Kris Blanks shot a 4-under 68 on Sunday after entering the final round in a three-way tie for the lead, and came away with his first victory on the Nationwide Tour at the Bank of America Open. Blanks, a former bartender, started the day tied with Skip Kendall (76) and David McKenzie (72). But he had five birdies and just one bogey to finish at 16-under 272, one shot ahead of Bob May (64) and three...
The historic takeover of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, which could come as soon as this weekend, moved to the forefront of the presidential campaign Saturday.
In the arena that night, the whole last minute was drowned out by cheers — and then when the soaring music swelled, the confetti rained down as the harbinger of balloons and the hopeful first family took the stage, forget about it — it was a perfect end to a convention that last Monday, no one even knew if it would happen. But it did, and I'm so glad to have been there.
