Tour expresses support for Woods
and seven knee surgeries and some Achilles and stuff like that. It’s tough to see him go through this. Hopefully he’s on the right dosage and he can get through this stage and hopefully come back.”
A breath test on Woods registered 0.0 for alcohol, corroborating what he said in his statement Monday.
Katie Phang, a former Florida prosecutor contacted by the Associated Press, said Woods’ statement could hurt him if he fights the charge.
“Tiger’s statement was a bad idea. He should not have said anything,” Phang said. “Now he can’t claim that he was not DUI and just was tired from a long day.”
Memorial Tournament:
Players see the Memorial today through Sunday as important preparation for the U.S. Open in two weeks. The British Open follows a month later, and then comes the PGA Championship in August.
“It’s a very major season now, so you’re just doing what you can to be ready every week,” Adam Scott said.
Rory McIlroy pulled out of the Memorial to rest his ribs ahead of the U.S. Open, and Justin Rose won’t play because of a sore back.
Day, who lives 25 minutes away from Muirfield Village Golf Club and is a member at the club, has yet to finish in the top 25 in eight Memorials. So he doesn’t think he has a home-course advantage.
“Today was the first round I’ve played at Muirfield this year,” Day said Wednesday after a pro-am round with former NFL quarterback Peyton Manning. “I’ve been so busy and been on the road that I haven’t had the opportunity.”
Washington Nationals star Bryce Harper agreed to drop his appeal of a four-game suspension and will have one game shaved from the punishment.
Harper reached the agreement Wednesday with Major League Baseball and began serving the suspension immediately.
The punishment stemmed from a bench-clearing brawl on Monday after Harper was hit by a 98 mph fastball from Giants reliever Hunter Strickland.
There’s no word on Strickland, who received a sixgame suspension and also had planned to appeal.
Broadcaster Ken “Hawk” Harrelson, known for his folksy sayings and unbridled enthusiasm for his longtime team, will retire after working 20 games next year in his 34th season in the booth.
Harrelson, 75, will work primarily Sunday home dates in 2018. After he finishes his TV duties, he will serve as a team ambassador for the 2019 season.
Albert Pujols hit his 599th career homer in Tuesday night’s victory over the Braves. Pujols, 37, will be the ninth player in baseball history, and the fourth-youngest, to reach 600 homers with his next home run.
■ Mike Trout had successful surgery on his injured left thumb, and the center fielder is likely to miss at least six weeks.
Catcher Welington Castillo was placed on the 10-day disabled list with a testicular injury.
Outfielder Michael Morse, who collided hard with pitcher Jeff Samardzija during Monday’s bench-clearing brawl, was placed on the seven-day concussion disabled list.
Rookie left-hander Amir Garrett (right hip) is expected to throw a bullpen session today and could return next week, manager Bryan Price said.
Houston set a franchise record by scoring 40 runs in its three-game sweep at Minnesota. The Astros also had 37 hits in the series.
Thanks to Wednesday’s crowd of 44,058, Toronto became the first AL team to draw at least one million fans this season (1,014,651). The Blue Jays rank fourth in total attendance, trailing San Francisco, St. Louis and the Dodgers.
At 17-34, the Phillies are off to their worst start since 1961. They also went 6-22 in May for their fewest wins in a month since June 1997.
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