By CHARLES ODUM ATLANTA (AP) — Florida State’s winning streak ended when its usually reliable scoring fell flat. Moses Wright scored 23 points and Georgia Tech beat No. 16 Florida State 76-65 on Saturday, ending the Seminoles’ five-game winning string. Florida State (10-3, 6-2 Atlantic Coast Conference) had 19 points from RaiQuan Gray but too…… read more »
SAN DIEGO (AP) — Viktor Hovland birdied his final for a 7-under 65 on Torrey Pines’ tough South Course on a rainy, miserable Friday, giving him a one-shot lead after two rounds of the Famers Insurance Open. Hovland finished his round after play resumed following a suspension of about an hour due to wind and…… read more »
SAN DIEGO (AP) — Patrick Reed birdied his first three holes and finished with a bogey-free 8-under 64 on Thursday for a share of the lead with Alex Noren after the first round of the Farmers Insurance Open. Reed, Noren and Scottie Scheffler — who was one stroke back — all played Torrey Pines’ easier…… read more »
ATHENS, Ga. — Sanford Stadium will be home to the Topgolf Live Stadium Tour in June, according to an announcement from the UGA Athletic Association on Thursday. Topgolf Live brings an immersive golf experience to Sanford Stadium and more of the country’s other most beloved venues. The series enables players to tee it up inside…… read more »
ATLANTA (AP) — Trae Young scored 38 points and the Atlanta Hawks beat the depleted Los Angeles Clippers 108-99 on Tuesday night, ending the Clippers’ seven-game winning streak. The Clippers were without three starters. Leading scorers Kawhi Leonard and Paul George were ruled out due to health and safety protocols. Guard Patrick Beverley missed the…… read more »
By JAKE SEINER The Cactus League and Arizona community leaders have asked Major League Baseball to delay the start of spring training due to coronavirus concerns just over three weeks before pitchers and catchers are supposed to report. The Cactus League made the request in a letter to Baseball Commissioner Rob Manfred obtained by The…… read more »
By GREG BEACHAM LA QUINTA, Calif. (AP) — Si Woo Kim left the Coachella Valley a year ago with his back aching again and his game in disarray. The 25-year-old South Korean returned this week with a healthy back and a rock-solid mentality that didn’t even waver when Patrick Cantlay threatened to run away with…… read more »
By STEVE MEGARGEE For as much as Tom Brady and Aaron Rodgers have accomplished in their Hall of Fame-caliber careers, they’ve rarely faced off on the field. Never have they met with so much at stake. When Rodgers’ Green Bay Packers (14-3) host Brady’s Tampa Bay Buccaneers (13-5) in the NFC championship game Sunday, it…… read more »
Truist Park will be open today until 6 p.m. and again tomorrow from 10-6 for folks who want to come into the park and see the Hank Aaron statue (socially distant and masked of course)…more info at braves.com/hank The family let us know that in lieu of flowers they would like donations be made to…… read more »
By GREG BEACHAM LA QUINTA, Calif. (AP) — Brandon Hagy didn’t find out he was in the field at The American Express until three days before it started. The Californian then left no doubt he belonged. Hagy took the first-round lead Thursday with an 8-under 64 on the Nicklaus course, staying one shot ahead of…… read more »
