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Canadian Stephen Ames in 3-way tie atop Dick’s Open leaderboard

[ad_1] Irishman Padraig Harrington and Ken Tanigawa shot matching 7-under 65s on Saturday to grab a share of the lead after two rounds of action at the Dick's Open in Endicott, N.Y.At 11-under 133 for the tournament, Harrington and Tanigawa sit atop the leaderboard alongside Canada's Stephen Ames, who was in sole possession of first after the first round at En-Joie Golf Club. Ames fired a 3-under 69 on Saturday.Harrington
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ROUNDUP: Area high schoolers golf at MHSL state tournaments

[ad_1] SAINT CLOUD – The high school golf season ended this month, with the St. Cloud Cathedral boys team advancing to compete in the Class 2A state meet along with several individuals from central Minnesota.The St. Cloud-area had athletes in every competition except girls Class 1A. The Cathedral boys ended up finishing in eighth place in the Class 2A team meet at Ridges at Sand Creek in Jordan. The area’s
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Netherlands denies three golfers from competing in Paris Olympics

[ad_1] The Netherlands will not allow Joost Luiten, Darius Van Driel or Dewi Weber to represent the country in the Paris Olympic men’s and women’s golf competitions.Luiten and van Driel earned spots in the men’s tournament via their positions in the Official World Golf Ranking on the cutoff date earlier this month. So did Anne van Dam, the highest-ranked Dutch woman in the women’s world rankings, and Weber. But Luiten,
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2024 Rocket Mortgage Classic picks, predictions, odds, field: Golf expert fading Cameron Young

[ad_1] Teenage phenom Miles Russell makes his PGA Tour debut when he tees off in the 2024 Rocket Mortgage Classic beginning on Thursday at Detroit Golf Club in Detroit. Earlier this year, Russell, 15, became the youngest player to make the cut on the Korn Ferry Tour when he finished 20th at the LECOM Suncoast Classic. He's the youngest player to ever be named the American Junior Golf Association's Player
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Jalen Brunson, Josh Hart react to Knicks trading for Mikal Bridges

[ad_1] Jun 25, 2024, 10:41 PM ETThe New York Knicks acquired Brooklyn Nets forward Mikal Bridges via trade Tuesday night in exchange for Bojan Bogdanovic and a plethora of draft picks, including four unprotected first-round picks, according to ESPN's Adrian Wojnarowski.Editor's Picks1 RelatedThe deal reunites Bridges with his Villanova Wildcats teammates -- Jalen Brunson, Josh Hart and Donte DiVincenzo. The four won a national championship in 2016 and played together
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Ladies’ Golf Club of Toronto celebrates 100th anniversary of unique course

[ad_1] Women dressed as flappers, or in kilts with tam-o'-shanters, or carrying parasols, a few with tie-die shirts and headbands like the hippies of the 1960s, and hundreds of others got together to play golf and celebrate.The Ladies' Golf Club of Toronto continued its 100th anniversary festivities on Saturday with a tournament around the Stanley Thompson-designed course in Thornhill, Ont., with members encouraged to wear period clothes. Margaret Auld, the
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Indian Sports Wrap, June 24: India to field 11-member squad in Asian Junior squash

[ad_1] SQUASHAn 11-member squad will represent India at the 31st Asian Junior Individual Squash Championships in Islamabad beginning on Tuesday.Nine of the players are seeded in the top-10 in their respective age-group categories in the five-day meet.Shiven Agarwal and Aadya Budhia have got the second seeds in boys’ U-15 and girls’ U-13 sections, respectively.India squad (with seedings in brackets):Boys – U-17: Yusha Nafees (6);  U-15: Shiven Agarwal (2), Lokesh Subramani;  U-13: Dhruv Bopana.Girls
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2024 Rocket Mortgage Classic odds, picks, field: Surprising predictions by golf model that’s nailed 13 majors

[ad_1] World No. 1 Scottie Scheffler picked up his sixth PGA Tour win of the season last week at the Travelers Championship, but he is not in the 2024 Rocket Mortgage Classic field this week. Scheffler got past Tom Kim in a playoff following a dramatic finish in regulation, and Kim is the 12-1 favorite in the 2024 Rocket Mortgage Classic odds. Kim has won three PGA Tour events and