The trend, which has been prominent in the National Hockey League for years, was new to the NBA for the 2017-18 season.
It also comes with salary incentives. During the 2017-18 season, players earned $75,000 per season for their time in the G League but could earn up to $204,000 more if they reached the maximum number of 45 days on an NBA roster.
During his first two NBA seasons with Sacramento, Mason averaged 6.8 points, 2.6 assists and 1.9 rebounds in 15.8 minutes per game over 90 career appearances.
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KANSAS CITY, Mo -One of the top storylines all offseason long for the Kansas City Chiefs has been the re-shaped defense under new Defensive Coordinator Steve Spagnuolo, and with training camp kicking off later this week, the likes of safety Tyrann Mathieu, defensive end Frank Clark and the rest of the defense will soon have a chance to show off what they can do.
That was the focus of last week’s “In the Trenches” podcast episode, which featured Chiefs Reporter BJ Kissel and six-year NFL veteran Nick Leckey breaking down every inch of the defense.
“Our last show was all about the offense, now we’re flipping to the other side of the ball,” Kissel said. “We’re going through all of the intriguing guys at every position group to watch and all of the top storylines.”
The duo went on to do just that for more than an hour, examining the interior defensive line, the defensive ends, the linebackers, cornerbacks and safeties on the roster headed into camp.
Additionally, Kissel revealed a defensive back as another potential breakout player to watch this season after giving linebacker Anthony Hitchens the nod in a previous episode.
“This is a guy who I’m really excited to see at training camp,” Kissel said. “When Coach Reid was asked about him, he said that he was always around the ball. He’s always making plays. He spent a lot of time around Tyrann Mathieu, so I’m excited.”
Of course, camp is about so much more than just the household names – it’s an opportunity for those on the bubble to earn their place on the team. Leckey discussed exactly that in last week’s episode, explaining what it’s like to be heading to training camp from the perspective of a player fighting for a roster spot.
“Your main thing is you have to go out there and be in your best shape,” Leckey said. “The next thing is you have to be eager. If you’re young, you have to be begging to be in on all the special teams plays, you have to be talking to the vets after practice and you have to get in the playbook. If you limit yourself by not knowing the playbook, you’re not going to get very far.”
Catch all of that and more on last week’s “In the Trenches.” The episode is available on YouTube, Spotify, iTunes, Google Play, Stitcher and here on Chiefs.com.
Twins hit 5 homers, turn triple play in 8-6 win vs YankeesMINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Most of the highlights for the Minnesota Twins in this remarkable season have been home runs, putting them on pace to smash the major league record.
That mark currently belongs to the New York Yankees, who watched the Twins whittle away at it on Monday night with a powerful start to this series between AL division leaders.
Mitch Garver hit two of five home runs by the Twins, who held on for an 8-6 victory over the Yankees after a tone-setting triple play in the first inning .
CHICAGO (AP) — The Chicago White Sox have become the first team in the major leagues to extend protective netting from foul pole to foul pole, starting Monday night against the Miami Marlins.
The extra netting at Guaranteed Rate Field was in place for Chicago’s first home game since the All-Star break. The White Sox announced the safety measure last month, a week after a foul ball at the park sent a woman to the hospital with her head bleeding.
On Sunday in Cleveland, another fan was hurt by a foul. Indians star Francisco Lindor said he was told his line drive put a 3-year-old boy in the hospital.
SAN ANTONIO (AP) — Tim Duncan is back with the San Antonio Spurs, this time as an assistant coach under Gregg Popovich.
Duncan, the Spurs’ all-time leader in points, rebounds and blocked shots — and the only player to be on all five of San Antonio’s NBA championship teams — officially returned to the franchise Monday. The Spurs, per their usual style, made the announcement in a very understated way, not even putting Duncan’s name in the headline of the news release.
“It is only fitting, that after I served loyally for 19 years as Tim Duncan’s assistant, that he returns the favor,” Popovich said in the release.
GWANGJU, South Korea (AP) — Katie Ledecky withdrew from the 200-meter freestyle preliminaries and the 1,500-meter final Tuesday at the world swimming championships because of illness.
Her coach Greg Meehan said doctors were assessing Ledecky, but had no official diagnosis.
“She woke up this morning and she’s not feeling well at all,” he said. “I’m hopeful that we see her racing again this week.”
The eight-day meet ends Sunday.
“This is brutal for her not to be competing,” Meehan said, noting Ledecky’s famous competitive nature.
Shortly after Meehan spoke to reporters, USA Swimming said Ledecky was out of the evening’s 1,500 free final.
Here are the scores from yesterday’s sports events:
INTER-LEAGUE:
Chi White Sox 9, Miami 1
Arizona 6, Baltimore 3
AMERICAN LEAGUE:
Cleveland 7, Toronto 3
Boston 9, Tampa Bay 4
Minnesota 8, N-Y Yankees 6
Houston 11, Oakland 1
Seattle 7, Texas 3
NATIONAL LEAGUE:
St. Louis 6 Pittsburgh 5, 10 Innings
Cincinnati 6 Milwaukee 5
San Francisco 5 Chi Cubs 4
Colorado at Washington 7:05 p.m., postponed
TODAY’S SPORTS SCHEDULE———
INTER-LEAGUE:
Philadelphia at Detroit 7:10 p.m.
