AP Sports SummaryBrief at 10:11 p.m. EDT

Caitlin Clark struggles early in WNBA debut before scoring 20 points in Fever’s loss to Connecticut

UNCASVILLE, Conn. (AP) — The Caitlin Clark era in the WNBA has officially begun, although it got off to a slow start. went scoreless for nearly the first 15 minutes, before more comfortable and finishing with 20 points in the Indiana Fever’s 92-71 loss to the Connecticut Sun on Tuesday night. She missed her first four shots before finally getting on the board midway through the second period. The NCAA’s all-time Division I scoring leader stole the ball around the foul line and drove the length of the court before laying the ball in. Clark had said before the game that she thought her first basket would come on a layup since it was a “high-percentage” shot.

Tiger Woods is still deciding whether he has time to be Ryder Cup captain

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — There’s a lot of uncertainty about Tiger Woods at the PGA Championship. Only some of it involves his golf. Woods says he is still talking with the PGA of America about whether he has the time to serve as Ryder Cup captain for the 2025 matches at Bethpage Black. Woods didn’t have a lot to offer about his role on the PGA Tour as it tries to negotiate with the Saudi backers of LIV Golf on a potential investment deal. As for his game? He says he needs to figure out how to play four good rounds instead of two.

Chiefs kicker Harrison Butker rails against Pride month, working women in commencement speech

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Kansas City Chiefs kicker Harrison Butker railed against Pride month, working women, President Biden’s leadership during the COVID-19 pandemic and abortion during a commencement address at Benedictine College last weekend. The three-time Super Bowl champion delivered the roughly 20-minute address Saturday at the Catholic private liberal arts school in Atchison, Kansas. Butker also addressed the women in the audience, arguing their “most important title” should be that of “homemaker.” Butker has made his conservative Catholic beliefs well known. The Chiefs declined to comment on the commencement address.

Man City on verge of Premier League title as Haaland scores twice in 2-0 win over Tottenham

LONDON (AP) — Erling Haaland scored twice as Manchester City beat Tottenham 2-0 and moved to within one win of a record fourth-straight Premier League title. The three-time defending champion will go into the final round of games Sunday with a two-point lead on second-place Arsenal. City hosts West Ham and Arsenal is at home against Everton. Haaland fired Pep Guardiola’s team ahead in the 51st minute at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium when he converted Kevin De Bruyne’s cross. He struck his second from the penalty spot in stoppage time. City’s win also meant Aston Villa secured fourth place and qualification for next season’s Champions League ahead of Tottenham.

Cousins shrugs off drafting of Penix, says he’s ready to make it work for the Falcons

FLOWERY BRANCH, Ga. (AP) — Kirk Cousins has shrugged off any hard feelings over the Atlanta Falcons drafting Michael Penix Jr., insisting he’s ready to compete and doesn’t think there will be any issues in the quarterback room. Cousins was one of the biggest free-agent signings of the offseason, getting a $180 million, four-year deal with the Falcons that includes $100 million in guaranteed money. Then, in the most shocking decision of the draft, the Falcons selected Penix with the No. 8 overall selection. Cousins didn’t exactly endorse the selection of Penix, dodging a question about whether he would’ve signed with the Falcons if he knew they were planning to draft another quarterback in the first round. But Cousins says he’s ready to make a potentially uncomfortable situation work for the Falcons.

Bronny James says he’s ‘grateful’ to have NBA dream in reach after health scare last summer

CHICAGO (AP) — Bronny James says he’s “grateful for everything” with his NBA dream in reach after a major health scare last summer. James is participating in the NBA draft combine this week. James met with the media after not granting interviews during his lone season at Southern California. The son of NBA career scoring leader LeBron James, Bronny James was one of the nation’s top prospects when he decided to stay near home and committed to USC last May out of Sierra Canyon School in nearby Chatsworth. But things took an unexpected turn last summer. James went into cardiac arrest because of a congenital heart defect during a basketball workout at USC in late July and needed surgery.

Rory McIlroy files for divorce from his wife of 7 years ahead of the PGA Championship

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — Rory McIlroy has filed for divorce in a stunning development as the PGA Championship nears. Court records in Palm Beach County, Florida, showed the petition for dissolution of marriage against Erica Stoll was filed Monday. That’s one day after McIlroy won the Wells Fargo Championship for his 26th career PGA Tour victory. McIlroy’s management team confirms the divorce filing and says he won’t comment to make sure this time is respectful and amicable. The petition for divorce described the marriage as irretrievably broken and asked that a prenuptial agreement signed about a month before their 2017 wedding be enforced. The prenuptial agreement was sealed.

Scheffler never happier with his life, wife and son. Now he’s ready to grab another major at PGA

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — Scottie Scheffler rarely takes time to reflect. But he couldn’t help himself last week. He was home in Dallas with a healthy newborn son, a healthy wife and a Masters green jacket in the closet. But it wasn’t long before his attention shifted to the next major championship. There is an ultra competitive side to Scheffler. It’s what helped him reach a dominant level in golf, with victories in four of his last five tournaments. Now he says he’s ready to chase another major at the PGA Championship. It will be his first competition after three weeks off.

With CFP snub still stinging, Atlantic Coast Conference ponders how to boost football perceptions

AMELIA ISLAND, Fla. (AP) — The College Football Playoff snub of unbeaten Florida State is still a fresh wound for the entire Atlantic Coast Conference. On the agenda this week at the Ritz Carlton on Amelia Island is how to avoid having something similar happen again in the now 12-team CFP, with the selection committee responsible for divvying up seven at-large teams to go with the five highest ranked conference champions. Pitt coach Pat Narduzzi spoke for much of the conference when he said he felt as if there has been a lot of disrespect to ACC football.

Playing in the PGA Championship at 61, golf teacher’s biggest lesson is the power of perseverance

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — At first glance, it’s easy to pick out the most unlikely entrant in golf’s second major of the year. He is a 61-year-old club pro out of Oklahoma named Tracy Phillips. A deeper look into Phillips’ pedigree suggests that the only fluke about the 5-foot-4 golf instructor teeing it up at the PGA Championship this week is that it took him 40 years longer to get here than anyone expected. Back in 1980, Phillips was the country’s top-ranked junior, had notched a win at the PGA Junior Championship and was fully expecting to play on the PGA Tour once he was done in college. Almost 45 years later, he is one of the 20 club pros who qualified to play in one of golf’s biggest tournaments of the year.