Oosthuizen used the hole-in-one to move to even par, which is where he ended his first round. MORE: British Open winners | 2016 Open images | Opening round at Troon Though even par is never a poor way to start a major championship, scoring was low Thursday with calm winds and relatively soft conditions at Royal Troon. Oosthuizen will have to make birdies as the week goes on if he wants to contend again....
Pharoah will likely be joined by two-time Breeders’ Cup winner Beholder, Effinex, Frosted, Gleneagles, Honor Code, Hard Aces, Keen Ice, Smooth Roller and Tonalist, who have a pretty impressive collective resume, at Keeneland Racecourse in Lexington, Ky. MORE: How Triple Crown winners fared after | BC records, all-time leaders Final entries and post positions for the 13 Breeders’ Cup races will be drawn Monday. Some horses have been pre-entered in two races....
Bregman homered and had a career-high five RBIs to lead the Astros to a 9-1 win over the Minnesota Twins on Wednesday night. Bregman extended his on-base streak to 33 games, a span where he’s hitting .360 with an on-base percentage of .449. “It’s a step in the right direction, but there’s still so much to improve on and so much to get better at,” Bregman said. “That’s what this game is the best – it’s a game of failure....
The Reds finished in second-place in the Premier League and they now have Champions League football to look forward to. Rodgers admits he is keen to recruit the right players to help his side in Europe, with reports suggesting Liverpool’s interest in Adam Lallana and Dejan Lovren, among others. The Reds boss says the work has already begun at the club and he even underwent a ‘recruitment meeting’ to help get the ball rolling....
The team announced Wednesday the catcher will be sidelined 4-6 weeks with a mild hamstring strain. The Brewers said the injury was diagnosed Monday by Dr. William Raasch and confirmed Tuesday by Dr. Lee Kaplan. The team did not specify how Lucroy was injured. The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel spoke with assistant GM Gord Ash and it sounds like the injury isn’t too serious. While the injury will force him to miss some at-bats during spring training, the 28-year-old is expected to be ready by opening day....
The Brewers do not have their best player as they chase the second National League (NL) wildcard spot. Yelich will miss the rest of 2019 after fracturing his knee cap in a game against the Miami Marlins earlier this month. Yelich addressed the injury when he met with reporters on Monday. “It’s life in sports,” Yelich said, via MLB.com. “There’s a lot of work that goes into being in a position like we were this season, but, hey, sometimes it just doesn’t go in your favour....
The Richard Petty Motorsports driver started on the front row for the final restart in overtime in Sunday’s Hellmann’s 500, giving him a shot at his first career win. He went on to finish second, while teammate Aric Almirola was eighth. It was a stellar outing for the pair, but particularly for Scott. The run not only was a career-best for him in Cup, but also was the first top-10 of his career....
“If you do go out this weekend, please do so safely, and please pay special attention to your surroundings. Situational awareness they call it,” the newscaster joked. “Look around and look hard, because you can be a part of a great national effort to find the president’s health-care plan. We know it’s out there because he told us.” Trump and his supposed health-care plan has come under recent scrutiny, after both him and Democratic candidate Joe Biden addressed the topic during the final presidential debate on Thursday....
Bricks of the potent powder were reportedly uncovered by customers when they tried to do a load of laundry. “I had never found anything like this. It’s the first time I found cocaine inside a soap box,” Detective Olívio Gomes Lira told the Guardian. A post on the official São Paulo twitter account teased, “Cleaning the streets of criminals.” One customer reportedly went back to the store to complain there was no detergent in the box, but was threatened by gang members....
The bright spots: Kohli’s sublime run continues: Ever since “The Wall” retired from ODIs, Virat Kohli has been the new Mr. Dependable for India. He can be trusted to come up with the goods when it is most needed. His exceptionally high average of close to 60 when chasing shows how much he thrives under pressure. With a string of low scores since his 128 in Sri Lanka last July, Kohli appeared to hit a lean patch....
“Next of kin have been informed and all our thoughts are now with Sarah’s family, teammates, and loved ones on and off the race,” organisers said in a statement published on the official race website (www.clipperroundtheworld.com). “Skipper Darren Ladd reports that Sarah was tidying the cockpit after reefing the mainsail in 35-40 knots of wind, when she was knocked from her position by a wave. “She fell back toward the guard wire and was swept under it by another wave....
The hugely popular actor is set to star in Darren Aronofsky’s film as a 600-pound man who wants to reconnect with his 17-year-old daughter, played by Sadie Sink (Stranger Things). Fraser spoke to Newsweek about the project in June 2021, calling the wardrobe and costumes he wore: “Extensive, seamless, cumbersome.” Now that Fraser’s look in The Whale has been revealed, the merits of wearing a fat suit and other prosthetics in movies are being debated online....
“A closer look at the game shows two very evenly matched sides. Both teams have powerful bowling line ups and a plethora of destructive batsmen,” Smith wrote in a column for the International Cricket Council (ICC). “A brief look at the strengths and weaknesses of each team, along with a summary of the external factors, shows us just how close this final could potentially be.” Smith said that the final is expected to be a cracker of a game....
Musburger, who grew up in Billings, and broadcast partner Jesse Palmer will be on the call for ESPN’s second FCS Kickoff on Aug. 29, according to first-year Grizzlies coach Bob Stitt. MORE: SN Top 25 | FCS Top 25 | Famous first starts Musburger has called seven FBS national championship games, including the last five.
Woodruff led off the third inning with a long drive to right-center, tying Game 1 of the NL Championship Series at 1. Woodruff pumped his right arm as the ball went out Friday night and Kershaw glanced back with an incredulous look on his face. Woodruff is the first Brewers pitcher to homer in a playoff game, according to STATS. He joins Travis Wood for the Chicago Cubs in Game 2 of the 2016 NL Division Series against San Francisco and Rosy Ryan for the New York Giants in Game 3 of the 1924 World Series against Washington as the only relievers to go deep in the postseason....
Stewart-Haas Racing’s Kurt Busch is under investigation by the Dover (Del.) Police Department over allegations of domestic assault against former girlfriend Patricia Driscoll, who brought the allegations to the attention of police about six weeks after the altercation allegedly occurred. MORE: Congresswoman takes on NASCAR | Busch at another career crossroads | Haas supports troubled driver The investigation has not been completed, and Busch has been allowed to race. Driscoll, according to documents obtained by the Associated Press, alleges that Busch grabbed her by the face and smashed her head against the wall of his motorhome....
“The reason Brian Kelly is an interesting name is, I’m hearing his name in NFL circles,” Mortensen said on SVP & Russillo on Monday. “I do believe he’s probably a pretty serious candidate for the Florida job if he chooses to explore that, but he’s also in season. That’s why you have agents - to do that work.” MORE: Florida search updates | HAYES: Is third time charm for Stoops, Gators?...
Police confirmed to multiple news outlets that they received a 911 call from Roberta Laundrie on Saturday stating that Chapman was at their North Port home. The same day, the bounty hunter was seen knocking on the family’s door. Public Information Officer Josh Taylor told Insider that police did not tell Chapman to leave and he left of his own will. He added that they handled it like any other report....
Thursday’s trade of catcher/DH Brian McCann to the Astros for two pitching prospects (one of them, Albert Abreu, was in Houston’s top 10) proves Cashman and Co. are focused on ending the mediocrity of the past few seasons. Thanks to smart trades in 2015 and 2016 and the youth movement that has been in the works for the better part of the past five seasons, the lineup will look drastically different on opening day 2017....
