Scottie Scheffler never panicked; overcomes bad lie to vault back into Olympics mix
Scottie Scheffler had every reason to panic midway through the second round at Le Golf National, but he never did. The world number one took an uncharacteristic driveway to the right of the seventh fairway, where the ball came to rest in the fluffy weeds. The tall, dense grass completely covered the ball, and Scheffler […]
Yankees’ Will Warren overcomes rocky start for solid MLB debut
PHILADELPHIA — Will Warren called his MLB debut on Tuesday a “dream come true.” The 25-year-old right-hander was called up to the Yankees’ starting rotation after Gerrit Cole was sidelined with full-body soreness and learned of the news in a phone call from Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre manager Shelley Duncan. Because it happened on trade deadline day, […]
Rickie Fowler overcomes recent struggles to grab early Travelers Championship lead
CROMWELL, Conn. — Rickie Fowler has had a lack of consistency this season, failing to win or finish in the top 10 in any tournament he’s played in. But he found something on the greens Thursday that led to a 6-under 64 in the opening round of the Travelers Championship. He didn’t make a single […]
Tony Gonzales overcomes primary challenge despite opposition from GOP colleagues
Rep. Tony Gonzales (R-TX) has survived his high-profile primary election, setting the stage for him to be reelected to a third term in his Texas House seat while defeating a far-right challenger who was backed by many of the incumbent’s GOP colleagues in the lower chamber. Gonzales defeated challenger Brandon Herrera after garnering 50.7% of […]
Sahith Theegala overcomes “freak injury” to soar into PGA Championship contention
One of the most popular young players in the game finally arrived at this week’s PGA Championship feeling healthy. Saheeth Segala, playing in his eighth major league game, bruised his ribs the week before the Wells Fargo Championship, which he called a “freak injury.” “I slipped my rib the Saturday before the Wells Fargo game […]
Surrogacy overcomes legal hurdles as market booms
At just 19 years old, Amanda Roman suffered a stroke, prompting her to be on a variety of medications, including blood thinners, and eventually leading to a uterine ablation, meaning that she would no longer be able to have a period. This meant if Roman wanted to have a genetic link to her child, she […]
FISA bill overcomes key hurdle to tee up floor fight on warrant requirement
A bill to reauthorize the state’s warrantless surveillance powers cleared the House on Tuesday, even though it still faces a bumpy path to the Senate, including a fight in the chamber over whether to add a warrant requirement to the bill. passed an important hurdle. The House Rules Committee on Tuesday approved a bill that […]
Josh Hart overcomes sore wrist to have big night in Knicks’ win
Josh Hart showed he is more than “okay” as Donte DiVincenzo put it, for a player who was doubtful to play Thursday night against the Kings due to a sprained wrist. His wrist affected his game, but it didn’t slow him down. Hart played 43 minutes, getting hit with rebounds, drives to the rim and […]
Pope Francis overcomes health concerns, presides over blustery Easter Sunday Mass in St. Peter’s Square
Overcoming health concerns, Pope Francis presided over one of the year’s most important liturgies, Easter Sunday Mass, leading an audience of about 30,000 people in a flower-decorated St. Peter’s Square. Served. Just hours after celebrating a two-and-a-half-hour Easter Vigil, the 87-year-old Francis appeared in good spirits at the start of the liturgy in a deserted […]
Wyndham Clark overcomes sloppy 3-putt, battles back at Houston Open
His back still hurts. But it could have hurt him even more, perhaps early in the second round. Windham Clark made a painful mistake on the par-3 11th hole Friday morning, his second hole of the day. He almost went for a 7-foot par, but instead of making the save and coming away unscathed, he […]