The Denver Broncos opened the preseason with a 14-10 win over the Atlanta Falcons in the Hall of Fame Game. It was ugly at times, but the Broncos left with the victory and a relatively clean bill of health. Some winners and losers for the Broncos from Thursday night's game are as follows: Winner: Kevin Hogan (AP Photo/David Zalubowski) One of the big questions for the Broncos before the season starts is will the team keep two or three quarterbacks? Well, if Drew Lock looks like he did in this game for a while, the answer will be three. Hogan didn't necessarily light it up in this game, but he didn't have to. He looked much better than Lock and becomes a "winner" on this list basically by default. He finished the game by completing five of his eight pass attempts for 37 yards. Lock wasn't necessarily a "loser," but he has some work to do. Loser: Brendan Langley (Stan Szeto-USA TODAY Sports) After being converted from defensive back to wide receiver during the offseason, Langley already faced long odds to make the team this year. The former Denver third-round pick dealt those chances a huge blow when he muffed a punt in the first quarter, leading to a turnover. Winner: Juwann Winfree (AP Photo/David Zalubowski) Sometimes all it takes is one play to turn things around, and Winfree did that in this game. Since camp started, undrafted rookies such as Trinity Benson and Kelvin McKnight have drawn rave reviews from those close to the team, while many have speculated that one of them will steal a roster spot from Winfree. Facing a 4th-and-14 play late in the game, Brett Rypien lofted the ball into the end zone, where he saw Winfree in tight coverage. The Atlanta defensive back batted the ball into the air, but Winfree showed why the team has high hopes for him. He stuck with the free ball and snagged it out of the air, getting two feet inbounds for the game-winning touchdown . Loser: Noah Fant (Ron Chenoy-USA TODAY Sports) Fant has a bright future with the team, and that should not be in doubt, but this wasn't his best showing. He finished the game with one catch for seven yards but also dropped one that hit him right in the hands and committed a holding penalty that brought a nice run back. Then there was an incompletion from Lock in his direction as he ran down the sideline. Yeah, Lock overthrew him, but he didn't exactly push himself to make the catch. Winner: Khalfani Muhammad (AP Photo/David Zalubowski) Muhammad can't be called a big "winner" - he still will almost certainly be cut at the end of the preseason - but he put forth a solid effort in this one, touching the ball on offense more than any player on the team. In addition to scoring the Broncos' first touchdown, Muhammad carried the ball seven times for 50 yards and added another 24 yards receiving on four receptions. Winner: Malik Reed (AP Photo/Rick Scuteri) Unknown to most Broncos fans, Reed looked to be playing with some fire in this game. The undrafted rookie finished with four tackles, one sack and another hit on the quarterback. The Broncos have an opportunity at the linebacker position, and Reed put his name squarely in the mix with his performance. Winner: Brett Rypien (Ron Chenoy-USA TODAY Sports) Though he watched from the sideline for most of the night while the team gave Lock an extended look, Rypien made his mark when he got into the game. The former Boise State Bronco completed 5-of-10 passes for 41 yards and the game-winning touchdown pass. Winner: Dre'Mont Jones (Christian Petersen/Getty Images) The Broncos may really have something in their third-round pick from April's draft. Jones made a couple of plays in the fourth quarter of this game that helped the team get the win. He finished with three tackles, one resulting in a loss of yardage. On that same possession, he was able to hit the throwing arm of Falcons quarterback Matt Schaub, causing the ball to float through the air and land in the arms of Broncos defensive back Trey Johnson. MORE: Five potential Jeremy Lin landing spots in free agency Biggest winners from the first week of Packers training camp Jordan Crawford says Nike still owes him $500 for his legendary dunk on LeBron Steven Jackson gets random drug test from NFL after signing 1-day contract Roundup: Julianne Hough Bares All; Ninja Ditches Twitch; Bud Foster's Last Year


New data has indicated some harsh truths surrounding homicides in Pennsylvania over the last five years. Between 2014 and 2018, there were 3,060 convicted homicide defendants, according to PA Courts InfoShare. At 11 percent, July was when the highest percentage of crimes occurred for those convicted of homicide. August, September, March and April were all tied at nine percent. Other demographics conclude that 89 percent of convicted defendants were men and 40 percent of the total defendants were between the age of 19 and 25. In a breakdown of counties over the span of five years, there were 122 homicide cases with conviction in York County, 46 in Franklin County and 60 in Lebanon County. More: 14-year-old to stand trial in York murder case More: Sculpture, drawings help depict West Manchester cold case homicide victim This article originally appeared on York Daily Record: Homicides in Pa.: New data shows crimes occurred mostly in July


When it comes to the rites of summer, there are certain mileposts along the way. In late July, a bunch of stories about guys reporting to training camp. Then about a week later, stories about fights in camp as those same guys are already sick of each other. That settled into Washington camp yesterday, with two fights breaking out in practice. According to Kareem Copeland of the Washington Post , tempers rose along with the temperatures, bringing the first fisticuffs of camp . The first was between defensive lineman JoJo Wicker and offensive lineman Tyler Catalina , which included an actual punch and then the usual rolling about. Two plays later, safety Montae Nicholson and tight end Jeremy Sprinkle were engaged after a whistle, Sprinkle ended up on the ground, and when Nicholson stood over him, Sprinkle jumped up and took Nicholson down. "We don't mean it out here," Sprinkle said. "Stuff happens. . . . That's my boy." That seems to be the theme, that this is the natural byproduct of putting 90 football players in the same place at the same time. "It's football. You get tired of going against the same dude day in and day out," defensive lineman Jonathan Allen said. "It's hot, you're tired, your coach is yelling at you. It's football. It's physical. It's a man's game. A lot of testosterone. Honestly, to me, that's normal. Obviously, you don't want it to get out of hand, but anything that happens on the field stays on the field." At least until someone gets hurt.


TAMPA   Jeff Eakins didn't have a snowman's chance of becoming superintendent of a big public school system, he told an audience of new teachers on Monday, showing them a winter photograph from his childhood in Ohio. People have asked him how he rose to the top of his profession, he said, and he always advises them: "Everything that you do, do it to the very best of your ability. " With these and other encouraging words, the superintendent welcomed more than 600 newly hired teachers to a training day at Chamberlain High School. "Sometimes teaching can seem very complex," he told them. "But you can break it down to its simplest form. The way we have successful students is we focus on them and we know them." His remarks were measured. He did not let on that he recently announced his plans to retire next May, making this his last opportunity to take part in the yearly ritual of welcoming new teachers. Instead, he advised them to take advantage of resources including the teacher's union and a staff of instructional mentors. He acknowledged the difficulty many children have in reading and writing, asking the teachers to support those who teach preschool, first and second grade. Most teachers endeavor to make a difference in the life of at least one student, Eakins said. But "you don't know who your one student is, ever. You'll never know. So that's why you have to focus on every student. Let every student in your classroom be your one." He urged them to model good behavior, telling them that "the greatest character program in the Hillsborough County Public Schools is you." Soon after, he yielded the stage to Dakeyan Graham, a King High School music teacher who is Hillsborough's Teacher of the Year and a finalist for the state award. Graham, who also started the morning's program by singing the national anthem, spoke at length about students and teachers who influenced his decision to choose a career in education. He moved through the audience, asking teachers to gave examples of their own role models. He said that, even though as a band teacher he was told he must be married to his job, he learned that it is also important to have balance in his life. He advised them to accept criticism, learn from failure and realize, when confronted by a challenging student, that "every student that is in your classroom is their parents' best." Teachers lined up afterwards to greet Graham. And Eakins, when asked if he minded seeing the teacher get so much attention, answered with a smile. "It's all right," he said. "He can have it." Classes begin on Aug. 12. ___ (c)2019 the Tampa Bay Times (St. Petersburg, Fla.) Visit the Tampa Bay Times (St. Petersburg, Fla.) at www.tampabay.com Distributed by Tribune Content Agency, LLC.


Kayvon Webster won't be returning to Denver. The former Broncos cornerback hinted on social media in March that he might be returning to the team but Denver never signed him. On Monday, Webster agreed to terms with the Saints (via Saints Wire ). Webster, 28, was selected by the Broncos in the third round of the 2013 NFL draft out of South Florida. He was buried on the team's cornerback depth chart behind Aqib Talib, Chris Harris and Bradley Roby but made a name for himself on special teams. Webster was a star "gunner" for Denver and quickly became a fan favorite. He spent the first four years of his career with the Broncos and helped the team win Super Bowl 50 in 2016. The team opted not to re-sign him when he became a free agent in 2017. Webster spent 2017 with the Rams and part of 2018 with the Texans, battling through injuries in each season. He will now get a chance to provide depth in the secondary and contribute on special teams in New Orleans. Terms of his contract are unknown. MORE: NHL fans weren't impressed with Mike Milbury's questions for Pam from 'The Office' Sleeping on Patriots WR Demaryius Thomas would be a huge mistake WR Marquez Valdes-Scantling impressing staff going into Packers minicamp Bears believe Clinton-Dix is an upgrade over Amos Roundup: Chris Pratt and Katherine Schwarzenegger Get Married, Chicago Poop Vandal, Johnny Manziel Talks XFL


The Philadelphia Eagles are just days away from the start of the 2019 training camp and there are still several looming roster questions that need to be answered. For the Eagles secondary, coming up with a solid and improved cornerback group is imperative. Jalen Mills is one of two Eagles cornerbacks returning from injury. Darby has been seen working out and getting in some work during OTAs and recently, Mills released this video of himself looking primed and ready for his return from a foot injury. Took a lot of losses had to bounce back @ClayMackSkills pic.twitter.com/eKUTQvQjyf - Jalen Mills (@greengoblin) July 17, 2019 Mills looked healthy and ready to go, but the video falls on the heels of a report from Jimmy Kempski of the Philly Voice, that insinuated Mills possibly not being ready to go for the start of training camp. Mills is still recovering from a foot injury sustained in London against the Jaguars. The team - and Mills - have not been forthcoming about his injury, so his availability for training camp is unknown, but it's not looking good. Not only did he not participate in spring practices, but he didn't even work off to the side with other injured teammates while practice was going on. The bet here is that he won't be ready when the team reports for training camp. Mills is indeed a favorite of Schwarts at cornerback and his versatility allows him to play safety if called upon, something that could add to the overall versatility of the entire secondary. It'll be interesting to see how things progress over the next week and whether or not Mills starts out on the PUP list or if he's a full go on the first day. MORE: Is Tacko Fall an NBA player? Here is the case for why... and why not Dan Le Batard delivers impassioned rebuke of racist 'send her back' chant despite ESPN rules Roundup: Tiger Woods is Struggling; Alex Morgan's New Project; Area 51 is Big Business NFL does not suspend Chiefs WR Tyreek Hill Ranking the Packers' position groups from weakest to strongest


A man and woman were found dead inside a Sacramento home Tuesday night, the police department said. The two were found inside a home on Tranquility Drive after someone called 911 and hung up. Sacramento homicide detectives are at the home investigating. Police believe this is an isolated incident and that there's no threat to the community. No other details were released. READ MORE: Man, woman killed inside Sacramento home CHECK OUT KCRA: Stay informed. Get the latest Modesto, Stockton and Sacramento news and weather from the KCRA news team.


