Hoge leads by one stroke in PGA Tour opener at Kapalua

Tom Hoge hits from the fourth fairway during the first round of The Sentry on Thursday at Kapalua Plantation Course in Kapalua, Hawaii. MATT YORK — THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

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USA forward Danny Nelson (17) celebrates his goal as Switzerland forward Kimo Gruber (12) skates by during a quarterfinal match at the IIHF World Junior Hockey Championship in Ottawa, Ontario, on Thursday. SEAN KILPATRICK — THE CANADIAN PRESS

AC Milan’s Christian Pulisic plays during an Italian Cup match against Sassuolo in Milan, Italy, on Dec. 3. LUCA BRUNO — THE ASSOCIATED PRESS, FILE

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KAPALUA, Hawaii >> Tom Hoge grew up in North Dakota and found the ideal vibe for Kapalua on Thursday, keeping expectations low and riding the momentum of good golf on his way to a 9-under 64 to take a one-shot lead at The Sentry in the PGA Tour season opener.

Hideki Matsuyama tried out a new putter — he saw someone else use it and figured it would work for him — and he had a birdie-eagle-birdie stretch on the back nine that carried him to a 65 and was one back along with beefed-up Will Zalatoris.

Xander Schauffele, the double major winner and highest-ranked player in the field, was among the few who showed up on the weekend at Kapalua. He twice had a fruitless search for his golf ball that led to bogey on the back nine that led to a 72.

Pro basketball

Pistons’ Ivey has surgery on leg >> Detroit Pistons guard Jaden Ivey had surgery on his left leg, a day after breaking his fibula in a collision during a win over the Orlando Magic.

The Pistons said that Ivey will be reevaluated in four weeks.

Ivey was averaging 17.6 points and 4.1 rebounds — both career highs — along with four assists in 30 games this season.

Baseball

Burnes’ deal with D-backs includes $64M deferred >> Right-hander Corbin Burnes’ $210 million, six-year contract with the Arizona Diamondbacks includes $64 million in deferred payments due from 2031-36, according to details obtained by The Associated Press.

Burnes gets a $10 million signing bonus payable within 30 days of the deal’s approval by the commissioner’s office and salaries of $30 million each in 2025 and 2026 and of $35 million in each of the following four seasons.

His deal, announced Monday and the largest in Diamondbacks history, includes $10 million in deferred money in each of the first two years and $11 million in each of the next four.

Skiing

Shiffrin aiming to be back ‘in the next week or so’ >> Mikaela Shiffrin is back in the gym and aiming to be on snow “in the next week or so,” the American skiing star said more than a month after suffering a deep puncture wound in her hip area.

The serious injury occurred during a during a crash on Nov. 30 in Killington, Vermont. Shiffrin was nearing the finish of her second run of the giant slalom, chasing a record-extending 100th World Cup win, when she lost an edge and slid into a gate, flipping head over skis.

Shiffrin underwent abdominal surgery in mid-December to clean out the puncture wound.

Soccer

Union hire Carnell as coach >> The Philadelphia Union named Bradley Carnell as the fourth head coach in the Major League Soccer team’s history.

The 47-year old Carnell spent two seasons as manager of St. Louis CITY SC and was the team’s inaugural head coach. He went 22-15-25 in 62 total regular-season matches. St. Louis led the Western Conference and ranked third in MLS with 62 goals and with a plus-17 goal differential during the 2023 season.

Pulisic set to return from injury >> Christian Pulisic appears to be healthy again following injuries to his calf and ankle and could return for AC Milan against Juventus in the Italian Super Cup semifinals on Friday.

The U.S. international has been out since tearing a muscle in his right calf nearly a month ago. Then he had a minor ankle issue.

Pulisic has been one of Milan’s top players this season with five goals and four assists in Serie A. He has also scored three goals in the Champions League.

Hockey

Hagens, Leonard each score twice, US routs Switzerland >> Boston College teammates James Hagens and Ryan Leonard each scored twice and the defending champion United States routed Switzerland 7-2 in the world junior hockey quarterfinals.

The Group A champion Americans will face Czechia — a 4-3 winner over Canada in the night game at Canadian Tire Centre — on Saturday. Group B winner Sweden will play Finland in the other semifinal.