Masters tee-times for rounds one and two announced

Rory McIlroy will get the defence of his Masters title under way at 15:31 BST on Thursday, 9 April when the 90th edition of the first major of the year begins.

Northern Ireland's McIlroy will, as tradition dictates, play in a group with US Amateur champion Mason Howell and last month's Players winner Cameron Young.

That trio are on the early-late half of the draw and will be the penultimate group to start round two on Friday, at 18:44.

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World number one Scottie Scheffler starts his quest for a third Green Jacket on the late-early side of the draw. The 2022 and 2024 champion heads out on Thursday at 18:44 alongside Scotland's Robert MacIntyre and former US Open champion Gary Woodland.

In one of several other marquee groups, England's 2022 US Open winner Matt Fitzpatrick will tee-off with American major winners Bryson DeChambeau and Xander Schauffele at 15:07 in round one, while Tommy Fleetwood is out at 14:55.

Three-time Augusta runner-up Justin Rose, including last year to McIlroy, starts his 21st Masters at 18:20 alongside 2015 champion Jordan Spieth and five-time major champion Brooks Koepka.

Record six-time Masters winner Jack Nicklaus, 86, will be joined by 90-year-old three-time champion Gary Player and two-time winner Tom Watson, 76, to hit ceremonial tee shots at 12:25 as honorary starters.

Round one: Thursday, 9 April (all times BST)

12:40 John Keefer (US), Haotong Li (Chn)

12:50 Naoyuki Kataoka (Jpn), Max Homa (US), Carlos Ortiz (Mex)

13:02 Jose Maria Olazabal (Spa), Rasmus Neergaard-Petersen (Den), Aldrich Potgieter (SA)

13:14 Angel Cabrera (Arg), Sami Valimaki (Fin), Jackson Herrington (US*)

13:26 Charl Schwartzel (SA), Max Greyserman (US), Ryan Fox (NZ)

13:38 Vijay Singh (Fij), Matt McCarty (US), Rasmus Hojgaard (Den)

13:50 Kurt Kitayama (US), Kristoffer Reitan (Nor), Casey Jarvis (SA)

14:02 Bubba Watson (US), Nicolas Echavarria (Col), Brandon Holtz (US*)

14:19 Cameron Smith (Aus), Sam Burns (US), Jake Knapp (US)

14:31 Keegan Bradley (US), Ryan Gerard (US), Nick Taylor (Can)

14:43 Dustin Johnson (US), Shane Lowry (Ire), Jason Day (Aus)

14:55 Patrick Reed (US), Tommy Fleetwood (Eng), Akshay Bhatia (US)

15:07 Bryson DeChambeau (US), Matt Fitzpatrick (Eng), Xander Schauffele (US)

15:19 Hideki Matsuyama (Jpn), Collin Morikawa (US), Russell Henley (US)

15:31 Rory McIlroy (NI), Cameron Young (US), Mason Howell (US*)

15:43 Viktor Hovland (Nor), Patrick Cantlay (US), Alex Noren (Swe)

16:03 Samuel Stevens (US), Sung-jae Im (Kor)

16:15 Andrew Novak (US), Tom McKibbin (NI), Brian Campbell (US)

16:27 Mike Weir (Can), Wyndham Clark (US), Mateo Pulcini (Arg*)

16:39 Zach Johnson (US), Michael Kim (US), Nicolai Hojgaard (Den)

16:51 Danny Willett (Eng), Davis Riley (US), Ethan Fang (US*)

17:03 Adam Scott (Aus), Daniel Berger (US), Brian Harman (US)

17:15 Fred Couples (US), Min Woo Lee (Aus), Fifa Laopakdee (Tha*)

17:27 Sergio Garcia (Spa), Aaron Rai (Eng), Jacob Bridgeman (US)

17:44 Harry Hall (Eng), Corey Conners (Can), Michael Brennan (US)

17:56 JJ Spaun (US), Maverick McNealy (US), Tyrrell Hatton (Eng)

18:08 Jon Rahm (Spa), Chris Gotterup (US), Ludvig Aberg (Swe)

18:20 Jordan Spieth (US), Justin Rose (Eng), Brooks Koepka (US)

18:32 Sepp Straka (Aut), Ben Griffin (US), Justin Thomas (US)

18:44 Scottie Scheffler (US), Robert MacIntyre (Sco), Gary Woodland (US)

18:56 Harris English (US), Marco Penge (Eng), Si Woo Kim (Kor)

* denotes amateur

Round two: Friday, 10 April

12:40 Samuel Stevens (US), Sung-jae Im (Kor)

12:50 Andrew Novak (US), Tom McKibbin (NI), Brian Campbell (US)

13:02 Mike Weir (Can), Wyndham Clark (US), Mateo Pulcini (Arg*)

13:14 Zach Johnson (US), Michael Kim (US), Nicolai Hojgaard (Den)

13:26 Danny Willett (Eng), Davis Riley (US), Ethan Fang (US*)

13:38 Adam Scott (Aus), Daniel Berger (US), Brian Harman (US)

13:50 Fred Couples (US), Min Woo Lee (Aus), Fifa Laopakdee (Tha*)

14:02 Sergio Garcia (Spa), Aaron Rai (Eng), Jacob Bridgeman (US)

