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2022 British Open leaderboard breakdown: Cameron Smith rockets to top as Rory McIlroy stays hot in Round 2

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The second round of the 150th Open Championship featured a little bit of everything on Friday. It began with fans sending Tiger Woods off in the grandest of fashions as the 15-time major winner’s playing career at St. Andrews may have come to a close with a missed cut this week. Walking down the 18th fairway to a standing ovation, tears rolled from Woods’ eyes as he thought back on his crowning achievements at the Home of Golf and of the previous legends of the game to receive a similarly warm goodbye from the people of St. Andrews.


Fans again rose to their feet hours later, albeit for a different reason, as Cameron Smith signed an 8-under 64 to set the 36-hole scoring record for an Open at the Old Course. Sitting at 13 under for the championship, the long-haired Australian looks to be in complete control of his game as he has racked up 12 birdies and an eagle against just a single bogey through his first two rounds.


And then you have Rory McIlroy, who while still looking for his first major championship since 2014, put himself in exceptionally strong position at this Open. McIlroy remained hot playing in one of the final pairings of the day and now sits just three strokes back of Smith entering Moving Day.


Five of the last six 36-hole leaders at The Open have gone on to win, and Smith should give a fine effort over the weekend in continuing this trend. Meanwhile, each of the last seven Open winners at St. Andrews have been T4 or better after two rounds with 14 of the last 15 sitting within three shots of the lead after 36 holes.


Here is the breakdown of the rest of the leaderboard

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Walmart Fuses Manner and Exercise With New Activewear and Swim Brand name by Designer Michelle Smith and Conditioning Superstar Stacey Griffith

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As we go on to build Walmart as a spot for style, we keep on being laser targeted on growing Walmart’s assortment of good quality, on-pattern apparel and add-ons at an unbelievable price. That includes strategic collaborations with designers and influencers to carry new collections to our portfolio of distinctive, elevated manufacturers. Their fresh views are resonating with our clients, and we really like hearing all the excellent responses.

Since the pandemic started, activewear has been a superior growth classification and an critical one for our customers. In point, The NPD Group noted that activewear was up 37% in 2021. It was only natural for activewear to be the upcoming phase in growing our elevated models portfolio, and we’re executing it with a bold, fascinating brand name that fills a white area for substantial-quality, superior-general performance activewear and swim with out the higher price tag.

Enter Really like & Sports activities, our new exceptional, elevated activewear and swim manufacturer established in partnership with renowned manner designer Michelle Smith and celebrity indoor biking teacher Stacey Griffith.

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Appreciate & Athletics features vivid, superior-performance fabrics and particulars in a blend of fresh, manner-forward health and fitness center to avenue kinds and trims. At its core, it is an energetic model influenced by daring, iconic, classic athletic design and style that optimizes comfort and longevity. And today, the activewear collection is out there at Walmart.com and is commencing to roll out to 1,500 Walmart stores now. Swim will start arriving in the coming days. Collections will drop seasonally, with new additions like footwear and accessories arriving this tumble.

The inaugural assortment attributes 121 women’s activewear and swim things, priced amongst $12 and $42. Bold and vibrant colors are the hallmark of the brand, with standout neon hues

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LeBron James’ one-game suspension for clocking Isaiah Stewart doesn’t seem in line with J.R. Smith precedent

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The NBA announced on Monday that LeBron James has been suspended one game without pay — which amounts to a $284K forfeiture — for “recklessly hitting [Isaiah] Stewart in the face, and initiating an on-court altercation.”

It was also announced that Stewart, who was left badly bloodied after his face took the business end of James’ closed fist, has been suspended two games without pay for “escalating an on-court altercation by repeatedly and aggressively pursuing [LeBron James] in an unsportsmanlike manner.” 

Though understandable after the shot he took, Stewart lost his mind. This was not a typical “hold me back” NBA fight. Stewart was after LeBron like a madman. The scene was ugly and easily could’ve gotten much uglier. Stewart deserves the two-game suspension he got. You just can’t do this on an NBA court:

LeBron, on the other hand, appears to have gotten off lightly with his one-game suspension as there is precedent for a harsher penalty in this case. Back in 2015, J.R. Smith was suspended two playoff games for a nearly identical hit on Jae Crowder, which you can see below. 

Now here’s the LeBron footage:

And a slightly different angle:

You can clearly see LeBron looking back at Stewart as he throws his fist. He knew what he was doing. Smith took a longer swipe, but it’s the same thing. Watch the clips again. Smith was peeved about Crowder’s initial contact as they tussled for rebounding position, just as LeBron was visibly irritated with Stewart’s contact, for which Stewart was assessed a loose-ball foul. 

Smith took a swing backward. LeBron took a swing backward. 

Smith hit crowder in the face. LeBron hit Stewart in the face. 

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