Miles Russell is the youngest player in the 2026 U.S. Open field at just 17 years old. A young man who has been driving a car for less than two years teeing it up in a major championship is a tough reality to grasp, and, understandably so, the Florida State commit's story heading into Shinnecock Hills has been a popular one in the build-up to Thursday's opening round.

Russell, the No. 1 junior player in the world, opted for a formal press conference on Wednesday ahead of what will be his first start in a major championship. In a rather predictable fashion, he almost immediately made everyone in the golf world feel incredibly old.

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When asked if he had any memory of watching the 2018 U.S. Open, which marked the last time the tournament was held at Shinnecock, he responded with an answer that swiftly put things into perspective.

"Maybe bits and pieces, but that's probably more from seeing highlights from it. I don't know. I don't really remember watching any U.S. Opens when I was that little," Russell began. "I think my first kind of golf memory from watching it was maybe Spieth in 2015 at the Masters. I think really remembering it was Tiger in 2019."

Russell isn't talking about Tiger Woods in the 2019 U.S. Open, where he finished T-21. He's referring to Woods winning the 2019 Masters.

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Imagine that being your first real memory of watching major championship golf.

It not only shows how incredibly young Russell is, but his comments show how this next generation of players soon to make a name for themselves don't have much recollection of any happenings before 2020.

That doesn't mean Russell's comments don't make complete and total sense, because they do, given that he was born in 2008, but it doesn't make it any easier for millennials and boomers out there to grasp with just how quickly time has passed.

Russell qualified for this week's U.S. Open after advancing in the final stage of qualifying in a three-man playoff vying for two spots in the field. He had Charlie Woods, Tiger's son, on the bag as his caddie during the qualifier. Both Woods and Russell have committed to play college golf at Florida State.

In 2024, Russell became the youngest player in Korn Ferry Tour history to make the cut in a tournament, eventually finishing T-20.

There was a strikeout that took place during Tuesday’s Pirates and Athletics game that you’re not going to find in the box score. That’s because it was recorded by a fan who ended up with a souvenir he tried to give away to three ladies.

He was quick to his feet and jumped over his two buddies to retrieve a foul ball that landed on the grass nearby. He had great anticipation after a diving attempt by a fan in front of him came up empty. He pounced on it as soon as it stopped bouncing around on the hill.

It should be mentioned that it doesn’t appear as if he spilled a drop of his beverage on the play either. That, along with the athleticism displayed, should have helped him out for what was coming next. Unfortunately, it didn’t.

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After grabbing the baseball and making his way back to where he was sitting, he glanced up the hill and noticed three ladies sitting close to where he made his play. He gave the ball a toss in the air and started walking toward them.

Looking back at the replay, as I've done several times, the toss might be where he went wrong here. It was a little too much. You can’t fill your head up with arrogance before stepping up to the plate. You need a good balance of humility and confidence.

He extends the ball to the ladies and brutally swings and misses. Strike one, strike two and strike three. None of the three wanted the ball. All he could do was exactly what he did, turn back around and grab a seat.

Baseball is a game of failure. You’re going to swing and miss, and you’re going to do so in brutal fashion on three pitches sometimes. It’s part of the game. He can't take this failure into his next at-bat.

Ella Langley and Cody Johnson have the Internet buzzing after a recent duet.

Langley, as the loyal readers know, has become an unstoppable sensation in the world of country music. It's beyond impressive what she's built.

Cody Johnson is also incredibly talented with a very loyal following. Now, the two have teamed up for an epic performance.

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The two were performing in Atlanta this past weekend, according to Whiskey Riff, when they teamed up for a cover of a classic song.

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Reba McEntire's "Whoever’s in New England."

As you'd expect, two country stars linking up for a duet cover of a classic song turned out pretty awesome.

Give it a watch below, and let me know your thoughts at David.Hookstead@outkick.com.

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The Instagram post currently has more than 17,000 likes, and is certainly making waves in the country music world.

One fan in the comments wrote, "Cojo can sing with anyone. He grew up singing harmonies and duets. So beautiful."

Another person in the comments wrote that the performance gave them "chills."

As always, it's great to see Langley and other country stars crush it. This year has already been a monster year for country music, and I have a feeling we're only going up from here. Hit me with your thoughts at David.Hookstead@outkick.com.

Two college students in California died after being swept into the Pacific Ocean by rising tides and powerful surf while apparently napping near a popular but perilous beach access point, according to authorities.

The victims were identified as Harshita Nair, 21, and Mahial Sran, 20, both of Fremont, the Santa Cruz County Sheriff's Office told local news outlets.

Authorities said the two friends were believed to have been sleeping near the "Keyhole," a natural archway used to access Yellow Bank Beach, on Wednesday afternoon when incoming tides caught them off guard and pulled them into the water.

"Both of these patients, we believe, were originally sleeping right at the Keyhole, which is an area that we're finding catches people unaware," Santa Cruz County Volunteer Fire Capt. Kyle Breton said in a CAL FIRE video after the water rescue. "The tides come in, and in this case, they swept out two sleeping patients."

