Rob Manfred said MLB will not punish Justin Turner for celebrating on the field after he was removed from the Dodgers’ World Series clincher because he tested positive for COVID-19.
Here’s what could go down before Opening Day — whenever that may be.
Rory McIlroy is still searching for the final piece of the career grand slam. Perhaps the odd fall date and the lack of patrons will provide the stage, at last, to try on that green jacket.
How did the rookie come so far, so fast? Tenacity, rare physical traits and textbook technique, according to three former NFL offensive linemen.
Bryson DeChambeau would consider that a compliment. DeChambeau walked over to his bag, removed a wrench and tightened the screws on the bottom of his driver. The golf ball came off the club at 198 mph. It hit a small tree right of the fairway, dropping straight down and robbing DeChambeau of what he figured would have been a 400-yard drive.
Round 3 of the Vivint Houston Open begins Saturday. Here’s how to follow the action. Leaderboard Full tee times HOW TO FOLLOW Television: Thursday-Sunday, 1 p.m. - 4 p.m. ET (Golf Channel) PGA TOUR LIVE: Thursday-Friday, 7:50 a.m. - 6 p.m. ET; Saturday-Sunday, 9 a.m. - 4 p.m. ET (Featured Groups) Radio: Thursday-Friday, 10 a.m. - 4 p.m. ET; Saturday-Sunday, 11 a.m. - 4 p.m. ET (PGA TOUR Radio on SiriusXM and PGATOUR.com/liveaudio). FEATURED GROUPS Brooks Koepka, Scottie Scheffler, James Hahn Hideki Matsuyama, Charlie Hoffman, Justin Harding Dustin Johnson, Francesco Molinari, J.T. Poston Viktor Hovland, Harold Varner III, Adam Long MUST READS Burns leads by two shots at Vivint Houston Open Mickelson ends with eagle, still misses cut Could Day’s winless drought end in Houston? Players welcome sight of spectators Memorial Park provides tough test Five things about Memorial Park Inside Memorial Park’s history CALL OF THE DAY
Friday had 5 races for the Juveniles on both dirt and turf at Keeneland, headlined by the TVG Breeders’ Cup Juvenile (G1) won by Essential Quality. Also on the card, Fire At Will won the Juvenile Turf (G1), Vequist won the Juvenile Fillies (G1), Aunt Pearl won the Juvenile Fillies Turf (G1), and Golden Pal won the Juvenile Turf Sprint (G2). Get the results, charts, and photos here.
Sheldon Creed used an incredible maneuver to go from ninth to first in a lap, claiming his first Truck Series title in dramatic fashion.
Horse racing has been hit hard by the coronavirus pandemic but is facing even tougher times ahead, according to a bleak assessment by Ascot’ director of racing Nick Smith.
2021 Houston Open, Round 2 Top 10 win probabilities: 1. Sam Burns (1, -7, 20.6%) 2. Jason Day (T2, -5, 13.6%) 3. Dustin Johnson (T14, -2, 7.7%) 4. Carlos Ortiz (T2, -5, 6.7%) 5. Corey Conners (T4, -4, 6.4%) 6. Adam Scott (T9, -3, 5.1%) 7. Tony Finau (T14, -2, 4.6%) 8. Aaron Wise (T4, -4, 4.1%) 9. Brandt Snedeker (T4, -4, 3.9%) 10. Talor Gooch (T9, -3, 2.9%) Top Strokes-Gained Performers from Round 2: Putting: Francesco Molinari +3.6 Around the Green: Troy Merritt +3.0 Approach the Green: Matthew NeSmith +3.3 Off-the-tee: Bo Hoag +1.7 Total: Sam Burns +6.3 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 Vivint Houston 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.
