TROON, Scotland - The latest on the British Open (all times local): --- 7 p.m. Phil Mickelson is heartbroken, even after one of the greatest rounds in major championship history. Lefty shot an 8-under 63 in the opening round of the British Open on Thursda...

LONDON (AP) - Being too heavy may cost you your life - literally. Scientists say overweight people die one year earlier than expected and that moderately obese people die up to three years prematurely.Doctors have long warned that being overweight can lea...

LAWNDALE, N.C. - "Old Dog. Young Dog. Several Stupid Dogs. Please drive slowly" reads the sign on the farm gate.Up the dusty driveway walks a woman dressed in a purple sun hat, a floral purple jacket that belonged to her mother and white slacks. She's p...

IPAVA - If approved by the Illinois Department of Agriculture, a new hog confinement facility may be established near Ipava.Fulton County Board Chairman Bob Bucher said during the board's meeting Tuesday that he has heard that a notice of intent to const...

From rotary telephones to Twitter, our methods of communication have changed drastically in just a few short years, and no one is more aware of this than Bradley University professor and Department of Communication chairperson Paul Gullifor. He chats with...

IRVING, Texas - Oklahoma is the overwhelming preseason pick to win another Big 12 title. With quarterback Baker Mayfield among seven returning starters on offense, the Sooners got 24 of 26 first-place votes in the preseason media poll released Thursday. T...

For a successful career as a carny, you have to start training young.That was evident at the Heart of Illinois Fair in the 1970s, where kids as young as 7 might be operating their own games of chance. These pint-sized entrepreneurs learned valuable busine...

REMEMBER WHEN: JULY 14 IN JOURNAL STAR SPORTS HISTORY 50 YEARS AGO The Lotz Steel baseball team comes back from three runs down for a 4-3 triumph over Phil Schindler and Sons Builders in Journal Star Prep League play. Trailing 3-1 in the fifth inning, L...

CHICAGO (AP) - Police in Dallas were the first in the nation to use a robot to deliver and detonate a bomb to kill a suspect, but other law enforcement agencies are willing and able to follow suit, including some that even have trained for the day when th...

CHICAGO (AP) - Chicago first responders are planning to simulate a large-scale active shooter incident at Wrigley Field.Thursday's emergency response exercise will run from 7 a.m. to 2 p.m. and include Chicago fire fighters and police officers, the city's...