Clubhouse

DENVER — Ryan Jeffers is on high alert these days for several reasons. On a personal level, the Twins catcher is prepared for the possibility of needing to immediately leave the club for the birth of his son. On a professional level, Jeffers recognizes the Twins clubhouse could very soon feature a much different look with the trade deadline looming. Though they’re not out of the playoff picture yet, the Twins already are in a much worse spot than they were three days ago. Even with a 7-1 victory over the Colorado Rockies at Coors Field on Sunday afternoon, the Twins remain five games back in the wild-card race with five teams to pass. Whereas in previous years the division was still in reach, this season is markedly different in Jeffers’ opinion because the first-place Detroit Tigers are running away with the American League Central. The combination of the team’s disappointing play at Colorado this weekend and an ever-widening gap — the Twins are 11 games behind the Tigers — isn’t lost on a group of players wondering how different the roster could look after the July 31 trade deadline.  » Read More

By Jeff Kerr July 20, 2025 / 4:11 PM EDT / CBS Philadelphia SNY on-air analyst Hannah Keyser joins a Gallen of Questions SNY on-air analyst Hannah Keyser joins a Gallen of Questions 21:40 Otto Kemp walks into the Phillies' clubhouse with the same approach that has gotten him to this stage of his career. No longer is Kemp the undrafted player from Division II Point Loma Nazarene University, the underdog who played his way to the major leagues. Kemp has been with the Phillies for over a month. He's earned his keep. "We're getting there, I feel like it's gone well," Kemp said. "I feel like we've been taking some pretty good strides." Kemp has been all over the field in his first 28 games in the major leagues, playing 15 games at first base, nine in left field, and four at third base. The Phillies have liked Kemp's position versatility and his ability to adjust to all over the diamond.  » Read More

PORTRUSH, Northern Ireland (AP) — Harris English arrived in Britain two weeks ago without his caddie. Chris Gotterup flew over without a plane ticket for Ireland. They’ll return to the United States as the second and third-placed finishers at the British Open at Royal Portrush, a whole lot richer and with exciting opportunities ahead of them. English shot a closing 5-under 66 on Sunday to secure a second runner-up finish to Scottie Scheffler at a major this year, after the PGA Championship in May. One of the best years of his career could yet include an appearance in the Ryder Cup at New York in September. Gotterup’s last two weeks on the links have been life-changing. As the world No. 158, he outlasted Rory McIlroy to win the Scottish Open last week and earn a late qualifying berth for the Open Championship where, on his major debut, he shot weekend rounds of 68 and 67 to finish third. In the space of eight days, Gotterup has earned around $2.7 million — double his career earnings.  » Read More

Scottie Scheffler closed in on a maiden British Open title on Saturday, opening up a four-shot lead ahead of the final round at Royal Portrush with another imperious display. The world number one was unflappable despite some Rory McIlroy fireworks in front of him, easing to a bogey-free, four-under par third round of 67 to reach 14-under for the tournament. Advertisement Scheffler, who is targeting a fourth major title and the third leg of a possible career Grand Slam, strengthened his grip on the Claret Jug by stretching his one-stroke overnight advantage. The American has continued his brilliant recent form in Northern Ireland after arriving this week on a run of 10 successive top-10 finishes, including three wins. He is now on the brink of becoming the first world number one to win the British Open since Tiger Woods clinched his third title in 2006. "I'm just trying to execute, not overthinking things," said Scheffler, who has won his last nine tournaments when holding the 54-hole lead. Advertisement "I feel like I've been doing the right thing so far,  » Read More

by Louay Habib/RORC 19 Jul 07:20 AEST 17 July - 1 August 2025 Admiral's Cup contenders at star-studded press conference - 2025 Admiral's Cup © Rick & James Tomlinson Excitement is building in Cowes ahead of the 2025 Admiral's Cup. On Friday 18th July, the Royal Ocean Racing Club (RORC) hosted an official press conference at its Cowes Clubhouse. Olympic gold medallist and broadcaster Shirley Robertson led the session, with a warm welcome from RORC Commodore Deb Fish. "Thank you to the members of the press for attending today and thank you to the sailors for joining us," said RORC Commodore Deb Fish. "The Club is very excited to be hosting this event in our special centenary year. It's the real icing on the cake; it's going to be a fantastic regatta. I wish you all the very best of luck and fair winds and look forward to presenting one of you with the Admiral's Cup in a couple of weeks' time." The spotlight was on 12 world-class sailors,  » Read More

