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Adam Scott officially set for 100th consecutive major at U.S. Open as field starts to fill

(AP) — Adam Scott officially is set for his 100th consecutive major next month in the U.S. Open, which added 24 players to the field from the world ranking on Monday. Sixteen players also earned spots at qualifiers in England and Dallas. Scott effectively secured his spot among the top 60 in the world with a tie for fourth in the Cadillac Championship at Doral. He is at No. 49 in this week's ranking, which the U.S. Open uses to determine who avoids qualifying. Others exempt through the top 60 in the world ranking include Jordan Spieth, Patrick Reed and Alex Smalley, who tied for ...

Health advice is all over social media. Here’s how to vet claims

(AP) — Health and wellness advice is available in abundance on social media — from trendy to informative to straight-up disinformation — and you're far from alone in seeing it. A new survey by the Pew Research Center finds that about 4 in 10 U.S. adults — and around half of those under 50 — get health information from social media or podcasts. Researchers also looked at the social media profiles of 6,828 health and wellness influencers with at least 100,000 followers. Only about 4 in 10 list a background as a health professional. About one-third called themselves coaches, ...

Hamlin beats teammate Chase Briscoe at Dover for 2nd NASCAR All-Star Race win

Denny Hamlin beats teammate Chase Briscoe at Dover for 2nd NASCAR All-Star Race win DOVER, Del. (AP) — Denny Hamlin avoided trouble by starting from the pole for what turned out to be a caution-plagued event and outdueled Joe Gibbs Racing teammate Chase Briscoe for his second victory in the NASCAR All-Star Race. Hamlin led the final 30 laps at Dover Motor Speedway, which became the sixth track to hold the exhibition event in the Cup Series. His No. 11 Toyota finished 0.887 seconds ahead of Briscoe’s No. 19 to earn the $1 million prize. It’s the third consecutive win on the 1-mile ...

When should you get a mammogram?

WASHINGTON (AP) — Deciding when to get routine mammograms is confusing. Some health groups recommend women begin at age 40 or 45 while another recently opted for age 50. They also differ on whether yearly or every other year is best. The conflicting advice is at least partly because guidelines for breast cancer screening are designed for women at average risk and with no possible cancer symptoms. But breast cancer is so common that it is hard to know who is really "average" and how to balance the pros and cons of screening. "Breast cancer is not one disease," said Dr. Laura ...

The NFL’s 2026 season will kick off with a Patriots-Seahawks Super Bowl rematch

(AP) — The 2026 NFL season will kick off with a Super Bowl rematch. Mike Macdonald, Sam Darnold and the Seattle Seahawks will face off against Mike Vrabel, Drake Maye and the New England Patriots after raising their championship banner on Sept. 9 in the first of the NFL’s 272 games. The Seahawks dominated the Patriots in a 29-13 victory in February that secured the franchise’s second NFL title. The game will mark just the third time that the teams that played in the Super Bowl face off again in Week 1. The last time came in 2016, when the Broncos beat the Panthers. Overall, ...

Spieth off to uneven start in bid for career Grand Slam

NEWTOWN SQUARE, Pa. (AP) — Jordan Spieth's bid to complete the career Grand Slam with a victory at the PGA Championship got off to a mixed start Thursday. After making the turn at 1 under, Spieth birdied three of the first six holes on the front nine, his back, and was tied with the early leaders at 3 under before consecutive bogeys at Nos. 7 and 8 slowed his charge. He settled for a 1-under 69 and was still in contention with three rounds left. "I struck the ball well," said Spieth, who is making his 10th try at completing the Slam. "I was in a good position on a lot of holes. ...