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The 2014 Women’s U.S. Open champion was 10 over par for the round and struggling at 14 over for the tournament at Turnberry when she quit following the 13th hole. MORE: American winners of men’s British Open | Wie ends winless drought in Hawaii Wie slipped as she walked off the 13th tee amid wet conditions in Scotland, compounding discomfort she has been suffering since developing a bone spur in her left foot during the defense of her U....

According to Michigan’s Department of Health, at least 1,191 newly confirmed cases were reported on Thursday, as well as at least 73 deaths. It was a significant increase from the past few days, with at least 370 cases reported on Wednesday, 469 on Tuesday and 370 on Monday. This brings the state’s totals to at least 49,582 confirmed cases and 4,787 deaths. Thursday’s increase in cases came after armed anti-lockdown protesters arrived at the Capitol in Lansing, demanding that Governor Gretchen Whitmer ease lockdown restrictions and reopen the state....

Michigan has enjoyed success in Harbaugh’s first two seasons, but last year’s 30-27 double-overtime loss to Ohio State kept the Wolverines out of the Big Ten championship game. The Wolverines closed with a 33-32 loss to Florida State in the Capital One Orange Bowl. Now, Michigan must replace a huge senior class heading into the 2017 season. Of course, that starts with spring practice and a trip to Rome. MORE: Harbaugh needs one last thing to close recruiting gap...

Scenario 1: No. 6 Michigan lost three of their last four games after starting 9-0 and the Jim Harbaugh hype machine is just that: a social media hype train bound to go off the tracks at any time. Scenario 2: Or you could say that the Wolverines (10-3) lost three games by five points — including Friday night’s 33-32 loss to No. 11 Florida State in the Capital One Orange Bowl — and are close to taking that next-level step under Harbaugh....

On Friday, the university released a study that mapped out COVID-19 trends across Michigan and the U.S. In the study, it was reported that school districts that don’t have mask mandates in place averaged “73 coronavirus cases per 100,000 students as of late September, compared to 45 cases per 100,000 students in districts with mask mandates.” The infection rate is 61 percent higher in school districts without mask requirements....

The Spartans cornerback, who accused Draymond Green of punching him over the weekend — leading to the Warriors forward’s arrest — has been granted his release and will transfer from the school, Michigan State coach Mark Dantonio said in a statement released Wednesday night. MORE: Disgraced athletes: Where they went wrong “In discussions with Jermaine Edmondson following spring practice and in the weeks thereafter, it became clear that Jermaine wanted to play a larger role on the team,” Dantonio said....

Izzo told Sporting News he'd issued a challenge to Appling: Become a point guard, or there's a very real chance you'll become a spectator. MORE: Is Kansas still a No. 1 seed? | When is Selection Sunday? | Scores Appling listened. He worked absurdly hard to meet his coach's challenge. He worked on his ballhandling, he polished his jump shot, he watched film to gain an understanding of how a point guard should think....

That offered the first look at a program that finished 10-3 in 2017. The Spartans played an offense vs. defense scrimmage for the second straight season, and that showed a talented team in East Lansing heading into Mark Dantonio’s 12th year as head coach. The White team beat Green 32-30. “Everybody competes,” Dantonio said. “At the same time, there’s a standard set and we’re going to try and hold to that standard and I think we have players that understand that and that’s exciting....

Michigan State coach Mel Tucker announced Sunday that linebacker Itayvion Brown, cornerback Khary Crump, safety Angelo Grose and defensive end Zion Young were suspended indefinitely until an investigation of the altercation is concluded. On Tuesday, four more Michigan State players were added to the list as Malcolm Jones, Justin White, Jacoby Windmon and Brandon Wright were indefinitely suspended. “The health and safety of our student-athletes, coaches, personnel, and the Spartan community remain our priority,” Tucker said in a statement on Sunday....

