GOLF
Bishop out as PGA head
Ted Bishop has been removed as president of the PGA of America over a sexist tweet directed at Ian Poulter. Bishop was unhappy about comments Poulter made in his book about the Ryder Cup captaincy of Nick Faldo in 2008 and Tom Watson last month. Bishop said Faldo's record stands by itself. Comparing it with Poulter's achievements, he referred to Poulter as "Lil Girl." On Facebook, Bishop referred to Poulter "bashing" Faldo and Watson. Bishop wrote that Poulter "sounds like a little school girl squealing during recess." Bishop later deleted the tweet and the Facebook post. In an email to The Associated Press, he says he should have expressed himself differently. But he never apologized. Bishop, a head professional in Indiana, had one month left on his two-year term.
• Russell Henley tied his personal best on the PGA Tour with a 7-under 63 on Friday to take the lead in the McGladrey Classic at St. Simons Island, Ga. Starting with a horrible drive that he turned into a birdie, Henley ran off six birdies over his last 10 holes and leads Brendon de Jonge by one shot among the early starters in the second round at Sea Island Golf Club. Henley hasn't played since the Tour Championship. That didn't affect his putting, and Henley already has a reputation as one of the top players on the greens. He one-putted 10 greens on the Seaside course. Henley was at 9-under 131. Will MacKenzie (68), Mark Wilson (66) and Fabian Gomez (66) were two shots behind. Defending champion Chris Kirk hit his first drive of the round into a hazard and made double bogey, but he recovered with five birdies for a 67 that left him only four shots back. David Lingmerth (Arkansas Razorbacks) had five birdies and two bogeys for a 3-under 67 (135). He is tied for 10th. Ken Duke (Arkadelphia, Henderson State) had three birdies and two bogeys for a 1-under 69 (136) and a share of 21st place.
• John Cook and Marco Dawson shared the first-round lead at 7-under 65 in the Champions Tour's AT&T Championship in San Antonio, the final full-field event of the season. Scott Dunlap was a stroke back at TPC San Antonio, and Jay Haas was at 67 along with Guy Boros, Bart Bryant, Gary Hallberg, Tom Lehman, Peter Senior, Wes Short Jr. and Kirk Triplett. Haas won last week in North Carolina to become the 18th player to win a Champions Tour event at 60 or older. Cook won the event in 2007 and 2008 at Oak Hills. The winner last month at Pebble Beach for his 10th Champions Tour title, he hit a 3-wood approach to a foot to set up an eagle on the par-5 second hole. The top 30 on the money list after the tournament will advance to the season-ending Charles Schwab Cup Championship next week in Scottsdale, Ariz. Bernard Langer, the Schwab Cup points leader, had a 71.
• Heavy rain washed out play in the Blue Bay LPGA at Hainan Island, China, forcing tour officials to cut the inaugural tournament from 72 to 54 holes. Jessica Korda topped the leaderboard after the first round at 6-under 66. The 21-year-old American had yet to start the second round when play was called off. Michelle Wie and Chinese star Shanshan Feng were a stroke back long with American Brittany Lang, South Africa's Lee-Anne Pace, England's Jodi Ewart-Shadoff and Germany's Caroline Masson. The start of play was delayed 2 1/2 hours and the first group was only able to complete six holes before play was suspended at 12:19 p.m. Play was called off for the day at 2:30 p.m. The final two groups were unable to start play.
• Scotland's Peter Whiteford shot his second consecutive 6-under 66 at Lake Karrinyup to take a one-stroke lead in the Perth International. Whiteford needs to win or finish solo second to retain his European Tour card. Denmark's Thorbjorn Olesen was second, following his opening 64 with a 69. American Jason Dufner was 4 under after his second 70. He's making his first start since withdrawing during the first round of the PGA Championship because of a neck injury.
