Padres land lefty Manaea as A’s continue purgePadres land lefty Manaea as A’s continue purge
Left-hander Sean Manaea is headed to San Diego after the 30-year-old was traded by the A’s to the Padres.
Day: April 3, 2022
Sources: Manaea to Padres as A’s continue purgeSources: Manaea to Padres as A’s continue purge
Left-hander Sean Manaea is headed to San Diego after the 30-year-old was traded by the A’s to the Padres, sources confirmed to ESPN.
Gore says he plans to retire as member of 49ersGore says he plans to retire as member of 49ers
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Tiger Woods says Masters will be ‘game-time decision’Tiger Woods says Masters will be ‘game-time decision’
We’ll have to wait and see if Tiger Woods is playing in this year’s Masters after the five-time champion tweeted Sunday that his appearance will be a “game-time decision.” “I will be heading up to Augusta today to continue my preparation and practice. It will be a game-time decision on whether I compete,” he wrote. Woods also congratulated Anna Davis, 16, on her win Saturday in the Augusta National Women’s Amateur. Unlike weekly PGA TOUR events, there is no commitment deadline for the Masters. There are no alternates, either, so no player is waiting to fill Woods’ spot if he cannot compete. Only one more spot in the field remains, for the winner of the Valero Texas Open on Sunday. Anticipation around Woods’ potential appearance at Augusta National started ramping up after videos were posted on social media of him walking his home course, Medalist Golf Club in Hobe Sound, Florida, with his caddie, Joe LaCava. Woods played practice rounds at Augusta National earlier this week after his plane was tracked flying to Augusta. “He’s trying to see what he can do,” Rory McIlroy said from the Valero Texas Open. “Obviously no one knows but him if he can make it around and if he believes he can compete.” Woods said at his Genesis Invitational in February that he did not know when he would return to competitive golf. Some theorized that his comeback would begin this summer on the relatively flat links of St. Andrews, where Woods has twice won The Open. The Masters seemed too soon and Augusta National’s terrain too hilly for Woods as he continues to recover from the single-car accident in February 2021 that nearly resulted in the amputation of his right leg. “We didn’t know if he was going to make it through (the accident), and to be in this position where people are talking about, ‘This guy might actually play in the Masters,’ I think it’s amazing,” two-time U.S. Open champion Andy North, who will call the Masters for ESPN, said earlier this week on a conference call. “ CBS’ Jim Nantz visited Woods in Florida last month for a documentary on his historic 1997 Masters win, but received no hints that Woods may play this year. Nantz said Woods’ appearance would be “astonishing” and a fitting addition to the first Masters at full capacity since Woods’ 2019 win. This year also marks the 25th anniversary of Woods’ first Masters win, a 12-shot rout where he also set the tournament’s scoring record. CBS will mark that anniversary before the final-round broadcast of this year’s Masters with a documentary titled, “A Win for the Ages.” The show will feature Woods discussing his relationship with his father, as well as pioneers Lee Elder and Charlie Sifford, and his recollections of the win. North called Augusta National “the last place you would’ve thought he could possibly play.” That seemed true after Woods’ press conference from Riviera in February, where he expressed frustration at the pace of his comeback. Woods played golf publicly for the first time at the PNC Championship in December, where he and son Charlie finished second to John Daly and his son, John II. Woods was able to ride a cart and did not need to hit every shot in that tournament’s scramble format, however. The Masters would require Woods to walk multiple rounds on one of the most physically demanding courses players see all year. ESPN’s Curtis Strange, a two-time U.S. Open champion, called Augusta National “the hardest walk in golf.” Woods said in February that “the walking part is something I’m still working on, working on strength and development in that. “It takes time,” he added. “What’s frustrating is it’s not at my timetable. I want to be at a certain place, but I’m not. I’ve just got to continue working. I’m getting better, yes, but as I said, not at the speed and rate that I would like. You add in the age factor, too. You just don’t quite heal as fast, which is frustrating.” Whether Woods is ready to return at Augusta National remains to be seen.
Tiger: ‘Game-time decision’ on return at MastersTiger: ‘Game-time decision’ on return at Masters
Tiger Woods updated his status for the Masters, which begin Thursday, saying he considers himself a “game-time decision” to play his first tournament in more than a year.
