Mixed Sports Schedule Highlights From Tennis to Golf
A broad weekend slate covers Formula One practice in Austria, ARCA races at Lucas Oil Raceway, IndyCar qualifying at Indianapolis, PGA Tour action in Detroit, and rugby and tennis events. Also noted are PGA renaming Horton Smith Award to the PGA Professional Development Award and FedEx pressure for the Washington team name change amid the race debate and French Open attendance plans for September in Paris.
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Red Bull Ring
Spielberg
Styria
Austria
ESPN2
Lucas Oil Raceway
Indianapolis
Indianapolis Motor Speedway
Detroit Golf Club
Detroit
Samsung
ESPN
Kiwoom
Espn Rugby
Christchurch
Dunedin
Palm Beach Gardens
Fla
PGA of America
Horton Smith
Smith
PGA
PGA of America Board
Suzy Whaley
Augusta National
World Golf Hall of Fame
Bob Jones
USGA
Washington
Washington Redskins
NFL
FedEx
FedEx Field
Landover
Maryland
Frederik Smith
Daniel Snyder
PepsiCo
Paris
Roland Garros
Tanner Still No Answers On College Football Season
Columbia South Carolina athletics director Ray Tanner says the 2020 season will not resemble the past and a “new normal” is being defined. Preseason camp is slated for early August with Sept 5 openers, decisions on capacity and safety protocols to come in August as SEC plans emerge amid COVID-19 uncertainty.
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Tanner
Columbia
South Carolina
Ray Tanner
Williams- Brice Stadium
SEC
Greg Sankey
Sankey
USC
Kisner Ties for Lead at Rocket Mortgage Classic
Doc Redman shares first round lead with Scott Stallings and Kevin Kisner after a 7 under 65 at Detroit Golf Club. Kisner, improving with the putter, birdied back nine and finished strong with a par save on the last hole. Bryson DeChambeau sits one back. Scott Brown three behind after 68.
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Detroit
Doc Redman
Redman
Scott Stallings
Kevin Kisner
Kisner
Bryson DeChambeau
Scott Brown
Detroit Golf Club
Carlos Osorio
Mich
Kevin Eisner
Peter Malnati
Emiliano Grillo
Chase Seiffert
Jr. Spain
Matt Wallace
Chris Stroud
Staley Eyes Olympics Amid Pandemic and Implementing Action Plan
Dawn Staley remains focused on her South Carolina team while USA Basketball weighs the Tokyo Games. She plans a Zoom gathering with players vying for the 2021 roster, discusses safety protocols, testing, and potential quarantines, and outlines an action plan to boost hiring of Black people and people of color across universities.
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Dawn Staley
U.S
Staley
USA Basketball
South Carolina
Black Lives Matter
Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame
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