welcome back. time for sports. we begin with news out of the nba off season where in houston the rockets officially signed carmelo anthony to a one-year deal, reportedly worth almost $2.5 million. last month oklahoma city traded anthony to atlanta which bought out his contract and made him a free agent. the 34-year old will still get the more than $25 million owed to him by the thunder, but the move also means a reunification with former knicks coach mike d antony. let s go to troubling news out of major league base bald. martin s stint on the disabled list is due to a battle with a life-threatening bacterialual infection. the team said he is slowly
hoists the juana maker trophy after a two-stroke victory, earning his second major of the season with a finish at 16 under. koepka saying six birdies in the final round, including two in a row in yesterday s back nine, that put him ahead of the field for good. taking away from koepka s spotlight is the second place performance by tiger woods. he showed up with a backwards hat and sunglasses on. his fourth round 64 is the lowest score in a final round with his score of 266, the lowest 72-hole total in any of the 80 major championships woods has competed for in his career. while he failed to take home the number 15th championship that would have been his first win in more than a decade, it is the most convincing evidence that, in fact, tiger may be back. all right. turning to the highlights out of major league baseball, we begin in baltimore where as the first-place red sox, as if they needed any more of a boost to their rotation, chris sale in his return from the disabled list struck ou
par and winning the open by two strokes. he is first italian to have his name engraved in on the claret jug. congratulations to him. turning now to major league baseball and the rays hosting the marlins in st. petersburg. tampa trailing by two runs with the bases loaded. bases single away from tying it. to left field and deep. daniel robertson with a walk-off grand slam! and the rays have stunned the marlins in the ninth inning. that was the first-ever walk-off grand slam in rays history courtesy of infielder daniel robertson whose swing earns the 6-4 victory. in new york last night, the subway series finale between the mets and yankees was postponed due to rain and will be paid up next month to many fans dismay. meanwhile, the mets have placed pitcher noah syndergaard on a ten-day disabled list after he
series sweep by the rays on the road in st. petersburg. we pick it up with the game tied at 6 in the bottom of the 12th inning. jake bowers lead off and a high flyball back into deep center field. that one is gone! rays win in 12. bowers slugging his first career walkoff homer, good for the 7-6 rays win. they are even more troublesome for the yanks. gary sanchez is heading to the disabled list after suffering a right leg injury. he s expected to undergo an mri today as the team heads to the city of brotherly love for a series against the phillies and the dodgers 8-7 win over the mets yesterday consisted of seven solo home runs with enrique hernandez hitting two and including the game winning drive by justin turner hit in the 11th inning there.
iconic moment for all caps fans. it is already being dubbed the save. let s see it one more time. oh, stick save. a beauty. it was one out of the 37 shots he stopped throughout the game. but that one clinched the game 2 victory. this evening the series at one game apiece. game 3, saturday. as the series heads to our nation s capital. well, now to major league baseball where phillies slugger rhys hoskins is likely headed to the ten day disabled list. see that? he fouled the pitch off his face. oh, right off his chin. well, according to philadelphia manager gabe kepler, the ct scan revealed a fracture of his jaw. he ll receive further evaluation back home in philly. well, to pittsburgh, a that s a hard slide into second. not going to like that. it wasn t that bad, right? he didn t actually knock him