For a while, it looked as if things were going to go very
badly for Tiger Woods at the 2018 Tour Championship. Woods bogeyed the
first holed he played and didn't look all that adept over the few holes
after that. However, birdies at Nos. 5 and 6 righted the ship, and when
he birdied Nos. 12 and 14 on the back nine, all of a sudden he was in
contention.
After getting to 3 under through 14 and mixing it up
with players atop the leaderboard like Rickie Fowler, Rory McIlroy and
Gary Woodland, Woods scattered a few pars and came to the par-5 18th
hole. He pummeled a 319-yard drive down the left side of the fairway and
followed that with a 250-yard shot to 28 feet. He jarred that putt, his
28th of the day, for an eagle. Woods touched off a 5-under 65 in style
and grabbed a share of the lead with Fowler.
This should not be super surprising. Despite not winning
this season, Woods is ranked in the top 10 in strokes gained overall and
has finished in the top 10 in four of the last seven tournaments he's
played. Despite a poor start -- and a poor Round 1 scoring average
overall this year -- a correction to what we have come to expect from
Woods in 2018 seemed inevitable. Now we'll see if it lasts. Woods
opened the BMW Championship two weeks ago in similar fashion with a 62.
He stalled out from there and couldn't quite close out what would have
been his first win since 2013. This is a new week, though, and Woods looks fresh after the week off.
"My body has gotten better," Woods told Steve Sands of Golf
Channel. "It's taken a little time. I'm trying to figure out not only
swing changes but also equipment. I'm trying to hit a moving target a
little bit out there with my game. Everything has evolved. I feel
completely different than I did at the beginning of the year." Woods
finished the day third in the field in strokes gained from tee to green
and sixth in putting. Making 28-footers for eagle on the final hole
will boost the latter category. Making a 26-foot birdie at the fifth to
get going in the right direction didn't hurt either. And now Woods
co-leads a pretty mammoth 30-player field going into the second day. "You're
not going to get an exemption into this event," Woods told Golf
Channel. You have to earn it. You have to get into the top 30. You have
to be consistent. You have to be one of the guys who have had a good
year. I've earned my way back. All things considered, it's been a huge
success."
It was a stunning Round 1 finish for what looked like it
could have been a day gone awry early. Woods won this event at East Lake
back in 2007, and everything about his statistical profile in 2018 says
he should have had a win already in 2018. Maybe it comes this
week. Maybe, in his final start of the season, Woods caps off what has
already been a pretty great year. Maybe the Ryder Cup sendoff on Sunday
evening is Tiger shooting something low and besting Rory McIlroy and
Justin Rose before they head to Paris and he tries to do it all over
again.
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People
the nation over are waking up to a new Google Doodle that is sure to
bring a smile to millions of faces. It's an extended Doodle done in
memory of the first day of filming of the iconic children's television
show, Mister Rogers' Neighborhood. The initial Doodle is a still of stop
motion animation of children gathered around an old school boob tube,
watching Rogers. But when you press play on the animation it takes you
to a YouTube video that features Rogers soft voice and the unforgettable tune "Won't You Be My Neighbor."
The Doodle features Trolley and a diverse group of kids, including a
darker skinned child in a wheelchair. Just under two minutes in length,
the stop motion is a welcome sight and reminder of all things that are
good and wholesome, especially when, first thing in the morning, you
might need to check on all sorts of un-fun situations. If you absolutely
must have screen time this morning, this Doodle is a good way to start
your day.
In this May 27, 1993 file photo Fred
Rogers pauses during a taping of his show "Mister Rogers' Neighborhood,"
in Pittsburgh. (AP Photo/Gene J. Puskar, File)
It's been 51 years since Rogers first filmed the first episode of
what would become America's most treasured children's television show
and an oasis of comfort and acceptance for millions of growing children.
Though the episode didn’t air until February 19, 1968, it was filmed
months prior on September 21, 1967. In 1999, Rogers was inducted into
the Television Hall of Fame. The final episode of Mister Rogers'
Neighborhood aired on August 21, 2001. “I’m so thrilled that Google is celebrating Fred and Mister Rogers’
Neighborhood with this charming tribute," says Rogers' wife, Joanne, in a
statement. "This stroll through the Neighborhood is delightful, and
Fred’s gentle kindness is beautifully captured in the Doodle.”
