(AUGUSTA, Ga.) — Golf great Tiger Woods is back Friday for day two at Augusta National Golf Club in his first competitive golf tournament since the SUV crash that almost took his life 14 months ago.
Many doubted if Woods would walk again after shattering his right leg in the devastating crash. Now the five-time Masters champ has finished his first tournament round Thursday, only four strokes off the lead, saying he’s right where he needs to be heading into round two.
“I was able to make a few putts and end up in the red like I am right now,” he said.
Watch the full report from ABC’s Good Morning America:
(AUGUSTA, Ga.) — Golf great Tiger Woods is back Friday for day two at Augusta National Golf Club in his first competitive golf tournament since the SUV crash that almost took his life 14 months ago.
Many doubted if Woods would walk again after shattering his right leg in the devastating crash. Now the five-time Masters champ has finished his first tournament round Thursday, only four strokes off the lead, saying he’s right where he needs to be heading into round two.
“I was able to make a few putts and end up in the red like I am right now,” he said.
Watch the full report from ABC’s Good Morning America:
(NEW YORK) — Here are the scores from Thursday’s sports events:
AMERICAN LEAGUE
Houston 3, LA Angels 1
Boston at N-Y Yankees 1:05 p.m.(Postponed)
Seattle at Minnesota 4:10 p.m.(Postponed)
NATIONAL LEAGUE
St. Louis 9, Pittsburgh 0
NY Mets 5, Washington 1
Cincinnati 6, Atlanta 3
Chicago Cubs 5, Milwaukee 4
Arizona 4, San Diego 2
NATIONAL BASKETBALL ASSOCIATION
Charlotte 128, Orlando 101
Toronto 119, Philadelphia 114
Milwaukee 127, Boston 121
New Orleans 127, Portland 94
Minnesota 127, San Antonio 121
Denver 122, Memphis 109
Golden State 128, LA Lakers 112
NATIONAL HOCKEY LEAGUE
Philadelphia 4, Columbus 1
NY Rangers 3, Pittsburgh 0
Montreal 7, New Jersey 4
Nashville 3, Ottawa 2
Carolina 5, Buffalo 3
Seattle 2, Chicago 0
Toronto 4, Dallas 3 (OT)
Vancouver 5, Arizona 1
Edmonton 3, Los Angeles 2
Calgary 4, San Jose 2
(NEW YORK) — Here are the scores from Wednesday’s sports events:
NATIONAL BASKETBALL ASSOCIATION
Dallas 131, Detroit 113
Brooklyn 110, New York 98
Boston 117, Chicago 94
Utah 137, Oklahoma City 101
LA Clippers 113, Phoenix 109
Atlanta 118, Washington 103
NATIONAL HOCKEY LEAGUE
Detroit 3, Winnipeg 1
Washington 4, Tampa Bay 3
St. Louis 4, Seattle 1
Vancouver 5, Vegas 1
Calgary 4, Anaheim 2
(NEW YORK) — Six state attorneys general issued a threat to the National Football League on Wednesday: protect female employees or face a potential investigation.
“Our offices will use the full weight of our authority to investigate and prosecute allegations of harassment, discrimination, or retaliation by employers throughout our states, including at the National Football League,” the attorneys general from New York, Illinois, Minnesota, Massachusetts, Oregon and Washington wrote in a letter to NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell. “All of this is entirely unacceptable and potentially unlawful.”
The letter was obtained by ABC News.
The letter centers on a story written by the New York Times that it said “described a workplace culture that is overtly hostile to women.”
All but one of the states have an NFL franchise and the state of New York is home to NFL headquarters.
“In New York, where the NFL is headquartered, the Office of the Attorney General has never hesitated to take action to protect employees from sexual harassment and abuse, whether they are entry-level employees of the Weinstein Company or servers and bartenders at Batali-owned restaurants,” the letter says.
In February, a congressional committee heard from former Washington Commanders employees about potential sexual harassments allegations. Tiffani Johnston, a former marketing and events coordinator for the then-Washington Redskins, was allegedly put next to owner Dan Synder at a dinner “not to discuss business, but to allow him, Dan Snyder, to place his hand on my thigh under the table.”
Snyder, in a statement reported by ESPN, apologized for past misconduct by the organization, but denied the new allegations involving himself.
The letter to Goodell says in the aftermath of the Ray Rice scandal in 2014, the NFL promised to improve the culture for women at the NFL, but it said the allegations mentioned in the New York Times account “suggest that you have not.”
Female employees told the New York Times they were “that they were held back and criticized for having an “‘aggressive tone’ — an often unfair stereotype of women, especially women of color, who try to advance in a male dominated workplace.”