The people of the remote Siberian village of Bobrovka call it the "Little Latvia of the Taiga," where Baltic traditions continue more than 100 years after settlers from the region first arrived. At the end of the 19th century, several Latvian families moved 3,000 kilometres (1,800 miles) east to take up an offer of free land made as part of an agricultural reform. Latvia was at the time a part of Tsarist Russia. Today, many of the roughly 130 villagers still speak Latvian, though Russian is the language of day-to-day-life. Some five hours drive from the nearest major Siberian city of Omsk, Bobrovka boasts wooden houses built in the traditional Latvian style and makes cheese based on Latvian recipes. Almost every family owns the traditional Latvian dress, which they bring out for special occasions when songs and dances from the homeland are also performed. At the end of last month, Baltic folk group Druvas Zemturi came to the tiny settlement as part of a project to support Latvian diasporas around the world.


(Bloomberg) -- Goldman Sachs Group Inc. and Morgan Stanley improved on last year's poor results in the first round of the latest Federal Reserve stress tests, a sign they may have more flexibility to boost payouts to shareholders. In figures posted Friday by the Fed, the pair didn't come as close to breaching regulatory minimums as they did last year, offering hope they will escape limits on dividends and stock buybacks imposed back then. All 18 banks in the exam demonstrated an ability to withstand a hypothetical financial shock. The second and final round next week determines whether firms win approval to boost capital payouts. Results posted so far show banks are getting better at coping with what's become one of the most rigorous supervisory efforts: They maintained a collective common equity Tier 1 ratio that was double the regulatory minimum even at the depths of the theoretical recession. Lenders have been building capital for years, and while this year's exam was harsher on credit-card loans, trading losses were down from last year at four of the five biggest Wall Street firms. Still, when the process wraps up next week, analysts expect big banks to slow the expansion of payouts to shareholders after two years of surging dividends and buybacks. Goldman Sachs and Morgan Stanley were allowed to dip below the required minimums in the second part of last year's test because some of the decline was a result of one-time charges related to the 2017 federal tax overhaul. After next week's round, Goldman is expected to modestly reduce its total payout in dollar terms while Morgan Stanley modestly increases it, according to analyst estimates compiled by Bloomberg before Friday's results. This year, Goldman Sachs's supplementary leverage ratio fell to as low as 4% in the first round of the Fed's test, an improvement from 3.1% last year. Morgan Stanley's ratio was 3.9%, compared with 3.3% last year. To carry out proposals to distribute capital, banks need to remain above 3% by that measure in next week's test. Taking 'Mulligan' Lenders are given a chance to adjust and resubmit their cash distribution plans before the second set of results is released June 27. A record number of firms used the so-called mulligan last year to adjust their original payout requests to stay above the minimum requirements. The 12 largest U.S. lenders tested are expected to boost payouts by $5 billion in the next four quarters, after dividends and buybacks jumped by more than $30 billion each of the past two years. Still, the increase means they'll likely pay out more than 100% of their annual profit. In past years, some banks had initial proposals for payouts reined in after they projected their capital and leverage ratios would hold up better than what the Fed calculated. In some cases, the Fed even took issue with the strength of their capital planning. This year, a half dozen firms including Bank of America Corp. posted internal calculations that were instead lower than the Fed's, indicating they were even more conservative than examiners. Still, several companies were more optimistic. Morgan Stanley, for example, calculated its leverage ratio would be 1.7 percentage points higher than what the Fed found. Altogether, the 18 banks tested would suffer a $115 billion pretax loss in the severely adverse scenario, the Fed said. That amounts to 0.8% of the banks' average assets, the same ratio as under last year's test. Their hypothetical revenue before provisions and trading losses was projected by the Fed to be 2.4% of assets, down from 3% last year. A steeper yield curve foreseen in last year's scenario helped prop up pre-provision revenues because banks make more money when the gap between short-term and long-term rates widens. The change in assumptions about interest rates this time helped banks book gains in their Treasury portfolios even as it lowered their pre-provision revenues. Credit Cards This year's stress scenario featured a harsher hypothetical recession and the worst increase in unemployment used in the tests so far, yet its stock- and bond-market losses were less severe than last year. That helped Goldman Sachs and Morgan Stanley, which derive more of their income from securities trading than lending. Historically, losses tied to credit cards and commercial loans tended to be similar amounts. But this year, losses tied to cards under the central bank's severely adverse scenario reached $107 billion, outpacing the $73 billion in losses produced by their commercial counterparts. The central bank said credit-card loss rates increased "due in part to the final phase-in of changes to the supervisory credit-card model." That model changed how Fed treats uncollected interest and fees at the time of default. Foreign Banks Friday's results also included what would happen to the capital ratios of six foreign banks' U.S. units under the same scenario. HSBC Holdings Plc's U.S. arm saw its leverage ratio fall to within a percentage point of the minimum, the narrowest margin in this year's group. Next week, units of foreign banks also face a qualitative evaluation of their risk management, data-collection capabilities and capital planning. That's where some of them could trip up. Foreign firms failing the test can't repatriate profits earned in the U.S. to their parent companies. For Deutsche Bank AG, whose U.S. units have failed the test three times already, a failing grade will be yet another blow to investor confidence as it struggles with restructuring efforts and profitability. The Fed placed the firm's U.S. arm on a list of troubled lenders last year because of deficiencies in its internal oversight. The exams are in flux because the Fed is working on a rule that will more closely marry the stress testing process with day-to-day capital decisions at the banks. And the agency has tried to make the regime more transparent -- an effort that has accelerated amid President Donald Trump's deregulatory agenda. As part of that effort, Congress passed a law last year ordering less strict treatment of smaller banks. That prompted the central bank to ease the stress test burden on a dozen regional U.S. lenders and half a dozen smaller foreign banks, which are now tested every other year and weren't included in this year's exercise.


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Bruins head coach Bruce Cassidy was frank in his assessment of Game 5 of the Stanley Cup Final, calling the officiating "egregious" and a "black eye" on the NHL following the controversial ending to Thursday's contest, which the Blues won 2-1 to take a 3-2 series lead . Cassidy began by expressing his belief that Blues head coach Craig Berube (the "opposition") changed the "narrative" of the series following Berube's own complaints about officiating following Game 3. As a reminder, Cassidy himself commented on Berube's complaints before Game 5 , and ended up seeming like a soothsayer in the process: As you can see from the press conference footage above this post's headline, Cassidy went on to make those comments about "egregious" officiating after opening with comments about the best officials getting to call the Stanley Cup Final. The Bruins head coach said that Tyler Bozak was essentially heading to the penalty box after the perceived infraction on Noel Acciari , yet no call was made. Here's that controversial moment once again, for context: Acciari called the non-call "embarrassing." As far as moving on goes, Acciari admitted it is a "tough pill to swallow," but didn't comment on whether Berube's critiques earlier in the series ended up affecting the officiating, overall. Torey Krug , however, did say that Berube's comments changed things, according to NBC Sports Boston's Joe Haggerty . NHL senior vice president and director of officiating Stephen Walkom addressed the controversy with this quick statement, via a PHWA pool reporter: "We don't make comments on judgment calls within games. There are hundreds of judgment calls in every game. The official on the play, he viewed it, and he didn't view it as a penalty at the time." While that comes across as a little dry, the most interesting phrasing is that the official "viewed it, and he didn't view it as a penalty at the time." There's no claim of all four on-ice officials missing the could-be penalty entirely. This is as about as much as you'll get from the league's officials (and those overseeing them) right after a game, as they don't do press conferences. If you're wondering if the officials didn't want to seem like they were playing favorites, consider that the Bruins went 0-for-3 on the power play in Game 5, while the Blues couldn't connect on their only chance. That moment also came fairly late in the third period, and the perception is that officials are that much more reluctant to call penalties that deep into playoff games. [More: Missed opportunities sink Bruins in Game 5 ] All of that context merely fuels speculation, though, as we only get "he view it, and he didn't view it as a penalty at the time" as feedback from an authority on the subject. To little surprise, the Blues didn't have a ton to say about the controversy after winning Game 5. Whether the Bruins let this linger or take this setback in stride, the bottom line is that they're on the brink of elimination as the scene shifts back to St. Louis. Boston will need to win two games in a row, while the Blues are one victory away from their first-ever Stanley Cup. Chances are, the Blues won't see their party ruined by worries about getting a call or two go their way. Game 6 of the 2019 Stanley Cup Final airs at 8 p.m. ET on Sunday (NBC; stream here ).   James O'Brien is a writer for Pro Hockey Talk on NBC Sports . Drop him a line at phtblog@nbcsports.com or follow him on Twitter @cyclelikesedins . Related slideshow: Best of the 2019 Stanley Cup Final (provided by imagn)