The Mister Rogers Google Doodle comes with a full cast and crew. It
was directed by Melissa Crowton and Olivia Huynh and made in
collaboration with Fred Rogers Productions, The Fred Rogers Center, and
BixPix Entertainment. This Doodle also comes on the heels of the
well-received documentary Won't You Be My Neighbor, which was
produced by Morgan Neville. And there's also a dramatic feature - and
not a biopic, as previously discussed by critics - in the works about
Mister Rogers, starring Tom Hanks and directed by Marielle Heller. That
film, You Are My Neighbor, focuses on the friendship between Rogers and esteemed magazine writer Tom Junod. After viewing the doodle, visitors can dig deeper into the behind the
scenes images and Rogers own history as a devout Christian who
eventually became a Presbyterian minister who started his show out on
Canadian television. Visitors are shuttled directly to either Rogers'
personal sites or Google Arts & Culture, where they can learn more
about Rogers via the online museum. Today's children know more about Daniel Tiger's Neighborhood,
an animated cartoon that follows the antics and adventures of the son
of Daniel Striped Tiger from the original Mister Rogers show. However,
there is a resurgence of parents who prefer to have their children watch
the original show, which is available on Netflix, Amazon Prime and on
PBSkids.org for streaming.
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ABERDEEN, Md. (AP) — A woman working a temporary job at a drugstore
warehouse in Maryland got into an argument at work Thursday morning and
began shooting colleagues, killing three before fatally turning the gun
on herself, authorities and witnesses said. Workers at the Rite Aid distribution center in northeastern Maryland
described terrifying moments of “crazy” gunfire and people screaming and
running in all directions after the shooting. Others said they helped
the wounded, one person tying blood-soaked jeans around a man’s injured
leg in a bid to stop the bleeding. Harford County Sheriff Jeffrey Gahler said at a news
conference that the woman was later identified as a temporary employee
of the distribution center, Snochia Moseley of Baltimore County. “She had reported for her workday as usual, and around 9 a.m. the
shooting began, striking victims both outside the business and inside
the facility,” Gahler said. “We do not at this time have a motive for
this senseless crime.” Krystal Watson, 33, said her husband, Eric, works at the facility and
told her told her that the suspect had been arguing with somebody else
near a time clock after a “town hall meeting.” “And she went off,” she said. “She didn’t have a particular target. She was just shooting,” Watson
said as she drove away from a fire station where relatives tried to
reunite with loved ones. The sheriff said the call about shots fired came in at about 9:06
a.m. and deputies and other officers were on the scene in just over five
minutes. The shooting began outside the business and continued inside,
he said. It appears only one weapon was used — a 9 mm Glock handgun that was
registered in Moseley’s name — and no shots were fired by responding law
enforcement officers, Gahler said. Walter Zambrano, 64, who described himself as a worker at the
distribution center, said he was in the bathroom when shooting broke out
and saw nothing as he hid, frightened for his life. The person was “shooting like crazy,” Zambrano said, speaking in Spanish. He said the gunfire seemed to go on several minutes, and
when it was over he sprinted outdoors. On the way out, he said he saw a
female co-worker down on the floor. The scene, he said, was one of
chaos. “Everyone was screaming, running this way and that. I didn’t know which way to run,” he said. The sheriff said three victims were fatally shot and three
more were wounded but were expected to survive. They were not
immediately identified. Moseley died at a hospital from a self-inflicted
gunshot wound, Gahler said. Area hospitals reported receiving five patients from the incident. Susan Henderson, spokeswoman for the drugstore chain Rite
Aid, described the building where the shooting took place as a support
facility adjacent to a larger building. The company said in a statement
that the facility had been closed temporarily and grief counselors will
be made available to workers. The company didn’t immediately respond to an inquiry about Moseley’s employment history. Mike Carre, an employee of a furniture logistics operation
next to the distribution center, said he helped tend to a wounded man
who came hobbling in, bleeding from his leg. He called 911 from a
bathroom before helping colleagues wrap the man’s blood-soaked jeans
above his injury to cut off blood flow. Carre said the man told him the shooter “just came in in a
bad mood this morning. He said she’s usually nice. But today, I guess it
wasn’t her day. She just came in to pick a fight with someone.” “She pulled out a gun and she just started shooting at her co-workers.” Harford County Executive Barry Glassman said that,
unfortunately, incidents like this are “becoming a too-often occurrence
not only in Harford County but in the country.” The attack came nearly three months after a man armed with a
shotgun attacked a newspaper office in Annapolis, Maryland, killing
five staff members. Authorities accused Jarrod W. Ramos of attacking The
Capital Gazette because of a longstanding grudge against the paper. It came less than a year after a fatal workplace shooting
less than 10 miles (16 kilometers) from the warehouse, in which five
were shot, three fatally. And it followed another shooting Wednesday in
Wisconsin in which authorities say a gunman shot four co-workers before
being killed by responding officers. On Thursday, 33-year-old Dominique Norton of Aberdeen,
endured an excruciating wait of nearly two hours to be reunited with her
mother, 62-year-old warehouse worker Irene Norton. Dominique Norton
said she didn’t know that her mother was unharmed until she got off a
bus at the fire station and they tearfully embraced. “I busted out crying. I was relieved and shaken,” she said. “I am praying for all of the victims.” ___ Kunzelman reported from Havre de Grace, Maryland. Associated
Press writers Eric Tucker in Washington; Bill Cormier in Atlanta; Sarah
Rankin in Richmond, Virginia; and Sarah Brumfield in Washington
contributed to this report. ___ This story has been updated to correct the spelling of Dominique Norton’s first name.
