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#NBA #fines #Magic #listing #Anthony #Black #played #win #Pistons">NBA fines Magic $25,000 for listing Anthony Black as out before he played in win over Pistons The NBA fined the Orlando Magic $25,000 on Thursday for violating league injury reporting rules before Monday night’s home game against the Detroit Pistons.
The Magic reported point guard Anthony Black as out on its initial injury report. After missing 15 games with an abdominal strain, Black returned and scored 14 points with two assists and two steals in 15 minutes for Orlando in its 123-107 win over Detroit.
In announcing the fine, the NBA said the Magic failed to accurately disclose Black’s game availability status.
Black, a third-year player from Arkansas, is averaging 15.1 points and 3.8 assists in 62 games, including 40 starts.
Published on Apr 10, 2026
The NBA fined the Orlando Magic $25,000 on Thursday for violating league injury reporting rules…
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#Deadspin #Maniacal #Masters #Players #bracing #Augusta #National #crustiest">Deadspin | Maniacal Masters? Players bracing for Augusta National at its crustiest
Apr 9, 2026; Augusta, Georgia, USA; Jon Rahm reacts after a putt on the 10th green during the first round of the Masters Tournament at Augusta National Golf Club. Mandatory Credit: Katie Goodale-Imagn Images AUGUSTA, Ga. — With no rain in the forecast and sunny, warm conditions forecast through the weekend, the players in the 2026 Masters said they are at the mercy of the tournament officials setting up Augusta National for the final 54 holes.
“I think this could be the toughest Masters we’ve played in a while,” Ireland’s Shane Lowry said after posting a 2-under-par 70 in Thursday’s first round. “You look at the forecast. They can do whatever they want with the golf course this weekend.
“I think over the last few years we’ve had a day every year where it’s been raining or it’s been heavy rains. It’s kind of helped us a little bit, but I think before the week is out, it’s going to get very, very crusty around here.”
Patrick Reed was at 4 under when he struck what he thought was an excellent 7-wood into the par-5 15th hole. The ball landed on the green but bounded over it and down into the water 40 yards away.
Regardless of the bad break, Reed said bring it on when asked about the likelihood of an increasingly difficult Augusta National.
“They could make this place really, really hard if they wanted to,” he said. “I wouldn’t be surprised. We have the best players in the world here. Why not? Challenge us and make it difficult, because it’s one of these golf courses, though, if you hit quality golf shots, you’re going to get rewarded for it.
“If it’s going to firm up and it’s going to get faster and faster,” Reed continued, “you’re just going to have to hit quality golf shots and know where you are going to hit the ball.”
The par-5s — outside of the aforementioned 15th — were the only holes to play under par on Thursday. The par-4 seventh hole played the hardest at an average of 4.42 shots. The back nine had four of the six hardest holes in the first round, including the closing two holes tying for the fourth-hardest at 4.33.
The first-round scoring average steadily increased throughout the day and finished at 74.65.
Lowry, Reed and defending champion Rory McIlroy, who each took advantage of earlier tee times on Thursday, will go out in the afternoon on Friday, when conditions are expected to be at their firmest and fastest. Northern Ireland’s McIlroy, the co-leader at 5-under 67 with Sam Burns, tees off in the second-to-last group at 1:44 p.m.
He said conditions like these are why he switched to a softer golf ball that allows him to generate more spin and stop it quicker on the green.
“I’ve said for the last few years that I’ve started to really relish that type of golf. I really want to excel at that type of golf,” McIlroy said. “When these greens get fast — last year they got really fast and firm on Sunday — but I think you’re going to see that for the next three days.
“There’s still opportunities to shoot really, really good scores,” McIlroy added. “Look at Justin Rose last year on the final day. But it takes a very, very good, solid round of golf to do that.”
–Derek Harper, Field Level Media
Apr 9, 2026; Augusta, Georgia, USA; Jon Rahm reacts after a putt on the 10th green during the first round of the Masters Tournament at Augusta National Golf Club. Mandatory Credit: Katie Goodale-Imagn Images AUGUSTA, Ga. — With no rain in the forecast and sunny, warm conditions forecast through the weekend, the players in the 2026 Masters said they are at the mercy of the tournament officials setting up Augusta National for the final 54 holes.
“I think this could be the toughest Masters we’ve played in a while,” Ireland’s Shane Lowry said after posting a 2-under-par 70 in Thursday’s first round. “You look at the forecast. They can do whatever they want with the golf course this weekend.
“I think over the last few years we’ve had a day every year where it’s been raining or it’s been heavy rains. It’s kind of helped us a little bit, but I think before the week is out, it’s going to get very, very crusty around here.”
Patrick Reed was at 4 under when he struck what he thought was an excellent 7-wood into the par-5 15th hole. The ball landed on the green but bounded over it and down into the water 40 yards away.
Regardless of the bad break, Reed said bring it on when asked about the likelihood of an increasingly difficult Augusta National.
“They could make this place really, really hard if they wanted to,” he said. “I wouldn’t be surprised. We have the best players in the world here. Why not? Challenge us and make it difficult, because it’s one of these golf courses, though, if you hit quality golf shots, you’re going to get rewarded for it.
“If it’s going to firm up and it’s going to get faster and faster,” Reed continued, “you’re just going to have to hit quality golf shots and know where you are going to hit the ball.”
The par-5s — outside of the aforementioned 15th — were the only holes to play under par on Thursday. The par-4 seventh hole played the hardest at an average of 4.42 shots. The back nine had four of the six hardest holes in the first round, including the closing two holes tying for the fourth-hardest at 4.33.
The first-round scoring average steadily increased throughout the day and finished at 74.65.
