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1. The Open 2023: Brian Harman's victory was decades in the making

• Brian Harman won the 151st Open Championship with a 6-stroke victory, becoming the third left-handed player to win The Open.

• Harman had a standout junior and college golf career, showing immense talent and competitiveness.

• The 36-year-old's career had been good but not great on the PGA Tour, with two wins and numerous top-10 finishes.

• Harman's mentors, including Davis Love III and Zach Johnson, helped him control his emotions on the course and develop his game.

• Winning The Open Championship was a significant moment in Harman's career, and he plans to use the Claret Jug to drink Guinness.

2. Fred McGriff, Scott Rolen inducted into Baseball Hall of Fame

• Fred McGriff and Scott Rolen were inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame in a ceremony in Cooperstown, New York.

• McGriff was unanimously voted in by one of the Hall's era-based veterans committees after a long wait for enshrinement.

• McGriff's speech emphasized his journey from childhood in Tampa to becoming a student of the game and his gratitude towards his family.

• Rolen was inducted in his sixth year of eligibility, rising from receiving just 10.2% of the vote in his first appearance on the ballot.

• Rolen's speech celebrated his small-town background, work ethic, and the support of his family.

3. NBA's board of governors approves sale of Hornets, sources say

• The NBA's board of governors approved the sale of the Charlotte Hornets to a group led by Rick Schnall and Gabe Plotkin, ending Michael Jordan's 13-year run as majority owner.

• The sale was approved with a 29-1 vote, with New York Knicks owner James Dolan casting the lone vote against it.

• The team was purchased at an approximate $3 billion valuation, and the sale will be executed in the next one to two weeks.

• Rick Schnall and Gabe Plotkin will become the franchise's governors, with Michael Jordan retaining a minority stake in the team.

• Jordan, the league's only Black majority owner, previously sold a significant minority stake to Plotkin and Daniel Sundheim in 2020, and Sundheim is part of the current group purchasing the Hornets.

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