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TROON, Scotland -- The Latest on the British Open (all times local):---8:10 p.m.Marco Dawsons caddie has been taken to hospital after being hit on the head by a tee shot from Vijay Singh during a practice round at the British Open.The R&A, which organizes the British Open, said William Ciplinskis injuries were not serious and that he was talking and fully conscious before being transferred to hospital for overnight observation.Ciplinski was standing on the eighth green at Royal Troon when he was hit by Singhs drive from the adjacent seventh hole. He was taken to a medical center at the course and then onto a hospital in nearby Ayr.Dawson, a 52-year-old Champions Tour golfer, qualified for Royal Troon by winning the Senior British Open last year.---7:30 p.m.Jason Day was about to hit his approach to No. 18 in a practice round at Royal Troon on Tuesday when he pulled out of the shot at the top of his backswing and grabbed his ribs.A look of anguish came across his face.Was this an injury scare for the worlds top-ranked player?I just popped something, the Australian said after he finished the hole. You know, like when you crack your knuckle. But its all good.To show there were no lingering effects, Day jogged to the side of the fairway and signed autographs for waiting fans.---2 p.m.Rory McIlroy says golf needs to get tougher in its drug-testing procedures if it wants to be seen as a mainstream sport.McIlroy says the infrequent urine tests performed by golfs major governing bodies arent nearly enough to root out any doping cheats who might be looking for an edge on the course. He says blood tests must become part of the regimen to get in line with the other sports that test more rigorously.McIlroy says he knows of no illicit drug that would help a golfer in all facets of the game. He calls the threat of doping in golf pretty low.But he also says that its easy to beat the current testing program. For example, McIlroy says he could be using human growth hormone and get away with it. He believes blood testing is something that needs to happen in golf just to make sure that it is a clean sport going forward.---1:30 p.m.Rory McIlroy has taken aim at Olympic golf, saying hes not even sure hell watch it on television.McIlroy spoke Tuesday after a practice round for the British Open. He wont be playing in the Rio de Janeiro Olympics, citing health concerns, and its clear hes not a big fan of the sport even being part of the games for the first time since 1904.McIlroy says hes very comfortable with his decision not to go to Rio. He also he will probably watch the Olympics, but Im not sure golf is one of the sports Ill watch.Asked which sports would get his attention, McIlroy mentioned athletics, swimming and diving. He called those sports the stuff that matters.McIlroy goes on to say he didnt become a golfer to grow the game -- one of the reasons often cited by boosters of Olympic golf as a reason to support their efforts. He says his main goal is to win major championships.---12:15 p.m.Jordan Spieth calls his withdrawal from the Olympics probably the hardest decision Ive ever had to make in my life.Spieth says hes a huge supporter of Olympic golf and playing for the United States. But he says health concerns over the Zika virus led him to sit out the sports return to the games for the first time since 1904.The four top players in the world rankings are all skipping the Rio de Janeiro Games. Spieth was the last of the Big Four to make his decision, announcing it Monday after Jason Day, Dustin Johnson and Rory McIlroy withdrew from Olympic consideration.Spieth had not commented on his decision until Tuesdays scheduled news conference ahead of the British Open. He says he very much struggled with whether to play in Rio, going back and forth before finally making up his mind. He also says it will be very difficult to watch the opening ceremony on television and see other golfers competing for a gold medal.Spieth goes on to say that playing in the 2020 Tokyo Olympics is now one of his top priorities.---NoonMasters champion Danny Willett says hes willing to take that little bit of risk and play at the Olympics because the likelihood of contracting the Zika virus is lessening every day.Speaking a day after Jordan Spieth became the latest high-profile golfer to withdraw from the Rio de Janeiro Games, Willett says its been a tough decision but that you dont know how many times you will be in the Olympics, if it will be in the Olympics again.Golf will be played at the 2020 Tokyo Games but its future is uncertain after that.Willett says concerns over Zika could be a non-event.---11:25 a.m.The International Olympic Committee says it respects the decision by several top golfers to skip the Rio de Janeiro Games because of the Zika virus.But the IOC and its president, Thomas Bach, are also pointing to the guidelines from the World Health Organization, which has not recommended any restrictions on travel to Rio. Also, the IOC says there is much less threat of contracting mosquito-borne viruses during the winter months in South America.Bach told German news agencies that these are individual decisions taken by the players that stand in contrast to the WHO recommendations. He also says it is obvious that this does not help the attractiveness of the golf competition.Jason Day, Dustin Johnson, Rory McIlroy and Jordan Spieth have all decided to sit out golfs return to the Olympics for the first time since 1904.