Cabrera, out of prison, can return to PGA Tour
Two-time major champion Angel Cabrera, released on parole from an Argentina prison in August for gender violence, has been cleared to play in PGA Tour-sanctioned events.
Without confirming Cabrera was ever suspended — the PGA Tour does not publicize conduct violations — a tour spokesman confirmed the 54-year-old Argentine is eligible to play.
Cabrera, who won the U.S. Open at Oakmont in 2007 and the Masters in a playoff in 2009, was imprisoned for two years for threats and harassment of Cecilia Torres Mana, his partner of two years. Her case was joined by that of another former partner, Micaela Escudero.
In a lengthy interview with Golf Digest published in the December-January edition, Cabrera said he was embarrassed by his behavior and said, “I made serious mistakes.”
“I refused to listen to anyone and did what I wanted, how I wanted and when I wanted,” Cabrera said. “That was wrong. I ask Micaela for forgiveness. I ask Celia for forgiveness. They had the bad luck of being with me when I was at my worst. I wasn’t the devil, but I did bad things.
“I am deeply embarrassed because I disappointed the people closest to me — and everyone who loves me through golf. Golf gave me everything, and I know I will never be able to repay the debt I owe this sport.”
Golf Digest said Cabrera was undergoing treatment for alcohol addiction, including taking daily medication that causes sickness if he drinks. His longtime coach, Charlie Epps, said Cabrera was taking alcohol education courses for six hours a week.
In the interview, Cabrera said he was trying to complete classes to graduate the sixth grade and had two months left when he was released on parole.
Epps said he asked Ping if it could supply Cabrera with a new set of golf clubs, which the coach took down to Argentina upon the release.
“I played with him for five days,” Epps said Tuesday. “It’s a miracle that an uneducated, poor kid can look back and say: ‘OK, I did wrong. I’m going to learn from it and it’s all up to me now.’ He gets a second chance and he wants to try to take advantage of it.”
Cabrera played a tournament in Rosario, Argentina,
last week and tied for 10th.
Augusta National did not immediately respond to a request for comment on whether he would be invited to the Masters, where champions have a lifetime exemption.
Cabrera has seven wins on main tours around the world, his last one at the Greenbrier Classic in 2014. He is best known for holding off Tiger Woods and Jim Furyk to win at Oakmont for his first major, and for his shot out of the trees on the 18th hole that led to a playoff win at the Masters over Kenny Perry and Chad Campbell.
The Royals signed righthander Seth Lugo to a $45 million, three-year deal and fellow starter Michael Wacha to a $32 million, twoyear pact. They also signed left-hander Will Smith to a $5 million contract to close out games, and righthanded reliever Chris Stratton to a $4 million deal to hold on to leads.
Renfroe hit .233 with 20 homers and 60 RBIs this past season, when a hot start turned into a tough finish, while splitting time with the Angels and Reds.
He has a career .239 average with 177 homers and 454 RBIs in eight big league seasons, including time with San Diego (2016-19), Tampa Bay (2020), Boston (2021) and Milwaukee (2022). He also has 65 outfield assists.
• Jeter is back with the Yankees — Jeter Downs.
New York claimed the 25-year-old shortstop off waivers from the Washington Nationals.
Downs, the 32nd overall pick by Cincinnati in the 2017 amateur draft, is named after former Yankees captain Derek Jeter.
The Reds traded Downs to the Dodgers in December 2018 in a seven-player trade that sent Matt Kemp and Yasiel Puig to Cincinnati. After a season in the Dodgers minor league system, Downs was sent to Boston in February 2020 in the deal that brought Mookie Betts to Los Angeles.
Downs made his big league debut with the Red Sox in 2022 and hit .154 (6 for 39) with one homer and four RBIs. He was claimed by the Nationals off waivers last Dec. 22 and was 2 for 5 this year with one RBI and stole two bases. He hit .236 with three home runs, 18 RBIs and 11 steals this year for TripleA Rochester.
Before his big league debut on June 22, 2022, Downs received a pregame congratulatory tweet from Jeter, who met his namesake a few years earlier.
“Congratulations and good luck… unless you are playing the Yankees,” Jeter wrote. leave pending a review into allegations he made insensitive and inappropriate remarks.
The 48-year-old Porter coached Akron from 200612, leading the Zips to the 2010 NCAA title. He left to coach the U.S. under-23 team, which failed to qualify for the 2012 Olympics.
He coached the Timbers from 2013-17, beating Columbus 2-1 in the 2015 MLS championship game, then coached the Crew from 2019-22, defeating Seattle 3-0 for the 2020 title. Porter was selected MLS’s coach of the year in 2013.
