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Ryan Kalil announced his retirement at the end of the 2018 season, but he's had a change of heart about continuing his playing career. Kalil posted a series of GIFs to his Twitter account on Thursday, including one of Frank Sinatra singing "Come Fly With Me" and one of a character named Benny "The Jet" Rodriguez from the film The Sandlot . One might have been able to cobble together his message as others referred to New York and the song "Leaving on a Jet Plane", but there's no need to play detective. The Jets announced that Kalil is ending his retirement in order to sign with the team. Per Ian Rapoport of NFL Media, the team has been talking to Kalil about returning to play for most of the last two months . Kalil struggled with injuries to his shoulder and neck in 2016 and 2017, but played every game for the Panthers in what was billed as his farewell season. Center was identified as a Jets need heading into the offseason, but they never addressed it in free agency or the draft. Jonotthan Harrison has been working as the starter, but the two-time All-Pro will likely be taking over as long as his brief retirement didn't rob him of his ability.


Serena Williams escaped the second round of Wimbledon on Thursday after unseeded Kaja Juvan, who earned her way in through the tourney's qualifying rounds, gave her a big scare. Juvan, 18, came out firing to claim the first set 6-2. But Williams responded by winning the second set 6-2 before fending off a Juvan rally to secure the third set 6-4. Williams will face German Julia Görges, whom she beat last year at Wimbledon, in the third round. Williams, the No. 11 seed at Wimbledon, hasn't been her best in 2019 while dealing with nagging injuries. She was upset in the third round of the French Open by 20-year-old Sofia Kenin . She fell to Karolína Plíšková in the Australian Open quarterfinals thanks to a stunning collapse that saw Plíšková win six consecutive games and save four match points. Williams reached both the Wimbledon and U.S. Open finals in 2018 but came up short in both tourneys. She hasn't added to her 23 Grand Slam total since early 2017 before the birth of her daughter, Alexis Olympia. This article originally appeared on USA TODAY: Serena Williams survives second-round Wimbledon scare from unseeded opponent Related Slideshow: Best of 2019 Wimbledon Championships (Provided by imagn)


Perhaps the most coveted spots in all of English soccer, a top four finish in the Premier League ensures a berth into the richest club competition in Europe: the UEFA Champions League. Each year, teams spend millions in the hopes of keeping a place in the top four, or breaking into the fraternity at the top of the Premier League, in order to see some of the revenues that come with playing on those mid-week European nights. [ STREAM: Every PL match live ] With four days to go before the start of the Premier League season, we thought we'd take a chance to predict how the top four might look come mid-May, 2020. Manchester City The Back-to-Back Premier League champions are in pole position to win the league once more, with a battle-tested strong squad that's been reinforced in a couple of key areas. As Fernandinho gets older, Man City has brought in his successor in Rodri, which will allow the Brazilian to either play fewer matches or get to deputize as a centerback, where he'll do a bit less running. The impending arrival of Joao Cancelo and the return of Angelino also helps out on the flanks for Man City as defensive options, while the team is still as strong as ever in the attack. Sergio Aguero is back for a ninth season in the Sky Blue uniforms and Raheem Sterling looks as dazzling as ever. Man City may even get to see the best of Kevin De Bruyne once again, who admitted he needed a summer break after going almost non-stop between the start of the 2017 season and this summer, thanks to the 2018 World Cup. All in all, Man City is a team primed for success, and they're the team to beat in both the Premier League and Champions League. Liverpool Jurgen Klopp 's side hasn't made any major signings this summer, but like Tottenham last year, it may turn out that Liverpool didn't need any new players. Mo Salah, Roberto Firmino, and Sadio Mane are as fearsome a front-three as their is in Europe, and this team took Man City to the brink in the Premier League as well as lifted the Champions League title. With everybody back, as well as some youth and young signings, there's no doubt Liverpool can challenge again not only for the top four and Premier League, but the Champions League too. Plus, Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain is back from a torn ACL that cut out most of his 2018-2019 season, which adds another diverse player to Klopp's deck of cards to choose from. Tottenham After going an entire calendar year without making any signings, Tottenham has finally made a signing, breaking the club's transfer record in the process. Manager Mauricio Pochettino has finally received some reinforcements after an incredibly run last season, taking Spurs all the way to the Champions League final. In comes central midfielder Tanguy Ndombele from Lyon, who is expected to step right into a starting role for Spurs as it looks to remain in the top four hunt. Things will still be tough for Pochettino and Spurs though, especially if there is an injury crisis. With the departure of Fernando Llorente, there's only Harry Kane and Heung-Min Son as forward options, while Christian Eriksen and Danny Rose could still leave this summer. Kieran Trippier was allowed to leave earlier along with Vincent Janssen , and neither player has been replaced yet. Could Pochettino have a late signing or two up his sleeve? It will be a tough road, but we've seen Pochettino overcome the odds before. Arsenal If Liverpool's 2017-2018 Premier League showed us anything, it's that a team with talented attackers can make some serious noise and rise up the Premier League table. That's exactly what Arsenal is hoping for this coming season. After smashing the club's transfer record to sign Nicolas Pepe for almost $90 million, manager Unai Emery will have Alexandre Lacazette , Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang and Pepe together in the attack, giving Arsenal some incredible options up front. All three were raised in France and have pace to burn in the counter-attack, something Emery will certainly look to use against other Big Six opponents. Of course, Arsenal hasn't done much to improve it's already shaky defense, so it will likely be a roller coaster season of emotions, with Arsenal winning games with scorelines of 3-2 or 4-3. But if Liverpool showed us anything, it's that an amazing attack can be just enough. Liverpool finished fourth that season, though it took the signing of Virgil Van Dijk and Alisson Becker to fortify the defense that took Man City to the last day for the Premier League title. Other Contenders Chelsea Frank Lampard has arrived with much fanfare, but not a ton of pressure as Chelsea appears set to sit out this transfer window without any "new" signings   since both Christian Pulisic and Mateo Kovacic were already on the books before the summer. The Blues won the Europa League title and can certainly grow from that experience, but it's a big blow to lose a star in Eden Hazard , and Pulisic, among others, will have to find ways to pick up the slack. That, and long-term injuries to Callum Hudson-Odoi and Ruben Loftus-Cheek hit Chelsea as well. But that being said, Chelsea could surprise a few teams this season, and if Pulisic excels in the Premier League and Giroud gets some good service into the box, there's a decent chance the Blues can grab a top-four spot. Manchester United Man United feels like it can end up on two ends of the spectrum this season. Best case: With a full preseason under his belt, Ole Gunnar Solskjaer shows he is a quality manager after all, and can both tactically set up his team to succeed and motivate them to play for one another, bringing Man United back into the Champions League. Paul Pogba stays in Manchester and becomes the midfield leader the team has been missing for years, while Marcus Rashford scores 20 goals. Worst case: Even with the signings of Harry Maguire and Aaron Wan Bissaka, Man United continues to ship goals and move down the table. Rashford struggles against double and triple-teams in the middle of the field and Pogba nor Alexis Sanchez can take the step up necessary. Man United finishes out of the top six. It just feels like this season can go in so many directions. Let's see where it ends up!


EA SPORTS FIFA have announced a partnership with European champions Liverpool which will see the video game franchise become the club's official video game partner. This multi-year deal comes into effect at the start of the 2019/20 season with the aim of bringing the company closer to fans, as well as creating club-specific content for fans across their global social media channels. Speaking about the new partnership, EA's UK&I Country Manager, Samantha Ebelthite, said: " We always strive to blur the lines between the virtual and real worlds of football. "By partnering with Liverpool FC , we are delighted to continue breaking new ground, providing unrivalled authenticity to fans across the globe. "It's fantastic to become the club's official football simulation game partner and we're looking forward to working with the European Champions over the course of the partnership." Liverpool's Managing Director and Chief Commercial Officer, Billy Hogan, added that the club were excited to bring fans closer through the " innovative and exciting world of gaming" over the next few years of their partnership with EA. The @ChampionsLeague winners warming up for #VOLTAFOOTBALL in #FIFA20 🙌 @LFC pic.twitter.com/sYKZbr4yqR   EA SPORTS FIFA (@EASPORTSFIFA) July 16, 2019 The franchise's new release as part of their FIFA video games is currently available for pre-order ahead of its worldwide release on September 27. As well as classic modes like Ultimate Team, Career Mode and Pro-Clubs, FIFA 20 will also see the introduction of VOLTA Football - a 'FIFA Street' style game mode which includes the likes of 3v3, 4v4, 5v5, Rush options and Professional Futsal.