LOS ANGELES - It's a steamy Saturday morning in Norco, and the girls from downtown are flying. April Flores streaks downfield, smoothly passes the ball to Nayelli Barahona, who kicks it over to Michelle Bracamonte, who boots a 20-yard laser past a diving goalkeeper. They leap, they hug, they squeal, and four minutes later, they win. The game is decided by that one goal, the Downtown Los Angeles Soccer Club's team of 15- and 16-year-olds having slayed another giant in a 1-0 victory over Chino's champion Legends FC team at the SilverLakes Equestrian and Sports Park. "It was pretty good," says a sweaty Bracamonte as she walks away from field 12 with her exhausted teammates. "They body us ... we need to body them back." For this group of mostly Latina athletes facing economic and cultural battles that have long kept them on the soccer sidelines, the fight continues. Downtown, as it's commonly known, is fueled by 175 girls trying to crack the grass ceiling. They are attempting to alter the current women's soccer portrait of rich and white. They're hoping to eventually change the face of a World Cup champion U.S. women's national soccer team whose 23-person roster was missing a key piece in its celebration of diversity. During a victory speech in New York City last week, U.S. star Megan Rapinoe said, "We got white girls, black girls and everything in between." Actually, they don't. The team had five players of color, but no Latinas. The girls from Downtown found it hard to relate to a group that doesn't look like them. "No, they don't," says Barahona, Downtown's 15-year-old striker. "That's why ... I like watching them and everything, but I still say my idol is Lionel Messi." Their dreams are distant ones. They come from households that can't afford normal soccer club fees that range from $2,000 to $5,000 annually. They are raised in a culture that has not traditionally embraced sports for women. They live in city areas from where top women's academies spread throughout Southern California are not easily accessible. "'We're constantly told, 'Only boys can play soccer,' and then we're told, 'It costs too much money for you to play soccer,'" says Kim Surio, a former Downtown player and now an assistant coach at the club. "These girls watch the World Cup and wish that could be them, but don't think it could ever happen." Yet under the direction of club president Mick Muhlfriedel, who helps run the all-volunteer operation out of the Liechty Middle School field in Pico-Union, it's slowly happening. In his 10th season with the club, which also has about 450 boys, the retired TV and movie composer has built a steady girls program by convincing neighborhood parents of the athletic worth of their child, and then using donations to pay for most of their uniforms and tournament fees. Some of the girls contribute $25 a month. Most pay nothing. "We have one motto," Muhlfriedel says. "If you can play, you can play." Oh, how they can play. "Downtown! ... L.A.!" they scream together before every game, resounding in pride over a journey that is taking them places. They play fast, with skills honed from backyard games with their brothers. They play hard, their edge honed from bouncing around in games on the street. One of them learned to play from watching YouTube videos and dribbling around her dogs. Several others played on boys teams. They're from Paramount, Compton, Bell, South Los Angeles, East Los Angeles and Pico-Union. They live in ancient duplexes and modest bungalows. Their daily path is filled with homeless encampments and the looming threat of gangs. Yet from these humblest of surroundings, they have come together to create a most powerful force. In the last two years, Downtown's top team of 15- and 16-year-olds has won three of their eight major tournaments and played in the finals three other times. This fall they will compete in the prestigious Premier division of the Coast Soccer League, and then compete in the celebrated California Regional League. "There is an exciting stylistic difference about their team," says Nicole Moreno, Oakwood High and LA Surf club coach who once followed this same difficult path from Montebello. "It's a strong team." The strength comes from their differences, ones that become apparent every time they step on to a pitch in the Orange County suburbs or Los Angeles beach communities while dressed in donated cleats. "It can seem intimidating, but we never let it get to us," Barahona says. "They come in very nice cars, their equipment is very fashionable. ... We're not as privileged as these other people." They're shorter than everyone else. They're darker than almost everyone else. They not only look different, but, in some places, they are treated different, the occasional object of racial taunts hurled from the sidelines. "Many parents yell at us during games when they're really mad," Barahona says. "They always say, 'Go back to your country, you don't belong here, you don't deserve to be on this playing field.' It's really hard." They respond, simply, by swarming and suffocating and eventually owning those fields. "The world of soccer ... won't look at me for how I look," Barahona says. "They'll see the way I play." On a recent Monday evening practice at Liechty, the quick team from Downtown plays lights out, because, well, they never know when the lights will go out. "I've counted 23 lights that have gone out in the last three years on us," Muhlfriedel says, chuckling as he looks out over the rented turf field in the middle of a loud and cluttered neighborhood. "It's getting darker and darker." It's never easy for the girls and their 65-year-old father figure. The difficulties begin before practice, when Muhlfriedel climbs into his sports car and leaves his Westside home for the seven-mile drive to the field. It sometimes takes him nearly three hours, because he drives all over Los Angeles to pick up five or six of his players. If he didn't drive them, they couldn't play. If he didn't buy their equipment, they couldn't play. He has paid parents' insurance bills to allow their kids to play. He has paid for their repossessed cars. He has paid off payday loans. He has paid immigration attorney bills. "If you want their girls to play for you, you have to be more than just their coach," he says. But the struggles are not confined to money. There is also the issue of motivation. "The hardest job we have, the first job we have, is convincing parents that the best player in your family might not be one of your sons," Muhlfriedel explains. His players have been late to practice because they have to cook dinner for their brothers. His players have missed practice because they had to baby-sit siblings while their brothers played on other teams. He has pleaded with parents to give their daughters the same sports priority as their sons. "In our culture, this is a sport loved by the male community, your best player is your son. If you're a woman, you stay at home, you do the chores, you wash the dishes," says Jimena Torres, former club player and one of the program's coaches. "We try to get the girls out here and give them wings." It was only by necessity that Muhlfriedel began doling out those wings. He was born in Germany, moved to the United States when he was 3, and played club soccer in college. He began coaching his son Kyle on an American Youth Soccer Organization team in Beverly Hills and Hollywood. Then, when Kyle decided to play baseball, Mick was asked to fill in on a girls' team. "They didn't have a coach, I raised my hand," he says. "I was immediately hooked. I loved the smart and intense way they played." That AYSO team, which practiced on the Liechty field, eventually became his first Downtown club team, which eventually drew the Latino players from the neighborhood. "Girls would just be walking past and want to be part of this," Muhlfriedel remembers. "They had to go through so much to play, yet they came from everywhere to be out there. I fell in love with their commitment." That commitment has been passed down through siblings and neighbors and friends. Muhlfriedel has never held a tryout camp. He has never recruited a player from another team. If he has an opening, he just asks if somebody knows someone, and they always do. Barahona, the team's top scorer, just showed up one day with her cousin. It was six years ago. She had never played organized soccer. She had learned the sport while watching Argentina's Messi on YouTube. She had practiced in the backyard of her South Los Angeles home while dribbling around her two dogs Max and Loba. "I see many people different from me, but I still see the game of soccer," Barahona says. "The game will never change." Their parents now crowd the sideline for games. Like their children, they hear the racist remarks and sometimes feel the stares. But they celebrate the empowerment and have seized the opportunity. "I know parents who say soccer is not for girls, they should be home cleaning," says Hector Navarro, father of 14-year-old forward Julissa Navarro. "For me, if you play soccer, you could get a good scholarship. For me, this is her chance." The first team to "graduate" from his program placed 14 players in college, including five on scholarship. This current teenage team reportedly has college recruiters already checking them out. But the pipeline for Latino women is still far from filled, and progress is slow. According to the latest NCAA reports from 2017-2018, while 14% of the NCAA soccer players were Latino men, only 8% of female soccer players were Latino women. While 13% of the current U.S. men's national team that played in the Gold Cup is Latino, the percentage of Latinas on the women's championship team is zero. Growing up in Montebello, Moreno, 40, had to drive nearly an hour in traffic every day to the nearest strong club in Cerritos. She eventually played for Cal State Fullerton, but she says she was the anomaly. "The club system needs to change big time before underprivileged kids can move into the system," Moreno says. "Right now, the Latino girls are totally underrepresented." As the Liechty field empties after a recent practice, Muhlfriedel's work is just beginning. He walks up to a cluttered patio to mingle with weary parents and sweat-soaked players. There is a mother who needs reassurance. There is a family that needs rent. There are five girls who need a ride home. It is during these conversation when he repeats that club motto, practically shouting those seven words throughout Pico-Union, coaxing a new generation out of their backyards and off their streets and into dreams they didn't know existed. "If you can play," booms the voice from inside the Downtown LA Soccer Club as it opens its door wide, "you can play." Visit the Los Angeles Times at www.latimes.com Related slideshow: Best photos of the 2019 Women's World Cup (provided by imagn)


PEBBLE BEACH, Calif.   Rounds at U.S. Opens, even good rounds, don't always come with highlight moments. It's the nature of a championship that rewards patience and considers par the ultimate benchmark. But for Louis Oosthuizen it wasn't difficult to zero in on the top moment of his opening-round 66 at Pebble Beach. After starting at the 10 th , the South African's wedge shot at the par-4 11 th hole flew about 12 yards past the flag and spun back in the hole for an unlikely eagle. 🦅 ALERT! Louis Oosthuizen makes just the second 2 at Pebble Beach's 11th in #USOpen history. pic.twitter.com/gZA4RRHfgD   U.S. Open (USGA) (@usopengolf) June 13, 2019 "I think it was about 110 yards or something," said Oosthuizen, who also holed a bunker shot on his final hole to tie Rickie Fowler and Xander Schauffele for the early lead at 5 under. "I hit a decent line and couldn't really see the second shot land. I just went on the reaction of the crowd that it was a good shot and obviously saw that they went nuts." U.S. Open: Full-field scores | Full coverage Oosthuizen has a history of big shots in major championships. During the final round of the 2012 Masters his second shot at the par-5 second hole landed short of the green and trundled into the hole for an albatross. Although Oosthuizen lost a playoff to Bubba Watson in '12 at Augusta National his shining moment still provokes comments from fans. "'Great double eagle at Augusta' and, 'Best shot I've ever seen', things like that," Oosthuizen said. "I think it was probably because it was a rare thing to see on television at Augusta. So that's what makes going back to Augusta great, because you remember all the things that happened over the years."


