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Column: Golf’s meritocracy means no guarantees for rich schedule

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:51:34 GMT

DUBLIN, Ohio (AP) — One week in Ohio was filled with reminders of how valuable meritocracy is to golf.And that was before Tuesday’s shock announcement of the PGA Tour and European tour going from enemies to business partners with Saudi Arabia.Monday was U.S. Open qualifying across 10 sites in North America for at least 45 spots. Lucas Glover joked last week that he won the worst major because it was the only one he couldn’t play the rest of his life. And then the 2009 U.S. Open champion missed a 2-foot putt in a playoff for the final spot out of Columbus.Cruel game. Fair game. Scores are scores.The other examples came from Keegan Bradley and Rickie Fowler, who at various times were near the top of the leaderboard at the Memorial.That hasn’t been the case in recent years.Golf had been a grind for Bradley, who won the PGA Championship as a rookie in 2011 and played on two Ryder Cup teams thereafter. But there were too many years the season ended without him being among the elite...

Twins put Buxton on IL with bruised rib, Correa returns to lineup

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:51:34 GMT

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) — Minnesota Twins star Byron Buxton was placed on the 10-day injured list Tuesday with a bruised left rib.To replace him on the roster, outfielder Trevor Larnach was reinstated from the IL. The moves were announced about 40 minutes before the start of a three-game series against the Tampa Bay Rays.Twins shortstop Carlos Correa, slowed recently by plantar fasciitis, was in Tuesday’s lineup. The last time he had played was Thursday.Minnesota infielder Royce Lewis, involved in a collision at first base during Sunday’s game with Cleveland, was out of the lineup.Buxton, an All-Star last year, is hitting .220 with 10 homers and 23 RBIs in 50 games this season. He was hurt last Thursday when he was hit by a pitch from Guardians rookie Tanner Bibee. One of baseball’s fastest players, the oft-injured Buxton has spent most of his career in center field and won a Gold Glove there in 2017. But the Twins have limited him to designated hitter this season in an atte...

Denver weather: Severe thunderstorm warnings expire

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:51:34 GMT

DENVER (KDVR) — Denver's weather will stay wet for the next week. There will be a chance for storms each afternoon, with heavy rain and lightning the main threats each day. A severe thunderstorm warning was in effect Tuesday for Adams, Arapahoe, Denver and Douglas counties until 6 p.m. A ground stop was also in effect for Denver International Airport as rain and hail hit the region.Weather tonight: Scattered stormsStorms were expected to push across the Front Range from 3-8 p.m. Tuesday. They will be slow-moving with heavy rain and could cause minor road flooding in low-lying areas. Stronger storms will bring lightning and the potential for small hail. They will be spotty, meaning not everyone will see a storm Tuesday night. Only 5 days into June, this much rain has fallen Storms will clear out after 8 p.m. with clearing skies and dry conditions returning overnight. Temperatures will fall into the low 50s early Wednesday morning. Weather tomorrow: Storms returnWednesday's te...

At least 2 dead, multiple people hurt after shooting outside Virginia graduation: sources

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:51:34 GMT

RICHMOND, Va. (WRIC) -- Two people are dead and multiple others are injured in a shooting outside a high school graduation near Virginia Commonwealth University’s Monroe Park campus Tuesday evening, sources tell Nexstar's WRIC.Interim Richmond Police Chief Rick Edwards said during a Tuesday evening press conference that officers who were working inside the Altria Theater during Huguenot High School's graduation around 5:15 p.m. ET when they reportedly heard gunfire outside the building. Those officers notified additional officers who were stationed outside the theater. Seven individuals were found outside the theater with gunshot wounds, Edwards said. Three suffered life-threatening injuries while four have non-life-threatening injuries. Additional victims transported themselves or were taken via Richmond Ambulance Authority to nearby hospitals with other injuries. That includes two who fell during the incident, one that was hit by a car, and three peo...

Grab a cup of Joe at 3 new mobile coffee shops in Miami

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:51:34 GMT

Miami is known for its beautiful beaches, warm temps, and its love for cafecito.People in Miami pretty much run on coffee the same way cars run on gasoline.If you’re looking for a new spot to grab a cup of Joe, there are three of Miami’s mobile coffee shops are serving up warm coffee, quicker than you can say “cafe con leche.”No one loves coffee more than Lorelai Gilmore, except the owner of La Cafetera.John Fernandez: “La cafetera is a mobile coffee shop shaped like a giant coffee maker, and we basically sell cuban coffee all over Miami in a giant coffee pot!.”A cafetera is how coffee was made at home back in the day before we had a Keurig.John Fernandez: “We wanted to just come up with a unique way of providing coffee, and we thought what better way of going back to our roots and seeing our grandparents make coffee at home and we came up with this idea.”They have the traditional Miami favorite coffees like Cafe con leche, as they lik...