Video by NBC News (Bloomberg) -- President Donald Trump sued to block the Democrat-led U.S. House Ways and Means Committee from obtaining his tax records from New York state, in the latest attempt to keep his personal financial information out of public view. In the lawsuit, filed Tuesday in Washington federal court, Trump is attempting to fend off committee chairman Richard Neal's potential request for the documents under New York's TRUST Act, which compels the state's tax department to comply with the House committee's records requests. The president is suing as a private citizen. "Chairman Neal is facing intense pressure from his fellow Democrats to invoke the TRUST Act and obtain the president's state tax returns," Trump said in the complaint. "Succumbing to this pressure, the chairman recently announced that he does not oppose using the TRUST Act and that House counsel was 'reviewing' it now." Obtaining Trump's New York state tax returns would be just a partial political win for Democrats, who are hoping to learn more about the president's finances ahead of the 2020 elections. State tax returns show much of the same information as federal returns about income and tax breaks but don't provide much information on out-of-state income or charitable contributions. Trump also sued New York Attorney General Letitia James. The aim, according to the complaint, is to prevent the state from acting on the recently passed law. Presidential candidates aren't required to disclose their tax information, but every elected president since Richard Nixon has done so. "President Trump has spent his career hiding behind lawsuits," James said in a statement. "The TRUST Act will shine a light on the president's finances and finally offer transparency to millions of Americans yearning to know the truth." The lawsuit comes three weeks after the House committee led by the Massachusetts Democrat sued to force the U.S. Treasury Department and Internal Revenue Service to hand over Trump's tax records from the past six years. That suit was filed after Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin rebuffed earlier requests for that information. The real purpose of that initial request was exposure of Trump's private tax information, according to the new complaint. "The State of New York shares this 'animating purpose' and is eager to help the committee expose the president's private tax information," Trump claims. Trump's lawyer Jay Sekulow said in a statement that the intent of the lawsuit was to "end presidential harassment," adding the actions taken by the House and New York officials "are nothing more than political retribution." The TRUST Act was signed into law by New York Governor Andrew Cuomo this month. Both he and James are Democrats. Neal's office didn't immediately respond to a request for comment. A spokeswoman for James, Kelly Donnelly, said she couldn't immediately comment on the complaint. Read more on Trump's battles with the House Neal hasn't committed to asking New York state for the returns. "The House counsel is reviewing all of that right now," he said earlier this month. "They still have some legitimate concerns about it. That comes from House counsel, not me." Asking for the New York tax returns could undercut the Massachusetts congressman's effort to get the federal tax returns, because he said he needs them to determine whether the Internal Revenue Service is properly doing its job in annually auditing presidents and vice-presidents. Judge Named by Trump The earlier suit was assigned to U.S. District Judge Trevor McFadden, whom Trump nominated to serve on the trial-level court in the nation's capital in 2017. In a separate filing with the court on Tuesday, the president's lawyers designated their new lawsuit as related to that earlier case, meaning it too may be assigned to McFadden. Last month, the judge rejected a suit filed by the House of Representatives challenging the president's plan to fund his southern U.S. border wall with about $6.1 billion Congress had allocated for other purposes. McFadden concluded he lacked jurisdiction to consider the interbranch dispute. The president's attorneys William Consovoy and Patrick Strawbridge are leading federal lawsuits to block the release of his financial records to two other House committees. The lawyers are repeating earlier arguments that congressional committees can't investigate private individuals without a legitimate legislative purpose. The president's attorneys also assert that the U.S. Constitution's guarantees of freedom of speech and association protect their client from politically motivated discrimination or retaliation. The TRUST Act should be struck down on that basis, they said. "Ultimately, this issue was litigated in the 2016 election," according to the complaint. "Voters heard the criticisms" from Democratic candidate Hillary Clinton, "and they elected President Trump anyway. Democrats in Congress and across the country, however, have only become more eager to disclose the President's tax returns for political gain." The case is Trump v. Committee on Ways and Means, U.S. House of Representatives, 19-cv-2173, U.S. District Court, District of Columbia (Washington). (Updates with news of separate filing under Judge Named by Trump.) To contact the reporters on this story: Andrew Harris in Washington at aharris16@bloomberg.net;Laura Davison in Washington at ldavison4@bloomberg.net To contact the editors responsible for this story: David Glovin at dglovin@bloomberg.net, Joe Schneider, Peter Jeffrey For more articles like this, please visit us at bloomberg.com ©2019 Bloomberg L.P.


Baker Mayfield has no qualms about chewing his receivers out. The second-year Browns quarterback was seen over the weekend screaming at the receivers at training camp for not hustling toward him as he was scrambling outside the pocket. Mayfield explained Wednesday he wasn't trying to cause any issues by yelling at his teammates, but instead was trying to get everyone to work together. "Those guys know that's a big part of our offense. And they know that," Mayfield said of his receivers, via ESPN . "It's just the fact that if we get lazy and let things slide   we need to be open to communicating right now. That's what the good teams do." Mayfield said his timing with newly traded Odell Beckham Jr. and veteran Jarvis Landry has been going well and added that they have been able to pinpoint certain mistakes. "Absolutely. And there's an appreciation from my end that [Beckham] has been able to come communicate and talk through things," Mayfield said. "Just being able to talk through things, and see it from their perspective and mine, is really good." Mayfield said that if there is an on-field blow up, he makes it a point to find those players later and talk through his point so the chemistry remains positive. "I'm not going to be a jackass. I'm gonna talk through it," he said. "I'm gonna harp on it, then I'm going to talk to them. And like I said, we need to be on the same page." MORE : Freddie Kitchens punishes Browns for training camp fight, makes them run sprints | Patriots QB Tom Brady avoids contract questions: 'Talk to Mr. Kraft' | NFL trade rumors: Redskins have discussed moving Trent Williams First-year Browns coach   and former Alabama quarterback   Freddie Kitchens said he doesn't have a problem with Mayfield chewing out other players, especially since the offense does need to be in tune with the quarterback. "I expect my quarterback to get everybody on the same page," Kitchens said. "That's what I want."


