McIlroy went wire to wire at Hoylake to win the British Open. Then he overpowered Firestone on the weekend to win his first World Golf Championship. Now he is the overwhelming favorite at the PGA Championship. He is looked on in some corners as a sure thing, a label once reserved only for Tiger Woods. Boy Wonder is not so sure about that. “Sometimes I feel that people are too quick to jump to conclusions,” McIlroy said Tuesday before heading out for his first look at Valhalla....

Maroney told senators the FBI “minimized and disregarded” her and the other gymnasts’ experiences. She recounted one of the many times she was abused, a night when she found Nassar on top of her while she was naked when she was 15 years old. Maroney said she thought she was going to die that evening, but when she had told FBI agents in a call about the encounter while crying, she was met with “dead silence....

At the beginning of July in the dead of night, America and its Western allies shut off electricity and left the base before Afghan military officials knew they were gone. This event proceeded the imminent fall of a number of democratic Afghan cities to Taliban rule. During today’s hearing before the Senate Committee on Armed Services, U.S. Central Command General Kenneth McKenzie answered to Senator Jacky Rosen, a Nevada Democrat, who questioned the military’s decision to leave the base instead of electing to use it in service of evacuation efforts....

BILL AND ELEANOR REYNOLDS, SYRACUSE, N.Y. This particular power would let your broker take stocks, bonds or mutual funds that you hold in other accounts and move them into your Advest account. Investors often sign blank powers for this purpose. But you don’t want to transfer securities to Advest, so your broker doesn’t need this form. In ‘any event, never sign a blank power, advises New York lawyer Theodore Eppenstein....

While some medications used for IBS-D are used for the treatment of diarrhea due to a variety of causes, there are a few drugs specifically approved for IBS-D, as well as others that are used off-label. Over-the-Counter Medications If you have IBS-D, over-the-counter anti-diarrhea medications may be effective in relieving your symptoms. However, they can cause serious side effects. Only use these options under the direction of your healthcare provider:...

This chiseled block of meat weighs 2,127 pounds and stretches eight feet from nose to the base of his tail. His hips stand more than five feet off the ground. Top Game is one of just a handful of animals whose genes will sire generations of the mega-grocer’s future shrink-wrapped steaks and roasts. Just a handful like him form the roots of Walmart’s new beef family tree, a project the company says it started in January in 500 stores across Alabama, Florida and Georgia....

Booty is more than a name, though. He’s a Division I quarterback prospect who’ll first make his mark at Tyler Junior College, and he’s the latest in a long line of football players in the Booty family. His uncle, John David Booty, gained notoriety as the starting quarterback for USC. Now it’s General Booty, a high school senior in the class of 2021, looking to make his mark with more than just his name....

He didn’t run around the older 7- and 8-year-olds at the time — he ran them over. He stiff-armed them. He delivered the biggest hits on the field, a blur in a black-and-gold uniform that makes for one of those patented double-take YouTube classics. Eric Johnson — one of Flowe’s SYFL coaches at the time — still remembers watching the youngest kid on the field take over. “Coach E” laughs about it now, and Flowe’s nickname tumbles out in appreciation for what he saw....

Streaming on Netflix now, 13: The Musical follows the story of 13-year-old Evan Goldman, who moves to a brand new town in the wake of his parents’ recent divorce. As expected, things do not go quite according to plan for Evan and he will do anything to be one of the popular kids. Directed by Tamra Davis, 13: The Musical landed on Broadway in 2008 and has featured stars such as Ariana Grande, Tinashe, and Elizabeth Gillies....

If you’ve never heard of him, don’t be ashamed — this minor league Babe Ruth has been hiding out in Kentucky, mashing dingers for the Lexington Legends. But with the way he’s hitting, he might not be able to hide for long. Here are North America’s HR leaders across all affiliated levels of play. Matias’ numbers this season for Class A Lexington, an affiliate of the Kansas City Royals, have been nothing short of mindboggling....

