LANSING, Mich. - Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel reminded Consumers Energy and DTE customers Monday they may be eligible for a $25 credit if they were without power for more than 16 hours as a result of recent electric outages. Consumers are eligible for a credit under "normal conditions" if the utility fails to restore service within 16 hours after an outage resulting from conditions other than catastrophic conditions. RELATED: Crews making progress to restore power after weekend outages Catastrophic conditions are defined as an event that results in an official state of emergency or an event that results in interruption of 10% or more of the utility's customers and the utility fails to restore power within 120 hours. Credits are also available for repetitive interruptions if a customer experiences more than seven interruptions in a 12-month period. Customers need to notify their electric utility of all service outages and should record the date and time of each outage; when the company was notified of the outage and how it was notified; and when the service was restored. "The weekend storms in some parts of Michigan have left hundreds of thousands of electric customers with extended interruptions in services and it's important we remind them that they may be entitled to a credit as a result of those interruptions," Nessel said. RELATED: Consumers Energy handing out ice, water and ice cream in Cedar Springs "And while we appreciate the utility companies for their around-the-clock work to restore power to their customers, it's important we continue working together to ensure better reliability for our residents." Any customer of an electric utility regulated by the Michigan Public Service Commission is eligible for this credit. Customers must contact their utility to determine whether they are eligible for the credit. Online forms for Michigan's two largest utilities   DTE and Consumers Energy   are available by clicking on these links: Consumers customer outage form DTE customer outage credit form RELATED VIDEO: ►Make it easy to keep up to date with more stories like this. Download the 13 ON YOUR SIDE app now . Have a news tip? Email news@13onyourside.com, visit our Facebook page or Twitter .


Led by star receiver Julio Jones , all players who did not attend Falcons OTAs arrived for the first day on minicamp, the NFL Network's Ian Rapoport tweets . That list includes the recently franchise-tagged Grady Jarrett , defensive end Vic Beasley and linebacker Deion Jones . In addition to arriving for mandatory minicamp, Jones is not worried about his contract and is sure a new deal will get done, ESPN's Vaughn McClure writes. "The situation will get handled. It's just a matter of time when they're going to do it. Mr. Blank has spoken, so what more do I need to say or talk about?" Jones said. McClure notes that in addition to a reworked deal for the pass-catcher, the Falcons also hope to sign Jarrett and Deion Jones to extensions. In addition to Julio not worried about his deal getting done, Falcons owner Arthur Blank sounds just as confident. "I'm not worried about getting the deals done. I'm speaking on behalf of Atlanta and Atlanta fans. [General manager] Thomas [Dimitroff] is working hard to get them done. Coach [Dan] Quinn is supportive, as well. It will happen. It's just a matter of when," Blank said. Even though he did arrive at the three-day minicamp, Julio will not be participating due to a foot injury. Jones is coming off his fifth consecutive 1,400-yard campaign and led the league with 1,677 receiving yards in 2018.


Look closely and you'll spot him. Not front and center. But Denis Pugh will be there on the range at Royal Portrush next week, most likely standing quietly nearby as the defending Open champion, Francesco Molinari, hits shots. Pugh might step forward now and then and offer a few quiet words to the man he calls "my best work." But there will be no preening or posturing for any watching cameras. It will be all business quiet and efficient. That has forever been the way of things for Pugh, who is perhaps the most low-profile high-profile swing coach in the world of golf today. Which is odd. A glance at Pugh's history reveals a host of well-known names and, even more significantly, a wide variety of swings and personalities that have graced the international game over the past three decades or so. As well as Molinari, Pugh has at various times guided the likes of Frank Nobilo, Colin Montgomerie, Ross Fisher, Peter O'Malley, Greg Turner, Wayne Riley, Mike Harwood and Peter Fowler to success around the globe. Surprisingly, as far as Pugh's coaching is concerned, O'Malley's is the name that is perhaps the most significant on that list. Over the course of a more than 30-year professional career, the Australian is most famous for three things: playing the last five holes on the Kings Course at Gleneagles in seven under par to win the 1992 Scottish Open; defeating Tiger Woods in the first round at the 2002 World Match Play Championship; and ball-striking that is legendary for its quality and consistency. RELATED: The 13 best bets to win the Open Championship "No one in the history of golf has missed more 10-foot birdie putts than Pom [O'Malley's nickname on tour]," his friend and compatriot Mike Clayton once said, simultaneously paying tribute to O'Malley's tee-to-green play and revealing the fatal flaw in his game. More glibly, Molinari has been labeled "Pom with a putter." The pair share strikingly similar stocky builds and a propensity for full-swing consistency. So did O'Malley help prepare Pugh for the work he has done with the first Italian to win a major championship? Yes and no. Times have changed, as, by necessity, has Pugh's teaching, something that leaves the 64-year-old native of Essex, England, more than a little ambivalent. "Pro golfers who don't hit the ball 300 yards or so through the air are not competitive today," he says. "Part of Francesco's pre-round warm-up is to blast three balls as hard as he can. Is that good for his game? Yes, for the game as it is now. But it isn't the game I grew up with. "It was different before. No one has ever hit the center of the clubface more often than Pom. Or found the middle of more fairways. If Pom was playing the regular tour now, he would have gone for power more than accuracy. He would have had to do that to survive. And that's the difference. Francesco was prepared to risk all in the search for more power. Because that's all that counts these days." As a player, Pugh never reached such heights or lengths. His career highlight was winning a mini-tour event in the United States against "a good field." A self-confessed short-hitting, wild driver who hit too many iron shots fat, he was tour standard with a wedge in his hands and occasionally had enough gumption to hole the odd putt. "But I couldn't hit the ball at all," he says. "I was able to pre-qualify regularly maybe 50 percent of the time. And when I did that, I would make the cut maybe 50 percent of the time. That might be good enough to make a living these days, but it wasn't back then. I wasn't good enough to do well, but I wasn't bad enough to stop." He did though, in 1979, when legendary coach Phil Ritson bluntly told him he didn't have what it takes to be a great player, but he did have what it takes to be a good coach. A few years later, Pugh was working with David Leadbetter as his fellow Englishman was making Nick Faldo great rather than good. And a few years after that, Pugh was making his own way. "When Faldo won the Open in 1987, David became the star name in coaching terms, and that helped me because I was best placed to explain what David was all about," Pugh says. "I was one of the few people in the U.K. who knew how to analyze a swing on video. Anyway, David was hot and I was associated with him. And I knew how to work a video camera. On those things, I built a career." RELATED: How Royal Portrush got a second chance at hosting an Open Championship In time, more and more tour players took themselves to see Pugh, many of them from Down Under. One, Turner, was rescued from the edge of the abyss, his game an 18-handicap mix of tops and shanks before Pugh entered his life. Nobilo, now a mainstay of Golf Channel's coverage, was another. "I went to Denis as part of a search for improvement," says the New Zealander. "I was questioning what causes what. And he was also a little anti-establishment, which suited me. We were contrarians together. And Denis was as hungry to make a name for himself as I was. He is the best coach I ever worked with. The things that changed my game the most and made me competitive, I did under his tutelage. I was with him from 1988-'89 to 1996. I played my best golf under him. My swing was technically sound. And a lot of people liked it. He made me believe in myself. He preached three things: posture, positioning and plane. That described my swing perfectly. It worked well under pressure, and I could fix it when it went wrong." All of which is in complete contrast to Pugh's most famous student, pre-Molinari. Montgomerie might be the last person in the world anyone would go to for an in-depth explanation of how the golf swing works. On the range at the K Club in Ireland, a journalist once had to explain to the eight-time European No. 1 why it was easier to fade the ball with a 3-iron rather than a 9-iron. "Loft creates backspin, Colin, which negates sidespin." "Really? I never knew that." For Pugh, teaching such ignorance was a new and very different challenge. This was no swing re-build for Turner, or a long-term fine-tuning with Nobilo. This was a unique experience with a unique golfer, but one that proved to be mutually beneficial. "Monty made me better at what I do," Pugh says. "Learning to coach in chaos was interesting. He taught me to be adaptable. Day to day, I never knew which Monty was going to appear. Or in what circumstances I would be teaching him. He fired me 19 times over 12 years. He re-hired me 19 times, too. He made me more multi-dimensional. There is one way for every player, but no one way for every player. "Working with Monty was always interesting, but over time he basically cost me the rest of my 'stable,' with one or two exceptions," Pugh says. "The other players didn't like that Monty was sucking up their time with me. He expected full-time attention." That was to prove even more impossible for Pugh, whose life changed forever on Saturday, Sept. 18, 1999. Arriving back from picking up pizzas for the family lunch son Robert was 12, daughter Victoria, 10 Pugh saw an ambulance in his driveway. Pugh's wife, Lesley, had suffered a massive heart attack during his brief absence. Two days later, after being told there was no sign of brain activity, Pugh made the agonizing decision to turn off her life-support machine. She was 43. "It took me about 18 months to get to the stage where I could talk about it without crying," says Pugh, who married again in 2003, and commutes between London and Munich to be with Nettie, a Supreme Court judge in Germany. "Even now at certain times, I get tearful if I think about it. I can still get upset. But I don't like to look backward. I prefer to live in the present and look forward to the future. I was always a bit that way, but now I'm totally that way. I'm not comforted by my memories; I just feel an enormous sadness, thinking about what could have been." After Lesley's passing, Pugh stopped traveling on tour, gave up his occasional appearances on Sky Sports television coverage and took a club professional job at The Wisley Club near London. Apart from the occasional visit from Monty or Pom, that was his working life, the rest devoted to bringing up his two children. "I look back now and know how much my mum's death affected his life," Robert says. "It was obviously a devastating blow for all of us, but a huge thing for my dad. As a kid, I didn't see that as much as I do now. Before that, I had never had a cooked meal from my dad. But that became an everyday thing. He learned how to cook. He did all the washing and the ironing. He became both parents, even as he had a career, too. I'm amazed by how much he did, really. "He was always there when my sister and I needed him," Robert says. "We were always his first priority. I will always be grateful for all that he did for us. He's been a great dad. And he still loves golf, even if he claims he doesn't. He's always talking about it. He's always trying to get better. And he spends too much time on Twitter." Indeed, the elder Pugh who refuses to give swing tips on social media is a prolific Tweeter, his vehemently pro-remain views on the U.K.'s imminent exit from the European Community (Brexit) taking up much character space amid the golf stuff. "Cliched thinking is everywhere," he says with a smile and a shake of the head. "And when it comes to both politics and golf, many people don't want to know because they already think they know. It's better to think the lie than be told the truth." And so to Molinari, who has worked with Pugh since he along with older brother Edoardo was part of the Italian amateur team coached by the Englishman. It has been an unusually long and uninterrupted relationship in a world where the inclination of the player is so often to look elsewhere when things are perhaps not going exactly to plan. "I am obviously biased," Francesco says, "but I think Denis has great knowledge. He has a great way of working not too intense or invasive. For me, he always had a long-term picture in his head. Little by little, he has made me better. In the beginning, I didn't realize what he was doing. But I matured enough to see where we were going. Our secret is that his message has never gotten old. Denis is always researching and updating his ideas. So the message has changed and evolved. "Denis is a lot more driven and ambitious than people realize, just because he is generally happy and smiling," Molinari says. "But he is similar to me and this is why we get on so well in that we both have a huge drive to get better. Without shouting about it. When it is time, we work very hard." . One of those times will be this week. On that range at Royal Portrush. Watch them carefully. Check out Golf Digest Schools for the best in video golf instruction WATCH: GOLF DIGEST VIDEOS See the video. Ranking the British Open venues


