Mickelson wins in senior debut
Phil Mickelson closed with a five-under 66 to reach 22 under, leaving him three shots clear of Tim Petrovic to win his PGA Tour Champions debut at Ozarks National in Hollister, Mo. The wire-to-wire victory made Mickelson the 20th player to win on the 50-and-over tour in his debut . ... Tiger Woods is unveiling his first public golf course design with an exhibition that will be the closest golf gets to a Ryder Cup match this year. The Payne’s Valley Cup will be played Sept. 22 at Payne’s Valley Golf Course at Big Cedar Lodge in Ridgedale, Mo. Woods and Justin Thomas will be the U.S. team that takes on Rory McIlroy and Justin Rose of Europe.
The NFL has launched an investigation into allegations of sexual harassment involving Washington Football Team owner Daniel Snyder and other team executives. In a Washington Post story published Wednesday, 25 female former employees of the team made harassment accusations against Snyder and others, citing incidents that included illicit video of cheerleaders in various stages of undress during a calendar shoot.
The Post report comes a month after 17 women made similar accusations to the newspaper about the team.
Cincinnati Bengals cornerback Mackensie Alexander was jailed on a charge of misdemeanor battery after deputies said he beat up a man shortly after returning to Florida to help search for his missing father . ... New York Giants second-round draft pick Xavier McKinney broke his left foot and is scheduled for surgery.
UCLA filed a lawsuit against Under Armour that seeks more than $200 million in damages, alleging the apparel company defrauded the school by embellishing its financial standing before luring the Bruins into a record $280-million contract that it breached.
Eight USC athletes in football and men’s water polo tested positive for COVID-19, forcing the school to pause workouts in both sports until at least Monday.
NCAA enforcement officials said Louisiana State basketball coach Will Wade is suspected of offering or providing “impermissible benefits” to 11 prospective recruits or their associates. ... North Carolina State’s opening football game at Virginia Tech was postponed from Sept. 12 to Sept. 26 because of a cluster of COVID-19 cases among Wolfpack athletes.
The NHL stripped the Arizona Coyotes of their 2020 second-round pick and 2021 first-round pick for violating the scouting combine policy by conducting physical tests of draft-eligible players . ... St. Louis Blues winger Vladimir Tarasenko will undergo surgery on his left shoulder for the third time in less than three years.