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The eagle lands at U.S. Open for Louis Oosthuizen, Mackenzie Hughes
SAN DIEGO — Mackenzie Hughes and Louis Oosthuizen brought the memories of Tiger Woods roaring back to life Saturday in the U.S. Open at Torrey Pines. Just like in 2008, when Woods made eagle putts across the green on Nos. 13 and 18, it left this U.S. Open up for...
Kyle Busch races to 100th Xfinity win in return to Nashville
LEBANON, Tenn. — Kyle Busch raced to his 100th career Xfinity Series victory Saturday at Nashville Superspeedway, where he won for the fourth time. Busch won in the Xfinity Series in 2009 and the Truck Series in 2010 and ’11, but the track closed the year he won his last...
Josef Newgarden earns pole for IndyCar race at Road America
ELKHART LAKE, Wis. — Josef Newgarden insists this season hasn’t been overly frustrating for Team Penske even without a victory to show for it yet. Perhaps this is the week Newgarden or another Team Penske driver finally breaks through. This is the longest Team Penske has gone without a win...
Marc-Andre Fleury laughs off costly mistake; Vegas looks forward to Game 4Video
MONTREAL — Marc-Andre Fleury was so upbeat, the Vegas goalie laughed off a question about his costly late-game flub. The Golden Knights might be well-served to do the same after finding themselves in the all-too-familiar position of facing adversity during a postseason run in which they’ve now trailed in all...
Olympic champion swimmer Ryan Lochte leaves complicated legacyVideo
OMAHA, Neb. — Ryan Lochte’s gifts in the pool were nearly without peer. He won 12 Olympic medals — tied for second-most by a swimmer in history — and 27 more at the world championships. He always had a soft spot for young fans, giving away some of his medals...
Hendrick trio sets pace at re-opened Nashville Superspeedway
LEBANON, Tenn. — New track, same old names atop the leaderboard. William Byron, Kyle Larson and Chase Elliott paced the first ever Cup Series practice at Nashville Superspeedway in yet another display of how dominant Hendrick Motorsports is right now. Hendrick drivers have won five straight headed into Sunday’s race,...
Driver rams cyclists in Arizona race, critically injuring 6
SHOW LOW, Ariz. — A driver in a pickup truck plowed into bicyclists during a community road race in Arizona on Saturday, critically injuring several riders before police chased the driver and shot him outside a nearby hardware store, authorities said. Six people were taken to a hospital in critical...
Hit by a ransomware attack? Your payment may be deductible
As ransomware attacks surge, the FBI is doubling down on its guidance to affected businesses: Don’t pay the cybercriminals. But the U.S. government also offers a little-noticed incentive for those who do pay: The ransoms may be tax deductible. The IRS offers no formal guidance on ransomware payments, but multiple...
‘Protected them to death’: Elder-care covid rules under fire
Barbara and Christine Colucci long to remove their masks and kiss their 102-year-old mother, who has dementia and is in a nursing home in Rochester, New York. They would love to have more than two people in her room at a time so that relatives can be there too. “We...
Tropical Storm Claudette moves along the northern Gulf Coast, puts NC on warning watch
Thunderstorms and high winds on the east side of Tropical Storm Claudette battered the Florida panhandle and much of Alabama on Saturday, as the weather system moved toward the North Carolina coast. The National Hurricane Center declared Claudette organized enough to qualify as a named storm at 4 a.m. Saturday,...
Hard-line judiciary head wins Iran presidency as turnout low
Iran’s hard-line judiciary chief won a landslide victory Saturday in the country’s presidential election, a vote that both propelled the supreme leader’s protege into Tehran’s highest civilian position and saw the lowest turnout in the Islamic Republic’s history. The election of Ebrahim Raisi, already sanctioned by the U.S. in part...
Bidens’ older dog, Champ, has died; German shepherd was 13
WILMINGTON, Del. — President Joe Biden announced Saturday that Champ, the older of the family’s two dogs, had died “peacefully at home.” The German shepherd was 13. “He was our constant, cherished companion during the last 13 years and was adored by the entire Biden family,” Biden and first lady...