In a lawsuit, a man claims Baltimore Police Department officers conducted raids based on bad information from an informant twice in his home. The man says at least one officer, of the now defunct Baltimore City police Gun Trace Task Force was involved. He told 11 News he was forced to leave Baltimore because he feared police. "I heard my front door coming off the hinges like it exploded," former resident, Thomas McCullough , said. McCollough, 61, said it happened twice, in May 2016 and February 2017. Baltimore City police burst through his green front door and raided his Pimlico home. "They said, 'police' I'm looking down at them, they come in with shot guns, guns," McCullough said. He said officers ransacked the place, looking for drugs, money and weapons. He took pictures of the damage he says they left behind. "(They said), tell us where the drugs are, the scales, the guns and large amounts of money. I took it jokingly. I said, 'Any large amounts of money you find I'll take claim to that,'" McCullough said. Nothing was found. Now he's suing police, claiming officers including a former member of the Gun Trace Task Force frightened him, his wife and father-in-law when the officers conducted what his suit calls an illegal search of his home. McCullough received undated and unsigned copies of the warrants. One of them had the name of Detective Jorge Bernardez Ruiz , the other Detective Daniel Waskiewicz, who in his affidavit, listed the letters 'GTTF.' both warrants had similar information. "They claim to have a confidential informant who claims to have a hand-to-hand transaction with someone inside that home," attorney Matt Rogers said. After the second raid, McCullough feared another would happen. He moved his family out of Baltimore. The owner of the house tells 11 News, after the second raid he had to replace the front door. McCullough and his attorney say the police are to be held accountable. 11 News contacted Baltimore City police about the lawsuit. A spokesman said the department does not comment on pending legal matters. READ MORE: Man said BPD conducted raids to his home twice, based on bad information CHECK OUT WBAL: Get all the latest Baltimore news, weather and sports. WBAL-TV brings you the best in Maryland news online, anytime.


Are you having trouble finding work? Maybe your job hunt problem is where you live. Having trouble finding work? Maybe the problem is where you live Is a terrible, horrible, no good, very bad job search getting you down? Here's a thought: Maybe your problem has to do with where you live. Career site Zippia recently analyzed and ranked the states based on their job markets. Using data from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics and the U.S. Census Bureau's American Community Survey , Zippia crunched state numbers from late 2018 for: Unemployment Improvements in unemployment Improvement in incomes Cost of homes compared with incomes The good: If you're looking for work, it might make sense to head directly to Iowa, the best place for job hunters, according to Zippia. But what if the area where you live is making your search difficult? Click ahead to see the worst states for a job search, from the 10th worst to the very worst. 10. Connecticut Median income: $73,781 Unemployment rate: 4 percent Connecticut s job market has had a rough start in 2019. The state s Department of Labor reported that January saw a loss of 2,500 jobs. In February, 400 jobs were lost. It might seem surprising to see Connecticut on this list, since it s often considered among the most affluent states with a disproportionate number of high-income residents. But the preference of corporations and millennials for big cities like New York over Connecticut s bedroom communities and the state s  chronic  budget problems have contributed to Connecticut s economic woes, Governing Magazine says . 9. New Mexico Median income: $46,718 Unemployment rate: 4 percent New Mexico has the beauty of desert landscapes and plenty of great art and culture. But the state s median income is fairly low. The unemployment rate is near the national average, which is 3.8 percent . When another study ranked the states by quality of life indicators like health care, education and opportunity, New Mexico came in at the bottom, in 46th place. It's not the usual blah, blah, blah. Click here to sign up for our free newsletter. 8. Alaska Median income: $76,114 Unemployment rate: 6 percent Anchorage might be one of the best places in the U.S. to retire , but that doesn t mean Alaska s largest city is the best place for job seekers right now. Related: How Do I Land a Job Working From Home? Alaska has one of the highest unemployment rates in the country. Zippia s ranking, showing 6 percent unemployment for Alaska, draws on data from late 2018. The state s more recent figure is 7.5 percent, which could mean that there aren t enough jobs to go around. 7. West Virginia Median income: $44,061 Unemployment rate: 5 percent Even though coal jobs have increased in West Virginia and jobs are growing in the manufacturing, trade and construction industries, there s no job growth in finance, education and business. This  lack of career diversity  is one of the reasons behind a shrinking population as working-age people leave the state, says U.S. News & World Report . The state is pinning its hopes on programs to train students for jobs in the technology sector. Still, with unemployment currently high and median income the third worst in this study, unless you can work in the coal industry, West Virginia may not be the answer to your job search right now. 6. Wyoming Median income: $60,938 Unemployment rate: 4 percent A perk of living in Wyoming is that it is one of seven states with no income tax. Additionally, Wyoming has one of the lowest property tax burdens in the country. But how all this tax relief may not help if you can t get a job, and Wyoming is one of the worst states for a work search right now. 5. Alabama Median income: $46,472 Unemployment rate: 4 percent Alabama has a low cost of living, and Huntsville is home to U.S. Space Camp. And yet, Alabama is not all sunshine and rainbows these days. This state is bad for job searching. And Alabama is one of the worst states for women . The state is rated the lowest in the nation for women s economic and social well-being. The rate of young women graduating high school is low, making it hard for them to develop skills they ll need to land a good job. 4. Mississippi Median income: $42,009 Unemployment rate: 4 percent Mississippi s unemployment is near the historic low and the number of jobs in the state is  near an historic high,  according to the state . Even so, Zippia s analysis of other factors puts the state near the bottom for job seekers. In a sign of the difficulty, perhaps, the state s population is falling. Mississippi s labor force   the number of people who have jobs or are looking   is dropping, too, the state report says. 3. Kentucky Median income: $46,535 Unemployment rate: 4 percent Kentucky BBQ is definitely delicious, and who doesn t enjoy it with a little bourbon? But with food this good, you ll need a job to be able to buy it. The prospects for job seekers here aren t great, Zippia s analysis says. And, in what may be a sign of more difficulty to come, Kentucky is one of the states likely to be hit hardest by the current trade and tariff war between the U.S. and China. China is the state s fourth-largest export market, accounting for around 15,300 jobs. 2. Arizona Median income: $53,510 Unemployment rate: 4 percent One thing that makes Arizona tough on job seekers is that rents are high compared with wages, says Zippia. Combined with other factors, this makes Arizona the second-worst state for finding a job right now. The state also ranks low for economic security in a recent survey by the nonprofit Institute for Women s Policy Research, which says a family needs to earn about $78,000 to be economically secure here. That s a lot more than the state s median income of $53,510. 1. Louisiana Median income: $46,710 Unemployment rate: 5 percent Yes, the food and music are great when you visit New Orleans. But Louisiana is the worst state for a job hunt. Zippia's survey puts the Pelican State at dead last when it comes to finding work. Louisiana also features most prominently in " 10 Counties Where Poverty Worsened Despite a Stronger U.S. Economy" : In Caddo Parish, home to Shreveport, the state's third-largest city, the poverty rate grew by 10.3 percentage points from 2009 to 2017, when a little over 1 in 4 residents were living in poverty. What's your reaction to this report? 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How a few years can change everything. Just three seasons ago, the Houston Texans dared to trot out a subpar group of quarterbacks consisting of an overpaid Brock Osweiler, a then-promising Tom Savage, and an over-the-hill Brandon Weeden. The result was a disaster. Now in 2019, the Texans' depth chart at quarterback is promising, deep, and set. After training camp and preseason is done, the team will enter the 2019 season with the below grouping: (1) Deshaun Watson (2) A.J. McCarron (3) Joe Webb III The leader of the pack is clear as daylight: Deshaun Watson will enter the season as the starter, and if you doubt that, well, how could you? With two seasons of play behind him - a seven-game 2017 ended by a heart-breaking torn ACL and full 2018 - Watson, the 12th pick in the 2017 NFL Draft, looks the part of a franchise quarterback, and then some. Despite playing behind a hodgepodge of ineffective offensive lineman in 2018, and throwing to a depleted receiving corps (outside of DeAndre Hopkins), the Clemson product threw for 4,165 yards and 26 touchdowns - to nine interceptions - on an uber-efficient 68.3% completion rate. He added 551 yards and five touchdowns for good measure. His 105.5 passer rating was sixth in the NFL. Watson is the first quarterback in NFL history to have over 4,000 passing yards, 25 passing touchdowns, 500 rushing yards, and five rushing touchdowns in a season. Now in his third pro season, Watson is widely considered as a top-10 quarterback, and some - including former pro Chris Simms - have him in the top-five. Caesars Palace has him as the 12th likeliest player to win MVP in 2019. That's a wrap on the QB Countdown. Appreciate you all following along even when the ranks trigger angry reactions. Lots of good discussion #simmsqbranks pic.twitter.com/jr6quFAmGP - Chris Simms (@CSimmsQB) June 28, 2019 The hope is that Watson can stay healthy behind an improved offensive line - considering that he's torn his ACL in the past, broken his ribs, and played with a partially collapsed lung he's not exactly scotch-free in this area. But, if he does go down, there are some suitable backups, most notably A.J. McCarron. One of the more famed signal callers in recent NCAA history, McCarron was a gamer for Alabama's Crimson Tide back in the day. But he hasn't quite gotten the same love in the NFL. The Cincinnati Bengals selected him in the fifth-round in 2014; he started four games in 2015, including a playoff bout and loss with the then-stacked Pittsburgh Steelers. In those four games, McCarron threw for 1,066 yards, seven touchdowns, and three interceptions on a 63.75% clip. His end of the season performance - filling in for an injured Andy Dalton - made many consider him as a future starter. However, since then, he hasn't started one game and has bounced around from the Bengals to the Buffalo Bills to the Oakland Raiders to now with the Texans. Nonetheless, McCarron is just 28 years old, has starting experience, and like Watson, was a college legend (albeit for rival teams). He's considered as one of the better backups in the NFL and is on an affordable one-year, $3 million deal. The last of the bunch, Joe Webb, is a bit of an anomaly, because, he's not really a quarterback. He's listed as one and was drafted as one, but he's only thrown seven passes since 2012. Instead, he's a do-it-all; he played on the special teams coverage unit and was an emergency receiver for the Texans in 2018. However, his athletic-centric skillset is similar to Watson's, making him a vital backup just in case. The three, Watson, McCarron, Webb, look to be solidified as the group entering 2019. Watson the clear-cut starter, McCarron the backup, and Webb, the wildcard. MORE: The 6 best and 6 worst contracts of the 2019 NBA offseason Mesmerizing speed could force Jon'Vea Johnson onto Cowboys roster WATCH: Jorge Masvidal Knocks Out Ben Askren in Five Seconds Five potential Russell Westbrook trade destinations Packers showing heavy interest in supplemental draft S Jalen Thompson


