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COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. >> Sooner or later, somebody was bound to make a long putt at the Broadmoor.David Toms made not just one, but two, on Sunday - first to take the lead on the 16th hole, then to protect it on No. 17 and set himself for the win at the U.S. Senior Open.On a course where the greens perplexed the entire field for four straight days, Toms rolled in a 15-footer for birdie on No.

TORONTO >> Stuck in an 11-game losing streak, the Detroit Tigers cleared the air with a pregame meeting. Then Nick Castellanos went out and cleared the bases with an important home run that helped stop Detroit's slide. The losing streak was Detroit's longest since August, 2003.Castellanos hit his fourth career grand slam, Jordan Zimmermann pitched seven strong innings and the Tigers beat the Toronto Blue Jays 9-1 on Sunday.

Motorists who drive on Mound Road in Sterling Heights take note: a new construction project is scheduled to begin Monday night.Two lanes of northbound Mound from 14 Mile to 16 Mile roads will be closed, while work crews keep two other lanes open for traffic.The $12 million project includes concrete milling and replacement, but mostly will involve asphalt repaving, according to the Macomb County Department of Roads.

WASHINGTON (AP) - Ready or not, change is coming to the House Democrats.Across the country, a new generation is making its way to Washington. It's not just that some of the Democrats, like 28-year-old Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, are young and progressive. They are. Or that many are women entering politics who want to fight President Donald Trump.

Ken Holland once transitioned the Detroit Red Wings from Steve Yzerman, Sergei Fedorov and that generation of greats to the one that followed with Pavel Datsyuk and Henrik Zetterberg. Now he's trying to do it again.The veteran general manager knows it won't be as easy this time, so he's adding and keeping some older players to bridge the gap.

CLEVELAND >> LeBron James is leaving home for Hollywood and an iconic team.The Los Angeles Lakers have a new superstar - L.A.-Bron.The four-time NBA MVP announced Sunday night that he has agreed to a four-year, $154 million contract with the Lakers, joining one of the league's most storied franchises and switching conferences to try and dethrone the Golden State Warriors and grow his own legacy.

The month of July began the same way June ended -- with scorching heat and muggy humidity levels.And weather forecasters say the heat wave is expected to linger through the upcoming Fourth of July holiday before any relief sets in.Southeast Michigan was under a heat advisory from about 10 a.

BERKELEY HEIGHTS, N.J. (AP) - President Donald Trump said Saturday that he had received assurances from King Salman of Saudi Arabia that the kingdom will increase oil production, "maybe up to 2,000,000 barrels" in response to turmoil in Iran and Venezuela. Saudi Arabia acknowledged the call took place, but mentioned no production targets.

WASHINGTON - Sen. Susan Collins, R-Maine, a key swing vote on President Donald Trump's next Supreme Court pick, said Sunday that she would not vote for any judge who wanted to end access to abortion in the United States by overturning Roe v. Wade."I would not support a nominee who demonstrated hostility to Roe v.

The auto world has been buzzing with electricity in recent years … literally.With nearly all major automakers heavily committing to moving away from internal-combustion engines, some entirely and some in phases, over the next several years, the battle for best electric vehicle is already heating upI recently spent a little time with one of Volkswagen's entries into the fray, the Volkswagen e-Golf -- an electric version of it's perennial top-ranked vehicle -- and I'm back with a full report on what the buzz is all about on this particular plug-in ride.