Mike Krzyzewski’s 368th loss brought college basketball one more compelling momentMike Krzyzewski’s 368th loss brought college basketball one more compelling moment
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The First Look: Masters TournamentThe First Look: Masters Tournament
As the calendar turns to April, signs of spring are all around. And that, of course, includes the start of the Masters Tournament. The COVID-19 pandemic impacted the last two editions – it was moved to November in 2020, and a limited number of patrons were welcomed back in 2021 – but things are back to normal at Augusta National Golf Club this year. Here’s everything you need to know leading into the first men’s major championship of 2022: FIELD NOTES: Will he or won’t he tee it up? As of the morning of April 2, Tiger Woods is still listed in the field for the 2022 Masters, but no official word has been said either way. According to various reports, Woods played a practice round on March 29 at Augusta National. He suffered serious leg injuries in a car crash in February 2021 and hasn’t teed it up on TOUR since. He played alongside his son Charlie at the PNC Championship in December … Defending champion Hideki Matsuyama is another question mark. Matsuyama withdrew from THE PLAYERS Championship before play began, citing a back injury. He withdrew from the Valero Texas Open midway through the second round, citing a neck injury … Professionals making their Masters debut this week include three-time TOUR winner Sam Burns, Cameron Davis, Talor Gooch, Lucas Herbert, Garrick Higgo, Harry Higgs, Tom Hoge, K.H. Lee, Min Woo Lee, Guido Migliozzi, Seamus Power, Sepp Straka, Harold Varner III and Cameron Young … Amateurs in the field include Austin Greaser, Stewart Hagestad, Aaron Jarvis, James Piot, Laird Shepard and Keita Nakajima – the top-ranked amateur in the world … PGA TOUR Champions regulars who also own a Green Jacket and are back for more in 2022 include Fred Couples, Bernhard Langer, Vijay Singh and Mike Weir … Harris English announced he would withdraw from this year’s Masters as he continues to recover from hip surgery. English hasn’t teed it up on TOUR since the Sony Open in Hawaii … If the winner of the Valero Texas Open has not yet qualified, he will earn the final spot in the Masters field. Corey Conners was the last to pull the feat. He Monday qualified into the 2019 Valero Texas Open and proceeded to win the tournament. FEDEXCUP: Winner receives 600 FedExCup points. COURSE: Augusta National Golf Club, par 72, 7,510 yards. The iconic Alister MacKenzie/Bobby Jones design saw two changes for the 2022 edition of the Masters. Both the par-4 11th and par-5 15th holes have been lengthened. The 11th sees 15 yards added to it (520 yards from 505) and the tee box has been shifted to the left. The 15th now plays 20 yards longer (550 yards). Hideki Matsuyama’s 10-under 278 was the highest winning total at Augusta National since Sergio Garcia’s 9-under 279 four years prior. STORYLINES: Rory McIlroy is still hunting for the career Grand Slam. The 2022 Masters tournament will mark his eighth crack at winning the Green Jacket since moving to the verge of the career Grand Slam with his win at the 2014 Open Championship … Can Scottie Scheffler keep up his excellent form? Scheffler has won three times in his last five starts on TOUR and ascended to world No. 1 in the process … Collin Morikawa is looking to become the first man since Jordan Spieth in 2015 to win back-to-back majors. Brooks Koepka won two majors in 2018, but Francesco Molinari’s Open Championship triumph came between them. Morikawa won last year’s Open Championship, the final major on the 2021 calendar … Will Jon Rahm’s major-championship success continue at Augusta National? Rahm has finished inside the top-10 in each of his last five major starts, including a victory at the 2021 U.S. Open … Luke List, 37, is returning to Augusta National after a 17-year absence. The low amateur in 2005 is playing his first Masters as a professional after his win at the Farmers Insurance Open … Will a major-less TOUR winner break through this week? Scheffler, Viktor Hovland, Cameron Smith and Xander Schauffele, all inside the top 10 on the Official World Golf Ranking, have yet to secure a major championship title … Smith comes into Augusta National off his win at THE PLAYERS. Only one player in history has won both THE PLAYERS and the Masters in the same season – Tiger Woods in 2001 … Woods was also the last player to defend his title at the Masters, which happened exactly 20 years ago. 72-HOLE RECORD: 268, Dustin Johnson (2020) 18-HOLE RECORD: 63, Nick Price (Round 3, 1986), Greg Norman (Round 1, 1996) LAST TIME: Hideki Matsuyama became the first Japanese male to win a major when he won the 2021 Masters by one stroke. He was treated to a hero’s welcome when he returned to Japan following his Green Jacket triumph, but the win did not come without its challenges. Matsuyama opened the final round with a bogey and added four more squares to his scorecard on the back nine, including on Nos. 12, 15, 16 and 18 – although his last bogey of the day mattered little. He held off a Sunday charge from Jon Rahm, who fired a 6-under 66 (the low round of the day), as well as Masters rookie Will Zalatoris, who ended up in second alone at 9 under for the week after a 2-under 70 on Sunday. It was the best finish by a first-time Masters participant since Jordan Spieth in 2014, who also finished runner-up that year. Spieth shot a matching 70 in the final round last April to finish T3 alongside Xander Schauffele. Schauffele made it interesting late Sunday after he rattled off four straight birdies on Nos. 12-15, but he gave almost all of them back with a triple-bogey 6 on the par-3 16th. Rahm was T5 with Marc Leishman. Matsuyama finished as low amateur when he made his Masters debut a decade prior, in 2011. His first TOUR title came at the Memorial Tournament presented by Workday in 2014. HOW TO FOLLOW Television: Thursday-Friday, 3 p.m.-7:30 p.m. ET (ESPN); Saturday, 3 p.m.-7 p.m. (CBS); Sunday, 2 p.m.-7 p.m. (CBS) Radio: Thursday-Sunday, 2 p.m.-7 p.m. ET (CBS Radio; Sirius 208, XM 92) (PGA TOUR Radio on SiriusXM and PGATOUR.com/liveaudio) For outside of the U.S., click here for GOLFTV powered by the PGA TOUR Stream: On the Range, Holes 4-6, Featured Group coverage, Amen Corner, and Holes 15 & 16 will be available to stream for views in the U.S. only via Masters.com (Starting times include: Thursday-Friday, 8:30 a.m. ET; Saturday-Sunday, 11 a.m. ET) PGA TOUR LIVE Editor’s note: Augusta National Golf Club, which owns and operates the Masters Tournament, controls all digital streaming and broadcast rights to this event. PGA TOUR LIVE coverage will resume at next week’s RBC Heritage.