A new study released Thursday provides the first evidence that processed foods aren't just bad for our health, they actually cause people to eat more and gain weight. Previous research has shown that processed foods are linked to higher rates of cancer and early death. Scientists consider food to be processed if it's made with additives and preservatives that help preserve flavor and freshness, like sugar, salt, or oil. They're quick, they're easy, they're cheap, and they're really bad for us. Processed foods are under fresh scrutiny this week after a groundbreaking study from the National Institutes of Health revealed that people on ultra-processed diets eat more calories and gain more weight than they do when offered the exact same amount of nutrients from less-processed food. The finding suggests there's something different about how quickly our bodies take in processed foods and how those foods interact with key hormones that help regulate our appetites. But this is far from the first time that processed foods have been linked to dangerous outcomes. Other researchers have connected packaged and ready-made foods to more cancer cases and more early deaths . This mounting evidence raises a somewhat tricky question: What, exactly, designates a certain food as processed? After all, a chicken salad sandwich prepared at home may qualify as a processed meal, as does a cheesy quesadilla. To answer that question, scientists and nutrition experts often use a four-tiered system called NOVA that classifies everything we eat into one of these four categories: unprocessed or minimally processed, processed culinary ingredients, processed foods, and ultra-processed food and drink products. Here's what those categories mean: Unprocessed foods include edible parts of plants (fruits, vegetables, seeds, roots, etc.) or animals, as well as fungi and algae. These can be fresh, frozen, or even fermented; the important distinction is that they have not been treated with additives, injected with salt, or rubbed with oil until they're about to be eaten. Examples include dry beans, grains like rice, fresh or dried mushrooms, meat and dairy products, seafood, plain yogurt, nuts, and spices. Processed culinary ingredients involve a step up in production. These are ingredients made from unprocessed foods, like vegetable oils, butter, and lard. This category also includes extracted food, like honey from combs, sugar from cane, and syrup from maple trees. Processed foods are items that get infused with ingredients like sugar, salt, and fat to help keep them edible longer. Canned fruits, fermented breads (most breads are, as they're made with yeast), alcohol, cheese, pickles, and salted nuts all make this list. Finally, there are ultra-processed foods. These items are designed to be ready-to-eat and ready-to-heat at a moment's notice. To make that possible, these foods are often factory-manufactured, broken down from their whole or fresh form, and treated with thickeners, colors, glazes, and additives. They may be pre-fried before they're packed into cans and wrappers. They might contain high fructose corn syrup, protein isolates, or interesterified oils (replacements for trans fats , which are now widely banned). Examples of ultra-processed foods include packaged granola bars, carbonated soft drinks, candy, mass-produced breads, margarine, energy drinks, flavored yogurt, chicken nuggets, and hot dogs. These are the items researchers refer to when they say "ultra-processed" foods are linked to more cancer cases, early deaths, and weight gain. Of course, these items also tend to be convenient and cheaper than less processed food, since they're less perishable. "Ultra-processed food has a lot of advantages in terms of its convenience," Kevin Hall , the lead author of the NIH study , told Business Insider. "It's cheap, it sticks around for a while, you don't have to have all the fresh ingredients on hand, which might spoil. You don't have to have all the equipment to prepare these meals from scratch." But experts including Hall caution that if you can afford it, cutting back on ultra-processed food is a good strategy for maintaining a healthy weight and staying disease-free. "You can't just tax them and make them more expensive and less convenient for people," he said. "You also have to support access and availability to unprocessed meals." Related Video: 'Detox' From Processed Foods (Provided by CNN)


Terrence Jones, who won a national championship at Kentucky and played for three NBA teams over six seasons , was involved in one of the most bizarre on-court altercations you'll see during a Philippine Basketball Association game over the weekend. The incident occurred when Jones, who plays for TNT Katropa, was knocked to the ground in the fourth quarter by Calvin Abueva, who plays for the Phoenix Fuel Masters. Jones retaliated with a low blow and an elbow to the chin, and he proceeded to dance to the music playing in the arena as Abueva shook it off. On the next play, Jones grabbed a defensive rebound and was met with a blindsided clothesline from Abueva, knocking him out of bounds and to the ground. Jones bounced up and went at Abueva, but teammates and officials intervened before the incident could escalate any further. Then, just like Jones, Abueva danced along to the arena music before he was ejected. T-SHIRTS FOR PLAYOFFS: NBA tradition, but process isn't easy KERR ONE OF THE GREATEST?: He will be if Warriors win this title Former NBA player Terrence Jones dealt a low blow to an opponent who later clotheslined him, sparking a brawl in a Philippine Basketball Association game. (via @Sports5PH ) pic.twitter.com/nzua9NRAvh   NBA on ESPN (@ESPNNBA) June 5, 2019 Abueva was fined 50,000 Philippine pesos ($966) and suspended indefinitely (he was involved in another incident), while Jones was fined 70,000 Philippine pesos ($1,353), according to the PBA's website . The game, which TNT Katropa won 114-88 behind Jones' 40 points, featured multiple confrontations, including a shoving match in the first quarter. Jones, a 6-9 forward, was drafted 18th overall in 2012 by Houston, where he spent his first four NBA seasons. He played two games for the Rockets this season in February and March while on 10-day contracts. He has career averages of 10.4 points and 5.7 rebounds. This article originally appeared on USA TODAY: Ex-NBA player Terrence Jones clotheslined after low blow during game overseas Related slideshow: The 2019 NBA Finals (Provided by imagn)


