Day: August 9, 2021

Korea Box Office: ‘Escape From Mogadishu’ Overpowers ‘The Suicide Squad’Korea Box Office: ‘Escape From Mogadishu’ Overpowers ‘The Suicide Squad’

“Escape From Mogadishu” held on to its place at the top of the South Korean box office for the second weekend. It comfortably overcame the challenge from newly released “The Suicide Squad.” “Mogadishu” earned $4.26 million in its second weekend of release, down only 14% compared with its first session, in which it took $4.96 […]

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Herbert, James excel in Chargers’ scrimmage in front of fansHerbert, James excel in Chargers’ scrimmage in front of fans

Los Angeles Chargers fans got to see a little bit of everything during their first opportunity to view a practice at SoFi Stadium. The Maine and The Offspring performed during a pregame concert, new coach Brandon Staley got his first time to go through a game routine, and Derwin James and Justin Herbert made big plays. Herbert had a solid day in front of nearly 34,000 fans as he continues to get up to speed with Joe Lombardi’s offense.

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Erik van Rooyen wins Barracuda Championship for first TOUR titleErik van Rooyen wins Barracuda Championship for first TOUR title

TRUCKEE, Calif. — Erik van Rooyen won the Barracuda Championship on Sunday for his first PGA TOUR title, finishing with 50 points in the modified Stableford scoring system. RELATED: Full leaderboard | Abraham Ancer gets first win at WGC-FedEx St. Jude Invitational Van Rooyen, the 31-year-old former University of Minnesota player from South Africa, eagled the par-4 eighth and closed with a birdie on the par-4 18th for a five-point victory over Andrew Putnam at Tahoe Mountain Club’s Old Greenwood Course. Players receive eight points for an albatross, five for eagle, two for birdie and zero for par. A point is subtracted for a bogey, and three points are taken away for a double bogey or worse. Van Rooyen had a 16-point final round, making the eagle, six birdies and a bogey. Putnam scored 11 points on the first four holes with an eagle on the par-5 second and three birdies, then had two birdies and a bogey on the final 14 holes. He won the 2018 event for his lone PGA TOUR title. Scott Piercy was third with 44 points after an 11-point day. Third-round leader Adam Schenk had a five-point round to finish with 43. Van Rooyen jumped from 139th to 78th in the FedExCup standings, with the top 125 after the Wyndham Championship next week earning spots in the Playoff opener at Liberty National. He earned a spot in the PGA Championship next year but not the Masters because the event is being played opposite a World Golf Championships event — the FedEx St. Jude Invitational in Memphis, Tennessee. Putnam went from 104th to 75th, Piercy 144th to 126th and Schenk 113 to 95th.

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