Day: July 4, 2020

Jimmie Johnson 1st NASCAR driver to test positive for virusJimmie Johnson 1st NASCAR driver to test positive for virus

Seven-time NASCAR champion Jimmie Johnson has tested positive for the coronavirus and will miss this weekend’s race at Indianapolis Motor Speedway. The 44-year-old Johnson is the first driver in any NASCAR series to test positive and the news Friday evening cast a shadow over the historic NASCAR-IndyCar doubleheader races coming up Saturday and Sunday. Hendrick Motorsports said Johnson will not return until he is cleared by a physician.

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Rocket Mortgage Classic, Round 3: Leaderboard, tee times, TV timesRocket Mortgage Classic, Round 3: Leaderboard, tee times, TV times

The PGA TOUR’s Return to Golf continues Saturday in Round 3 of the Rocket Mortgage Classic at Detroit Golf Club. Here’s everything you need to know to follow the action. Round 3 leaderboard Round 3 tee times HOW TO FOLLOW Television: Thursday-Friday, 3 p.m.-6 p.m. ET (Golf Channel). Saturday-Sunday, 1 p.m.-3 p.m. (Golf Channel), 3 p.m.-6 p.m. (CBS). PGA TOUR LIVE: Thursday-Friday 6:30 a.m.-6 p.m. (Featured Groups), Saturday-Sunday 8 a.m.-3 p.m. (Featured Groups). Saturday-Sunday 3 p.m.-6 p.m. (Featured Holes). Radio: Thursday-Friday, 12 p.m.-6 p.m. Saturday-Sunday, 1 p.m.-6 p.m. (PGA TOUR Radio on SiriusXM and PGATOUR.com/liveaudio). FEATURED GROUPS (ALL TIMES ET) Hideki Matsuyama, Luke Donald Saturday: 9:15 a.m. ET Rickie Fowler, Keegan Bradley Saturday: 9:45 a.m. ET Matthew Wolff, Seamus Power Saturday: 1:55 p.m. ET Webb Simpson, Chris Kirk Saturday: 2:05 p.m. ET MUST READS Simpson, Kirk tied for lead at Rocket Mortgage Classic Fowler rallies to make cut Wolff: ‘Maybe I need to impress the old greats’ Armour makes quiet ace at Rocket Mortgage Classic Win probabilities: Rocket Mortgage Classic How fast things can change at Rocket Mortgage Classic Getting dialed in on AREA 313 Challenge CALL OF THE DAY

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Tatis Jr. wears mask during workout; Pham tests positiveTatis Jr. wears mask during workout; Pham tests positive

Prized shortstop Fernando Tatis Jr. wore a facemask throughout the reboot of spring training Friday for the San Diego Padres, who reported that outfielder Tommy Pham tested positive for COVID-19 and is asymptomatic. General manager A.J. Preller said another test is pending but didn’t identify the player. Preller said Pham has begun self-isolation.

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Win probabilities: Rocket Mortgage ClassicWin probabilities: Rocket Mortgage Classic

2020 Rocket Mortgage Classic, Round 2 Top 10 win probabilities: Webb Simpson (T1, -12, 27.0%) Bryson DeChambeau (T3, -11, 20.3%) Chris Kirk (T1, -12, 6.8%) Mark Hubbard (T3, -11, 5.1%) Tyrrell Hatton (T11, -9, 4.8%) Matthew Wolff (T3, -11, 4.7%) Kevin Kisner (T9, -10, 3.5%) Ryan Armour (T3, -11, 3.2%) Richy Werenski (T3, -11, 2.3%) Viktor Hovland (T20, -8, 2.3%) Top Strokes-Gained Performers from Round 2: Putting: Lanto Griffin +4.3 Around the Green: Chris Kirk +2.6 Approach the Green: Ryan Armour +4.3 Off-the-tee: Scottie Scheffler +2.1 Total: Webb Simpson +6.0 NOTE: These reports are based off the live predictive model run by @DataGolf. The model provides live “Make Cut”, “Top 20”, “Top 5”, and “Win” probabilities every 5 minutes from the opening tee shot to the final putt of every PGA TOUR event. Briefly, the model takes account of the current form of each golfer as well as the difficulty of their remaining holes, and probabilities are calculated from 20K simulations. To follow live finish probabilities throughout the remainder of the Rocket Mortgage Classic, or to see how each golfer’s probabilities have evolved from the start of the event to the current time, click here for the model’s home page.

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