The Raiders are reportedly likely to stay in Napa for training camp next season, and according to team owner Mark Davis, that's true. But that's not all. Davis says he loves the Napa facility and would like to stay there beyond 2020, according to the San Francisco Chronicle's Matt Kawahara. #Raiders owner Mark Davis on holding camp in Napa in 2020: "Next year I think is almost for sure." Davis also said he "personally would like to" return to Napa for camp in future seasons. "I love it here. I have no problem with it and I think it makes sense." - Matt Kawahara (@matthewkawahara) July 28, 2019 The Napa facility is highly regarded in NFL circles because of the proximity of the Napa Marriott, which is where the players stay. The practice field isn't much further from the rooms than a typical hotel pool would be. "Being able to walk from your hotel room to the practice field," said former Raiders linebacker Kirk Morrison on Saturday, "it's almost where when you came to Napa, you parked your car and you literally watch it accumulate dirt for two weeks and you wouldn't leave. Because there was no reason to leave. Everything was right here. Other NFL teams are rumored to have interest in the location, assuming the Raiders would leave. But Davis' love for the facility may force them to abandon those plans. It would seem more convenient to move training camp to Nevada since the Raiders are moving to Las Vegas in 2020. But apparently, the convenience and great weather in Napa may override that notion for Davis. MORE: Trevor Bauer angrily fired a baseball over the centerfield wall before being pulled from game MLB Trade Deadline Rumors: Latest on Noah Syndergaard, Trevor Bauer, and More Packers impressed with Rashan Gary's effort early at training camp Tom Brady disobeys Bill Belichick at practice, and suffers the consequences News: Trysten Hill ok after cart exit, early Elliott replacement ID'd


The Day in Sports: Sunday, July 21, 2019 MLS: D.C. United at Atlanta United FC Atlanta United forward Josef Martinez (7) is defended by D.C. United defender Donovan Pines (23) in the second half at Mercedes-Benz Stadium. PGA: The Open Championship - Final Round Shane Lowry celebrates winning the The Open Championship golf tournament at Royal Portrush Golf Club - Dunluce Course. PGA: The Open Championship - Final Round Tommy Fleetwood hits out of the rough on the 17th hole during the final round of The Open Championship golf tournament at Royal Portrush Golf Club - Dunluce Course. MLB: Philadelphia Phillies at Pittsburgh Pirates Philadelphia Phillies right fielder Bryce Harper (3) slides into second base with a double against the Pittsburgh Pirates during the first inning at PNC Park. MLS: New England Revolution at FC Cincinnati New England Revolution midfielder Scott Caldwell (6) collides with FC Cincinnati forward Darren Mattocks (11) in the second half at Nippert Stadium. PGA: The Open Championship - Final Round Shane Lowry celebrates after winning The Open Championship golf tournament during the final round at Royal Portrush Golf Club - Dunluce Course. MLS: New England Revolution at FC Cincinnati New England Revolution forward Brian Wright (7) battles for the ball against FC Cincinnati midfielder Allan Cruz (15) in the first half at Nippert Stadium. MLB: San Diego Padres at Chicago Cubs San Diego Padres shortstop Fernando Tatis Jr. (23), right, and San Diego Padres second baseman Luis Urias (9) celebrate after the game against the Chicago Cubs at Wrigley Field. MLB: Los Angeles Angels at Seattle Mariners Los Angeles Angels shortstop Andrelton Simmons (left) tags out Seattle Mariners center fielder Mallex Smith (0) after Smith attempted to steal second base during the third inning at T-Mobile Park. Basketball: Big Three Aliens player Robert Vaden (24) shoots over Ghost Ballers player Ricky Davis (31) during a game at Chesapeake Energy Arena. Track and Field: London Anniversary Games Brittney Reese (USA) places second in the long jump at 22-4 1/4 (6.82m) during the London Anniversary Games at London Stadium at Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park. MLS: New England Revolution at FC Cincinnati FC Cincinnati goalkeeper Spencer Richey (18) attempts a leaping save against the New England Revolution in the first half at Nippert Stadium. Track and Field: London Anniversary Games Majd Eddin Ghazal (SYR) wins the high jump at 7-6 1/2 (2.30m) during the London Anniversary Games at London Stadium at Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park.


Golf instructor and commentator Hank Haney was having a great old time on his SiriusXM radio show Wednesday morning, ripping women's golf, the game's magnificent South Korean standouts and this week's U.S. Women's Open, the crown jewel of the women's game. His racist, sexist, jingoist behavior was on display for anyone who listens to him on PGA Tour Radio. Co-host Steve Johnson: "This week is the 74th U.S. Women's Open, Hank." Haney: "Oh it is? I'm gonna predict a Korean." Johnson laughing: "Okay, that's a pretty safe bet." Haney: "I couldn't name you six players on the LPGA Tour. Maybe I could. Well…I'd go with Lee. If I didn't have to name a first name, I'd get a bunch of them right." Johnson: "We've got six Lees."= If Haney is not fired from that job (and Johnson with him) and every other role he plays in golf and the news media by dinnertime Wednesday, then the leadership of the game, the PGA Tour and SiriusXM is condoning racism, sexism and jingoism while basically telling everyone who isn't a white male that golf is not the sport for them. RELATED: Haney apologizes for comments If there's any golf club in the country (let's make it the world) that allows Haney to set foot on its property after that despicable exchange, that club is telling every girl and woman and person of color to go play any one of the dozens of other sports they can play for life, not golf. Even though this was just a few minutes on one satellite radio show, it's a significant moment for the powers that be in golf. They are so desperate to attract girls and women to their sport that Augusta National, which belligerently refused to allow women to join until 2012, actually held a women's amateur tournament right before the Masters. These days, almost every initiative announced by the PGA of America, the U.S. Golf Association and Augusta National mentions girls and women. The way things are going, if you've got an athletic girl in your household playing volleyball, basketball or soccer, a USGA official might show up at your door to personally drive her to the range for her first golf lesson. The leaders of those three organizations aren't used to putting out statements about radio interviews, but this wasn't just any old interview with a local station. This was said on the PGA Tour's flagship SiriusXM show. The USGA came out with a response that unfortunately didn't specifically criticize Haney but did say it is celebrating "the fact that the U.S. Open Championship is a global event that is open for all," encouraging everyone to tune in. Where is the PGA of America's comment condemning Haney? Augusta National's? The PGA Tour's, since it's their show? Their relationship with girls and women and people of color   by definition, the future of their dwindling participation base -- is so precarious that they already should have publicly reprimanded Haney. Do the leaders of golf have it in them to do that after decades of discrimination against the very people they are now desperately trying to bring to their game? We'll see. By the way, Haney had a bit more to say on his show, and it wasn't good. Clearly aware that he was being criticized on social media, he said this: "I'm getting blown up a bit. … I can't remember what I said. … I guess people are taking this as racially insensitive. … So I'm gonna apologize right now if I offended people. … I guess I said something that made people feel bad." He didn't even know what he had done after he had done it. The sooner Haney and all the Hank Haneys out there are gone from the sport   from every golf course, every commercial, every teaching gig, every interview   the sooner golf has a chance to enter the 20th century before too much more of the 21st goes by. This article originally appeared on USA TODAY: Opinion: If Hank Haney isn't fired from his radio job, golf's leaders are condoning racism, sexism


The OnePlus 7 Pro is one of the fastest and most powerful smartphones currently available in the United States. It also features one of the most exciting, modern designs. Samsung introduced the first all-screen phone available in the US, but the display on the company's Galaxy S10 series phones is interrupted by a hole cut out for the camera. Meanwhile, the OnePlus 7 Pro's all-screen design has no interruptions. Instead, it features a selfie camera that pops up out of the top edge of the phone only when it's needed. When it is not in use, it retracts back down into the phone. It's a nifty solution that allowed OnePlus to cover the entire front of the phone with the display. The rest of the phone's design is quite impressive as well, with curved sides like Samsung's Galaxy S flagship phones and gorgeous gray or blue finishes on the back that reflect light in unique ways. Now, starting on Tuesday morning, there's a third new color option available to OnePlus 7 Pro buyers, but only for a limited time. OnePlus on Tuesday morning announced a new limited-edition "Almond" color that has been added to its OnePlus 7 Pro lineup. The metal around the edges of the phone is gold, while the back is an off white that glows gold when light hits it a certain way. We have a sample we've been testing since yesterday, and it's absolutely stunning. Here are some more images: OnePlus hasn't said how many limited-edition OnePlus 7 Pro phones will be made available in the new Almond color, nor has it said how long the phone will be sold. The 7 Pro is stunning in this new color though, so you can expect it to fly off virtual store shelves. The limited-edition OnePlus 7 Pro is available to order beginning right now on the OnePlus website , and OnePlus' full announcement can be found below. Limited Edition OnePlus 7 Pro Almond Available to Order on June 11 Unveiled at the OnePlus 2019 Keynote in NYC, the limited-edition OnePlus 7 Pro Almond will be available to order in the US and Canada today, June 11th. The one-of-a-kind finish is created by a nestled layer of film beneath the glass surface that is capable of light diffusion and provides a warm golden glow. The glass is then polished repeatedly to ensure and silky and smooth touch. A glow of gold around the device is designed to give off an elegance when held in the hand. Great care and attention went into perfecting this unique and beguiling finish. To keep coloring consistent across the device, real gold is used in the pop-up mechanism for a rich finish. Since it was launched last month, OnePlus 7 Pro has received outstanding feedback from users who have praised the display, performance, and camera. The OnePlus 7 Pro delivers an unmatched experience with premium performance and super-smooth 90Hz QHD+ display. The OnePlus 7 Pro Almond with 8 GB of RAM + 256 GB of storage is available via OnePlus.com for $699. Sign up for BGR's Newsletter . For the latest news, follow us on Facebook , Twitter , and Instagram .


Houston will continue to see warm weather in the coming days, according to drone-powered weather forecasting service Saildrone . Temperatures will reach a high of 89 degrees on Thursday. There's no rain in the cards this week, with the likelihood of showers remaining under 30% for the next seven days. Skies will be cloudy for the next few days, and mostly cloudy on Monday. Winds will continue to be fairly calm throughout the week, with the highest speeds today at just 11 mph. This story was created automatically using Saildrone's local weather forecast data, then reviewed by an editor. We also incorporate historic weather data from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA). Click here for more about what we're doing. Got thoughts? Go here to share your feedback.


