NYC couple sentenced to parenting class after girl killed by unlicensed son’s crash at 101 mph

The parents of a Queens teenager charged with killing his younger girlfriend in a high-speed crash last year were ordered to take a parenting class Monday after they allowed an unlicensed 16-year-old boy behind the wheel of their high-performance BMW. The boy’s father, Sean Smith, 40, and his wife Deo Ramnarine, 43, pleaded guilty to […]
Round 3 at The Open calls for showers, but 30 mph gusts will subside

There will be some relief from the strong winds at the British Open on Saturday, but some typical Scottish summer rain will fall along the coast. The weather forecast for Saturday is calling for mostly cloudy and calm conditions in the morning, which could open up opportunities for many of the players lower down the […]
British Open 2024: 2nd round weather calls for more carnage, frustration, 30 mph gusts

What’s the biggest story after the first round of the British Open on Thursday? Scotland’s summer weather. A strong southerly wind played havoc with players all day at Royal Troon. Temperatures were in the low 60s and occasional nasty drizzle didn’t help. All of this combined to produce a first-round scoring average of 74.45, a […]
The Open 2024: 1st round weather calls for 25 mph gusts

The British Open is weather dependent. It’s the most unpredictable of the four Grand Slam tournaments, no one really knows how it’s going to turn out, and it’s also the most unfair, with some players favored while others barely surviving – exactly what happened the last time the British Open was held at Royal Troon, […]
Benches clear between Yankees and Orioles after batter hit in head with 96 mph pitch

With the Yankees and Orioles benches cleared in the bottom of the ninth inning on Friday night, an old AL East rivalry was rekindled. Yankees closer Clay Holmes, pitching an 0-2 lead in the bottom of the ninth, hit a 96.8 mph sinker at Heston Kierstad’s head, but it didn’t sink very well. Kjellstad was […]