The Associated Press

SAINT-QUENTIN-EN-YVELINES, France (AP) — Take a small field and eliminate about half of them for not having a realistic chance of winning and it sounds like it could be a LIV Golf event. But this is the Olympics, with 60 players from more than 30 countries, some of whom...

Analysis: Olympics with a short field delivers stars on the podium and compelling golf

Raleigh, NC

Chaska, MN

August 14, 2024 | Men's Golf Peter Fountain , a senior at the University of North Carolina this past spring, made two long putts on Wednesday to advance to the round of 32 in the 2024 United States Amateur at Hazeltine National Golf Club in Chaska, Minn. Fountain made a 40-footer for birdie on the first playoff hole this morning to conclude stroke play and advance to match play, and a 35-footer for birdie to beat Vanderbilt's Jackson Van Paris on the third extra hole in their afternoon match. Fountain, a Raleigh native, was the 2021 ACC champion and first-team...

Fountain Wins On 21st Hole, Advances In U.S. Am

Massachusetts State

Pittsfield, MA

One of the pleasant oddities of these Wednesdays, when the rounds of 32 and 16 are contested, is in the frenetic overlap. The early finishers from the morning wave snag a quick lunch and embark on their sweet sixteen showdowns. The hungry to advance, and perhaps hungry for lunch, are in grind mode.

Mekhala Costello keeps dream week alive at Massachusetts Women's Amateur

Oklahoma State

Norman, OK

Fourth-year pro Quade Cummins has elevated his game in 2024, and it will pay off with a PGA TOUR card. (Elise Tallent/PGA TOUR) Another "burly boy" is headed to the PGA TOUR. University of Oklahoma alum Quade Cummins secured his 2025 PGA TOUR card with a T5 finish Sunday at the Pinnacle Bank Championship presented by Woodhouse, crossing the points threshold to secure a spot in the top 30 on the season-long Korn Ferry Tour Points List. Cummins ranks No. 8 on the season-long standings with five events remaining and cannot fall outside the top 30.

Oklahoma alum Quade Cummins clinches first PGA TOUR card

USA TODAY Sports Media Group

CHASKA, Minn. — Luke Clanton’s wild summer is over.
The top-ranked amateur in the world lost Thursday afternoon in a Round of 32 match at the 2024 U.S. Amateur at Hazeltine National Golf Club. Clanton, who came into the week off playing 39 holes Sunday in the PGA Tour’s Wyndham Championship, lost 1 down to Jackson Buchanan, a rising senior at Illinois who’s ranked 17th in the World Amateur Golf Ranking.
“It’s kind of hard to go against one of your good buddies out here,” Clanton said after his match. “No matter which way it would’ve went, it was awesome. Great match.”
Clanton...

World No. 1 Luke Clanton falls to Jackson Buchanan in Round of 32 at 2024 U.S. Amateur

Jacksonville, FL

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A historic marker could be erected to honor the victims of the racist mass shooting at the Dollar General store in Jacksonville’s New Town neighborhood nearly a year ago. If approved by the Jacksonville City Council, a marker would be installed at Kings Road and Canal Street on Aug. 25, a day before the first anniversary of the shooting, when a white gunman took the lives of three Black people.

Memorial considered to honor Dollar General victims

Colorado State

David Heitz

A bill quietly introduced this spring in the Colorado legislature to decriminalize the possession of drug paraphernalia obtained by harm reductionists has become law. As low-key as the legislation was introduced, the bill was signed into law without fanfare June 6. It garnered little to no media attention.

Colorado legalizes needles, pipes for meth and crack if obtained by harm reduction group

Georgia State

Atlanta, GA

Daily Coffee Press

A 40-year-old man has been sentenced to over 28 years in prison for distributing significant amounts of fentanyl and other controlled substances to dealers in the Middle Georgia region. Authorities revealed that investigators uncovered evidence linking the drugs provided by the defendant, 40-year-old Lagary Williams, also known as "Frog," from Atlanta, to a fatal overdose.

Atlanta Man Sentenced to 28 Years for Supplying Deadly Fentanyl Linked to Fatal Overdose

South Carolina State

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Colleton County, SC

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Some beachgoers were in for a surprise this week when a bizarre looking prehistoric fish washed ashore in Colleton County along Edisto Beach at Edisto Beach State Park. It turned out to be an atlantic sturgeon.

Rare Atlantic sturgeon washes ashore on South Carolina beach

Las Vegas, NV

Bellingham Metro News

LAS VEGAS, NEVADA - A magnitude 4.4 earthquake struck areas near Las Vegas on Tuesday night, according to the United States Geological Service (USGS). The quake, which occurred at 8:06 p.m., was centered approximately 45 minutes from Las Vegas, near Indian Springs.

