Woods withdraws from Genesis Invitational after 24 holes

Tiger Woods returned to the PGA Tour and lasted only 24 holes, withdrawing Friday at the Genesis Invitational at Los Angeles after hitting his tee shot on the seventh hole.

PGA Tour rules official Mark Dusbabek said on the telecast that Woods had an illness, and that it was not related to his ankle or back.

Wood was 1-over par for the round and projected just outside the cut when he asked for a cart and was driven off the course by a rules official.

Woods had not played an official event since the Masters last April, withdrawing in the middle of the third round of the rain-delayed major. He played the unofficial Hero World Challenge in December against a 20man field with no cut, and the 36-hole PNC Championship with his son.

Woods said Thursday he was experiencing back spasms. He shot a 5-over 72 on Thursday that left him eight shots behind leader Patrick Cantlay and tied for 49th.

NFL

League suspends QB Garoppolo

Las Vegas Raiders backup quarterback Jimmy Garoppolo has been suspended by the NFL for the first two games of next season for violating the performance-enhancing drugs policy of the league and NFL Players Association.

ESPN also reported the Raiders are expected to release Garoppolo next month before an $11.25 million roster bonus kicks in.

COLLEGES

Pac-12 parts ways with Kliavkoff

The Pac-12 is parting ways with Commissioner George Kliavkoff after the former MGM executive oversaw the demise of the once-powerful league during a wave of realignment last year.

The Pac-12 Board of Directors announced the move Friday in a twosentence news release, saying the conference and Kliavkoff “mutually agreed to part ways, effective February 29, 2024.”

WORLD AQUATICS Netherlands, China claim golds

Marrit Steenbergen and Tes Schouten made it a golden night for the Netherlands at the World Aquatics Championships at Doha, Qatar. China was celebrating as well with two more victories to its medal haul.

Steenbergen touched first in the women’s 100meter freestyle and Schouten captured gold in the 200 breaststroke.

TRACK AND FIELD Katir gets 2-year ban for doping

Two-time world championship medalist Mo Katir admitted breaking anti-doping rules and was banned for two years on Friday, removing the middle-distance runner from the Paris Olympics.

Track and field’s Athletics Integrity Unit detailed Katir’s three breaches last year of the “whereabouts” rule. They require athletes to specify where and when they will be available for one hour each day for a nonotice visit by sample collectors.

The 25-year-old Katir admitted the rules breaches and was banned until Feb. 6, 2026.

SKIING Gut-behrami wins downhill

Fresh from overtaking the absent Mikaela Shiffrin in the women’s World Cup overall standings, Lara Gut-behrami won a shortened downhill on Friday at Cransmontana, Switzerland.

Gut-behrami, who is on a four-race winning streak, was 0.21 seconds faster than Swiss teammate Jasmine Flury.

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