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High winds lead to 'frustrating day' at LIV Golf Andalucia
Australia's Cameron Smith and England's Lee Westwood were in a five-way tie for the lead at 1-under par before the first round of LIV Golf Andalucia was suspended Friday because of windy conditions at San Roque, Spain.,Smith was through 16 holes before play was halted, with Westwood through 15. Also...
Lee Westwood qualifies for Open; first major berth since 2022
Lee Westwood will make his first major championship start in three years when he tees it up at the Open Championship later this month at Royal Portrush in Northern Ireland.,The 52-year-old Englishman was the medalist in his final qualifying group Tuesday at Dundonald Links in Scotland, one of four s...
Keegan Bradley stuns Tommy Fleetwood on No. 18 to win Travelers
U.S. Ryder Cup captain Keegan Bradley birdied the final hole of the Travelers Championship and catapulted past England's Tommy Fleetwood to win the tournament in a stunning conclusion Sunday in Cromwell, Conn.,Bradley shot 2-under-par 68 for a four-round total of 15-under 265 to win by one stroke ov...
Tommy Fleetwood up 3 at Travelers, eyes first PGA Tour win
England's Tommy Fleetwood has put together a nice career, but none of his victories have come on the PGA Tour.,He's in position to change that this weekend, but he won't even be the sentimental favorite for the final day of the Travelers Championship.,Fleetwood shot 7-under-par 63 in Saturday's thir...
Tommy Fleetwood up 3 entering final round at Travelers
England's Tommy Fleetwood shot 7-under-par 63 in Saturday's third round of the Travelers Championship to break away from a high-profile group near the top of the leaderboard at Cromwell, Conn.,Fleetwood, who for the second time in three rounds didn't record a bogey, will carry a three-shot advantage...
Justin Thomas, Tommy Fleetwood tie Scottie Scheffler for Travelers lead
Justin Thomas and Englishman Tommy Fleetwood joined Scottie Scheffler atop the Travelers Championship leaderboard on Friday at TPC River Highlands in Cromwell, Conn.,Thomas posted a 6-under-par 64, tied for the low round of the day, and Fleetwood shot a 65 to reach 9-under 131 for the tournament. Sc...
Ex-UCLA All-American, longtime pro David Greenwood dies
Former UCLA standout and longtime NBA player David Greenwood has died. He was 68.,According to UCLA, Greenwood died Sunday in Riverside, Calif., after a battle with cancer.,Greenwood was the No. 2 overall pick of the 1979 NBA draft by the Chicago Bulls. The Los Angeles Lakers won the coin toss for N...
Take 5: Most likely first-time major winners at U.S. Open
The past six major championships have been dominated by the same four faces: Scottie Scheffler, Rory McIlroy, Xander Schauffele and Bryson DeChambeau. ,Not only have they combined to win those six titles, they've dotted the top 10 on every leaderboard, contending and pushing one another.,All four of...
Bubba Watson among 7 LIV golfers to WD from U.S. Open qualifier
Bubba Watson was one of seven players tied to LIV Golf that opted to withdraw from a U.S. Open final qualifying site on Monday in Rockville, Md.,Monday is the final day of U.S. Open qualifying, often billed as "the longest day in golf," as players at 10 sites across North America play 36 holes to co...
Kyle Kirkwood earns 2nd win of season in Detroit; Alex Palou crashes
Kyle Kirkwood fended off Santino Ferrucci to notch his second win of the season at the Chevrolet Detroit Grand Prix on Sunday.,Kirkwood, who previously won in Long Beach in April, moved into second in the season-long points race behind Alex Palou, whose streak of six top-two finishes ended when he c...
Indy 500 runner-up Marcus Ericsson penalized, now 31st
IndyCar announced penalties for three drivers and their teams Monday following post-race inspections at Sunday's Indianapolis 500, which included runner-up Marcus Ericsson dropping to 31st place.,Ericsson's Andretti Global teammate Kyle Kirkwood, who finished in sixth, was penalized down to 32nd, an...
Illinois' Brad Underwood agrees to contract extension through 2031
Illinois has rewarded men's basketball coach Brad Underwood for five consecutive NCAA Tournament berths and six straight 20-win seasons with a three-year contract extension that takes him through the 2030-31 season.,Athletic director Josh Whitman announced Tuesday that Underwood's new deal also boos...
Fallen Pirates fan 'awake, alert,' statement reads
The Pittsburgh Pirates fan who plunged 21 feet onto the warning track in right field at PNC Park this week is recovering, according to a statement on Saturday that accompanied his GoFundMe page.,Kavan Markwood, a 20-year-old who was at Wednesday night's game between the Pirates and visiting Chicago ...
Wisconsin LT Kevin Heywood (ACL) out for 2025 season
Wisconsin left tackle Kevin Heywood will miss the 2025 season with an ACL injury, Badgers coach Luke Fickell said on Tuesday.,The 6-foot-8, 325-pound sophomore had been in line to replace Jack Nelson, a four-year starter and projected late-round pick in the upcoming NFL draft.,Heywood was a four-sta...
Kyle Kirkwood tops Alex Palou to win Grand Prix of Long Beach
Kyle Kirkwood doused Alex Palou's red-hot run to start the season by winning the Acura Grand Prix of Long Beach on Sunday in Long Beach, Calif.,Kirkwood started from pole position and led 46 out of 90 laps, fending off Palou all the while. The 26-year-old from Florida grabbed the checkers 2.6859 sec...
Jets LB Jamien Sherwood leads NFL with $1.1M in performance-based pay
Jets linebacker Jamien Sherwood is pocketing an additional $1.09 million, leading the league in performance-based pay for the 2024 season.,The league announced the distribution of $452 million on Wednesday under the collectively bargained benefit for players who outperformed their salary level based...
Reports: Jets retain MLB Jamien Sherwood on 3-year, $45M deal
The New York Jets have retained standout middle linebacker Jamien Sherwood with a three-year, $45 million deal, according to reports on Sunday night.,The deal reportedly includes $30 million in guaranteed money.,Sherwood was New York's team MVP last season when he recorded a career-best 158 tackles,...
Reports: Chiefs WR 'Hollywood' Brown agrees to 1-year deal
Kansas City Chiefs wide receiver Marquise "Hollywood" Brown agreed to a one-year, $11 million contract for the 2025 season, multiple media outlets reported Saturday.,Brown, 27, had nine catches for 91 yards in two regular-season games after sustaining a sternoclavicular joint injury in the preseason...
Blue-chip OT Ty Haywood signs with Michigan
Top 50 prospect and blue-chip offensive tackle Ty Haywood signed with Michigan on Wednesday. ,Haywood, out of Ryan High School in Denton, Texas, was the top remaining uncommitted recruit in the Class of 2025 after decommitting from Alabama last month. He is rated the 39th best prospect in the class ...
Avs G Scott Wedgewood set to miss time with injury
Colorado goaltender Scott Wedgewood left the Avalanche's Thursday game against the visiting Buffalo Sabres with an apparent right leg injury.,Coach Jared Bednar said after the game that Wedgewood, an early-season acquisition as Colorado's goaltenders were struggling, still needed a medical evaluatio...