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Economic Times
a day ago
- Sport
- Economic Times
Who is Chris Gotterup? World no. 158 who won the Scottish Open over Rory, then finished third at The Open in his major debut
Chris Gotterup has gone from relative unknown to one of the most exciting breakout stars on the PGA Tour in 2025 in a matter of days. Ranked World No. 158, the 26-year-old stunned the golf world by outdueling Rory McIlroy to win the Genesis Scottish Open, and then followed it up with a sensational third-place finish at The Open in his major championship his fearless playing style and recent big-stage victories, the 26-year-old is turning heads across the golfing world. Here's what you should know about him: Chris Gotterup was born on July 20, 1999, in Easton, Maryland, but spent most of his formative years in Little Silver, New Jersey. He attended Christian Brothers Academy, where he starred on the varsity golf team and laid the groundwork for a promising golf career. Though Rutgers isn't known as a golf powerhouse, Gotterup made his mark in a big way. He was named Big Ten Player of the Year in the 2019–20 season and posted seven top-five finishes in 29 tournaments. He finished fourth at the 2019 Big Ten Championship, which remains one of the best in program history. He also dominated New Jersey's amateur circuit, winning both the 2019 NJSGA Open and Met transferring to the University of Oklahoma for his final year, Gotterup elevated his game to a new level. He finished runner-up in the Big 12 Championship and just missed a playoff at the NCAA Championship. He ended the 2022 season ranked No. 1 in the country and was awarded both the Haskins Award and the Jack Nicklaus Award, honors reserved for the nation's best collegiate turning pro in 2022, Gotterup found his groove in 2024, notching his first win at the Myrtle Beach Classic. But it was in 2025 that he truly announced himself with a signature victory at the Genesis Scottish Open, where he tied the course record (61) and held off Rory McIlroy in the final round. He followed that up with a strong showing at the British Open at Royal Portrush, proving his success wasn't a one-off. Gotterup is in a relationship with Samantha Rae Monte, who is based in New York City. The couple has been together since at least 2023 and often travels together on tour. However, Monte didn't make the trip to Royal Portrush, where Gotterup nearly pulled off another top-tier win following his Scottish Open triumph.
USA Today
4 days ago
- Entertainment
- USA Today
New 'Dresden Files' book is coming: See the cover reveal for 'Twelve Months'
Get ready, 'Dresden Files' fans – for the first time in five years, the beloved Chicago wizard will return for a new Jim Butcher adventure. 'Twelve Months' (out January 2026 from Penguin Random House) promises a gripping thriller where Harry Dresden will not only have to save the day, but himself. Keep reading to get a first look at the cover, exclusively revealed by USA TODAY. Wondering what's in store for Harry? Writing to USA TODAY from his honeymoon, here's what Butcher says readers can expect. New 'Dresden Files' book: See the cover 'Twelve Months' features Harry in signature 'Dresden Files' cover style – with a hat and his staff. According to Butcher, this story sees a 'modern city suddenly plunged back to the technology of the 18th century.' It's also the first 'Dresden Files' book that wasn't outlined in Butcher's original plan for the series, an assignment he turned in as a grad student at the University of Oklahoma about 30 years ago, the author told The New York Times. What is 'Twelve Months' by Jim Butcher about? In a broad sense, 'Twelve Months' is about the 'human costs' of what happened in 'Battle Ground' and how the characters survive it. 'It's a story about how you pick yourself up again when life has knocked everything out from under you – how you find strength in yourself and what it takes to get back on your feet,' Butcher tells USA TODAY. The novel begins as Harry is helping the city of Chicago and his friends recover after the battle in the last novel. He needs time to rebuild, but there are bigger problems at hand – ghouls hunting innocent Chicagoans, fae and vampire alliances and a betrothal to a seductive, deadly vampire. And his brother is dying. 'As a professional wizard in supernatural Chicago, Harry Dresden has to deal with a lot more vampires and monsters than most people do, and he's got people who are depending on him in their own time of need – particularly his own brother, who is going to die in one of several horrible ways if Dresden can't figure out how to pull him out of the metaphysical and political tiger pits within which Thomas is trapped,' Butcher says. 'He's got to rise to these challenges at a time when loss and grief have made him feel about as dynamic as a pile of dirty laundry. He's going to have to dig deep into his resources, personal and magical, to overcome these troubles. It isn't going to be pretty, but they don't call Harry Dresden the Wizard of Chicago for nothing,' he adds. "Twelve Months" is available to preorder now and will publish Jan. 20, 2026. Loved 'Red Rising'?: Dystopian, sci-fi novels to read next Clare Mulroy is USA TODAY's Books Reporter, where she covers buzzy releases, chats with authors and dives into the culture of reading. Find her on Instagram, subscribe to our weekly Books newsletter or tell her what you're reading at cmulroy@
The Irish Sun
10-07-2025
- Entertainment
- The Irish Sun
Who is Desirae Krawczyk's boyfriend Andrew Harris?
