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SAN DIEGO (AP) — Jon Rahm’s road to becoming a U.S. Open champion might have started with a pair of bogeys.

BATON ROUGE – The LSU track and field program will have a combination of 30 current and former athletes competing at the U.S. Olympic Trials June 18-27 at Hayward Field in Eugene, Oregon with hopes of securing their spot to compete at the Olympics later this summer in Tokyo.

OMAHA, Neb. - LSU swimmer Brooks Curry became the first American swimmer in program history to qualify for the U.S. Olympic team, as he placed fourth in the 100-meter free final of the Olympic Swimming Trials Thursday with a time of 48.19.

(AP) — By mid-afternoon, cell phones throughout the 858 area code were buzzing.

(AP) — Fans who worry golf’s image could be tarnished by the spitting match between Brooks Koepka and Bryson DeChambeau probably think figure skating is too rough. For the rest of us, nothing goes down better with a major championship on the menu than a side of beef.

(AP) —The NBA champion this season will be the last team standing.

PARIS (AP) — A women’s version of the Tour de France will be held in 2022 with a start on Paris’ iconic Champs-Elysees boulevard after the conclusion of the men’s race, organizers announced Thursday.

CLEMSON, S.C. (AP) — Clemson is adding two women’s sports to its varsity roster.

BATON ROUGE – The 2021 U.S. Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association released outdoor awards on Tuesday afternoon and the LSU track and field program had four winners. JuVaughn Harrison and Terrance Laird were named the national athletes of the year in their disciplines, while head coach Dennis Shaver and assistant coach Todd Lane were winners of coaching awards.