The deadliest and most destructive wildfire in California history was caused by electrical transmission lines owned and operated by Pacific Gas and Electric located in the Pulga area, Cal Fire said Wednesday. The Camp Fire sparked Nov. 8, 2018 and burned 153,336 acres, destroyed 18,804 structures and resulted in the deaths of 85 people. Cal Fire investigators said Wednesday that electrical transmission lines owned and operated by PG&E were the source of the fire in Pulga. A second ignition sight was identified by Cal Fire investigators near the intersection of Concow and Rim roads. The cause of the second fire was determined to be vegetation into electrical distribution lines owned and operated by PG&E, Cal Fire said. This fire was consumed by the original fire, which started earlier near Pulga. In February, PG&E said the company believes it is "probable that its equipment will be determined to be an ignition point of the 2018 Camp Fire." The embattled utility company said then it was taking a $10.5 billion charge for claims connected to the Camp Fire in its fourth quarter earnings. In a December letter to the California Public Utilities Commission, PG&E officials said an employee "observed fire in the vicinity" of one of the company's towers and workers called 911 the morning of Nov. 8 -- the day the wildfire ignited. Inspectors later found a broken C-hook and a "flash mark" at that same tower, suggesting a power line broke free and made contact with the tower. Separately, a PG&E employee on Nov. 9 found a "pole and other equipment was on the ground with bullets and bullet holes" at a different location near Flea Mountain. On Nov. 12, an employee found downed wires and damaged and downed poles at Concow and Rim roads, the letter said. PG&E filed for bankruptcy protection in January, saying it faced billions in legal claims from wildfire victims. Stay with KCRA for updates. READ MORE: Cal Fire: PG&E transmission lines caused deadly 2018 Camp Fire CHECK OUT KCRA: Stay informed. Get the latest Modesto, Stockton and Sacramento news and weather from the KCRA news team.


Winning at Pocono keeps Denny Hamlin on top of this week's NBC Sports NASCAR Power Rankings for the second straight week. Hamlin's win was his third of the season, which began with a victory in the Daytona 500 and includes a win at Texas. Martin Truex Jr. , made the biggest jump in the rankings, climbing six spots to No. 3 this week. Joey Logano fell the most, dropping out of the rankings after being No. 5 last week. Here's how this week's rankings shape up: 1. Denny Hamlin (39 points): Has three wins after going winless last year. Is this his year to finally win a championship? Last week: 1st . 2. Erik Jones (37 points): Three consecutive top-three finishes has him closing in on a victory and a No. 1 ranking here. Last week: 3rd . 3. Martin Truex Jr. (29 points): Third-place finish at Pocono is his fifth top 10 in the last seven races. Last week: 9th . 4. Kevin Harvick (25 points): Follows New Hampshire win with a sixth-place result at Pocono. No. 4 team seems back in form. Last week: 2nd . 5. Kyle Busch (21 points): Two consecutive weeks of having the fastest car and only a top 10 to show for it. Still, was his sixth top 10 in the last eight races. Last week: 4th . 6. Kyle Larson (20 points): What a roller coaster ride he's been on lately. Three top fives in the last five races but the other two results were 20th and 33rd. Last week: Unranked. 7. William Byron (11 points): Getting close to being penciled in as a surefire playoff driver. Last week: Unranked. 8. Ryan Blaney (8 points): Impressive surge on the final run of the race. Now has five top 10s in the last seven races. Last week: 7th (tied) 9. Chase Briscoe (7 points): The first new Xfinity regular to win this year since April 27. Last week: Unranked. 10. Ross Chastain (6 points): The only Truck Series regular with three wins this year. Last week: Unranked. Others Receiving Votes: Christopher Bell (5 points), Joey Logano (5 points), Ryan Newman (4 points), Brad Keselowski (3 points).


Today marks the start of training camp for Seattle Seahawks veterans. Rookies reported a week early this season to become better acclimated and are now joined by the rest of the squad. The first actual team practice will take place on Thursday, but the players will be busy day one with weigh-ins, medical checks and meetings. The team's social media department was this morning to capture the arrival of the players at the Virginia Mason Athletic Center in Renton. First on the scene, not surprisingly, was quarterback Russell Wilson. QB1 is BACK ‼✌ @DangeRussWilson pic.twitter.com/oTRSOAUxWP - Seattle Seahawks (@Seahawks) July 24, 2019 Other members of the team were quick to follow . . . in cars and even on bikes. NO PLACE LIKE HOME #SeahawksCamp pic.twitter.com/N82GAdLOS8 - Seattle Seahawks (@Seahawks) July 24, 2019 The Seahawks will be holding 11 practices open to the public at the VMAC this year and a practice game scheduled for Saturday, Aug. 3 at Pop Keeney Stadium in Bothell. For more information on attending this year's sessions, click here . Here's a look at the Seahawks' complete open training camp schedule . MORE: Mike Trout's perfect 98.6 MPH throw to home plate had everyone in awe What might Kostas Antetokounmpo bring to the Lakers on offense? Sean Payton brushes off concerns about Drew Brees' decline Why Mike Daniels should be on every potential playoff team's radar How does releasing Mike Daniels affect Packers' salary cap?


It's been a pretty incredible 24 hours for Gang Green in New York. The fireworks started midday yesterday, when the Jets announced that they were relieving general manager Mike Maccagnan and VP of player personnel Brian Heimerdinger of their duties, just weeks after the pairing successfully wrapped up the team's efforts during the 2019 NFL Draft. Jets have fired GM Mike Maccagnan and VP of Player Personnel Brian Heimerdinger, league sources told @jeffdarlington and me. Maccagnan had two years left on his contract. Jets are in position to have strong season thanks to Maccagnan and Heimerdinger. - Adam Schefter (@AdamSchefter) May 15, 2019 It was not necessarily a stunning move - at least in principle. But the timing of the firings were questionable at best and the team's subsequent move was truly stunning - the Jets named new head coach Adam Gase as the team's acting general manager until a full-time hire is made. Dolphins fans don't need a crystal ball to know how this story ends. In Gase's first night as the team's acting general manager, he traded away starting linebacker Darron Lee - a former first-round pick - for a measly 2020 6th round draft pick from the Kansas City Chiefs. Oh, and he'll have to put out a potential fire with star free agent additions in RB Le'Veon Bell and LB C.J. Mosley, as it was reported that a source of friction between the Jets' management factions was spending big money for Bell and Mosley. Gase reportedly didn't want either one. If that sounds familiar, it should. And it also highlights how short-sighted the Jets are in allowing Gase to have any semblance of input on the roster construction. Gase spent multiple seasons in Miami with control over the 53-man roster - the end result was Gase stripping the team of numerous talented players because he couldn't find a way to get along with them personally. And at the end of the road in Miami, Gase still lost the locker room - the one filled with his hand-selected talent designed to buy into his process, unequivocally. Gase's apparent sturdy footing with the Jets organization after a few months on the job is misplaced due to the team's lack of direction atop their chain of command. Remember, Gase was the Jets' third choice at head coach - and the only reason Gase got the call is because other candidates refused to get handcuffed into not picking their own assistants. There's no firm evidence that Adam Gase cognitively staged a coup in Jets' management. Yet it seems mighty convenient that after swells of reports that the Jets' decision makers were split, the general manager is fired and Gase steps into his shoes - and will reportedly have notable feedback on whomever is hired to step into that position in a full-time role. Update on this: I've been told Gase wouldn't have a problem with the next GM having final say on the 53 man roster, which is now in Gase's hands as interim. However, Gase is expecting to weigh in heavily on the hire. So the next GM must be aligned with his team-building concepts. https://t.co/2YaJ8eAb0L - Charles Robinson (@CharlesRobinson) May 15, 2019 The Jets have hitched their wagon to their third choice at head coach and within five months are handing him the keys to the organization after having a front row seat to him crashing and burning during his tenure of a division rival of Miami. New York's aggressive spending this offseason has accelerated their winning window - they expect to win and need to win. They better do it this year, because the longer Adam Gase's influence is a primary presence in the building, the worse this decision will look. View embedded content MORE: Report: Browns rookie RB LJ Scott decides to quit NFL after just 2 days Zion Williamson still has options if he doesn't want to play for the Pelicans NBA Free Agency 2019: The top players Jamie Collins' return to Patriots is complicated on many levels Cowboys News: Prescott's circle of trust questioned, Kris Richard RKGs


Calling all men ... I have been a U.S. Army officer responsible for the welfare of other soldiers, a business owner responsible for the livelihoods of my employees, and now a governor responsible to more than 4 million Kentuckians and 30,000 state employees. Yet, by far, the greatest and most sacred responsibility I have is to be a good husband to my wife and a good father to my nine children. Though at times I have done so imperfectly, I have always tried to make sure my wife and children know, beyond any shadow of doubt, my love for them and my dedication to their well-being. Every generation faces challenges, but perhaps there has been no more difficult time in American history than right now to be a good father. Our culture is awash in confusion caused by shifting messages that, at every turn, seems to undermine the nuclear family and be critical of its merits. At the same time, fathers themselves face unwarranted criticisms and pejoratives such as "toxic masculinity" and "patriarchy." Even without this added pressure, it can be daunting for some men to strike the balance between being true leaders in their households and being loving, nurturing parents. Check out: Here are 15+ spots around Louisville to grab some grub with Dad for Father's Day There should be no confusion. Strong fathers who lead, instruct and encourage from a foundation of selfless love, though they may make mistakes, will not ultimately go wrong. As I write this, much of the world is appropriately celebrating the courage of the Greatest Generation that was displayed on D-Day. Each man that stormed the beaches, piloted a plane, served on a ship or parachuted behind enemy lines had his own flaws and shortcomings. Yet those flaws did not deter them from literally saving the world from tyranny and delivering freedom to generations that would come after them. At the same time, the vast majority of these men, who would become our fathers and grandfathers, returned from war and raised us with firmness and love. There was not much ambiguity with that generation as to what role those fathers should play in the lives of their children. There was very little question about who would establish discipline in us, but at the same time there was little doubt as to how much they loved us. Of course there were exceptions, as there always are. Overall, however, their traditional interpretation of fatherhood, and of male roles in society, served us and the world pretty well. For those traditional fatherhood roles, as modeled by many members of the Greatest Generation, to be effective, love must be their foundation and the basis for everything a father does. Both discipline and nurturing must flow from love. Self-indulgence and the desire for instant gratification must be limited by love and the desire for what is best for our children, as near as one can determine "best," must be foremost in a father's mind. 'Who's in charge?': Bevin grilled about lieutenant governor's 'dark forces' tweet At the same time, men in America must step up and get engaged. The perceived role that the culture has foisted upon men in recent years   that of the perpetual adolescent, the naive dolt, or the guy who is unwilling to bear a father's responsibility   has been embraced by far too many. Kentucky still has a deplorable number of dead-beat dads. This is totally unacceptable. The truest measure of manhood is a willingness to serve one's wife, other loved ones and children, and to willingly step up to bat to bear the responsibility for their well-being. I would be remiss if I didn't mention an aspect of fatherhood in my experience that has provided tremendous blessings to me, my wife, Glenna, and our entire family. Four of our nine children are adopted. They have enriched our home and community more than I can possibly articulate in a few short paragraphs. If you are reading this, and you have ever thought about adopting, I encourage you to visit the website adopt.ky.gov . There you will find many helpful resources to guide you. I encourage those with open hearts and open minds to adopt. Giving a child a forever home will provide both you and that child with a lifetime of joy and blessings. As Father's Day approaches, may the men of Kentucky, and across this nation, be blessed with Providential wisdom, patience and courage and may we get engaged in the lives of our children like never before. If we do so, the world will truly be a better place. Calling all men ... Matt Bevin is the governor of Kentucky and a father of nine, including four adopted children. This article originally appeared on Louisville Courier Journal: Father's Day: Matt Bevin says nuclear family being undermined


