• The Canadian Press

    Woods gets stuck in sand, makes two early triples en route to a 77 to miss the cut at PGA Championship

    LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — What Tiger Woods really needs is to play more real rounds to get used to hitting important shots in big situations again. Any chance of that happening this weekend came to an ugly end in three bunkers over the first four holes during the second round of the PGA Championship. Woods made two triple-bogeys over those four holes Friday on the way to a 6-over 77 that ensured he would miss the cut. “Just kept making mistakes and things you can’t do, not just in tournaments but i

  • The Canadian Press

    Thitikul shoots 65 for 2-shot lead at Mizuho Americas Open; world No. 1 Nelly Korda lurking 3 back

    JERSEY CITY, N.J. (AP) — Rising star Atthaya Thitikul birdied five of the final seven holes in a round of 7-under 65 to grab the halfway lead in the Mihuho Americas Open on Friday, with top-ranked Nelly Korda in contention one week after having her LPGA record-tying five tournament winning streak halted. Thitikul, who is playing in her third event this year because of an injury to her left thumb, had a bogey-free round at Liberty National while playing in a group that included Korda and Ayaka Fu

  • The Canadian Press

    Scheffler jailed, released and stays in the mix on a memorable day at the PGA Championship

    LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — Scottie Scheffler was in handcuffs before dawn in the back of a police car. His warmup routine began in a jail cell. And some six hours later, Scheffler remarkably signed for a 5-under 66 and was right in the mix Friday at the PGA Championship. Xander Schauffele, fresh off his record start of 62, was not letting up in a bid to beat darkness. He had to settle for pars over his last seven holes for a 68. He was at 12-under 130, one shot ahead of Collin Morikawa, who birdied

  • The Canadian Press

    Wheeler strikes out 6, Phillies top Nationals 4-2 for MLB-best 32nd victory

    PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Zack Wheeler struck out six over 7 1/3 innings and the Philadelphia Phillies continued their scorching start with a 4-2 victory over the Washington Nationals on Friday night. The Phillies needed just 2 hours, 15 minutes in front of another jam-packed crowd of 44,507 to improve to 32-14, the best record in baseball. Wheeler (5-3) received a rousing standing ovation when he was lifted with one out in the eighth inning. He allowed two runs and threw 104 pitches to win his fifth