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Weekend winners
Ryan Fox. The British Open was good. Not great. But Fox, the 39-year-old veteran golfer with 19 worldwide wins — but no top-15 finishes in majors before Sunday — was great. And maybe better than that. The long-hitter from Down Under was as calm as a Vegemite sandwich and accomplished the unthinkable Sunday — winning his first major by making a birdie 3 of the woman-scorned-angry 18th for a one-shot win over Cameron Young and a scattered leaderboard of superstars that faded from the spotlight. The best thing about the British Open honestly was a) the early start times, b) Rory’s honesty and c) the candor and accents of the European announcers.
Caitlin Clark. The Indiana Fever star delivered a career performance over the weekend with 45 points and 10 assists in a win. Not only was it the most points in her pro career. It was the first 45-10 effort in league history.
Curt Cignetti. Yes, he wins lots of weekends. Look him up on AOL or somewhere like that. But how about this realization, both of recent accomplishment and IU football emergence. This news, that a five-star WR from Indy committed to Cignetti’s Hoosiers over the weekend, deliver these two realizations. First, that Cignetti created a generational national champ in 2025 with as many five-star recruits as Rusty Wright has, and b) if IU starts turning its Mark Cuban-funded NIL bankroll into big-time high school additions, buckle up.