Tiger Woods is the favorite to win the PGA Championship after his victory at the Masters in April. This Thursday, golf fans around the world will turn their attention to Bethpage Black as the best players in the world compete in the PGA Championship. After a thrilling Masters kicked off the majors of the 2019 season, it's difficult to imagine there being any more anticipation heading into the second major of the year. Tiger Woods will look to keep his streak going after completing the comeback of his career at Augusta in April, while other younger players such as Xander Schauffele and Tommy Fleetwood are still looking to break through for the first major win of their career. Take a look below and see who Las Vegas believes has the best chance to win at Bethpage Black this weekend. All lines are courtesy of Jeff Sherman and the Westgate Las Vegas Superbook . Tiger Woods Current odds: 8/1 World ranking: No. 6 Best PGA Championship finish: Won - 1999, 2000, 2006, 2007 One thing to know: Tiger Woods knows his way around Bethpage Black, having won the U.S. Open at the course in 2002. He's the betting favorite heading into the PGA Championship , including one $100,000 bet that Woods will win the three remaining majors on the 2019 schedule. Dustin Johnson Current odds: 10/1 World ranking: No. 1 Best PGA Championship finish: T5 - 2010 One thing to know: Dustin Johnson's game should play well at Bethpage Black. As one of the longest players on tour, Johnson should be able to manage the treacherous 500-yard par 4s the course presents. Brooks Koepka Current odds: 10/1 World ranking: No. 3 Best PGA Championship finish: Won - 2018 One thing to know: Few players have been as dominant at majors over the past four years as Brooks Koepka, with three wins, and five more top-10 finishes since 2015. As the reigning PGA Champion, and coming off a second place at the 2019 Masters, Koepka will be one of the most popular bets in the field. Rory McIlroy Current odds: 12/1 World ranking: No. 4 Best PGA Championship finish: Won - 2012, 2014 One thing to know: Rory McIlroy is another golfer whose game should translate well to Bethpage Black. As the second-longest driver on tour this season, and leading all golfers on strokes gained off the tee, McIlroy could be on his way to his third PGA Championship win. Rickie Fowler Current odds: 16/1 World ranking: No. 10 Best PGA Championship finish: T3 - 2014 One thing to know: Rickie Fowler has been seen as next-in-line for a major win for years now, and the PGA Championship could finally be the spot where he breaks through. He's in solid form, having finished tied for ninth at the Masters and tied for fourth at the Wells Fargo Championship. If he can keep that momentum rolling, he could find himself chasing down the trophy on Sunday. Jon Rahm Current odds: 16/1 World ranking: No. 11 Best PGA Championship finish: T4 - 2018 One thing to know: Jon Rahm's booming drives and confident play with his bigger clubs should be a boon for him at Bethpage Black. While the rough will be unforgiving this weekend, if Rahm can keep his shots relatively clean in the fairway, he'll be among the leaders heading into the weekend. Justin Rose Current odds: 18/1 World ranking: No. 2 Best PGA Championship finish: T3 - 2012 One thing to know: Justin Rose is always a threat to contend at majors, especially if his putter is working for him through the weekend. That said, he'll need quite a showing at Bethpage Black to keep pace with some of the bigger hitters on the long course. Jason Day Current odds: 20/1 World ranking: No. 14 Best PGA Championship finish: Won - 2015 One thing to know: Jason Day has finished inside the top 20 at the PGA Championship for six straight years, including a win in 2015 and two top-1o finished the following two years. If you're looking to bet a player with a history of being in contention on Sunday, Day is a solid pick. Francesco Molinari Current odds: 25/1 World ranking: No. 7 Best PGA Championship finish: T2 - 2017 One thing to know: While Francesco Molinari's run at Augusta this year didn't end the way he wanted, it once again showed that he's a threat at any major he plays in. Molinari has finished in the top six at each of the past two PGA Championships and should be a contender through the opening rounds at Bethpage Black. Tommy Fleetwood Current odds: 25/1 World ranking: No. 16 Best PGA Championship finish: T35 - 2018 One thing to know: Tommy Fleetwood is another player that has been anointed the next to win a major by many in the golfing world over the past few years. While his performances at previous PGA Championships have been somewhat underwhelming, he's in great form heading into the weekend at Bethpage Black. Xander Schauffele Current odds: 25/1 World ranking: No. 9 Best PGA Championship finish: T35 - 2018 One thing to know: Finishing just a stroke off of Tiger Woods at the Masters, Xander Schauffele could once again put the pressure on Woods at the PGA Championship. At only 25 years old, Schauffele looks set to compete at majors for a long time to come - how long it will take him to break through and win one remains to be seen. Tony Finau Current odds: 25/1 World ranking: No. 15 Best PGA Championship finish: T10 - 2015 One thing to know: Tony Finau has had a somewhat up-and-down year so far this season, but between his solid all-around play and his fifth-place finish at Augusta, there's a good reason to think he could make a run at the leaderboard on Sunday. More PGA Championship coverage: The person who won $1.2 million on Tiger Woods at the Masters has now bet $100,000 that Woods will win the next 3 majors Tiger Woods is already the favorite to win the PGA Championship and the 2020 Masters, and history suggests it's a smart decision by the oddsmakers Donald Trump says Tiger Woods is a 'great guy' who embodies the 'American spirit of pushing boundaries' Michael Jordan says Tiger Woods' win at the Masters is the 'greatest comeback' he's ever seen


The Blue Jays announced Tuesday that they've designated left-handed reliever Zac Rosscup for assignment in order to open a spot on the roster for right-hander Justin Shafer , whose contract has been formally selected from Triple-A Buffalo. It appears that Rosscup's tenure with the Jays will be a brief one. Toronto claimed him off waivers from the Mariners last week, but he appeared in just two games. In that time, he was knocked around for four runs on three hits and a pair of walks with two strikeouts in an inning of work. Rosscup had previously notched a 3.21 ERA in 14 innings with Seattle, but he also walked 14 hitters in that time. Rosscup's huge swinging-strike rate on his slider and his general knack for missing bats have stood out over the past two seasons, but this year's control troubles are also quite pronounced. The 26-year-old Shafer will be stepping up for his second stint with the Blue Jays, who selected his contract last August but later outrighted him off the 40-man roster when he cleared waivers. He's allowed just two earned runs with a 16-to-6 K/BB ratio in 18 2/3 innings for Buffalo this season.


NEW YORK (1010 WINS) -- A Capital One bank branch on Eighth Avenue in Chelsea was robbed Monday afternoon, the NYPD confirmed to 1010 WINS. The suspect passed a note to the teller -- it is unclear what message, if any, the note contained -- and he then fled with the stolen money. The amount of money is unclear. According to the Citizen App, the suspect is a white male, 5'7," with blonde hair, black clothes, a backpack, and his arms are covered in tattoos. This story is breaking. Please check back for updates.


The Green Bay Packers are excited about the level of consistency new safety Adrian Amos can provide for Mike Pettine's defense. Signed by the Packers to a four-year deal in free agency, Amos should bring a proven mix of reliability and stability to a safety position that has lacked both in Green Bay in recent years. Defensive backs coach Jason Simmons doesn't really care about a lack of traditional "splash plays" from his new safety. The down-to-down consistency of Amos is just as valuable. "Splash plays? He makes really good plays as a safety," Simmons said during the offseason workout program . "His consistency is really what attracted me to him." Although Amos didn't produce a high number of pass breakups and interceptions during his four seasons in Chicago, the Packers were impressed with his ability to protect against big plays as the last line of the defense. To Simmons, a big tackle can be just as noteworthy as making a play on the ball. "To a secondary coach, splash plays are when he gets guys down," Simmons said. "He gets guys down easily in the open field and in traffic. When you can get guys down and allow the defense to play another snap, those are splash plays, particularly when you get dynamic guys down. And he has the ability to do that." Amos played in all 16 games for the Bears last season, helping Chicago's defense lead the NFL in both opposing passer rating and plays of 20-plus yards allowed. According to Pro Football Focus , he was downgraded at the third-lowest rate among NFL safeties and was effective as both a tackler and in coverage - highlighting the value of his consistency in every situation as a safety. PFF isn't the only analytics service preaching the value of Amos' consistency. Sports Info Solutions ranked Amos second among NFL safeties last season in "Total Points Saved" in coverage, third in "Coverage Success Rate" and first in "Man Coverage Success Rate," again showing how reliable he can be in most coverage situations. Will Amos arrive in Green Bay and lead the NFL in interceptions? Probably not. He has only three in four seasons. Creating takeaways may never be a big part of his game. But the Packers were clearly comfortable trading the occasional big play for proven down-to-down consistency. In Amos, the Packers should have a dependable player who can be counted on to perform in all aspects of playing the safety position. MORE: UFC fighter Ben Askren had an excellent response to getting knocked out in 5 seconds Expected starting lineup for Lakers with LeBron James at point guard Honor thy father: Quinn Cook signed with Lakers for good reason Three Potential Trade Destinations for Russell Westbrook Mesmerizing speed could force Jon'Vea Johnson onto Cowboys roster