The 2019 version of the Dallas Cowboys will take the field in earnest to begin training camp July 25 in Oxnard, California. It promises to be one of the more heated and hotly contested camps in recent memory and nowhere else on the roster where there be more competitive fire on display than at defensive end. Among primary contestants for snaps at what should be the main event position battle on the roster stands one Dorance Armstrong, Jr.. Going into his second season, Armstrong is looking to build off his rookie campaign and prove the Cowboys made the right choice in selecting him in the fourth round of the 2018 draft. Somewhat of an under-the-radar prospect due to a poor senior campaign with Kansas, Armstrong had struggled with a position switch to outside linebacker in a 3-4 defense. Prior to his final year with the Jayhawks though, he was one of the more disruptive pass rushers in all of college football. View embedded content With pick 116 in the 2018 NFL Draft, the #Cowboys selected Dorance Armstrong, DE, Kansas. He posted a good #RAS with okay size, okay speed, okay explosiveness, great agility at the DE position. #Cowboys pic.twitter.com/FPVHctU1Ur - Kent Lee Platte (@MathBomb) May 20, 2019 As for his first season wearing the star, Armstrong started fast but finished on a down turn. He started one game and logged 273 snaps, good for fourth among the Cowboy DEs. He finished with modest production overall as he notched only 13 tackles (one for loss), three QB hits and a half of a sack in 15 appearances. His season also ended on a sour note as he was inactive for both of Dallas' playoff games. Cowboys D-line playmaking EPA per snap (!), 2018 1. D-Law: +0.10 2. Daniel Ross: +0.10 3. David Irving: +0.08 4. Taco: +0.06 5. Maliek Collins: +0.06 6. Caraun Reid: +0.05 7. Tyrone Crawford: +0.05 8. Randy Gregory: +0.03 9. Antwaun Woods: +0.03 10. Dorance Armstrong: +0.02 - Cowboys Stats & Graphics (@CowboysStats) December 23, 2018 That kind of productivity will not cut it for the Cowboys this season as the team is looking for more pass rush juice. The goal is to have minimal fall off when star pass rusher DeMarcus Lawrence needs a breather. As a result, Armstrong will need to fend off some challengers for the role against a field of competitors. Dallas' front office chose to attack the position heavily in the NFL's business season. Most notably, Robert Quinn was acquire via a trade with the Miami Dolphins, and he will not only fill in for the once again suspended Randy Gregory, but take some of Tyrone Crawford's snaps at the position as well. The club also signed free agent Kerry Hyder and piled on two draft picks in Joe Jackson and Jalen Jelks. Including Armstrong, the Cowboys are now busting at the seams with ten defensive ends that will likely contend for at most five or six slots on the Opening Day roster of 53. Dallas went with only four to start the year last season. Prior to this year's draft, Dallas VP Stephen Jones added a little more pressure as he singled out Armstrong as a second-year player to keep an eye on. "Dorance Armstrong is certainly an edge type player that learned a lot, but at the same time those guys make big jumps. In the past like DeMarcus Lawrence, you look at their first year it was tough on him. They get in there, they get a full offseason, they get stronger and they make big jumps." The comparison is somewhat of a favorable one as Lawrence finished with only 12 tackles with two for loss and no sacks in his first regular season. This spring, fortune has smiled favorably at Armstrong as Lawrence has been shelved as he recovers from his April shoulder surgery. More importantly, Armstrong's biggest veteran competitor in Taco Charlton has also been sidelined as he heals after going under the knife himself. As a result, he has capitalized on the opportunity for reps and ran with the first team at strongside defensive end during organized team activities at The Star. First-team defensive line during team drills today: RDE: Robert Quinn DT: Maliek Collins DT: Daniel Ross LDE: Dorance Armstrong - Jon Machota (@jonmachota) May 22, 2019 Based on comments made by Defensive Coordinator Rod Marinelli after Dallas wrapped up the voluntary OTA process, Armstrong may be turning the corner just as Jones predicted. "He's climbing right now. You've probably seen him a little bit, but his speed is coming. I just think once you're in the second year in that system, it really starts kicking in. He's got a really good long arm, working that as a pass rush move. He's really showing up this camp." With a fierce battle ahead of him, Armstrong has put his bid in motion and now he looks to finish strong once the pads begin to crack in July. You can chat with or follow C.C. on twitter @boozeman811 . 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Make the childhood bedroom poster a reality in your garage. If you think this 1976 Lamborghini Countach LP400 Periscopio looks unbelievably clean, there's good reason for that. The seller states that it wasn't registered to drive on the road before they bought it, plus it hasn't been driven one mile since a full restoration was completed. Just try to find another one as clean as this, because it's almost guaranteed you can't. Of course, the fact that only 150 of this specific model was built helps with that. Making this car even rarer and also adding quite the dramatic effect is the black on black color scheme. No other Countach LP400 Periscopio has that combination. As you can clearly see, the paint is so silky smooth it almost looks as if it were freshly applied and ready to drip off the overhangs. Not that any Countach won't turn heads, but this one shows exceptionally well. Yes, the scissor doors work, adding that extra bit of drama everyone loves. The chassis, engine, and transmission numbers all match, so you're getting the original bull from 1976. A 3929cc V12 engine with six Weber 45 DCOE carbs make for rip-roaring fun. It's an engine that likes to rev, while the 5-speed manual adds to the engaging nature of the supercar. Everything but the gauge cluster plate is black inside the car. Supple leather seats add some luxury, while the gated shifter protrudes out of the large center console. Everything is neat and in good repair, including all the buttons flanking the steering wheel on the left. "Periscopio" means "periscope" in Italian and comes from the small mirror in the prototype's roof to help you see out the rear better. That mirror was dropped for production, but the name stayed, and so did the tunnel on the roof, adding even more flair to the Italian supercar's styling. You can purchase this classic supercar through Symbolic International . More Cars Someone Buy This Clean And Correct 1951 Chevy Bel Air Raven Black 1955 Ford Thunderbird Convertible Is Perfectly Pristine


The Bears not only waived two kickers, but defensive back Adarius Pickett and defensive end Lawrence Marshall also got bad news Sunday. Pickett and Marshall, like kicker John Baron II, didn't last long in Chicago. The three signed with the Bears last week as undrafted free agents. Kicker Redford Jones , who also was waived Sunday, joined the team Jan. 28. The Bears filled two of the roster spots with undrafted free agents who tried out for the team during their rookie minicamp. Offensive lineman Tommy Doles and defensive end Jalen Dalton have joined the 90-man roster, the Bears announced. Doles started at right guard for Northwestern the past three seasons. Dalton appeared in 37 games the past four years at North Carolina, making 92 tackles, 6.5 sacks, 15 tackles-for-loss, one forced fumble and one fumble recovery. He made a career-high 3.5 sacks in seven games.


Reuben Foster is already on the recovery trail. Two weeks after being carted off of the Redskins' practice field with an air cast on his left leg, the linebacker underwent successful surgery on Tuesday, reports NFL.com's Ian Rapoport (via Twitter ). It was initially thought that Foster had suffered a torn ACL. That ended up being the case, but Rapoport notes that the 25-year-old also suffered a torn LCL. Fortunately, Foster is already raising his leg, and he's expected to be fully recovered for the 2020 campaign. While the player's outlook is promising, it's obviously disappointing that Foster will be forced to sit out the entire 2019 season. The 2017 first-round pick is one of the most talented linebackers in the NFL. However, he's also one of the league's most controversial players due to his off-the-field transgressions. The 49ers dropped him following two separate allegations of domestic violence, and the Redskins subsequently shocked many in the football world by claiming him off waivers. The remaining guarantees in Foster's contract have been voided due to those off-the-field issues, but the Redskins will be responsible for his salary since he's sitting on the IR. The linebacker has one year remaining on his rookie contract, though the Redskins have a fifth-year option decision to make by May 2020. The Redskins released Zach Brown this offseason, leaving them with mostly late-round picks at this position. Shaun Dion Hamilton (2018 sixth round), Josh Harvey-Clemons (2017 seventh round) and rookie fifth-round pick Cole Holcomb reside on Washington's roster. The team also added veteran Jon Bostic last week. Related slideshow: Top picks of 2019 NFL Draft (provided by imagn)


It takes 82 seconds for cyber-thieves to ensnare the first victim of a phishing campaign, a report suggests. Compiled by Verizon, the report looks at analyses of almost 80,000 security incidents that hit thousands of companies in 2014. It found that, in many companies, about 25% of those who received a phishing email were likely to open it. "Training your employees is a critical element of combating this threat," said Bob Rudis, lead author on the report. Threat spotting Tricking people into opening a booby-trapped message let attackers grab login credentials that could be used to trespass on a network and steal data, the report said. "They do not have to use complex software exploits, because often they can get hold of legitimate credentials," Mr Rudis said. Analysis of data breaches found that, in many cases, it had taken less than two minutes for freshly sent phishing emails to catch their first victim. And, said Mr Rudis, half of the victims had clicked on the message within the first hour of it being sent. Although attackers racked up victims quickly, it took companies far longer to notice they had been compromised, Mr Rudis said. The report also found companies could take straight-forward steps to defend themselves against well-crafted phishing emails designed to make people open them and their attachments. Teaching staff to spot bogus messages could reduce the proportion of victims to sent emails from one in four to one in 20, he said. Showing workers the tell-tale signs of a phishing email could also turn them into another line of defence that could catch messages missed by automatic detection systems. "They should be treating employees as tools in the fight rather than as lambs to the slaughter," Mr Rudis said. After phishing, some cyber-thieves relied on companies running un-patched software that was vulnerable to old and well-known exploits, he said. More than 99% of the vulnerabilities exploited in data breaches had been known about for more than a year, Mr Rudis said. And some had been around for a decade. "There are some vulnerabilities that just linger out there," he said. A good patching regime would help companies protect themselves against most of the vulnerabilities cyber-thieves abuse, Mr Rudis added.


NEW YORK (CBSNewYork)   Memorial Day commemorations will be held throughout the Tri-State Area today, honoring the service members who made the ultimate sacrifice for our country. Hundreds of veterans, active duty members and elected officials were expected to gather at the Intrepid Sea, Air and Space Museum at 11 a.m. The ceremony includes an unfurling of a 100-foot American flag, a commemorative tossing of a wreath into the Hudson River, plus a flyover by Navy jets. MORE: CBS2's Guide To All The Memorial Day Parades In Your Area Monday Some of the veterans in attendance served in conflicts dating back to World War II. It's an emotional day for many who remember loved ones and comrades they lost. The annual Whitestone Veterans Memorial Association's Memorial Day Parade will start around noon at 149 th Street and 15 th Drive. The grand marshal is Army veteran John McHugh Sr. , who participated in the D-Day invasion. For a full list of today's events, click here .


