andy scholes is live from augusta. andy, good morning.rying to stay in contention. >> reporter: yeah, victor. tiger hanging in there. he's going to have a busy day. the first ever november masters. i'll tell you why today is critical for tiger's chances of winning back-to-back green jackets. your journey requires liberty mutual. they customize your car insurance so you only pay for what you need. wow. that will save me lots of money. this game's boring. only pay for what you need. liberty. liberty. liberty. liberty. less oral steroids. taking my treatment at home. nucala is a once-monthly add-on injection for severe eosinophilic asthma. not for sudden breathing problems. allergic reactions can occur. get help right away for swelling of face, mouth, tongue, or trouble breathing. infections that can cause shingles have occurred. don't stop steroids unless told by your doctor. tell your doctor if you have a parasitic infection. may cause headache, injection site reactions, back pain, and fatigue. ask your doctor about nucala at home. find yo

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andy scholes is there. andy?porter: john, it is a shame fans aren't allowed at the first ever november masters. the weather is beautiful today. shaping up to be beautiful for the rest of the weekend. the thunderstorms we got here yesterday softened up the course making for some great golf. a record 53 players shooting under par in the first round here at the masters. never seen something like that before. the list of players shooting under par includes tiger woods. he had his best first round here at the masters, tying his best score in the first round with four under. first time since 2009 that tiger had a bogey free round in a major. he said yesterday this november masters, it definitely has a different feel than the won he won 19 months ago. >> no patrons, no roars, we asked a few camera guys where did the ball end up, could we see, no. it is very different. lot of firsts today, this is kind of the way the entire year has been and the fact that we are able to compete for a masters considering all that's going

andy scholes has this morning's bleacher report. andy, what's the plan here?s from continuing to happen, laura, and the nfl hasn't had to do reshuffling of the schedule lately. certainly trying to keep it that way. yesterday they sent out a new memo to all 32 teams, beefing up their covid protocols, and most notably, the new protocol you'll see when watching games is players are now required to wear masks on the sideline, unless they have their helmet on or preparing to enter the game. and no longer going to have the option to wear only a face shield. instead they must wear a face mask or double layered gator in addition to the face shield. pl players and staff will be allowed to enter briefly after games. the changes will take effect starting this week beginning with those three games we have on thanksgiving. now, these new protocols come as multiple positive tests led ravens to temporarily shut down their practice facility yesterday. coach john harbaugh include mark ingram and jk dobbins, huge blow for the ravens, as they take on the undefeated pittsburgh st

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andy scholes has more in this morning's bleacher report from augusta.f my sons said, mom, biggest stories, dustin johnson's win the masters, steele steelers 9-0. brees injuries. >> what a day. first time we have ever had something like that. but this masters in augusta was one of a kind. there was no fans in attendance. we didn't have the big roars happening around the course, and they finished up the tournament early because of football and fin the year 2020, dustin johnson wins with a masters record of 20 under par. d.j. came into the final round with a four stroke lead, a battle through some of the nerves and was able to come away with an easy win by the end of the day. d.j.'s little brother austin who caddies for him, tearing up on 18 as they were finishing up. his fiance, poliaulina geretzky running over to give him a hug. and he was very emotional about finally getting to put on that green jacket. >> you know, you growing up so close to here. you know, it's always been, you know, a tournament, said something on tour, since i played my first master

andy scholes joining us live from augusta.ough, even in november, not a bad assignment, my friend. >> not a bad assignment at all. i tell you what. it's a beautiful day here in augusta. it feels like it's april right now. just an awesome day. we're in for some drama in round number three. just moments ago, we had nine players tied at 9 under par at the top of that leaderboard. just incredible. then world number one dustin johnson eagled hole number 2 to take the outright lead. d.j. looking to win his first green jacket after finishing tied for second place last year. no world number one has won the masters since tiger did it back in 2002. and tiger, meanwhile, he's in the hunt. tiger playing a nine-hole -- or eight holes already this morning, finishing up his second round. he ended that second round four shots back and, you know, tiger has made that kind of comeback before. he's been down four or more after 36 holes twice at the masters. came back to win those tournaments in 2002 and 2005. we'll wait and see if he can do it ag

cnn sports andy scholes with more on that. >> reporter: wow, this masters tournament is now dustin johnson's tournament in saturday's third round. dj with an eagle and five birdies to end the day at 16 under par. that ties jordan spieth's 54-hole record. dj looking for his first evergreen jacket after finishing tied for second last year. no world number one has won the masters since tiger did it back in 2002. dj doesn't have a great track record when leading after three rounds in majors. he is 0 for 4 in converting those leads to wins, but hopes this time will be different. >> if i can play like i did today, i think it will break that streak. i put myself in the situation a lot of times. i know what it takes. i know how i respond in the situation. so i'm very comfortable, you know, with having the lead. it would mean a lot. it's what a great event. i mean, it's the masters. it's a major. i grew up right down the road. so this one would be very special to me. >> tiger woods meanwhile not able to vault himself towards the top of that leaderboard on saturday. tiger had to finish eight holes fro

