DUBLIN, Ohio – The first Tiger Woods PGA Tour event in over 150 days started and ended the same way: with a birdie. Woods, playing in his first touring event since February, shot 71 in the first round of the Memorial Tournament on Thursday. “Well, it’s been a while since …
Read More »Denver’s Ian Mitchell to join Blackhawks in 2020-21
CHICAGO – Ian Mitchell will have to wait until next season to join the Chicago Blackhawks. Mitchell, 21, one of the organization’s top prospects, agreed to a three-year contract in April. But there were some questions about when the defender’s entry-level agreement could start. Mitchell is ineligible for the NHL …
Read More »WNBA is not forcing Dream’s Kelly Loeffler to sell
2:06 PM ET Mechelle VoepelESPN.com Near Mechelle Voepel covers the WNBA, women’s college basketball, and other college sports for espnW. Voepel began covering women’s basketball in 1984, and has been with ESPN since 1996. WNBA Commissioner Cathy Engelbert said Atlanta Dream co-owner Kelly Loeffler, an American senator from Georgia, will …
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A Florida father is fighting for his life after contracting his son’s coronavirus, which he tested positive after ignoring his parents’ advice to stay home and not meet with friends. Plantation’s John Place is currently in the intensive care unit at Westside Regional Medical Center, where he was put on …
Read More »Kyle Hendricks of the Cubs will start opening day against the Brewers
CHICAGO – Chicago Cubs veteran Kyle Hendricks will begin his first opening day next Friday, with the go-ahead from teammate Yu Darvish. Darvish will launch Game 2 against the Milwaukee Brewers. “I’m excited to get back on the field and have them start counting,” Hendricks said Thursday, in his usual …
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