EVERY LEADS MCILROY BY 1 SHOT AT BAY HILL
» The leading two players ORLANDO, FLA. at Bay Hill are no surprise, even if they have next to nothing in common.
Rory McIlroy, the No. 1 player in the world who hasn’t finished out of the top 10 in any tournament since September, shot a 6-under 66 on Thursday morning in the Arnold Palmer Invitational.
Matt Every, the No. 309 player in the world whose only two PGA Tour victories in 237 starts were back-toback at Bay Hill, played in the tough afternoon wind and was one shot better with a 65.
Not only was it Every’s lowest round at Bay Hill, it was 20 shots better than his last round six days ago in the Honda Classic, when he shot 85.
Shiffrin returns to World Cup ski circuit. VAIL» Mikaela Shiffrin is returning to the World Cup ski circuit in Europe, even though she might not be ready to race after a month-long absence following the death of her father. The American skier announced in a video posted on Instagram that she was flying to Scandinavia on Thursday. A three-race meet starts one week later in Are, Sweden.
“I have no promises if I’ll actually be able to race,” Shiffrin said in a six-minute video message that addressed the emotions about her father, Jeff, who died on Feb. 2.
Stanford to limit attendance out of coronavirus concerns.
STANFORD, » Stanford has established attendance CALIF. limits at 10 sports venues “to allow fans the opportunity for social distancing” as a precautionary measure given concerns about the coronavirus.
The university said that attendance would involve limiting entrants to about one-third of each venue’s capacity through April 15 or beyond that date if necessary.
Stanford has applied to host firstand second-round women’s NCAA Tournament basketball games later this month and discussions were ongoing about whether the university would continue with those plans.
Kansas objects to NCAA charges in response to allegations.
LAWRENCE, » The University of Kansas
KAN. forcefully objected to charges that its storied men’s basketball program, currently No. 1 in the nation, and its football programs had committed significant violations tied primarily to recruiting when it issued its formal response to the NCAA’s notice of allegations. In a series of documents totaling nearly 300 pages of arguments and supporting materials, the school claims several facts involving Bill Self’s basketball program are in dispute, including charges that Kansas lacked institutional control.
White Sox, Moncada agree to $70M, 5-year deal. » The Chicago
MESA, ARIZ. White Sox have agreed to a $70 million, five-year contract with Yoán Moncada, locking up another one of their promising young hitters. The deal includes a $25 million club option for 2025 with a $5 million buyout that if exercised would make the agreement worth $90 million for six seasons.
NFL players’ union sends labor proposal to members for vote. The NFL Players Association sent ballots to members Thursday for voting on the proposed collective bargaining agreement, giving the union a week to either ensure another 11 years of labor peace or send the matter back to the drawing board. Ratification requires a simple majority.
Abuse allegations, calls for state inquiry build in Michigan.
YPSILANTI, » More men came forward MICH.
Thursday with allegations of sexual abuse by a late doctor at the University of Michigan, as the state’s attorney general insisted that the school must commit to cooperating with her office before she would move to begin an independent investigation. The new allegations include four men who filed lawsuits against the school saying that Dr. Robert Anderson sexually assaulted them while they were members of the football, hockey and wrestling teams in the 1980s.