Rory McIlroy and Shane Lowry both hit hole-in-ones at Pebble Beach Pro-Am

  • Irish golfers hit perfect shots at first round in California
  • Rory McIlroy hits 66 and trails Russell Henley by two

Rory McIlroy celebrated a hole-in-one on his way to carding a score of 66 in the opening round at California’s Pebble Beach Pro-Am. The 35-year-old Northern Irishman found the cup with a sand wedge on the par-three 15th hole at Spyglass Hill Golf Course and will now head into Friday’s second round sitting two shots behind leader Russell Henley.

The hole-in-one marked the second career ace for McIlroy, who made his first during the 2023 Travellers Championship.

Continue reading...

Merrimack hosts Adebayo and Mount St. Mary’s

Mount St. Mary's Mountaineers (11-9, 4-5 MAAC) at Merrimack Warriors (11-9, 8-1 MAAC) North Andover, Massachusetts; Friday, 7 p.m. EST BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Warriors -7.5; over/under is 133 BOTTOM LINE: Mount St. Mary's visits Merrimack after Dola Adebayo scored 20 points in Mount St. Mary's 74-64 loss to the Manhattan Jaspers. The Warriors have gone 5-1 at home.

Clemson faces NC State on 5-game win streak

Clemson Tigers (17-4, 9-1 ACC) at NC State Wolfpack (9-11, 2-7 ACC) Raleigh, North Carolina; Saturday, 1:30 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: Clemson looks to keep its five-game win streak alive when the Tigers take on NC State. The Wolfpack have gone 9-4 at home.

Cornish leads Dartmouth against Cornell after 25-point game

Dartmouth Big Green (8-9, 2-2 Ivy League) at Cornell Big Red (11-6, 3-1 Ivy League) Ithaca, New York; Friday, 7 p.m. EST BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Big Red -10.5; over/under is 163.5 BOTTOM LINE: Dartmouth visits Cornell after Ryan Cornish scored 25 points in Dartmouth's 84-83 victory against the Brown Bears. The Big Red have gone 4-4 at home.

No. 10 Purdue hosts Indiana after Smith’s 24-point game

Indiana Hoosiers (14-7, 5-5 Big Ten) at Purdue Boilermakers (16-5, 8-2 Big Ten) West Lafayette, Indiana; Friday, 8 p.m. EST BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Boilermakers -12; over/under is 146 BOTTOM LINE: No. Purdue hosts Indiana after Braden Smith scored 24 points in Purdue's 91-64 victory against the Michigan Wolverines.