The 133rd edition of Wimbledon is here and there are plenty of storylines to follow this year at tennis' oldest major. Novak Djokovic earned the top seed for the men's singles tournament while reigning French Open champ Ashleigh Barty boasts the No. 1 seed on the women's side. Eight-time Wimbledon champ Roger Federer sits right behind Djokovic with the 2-seed while Rafael Nadal rounds out the top three with the 3-seed. 2019 Australian Open champ Naomi Osaka enters her third Wimbledon with the 2-seed, but she's struggled in the past never advancing past the third round. Serena Williams comes in as the 11-seed looking to add to her list of 23 grand slam titles, including seven wins at the All England Club. Below is the daily match schedule for Wimbledon with live scores and results for every match. LIVE: Follow SN's coverage of Novak Djokovic vs. Roger Federer Wimbledon 2019 results: Live scores from today's matches Men's singles Click here or refresh the page if today's match schedule does not appear . Women's singles Click here or refresh the page if today's match schedule does not appear . Wimbledon 2019 draw: Men's singles bracket Wimbledon 2019 draw: Women's singles Wimbledon facts Opta has compiled a comprehensive list of stats and facts ahead of the tournament. Men's singles The last 16 years at Wimbledon have been dominated by the same four players: Federer (8), Djokovic (4), Nadal (2), Murray (2). The last winner at Wimbledon before them was Lleyton Hewitt in 2002. Each of the last eight men's titles at Wimbledon have been won by either Novak Djokovic (4), Roger Federer (2) or Andy Murray (2). Each of the last five men's Grand Slam tournaments have been won by either Novak Djokovic (3) or Rafael Nadal (2). Since Wimbledon 2004, at least one of Roger Federer, Novak Djokovic and Rafael Nadal has been in the semi-final of every Grand Slam (60 times). No player has won consecutive titles at Wimbledon since Novak Djokovic did it in 2014 and 2015. Novak Djokovic has won only one title at Wimbledon as the top ranked player: it was in 2015 when Djokovic beat Roger Federer in four sets. Only Roger Federer (8), Pete Sampras (7) and Bjorn Borg (5) have won more men's singles titles at Wimbledon in the Open Era than Novak Djokovic (4). Roger Federer has won the men's singles title at Wimbledon eight times, the most among all players in Wimbledon's history. Rafael Nadal has the opportunity to win the French Open and Wimbledon in the same year for the third time after 2008 and 2010, following his win at Roland Garros in June. Nadal was the last player to achieve a French Open   Wimbledon "double". Rafael Nadal has not won consecutive Grand Slam titles since 2010 when he won at Roland Garros, Wimbledon and the US Open. Rafael Nadal has reached the semi-finals round in eight of his 10 last Grand Slam appearances. Should Stan Wawrinka win Wimbledon, he would become the 9th player to complete a career Grand Slam, having already won the Australian Open (2014), Roland-Garros (2015) and US Open (2016). French Open runner-up Dominic Thiem has never made it past the fourth round at Wimbledon and has been knocked-out before the third round on four of his previous five appearances. Kevin Anderson has failed to make it through the fourth round of any Grand Slam tournament since he reached the title game at Wimbledon in 2018. Alexander Zverev has never reached the quarter-finals in his previous four appearances at Wimbledon and only once has he made it to the fourth round at SW19. Stefanos Tsitsipas will aim to reach the quarterfinals at Wimbledon for the first time in his career after making it to the fourth round in 2018. Kyle Edmund has never made it past the third round at Wimbledon and has been knocked-out before the third round on five of his previous six appearances. Roger Federer is the oldest player to win the men's singles at Wimbledon (35 years and 342 days old in 2017). Since his win in the tournament in 2017, he has reached the semi-finals of a Grand Slam tournament only twice (winner of the Australian Open 2018 and semi-final at Roland-Garros 2019). Women's singles Only Naomi Osaka has won consecutive titles in the last 16 women's Grand Slam tournaments (US Open 2018 and Australian Open 2019). Only Amelie Mauresmo (2006) and Serena Williams (2016, 2015, 2010) have won the women's title at Wimbledon as the top ranked player in the last 15 years. 11 of the last 12 women's singles finals at Wimbledon have been played out over two sets. The only exception being Serena Williams' win over Agnieszka Radwanska in 2012. Serena Williams has won more Grand Slam titles in the Open Era than any other player (23) and one more victory would see her draw level with Margaret Court's all-time record of 24 (13 in the Amateur Era, 11 in the Open Era). Serena Williams could win her eighth women's singles title at Wimbledon, moving her clear of Steffi Graf's tally and behind only Martina Navratilova (9) for singles titles at SW19. Serena Williams has not won any of the last nine Grand Slams, with her last win coming at the Australian Open in 2017   this is Serena Williams' longest span without a Grand Slam title since 2002. Should Serena Williams manage to win the title at Wimbledon without dropping a set it would be the seventh time she's won a Grand Slam in that fashion, more than any other player (currently tied with Martina Navratilova on 6). The last woman to win the singles title at Wimbledon without losing a set was Marion Bartoli in 2013. Naomi Osaka has won two of the last three Grand Slam women's titles (US Open 2018 & Australian Open 2019) but has never made it past the third round at Wimbledon. Angelique Kerber has the opportunity to become the first European woman to win back to back titles at SW19 since Steffi Graf in 1995-96. Angelique Kerber has reached the women's final in two of her last three Wimbledon tournaments but has never made it to the semi-finals in consecutive years. Angelique Kerber has failed to reach the quarter-finals in any of her last three Grand Slam tournaments since she won the women's title at Wimbledon in 2018. Ashleigh Barty has reached the quarter-finals in her last two consecutive Grand Slam tournaments but failed to reach that stage in her previous 17 appearances in a Grand Slam. Only one player has won both Roland Garros and Wimbledon in the same year since 1997: Serena Williams in 2002 and 2015. Two-time Wimbledon winner Petra Kvitova has failed to make it past the third round at each of the last four editions of the tournament, this after reaching at least the quarter-finals in five consecutive appearances before that. Karolina Pliskova has reached at least the quarter-finals in two of her last three Grand Slam tournaments but has failed to make it past the fourth round at Wimbledon. Caroline Wozniacki has never made it past the fourth round at Wimbledon, she's reached the quarter-finals at least twice at each of the three other Grand Slams. Sloane Stephens has reached the quarter-finals in three of her last five appearances in a Grand Slam tournament but only once in her seven appearances at Wimbledon. Garbine Muguruza has reached the quarter-finals of a Grand Slam tournament only once since her triumph at Wimbledon in 2017 (semi-final at Roland-Garros 2018).


Tampa Bay Buccaneers tight end O.J. Howard was a beast in college when he played for the University of Alabama. At 6-foot-6 and nearly 250 pounds, he's got the size and athleticism to become a dominant force in the NFL, too. In just 10 games last season, Howard had 565 receiving yards and five touchdowns, surpassing his rookie year total from 2017, when he had 432 yards and six touchdowns in 14 games. And, even though Bruce Arians has a tendency not to utilize tight ends for more than just blocking , Howard seems too talented not to incorporate into the passing game, especially if Jameis Winston is going to have a big season. So, with Howard ready to explode onto the scene, it's fitting that the Bucs busted out this image of him for #WallpaperWednesday. Take a look. Some call him O.J. Some call him Juice. We call him It's all @TheRealOjHoward in this week's #WallpaperWednesday . pic.twitter.com/QEelgEbPtr - Tampa Bay Buccaneers (@Buccaneers) June 5, 2019 There's certainly a lot going on in the images - you've got an orange tree, an elephant and a street sign with Howard's name and the number 88. Confused? Well, here's you answer guide. In the details.. ・88 OJ Howard Lane is in OJ's hometown of Autaugaville, Ala. ・No. 88 is the number OJ wore at the University of Alabama. ・The elephant is @AlabamaFTBL 's mascot. ・The orange tree represent's OJ's nickname. - Tampa Bay Buccaneers (@Buccaneers) June 5, 2019 MORE: Heavyweight champ Andy Ruiz hits back at Stephen A. Smith after 'Butter Bean' comment Bad hammy puts Klay Thompson's durability to the test These five upcoming NBA free agents helped themselves in the playoffs Observations from day 1 of Lions minicamp: pick city Collins looking like a 'key cog' in Patriots defense


If you don't trust Equifax, the company is willing to bet you will soon. At the Black Hat cybersecurity conference on Thursday, Jamil Farschi, Equifax's chief information security officer, described how a company could regain the public's trust, just 17 days after Equifax reached a multimillion dollar settlement with the US Federal Trade Commission and others over a huge 2017 data breach. The credit-monitoring company agreed to pay at least $650 million in a deal with the FTC, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, 48 states, Washington, DC, and Puerto Rico. In 2017, Equifax suffered one of the largest data breaches in history, with hackers stealing sensitive data on as many as 147.7 million Americans . Equifax's former CEO, Rick Smith, blamed the hack on a single employee who failed to patch a server vulnerability Equifax had been warned about four months prior to the breach . And two former Equifax executives have been convicted of insider trading for dumping company stock before the breach was made public. Equifax hired Farschi in February 2018, and at last year's Black Hat cybersecurity conference he told CNET it would take Equifax three years to win back the public's trust . With two years to go, Farschi said Thursday that Equifax could turn the tide in its favor if all companies were working together on cybersecurity. The Equifax CISO discussed how companies need to cooperate to ensure public trust, arguing that when one company is breached, it affects the entire industry. "All of us collectively have the opportunity to excel," Farschi said. "We can work together. I think we can turn the tide as a collective group." Since the settlement in July, public trust of Equifax has been shaky. It didn't help when the FTC encouraged people affected by the breach to choose free credit monitoring over the $125 cash alternative laid out in the deal. The reason: Equifax set aside $31 million for the cash payment option, which isn't nearly enough to fully pay everyone -- so if you opt for cash, you may get far less than you think. "Each person who takes the money option will wind up only getting a small amount of money," the FTC said in a blog post in July . The amount set aside isn't even enough to pay the 4.5 million people who visited the claims page, which is just 3 percent of all the people affected by the Equifax breach . Despite that, Farschi is optimistic that public opinion on Equifax will turn around. He's led security turnarounds for companies like Home Depot, which in 2014 suffered a hack affecting more than 50 million credit card accounts . "We can talk about what we want, but when we say something, we have to deliver," Farschi said. "It's that level of action that I think drives the meaningful progress that we've seen."