CNN is hosting the second set of Democratic presidential debates Tuesday and Wednesday, taking place in Detroit . 20 Democrats will take the stage over two nights. The first night will, for the first time, offer a match-up between Massachusetts Sen. Elizabeth Warren and Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders , the two top progressives in the Democratic primary. The second night will offer a rematch of former Vice President Joe Biden and California Sen. Kamala Harris , whose clash over race became the most closely watched moment of the first round of debates. For a large part of the Democratic field outside of the top-tier candidates, the pair of debates will be one of the last chances to make an impression on a national audience. The Democratic National Committee raised the threshold to qualify for the fall debates, meaning many of the candidates run the risk of not making the stage in September and October. Here's how to watch: When are the debates? CNN's Democratic presidential primary debates will be held on Tuesday, July 30, and Wednesday, July 31, starting at 8 p.m. ET and ending around 10:30 p.m. ET. How can I watch them? CNN's Democratic presidential debates will air exclusively on CNN and will stream live in their entirety, without requiring log-in to a cable provider, exclusively to CNN.com 's homepage, across mobile devices via CNN's apps for iOS and Android, and via CNNgo apps for Apple TV, Roku, Amazon Fire, Chromecast and Android TV. The full debate nights will be available exclusively the day following the airing on demand via cable/satellite systems, on CNNgo (at CNN.com/go on your desktop, smartphone, and tablets, and via CNNgo OTT apps), and CNN mobile apps on iOS and Android. CNN's live story will capture key moments from each debate, serving as the home for coverage, expert analysis and fact-checking in real-time. Additionally, customized coverage will roll out across all of CNN's platforms. This will include stories on CNN's flagship Instagram , featuring CNN's political reporters during and following the debates with important takeaways, fact-checking the candidates, and sizing up their place in the polls. Who is debating? Tuesday, July 30: Montana Gov. Steve Bullock South Bend, Indiana, Mayor Pete Buttigieg Former Maryland Rep. John Delaney Former Colorado Gov. John Hickenlooper Minnesota Sen. Amy Klobuchar Former Texas Rep. Beto O'Rourke Ohio Rep. Tim Ryan Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders Massachusetts Sen. Elizabeth Warren Author Marianne Williamson Wednesday, July 31: Colorado Sen. Michael Bennet Former Vice President Joe Biden New Jersey Sen. Cory Booker Former Housing and Urban Development Secretary Julian Castro New York Mayor Bill de Blasio Hawaii Rep. Tulsi Gabbard New York Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand California Sen. Kamala Harris Washington Gov. Jay Inslee Businessman Andrew Yang Who didn't make the cut? Massachusetts Rep. Seth Moulton and Miramar, Florida, Mayor Wayne Messam, two candidates who did not make the first debate stage, will also miss the second debate after failing to qualify. Billionaire investor Tom Steyer and former Pennsylvania Rep. Joe Sestak , two candidates who recently got into the presidential contest, also failed to qualify for the second round of debates. How were the debate stages decided? To qualify for the debates, Candidates had to either achieve at least 1% support in three polls from an approved list of pollsters or receive campaign contributions from 65,000 unique donors, including 200 donors each from 20 different states. The lineups for each night were announced on air during a live, random draw for transparency around the event. There were three distinct draws based on polling: One to divide the bottom 10 candidates, one to divide the middle six candidates and one to divide the top four candidates. What are the rules for the debates? Candidates will be given 60 seconds to respond to a moderator-directed question, and 30 seconds for responses and rebuttals. Colored lights will be used to help the candidates manage their remaining response times: 15 seconds = yellow; 5 seconds = flashing red; no time remaining = solid red. A candidate attacked by name by another candidate will be given 30 seconds to respond. There will be no show of hands or one-word, down-the-line questions. A candidate who consistently interrupts will have his or her time reduced. Questions posed by the moderators will appear on the bottom of the screen for television viewers. Stay with CNN for 2020 coverage Issues tracker CNN published an issues-focused interactive for the 20 candidates taking the debate stage, looking at their positions on health care, immigration, the economy, the climate crisis, education and gun violence. 'Go There' Debuting the week of the debates, CNN's new Facebook Watch show 'Go There' will feature CNN's most recognizable talent as they preview the debate and go deep on important topics like race and identity with highlight distinctive commentary. The Forecast Fest with Harry Enten, Kate Bolduan and John Avlon The Forecast Fest podcast relaunches with Harry Enten, Kate Bolduan and John Avlon as co-hosts. A new episode aired on Monday, July 29 previewing the debate and a bonus episode on Wednesday, July 31 will recap the debates.


FLORHAM PARK, N.J.   New York Jets coach Adam Gase insists he had no input on the firing of general manager Mike Maccagnan and says he never asked team chairman and CEO Christopher Johnson to make a change. Gase was conducting his first news conference Thursday since Maccagnan was fired by Johnson last Wednesday. On Monday, Gase took one question about the situation from reporters at the team's facility and said there was no power struggle between him and Maccagnan. Gase says Thursday that the two had some disagreements, but nothing unlike other NFL teams' coaches and GMs. One of the rumored sources of tension between the two was the Jets giving running back Le'Veon Bell a $52.5 million deal in free agency. Gase says New York did not overpay for Bell, he's excited to have him and reports that the Jets could consider trading him are "ridiculous." ___ More AP NFL coverage: https://apnews.com/NFL and https://twitter.com/AP_NFL


Even Neil Armstrong couldn't remember exactly what he said in the famous line he spoke during humanity's first-ever moon landing, NASA 's Apollo 11 mission, as he stepped onto the lunar surface. You know the sentence: "That's one small step for man, one giant leap for mankind." And you always wonder: Didn't he mean to say, "...for a man"? In fairness, he did have a lot on his mind. Even listening to the recording afterward, Armstrong still wasn't quite sure. "I would hope that history would grant me leeway for dropping the syllable and understand that it was certainly intended, even if it wasn't said -- although it actually might have been," he told biographer James R. Hansen. History has in fact remembered Armstrong fondly. And now we're ready to celebrate the 50th anniversary of that moon landing. It was July 20, 1969, when Armstrong and fellow astronaut Buzz Aldrin made cosmic history as they became the first humans ever to stand and walk on a heavenly body not called Earth. It was a breathtaking engineering and logistical achievement. Humans had only started venturing into space less than a decade earlier -- and even then, just barely outside Earth's atmosphere. Our experience of space, which started with Russian cosmonaut Yuri Gagarin in April 1961, was still quite limited when Apollo 8 made a trip 'round the moon in December 1968, the first time humans had ever broken free of Earth's orbit. But after a total of six moon landings for the Apollo program in less than four years, that was it. Since Apollo 17 in December 1972, no one's been back to the moon. NASA spent the next several decades focusing its manned spaceflight efforts on the space shuttle and on missions to the International Space Station. Now there are once again plans to put people on the moon. NASA says it expects to make a new moon landing by 2024 through its Artemis program , both for its own sake and as a stepping-stone toward eventual missions to Mars . Meanwhile, Amazon founder Jeff Bezos and SpaceX founder Elon Musk also have their eyes on lunar adventures. As NASA and others get set to mark the 50th anniversary of the first moon landing, here's a look back at that achievement -- and at what lies ahead. Real quick: How far away is the moon, anyway? The distance from the Earth to the moon varies because of the moon's elliptical orbit, from about 225,000 miles (363,000 kilometers) to 252,000 miles. By comparison, the ISS is only about 250 miles away -- that is, one one-thousandth as far as the moon. The Apollo missions needed roughly three days' travel time each way -- Apollo 11 got from Earth to lunar orbit at midday on day three of its mission. (For Apollo 15, it was about 4.5 days from Earth liftoff to touchdown on the lunar surface.) That's an awfully long way to go. Why even bother? Two words: space race. Starting in the 1950s, the US and the Soviet Union were going at it for bragging rights and military advantage, sending rockets, satellites, dogs and monkeys, and eventually people, into the ether. Then, on May 25, 1961, President John F. Kennedy made a brash declaration: "I believe that this nation should commit itself to achieving the goal, before this decade is out, of landing a man on the moon and returning him safely to earth. No single space project in this period will be more exciting, or more impressive, or more important for the long-range exploration of space; and none will be so difficult or expensive to accomplish." How did the astronauts get there? The lunar missions lifted off atop a Saturn V rocket, to date the most powerful ever. After separation from the Saturn rocket, the astronauts continued to the moon in the command service module. The CSM had three parts: the command module (CM), with the classic "space capsule" shape and containing the crew's quarters and flight controls; the expendable service module (SM), which provided propulsion and support systems; and the lunar module (LM), which looked like a geometry project with spindly legs and which took two astronauts to the lunar surface while a third remained in the CM. How did the Apollo 11 mission unfold? What exactly did Armstrong and Aldrin do? First of all, they simply proved it could be done. The overview: Apollo 11 lifted off from Launch Pad 39A at Kennedy Space Center in Florida on July 16 and returned to Earth on July 24, splashing down in the Pacific Ocean after traveling a total of 953,054 miles in eight days, three hours and 18 minutes. On July 20, the LM (nickname: Eagle) touched down in the moon's Sea of Tranquility after a stressful final few minutes. "There were some pretty hairy moments," biographer James Hansen said in an interview. "The onboard computer was taking them down into a site that was not quite what they wanted, and Neil had to take over manually. They maybe had 20 or 30 seconds of fuel left when he actually got it down." About four hours later, Armstrong stepped out, just before 11 p.m. ET on the 20th, a Sunday. He was outside for about 2.5 hours, with Aldrin joining him for about 1.5 hours. They were on the moon for 21 hours, 36 minutes (including seven hours of sleep) total before returning to orbit to rejoin the third member of the crew, Michael Collins, who'd been waiting, watching and worrying. Venturing no more than 300 feet from the LM and working under a 200-degree sun, Armstrong and Aldrin -- like tourists everywhere -- took lots of photos and video, and gathered souvenirs in the form of moon rocks and soil samples. They also set up a couple of rudimentary experiments, one to measure seismic activity and another as a target for Earth-based lasers to measure the Earth-moon distance precisely, which returned data for 71 days. They left behind an American flag, some of the most famous footprints in history, a coin-size silicon disc etched in microscopic detail with messages from world leaders and a small plaque saying "We came in peace for all mankind." Armstrong may have the most famous lines from the mission, and Collins the best book (Carrying the Fire), but Aldrin nailed the description of the moonscape: " magnificent desolation ." Those moon rocks were a pretty big deal, right? That's right. The Apollo 11 crew brought back 22 kg (almost 50 pounds) of lunar material, including rocks, modest core samples and that dusty lunar soil that's so great for making footprints. The sample included basalt (from molten lava), breccia (fragments of older rocks) and anorthocite (surface rock that may have been part of an ancient crust). Those moon rocks and other samples, from all the Apollo missions, helped scientists get a better understanding of the moon's origins . What else was going on in 1969? It was a crazy time. Airline hijacking was a big thing, especially to Cuba. The Vietnam War was raging, as were protests against it. Honduras and El Salvador fought a "soccer war." The Stonewall Riots in New York took place in late June. Richard Nixon had only just begun his first term as US president. On the technology front, the US would get its first ATM in September, and the first message sent on the ARPAnet , a precursor to the internet, would happen in late October. For about a week as May turned into June, John Lennon and Yoko Ono staged their "bed-in" in Amsterdam, at which Lennon recorded Give Peace a Chance. The Beatles' Get Back was No. 1 for five weeks from May into June, and the Fifth Dimension's Aquarius/Let the Sun Shine was No. 2. David Bowie released Space Oddity on July 11. The middle of August would bring the Woodstock festival. Debuts on TV that September and October would include Scooby-Doo, The Brady Bunch and Monty Python's Flying Circus. And Turnabout Intruder , the final episode of the original Star Trek series, aired June 3. How many people have been on the moon? The Apollo missions put a total of 12 men on the lunar surface over the course of six visits. That's it. Then there were the others who've flown that astonishing distance but never touched down -- six CM pilots on the lunar landing missions, plus the crews of Apollo 8, 10 and 13. Three of those people made the trip twice, so the grand total of humans who've been as far as the moon is 24. Here's who's been on the moon: Apollo 11: Armstrong and Aldrin Apollo 12: Pete Conrad, Alan Bean Apollo 14: Alan Shepard, Edgar Mitchell Apollo 15: David Scott, James Irwin Apollo 16: John Young, Charles Duke Apollo 17: Eugene Cernan, Harrison Schmitt What else has landed on the moon? We've put all kinds of unmanned spacecraft on the moon, starting with the hard landing of the Soviet Union's Luna 2 in 1959. The US' first spacecraft on the moon, Ranger 4, arrived in April 1962. Both countries landed a number of other machines there during the 1960s, including five Surveyor spacecraft from the US. Only some of them were soft (or powered) landings. More recently, other countries have been getting into the game. China put the Chang'e 3 onto the moon in 2013, making the first soft landing since Luna 24 in 1976. In January of this year, China's Chang'e 4 became the first spacecraft to land on the fabled dark side of the moon. In April, Israel sent the Beresheet spacecraft to the moon, but with an unhappy ending -- it crashed there. Where does President Trump stand on missions to the moon? NASA has been fired up for a return to the moon at least since December 2017, when President Donald Trump signed White House Space Policy Directive 1 , which urged a renewed focus on lunar missions. "Beginning with missions beyond low-Earth orbit," the directive states, "the United States will lead the return of humans to the Moon for long-term exploration and utilization, followed by human missions to Mars and other destinations." Curiously, President Trump tweeted in May that "NASA should NOT be talking about going to the Moon - We did that 50 years ago." The tweet did go on to suggest that he still sees the moon as part of NASA's eventual missions to Mars. That came less than a month after the Trump administration said it wanted an extra $1.6 billion added to NASA's budget for next year to help pave the way for humans to return to the moon in the coming decade. So what comes next? As things stand, the space agency plans to send astronauts back to the surface of the moon by 2024, in what's now known as the Artemis program, with a whole new rocket (the Space Launch System) and crew capsule ( Orion ). The program will eventually integrate a "gateway" spacecraft that will stay in lunar orbit while missions head down to the surface. Here's the timetable: Late 2019 -- First commercial deliveries/landers to the moon 2020 -- Launch of SLS/Orion, uncrewed, in Exploration Mission-1 2022 -- Crew around the moon in Exploration Mission-2 2022 -- By December, setup of the first gateway element (the power and propulsion system) for a one-year demo in space, aboard a private rocket 2023 -- Land a rover, with the help of the commercial space industry 2024 -- Americans on the moon (including the first woman) 2028 -- Sustained presence on moon NASA also sees these moon missions as preparation for eventual crewed missions to Mars , tentatively in the 2030s. In May, NASA named some of the companies that'll pitch in with the Artemis effort, including Boeing, Lockheed Martin, Blue Origin and SpaceX. Also in May, Amazon and Blue Origin chief Jeff Bezos unveiled a design for a Blue Moon lunar lander , which in addition to people could transport rovers to carry out scientific missions and shoot off small satellites. When can I go? Soon, maybe, if you have lots of disposable income or the right connections. Elon Musk has plans to send the first commercial customer, Japanese billionaire Yusaku Maezawa , on a flight around the moon in SpaceX's forthcoming BFR rocket. Maezawa plans to invite a handful of artists to join him on that weeklong flight in 2023. (The trip doesn't include a moon landing.) Originally published June 7. Update, July 6: Adds details, including the section on moon rocks, and more information about the Apollo missions.


