BRADENTON, Fla. – Concession quite literally became a pain in Brooks Koepka’s neck on Saturday.

The 36-hole leader at the WGC-Workday Championship woke up and couldn’t even turn 90 degrees to the right or left.

“It’s actually quite painful, because it’s on the left and right, then my traps are tight and shoulders and scaps. It just goes down the chain,” he said. “It’s kind of like a knife going into your left side of my neck. I couldn’t extend today for whatever reason.”

The discomfort was apparent right away Saturday, as Koepka’s caddie tried to loosen up the area on the range, to no avail. On the course, Koepka routinely stretched his neck before and after every shot, but it remained stiff. He hooked his opening tee shot left, into a palmetto bush, leading to a bogey. He flared his approach into the second hole wide right, leading to another dropped shot.

The pain subsides throughout the course of the round, and he battled his way back into the tournament, going 4 under the rest of the way to shoot a respectable 70 and sit just two shots back of Collin Morikawa.

“I’m not very happy,” he said. “I’m annoyed that I feel the way I do. Spotting a few shots early on isn’t fun. I spotted a few early on in the week just because of it, and it’s not fun to be chasing. Just need to feel good tomorrow.”

Koepka said he’s been bothered by a stiff neck since the beginning of the year. He said the pain is radiating “under my skull” and traveling down both sides of his neck. He said he’s had to go through a bottle of Aleve and Advil to get through the weekend. Typically not a player who will have a lengthy warmup before a competitive round, he said he might arrive early Sunday to hit more balls in an attempt to get loose.

“Today was probably one of the worst days,” he said. “I’ve tried everything – sleeping different, I’ve been worked on. I don’t wish it upon anybody; it’s not fun. This is the first time I’ve ever had a stiff neck, but it sucks.”

BRADENTON, Fla. – At least a few players will show support Sunday for Tiger Woods.

Both Rory McIlroy and Patrick Reed said at the World Golf Championships-Workday Championship that they will wear a red shirt and black pants in the final round in a nod to Woods, who was seriously injured in a car accident earlier this week outside Los Angeles.

Coincidentally, McIlroy and Reed are in the same group Sunday, teeing off at 1:30 p.m. ET. They are both four shots off Collin Morikawa’s lead.

It’s unclear how many more players will join them in the show of support. Some players, like Max Homa, likely did not make the trip from the Genesis Invitational with that color combination in their luggage.

McIlroy has been one of Woods’ closest friends on Tour over the past decade, while Reed used to pay homage to Woods by wearing red and black during tournaments.

When asked after his round if he’d don that attire Sunday at The Concession, Reed: “Yeah. Definitely.”

CHAPEL HILL, N.C. -- North Carolina coach Roy Williams became the fifth Division I men's basketball coach to reach 900 wins on Saturday, and was able to celebrate the milestone in front of home fans for the first time this season.

Down 16 points to No. 11 Florida State shortly before halftime, the Tar Heel rode a 20-point performance from freshman Walker Kessler to mount a comeback against the ACC's top team. UNC celebrated the longtime coach at midcourt after the game, raising a framed No. 900 jersey in his honor.

Williams joins Mike Krzyzewski, Jim Boeheim, Jim Calhoun and Bob Knight as the only Division I men's basketball coaches to hit 900 wins. He's the fastest coach in Division I to reach the milestone, doing it in just his 1,161st game as a head coach.

Saturday also marked North Carolina's first home game with fans in attendance, which came after Gov. Roy Cooper eased public-gathering restrictions earlier this week to permit indoor arenas with a capacity of at least 5,000 to bring up to 15% of that total.

That meant North Carolina could bring around 3,200 fans in the Smith Center seating more than 21,000.

The Associated Press contributed to this report.

After missing 10 consecutive games, Milwaukee Bucks guard Jrue Holiday is likely to return to the lineup against the visiting LA Clippers on Sunday, sources told ESPN.

The Bucks have been largely inconsistent without Holiday, who has been out for three weeks as part of the league's health and safety protocols.

Holiday practiced on Saturday with the Bucks, and he has progressed in ramping up his conditioning this week.

After starting the season 15-8, the Bucks have struggled to a 5-5 record without Holiday. The Bucks are down in points per game (121.2 to 117.6), point differential (9.8 to 2.5) and assists per game (27.2 to 23.7).

Holiday has averaged 16.4 points, 5.4 assists and 4.8 rebounds, including shooting 50% from the floor and 38.7% on 3-pointers.

The Bucks acquired Holiday from New Orleans Pelicans in a blockbuster four-team trade during the offseason.

Wales coach Wayne Pivac said he was proud of his players as they won their first silverware under him by beating England 40-24 to take the Triple Crown.

Controversy surrounded first-half tries from Josh Adams and Liam Williams, before Wales pulled clear late on after England rallied to level at 24-24.

