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Jason Day shows major mettle and wins PGA Championship

Australian finishes at Whistling Straits with 20-under par

Jason Day hits his tee shot on the second hole during the fourth round of the PGA Championship on Sunday at Whistling Straits in Haven, Wis. - photo by JULIO CORTEZ

0817PGA1 — Jason Day hits his tee shot on the second hole during the fourth round of the PGA Championship on Sunday at Whistling Straits in Haven, Wis. - photo by JULIO CORTEZ

Doug Ferguson

Associated Press

Updated: Aug 16, 2015, 11:07 PM

Published: Aug 16, 2015, 11:41 PM

SHEBOYGAN, Wis.— Given a third straight chance to finally win a major, Jason Day promised a fight to the finish in the PGA Championship. Turns out the biggest fight was to hold back the tears. Worried that this year might turn out to be a major failure, Day never gave Jordan Spieth or anyone else a chance Sunday.

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Bond conditions revised for Gainesville High grad A.J. Johnson in Tennessee rape case

Former Tennessee LB charged in Knoxville case

A.J. Johnson

0810Johnson — A.J. Johnson

Times staff reports

Updated: Aug 10, 2017, 8:03 PM

Published: Aug 10, 2017, 8:10 PM

Former Tennessee linebacker and Gainesville High graduate A.J. Johnson has a curfew and must abstain from alcohol as part of the modifications to his bond conditions while he awaits an aggravated rape trial. The changes come after Johnson’s DUI arrest last month. Under the modifications agreed to on Thursday, Johnson will be supervised by a pretrial release officer and must submit to drug screens upon request.

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