Robert Mueller's much-anticipated testimony may have been delayed for a week, but at least one Democrat has already made up his mind on what should happen after the former special counsel speaks on the Hill. House Budget Chairman John Yarmuth D-Ky., said he's confident at least half of the Democratic caucus will come out in favor of impeaching President Trump if Mueller 's congressional testimony goes according to plan. Yarmuth made the prediction during a Monday podcast appearance and said he's already convinced Trump should be impeached. "There was corrupt intent -- in other words, the president intended to change, to effect an ongoing proceeding. So when I read [Mueller's report] I said, this isn't even a close call," Yarmuth said DEAL STRUCK FOR MUELLER TO APPEAR, GIVE EXTENDED TESTIMONY BEFORE CONGRESS "[Mueller] basically lays out 10 provable acts of obstruction of justice on behalf of the president. And to me, anybody who reads that has to say, you cannot avoid impeaching him for that." Yarmuth went on to say that although he has not spoken with House Speaker Nancy Pelosi , D-Calif., directly about the issue, he claimed she knows where the impeachment process is heading and is strictly focused on timing. "She has not said this to me -- but I am convinced that she knows exactly where this is headed and that she knows we are going to have to bring impeachment proceedings or initiate them, and she's playing the timing to make sure there is enough agreement in the caucus to do it," he said. "The worst thing that could happen if we did it -- if we initiated impeachment proceedings and then ... we can't get even a majority of our own caucus to vote to impeach." KEN STARR: MUELLER TESTIMONY PRESENTS 'GOLDEN OPPORTUNITY' TO REPUBLICANS The Democrat also said those in his party should have acted sooner on impeachment but reiterated his belief that it won't impact the electorate enough to make a real difference. He also claimed Democrats have already convinced enough swing voters to abandon Trump, making the impeachment process moot. "I think earlier would have been better," he said. "But here's the way I look at it from the electoral standpoint. There is not one Hillary Clinton voter in the United States who is going to vote for Donald Trump regardless of what we do and when we do it on impeachment. "So I just don't buy all this theory that this is somehow going to change the electoral calculation." Yarmuth also spoke about the recent divide between the progressive wing of the Democratic party and its leadership saying, members like Ocasio-Cortez have a large following but are used to governing in a symbolic manner. He also said no one in the party has a solution for how to unite both sides of the schism. TREY GOWDY: MUELLER DOES NOT WANT TO 'PARTICIPATE' IN KEEPING THE RUSSIA STORY ALIVE "We have about two-thirds of our caucus ... [that] have never been in the majority. So they're used to basically doing a lot of symbolic rhetorical things because we've never been able since 2010 -- been able to pass any legislation of our own," he said. "The new members, I think out of the 63 new freshman Democrats, 35 of them have never served in any public office before so we've got a lot of people who are on a steep learning curve when it comes to actually running the House and governing and legislating ... and that issue is much broader than just 'the squad.' 'The squad, they're basically the avatar for a segment of the caucus that is real progressive, that really doesn't want to compromise -- that thinks because we run the House we are going to get everything we want "They would rather pass very, very extreme legislation -- not compromise, even though they know down deep [sic] that what's going to end up, if anything, ultimately [what's] enacted, is not going to be what they want." Yarmuth said Pelosi's comments about the four progressive members attempted to minimize their impact and were irrational, ill-advised statements. "When you have four and a half million Twitter followers as Ocasio-Cortez has, you're a force. You command an awful lot of attention," he said. "I'm not sure there's a solution that's obvious. All I can say is we keep doing the work and then see what the result is."


On Day 1 of the New England Patriots' mandatory minicamp, it was wideout Braxton Berrios who stole the show at the crowded position. On Day 2, it was Maurice Harris, who was signed by the Patriots this offseason after starting his career with the Washington Redskins. Here are some of the comments made by reporters present at minicamp regarding Harris, who stood out because of his hands and versatility. Really strong day for Maurice Harris, who also looked good yesterday. He caught all five balls thrown his way - including a few nice lunging grabs in traffic - and saw a lot of reps with Brady. Probably the most impressive receiver overall so far this week. - Zack Cox (@ZackCoxNESN) June 5, 2019 Patriots WR Maurice Harris continues to impress in minicamp. Highpoints the ball and tracks it well in the air. He's been running with the first group consistently, spending a lot of time in the slot. - Doug Kyed (@DougKyed) June 5, 2019 In the first 11v11 period, Brady completed three passes - all to Maurice Harris. Harris had a good day. He can line up everywhere - inside and out - and also returns punts - Mark Daniels (@MarkDanielsPJ) June 5, 2019 A couple of trends we're seeing: - Joe Thuney is still getting consistent snaps at LT when Wynn isn't involved. - Maurice Harris has been by far the most impressive new pass catcher. Dontrelle Inman not much of a factor. - Stidham took a handful of second team snaps in 11s. - Mac Cerullo (@MacCerullo) June 5, 2019 Maurice Harris had another strong day at wide receiver. He's stood out the most among new veteran WRs. - Ryan Hannable (@RyanHannable) June 5, 2019 Harris' ability to play outside and in the slot could give him the edge over other receivers on the roster who can only do one or the other. It's worth keeping an eye on how far up the depth chart he can climb throughout the summer. MORE: Heavyweight champ Andy Ruiz hits back at Stephen A. Smith after 'Butter Bean' comment These five upcoming NBA free agents helped themselves in the playoffs Observations from day 1 of Lions minicamp: pick city Five candidates for the ALL-USA Boys Soccer Coach of the Year Cole Beasley plans to annoy Josh Allen


The forecast shows Atlanta will see a return of last week's light rainfall today, according to drone-powered weather forecasting service Saildrone . Today's forecast shows the highest possibility of rain at 98 percent, with expected rainfall of 0.43 inches. The next few days will also bring warm temperatures, forecast to last through Monday. Temperatures will reach a high of 85 degrees on Monday. Skies will partially clear on Wednesday, remaining partly cloudy through Thursday. Winds will remain fairly calm throughout the week, with the highest speeds on Friday at just 8 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.


