July 15 (UPI) — Tiger Woods, who will compete in the Memorial Tournament starting Thursday after his longest break from the PGA Tour since the 2017 season, could set the all-time record for tour wins if he captures the event in Dublin, Ohio. Woods and the late Sam Snead are tied with a record 83 tour wins. Woods matched Snead’s ...

July 13 (UPI) — The Detroit Tigers gave veteran right-hander Zack Godley his unconditional release, the team announced Monday. Tigers manager Ron Gardenhire told reporters the move was made to give the former Arizona Diamondbacks pitcher a chance to sign with another club. “I like the kid. I was with him out in Arizona,” Gardenhire said. “From what we saw, ...

July 12 (UPI) — The Atlanta Braves announced they won’t change their team name but will review the club’s famous “Tomahawk Chop” celebration. In an email to season-ticket holders Sunday, the Braves said the organization “respects the Native American community” and “will always be the Atlanta Braves.” “The Atlanta Braves honors, respects and values the Native American community,” the letter ...

July 10 (UPI) — Less than 24 hours after the Big Ten announced it would have a conference-only schedule for all fall sports this year, the Pac-12 Conference voted Friday to follow that same blueprint amid the coronavirus pandemic. The Pac-12 CEO Group’s decision also will delay the start of fall seasons — including football, men’s and women’s soccer and ...

July 10 (UPI) — The NHL and the players’ union ratified plans to resume the 2019-20 season in August and approved a four-year extension of the collective bargaining agreement, the sides announced Friday. The NHL Players Association on Wednesday started a full-membership vote on both the return-to-play plan and the CBA, and the voting concluded Friday. “Today, the NHL and ...

July 10 (UPI) — NASCAR’s Justin Allgaier and Ronnie Bassett Jr. were involved in a fiery wreck on the last lap of an Xfinity Series race at Kentucky Speedway. Allgaier’s No. 7 Chevrolet broke loose at the end of the Shady Rays 200 Thursday in Sparta, Ky. The car slid into Bassett’s No. 90 Chevrolet and sent the car nose-first ...

July 9 (UPI) — Kansas City Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes will have to make some sacrifices after he agreed to a 10-year, $503 million extension. The pact includes clauses that will keep him off jet skis and basketball courts. Mahomes spoke about the specifics of his NFL-record contract Tuesday on 610 Sports Radio. The Chiefs star — who has already ...

July 8 (UPI) — Philadelphia Eagles wide receiver DeSean Jackson has accepted an invitation to tour the Horwitz-Wasserman Holocaust Memorial Plaza in Philadelphia after he was criticized for anti-Semitic social media posts and apologized. Jackson on Monday posted an image of a quote falsely attributed to Adolf Hitler. He posted additional messages supporting Nation of Islam leader Louis Farrakhan, who ...