i want to bring in cnn's sports anchor andy scholes from augusta national.ff this masters victory? >> reporter: he had that big third round yesterday. came out today, looked like he had a little nerves but was able to settle down and he ended up cruising to a victory here in augusta. i followed around d.j. for most of his round today. you know, like i said, looked a little shaky early on but was able to settle in. he ended up shooting a 4 under today. ends the tournament at 20 under par, a masters record. and d.j.'s little brother, austin, he caddies for him. austin getting emotional as they finished up their round on the 18th green. d.j.'s fiancee pulling a gretzky, running out there to give him a hug and kiss. d.j. grew up about an hour from here in columbia, south carolina. he dreamed of this moment, winning the masters as a kid. he was very emotional when speaking about finally putting on that green jacket. >> you know, just growing up so close to here, you know, it's always been, you know, a tournament that since i've been on tour, since i played my fir

andy scholes has this morning's bleacher report. hey, andy. >> hey, laura.s tons of drama with trades and signing. we have the draft coming up tonight and we now know what next season is going to look like. the shortened 72-game season, it's going to start just three days before christmas and includes the new concept of a play-in tournament to determine the seventh and eighth playoff seed in each conference. the tournament will take place after the regular season ends and the first round of the playoffs. they set aside an all-star break in early march. no all-star game next year due to the ongoing coronavirus pandemic. they will release the first half of the schedule to start and the second half of the schedule will come at a later date in case changes need to be made due to covid postponements. the draft is tonight. for the first time, it will be virtual. minnesota timberwolves have the first pick. anthony edward, james weissman and lamello ball, they are expected to be the top three. 30 draft prospects receiving these draft lockers with everything they nee

we have cnn sports andy scholes with the latest. >> reporter: for the first time seasons march collegesz the country and already many teams having to cancel or postpone games. 44 games that were supposed to happen today called off and there are still 212 games today between the men and the women. among the teams not able to play are tennessee and baylor, the vols pausing due to positive test results including from the head coach. tennessee has already canceled the first three games. baylor, their head coach tested positive on sunday and canceled the first three games. the uconn women halting all team activities for 14 days and 4 games for them will need to be pushed back. the majority of games today will be taking place without fans but there are some having fans in the stands and that means today marks the first time that we will have basketball games with fans in an arena since the pandemic started back in march. >> thanks for that report. >>> thanks for joining us. brianna keilar picks up our coverage right now. >>> hi there. i'm brianna keilar and want to welcome the viewers here i

andy scholes has this morning's bleacher report. hi, andy. >> good morning, christine.ing all league facilities today and tomorrow as a precaution after the holiday, and this comes as 40 players or actually more than 40 players are on the nfl's reserve covid-19 list. that includes all four of the denver broncos quarterbacks but despite not having any quarterbacks, the broncos having to play against the saints yesterday. a wide receiver on their practice squad, kendall hinton, who hadn't played quarterback since college got the start. this didn't go well. hinton completed just one pass, threw two interceptions in the game. the saints crushed the broncos, 31-3. there's good news and bad news for the san francisco 49ers. they beat the rams yesterday, 23-20, bad news is they don't have a home anymore. santa clara county has banned collegiate and high school sports for three weeks. the 49ers scheduled to play two games in the time frame. the whole team going to have to go elsewhere to play and practice during the holiday season. >>> tom brady and patrick mahomes have won thr

andy scholes is joining us from augusta with this morning's bleacher report.aderboard. >> reporter: yeah, tiger tying his best first round ever here at the masters, that is probably the big story from day one. other than the weather. i mean, the weather to start off the tournament was just awful. we had big thunderstorms come through, caused a three hour delay. that caused a lot of the players to have to go out here this morning to finish their first round. they did that. we're now at round number two. but the weather looks like it will be beautiful the rest of the weekend here in augusta. and tiger woods is in contention. he tied his best first round ever shooting 4 under yesterday. it was his first bogey-degree round free round since 2009 in a major. and this november masters certainly has a much different feel than the one he won 19 months ago. >> no patrons, no roars, no -- you hear t hear the camera guys say where did the ball end up. so a lot of firsts. this is the way the entire year has been. and the fact that we're able to compete for a masters this y

andy scholes hass the bleacher report, and this is is not the rookie campaign you wanted to see for joe >> this is one of the injuries they didn't show replays of. that's how bad it was the the reigning heisman trophy win e number one overall pick in the draft. his season is over after a gruesome leg injury yesterday. it happened in the third quarter against the washington football team. hit by a fair of defenders near the end zone. immediately down in pain. he was loaded on a cart. his teammates and all of the opponents come over, pat him on the helmet. the initial diagnosis is torn acl. they're not going to know for sure until the result of the mri. before game was over, burrow tweeting thanks for all the love. can't get rid of me that easy. see you next year. the only team to beat the kansas city chiefs this year is the las vegas raiders. the two teams played a wild one last night. six lead changes. patrick mahomes plenty of time, laid the chiefs right down the field for the touchdown with 28 seconds left. that right there, wins it for the chiefs. 35-31. the colts and packers battlin

