IMS eyes 50% attendance limit for Indy 500IMS eyes 50% attendance limit for Indy 500
The Indianapolis 500 is set to run in August with 50% fan capacity, a total that could still hit six figures at the famed Indianapolis Motor Speedway.
Day: June 26, 2020
Collin Morikawa's made cuts streak ends at 22 at the Travelers ChampionshipCollin Morikawa's made cuts streak ends at 22 at the Travelers Championship
Collin Morikawa is finally getting a weekend off. After making his first 22 consecutive cuts as a pro, the second longest streak in the last 30 years (Tiger Woods, 25), the high-flying Morikawa came back to earth and will miss the weekend rounds at the Travelers Championship at TPC River Highlands. RELATED: Full leaderboard After shooting an opening-round 72, Morikawa could only manage one better Friday, finishing at 3 over for the tournament and well off the projected cut. “It was bound to happen at some point,” he said. “Who knows when that was going to be. But now I guess we’re going to stop talking about it and I can go and just go on to next week.” Morikawa said he will take a week off, then pick back up again for the two tournaments at Muirfield Village in Columbus, Ohio. Just two weeks ago Morikawa lost a playoff to Daniel Berger at the Charles Schwab Challenge, the first tournament back after a three-month hiatus on the PGA TOUR due to the COVID-19 pandemic. He faltered slightly with a final-round 74 and a T64 finish at the RBC Heritage, which he said led to his struggles at the Travelers, where “I just couldn’t get the ball in the hole.” Morikawa, 23, graduated from Cal Berkeley (Business Administration) in the spring of 2019, turned pro, and took off like a rocket. He was runner-up to friend Matthew Wolff at the 3M Open, finished T4 at the John Deere Classic, and won the Barracuda Championship. Along with Wolff and Puerto Rico Open winner Viktor Hovland, who is in contention at the Travelers, Morikawa is a key cog in of one of the most celebrated rookie classes in decades. He was 20th in the FedExCup and had climbed to 29th in the world heading into the Travelers. “I’m going to learn a lot from this week,” he said. “I missed the cut as an am at the Safeway Open in 2016, and I learned more then, in those two days, than I did in a lot of my events so far as a pro. I’m going to learn a lot from this week and just move forward.”
If the NBA can't finish season safely, no U.S. league canIf the NBA can't finish season safely, no U.S. league can
The NBA’s plan is comprehensive and impressive, but American sports leagues can’t control government competence or “human inclinations.”
‘This Is Us’ Softball announcement‘This Is Us’ Softball announcement
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North Carolina speedway owner offers ‘Bubba Rope’ for saleNorth Carolina speedway owner offers ‘Bubba Rope’ for sale
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NBA confirms 16 coronavirus casesNBA confirms 16 coronavirus cases
The league announced that 16 of 302 players tested (5.3 percent) were positive for COVID-19.
Jeff Rohrer describes his coming-out journey after retiring from the NFLJeff Rohrer describes his coming-out journey after retiring from the NFL
Former Dallas Cowboys linebacker Jeff Rohrer describes his coming-out journey after retiring from the NFL on “Good Morning Football.” This game is streaming live on the Sports Betting News mobile app, or on NFL Network