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golf roundup
High wind suspends play at Pebble Beach
Peter Malnati was atop the leaderboard at 12 under par with six holes left in his round at Pebble Beach. 54 minutes ago
NEW BALANCE INDOOR GRAND PRIX
With her splits mapped out, Dutch runner Femke Bol destroyed the women’s 500-meter world record at the New Balance Indoor Grand Prix
Bol ran a 1:05.63, breaking the 17-year-old world indoor record set by Russia’s Olesya Krasnomovets in 2006 by over a second.
Yes, I went skiing in this cold. Here’s how it went.
For some of us New Englanders, part of the fun is braving the elements. And Friday was a double black diamond challenge.
Tara Sullivan
Rivalries are the delicious topping that make following sports such a treat
"Rivalry" is a one-word encapsulation of all that makes sports great, filled with emotion, intensity, righteousness, a little anger, high stakes, and energy.
Golf
Kurt Kitayama leads Pebble Beach as the worst of the wind looms
Kitayama finished birdie-par on two of the tougher holes for a 2-under-par 70 that gave him a one-shot lead.
horse racing
Hall of Fame trainer Bob Baffert testifies that Churchill Downs suspension has hurt his reputation
Baffert is seeking a temporary injunction to stop his two-year suspension levied by the track after the now-deceased Medina Spirit failed a drug test following the 2021 Kentucky Derby.
snowboarding
Former US snowboarders allege sexual abuse by ex-coach Peter Foley
2006 Olympic bronze medalist Rosey Fletcher, Callan Chythlook-Sifsof, and Erin O’Malley are plaintiffs against Foley, the US Olympic and Paralympic Committee, and US Ski & Snowboard.
NFL
One day after warrant issued, menacing charge against Bengals’ Joe Mixon is dismissed
The order dismissing the case said only that the city prosecutor’s office requested the dismissal “in the interest of justice.”