GLENEAGLES, Scotland – The Korda sisters will be back together for the Americans in Saturday morning foursomes at the Solheim Cup.

So will Georgia Hall/Celine Boutier and Carlota Ciganda/Bronte Law for the Euros.

Anne van Dam will get a new partner in Anna Nordqvist for the Euros with Suzann Pettersen sitting down for the second time in three sessions.

And Lexi Thompson and Brittany Altomare, who struggled as a foursomes pairing but thrived apart with clutch fourball finishes, will get a rest on the American bench.

Europe leads, 4 1/2 to 3 1/2, after the first day. Here’s the lineup (all times ET; Golf Channel coverage begins at 3 a.m. ET)

Match 1, 3:10 a.m. – Anna Nordqvist/Anne van Dam (EUR) vs. Morgan Pressel/Marina Alex (U.S.)

Match 2, 3:22 a.m. – Georgia Hall/Celine Boutier (EUR) vs. Lizette Salas/Ally McDonald (U.S.)

Match 3, 3:34 a.m. – Charley Hull/Azahara Munoz (EUR) vs. Danielle Kang/Megan Khang (U.S.)

Match 4, 3:46 a.m. – Carlota Ciganda/Bronte Law (EUR) vs. Jessica Korda/Nelly Korda (U.S.)

GLENEAGLES, Scotland – When the final fourball match ended Friday evening at the Solheim Cup, it was just past 7 p.m. local time … about 5 hours, 40 minutes after it had begun, and more than a half hour after the TV window was scheduled to conclude.

“Yes, it’s painfully slow out there,” said U.S. captain Juli Inkster.

No slow-play penalties were given out on Day 1 at Gleneagles, though American Lizette Salas did receive one bad time in her and Danielle Kang’s fourball match against Suzann Pettersen and Anne Van Dam. (Salas took 72 seconds to hit her approach shot at the par-4 13th.) However, the slow crawl of matches, especially in the afternoon session, sparked outrage on social media.

Inkster understands, but she also defended the players, who competed in the biggest event of the year in cold, windy conditions.

“You look at this golf course, it's tough,” Inkster said. “The wind's blowing. The greens are firm. The ball's not going anywhere. It's cold. I mean, it's not like it's a pitch-and-putt. It's a tough golf course, and out here every shot counts, every putt counts, so it's going to take longer. That's just the way it is.”

European captain Catriona Matthew put the onus on the officials.

“Some of the players on both sides do take quite a while to hit a shot, but it's the officials really,” Matthew said. “They're the ones who police the pace of play, so it's really up to them, I think.

“… But ideally it would be nice to be faster tomorrow.”

Inkster ended her slow-play response by appearing to point the finger at the other team.

“It's not fair, because the other players know how to play the game, so my players are playing at [the other players’] pace,” Inkster said. “And then when [the officials] say we're timing them, [the other players] speed up. They make a living out of that, so until we change the rule, they're going to keep doing it.

“And they know who they are.”

GLENEAGLES, Scotland – It was music to U.S. captain Juli Inkster’s ears. No, not the heavy wind heard on the other line when she phoned first alternate Ally McDonald last Thursday and asked her if she’d travel to the Solheim Cup early, just in case Stacy Lewis, battling a bad back, couldn’t go.

“I go, ‘Are you out hitting balls?’” Inkster recalled of her question to McDonald. “She goes, ‘Yeah.’”

Just what Inkster wanted to know.

McDonald ultimately got the call to replace Lewis on Tuesday, and three days later she teamed up with Angel Yin in her first Solheim Cup match. It didn’t take long, either, as she and Yin pummeled Anna Nordqvist and Caroline Hedwall, 7 and 5, to tie the fourball record for margin of victory in this event.

“When Juli called me to step in and replace Stacy if need be, I knew it could go either way when I got here,” McDonald said, “but I was able to go in, and first match out get a point for the U.S. It means a lot.”

McDonald’s late addition pushed the American rookie total to six players, half the roster. But Inkster’s rookies played a part in every point and half point on Day 1, as the U.S. trails only 4 1/2-3 1/2. Nelly Korda teamed with sister Jessica for a foursomes win before earning a comeback halve alongside fellow rookie Brittany Altomare. Marina Alex, paired with veteran Morgan Pressel, also got a halve in foursomes.

But no rookie was more impressive than McDonald. While Yin, a Solheim sophomore, contributed four birdies, McDonald chipped in with three of her own. They also lost just one hole and put zero bogeys on the abbreviated card.

“I would say we’re ham and eggs,” Yin said.

Added McDonald: “We just fed off each other. … We kind of threw out our birdies in a pretty equal way, one birdie there, one birdie here.”

And after Friday’s performance, Inkster likely won’t be worried about throwing McDonald – or several of her rookies, for that matter – out there early and often this weekend.

In just his second round as a PGA Tour member, Scottie Scheffler proved that he’s adept at making mid-tournament adjustments.

