A fearsome trio of high humidity, rainfall and fog helped Mother Nature deliver a tar spot gut punch to corn in many Midwest fields last summer. “We knew it could easily take out 50 bu.

The black solid masses have been confirmed as “tar balls” after they were first spotted on Coogee Beach on Tuesday. Since then, these mysterious balls have been spotted further north at Bondi ...

The unusual floaters were first spotted on Coogee Beach on Tuesday. Randwick City Council says preliminary test results from samples collected on Tuesday afternoon showed the balls were a ...

Beaches in the Australian city of Sydney have reopened for swimmers after being closed earlier this week when thousands of mysterious black tar-like balls washed ashore, prompting health concerns.

These dark spheres, which were first spotted on Coogee Beach on Tuesday, were confirmed to be “tar balls” but it was unclear where they originated. Penny Sharp, the environment minister of New ...

Preliminary tests have revealed the make-up of 'tar balls' that have washed up on some of Sydney's most famous beaches. Scientists from the University of New South Wales believe weathered oil ...

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When we looked at K.C. Hunt’s arsenal last month, we saw that he had a five-pitch mix with each pitch ... better command and has a near-50% ground ball rate, their peak projections are actually ...

The North Carolina Tar Heels, after a bye week, emphatically ended a four-game losing streak with a lopsided win at Virginia ...

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He has a chance to be a star for the Tar Heels. "He was North Carolina ... progressing with coach Jesse Wierzbicki on understanding pitch selection." Throughout the past two months, Bass has ...