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Wounded Warrior golf outing at Locust Hills GC
The Wounded Warrior golf outing will be held July 21 at Locust Hills Golf Club, just south of Springfield.The deadline to enter is Noon July 18. Conta...
Reds begin second half in Colorado
Cincinnati Reds (41-46, fifth in the NL Central) vs. Colorado Rockies (44-45, fourth in the NL West)Denver; Friday, 8 p.m. EDTPITCHING PROBABLES: Reds...
As Wimbledon final approaches, Serena recalls loss to Halep
WIMBLEDON, England (AP) — There are, of course, many reasons why Serena Williams has been as successful as she’s been, for as long as she&...
1951 British Open, AP Was There
PORTRUSH, Northern Ireland (AP) — The British Open returns to Royal Portrush on July 18-21 for the first time since 1951, the only other time go...
5-under wins Community outing at Elks
WILMINGTON — The team of Ed Blohm, Al Hardy, Rocky Long and French Hatfield had a 5-under par 30 Thursday and won the Community Golf League outi...
Serena Williams to face Simona Halep in Wimbledon final
WIMBLEDON, England (AP) — Serena Williams made it look easy in the Wimbledon semifinals. What she really cares about, of course, is what comes n...
Column: Baseball has issues beyond a juiced ball
First the players, now the ball. Home runs are skyrocketing, and once again Major League Baseball officials claim they don’t know the reason why...
Party of 5? Competitive NL Central in for taut second half
PITTSBURGH (AP) — Joe Maddon didn’t let the free time created by a rare ejection go to waste.Shortly after getting tossed by home-plate um...
Federer, Nadal renew great rivalry in Wimbledon semifinals
WIMBLEDON, England (AP) — After going more than 1½ years without playing each other anywhere, Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal will be meetin...
‘I just want to be like them’: Fans fete World Cup champs
NEW YORK (AP) — Adoring fans packed New York City’s Canyon of Heroes on Wednesday amid a blizzard of confetti to praise the World Cup-winn...
