The Greatest Show on Grass!

That’s right; today is the day the PGA Tour tees it up at TPC Scottsdale for “The Greatest Show on Grass.” It’s one of my favorite golf events to watch at home. We’ll chat about this and cover some stats and scores from last night.

Waste Management Phoenix Open

The Waste Management Phoenix Open, or "The People's Open", isheld annually at TPC Scottsdale in Scottsdale, Arizona. It's one of the most popular and well-attended golf tournaments. They get almost half a million attendees from Wednesday to Sunday. That’s pretty darn impressive, given the fact the final round is on the same day as the Super Bowl.

The tournament is played on the Stadium Course, a par-72 that plays just over 7,200 yards. If you pay attention just a little bit of golf, you should recognize the 16th hole, a par-3 stadium surrounded by bleachers. It is one of the most iconic holes in golf.

📺️ If you’re looking to watch, check out the TV schedule. You can stream pretty much all day on ESPN+

Thursday, Feb. 8: 4-8 p.m. ET (Golf Channel)
Friday, Feb. 9: 4-8 p.m. ET (Golf Channel)
Saturday, Feb. 10: 1-3 p.m. ET (Golf Channel); 3-6 p.m. ET (NBC)
Sunday, Feb. 11: 1-3 p.m. ET (Golf Channel); 3-6 p.m. ET (NBC)

⏰Some good tee times to check out are:

 Tee No. 1
9:53 a.m. – Akshay Bhatia, Vincent Norrman, Emiliano Grillo
2:33 p.m. – Wyndham Clark, Scottie Scheffler, Hideki Matsuyama
2:44 p.m. – Justin Thomas, Adam Scott, Cameron Young
2:55 p.m. – Sam Burns, Si Woo Kim, J.T. Poston
3:17 p.m. – Taylor Moore, Billy Horschel, Zach Johnson

Tee No. 10
9:53 a.m. – Brian Harman, Max Homa, Jordan Spieth
10:04 a.m. – Grayson Murray, Tom Kim, Rickie Fowler
10:15 a.m. – Matt Fitzpatrick, Sungjae Im, Shane Lowry
10:26 a.m. – Sahith Theegala, Adam Svensson, Brendon Todd
2:33 p.m. – Nick Taylor, Kurt Kitayama, Brandt Snedeker
2:55 p.m. – Corey Conners, Chez Reavie, K.H. Lee
3:39 p.m. – Troy Merritt, Christiaan Bezuidenhout, Justin Suh

NBA Scores + News

🏀 Miles Bridges scored 45 points for the Charlotte Hornets last night, but they still lost to the Toronto Raptors 123-117. RJ Barrett led the way for Toronto with 23 points.

🏀 Golden State was down against a 76ers team early in the 1st. Golden State was able to dig themselves out of a hole against a Philly team that is without Joel Embiid. The Warriors 127-104 and in surprising fashion. Steph Curry only had 9 points on an off night, while Andrew Wiggins scored 21, and Jonathan Kuminga and Klay Thompson both scored 18.

🏀 Kristaps Porzingis led the Boston Celtics to a 125-117 win over the Atlanta Hawks as Porzingis scored 31 points. Saddiq Bey led the Hawks with 25.

🏀 The New Orleans Pelicans took down a red-hot Clippers team in Los Angeles last night. Each quarter had its own story as the Clippers had their point total almost double by the Pelicans at the end of the first when New Orleans was up 36-19. The Clippers would outscore the Pelicans by 9 in the 2nd quarter. New Orleans would be up 55-47 at the end of the first half. The 3rd quarter was pretty steady, and LA would cut the deficit down to 7 points. The 4th quarter had the Pelicans score 38 points, and the Clippers came up short with 37. New Orleans would lose 117-106. CJ McCollum led the Pelicans with 25 points. James Harden was the high scorer for the Clippers with 19.

Trade Deadline

The trade deadline closes at 3 pm ET. We’ll be keeping an out for any potential moves and we will fill you in tomorrow morning. As of now:

👉️ The Toronto Raptors have acquired center Kelly Olynyk and guard Ochai Agbaji from the Utah Jazz in exchange for Otto Porter Jr., Kira Lewis and a 2024 first-round pick.

👉️ The Philadelphia 76ers are acquiring guard Buddy Hield from the Indiana Pacers for Marcus Morris, Furkan Korkmaz and three second-round picks

👉️ Hornets forward Miles Bridges won't approve any trades and will remain in Charlotte for the rest of the season. Bridges will be an unrestricted FA at the end of the year.

NHL Scores

🏒 The Toronto Maple Leafs snuck out a home win 5-4 against the Dallas Stars last night. We had five lead changes last night and 5 of the 9 goals came from powerplays or penalty shots.

🏒 The New York Rangers got back on track with a three game-winning streak after beating the Tampa Bay Lightning in MSG 3-1 last night. The Rangers had 2 first-period goals, one from Jimmy Vesey and one from Jonny Brodzinski. The Lighting would score early in the 3rd period, but Jimmy Vesey would score his 2nd of the night on an empty netter to seal the deal with 1 minute to go.

What’s On TV Tonight

After you’re finished with the double screens (one with golf and one with work) in the office, head home and check out some action on the tube.

NHL

🏒 Tampa Bay Lightning @ NY Islanders, 8 pm ET on ESPN

NBA

🏀 Dallas Mavericks @ NY Knicks, 7:30 pm ET on TNT

🏀 Denver Nuggets @ LA Lakers, 10 pm ET on TNT

NCAA Basketball

🏀 #20 Florida Atlantic @ UAB, 9 pm ET on ESPN2

All right, that’s it for today. Don’t forget to check out the Phoenix Open and dream about how bad you’d shank it off the 16 tee box!

-The Daily Breakroom