Sports (Page 37)

PGA Tour Commissioner Jay Monahan is returning to work just over a month after he stepped away for a “medical situation,” saying a two-year battle that ended in a surprise agreement with the Saudi backers of LIV Golf had been “grueling for all of us.” Monahan informed the PGA Tour’sContinue Reading

Matthew Wolff says it was “heartbreaking” to hear his LIV Golf captain Brooks Koepka call him a quitter, issuing a statement to Sports Illustrated on Friday that said he continues to deal with mental health challenges on and off the course. “While my 2023 season has not been all IContinue Reading

Skateboarding is more than just a way of life for Reese Nelson, it’s all she’s ever known. The 10-year-old from Calgary can’t remember when she first started skating or when she first dropped into a halfpipe, it’s just been omnipresent in her life. Given that, it’s no surprise she hasContinue Reading

There’s very good representation of local products in at the highest level of professional baseball. Each Friday, News4JAX will update players in Major League Baseball. What about guys who are playing minor league baseball? We’ve got you covered there, too. Local minor league prospects will be updated Thursday’s during theContinue Reading

Northwestern suspended coach Pat Fitzgerald for two weeks without pay Friday following an investigation into alleged hazing within the football program. The school said an investigation led by attorney Maggie Hickey of law firm ArentFox Schiff did not find “sufficient” evidence that the coaching staff knew about ongoing hazing. ButContinue Reading

Kylie Kochis had a simple mindset. Don’t expect anything. Play loose. Have fun. Kochis, the All-News4JAX girls tennis player of the year, felt right at home in 2023 at Nease. After moving to the area from Pennsylvania in the middle of her freshman season in 2022, Kochis found her strideContinue Reading

Egyptian tennis pro Mayar Sherif does not pretend to be an expert on the subject of Saudi Arabia’s record on women’s rights, other than to say: “I know it’s not the best.” What Sherif, who made her Wimbledon debut this week, did say is she thinks it’s possible positive stepsContinue Reading

Owners of teams in two of the Oakland Athletics’ former cities will help evaluate whether the franchise should move to Las Vegas. Philadelphia Phillies chief executive officer John Middleton and Kansas City Royals CEO John Sherman will serve on Major League Baseball’s relocation committee, a person familiar with their appointmentContinue Reading

Two-time Olympic gold-medalist and former ABL MVP Nikki McCray-Penson has died. She was 51. McCray-Penson was an assistant women’s basketball coach at Rutgers last season and the school on Friday confirmed her death. She was diagnosed with breast cancer in 2013. She joined Dawn Staley as an assistant coach atContinue Reading