"Can you hear me?" Greta Thunberg asks the 150 members and advisers in the U.K. Houses of Parliament. She taps the microphone as if to check if it's on, but the gesture is meant as a rebuke; she's asking if they're listening. She asks again later in her speech. "Did you hear what I just said? Is my English O.K.? Is my microphone on? Because I'm beginning to wonder." There is laughter, but it's unclear if it's amused or awkward. Thunberg is not smiling. She's here to talk climate; a catastrophe is looming, her generation will bear it, and she knows whom to blame. "You did not act in time," she declares. Castigating the powerful has become routine for the 16-year-old. In December, she addressed the U.N. Climate Change Conference in Poland; in January she berated billionaires at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland. Her London speech was the last stop of a tour that included meeting the Pope. ("Continue to work, continue," he told her, ending with, "Go along, go ahead." It was an exhortation, not a dismissal.) Just nine months ago, Thunberg had no such audiences. She was a lone figure sitting outside the Swedish Parliament in Stockholm , carrying a sign emblazoned with Skolstrejk for Klimatet (School Strike for Climate). She was there for a reason that felt primal and personal. While Thunberg was studying climate change in school at the age of 11, she reacted in a surprisingly intense way: she suffered an episode of severe depression. After a time it lifted, only to resurface last spring. "I felt everything was meaningless and there was no point going to school if there was no future," Thunberg says. But this time, rather than suffer the pain, she decided to push back at its cause, channeling her sadness into action. "I promised myself I was going to do everything I could do to make a difference," she says. Inspired by the survivors of February 2018's school shooting in Parkland, Fla ., she began a weekly schoolwork strike every Friday, turning to social media to implore politicians to support and take steps toward halting carbon emissions. Since the U.N. Climate Change Conference in December, Thunberg's Twitter following has grown by nearly 4,000% to reach 612,000; many have also followed her lead offline, striking to demand change. "Before, I never really spoke when I was in my lessons or with my classmates," she told me shortly after her London speech. "But now I am speaking to the whole world." The world is listening. Organizers estimate that on March 15, a remarkable 1.6 million people in 133 countries participated in a climate strike inspired by Thunberg's solo action mostly students who walked out of school for a few minutes, an hour or a full day of protest. Since then, the walkouts have continued, with students around the world united by the #FridaysForFuture and #YouthStrike4Climate hashtags. As well as spreading across Europe, the U.S. and Australia, students in Global South countries experiencing severe effects of climate change such as Brazil, Uganda and India have taken action too, following Thunberg's lead. In the words of Parkland student Emma González , Thunberg's way of "inspiring steadfast students and shaming apathetic adults" has turned her single idea into a worldwide movement. "There's a massive intergenerational injustice here," said 18-year-old U.K. strike organizer Anna Taylor, at the London leg of the global school strike on March 15. "Striking is the only way to make our voices heard." As the movement has attracted attention, Thunberg's life has been transformed. She never expected the whirlwind of interest, saying it was initially tricky to convince other students to join her action. "I just went ahead and decided to plan it, even if I were alone," she says, with a persistence that has yet to waver. Thunberg attributes her determination to her diagnosis of Asperger's, a mild form of autism spectrum disorder. "It makes me see the world differently. I see through lies more easily," she says. "I don't like compromising. For me, it's either you are sustainable or not   you can't be a little bit sustainable." Her openness about her diagnosis, and willingness to share about her experiences of depression, anxiety and eating disorders, are another reason why many see Thunberg as a role model. "To be different is not a weakness. It's a strength in many ways, because you stand out from the crowd." Not that all of the attention has made her terribly impressed. She indulges a brief smile at a mention of President Barack Obama's tweet in praise of her, but she returns quickly to her larger message. "I believe that once we start behaving as if we were in an existential crisis, then we can avoid a climate and ecological breakdown," she says. "But the opportunity to do so will not last for long. We have to start today." After the round of European appearances in April, I join Thunberg and her father Svante on the two-day, 1,200-mile journey back to Stockholm from London. As one of our trains prepares to depart from Brussels at 6:25 a.m., she takes a photo to share with her 1.6 million Instagram followers before putting on an eye mask for a nap. Five minutes into the journey, a man stops to ask if he can take a photo with the sleeping teenager, saying she has inspired his own daughters. Svante politely replies, "When she wakes up, in Cologne." There's a certain retro glamour in the phrase redolent of an era when train travel was an elegant indulgence, rather than a time-consuming headache compared with going by air. But for Thunberg, the cost in convenience is marginal compared to the greater savings in carbon emissions. She's not alone. In what her father jokingly calls the "Greta effect," German and Swedish rail operators have reported a year-on-year rise in passenger numbers. Moreover, Swedish airports have seen fewer flyers since September, in part attributed to a phenomenon Swedes call flygskam, or "flying shame." It's impossible to know if travelers with places to be and schedules to keep are really following the lead of a 16-year-old, but Thunberg is widely credited with setting an example. "People are taking their cues from Greta," says Naomi Klein, activist and author of This Changes Everything: Capitalism vs. the Climate. "There's something very hard to categorize about her, and I think because she's not looking for approval and is not easily impressed, people don't know what to do with that." Thunberg has been greatly influenced by Klein's work and has welcomed her support. But Klein thinks the teenager doesn't really need anyone's advice. "I don't think I would deign to tell Greta what she should do in the future. She is following her own path with such clarity, and she has tremendously good instincts." Thunberg's main goal is for governments to reduce emissions in line with the Paris Agreement, limiting global temperature rise to 1.5°C over pre-industrial levels. In October 2018, the U.N.'s Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) released a landmark report warning that carbon emissions would need to be cut by 45% by 2030 to reach this target. "The report made it very clear that we have to act now," says Myles Allen, a co-author of the report. Since the price of failing to heed these warnings will be paid by young people, Thunberg believes the school strike follows an inevitable logic. "We are children, saying why should we care about our future when no one else is doing that?" she says. "When children say something like that, I think adults feel very bad." We arrive at Thunberg's school 10 minutes late for class, barely two hours after stepping off the train at Stockholm Central and stopping briefly at home for breakfast. Paradoxically, while ditching school is the animating action of Thunberg's campaign, working hard in class has become an oasis. Conjugating verbs in French class and trying out different instruments in a music lesson have a certain familiarity that addressing Popes and Presidents doesn't. Glimmers of the surreal outside world appear occasionally Thunberg has had the peculiar experience of quoting herself when answering questions on current affairs in class but life at home is mostly unremarkable. In her spare time, she likes cooking vegan food and playing with her two dogs. "Sometimes I feel like it's not happening, because it's like two completely different worlds. Here I am just a quiet girl, and there I am very famous," she says during a break on a school playground, surrounded by woodland. She manages to live in both worlds, studying for a test and then writing a speech, finishing her homework and organizing a strike. Unlike most global figures, Thunberg doesn't have a staff; her parents do what they can to maintain a sense of normalcy for her and her 13-year-old sister, Beata, though Svante no longer answers the phone unless it's a trusted contact. Meantime, there is a Greta effect within the home too. Svante and Thunberg's mother Malena Ernman have given up meat, installed solar panels on their home and stopped traveling by air decisions they made because they tired of arguments with their stubborn daughter, Svante likes to joke. It's been a major shift for Malena, an opera singer who no longer flies abroad to performances. "Once she realized the consequences of that lifestyle, she was easy to convince," Thunberg says, sounding more like a parent than a child. She and her fellow youth strikers in Stockholm are planning for the city's next major strike on Friday, May 24, two days before the 2019 European Parliament elections. After that, she will pack her bags again to continue spreading the word. A trip to the U.S. seems unlikely for now, given the difficulties of crossing the Atlantic without an airplane. But nothing is impossible for Thunberg, as we ponder the logistics of how she might eventually travel to China one day via the Trans-Siberian railway. I end my week with Thunberg as she participates in a strike outside the Swedish Parliament on a sunny Friday, where a crowd of around 100 people come and go, joining the strike throughout the day. The group includes people of all ages, from a 10-year-old girl who spent a week making her own replica of Thunberg's sign, to a group of grandparents who met through joining the strike. Thunberg is still exhausted from her European trip, but she feels comfortable here among people passionate about environmental issues, speaking democratically about their ideas. She knows action on climate change won't happen instantly, but she's prepared to dedicate years to this cause, even if life in the public eye has its drawbacks. "When I grow up, I want to be able to look back and say that I did everything I could," she says. "I think that more people should feel like that." Since she came to prominence, Thunberg has been the target of negativity, trolling and even threats. Right-wing commentators and climate-change deniers have called her a "PR puppet" who is paid by a global network of billionaires to spread a "left-liberal" message. Others have criticized her stern appearance and "monotone voice," a characteristic shared by many on the autism spectrum. "It's quite hilarious when the only thing people can do is mock you, or talk about your appearance or personality, as it means they have no argument, or nothing else to say," she says, reading some negative replies she's received to a recent tweet. "I'm not going to let that stop me," she says, "because I know this is so much more important."


Yardbarker NFL writers Michael Tunison and Chris Mueller address some of the hottest issues in the league. This week's topic: Of the second-year starting quarterbacks, who is in the best situation and is poised for the best 2019? Tunison: I know the NFL off-season is sufficiently long that observers are able to talk themselves into all sorts of delusions that build over months of little substance, but it's clear Baker Mayfield has the best situation of the second-year quarterbacks going into 2019. Sure, Lamar Jackson was the only rookie quarterback to make the playoffs last season. Given that Cleveland wasn't that far off from a playoff berth in 2018, coupled with the additions brought on in the last few months, there's no way Mayfield's coming season looks any less bright than any other QB entering Year 2. Mayfield had a breakout year as a rookie (3,725 yards passing, 27 TDs) despite his offensive coordinator being fired mid-season, which is usually the kiss of death for a young quarterback and surely didn't serve Josh Rosen well in Arizona. Mayfield still thrived with a receiving corps that was just OK after Jarvis Landry. Now Cleveland adds Odell Beckham to the arsenal, and he's likely to make a few touchdowns and big gains materialize out of nowhere through sheer athleticism. Kareem Hunt on the roster is going to be uncomfortable for a bit, and rightly so, though from a football perspective Hunt should provide needed help to Nick Chubb in the second half of the season. Video by FOX Sports Sure, it's entirely possible that Browns hype is overblown and Cleveland isn't about to take over the world. I still like their odds to end up ahead of the Ravens (Lamar Jackson), Dolphins (Josh Rosen), Bills (Josh Allen) and Jets (Sam Darnold). Mueller: On paper, this seems like a no-brainer in Mayfield's favor. He has the best talent around him, no question, and even with last year's cast, he still broke Peyton Manning's rookie touchdown record. But with great talent comes the potential for great distraction. I normally hate that word, and I hate that it gets wielded as a cudgel to try to knock teams down a peg, but the Browns now must deal with egos and expectations, and if things get off to even a slightly bumpy start, you wonder if it might snowball in the wrong direction A slightly bumpy start is possible, too, because the Browns have the Rams, Patriots, 49ers and Seahawks within their first seven games. Yes, Seattle and Los Angeles are home games, but a trip to Foxborough to play the Patriots and a road date with the Niners feels foreboding. Oh, and can head coach Freddie Kitchens handle all of this? At this juncture, there is no way to know. This might seem crazy, but I'll make the case for Lamar Jackson. He was the driving force behind Baltimore's shocking mid-season turnaround, and while there are questions about his accuracy and overall throwing ability, he has plenty of factors working in his favor. One is John Harbaugh, one of the most respected men in the business. Baltimore has had the occasional down season, but they're one of the best-run franchises in the league, and Harbaugh is the manifestation of that on the sidelines. The Ravens also drafted to help Jackson. They took receiver Marquise "Hollywood" Brown from Oklahoma, who profiles as the kind of slashing weapon that could terrify NFL defenses, and they also spent picks on receiver Myles Boykin and running back Justice Hill. Those selections in their first four picks suggests the Ravens want to surround a young quarterback with weapons. The other thing Jackson has going for him is the fact that, you know, players are allowed to get better on their own. He did get exposed against the Chargers in the playoffs, but any forecast of a downturn in Year 2 assumes that he and the Ravens just rested on their laurels all off-season. He knows he needs to throw the ball with more accuracy, and one assumes that he'll do that with an off-season of work. Tunison: No doubt Baltimore is good and likely to be in the mix for the division again. I'm sure Jackson has been and is working to further develop as a player, though I think he was able to catch some defenses by surprise toward the end of the season since he was used as a gimmick player for most of the season before settling into the starter role in the second half of 2018. There's a possibility of a sophomore slump with Mayfield as well, though he had nearly a full season of starting under his belt in his rookie year. And there is concern that the difficult parts of the Browns' schedule are front-loaded, with them playing five of their first eight on the road, and the Patriots being one of those. Cleveland can lose to the Rams and the Pats and still be in good enough shape to finish the first half of the year at 5-3. That's certainly better than the Ravens were at 4-5 early in the second half of last season before getting on a roll. I know with a perennial laughingstock like the Cleveland Browns, you're better off not believing it until you see it. But they did inexplicably go into 2018 with a fair amount of expectation, despite having gone 0-16 the season before. And even after they fired their hapless coach in the middle of year, they made a lot of progress. That's not quite the wild-card berth the more optimistic had forecast, but it's still reason enough to get over the mental block of the Browns just being not bad but actually good. Mueller: The debate about which of these two quarterbacks is more poised for a big second season is a question about adjustments. Can Mayfield adjust to new teammates and the burden of expectations, and can Jackson adjust to teams forcing him to stand in the pocket, at least some of the time, and beat them with his arm? It's also one about conventional wisdom regarding each franchise. Do the Browns finally acquire the look and polish of a top-flight franchise, and do the Ravens build off of last year's success, skip the rebuild and maintain their place as one of the AFC's best teams? One good thing for Jackson is that he doesn't have to look over his shoulder for Joe Flacco, now in Denver, or anyone else. He's the man now, and Baltimore, while it won't have the element of surprise on its side, will have had an entire off-season to tailor its playbook to Jackson's strengths. He'll have to be more judicious about when he takes off running, and try to avoid big hits as much as possible, but he carried it 147 times last year and held up just fine physically. Baltimore has a good shot at starting 2-0 before it plays the Chiefs in Week 3, and if it is able to take advantage of that and a soft first few weeks, the Ravens get the Browns at home in Week 4. Baltimore has a chance to plant some seeds of doubt in Cleveland as the season hits the one-quarter mark. The Ravens missed the playoffs for three straight seasons and appeared poised to do so again last year before a dramatic offensive overhaul saved their season and Harbaugh's job. Jackson already throws a nice deep ball, so if new offensive coordinator Greg Roman can scheme up some effective short and intermediate sets, Jackson will be in position to thrive. And the old Browns versus the new Browns might become the AFC North's next big rivalry. Related slideshow: 2019 NFL draft: The top picks (Provided by imagn)