Goldman Sachs is merging four separate private-investment groups into one unit in an attempt to generate steadier income and make itself more attractive to investors, The Wall Street Journal reported Sunday. The new division, which combines units investing in private companies, real estate and "other hard-to-access deals," is expected to command roughly $140 billion in assets, the Journal reported, citing people familiar with the matter. It will reportedly take shape over a period of several months. Goldman Sachs is merging four separate private-investment groups into one unit in an attempt to generate steadier income and make itself more attractive to investors, The Wall Street Journal reported Sunday . The new division, which combines units investing in private companies, real estate and "other hard-to-access deals," is expected to command roughly $140 billion in assets, the Journal reported, citing people familiar with the matter. It will reportedly take shape over a period of several months. The newspaper wrote that Goldman's executives are hoping CEO David Solomon's changes to a firm that historically thrived in investment banking and trading will boost its stagnant stock price. Goldman is also planning a fundraising blitz to raise money from outside investors, rather than putting up its own money as it had done in past private-equity ventures, people briefed on those plans told the Journal. The plan to reshape Goldman's private-investing strategy "will be a multiyear effort to evolve this business into more fee revenue and a more balanced business mix," Goldman President John Waldron reportedly said at an industry conference last month. Read the full report from The Wall Street Journal


Nine years after making her professional debut as a 15-year-old at the ShopRite LPGA Classic, Lexi Thompson now goes down in tournament history as a champion. And she did it in style, making an eagle on the 18th hole on Sunday to finish with a closing 67 and a 12-under 201 total, beat newly crowned U.S. Women's Open champion Jeongeun Lee6 by one stroke and grab her 11th career LPGA title. The win was Thompson's first since the 2018 CME Group Tour Championship and gives the 24-year-old at least one LPGA win in each season since 2013. The Bay Course at the Stockton Seaview Hotel and Golf Club in Galloway, N.J., sits on the water, which can produce strong, gusting winds. Sunday was no exception. The adjustments players had to make were extreme at times. Thompson said that she didn't hit driver all day, choosing instead to use 3-wood off the tee to control her ball better. On the par-5 18th to set up her eagle putt, she was downwind with 190 yards to the green and hit pitching wedge a club she usually hits 135 yards. The wind and the firm course conditions made what looks like a relatively easy course on paper (only a little longer than 6,000 yards) a difficult, technical one. "It was probably the most thought I've put into shots distance-wise," Thompson said, "With the wind and then lines and then where you have to carry, and the amount of bounce-out. …" Thompson was able to think her way around the course fresh off of a T-2 finish at the U.S. Women's Open at the Country Club of Charleston. It was her third top-five finish in her last five events. In a lot of ways, it felt like another LPGA win for Thompson was inevitable. But at the same time, in those other two events, she'd missed the cut. Though momentum felt like it was building, her inconsistency made it difficult to see where Thompson's game was actually at. With the eagle on the 18th hole in New Jersey, however, Thompson seemed to be making it clear her game is in good shape. The missed cuts are the fluke, and the top-five finishes the norm. RELATED: The six Jeongeun Lees have the same name, but identities all their own What makes the current status of Thompson's game all the more impressive is to look at the past couple years of her life. To say that she's been through a lot would be an understatement: The infamous ruling at the 2017 ANA that led her to not winning her second major, her mother's cancer diagnosis, a missed short putt at the 2018 CME Group Tour Championship that cost her player-of-the-year honors, opening up about struggles with body image  Thompson has had a lot to deal with both on and off the course. And she's still learning from it. "You know, I've definitely been through a lot, but a lot of people have," Thompson said. "I've been through a lot on and off the golf course, and I think, like I said earlier, the fans have truly helped me out a lot. Not only them but my family and my support team that I have around me, they've helped me so much just to get me through everything. Really what my mom has gone through, seeing just her attitude in life has really opened up my eyes for things that I've been through. It's not that bad. "Obviously we're all human," Thompson continued. "We have emotions. We feel sad, depressed and everything with going through those things, but you have to be strong enough to get through things, and I think that's the most important thing to have the support team around you, the family, the friends, just to keep on picking you up and be there for you, and I think that's what helped me out the most." Hearing Thompson talk about golf and life with that level of perspective is a reminder that she isn't a teenager anymore. Though 24 isn't old by any means, Thompson is showing that she has matured considerably during her time on tour. A maturity that, at the moment, is manifesting into some pretty great golf. Explore Golf Digest All Access, with more than 30 video series to improve your game


