Hall of Fame linebacker Lawrence Taylor has been discharged from a New Jersey hospital after more than a week’s stay.

Taylor, 67, was hospitalized with pancreatitis, TMZ Sports reported. He was released late last week from Morristown Medical Center, where initial reports said he was admitted on April 20 for a “stomach-related issue.”

“He is deeply grateful to the entire medical staff for their exceptional care and unwavering support,” attorney Mark Eiglarsh said in a statement Tuesday to The Athletic. “Also, he is grateful to now be on the road to recovery and hopes to be back on the golf course soon. He is returning home to Florida today.

“Mr. Taylor would also like to sincerely thank everyone for the outpouring of love, support, and prayers. Knowing that so many people were thinking of him and praying for his recovery gave him strength and helped carry him through a very challenging time.”

Considered one of the greatest defensive players in NFL history, Taylor was a three-time Defensive Player of the Year, eight-time All-Pro and 10-time Pro Bowl selection during his 13-year career with the New York Giants.

In 1986, Taylor recorded 20.5 sacks en route to being named the NFL MVP.

Taylor, a key part of two Super Bowl championship runs for New York, was selected by the Giants with the second overall pick of the 1981 NFL Draft out of North Carolina.

After leaving the NFL, Taylor publicly battled substance abuse issues.

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Although Phil Mickelson will miss this week’s LIV Golf Virginia tournament, the six-time major winner is listed in the field for next week’s PGA Championship.

The PGA of America released its 154-golfer field for the May 14-17 PGA Championship on Tuesday, and Mickelson is expected to tee it up at Aronimink Golf Club in Newtown Square, Pa. As a two-time tournament winner, he has a lifetime exemption into the PGA Championship.

Mickelson, 55, has only participated in one event on the 2026 LIV Golf schedule due to a family health matter.

He finished T48 at LIV Golf South Africa in March before missing last month’s Masters, where he is a three-time champion.

Scott Vincent will replace the HyFlyers GC captain for this week’s LIV Golf tournament at Trump National Golf Club in Washington, D.C.

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World No. 1 Aryna Sabalenka suggested players could organize a boycott of the Grand Slam tournaments to secure a bigger share of the prize money.

“At some point we will boycott,” the Belarusian star said at a news conference Tuesday in Rome ahead of the Italian Open. “I feel like that’s going to be the only way to kind of, like, fight for our rights.

“Let’s see how far we can get. If it’s going to take players for boycott. I feel like nowadays, we girls can easily get together and go for this because some of the things I feel like it’s really unfair to the players. I think at some point it’s going to get to this.”

Her comments came after a group of top players from the WTA Tour and ATP Tour met last weekend and voiced their disappointment with the players’ prize share for the upcoming French Open.

The total prize pool at Roland Garros is increasing by 9.5% over last year to a total of $72.3 million. That reportedly only represents about 15% of the French Open’s total projected revenue, a proportion players feel is far below what they deserve.

“Without us there wouldn’t be a tournament and there wouldn’t be that entertainment. I feel like definitely we deserve to be paid more percentage,” Sabalenka said Tuesday, the four-time Grand Slam winner’s 28th birthday.

By comparison, joint events on the ATP and WTA tours award 22% of the revenue to players, according to The Athletic. Players in leagues like the NFL, NBA and MLB earn closer to 50% of league revenues.

Organizers from the four majors — French Open, Wimbledon, U.S. Open and Australian Open — did not immediately respond to Sabalenka’s remarks.

World No. 3 Iga Swiatek of Poland called a potential boycott an “extreme” option but pointed to the power of players putting together a united front.

“I think the most important thing honestly is to have proper communication and discussions with the governing bodies so we have some space to talk and maybe negotiate,” she said. “Hopefully before Roland Garros there’s going to be (an) opportunity to have these types of meetings and we’ll see how they go.”

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