Hurting Tiger
Growth found after four-team trade
Another back surgery has the start to Tiger Woods’ season on hold.
Caris LeVert said Tuesday he was awaiting additional test results on a small mass in his left kidney before establishing a treatment plan or a timeline for his Indiana Pacers debut.
Team doctors found the growth during a routine post-trade physical late last week. LeVert said he doesn’t yet know if the mass is cancerous.
Indiana acquired LeVert as part of a four-team, blockbuster trade that sent AllStar James Harden from Houston to Brooklyn. The Rockets sent the 6-foot-6 guard to the Pacers in exchange for Victor Oladipo.
More basketball
Nets star Kyrie Irving returned from his personal leave and practiced with his team for the first time since Jan. 6. Nets head coach Steve Nash said he thinks and expects the star point guard will play in Wednesday’s game against the Cleveland Cavaliers, Irving’s former team.
• Trail Blazers guard CJ McCollum has suffered a hairline fracture in his left foot. McCollum will wear a walking boot and be evaluated in four weeks. McCollum was averaging a careerbest 26.7 points, as well as five assists, per game.
College football
Penn State picked up four players from the transfer portal: running back John Lovett (Baylor), cornerback Johnny Dixon (South Carolina) and defensive linemen
Arnold Ebiketie (Temple) and Derrick Tangelo (Duke).
• New Orleans Saints defensive line coach Ryan Nielsen informed LSU that he will not take the Tigers’ defensive coordinator job after initially agreeing in principle to do to so on Monday.
Golf
Tiger Woods has suffered a setback with his back, disclosing that he recently had a fifth surgery that will keep him from starting the year until after the West Coast Swing on the PGA Tour. Woods will not play next week in the Farmers Insurance Open at Torrey Pines, which he has won seven times.
College hockey
The Robert Morris men (11-4-0) earned a point on the road against Mercyhurst (55-1), falling, 3-2, in overtime to the Lakers at Mercyhurst Ice Center. Cameron Hebert scored in the second period
and Nick Lalonde scored in the third for the Colonials. The loss is the first for RMU in conference play since dropping its season opener against Canisius.
Auto racing
Beth Paretta announced the formation of Paretta Autosport and the intention to run this May at Indianapolis. Paretta wants to send the first female driver to victory lane at the Indianapolis 500
with the support of a predominantly female cast. And then Paretta hopes to turn it into a full-time pipeline for women in racing. She hopes to compete in every IndyCar race next season.
Soccer
Leicester moved to the top of the Premier League at the midway point of its campaign after a dominant 2-0 victory against visiting Chelsea.