Tiger Woods arrested at 3 a.m. in Jupiter, Fla.
Tiger Woods attributed an “unexpected reaction” to prescription medicine for his arrest Monday in Jupiter, Fla., on a DUI charge.
Woods, the 14-time major champion who had back surgery five weeks ago, was arrested on suspicion of DUI at about 3 a.m. He was released on his own recognizance.
“I understand the severity of what I did and I take full responsibility for my actions,” Woods said in a statement. “I want the public to know that alcohol was not involved. What happened was an unexpected reaction to prescribed medications. I didn’t realize the mix of medications had affected me so strongly.”
Woods, whose 79 victories rank No. 2 on the PGA Tour’s career list, has not competed for nearly four months. He is out for the rest of the season while he recovers from fusion surgery performed April 20.
In an update posted Wednesday on his website, he said the surgery provided instant relief from pain and that he hasn’t “felt this good in years.” ELSEWHERE
Writer loses job after Sato tweet
Sportswriter Terry Frei is no longer an employee of the Denver Post one day after he tweeted that he was “very uncomfortable” with Japanese driver Takuma Sato winning the Indianapolis 500, publisher Mac Tully and editor Lee Ann Colacioppo announced.
Frei issued an apology Sunday after facing backlash for his tweet that he later deleted about Sato’s historic win.
“Nothing specifically personal, but I am very uncomfortable with a Japanese driver winning the Indianapolis 500 during Memorial Day weekend,” Frei tweeted after Sato became the first Japanese driver to win the race. Sailing: A matchup between two of the top America’s Cup challengers turned on a penalty, leaving one crew fighting to keep its 50-foot foiling catamaran from tipping over, and the other crew dumbfounded. A few hours later, the chief umpire released a statement saying the officials blew the call.
Emirates Team New Zealand beat Artemis Racing after the Swedish team was penalized turning onto the last leg on Bermuda’s Great Sound. Artemis was flagged for a port-starboard violation and had to slow just as it approached the finish line.
In a statement, Richard Slater, the chief umpire for the independent America’s Cup Race Management, said, “if we were to go back in time and make that call, we would green that call and not penalize Artemis.”
Once a call is made, it can’t be changed. Soccer: Huddersfield Town will play in England’s top division, the Premier League, for the first time in 45 years after beating Reading 4-3 in a penalty shootout in the League Championship playoff final.
Barcelona has hired former player Ernesto Valverde as its coach. The club confirmed that the longtime Athletic Bilbao manager will replace Luis Enrique, who ended his three-year stint after winning the Copa del Rey on Saturday. Colleges: Dylan Maltz had two goals and an assist and top-seeded Maryland beat Ohio State 9-6 in the NCAA men’s lacrosse championship in Foxborough, Mass., ending a 41-year title drought for the Terrapins.
Brienne Minor gave Michigan its first NCAA women’s tennis title, and Virginia’s Thai-Son Kwiatkowski took the men’s title in Athens, Ga.
In Sugar Grove, Ill., Mississippi sophomore Braden Thornberry shot a 1-underpar 71 to claim the NCAA individual title by four shots. He finished four rounds at 11-under 277. Baseball: Kansas City starter Danny Duffy is expected to miss six to eight weeks after suffering a Grade 1 plus oblique strain Sunday in Cleveland. He was hurt when he tumbled to the ground while covering first base.