The first attempt to fly around the world in a plane using solar energy will be launched Monday in Abu Dhabi, its pilots said, in a landmark journey aimed at promoting green energy. The takeoff of Solar Impulse 2, which was delayed on Saturday due to high winds, would cap 13 years of research and testing by Swiss pilots Andre Borschberg and Bertrand Piccard. "This project is a human project, it is a human challenge," Borschberg, co-founder and chief executive of Solar Impulse who will fly the plane on the first leg, told reporters on Sunday. The wingspan of the one-seater plane, known as the Si2, is slightly bigger than that of a jumbo jet, but its weight is around that of a family car. It will take off from Abu Dhabi on Monday at 6:30 am (0230 GMT), landing first in Muscat, Oman. From there, it will make 12 stops on an epic journey spread over five months, with a total flight time of around 25 days. It will cross the Arabian Sea to India before heading on to Myanmar, China, Hawaii and New York. Landings are also earmarked for the midwestern United States and either southern Europe or North Africa, depending on weather conditions. The longest single leg will see a lone pilot fly non-stop for five days across the Pacific Ocean between Nanjing, China and Hawaii, a distance of 8,500 kilometres (5,270 miles). Borschberg and Piccard will alternate turns at the controls because the plane can hold only one person. All this will happen without burning a drop of fuel. "We want to share our vision of a clean future," said Piccard, chairman of Solar Impulse. "Climate change is a fantastic opportunity to bring in the market new green technologies that save energy, save natural resources of our planet, make profit, create jobs, and sustain growth." The pilots' idea was ridiculed by the aviation industry when it was first unveiled. But Piccard, who hails from a family of scientist-adventurers and was the first person, in 1999, to circumnavigate the globe in a hot air balloon, clung to his belief that clean technology and renewable energy "can achieve the impossible". The plane is powered by more than 17,000 solar cells built into wings that, at 72 metres (236 feet), are longer than a jumbo and approaching that of an Airbus A380 superjumbo. - Clean energy petition - Thanks to an innovative design, the lightweight carbon fibre aircraft weighs only 2.3 tonnes, about the same as a family 4X4 and less than one percent of the weight of the A380. The Si2 is the first solar-powered aircraft able to stay aloft for several days and nights. The propellor craft has four 17.5 horsepower electric motors with rechargeable lithium batteries. It will travel at 50-100 kilometres per hour, with the slower speeds at night to prevent the batteries from draining too quickly. The Si2 is the successor to Solar Impulse, a smaller craft that notched up a 26-hour flight in 2010, proving its ability to store enough power in the batteries during the day to keep flying at night It made its last successful test flight in the United Arab Emirates on March 2, and mission chiefs reported no problems. It is scheduled to arrive back in Abu Dhabi in July, flown by Piccard. For him, "the project should not finish in July, it should start in July." A petition was launched on futureisclean.org to campaign in favour of clean energy. The pilots will be linked to a control centre in Monaco where 65 weathermen, air traffic controllers and engineers will be stationed. A team of 65 support staff will travel with the two pilots. Its progress can be monitored via live video streaming at www.solarimpulse.com.


Aug 8 (Reuters) - United Launch Alliance, a joint venture between Boeing Co and Lockheed Martin Corp, blasted off into space on Thursday morning, one of the final satellites for the U.S. Air Force's new secure communications network. The satellite was launched at 6:13 a.m. (1030 GMT) from Florida's Cape Canaveral Air Force Station atop ULA's Atlas V rocket, the same vehicle primed to send a manned space capsule into orbit for NASA by 2020. Thursday's successful launch followed a rare spate of technical delays with the venture's flagship rocket. The Lockheed Martin-built Advanced Extremely High Frequency (AEHF) satellite is one of six in a constellation upgrade to the Air Force Space and Missile Systems Center's older Milstar network. The AEHF-5 mission was originally slated for lift-off on June 27, but a battery issue pushed that date to July 9. Launch was again delayed due to a mishap with a supplier's component of the rocket, which "demands that all parts are suspect until we can prove otherwise," ULA chief executive Tory Bruno wrote on Twitter after suspending a separate ULA launch for the Air Force over the same mishap concern. The joint venture is transitioning from its Atlas V rocket   a legacy workhorse for U.S. national security missions   to Vulcan Centaur, a heavy-lift vehicle tailored to compete for lucrative defense contracts and wean the United States off the Russian-made RD-180 engines that power Atlas. ULA is one of a handful of companies vying for a five-year, 25-mission Air Force contract that will be awarded in 2020 to two winners, posing a high-stakes battle between the launch stalwart and newer entrants such as Elon Musk's SpaceX and Jeff Bezos' Blue Origin, which are also expected to submit bids. The $1.1 billion satellite launched Thursday marked ULA's 74th mission for the U.S. defense department and the fifth secure communications spacecraft for the Air Force's new constellation that will serve military-grade ground, sea and air communications for the U.S. troops, Canada, Britain, Australia, and the Netherlands. The final satellite in the constellation is due for launch in March 2020. (Reporting by Joey Roulette; Editing Rich McKay and Angus MacSwan)


Tom Brady showed up at Gillette Stadium on Monday as the Patriots prepare for this week's minicamp, Jeff Howe of TheAthletic.com reports. The first mandatory practice is Tuesday. The Patriots quarterback skipped the team's voluntary offseason program for a second consecutive year, spending time with his family and working out with his personal trainer, Alex Guerrero. In a recent Instagram post, Brady was pictured working out with Patriots wide receivers N'Keal Harry and Julian Edelman . Brady has posted other photos of him working out this spring. Missing out on the team's voluntary workouts certainly didn't impact Brady in 2018. He passed for 4,355 yards, 29 touchdowns and 11 interceptions in the regular season and added 953 yards, two touchdowns and three interceptions in the postseason.


