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PGA Tour says players knew consequences of joining LIV Golf

By DOUG FERGUSON AP Sports Writer The PGA Tour asked a federal judge in San Francisco to deny the appeal of three suspended players who joined Saudibacked LIV Golf and now want to compete in the tour’s lucrative postseason, arguing the players knew the consequences two months ago. Talor Gooch, Matt Jones and Hudson Swafford are seeking a temporary restraining order.

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Rose dismisses sexual misconduct questions at Phillies fete

By DAN GELSTON AP Sports Writer PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Pete Rose dismissed questions Sunday about his first appearance on the field in Philadelphia since the franchise scrapped 2017 plans to honor him because of a woman’s claim she had a sexual relationship with baseball’s hit king when she was a minor. “It was 55 years ago, babe,” Rose told a female baseball writer for The Philadelphia Inquirer.

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