BASEBALL
Pair share Clemente Award
Retiring White Sox star Paul Konerko and Philadelphia shortstop Jimmy Rollins are the first co-winners of Major League Baseball's Roberto Clemente Award. The annual honor is given for contributions on and off the field that best represent the sport and is named for the Pittsburgh Pirates Hall of Famer, who died on Dec. 31, 1972, in a plane crash while on a humanitarian mission to assist earthquake victims in Nicaragua. Konerko founded the "Bring Me Home Campaign," which also includes a pair of former teammates: retired great Jim Thome and the Los Angeles Angels' Gordon Beckham. The campaign says it has raised nearly $450,000 to assist foster children in Illinois. A six-time All-Star, Konerko hit .279 with 439 home runs and 1,412 RBI in 18 major league reasons. Rollins, a three-time All-Star, developed JRoll's Aces in 2007 through The Rollins Family Foundation to provide tickets to children in disadvantaged areas who excel in academics. He also is involved in the reading program J-Roll's Readers. This was the first tie for the award, which was voted on by a group that included Clemente's widow and baseball executives, broadcasters, writers and sponsors.
• Cardinals ace Adam Wainwright has undergone what the team describes as minor elbow surgery that should not set him back for next season. The Cardinals say Friday's operation was an arthroscopic procedure to trim a small piece of cartilage from the right elbow. The 33-year-old Wainwright is expected to begin physical therapy in two weeks and resume his offseason throwing program in eight weeks. General manager John Mozeliak and manager Mike Matheny made no mention of the injury at a news conference to review the season earlier this week. Wainwright went 20-9 with a career-low 2.38 ERA in 32 starts this season. The team says an initial MRI came back negative, but Wainwright requested additional tests and the findings of a second MRI resulted in the decision to operate.
• The Detroit Tigers say slugger Miguel Cabrera has undergone successful surgery to remove bone spurs in his right ankle and to repair a stress fracture. The team announced Friday that the surgery was performed by Dr. Robert Anderson in Charlotte, N.C., and Cabrera will be reevaluated in three months. Cabrera dealt with ankle problems during the Tigers season, which ended with the team eliminated from the AL Division Series by Baltimore.
TENNIS
Nadal finished for season
Rafael Nadal will have season-ending appendicitis surgery next month, ruling him out of the upcoming Paris Masters and the ATP finals in London. Nadal announced the decision Friday after losing to 17-year-old Borna Coric in a sub-par performance in the quarterfinals of the Swiss Indoors at Basel, Switzerland. He said he made the decision last week to undergo surgery on Nov. 3, and that his 2014 season is over. The Spaniard needed treatment for appendicitis this month in Shanghai. U.S. Open champion Marin Cilic and Ernests Gulbis also withdrew from the Paris Masters. Cilic has a right-arm injury and Gulbis a right-shoulder injury.
HORSE RACING
Albarado may be prosecuted
A Louisville, Ky., prosecutor is weighing whether to once again prosecute Hall of Fame jockey Robby Albarado, a former leading rider at Oaklawn Park in Hot Springs, on a domestic assault charge. The Kentucky Supreme Court on Thursday declined to hear an appeal of a judge's decision overturning a conviction of Albarado. Jefferson County attorney's office spokesman Jessie Halladay said no decision has been made about how to handle the case. Albarado was convicted in district court in 2012 of misdemeanor assault for allegedly manhandling a former girlfriend. He was fined $500. But the prosecutor told the jury that Albarado was still married when the two began dating. A circuit court judge later overturned the conviction, finding that the prosecutor's statements about his marital transgressions unduly prejudiced the jury against him. Albarado's attorney, Scott Barton, declined to comment.
BASKETBALL
Oladipo has facial fracture
Magic guard Victor Oladipo will miss Orlando's season opener and is out indefinitely with his second injury this month. The team announced Friday that Oladipo suffered a facial fracture in practice Thursday and will undergo surgery today. The injury occurred when Oladipo took an inadvertent elbow during a practice drill. Oladipo has not played during the preseason because of a sprained medial collateral ligament in his right knee. Oladipo was taken second overall by the Magic in 2013 and made the NBA All-Rookie first team last season. The injury is the latest big blow to Orlando's projected starting lineup. Offseason free agent pickup Channing Frye has also missed the entire preseason and remains out indefinitely with a sprained MCL in his left knee.
Sports on 10/25/2014