The brands that didn't make the cut. The brands that didn't make the cut Remember shopping at Woolworth's, flying with Pan Am or dining at Burger Chef? While some classic American brands have stood the test of time, others have disappeared forever. Here we explore exactly how 21 of America's most iconic and popular brands crashed and burned. Click ahead to see them. Blockbuster If you're of a certain age, you no doubt have fond memories renting movies or video games and stocking up on popcorn and candy from your neighborhood Blockbuster store. The very first Blockbuster store opened in 1985 in Dallas, and the chain expanded fast. By the 1990s, Blockbuster had established itself as America's most popular video rental chain. Blockbuster Yet by the late 2000s Blockbuster was on its last legs. Tough competition from the likes of Netflix's mail order service, video on demand and automated kiosks pretty much killed the business and Blockbuster filed for bankruptcy in 2010. The flagging firm was bought by Dish Network, which eventually closed most of the stores. Only one franchise located in Bend, Oregon, remains. Borders A common sight in downtown shopping areas back in the day, Borders bookstores disappeared completely from the scene in 2011. The chain was founded by brothers Louis and Tom Borders in Michigan in 1971, and was sold 20 years later to Kmart, which oversaw its massive expansion in the 1990s. At its peak, there were thousands of stores, but Borders found itself struggling by the 2000s. Borders bought into music just as CD sales were floundering and failed to develop a decent online store, while underestimating the growth of e-books and MP3s. Borders Fewer customers were shopping in the increasingly quiet stores and the chain had simply become too big. Borders turned a profit for the last time in 2006 and filed for bankruptcy in February 2011, its stores closing later that year. Although Barnes & Noble bought some of the remnants of the chain, the bookseller opted to retire rather than resurrect the brand, and Borders was no more. Oldsmobile Living up to its name, this venerable motorcar marque was founded way back in 1897 by Ranson E. Olds in Lansing, Michigan. Oldsmobile brought us the world's first mass-produced car, the Curved Dash, which debuted in 1901, and was one of America's most recognizable brands throughout much of the 20th century. Oldsmobile An impressive 35 million Oldsmobile vehicles were produced, most of them by General Motors. Sales reached their zenith in the '70s and '80s, and the Oldsmobile Cutlass was American's best-selling car in 1976. But the marque's days at the top were numbered. By the '90s, flashier imports had stolen its thunder and sales had slumped. Despite efforts to reposition Oldsmobile as a high-end "Made in America" brand, General Motors threw in the towel and consigned Oldsmobile to history in 2004. General Foods Corp. The company that owned much-loved brands including Tang, Kool-Aid and Sanka decaffeinated coffee started life in 1922, having developed from the earlier Postum Cereal Co. Throughout the next few decades, General Foods continued to make acquisitions, right up until the '70s and '80s with the purchase of Oscar Mayer & Company s meat products and Entenmann s baked goods. General Foods Corp. Despite its many successful brands, General Foods succumbed to the purchasing power of bigger companies when it was bought by Philip Morris Companies, which later merged operations with Kraft. Nowadays if you buy any of General Foods' former products you'll notice the Kraft logo on them. Burger Chef McDonald's may have ended up on top, but at one time the world's most popular fast food chain had a serious competitor that might have changed everything: Burger Chef. The chain was founded in 1954 by the General Equipment Corp. in Indianapolis. By 1972, the rapidly expanding Burger Chef was America's second-largest hamburger restaurant chain after McDonald's, and was threatening to topple the golden arched incumbent from the No. 1 spot. Burger Chef We might all have been chowing down on Big Shefs and Super Shefs instead of Big Macs and Quarter Pounders, but McDonald's eventually cornered the market. Struggling Burger Chef was sold to Hardee's parent company Imasco in 1982, and all remaining outlets were converted into Hardee's restaurants. Compaq If you owned a computer in the 1990s, there was a good chance it was a Compaq   the company was the largest supplier of PCs during the decade. Launched in 1982 by three former Texas Instruments employees, Compaq was at the forefront of PC technology for years. The firm gained the first license to re-engineer the IBM PC, which was the key to its success. But the rise of Dell, which was producing better quality computers at more competitive prices, was seriously eating into Compaq's profits by the late 1990s. Compaq An ill-advised merger with DEC and the dot-com bubble burst were the final nails in the coffin, and Compaq was snapped up in 2002 by HP for $25 billion. A shadow of its former self, the Compaq brand was restricted to a small number of budget models until it was quietly discontinued in 2013. Woolworth's The original five-and-dime store, the first Woolworth's was opened by Frank Winfield Woolworth in 1878 in Utica, New York. After a slow start, the company expanded across the country, bringing its clever five-and-dime concept to the rest of America. The chain began diversifying in the 1930s, ditching the five-and-dime selling point. By the 1960s, the typical Woolworth's was essentially a full-scale department store. Woolworth's The 1980s and 1990s were less kind. Increased competition from retailers including Walmart and Target led to a drop in profits, but Woolworth's sporting goods division stayed buoyant. As a result, all remaining stores were closed in 1997 and the company moved to focus 100% on sporting goods, eventually changing its name to Foot Locker. Howard Johnson's In its heyday in the '70s, Howard Johnson s was one of America s most popular roadside fast food chains. With its iconic orange-roofed buildings and simple menu of chicken, clams and hot dogs, the restaurant was a firm family favorite for years, operating 1,000 restaurant locations at its peak. Howard Johnson's However, HoJo s faced tough competition from other franchises like Applebee's and Chili's and its stagnant menu failed to keep up with the times. In 1985 it was bought out by Marriott for $65 million, with restaurants reopening as hotels and coffee shops, although one original Howard Johnson s restaurant in Lake George, New York, remains open, displaying a sign that reads "Last one standing." TWA An emblematic airline with an illustrious history, Trans World Airlines (TWA) dates back to 1924 and owes its expansion to a former owner, the eccentric tycoon, film producer and aviation pioneer Howard Hughes, who oversaw the airline's surging growth during the 1940s and 1950s. TWA acquired new management in the 1960s. Business was thriving and the passengers kept on coming until the Airline Deregulation Act of 1978, which threw open the domestic market to a slew of competitors. TWA Losing out to rival airlines, TWA was acquired in 1988 by billionaire investor Carl Icahn, who took the company private and left it drowning in debt. The ailing airline underwent a series of bankruptcies during the 1990s and early 2000s, and was bought by American Airlines in 2001, which "absorbed" the brand the following year. Hummer The tricked-out vehicles to be seen in during the 1990s and early 2000s, Hummer SUVs were classics. We have Arnold Schwarzenegger to thank for these military-inspired vehicles, according to writer Keith Bradsher: He was desperate to get his hands on a military Humvee vehicle, and badgered automaker AM General for months to produce a version of the vehicle for civilians. The Hollywood actor eventually got his way and the Hummer H1 was launched the following year. Hummer The gas-guzzling range expanded to three models and sales went through the roof during the 1990s, but there was trouble ahead. Rising oil prices and increased environmental awareness among drivers in the early 2000s translated to ever-decreasing sales, and the brand was unceremoniously retired in 2010. EF Hutton EF Hutton, the brokerage firm named after Edward Francis Hutton (pictured), was founded in 1904 and for several decades it was a popular and well-regarded financial services company. It was best known for its commercials, which used the slogan  When EF Hutton talks, people listen." But in the '80s, the firm unraveled spectacularly. Where did it all go wrong? In 1980, EF Hutton got into trouble for writing checks for more money than was available in branch, using a system called  chaining." In 1985, a federal probe found that the company had committed more than 2,000 acts of fraud, and two years later it was revealed that the company had laundered money for a criminal family. EF Hutton Following the 1987 crash, EF Hutton merged with Shearson Lehman/American Express to save it from complete collapse. However, the firm was revived in 2007 and went public in 2013, taking on the name of EF Hutton America Inc. All was going well until April 2019 when the CEO and CFO resigned, and the business once again appears to have come to a halt. Circuit City Retailer Circuit City was founded in 1949 by Samuel Wurtzel, who is credited with creating the world's first electronic superstores. By the '70s, outlets were springing up across the nation and the chain's format was being copied far and wide. Circuit City began to lose its edge in the '90s, with many of its stores languishing in undesirable locations, while competitors like Best Buy and Walmart stole away customers. Circuit City By the mid-2000s, intensifying competition from online retailers spelled the end of the road for Circuit City. In 2008, the company shut down 155 stores and laid off 17% of its workforce in an effort to become profitable, but was unable to stave off Chapter 7 bankruptcy or find a buyer, and bowed out the following year, closing all its U.S. stores and ceasing operations for good. Eastern Airlines Half a century ago, Eastern Airlines was one of the "Big Four" American airlines, running a profitable business and dominating the domestic travel industry. The company, which started life as a mail carrier for the Postal Service, grew throughout the first half of the 20th century, benefiting from the rising popularity of air travel. Eastern Airlines Revenues began to fall in the '60s, when competition from other airlines drew customers away from Eastern. This was worsened by the company s decision to buy new Boeing 757 jets, which increased debt and, coupled with worker strikes and further competition, sowed the seeds of the company s bankruptcy in 1989. Three years later, Eastern Airlines ceased operations completely. Read more: America's most successful franchises that will make you want to invest Merry-Go-Round Here s one that teenagers of the '70s and '80s will remember. Merry-Go-Round was known for its on-trend clothes which appealed to young people in their late teens and early 20s. With 536 stores across the country, the company enjoyed short-lived success for just over two decades before its downfall in the 90s. Merry-Go-Round As prices failed to stay competitive and the market of young customers shrunk once the baby boomers had grown up, Merry-Go-Round struggled to stay afloat. In 1994, it filed for bankruptcy, but was unable to find a buyer and so, two years later, Merry-Go-Round stores had to shut their doors. This signaled the end of the brand s short yet influential spell in the fashion industry. Amoco Once a leading energy firm, Amoco was formed when The Standard Oil Company merged with American Oil Company in 1910, rebranding as Amoco. With its iconic red, white and blue gas stations, Amoco not only provided the fuel for America's cars but invented some of the key features of today's gas stations: the metered pump, the drive-thru set-up and tanker trucks used to refill pumps. Amoco Despite its success, in 1998 the brand was taken over by British Petroleum (BP), in one of the biggest ever purchases of an American company by a foreign corporation. BP replaced Amoco stations with its branding, and the company disappeared. However, in recent years BP has announced it will be bringing back the Amoco brand in gas stations across the U.S., so it might see something of a revival. Read more: American towns that used to be rich, but are now poor Pets.com In business terms, Pets.com s lifespan of just two years was the blink of an eye   but the pivotal moment at which it entered the scene is still well-remembered. Emerging in 1998 at the dawn of the dot-com bubble, the site sold (you guessed it) pet products and accessories, and even had a memorable television ad featuring a sock puppet. Pets.com Unfortunately, it wasn t to be. Despite attracting investment from the likes of Amazon, in 2000 Pets.com saw its stock fall from $14 per share to just $0.22 per share, signaling the end of the road. In a last-ditch attempt to keep the company alive, Pets.com even started selling its sock puppets, but it s clear it was barking up the wrong tree and the business ceased operations in 2000. Enron The fall of Enron might just be one of the biggest Wall Street scandals in American history. An energy firm born in 1985 from the merger of InterNorth Inc. and Houston Natural Gas Co, Enron took advantage of deregulated energy markets and rising internet stocks to become a prominent market player, even being named  America s Most Innovative Company  for six consecutive years by Fortune. Enron It turned out Enron had cooked the books. The company manipulated "market-to-market" accounting methods to log estimated profits instead of real ones, which meant it could massively overstate how much money it was bringing in. After hiding its debts for several years, the firm filed for bankruptcy at the end of 2001 and its CEO Jeffrey Skilling received a massive prison sentence of 24 years for fraud, although this was eventually brought down to 10 years. Tower Records Music fans might remember this popular record store chain, which had 200 stores across 15 countries at its peak. Tower Records began its legacy in 1960, when the first store was opened in Sacramento, California, quickly growing its network across the US. as well as in countries including Japan (where it still exists independently), Canada and the U.K. Tower Records But like many former retail giants, Tower Records struggled with dwindling sales, especially following the introduction of music downloads and streaming software, which made records and CDs fall out of favor. In 2006, Tower declared bankruptcy and was bought by the Great American Group for $134.3 million with the plan to sell most of its stock. Iomega Another tech firm that failed to keep up with the times, Iomega brought us the ZIP drive, a storage device that promised superior capacity to that of its predecessor, the floppy disk. Starting out in 1980, Iomega was a big name in tech for more than two decades before going out of business. Iomega In the early 2000s, CDs and DVDs' popularity spelled bad news for the humble ZIP drive. While the company tried to stay ahead of the game by dabbling in MP3 software and external hard drives, these products didn't prove particularly fruitful for them and, in 2008, Iomega was purchased by EMC for $213 million. The Bon-Ton The past decade hasn t been kind to bricks-and-mortar stores, and The Bon-Ton is its latest victim. With a 160-year legacy behind it, The Bon-Ton was an iconic U.S. department store which had weathered numerous storms over the years but couldn t survive today s tough marketplace. The Bon-Ton The company s demise was caused by rivalry from e-commerce giants such as Amazon. After filing for bankruptcy in January last year, the business liquidated its assets in April, closing its remaining 240 stores across the country. Read more: 50 American companies that rule the world Pan Am The No. 1 U.S. airline for much of the 20th century, Pan Am revolutionized air travel. A trailblazer of both luxurious first class and more affordable coach, the iconic airline, which was founded in 1927, pioneered the jumbo jet and computerized reservation systems and at one time was the second most recognized brand in the world. Pan Am Sadly, the glory days weren't to last. Falling revenues, increased competition and a hike in aircraft servicing costs hit the airline hard during the 1970s and 1980s, and a downturn in sales following the terrorist bombing of Pan Am Flight 103 over Lockerbie, Scotland, in 1988 spelled the end for the brand. Rising fuel prices in the wake of the Gulf War were the final straw. Without a savior to bail it out, Pan Am filed for bankruptcy in January 1991, shutting down for good in December 1991. Related: 50 American companies that rule the world


