MORNING SPORTS BRIEFS 4/29/22

NBA

Ja Morant and the Memphis Grizzlies will try to move to round two of the NBA Playoffs tonight. The Grizzlies visit the Minnesota Timberwolves leading that series three games to two.

NHL

The Nashville Predators got a 5-4 shootout win over the Colorado Avalanche last night. Nashville closes out the regular season tonight at the Arizona Coyotes.

Golf

Princeton’s Emma Talley had a one under par 70 in Thursday’s opening round of the LPGA Tour’s Palos Verdes Championship. She trails leader Minjee Lee by seven strokes.

A number of golfers are leading the way at the PGA Tour’s Mexico Open in Villa Hidalgo. Kurt Kitayama, Jonathan Byrd, Jon Rahm, Brendon Todd, Trey Mullinax, and Bryson Nimmer are in a six-way tie for first place. All six players finished the first round seven under par after shooting 64.