A poll of current players was conducted by MLB.com recently focusing on which team boasts the game's best uniform . In what can't be considered too much of a surprise, the New York Yankees and Los Angeles Dodgers tied for the top spot. "Just the crisp, clean white with the blue lettering and the one red number. That's really clean. And even their grey uniforms with the blue and just the red number kind of stands out," Red Sox veteran Brock Holt said about the Dodgers uniforms. Meanwhile, the Yankees' ranking was more about their history and the well-known pinstripes. "It's such a historic one. It hasn't changed or anything. They been doing that forever," Nationals catcher Yan Gomes said about the Bronx Bombers unis. It's hard to complain about the two-two in these results. The rest might be left up for interpretation. Atlanta Braves Seattle Mariners St. Louis Cardinals Arizona Diamonbacks San Francisco Giants Colorado Rockies Pittsburgh Pirates Oakland Athletics This should cause a bit of debate around the MLB water cooler. Related slideshow: 2019 MLB season (provided by imagn)


Being able to retire early is the pinnacle of financial planning. It brings together years of hard work, discipline and compromises to a joyful celebration. Just thinking about the days when I won't need to work gets me excited. But not everything will be rosy with an early exit. Here are some of the challenges of early retirement: 1. Finances will continue to be a worry. Many retirees end up spending much less than they originally envisioned because very few meticulous savers can withstand the thought of seeing their net worth gradually decrease each year. Though early retirees probably spent hours planning their finances, many will have an issue spending down their assets once that steady paycheck doesn't come. 2. Going back to work will always be a possibility. Many early retirees go back to work within a few years of retiring. They give different reasons for rejoining the workforce, but the worry of running out of money is always part of the equation. They likely built a substantial nest egg, but still can't bear the thought of seeing their stash dwindle when they are able and willing to earn more. However, they aren't applying to just any job. Early retirees typically have the financial resources to take their time to select a job that suits their interests and lifestyle, and they have the freedom to leave that job if it becomes stressful or overwhelming. 3. Happiness won't magically appear just because you are retired. If you view early retirement as happily ever after, then you better be sure the only reason you aren't happy now is because of your particular work situation. Hating your job isn't a good reason to retire early. Most people would be better off finding a better work situation. Then you can take your time thoughtfully planning how you will spend your days in retirement. It's best to already have an idea of what you want to retire to after you quit the nine-to-five grind. Otherwise, whatever is keeping you from being happy while working will likely retire with you well after the job ends. 4. You may feel lost without the grind. If you feel miserable about your life while working, that won't go away simply because you retire. You will have more time to think once you are no longer busy at work. There is plenty of time for those who are joyful to enjoy life, but some who are in a rut may feel even worse because having lots of time to think generally magnifies each emotion. 5. It's up to you to make your life better. You don't necessarily need to retire to fix whatever situation you are in. Even before you retire you can dust off all the hobbies you have always wanted to try. You can seek out new passions and meet new people who share those passions before quitting your job, and that will help you decide if early retirement will be a good fit. Once you make your exit, you'll get to travel and see the world if you choose, and have even more time to improve your finances and fitness. Early retirement can be even better than you imagine. But utopia won't be automatic. You will need to take steps to make your life better to truly enjoy early retirement.


A total of 12 people, including a 16-year-old, have been cited for disorderly conduct in relation to a fight that erupted at a youth baseball game in Lakewood. A video tweeted by the Lakewood Police Department (LPD) last Tuesday showed adults fighting on the baseball fields at Westgate Elementary School on June 15. When LPD agents arrived on scene just before 12 p.m., about 15 to 20 individuals were on the field and involved in various aspects of the fight. The following individuals have been cited for their involvement in the brawl. 24-year-old David Anthony Williams of Littleton 55-year- old Ernest Gabriel Vigil of Denver 47-year-old Manuel Miramon Garduno Sr. of Denver 29-year-old Manuel Miramon Garduno Jr. of Denver 26-year-old Darren Jearld Garduno of Denver 29-year-old Danielle Susan McNellis of Denver 29-year-old Ean Jeffrey Vigil of Lakewood 27-year-old Martina Marie Garduno of Denver 30-year-old Melissa Marie Irizarry of Lakewood 29-year-old Maximinio Andrew Marquez of Denver 30-year-old Anaise Ann Amaya of Lakewood. The 16-year-old who was cited is not being identified at this time. Everyone facing a disorderly conduct charge will be required to appear in Lakewood Municipal Court. The two Bear Creek Junior Sports Association baseball teams playing ahead of the fight were mainly comprised of 7-year-olds. The JeffCo Sports Cooperative has since announced that the season has ended for both teams. RELATED: Kids pay for parents' fist fight at youth baseball game The executive board of the Bear Creek Junior Sports Association said it was "embarrassed, angry and ashamed" and has "zero tolerance for this type of behavior." The board also said that all of the Bear Creek coaches and parents identified as participating in the incident are being removed indefinitely. RELATED: Violent behavior in baseball contributes to umpire shortage "All of us at the Lakewood Police Department would like to extend our gratitude to our amazing community who stepped up to help us identify the parties involved," LPD said in a news release. "We are always grateful for your assistance in keeping our community safe." Westgate Elementary is located at 8550 Vassar Dr. near West Yale Avenue and South Estes Street. SUGGESTED VIDEOS | Local stories from 9NEWS


The Chiefs signed kicker Harrison Butker to a contract extension, according to Ian Rapoport of NFL.com (on Twitter ). The new deal will lock Butker down with a five-year add-on worth roughly $20M. With the new pact, Butker will be on the books for another six years in total, taking him through the 2024 season. The Chiefs couldn't have known it at the time, but they found their franchise kicker in 2017 when they claimed Butker off waivers from the Panthers. The Chiefs held on to Butker via the exclusive rights free agent tender this offseason, locking him down for $645K in 2019. The new deal will give him an average annual value of $4M, putting him in the top 10 at his position. In 2017, Butker led the NFL with 42 field goal attempts, despite playing in only 13 games, and sank 38 of them, giving him a 90.5% completion percentage on the year. He kept up the good work in 2018, nailing 88.9% of his kicks. The Chiefs' high-powered offense resulted in far more touchdowns than FGs last year, but Butker still got plenty of screen time with a league-high 69 extra-point tries and converted 65 of them.


A Penn State professor with a side job as a Pittsburgh Uber driver who was arrested this month for allegedly kidnapping two women is now accused of kidnapping a third woman that same night. The third woman spoke with police on May 16, saying that on May 11, she was outside at a nightclub when she saw a car with an Uber decal and jumped in the front passenger seat, according to a criminal complaint filed on Monday. She hadn't used the Uber app but gave her address and $10 cash to the driver, later identified as 36-year-old Richard Lomotey, according to the criminal complaint. As he drove, the woman said Lomotey kept asking about her relationship status. She said she replied that "she was engaged and did not want to participate in any sexual activities with him," but claimed Lomotey held and grabbed her wrist during the ride, according to court documents. (MORE: 'She was the love of my life,' says boyfriend of slain University of South Carolina student, who got in wrong the car) The passenger said every time she unlocked the car doors, Lomotey would lock them, the documents said. "They began tussling because she wanted to leave the vehicle," the documents said, and "during the tussle her shirt and bra were ripped." She told police "she was so afraid she opened the door and jumped from the moving vehicle at an unknown location" and the car sped off. (MORE: Tips to ride-share safely after college student killed mistaking car for Uber) Lomotey was first arrested on May 11 in a similar incident. According to the criminal complaint, two women told police that, early that morning, they were getting an Uber ride home when their driver, Lomotey, ignored his GPS, instead driving an indirect route. Lomotey allegedly asked the passengers if they were single and complimented their appearances. At one point he allegedly pulled over, locked the car and told the victims, "you're not going anywhere," according to the criminal complaint. The victims leapt from the car, later showing police a photo of the suspect and his license plate from the Uber app, the criminal complaint said. (MORE: New bill aims to improve Uber, Lyft safety in wake of college student's killing) Lomotey is an assistant professor of information science and technology at Penn State University, according to the school website. Lisa Powers, a spokeswoman at Penn State, told ABC News, "These allegations are deeply troubling and while we gather more information, he has been put on leave and will not be in the classroom. This is a criminal matter and we cannot comment further." Lomotey, who faces charges including kidnapping and false imprisonment, posted bail on Monday. He is next due in court for a preliminary hearing on May 23. It was not immediately clear if he has retained a defense attorney. Lomotey could not immediately be reached for comment. A spokesperson for Uber told ABC News via email: "What's been described is unacceptable. The driver's access to the app has been removed and we stand ready to cooperate with law enforcement to support their investigation."


