Brazil World Cup host pressure fuels player expectations
GCCC coach Charles Long, born in 1960 in Brazil, discusses the hosting nation's heavy expectations as Brazil opens this World Cup. He notes fans' thirst for perfection, recalls 1950 heartbreak, and marks Brazil as the strong favorite with five titles, while the U.S. faces a daunting Group of Death with Germany Portugal and Ghana.
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Brazil
Garden City Community College
Charles Long
Long
Uruguay
ESPN
Vox.com
Argentina
United States
Japan
South Korea
Germany
Portugal
Ghana
U.S.A
Aggressive Royals sweep Indians 4-1 at Kauffman Stadium
Alcides Escobar and the Royals beat the Cleveland Indians 4-1, completing a two game sweep. Yordano Ventura improved to 4-5, Wade Davis and Greg Holland closed, while Escobar delivered a three for three day with an RBI and a daring heads up play that sparked a key run. The Royals moved above .500 and head to Chicago and Detroit for a seven game road trip.
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Kansas City
Alcides Escobar
Kauffman Stadium
Indians
Mike Aviles
Royals
Cleveland Indians
Omar Infante
Infante
Eric Hosmer
Escobar
Aviles
RBI
Yordano Ventura
Wade Davis
Yost
Astros
Chicago
Detroit
Billy Butler
Ventura
Bauer
Mike Moustakas
Kansas City Royals
Salvador Perez
Kelvin Herrera
Pinehurst No. 2 reimagined for U S Open scares players
Pinehurst No 2 hosts the U S Open men and then the women with drastic restoration by Crenshaw and Coore turning the course back to 1930s-40s style. Greens are turtle backed, fairways rough replaced by sand and weeds, longer than past Opens, challenging players and provoking debate on budget driven changes.
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Pinehurst
N.C
United States Golf Association
Pinehurst No. 2
Pine Needles
Payne Stewart
Phil Mickelson
Mickelson
Michael Campbell
Spain
USGA
John Daly
Daly
Donald Ross
Ben
Crenshaw
Bill Coore
Ross
Scotts Weed & Feed
Crenshaw and Coore
Joe
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Ers
Michael Bradley
Bob Bradley
Tim Howard
Jurgen Klinsmann
Lee Long
Dyson
Nori Aoki
Butler
Davis
Greg Holland
Michael Bourn
Dave Eiland
Jason Kipnis
Carlos Santana
Bill Dwyre
Mike Davis
Golf Channel
Brandel Chamblee
Yale
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