MONTGOMERY, Ala. AP — Rival gunmen started shooting at each other in a crowded downtown nightlife district in Alabama’s capital city Saturday night, killing two people and injuring 12 others, police said. Montgomery Police Chief James Graboys said three of the injured were hospitalized with life-threatening injuries. Police were called around 11:30 p.m. to what Graboys described as a “mass …
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The abuse hurled at Europe’s golfers in the Ryder Cup elicited gasps and dismay on both sides of the Atlantic. The crowd at the Bethpage Black course in New York graduated from boos and heckles to homophobic slurs and insults aimed at players’ wives. The first-tee master of ceremonies set the tone by leading a chant of “fuck you, Rory!”, …
Read More »NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — A Tennessee special election to replace a Republican congressman who stepped aside this summer has resulted in crowded primaries for both major parties, a new test for one of three districts that GOP lawmakers drew as safely red in 2022 by dividing left-leaning Nashville. The race to fill the seat vacated by former U.S. Rep. Mark …
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Rory McIlroy hadn’t even left the practice range last Friday morning when a small section of fans at the Ryder Cup started a profane chant aimed at his image on a video screen at Bethpage Black in Farmingdale, N.Y. The verbal abuse and other inappropriate behavior directed toward McIlroy and his European teammates worsened as the weekend went on. At …
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Sen. Amy Klobuchar, a Minnesota Democrat, said Sunday that she finds it “appalling” that President Trump alleged that the FBI had placed agents into the crowd as “agitators” during the riot at the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021. “They were brought in because we needed help,” Klobuchar said on “Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan.” The president posted on …
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Three people were killed and at least eight others injured when a gunman on a boat pulled up to a waterfront bar in North Carolina Saturday night and opened fire, officials said. A suspect is in custody in relation to the shooting at American Fish Company in Southport, city public information officer ChyAnn Ketchum said in a news release. The …
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But the exchange set the tone of the day. McIlroy lost his cool towards the end of his morning foursomes win alongside Lowry, swearing at American fans during a heated moment on the 16th fairway. With some members of the crowd fuelled by all-day drinking, things became more heated in the afternoon fourballs. The atmosphere simmered over the opening few …
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Syracuse, N.Y. — What a difference a week can make. After Syracuse dropped the hammer on Clemson in Death Valley in all three phases of the game last week in a 34-21 victory over the Tigers, the Duke Blue Devils stormed into a sold-out JMA Dome on Saturday afternoon and embarrassed the Orange. If you purchase a product or register …
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FARMINGDALE, N.Y. — Rory McIlroy told fans to “Shut the f— up!” after they were yelling during his pre-shot routine in the morning foursomes session of the Ryder Cup on Saturday. Sitting 2 up during his and Tommy Fleetwood‘s match against Collin Morikawa and Harris English, McIlroy was in the right rough near the gallery about to hit his approach …
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Rory McIlroy was already hearing it from the Bethpage Black crowd before he even teed off for Day 2 of the Ryder Cup on Saturday. On Friday, he flipped the fans the bird, it appeared, but on Saturday, he decided to try the kill them with kindness approach. McIlroy was seen blowing kisses to the crowd before he teed off …
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