Tour of California cycling race canceled for 2020
Odds
AEG announced Tues- day that it will not run the Amgen Tour of California in 2020.
The Bay Area has played a prominent role in the race, hosting opening and closing stages of the weeklong cycling event. Each year since 2006, the cycling road race has showcased some of the best known and most decorated international cyclists, including numerous world, olympic and national champions. The international competition also carries the distinction of being the only U.S.-based event that has both its men’s and women’s races listed on the UCI WorldTour calendar while being the only event of its kind that concurrently produces men’s and women’s stage races that offer equal prize money.
AEG, the group charged with managing the event, wants to find a way to resume the race in 2021.
“This has been a very difficult decision to make, but the business fundamentals of the Amgen Tour of California have changed since we launched the race 14 years ago,” said Kristin Klein, president of the Amgen Tour of California and executive vice president of AEG Sports. “We are actively assessing every aspect of our event to determine if there is a business model that will allow us to successfully relaunch the race in 2021.”
Soccer
EARTHQUAKES ACQUIRE JUDSON ON PERMANENT TRANSFER >> The San Jose Earthquakes announced that the club has acquired defensive midfielder Judson on a permanent transfer from Brazil’s Tombense and signed him to a multi-year contract using targeted allocation money.
Judson, 26, was acquired on a season-long loan prior to the 2019 season. He made 23 starts in 27 total regular season appearances for San Jose, scoring one goal. Judson recorded 3.5 tackles per match, second most in Major League Soccer and most among midfielders.
Tennis
BARTY UPSET BY ALTERNATE BERTENS AT WTA FINALS >> World No. 1 Ashleigh Barty was upset by late substitute Kiki Bertens 3-6, 6-3, 6-4 at the WTA Finals. Bertens arrived at the elite tournament in Shenzen, China, as an alternate, and has suddenly jumped into title contention with the other seven players in the draw. She took the place of Naomi Osaka, who withdrew from the finals on Tuesday with a right shoulder injury ahead of her second round-robin match.
With little notice she’d be playing, Bertens earned her first career victory over Barty in five matches played.
MEDVEDEV’S WINNING RUN ENDS IN PARIS >> Fourth seed Daniil Medvedev lost to home favorite Jeremy Chardy at the Paris Masters. Medvedev, who will make his debut at the ATP Finals next month after a barnstorming season, lost for the first time since the U.S. Open final, going down 4-6 6-2 6-4.
Medvedev was on a ninematch winning run.
Golf
DAVIS LOVE III TO MAKE THE
MOVE TO BROADCAST BOOTH AT CBS >> Peter Kostis and Gary McCord are out at CBS Sports. Davis Love III is in.
Sean McManus, the chairman at CBS Sports, announced that Love is joining the network as a golf analyst next year. He makes his debut at Torrey Pines in January for the Farmers Insurance Open.
Love is playing in the Bermuda Championship this week, and he plans to play the remaining two PGA Tour events this year in Mexico and his home at Sea Island.
Golfweek and Sports Business Journal reported that the contracts of Kostis and McCord were not renewed. McCord told Golf Digest, “Bottom line, they fired me.”
College basketball
NCAA INVESTIGATING NO. 12 SETON HALL >> The NCAA has launched an investigation into the basketball program at No 12 Seton Hall. The university announced the probe, saying coach Kevin Willard sat out Pirates’ exhibition Tuesday against Misericordia and the season opener on Nov. 5 against Wagner.
College football
WYOMING ASSISTANT GARZA RESIGNS >> Wyoming assistant coach Willie Mack Garza resigned, about two weeks after being charged with driving under the influence
Garza was booked into the Albany County jail on Oct. 17 on misdemeanor DUI and speeding charges. The school suspended him indefinitely the next day.
Garza was an assistant coach on Lane Kiffin’s staff at Tennessee in 2009 and followed Kiffin to USC in 2010. He resigned as the Trojans’ secondary coach in 2011 after receiving a show-cause penalty from the NCAA for his role in major recruiting violations while at Tennessee.