Thankfully, the majority of Russia’s elite (RIP Leo) survived the bloodshed of the uprising and will be joined by some new faces at court in Season 2. Meet the Cast and Characters of The Great Season 2 Catherine the Great — Elle Fanning Golden Globe nominee Elle Fanning is back as Catherine, Peter III’s ambitious and power-hungry wife. At the end of Season 1, Catherine launched a coup against her husband and Season 2 will see her take on the throne and establish herself in Russian history as “Catherine the Great”....

For viewers who dove headfirst into Unsolved Mysteries and maybe even dreamed up a few theories to solve each case, World’s Most Wanted presents extreme, international mysteries. Even global investigation teams, like the FBI, have struggled to capture these elusive criminals. So who are they? Each episode will focus on one of five of the World’s Most Wanted. Here’s what you need to know about each story line before the premiere on Netflix August 5....

First Five: 30-43-45-46-61Mega Ball: 14Mega Plier: 2x Friday night’s 01/13/23 Mega Millions jackpot was worth $1.35 billion, with a cash-value option worth $707.9 million. The total jackpot could increase depending on the number of tickets sold around the country prior to the drawing. While it might be fun to splurge on tickets for the upcoming drawing, an Ohio lottery officials warns to stay within your budget while playing. The Mega Millions website also reminds those where extra funds are allocated from its drawings....

First Five: 11-44-45-46-70Mega Ball: 25Megaplier: 2x Tuesday night’s 10/13/20 jackpot was worth $69 million, with a cash-value option of $53.4 million. The total jackpot could increase depending on the number of tickets sold around the country prior to the drawing. The winning numbers on Friday (10/09/20) for the $60 million jackpot were: 05-11-25-27-64 with a Mega Ball of 13. The Megaplier was 2x. There was no grand prize winner from last Friday’s drawing, but there was a ticket sold in South Carolina that matched the first five white balls, and minus the gold Mega Ball, for the game’s second prize....

Nobody matched five balls and the Mega Ball so nobody won the jackpot. Because nobody won the grand prize, the jackpot has rolled over and is now worth an estimated $340 million with a cash option of $230.8 million. However, two people matched five balls so each won $1 million. The winning tickets were purchased in California and Wisconsin. Twenty-five people matched four balls and the Mega Ball so each won $10,000....

In a caption next to an image of Rapinoe holding the three trophies she won during the tournament in France, the World Cup, the Golden Ball and the Golden Boot, the 34-year-old wrote: “Ain’t really trip on the credit, I just paid all of my dues I just respected the game, now my name all in the news Trippin’ on all of my moves, quote me on this, got a lot more to prove”...

Now, a group of Subway franchise owners want the soccer player pulled from ads, claiming that her testimonial has caused a dip in sales and questions about the store’s reputation. Rapinoe became one of the faces of the fast-food restaurant prior to the 2020 Tokyo Olympics, with the ad showing primarily during the Olympic Games, which ended on Sunday. She has been an outspoken member of the women’s national team for equal pay as the men’s team, equal rights for the LGBTQ community and has been the face of athletes outside of American football kneeling during the national anthem....

Even better than her ability to score, which she did twice against Australia, is her life advice: Be yourself. More Women’s World Cup: USA-Colombia: time, date, TV info | Three things to know: Rapinoe Featured in a FOX Sports video, Rapinoe — a visual artist and openly gay athlete — said, “Being yourself is the most important thing.” Rapinoe and the USA play Colombia next on Monday. 

Biographer Tom Bower’s latest release titled Revenge: Meghan, Harry and the war between the Windsors has generated considerable media interest following its release last week. The book contains a number of sensational claims ranging from Meghan apparently being deemed difficult to work with by staffers on a Canadian fashion shoot, to Queen Elizabeth II reputedly telling close aides she was relieved that the duchess wouldn’t be attending Prince Philip’s funeral....