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The jazz band from Kelce's Ohio high school alma mater was performing at a Philadelphia high school Thursday when he decided to lend some help. He borrowed one boy's saxophone and sat in with the Cleveland Heights High School band. He then stayed on to play with Philly's Central High School band, too.

He seemed to be holding his own, tapping his foot to the beat.

He's providing all kinds of inspiration for Philadelphia these days.

On Monday he gave a talk to the Phillies about being bold.


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SOUTHHAMPTION, N.Y. -Such is the reputation of century-old Shinnecock Hills that everyone can’t wait to get there for the U.S. Open. No one is more excited than the USGA, the organization that runs what it calls the ultimate test in golf. Lately, this ultimate test has seemed more like a trivia quiz. Twice in the last three years [url=http://www.officialpredators.com/authentic-adidas-ryan-johansen-jersey]Ryan Johansen Jersey[/url] , the U.S. Open has gone to courses only a decade old- Chambers Bay and Erin Hills – that featured wide fairways and the wrong kind of weather. It reached a point where Jack Nicklaus, whose name is on the gold medal awarded to the winner, feared the U.S. Open was losing its identity. Shinnecock Hills should restore that feeling as Tiger Woods returns after a three-year hiatus, and Phil Mickelson chases the elusive leg of the Grand Slam. By Golf Writer Doug Ferguson. SENT: 1,100 words, photos by 4 p.m. Thursday.

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Hank Haney remembers sitting next to Tiger Woods when the doctor delivered the news: Along with shredded ligaments in his left knee, he had a double stress fracture in his leg. Typical recovery was four-to-six weeks on crutches and a month of rehab. This was 13 days before the start of the U.S. Open. ”My immediate thought was, `I’ve got the rest of the year off,”’ said Haney, his swing coach. Woods had other ideas. ”I’m playing in the U.S. Open and I’m going to win it.” And with that [url=http://www.officialcanadiensprostore.com/authentic-adidas-andrew-shaw-jersey]Andrew Shaw Jersey[/url] , he left the doctor sitting on his couch. Haney was among several people who came in contact with Woods during the course of a U.S. Open that stands as his greatest will to win. Ten years later, it also is the last major he won. By Golf Writer Doug Ferguson. SENT: 1,900 words, photos.

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SATURDAY, June 19

GLF–US OPEN-SHINNECOCK

SOUTHAMPTON, N.Y. – Mike Davis is making no excuses about the last time the U.S. Open was at Shinnecock Hills, when the course became so brittle that balls wouldn’t stay on the seventh green and 28 players couldn’t break 80. He also stopped just short of a pledge there won’t be a repeat 14 years later. Davis is the chief executive of the USGA who has spent more than a decade setting up the U.S. Open for the best players in the world. It has become a science with technology that measures everything from moisture in the ground to how fast grass is growing on different sections of the greens. By Golf Writer Doug Ferguson. UPCOMING: 800 words, photos by 4 a.m. Saturday.

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MONDAY, June 11

BRAZIL-WCUP-STICKERS

SAO PAULO – Teacher Ari Mascarenhas could have picked a high-tech gadget or flashy app to help his eighth grade students with their Portuguese language grammar, reading and text interpretation. Instead, he is finding a creative way to use something completely analog: the World Cup sticker book [url=http://www.officialoilers.com/authentic-adidas-leon-draisaitl-jersey]Leon Draisaitl Jersey[/url] , which features national team players of countries getting ready to compete in Russia later this month. The album is all the rage among soccer fans in Brazil and around the world, even if it is decidedly old school. ”In such a divisive world we can still swap, trade and have something in common,” said Mascarenhas, who like many adults, does his own buying and trading of stickers. By Mauricio Savarese. UPCOMING: 900 words, photos by 3 a.m. Monday.

SOC–WCUP-US-BETTER IN SPANISH

NEW YORK – NBC’s Telemundo network is trying to get English viewers in the United States to watch its World Cup coverage rather than tune into Fox’s debut, taking advance of the United States’ absence with a campaign that the tournament is better in Spanish. By Ronald Blum. UPCOMING: 800 words, photos by 4 p.m. Monday.

TUESDAY, June 12

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