Horschel, Bramlett lead Honda Classic with 65s
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.
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 GOALKEEPER >>
SEVILLA 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.
After being hit, Dmitrovic subdued the fan, who
was quickly surrounded by players from both teams and then led away as many supporters in the stadium booed.
PSV won the second-leg match 2-0 but was eliminated 3-2 on aggregate and now likely awaits punishment from UEFA for the fan's actions.
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.
Baseball 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 pandemic-shortened 2020 season when he batted .326 with a careerbest .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.