Arena, the former Galaxy and U.S. national team coach, had guided the Revolution since 2019. MLS did not detail its investigation findings except to say in a statement that the probe “confirmed certain allegations.” The league said if Arena wants to accept a future position within MLS, he must petition the MLS commissioner.
He was replaced at first by Richie Williams as interim coach and then by Clint Peay.
New England finished fifth among 15 teams in the Eastern Conference with 15 wins, nine losses and 10 ties, then was swept by Philadelphia in a best-ofthree playoff.
The Revolution have never won the MLS title, losing the final in 2003, ’05, ’06, ’07 and ’14.
• The growing popularity of England’s women’s soccer team among the British public was underlined when goalkeeper Mary Earps was voted as the BBC’s sports personality of the year for 2023.
Earps, a star for England in its run to the Women’s World Cup final in August, follows teammate Beth Mead in winning the award. Mead was the top scorer at the European Championship won by the English on home soil last year.
Earps, who plays her club soccer for Manchester United, kept three clean sheets at the World Cup, saved a penalty in the 1-0 loss to Spain in the final and was awarded the Golden Glove for the best goalkeeper.
The public votes for the BBC award. No women’s soccer player had won the accolade before Mead.
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Green Bay at Carolina, 10 a.m. Indianapolis at Atlanta, 10 a.m. Seattle at Tennessee, 10 a.m. Washington at N.Y. Jets, 10 a.m. Jacksonville at Tampa Bay, 1:05 p.m. Arizona at Chicago, 1:25 p.m.
Dallas at Miami, 1:25 p.m.
New England at Denver, 5:15 p.m.
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No. 1 South Carolina 93, Bowling Green 62 No. 24 North Carolina 61, Oklahoma 52
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Denver 81, Colorado Christian 59 Idaho 63, St. Martin’s 44
Long Beach St. 81, San Francisco 79 Santa Clara 76, UC Riverside 46 UTSA 75, Seattle 64
Utah Tech 92, Oregon 86
AP TOP 25 BOWL GAMES Tuesday’s result Frisco Bowl Frisco, Texas
UTSA 35, Marshall 17
Thursday’s game Boca Raton Bowl Boca Raton, Fla. Friday’s game Gasparilla Bowl Tampa, Fla. Saturday’s games Camellia Bowl Montgomery, Ala. Birmingham Bowl Birmingham, Ala.
Troy vs. Duke, 9 a.m.
Armed Forces Bowl Fort Worth, Texas 68 Ventures Bowl Mobile, Ala. Las Vegas Bowl Las Vegas Hawaii Bowl Honolulu, Hawaii
Record
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USF vs. Syracuse, 5 p.m.
Geogia Tech vs. UCF, 3:30 p.m.
Arkansas St. vs. N. Illinois, 9 a.m.
No. 24 James Madison vs. Air Force, 12:30 p.m.
Famous Idaho Potato Bowl Boise, Idaho
Georgia St. vs. Utah St., 12:30 p.m.
South Alabama vs. Eastern Michigan, 4 p.m.
Utah vs. Northwestern, 4:30 p.m.
Coastal Carolina vs. San Jose St., 7:30 p.m. 3 2 4 1 5 7 11 12 14 6 9 8 16 15 10 17 18 13 19 20 21 22
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The top 25 teams in The Associated Press’ women’s college basketball poll, with first-place votes in parentheses, and total points based on 25 points for a first-place vote through one point for a 25th-place vote and previous ranking.
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South Carolina (36)10-0 900 UCLA 9-0 861 NC State 11-0 796 Iowa 11-1 755 Texas 11-0 750
USC 8-0 683
LSU 11-1 674 Colorado 9-1 645 Stanford 9-1 607 Baylor 9-0 603 Utah 9-2 490 Kansas St 10-1 486 Ohio St. 9-1 482 Notre Dame 8-1 460 Virginia Tech 8-2 388 UConn 7-3 386 Indiana 8-1 380 Marquette 11-0 306 Louisville 10-2 211 Gonzaga 11-2 205 Florida St. 8-3 127 Creighton 8-2 122 Washington 11-0 87 North Carolina 7-4 57
TCU 11-0 50
Miami 48, West Virginia 37, Washington St 29, UNLV 18, Texas A&M 13, Texas Tech 13, Mississippi St. 6, Oregon St. 5, Minnesota 4, Green Bay 4, Davidson 4, Syracuse 3, Nebraska 2, Mississippi 2, Michigan St. 1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 12 14 16 17 15 19 18 21 22 20
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