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Emergency crews rushed to the remote stretch of coastline after a witness called 911. About eight rescue swimmers entered the rough surf as part of a multi-agency rescue effort involving CAL FIRE, state lifeguards and local fire departments, officials said.

One woman was pulled ashore at Panther Beach, where rescuers immediately began life-saving efforts. The second was located farther down the shoreline and airlifted from Yellow Bank Beach by a CAL FIRE helicopter while CPR was underway, according to first responders.

Both women were rushed to hospitals but were later pronounced dead, KSBW reported.

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Nair was a legal studies major at the University of California, Berkeley, while Sran studied public health at San José State University. Both women graduated from Fremont's Washington High School in 2023 and were expected to complete their degrees in 2027, according to the New York Post.

"I have no idea what happened," Nair's father, Ahock Nair, told the Post. "I'm still in shock."

The tragedy unfolded along a notoriously hazardous stretch of Santa Cruz County coastline known for steep surf, strong currents and so-called "sneaker waves" that can surge far beyond the waterline with little warning.

Officials said Wednesday's rescue was the fifth water rescue in the past month along the one-mile stretch between Yellow Bank Beach and Bonny Doon Beach.

The deaths also came as powerful surf and dangerous ocean conditions battered California's coastline. Forecasters had warned of strong rip currents and large waves generated by a long-period southern swell, conditions that officials say have contributed to a rise in water rescues across the state.

After originally being slated to spend the night in Los Angeles following its World Cup opener on Monday, the Iranian men's soccer team was ordered to leave the country as soon as possible.

Coach Amir Ghalenoei said it was ordered to leave the U.S. and return to its training base in Mexico only a few hours after opening its politically charged tournament by playing to a 2-2 draw with New Zealand on Monday night.

Ghalenoei didn't say who ordered the Iranians to leave earlier than planned. The team had expected to spend the night in California to maximize the normal recovery process after its opening game, only to be told after the match that everyone must immediately get on a plane for the 140-mile trip back to Tijuana.

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"They didn’t even give us time to recover," Ghalenoei said through an interpreter. "After the game today, they said to us, ‘You have to leave immediately.’ It’s very important for us to have time for recovery, (but) we are asked to get on a plane and return to our camp in Tijuana, and we are really troubled by that."

Iran captain Mehdi Taremi said the team endured five hours of travel and security checks during what is normally a very short trip from Tijuana to the Los Angeles area on Sunday.

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"We don’t know why they are returning us, to be honest," Ghalenoei said. "I think it’s very strange. It seems like others are doing the planning for us. The decision-making for us is being made elsewhere. We were supposed to come two nights before the game, and we were supposed to stay tonight to recover and return tomorrow at lunchtime. We have no idea why.

"I think our team is perhaps the most oppressed in the World Cup."

Taremi called on FIFA to offer additional assistance.

"I think FIFA have to help us more than this. ... Everything is like a disaster, actually, for us," he said.

The Iranians’ remaining two games in group play are against Belgium in Inglewood on Sunday, followed by a trip to Seattle to face Egypt next week.

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While several hundred Iranian Americans protested the government outside, many fans from the diaspora jeered and turned their backs on the field during the national anthem. Dozens of Lion and Sun emblems — the centerpiece of Iran’s official flag before 1979 — were displayed in the crowd despite FIFA’s attempts to keep them away, while dozens more fans wore the Lion and Sun emblems on T-shirts.

The Associated Press contributed to this report.

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Americans are being urged to steer clear of jet ski rentals in the Bahamas as U.S. officials warn of sketchy operators linked to deaths, injuries and reported sexual assaults.

In a Monday statement, the U.S. Embassy in the Bahamas said that "rogue operators" are soliciting tourists on Nassau's most popular beaches, including Cabbage Beach, Junkanoo Beach and Saunders Beach.

The rogue operators are often "unlicensed, uninsured, and operating unsafe watercraft," the embassy said — and officials noted that law enforcement oversight is "sporadic at best."

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"The Embassy advises all U.S. citizens to avoid renting jet skis in The Bahamas, beware of solicitors near the Cruise Port and popular beaches, and always follow local weather and marine alerts," the statement said.

In a PSA video, U.S. Ambassador to the Bahamas Herschel Walker began by stating that he had "an important message for Americans visiting or living in the Bahamas."

"I need to warn you about some serious dangers associated with renting jet skis and small watercraft and swimming at beaches where jet skis and small watercraft are being operated in shallow waters, particularly around Nassau and Paradise Island," Walker began.

"We've lost American lives to preventable accidents. Multiple visitors have been hospitalized."

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Walker also added that American citizens have been sexually assaulted by jet ski operators who allegedly took victims to isolated islands.

"Many watercraft are unsafe and operators are unlicensed and uninsured," said Walker in his statement. 

"That's why U.S. government employees are banned from renting or riding jet skis."

