Day: July 18, 2017

New club cracks top 5 in latest Power RankingsNew club cracks top 5 in latest Power Rankings

Maybe it shouldn’t have taken this long for the Milwaukee Brewers to appear as one of the top five teams in our weekly Power Rankings. After all, they’ve been one of the most consistent teams in a National League that, as a whole, has struggled all year. Heading into Tuesday, only six of the 15 teams have a record above .500.

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Brewers crack top 5 in latest Power RankingsBrewers crack top 5 in latest Power Rankings

Maybe it shouldn’t have taken this long for the Milwaukee Brewers to appear as one of the top five teams in our weekly Power Rankings. After all, they’ve been one of the most consistent teams in a National League that, as a whole, has struggled all year. Heading into Tuesday, only six of the 15 teams have a record above .500.

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LPGA only receives attention when controversy involved?LPGA only receives attention when controversy involved?

Did President Donald Trump help or hurt the U.S. Women’s Open? At best, sparse galleries and weak TV ratings suggest his presence couldn’t overcome a weekend leaderboard devoid of American contenders. Sports Media Watch reported the U.S. Women’s Open pulled a 0.6 overnight rating on Fox on Sunday, down 40 percent from last year, making it the lowest over-night final-round rating since at least 1996. Sports Media Watch reported that it is the first time in 15 years that the U.S. Women’s Open won’t be the most watched women’s golf event of the year. The KPMG Women’s PGA had better overnight Sunday ratings two weeks ago. Anya Alvarez, a former LPGA pro turned writer who has played in U.S. Women’s

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Trump’s LA golf club sees big drop in business: reportTrump’s LA golf club sees big drop in business: report

President Trump’s golf club in Southern California has reportedly seen large drops in business since Trump launched his presidential bid. Revenue from greens fees at his club in Los Angeles County has dropped by about 13 percent since June of 2015, according to figures from the city government obtained by The Washington Post. “It’s under-performed the market since 2015,â€� said Craig Kessler of the Southern California Golf Association, according to the newspaper. The Post noted that the club has also lost other sources of business, pointing to several charity golf tournaments that have stopped holding their events at the course and producers’ decisions to stop using the course as a location for TV shows and movies.

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