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TULSA, Okla. (AP) — The key hole from the first round at Southern Hills in the PGA Championship

By JIM VERTUNO AP Sports Writer TULSA, Okla. (AP) — There was no Southern charm to Southern Hills for the world’s No. 1 player. Scottie Scheffler was scrambling all day in the first round of the PGA Championship. Shots found bunkers, landed behind trees or found water. By the time it was over, the Masters

TULSA, Okla. (AP) — A brief look at Sunday in the PGA Championship at Southern Hills.

By RONALD BLUM AP Baseball Writer NEW YORK (AP) — The hurting St. Louis Cardinals are bringing up their second- and third-ranked prospects for their major league debuts. Nolan Gorman will start at second base in Friday’s series opener at Pittsburgh and Matthew Liberatore will be on the mound for Saturday’s game against the Pirates.

By RALPH D. RUSSO AP College Football Writer The Southeastern Conference spring meetings will be held in person for the first time since 2019 in a little less than two weeks. It is unlikely two of the SEC’s superstar coaches will be chumming around Destin, Florida, together. Texas A&M coach Jimbo Fisher called Nick Saban

CHICAGO (AP) — The Arizona Diamondbacks placed catcher Jose Herrera on the injured list Thursday without a designation, indicating a potential COVID-19 issue with the team. The move with Herrera comes one day after left-hander Kyle Nelson and outfielder Cooper Hummel were placed on the IL without any injury designation. The team announced the same

By RALPH D. RUSSO AP College Football Writer The Southeastern Conference spring meetings will be held in person for the time since 2019 in a little less than two weeks. It is unlikely two of the SEC’s superstar coaches will be chumming around Destin, Florida, together. Texas A&M coach Jimbo Fisher called Nick Saban a

By TIM REYNOLDS AP Basketball Writer MIAMI (AP) — Al Horford and Marcus Smart are coming back. And Derrick White headed home early for a good reason. The Boston Celtics have two missing starters back for Game 2 of the Eastern Conference finals against Miami. Smart’s mid-foot sprain has improved to the point where the

By ANDREW SELIGMAN AP Sports Writer CHICAGO (AP) — TyTy Washington Jr. says he gained invaluable experience playing at Kentucky this past season. He’s banking on what he learned at the college level to help him make the jump to the NBA. The college game can offer opportunities that aren’t available through other avenues, with

By JIM VERTUNO AP Sports Writer TULSA, Okla. (AP) — John Daly produced yet another wild ride around a PGA Championship. The 56-year-old two-time major champion, whose booming drives propelled him to win the PGA in 1991, drove the hills and swales of Southern Hills in a golf cart the PGA allows him to use

TUSCALOOSA, Ala. (AP) — Three players were injured when the chartered bus carrying the Murray State softball team was involved in a two-vehicle crash on the way to the NCAA Tournament in Alabama, police said. Murray State athletic director Kevin Saal said during a news conference Thursday the three had injuries that weren’t life threatening

DENVER (AP) — AT&T Sportsnet reporter Kelsey Wingert says she’s recovering after being struck in the head by a line drive during the ninth inning of the Colorado Rockies’ game against the San Francisco Giants earlier this week. “I took a 95 MPH line drive to my head,” Wingert said in a tweet, along with

TAMPERE, Finland (AP) — Canada was on the ice until nearly midnight to extend its perfect start at the world hockey championships by beating Kazakhstan 6-3 after a fire at the rink played havoc with the schedule. The International Ice Hockey Federation said no one was hurt and the damage was minor but it caused

ROUND ROCK, Texas (AP) — Three-time All-Star infielder Matt Carpenter is a free agent after being released by the Texas Rangers from their Triple-A team. The move Thursday was a mutual decision because of the lack of opportunity with their big league team. The 36-year-old Carpenter went to spring training on a minor league deal,