Author: Christine Brennan, USA TODAY

Peter Oppergard, who allegedly threw hot water and coffee at skaters on multiple occasions, has been suspended by the U.S. Center for SafeSport.

With unexpected theatrics on the final hole, Rory McIlroy matched the lowest final round in Masters history and a second-place finish at Augusta.

Scottie Scheffler is the favorite to win Sunday, while Tiger Woods is no longer a factor in a Masters tournament he said he believed he could win.

Tiger Woods made four birdies in a seven-hole stretch to finish with a 36-hole total of one-over par at the Masters.

Tiger Woods offered few smiles in his opening round of the 2022 Masters, but he fought and gave the massive crowd a show to remember.

How Tiger recovered so quickly, how he says he is playing golf so well again, how he got himself ready to compete this week, it’s the stuff of legend.

With Phil Mickelson in the penalty box and Tiger out since his accident, men’s golf is struggling to find transcendent stars who can draw in new fans.

The three Russian skaters heralded as the best in the world are not allowed to compete as punishment for Putin’s invasion of Ukraine.