Rory McIlroy withdrew from the third round of the Arnold Palmer Invitational on Saturday when he felt muscle spasms in his back that were not going away.

DORAL, Fla. – To be technically correct, the back spasms that prompted Tiger Woods to withdraw from last week’s Honda Classic were the result of an issue born from troubles with the world No. 1’s thoracolumbar fascia. The thoracolumbar fascia is the ...

The Ashes campaign in Australia took a serious hit when the spasm in Usman Khawaja’s back made him leave the pitch, which in turn upset their batting order! The 38-year-old opener was having difficulty with stiffness, and his limited presence resulted in ...

Usman Khawaja’s arrival at the crease in the first Ashes Test was delayed by back spasms, the day after he won a golf competition in Perth. As England slid to a lower-order collapse, losing five for 12 in 19 minutes, Khawaja, the Australia opener, left ...

LOS ANGELES — Starting center Deandre Ayton sat out of the Lakers’ Sunday night home game against the Miami Heat because of a back ailment. Ayton was ruled out because of back spasms, the same ailment that led to him not playing in the second half of ...

Australia head coach Andrew McDonald has said that Usman Khawaja’s back issue will undergo further investigation ahead of the Brisbane Test. The concern follows Khawaja’s limited involvement in the opening Ashes match, after he was unable to open in ...

Brown is questionable for Saturday's game against the Timberwolves due to low back spasms, Justin Turpin of WEEI.com reports. The Celtics are listing Brown as questionable for the opening half of a back-to-back set. The star forward, who has taken on a ...

NEW DELHI — Indian skipper MS Dhoni suffered a back spasm Monday during a practice session in a major blow to his team just ahead of the upcoming Asia Cup Twenty20, the national cricket body said. Dhoni, 34, sustained the muscle injury in his back during ...