DESIRAE KRAWCZYK and her doubles partner Olivia Gadecki have fired themselves into the semi-finals at the All England Club. The American tennis star's performance at Wimbledon 2025 has caught the public's attention and people want to know about her boyfriend Andrew Harris - so here is what we know about him. 4 Desirae Krawczyk secured her place in the semi-finals of Wimbledon 2025 Krawczyk and Gadecki knocked out the duo of Caroline Dolehide and Sofia Kenin in the quarter-finals 6-2, 6-3. In fact the pair are yet to lose a set throughout their whole time in SW19 this year. Their next opponents are eighth seed Elise Mertens and Veronika Kudermetova from Belgium on July 11, 2025. Who is Andrew Harris? 4 Andrew is 31-years-old and from Australia 4 He is also a professional tennis player Andrew Harris is a professional tennis player from Box Hill, Australia. He is 31-years-old and was born on March 7, 1994. Although Andrew grew up in Australia, he moved to the US to complete his graduation in business marketing from the University of Oklahoma. The 31-year-old won two Junior Grand Slam doubles finals teaming up with The pair won both Wimbledon and the French Open in 2012 and went onto qualify for Most read in Sport His career high ATP rank is 159 while according to the ATP website he has earned $438,215 in prize money as of July 10, 2025. The Australian has also entered the Australian Open as a wildcard in 2020 where he lost in the first round to His Instagram has 2,895 followers as of July 10, 2025. Who are his parents? 4 Harris is the son of two ex-professional tennis players Andrew Harris is the son of Graeme Harris and Anne Minter with both of his parents being former professional tennis players. His mother, Anne, achieved a career-high ranking of World No. 23 by the WTA. Meanwhile, his father, Graeme Harris, played collegiate tennis for Middle Tennessee State University. He later started training his wife until she retired in 1992. How long has Krawczyk and Harris been together? While there is no official date as to when the pair started dating, Harris first posted a photo on his social media with Desirae in 2019. The couple regularly post each other on their social media and are often seen cheering each other on in the stands during matches. Do they have any children? Krawcyzk and Harris do not have any children together as of July 10, 2025.
Miami Herald
09-07-2025
- Science
- Miami Herald
Foreign, feral honeybees are crowding out native bee species in southern California
LOS ANGELES - You've probably heard the phrase: "Save the bees." But new research suggests we may need to be more specific about which bees we're saving. Europeans introduced western honeybees (Apis mellifera L.) to the Americas in the early 1600s. They play an essential role in pollinating crops and flowering plants, and are often hailed as the "unsung heroes of our planet." They are both omnivorous and omnipresent: Researchers have found that western honeybees visit more plant species than any other species of pollinator and are the most common visitor to plants in non-managed habitats worldwide, accounting for nearly 13% of all floral visitors. The problem is that this dominance may be coming at the cost of some native pollinators. That's what caught the attention of Joshua Kohn, a former biology professor at UC San Diego. "Pollination biologists in general in North America tend to ignore western honeybees because they're not native," he said. "But when I saw just how abundant they were, I thought to myself: They're not just a nuisance, they're the story." In San Diego County - a global bee biodiversity hotspot - feral honeybee populations have quietly exploded in number since the late 1960s. Many of these bees trace their ancestry to a hybrid of European and African subspecies, the latter known for traits that boost survival in hot, dry climates - places with mild winters and vegetation that blooms year-round. In other words, perfect for Southern California, where previously domesticated populations became feral colonies that thrived independent of human management, nesting in rock crevices, abandoned rodent burrows and other natural cavities. However, despite their population growth and spread, researchers don't know much about these bees' pollen consumption, or the extent