President Trump on Tuesday defended Home Depot co-founder Bernie Marcus amid boycott threats from shoppers over the billionaire's declaration he would donate to the president's reelection bid. "A truly great, patriotic & charitable man, Bernie Marcus, the co-founder of Home Depot who, at the age of 90, is coming under attack by the Radical Left Democrats with one of their often used weapons. They don't want people to shop at those GREAT stores because he contributed to your favorite President, me!" Trump tweeted Tuesday. "These people are vicious and totally crazed, but remember, there are far more great people ('Deplorables') in this country, than bad. Do to them what they do to you. Fight for Bernie Marcus and Home Depot!" he added. ....to your favorite President, me! These people are vicious and totally crazed, but remember, there are far more great people ("Deplorables") in this country, than bad. Do to them what they do to you. Fight for Bernie Marcus and Home Depot! - Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) July 10, 2019 Trump went on to say that liberals "don't understand that two can play that game." "More and more the Radical Left is using Commerce to hurt their 'Enemy.' They put out the name of a store, brand or company, and ask their so-called followers not to do business there. They don't care who gets hurt, but also don't understand that two can play that game!" he said in a subsequent tweet. More and more the Radical Left is using Commerce to hurt their "Enemy." They put out the name of a store, brand or company, and ask their so-called followers not to do business there. They don't care who gets hurt, but also don't understand that two can play that game! - Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) July 10, 2019 The boycott threats first emerged after Marcus gave an interview to The Atlanta Journal-Constitution in which he said he would give money to Trump's 2020 campaign, saying the president is a boon to the economy and has taken a strong stance on confronting China over unfair trade practices. "Cutting up my card and never shopping there again. #BoycottHomeDepot," one Twitter user said. Cutting up my card and never shopping there again. #BoycottHomeDepot https://t.co/HqYzWSHPuE - LeeAnn Kendall (@leeannkendall) July 1, 2019 A Home Depot spokesperson told MarketWatch that Marcus retired from the company more than 15 years ago and "isn't speaking on behalf of the company. In fact, as a standard practice, the company does not endorse presidential candidates."


Kyle Seager finally got to play for the Tacoma Rainiers, but it was Braden Bishop who starred. On Tuesday, Seager got into his first game   playing designated hitter and batting second   as part of his rehab from hand surgery that has sidelined him the entire 2019 season. The Mariners third baseman went 1-for-4 with a double and a run scored for the Rainiers in Tacoma's 9-7 victory over the Aviators in Las Vegas. Bishop, in his second game back in Triple-A after an eight-game stint with the Mariners, homered twice to help the Rainiers rally to the victory. Las Vegas led, 6-0, after the first inning but Tacoma chipped away at the lead. Ryan Court's two-out, two-run double in the top of the ninth provided the winning margin. Seager is eligible to come off the 60-day injured list on May 25. He had surgery on March 12 to repair a tendon in his left hand that he injured diving for a ball in a spring training game. The Rainiers are off on Wednesday and will start a four-game series at the Reno Aces starting on Thursday. First pitch is 6:35 p.m.     ©2019 The News Tribune (Tacoma, Wash.) Visit The News Tribune (Tacoma, Wash.) at www.TheNewsTribune.com Distributed by Tribune Content Agency, LLC.


President Trump's 2020 campaign manager said the president would win a second term in an "electoral landslide" if the election were held today and predicted that Trump would win multiple swing states, including three he lost in 2016. Brad Parscale told CBS News that the president would win Georgia, Texas, North Carolina, Florida, South Carolina, New Hampshire, New Mexico and Nevada if the election were held this week. New Hampshire, New Mexico and Nevada all voted for Hillary Clinton in 2016. However, Georgia, Texas and South Carolina, which Trump comfortably won three years ago, have reliably voted Republican for several consecutive presidential cycles and may now be in play in part due to a rise in the proportion of black and Hispanic voters. Parscale added that Minnesota, which Trump lost by 1.5 points in 2016, is "right there at the margin of error." "I think that's a state we have to fight for," he said. Parscale's comments come as polls show Trump trailing former Vice President Joe Biden and Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) in several swing states, including Michigan, Pennsylvania and Wisconsin, which were the lynchpins of the president's 2016 victory. Biden, the current Democratic primary front-runner, said earlier this week at the Poor People's Campaign Presidential Forum that, "If I'm your nominee, winning Georgia, North Carolina, South Carolina, believe it or not, and I believe we can win Texas and Florida if you look at the polling data now." Parscale dismissed the former vice president's comments, telling CBS, "I don't think we're losing any of those states." Parscale, who ran Trump's digital operation in 2016 when the campaign defied a mountain of polls showing a Clinton victory, slammed current surveys as "the fakest thing" and praised his own strategy as more accurate. "I actually believe more in digital, the kind of AI technology we use ... I don't believe in traditional, head-to-head polling," he said. Internal polling by the Trump campaign this month showed the president far behind Biden in a number of key battleground states.


The starting lineup for the second Pocono Cup race on the doubleheader weekend there next year will be set by inverting the lead-lap finishers from the first race . What do you think of that decision? Dustin Long: I'm fine with it. The distance for the second race will be long enough (350 miles) that those in the back will have a chance to work up to the front. Hey, it's not like this is has never been done in racing. Short tracks around the country invert their starting fields in features. I'm all for new ideas in NASCAR and seeing if they work. Daniel McFadin: I'm completely fine with it. Since teams will be using the same cars in both races, it helps ensure we don't see similar versions of the same race play out over the course of the two days. Also, it may give teams that don't see the front of the pack hardly ever at least some time in the spotlight. Had this been done this year, Michael McDowell and Daniel Suarez would have started on the front row in a hypothetical second race. Jerry Bonkowski: While I like the idea in theory, in practice it could be suspect. What happens if a driver in the first race has no chance of winning and decides late in the race to slow down and falls in terms of positions   yet stays on the lead lap   to give himself a better start in the Sunday race? Fans, media and other teams could have a problem with that. It will be interesting to see how this experiment works, especially if we see more doubleheader weekends at other tracks in the future. Nate Ryan : It's a good twist, though it might need some tweaking (as Jerry notes above). Hendrick Motorsports' announcement Monday that it was changing crew chiefs on Jimmie Johnson's team marks only the second time since 2010 that the organization has made an in-season crew chief change. What do you think of the move? Dustin Long: Jimmie Johnson and the No. 48 team are not just about making the playoffs. They are about winning championships. Who would consider this group a championship contender at this moment? There's your answer on the need to make the change at this point of the season. Daniel McFadin: My first reaction upon reading Cliff Daniels' bio and his history with the No. 48 team was why wasn't he the first choice to replace Chad Knaus? It seems to me it would have allowed for a much smoother transition into the post-Knaus era for Johnson. It's fascinating that a seven-time Cup champion is now paired with the youngest crew chief in the series, the opposite of the pairing between Knaus and William Byron , who is the youngest full-time Cup driver. Jerry Bonkowski: Something had to be done, otherwise Johnson will not make the playoffs. And there's no guarantee that a new crew chief will accomplish just that. When I first heard of the crew chief change, my first thought was Chad Knaus was coming back with Jimmie. If anyone could get Johnson into the playoffs, it's Knaus. But I'll be optimistic that Cliff Daniels will be up to the task and hope for the best. Nate Ryan : The timing is curious   a road course race in the midst of a playoff points battle hardly seems the optimum place for a crew chief's Cup debut   but the reasoning is simple. As he strongly hinted after New Hampshire , Johnson had reached the performance ceiling with the leadership of his current team after 21 races. The Cup series is up to eight different winners in the last eight races. Will the streak continue this weekend at Watkins Glen (3 p.m. ET on NBCSN)? Dustin Long: Streak continues. Even though the top four in points have won during this stretch, there are enough drivers who can win at the Glen. Throw in some clever strategy and that could open the opportunities to a few others. Daniel McFadin: My gut feeling is we'll see the streak end, but Erik Jones is on a hot streak now and he finished fifth at the Glen last year. If it does continue, it'll be through him. Jerry Bonkowski: I thought for sure the streak would end at Pocono, but it didn't. Because Watkins Glen is more of an equalizing race than most races on conventional ovals, I think it's likely we could see a ninth consecutive different winner. But that will likely be the final race for this streak before it's broken the following week at Michigan. Nate Ryan : Between Denny Hamlin , Kyle Busch , Martin Truex Jr. and Joey Logano , there will be too many strong contenders to keep the string alive. Brad Keselowski will have a fighting chance, though.


