Lefty sorry for illegal swat
Phil Mickelson has apologized four days after intentionally violating golf rules by hitting a moving ball on the green at the U.S. Open, saying his frustration got the best of him.
The apology came Wednesday in a statement released by his representatives.
“I know this should’ve come sooner, but it’s taken me a few days to calm down,” Mickelson said. “My anger and frustration got the best of me last weekend. I’m embarrassed and disappointed by my actions. It was clearly not my finest moment and I’m sorry.” HALL OF FAMER DIES >> Hall of Fame golfer Hubert Green, who won a U.S. Open playing portions of the final round despite a threat against his life, has died. He was 71. Green won the 1977 U.S. Open and the 1985 PGA Championship in a career that included 19 PGA Tour victories and four on the seniors circuit. The PGA Tour announced that Green died Tuesday after battling throat cancer. Green was a member of three U.S. Ryder Cup teams and never lost a singles match. Green held a one-stroke lead at Southern Hills in Tulsa, Oklahoma, when he completed the 14th hole of the final round of the U.S. Open. He then was notified by tournament officials they had received a threat saying he would be shot when he reached the 15th green. Given the choice to clear the course of fans or return the following day, Green played on and captured his first major by one stroke, even making birdie at the 16th hole.
College baseball
ARKANSAS ROLLS >> Dominic Fletcher went 4 for 4 with a homer and four RBIs, and Arkansas pitchers struck out 14 in a 7-4 victory over Texas Tech in the College World Series in Omaha, Nebraska. Fletcher doubled in two runs in the first inning, homered in the fourth, had a bunt single in the sixth and singled in a run in the eighth as the Razorbacks won their second game to take control of Bracket 1. Arkansas moves to the bracket final Friday. The Razorbacks will play the winner of the today’s elimination game between Texas Tech and Florida. BEAVERS DUMP TAR HEELS >> Brett Daniels walked in the go-ahead run after Adley Rutschman tied it with a three-run double in the eighth inning, and Oregon State knocked North Carolina out of the CWS with an 11-6 win. Oregon State will play Mississippi State in a bracket final. The Beavers would need to win Friday and again Saturday to reach the best-of-three finals.
College basketball
STANFORD’S TRAVIS CONFIRMS KENTUCKY TRANSFER >> Kentucky is adding Stanford graduate transfer Reid Travis to its lineup. Travis, a first-team AllPac-12 selection twice with the Cardinal, announced that he’s transferring to Kentucky to pursue a master’s degree.
Under NCAA graduate transfer rules, Travis will be eligible to play for the Wildcats in the fall. He graduated Sunday with an undergraduate degree in science, technology and society.
Travis, a 6-foot-8, 245-pound forward, averaged 19.5 points and 8.7 rebounds last season. He’s one of three players in Stanford history with at least 1,400 points and 700 rebounds in fewer than 100 career games. The Wildcats have five players — Shai GilgeousAlexander, Kevin Knox, Hamidou Diallo, Jarred Vanderbilt, and Wenyen Gabriel — entered in tonight’s NBA draft.