to which their foraging habits may be displacing native species. A new study published July 7 in the journal Insect Conservation and Diversity seeks to address that knowledge gap. Drawing from field surveys in San Diego's coastal scrubland, researchers at UC San Diego found that feral honeybees - non-native, unmanaged descendants of domesticated bees - may be monopolizing local ecosystems and effectively squeezing out native pollinators such as bumblebees. In total, these feral bees now comprise about 90% of all bees in the area, according to the study. "It's like going to the Amazon rainforest to bird-watch and seeing only pigeons," said James Hung, an ecologist at the University of Oklahoma and co-author of the study. "I was shocked. This was supposed to be a biodiversity hotspot - but all we were seeing were honeybees." The team also wanted to understand how honeybee foraging affected pollen availability for native species, and what that might mean for the latter's ability to reproduce successfully. The researchers looked at how honeybees interacted with three native plants: black sage, white sage and distant phacelia. They found that in just two visits, a western honeybee could remove more than 60% of the pollen from these flowers. By the end of a single day for all three plant species analyzed, more than 80% of all pollen was gone. The problem is that this leaves almost no pollen for native bees. Kohn, a co-author of the study, explained that while western honeybees are prolific foragers, they aren't always the most effective pollinators. His previous research suggests plants pollinated by these bees often produce less fit offspring, in part due to inbreeding. This is because western honeybees tend to visit many flowers on the same plant before moving on - a behavior that increases the risk of self-fertilization. What this means for the broader plant community is still unclear, Kohn said. "But it's likely that the offspring of plants would be more fit if they were pollinated by native pollinators. It's possible that if honeybees were not in the system that there'd be more bumblebees, which visit flowering plants much more methodically." Kohn emphasized that the findings aren't an argument against honeybee conservation, especially given their importance to agriculture. However, they do suggest we may need to reconsider how to manage domesticated western honeybee populations. When used for agricultural pollination, managed honeybees are often brought into an area temporarily in what's called a mobile apiary: essentially, dozens or hundreds of hives kept on a trailer or platform, moved from place to place, wherever pollination is needed. While this is essential for crops, stripping nectaring plants of resources before native species have a chance to feed could lead to their decimation. Hung suggested designating specific forage zones for commercial beekeeping - ideally in areas less vulnerable to ecological disruption - as a way to offset that pressure. "If we can identify ecosystems that are less sensitive to disturbance - those with a lower number of endemic plant or pollinator species - we could scatter seed mixes and produce way more flowers than any comparable habitat nearby," he said. "Then, we could set aside some acres of land for beekeepers to come and park their bees and let them forage in a way that does not disrupt the native ecosystem. This would address the conflict between large-scale managed honeybee populations and the wild bees that they could potentially be impacting." Rather than replacing crop pollination, the idea would be to offer alternative foraging options that keep honeybees from spilling into and dominating natural areas. Longer-term, Hung said scientists may need to consider more direct forms of intervention, such as relocation or eradication. "Honeybees have dug their roots very deep into our ecosystem, so removing them is going to be a big challenge," he said. But at some point, he believes, it may be necessary to protect native plants and pollinators. In the words of Scott Black, director of the Xerces Society for Invertebrate Conservation, "Keeping honeybees to 'save the bees' is like raising chickens to save birds." Copyright (C) 2025, Tribune Content Agency, LLC. Portions copyrighted by the respective providers.
