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SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Scottie Scheffler is in the clubhouse at minus-4 in the opening round of the PGA Championship. He was at 5 under before bogeying his final hole. At 5 under but still on the course are two-time major champions Martin Kaymer (KY’-mur) and Zach Johnson, along with Xander Schauffele (ZAN’-dur SHAWF’-lee). Jason Day was one shot back. Two-time defending champion Brooks Koepka (KEHP’-kuh) is trying to become the first golfer to win the tournament three times in a row since Walter Hagen won four in a row almost 100 years ago.
UNDATED (AP) — Notre Dame opens its season as an Atlantic Coast Conference football member against visiting Duke on Sept. 12. But the Fighting Irish won’t face Navy for the first time in more than nine decades as part of the ACC’s reconfigured schedule due to the coronavirus pandemic. The league has set up a 10-game conference schedule that includes a nonconference game, though that game must be played in the member school’s home state. The Fighting Irish and Midshipmen had been scheduled to play for the 94th straight year.
UNDATED (AP) — Penn State All-American Micah Parsons is opting out of the 2020 season because of concerns about COVID-19. The junior linebacker will be eligible to enter the 2021 NFL draft and is already expected to be high first-round selection. Parsons is the third prominent player to pass on the college season and focus on draft preparation, joining Virginia Tech cornerback Caleb Farley and Minnesota receiver Rashod Bateman. Parsons led the Nittany Lions in tackles. He ended his college career with maybe his best game. In a Cotton Bowl victory against Memphis, Parsons had 14 tackles, two sacks and two forced fumbles
LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. (AP) — Philadelphia’s Ben Simmons is seeking treatment options on his injured left knee, and the 76ers are unsure the extent of the issue or how many games the All-Star could miss. Simmons left Philadelphia’s game against Washington yesterday midway through the third quarter because of injury, officially diagnosed as a suffered a subluxation of the left patella. A subluxation is a partial and temporary dislocation; the patella is the kneecap.
SILVERSTONE, England (AP) — Sergio Perez could return to Formula One at Silverstone, England, after missing last weekend’s race at the same circuit following a positive coronavirus test. The Mexican driver has been in quarantine for seven days but he has been cleared to drive again for Racing Point this weekend, as long as he returns a negative COVID-19 test. There are two consecutive weekend of races at Silverstone as Formula One tries to pack in races following the pandemic-delayed start to the season.
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