Magnitude 4.4 Earthquake Shakes Areas Near Las Vegas

New York Post

Hideki Matsuyama and his team were robbed in London after the Japanese pro golfer won bronze at the Paris Olympics, as reported by Golf Digest Japan and confirmed by Golf Channel. 

Matsuyama’s wallet reportedly was stolen, along with passports belonging to his caddie Shota Hayato and coach Mikihito Kuromiya while the group made a stop in London on their way to the United States to compete in the FedEx St Jude Championship beginning Thursday. 

Matsuyama’s bronze medal, won at Le Golf National at the Summer Games on Aug. 4, was not taken.



Scottie Scheffler shoots 62 to win Olympic gold in wild final round...

Hideki Matsuyama robbed in airport on way to PGA Tour event after Olympics

Ohio State

The Lantern

On Tuesday, licensed Ohio dispensaries began legally selling non-medical marijuana to consumers; however, the drug’s possession, growth and/or usage are still prohibited on Ohio State’s campus. Credit: Jefferee Woo/Tampa Bay Times/TNS [Original caption: Four citizen-led petitions with proposals to update Dallas’ charter hit the 20,000 valid signature threshold to make it on the Nov. 5 election ballot, including one that would ban police officers from arresting or citing people carrying less than four ounces of marijuana.] As of Tuesday, students 21 and older can now legally purchase marijuana in Ohio.

Dispensary sales of recreational marijuana began Tuesday; possession and usage still prohibited on Ohio State’s campus

Pompano Beach, FL

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In a shocking revelation, Kings Mart, a grocery store in Pompano Beach, has been slapped with a series of severe health violations by the Florida Department of Agriculture. The inspection, carried out by Francis Odio, uncovered a disturbing range of problems that have led to the immediate closure of several sections of the store.

An inspection found bugs in the food and rodent poop on the shelves at a Florida grocery store

Orange County, FL

On July 14th, an unsettling incident occurred in Orange County that has captured the community’s attention and sympathy. Two dogs were abandoned in a most distressing manner, pushed out of a moving vehicle. The situation took a turn for the worse when one of the dogs was hit by the car, resulting in serious injuries.

Two dogs were dumped and pushed out of a car in Florida, and one of them screamed

Tampa, FL

Three men and a woman have been arrested on murder charges in connection with the fatal shooting of Charles Jones , a Jacksonville rapper known as Julio Foolio,” outside a hotel in Tampa.

4 arrested in slaying of Jacksonville rapper Julio Foolio

J. Souza

According to cruise industry reports, the world's largest cruise ship is sailing well above 100% capacity, thanks to more beds being filled on recent sailings. Royal Caribbean’s newest flagship, the Icon of the Seas, is proving to be an unprecedented success, with occupancy rates far exceeding expectations.

The Largest Cruise Ship in the World is Sailing at 132% Capacity: How This is Even Possible

Crisp County, GA

On Wednesday, the Georgia Bureau of Investigation announced the arrest of 24 individuals following Operation Shyne Down. The GBI and other agencies served a total of 120 warrants on the suspects involved in the investigation, which targeted the criminal street gang G-Shyne Bloods and their involvement in criminal activities in Crisp County, Georgia.

Operation Results in More than 20 Charged with Gang Offenses, RICO, and more

Denver, CO

In addition to collecting more than 8,000 used needles in the past year from Denver drug users, the Harm Reduction Action Center passed out 10,000 meth pipes and “snort kits,” according to a newsletter sent to its supporters Thursday. They also connected about 1,700 people to medical, mental health and substance abuse treatment.

Denver group hands out 10K meth pipes, ‘snort kits,’ connects 1,700 to treatment annually

No, pallet shelters for people experiencing homelessness don’t fold into caskets. It’s a question a reader posed one of the first times I wrote about pallet shelters. I find the pallet shelters to be more palatable than ice fishing tents. The Colorado Village Collaborative operates both micro-communities and the so-called Safe Outdoor Spaces with the tents. We all learned the tents are not safe when a fire roared through a CVC Safe Outdoor Space, destroying the compound quickly. Officials never disclosed a cause of the fire.

Opinion: No, pallet shelters for homeless in Denver, Aurora don’t fold into caskets

On the night in January 2024 when volunteers counted people experiencing homelessness in Denver, no shelter beds were available for individuals or families, according to data provided by the National Alliance to End Homelessness. More than 2,500 individuals and 181 families slept outside, the data showed.

State of homelessness in Denver: Full shelters, surge in older adults

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Jackson Buchanan delivers two dramatic wins at U.S. Amateur

Jackson Buchanan admittedly did not have his best stuff when the bell went off for the 124th U.S. Amateur Championship. His practice rounds were not up...

Jackson Buchanan delivers two dramatic wins at U.S. Amateur

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