14:19 Harry Hall (Eng), Corey Conners (Can), Michael Brennan (US)

14:31 JJ Spaun (US), Maverick McNealy (US), Tyrrell Hatton (Eng)

14:43 Jon Rahm (Spa), Chris Gotterup (US), Ludvig Aberg (Swe)

14:55 Jordan Spieth (US), Justin Rose (Eng), Brooks Koepka (US)

15:07 Sepp Straka (Aut), Ben Griffin (US), Justin Thomas (US)

15:19 Scottie Scheffler (US), Robert MacIntyre (Sco), Gary Woodland (US)

15:31 Harris English (US), Marco Penge (Eng), Si Woo Kim (Kor)

15:51 John Keefer (US), Haotong Li (Chn)

16:03 Naoyuki Kataoka (Jpn), Max Homa (US), Carlos Ortiz (Mex)

16:15 Jose Maria Olazabal (Spa), Rasmus Neergaard-Petersen (Den), Aldrich Potgieter (SA)

16:27 Angel Cabrera (Arg), Sami Valimaki (Fin), Jackson Herrington (US*)

16:39 Charl Schwartzel (SA), Max Greyserman (US), Ryan Fox (NZ)

16:51 Vijay Singh (Fij), Matt McCarty (US), Rasmus Hojgaard (Den)

17:03 Kurt Kitayama (US), Kristoffer Reitan (Nor), Casey Jarvis (SA)

17:15 Bubba Watson (US), Nicolas Echavarria (Col), Brandon Holtz (US*)

17:32 Cameron Smith (Aus), Sam Burns (US), Jake Knapp (US)

17:44 Keegan Bradley (US), Ryan Gerard (US), Nick Taylor (Can)

17:56 Dustin Johnson (US), Shane Lowry (Ire), Jason Day (Aus)

18:08 Patrick Reed (US), Tommy Fleetwood (Eng), Akshay Bhatia (US)

18:20 Bryson DeChambeau (US), Matt Fitzpatrick (Eng), Xander Schauffele (US)

18:32 Hideki Matsuyama (Jpn), Collin Morikawa (US), Russell Henley (US)

18:44 Rory McIlroy (NI), Cameron Young (US), Mason Howell (US*)

18:56 Viktor Hovland (Nor), Patrick Cantlay (US), Alex Noren (Swe)

* denotes amateur

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The Tampa Bay Rays hope to clinch the series with the Chicago Cubs on Tuesday as they host their second game back at the newly-reopened Tropicana Field.

Monday saw the Rays pick up an emotional 6-4 win, and the MLB odds indicate they’re expected to replicate that with Drew Rasmussen on the bump.

My Cubs vs. Rays predictions have MLB picks for the side and total for Tuesday, April 7.

Who will win Cubs vs Rays today: Rays moneyline (-128)

Drew Rasmussen’s increased cutter usage is a key reason for his strong start. He’s picked up a whiff rate of 29.4% with the pitch, utilizing it 7% more than last season.

Tuesday he faces a Chicago Cubs lineup whose .340 xwOBAcon and .213 xBA are fourth-worst in the bigs.

Yandy Diaz is setting the table for the Tampa Bay Rays with a .395 xwOBA and a .489 OBP. As a team, they rank fifth in xBA and wOBA, and sixth in slugging.

They’ll score runs against Javier Assad, making his first start after posting a 4.86 xERA and 4.69 xFIP last season.

COVERS INTEL:Assad got crushed by LHH in 2025, allowing a .293/.339/.552 split and nine earned runs vs. 62 batters faced.

Cubs vs Rays Over/Under pick: Over 7.5 (-115)

Tampa Bay has consistently been going over the total this season, even when the opponent hasn’t been contributing.

Monday’s 6-4 win marked the eighth Over in 10 games to start the season and I expect that trend to continue. Assad will likely get punished by the top of the order, especially if Diaz gets on-base in front of Jonathan Aranda.

The Cubs bullpen has a 4.63 xFIP and 5.41 xERA. Tampa Bay has seen its pen far even worse, with a 4.94 xFIP and 6.08 xERA. Both rank in the bottom third, and late runs will push the total north of the number.

Cubs vs Rays odds

• Moneyline: Chicago +117 | Tampa Bay -122
• Run line: Chicago +1.5 (-186) | Tampa Bay -1.5 (+170)
• Over/Under: Over 7.5 (-108) | Under 7.5 (+104)

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The Chicago Cubs have hit the Team Total Under in 20 of their last 26 away games (+13.15 Units / 42% ROI). Find more MLB betting trends for Cubs vs. Rays.

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On Tuesday, the Pittsburgh Steelers reported to team facilities for the start of offseason activities. The Steelers' offseason report day is today, April 7th. This is followed by a voluntary minicamp from April 20-22. Then, after a break, they will return to host OTAs over a period of five weeks on May 18, May 20-21, May 26, May 28-29, June 8-9, and June 11-12. Mandatory minicamp falls in the middle of that from June 2-4.

Here's how the dates and workouts break down for this first round of minicamps.

Steelers Voluntary Minicamp:Monday, April 20 - Day 1Tuesday, April 21 - Day 2Wednesday, April 22 - Day 3

Check out these pics and video from the Steelers showing up at team facilities as the city prepares to host the 2026 NFL draft.

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