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Jordan Spieth (-4) got off to a rough start with a double-bogey and a bogey on consecutive holes, but still finished Friday in contention in a tie for fourth place. Rory McIlroy (-4) started off hot, faded away in the middle holes but reemerged as a favorite as he also ended the round at third. TIGER TRACKER: Tiger Woods narrowly makes cut after shaky Round 2 Tiger Woods (+4) looked like he was going to miss another Masters cut, set at 5-over, but did just enough to be among the 53 who will play on into the weekend....

Which brings us to the difference between your typical Wall Street trading floor and the growing hordes of day traders speculating in the market for their own accounts. And, possibly, to an insight or two into Mark Barton, the man who gunned down nine people at two day-trading firms’ offices in Atlanta last week after first killing his wife and kids. To be sure, the typical big trading floor looks like a white-collar madhouse....

To that end, her book, titled “Math Doesn’t Suck,” uses cutesy graphics and teen-magazine staples like personality quizzes, horoscopes and straight-from-the-mall examples to spell out often confusing concepts like reciprocal fractions and prime factorization. It also contains syrupy dollops of just-between-us-girls encouragement, three miniprofiles of drop-dead-gorgeous mathematicians, as well as practical tips for avoiding sloppy mistakes on homework, overcoming test-day brain freeze and suggestions on what to do when algebra gets you down....

The Red Devils have slipped 11 points adrift of arch-rivals Manchester City, with a derby defeat at Old Trafford doing their cause few favours. Jose Mourinho’s side do, however, still have 21 games to take in and plenty of time in which to bridge the gap to their record-breaking neighbours. Matic believes they are capable of doing just that, with nobody at Old Trafford about to give up in the battle for top-flight supremacy....

The anonymous bride-to-be shared her wild story to Reddit’s popular r/AmITheA*****e forum, a page dedicated to sharing personal drama and getting peer feedback on whether or not the situation was handled well. Under the username u/Pasta_on_my_laptop, the 21-year-old bride explained how her sister was stressing her out about her big day. The Redditor is planning to say “I do” at the end of July, just weeks after her sister gives birth to her fourth child....

With just two finishes outside the top 10 and no races in which he failed to finish, Crafton put himself in position of just having to show up, get in his truck and start the engine for the Ford 200 Friday night to clinch the title. He did just that to make his accomplishment official. Involved in a late wreck in the race, Crafton had his worst finish of the season in 21st but remained on the lead lap, completing every lap of every race during the season....

Gaetz made his comments during a Friday evening interview with Sean Spicer, the former White House press secretary under President Donald Trump. Spicer now hosts the Newsmax show Spicer & Company. Spicer asked Gaetz about Fauci’s changing public statements about the pandemic’s origins as well as the funding that Fauci authorized for research at the Wuhan Institute of Virology (WIV). The WIV is increasingly suspected by federal officials of possibly causing the pandemic through an accidental leak....

Harvey missed all of 2014 because of an elbow injury that required surgery late in 2013. Harvey said he’s ready to once again be the ace of the Mets staff. “I can’t wait to start throwing again and put that uniform on, so it’s definitely a lot of motivation to keep going," Harvey told reporters in Port Lucie, Fla., via the New York Post . “I’m pretty on-point with my accuracy right now which is surprising, hearing from some guys (who have had the surgery) that is sometimes the last thing that comes....

The Guardians signal-caller — who last week completed 15 of 29 passes for 182 yards and a touchdown — gave a scathing review of his team right before halftime, saying his team needed to “change the entire game plan” after falling behind 12-0. He had, at the time, completed 5 of 13 passes for 32 yards and an interception. MORE: XFL Week 2: Live scores, highlights, results from second round of action...

The Lions confirmed the agreement Tuesday night. The Broncos cut ties with Prater earlier this month, when the 30-year-old kicker was about to come off a four-game suspension for violating the league’s substance abuse policy. Prater made 25 of 26 field goals last season, including a record-setting 64-yarder against Tennessee. The Lions have grown increasingly desperate for kicking help after rookie Nate Freese went 3-of-7 on field goals and Alex Henery went 1-of-5....

