Horschel, Bramlett lead Honda with 1st-round 65s
PALM BEACH GARDENS, FLA. >> Billy Horschel has never won a PGA Tour event in his home state of Florida. His quest to change that is off to a fine start.
Horschel shot a 5-under 65 on Thursday, tying him with Joseph Bramlett for the first-round lead in the Honda Classic at PGA National. Bramlett had a bogey-free round; Horschel had six birdies and one bogey.
Horschel's pre-Honda preparations included a trip to the doctor, finally giving in and getting a prescription after trying to fight off a sinus infection for a few days. He might have felt tired, but it didn't show.
Pierceson Coody — a sponsor exemption playing his first PGA Tour event as a professional — finished the first round at 4 under, alongside Justin Suh. Coody has two wins in 15 starts on the Korn Ferry Tour since turning pro in June.
5-WAY LEAD TO OPEN LPGA THAILAND >>
Jennifer Kupcho of the United States fired a bogey-free 7-under 65 to share the lead alongside four other golfers after the opening round of the LPGA Thailand.
The crowded leaderboard was no surprise on the Pattaya Old Course: The average winning score over the past 10 years is 21 under par.
Kupcho's round was highlighted by a birdiebirdie finish and an eagle on the par-5 10th hole at Siam Country Club.
Soccer
FAN PUNCHES SEVILLA GOALKEEPER >> A fan ran onto the field in PSV Eindhoven's match against Sevilla and punched the Spanish team's goalkeeper in the face before being wrestled to the ground.
The incident happened late in the Europa League match at the PSV Stadium in Eindhoven and goalkeeper Marko Dmitrovic carried on playing, apparently unhurt.
Pro football
SOURCE: RAMS PARTING WAYS WITH LB WAGNER >>
Linebacker Bobby Wagner is parting ways with the Los Angeles Rams after just one season, a person familiar with the decision said.
The 32-year-old Wagner was outstanding in his only season with his hometown Rams, who signed him as a free agent last March following a decade with the Seattle Seahawks.
Wagner started all 17
games at middle linebacker and made 140 tackles with a career-high six sacks and even two interceptions for the Rams, who went 5-12 in the worst season by a defending Super Bowl champion in NFL history.
SOURCE: BRONCOS HIRE EXHEAD COACH JOSEPH AS DC >>
A person with knowledge of the hiring tells The Associated Press that Sean Payton is bringing back exBroncos head coach Vance Joseph to Denver to serve as his defensive coordinator.
Joseph coached the Broncos from 2017-18, compiling an 11-21 record before being replaced by Vic Fangio. He spent the past four seasons as the Arizona Cardinals defensive coordinator.
Baseball
DEGROM FINALLY THROWS 1ST BULLPEN >>
Jacob deGrom came out of his first bullpen session of spring training for the Rangers feeling good after not throwing off a mound the first eight days of camp with his new team.
The two-time National League Cy Young Award winner was held out of the Rangers' first official workout Feb. 15 because of tightness in his left side. He threw off flat ground four days after that, and had thrown about six bullpen sessions before getting to Arizona.
The right-hander threw 22 pitches, all of them easy fastballs.
TWINS FINALIZE 1-YEAR DEAL WITH SOLANO >> Infielder Donovan Solano finalized a $2 million, oneyear contract with the Twins, who added another productive and versatile player to an already deep bench.
The deal was agreed to on Tuesday and completed after Solano took a physical.
Solano hit .284 with 16 doubles and four home runs last season in 80 games for Cincinnati, playing mostly first base. He spent three years with San Francisco prior to that, winning a Silver Slugger award for National League second basemen in the pandemicshortened 2020 season when he batted .326 with a career-best .828 OPS in 54 games.
Tennis
SERENA WILLIAMS TO RECEIVE HONOR AT NAACP IMAGE AWARDS >>
Serena Williams will be honored for her tennis achievements, business success and efforts to uplift the community at the NAACP Image Awards this weekend.
The NAACP announced that Williams will receive the Jackie Robinson Sports award during the ceremony, which will air live Saturday on BET. The award recognizes individuals in sports for high achievement in athletics along with their pursuit of social justice, civil rights and community involvement.
MCENROE, BORG RETURNING AS LAVER CUP CAPTAINS >>
John McEnroe and Bjorn Borg will return as Laver Cup captains this year, when the team event moves to Canada for the first time.
McEnroe will lead Team World against Borg's Team Europe at Rogers Arena in Vancouver from Sept. 22-24.
The only player named to either six-man roster so far is Felix Auger-Aliassime, a 22-year-old from Montreal who is currently No. 9 in the ATP rankings.
Hockey
SOURCES: BRUINS ACQUIRE ORLOV, HATHAWAY FROM CAPS >>
The NHL-leading Boston Bruins are acquiring defenseman Dmitry Orlov
and forward Garnet Hathaway from the Washington Capitals, according to two people with knowledge of the trade.
It was not immediately clear what the Capitals were getting back for the two pending unrestricted free agents.
Orlov, 31, was a homegrown player for Washington and helped the team win the Stanley Cup in 2018. He and Hathaway, also 31, bring some added snarl to the Bruins, who are in reach of setting league records for the best regular season.
PREDS CENTER JOHANSEN OUT ESTIMATED 12 WEEKS >>
Nashville Predators center Ryan Johansen will miss the rest of the regular season after having surgery on his lower right leg.
Nashville would have to make the playoffs for Johansen to have a chance to return this season.
Johansen left the ice late in the second period of Tuesday night's 5-4 shootout win over Vancouver after Canucks defenseman Quinn Hughes' skate caught the back of his right ankle.
Horse racing
DEL MAR TO HOST BREEDERS' CUP RACES >>
The Breeders' Cup has selected Del Mar to host the 41st world championships next year, marking the third time the picturesque Pacific track will stage the season-ending graded stakes races that feature the top thoroughbreds.
Del Mar will present 14 Grade 1 races with purses worth more than $31 million on Nov. 1-2, 2024.
The track last hosted in 2021 at 50% capacity because of coronavirus pandemic restrictions but still set a then-record allsources handle of more than $183 million.