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Weekend winners
Brian Harman. The clear winner of the weekend, Harman put his Georgia hands on the Claret Jug with a dazzling second-round 65 that was more than 8 shots better than the field’s average on Friday. And with the tenacity of the Bulldog he is, Harman refused to let loose of the Open Championship. Of all his eye-popping numbers from a dominant 72 holes, this one is the most impressive: His 106 putts over 72 holes is the fewest for an Open champ in two decades, and at one point clichè-machine Paul Azinger said Sunday he had made 47 consecutive putts inside of 10 feet. He finished 58-for-59 from inside 10 feet. Wowser.
U.S. Soccer. Lionel Messi delivered on the hype and scored arguably the biggest U.S. goal since Brandi Chastain introduced the world to the sports bra. His game winner Friday was magical. And breathtaking. And made even some as indifferent to soccer as me take notice.
Bottom line at the local bijou. “Barbie” blew out the weekend box office. “Oppenheimer” was right behind the doll-ogy. And at $7 for a fountain drink and a kidney for a large bucket of popped corn, those cha-chings could be heard loud and clear this weekend.