CLEVELAND   Draymond Green scoffed at the doubters who contended that he wasn't good enough to play in the NBA. Stephen Curry remembered how tough it was battling through the injuries early in his career. Shaun Livingston had flashbacks to his D-League days and 10-day contracts. BOX SCORE: WARRIORS 105, CAVALIERS 97 Andre Iguodala still didn't sweat getting his starting job taken away before the season started   only to wind up as NBA Finals MVP. One by one, in the aftermath of achieving their ultimate goal of winning the NBA championship, the Golden State Warriors hardly forgot where they came from. Everybody had a story, a perspective, an impression that fit in perfectly with the next guy's adventure. Sometimes, it's the journey that makes it even sweeter. "I was a second-round pick, and a lot of people said I could never play in this league," said Green, who put up a triple-double in the series-clinching Game 6 with 16 points, 11 rebounds and 10 assists. "'Too slow, too small, can't shoot well enough, can't defend nobody. What does he do well? He doesn't have a skill,'" Green added, mocking the naysayers who projected his pro potential when he came out of Michigan State. "I've got heart, and that's what stands out." Green had a profound impact on the series, not only switching from forward to center when coach Steve Kerr opted to go with a small-ball lineup in Game 4, but also bringing the higher level of intensity that he promised after the Warriors fell behind 2-1 in the series. But it was undoubtedly part of a bigger picture. Green did his part, but Iguodala was voted MVP. What it says about a player who was the primary defender against LeBron James   who averaged 35.8 points per game in the series   and still earned MVP honors. Iguodala, who knocked down several clutch threes in the series and scored 25 points Tuesday night, was a steady force for the Warriors at both ends of the floor. Kerr said earlier in the series that Iguodala was playing with the most consistency, and the crafty vet lived up to the part to the finish. Still, he was such a fitting symbol for the team because of his remarkable journey of this season   as he sacrificed ego for the good of the team. Iguodala surely didn't agree with the decision of the first-year coach to take him out of the starting lineup, allowing Harrison Barnes to start, but he never balked. He never publicly questioned Kerr's move. Yet when Kerr made the switch to swing the momentum of the playoffs by putting the sixth man back in the starting lineup, Iguodala was, well, all-in again. He's the first NBA Finals MVP in history to not start a single game during the regular season. "He had never come off the bench once in his entire career, and he sacrificed to make Harrison better, to make our bench better, and that set the tone for our entire season," Kerr said. "An All-Star, an Olympian saying, 'OK, I'll come off the bench?' It set the tone for everything we were able to accomplish, so it feels like full-circle to me that Andre received the award. Couldn't happen to a better person." Iguodala, an 11-year veteran, is regarded as the Warriors' resident sage, and Green and Livingston amplified on that theme while basking in the championship glow. As Green put it, "Andre is that guy that we all look up to when everything's going bad." Every team could use a veteran rock like that, but it was essential for a budding team like the Warriors. With their wide-open, prolific, three-point-stamped style of offense complemented by efficient defense that ranked No. 1 in the NBA, and with a deep reservoir of young, versatile talent, the Warriors should be contenders for years to come. They are a model for a sleeker, faster, more wide-open brand of basketball that the NBA has evolved with. Yet that all needed to be validated with a championship. Done. But it was hardly automatic. The Warriors are the first team to win an NBA title without a single player with NBA Finals experience since the 1990-91 Chicago Bulls. Just think: LeBron himself was in his fifth consecutive NBA Finals, sixth overall. In other words, they had to grow into a champion   and in a hurry. There were times in this series, especially early, when it was fair to wonder whether the team that posted the NBA's best regular-season record with 67 victories, had the mettle to contend with LeBron James on a mission. The Warriors had to grow into a champion   and in a hurry. Done They fought back from the 2-1 deficit and demonstrated that they contain more physical toughness than generally perceived, with mental fortitude, to boot. They were prepared with tough challenges in the playoffs against Houston and Memphis, whom they also trailed 2-1 in the series. Yet for the third series in a row, they won the clincher on the road   which in itself underscores a certain resilience. When someone asked Curry what he learned about his first NBA Finals as the series progressed, he said, "To block out the noise. That's the biggest thing." Iguodala confirmed something, too. "We have a lot of different personalities," he said. "Draymond's loud. Klay's quiet. Then we've got everything in between. But the common denominator is guys were like really hungry to show what they could do individually, and then we really believed in our team as a group." They grew up, too, the Finals MVP, pointed out, by knowing how to change the course of the series. "The first three games, they were bringing the fight to us," Iguodala said. "We were just reacting. I felt like Games 4, 5 and 6, we were proactive. We brought the fight to them." And look at them now. Champions, with a fresh chapter on the journey.


CHARLOTTE, N.C.   When asked earlier this week about pressure, Joel Dahmen referenced his finish at The Players Championship earlier this year where he finished T-12 and, more importantly, earned $253,000. "The 17 tee at The Players when I got, I don't know how much money was on the line, but it's a lot. If you can finish par-par on those two holes under the gun when it doubles my net worth, that's some pressure," he said. "It doesn't get much more than that." On Sunday at the Wells Fargo Championship, that net worth received another boost thanks to Dahmen's runner-up finish to Max Homa. "I was certainly aware of what was at stake, absolutely. I mean this was my biggest paycheck by $500,000 maybe," Dahmen laughed. "I mean, it's ridiculous what I just won today, absolutely ridiculous." Your browser does not support iframes. Full-field scores from the Wells Fargo Championship Wells Fargo Championship: Articles, photos and videos Dahmen won $853,000 for his showing at Quail Hollow Club, but money wasn't his primary concern as he played the last hole. Although he was trailing Homa by three strokes, he still was focused on the unlikely possibility of winning. "On 18, my caddie wanted me to play it safe, but I thought if I snuck a [birdie] in there and Max hit it in the lake, I could come back around," said Dahmen, whose approach at the 18 th sailed left and forced him to scramble for par. "I had such a huge break and actually it's a pretty easy chip there, but I was certainly aware of what was at stake."


The US military's top general said Wednesday that Chinese President Xi Jingping reneged on promises not to militarize the South China Sea and called for "collective action" to hold Beijing responsible. General Joseph Dunford, chairman of the Pentagon's Joint Chiefs of Staff, said he was not calling for military action, but stressed that there was a need to enforce international laws. "The fall of 2016, President Xi Jinping promised President Obama that they would not militarize the islands. So what we see today are 10,000-foot runways, ammunition storage facilities, routine deployment of missile defense capabilities, aviation capabilities, and so forth," he said in a talk on US security and defense at the Brooking institution. "So clearly they have walked away from that commitment." "The South China Sea is in my judgement not a pile of rocks," he continued, referring to the series of reefs and outcrops that have been claimed as territory by China, reclaimed and expanded to accomodate military forces and large aircraft. "What is at stake in the South China Sea and elsewhere where there are territorial claims is the rule of law, international laws, norms and standards." "When we ignore actions that are not in compliance with international rules, norms and standards, we have just set a new standard." "I'm not suggesting a military response," the top US general said. "What needs to happen ... is coherent collective action to those who violate international norms and standards. They need to be held accountable in some way so that future violations are deterred." Washington has been frustrated by an inability to stall China's aggressive military colonization of the South China Sea, which rejects conflicting territorial claims by five other countries: Vietnam, Malaysia, Brunei, Indonesia and Philippines. The US has sent navy vessels through the areas claimed by China as "international freedom of navigation operations," but otherwise has found responding difficult. Dunford acknowledged that building on the Chinese-claimed reefs had slowed. However, he said, "I assume that's because the islands have now been developed to the point where they provide the military capability that the Chinese required them to have."


FORT WORTH (CBSDFW.COM)   Texas has its share of great golfers, both men and women, and one of those standouts is Angela Stanford. The LPGA golfer grew up in North Texas and still calls Fort Worth home. Stanford has made her mark on the golf world. The Texas Christian University (TCU) alum has a trophy case filled with memories in her home. Her most recent win was perhaps her most impressive. She won a major   The Evian Championship played in France. Texan Angela Stanford celebrates winning the 2018 Evian Championship on September 16, 2018 in France. (credit: Stuart Franklin/Getty Images) "It still kind of feels like a dream holding this, because you just never know in golf," Stanford said holding the trophy. In her office Stanford also has cherished pictures. One was taken when she was about 3 years old and could perhaps be documentation of her swinging a golf club for the first time. Another photo shows her at about age 10 already holding a trophy. "When did you know you were pretty good at it?" CBS 11 News Anchor Russ McCaskey asked. "I never did," she responded. But she is good and with Stanford it's not just about winning, it's also about giving back. "My mom was diagnosed with breast cancer in 2009," Stanford said. Stanford's mother, Nan, survived, but the cancer has returned. Now that her mom is in the battle again the golfer's non-profit organization, that serves children and young adults impacted by cancer , all that more personal. "We were very middle class," she said. "And I think if my mom would have been diagnosed when I was a senior in high school. I may not have gone straight to college." So Stanford, with her mom by her side, just last weekend was out raising money to give scholarships to kids who have had cancer or have family members with cancer. "It's Texas kids in Texas schools. So as much as I would love to grow, I'm from Texas, and I think it would mean a lot to help local kids." Stanford hopes to help a lot more kids in the future and also looks forward to more years on the LPGA tour. She says she feels lucky that she gets her life satisfaction by playing golf and helping others. "I was chasing my passion and good things have happened. I've been very blessed."


