Climate change: UN to reveal landmark IPCC report findingsClimate change: UN to reveal landmark IPCC report findings
The report will be a “massive wake-up call” to governments to cut emissions, environmental experts say.
Day: August 9, 2021
Jane Withers, child star who became Josephine the Plumber in famed Comet commercials, dies at 95Jane Withers, child star who became Josephine the Plumber in famed Comet commercials, dies at 95
Jane Withers, the one-time child star who shared the screen with Shirley Temple and Elizabeth Taylor, has died at 95. No cause of death was given.
Pro Football Hall of Fame inductions: Sunday’s highlights for the 2021 classPro Football Hall of Fame inductions: Sunday’s highlights for the 2021 class
All the highlights from the seven newest Hall of Famers who will speak from the podium.
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If you forgot your password, there’s a better way to handle it then resetting your password every time.
Lopez key hit in 9th after long rain delay, KC tops CardsLopez key hit in 9th after long rain delay, KC tops Cards
Nicky Lopez hit a tiebreaking single in the ninth inning after a long rain delay and the Kansas City Royals averted a three-game sweep, beating the St. Louis Cardinals 6-5 on Sunday. Dylan Carlson homered for St. Louis, which has lost four of six. It was 5-all when Hanser Alberto began the Royals ninth with a single off closer Alex Reyes (5-5).
Hornets first-rounder Kai Jones delivers dunk of the year candidate in Summer League debutHornets first-rounder Kai Jones delivers dunk of the year candidate in Summer League debut
It’s the first week of Summer League and we might have the dunk of the year.
Detroit Pistons’ Summer League game vs. Oklahoma City Thunder: Live scoring updatesDetroit Pistons’ Summer League game vs. Oklahoma City Thunder: Live scoring updates
Summer League: Detroit Pistons (0-0) vs. Oklahoma City Thunder (0-0): 8:30 p.m.; Thomas & Mack Center, Las Vegas; ESPN2.
Harris English falters amid wind, slow-play warningHarris English falters amid wind, slow-play warning
MEMPHIS, Tenn. – Webb Simpson had just shot 64 and was packing his things in the parking lot when he and his caddie, Paul Tesori, were asked how TPC Southwind was playing. “Harder,” Simpson said. “Really windy,” Tesori added. Indeed, Sunday put the wind in Southwind. That wind, plus a slow-play warning, brought chaos to the conclusion of the World Golf Championships-FedEx St. Jude Invitational. Harris English, who had looked in control after taking a two-shot lead into the back nine, hit tee shots into the water at the par-3 11th and 14th holes, double-bogeyed both, and suddenly there was a five-way tie at the top. He had one last gasp to save the tournament, but after dropping one more shot on 16 failed to birdie the 18th hole and walked away with a 3-over 73, one shot out of a playoff. “Yeah, we were warned on the front nine (to pick up the pace),” said English, who was trying to become the first three-time PGA TOUR winner this season (Sentry Tournament of Champions, Travelers Championship) and came into the week fifth in the FedExCup. “Kind of got behind, felt like we were running pretty much the whole round and never really caught up.” The final twosome was first warned on the fifth hole, English said. Bryson DeChambeau needing a ruling at the sixth didn’t help, and poor play by both players set them back even further. A left-to-right wind exacerbated anything that leaked right on 14, and a rushed English took his hand off the club as his tee shot never came close to finding land. It was the killing shot, allowing a handful of players back into the tournament and knocking English for a loop. “You definitely start the day in one rhythm and then you kind of get out of that having to walk faster, having to do everything a little faster because you don’t want to get a bad time,” he said. “It was tough, the wind was swirling obviously coming down the stretch, there was some very important shots in there and it was tough. But I’ve got to learn to slow down, go through my routine and not really worry about being put on the clock.” He missed a birdie try from just over 12 1/2 feet on 18. English was vying to surpass Collin Morikawa at FedExCup No. 1, and to be the third wire-to-wire to winner in this event after Tiger Woods (2000) and Stewart Cink (’04), both of whom accomplished the feat at Firestone South. Now he’ll move forward knowing that 63 really good holes were wiped out by a back-nine 40. “It’s just tough to rush like that,” he said. “We were getting warned on the front nine and it’s tough to catch up. I made double on 11, Bryson made triple, and you can’t catch up doing that. From 12 on I felt like we were running. “And it’s tough out there,” he continued. “The wind’s picking up. Obviously, there’s some really good pins out here. You’re trying to win a championship and it’s hard. I don’t really like speeding up like that or feeling like I’m rushed, but I’ve got to get better at that.”
Bob Ringwald, Jazz Musician And Father Of Molly Ringwald, Dies At 80Bob Ringwald, Jazz Musician And Father Of Molly Ringwald, Dies At 80
Robert “Bob” Ringwald, jazz musician and father of actress Molly Ringwald, died on Aug. 2 at the age of 80. Ringwald shared the news via Instagram on Saturday with a selection of photos. No cause of death has been revealed. “It’s with a heavy heart that my family says goodbye to my father,” the Pretty […]
Hawley’s Aide Lashed For Her ‘Concern’ About Too Many MasksHawley’s Aide Lashed For Her ‘Concern’ About Too Many Masks
People are masking to “avoid the Hawley variant spread by ignorant staffers,” said a Twitter critic slamming Hawley’s press secretary Abigail Marone.