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2023 Masters: In ‘constant’ pain, Tiger Woods opens Masters in 2-over-par 74

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April 6, 2023

AUGUSTA, Ga. – Tiger Woods struggled with his putting on Day 1 at the Masters Tournament. His iron play wasn’t sharp, either, and he finished his round with his worst opening effort since 2005, which was the year he won his fourth green jacket.

Woods bogeyed Nos. 3, 5 and 7 before posting his first birdie of the day at the eighth hole. He appeared to rebound with back-to-back birdies at Nos. 15 and 16, before he stumbled late with a bogey from a greenside bunker at the last for a 2-over 74. He was in a tie for 53rd place when he completed his round.

“I felt like I drove it good. I just didn’t do the job I need to do to get the ball close,” Woods said. “Today was the opportune time to get the round under par, and I didn’t do that today. Most of the guys are going low today. This was the day to do it. Hopefully tomorrow I’ll be a little bit better, a little bit sharper, and kind of inch my way through it.”

Woods had two three-putts on Thursday and hit 13 of 18 greens in regulation but didn’t give himself many legitimate birdie putts.

Perhaps even more concerning than his putting and ball-striking was Woods’ physical condition. Slowed since the 2021 car crash that required multiple surgeries to his right leg, Woods said he was “sore” when asked about his health. He added that the pain was “constant.”

This was Woods’ fourth consecutive round over par at Augusta National, the longest stretch of his career at the year’s first major, following his 74-78-78 finish last year.

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Receiver Justin Hardy to miss Redblacks’ regular-season finale

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October 24, 2024

Anne Joseph

OTTAWA – American receiver Justin Hardy will miss the Ottawa Redblacks’ regular-season finale Friday.

Hardy, who leads the CFL in receptions (97) and is second in receiving yards (1,343), was listed off Ottawa’s depth chart Thursday. Hardy was named Wednesday as the Redblacks’ nominee for the league’s outstanding player award.

American Andrew Miller will start in Hardy’s place.

Ottawa (8-7-1) concludes its regular season hosting the Hamilton Tiger-Cats (7-10). The Redblacks have already clinched third in the East and will visit the Toronto Argonauts (10-7) in the division semifinal Nov. 2.

Hamilton has been eliminated from playoff contention.

Incumbent Dru Brown is listed as Ottawa’s starting quarterback.

This report by The Canadian Press was first published Oct. 24, 2024.

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Bologna-AC Milan soccer match postponed following extensive flooding

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October 24, 2024

Anne Joseph

BOLOGNA, Italy (AP) — AC Milan’s weekend match at Bologna in Italy’s top soccer league has been postponed, Bologna officials announced Thursday following extensive flooding in the central Italian city.

The Serie A match had been scheduled for Saturday.

Bologna is the capital of the Emilia-Romagna region, large parts of which have been hard hit by torrential rains and bad weather for days.

The game was not immediately rescheduled.

“Following the flood that affected Bologna, intense work is underway to clean up the situation,” the city of Bologna said while announcing the game postponement on X.

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Shapovalov advances to Swiss Indoors quarterfinals with win over Bautista Agut

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October 24, 2024

Anne Joseph

BASEL, Switzerland – Canada’s Denis Shapovalov advanced to the quarterfinals of the Swiss Indoors tennis tournament with a 6-3, 7-6 (4) win over Roberto Bautista Agut on Thursday.

Shapovalov used a strong service game to overcome the Spanish veteran for the win at the ATP 500 event in just under one hour 40 minutes.

The 25-year-old from Richmond Hill, Ont., fired 18 aces, including one to set up match point in the second-set tiebreaker, and won 79 per cent of first-serves and 63 per cent of second-serve points.

Shapovalov, a former top-10 player on the ATP Tour, entered this year’s Swiss Indoors ranked 95th and will appear in just his second quarterfinal of the season.

He improved to 3-0 against Bautista Agut, who he beat in July en route to a quarterfinal appearance in Washington.

Shapovalov will next face the winner of a match scheduled for later Thursday between defending champion Felix Auger-Aliassime of Montreal and France’s Giovanni Mpetshi Perricard.

This report by The Canadian Press was first published Oct. 24, 2024.

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