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McKINNEY, Texas (AP) — Jordan Spieth remembers coming to his hometown Byron Nelson a few weeks after winning the Masters for his first major seven years ago.

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Their coach sidelined again as has happened several times before, even during the playoffs, Stephen Curry took charge and led the Golden State Warriors back.

BATON ROUGE – A strong round that featured 20 birdies put the LSU women’s golf team at the top of the leaderboard after the opening day of the NCAA Stanford Regional at the Stanford Golf Course.

BATON ROUGE – Two former LSU basketball players were announced Monday by the NBA G League as part of a field of 44 prospects for the NBA Draft 2022 who will attend the 2022 NBA G League Elite Camp, May 16-17 at Wintrust Arena in Chicago.

(AP) — Justin Verlander (3-1, 1.93 ERA) and the Houston Astros try for their eighth straight win when they visit Joe Ryan (3-1, 1.63) and the firstplace Minnesota Twins in a matchup of American League contenders with identical 18-11 records.

(AP) — Officials say it will cost about $580,000 to demolish a minor-league baseball stadium in northwest Louisiana, with about one-third of that for bat control — flying mammal eviction, that is.

NEW YORK (AP) — Nestor Cortes may be the least-heralded top starting pitcher in the major leagues.

PHOENIX (AP) — Monty Williams now has the honor that his Phoenix Suns players have been clamoring that he receive for two years: NBA’s Coach of the Year.

FOXBOROUGH, Mass. (AP) — The New England Patriots again added to their growing pipeline of former Alabama players, including defensive lineman LaBryan Ray among eight players signed Monday as undrafted free agents.