Sports Tidbits for 3/17

>>2023 Valspar Championship Round One Recap

(Palm Harbor, FL)  —  Three players are tied atop the leaderboard after the first round of the Valspar Championship.  Adam Schenk, Ryan Brehm and Stephan Jaeger are in a three-way tie after finishing the opening round five under par.

 

>>Byron Goes For Three Straight At Atlanta

(Atlanta, GA)  —  One driver will try to win his third race in a row when the NASCAR Cup Series heads to Atlanta for the Ambetter Health 400 this weekend.  Will Byron won the United Rentals Work United 500 at Phoenix Raceway last Sunday and took home the checkered flag in the Pennzoil 400 at Las Vegas Motor Speedway the race before.  Byron is 29th in the season standings despite the pair of victories.  Kevin Harvick, Ross Chastain, Christopher Bell, Ryan Blaney and Kyle Busch make up the top five.  The green flag waves from Atlanta Motor Speedway Sunday afternoon.

 

>>Predators Lose To Blackhawks

(Nashville, TN)  —  The Predators suffered a bad loss against the Blackhawks 2-1 in Nashville.  Roman Josi scored the team’s lone goal with the goalie pulled late in the third period. The Preds still trail the Jets for the last Wild Card in the conference by four points.  The Predators square off against Winnipeg tomorrow afternoon.

 

>>Nashville SC At New England Tomorrow

(Foxboro, MA)  —  Nashville SC is back on the pitch this weekend kicking off against the Revolution in Foxboro.