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Scottie Scheffler was ‘shaking for like an hour’ after arrest
LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Chaos ensued at the PGA Championship on a bizarre morning Friday with Scottie Scheffler arrested while trying to drive into the entrance of Valhalla Golf Club to prepare for his second round. Then, hours after Scheffler was handcuffed, taken to Louisville Metro Corrections to be charged, processed and released, the No. 1 ranked player in the world went out and shot a stunning 5-under-par 66 to stand just two shots out of the lead t 9-under par for the tournament. “I feel like my head is still spinning,’’ Scheffler said after his round. “I can’t really explain what happened this morning....
Swimming Pool Access Debate Resurfaces as Summer Beckons
Debate over the lack of public swimming pools in The Bronx has been raging for many years, a situation further exacerbated during the COVID-19 pandemic. Frustration was evident during recent summers when, on hot days, long lines of pool goers were witnessed outside Van Cortlandt Park‘s renovated public swimming pool. Meanwhile, inside, only half the pool was open for safety reasons amid an ongoing lifeguard shortage.
PGA rainstorm could help Valhalla bite back after Schauffele’s record start
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — There’s rain in the forecast and lots of low numbers on the scoreboard. Could Friday at the PGA Championship be remembered as the day Valhalla bit back?. Even if it does, is there any stopping Xander Schauffele?. The 30-year-old Californian took advantage of calm,...
Getting into Valhalla during the PGA isn’t easy on a good day. Then came a perfectly imperfect storm
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — Will Zalatoris urged his parents Richard and Catherine to stay home this weekend and not follow him around at the PGA Championship. It’s not worth the trouble, Zalatoris told them. The headaches involved in getting in and around Valhalla Golf Club were simply too great.
‘Really annoyed me’: Drawn-out ruling irritates PGA Championship contender
LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Robert MacIntyre was up against compound fencing. He was in the mud. He was on some stairs. He was on a platform. MacIntyre was also frustrated. “It’s just really annoyed me,” he said Friday night at the PGA Championship. The process, he said, lasted...
Rockland track: Grandmother helps grandson & others medal, North Rockland county team champs
WEST NYACK — After landing a jump Thursday during the Rockland County track and field championships, Theo Lodge looked across the runway at his grandmother. But it wasn't for simple family support. Betsy Evans was, of course, rooting for her 18-year-old grandson, an Albertus Magnus High senior. But she...
Yonkers to offer Pick-5 carryover, guaranteed pool on Saturday
Yonkers, NY – Saturday night’s (May 18) program at MGM Yonkers Raceway will have a $4,129.18 carryover and a $15,000 guaranteed pool in the Pick-5 after the sequence was not hit on Friday night’s (May 17) card. The guarantee in the Pick-5 is being offered as part...
Thomas Detry’s late birdie assured him of a top-4 finish at the PGA and an invitation to the Masters
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — Thomas Detry’s 12-footer for birdie on the par-5 18th on Sunday at the PGA Championship did more than assure the 31-year-old of his best finish in a major. It also carried him all the way to Augusta National. Detry’s closing 5-under 66 — capped...
Track: Highlights from the 2024 Bergen County Boys Track Championships
OLD TAPPAN -- In a year where the traditional Bergen County boys powers maintained or regained their hold on the Gene Littler Bergen County groups championships, Waldwick made it's return. Ridgewood easily captured its fourth straight A division title and seventh in eight years with a 150 1/4-84 defeat of Hackensack, while Demarest rolled to its seventh consecutive B title by a near record margin, 189-94 over Old Tappan. Hasbrouck Heights claimed its third straight C title...
Softball: Predictions, preview for Bergen County Tournament semifinals
The semifinals of the Bergen County softball tournament will be held Saturday (weather permitting) at the Wood-Ridge Athletic Complex. Here, we break down both games and make our picks. (1) IHA vs. (5) Indian Hills, noon. How they got here: IHA took down Saddle Brook and Holy Angels by identical...
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