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McIlroy part of 3-way tie for lead; Scheffler misses cut

NORTH BERWICK, Scotland — Rory McIlroy took advantage of the scoring holes in windy conditions Friday and posted a 4-under 66 for a three-way share of the lead in a Scottish Open that no longer has Scottie Scheffler. As comfortable as McIlroy looked, Scheffler struggled from the start and ...

Eyes on Haaland for England vs. Norway

MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. — Everyone knows that England's master plan coming into the World Cup quarterfinals on Saturday will revolve around stopping Norway striker Erling Haaland. As they would say in Norway, "Lykke til." Translated: Good luck. "Has anyone ever stopped Erling Haaland?" ...

Argentina takes on upstart Switzerland at Arrowhead

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — On one side of the field will be Argentina, the defending World Cup champions, boasting a roster that features the likes of Lautaro Martinez, Julián Alvarez and, of course, Lionel Messi, perhaps the greatest player of his generation. On the other side, ...

Guardians beat Marlins 3-2

MIAMI (AP) — Parker Messick gave up one hit and one run in six strong innings, Chase DeLauter hit a home run, and the Cleveland Guardians beat the Miami Marlins 3-2 on Friday night. Messick (8-5) had a no-hitter going through five innings before Heriberto Hernández hit a solo home run in ...

Government crowding out the rest of the U.S.

The Bureau of Economic Analysis’ final estimates for the first quarter came out last week, and while economic growth numbers went on a bit of a roller-coaster ride before settling at the now-canonical 2.1 percent, inflation came in at an unsurprising yet blistering 4.6 percent. Both numbers confirm what we’ve been seeing over the past year. The economy appears to be settling into a new normal of cooler growth and hotter inflation. Tariffs and wars are temporary contributors to inflation. In the long run, persistent inflation pressure comes courtesy of federal deficits. The more ...

The right, left need to control radicals in their parties

It's starting to sound like we're in the middle of the Spanish Civil War. For those of you who forgot, the Spanish Civil War was the great prequel to World War II, in which the combatants were proxies for the Communists and the Fascists. Stalin's Soviet Union supported the former, Hitler's Germany aided the latter. President Trump and the GOP have decided to run against "Communism" in the coming midterms. In his Fourth of July speech Saturday, Trump referenced the Communists in our midst nearly a dozen times. "Our warriors did not fight communism on battlefields across the world, ...