[naviga:h3]Cubs’ Quintana undergoes surgery[/naviga:h3]

CHICAGO — Chicago Cubs left-hander Jose Quintana had surgery to repair nerve damage in his pitching thumb Thursday after he cut himself washing dishes.

Chicago did not have a timetable for his return.

Quintana cut his thumb at his home in Miami on Saturday and needed five stitches, according to the team. He had surgery in Chicago on Thursday morning.

The 31-year-old is expected to resume throwing in about two weeks. The Cubs hope to get a better idea then of how much time he will miss in a season that starts July 23 or 24 and has been shortened to 60 games.

[naviga:h3]Boise St. cuts baseball, swimming and diving[/naviga:h3]

BOISE, Idaho — Boise State is discontinuing its baseball program just months after the school was forced to cut short its first season in 40 years with only a handful of games played.

The school has also cut women’s swimming and diving because of budget issues related to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Boise State said cutting the two programs along with additional department and program operating reductions will reduce the overall athletic budget by nearly $3 million.

[naviga:h3]Redman on his way to making cut once again[/naviga:h3]

DETROIT — Doc Redman took a step toward remaining among those to make the cut in every event since the PGA Tour resumed, opening with a 7-under 65 to share the early lead Thursday in the Rocket Mortgage Classic.

Redman closed with four straight birdies and seven over the last eight holes. Scott Stallings birdied his last two holes. They had a one-shot lead among early starters over Peter Malnati, Emiliano Grillo and Chase Seiffert.

Rickie Fowler, who has missed the cut in the two tournaments he has played since the restart, was among those at 67.

Bryson DeChambeau, who was among the players with afternoon tee times, joins Redman, Lucas Glover, Tyler Duncan, Viktor Hovland, Mark Hubbard and Brian Stuard who have made the cut in all three events since the PGA Tour returned from the COVID-19 shutdown.

[naviga:h3]PGA to change name of Horton Smith Award[/naviga:h3]

PALM BEACH GARDENS, Fla. — The PGA of America is renaming its Horton Smith Award after a review of history revealed Smith defended the Caucasian-only membership clause when he served as PGA president in the early 1950s.

The PGA of America board voted to rename it the PGA Professional Development Award. It honors a PGA member for outstanding contributions to professional education.