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Three days after he withdrew in the middle of the final round at the Honda Classic with lower back pain, Woods returned to work at the Cadillac Championship. He said he feels better after a few days of constant treatment, and that he was good enough to try to defend his title. He won't play the new Blue Monster until Thursday's opening round. Still being cautious about back spasms, Woods said he would chip and putt while walking a course that is entirely different from the one where he has won four times....

In his first FedExCup playoffs appearance since 2013, Woods sits at No. 25 in the FedExCup standings after finishing T-40 and T-24 in The Northern Trust and Dell Technologies Championship, respectively. Tiger will need to play well enough at Aronimink Golf Club to remain in the top 30 of the FedExCup standings and advance to the Tour Championship in Atlanta. MORE: Here’s how the FedExCup playoffs work Here’s how to watch Tiger Woods and the rest of the field live at the BMW Championship....

Calling the trial “an initiative to help players further enhance their marketability via social media,” the PGA Tour sees the live-streaming and social-media photo sharing as a way for the players — often portrayed as a bland band of mostly white men — to show their personalities. “We feel it is important for the PGA Tour to continually look at ways for our players to showcase their personalities and connect with their fans,” Tour COO Andy Pazder said in a statement announcing the initiative....

Information included in a search warrant application filed by personnel at the FBI—which was recently unsealed—suggested that 46-year-old Steven Brandenburg readily communicated his beliefs to at least one colleague at Advocate Aurora Health Systems in Grafton, a small town located roughly 25 miles north of Milwaukee. The documents identified Brandenburg’s colleague as Sarah Sticker, a pharmacy technician who found a box of unrefrigerated Moderna COVID-19 vaccines during her early morning shift on December 26 and later reported the incident to a supervisor....

Fourteen years later, Larson will be racing against his heroes every week in NASCAR’s Sprint Cup Series. MORE LARSON: Lofty expectations | His frightening crash | PHOTOS: Great rookies | Best Daytona 500s So will Larson be in awe when he takes the green flag every Sunday, racing against champions and legends like Gordon, Stewart and Jimmie Johnson? “It’s exciting but I don’t think about that stuff a whole lot,” Larson said....

Hellmuth got the best of David Baker heads-up for the title while Matt Glantz, ranked #20 on the GPI World Poker Rankings, and Joseph Couden would also make the final four in the event that was being presented as part of the Poker Night in America cash game taping which took place a few days before the Main Event. The cash game will air at a later date on the CBS Sports Network....

The Latvian poker pro denied Ivey once more in 2022 after reaching his third WSOP final table in less than three weeks. He may have fallen short of poker’s greatest prize, but for the 2017 Poker Hall of Fame inductee, his statement to the poker world was clear: Phil Ivey is back. MORE: Stream the WSOP on PokerGO | Full World Series of Poker Schedule Knocking On The Door for His 11th WSOP Bracelet After winning two events and reaching five final tables at the Super High Roller Series Europe in April, the poker rumor mill began to circulate about whether or not Ivey was going to be at the WSOP in full force....

Lefty had three top 10 finishes and fell from world golf ranking’s top 30. But Mickelson, now 45, finished in a tie for third at last week’s CareerBuilder Challenge and was off to a strong start at this week’s PGA Tour event, Farmers Insurance Open, raising optimism about a bounce-back season. MORE: Ranking Super Bowl winners 1-49 | Mickelson’s rant at teen Mickelson believes he can rebound. “Age is just a number,” Mickelson told ESPN....

With play under way, early starters might be looking at the afternoon threesomes for a hint at challengers. MORE: Advice from Jack Nicklaus | Tiger, Tiger, burning plight | Lingmerth wins Memorial Consider this trio: Webb Simpson, Padraig Harrington and Billy Horschel. They step to the tee at 1:50 p.m. ET with intentions on winning. And each has a good story to the season. Competition at TPC Southwind is the last before the U....

Mickelson has six second-place finishes in the U.S. Open, his first in 1999 and his most recent in 2013. And this year at Chambers Bay could be his last good shot at completing the career Grand Slam. MORE: U.S. Open schedules, tee times for Thursday | U.S. Open odds | Tiger plans to win “That’s been a career goal that I’ve had but haven’t really voiced, but now that I’m so close to it, it’s pretty obvious,” Mickelson said of the career Grand Slam on the KPMG Golf YouTube account....