Kansas City at Atlanta 7:20 p.m.
Miami at Chi White So x8:10 p.m.
Baltimore at Arizona 9:40 p.m.
L-A Angels at L-A Dodger s10:10 p.m.
AMERICAN LEAGUE:
Cleveland at Toronto 7:07 p.m.
Boston at Tampa Bay 7:10 p.m.
Oakland at Houston 8:10 p.m.
N-Y Yankees at Minnesota 8:10 p.m.
Texas at Seattle 10:10 p.m.
NATIONAL LEAGUE:
St. Louis at Pittsburgh 7:05 p.m.
Colorado at Washington 7:05 p.m.
San Diego at N-Y Mets 7:10 p.m.
Cincinnati at Milwaukee 8:10 p.m.
Chi Cubs at San Francisco 9:45 p.m.
WOMEN’S NATIONAL BASKETBALL ASSOCIATION PLAYOFFS:
L.A. Sparks at Atlanta 7:00 p.m.
Indiana at Phoenix 10:00 p.m.
Seattle at Las Vegas 10:00 p.m.
GREAT BEND, Kan. – The Great Bend Chiefs American Legion Baseball team found a way to bounce back from a loss and secure a win over Nickerson Monday night at the Great Bend Sports Complex. The 8-1 victory in the Zone Tournament sends Great Bend to the AA/AAA State Tournament that starts next week in Hays. Nickerson had fought back through the losers bracket after winning their first game on Saturday over Beloit 3-0, but then dropped their next game to Hays 18-5. Nickerson got passed Hutchinson 6-0 on Sunday as well as beating Salina to put them in the Championship game with Great Bend.
WICHITA, Kan. – The Hutchinson Monarchs advanced into the Sunflower Collegiate League Wildcard Championship game with a 9-6 win over the Derby Twins at Eck Stadium in Wichita Monday night. Hutchinson will take on the Wichita Sluggers @ 5 pm Tuesday night. The Sluggers eliminated the Great Bend Bat Cats 5-2 in the earlier evening game. The winners of the Monarchs vs Sluggers game gets an automatic bid to the NBC World Series that starts at Eck Stadium on July 27th.
The Monarchs scattered 12 hits, while giving up 11 hits. Zack Philbin was strong in relief by pitching the past 3 innings only giving up 1 run.
In the SCL Championship series, Cheney Diamond Dawgs got by the Haysville Aviators 2-0 in game 1 of the best of 3 series. They will play again Tuesday night @ 7 pm. Both Cheney and Hayville have qualified for the NBC World Series that begins July 27th at Eck Stadium.
GREAT BEND, Kan. – The Nickerson Senior Legion baseball team held the Hutchinson Colts to only two hits on Sunday to eliminate the Colts 6-0.
Pitcher Tre Garcia pitched a jem by only throwing 78 pitches.
Nickerson scored with a four-run fifth inning, then capped it off with a 2 run sixth.
Nickerson went on to win over Salina 6-3 and will match up with host Great Bend who lost to Hays 13-12 on Sunday. That game is at 6pm tonight.
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MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL Scores for Sunday July 21, 2019
| Matchup | Time | Winning Pitcher | Losing Pitcher |
|---|---|---|---|
| Red Sox 0, Orioles 5 | Final | Wojciechowski, Asher (1-3) | Cashner, Andrew (0-2) |
| Rockies 8, Yankees 4 | Final | Marquez, German (9-5) | Paxton, James (5-5) |
| White Sox 2, Rays 4 | Final | Snell, Blake (6-7) | Cease, Dylan (1-2) |
| Royals 4, Indians 5 | Final | Plesac, Zach (4-3) | Sparkman, Glenn (3-6) |
| Cardinals 3, Reds 1 | Final | Gallegos, Giovanny (2-1) | DeSclafani, Anthony (5-5) |
| Blue Jays 3, Tigers 4 | Final | Ramirez, Nick (5-3) | Mayza, Tim (0-1) |
| Phillies 2, Pirates 1 | Final | Suarez, Ranger (3-0) | Stratton, Chris (1-1) |
| Athletics 6, Twins 7 | Final | Stewart, Kohl (2-1) | Hendriks, Liam (4-1) |
| Rangers 3, Astros 5 | Final | Armenteros, Rogelio (1-0) | Lynn, Lance (12-6) |
| Padres 5, Cubs 1 | Final | Quantrill, Cal (3-2) | Hendricks, Kyle (7-8) |
| Mets 2, Giants 3 | Final | Gott, Trevor (6-0) | Gsellman, Robert (1-2) |
| Angels 9, Mariners 3 | Final | Peters, Dillon (2-0) | Kikuchi, Yusei (4-7) |
| Marlins 0, Dodgers 9 | Final | Buehler, Walker (9-1) | Yamamoto, Jordan (4-1) |
| Brewers 7, D-backs 4 | Final | Peralta, Freddy (4-3) | Lopez, Yoan (1-4) |
| Nationals 1, Braves 7 | Final | Gausman, Kevin (3-5) | Ross, Joe (0-2) |
CLEVELAND, Ohio – Bubba Starling’s 1st home run in the top of the 9th inning Sunday, pulled the KC Royals within a run, but the Indians went on to win 5-4.