andy scholes has more and is going to explain how that works in the bleacher report. >> alisyn, it didn't go well for the broncos yesterday. and you know, the nfl is taking all the precautions they can. they're closing all team facilities today and tomorrow following the holiday weekend. right now, more than 40 players are on that reserve covid-19 list. including all four of the broncos quarterbacks. but despite that, they had to play against the saints yesterday. so kendal hinton, a wide receiver on their practice squad who was working in sales a month ago, got the start and, well, it debate didn't do very well. hinton completed just one pass as the saints ended up crushing the broncos in this, 31-3. there's good news and bad news for the 49ers. good news is they beat the rams yet, 23-20. bad news is, they don't have a home anymore. santa clara county has banned all professional collegiate and high school contact sports for the next three weeks. the 49ers have two home games in that time frame, so the whole team now going to have to go elsewhere to play and practice d

andy scholes has this morning's bleacher report.nba, it worked for college sports. >> taking a page out of the nba's book. no tournament in 2020 cost the nba $375 million. they are going to make sure no matter what that it happens in the year 2021. the ncaa announcing yesterday that the entire tournament, all 68 teams for the men's basketball tournament, they're going to be in one single city for march madness. the ncaa in talks with indianapolis to be the location. that's where the final four is scheduled for 2021. the typical tournament takes place in 13 different cities for early round games but organizers say not feasible to manage a complex championship in so many different states, but the challenges presented by the pandemic. as for the women's tournament, the ncaa telling cnn that the committee is still determining the next steps. meanwhile, college football continues to have major problems with covid. texas a&m is postponing a game for the second straight week. the match up against ole miss is in jeopardy of happening. the g

andy scholes has the story. >> well, after that big third round on saturday that gave dustin johnsonthe lead, he was able to go out there in the final round of the masters on sudden, fight through the nerves and cruise to victory to put on his first ever green jacket. i followed d.j. around the course most of the day, looked shaky early on, shoot 4 under for his final round, ends the tournament, 20 under par, which a masters record. d.j.'s little brother austin who caddies for him, tearing up on 18 as they were finishing up. his fiance, po lena gretzky running to give him a hug and kiss. d.j. grew up an hour from augusta in columbia, south carolina. he dreamed of winning this tournament as a kid, and he was very emotional when speaking about finally putting on his green jacket. >> growing up so close to here, it's always been, you know, a tournament that since i have been on the tour that, you know, since i played my first masters has been, you know, the tournament i wanted to win the most. as a kid, you dream of playing in the masters and dream about putting on a green jacket. could

andy scholes with that and the bleacher report. >> no tournament in 2020 cost the ncaa 3$375 million.o it's working on plans to ensure that it happens in 2021. the ncaa announcing yesterday that the entire tournament, all 68 teams for the men's basketball tournament, they're going to be in one single city be and they're in talks with indianapolis to be that city. the typical tournament takes place in 13 different cities for early round games but organizers say not feasible to manage a complex championship in so many different states with the challenges presented by the pandemic. >>> monday night football, vikings and the bears. kirk cousins throwing two touchdown passes to adam thielen in this one. fourth loss in a row for the bears. quarterback nick foles had to be carted off late in that game with a leg injury. more bad news there for chicago. for kirk cousins he was 0 for 9 on monday night football going into last night's game. finally got that win. i guess the tenth time was the charm. he no longer has to dread when he sees the schedule come out and he has a monday night football

andy scholes has this morning's bleacher report.le surprising this hadn't been done yet. >> yeah, laura, you know, it's happened from time to time, you know, across the league with different teams so far this season but, you know, in the latest round of results of coronavirus testing released by the nfl, 52 players and personnel tested positive for the virus. you know, the games have continued but commissioner roger goodell saying that all teams are going to operate in that intensive coronavirus protocols for the rest of the season, and you know, previously the teams were only forced to do this if they had a player test positive or played against someone who did. starting saturday, though, all meetings are going to be held virtually, in large spaces approved by the league. masks will be mandatory during on field practices and the amount of players in locker rooms and weight rooms is going to be limited. in a memo sent to all teams obtained by cnn, goodell says the upcoming holidays, beginning with thanksgiving next week will introdu

andy scholes has more in this morning's bleacher report from augusta. andy?ng, alisyn. this first-ever november masters certainly was one of a kind. we had no fans here in augusta, and the tournament finishing up early, because for the first time ever, we had a masters sunday and nfl football on the zam. a and fittingly in 2020, dustin johnson winning with a masters record score 20 under par. and dj, he was actually 0 for 4 when converting 54-hole leads into wins at majors, but was able to fight through those nerves on sunday and get it done to win his second major. dj's little brother, austin, who caddies for him, tearing up on 18, as they were finishing up. then dj's fiancee pulling a gretzky, running over to give him a big hug and a kiss to congratulate him. dj grew up about an hour from here in columbia, south carolina. always dreamed of winning this tournament when he was a kid and he was very emotional when >> you know, just growing up so close to here, you know, it's always been, you know, a tournament that, you know, since i've been on tour that, you