In weather news today, Tropical Storm Beryl hit Massachusetts early this morning, with a top wind speed of 50 mph.  Beryl is now expected to slowly weaken and hit Nova Scotia and Newfoundland/Labrador.

In other weather news, the Mid Mississippi River Valley and parts of the Ohio River Valley may get raked by severe storms today, with the main threat being damaging winds.

In the world of sports, the Detroit Tigers beat the Chicago White Sox 2-1 to take a 5 1/2 game lead in the AL Central.  The Tigers are 64-31 and have the best record in baseball.

Also in baseball, the Florida Marlins lost to the Pittsburgh Pirates 5-3.  This drops the Marlins to 42-52.

Finally, in the British Open, my favorite golfer is finally doing well!  After Day 1, Sergio Garcia was in 7th place at the British Open!  Let's hope he can stay up near the top.

That's all.  --svrwxfreak25--