Scottie Scheffler ignited his bid for a maiden British Open title by surging through the field to take a one-shot lead after the second round at Royal Portrush on Friday. The world number one brushed aside two torrential rain showers in Northern Ireland to fire a seven-under par 64, the best round of the week so far, and send an ominous warning to his title rivals. He is 10-under overall at the halfway stage, one stroke clear of Matthew Fitzpatrick. "Fortunately, it didn't pour the whole time," said Scheffler after his lowest round in a major. "We only had maybe four or five holes where it was really coming down, and I was able to take advantage of the holes where we had some good weather." Fitzpatrick produced a brilliant 66 to boost his hopes of becoming the first English winner since Nick Faldo claimed his third title in 1992. Brian Harman, the 2023 champion, is one shot further behind on eight-under, alongside China's Li Haotong. Home favourite Rory McIlroy carded a two-under par 69 to reach three-under for the tournament,  » Read More

Scottie Scheffler ignited his bid for a maiden British Open title by surging through the field to take a one-shot lead after the second round at Royal Portrush on Friday. The world number one brushed aside two torrential rain showers in Northern Ireland to fire a seven-under par 64, the best round of the week so far, and send an ominous warning to his title rivals. He is 10-under overall at the halfway stage, one stroke clear of Matthew Fitzpatrick. "Fortunately, it didn't pour the whole time," said Scheffler after his lowest round in a major. "We only had maybe four or five holes where it was really coming down, and I was able to take advantage of the holes where we had some good weather." Fitzpatrick produced a brilliant 66 to boost his hopes of becoming the first English winner since Nick Faldo claimed his third title in 1992. Brian Harman, the 2023 champion, is one shot further behind on eight-under, alongside China's Li Haotong. Home favourite Rory McIlroy carded a two-under par 69 to reach three-under for the tournament,  » Read More

England's Matt Fitzpatrick is one of five players to share the clubhouse lead following an enthralling opening round at The Open at Royal Portrush.  Fitzpatrick, along with Jacob Skov Olesen, Haotong Li, Christiaan Bezuidenhout and Harris English, led the way after carding rounds of four-under on Thursday.  On a day when the weather in Northern Ireland played its part, the likes of Rory McIlroy and Scottie Scheffler appeared to struggle, but remained in contention for glory.  Scheffler was able to overcome some erratic driving that saw him hit just three fairways off the tee, recovering to card a three-under 68.  Masters champion McIlroy, backed by a raucous home crowd, registered a one-under 70, which was nine strokes better than he managed during his missed cut in the 2019 edition at the same venue.  How the leaderboard stands after round one of The 153rd Open. pic.twitter.com/ovqUstNmT9 — The Open (@TheOpen) July 17, 2025 Skov Olesen set the clubhouse target, mixing an eagle and four birdies with two bogeys during his first round in what was just his second appearance at a major.   » Read More

Fitzpatrick, Haotong, Skov Olesen, Bezuidenhout and English hold clubhouse lead. ... Download our app. © Al Nisr Publishing LLC 2025. All rights ...  » Read More

Microsoft Corp. has spent billions of dollars to get people like Tyson Jominy using its Copilot, an artificially intelligent personal assistant designed to make it easier for consumers to navigate the world. But when Copilot pops up on Jominy’s computer screen, it’s typically an accident - the result of a mistaken push of what used to be a control key. He would much rather use ChatGPT on his smartphone, or Grok, which helps him make sense of the rapid-fire stream of posts on X. Jominy, who manages teams working in data and analytics, has used Copilot at work, but he has no interest in using it off the clock. Jominy has a lot of company. While the Copilot smartphone app has been downloaded 79 million times, according to Sensor Tower, ChatGPT, the pioneering chatbot created by Microsoft partner OpenAI, recently surpassed 900 million downloads. Despite spending heavily on artificial intelligence and associated infrastructure over the past couple of years, the world’s largest software maker is struggling to make headway against ChatGPT and a host of other AI assistants.  » Read More