"It was a special day," said Pivac.

"We talked about it being a special day for a lot of reasons - George North's 100th Test match, some silverware on the line and the opportunity to go deeper into the competition and push on.

"The weather was good and we went out there and got a bonus-point win. You have to be proud of the performance. It feels great, the players are feeling good about the performance.

"To get the bonus point at the end, we're happy. We're happy for the players because they've put in so much work and worked hard."

Pivac refused to be drawn into the controversy surrounding the tries scored by Adams and Williams, instead praising his players' contributions.

Adams' score was allowed after a quickly taken tap penalty kick from Dan Biggar, while Williams crossed despite suggestions of a Louis Rees-Zammit knock-on in the build-up.

"From a Welsh point of view, the cross-field kick was pinpoint," said Pivac.

"It was good skill. Josh Adams did his job by hanging out there to give us the option and I thought it was well taken once the referee said time on.

"If it was against us, we'd be having a little bit of a look at ourselves and why we didn't react quicker."

Pivac said it was surreal to pick up the Triple Crown trophy in front of no fans, with the stands empty as a result of the coronavirus pandemic.

"The players were joking about doing a lap of honour for the fans at the end," he said. "I'm sure everybody in their homes will be celebrating that one."

Victory was vindication for the New Zealander, who suffered a disappointing first year in charge as Wales lost seven out of 10 games in 2020.

His side will win the Grand Slam if they beat Italy in Rome and France in Paris.

"It's very satisfying, but we've stayed focused on our jobs and what we're doing," he said.

"It's well-documented we chose to go down a bit of a development route in the autumn and build some depth in certain positions.

"It was a free hit from our point of view. Our board is across what we're doing and the public will get on board when we start getting results, we knew that.

"For me, it's about the players and providing them with an environment where they can come in and get the job done, keep improving.

"Hopefully we're doing that and people are seeing that the hard work is starting to pay off. But there are still two big games to go."

Wales visit Rome on 13 March and Paris seven days later, but Pivac says his team have their "feet on the ground".

"The players have talked about that in the changing room already," he said.

"The next game is the most important one because there's a chance it could undo all this good work.

"We'll be working hard, looking at the Italians and doing all of our usual reviewing of our performance and previewing them.

"Then we've got to make sure we put out a side that can not only get a good result, but give a good performance, which is ultimately what we're after."

Bristol outside-half Callum Sheedy impressed with a 13-point second-half haul after coming on as a replacement for Dan Biggar.

"I thought he was fantastic," added Pivac.

"After missing a couple of kicks up in Edinburgh, to come on in that situation, a very tight game, he had three difficult kicks and hit all three of them well.

"I'm just pleased for him. His general play was solid and all the boys coming on added something to the game.

"Callum's doing everything that we're asking of him and he's enjoying being in the environment, expressing himself and doing well, along with a lot of other players."

Watch Scrum V Six Nations, BBC Two Wales and online, Sunday, 28 February from 19:00 GMT and later on demand.

DIRIYAH, Saudi Arabia – Sam Bird got the better of Robin Frijns to earn his first victory with Jaguar Racing during round two of the Formula E season on Saturday at the Riyadh Street Circuit.

A red flag for a violent crash five minutes from the scheduled end of the race brought things to a premature end, handing Bird the win and forcing Frijins to settle for second.

Antonio Felix da Costa completed the podium in third after teammate Jean-Eric Vergne was hit with a massive 24-second post-race penalty for failing to use his second Attack Mode activation.

Frijns got away cleanly from pole to fend off Sette Camara into turn one. Bird immediately challenged Camara driver to take second on the inside of turn two.

Da Costa banged wheels with Nico Mueller and Sebastien Buemi further back as they battled for eighth.

Bird was biding his time behind Frijns as Camara, Oliver Turvey, Mueller, Tom Blomqvist, Vergne, Da Costa, Buemi and Nick Cassidy completed the top 10.

On lap five Vergne pounced on an error by Blomqvist to take sixth and the Brit fell to eighth a lap later. Meanwhile, Buemi and Cassidy diced for ninth, with the Swiss taking the spot with a regulation pass into turn 18.

The lead pair drew out two seconds on Camara in third, with Turvey running fourth with Mueller kept at an arm’s length. Meanwhile, the two DS TECHEETAHs hunted in packs as the Frenchman jumped for Attack Mode with his teammate following.

Mueller was first to fall to Vergne on lap 10 and the double Formula E champion was on a charge. Turvey succumbed shortly afterwards as the DS driver climbed into fourth – now comfortably the fastest man on track.

Frijns was next to dive for his first mandatory Attack Mode activation and importantly, he was able to hold off Camara to keep close to new race leader Bird, who used that initial 35kW boost to go off-line to cross the Attack Mode loop.