This date in sports history: June 19Video
1867 — Ruthless, ridden by J. Gilpatrick, wins the inaugural Belmont Stakes at Jerome Park in the Bronx. The filly earns $1,850 for her victory. 1914 — Harry Vardon wins his sixth and final British Open by shooting a 306, three strokes ahead of J.H. Taylor at Prestwick Club. 1936...
Gaffe by Vegas goalie Marc-Andre Fleury lets Montreal take lead in series
MONTREAL — Josh Anderson scored his second goal of the night at 12:53 of overtime, Carey Price made 43 saves, and the Montreal Canadiens beat the Vegas Golden Knights 3-2 on Friday night to a take a 2-1 lead in the Stanley Cup semifinal series. Anderson scored after he knocked...
U.S. Open notes: Bryson DeChambeau finds swing key at night
SAN DIEGO — Bryson DeChambeau stayed on the practice range under the lights after opening with a 73 in the U.S. Open. It was only when the lights went out that he found a solution. “I was sleeping, and it came to me in the middle of the night,” DeChambeau...
Richard Bland, Russell Henley share lead in U.S. Open that is really open
SAN DIEGO — The U.S. Open prides itself on being the most open of all majors with some 9,000 players from all walks of golf having a chance to compete. Open, indeed. The weekend at Torrey Pines features major champions and major contenders, players who are unknown or unheralded, all...
Appeals court upholds FCC subsidy ban for Huawei purchases
NEW ORLEANS — A federal appeals court refused Friday to hear Chinese tech giant Huawei’s request to throw out a rule used to bar rural phone carriers on national security grounds from using government funds to purchase its equipment. The 5th Circuit Court of Appeals ruled that the Federal Communications...
Sharpton condemns Honolulu police shooting of Black man
Civil rights activist the Rev. Al Sharpton is condemning the Honolulu Police Department for the fatal shooting of a Black man as various versions of what led to the death continue to emerge. “Lindani Myeni’s killing is yet another sensational racialization and criminalization of an innocent unarmed black man at...
North Korean leader swears to overcome economic hardships
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un “solemnly swore” to navigate his country out of deepening economic troubles as he concluded a major ruling party meeting, acknowledging food shortages and urging officials to prepare for both dialogue and confrontation with the U.S. North Korea’s state media released Kim’s comments shortly before...
Panthers’ Aleksander Barkov wins Selke Trophy as best defensive forwardVideo
NEW YORK — Florida Panthers center Aleksander Barkov won the Selke Trophy as the NHL’s best defensive forward for the first time in his eight-year career. Barkov was announced as the winner of the award Friday night before Vegas faced Montreal in Game 3 of one semifinal series. He was...
Bills WR Cole Beasley says he would rather retire than follow NFL covid rulesVideo
BUFFALO, N.Y. — Buffalo Bills receiver Cole Beasley does not plan to get vaccinated against covid-19 and insists he will not follow rules jointly adopted by the NFL and NFLPA requiring unvaccinated players to stay clear of people. Tweeting in response to criticism over the last 24 hours of his...
Tim Dahlberg: Golf’s ultimate grinder doesn’t give up easily
SAN DIEGO — Richard Bland spent 25 years lugging his golf clubs across Europe, chasing a dream that improbably came true last month at the age of 48. Whether he can stand up to the pressure of the weekend at the U.S. Open is anyone’s guess. But there’s one thing...
Rabid dog imported into U.S. sparks multi-state investigation
A rabid dog imported into the United States this month has sparked a public health investigation across several states. Health officials say a dog brought to the U.S. from Azerbaijan that ended up with a family in Chester County, Pennsylvania began acting strangely. It later tested positive for rabies and...
Islanders accustomed to rebounding from 2-1 series deficitsVideo
The New York Islanders are facing a familiar scenario, trailing 2-1 in a series after a narrow loss in Game 3 at home. The first two times in this postseason they bounced back with three straight wins to advance past Pittsburgh and Boston. That gives the Islanders some confidence heading...
NFL holding its inaugural General Manager Forum next week
The NFL is holding its inaugural General Manager Forum next week in an effort to increase minority hiring in front offices. The forum, named after Ozzie Newsome, will be held virtually Monday ahead of the fourth annual Quarterback Coaching Summit. There are only four Black GMs and three Black head...