“Other women reported that, in a training intended to improve sensitivity on the issue, they were asked to raise their hand to self-identify if they had been victims of domestic violence or knew someone who had,” the letter says. “This is NOT doing better. Anti-discrimination laws in many states, including New York, prohibit employers from subjecting domestic violence victims, as well as women and people of color, to a hostile work environment.”
In a statement, NFL spokesperson Brian McCarthy told ABC News the NFL shares the “commitment of the attorneys general to ensuring that all of our workplaces — including the league office and 32 clubs — are diverse, inclusive and free from discrimination and harassment.”
“We have made great strides over the years in support of that commitment, but acknowledge that we, like many organizations, have more work to do,” McCarthy said in an email. “We look forward to sharing with the attorneys general the policies, practices, protocols, education programs and partnerships we have implemented to act on this commitment and confirm that the league office and our clubs maintain a respectful workplace where all our employees, including women, have an opportunity to thrive.”
He pointed to employee training programs with RISE, GLAAD, Paradigm, The Winters Group and internal affinity groups where employees can interact, learn and support each other within smaller communities like BEN (Black Engagement Network), PIN (Parents Initiative Network) and WIN (Women’s Interactive Network), as examples.
(NEW YORK) — Tom Brady made his foray into fashion earlier this year, and now he’s back with a new collection.
The football star, who announced an end to his brief retirement last month, revealed his BRADY brand has released a Made In America collection with products all made in the USA as the name suggests.
“Did I make it all myself with the sewing machine in the laundry room? Maybe…who’s to say?,” Brady joked in an Instagram post.
He continued, “But seriously…these are heavyweight premium sweats made from the highest quality fleece and jersey materials and these have become my go to each morning when I’m on the way to the field to throw (or take Lua out or make waffles or any other Dad stuff).”
The latest lineup includes a mix of sweatshirts, shorts, T-shirts and more in four colorways and seven styles.
One standout from the line is the fleece zip-up top that features heavyweight fleece as well as BRADY logo embroidery across the chest. It’s available in graphite or ink.
Another pick is the shorts that also include a heavy fleece texture and logo with the same color options.
All items from the new collection are available exclusively on the company’s website.
Brady’s fashion collection initially launched in January, and for the first campaign, the brand tapped NCAA players as well as newly drafted athletes for his ad who are all being compensated for their name, image and likeness.
“I was a young athlete at one point,” Brady previously said in a post. “If I had this opportunity, I would have jumped at it too. So it’s nice to support these young athletes.”
He added, “That’s something that I’m really excited about.”
(NEW YORK) — Here are the scores from Tuesday’s sports events:
NATIONAL BASKETBALL ASSOCIATION
Orlando 120, Cleveland 115
Philadelphia 131, Indiana 122
Toronto 118, Atlanta 108
Brooklyn 118, Houston 105
Miami 144, Charlotte 115
Oklahoma City 98, Portland 94
Washington 132, Minnesota 114
Milwaukee 127, Chicago 106
San Antonio 116, Denver 97
Utah 121, Memphis 115 (OT)
Final New Orleans 123, Sacramento 109
Phoenix 121, LA Lakers 110
NATIONAL HOCKEY LEAGUE
NY Rangers 3, New Jersey 1
Buffalo 4, Carolina 2
Columbus 4, Philadelphia 2
Ottawa 6, Montreal 3
Colorado 6, Pittsburgh 4
Florida 7 Toronto 6 (OT)
Detroit 5, Boston 3
Nashville 6, Minnesota 2
Final Dallas 3, NY Islanders 2
Edmonton 2, San Jose 1 (OT)
(NEW ORLEANS) — Kansas stayed in the fight and came from behind to beat North Carolina during Monday night’s men’s national championship game.
After trailing 15 points at the end of the first half, the Jayhawks turned up the heat in the second half to top North Carolina 72-69 and win the 2022 NCAA tournament.
Kansas forwards Jalen Wilson and David McCormack led the team with 15 points apiece, with McCormack sinking two buckets near the end of regulation that put the Jayhawks on top and solidified the win.
The championship marks Kansas’ fourth national title overall and their first since 2008.
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(MINNEAPOLIS) — South Carolina beat longtime dominant UCONN in the women’s national college basketball title game Sunday night. The Gamecocks defeated the Huskies 64-49, winning the team’s second national championship under coach Dawn Staley.
WATCH: South Carolina’s Dawn Staley, Aliyah Boston and Destanni Henderson talk about their win over UCONN