Michigan State wide receiver Aaron Burbridge made three impressive plays on a 29-yard touchdown grab — the catch, the broken tackle/spin after the catch, and the even more impressive spin move in the open field. It was like he hit ‘Y’ to make a user catch, then held ‘B’ to make that Madden-like spin. MORE: CFB scoreboard | Week 13 photos | College football’s craziest fans Burbridge’s touchdown gave the Spartans a 27-10 lead....

The rumors swirling Harbaugh’s destined return to his alma mater may have reached new heights on Tuesday. MORE: Top college football moments of 2014 | HS recruit bathes in offer letters | Michigan’s obsession with Harbaugh In what is being perceived as an excellent troll job, Michigan wished the current 49ers coach a happy birthday on Twitter. It’s a bold strategy they’re going with. A simple gesture for a beloved graduate, sure, but it feels like so much more....

This setback for Microsoft is not in itself very damaging-most manufacturers are happy to distribute Explorer for free. But the Softies have to be concerned when Judge Jackson scoffs at the idea of Microsoft’s self-proclaimed “unfettered liberty” to include whatever it wants in its operating system, no matter what carnage this does to the bottom line of its competitors. He might be thinking of Windows 98, which, to the detriment of Microsoft foes like Netscape, has browsing built in-thus tilting the playing field in Gates’s favor....

“In the past two years, Surfaces have supported nearly 100,000 minutes of sideline action, and in that time, not a single issue has been reported that is related to the tablet itself,” the post reads in part. “On rare occasions like we saw on Sunday, the stadium has network issues that prevent the delivery of images to the Surface devices. In these cases, we work with the NFL to quickly troubleshoot possible network issues so we can get the photo imaging solution to proceed as normal....

China accounted for fewer than 1 in 10 of the state-backed hacking attempts outlined in the report, but its success rate was 44 percent when it did attempt to break into networks, Microsoft said in its second annual Digital Defense Report. Russia has become notorious for its high-volume, state-backed hacking, and Microsoft’s report provides rare insight on how it stacks up against the U.S.’s other adversaries. Overall, hacking of other governments has a 10-20 percent success rate, according to Cristin Goodwin, head of Microsoft’s Digital Security Unit....

Players Conventional Wisdom Y. Arafat (+) Old CW: Ringo look-alike terrorist. New CW: Ringo look-alike peacemaker. Y. Rabin (+) Yessir, Yasir. It takes a tough man to make a tender peace. B. Clinton (-) Peace? What peace? Are you guys talking? Oh, that’s cool. H. Assad (+) He’s chillin’. And if he weren’t, nobody would be rappin’. ‘Bibi’ (+/-) Likud’s Netanyahu: hunky hawk or political dead duck? Norwegians (+) Hey, Jan, Terje–that reindeer meat you fed the negotiators did the trick....

These Central and South American migrants who have sewn their mouths shut in an effort to show the severity of their situation to the National Migration Institute are seeking passage into the country so they can eventually reach the United States. Activist Irineo Mujica said, “The migrants are sewing their lips together as a sign of protest. We hope that the National Migration Institute can see that they are bleeding, that they are human beings....

Shiffrin failed to finish the first run of her first event of the Beijing Winter Olympics on Sunday night (Monday morning in China). She booted out entering the turn into the seventh gate. Shiffrin lost the edge of her ski as she tried to cut a sharp angle. The fall disqualified her from the event. MORE: How to watch Mikaela Shiffrin at the 2022 Olympics Because she failed to finish her first run, she didn’t get a chance at making her second run in the event and thus didn’t get a chance to medal....

Even if he didn’t, the reception that awaited him as he arrived in town Thursday to be introduced as the Maple Leafs’ new coach drove the point home nicely. MORE: What we learned from news conference | Babcock’s first win | Sabres livid after near-miss There was live television coverage of his plane landing at the airport and his motorcade to Air Canada Centre. Dozens, perhaps hundreds of fans then crowded around the arena just to try and get a glimpse of the man the long-suffering franchise hopes will be its savior....