---11 a.m.The British Open has been overshadowed by the news of another big-name withdrawal from the Olympics.Two-time major champion Jordan Spieth dropped out on Monday, just before the deadline to set the 60-man field. Like others before him, he had cited concerns over the Zika virus.Spieth is expected to go into more detail during a media availability Tuesday.His decision means the top four in the world rankings are skipping the Rio de Janeiro Games. Jason Day, Dustin Johnson and Rory McIlroy had already announced they wont take part in golfs return to the Olympics for the first time since 1904.Masters champion Danny Willett will be going for the gold. He says the mosquito-borne virus appears to be less of a threat during the South American winter.Alex Wood Jersey . Q: Team Canada announces their Olympic roster three weeks from today. Who is general manager Steve Yzerman watching? LeBrun: Over the last 48 hours, hes taken in the home-and-home between the Dallas Stars and Colorado Avalanche with Jamie Benn and Matt Duchene being the obvious targets. Tim Locastro Jersey . -- Damian Lillard and LaMarcus Alrdridge were again the go-to duo for the Trail Blazers against the Kings. http://www.cheapdodgersjerseys.com/?tag=cheap-mark-lowe-jersey . Kozun faked to the forehand and beat Monsters starter, Calvin Pickard, pad side in the second round for the winner. Spencer Abbott also scored in the shootout for the Marlies (25-13-4). 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GOT, for example, has been on the air for six seasons, with each season producing 10 episodes running about one hour each and airing on Sundays between April and June. It has a season finale every year, a nine-month break in between seasons and will eventually stop producing new shows. (Im sorry, its true.)The WWE has no offseason, no breaks and doesnt figure to stop anytime soon. It produces five hours of live televised programming every week between Raw and Smackdown, a live monthly, three-hour pay-per-view show, as well as NXT events and WWE Network specials.Its entirely too much, and I cant get enough.I guess its like football in that way. No one ever steps away from the TV after watching college football games all day Saturday and NFL games on Sunday and says, That was great but Sunday Night Football, Monday Night Football and Thursday Night Football, too? Sorry, but thats overkill.Theres something cathartic for me about watching pro wrestling. Its perhaps the only real passion I had as a child that has stuck with me today. I no longer watch Thundercats, He-Man and G.I. Joe while playing with toys from said cartoons in front of the television, but I still love watching pro wrestling. I used to watch Soul Train on KTTV in Los Angeles while I waited for WWF Superstars of Wrestling to start on Saturdays and Murder She Wrote re-runs on the USA Network while I waited for WWF Prime Time Wrestling to come on every Monday. I pleaded with my dad to take me to the Los Angeles Sports Arena for house shows and to Toys R Us to buy ridiculous Wrestling Buddies and to the Wherehouse to rent the latest WWF Coliseum home video.My dad drove me from Los Angeles to Las Vegas when I was a kid so I could see WrestleMania IX at Caesars Palace after I begged him for weeks. I think a part of him felt bad that I had just endured the chickenpox and a larger part of him probably just got tired of me explaining the significance of Hulk Hogans return and the substantial challenge Yokozuna posed then-WWF champion Bret The Hitman Hart. When Hogan came out and beat Yokozuna for the title moments after he had just won the title from Hart, I raced to the ring annd yelled as loud as I could.dddddddddddd Its a moment that WWF cameras captured and has made what is generally considered the worst WrestleMania ever my personal favorite.Getting my drivers license was a big deal, not so much because I was able to drive to school and to work, but because I was finally able to drive myself to wrestling shows. The first trip I made outside of Los Angeles County was to San Diego to watch Bash at the Beach 1998 at the Cox Arena on the San Diego State University campus. The main event was Hollywood Hogan teaming up with Dennis Rodman to face Diamond Dallas Page and Karl Malone, but my highlight came earlier in the night when Juventud Guerrera faced Billy?Kidman. While Guerrera walked to the ring, the cameraman zoomed in on me as Tony Schiavone said, Tijuana is just bordering San Diego and there are Mexican fans here in droves to cheer their luchadores.The next year I drove to Anaheim to watch the Royal Rumble in which The Rock would face Mankind in an I Quit match for the WWF title. At one point, Mankind and The Rock tumbled over the barricade and into the crowd, within walking distance of my seat. So, of course, I tried to wedge myself into the action and hugged Mankind. Yes, I wrapped my arms around Mick Foley and gave him a bear hug. Dont ask me why. It seemed like a good idea at the time.I returned to Anaheim last week to watch Monday Night Raw. I didnt hug any wrestlers this time, although Foley was there, now as the general manager of Raw. All of the characters and storylines have changed over the 30 years since Ive been a fan, but there I was, sitting in a similar seat with a similar feeling I had going to a live event as a kid. Maybe thats what attracts me to it.Theres this scene in the film Quiz Show in which Ralph Fiennes, playing Charles Van Doren, is sitting at the kitchen table with his father, and as the stress of his life wears on him, he suddenly thinks of a happier time. I just had the strongest memory, coming home from school, and going to the fridge -- nice, cold bottle of milk and a big piece of chocolate cake, just the simplicity of it, he said. I cant think of anything that will make me that happy again.Thats the way I feel every time Im watching Raw or Smackdown or sitting at a live event. Its like my cold bottle of milk and big piece of chocolate cake. For a moment, Im once again that kid running to the ring after watching Hulk Hogan beat Yokozuna. Its an escape from reality I hope I never grow up and lose. ' ' '