By Following is a summary of current sports news briefs.
Golf-Woods, McIlroy to receive loyalty payouts from PGA Tour, report says
Tiger Woods and Rory McIlroy are among the golfers expected to be given equity in PGA Tour Enterprises as a thank you for sticking with the Tour instead of jumping to rival LIV Golf, the Telegraph reported on Wednesday. Woods will receive a $100 million and McIlroy a $50 million stake in the newly-formed enterprise for not taking lucrative offers from the Saudi-backed LIV as merger negotiations between the two circuits continue to drag on.
Trophy Trust reinstates Reggie Bush as 2005 Heisman winner
Due to an evolving landscape in college football, the Heisman Trust ran a reverse to reinstate 2005 winner Reggie Bush on Wednesday. Bush was honored in a brief ceremony attended by college football dignitaries, who share his status as member of the Heisman club.
NHL roundup: Panthers top Lightning in OT for 2-0 series lead
Carter Verhaeghe scored on a backhander 2:59 into overtime as the Florida Panthers defeated the Tampa Bay Lightning 3-2 on Tuesday in Game 2 of a first-round Eastern Conference playoff series at Sunrise, Fla. Florida won its 11th consecutive playoff overtime game, eight of those since the start of the 2023 postseason. The Panthers lead the best-of-seven series 2-0.
MLB roundup: Julio Rodriguez homers as M’s drop Rangers
Julio Rodriguez hit his first home run of the season and Logan Gilbert pitched 6 2/3 scoreless innings as the Seattle Mariners moved into first place in the American League West with a 4-0 victory against the Texas Rangers on Tuesday night in Arlington, Texas. Cal Raleigh hit his sixth homer for Seattle, which won for the sixth time in its past seven games to nudge a half-game ahead of the defending World Series champion Rangers. The Mariners also won at Globe Life Field for the first time since 2022 after going winless in six games there last season.
Report: Lions WR Amon-Ra St. Brown gets $120M extension
The Detroit Lions have agreed to a four-year, $120 million extension with All-Pro wide receiver Amon-Ra St. Brown, NFL Network reported Wednesday. The deal runs through 2028 and reportedly includes $77 million guaranteed, supplanting Cooper Kupp’s $75 million as the highest total among NFL wideouts.
NBA roundup: Mavs grab road win over Clippers
Luka Doncic had 32 points and nine assists and Kyrie Irving added 23 points as the Dallas Mavericks got the best of the Los Angeles Clippers 96-93 in Game 2 on Tuesday to even their first-round playoff series. P.J. Washington scored 18 points and Derrick Jones Jr. had 10 as the Mavericks recovered from a double-digit defeat in Game 1 on Sunday, when they trailed by as many as 29 points and scored just 30 in the first half.
Steelers rework linebacker Alex Highsmith’s deal, clear $7M
The Pittsburgh Steelers restructured linebacker Alex Highsmith’s contract to clear more than $7 million in salary cap space, NFL Network reported Wednesday. Highsmith, 26, inked a four-year, $68 million extension last July that reportedly included $27.7 million guaranteed.
Tennis-Osaka doing her homework on clay ahead of French Open
Naomi Osaka picked up her first win on clay in two years on Wednesday and while the former world number one is adapting to the slower surface ahead of the French Open she has no plans to abandon the power game that brought her four Grand Slam titles. Osaka, who returned to action in January after a 15-month maternity break, has enjoyed huge success thanks to her powerful baseline game but the Japanese player has struggled on clay.
Olympics-Parisians warm up for Olympics with workouts in Louvre museum
Parisians warmed up for the coming Olympics with a series of workouts inside the renowned Louvre Museum on Wednesday, part of a programme to meld sports and culture as the French capital girds to host the Summer Games. Participants took part in four 10-minute sessions of various disciplines dubbed “Run in the Louvre” in four emblematic rooms of the world’s most visited museum.
Cardinals send struggling outfielder Jordan Walker to minors
The St. Louis Cardinals sent struggling outfielder Jordan Walker back to the minors on Wednesday. Walker, 21, was optioned to Triple-A Memphis after batting .155 with no homers and four RBIs in 20 games.
(With inputs from agencies.)