The Dutchman reeled in Bird to pass the Brit into turn 18 as the Jaguar went for Attack Mode. It didn’t work out for the experienced Formula E racer, with Bird also temporarily losing third Camara, allowing Frijns to pull out a two-second gap on lap 14.

At the half-way mark, Vergne’s charge continued with another pass for third, this time on Camara, just as Jake Denniswas crunched by Pascal Wehrlein’s Porsche, which drew a caution.

Bird had found his way beyond Frijns for the race lead just prior to cautino, with the latter heading for Attack Mode number two but once again, the Virgin racer was able to bite back – despite Frijns saying he was over-consuming energy over team radio.

Bird tried to return the favor, and with the leader having to go on the defensive, the two DS TECHEETAHs were brought into play with Da Costa now leading Vergne in third and fourth, respectively, with 17 minutes plus a lap to run.

On Lap 22, Bird did make that move at turn 18 stick, while the two DS’ came to blows at turn 21. Vergne came out on top in third but the pair of black and gold cars were now 2.2 seconds back from the leaders after their disagreement.

Two laps later, Bird led Frijns by .8 seconds and held onto that advantage through his second Attack Mode activation. Contact between Guenther and Evans ultimately caused the end of the race via a red flag leaving Bird to take the checkers ahead of Frijns, Vergne, Da Costa and Cassidy.

Twenty-four second penalties for Vergne and Rast followed the chequered flag, however, as neither used their second Attack Mode activation.

“I was a bit emotional in the car,” Bird said after the race. “It was a big move and a big step for me moving away from what was my family in Envision Virgin Racing to join Jaguar Racing, but they’ve welcomed me with open arms and I’m pleased to deliver this win. The whole point of the opening two rounds was to come here and score decent points and if you’d said I’d come away with 25 points, I’d have taken that. Robin was so respectful and a pleasure to race against which is exactly what you’d expect of his calibre. It was really, really good.”

The Vegas Golden Knights have terminated a brief partnership with UpickTrade, a company based in Mexico that sells sports betting picks, including on the NHL.

"The Vegas Golden Knights have ended their sponsorship agreement with UpickTrade. The organization will not have additional comments on the matter at this time," the team said in a statement released Saturday afternoon.

UpickTrade did not immediately return a request for comment from ESPN regarding the termination of the deal.

The partnership was the first sponsorship agreement between a Mexico-based company and an NHL club, according to the Knights, and also was believed to be the first deal between a professional sports franchise and a sports betting recommendation service. It lasted three days.

It was announced on Wednesday that UpickTrade would become the Official Picks Service Partner of the Knights and would be featured on team's web and social media platforms as well as on the boards around the rink at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas.

"We are hopeful our fanbase will make UpickTrade.com a part of their sports betting pick process," Mike Mungiello, vice president of global partnerships for the Knights, said in a release announcing the deal.

Carlos Lazo Reyes, CEO of UpickTrade, called the partnership a "historic moment in the sports betting market."

However, the partnership was widely criticized by the sports betting community, including problem-gambling experts, bookmakers and bettors. There were concerns about whether UpickTrade would sell picks on Knights games and if the company would have access to injury or lineup information directly from the team.

A spokesperson for UpickTrade told ESPN earlier in the week that it would be allowed to sell picks on games involving the Knights but had not asked and did not expect to receive injury or lineup information from the team.

The pick-selling industry has had a notorious reputation for decades, dating back to the 1-900 premium phone lines in the 1980s and 1990s and blossoming further on the internet. Services have been accused of selling one side of a game to one client and the other side to a different client, falsifying records and pretending to have inside information.

ORLANDO, Fla. – Angel Yin wasn’t feeling 100 percent on Saturday. She hid the pain well.

Yin carded an eagle, six birdies and one bogey en route to a third-round, 7-under 65 to match the low round of the week at the Gainbridge LPGA at Lake Nona Golf and Country Club. It’s her lowest round on tour since July 2019.

“To shoot 7 under, it just feels really good because I wasn't able to do that in a while,” Yin said. “Even though I knew where my game was, the pain was overshadowing everything.”

Yin, a lighthearted spirit, got serious when talking about the shoulder pain she’s battled over the last year.

When the LPGA returned last July from its self-imposed hiatus due to the coronavirus, Yin didn’t feel right. During the Marathon LPGA Classic, her second event back, the long-hitter started feeling pain in her left shoulder, and it shot down her arm at impact with the ball, especially when she would hit her driver.

Since joining the LPGA in 2017, Yin has ranked inside the top 4 in driving distance. In 2020, she dropped to 17th. She simply didn’t have the strength to hit the ball like she used to. Yin lost 10 yards off the tee.

“It was like electricity going down, so it would just weaken [the arm],” Yin told GolfChannel.com. “At the worst point, it was hard for me to open a water bottle. I couldn't drive with my left hand.”