In search of a new favorite Persian/Iranian spot? Hoodline crunched the numbers to find the top Persian/Iranian spots around Phoenix, using both Yelp data and our own secret sauce to produce a ranked list of where to achieve your dreams. 1. Saffron JAK Topping the list is Saffron JAK . Located at 814 E. Union Hills Drive, Suite C-6, the food truck and Persian/Iranian spot, which offers pizza and more, is the highest-rated Persian/Iranian restaurant in Phoenix, boasting five stars out of 140 reviews on Yelp. 2. ZK Grill Next up is the chain spot ZK Grill , situated at 4757 E. Greenway Road. With four stars out of 227 reviews on Yelp, the Persian/Iranian, Mediterranean and halal spot has proven to be a local favorite. 3. Persian Garden Cafe Encanto's Persian Garden Cafe , located at 1335 W. Thomas Road, is another top choice, with Yelpers giving the vegetarian, Mediterranean and Persian/Iranian spot four stars out of 158 reviews. This story was created automatically using local business data, then reviewed and augmented by an editor. Click here for more about what we're doing. Got thoughts? Go here to share your feedback.


Josh Hader, a 28-year-old man from Oklahoma, recently went viral after he revealed what caused his stroke. Both the public and the health community talked about his story as it showed the surprising effect of simply stretching the neck. Hader is already recovering fast. He has started gaining his mobility back and his vision has improved. But his story continues to circulate online, for it raises awareness on how neck cracking or stretching could either be really harmful, or if it was just a bad day for Hader. Neck Cracking Effects Hader is not the first patient to report a link between stroke and neck cracking. Some people experienced a tear of the blood vessel after stretching, which then triggered a stroke, according to WebMD . But it is a rare case, according to Doojin Kim, co-medical director of stroke program at UCLA Medical Center in Santa Monica, Calif. A person needs to apply a strong force or movement to tear a blood vessel. Genetics potentially is a factor, for it makes blood vessels become more fragile, Kim said. ''The vertebral arteries run into the bones of the spinal column of the neck… you can potentially end up blocking that artery when you crack your neck," Steven Messe, associate professor of neurology at the University of Pennsylvania Perelman School of Medicine in Philadelphia, said. Messe and other health experts suggested that people should avoid neck cracking. Keith Overland, who practices chiropractic in Norwalk, Conn., said making it a habit could strain the neck too much and increase risk of having a stroke. Professional Neck Manipulation: The Risk Cervical manipulative therapy (CMT) is another option to stretch your neck. It is provided by chiropractors, osteopaths and physical therapists. However, the American Heart Association-American Stroke Association warned in a previous report that CMT can also lead to cervical dissection, a tear in the artery that can cause blood clot and a stroke. The organization recommended that healthcare providers must inform patients of the risk before undergoing neck manipulation. Overland explained the patients who had a stroke after neck manipulation potentially already have been at risk for stroke. It is better to check a person's health history and current condition before the therapy. Related video: Diet Sodas and Juices Are Linked to Higher Stroke Risk, Study Says (Provided by Time)


CVS just closed 46 stores in 16 states. The staggering rate of store closures that has rocked the retail industry over the last couple of years is expected to continue in 2019, with roughly the same level of closures expected this year. Retailers closed a record-breaking 102 million square feet of store space in 2017, then smashed that record in 2018 by closing another 155 million square feet of space, according to estimates by the commercial real estate firm CoStar Group. "This year we are predicting more of the same in the retail space," said Drew Myers, a CoStar senior consultant. Retailers have announced more than 6,200 store closures so far this year, according to an analysis by Business Insider. Click ahead to see a list of all the stores closing this year. Payless ShoeSource: 2,500 stores Payless filed for bankruptcy in February and said it planned to close all of its 2,500 stores in what could be the largest retail liquidation in history. Gymboree: 805 stores Gymboree Group filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection in January and said it planned to close more than 800 stores under its Gymboree and Crazy 8 banners. Gymboree previously filed for bankruptcy as recently as June 2017 and closed nearly 400 stores in the process. Charlotte Russe: 520 stores Charlotte Russe kicked off closing sales at 94 stores in February, after the company filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection . In March, the company announced that it would liquidate its remaining 416 Charlotte Russe stores and 10 Peek Kids stores. Family Dollar: 390 stores Dollar Tree said in March that it plans to convert about 200 Family Dollar stores into Dollar Tree stores, and close up to 390 additional stores under the Family Dollar brand. Shopko: 371 stores Shopko filed for bankruptcy in January and said it would close 251 stores. The company said in March that it had failed to find a buyer for its business, and would liquidate its remaining 120 stores. Chico's: 250 stores The women's clothing retailer Chico's said in March that it would close 100 Chico's stores, 90 White House Black Market stores, and 60 Soma stores over the next three years. Gap: 230 stores Gap said Thursday that it would close 230 namesake stores over the next two years as it reported that the brand's same-store sales fell 7% during the holiday quarter. The company also said it would spin off its Old Navy brand . LifeWay: 170 stores LifeWay Christian Resources said in March that it planned to close all 170 of its stores. The Nashville-based company said it will continue to sell Bibles, books, children's products, church supplies, and Christian music and movies on its website. Fred's: 159 stores Discount chain Fred's announced in April that it would close 159 stores by the end of May. Performance Bicycle: 102 stores Performance Bicycle's parent company, Advanced Sports Enterprises, filed for bankruptcy protection in November and later announced that it would close all 102 of its stores. Sears: 70 stores Sears Holdings, which owns Sears and Kmart stores, emerged from bankruptcy in February after filing for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection in October. Destination Maternity: 42-67 stores Destination Maternity plans to close between 42 and 67 stores this year. Victoria's Secret: 53 stores Victoria's Secret said it would close 53 stores this year , citing a "decline in performance." NOW WATCH: Victoria's Secret is closing dozens of stores this year - here's why the brand has failed to keep up Office Depot and OfficeMax: 50 stores Office Depot is closing 50 stores under its namesake and OfficeMax banners in 2019, the company told Business Insider . "Office Depot, Inc. continues to optimize its retail footprint as part of the three-year strategic plan announced in August 2016," said Shera Bishop, a spokeswoman for Office Depot. "We will continue to serve our customers at neighboring Office Depot and OfficeMax stores as well as online at officedepot.com." Kmart: 50 stores Sears Holdings, which owns Sears and Kmart stores, emerged from bankruptcy in February after filing for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection in October. CVS Health: 46 stores CVS Health said it closed 46 underperforming stores in April. Party City: 45 stores Party City said in May that it planned to close 45 of its 870 stores this year. The party supplies company typically closes up to 15 stores each year. "This year, after careful consideration and evaluation of our store fleet, we've made the decision to close more stores than usual in order to help optimize our market level performance, focus on the most profitable locations and improve the overall health of our store portfolio," Party City CEO James Harrison said in a press release. Pier 1 Imports: 45 stores Pier 1 Imports said it plans to close up to 45 stores in fiscal 2020, but warned that number could increase to up to 15% of its total stores - or up to 145 locations - if the company is "unable to achieve its performance goals." Abercrombie & Fitch: 40 stores Abercrombie & Fitch said in March that it plans to close up to 40 stores this year. Abercrombie & Fitch also plans to open 40 new stores, including 20 Hollister stores, 15 Abercrombie Kids stores, and five Abercrombie stores. The company announced the closings as it reported that its Abercrombie brands' same-store sales fell 2% during the fourth quarter. Most of the stores that Abercrombie & Fitch plans to close are located in the US, the company said. Bed Bath & Beyond: 40 stores Bed Bath & Beyond said in April that it plans to close at least 40 stores in 2019, and possibly more. The company also said it would open 15 new stores. "We expect to open approximately 15 new stores in fiscal 2019. This will be offset by a minimum of approximately 40 stores we expect to close," Robyn D'Elia, chief financial officer and treasurer, said on an earnings call. "This number will grow unless we are able to negotiate more favorable lease terms with our landlords." Christopher & Banks: 30-40 stores JCPenney: 27 stores JCPenney said it will close 27 stores in 2019 , including 18 full-line department stores and 9 home and furniture stores. The department-store chain said same-store sales fell 4% during the fourth quarter. Beauty Brands: 25 stores Beauty Brands, a regional chain of salon and spa superstores, said in December that it planned to close 25 stores this year. Henri Bendel: 23 stores Henri Bendel closed all its stores in January after 123 years in business. Lowe's: 20 stores Lowe's is closing 20 stores across 13 states this year. Z Gallerie: 17 stores Z Gallerie, a home furnishings and decor retailer, filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy in March. The company said it plans to close 17 of its 76 stores during the restructuring process, according to bankruptcy filings. Walmart: 12 stores Walmart is closing at least 12 US stores across nine states. The stores include Walmart Supercenters in Lafayette, Louisiana, and Dallas, Texas, and Walmart Neighborhood Market stores in Arizona, California, Kansas, South Carolina, Tennessee, Virginia, and Washington. The closing date for most of the affected stores is April 19, Macy's: 9 stores Macy's is closing store s in Wyoming, Washington, California, New York, Indiana, Massachusetts, Virginia, and West Virginia. J.Crew: 7 stores J.Crew is closing stores in Georgia, South Carolina, Tennessee, Louisiana, California,and Canada. Kohl's: 4 stores Kohl's is closing four stores this year. All the closing stores are located in or near a shopping mall. Nordstrom: 3 stores Nordstrom is closing stores in Florida, Virginia, and Rhode Island.


