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Tiger’s Appearance At Innisbrook Resort Is Historic
Tiger Woods hugs Dr. Sheila Johnson at pre-tournament event at Innisbrook. Dr. Johnson kicks off the event at the course.
Gerald McCoy Trade To Raiders Offered Up As
A Possibility
GERALD MCCOY
Tampa Bay Bucs defensive tackle Gerald McCoy has been named as a potential trade candidate for Tampa Bay to ship to Oakland.
In the report, a source suggests there are trades he’s heard rumblings on through NFL executive channels — one of which trades Tampa Bay’s All-Pro defensive tackle for the Raiders’ second round pick.
Defensive tackle is a big question mark for the Raiders. McCoy, who turned 30 last month, remains a front-line player at the posi- tion. He is signed through 2020, with base salaries be- tween $10 million and $13 million, and only $500,000 of proration remaining, all in 2018.
Tampa Bay could use its early picks to revamp its de- fensive line, with an emphasis on outside rushers. There was some question among execs whether McCoy would com- mand a second-round pick at age 30 and whether the Buc- caneers could comfortably part with him.
Buffalo could be another logical destination for McCoy. Tampa Bay could conceivably ask for defensive end Jerry Hughes as part of its return for McCoy. Hughes is scheduled to earn $7.35 million in salary and bonuses for each of the next two seasons. Sending receiver DeSean Jackson to Kansas City for Dee Ford was an- other suggested trade to help the Bucs’ pass rush, despite doubts over whether the Chiefs would be interested in Jackson at this stage.
Russell Wilson
Tiger Woods’ appear- ance at the Valspar Champi- onship at Innisbrook in Palm Harbor is historic of sorts.
One of the most famous Black pro golfers in history is participating in a tournament at a course owned by the first Black female billionaire, Dr. Sheila Johnson.
Dr. Johnson is on the board of Tiger Woods Foun- dation.
The tee times for the Valspar Championship and
Tiger Woods tees off at lunchtime Thursday and around breakfast time Friday.
Woods will play with in a threesome with 2016 Valspar champion Jordan Spieth and Henrik Stenson, tee- ing off at 12:46 p.m. Thursday and 7:56 a.m Friday.
Woods played in the Valspar Pro-Am on Wednes- day, teeing off at 6:50 a.m.
Tee times for Saturday and Sunday will be an- nounced late Friday.
Seattle Seahawks quarter- back Russell Wilson will mentor some of the 2018 NFL draft's quarterback prospects and running back Saquon Barkley in a series of Sports- Center specials next month.
Wilson is taking the baton from former ESPN ana- lyst and now-Oakland Raiders coach Jon Gruden, whose QB Camp series ran for the past eight years.
Quarterback Baker May- field of Oklahoma, Mason Rudolph of Oklahoma State and J.T. Barrett of Ohio State will appear in the 30- minute specials titled Sports- Center Special: QB2QB on April 17. Barkley's episode, also to air on April 17, will be titled QB2RB.
Wilson will share his own NFL experiences with the prospects and Trevor Moawad, his cognitive coach, will also work with them.
"Jon Gruden's QB
RUSSELL WILSON
Camp was one of my favorite experiences of the NFL draft process because it helped pre- pare me for some of the phys- ical and mental demands of playing in the NFL," Wilson said in a statement.
"Now, I'm excited to have the opportunity to meet Baker, Saquon, Mason and J.T. to try to help them get ready for the next level as part of ESPN's QB2QB. At the same time, I look forward to feeding off their energy and excitement as I prepare my- self for the new experiences that await me this season."
Cavs Big Man Kevin Love Speaks Out About Panic Attacks
Cleveland Cavaliers big man, Kevin Love (r) revealed he suffers from ‘panic attacks’, after DeMar DeRozan (l) went public about his mental health issues.
Celebrity Dance Battle
To Mentor NFL
Draft Prospects
On Tuesday, in a post for the Players' Tribune, Cava- liers big man, Kevin Love revealed he was one of those people who suffered from panic attacks.
Love wrote about how Toronto Raptor star, DeMar DeRozan inspired him to speak out about his own mental health.
Back in November, Love experienced a panic attack during a game against the Hawks, and as a result, the attack led him to the hospital. He wasn't sure how to re-
spond, so he turned to a ther- apist.
What DeRozan did was something not many athletes have been willing to do in the past -- open up about mental health issues.
For DeRozan, it was a chance to tell people that they're not the only people going through these kind of problems.
According to Love, he might not have never come forward and address his hur- dles to the public if it were not for DeRozan.
Serena Williams and Lisa Leslie got money moves!
The new mom and the WNBA legend showed off their dance skills during Tuesday’s Desert Smash at La Quinta Resort at the In- dian Wells Tennis Garden. Williams and Leslie en- gaged in a dance-off right on the court — set to Cardi B’s “Bodak Yellow”— with fel- low tennis star Victoria Azarenka on the other side.
The event was raising money for good causes, in- cluding the Yetunde Price Resource Center (named after Serena's late sister.) in Serena’s home city, Compton.
Serena and friends were on the court at the Desert Smash charity event in La Quinta, CA -- facing off against, Victoria Azarenka, Omar Miller, Boris Kodjoe and Jim Courier.
At the time of Yetunde’
Serena Williams and Lisa Leslie at the charity event for the center in Compton named after Ser- ena and Venus’ sister.
death, she was 31 years old, the eldest of Serena’s five sisters, mother of three chil- dren, a registered nurse and owner of a beauty salon. Price was the victim of a drive-by shooting on Sep- tember 14, 2003, in Comp- ton. She was shot in the head while riding in an SUV driven by her boyfriend (who police reported was the in- tended victim) and died at Long Beach Memorial Med- ical Center.
Tops Off Charity Event
For Williams Sisters’
Center In Compton
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