BROCKTON, Mass. — The main post office in Brockton will soon bear the name of former heavyweight boxing champion and native son Rocky Marciano. More: continued here

Northern Ireland’s Graeme McDowell stole the headlines with a one-under-par 69 to share the lead on the first day of The Open at Royal Birkdale but he was supported by a strong British challenge. More: continued here

Packed Flushing hall for post office meetingFalmouth Penryn Packet, UK –6 hours agoBy Emma Goodfellow Last night saw a packed Village Club in Flushing as residents met to discussed the expected closure of the village's post office. …Villagers stage post office protestThe CornishmanThree times the anger at RedruthThe Cornishmanall 5 news articles …

City officials decided to pull the plug on five multimillion-dollar self-cleaning toilet stalls and instead put them on the auction site eBay. More: continued here

round of 120 – 50 over par. Highest number was the quintuple bogey nine of Simon Dyson on the 10th. He had five swipes at his ball in rough by the green. More: continued here

Shares of eBay Inc. fell to their lowest point in nearly two years Thursday after the online auction company’s second-quarter profit growth was eclipsed by a softer forecast than analysts had expected. More: continued here

Relieved not to be battling with Tiger Woods for once, the best of the rest still found themselves in a fight when The Open began at Royal Birkdale. More: continued here

If there were any doubts out there John Hufnagel is in charge of the Calgary Stampeders football operation — the entire operation — they were dispelled Wednesday. More: continued here

The Rome Farmer’s Market, held 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Fridays, in the parking lot adjacent to the downtown branch of Rome Savings Bank in the 100 block of W. Dominick St., is now able to accept food stamps and regular credit cards through a machine. More: continued here

iPhone v. BlackBerry, on eBayGlobe and Mail, Canada –2 hours agoAdvanced Economic Research Systems has tracked sales on eBay over the past month, and the results may raise eyebrows. BlackBerry daily sales on eBay have … More: continued here