Following an opening 65 at A Military Tribute at the Greenbrier on Thursday, Scheffler spent the afternoon working on his putting.

“I made a little bit more room in my setup. Felt like my chest was a little taller and help my arms fall a little bit more,” he said. “It was a pretty simple fix.”

That “fix” led to a dramatic turnaround on the greens that included converting 14-of-15 putts from 10 feet and in as well as an improvement in strokes gained: putting (3.42).

The rookie took a share of the lead with a second-round 62 that included four consecutive birdies to start his day and finished with a 13-under total.

“I just tried to keep hitting good shots and not over think it. It was nice to get off to a good start,” he said.

Chris Berman and Tom Jackson, who teamed up to co-host ESPN's NFL PrimeTime for 19 seasons, will reunite as the show returns, beginning Sunday, on ESPN+, it was announced Friday.

From 1987 to 2005, Berman and Jackson helped redefine NFL highlights with their back-and-forth banter, Berman's signature player nicknames and delivery, and Jackson's analysis. They will be joined on NFL PrimeTime by SportsCenter anchor Scott Van Pelt and Monday Night Football play-by-play voice Joe Tessitore.

"ESPN just celebrated its 40th birthday and the NFL is celebrating its 100th season," Berman said in a statement. "What better way to commemorate both occasions than by bringing back NFL PrimeTime, now on ESPN+. I hope everyone is as excited about this as we are."

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The 60-minute show will stream live on ESPN+ at 7:30 p.m. ET each Sunday during the 2019 season and will be updated with highlights from the Sunday night and Monday night games. The show will be available on-demand each week until late Wednesday night.

"Chris Berman and Tom Jackson's return to NFL PrimeTime on ESPN+ combines one of ESPN's most beloved franchises and signature voices with our most exciting new platform for fans," said Russell Wolff, general manager of ESPN+. "Chris and Tom are the best to ever call NFL highlights and now a whole new generation of fans will be able to watch them each week as ESPN+ showcases all the best plays and key moments from the week's action in the National Football League."

Added Stephanie Druley, ESPN executive vice president, event and studio production: "NFL PrimeTime is about more than highlights; it's about telling a deeper story of the game. It's not just about what happened; it's about why and how it happened. This is a passion project for Chris Berman and Tom Jackson. It is incredibly exciting to have the show return on ESPN+ where fans can stream and watch on demand."

Running back Melvin Gordon does not believe the Los Angeles Chargers are trading him and will continue his holdout to "protect himself," but he will report to the team in 2019, a source told ESPN.

"This is not a Le'Veon Bell situation," the source said. "He still wants to be a Charger. But he's got to protect himself."

The belief is the Chargers have shown little-to-no flexibility in moving off a high asking price to facilitate a trade, the source said.

After Gordon did not report to training camp in hopes of a new contract, the Chargers never came close to his asking price and shut down any hopes for an extension once the regular season began.

Gordon's agent, Damarius Bilbo, told ESPN's Josina Anderson in early August that he requested the Chargers trade his client after the team remained at its initial offer of approximately $10 million per season. Gordon's fifth-year option was set to pay $5.605 million in 2019.

ESPN also reported in August that Gordon was considering sitting out until midseason, returning in time to accrue an NFL season toward free agency. That appears to be the play here. The top of the running back market begins at around $13 million per year, and discussions about bridging the gap with incentives didn't work.

Gordon has subjected himself to fines during his absence.

Chargers quarterback Philip Rivers said he was "pulling for" Gordon but has to progress with the team's current offense, which put up 435 yards in a 30-24 win over the Indianapolis Colts on Sunday.

Gordon has made two Pro Bowls since the Chargers drafted him 15th overall in 2015. His 28 rushing touchdowns over the past three years tied for the league lead with Dallas Cowboys back Ezekiel Elliott, who held out in the preseason before signing a six-year, $90 million extension.

In 12 games last year, Gordon recorded 885 rushing yards on 175 carries (5.1 yards per carry) along with 14 total touchdowns (10 rushing) and 50 receptions for 490 yards.

Bell, now with the New York Jets, sat out the entire 2018 season rather than play for the Pittsburgh Steelers under the franchise tag.

ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. -- New Jersey's governor has signed a bill allowing Atlantic City's Golden Nugget casino to accept bets on most National Basketball Association games.

Texas billionaire Tilman Fertitta owns the casino -- and also owns the NBA's Houston Rockets.

When New Jersey lawmakers legalized sports betting last year, a provision in the law banned team owners from placing or accepting bets on any games involving their sport.

It was directly aimed at the Golden Nugget and enacted over protests that Nevada regulators allow Fertitta's casinos to take bets on pro basketball games as long as they don't involve the Rockets.

The bill Phil Murphy signed Friday brings New Jersey in line with regulations in Nevada and Mississippi, which also allow Fertitta's casinos to handle NBA bets that don't involve the Rockets.

