The Boston Red Sox reinstated second baseman Trevor Story from the 10-day injured list on Saturday, returning a much-needed bat to a struggling lineup, while optioning outfielder Jarren Duran to their Triple-A affiliate.
ATLANTA – The final day of the PGA TOUR season will feature extra golf. The TOUR Championship’s weather-delayed third round will resume at 9:45 a.m. Sunday with the final twosome of Scottie Scheffler and Xander Schauffele on East Lake’s 13th hole. The third round was suspended at 6:36 p.m. Saturday because of lightning and did not resume. Fourteen players in the 29-man field will complete their third round Sunday morning. The fourth round will begin at 11:16 a.m. “We have plenty of time tomorrow. We have plenty of daylight tomorrow,” said Mark Dusbabek of the PGA TOUR’s rules team. “It will give us time to finish, have a little break and start with round four at 11:16.” Play of the third round at the TOUR Championship will resume Sunday morning at 9:45am and air on GOLF Channel until conclusion. Sunday’s final round airtimes remain unchanged. Scheffler is 19 under par, one shot ahead of Schauffele. Sungjae Im is in third place, three shots off the lead, and Rory McIlroy, who’s trying to become the first three-time winner of the FedExCup is in fourth place at 15 under par. Im is on the par-3 15th, while McIlroy has two holes remaining. Four players –Patrick Cantlay, Jon Rahm, Justin Thomas and Sepp Straka – are tied for fifth, five back. There also was a 58-minute delay for lightning at 1:27 p.m. Saturday. That pushed back the third round’s last groups back an hour. Scheffler and Schauffele teed off in the final group off at 4 p.m. Hideki Matsuyama shot 63, the low score among players who completed the third round. He is the leader in the clubhouse at 13 under par. Scheffler has a TOUR-high four wins this season, including the Masters, while Schauffele won the TOUR Championship five years ago but is seeking his first FedExCup after finishing second in both 2019 and 2020.
Braves reliever Jackson Stephens has been placed on the seven-day injured list with a concussion after he was hit in the side of the head by a line drive Friday night.
The PGA TOUR’s biggest stars are at Atlanta’s East Lake Golf Club for this week’s TOUR Championship, as is one of the NBA’s biggest names. NBA veteran and former collegiate player of the year Blake Griffin is attending the TOUR Championship this week. Griffin, a six-time NBA All-Star, walked with Max Homa and rookie Sahith Theegala during Friday’s second round. “I love the fact that Max during The Open is like, ‘I’m playing with Tiger Woods today.’ He’s having a full freak-out moment that everyone else would but he’s not afraid to say it,” Griffin said. “I respect people that are like that. It’s just real. You’re a real person. He doesn’t take himself too seriously.” The 12-year NBA veteran recently took up the game as a competitive outlet and said he’s become “obsessed,” even building a simulator in his home. The TOUR Championship was the first golf tournament he attended, calling it “unlike anything I’ve ever experienced.” “I can’t stop,” he said. “I put a simulator in my house. If I have 30 free minutes, I’m down in my simulator and I’m working on stuff. I don’t know what I’m doing but I’m working on it. “I knew that when I retired from basketball, … I needed a competitive outlet or I’ll be like a psychopath,” he added. “I started playing and I was awful. I’m still awful but a better awful. “You want the challenge. … You want it to be hard. This is such a different sport. It’s so mentally tough, that’s why I love it. If golf was easy, nobody would play.”
Round 3 of the TOUR Championship takes place Saturday from East Lake Golf Club in Atlanta. The top 30 players who qualified are competing for the $18 million first-place check and the coveted FedExCup trophy. Scottie Scheffler leads Xander Schauffele by two at 19-under heading into the weekend. Here’s everything you need to know to follow the action, including Featured Groups for PGA TOUR LIVE and newly expanded and extended coverage on ESPN+. Click here for more details. Leaderboard Full tee times HOW TO FOLLOW (All times ET) Television: Thursday-Friday, 1 p.m.-6 p.m. ET (Golf Channel). Saturday, 1 p.m.-2:30 p.m. (Golf Channel), 2:30 p.m.-7 p.m. (NBC). Sunday, 12 p.m.-1:30 p.m. (Golf Channel), 1:30 p.m.-6 p.m. (NBC) Radio: Thursday-Friday, 12 p.m.–6 p.m. ET. Saturday, 2 p.m.-7 p.m. Sunday, 1 p.m.-6 p.m. (PGA TOUR Radio on SiriusXM and PGATOUR.com/liveaudio) For outside of the U.S., click here for GOLFTV powered by the PGA TOUR PGA TOUR LIVE PGA TOUR Live is available exclusively on ESPN+ • Main Feed: primary tournament-coverage featuring the best action from across the course • Marquee Group: new “marquee group” showcasing every shot from each player in the group • Featured Groups: traditional PGA TOUR LIVE coverage of two concurrent featured groups • Featured Holes: a combination of par-3s and iconic or pivotal holes FEATURED GROUPS SATURDAY Billy Horschel / Adam Scott Justin Thomas / Matt Fitzpatrick Rory McIlroy / Max Homa MUST READS Scheffler leads by two over Schauffele at TOUR Championship Schauffele’s strong finish injects drama into TOUR Championship Win probabilities: TOUR Championship Jockeying for final captain’s pick adds intrigue at TOUR Championship Living single at the TOUR Championship 30 one-liners for TOUR Championship qualifiers
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The Mariners and slugger Julio Rodriguez are finalizing a long-term contract extension that could be worth as much as an MLB-record $470 million, sources told ESPN.
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2022 TOUR Championship, Round 2 Top 10 win probabilities: 1. Scottie Scheffler (1, -19, 55.7%) 2. Xander Schauffele (2, -17, 31.8%) 3. Jon Rahm (3, -13, 5.3%) 4. Patrick Cantlay (T4, -12, 2.9%) 5. Sungjae Im (T4, -12, 2.0%) 6. Rory McIlroy (7, -10, 0.9%) 7. Joaquin Niemann (6, -11, 0.7%) 8. Cameron Young (T8, -9, 0.2%) 9. Justin Thomas (T11, -8, 0.1%) 10. Matthew Fitzpatrick (T11, -8, 0.1%) Top Strokes-Gained Performers from Round 2: Putting: Max Homa +3.4 Around the Green: Scott Stallings +2.6 Approach the Green: Patrick Cantlay +3.5 Off-the-tee: Patrick Cantlay +2.0 Total: Max Homa +6.0 NOTE: These reports are based off of 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 BMW Championship, 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.
