Matt Slocum, a staff photographer for The Associated Press in Philadelphia, has been with the AP for over 20 years.

In a story summary published May 17, 2026, about Aaron Rai winning the PGA Championship, The Associated Press erroneously reported that Rai is the first player of Indian heritage to win a major.

Alex Fitzpatrick is enjoying the spotlight in the golf world, especially after winning the Zurich Classic team event with his brother Matt.

There is one perfect bracket left for the women’s NCAA Tournament among the millions of entries in the ESPN bracket challenge and in the contests tracked on the NCAA’s official website.

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Auction bidders spent top dollar for some of the final pennies to be circulated in the U.S. before the government ended the cent’s production.

The Dallas Stars say captain Jamie Benn will undergo surgery for a collapsed lung.

The NFL's small tweak to the kickoff rule has led to a big increase in kickoff returns in the first week of the 2025 season.

The Eagles have unveiled their 2024 World Champions banner during a pregame ceremony.

Edmundo Sosa’s teammates on the Philadelphia Phillies mobbed him beyond first base after a 3-2, walk-off win over the Boston Red Sox on Monday night.

The Philadelphia 76ers say wing player Paul George has had arthroscopic surgery Monday on his left knee to treat an injury that occurred during a recent workout.

Fans and players weren’t the only ones coping with extreme heat this week at the Club World Cup.

Montreal Canadiens player Emil Heineman is expected to miss three to four weeks after being hit by a car while walking in downtown Salt Lake City a day before playing at the Utah Hockey Club.

U.S. wholesale inflation rose last month on higher energy prices.

The driver charged with killing NHL hockey player Johnny Gaudreau and his brother, Matthew, as they cycled on a rural New Jersey road has pleaded not guilty after turning down a proposed plea agreement.

A person familiar with the decision says Philadelphia Eagles quarterback Jalen Hurts was fined $5,628 by the NFL for wearing mismatched cleats that were not “constitutional team colors."

Grubhub Inc. will pay $25 million to settle a dispute over alleged deceptive business practices with the Illinois attorney general and the Federal Trade Commission.

Matvei Michkov is in the NHL ahead of schedule after the Philadelphia Flyers got him out of Russia and to North America a little over a year after taking him with the seventh pick in the draft.

The family of a Black teenager wrongly convicted and executed in Pennsylvania in 1931 is suing the county that prosecuted him.

Philadelphia 76ers All-Star center Joel Embiid has been diagnosed with Bell’s palsy.

Spencer Turnbull has not allowed a hit through six innings for the Philadelphia Phillies against the Chicago White Sox.

The Atlanta Braves have placed All-Star catcher Sean Murphy on the 10-day injured list with a strained left oblique muscle.

The Congressional Budget Office says it expects the federal budget deficit to drop by $188 billion this fiscal year to $1.5 trillion.

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Authorities searching for two young siblings who were swept away from their car during flash flooding in the Philadelphia suburbs over the weekend say they haven't been found.

The race to reopen a stretch of Interstate 95 in Philadelphia is getting a boost from a truck-mounted jet dryer that’s normally used to keep moisture off the track at the Pocono Raceway.

Rihanna will follow-up her soaring Super Bowl halftime show with a performance at the Super Bowl of movies — the Oscars.

Wholesale prices in the United States rose 6.2% in December from a year earlier, a sixth straight monthly slowdown and a hopeful sign that inflation pressures will continue to cool.

Kyle Busch is getting antsy about not having a contract next season.

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In an image taken by Associated Press photographer Matt Slocum, the Canadian women’s Olympic hockey team skates jubilantly across the ice Thursday with their newly acquired gold medals after defeating the United States.

For one Associated Press photographer, the Olympics were a chance to cover ice hockey — and experience what happened after a positive COVID test.

Orlando Magic head coach Jamahl Mosley and assistant coach Nate Tibbetts have cleared the COVID protocol.

Orlando Magic head coach Jamahl Mosley and assistant coach Nate Tibbetts have entered the COVID protocol

Rhys Hoskins will miss the rest of the season with an abdominal tear that requires surgery.

Louis Oosthuizen and Charl Schwartzel birdied six of their final eight holes Saturday to shoot a 9-under 63 and take a one-shot lead into the final round of the Zurich Classic.

FILE - In this Dec. 29, 2020 file photo, Penny Cracas, with the Chester County, Pa., Health Department, fills a syringe with the Moderna COVID-19 vaccine in West Chester, Pa. (AP Photo/Matt Slocum, File)POLK COUNTY, Fla. – Eligible residents now have two new locations in Polk County where they can go to receive a COVID-19 vaccine. Reliance Medical Centers said that as of Monday, its Lakeland and Winter Haven locations are each providing 20 shots per day for a total of 200 Moderna shots per week. From there, health department staff will send Reliance a list of eligible residents each week and Reliance will then contact each individual to schedule their appointment. AdAppointments will take place each week day from 8 a.m. to noon in Lakeland and noon to 4 p.m. in Winter Haven. Reliance is also offering transportation for registrants within a 20-mile radius of each clinic.

Also, it’s the first bogey-free round for Woods in a major since the 2009 PGA Championship at Hazeltine. The 43-year-old Englishman is leading the Masters after shooting a 7-under 65 in the opening round. But he turned things around in his return to Augusta National, which was delayed for seven months by the coronavirus pandemic. ___2:05 p.m.Tiger Woods is off to a strong start in defense of his Masters championship. He has six top-10 finishes at Augusta National, including a second-place finish in 2010 and a tie for second in 2016.

Army cadets salute ahead of an NCAA college football game against Navy, Saturday, Dec. 14, 2019, in Philadelphia. (AP Photo/Matt Slocum)If you need help with the Public File, call 407-291-6000.