"We're grateful, and appreciative that people eventually realized this was an overreaction," said Steve Scheinthal, general counsel for the Golden Nugget's parent company, Houston-based Landry's Inc. "It allows us to compete."

The ban on all NBA bets cut badly into the Golden Nugget's New Jersey sports betting business, given heavy bettor interest on basketball games. That's because customers are typically not willing to visit two different casinos to place their sports bets.

A gambler wanting to place bets on football at the Golden Nugget had to go somewhere else to bet on basketball, making it much less likely he or she would visit the Golden Nugget at all for sports betting.

"It was like going into a boxing ring with one arm tied behind your back," Scheinthal said. "You just can't compete that way. It gave everyone a year's head start on us."

New Jersey won a U.S. Supreme Court case in May 2018 clearing the way for all 50 states to offer sports betting should they so choose.

Since then, more than $3.7 billion worth of sports bets have been made in New Jersey, which is challenging Nevada for leadership of the national sports betting market.

The New Orleans Pelicans have named Jeff Bzdelik an associate coach for defense and promoted Chris Finch to associate head coach for the offense, the team announced Friday.

Bzdelik, 66, worked the past three seasons with the Houston Rockets and received credit for the team's defensive turnaround. He began a stint as associate head coach in 2016, then briefly retired in 2018. He was persuaded to come out of retirement in November after the Rockets got off to a rocky start.

His contract was not renewed following Houston's second-round exit in the playoffs.

Bzdelik started in the NBA 30 years ago as a scout, eventually working for Pat Riley with the New York Knicks and becoming head coach of the Denver Nuggets from 2002 to 2004. He was a college head coach with Air Force, Colorado and Wake Forest.

The Pelicans also hired former Suns assistant Jamelle McMillan as an assistant coach, promoted Joe Boylan to assistant coach/director of player development and promoted Michael Ruffin to an assistant coach/player development position.

New York Yankees manager Aaron Boone said Friday that Gary Sánchez's groin strain is similar to the one he had earlier this year and "hopes" the catcher can return before the end of the regular season.

Sanchez left the second game of New York's doubleheader at Detroit on Thursday because of the injury.

He was thrown out trying to steal second base in the top of the third inning -- his first stolen base attempt of the year. Sanchez is hitting .233 with 34 home runs and 77 RBIs this year.

Edwin Encarnacion was hurt in the first game of the doubleheader and further tests revealed the slugger has an internal oblique strain, Boone said Friday, and the Yankees are hopeful it's not too serious.

The Yankees start a series in Toronto on Friday and Aaron Judge will be out of the lineup Friday as he's getting a regular day off.

Information from The Associated Press was used in this report.

CHICAGO -- Joe Maddon on Friday pushed back on any notion the Cubs are playing uninspired baseball, but the manager admitted they might be playing tight.

The Cubs begin a 10-game homestand tied for the second wild card position in the National League and coming off yet another losing road trip (3-5), as their record dropped to 31-44 away from Wrigley Field on the season.

"I can see why that would be said, but I don't think it's true," Maddon said Friday morning. "I want us to loosen up and play baseball.

"My biggest concern is that I think we're playing tight."

Though Maddon often talks about September baseball bringing an energy of its own, he wasn't seeing it as much in San Diego, where the team just split a four-game series. He even compared the midweek atmosphere in the less-than-full Petco Park to that of a theater.

Instead of team meetings to combat the "uptight" notion, Maddon is handling it more one-on-one.

"I've been infiltrating the group in my own ways," he said. "I've seen it before, in other places."

Maddon's boss, team president Theo Epstein, first used the word "uninspired" on his weekly appearance on the team's flagship radio outlet but understood where Maddon was coming from when he spoke of the team being uptight.

"Because they care," Epstein said. "The guys are really frustrated. They look around at the other names and how they feel about themselves and the refrain I here is, 'We have so much talent. How come we're not winning?'"

Both Maddon and Epstein deflected talk of the manager's expiring contract, instead focusing on the task at hand: securing a fifth consecutive playoff appearance. But both know that Maddon's future hangs in the balance.

"The whole year was going to be speculation," Maddon said. "I'm fine with it. I have no issues with it whatsoever. It's a natural part of the landscape."

Epstein added: "He's done a great job of not letting his contract be a distraction."

One thing all parties agree on is leaving first baseman Anthony Rizzo at the top of the batting order. Cubs leadoff hitters have been abysmal at getting on base this season. It's now Rizzo's job by default. It also means when Ben Zobrist starts, he'll hit in the middle of the order just as he did in 2016, the year the Cubs won the World Series.

"I don't want to keep moving Anthony around," Maddon said. "Let's see how it plays."

Rizzo has a career .410 on-base percentage in 48 starts batting leadoff, including in Thursday's win over the Padres. He was asked if he was all-in on batting first.

"I'm all-in on winning," Rizzo said.