The 2019 NFL Draft is over, and most in the NFL world were fond of the work the Vikings did. Over at NFL.com , Gennaro Filice and Dan Parr ranked each teams' draft class. The Vikings ranked 14th overall, which is probably a little lower than it should be. Minnesota nailed its first two picks, selecting Garrett Bradbury in the first and Irv Smith Jr. in the second. The team probably took Alexander Mattison a little early, but this is a guy the team really likes . Guard Dru Samia was a good value pick in the fourth round. The Vikings were the top-ranked team in the NFC North. The Packers were 18, the Bears were 29 and the Lions ranked 30th. Grading draft classes immediately after the draft is kind of a silly practice considering these guys haven't played a single NFL down. But content is content and NFL fans are hungry for it. MORE: 2019 Kentucky Derby post positions and odds Bears rookie Mathieu Betts had no idea he was 3rd pick overall in CFL draft Lions gave OT Ryan Pope the biggest UDFA guaranteed deal 2019 Kentucky Derby Horse Names Ranked Giants rookie minicamp: Studs and duds from Day 1


As if their spending power knows no end, both Manchester clubs are locking horns over a deal to sign Leicester City defender Harry Maguire. United made an eye-watering offer of £70m, a fee which City may very well choose to match, as the price for English talent delves into a world of pure lunacy. When you take into account that the best centre half in the world - for the sake of argument lets just pretend Virgil van Dijk is the best in the world, although he probably is - cost £75m then it becomes an obscene thought to think Maguire should command more. He definitely isn't a better defender, yet the country listed on his passport means his price sky rockets to soaring heights and clubs must spend over-the-odds to acquire English players. So, with that in mind, who else could City and United move for? Here are a few marginally cheaper options from across Europe. Mario Hermoso - RCD Espanyol At only 24-years-old, he's two years younger than Maguire and boasts a CV that reads 'product of Real Madrid academy.' Furthermore, he's established himself as a fine centre half in La Liga after making 32 appearances last season and notching three goals for the Barcelona-based side. His performances have seen him break into the national team, making his debut for Spain in November and turning out for La Furia Roja plenty of times since then. A natural left footer, he will offer Premier League sides a different option in central defence but more importantly could be scooped up at a sniff of the price Leicester are demanding for Maguire. A relatively low release clause of €40m may even be negotiated down, considering Hermoso is in the final year of a three-year contract. Armando Izzo - Torino After joining Torino for €8m in 2018, Armando Izzo has earned himself a strong reputation as one of Serie A 's finest defenders after a rip-roaring debut campaign in northern Italy. His first season at the club saw the 27-year-old rack up 37 starts as Torino narrowly missed out on European football with a seventh-place finish. Nevertheless, their failure to secure Europa League football fell on the forwards' shoulders, as Izzo was part of a defence that conceded a mere 37 goals - only Juventus, Napoli and the Milan clubs boasted better defensive records. Known for his battling displays and no-nonsense defending, stats-wise Izzo scored highly among the league's defenders, courting the attentions of Arsenal as well as various other European sides. Morever, being available for around €30m, he'd be an absolute steal. Ibrahima Konate - RB Leipzig While we all know individual stats can often be misleading, one glance at the Bundesliga  table tells you all you need to know about the strength of RB Leipzig's defence last season. In their 34 games they shipped in a measly 29 goals, the best in the division, a staggering figure which should be greatly attributed to the fine work of Ibrahima Konate. The 20-year-old Frenchman featured in 29 of those games, slotting into the central role either as part of a back four or alongside two other central defender with consummate ease. Lightning quick pace is one of his star attributes, while his lean frame allows him to pose a threat in both boxes. His physical strengths are only bettered by his technical ones, attributes that are imperative to the way Leipzig play in the Bundesliga. He signed a new deal committing him to the club until 2023, meaning he won't come cheap, however, it is claimed that a £40m offer could seal the deal. Samuel Umtiti - Barcelona It's a transfer story that's gone back and forth throughout the summer, but if the most recent reports are to be believed, then Barcelona are 'open' to the idea of selling Samuel Umtiti. He's not just good - he's really good. He possesses all the attributes you would desire from a modern centre half. The ability to carry the ball forward yet willing to do the dirty work, there are very few boxes that the French defender doesn't tick. Not only that, he has bags of experience to boot. At only 25, he's already won the World Cup and two league titles, not to mention he's played regularly for one of the best sides in the world since moving from Lyon in 2016. A suggested fee of €50m could sway La Blaurgana to part with the defender, yet again far, far less than what Maguire would command. Morever, in all honesty, who would you rather have in your team? Nathan Ake - Bournemouth While not the headline-grabbing name of a Maguire or Umtiti, Nathan Ake has quietly been going about his business on the south coast undetected. Or maybe not, as recent gossip suggests City are already keeping tabs on the Bournemouth centre half. Whether their interest is assured or not, the Dutchman has been one of the Cherries' standout players since joining from Chelsea for £20m in 2016 - and poses an experienced option with league experience. Another player capable of fitting into a back three as well as a back four, Ake has also demonstrated a goalscoring touch, netting four times in the Premier League last season. It speaks volumes of his talent when links are being made to major sides, given the fact that Bournemouth have only finished in the top-ten once since his arrival. Somewhere in the region of £40m may do the trick, which even still may be a hefty amount, but at 24 he's had four years of top-flight football already. Worth a punt.


#Seahawks LB KJ Wright is heading back to Kenya to visit the two new wells he helped fund in Maasai Mara: https://t.co/lASOwKNfhy - John Boyle (@johnpboyle) June 26, 2019 With the Seattle Seahawks' summer break in full swing, most players are taking time to visit with family and friends. Linebacker K.J. Wright is no different, except he's taking those family and friends to Kenya on Thursday . Wright and his crew, which is also comprised of former Seahawks teammates Mike Morgan and Tye Smith, are set to visit two of the wells Wright helped fund last summer on his first visit to Maasai Mara. While there last year, Wright became determined to do something about the unhealthy drinking water for the residents so he partnered with Healing Hands International to initiate the building of the wells. Wright was able to raise in excess of $75,000 for the effort, including the $25,000 donation he received for being nominated for the 2018 Walter Payton NFL Man of the Year. The additional money came from his own pocket as well as donations provided by fans and local businesses. Stay tuned as Wright documents his international community service efforts on social media. MORE: Ranking the NFL's 10 scariest offensive personnel packages in 2019 Four potential DeMarcus Cousins landing spots in free agency Report: Nets likely to sign Kyrie Irving to 4-year, $141 million deal Davante Adams already conducting the Darnell Savage hype train Giants have found stability, are on the upswing


Gary Woodland did everything he needed to Friday. He went bogey free while posting six birdies to shoot a 6-under 65 and take sole possession of the lead at 9 under through two rounds. Woodland's lone true scare of the day came at the 8th hole (his 17th) where he put himself in bad position with his second shot off the right front of the green. But he got on with his third and made an extremely slippery putt down the hill to avoid dropping a shot. Gary Woodland simply refuses to bogey. #USOpen pic.twitter.com/2ynID5Gtho   U.S. Open (USGA) (@usopengolf) June 15, 2019 Woodland leads Justin Rose by two as he shot a 1-under 71 after tying the U.S. Open single-round record at Pebble Beach with a 65 in the first round. Woodland matched that score in his second round joining Rose and Tiger Woods (2000) as the only men to shoot 65 at Pebble Beach in a U.S. Open. Rose's putting carried him to his superb first round, but his putter saved him from posting big numbers in Round 2 as he got up and down from several tough spots on the day. "You know you're going to need to make those sort of key, 5, 6, 7, 8 foot putts for par, and invariably they have a lot of swing on them on this golf course," Rose said after his round. "They are makeable. You feel like you should make them. But they're kind of 50/50 putts. So when you make them you are keeping up the momentum and then you miss one you really feel like you've lost something. Even though they're 50/50 putts the psychological gain from making them is like a whole shot." Louis Oosthuizen is three shots back of Woodland in solo third at 6 under. Rory McIlroy was on his way to a fantastic day as he was 3 under through 11, but a bogey and double bogey on back-to-back holes forced him to salvage what could have been a much better round. He got it done though as he birdied two of the final four to finish with a 2-under 69 and four shots back of Woodland at 5 under for the tournament. Aaron Wise is tied with McIlroy at 5 under. Rory McIlroy shakes off double bogey, hits incredible shot from bunker, #USOpen pic.twitter.com/Ilqq2zqA68   U.S. Open (USGA) (@usopengolf) June 15, 2019 MORE : U.S. Open 2019: Tiger Woods fuming after bogey-bogey finish | U.S. Open 2019: Justin Rose wary of Brooks Koepka lurking just behind Brooks Koepka sits five shots back of Woodland at 4 under and Tiger Woods is nine back at even par.


