Ahmad Hardy rushed for 1,649 yards and 16 touchdowns last season. Ed Zurga / Getty Images
Missouri running back Ahmad Hardy is expected to be released from a hospital in Hattiesburg, Miss., and plans to return to Missouri’s campus this week, a person with knowledge of the situation told The Athletic.
The team announced Monday that Hardy had been hospitalized in stable condition and needed surgery after being shot at a concert in Laurel, Miss., early Sunday morning. Sources briefed on the situation said he had been shot in the leg.
Hardy aims to return to the field this season.
Laurel police Sgt. Macon Davis told the Kansas City Star Hardy was shot while leaving the concert in a vehicle when a melee broke out. Three persons of interest in the shooting were taken into custody but released Monday, according to multiple local reports.
Laurel police told The Athletic the incident, which happened about an hour from Hardy’s hometown of Oma, Miss., was under investigation.
“Ahmad is deeply loved by his teammates, coaches, friends, family and fans. We will continue to stand by him and his family through this difficult time, offering our love, prayers, strength and support,” the program said.
Hardy began his career at Louisiana-Monroe after the Warhawks were the only FBS program to offer him a scholarship. After a standout freshman season, he transferred to Missouri, where he rushed for 1,649 yards and 16 touchdowns, second-most nationally and most among power conference running backs.
Hardy was named first-team All-SEC and a finalist for the Doak Walker Award, given to the nation’s top running back. After the season, he elected to return to Missouri rather than enter the NFL Draft. He was also pursued by other programs for a second transfer and declined to leave Missouri.
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Matt Fitzpatrick believes he is currently playing the best golf of his career, ahead of the world No 4 teeing it up alongside his father at the Alfred Dunhill Links Championship.
Fitzpatrick registered a fourth worldwide win of the season with a three-shot victory at the FedEx Open de France on Sunday, having already won three times on the PGA Tour during an impressive campaign.
The Englishman failed to finish higher than 14th in any of the majors in 2026 but still had six worldwide top 10s along with his victories, with Fitzpatrick proud of his season and contending so frequently.
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Highlights of the final round of the FedEx Open de France, where Fitzpatrick closed out an impressive victory
“This is the best period of golf I’ve played for sure,” Fitzpatrick told the Sky Sports Golf podcast. “2022 was right up there, but I’ve had three wins and obviously a fourth now. I think just the sustained consistency has been the big thing really.
“Obviously that [a disappointing major season] is a disappointment. It’s the goal of anyone’s at the start of the year to contend in the majors – those are what mean the most and those are what matter.
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“It’s disappointing not to do that this year. Just felt a couple days off pretty much during three of the four, then in the last one I just didn’t play great and I got my strategy wrong.
“At the same time, that doesn’t really take anything away from the season as a whole. I have contended a lot in a lot of golf tournaments and that’s all you could ask for in a year.”
Fitzpatrick’s latest victory moved him top of the Ryder Cup qualification standings and inside the top 10 in the DP World Tour’s Race to Dubai rankings, while the 32-year-old could move to a career-high world No 2 with a strong showing in Scotland.
Image: Fitzpatrick has won the Valspar Championship, RBC Heritage, Zurich Classic of New Orleans and Open de France already this year
When asked on whether there are areas where he can still improve, Fitzpatrick added: “I think there’s various bits and pieces that we’ve looked at. We’re coming to the year end and making those decisions on what the off-season plan needs to be.
“There’s a few things that we’ve got down already to go to – it’s just about how you go about that and how that’s structured.”
Fitzpatrick previously won the 2023 Alfred Dunhill Links Championship with his mother Sue as his partner in the pro-am team event, with Fitzpatrick teaming up with dad Russell for this year’s contest.
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Fitzpatrick and his mum Susan won the 2023 Alfred Dunhill Links Championship
“I think he might get a few more strokes – he’d probably say that himself!” admitted Fitzpatrick, who also won the Zurich Classic of New Orleans alongside his brother Alex Fitzpatrick in April.
“We’re going to need a big few days I think, to get us in some form of position. Hopefully, Johan [Rupert, tournament organiser] doesn’t cut his handicap too much after this past week!
Image: Will Fitzpatrick more success alongside a family member this week?
“I think he’s been playing quite nicely, so you never know – when the pressure’s on, it can be a little bit different, but we’re there to have a good time and enjoy ourselves.”
Listen to the full Matt Fitzpatrick interview on the latest edition of the Sky Sports Golf podcast, hosted every week by Jamie Weir. Subscribe now on Apple Podcasts, Spotify or Spreaker, while vodcast editions can be found on the Sky Sports Golf YouTube channel.
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Matt’s brother Alex is partnering mum Sue in the team element of this year’s event, played across Carnoustie, Kingsbarns Golf Links and the Old Course at St Andrews.
Scotland’s Robert MacIntyre returns as defending champion, while Tommy Fleetwood, Tyrrell Hatton and Justin Rose are other Ryder Cup players in the field, with Brooks Koepka and Cam Smith among the past major winners also in action.
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