Pedro Grifol assesses his 1st season after passing the 60-game mark as Chicago White Sox manager: ‘I’m enjoying the climb’

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:51:34 GMT

All of Pedro Grifol’s previous roles in baseball — from scouting to serving as a bench coach — have come in handy during his first season as a big-league manager with the Chicago White Sox.“Every single job,” Grifol said in the visiting manager’s room at Yankee Stadium before Tuesday’s game against the New York Yankees. “All the way from my area scouting, when you have to learn how to evaluate, to advance scouting to international, every single job I’ve had has served a (purpose).”He recalled a conversation he had Monday with bench coach Charlie Montoyo about winter ball.“I managed four years of winter ball — it’s a tough environment to manage in,” Grifol said. “I was managing guys who were older than me and that taught me a ton. Just the day-to-day stuff that you had to take care of and worry about. Every job has been really important for this.”Just more than 60 games into his big-league...

Clint Frazier fitting in well with White Sox after ‘rollercoaster’ Yankees tenure

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:51:34 GMT

As Clint Frazier stood by his locker in Yankee Stadium’s visiting clubhouse, he couldn’t help but flash a smile on a face featuring a bushy red beard and a nose ring.The former Yankee, now a member of the White Sox, returned to the Bronx for the first time on Tuesday. While Frazier didn’t start for Chicago, he took questions from New York reporters and rehashed his tumultuous Yankees tenure before the game.“Rollercoaster,” the outfielder said when asked to sum up his time with the Yankees, which ranged from 2016-2021. “A lot of good times, a lot of hard times. But ultimately, more good than bad.”Frazier, 28, spent the first five years of his career with the Yankees after they acquired him from Cleveland in the Andrew Miller trade. The Yankees designated Frazier for assignment in November 2021 after he hit .239/.327/.434 with 29 home runs and 97 RBI over 228 games from 2017-2021.A former top prospect, Frazier showed plenty of potential with t...

Christie goes after Trump in presidential campaign launch, calling him a ‘self-serving mirror hog’

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:51:34 GMT

By JILL COLVIN and HOLLY RAMER (Associated Press)MANCHESTER, N.H. (AP) — Former New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie wasted no time going after Donald Trump while launching his presidential campaign on Tuesday, calling the former president and current Republican primary front-runner a “lonely, self-consumed, self-serving mirror hog” and arguing that he’s the only one who can stop him. A onetime federal prosecutor, Christie was among the crowded field of 2016 Republican presidential candidates steamrolled by Trump. Now that Trump is running for the White House a third time, this year’s crop of rivals have no choice but to criticize him relentlessly, or risk political history repeating itself, Christie says. Kicking off his campaign with a town hall at Saint Anselm College, Christie suggested that other top Republicans have been afraid to challenge Trump or even mention his name much while campaigning — but made it clear he had no such qualms. “A lo...

Needham dominates Natick to advance in boys lacrosse tournament

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:51:34 GMT

NEEDHAM — In a boys lacrosse first-round matchup between Bay State Conference foes, No. 13 Needham defeated No. 20 Natick 16-6 to advance in the Division 1 tournament.The battle was a rematch from May that saw Needham win 7-6, but early in this contest it was clear that the Rockets were the superior team. Needham coach Dave Wainwright attributed this to better discipline and excitement for the playoffs.“Penalties, and the fact that we had less of them, was big for us,” Wainwright said. “Also the fact that we had seen them before and they had some injuries contributed to how this game went. Also, it’s a tournament game. Everyone rises to the occasion.”The Rockets only won a singular faceoff in the matchup, but Wainwright said the team can handle struggling in that part of the game.“We’ve been losing faceoffs all season long,” Wainwright said. “This is not a secret; this is who we are. We have adapted and overcome this deficiency this year.”The Rockets took off from the jump, scoring ...

Mets Notebook: Buck Showalter made sure to DFA Tomas Nido ‘as humanely as possible’

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:51:34 GMT

ATLANTA — The Mets made a tough decision to cut catcher Tomas Nido on Monday, and they wanted to make sure that they did it right.With the team departing New York for Atlanta following a series against Toronto Blue Jays, they had to act swiftly to avoid bringing a player to a city only to give him the hard news and send him home. So they contacted the traveling secretary to make sure his wife and kids weren’t on the way or even worse, already in Georgia. They had his equipment taken off the plane.Buck Showalter had a tough conversation with a well-respected, homegrown catcher before the team departed. The following day, the club reinstated catcher Omar Narvaez from the 60-day injured list and designated Nido for assignment, making the decision to move forward this season with a catching tandem of Narvaez and rookie Francisco Alvarez.“I’ve known him for almost two seasons and he’s been in the organization for a long time,” Showalter said Tuesday at...