Woods doesn’t see return to golf ’s elite

Tiger Woods says he expects to play golf again, just not very often, and he doesn’t see himself reaching the top of the sport again or playing a full-time schedule because “I don’t think that’s a realistic expectation of me.”

His video interview with Golf Digest was published ahead of his first news conference since his right leg was badly damaged in a Feb. 23 car crash in a Los Angeles suburb.

Woods is the tournament host of the Hero World Challenge in Nassau, the Bahamas.

“I’m not even at the halfway point,” Woods said. “I have so much more muscle development and nerve development that I have to do in my leg. At the same time, as you know, I’ve had five back operations. So I’m having to deal with that.”

Colleges: The Pac-12, ACC and Big Ten launched an initiative to raise awareness of mental health as part of their conference alliance.

Teammates for Mental Health will be unveiled during basketball games involving the conferences, including the ACC/Big Ten women’s and men’s challenges.

The centerpiece will be a public service announcement that will air throughout the 28 games being played from MondayThursday. The PSA includes men’s coach Mike Krzyzewski (Duke) and Wayne Tinkle (Oregon State), Maryland women’s coach Brenda Frese and others.

The Pac-12, ACC and Big Ten formed an alliance to work on scheduling, plus off-field issues like NCAA governance and athlete welfare.

Olympics: The northern Japanese city of Sapporo became a front-runner to land the 2030 Winter Olympics after the mayor talked up a plan that he said would cut the costs of one of sports’ most expensive events.

Tennis: Croatia became the first team to reach the Davis Cup semifinals after beating host Italy 2-1 in Turin, sparked by Borna Gojo’s upset victory over 27thranked Lorenzo Sonego 7-6 (2), 2-6, 6-2. Gojo is ranked 252 places below Sonego.