SOUTHPORT, England (AP) — The hard work for Ryan Fox was just getting to the 18th hole in the British Open with a share of the lead. Still to come was the toughest hole at Royal Birkdale, which had yielded only four birdies to the 76 players who had already come through Sunday. For a ...
SOUTHPORT, England (AP) — Rory McIlroy has been down this road before — the thrill of being the Masters champion and not much else to celebrate the rest of the year. McIlroy was never part of the conversation at British Open — except for his critical comments of how Bryson DeChambeau handled a rules violation — and one last bogey gave him a 71 on Sunday to finish in a tie for 40th at Royal Birkdale. A year ago, when he won the Masters to complete his life goal of the career Grand Slam, he struggled to find the next mountain and never contended. This year, he had a chance ...
CLEVELAND (AP) — Paul Skenes allowed one run and struck out eight in seven innings and the Pittsburgh Pirates defeated the Cleveland Guardians 7-1 on Sunday. Skenes (9-8) went at least seven innings for the first time since May 12. The All-Star right-hander gave up seven hits. After ...
WOMEN'S NRA CLASS SET CHESTER, W.Va. — An NRA Women on Target class about firearm protection will be held on Aug. 8 at the Chester-Newell Sportman's Club. Registration starts at 8:30 a.m. Lunch will be provided. Cost is $45. Call or text Vance Squires at (304) 374-5587 or Heather Kearns (304) 374-5436 for details. CHESTER MOVES TO 8-0 NEW MANCHESTER, W.Va. — The Chester Old-Timers beat Greenville (Pa.) 13-3 on Sunday at Oak Glen High School. Chester is 8-0 on the season. Kevin Ferell pitched the first three innings for Chester, while Bobby Vaughn threw the last ...
Charli xcx's new album and a pickleball movie starring Jake Johnson are some of the new television, films, music and games headed to a device near you. Also among the streaming offerings worth your time this week, as selected by The Associated Press' entertainment journalists: the "Big Bang Theory" spin-off "Stuart Fails to Save the Universe," "72 Hours" and the Nintendo game "Splatoon Raiders." New movies to stream from July 20-26 — Pickleball is the target of the new Apple TV comedy "The Dink," starring Jake Johnson as a tennis pro who "almost beat Andy Roddick" and reluctantly ...
Inflation fell more than expected in June. That gave consumers some breathing room, and they kept spending – even if they became more selective about where their money went. Homebuilders were less optimistic. Beneath a volatile monthly increase in total housing starts, single-family construction continued to decline. Multifamily construction may be approaching a bottom, but overall homebuilding has fallen back toward its pre-pandemic pace – not nearly enough for a country with a 4.7 million-home housing deficit. Those three reports told a fairly consistent story about the ...
