Spieth returns at Nelson after bout with COVID
MCKINNEY, Texas — Jordan Spieth revealed he tested positive for COVID -19, which has sidelined him from PGA Tour events for a month.
But Spieth said he is back to full strength for this week’s AT&T Byron Nelson.
Tennis: Top-ranked Novak Djokovic shouted at the umpire before regaining his cool to see out his rain-delayed 6-3, 7-6 (5) second-round victory over American Taylor Fritz at the Italian Open. With conditions worsening during the second set and rain getting heavier, Djokovic’s temper boiled over and he roared, “How much more do you want to play?”
Olympics: The torch relay is being pulled off the streets in Hiroshima as COVID-19 cases rise in Japan barely 10 weeks before the opening ceremony.
Cycling: American Joseph Dombrowski held off the rest of the breakaway pack to win the fourth stage of the Giro d’italia for his first victory in a Grand Tour, and Alessandro De Marchi took the leader’s pink jersey.
Media: Longtime ESPN personality Kenny Mayne announced his departure from the network, shortly before ESPN announced that it had signed Chris Berman to a multiyear extension. Mayne, 61, said on Twitter that he was a “Salary cap casualty” who would remain on the air until May 24. The New York Post reported ESPN made an offer to Mayne that amounted to a pay cut. A source said Mayne turned down a multiyear offer of unspecified terms. Mayne began to work for ESPN as a freelancer in 1990.
College baseball: Augustana pitcher Parker Hanson, whose prosthetic arm was stolen from his vehicle, got it back after it was found at a recycling plant.
Soccer: Manchester City reclaimed the Premier League title for the third time in four seasons after closest challenger Manchester United lost 2-1 to Leicester.
Sex abuse: Staff at the University of Michigan missed many opportunities to stop late doctor Robert Anderson from committing sexual misconduct for decades with long-term consequences for hundreds of athletes, a law firm hired by the school said.