Earlier this week, SpaceX successfully launched its first 60 StarLink satellites into orbit around the Earth. An amateur astronomer in the Netherlands caught sight of them orbiting Earth after deployment, and captured the scene on video. Astronomer Dr. Marco Langbroek noted on his blog that he calculated where the satellites would be orbiting, and waited with his camera. The result is a spectacular one: a string of bright dots flying across the sky, prompting some people to report that they saw UFOs . Langbroek shot the video with a "WATEC 902H low-light-level surveillance camera, equipped with a Canon FD 1.8/50 mm lens," and counted at least 56 distinct objects. He noted that the "train" will make 2-3 passes each night, and will eventually spread out into their destination orbits. The satellites are part of SpaceX's more ambitious projects: a massive fleet of satellites orbiting between 340 and 208 miles up that will provide internet connectivity around the Earth . SpaceX's launch earlier this week is the first of many that will eventually launch nearly 12,000 units into orbit in the coming years.


Dale Earnhardt Jr. loves racing history. So you might not be surprised to know he's got some old race cars stashed on his property near Charlotte. More than 75 of them, to be exact, in a "Racecar Graveyard" located on his "Dirty Mo Acres" estate. He has so many cars, and the graveyard is so vast, in fact, that he searched for about a year to find one of the old vehicles. Earnhardt Jr., who retired from full-time competition in 2017 and is now an analyst for NBC's NASCAR coverage, posted the details of his search on his Facebook page Thursday. "I've been looking for this car for about a year," Earnhardt wrote. "Deep in the Racecar Graveyard is Wayne Jesel's land speed car that was converted from an old Xfinity car. These cars would compete on airport runways to run over 200 mph in a one mile trap from a standing start. I say I've been looking for it because my property manager never tells me where he puts the new additions. That just adds to the mystery of the graveyard." Why keep dozens of wrecked race cars on your property? Well, Earnhardt is as passionate and sentimental about NASCAR as anyone, having grown up the son of seven-time NASCAR Cup champion Dale Earnhardt. He gives an eloquent description of his "racecar graveyard" on his website, Dalejr.com : "Once fast and loud, the cars in Dale Jr.'s racecar graveyard now lie silent and idle, slowly succumbing to the clutches of forest undergrowth. Most are faded from years of exposure, battered and bruised, and some are barely distinguishable as to what they once were. Others look surprisingly unspoiled. But they all have a single commonality; each has a story, and that's why each has been laid to rest in the backwoods of Dirty Mo Acres. They will race no more, but in the graveyard the cars are remembered and revered." MORE : NASCAR brings back single-car qualifying for all series | NASCAR at Dover: Odds, prediction, sleepers, drivers to watch for Gander RV 400 The site includes a description of each car in the graveyard. Perhaps in the future Junior will include directions to each car so he doesn't "lose" another one.


It can pay-literally and figuratively-to make your old car look almost new with a fresh paint job. First, there's the psychic pay you get in return for having a good-looking car once again. And then there's the potential financial payoff when you sell your ride ; it should be more valuable. So, how much does it cost to paint a car? The answer depends on what you want to get from the paint job. How much it costs to paint a car, truck, or SUV varies widely depending on the level of detail in the pre-painting preparation process and the quality of the paint. Are you interested in a quick and economical way to pump up the value of your car before selling it? Then a less expensive paint job could be just fine. At the other end of the spectrum is a restoration project. If you're repainting a car or refurbishing a ride you want to keep for a long time, it makes sense to invest considerably more. This is especially true if the car is highly valuable; a cheap paint job will detract from its value should you decide to sell. Price Ranges for Paint Jobs Google "how much does it cost to repaint a car," and you'll find that there are national chains that charge only a few hundred dollars to paint your car or truck. This might not be a bad option if you're on a tight budget. But know that there are plenty of potential pitfalls to slapping a cheapo paint job on your car or truck. For starters, the quality of the paint might not match what was originally used on your car. Most newer vehicles, for example, have a clear-coat finish that adds extra work to the repainting process if you want to do it right. Add some repairs to exterior dings and small dents, and these steps can bump the price from several hundred bucks to well over a thousand. These less expensive paint jobs won't have the same level of care and attention put into them as pricier options-how could they? According to the price-tracking site CostHelper , a third of consumers who purchased cheap paint jobs-which averaged $566-were unhappy with the results. Consumers spent between $1000 and $3500 for what they described as good-quality, "thorough" paint jobs. According to consumers who reported their prices to the site, it takes at least $2500 to obtain a "showroom quality" paint job. If you're in the mood to go wild with metallic paints or multiple colors-and maybe some flames down the side-look out. The most outlandish paint jobs on custom cars or hot rods can cost tens of thousands. But you don't have to break the bank to get a great paint job; consumers on the CostHelper site reported spending an average of $4975 for high-quality paint jobs. So, think twice if that 1996 Honda Civic you loved in college needs new paint. You don't want to end up with the most expensive used economy car on the planet. When getting your car painted, here are five essential things to consider: Decide How Good a Paint Job You Really Need If your car has only a few minor chips and blemishes, then painting the entire vehicle probably doesn't make sense. Repainting the hood and touching up door dings should range from $200 to $1000, depending on how much work is required. Keep in mind that where you live can determine the degree of repairs. Cars in hot climates, where sun is the biggest enemy, battle with hazy finishes and faded paint caused by intense heat and damaging rays. This could make touch-up repairs more difficult, since affected areas will likely be large surfaces such as the hood, rear deck, and roof. Then again, cars in cooler climates could have touches of rust beneath the paint that require attention. Don't Paint over Problems You wouldn't paint your house if the siding was falling off. Never put a thin, superficial, cosmetic cover-up over a structural problem-and painting over dents or rust without addressing serious issues is just that. If your vehicle has lots of dings and some rust, painting over the problems will only make them worse in both the near and long term. A shiny, fresh coat of paint will likely make body damage even more visible, while rusting panels will continue to rot if they're not properly tended to. Paint is cosmetic, not a means to cover up bodywork issues. Keep Your Budget Realistic Let's say you have an older vehicle with high miles, valued at a couple thousand dollars. It's looking a little tired, but you love the car, and it's still running great. Opting for a cheaper repaint in the same color is fine if all you want is a quick exterior freshening for minimal cash outlay. This might hold true if you're looking to sell this same car. Spending several hundred bucks, maybe a thousand or two, could bump the asking price, though probably not by more than you'll spend on the paint job. On the other hand, if you have a vehicle that's either a classic or something with a higher value, skimping on paint can be a recipe for disaster. You could adversely affect the car's value and potentially be stuck with a finish that's not even close to what the car looked like when new. Understand the Work Involved For an inexpensive paint job, preparation will be minimal, and the shop might not include repairs to rust and door dings. The glass area and other non-painted exterior trim will be covered up before repainting, but that's about it. From 50 feet away it might look fine, but up close there will be numerous telltale signs it was a surface respray, such as overspray on the rubber gaskets around the windows and on exterior trim, differences in the color of the doorjambs, and spots of overspray where the masking off wasn't perfect. If you know this going into the process, okay. Just understand what you're paying for, and check to see if there's any kind of warranty on the work. Paying More Gets You a Better Paint Job The more you pay, the better the paint shop's preparation. Some shops simply won't do slapdash, budget work. Some will offer several levels of paint jobs. As you move up the price ladder, shops will remove more trim pieces and items like the head- and taillamps. This ensures the pain will cover sharp bends in the sheetmetal and get into the crevices in the body where the older paint might have shown through. In more expensive paint jobs, the prep will likely also involve sanding off the older paint, fixing exterior damage, and even removing glass. This adds time and money to the process, which is why something along these lines could cost $5000 or more. The most expensive paint jobs amount to a restoration: having the car largely or entirely disassembled to make certain every single section and panel gets repaired and repainted to look as good as or better than when it rolled off the assembly line. This includes doing metalwork and using body filler to ensure panels are arrow straight before painting, attacking the engine bay, painting the interior of the trunk, and repainting other, often extremely hard-to-reach spots. This process could cost tens of thousands of dollars and is usually reserved for high-end classics, vintage vehicles, or highly valuable sports cars and exotics. Just check out the work done on TV restoration shows such as Overhaulin' or Restoration Garage , and you'll see how much time and effort go into an all-out refurbishing. Remember, these shows often compress months or years of work into a single half-hour installment. Full restorations run into the hundreds and sometimes thousands of hours in pursuit of paint perfection. And you pay dearly for those hours. For most of us, though, those are far better paint jobs than we'll ever need for our personal rides. Keep the above five points in mind as you consider a new paint job, and you'll find it easier to match your needs to your budget.


Arsene Wenger has had his say on Arsenal's collapse in their Europa League final clash against Chelsea, where an Eden Hazard brace helped Maurizio Sarri's men to a convincing 4-1 victory in Baku. The Gunners had a lot to play for, with the chance to land their fist European title for over 20 years and the reward of gaining a place in next season's Champions League on the line, after finishing fifth in the Premier League. A decent first-half performance meant nothing as Chelsea came out after half time all guns blazing, grabbing an early goal which resulted in Unai Emery's men collapsing under the pressure. An onslaught ensued and the 4-1 final score could have been worse if it weren't for some crucial saves by veteran goalkeeper Petr Čech. Whilst part of the punditry team at beIn SPORTS for the Champions League final, Wenger revealed his thoughts on the match. As quoted by The Mirror , the ex- Arsenal manager said: "I felt that in the first half we did quite alright but as soon as Chelsea scored the first goal we collapsed completely. "In the second half we didn't exist. It was a sad night for us." He went on to explain how he agrees with English clubs playing second string teams in the early stages of European competitions due to the extreme intensity of the Premier League. He added: "I agree that until the quarter-final in the Europa League you play with a reserve team when you play in England because the Premier League is so demanding. "I would say even in the Champions League group stage, when you have a difficult game over the weekend, sometimes even in the group stage because you're close to qualifying. "The  Premier League is so difficult that until the quarter-final the teams play with [players] who do not play in the Premier League."


