The Live From crew gives its reactions to Rory McIlroy’s performance so far during the 2024 U.S. Open and the chance he has of pulling off a comeback victory during the final round.

Rory 'well-suited' as underdog at U.S. Open

Second Round on NBC/Peacock (1-7 p.m. ET) Produces Total Audience Delivery of 2.38 Million Viewers, Up 18% vs. 2023 and Up 54% vs. 2022. Viewership Peaked with Nearly 3 Million Viewers From 6-6:15 p.m. ET. NBC Sports’ Most-Watched East Coast U.S. Open Early Rounds Since 2014. Peacock Exclusive Second...

NBC SPORTS DELIVERS MOST-WATCHED U.S. OPEN SECOND ROUND SINCE 2012

After slipping at the start of the men's 100m backstroke semifinal at the U.S. Olympic Swimming Trials, Hunter Armstrong recovered to finish second and qualify for the final.

Armstrong recovers to make back final after slip

Nic Fink edged Charlie Swanson by eight-tenths of a second to win the men's 100m breaststroke at the U.S. Olympic Swimming Trials to punch his ticket to the Paris Olympics.

Fink edges Swanson in 100m breaststroke at Trials

Despite not getting the overall win at High Point, Haiden Deegan believes he showed "great speed" to ride through the field and tips his cap to Ty Masterpool for his overall win in Round 4.

Deegan recaps racing Masterpool for Round 4 win

Sepp Straka cards a one on the ninth hole of the 2024 U.S. open for his first-career ace on the PGA Tour, coming shortly after knocking the flagstick that led to a triple bogey on No. 3.

Straka sinks first-career ace at 2024 U.S. Open

Iowa State

Kyle Larson looks three-wide exiting Turn 4, but the aggressive move results in a torn up race car as the No. 5 gets turned into the outside wall with Denny Hamlin also receiving damage.

Larson looks three-wide, gets turned at Iowa

Gabrielle Rose, the oldest athlete at the 2024 U.S. Olympic Swimming Trials, won her 100m breaststroke prelim heat to advance to the semifinal round.

Rose, 46, qualifies for 100m breaststroke semis

The U.S. Open employs a two-hole aggregate playoff to determine its champion. This year at Pinehurst No. 2, players would compete on the par-3 17th and par-4 18th holes, and then rotate them in sudden death. The last U.S. Open playoff was in 2008, when the USGA used an 18-hole...

What’s the playoff format for the U.S. Open at Pinehurst No. 2?

Carson Foster outpaced Tokyo gold and silver medalists Chase Kalisz and Jay Litherland in the men's 400m individual medley to qualify for the Paris Olympics after missing out on the last Summer Games.

Foster adds name to U.S. Olympic Swimming roster

Indianapolis, IN

INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Angel Reese insisted all she did Sunday was make a basketball play against Caitlin Clark. The former Iowa star agreed with her college rival. But that isn’t likely to defuse what happens next. After the Indiana Fever rookie wound up on the ground courtesy of...

Angel Reese contends she was making basketball play on Caitlin Clark despite flagrant foul call

Jacksonville, FL

Mike Florio and Charean Williams break down Trevor Lawrence’s five-year, $275 million extension with the Jags and point to why Jacksonville was smart to double down on the QB when they did.

Analyzing timing of Lawrence’s extension

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Gillian May

Most of us who engage in heavy alcohol use do so to self-medicate. And we self-medicate because we don’t know how to feel, process, and sit with our uncomfortable emotions. There are many ways to avoid uncomfortable feelings; heavy alcohol use is just one way (among many) to numb out, avoid, or escape. A lot of us who have abused alcohol, myself included, do so to regulate our emotions, or we think we are regulating our emotions through self-medication.

Opinion: Heavy Alcohol Use Increases Emotional Dysregulation

Live From reacts to Bryson DeChambeau's standout performance from Round 3 of the 2024 U.S. Open and looks ahead to Sunday's final round, explaining what he needs to do to secure a victory.

Can DeChambeau secure U.S. Open victory on Sunday?

Des Moines, IA

NEWTON, Iowa — When NASCAR announced last October that Iowa Speedway would host its first Cup race, Linda Beatty received a message from a nephew about getting the family together that weekend. While many families gather at NASCAR races, this one was a bit more invested in the event.

Special celebration: Iowa’s Victory Lane hosts Blaney family reunion after Ryan’s win

Katie Ledecky officially punched her ticket to the 2024 Paris Olympics by winning the women's 400m freestyle at the U.S. Olympic Swimming Team Trials with a time of 3:58.35.

Ledecky qualifies for Olympics with 400m free win

Charlotte, NC

On the “owners most likely to pack and leave if they don’t get what they want” scale, David Tepper would be at the very top. That’s an important point for the powers-that-be to keep in mind as Charlotte City Council prepares to take up later this month Tepper’s request for $650 million in free money to upgrade the stadium where the Panthers play.

As Charlotte ponders free money for David Tepper, the “or else” is looming

Ben Whittaker showboated his way to a win over Ezra Arenyeka in dominant fashion, scoring a 10-round unanimous decision at Selhurst Park in London to remain unbeaten through his young career.

Whittaker crushes Arenyeka by unanimous decision

Ohio State

The Lantern

Ohio State Army ROTC Lt. Colonel Michael Kelvington, as pictured on the university’s Army ROTC website. Credit: Courtesy of The Ohio State University. A leader in Ohio State’s Army ROTC has recently been reassigned off campus as part of an ongoing Title IX investigation.

Ohio State’s Lt. Colonel Michael Kelvington violated campus stay away order twice, has been reassigned off campus as part of ongoing Title IX investigation

2024 U.S. Olympic Swimming Trials results from the Indianapolis Colts’ Lucas Oil Stadium. The top two in each event can make the team for Paris individually, and the top six in the 100m and 200m freestyles can make the team for relays, should the overall roster not exceed 26 swimmers per gender. Full results are here. ...

Riley able to 'stay patient' in win at Colonial

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