A safe return for golf as Berger wins Colonial in a playoff
While the racing world seemed resigned to the changes to the 2020 Triple Crown necessitated by the coronavirus – with the Belmont now the earliest and shortest of the three races inFORTWORTH, TEXAS (AP) » Danstead of the loniel Berger dreamed of moments gest and the last like this, a putt on the final hole – there appeared with everything riding on it, and to be enough talhe pulled it off to perfection Sunented 3-year- olds day at Colonial. that maybe it wouldn’t matter
What he never imagined is how in what sequence the races were quiet it would be. run.
No cheers when his 10-foot Most lists of top contenders birdie on the final hole gave him this spring included six horses. a share of the lead. No groans Tiz the Law had improved on when Collin Morikawa missed a his outstanding 2-year- old form 6-foot birdie putt for the win. And with a smashing four-length vicmore silence on the first playoff tory in the Florida Derby. Nadal hole that Berger won with a par. and Honor A. P. figured to be
“It was a little different for come even more formidable sure, but in the end, I was holdonce the distances lengthened, ing the trophy,” Berger said. “And as they soon demonstrated in that’s all that matters to me.” the Arkansas Derby and Santa
The PGA Tour made a healthy Anita Derby, respectively. Speed and muted return from the COhorses Charlatan and Authentic VID-19 pandemic at the Charles might prove to be better suited Schwab Challenge, except for for shorter distances, but in the Morikawa and Xander Schauffele meantime both horses had to be having reason to feel sick to their considered threats. Finally, there stomachs. was Maxfield, whose Arazi-like
One hole after a chance to win performance in last fall’s Breed
Right wing David Pastrnak rode the Bruins power play to a share of the Maurice Richard Trophy.
Pastrnak and Washington Capitals left wing Alex Ovechkin, who won seven of the last eight Richard awards, were tied with a league-leading 48 goals when the NHL closed shop on March 12 in response to the global COVID-19 pandemic.
What separated Pastrnak (48- 47- 95) from Ovechkin (48-19-76) was the power play, even though they play similar roles in man up situations. Pastrnak finished with a league best 20 power-play goals to 13 for Ovechkin.
“To be honest, I was actually madder about the 100 points than getting 50 (goals),” said Pastrnak during a Zoom press conference from his Prague home in the Czech Republic.
“It was a huge honor obviously sharing it with Alex. He’s been winning it every single year almost and for me