The U.S. Open at Oakmont Country Club put a number of the best players in the world in a bad place through two days of competition. Major champion Shane Lowry was among those who failed to make the cut after the course got the better of him. "I let it sort of do what I said I wouldn't do, but ...

Safeway workers are striking at the same time as contract negotiations between workers and King Soopers are coming to a head. The union is negotiating with King Soopers and parent Kroger after a strike in February. That strike lasted almost two weeks before a deal was reached to pause the labor action for 100 days. That pause expired last month.

With the clock winding down toward Saturday night's deadline for new contract negotiations, a Colorado union has announced locations where grocery employees are set to walk off the job on Sunday in protest.