From a breathing summit to an art workshop, there's plenty to enjoy in Atlanta this week. Read on for a rundown of ideas for how to fill your calendar. Hoodline offers data-driven analysis of local happenings and trends across cities. Links included in this article may earn Hoodline a commission on clicks and transactions. On The Same Breath Summit From the event description: Ready to increase breathing fluency in your school? Join in for the deep breath initiative sweeping across Georgia and beyond! You are invited to a complimentary On The Same Breath Summit at Georgia State. When: Saturday, Aug. 3, 9 a.m.-noon Where: Georgia State, 150 33 Gilmer Street SE Admission: Free Click here for more details, and to get your tickets Sustainability Impact Festival & Olympics From the event description: This event combines sustainability, entertainment and community into a fun Saturday festival including food trucks, vendors and live music. When: Saturday, Aug. 3, 11 a.m.-6 p.m. Where: Frederick Douglass High School, 225 Hamilton E Holmes Drive NW Admission: Free Click here for more details, and to get your tickets Art Tasting From the event description: The Art Tasting is one of our signature events. We'll discuss several topics around art. During the Art Tasting, we educate novice and collectors alike on the intricacies of appreciating and collecting fine art When: Saturday, Aug. 3, 1:30-3:30 p.m. Where: ZuCot Gallery, 330 Chapel St. SW Admission: Free Click here for more details, and to get your tickets Fulton County 4-H Open House From the event description: Join Fulton County 4-H for our 2019-2020 4-H Open House! This event will include information about all of our programs for the upcoming school year. This is a perfect event for new and returning families alike. When: Sunday, Aug. 4, 2-4 p.m. Where: Atlanta History Center, 130 W. Paces Ferry Road, NW Admission: Free Click here for more details, and to get your tickets This story was created automatically using local event data, then reviewed by an editor. Click here for more about what we're doing. Got thoughts? Go here to share your feedback.


OneWeb officially opened a high-tech factory near the Kennedy Space Center Monday designed to produce two internet-delivery spacecraft per day. It's part of an ambitious plan to launch nearly 2,000 broadband relay stations providing cable modem-class connectivity for schools, rural communities and other underserved populations around the world. The eventual constellation also will be available for use by the Pentagon and commercial customers, including aircraft and ships at sea. "Your strategy of mass assembly of complex digital components from an array of vendors on dual production lines is changing the economics of the satellite industry," Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross said before a ribbon-cutting ceremony. "Coupled with new private sector launch vehicles, you're improving the prospects for billions of people to be connected to the internet." Said FCC Chairman Ajit Pai: "OneWeb is doing for the satellite industry what Henry Ford did for cars." "This technology holds special promise for bringing high-speed broadband service to those in rural and tribal and remote parts of the country, parts of the world, people who've never been connected before," he said. The 105,500-square-foot production facility is located across the street from Blue Origin's sprawling rocket factory just outside NASA's Florida spaceport. OneWeb and the European aerospace giant Airbus jointly own a third company, OneWeb Satellites , that will build the new spacecraft. The European consortium Arianespace will launch the initial constellation.. Six OneWeb satellites were launched atop a Soyuz rocket from French Guiana earlier this year to test throughput and latency in a pilot project connecting schools in Alaska, Ecuador, Honduras, Rwanda, Nepal and Kyrgyzstan. By the end of the year, another Soyuz is expected to carry the first load of 32 operational satellites to orbit. "Building two satellites a day is a pretty hard thing to do. Trust me, it takes a lot of ingenuity and a lot of hard work," said Tony Gingiss, chairman and CEO of OneWeb Satellites. "But we're going to do it, we're going to pioneer serial satellite production. ... We are really revolutionizing the way we produce satellites." By placing multiple satellites in multiple orbital planes, users anywhere on Earth will be within line-of-sight and able to send and receive internet data. OneWeb plans to launch 650 satellites, most aboard Soyuz rockets, to provide an initial operating capability. But depending on demand, the company expects to expand the fleet to nearly 2,000 relay stations in the years ahead. "OneWeb was started with a mission to bridge the digital divide, to help connect schools around the world," said Greg Wyler, founder and chairman of OneWeb. "By 2022 ... starting from the remote (ares) in, OneWeb will pick up all the schools that don't get connected by something else. That's the fundamental philosophy and vision of OneWeb." The initial six OneWeb satellites are operating as expected, he said, adding "we're seeing 100 percent mission success." "We're seeing 400 megabits per second (connectivity) with 30 millisecond latency," he said. That's equivalent to a cable modem in the U.S. So we're now able to show and demonstrate working satellites that can connect these places around the world." But OneWeb will face stiff competition from constellations being fielded by SpaceX, Amazon and others. SpaceX launched 60 of its Starlink internet stations atop a Falcon 9 rocket in May. However the market evolves, Florida officials said they were thrilled with OneWeb's progress. "The satellites built in this factory will be capable of delivering high-speed, low-latency services from an advanced and highly efficient platform that can eventually serve many additional markets well beyond the various OneWeb constellations in the future," said Frank DiBello, CEO of Space Florida. "We're building a dream to connect mobile fleets no matter where they are, fixed-site users in every nation and eventually every school on the planet. The OneWeb satellite system will be truly transformative in raising the level of nations and their people across the globe, a goal that Greg Wyler and his founding partners have espoused from the beginning."


CARSON, Calif. (AP) Cristian Penilla and Teal Bunbury scored to help the New England Revolution beat the Los Angeles Galaxy 2-1 on Sunday night. Carles Gil had two assists for New England (4-8-4), which won for just the second time since beating the New York Red Bulls 1-0 on April 20. Gil, on the left side, flicked it to Penilla on the edge of the box where he took a dribble before rifling a low right-footer that was nearly stopped by goalkeeper David Bingham before trickling into the back of the net to open the scoring in the 45th minute. After a turnover by the Galaxy near midfield, Gil's through ball led Bunbury toward the top of the box, where he side-footed it past the charging Bingham and just inside the post to make it 2-0 in the 60th. It was Bunbury's first goal since Aug. 4. Zlatan Ibrahimovic capped the scoring with a bicycle kick from the center of the area in the 84th minute. L.A. midfielder Sebastian Lletget injured his left hamstring and was replaced in the 10th by Chris Pontius. The Galaxy (9-6-1) had the two-game win streak snapped and have lost five of their last seven.


Whether you sold Krispy Kremes as a kid to raise peewee team funds , waited (sort of) patiently for years until the chain hit your town, or have a habit of looking for the Hot Now sign to light up (now, there's an app for that! ), there are still probably a few things about the almost 80-year-old company and its famous glazed doughnuts that you donât know. 1. THE RECIPE FOR PERFECT KRISPY KREMES IS A FIERCELY GUARDED SECRET. Though their baking methods are fair game, the top-secret recipe for Krispy Kreme doughnuts is kept in a vault in the company's Winston-Salem, N.C. plant, which also manufactures the same dry mix used in the 190 Krispy Kreme stores around the country, The Chicago Tribune reported in 2001. Once a store has its stock of the special mix, doughnuts are prepared on-site using purified water and special yeast that's from North Carolina, too. Then, an air-pressurized extruder produces the perfect doughnut shape and gives the pastries a head start on puffiness, the doughnuts rise for half an hour, and finally they're fried in vegetable shortening on both sides before being covered in a warm sugar glaze. Krispy Kreme takes this process quite seriously. In 2010, the company waged battle with the owners of a New York franchise location, charging them with baking treats from their own recipe and ingredients after Krispy Kreme had stopped its supplies, and with supplying the unofficial doughnuts to an alleged rogue operation across the river in New Jersey. 2. ...AND WE MAY HAVE AN OHIO RIVER BARGE COOK TO THANK FOR IT. According to the Duke Chronicle , Krispy Kreme founder Vernon Rudolph most likely got his prized recipe from Joseph G. LeBoeuf of Louisville, Ky., an Ohio River barge cook who âwas famous for three things: his flapjacks, his coconut cakes, and his light and fluffy doughnuts. After Rudolph had joined his uncle Ishmael Armstrong in Paducah, Ky., and before Rudolph set up his first doughnut shop, the two probably admired the recipe [...] and LeBoeuf would have been flattered to share it -- no secret transactions involved. As far as the Krispy Kreme family and historians can work out, the original recipe likely consisted of a cream (the eponymous Kreme) of fluffed egg whites, mashed potatoes, sugar, shortening and skim milk that was chilled and mixed with flour and then fried and covered in glaze. 3. TODAY, YOU CAN BUY ONE IN QATAR (OR 1002 OTHER LOCATIONS) Founded in 1937 in Winston-Salem, N.C., Krispy Kreme now has 1003 locations (including franchisee-owned ones) and operates in such countries as Bahrain, Canada, Colombia, Dominican Republic, India, Indonesia, Kuwait, Malaysia, the Philippines, Puerto Rico, the Republic of Korea, Taiwan, Thailand, Turkey, the UK , and the United Arab Emirates -- 24 countries in total . 4. A NEW STORE'S OPENING CAN CAUSE A HUGE GLAZE RUSH. If your town's had Krispy Kreme stores around for a while, you might have forgotten what life was like without them, or just how crazy fans of the doughnuts can go when they finally arrive. When the first Las Vegas location opened in 1998, it sold 72,000 doughnuts the first day and 360,000 by the end of its first week, leading to some serious fan traffic. In the following years, many more lucky U.S. cities made the list of Krispy Kreme locations, and the title for highest first-day sales was passed around. However, the people of Perth, Australia most recently took the honor for themselves, raising the first-day bar right over 73K. On November 26, 2014, the Krispy Kreme fans of Perth won the illustrious world record for most doughnuts purchased on the first day of Krispy Kreme trade, replacing the city's unofficial world record for most Krispy Kremes smuggled on to a Jetstar flight, Australia's The Sunday Times wrote. Between its 9:30 a.m. opening time and midnight closing, the store moved a full 73,200 doughnuts. 5. CELEBRITIES GO CRAZY FOR THEM, TOO (INCLUDING PRESIDENT OBAMA). In 2012, President Barack Obama and his crew were spotted casually visiting a Krispy Kreme location in Tampa, Fla. The president strolled in, picked up three dozen doughnuts to share with a nearby firehouse team, chatted with workers and customers, and bought a little boy some powdered doughnuts. And President Obama is just one high-profile fan of the chain; lots of other famous faces , including Elvis Presley , have been caught tucking into their doughnuts, too. 6. THE KRISPY KREME BUSINESS BOOK READS ... WELL, A LOT LIKE FAN FIC. The book Making Dough: The 12 Secret Ingredients of Krispy Kremeâs Sweet Success gives some insight, perhaps, as to why some fans of the chain are so very passionate about its doughnuts. "Despite all of the other sensory pleasures, the climax of the Krispy Kreme experience doesn't come until you get that hot doughnut in your mouth. … Is a Krispy Kreme like sugar-encrusted air? … Fifty-nine cents of pure pleasure? … Unbridled ecstasy? … Some people devour the hot treat and moan as the last bite slips down the throat. … Some let the powerfully tasty doughnut possess them; their heads loll and their eyes roll at the taste. Others have even cried in joy at the taste, tearing up like a happy bride and groom on their wedding day." Of course, there's actual fan fic about Krispy Kreme, too. Those who'd rather eat the treats than read or write about them can become Friends of Krispy Kreme in the UK (and get a free doughnut for it), and there's a U.S. fan club that sends out promos. 7. A DOUBLE HUNDRED DOZEN BOX MIGHT MAKE YOU POPULAR AT THE OFFICE... Bring in Krispy Kreme's " Double Hundred Dozen " box to your morning meeting and you'll wind up with 2400 Original Glazed and, most likely, some very happy coworkers (though they might need naps later in the day). 8. ...BUT IT WON'T BREAK THE WORLD RECORD OF 2700 IN ONE BOX. The standing Guinness World Record for largest box of doughnuts is the Krispy Kreme box created by The Kuwait Food Co. Americana in 2009. The enormous cardboard box , an exact replica of a normal-sized one (including specially made labels), was around 19' x 13' x 3', weighed almost 300 pounds, and contained 2700 Krispy Kreme doughnuts. 9. KRISPY KREME WEDDING CAKES HAVE BEEN ALL THE RAGE FOR AT LEAST A DECADE. If nothing will do on your special day but a tower of doughnuts, youâre in luck: various locations, including those managed by Krispy Kreme UK , offer customized corporate spreads and ones designed for weddings, too, including cake-like doughnut towers and individual boxes bearing the happy couple's names. In 2004, one Washington couple tried to set the world record for tallest doughnut cake at their wedding, and reportedly submitted the 5'3" results to Guinness (no word on whether or not Guinness decided to create the category, or if a doughnut-based bribe was involved). 10. THERE WERE ALMOST DOUGHNUT SMOOTHIES AND MILKSHAKES. In 2004, Krispy Kreme briefly offered a doughnut smoothie, which one journalist described as offering an experience similar to that of an 8-year-old who's found the box of C&H brown sugar while his parents were gone, or to squeezing a tube of frozen cake frosting directly down your throat. In 2011, deathandtaxes reported that the company tested out doughnut shakes in Original Glazed, Chocolate Cake and Raspberry Filled flavors in five North Carolina stores. Unfortunately, it looks like neither idea caught on nationally. 11. THE COMPANY HAS PAID TRIBUTE TO PIRATES AND THE FILM GHOSTBUSTERS. To celebrate Ghostbusters'  30th anniversary, stores sold marshmallow Kreme-filled doughnuts sporting the film's "splat" logo and the Stay Puft Marshmallow Man's mug. And on September 19, a.k.a. Talk Like a Pirate Day, spouting some pirate-isms to a Krispy Kreme employee will earn booty in the form of one free doughnut. 12. AND OH, YEAH... TODAY IS KRISPY KREME'S 78TH BIRTHDAY! If you're lucky, your city may have been selected for a Krispy Kreme pop-up party . If not, you can still celebrate with a second dozen of Original Glazed doughnuts for a cool 78 cents.


