After 7 inches of rain fall on a Louisiana golf course, a qualifying event for the national championships is called off.
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NBA roundup: Timberwolves sale awaiting league approval
Glen Taylor has agreed to sell the team for $1.5 billion to Alex Rodriguez and a business partner.
Patriots notebook: Team identity will be tested early in 2021 regular season
Opening the season with the Dolphins, Jets, Saints and yes, those Tom Brady-led Bucs, will provide quick answers to where the Patriots stand and where they are going.
Bruins notebook: Chara ‘delivered everything’ he promised in first season with Capitals
Zdeno Chara, Boston’s captain for 14 seasons, has been a success in so many ways after signing with Washington. Now he’s a playoff opponent of the Bruins.
NFL notebook: Buccaneers-Cowboys to kick off season; Patriots open at home against Miami
Tom Brady’s pursuit of an eighth Super Bowl starts on Sept. 9 against the Cowboys, and the Patriots take on the Dolphins on Sept. 12.
Bruins notebook: Rookie Jeremy Swayman named No. 2 goalie for playoffs
Former UMaine goalie Jeremy Swayman will back up Tuukka Rask in the playoffs, leaving veteran Jaroslav Halak out of the mix.
Sports Digest: Casas hits two homers as Sea Dogs pound Yard Goats, 14-3
Portland also gets home runs from Roldani Baldwin, Johan Mieses and Joey Meneses in winning its first road game.
Bruins end regular season with 2-1 loss to Capitals
Michael Raffl scores the winning goal with 1.8 seconds left for the Caps, who meet the Bruins in the playoffs starting Saturday.
Tuesday’s college notebook: Former Hawaii star QB Colt Brennan dies at 37
Colt Brennan, a star quarterback at Hawaii who was third in the 2007 Heisman voting, had public struggles with alcohol and “it caught up with him,” Terry Brennan said of his son.
Preakness allows Medina Spirit to enter with extra testing
The Kentucky Derby winner, who failed a postrace drug test, draws the number the No. 3 post as a 9-5 favorite.