Fleetwood, Bradley tied for Players lead
PONTE VEDRA BEACH, Fla. — A big finish for Tommy Fleetwood and a fast start for Keegan Bradley led each to a 7-under 65 on Thursday for a share of the lead in the opening round of The Players Championship. Tiger Woods shot a 70.
Arena football: The Albany Empire have been assigned linebacker Jeramie Richardson and receiver Collin Taylor. They placed defensive back Tony Goodman and receiver Elijah Marks, both rookies, on recallable reassignment.
MLB: Major League Baseball and its players' union reached an unprecedented agreement to discuss renegotiating their labor contract that has three seasons remaining. This is part of a deal that includes modest rule changes for 2020 and drops pitch clocks until 2022 at the earliest. ... Miguel Andujar's groundout scored Gleyber Torres with the Yankees' only run in a 1-1 tie with the Blue Jays, and starter Luis Cessa gave up two hits and struck out three in four scoreless innings. ... Mets starting pitcher Zack Wheeler allowed two hits and struck out four in 51/3 scoreless innings and Jeff McNeil drove in the Mets' run with a ground-rule double to center in a 1-1 tie against the Cardinals. ... Steve Pearce hit two homers and had three RBIs for the Red Sox in a 4-4 tie with the Tigers.
Skiing: Mikaela Shiffrin, who locked up the overall and the slalom titles weeks ago, won the World Cup super-G title after placing fourth in the season-ending race, which was won by German Viktoria Rebensburg. It's the American's 10th career crystal globe but the first in a speed discipline, after three overall and six slalom championships.
Tennis: The run of upsets in the women's draw continued in the BNP Paribas Open at Indian Wells, Calif., as 22nd seed Belinda Bencic advanced to the semifinals...