PORTRUSH, Northern Ireland (AP) — Shane Lowry made the 68 years between British Opens in Northern Ireland worth the wait.
The silver claret jug is staying on the Emerald Isle.
Lowry, the 32-year-old Irishman with stout nerves and a soft touch around the greens, endured the worst weather of the week and the Sunday pressure of a sellout crowd cheering him along to win the British Open by six shots at Royal Portrush.
Even as the rain stopped, the tears began flowing.
“I can’t believe this is me standing here,” Lowry said as he cradled golf’s oldest trophy. “I can’t believe this is mine.”
It was never really in doubt.
Lowry closed with a 1-over 72, the first time since 1996 the Open champion was over par in the final round, and it was no less impressive. More difficult than the rain was wind strong enough to break an umbrella. Lowry began making bogeys in the middle of the round without losing ground. No one from the last 12 groups broke par.
And no one got closer than three shots all day of Lowry, who finished at 15-under 269.
Thousands of fans who filled these links off the North Atlantic began to celebrate when Lowry, after his fourth bogey in seven holes, rolled in an 8-foot birdie putt on the 15th hole to stretch his lead to six with three holes to play.
Lowry’s smile got wider with every hole coming in.
When his approach to the 18th was just on the fringe, he stretched out his arms, hugging caddie Bo Martin. The loudest cheer of a raucous week was for a tap-in par that made Lowry a major champion.
“He’s done brilliantly,” Lee Westwood said after grinding out a 73 to tie for fourth. “All the chasers would have wanted tough conditions and he’s clearly played brilliantly to be on the score he has, under the pressure he’s under.”
Tommy Fleetwood had to settle for his second runner-up finish in a major. He missed a 10-foot birdie putt on the opening hole that would have cut the deficit to two, and he missed a 5-footer for par on the third hole. His hopes ended with a double bogey from the bunker and the rough, and he closed with a 74.
Tony Finau shot 71 to finish alone in third, though he was never closer than seven shots. Brooks Koepka, going for his fourth major in the last seven, began the final round seven shots behind and opened with four straight bogeys. He shot 74 and tied for fourth.
Royal Portrush last hosted the British Open in 1951, the only time it had been outside Scotland and England. It pinned hopes at the start of the week on Rory McIlroy, who missed the cut by one shot. It celebrated Darren Clarke hitting the first tee shot Thursday. The other Ulstersman, Portrush native Graeme McDowell, basked in the loudest cheers he has heard this side of the Ryder Cup when he walked up the 18th green on Sunday.
And then along came Lowry, who teamed with McIlroy to bring Irish golf a European Amateur title in 2007, and who won the Irish Open as an amateur 10 years ago. He joins Padraig Harrington as Irishmen to win majors, while McIlroy, McDowell, Clarke and Fred Daly are major champions from Northern Ireland.
“Everyone knows we’re all one country when it comes to golf,” Lowry said.
It was one big group hug when it ended, starting with his wife and daughter, and his parents. Harrington and McDowell were among those waiting behind the 18th green to share in the celebration, along with Koepka and his caddie, Ricky Elliott, once a promising amateur who grew up at Royal Portrush.
“I didn’t feel great out there. It was probably the most uncomfortable I’ve ever felt on a golf course,” Lowry said. “You’re out there trying to win an Open in your home country, and it’s just incredibly difficult.”
It showed early when Lowry pulled his tee shot into the rough, hit into a deep bunker well short of the green and had to make an 8-foot putt just to escape with bogey. The wind was picking up and it was relentless for so much of the day. Lowry made his move on the more forgiving start, with three birdies in a four-hole stretch through the par-5 seventh that boosted his lead to six.
Everyone except Fleetwood fell back.
J.B. Holmes, who shared the 36-hole lead with Lowry until falling back Saturday, really went the wrong direction. He hit his first tee shot out-of-bounds. And it only got worse. He made one birdie and shot 87.
Lowry’s lead was four shots when he saved par from a bunker left of the par-3 13th. Even on his bogey at the next hole, he added to his lead when Fleetwood hit a poor shot from the fairway bunker into the rough, couldn’t get to the green and three-putted for a double bogey.
“I never really got close enough, and Shane played great,” Fleetwood said. “The conditions were horrendous. It was Shane’s time, Shane’s tournament.”
Lowry shared it with his family who paved the way, the players who inspired him. And after he was introduced as “champion golfer of the year,” he shared it with thousands of people he didn’t even know, all of them crammed along the hillocks and swales, along the edge of the ocean, and who sat in the horseshoe-shaped grandstands under umbrellas waiting for the Irishman to arrive.
Holding up the claret jug, Lowry said to them, “This one’s for you.”
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