Victor Oladipo recently turned down a two-year, $45.2 million extension from the Rockets as he continues to pursue a longer-term deal, sources told ESPN.
William Byron gave NASCAR its third surprise winner in three weeks, this one not quite as stunning as the first two at Daytona International Speedway. Byron controlled most of the final two stages at Homestead-Miami Speedway on Sunday and won for the second time in 111 Cup starts. Byron entered the weekend as a 28-1 shot to win a race many expected would provide a return to normal for the racing series.
ESPN analyst Dan Dakich feuded on Twitter with several professors over Duke freshman Jalen Johnson’s decision to opt out of the rest of the season.
Collin Morikawa shook off an early mistake Sunday to close with a 3-under 69 for a three-shot victory in the Workday Championship. Afterward, he paid tribute to Tiger Woods, his golf idol growing up.
Kevin Sutherland tracked down Mike Weir and won the Cologuard Classic on PGA Tour Champions on Sunday in Tucson.
Byron drove away from the field over the final 40 laps of Sunday’s NASCAR race at Homestead to put himself in a position to make the playoffs for a third straight season.
RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) DJ Funderburk dunked after a Cam Hayes steal to slow down a Pitt rally and swing some late momentum back to N.C. State on Sunday in a 65-62 Wolfpack victory. The win marks a season sweep of Pitt and is N.C. State’s fourth in as row in the Atlantic Coast Conference, its first four-game streak since Feb. 14-25, 2018. Funderburk finished with 13 points in the balanced N.C. State (12-9, 8-8) offense that saw eight players score and four reach double figures.
BRADENTON, Fla. — Collin Morikawa shook off an early mistake and played a steady hand on a golf course known for calamity, closing with a 3-under 69 for a three-shot victory in the World Golf Championships-Workday Championship at The Concession. RELATED: Leaderboard | Winner’s Bag: Collin Morikawa Morikawa picked up a few short-game tips from major champions — Mark O’Meara on his putting, Concession member Paul Azinger on the chipping — and he says it carried him to another big win. And there was a tribute to Tiger Woods, his golf idol growing up. “We don’t say `Thank you’ enough,” Morikawa said, referring to how much Woods has raised the profile and prize money in golf. He also mentioned his grandfather dying a month ago and began to get emotional. Morikawa won by three over Brooks Koepka (70), Viktor Hovland (67) and Billy Horschel (70). He finished at 18-under 270 and became the 24th player to win a major and a World Golf Championships title since this series began in 1999. He joined Woods as the only players to win both before turning 25. There were red numbers on the board and on the golf course, with several players wearing red shirts and black pants — the Sunday colors of Woods — as a show of support as Woods recovers from leg injuries from his car crash in Los Angeles last Tuesday. “Red and black, we know that’s what Tiger does on Sundays, so just to join in and just let Tiger know we’re supporting him in the best way we can,” Tony Finau said. “We’re still playing and we miss him out here, but it was cool just to be a part of that.” Morikawa didn’t have the colors, but he had the game. So many times on Sunday, Woods had the lead and forced everyone to catch him. Outside of a chunked chip on the second hole that made him scramble for bogey, Morikawa didn’t miss a fairway the rest of the way and was rarely out of position. Horschel caught Morikawa after three holes and tried to stay with him. Koepka had the last good chance to catch him until he three-putted for par from 35 feet on the par-5 17th hole. Hovland, who finished his second round with a quadruple bogey, might have had the best chance of all. Hovland someone managed to punch out of the wire grass and onto the green to make birdie on the par-5 13th, his seventh birdie of the round that pulled him with one shot. His hopes effectively ended on the next hole. Just as Morikawa was pouring in an 8-foot birdie putt on the short par-4 12th hole, Hovland ran his 40-foot birdie putt some 15 feet past the hole on the par-3 14th, and missed the par putt. Morikawa’s lead was back to three shots, and he never flinched the rest of the day. Scottie Scheffler also was in the mix with six birdies in 12 holes. He followed a bogey from the bunker on the 14th with another birdie to stay close, only to hit his tee shot into the water on the 16th hole to make double bogey. Scheffler still shot a 68 and finished alone in fifth. Rory McIlroy and Patrick Reed, both dressed in red and black, never got anything going. McIlroy closed with a 71 to tie for sixth, while Reed shot a 72 and to finish another spot back. “I think just for everyone to show their appreciation for what he means to us out here,” McIlroy said of the tribute. “If there was no Tiger Woods, I just the think the TOUR and the game of golf in general would be in a worse place. He’s meant a lot to us, he still does mean a lot to us and I think that was just a little way to show that.” Reed won this WGC last year in Mexico City. It was moved for this year to Concession because of COVID-19 circumstances.
MILWAUKEE (AP) Giannis Antetokounmpo scored 36 points and sparked a closing 9-0 run to help the Milwaukee Bucks rally to beat the Los Angeles Clippers 105-100 on Sunday for their fifth consecutive victory. The Bucks won for the first time in 11 games this season when trailing after three quarters. Kawhi Leonard’s potential tying 3-point attempt bounced off the front rim with about four seconds left.