Lowry, Reed and defending champion Rory McIlroy, who each took advantage of earlier tee times on Thursday, will go out in the afternoon on Friday, when conditions are expected to be at their firmest and fastest. Northern Ireland’s McIlroy, the co-leader at 5-under 67 with Sam Burns, tees off in the second-to-last group at 1:44 p.m.
He said conditions like these are why he switched to a softer golf ball that allows him to generate more spin and stop it quicker on the green.
“I’ve said for the last few years that I’ve started to really relish that type of golf. I really want to excel at that type of golf,” McIlroy said. “When these greens get fast — last year they got really fast and firm on Sunday — but I think you’re going to see that for the next three days.
“There’s still opportunities to shoot really, really good scores,” McIlroy added. “Look at Justin Rose last year on the final day. But it takes a very, very good, solid round of golf to do that.”
–Derek Harper, Field Level Media
Apr 9, 2026; Augusta, Georgia, USA; Jon Rahm reacts after a putt on the 10th green during the first round of the Masters Tournament at Augusta National Golf Club. Mandatory Credit: Katie Goodale-Imagn Images AUGUSTA, Ga. — With no rain in the forecast and sunny, warm conditions forecast through the weekend, the players in the 2026 Masters said they are at the mercy of the tournament officials setting up Augusta National for the final 54 holes.
“I think this could be the toughest Masters we’ve played in a while,” Ireland’s Shane Lowry said after posting a 2-under-par 70 in Thursday’s first round. “You look at the forecast. They can do whatever they want with the golf course this weekend.
“I think over the last few years we’ve had a day every year where it’s been raining or it’s been heavy rains. It’s kind of helped us a little bit, but I think before the week is out, it’s going to get very, very crusty around here.”
Patrick Reed was at 4 under when he struck what he thought was an excellent 7-wood into the par-5 15th hole. The ball landed on the green but bounded over it and down into the water 40 yards away.
Regardless of the bad break, Reed said bring it on when asked about the likelihood of an increasingly difficult Augusta National.
“They could make this place really, really hard if they wanted to,” he said. “I wouldn’t be surprised. We have the best players in the world here. Why not? Challenge us and make it difficult, because it’s one of these golf courses, though, if you hit quality golf shots, you’re going to get rewarded for it.
“If it’s going to firm up and it’s going to get faster and faster,” Reed continued, “you’re just going to have to hit quality golf shots and know where you are going to hit the ball.”
The par-5s — outside of the aforementioned 15th — were the only holes to play under par on Thursday. The par-4 seventh hole played the hardest at an average of 4.42 shots. The back nine had four of the six hardest holes in the first round, including the closing two holes tying for the fourth-hardest at 4.33.
The first-round scoring average steadily increased throughout the day and finished at 74.65.
Lowry, Reed and defending champion Rory McIlroy, who each took advantage of earlier tee times on Thursday, will go out in the afternoon on Friday, when conditions are expected to be at their firmest and fastest. Northern Ireland’s McIlroy, the co-leader at 5-under 67 with Sam Burns, tees off in the second-to-last group at 1:44 p.m.
He said conditions like these are why he switched to a softer golf ball that allows him to generate more spin and stop it quicker on the green.
“I’ve said for the last few years that I’ve started to really relish that type of golf. I really want to excel at that type of golf,” McIlroy said. “When these greens get fast — last year they got really fast and firm on Sunday — but I think you’re going to see that for the next three days.
“There’s still opportunities to shoot really, really good scores,” McIlroy added. “Look at Justin Rose last year on the final day. But it takes a very, very good, solid round of golf to do that.”
–Derek Harper, Field Level Media
Apr 9, 2026; Augusta, Georgia, USA; Jon Rahm reacts after a putt on the 10th…
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#dead #clashes #Colombia #football #fans">One dead in clashes between Colombia football fans
At least one person was killed in clashes between Colombian football fans outside a stadium in the Caribbean city of Cartagena after a Copa Libertadores match, police said.
The first match in the group stage between Atletico Junior of nearby Barranquilla and Palmeiras de Brasil ended in a 1-1 draw.
It was played in Cartagena because the home team’s stadium is under construction.
The clashes pitted Atletico Junior fans against supporters of local club Real Cartagena.
READ: Barcelona lodges UEFA complaint after Atletico defeat
A video circulating on social media showed a man stabbing another man who was on the ground.
A Cartagena police official told reporters that the victim, a Junior fan, died after suffering multiple stab wounds.
Colombian football has a history of recurring episodes of violence in and around stadiums.
In January of this year, a clash between fans left one person dead in the city of Cucuta, on the border with Venezuela.
At least 150 fans have been killed in rioting since 2008, according to independent investigations.
Published on Apr 10, 2026
At least one person was killed in clashes between Colombian football fans outside a stadium in the Caribbean city of Cartagena after a Copa Libertadores match, police said.
The first match in the group stage between Atletico Junior of nearby Barranquilla and Palmeiras de Brasil ended in a 1-1 draw.
It was played in Cartagena because the home team’s stadium is under construction.
The clashes pitted Atletico Junior fans against supporters of local club Real Cartagena.
READ: Barcelona lodges UEFA complaint after Atletico defeat
A video circulating on social media showed a man stabbing another man who was on the ground.
A Cartagena police official told reporters that the victim, a Junior fan, died after suffering multiple stab wounds.
Colombian football has a history of recurring episodes of violence in and around stadiums.
In January of this year, a clash between fans left one person dead in the city of Cucuta, on the border with Venezuela.
At least 150 fans have been killed in rioting since 2008, according to independent investigations.
Published on Apr 10, 2026
At least one person was killed in clashes between Colombian football fans outside a stadium…