After being found guilty, the jury has recommended the death penalty for Tim Jones, Jr. Jones has been sentenced to death after being found guilty on five counts of murder in the deaths of his children. The state sought the death penalty. The jury consisted of 10 women and 8 men. Jones pleaded not guilty by reason of insanity. A grand jury indicted Jones in 2014 on five counts of murder in the deaths of his children   Mera, 8, Elias, 7, Nahtahn, 6, Gabriel, 2, and Abigail, 1. For Mera, Elias, Gabriel, and Abigail, the indictments state the children were killed "by means of strangulation and/or other violent means or instruments." The bodies of the children were found in garbage bags off a dirt road in Alabama. Jones led authorities to the bodies after being arrested in Mississippi. Jones, who appeared to be under the influence at the time of his arrest, was questioned at the checkpoint by a Smith County, Mississippi, deputy about an odor of chemicals coming from his vehicle. After further investigation, the deputy found what appeared to be chemicals used to make methamphetamine and a street drug known as "Spice." Investigators also said his Cadillac Escalade was blood-soaked and "smelled of death." "Jones stated that he believed the children were going to kill him, chop him up, and feed him to the dogs," the arrest warrant said. Witnesses throughout the trial, which started May 14, included a number of babysitters for the children, doctors who examined Jones, Jr., arresting officers from Mississippi and jailers from South Carolina, the mother of the children, Amber Kyzer, and Jones' father and grandmother. Closing arguments began June 3, and 11th Circuit Solicitor Rick Hubbard III summarized the state's death penalty case. "Tim Jones may love his family but there's someone he loves more, Tim Jones," Hubbard said. Hubbard pointed to a defense psychiatrist who testified Jones didn't know exercising Nahtahn and his subsequent death was legally wrong but reminded the jury DSS had told Jones he wasn't allowed to touch the children. "When he picked up his phone and chose not to call 911, I know what the law is and I know I'm in trouble," Hubbard says. "The worst of the worst know killing your babies is obscene, outrageous and absolutely morally unacceptable. Jones did that in a matter of seconds." As for the defense, Jones' attorneys laid out their reasoning for the not guilty by reason of insanity case. Jones' defense team told the jury he is schizophrenic, but had not been diagnosed at the time of the alleged crime. Attorney says Jones' mom has been institutionalized for 20 years with diagnosed schizophrenia. As defense attorney Boyd Young closed in at one hour into his closing arguments, Jones takes off his glasses and continues to dab his eyes with his handkerchief as he had throughout the weekslong trial. His defense made a motion for a mistrial, accusing Deputy Solicitor Shawn Graham of getting choked up while giving the state's opening statements. That motion is denied. Jones never took the stand in his own defense. No one has been executed in South Carolina since May 2011. There are 37 people waiting on death row, according to a report from the South Carolina Department of Corrections. The report does not include Jerome Jenkins, who was sentenced to death last month in Horry County. READ MORE: SC man gets death sentence for killing his 5 children CHECK OUT WYFF: Get the latest Greenville news and weather. For live, local, late-breaking Greenville, SC, news coverage, WYFF is the place to be.


The weather report shows more warm temperatures are in store for Boston, due to last through Sunday, according to the seven-day forecast from drone-powered weather service Saildrone . The weather today will bring temperatures of 86 degrees, with a high of 88 expected on Tuesday. Light rainfall is predicted for today. The greatest chance of rain is predicted on Wednesday at 54 percent. Skies will be partly cloudy on Tuesday. Winds will stay somewhat calm throughout the week, with the highest speeds on Tuesday at just 11 mph. This story was created automatically using Saildrone's local weather forecast data, then reviewed by an editor. We also incorporate historic weather data from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA). Click here for more about what we're doing. Got thoughts? Go here to share your feedback.


It's one of the best times of the year for sports fans, and that means it's time to make your plans around the NBA Finals, which begin on May 30. As patrons head into Seattle bars to watch the NBA Playoffs, average daily revenue at local pubs is $1,682 on days when games are played, a 0.82% decrease compared to an average day, according to an analysis of transactions at 3,500 local bars by Womply , a provider of CRM and online review management software for small businesses . That sales decrease is driven by a 2.5% increase in transaction volume and a 3.3% decrease in purchase price. At local restaurants in Seattle, average daily revenue is $1,485 during the NBA Playoffs on days when games are played, a 2.48% increase over a typical day, according to an analysis of transactions at 42,000 local eateries by Womply. That sales increase is driven by a 2.66% increase in transaction volume and a 0.23% decrease in purchase price. To help you snag the best stool in town, Hoodline crunched the numbers to find the top options for sports bars, using both Yelp data and our own methodology. 1. Henry's Tavern South Lake Union Topping the list is Henry's Tavern South Lake Union . Located at 501 Fairview Ave. North, Suite 100 (between Republican and Mercer streets) in the Cascade, the sports bar and traditional American spot is the highest-rated sports bar in Seattle, boasting four stars out of 90 reviews on Yelp. Stop by to catch an NBA playoff game and dig into a variety of appetizers like hand-dipped chicken tenders, spicy buffalo wings with blue cheese slaw and the Bavarian pretzel, which comes with a choice of dipping sauce, from cheddar ale and onion to peanut butter and bacon sauce. The tavern also offers a slew of hard ciders, lagers and ales. 2. Little Maria's Pizza Next up is Belltown's Little Maria's Pizza , situated at 1809 Minor Ave., Suite 101 (between Howell and Stewart streets). With four stars out of 87 reviews on Yelp, the sports bar, which offers pizza and more, has proven to be a local favorite. The pizza joint serves up a variety of specialty pizzas, from its veggie pie   with mushroom, green pepper, tomato, black olive and red onion   to The Roma, with pepperoni, sausage, mushrooms and olives. Pizza by the slice, calzones and salads are also on offer. Gameday specials include $1 Rainier drafts and deals on wings and pizza slices. 3. Backyard Columbia City's Backyard , located at 3820 S. Ferdinand St., Suite 102 (between South 39th and South Rainier avenues), is another top choice, with Yelpers giving the sports bar and traditional American spot four stars out of 46 reviews. The dive bar offers burgers, pizza, salads and snacks like cheese curds, pizza bites, smoked brisket poutine and more. An array of beers, including the Rogers Pilsner and the Atlas Blackberry Cider, are also on offer, as well as local spirits and cocktails. 4. The Westy Roosevelt The Westy Roosevelt , a sports bar and traditional American spot in Roosevelt, is another go-to, with four stars out of 37 Yelp reviews. Head over to 1215 N.E. 65th St. (between North 12th and North Brooklyn avenues) to see for yourself. The sports bar, which also houses skeeball, pinball and Pac-Man machines, serves up burgers, sandwiches and entrees like pan-seared pork chop with butternut squash. Quick bites like jalapeño popper dip, loaded potato skins and pretzel bites are also available. 5. Olde 99 Pub Over in Phinney Ridge, check out Olde 99 Pub , which has earned four stars out of 35 reviews on Yelp. You can find the sports bar and New American spot at 7305 Aurora Ave. North (between 73rd Street and North Keen Way). On tap, this spot offers a selection of beers and liquor. When it comes to food, look for Thai spring rolls, mini corn dogs, mozzarella cheese sticks and loaded nachos with ground beef, cheddar cheese, green onion, black olives, sour cream, pico de gallo, salsa and jalapeños. There are also ping pong tables and dart boards for those who wish to stick around after the game. This story was created automatically using local business data, then reviewed by an editor. Click here for more about what we're doing. Got thoughts? Go here to share your feedback.