Brittany Lincicome's chances of becoming the second woman to make the cut in a men's event looked slim on Thursday after she carded a six-over-par 78 in the opening round of the PGA Tour's Barbasol Championship in Kentucky.

Sergio Garcia all but shot himself out of the title equation with a 75 at the British Open on Thursday but there was some consolation for the 2017 U.S. Masters champion as he conjured one of the strokes of the day.

Former champion Vincenzo Nibali has pulled out of the Tour de France with a fractured vertebra suffered in a crash near the end of the 12th stage on Thursday.

For a few hours at a sun-drenched Carnoustie on Thursday it felt like 2000 all over again, or 2005 or 2006 as Tiger Woods rolled back the years and captivated a heaving British Open gallery.

American Kevin Kisner took advantage of unusually gentle weather conditions and a hot putter to grab the early lead at the 2018 Open Championship with a 66 at Carnoustie Golf Links in Angus, Scotland.

Kevin Kisner put a mediocre links record aside and surged to the first-round lead with a five-under-par 66 at the British Open at a fiery fast and baked-out Carnoustie on Thursday.

Rory McIlroy shrugged off criticism from TV analyst Butch Harmon after launching his title challenge at the 147th British Open with a confidence-boosting two-under-par 69 on Thursday.

Clemson basketball coach Brad Brownell received a new six-year, $15 million contract on Thursday after guiding the Tigers to the Sweet 16 of the NCAA tournament last season.

First-round pick Roquan Smith was absent Thursday when the Chicago Bears reported to training camp.

Four-time Tour de France champion Chris Froome found himself physically targeted by an angry spectator on Thursday as Team Sky's historic day at l'Alpe d'Huez was overshadowed by boos directed at both him and brilliant stage winner Geraint Thomas.