Charlotte Hornets star guard Kemba Walker might be among the most underrated players in the NBA. In no way does this mean it will show in his bank account. By virtue of being named to the All-NBA Third Team on Thursday, Walker now qualifies for a super-max contract from the Hornets. All-NBA teams revealed and Kemba Walker is now Supermax eligible with Charlotte. Major free agency implications. pic.twitter.com/wOh0KxzW4k   Rob Perez (@WorldWideWob) May 23, 2019 This could very well be a financial windfall for Walker. By making the team, he can net $221.3 million over five seasons if the three-time All-Star re-signs with Charlotte. The most any other team can offer Walker in free agency is $140.6 million over four seasons. These figures make it more likely that Walker will remain in Charlotte after putting up three consecutive stellar seasons. Walker averaged 25.6 points on 36% shooting from distance last season. Related slideshow: Best of the 2019 NBA playoffs (Provided by imagn)


The Las Vegas strip's first zipline, called FLY LINQ, runs 10 lines simultaneously. Choose to fly like a superhero or ride seated, and soar 114 feet above the ground at speeds of 35 mph.


Here's a look at what's happening in professional golf this week, and how you can watch it: PGA TOUR 3M Open Thursday-Sunday, TPC Twin Cities, Blaine, Minn. Course specs: Par 71, 7,468 yards Purse: $6.4 million Defending champion: None (inaugural event) Notables in the field: Brooks Koepka, Phil Mickelson, Jason Day, Hideki Matsuyama, Bryson DeChambeau Tee times: Will be updated when available TV schedule: Thursday-Friday, 2-6 p.m. ET (Golf Channel); Saturday-Sunday, 1-2:45 p.m. ET (Golf Channel) and 3-6 p.m. ET (CBS) PGA Tour Live : Thursday-Friday, 8 a.m.-6:30 p.m. ET; Saturday-Sunday, 9:30 a.m.-6 p.m. ET EUROPEAN TOUR Dubai Duty Free Irish Open Thursday-Sunday, Lahinch (Ireland) GC Course specs: Par 70, 7,036 yards Purse: $7 million Defending champion: Russell Knox Notables in the field: Jon Rahm, Tommy Fleetwood, Tyrrell Hatton, Ian Poulter, Louis Oosthuizen Tee times: Will be updated when available TV schedule: Thursday-Friday, 5:30 a.m.-1:30 p.m. ET (Golf Channel); Saturday-Sunday, 7 a.m.-Noon ET (Golf Channel) LPGA Thornberry Creek LPGA Classic Thursday-Sunday, Thornberry Creek (Legends), Oneida, Wis. Course specs: Par 72, 6,624 yards Purse: $2 million Defending champion: Sei Young Kim Notables in the field: Kim, Sung Hyun Park, Ariya Jutanugarn, Jennifer Kupcho, Alexa Pano (a) Tee times: Will be updated when available TV schedule: Thursday-Friday, 6-8:30 p.m. ET (Golf Channel); Saturday-Sunday, 5:30-8:30 p.m. ET (Golf Channel) KORN FERRY TOUR Lecom Health Challenge Thursday-Sunday, Peek'n Peak Resort (Upper), Findley Lake, N.Y. Course specs: Par 72, 7,058 yards Purse: $600,000 Defending champion: Nelson Ledesma Notables in the field: Robby Shelton, Maverick McNealy, Doug Ghim, Braden Thornberry, Norman Xiong Tee times: Will be updated when available TV schedule: None OTHER EVENTS OF NOTE Mackenzie Tour, Windsor Championship, July 4-7, Ambassador GC, Windsor, Ontario R&A, Final Qualifying for The Open, July 2, four sites


FARMINGDALE, N.Y.   Wednesday morning, Jordan Spieth was sitting in front of a room full of reporters, addressing a variety of queries ahead of the PGA Championship, when he reached for the reset button. "As you're in this bit of a slump…" began one question. "Was," Spieth quickly corrected into the microphone, a not-so-subtle attempt to declare that the worst is behind him. When it comes to the fickle space between a player's ears, especially one as cerebral as the three-time major champ, it's sometimes a battle between chicken and egg. Spieth's roaring highs and near-Grand Slam bid of 2015 were fueled in large part by results begetting results. The same trend has worked against him in recent months, as the former world No. 1 arrived at Bethpage ranked No. 39 and nine months removed from his last brush with contention. Devoid of both confidence and results, each aspect has made it harder to get the other one turned in the right direction. So while part of Spieth's curt reply was surely rooted in truth, his recent play showing brief glimmers of his previous form, it may very well have been a situation where he sought to turn hope into a fact simply by speaking it into existence. There's no secret rubric to sparking a turnaround, even when you've summited the sport. Some can flip the switch after a matter of weeks, while for others the wait is much longer. Sometimes decorated champions never get it back. Players are issued a one-way ticket toward the abyss, equipped only with the self-belief that eventually the talent that once lifted them to lofty heights will re-appear. "When things are going right for you, you're out there playing like you shoot 70 and you're signing for 68," said three-time major champ Padraig Harrington. "And when things are going wrong, you're playing like you're shooting 70 and you're shooting 72. And literally, there's four shots between the two rounds and it's just a hair's breath of attitude. That's it." PGA Championship: Scores | Full coverage That breath has been blowing against Spieth in recent months, with the one-time prodigy relegated to also-ran status after going nearly two years without a win. The same lofty trophy totals that were trotted out this week by defending champ Brooks Koepka were largely believed to be in play for Spieth when he left Royal Birkdale with the claret jug at age 23. Slowly but surely, mistakes he once concealed caught up to him. No longer could a red-hot putter salvage errant rounds, and issues with iron play eventually bled into his longer clubs. "It was far enough off to make it pretty difficult, especially to trust it in certain situations in majors," Spieth said. "It's just harder on the tees to sit there and fully trust it." Spieth has professed proximity to the answer for weeks, leaning on his good rounds while downplaying the miscues. Last week at the AT&T Byron Nelson, he faded on Sunday and quickly attributed it to a rash decision to experiment with his ball flight off the tee   one that, in hindsight he regretted. But it allowed him to view a T-29 finish against a mediocre field as a step in the right direction. "You're never as far off as people think you are," said Keegan Bradley, who fell to 120 th in the world two years ago before returning to the top 30. "The scores, the finishes may not look as good, but when you're working toward a goal and working toward getting better, there's certain small things that can happen out there that you can take, and they build and build. And the next thing you know, you win or you do well." Spieth appears to be approaching the latter half of that equation this week on the Black Course, where a second-round 66 moved him to 5 under and behind only Koepka when he signed his scorecard. Afterwards he hopped in a cart and returned to the media center to face another round of questions, reiterating that the noise surrounding his results   or lack thereof   is easily dismissed. "I don't actually look at what any of the experts say," Spieth said. "I believe in our team enough to know that we're working on the right things." But for a player who once seemed on pace to challenge the record books and has since receded to the pack while other players have taken top billing, sometimes that's easier said than done. Your browser does not support iframes. "There's no doubt the outside world has got in his head," Harrington said. "Everybody will ask the question and he'll answer the question, or he'll bring it up, whatever. It's difficult at the end of the day. Jordan is the only one who can know what's happening in his world, and he's got to try to distance himself and try to go about his business. Not be trying to use everything as a staging point, or a stepping stone or anything like that." To his credit, Spieth is open about the fact that he remains a work in progress. After clinging to a single swing thought during the summer of 2017, when he won The Open while ranking second on Tour in total strokes gained, he's still having to focus on a number of keys to keep the train on the tracks each time he takes the club back. Having once flourished on autopilot while leaving his peers in his dust, Spieth is still very much in manual override mode as he looks to return to his previous heights. "I'm 100 percent not hitting it as well as I did a couple years ago," he said. "But I'm hitting it a lot better than I did the end of last year, beginning of this year." A tantalizing opportunity awaits, as Spieth can silence the naysayers while challenging for the final leg of the career Grand Slam at the same time. But in a season still without a top-20 result, the issue has never been turning in one or two good rounds. It's been an inability to avert a crippling outlier. He'll try to do so this weekend, navigating a treacherous layout in hopes of proving that the slump that slowed him is, in fact, a thing of the past. And all the while, the world will be watching. "It's easier if he was left to go about his business," Harrington said. "But then again, he wouldn't be paid the big bucks if that was the case. He'd be out playing on some mini-tour."


