No. 5 Xavier stays on the road to face Creighton

The Big East is the gift that just keeps giving, and Saturday’s matchup between No. 5 Xavier and Creighton comes with a big red bow as the first-place Musketeers travel to Omaha, Neb., to take on the third-place Bluejays. The Musketeers (22-3, 10-2 Big East) blew out the Bluejays on Jan. 13 when Trevon Bluiett […]

McIlroy: Woods has a ‘long road ahead’ to recovery

Tiger Woods went under the knife on Wednesday for the third time in less than two years to fix issues related to discs in his back.  Woods’ friend, Rory McIlroy, is concerned that yet another surgery is going to make the 14-time major winner’s return even more difficult and recovery lengthier. “That’s his third back […]

The Road to ruin: St. Andrews’ 17th played like a par 5 on Thursday

After Zach Johnson finished an impressive 6-under 66 to start his British Open at St. Andrews, he was told there hadn’t been a birdie all day at the famous Road Hole 17th.  “That’s not right,” Johnson said. “The group in front of us all made 4s.” The 17th hole is a par 4.  On the […]