Smith didn’t cry over Dellavedova’s health; he knew the Cavs’ scrappy point guard would be fine. Smith says he wept tears of joy, knowing that the point guard he coached at Saint Mary’s College had played the game of his life on the NBA’s biggest stage. MORE: NBA Finals Game 4 time, TV info | Dellavedova keeps being the hero | Delly mixes it up with Lee “He literally left it all on the floor," Smith told Sporting News, “and that’s exactly what we embodied at Saint Mary’s....

McVay said that quarterback Matthew Stafford — who hasn’t played since Week 11 because of a variety of ailments — will likely be sidelined for the remainder of the season with a spinal cord contusion. Stafford was placed on injured reserve this week, meaning he’ll miss at least four more games. He reportedly felt numbness in his legs during Los Angeles’ Week 11 loss to the Saints. MORE: 49ers’ Jimmy Garoppolo breaks foot, out for season...

“This will help tremendously,” Maui County Council Chair Alice Lee told Hawaii News Now Thursday. Before this new law, the state collected a 10 percent hotel tax and split it among each county. Now, Lee said Maui will bring in triple the revenue, as each county can levy their own surcharge to the tax and use the money for local needs. “Instead of $23 million, we’ll probably receive in the neighborhood of $50 to $70 million,” Lee said....

The veteran guard probably didn't want to say anything to jinx his long-awaited return to the Dallas Mavericks. Harris has already had one setback after returning to workouts following offseason toe surgery that delayed his reunion with the franchise that acquired the former top-10 pick on draft night a decade ago. "He brings a lot, but we've got to make sure he's right before we put him out there," coach Rick Carlisle said....

Xhaka & Zlatan in PL Team of the Week Hazard starred in his former side’s 4-1 demolition of Nancy in May 2012, netting a hat-trick in the first half-hour of the game at the Stade Metropole. And Mavuba has revealed that the Belgian had gone out for drinks the night before in the knowledge that it would be his final game for Lille, with a move to Chelsea already arranged for the summer....

Max Scherzer just missed a perfect game, but he still got the traditional chocolate syrup shower after finishing a no-hitter against the Pirates. MORE: Nats interested in Zobrist? | Verlander wanted no part of A-Rod’s 3,000th hit | Next Mr. 3,000 Nationals reporter Dan Kolko couldn’t avoid the syrup shrapnel. Looks like that suit has to be retired.

The Nationals on Monday put their ace on the 10-day IL with what they called a “mild rhomboid strain” a day after he skipped his bullpen session ahead of a scheduled Tuesday start against the Braves. Scherzer has been dealing with muscle tightness in his upper back and shoulder that kept him from pitching in the All-Star Game and forced him to miss his second start out of the break earlier this month....

The 32-year-old Nationals ace, who’s won two Cy Young awards since 2013 and recently notched his 2,000th strikeout, looks to be in the midst of another fine season. He’s jumped out to an 8-5 record with a National League-best 2.09 ERA while his Nationals lead the NL East. MORE: Ranking the 25 worst Hall of Fame selections On Wednesday, Scherzer took a no-hitter into the eighth inning against the Marlins, which prompted a beat writer to point out that Scherzer’s actually taken no-hitters at least six innings in 13....

Waters attended the Brooklyn Center protests in Minneapolis last weekend over the killing of Daunte Wright, a 20-year-old Black man who was fatally shot by a white police officer during a traffic stop. At the protests, Waters urged a more confrontational approach against the U.S. legal system’s treatment of Black people should Chauvin be acquitted. He was convicted on three counts. The congresswoman later explained her comments in an interview with The Grio posted on Monday....

And now he says he’s ready to move on with his life. His approach, though, begins by reliving part of the past, trying to get across his side of the story he believes was either ignored or that he never could tell while mired in legal battles. It has been an incredible last five years for Mayfield, starting with a failed NASCAR drug test in May 2009. Still suspended from NASCAR but avoiding jail from a series of criminal charges stemming from a November 2011 search of his property, Mayfield’s life has taken some bizarre turns....