John Kerry has said will be sitting on the sidelines in the 2020 presidential race. The former secretary of state, who lost the 2004 election as Democratic nominee against George W. Bush, said in November he was "not taking anything off the table" in whether he would challenge President Trump. Kerry, 75, has since made up his mind and suggested he'll throw his support behind Joe Biden, 76. "I was giving it thought at a time when Joe Biden hadn't made up his mind, I wasn't in a rush to have to get into the race then," he told Sky News . "I'm delighted he's in the race as he and I are old friends. I'm hopeful that we're going to wind up with a nominee who will resoundingly be able to help lead the country in a better direction. I'm not running. It's not me, that's for sure," he said. Twenty-two other Democrats have joined Biden in declaring their candidacy.


The Colts are gushing about Parris Campbell already, not trying to temper their excitement about the rookie receiver. Campbell made two plays that "wowed" everyone, including the head coach. " Did you see those ?'' Colts coach Frank Reich asked rhetorically Sunday, via Mike Chappell of cbs4indy.com. "There were a couple of really nice ones down there.'' Campbell, a second-round pick, scored two touchdowns in red zone drills. His juke froze cornerback Jalen Collins , allowing him to get free for a touchdown from Jacoby Brissett on Campbell's first score. On the other, Campbell made a diving catch in the left corner of the end zone. "That just puts an exclamation point on it,'' Reich said. "The two plays he made in the red zone today weren't hybrid, gadget slot receiver-type plays. They were legit NFL I'm-gonna-be-a-stud-receiver plays. Ran two phenomenal routes, made two big plays in the red zone. Everything we've seen so far has been a very positive sign.'' Campbell ended his work day prematurely, though, with ice on his right leg after experiencing tightness. The Colts had the defensive rookie of the year in 2018 in linebacker Darius Leonard , while offensive guard Quenton Nelson earned All-Pro honors and received votes for offensive rookie of the year. So Campbell might not be a bad bet for offensive rookie of the year.


The world's longest glass bridge was opened to the public at Huaxi World Adventure Park, in east China's Jiangsu Province, earlier this year. Hanging more than 100 metres above ground level, the 518-metre long bridge is reportedly made of special glass with a thickness of 3.5 centimetres. The bridge can support up to 2,600 people at a time. Seeing the chasm under their feet, visitors from all over the world pay to have the sensation of walking on air.


Less than 24 hours after revealing that wide receiver Sterling Shepard suffered a fractured thumb that will likely keep him out until Week 1, the New York Giants announced on Friday that fellow wide receiver Corey Coleman will miss the season after suffering a torn ACL. "I feel bad for the guy, he's worked really hard," head coach Pat Shurmur told reporters. "He was a guy that had a chance to be in there and compete to either start or have a role." Coleman, who was selected at No. 15 overall by the Browns in the 2016 NFL Draft, failed to live up to his hype coming out of college and spent less than three years in Cleveland before being shipped off to the Buffalo Bills. Coleman's stay in Western New York was shorter than his stay in Cleveland, finding himself released prior to the start of the 2018 season, only to be picked up by the New England Patriots - where'd he remain for just half a season. The Giants took a flier on Coleman midway through the 2018 season and had high expectations for him entering Year 2 in Pat Shurmur's offense. "It is a big opportunity, especially him being in the offseason program with us," said Giants wide receivers coach Tyke Tolbert. "He's getting the whole gambit, if you will. From the very first install to the whole, you know, all the way through. Last year when he came in we were his fourth offense he's been in, in maybe the span of three months. Now it's just our offense the whole time, so he can grasp what we're doing and have a solid contribution. He's doing well this year. He's doing much better than he did last year." In addition to Shepard and Coleman, rookie wide receiver Darius Slayton is also now sidelined while dealing with a hamstring injury. MORE: UFC's Thiago Santos shares brutal update on injuries suffered in loss to Jon Jones Instant observations from Day 2 of Patriots training camp Steve Ballmer, Clippers Unveil Renderings of Potential New Arena in Inglewood Packers sign former Wisconsin DL Olive Sagapolu Miles Sanders looking a RB2 in Fantasy Football


Legendary golfer Jack Nicklaus isn't worried about Jordan Spieth's recent struggles on the course. "He'll figure it out," Nicklaus said at an event celebrating Dallas Athletic Club's 100th anniversary last week. "He's a smart kid. He knows where he has to go. Just be patient. He'll be all right." Spieth agrees to a certain extent. He feels his game is progressing toward peak form even if the results haven't shown it yet. He enters his hometown event, the AT&T Byron Nelson, without a Top 10 finish this season. He hasn't won since collecting his third major championship at the 2017 British Open. But Spieth has seen much-needed progress of late, although he refused to put a time frame on when it might translate to better results. "I don't know on time frame, but I feel really good about the progression being made," said Spieth, who tees off at 12:40 p.m. on Thursday along with Sweden's Henrik Stenson and Japan's Hideki Matsuyama. "I know it got off for a while, I didn't know what it was and I know it got off, and now it's just the difficulty in fixing it, like anything else. "My last four to six starts I've been a couple tee balls away from really having a chance to win and that's without feeling like I had my best stuff. So just kind of tightening up the tee game is really the key at this point. The rest of it is really coming together." As stated, wildness off the tee is the most glaring issue in Spieth's game right now. He's hitting just 49.53 percent of fairways, which ranks 210th on Tour. That makes it tougher to reach the green in regulation, evident by his 63.74 percent mark (167th on Tour). By comparison, Spieth found the fairways off the tee at a 62.91 percent clip in his stellar 2015 season, and 60 percent in 2017. Last year, he also hit more than 60 percent of the fairways. Maybe playing at a course he's a member at and familiar with, Trinity Forest Golf Club, gets him on track this week. Spieth finished T21 in the course's debut season last year. "I like Trinity Forest a lot," Spieth said. "I've been coming out here since they were sprigging the greens so hopefully (I'll) get it going this week and potentially have an exciting weekend." The Nelson tournament has always held a special place in Spieth's heart. This is where he captivated the golf world by finishing T16 as a high school student in 2010. That just foreshadowed what would come. Spieth already has won three major championships at age 25, and will be going for the career grand slam at next week's PGA Championship in New York. Spieth would love to complete his grand slam before other stars on Tour such as Rory McIlroy, who has yet to win a Masters, and Phil Mickelson, who has yet to win a U.S. Open. But Spieth acknowledged he won't be a favorite to do so. "I think I'll be flying under the radar compared to previous years just based on kind of the results of the last year or so," Spieth said. "But I don't mind that." Instead, Spieth has learned to embrace the challenge of getting his game back to that point. He seemed relaxed and optimistic about it during his news conference, and ripped so-called "experts" who seemingly dissect his game on a daily basis. "Quite simply put, there's a lot of experts out there that actually have no idea what they're saying," Spieth said. "It's actually not hard to say what I'm going to do. The very frustrating part is personally knowing what I need to do and doing that can be very challenging and taking so much time. "It does take time and I'm certainly at peace with that now. I don't feel the need, by any means, to have to do something here, there or with any time frame. I feel good about being patient with it. "I have no doubt in my abilities and myself." ___ Spieth has played plenty of rounds with former Dallas Cowboys quarterback Tony Romo, who received an exemption into this year's Nelson. Like everyone else who's seen Romo on the course of late, Spieth seemed confused why Romo has gone to a hockey-stick grip with his putter. "Last time I saw him he was putting normal," Spieth said, smiling. "He's a good putter, too. Next thing I see he's like trying some kind of sidesaddle thing. I'll need to talk with him about that." Romo told the Star-Telegram earlier this week that he changed his putting grip after a horrendous showing at the PGA Tour's Corales Puntacana Resort & Club Championship in late March. Romo averaged 2.3 putts per hole, posting scores of 79-80 and missing the cut by 17 strokes. "Putting ... so much of it is just how you can get yourself set up to see the line and then be freed up and let it go," Romo said. "I struggled with that at Puntacana." Romo smiled and said: "I wasn't married to anything (grip-wise). I was open to any possibility of what stroke we were going to use. After practicing a ton, it just feels like a normal grip that is just extended. It's a hockey grip." Either way, Spieth is on board with Romo being in the field. "It provides a boost for the tournament for sure," Spieth said. "I don't know what to expect from him. I haven't played with him in a couple months. He's a very good player. Tournament golf, it is something different, something that he's trying to figure out. "This is a place he's as familiar with as anyplace else, so I think he's going to really enjoy it." Visit the Fort Worth Star-Telegram at www.star-telegram.com


Wendy Burch reports for the KTLA 5 Morning News at 8 on July 16, 2019.


Here's what you need to know about what's happening in Cleveland. Boy struck by foul ball shows no signs of serious injury The 3-year-old boy was struck by a foul ball driven by Indians shortstop Francisco Lindor. Read the full story on WKYC . Debris from dump truck closes I-77 for hours Police said the truck lost its load while going northbound from Grant Avenue to the Interstate-490 west ramp Tuesday evening. Read the full story on WKYC . "The Bachelor" live show coming to city "The Bachelor Live on Stage" comes to the State Theatre in April 2020. Read the full story on Cleveland Scene . First look at Browns' training camp Jim Donovan and Dave "Dino" DeNatale have a first look at some of the story lines to follow heading into Thursday's start of the Browns' training camp. Read the full story on WKYC . New leader for Greater Cleveland Film Commission Evan Meyer succeeds Ivan Schwarz as president of the film commission Read the full story on WKYC . This story was created automatically using data about news stories on social media from CrowdTangle , then reviewed by an editor. Click here for more about what we're doing. Got thoughts? Go here to share your feedback.