The pain continued to increase at the AIG Women’s Open in August, where Yin finished T-59 at 13 over. She tried to mask her suffering with painkillers. She also sought treatment from a doctor in Orlando, Florida, who has helped ease her pain with the use of a TENS machine.

“Now, when I'm hitting it I still have a little bit of pain,” Yin said. “But to think about what I was doing last year with painkillers, I think it was a little bit crazy. I shouldn't have done that. It wasn't very smart. Kind of taught me a lot.”

In order to compensate for her pain, Yin changed her swing during the offseason. She spent two weeks at home in California making adjustments. She also changed her clubs. The changes were both a curse and a blessing as she learned to hit a cut for the first time. But some of the tweaks she made created further issues with her swing, which she had to sort out with her longtime coach, Bobby Lasken.

“I think this injury saved my career,” Yin said. “I noticed that my swing wasn't right. I was always a swinger and I became a hitter out of nowhere. I think that is what really causes harm on my left shoulder.”

Yin made all these changes to try and avoid surgery. On Saturday, she admitted to still feeling just 50 percent. But the 22-year-old is willing to make any adjustments necessary in order to avoid having to go under the knife.

“I’m a very anti-surgery person,” Yin said with a laugh. “You’re not opening me up. I am so scared about opening up, open surgery. No, no.”

Although she didn’t feel her best or have her best game, Yin sits just three shots back of the lead in her season debut.

“I already have distance, so I didn't need to go all out,” Yin said. “I definitely hit it further than last year, which was great.”

ORLANDO, Fla. – Annika Sorenstam sat down with her son, Will, on Friday night as the 9-year-old laid out his third-round plan for his mother at the Gainbridge LPGA. It was the second time this week that the mother-son team went hole-by-hole, discussing what the 72-time LPGA winner would need to do to successfully navigate their home course of Lake Nona Golf and Country Club.

However, Sorenstam wasn't able to execute that plan on Saturday, a day after making the cut in her first LPGA start since 2008. She shot 7-over 79 to slip to 9 over, where she sits last among the 74 players who made the weekend.

“We went through the game plan and I had a good feeling this morning,” Sorenstam said with a smile. “I was ready to do that, and unfortunately I did not follow his plan. Not intentionally, but it was a hard day at the office, as they would say. Just didn't happen at all today.”

On Saturday, Sorenstam played with Kristen Gillman, a two-time U.S. Women’s Amateur champion, and Pornanong Phatlum of Thailand. Gillman is one of 40 alumni in the field who competed as an amateur in one of the events put on by the ANNIKA Foundation. For Sorenstam, it’s as exciting for her to reconnect with the young players she saw grow up in the game as it is for them to play alongside a golf icon.

“It's fun to be inside the ropes with those players that we had those tournaments with, and some of them I've given clinics to, and then I'm out there with them, so it's cool,” Sorenstam said. “We are proud of the ANNIKA alumni and what we've achieved, to see the great success that they're having.”

Sorenstam has found success this week, too. While rounds of 75-71-79 weren’t likely what she had in mind, the sheer experience of being back inside the ropes, competing on the LPGA for the first time in 13 years, has served its objective. Sorenstam’s intention was to use the week as preparation for the U.S. Senior Women’s Open this summer.

“The purpose is to get experience, so I was trying to follow my routine and do everything I do on every single shot,” Sorenstam said. “I did that, so I'm pleased about that part.”

Sorenstam will tee off No. 10 at 9:39 a.m. ET Sunday alongside Wei-Ling Hsu.

ORLANDO, Fla. – For the second consecutive LPGA tournament, there’s a Korda atop the leaderboard.

This time it’s Nelly Korda, who leads by a shot through 54 holes of the Gainbridge LPGA. Korda carded a 4-under 68 Saturday at at Lake Nona Golf and Country Club to overtake 36-hole leader Lydia Ko and pull one clear of rookie Patty Tavatanakit, who is searching for her first win, and three ahead of a group that includes current world No. 1 Jin Young Ko, a former No. 1 in Lydia Ko and Angel Yin.

“Any time you can get ahead of the pack going into Sunday is a positive,” Korda said. “There are some good players there, so it'll take good golf to win.”

One month ago, Nelly’s older sister, Jessica, won the season-opening Diamond Resorts Tournament of Champions, also in Orlando. The sisters played together in the final group for the first time in a final round before Jessica defeated Danielle Kang in a playoff. Nelly finished outside the playoff and solo third. On Saturday, Jessica bogeyed her final hole of the day to shoot 2-under 70 and drop six back of her sister heading into the final round.

“My sister is in contention at the top, so a win for her is a win for me, as well,” Jessica said. “But I’ll definitely be chasing tomorrow.”

At the same time, Nelly will be chasing history. With a victory, she and her sister would become the first siblings to win in back-to-back LPGA events since Annika and Charlotta Sorenstam in 2000.