Woods to return at Memorial
Tiger Woods announced on Twitter he will play next week at the Memorial, a tournament he has won a record five times, as he goes after his record 83rd victory on the PGA Tour.
“I’ve missed going out and competing with the guys and can’t wait to get back out there,” said Woods, who last played a PGA Tour event Feb. 16 at the Genesis Invitational, where he shot 76-77 on the weekend at Riviera Country Club to finish in last place.
USC and men’s golf coach Chris Zambri have agreed to “mutually part ways” after 14 years, the university announced Thursday. Zambri, who also played golf at USC from 1989 to 1993, coached the Trojans to three Pac-12 titles, three NCAA regional victories and a runner-up finish at the NCAA championships in 2008. — Ryan Kartje
Austin Cindric held off Chase Briscoe to earn his first Xfinity Series victory of the season in the Shady Rays 200 at Kentucky Speedway. A spin by Harrison Burton with five laps remaining set up the overtime restart, which lined up Cindric on the outside, while Briscoe took the inside lane. Briscoe slid through Turns 1 and 2, losing ground and allowing Cindric to sail to the win. Riley Herbst held on to finish second,
The New Jersey Devils hired Lindy Ruff as coach and removed Tom Fitzgerald’s interim tag to give him the full-time general manager job.
New England Patriots receiver Julian Edelman said he hopes recent anti-Semitic social media posts by Philadelphia Eagles receiver DeSean Jackson can be a teaching moment, not just for him but others as well.
“I know he said some ugly things, but I do see an opportunity to have a conversation,” Edelman said in the video. “I’m proud of my Jewish heritage and for me it’s not just about religion, it’s about community and culture as well. There’s no room for anti-Semitism in this world.”
A former Ohio State student health director is facing potential discipline from the state medical board for knowing but failing to report at least three sexual misconduct complaints in the mid-1990s about Richard Strauss, the late team doctor now accused of abusing young men at the university for two decades.
The citation makes former director Ted Grace the first individual to face such action in the wake of allegations that Ohio State officials turned a blind eye to Strauss’ behavior for years.
North Carolina State said five people tied to Wolfpack sports have tested positive for the coronavirus.
A spokeman said the school tested 315 athletes, coaches and staff starting May 29.
NFL teams will be prohibited from postgame interactions within six feet of each other, which means players won’t be allowed to exchange jerseys after games as part of the guidelines to help limit the spread of the coronavirus.
The Brooklyn Nets filled one of the openings on their roster by signing veteran Michael Beasley as a substitute player.
Mel Hein Jr., a pole vaulter at USC who set the world indoor record of 16 feet, 53⁄4 inches in 1965 at the Cow Palace in San Francisco and went on to win two City Section girls’ track championships and one boys’ title as coach at Woodland Hills Taft, died Wednesday in Reno after a brain infection, according to his son, Gary. He was 79.
Hein was the son of Hall of Fame football player Mel Hein Sr., who played 15 years for the New York Giants and was an eight-time All-Pro as a center and linebacker. —Eric Sondheimer