Yahoo
08-07-2025
- Science
- Yahoo
Foreign, feral honeybees are crowding out native bee species in southern California
You've probably heard the phrase: 'Save the bees.' But new research suggests we may need to be more specific about which bees we're saving. Europeans introduced western honeybees (Apis mellifera L.) to the Americas in the early 1600s. They play an essential role in pollinating crops and flowering plants, and are often hailed as the 'unsung heroes of our planet.' They are both omnivorous and omnipresent: Researchers have found that western honeybees visit more plant species than any other species of pollinator and are the most common visitor to plants in non-managed habitats worldwide, accounting for nearly 13% of all floral visitors. The problem is that this dominance may be coming at the cost of some native pollinators. That's what caught the attention of Joshua Kohn, a former biology professor at UC San Diego. 'Pollination biologists in general in North America tend to ignore western honeybees because they're not native,' he said. 'But when I saw just how abundant they were, I thought to myself: They're not just a nuisance, they're the story.' In San Diego County — a global bee biodiversity hotspot — feral honeybee populations have quietly exploded in number since the late 1960s. Many of these bees trace their ancestry to a hybrid of European and African subspecies, the latter known for traits that boost survival in hot, dry climates — places with mild winters and vegetation that blooms year-round. In other words, perfect for Southern California, where previously domesticated populations became feral colonies that thrived independent of human management, nesting in rock crevices, abandoned rodent burrows and other natural cavities. However, despite their population growth and spread, researchers don't know much about these bees' pollen consumption, or the extent to which their foraging habits may be displacing native species. A new study published July 7 in the journal Insect Conservation and Diversity seeks to address that knowledge gap. Drawing from field surveys in San Diego's coastal scrubland, researchers at UC San Diego found that feral honeybees — non-native, unmanaged descendants of domesticated bees — may be monopolizing local ecosystems and effectively squeezing out native pollinators such as bumblebees. In total, these feral bees now comprise about 90% of all bees in the area, according to the study. 'It's like going to the Amazon rainforest to bird-watch and seeing only pigeons,' said James Hung, an ecologist at the University of Oklahoma and co-author of the study. 'I was shocked. This was supposed to be a biodiversity hotspot — but all we were seeing were honeybees.' Read more: A colony of bees is living at this SoCal mall. The landlord couldn't be happier The team also wanted to understand how honeybee foraging affected pollen availability for native species, and what that might mean for the latter's ability to reproduce successfully. The researchers looked at how honeybees interacted with three native plants: black sage, white sage and distant phacelia. They found that in just two visits, a western honeybee could remove more than 60% of the pollen from these flowers. By the end of a single day for all three plant species analyzed, more than 80% of all pollen was gone. The problem is that this leaves almost no pollen for native bees. Kohn, a co-author of the study, explained that while western honeybees are prolific foragers, they aren't always the most effective pollinators. His previous research suggests plants pollinated by these bees often produce less fit offspring, in part due to inbreeding. This is because western honeybees tend to visit many flowers on the same plant before moving on — a behavior that increases the risk of self-fertilization. What this means for the broader plant community is still unclear, Kohn said. 'But it's likely that the offspring of plants would be more fit if they were pollinated by native pollinators. It's possible that if honeybees were not in the system that there'd be more bumblebees, which visit flowering plants much more methodically.' Kohn emphasized that the findings aren't an argument against honeybee conservation, especially given their importance to agriculture. However, they do suggest we may need to reconsider how to manage domesticated western honeybee populations. When used for agricultural pollination, managed honeybees are often brought into an area temporarily in what's called a mobile apiary: essentially, dozens or hundreds of hives kept on a trailer or platform, moved from place to place, wherever pollination is needed. While this is essential for crops, stripping nectaring plants of resources before native species have a chance to feed could lead to their decimation. Hung suggested designating specific forage zones for commercial beekeeping — ideally in areas less vulnerable to ecological disruption — as a way to offset that pressure. 'If we can identify ecosystems that are less sensitive to disturbance — those with a lower number of endemic plant or pollinator species — we could scatter seed mixes and produce way more flowers than any comparable habitat nearby,' he said. 'Then, we could set aside some acres of land for beekeepers to come and park their bees and let them forage in a way that does not disrupt the native ecosystem. This would address the conflict between large-scale managed honeybee populations and the wild bees that they could potentially be impacting.' Rather than replacing crop pollination, the idea would be to offer alternative foraging options that keep honeybees from spilling into and dominating natural areas. Read more: How AI and robot hives are lowering the risk of bee colony collapse in California Longer-term, Hung said scientists may need to consider more direct forms of intervention, such as relocation or eradication. 'Honeybees have dug their roots very deep into our ecosystem, so removing them is going to be a big challenge,' he said. But at some point, he believes, it may be necessary to protect native plants and pollinators. In the words of Scott Black, director of the Xerces Society for Invertebrate Conservation, 'Keeping honeybees to 'save the bees' is like raising chickens to save birds.' This story originally appeared in Los Angeles Times.