It may feel unnatural in May, but the summer transfer window is in full swing. And, right on cue, we have some belting rumours to inject into your insatiable bloodstreams. Bit graphic, but you get the point. Seriously though, there's nothing better than a rumour that's persisted for so long without fruition that it passes its sell-by date and becomes pure parody, and *spoiler* that's just one of the many joyous links we we've got lined up for you in this roundup. What are you waiting for? Man Utd in for Young Brazilian Real Madrid Target Young, Brazilian and targeted by Real Madrid. Pedro Guilherme ticks all the boxes. And, according to Globo Esporte , Manchester United have cottoned onto this fact, with a €30m offer in the offing this summer. That was the fee that Real had agreed last summer, before a serious injury derailed the move at the last minute. The 21-year-old has since returned from injury, and sufficiently impressed once more, with Atalanta and Inter also sending scouts. The one caveat that remains is that Fluminense's president is eager to hold onto the starlet until at least June 8th, when the voting on the club's next regime occurs. Politics, eh? Atletico Eyeing Ajax Starlet David Neres as Part of Rebuild Atletico Madrid could be in line for a fair windfall this summer, with the departures of Lucas Hernandez and Juanfran, as well as the proposed exit of Antoine Griezmann potentially joined by Rodrigo, Thomas Partey and Filipe Luis. In any case, Hernandez and Griezmann is quite the bounty in itself, and that cash is expected to be injected right back into moves for Ajax forward David Neres and Athletic's Yeray Alvarez. According to AS , Los Rojiblancos have been coveting Neres for some time, and despite big interest from the Premier League and other European elite, they're willing to put their money where their mouth is, because, you know, there's a lot of it, and have good information that the Brazilian is just as keen on them. As for Alvarez, it is  El Mundo who are backing Diego Simeone's side to dispense with the €30m required to trigger the release clause in the 24-year-old centre back's contract. Neat. Wolves Join Race for £30m Moussa Marega 'Player in Portugal being tracked by Wolves.' It's not the most surprising story you'll read this week. But there is a twist, for Moussa Marega is in fact a Mali international. So, yeah, have some of that. In any case, Nuno Espirito Santo and co are still feverishly chasing the 28-year-old forward in an attempt to bolster their attacking forces going into their 2019/20 Premier League title charge - no, seriously. According to the Mirror , the Wanderers are the best-placed team as it stands to land the Malian, who has a £30m release clause in his Porto contract. Man Utd (BACK!) in for Kevin Strootman (AGAIN!) Here we are. Nostalgia o'clock, baby. Next stop, Kevin Strootman Drive. That's right, Manchester United are back at it again, diving back once more into the Strootman sweepstakes. According to Sky Sports , the Dutchman has been offered to United, alongside Everton, on loan by Marseille, with the club desperate to cut costs after a torrid season. Strootman joined the Ligue 1 side last season for £23m, after years and years of links with the Red Devils failed to come to fruition; primarily due to Roma's staggering £80m valuation. Still, there's no time like the present, and I'm reliably informed that there's no better replacement for an ailing 30-year-old Serbian central midfielder than a 29-year-old Dutch one. Tottenham Lodge £10m Bid for Leeds' Jack Clarke Tottenham have submitted a £10m bid for Leeds' precocious winger Jack Clarke, after the youngster impressed in a breakthrough season at Elland Road under Marcelo Bielsa. The 18-year-old, who only made his first start in January, has come on leaps and bounds since then, with suitors now dotted across the Premier League. But, according to the Daily Mail , it is Mauricio Pochettino's side who are leading the charge, with a £10m bid already lodged. Should it concern Spurs fans that the giant of a man pictured next to him (Reece James) is in fact just 11 months older than him? Who's to say. Burnley to Break Bank for West Brom's Craig Dawson You can have your 'Kylian Mbappe to Madrid for £500m' stories, but for me, there's no greater transfer rumour possible than 'English club pays over the odds for strange English player'. Never has this been better executed than Burnley offering £15m - a club record fee - for West Brom's Craig Dawson. Unbelievable, Jeff. According to the Sun , Sean Dyche has been chasing the 29-year-old - who has been described by said publication as a 'former England Under-21 ace' (how flattering) - for years, and his dreams could finally come true this summer, with both player and club willing to agree to the move. In this case, 'willing' means 'bite your bloody hand off', in both cases. Man Utd Engaged in Month-Long Talks with Dissatisfied Paulo Dybala In my experience, there's no greater source of transfer rumour skullduggery than agents speaking to radio stations from their client's native land, and if that native land happens to be in South America, then we're good as gold. This is exactly what we've got from Paulo Dybala 's brother, who doubles as his agent, in Argentina this week. As revealed by the Sun , going off reports from Tuttosport , Manchester United have actually been in talks with the Juventus player for the last month, preying on the forward's dissatisfaction with life in Turin. And there's no doubt that Gustavo Dybala's comments on Argentine radio will serve as music to Ole Gunnar Solskjaer's ears. The agent affirmed: "There is a good chance he'll leave.. he needs a change. Of course he's not happy there." Then, just to stick the knife in, he explained: "Paulo's not the only one, there are many players who are uncomfortable at Juve. He won't be the only one who will leave Juve this summer." Wonderful stuff.


Michigan hasn't been able to beat Ohio State on the field of late, but Big Blue can chalk up a W on the recruiting trail against That School Down South. In a video posted to his personal Twitter account Thursday, 2020 Maryland running back Blake Corum announced that he has committed to playing his college football at Michigan. Corum's decision came down to a pair of bitter rivals   U-M and OSU. Corum took a visit to the Wolverines this past weekend, to the Buckeyes the weekend before that before making his decision. This is home… Committed pic.twitter.com/ZjM7cPD34j   #2⃣4⃣BeSavage (@blake_corum) June 27, 2019 In addition to the two Big Ten schools, Georgia, LSU, Tennessee, USC, Virginia Tech and Wisconsin, among others, were in on the back. The 5-8, 193-pound recruit said that Ann Arbor " just felt like home ." "I have really good relationships with [the U-M coaching staff] and they really recruited me the hardest through the whole process," Corum added. A four-star 2020 prospect, Corum is rated as the No. 17 running back in the country on 247Sports.com 's composite board. Corum's primary recruiter was U-M assistant Jay Harbaugh . Related slideshow: Early Top 25 college football teams for 2019 (Provided by USA Today Sports)


With minicamps in full swing around the NFL, including the Dallas Cowboys getting ready to set theirs off Tuesday June 11, that means the regular season is inching closer and closer. Soon training camps will be open, and then right around the corner will be the next iteration of EA Sports Madden franchise. Madden 20 is deep into their development, and this weekend began releasing some of their player celebration videos. This is a sure sign that they are ramping up the final touches and player rating debates are soon to follow. Check out what they've down with Cowboys' start Ezekiel Elliott and his infamous Feed Me celebration in this year's game. Madden NFL 20 signature animation for Zeke - Feed me, first down pic.twitter.com/UCuarNNvNf - Steve Noah (@Steve_OS) June 8, 2019 MORE: Kyle Lowry was blown away when a kid reporter asked him about being an icon in Canada Questions your athlete should ask college coaches Sleeping on Patriots WR Demaryius Thomas would be a huge mistake BOS engaged in potential trade for Clint Capela, deal for Terry Rozier Why Joe Dahl should be a lock for the Lions 53-man roster