Two-time All-Pro cornerback and 2019 AP NFL Defensive Player of the Year Stephon Gilmore has announced his retirement. Gilmore last played in the NFL in 2024. The 35-year-old Gilmore issued an Instagram post Thursday that showed video highlights of his career and closed with the message: “The game ends here, but the journey continues.” Gilmore was voted the defensive player of the year and had a league-leading six interceptions in 2019 with the New England Patriots. He also earned All-Pro honors in 2018 during a Super Bowl championship season with the Patriots.
After crashing his SUV last week in Florida, Tiger Woods took out his phone and told a deputy, “I was just talking to the president." That's according to newly released body camera footage that also shows that Woods appeared astonished as he was handcuffed. It's not clear if Woods was referring to President Donald Trump. Woods said he was looking at his phone when his speeding Land Rover clipped a truck and rolled onto its side. The video also shows that deputies found painkiller pills in Woods’ pocket after the crash. Woods entered a not guilty plea on Tuesday to suspicion of driving under the influence.
Keaton Wagler’s high school basketball transcript contained everything a college coach could want in a recruit. Illinois’ 6-foot-6 sharp-shooting guard helped Shawnee Mission Northwest High School in Kansas win its first two state titles, won a school record 80 games and finished among the top five on the school’s career lists for scoring, rebounds, assists and steals. Yet his seemingly sterling resume didn’t translate into the kind of buzz surrounding some flashier, more highly touted stars in this talented freshman class. Now, as this weekend’s Final Four beckons, Wagler suddenly finds himself squarely in the spotlight as one of college basketball’s top newcomers.
Police video shows Tiger Woods being handcuffed after failing sobriety test following rollover crash in Florida.
Matthew Boyd struck out 10 while pitching into the sixth inning, and the Chicago Cubs beat the Los Angeles Angels 6-2. Nico Hoerner had three hits for Chicago on a chilly and windy afternoon at Wrigley Field. Matt Shaw had two hits and two RBIs, and Alex Bregman reached three times in the rubber game of the three-game series. Boyd allowed two runs, one earned, and two hits over 5 2/3 innings in his second start of the season. Zach Neto had two of the Angels’ four hits. Yusei Kikuchi was charged with five runs and six hits in 5 1/3 innings.
Team president Kevin Warren says the Chicago Bears hope to choose a site for an enclosed stadium in Illinois or Indiana late this spring or early in the summer. Warren told reporters at the NFL meetings in Arizona that the Bears are in an “excellent” position as they mull building a new home on land they own in suburban Arlington Heights, Illinois, or in Hammond, Indiana, even though they had hoped to start construction last year. Indiana lawmakers are attempting to lure them from the Windy City with a plan to finance and build a domed stadium in Hammond, about 25 miles from their current home on Lake Michigan’s shore. The Illinois General Assembly has responded with legislation that would give tax breaks to so-called megaprojects of at least $100 million.
The NCAA Division I Cabinet will consider proposed changes to pre-enrollment eligibility rules, including one that would bar athletes who have entered a professional sports draft from competing in college after two high-profile cases in basketball this season. The Academics and Eligibility Committee proposed the changes and the Cabinet could take action within weeks. The new rules, if approved, would be effective for athletes entering college this fall. The draft proposal comes after two basketball players, Alabama’s Charles Bediako and Baylor’s James Nnaji, played college basketball after entering the NBA draft.
Tiger Woods has formally turned down the Ryder Cup captaincy as he steps away from golf activities. And a Florida judge approved his motion to leave the country to seek treatment. These developments come a day after Woods entered a not guilty plea to suspicion of driving under the influence. His SUV clipped a trailer and flipped on its side last week near his home in Florida. Woods posted a statement Tuesday night saying he was stepping away indefinitely to focus on his health. His attorney, Douglas Duncan, said Woods needs comprehensive inpatient treatment that cannot be done safely in the United States.
A Maryland judge has denied bail to a quadruple amputee professional cornhole player accused of fatally shooting a passenger in his Tesla last month. District Court Judge ordered Dayton James Webber to remain jailed without bail during a hearing by videoconference Wednesday. An attorney for Webber says his client acted in self-defense when he fatally shot 27-year-old Bradrick Michael Wells, and that he expects “a lengthy trial” to prove it. The 27-year-old Webber, whose arms and legs were amputated at 10 months old to save his life from a disease, is charged with murder and other counts. He hasn't entered a plea and is due back in court May 6.
Tiger Woods says he’ll step away and seek treatment after his SUV crash in Florida. Woods made his comments Tuesday, four days after the crash that led to his arrest on suspicion of driving under the influence. Woods pleaded not guilty on Tuesday in his driving under the influence case. The plea came hours after a sheriff’s report said he had pain pills in his pocket and showed signs of impairment at the crash scene last week. I’s the second time Woods has taken a leave following a car crash. In 2009, he announced a leave after his SUV plowed into a fire hydrant and tree outside his home near Orlando.