ARDMORE, Pa. -- Rory McIlroy started the U.S. Open with a run up the Rocky steps. He ended it going a few rounds with one of his clubs. McIlroy was miserable at Merion and he took out his frustrations on his club on No. 11 on Sunday. His first tee shot plopped in the water. He took a drop, then sent another ball into the same creek. McIlroy then jammed the Nike club into the ground and completely twisted the head. "I think thats what this tournament does to you," he said. "At one point or another, its got the better of you, and it definitely did this weekend." He briefly lost his cool, just not his sense of humour. When he was introduced at his press conference as shooting 14 over, he joked, "You didnt have to tell them that part." He shot a 6-over 76 in the final round. McIlroy was part of the feature group the opening two rounds, playing alongside Tiger Woods and Adam Scott -- Nos. 1, 2 and 3 in the world ranking. All three were big duds at Merion Golf Club. Woods finished at 13 over, and Scott at 15 over. "I thought of the three of us, the first two rounds, Adam played the best, and he was the one with the worst score," McIlroy said. "But that is just what a U.S. Open does to you." Again, McIlroy never came close to winning. He finished 25th at the Masters this year and was coming off a brutal 78 at the Memorial. He barely made the cut and finished 57th. Most notably, he quit in the middle of a round at the Honda Classic. The 24-year-old from Northern Ireland believed, though, his game is rounding into form. "I dont feel like my game is that far away," he said. "Thats what Ive been taking out of this week. Its a matter of trying to let it all click into place." With his wedge as bent out of shape as his game, McIlroy finished with 13 clubs. It might not have mattered if he had 19. The former world No. 1 again refused to blame his equipment switch for his season-long struggles. "I sort of needed to play a little bit more," he said. "If I was to do it all over again, I would have done things slightly differently. But you learn from that and its hopefully something Ill never have to do in my career again. So I dont mind taking three months to figure it out and go from there." Manuel Margot Jersey . Listen to the game live on TSN Radio 1050 at 7pm et. The Raptors traded Rudy Gay, Quincy Acy and Aaron Gray to the Sacramento Kings on Monday, in exchange for Greivis Vasquez, John Salmons, Patrick Patterson and Chuck Hayes. Franmil Reyes Jersey . U.S. District Judge Lorna G. Schofield in Manhattan agreed that lawyers on both sides could make their formal requests by Nov. 8. A hearing is scheduled for a day earlier. Jordan Siev, a lawyer for Rodriguez, wrote in a joint letter to the judge from lawyers on both sides that MLB lawyers planned to ask that the lawsuit be dismissed. http://www.padressale.com/padres-dave-winfield-jersey/ . PETERSBURG, Fla. Hunter Renfroe Padres Jersey .Y. -- Knicks coach Mike Woodson said Wednesday that J. Eric Hosmer Jersey . PETERSBURG, Fla. PHILADELPHIA -- Sevyn Streeter sang the national anthem before Philadelphia?hosted the?Los Angeles Lakers?on Friday after the 76ers had canceled her previous appearance in late October because she wanted to sing while wearing a We Matter jersey.Before the anthem Friday, which Streeter performed to cheers from the crowd while wearing her We Matter jersey, Streeter told ESPN in a SportsCenter appearance, Im happy that we were able to turn an unfortunate situation into something really positive.The 76ers later apologized to Streeter after telling her before the Oct. 26 game against Oklahoma City that she could not perform the national anthem.I think that me saying We Matter and me singing the anthem, the two, they dont conflict, Streeter said Friday. Theres no conflict in the two for me. I love my country. I love it so much. When you love something so much, you only just want it to be better..ddddddddddddYou want it to be better and thats really what We Matters means to me. The two do not conflict for me.Streeter recently wore a shirt that said Love & Respect while singing the national anthem before the Warriors and Clippers faced off.That was amazing, Streeter said of that experience. And Love & Respect is one of my foundations. I just did a whole concert for my whole hometown and gave away toy goods and things. So love and respect, thats just how I live my life. I think that its important to have love and respect for everybody. Its an opportunity to spread that message as well and it was awesome that I was able to do that.Streeter has written songs for Chris Brown, Ariana Grande and other stars, and in 2013 she had a Top 40 hit with It Wont Stop. ' ' '