Buster Olney’s top 10 shortstops: Tough calls at a loaded positionBuster Olney’s top 10 shortstops: Tough calls at a loaded position
Francisco Lindor, Javy Baez, Xander Bogaerts and more make up a very talented — and improving — group.
Day: July 11, 2020
F1 considering Sunday qualifying as rainstorm hits Red Bull RingF1 considering Sunday qualifying as rainstorm hits Red Bull Ring
Qualifying for this weekend’s Styrian Grand Prix could be postponed until Sunday morning as heavy rain looks set to rule out all Formula One track action at the Red Bull Ring on Saturday.
Workday Charity Open, Round 3: Leaderboard, tee times, TV timesWorkday Charity Open, Round 3: Leaderboard, tee times, TV times
The PGA TOUR continues Saturday in Round 3 of the Workday Charity Open at Muirfield Village. 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 6:45 a.m.-6 p.m. (featured groups), Saturday-Sunday 7:00 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) Russell Henley, Jason Day, Corey Conners Saturday: 11:32 a.m. Phil Mickelson, Patrick Cantlay, Sungjae Im Saturday: 11:43 a.m. MUST READS Morikawa builds on lead at Muirfield Village Burns trending up after second-round 66 Koepka charge likely not enough at Workday Charity Open Win probabilities: Workday Charity Open Frittelli ‘super happy’ to return after quarantine Canadian duo starts strong How to give Muirfield a second identity CALL OF THE DAY
FSU slashes budget; AD, coaches taking pay cutsFSU slashes budget; AD, coaches taking pay cuts
Florida State’s overall operating budget will be cut by 20%, 25 full-time positions would be eliminated and staff salary reductions would be made across the board, athletic director David Coburn announced Friday.
Leaderboard: Workday Charity Open 2nd roundLeaderboard: Workday Charity Open 2nd round
Collin Morikawa has pulled away from the field with rounds of 65 and 66 in Dublin, Ohio. Can anyone catch up over the weekend?
Morikawa maintains clubhouse lead at PGA Workday Charity OpenMorikawa maintains clubhouse lead at PGA Workday Charity Open
Collin Morikawa shot a 66 to grab a three-stroke clubhouse lead Friday at the PGA’s Workday Charity Open where they were playing catchup all day after being hit by rain storms. Morikawa followed up his first round seven-under 65 with a six-under second round on Friday to reach a 13-under 131 total and a lead over Kevin Streelman and Justin Thomas in Dublin, Ohio. “The game feels good from top to bottom, whether it’s off the tee, putting, approach shots,” he said.
Win probabilities: Workday Charity OpenWin probabilities: Workday Charity Open
2020 Workday Charity Open, Round 2 (play suspended) Top 10 win probabilities: Collin Morikawa (1, -13, 40.7%) Justin Thomas (T2, -10, 20.1%) Hideki Matsuyama (T4, -9, 12.5%) Kevin Streelman (T2, -10, 7.0%) Viktor Hovland (T6, -8, 5.1%) Rory Sabbatini (T6, -8, 2.5%) Sam Burns (T4, -9, 1.8%) Patrick Reed (T10, -6, 1.8%) Matt Kuchar (T10, -6, 1.6%) Ian Poulter (T8, -7, 1.0%) Top Strokes-Gained Performers from Round 2: Putting: Kevin Streelman +5.2 Around the Green: Sebastian Cappelen +3.4 Approach the Green: Richy Werenski +5.8 Off-the-tee: Mackenzie Hughes +2.6 Total: Kevin Streelman +8.3 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 Workday Charity Open, 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.
A poll of 250 college basketball coaches reveals 74% want a semi-normal schedule this yearA poll of 250 college basketball coaches reveals 74% want a semi-normal schedule this year
Many schools are making plans for the fall semester. Is it too early to look at college basketball?
Pac-12 commissioner Scott has COVID-19Pac-12 commissioner Scott has COVID-19
Pac-12 commissioner Larry Scott is self-quarantining at the direction of his doctor and continuing to work remotely after testing positive for the coronavirus, the league announced Friday night.
Koepka charge likely not enough at Workday Charity OpenKoepka charge likely not enough at Workday Charity Open
Brooks Koepka says he will do whatever it takes, including playing every remaining week of the season, until he can secure a spot in the TOUR Championship for a crack at the FedExCup. Koepka was originally not planning to play in the Memorial Tournament Presented by Nationwide next week, the second of two events to be played at Muirfield Village Golf Club. But poor play at the Workday Charity Open this week has forced his hand and the former world No. 1 will indeed play again. “I’m pretty far down in the FedExCup and need to make a run. I think it’s pretty simple. I didn’t plan on playing, but things change, and I’d like to be in Atlanta,” Koepka said after his second round. “That’s what you’ve got to do; I’m going to basically run the table.” Koepka came into this week sitting 155th on the season long points list but not even a scintillating late evening blitz in a storm affected second round is likely to extend his time at the Workday Charity Open and bring a chance to advance his FedExCup standing. With play suspended overnight Koepka sits a shot outside the projected cutline, needing significant help from unfinished players to survive. The 2017 and 2018 PGA TOUR Player of the Year looked a shadow of his best self through 26 holes of play at Muirfield Village this week, sitting five over par and 18 shots adrift of clubhouse leader Collin Morikawa. He was at least six shots back of the likely cut mark with 10 holes left. It was go hard or go home time. And go hard he did. Koepka put up six birdies on the closing 10 holes to shoot a 3-under 69 and finish 1 under for the week. “That’s what you’ve got to do. I never give up, never think you’re out of it, and you’ve just got to battle through it no matter what you’re doing,” he said. “That’s part of why you’re out here. You’re a pro, you just sack up and do it.” As awesome as it was, it could have easily been so much better. On three occasions he went within a whisker of hole-out eagles and did the same for a birdie after a penalty drop. He also missed two birdie putts inside seven feet during the run. It started on the par-4 9th hole when his wedge from 117 yards ended up about four feet from the pin. On the par-3 12th hole Koepka was just a foot from an ace and a hole later a wedge from 106 yards rolled desperately close to the cup. On the par-4 14th, after finding water with his tee shot, he dropped 92 yards out and flirted with a hole out birdie before a simple tap in par. His greenside bunker shot on the par-5 15th was another that wanted to go in but found a way not to. In the end back-to-back birdies on 17 and 18 still likely won’t be enough. “It was pretty gutsy. I would still take it as a chance. The guys finishing in the morning will probably hurt that. But it’s a funny game,” playing partner Justin Thomas said of the run. “I’ve been in that position before, unfortunately, or we all have, but it’s almost like when you stop caring you start playing better. There’s a lesson somewhere in that, but it’s hard to go out there and play and not care.” Among those surprisingly likely to be joining Koepka on the cut list are Jordan Spieth (E), Marc Leishman (+5), Matthew Wolff (+5), Bubba Watson (+8) and Justin Rose (+10). After this week just five weeks of tournaments remain before the top 125 get into the FedExCup playoffs.