SportsPulse: The Patriots and Steelers have been the standard in the
AFC and the NFL for over a decade, and now both face internal strife,
and a realization that an era of dominance is coming to end. So who
crumbles first?
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CLEVELAND
— Baker Mayfield was unlocked from the bench and helped the Browns
unlock free Bud Light for their thirsty fans as Cleveland overcame a
two-touchdown deficit to defeat the New York Jets 21-17 on Thursday
night, the franchise’s first win in 635 days.
The Browns' previous victory came on Dec. 24, 2016, when they beat the then-San Diego Chargers. They'd gone 0-18-1 in the interim, including the second 0-16 campaign in league history last year.
Mayfield,
the top pick of the 2018 NFL draft, replaced concussed starter Tyrod
Taylor before halftime — Cleveland was trailing 14-0 — and immediately
ignited a stagnant offense in his regular-season debut. Mayfield was
sharp and decisive all night, completing 17 of 23 passes for 201 yards.
He connected on his first three NFL throws (for 47 yards), getting the
Browns in position for a field goal before the half — and showed why the
club made the surprising decision to take him No. 1 overall ahead of
Jets counterpart Sam Darnold.
Mayfield even showed
nifty hands, catching a two-point try from Jarvis Landry on a “Cleveland
Special” type play to tie the game in the third quarter.
Given
the lift he gave to the offense, the boost he gave to a crowd that
groaned through Taylor’s first-half showing and the breakthrough in the
win column, Cleveland coach Hue Jackson will be hard pressed to sit the
rookie after vowing all spring and summer that Taylor would be the
season-long starter.
"This crowd deserved to see
that first win at home. And so that’s the thing I’m most proud of, we
put it together for the fans at home," Mayfield said while on the NFL
Network set following the game. "I felt the energy. That was an
unbelievable feeling."
Free beer sprung from coolers around the city Thursday to celebrate the win, part of a Bud Light promotion.
Mr. Hyde:
Cleveland running back Carlos Hyde successfully compartmentalized his
personal life, fueling a Browns run game that began the night ranked
fourth league-wide. As he was awaiting the birth of his child, Hyde
consistently churned out large chunks of yardage on his way to a
game-high 98 yards and two touchdowns, including the game winner with 43
seconds left.
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Jets grounded:
Darnold had a poor performance. He looked fully in command at times but
utterly failed to get the offense moving at others before throwing two
crushing interceptions in the fourth quarter. The New York backs did a
decent job picking up the slack as Bilal Powell (73 rushing yards) and
Isaiah Crowell (2 rushing TDs) teamed up to keep New York in the game
most of the night. However not the best look for Crowell, who played his
first four seasons for Cleveland, after earning a 15-yard
unsportsmanlike conduct penalty in the second quarter after pretending to wipe his backside with the ball before launching it into the crowd.
Draft dividends:
Mayfield wasn’t the only Browns rookie to make an impact. Corner Denzel
Ward, who was drafted three spots after Mayfield, set up a field goal
after stripping Jets receiver Robby Anderson and recovering the fumble
in the third quarter. Antonio Callaway, who’s essentially replaced Josh
Gordon as the Browns starting receiver opposite Landry, consistently
threatened the defense with his deep speed. His impact wasn’t fully
reflected by his four-catch, 20-yard stat line.