The five-time major winner was facing the prospect of missing his allotted slot of 11:52 a.m. local time at Medinah on Sunday after the hotel he has been staying at was struck by lightning. That caused a fire at the establishment and an evacuation of the building, leading Mickelson to ponder whether he would make it on time as he was without his clubs. “How’s this for crazy? My hotel was struck by lightning, I was on [the] top floor, we were evacuated and the place is on fire (only thing of mine on fire this week),” Mickelson tweeted....

John McNesby, president of the Philadelphia Fraternal Order of Police, said earlier this week that Philadelphia District Attorney R. Seth Williams was “overthinking” his investigation into the incident and needs to “just move on with it.” MORE: Most heinous athlete crimes | Cowboys’ Randy Gregory suspended Williams responded with a statement Friday explaining that he plans to take all the time he needs. “I understand that people are interested in the outcome of our investigation, but we’re not going to rush because some people are impatient,” the statement read (via The Buffalo News)....

At the time of the October 9 shooting, Smith was temporarily living in the house, located in the New Jersey township of Woolwich, with his mother and McKenzie, according to NJ.com. During a celebration, McKenzie’s relative invited a friend to the house. Smith objected to the friend’s sexual orientation, Assistant Prosecutor Dana Anton said. “He made it known to his stepfather that he did not approve of that person coming into their house…that their house was a house of God,” Anton said....

The winger joins the Union as discovery signing on a one year deal, with club options for two additional years. Bruce Arena: Klinsmann did a ‘very good job’ growing U.S. Soccer​ Picault, 25, scored four goals and added three assists in his 22 appearances for St. Pauli in the Bundesliga 2. His emergence in Europe earned him a call to the U.S. national team, where he earned his only cap against Puerto Rico in May 2016....

There are six starters in that group, including the starting goalkeeper (Andre Blake), the defensive back four and the club’s captain (Alejandro Bedoya). Details of their medical status have not been shared publicly, but their absence could stem from a number of reasons, according to the league’s protocol: a positive COVID-19 test, an inconclusive or pending test, or a mandated quarantine for being a close contact or engaging in activity deemed high-risk....

Rivers retired from the league last season, and moved to Fairhope, Ala., to begin his coaching journey at St. Michael Catholic High School. The former Chargers and Colts quarterback recently guided the Cardinals to a 49-0 opening victory over McIntosh in his debut. MORE: Early NFL picks, predictions for Week 1 Scoring 27 points in the first quarter, St. Michael Catholic completely dominated. By the start of the second half, both teams agreed to cut the half into two six-minute quarters with a running clock....

Despite having travelled to the Philippines looking for a win, Malaysia could only hold Philippines to a 0-0 draw in their international friendly match on Wednesday, held at the Cebu Sports Complex. Thomas Dooley’s men went into the match as preparation for their Asian Cup qualification opener against Nepal next week, while Datuk Ong Kim Swee’s charges were looking to win the match, their first encounter in 2017. Malaysia head coach Datuk Ong Kim Swee picked Khairul Azhan Khalid as goalkeeper, with the centre-back pairing of Ronny Harun and Shahrom Kalam....

The crew of a Chinese coast guard vessel was accused of seizing by force a piece of unidentified floating debris near Philippine-held Thitu, one of the contested Spratly Islands, after members of the Philippine Navy had reached it first on Sunday, according to a statement by Vice Admiral Alberto Carlos of the Philippines. Philippine military personnel spotted the floating object drifting roughly half a mile off Thitu, which Manila calls Pagasa and Beijing calls Zhongye....

Specifically, Klentak was asked about manager Gabe Kapler as the team enters Monday night on a seven-game losing streak. “My view right now is that the wrong thing to do is to point a finger at any one person and say you are the reason this is happening,” Klentak told reporters, via The Philadelphia Inquirer. “I do not believe that.” When asked directly if there are plans to keep Kapler for the rest of the season, Klentak responded: “Yes, sir....

In a normal offseason, owners would get a chance to watch the duo play in the preseason, see who looks like the top back, and adjust their rankings accordingly. This year because of the COVID-19 pandemic, most are flying blind. DOMINATE YOUR DRAFT: Ultimate 2020 cheat sheet It’s anyone’s guess as to whether Lindsay or Gordon will lead the team in touches. Both are talented former Pro Bowlers, both can handle volume, and both can catch passes out of the backfield....