TORONTO   The more the Toronto Raptors were around Kawhi Leonard this season, the more they took on his personality. By time the playoffs arrived, the Raptors were all business   resolute, relentless, resilient with a stone-faced calm. Never rattled, not even on the road against the Golden State Warriors in the NBA Finals. "His demeanor has kind of taken a big part of our team," Raptors guard Kyle Lowry said. "And we have some guys that are fiery and feisty, but we all kind of just stay level headed and never get too up, never get too down." That even-keeled persona, led by Leonard's consistently wonderful effort, propelled the Raptors to their first championship in the franchise's 24-year history. Toronto defeated Golden State 114-110 in Game 6 on Thursday, putting the exclamation mark on an unexpected championship. It was a wild finish to a game that had 18 lead changes and nine ties. Golden State had a chance to take the lead trailing 111-110 with 9.6 seconds left. Steph Curry missed a 3-point attempt and there was a mad scramble for the basketball. The Warriors called a timeout they didn't have and were issued a technical foul. Raptors guard Kyle Lowry had 26 points, 10 assists and seven rebounds, Pascal Siakam had 26 points and 10 rebounds and Leonard added 22 points. It was a team effort. Fred VanVleet had 22 points and Serge Ibaka 15 off the bench. Golden State simply ran out of bodies. Kevin Durant was out, and Klay Thompson   after scoring 30 points   missed the final 14 minutes, 22 seconds with a left knee injury. But Toronto also earned and deserved this. It is a championship for a city (the last major Toronto title belonged to the Blue Jays in 1993) and a country (basketball has enthralled a hockey-loving nation). For the franchise and its fans, the titles softens the sting of disappointments   losing to the Cavs three consecutive seasons in the playoffs, trading Vince Carter, watching Tracy McGrady and Chris Bosh leave for other teams in free agency. Through the season, the playoffs and the Finals, the Raptors just kept playing, possession after possession. That was illustrated in the second half on Thursday. Steph Curry (21 points), Andre Iguodala (22 points) and Draymond Green (11 points, 19 rebounds, 13 assists) and Thompson couldn't save the injury-riddled Warriors, who have played in five consecutive Finals and won championships in 2015, 2017 and 2018. But there is no three-peat for Golden State, which played its final game at Oracle Arena before its moves into the Chase Center in San Francisco next season. The Warriors were stung by injuries, including Durant's devastating ruptured Achilles sustained in Game 5, and the Raptors peaked at the right time of the season. But championships aren't without difficulty, and the Raptors had their defining moments, both large and small, in the postseason. For starters, they trailed in each round of the Eastern Conference finals   down 1-0 to Orlando, 2-1 to Philadelphia and 2-0 to Milwaukee. "We have tried to do a conscious thought process of not really caring what the score of the series is," Raptors coach Nick Nurse said. "We know that the games are really hard." The Raptors needed a buzzer-beating shot from Kawhi Leonard to beat the 76ers in the conference finals, and they won four straight against the Bucks to reach the Finals. And think about this, down 2-0 to Milwaukee, the Raptors went two overtimes before beating the Bucks in Game 3. They were an overtime loss from a problematic 3-0 hole. After Golden State made it a 1-1 series in the Finals, Nurse told his team all they needed to do was get split the two games in Oakland. "That's maybe not as insurmountable challenge to go out there and get one," Nurse said. "And Kawhi said, 'Expletive that. Let's go get them both.' " The Raptors won all three games at Oracle, something that seemed unlikely at the start of the series. As a franchise, they had never been the Finals before. But specific players   Leonard, Green, Ibaka   had been here before, so as a team, they acted like they knew what to do. They walked off the court after Game 4 with a 3-1 lead and weren't celebrating. "You don't do anything in this league unless you win the trophy," Lowry said. "You can accomplish this or that, but at the end of the day we have certain goals and standards that we want to reach. I think that's the one thing that we have all kind of just like -- our end goal would be a championship. And that's what we have been working for all year." A year ago, this Raptors championship seemed unlikely. Raptors president Masai Ujiri had dismissed Dwane Casey and replaced him with Nick Nurse, a coach with an outstanding basketball mind but getting his first opportunity as a head coach in the NBA. Toronto's fortune began to change when Ujiri traded DeMar DeRozan to San Antonio for Leonard. The Raptors were one of the better teams in the East all season, even when they sat Leonard to make sure he was 100% for a deep playoff run. Ujiri also traded depth to acquire Marc Gasol in February. By the time the playoffs arrived, the Raptors had a team that make it through the East. But not many expected Toronto to finish off the Warriors in five games, including two victories in Oakland. Along this playoff journey, the Raptors received timely and impressive performances from several players, not just Leonard. Lowry had 23 points and nine assists in Game 3 of the Finals. Marc Gasol had 20 points and seven rebounds in Game 1 and Ibaka had 20 points in Game 4 against Golden State. VanVleet couldn't a make a shot for spell during the playoffs, but after the birth of his son in the Milwaukee series, he made 14-of-17 three-pointers over the course of three games and hounded Curry defensively in the Finals. Danny Green had six three-pointers in Game 3 of the Finals. It was a team effort, led by a team-first player in Leonard. Follow Jeff Zillgitt on Twitter @JeffZillgitt . This article originally appeared on USA TODAY: Raptors hold off Warriors in Game 6 thriller to clinch first championship


Since the Texans have ended their pursuit of New England director of player personnel Nick Caserio -- at least for now -- and the Patriots have withdrawn their tampering charges, they have three options to consider in their attempt to find a replacement for Brian Gaine. Do they try to trade for Caserio? Do they wait for Caserio's contract to expire next year and pursue him again? Do they continue the interview process and bring in new candidates? Let's analyze each option chairman Cal McNair has to consider. The Texans aren't going to surrender a first-round draft choice for Caserio and probably not a second-round pick, either, not with his contract expiring after the 2020 draft. It would make more sense for them to offer a third-round selection and a lower pick. Because Gaine left them with three compensatory draft choices in 2020, including two that could be in the third round for safety Tyrann Mathieu (Kansas City) and cornerback Kareem Jackson (Denver), this would be an ideal time to offer their third-rounder, at least. If the Texans make an offer to trade for Caserio, it becomes a question of how bad do the Patriots want to keep him? Because coach Bill Belichick, who has final say on personnel, likes to compile as many picks as possible, would he be willing to trade Caserio knowing he could lose him next year without any compensation? Caserio, 43, is such a valued member of the organization, Belichick might turn down a trade proposal that doesn't involve first- or second-round picks. Or both. Not only does Belichick trust Caserio's personnel recommendations, but he's involved in coaching, too. Caserio was a member of the coaching staff until he returned to scouting in 2008 when he was promoted to director of player personnel. Because Belichick lost several members of his coaching staff to Miami when defensive coordinator Brian Flores was hired as the Dolphins' coach, he's being spread thin. Belichick is coaching the defense since Flores' replacement, Greg Schiano, bailed on him after being on the job less than two months. It seems as if Belichick needs Caserio this year more than ever. If the Texans are unable to trade for Caserio, they can wait until next year to resume their pursuit. That means McNair would keep his current management team in place on the football side of the organization: coach Bill O'Brien, director of player personnel Matt Bazirgan, executive vice president of team development Jack Easterby and senior vice president of administration Chris Olsen. All would answer to McNair. O'Brien would have final say on personnel. He would work closely with Bazirgan on the draft, free agency and other player decisions. Bazirgan has a 22-member staff working under him. Easterby, who was hired April 2 after spending the previous six years with New England, has been given a larger role in team decisions. He would oversee football operations and would be O'Brien's right-hand man. Olsen, who's been the interim head of football operations since Gaine was fired, would continue to negotiate contracts and be in charge of the salary cap. President Jamey Rootes would continue to run the administrative side of the organization. He's always answered to the McNairs. The third option   and the least likely at this point   would be to interview other candidates. Last week, former general managers Ray Farmer (Cleveland) and Martin Mayhew (Detroit)   were the first to interview. Considering what's transpired since Gaine was fired, any legitimate candidate contacted by the Texans would be suspicious about the position because of the Caserio situation. If the Texans still want to go that route, they could consider former general managers like Scott Pioli and Reggie McKenzie. Pioli, who was Belichick's long-time right-hand man until he was hired as Kansas City's general manager, resigned as Atlanta's assistant general manager in May. McKenzie, who interviewed with the Texans when he was still working at Green Bay, was Oakland's general manager until Jon Gruden wanted to hire Mike Mayock last year. Or the Texans could pursue two of the best personnel experts who have yet to become general managers, such as Cleveland vice president of player personnel Alonzo Highsmith and Browns' assistant general manager Eliot Wolf. Highsmith played for the Oilers and spent years in the Packers' personnel department under former general manager Ted Thompson. Former general manager Rick Smith tried to hire Highsmith twice, but Thompson wouldn't let him interview either time. Wolf, the son of former Green Bay general manager Ron Wolf, grew up with the Packers under Thompson before going to Cleveland with general manager John Dorsey, another Thompson protégé. The Texans knew they were going to need to replace Gaine. He was going to be fired after McNair determined he was a better personnel man than a general manager. The Texans knew there was a chance they wouldn't get Caserio when they put in the formal request after firing Gaine. Teams don't have access to other teams' contracts. Assistant coaches' contracts have to be filed with the league office. The language must be approved by the league or sent back to the team. The league approved or missed the clause in Caserio's contract that said he couldn't interview with other teams without their permission. Without him being classified as a "high-level employee" who has full control over personnel and answers only to his owner, he shouldn't be prevented for interviewing for a promotion. Obviously, Caserio signed the contract with the unusual provision that must have meant a lot of money to him. And the NFL approved it. Until the NFL told the Texans about a clause that had been approved by the league, there was no way for them to know. If they had known, that meant they would have tampered with Caserio. So now the Texans have important decisions to make, decisions that could affect the franchise for years   try to trade for Caserio, pursue him when his contract expires or hire another general manager. Considering what's happened over the last 10 days, think about how interesting the Texans' game is going to be Dec. 1 when they play the Patriots in a nationally televised Sunday night game. Can't wait for the hype leading up to it. john.mcclain@chron.com twitter.com/mcclain_on_nfl