The ambassador added that the U.S. is working with the Bahamian government "to address these issues."

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"But, for now, consider all the risks before you get on a jet ski in the Bahamas," he said. 

"Your safety matters. If you need help, contact the embassy immediately."

Fox News Digital reached out to the U.S. Embassy in the Bahamas for comment.

The warning comes after the September 2025 death of Alaska Air National Guard 2nd Lt. Robert Rosa, who was killed in a jet ski-related accident during a vacation in Nassau.

In April of last year, the U.S. Embassy in the Bahamas said that at least two U.S. women reported rapes involving jet ski operators. The embassy said three rapes involving jet ski operators were reported in 2024.

Officials also noted that since August 2024, six U.S. citizens have been hospitalized with injuries from jet ski accidents.

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Three of the six injured Americans "required emergency medical evacuation to the United States," the embassy said.

Audrey Conklin contributed reporting.

The political left's attempt to counter-program President Donald Trump's UFC event on the White House lawn Sunday night ended in widespread online mockery as celebrities and media personalities who have publicly complained for a decade about President Donald Trump offered more of the same.

The event, called "Rise Up, Sing Out: A Concert for the First Amendment," was hosted by far-left activist and actress Jane Fonda, nicknamed "Hanoi Jane," and the Committee for the First Amendment in New York City. Participants spent three hours railing against Trump, recycling talking points about "fascism" and "authoritarianism" that have been repeatedly levied against the president since he first took office in 2016.

The event was streamed on numerous left-wing YouTube channels, and also aired on C-SPAN.

Bette Midler, an 80-year-old actress and activist, took center stage to perform her own rendition of Woody Guthrie's "All You Fascists Bound to Lose," backed by four other singers. She changed some of the lyrics to the song to make it anti-ICE themed.

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"All you fascists bound to lose," the song began. "Lose, you fascists bound to lose."

"We'll battle ICE together, until they cut and run, just like in Minneapolis, and when the midterms come you're bound to lose, you fascists bound to lose," it continued.

The song also made reference to the Jeffrey Epstein files and claims that Republicans are "protecting pedophiles."

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Midler was mocked for her performance.

"Shew! I just saw a bunch of literal fascists getting ready to take down the country, BUT LUCKILY, Bette Midler and her super powerful squad stopped them at the gate... lol," one popular X user needled.

Another post criticized Midler as another one of the "dusty relics who peaked decades ago" who performed at the anti-Trump show.

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"These people aren’t just out of touch. They’re clinically insane," the post added.

Ex-MSNBC host Joe Reid used her platform at the event to blame the Trump administration for her own firing and the firings of other former television personalities.

"The threat is not coming, friends. It is here," she warned. "Brendan Carr, the man who wrote the blueprint to dismantle the FCC and Project 2025 is now running it. He is weaponizing the agency to bully and control the press and suppress the wider televised media."

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"Don Lemon arrested, Georgia Fort arrested, Terry Moran fired from ABC, Scott Pelley fired from CBS by the clack of far-right ideologues who bought it and handed it over to a zealot named Bari Weiss who may soon also control CNN. Jim Acosta out at CNN. Karen Attiah fired from the Washington Post and me, more than a year ago," she listed.

"All of us shown the door for just doing our jobs, standing up to the administration and in my case, also for speaking out against the genocide."

Right-wing commentator Stephen Miller, not to be confused with the top Trump aide of the same name, didn't take kindly to Reid's comments.

"Nothing she says here is true but she has the right friends in media so they will all applaud. Joy Reid is a bat s--- crazy conspiracy theorist who they all accept because of the right politics," he said on X.

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Soon thereafter, children's singer and entertainer known as Ms. Rachel, who has been protesting outside the ICE detention facility Delaney Hall in Newark, New Jersey, joined several children on stage to complain about federal officers enforcing U.S. law.

Later, about 40 people in a group called Singing Resistance New York performed an amateurish jingle while screaming: "No one is getting left behind this time."

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"It is impossible to describe how much worse this is than Kid Rock doing an alternative Super Bowl halftime show," said Ian Miller, a writer at Outkick.

"'No one is getting left behind this time' from what?" conservative personality Libby Emmons asked. "And who are they singing about? And how are they so off-key? Rise Up Sing Out looks like a total bust."

Actor Robert De Niro also took the stage over the weekend to say he couldn't love America while it's led by Trump, and compared supporters to those in an abusive relationship.

"I hate to say it, but loving our country is starting to sound like an abused spouse saying they love their abuser," he said. "I can’t love a country that’s led by a racist, misogynist, xenophobic tyrant."

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The multi-millionaire film star then started a "Go f--k yourself" chant with the crowd, aimed at the 47th president.

He, too, drew heat from observers.

"Oh no, I’m being abused by the country that made me rich and famous beyond my wildest dreams! Help, help! I’m being oppressed!" one commentator said in response.

"'I only love America when we’re in charge'" great message Bob," said another.