Canada, U.S. win openers at ice hockey worldsCanada, U.S. win openers at ice hockey worlds
Defending champion Canada and the United States got off to winning starts Friday in their opening games at the world ice hockey championship in Helsinki.
Day: May 13, 2022
Morey: Rivers will be back; hopefully Harden, tooMorey: Rivers will be back; hopefully Harden, too
Admittedly “sick” after again being eliminated from the playoffs in the second round, Sixers president Daryl Morey said coach Doc Rivers will return next season, as will, hopefully, James Harden.
Mickelson opts to withdraw from next week’s PGAMickelson opts to withdraw from next week’s PGA
Phil Mickelson won’t defend his title at next week’s PGA Championship, with the PGA of America saying Friday that he’s decided to withdraw.
Schmid, Whitnell, Horsfield share lead at SoudalSchmid, Whitnell, Horsfield share lead at Soudal
Ukrainian amateur Lev Grinberg became the second youngest player to make a cut on the European tour at the Soudal Open on Friday.
Phil Mickelson withdraws from PGA ChampionshipPhil Mickelson withdraws from PGA Championship
Phil Mickelson will not play in next week’s PGA Championship at Southern Hills. The PGA of America announced the news on the tournament’s Twitter feed. “We have just been informed that Phil Mickelson has withdrawn from the PGA Championship,” the post reads. “Phil is the defending champion and currently eligible to be a PGA Life Member and we would have welcomed him to participate. We wish Phil and Amy the very best and look forward to his return to golf.” One of the most popular players in the game, Mickelson, 51, is a 45-time PGA TOUR winner who shocked the golf world with his PGA Championship win at Kiawah last summer. He became the oldest winner of a major, and added to a victory total that had long since put him into the World Golf Hall of Fame. It was his sixth major title. Mickelson also has four victories on PGA TOUR Champions, but has not played competitively since stepping away from the game in late February, explaining, in part, “The past 10 years I have felt the pressure and stress slowly affecting me at a deeper level. I know I have not been my best and desperately need some time away to prioritize the ones I love most and work on being the man I want to be.”
Boudreau back as Canucks coach next seasonBoudreau back as Canucks coach next season
Bruce Boudreau, who led the Canucks to a 32-15-10 mark after he took over for Travis Green on Dec. 5, will return to the team as its head coach next season, GM Patrik Allvin said.
Jordan Spieth enjoying success in home state at AT&T Byron NelsonJordan Spieth enjoying success in home state at AT&T Byron Nelson
MCKINNEY, Texas — Jordan Spieth said before the AT&T Byron Nelson that he wants desperately to bring his best to TPC Craig Ranch. The tournament gave him an exemption when he was in high school at Dallas Jesuit. He plays it every spring. It seems that everyone in a golf shirt or sun dress roots for him. “It’s obviously the one that’s starred on the calendar,” Spieth said Tuesday afternoon. He delivered Friday. He shot a 7-under 65 in innocent conditions on a golf course that surprised him with a smattering of forward tees and beckoning hole positions. He and fellow Dallas resident Scottie Scheffler — both of them former All-Americans at the University of Texas — played early with defending champion K.H. Lee. Their gallery grew as the morning wore on, and by the time they played their last hole the fans were chanting their names, declaring their love (one man literally shouted, “I love you Jordan!) and singing the Texas fight song. Scheffler shot 67-68 to start the weekend at minus 9. Spieth finished at 12 under, which typically would put a player in good position for Saturday. But not this year. Sebastian Munoz shot a course-record 60 on Thursday. The leaderboard a day later displayed an array of low scores. The wind, often a menace in Texas, barely huffed. “I think I said ahead of time I thought that it would show a little more teeth than last year and I couldn’t have been more wrong,” Spieth said. “I mean, a 60 yesterday and a lot of (minus) 8s and 7s all over the board. A lot of tees are up. It was very surprising. “And then I think they were looking at the weekend as a lot less wind,” he continued, “and so they used more of the easier pins the first two days because I can only name one or two pins on this golf course that were not the easiest two locations that are on the greens.” The numbers bore that out. The average score from the morning wave was 68.7. Players at minus 4 risk missing the cut. There was a 62 from Ryan Palmer. David Skinns shot a 63. All of this before the last group began play. Spieth surmised he was in “a good position,” then added: “But who’s to say that 20-under’s not leading at the end of this day? So I could be way back.”
The hottest tickets from the NFL’s 2022 schedule releaseThe hottest tickets from the NFL’s 2022 schedule release
Tom Brady and Aaron Rodgers’ (possible) last matchup? Russell Wilson’s return to Seattle? Just some of the most expensive tickets from the upcoming NFL season.
Celtics’ Williams (knee) still questionable for G6Celtics’ Williams (knee) still questionable for G6
Boston Celtics forward Robert Williams III remains questionable for Game 6 Friday night against the Milwaukee Bucks due to lingering left knee soreness.
Being Gabe Kapler: Inside the mind of the San Francisco Giants’ nonconformist managerBeing Gabe Kapler: Inside the mind of the San Francisco Giants’ nonconformist manager
The Giants skipper doesn’t fit the mold of a traditional manager, with a style and patience informed by his music-loving, free-thinking father. It has helped the team keep perspective through hot starts and hitting walls.