EDMONTON, Alberta (AP) -- A man has been charged with forging the signature of Edmonton Oilers star Connor McDavid on team jerseys and then selling them for big profits. Edmonton police say the 23-year-old man in April 2018 contacted several people on Facebook, claiming he was employed by either the Edmonton Oilers Entertainment Group or Pro Am Sports, and was selling autographed McDavid jerseys. Chandra Vinesh Singh has been charged with fraud, forging documents and false pretense. Investigators believe he sold two items bearing bogus signatures to someone for $1,400, then defrauded another person of $23,000. Oilers Entertainment Group executive Tim Shipton thanked fans for their support but stressed that this case is a ''good reminder for our fans to always go to trusted sources.'' Related slideshow: 2019 Stanley Cup Final (provided by imagn)


LE HAVRE, France - Now that the U.S. women are through to the World Cup's knockout stages, things get serious. Win, and you keep playing. Lose, and you go home. It takes three more wins to get to the July 7 final in Lyon, and a fourth to lift the trophy for a fourth time. So who are the teams that could spoil the U.S. run? Let's take a look, in order, at who poses the biggest threat: France: The host has clearly been the strongest team after the Americans, winning all three of its group games. France began the World Cup in impressive fashion, showing poise and control with a 4-0 victory against South Korea and not seeming flustered at all by expectations. OPINION: With dominant win over Sweden, USWNT puts rest of the field on notice Since then, however, Les Bleues have looked a little more vulnerable. They needed help from VAR to beat both Norway and Nigeria, and haven't had the same ferocity as they did in the first game. The U.S. and France are on a collision course for a quarterfinal match in Paris, and the expectations on Les Bleues will grow the deeper they go. Handling the pressure has always been their weak spot, and how they respond to a raucous home crowd in Parc des Princes with a trip to the semifinals on the line will be interesting. England: The 2015 bronze medalist has been a team on the rise, and it's been quietly solid so far in France. It, too, won all three of its group matches. But the stat that stands out the most is one   as in one goal allowed. It has an effective attack but, as the saying goes, defense wins championships. Perhaps the most important thing is England's confidence. When it won the She Believes Cup in the spring, claiming it over the United States, Japan and Brazil, it showed England that it could be every bit the equal of the world's best teams. Netherlands: Wait, what? The Netherlands is a powerhouse in women's soccer? Snuck up on you, didn't they? The Dutch opened some eyes in 2017 when they won the European championship. But the tournament was also in the Netherlands and they caught a break when Denmark upset Germany in the quarterfinals and England took out France. But the Dutch have shown here that the performance was not a one-off. They finished at the top of Group E and have conceded only two goals. Shanice Van de Sanden is going to be a handful for any team, and the Netherlands has options in the attack. Not to be overlooked is the fan support. The Netherlands is a quick train ride from France, and the Dutch fans have been showing up en masse. If that continues to grow, a stadium full of orange shirts could be intimidating for any opponent. Germany: Yes, Germany is a two-time World Cup winner and the reigning Olympic champion. Yes, it emerged at the top of Group B without losing a game or conceding any goals. And yet, the Germans have not looked like their usual formidable selves. At least not yet. They struggled to break down China, and Spain beat itself as much as Germany did. Germany seemed to find a rhythm only against South Africa, which was making its World Cup debut Still, Germany is Germany and can never be taken lightly. Australia: The Matildas had many wondering if they were wrong on that darkhorse pick when they were stunned by Italy in their opening game. But Italy has turned out to be one of the biggest surprises of the tournament, and Australia has quickly rounded into form. Sam Kerr is a nightmare for defenses, and if an opponent does manage to stop her, it will have to contend wity Chloe Logarzo and Caitlin Foord. Defense remains a trouble spot for the Matildas, who have already conceded five goals. This article originally appeared on USA TODAY: World Cup: Five teams that could stand in the way of US title hopes


The Marlins finally parted with catcher J.T. Realmuto last offseason, making him the latest household name to exit Miami via trade. Other than that, the rebuilding club unsurprisingly engaged in a quiet winter . The Marlins handed out just two guaranteed contracts, signing veteran Band-Aids Neil Walker and Sergio Romo for a combined $4.5M, and they made the rest of their acquisitions via low-key trades, minor league signings and waiver claims. Three months into the season, one of those waiver pickups has been a steal for Miami. The Marlins claimed reliever Austin Brice from the fellow non-contending Orioles on Feb. 4. The transaction reunited the right-handed Brice and the organization he started his career with when it chose him in the ninth round of the 2010 draft. Brice stuck with the Marlins for several years and made his major league debut with them in 2016, but they traded him and righty starter Luis Castillo to the Reds in the ensuing offseason as part of a deal for RHP Dan Straily . Considering the emergence of Castillo as a front-line starter in Cincinnati, not to mention that Straily lasted a meager two years in Miami, the trade obviously hasn't worked out for the Marlins. However, thanks to their reunion with Brice, it looks a tad less unfortunate (albeit still highly regrettable). Brice, who turned 27 last month, didn't have the makings of a particularly interesting pickup for the Marlins when they brought him back. He was coming off a two-year stretch with the Reds in which he pitched to a 5.40 ERA with 7.5 K/9 and 2.6 BB/9 in 70 innings. Unimpressed, the Reds decided early in the offseason to cut the cord on Brice. He then had brief winter stints with the Angels and Orioles after each of those teams claimed him off waivers, finally finding a home with the Marlins about two months before the season began. Just past the halfway point of the 2019 campaign, Brice has come to the fore as one of the most productive waiver additions of the offseason. Through 37 1/3 innings, which ties him for first among Marlins relievers, Brice has logged a sterling 1.93 ERA. Some of his other numbers   including 8.68 K/9 against 3.38 BB/9 and a 3.84 FIP   don't inspire nearly as much confidence. However, Brice ranks much closer to the top of the majors than the bottom in weighted on-base average/expected wOBA against (.253/.276). He has also been a bear to deal with for both righties and lefties, having limited the former to a .237 wOBA and the latter to a .274 mark. Brice's success has come with a change in repertoire. When the Marlins brought Brice back in the winter, president of baseball operations Michael Hill called him a "severe sinkerball pitcher." Compared to 2018, though, Brice's sinker usage has, well, sunk. He utilized the pitch 48.5 percent of the time in his Cincinnati swan song, but it's down to 22.4 in his return to Miami. Brice is now relying primarily on his curveball, which is up to 44.2 percent usage after sitting at 28.1 a year ago and ranks in the league's 96th percentile in spin rate. He has also leaned heavily on his four-seamer, having thrown it almost 9 percent more than he did last season (28.5 to 19.8). The switch in pitch mix has yielded encouraging results for Brice, whose curve (.219 wOBA/.253 xwOBA) and four-seamer (.173/.133) have stymied opposing hitters. Turning to those pitches more has helped Brice rank well above-average in hard-hit rate against (65th percentile), exit velocity (68th), xwOBA (84th), expected batting average (84th) and expected slugging percentage (93rd). Nine years after they drafted him, the Marlins may have stumbled on a useful multiyear piece in Brice, who's not slated to reach arbitration until after 2020 or free agency until the end of the 2023 campaign. It's a welcome bit of good news for a team that owns the NL's worst record, 33-55, and hasn't had many causes for celebration this season.


The Ravens signed one of the most productive pass-rushers in college football. The team announced that third-rounder Jaylon Ferguson had signed his rookie deal. The defensive end from Louisiana Tech had 17.5 sacks last year. He initially wasn't invited to the Scouting Combine because of a simple battery charge during his freshman year in college, though the league eventually let him come for medical testing and interviews. The Ravens have two unsigned picks left   first-rounder Marquise Brown and third-rounder Miles Boykin .


The state of Illinois is set to legalize sports gambling just in time for Chicago Bears fans to place their bets on the team entering their second season with Matt Nagy. The Westgate Las Vegas Superbook released their updated odds for 2019 NFL MVP award, and Mitchell Trubisky remains a betting long shot. NFL MVP up @SuperBookUSA @WestgateVegas thanks to our great NFL trade team spearheaded by NFL aficionado @llased . Enjoy. pic.twitter.com/w8nwY6NGQM - John Murray (@vegasmurray) June 26, 2019 The young Bears quarterback has 200/1 odds to be the Most Valuable Player, tying him at 25th among quarterbacks with Nick Foles from the Jacksonville Jaguars. That means, for every dollar you bet, it would pay out $200. Some quarterbacks with better odds than Trubisky include Marcus Mariota, Lamar Jackson, Kyler Murray, Jameis Winston, Sam Darnold, Derek Carr and Dak Prescott all at 100/1. No other quarterbacks are even listed with worse odds. Trubisky's own teammate, Khalil Mack, comes in with 100/1 odds to win MVP. Tarik Cohen also appears on the list, strangely enough, at 300/1. Most Valuable Player might be out of reach for the third-year passer, but Bears fans are expecting a significant step forward from their quarterback. And if he somehow puts together a whole new level of dominance, some brave and confident fans could be in for a massive payout from the sportsbook. MORE: Four potential DeMarcus Cousins landing spots in free agency Tom Brady took a selfie with his friend, Peyton Manning, and NFL fans had some great jokes WATCH: Jozy Altidore's Bicycle Kick Goal Gives USMNT Lead Over Panama Kings reportedly reached out to Thunder regarding Steven Adams Could Amari Cooper's 2,000-yard goal co-exist with Ezekiel Elliott?


Carson Wentz had been crisp with his passes during the first two days of Eagles training camp, but on Saturday morning, Wentz wasn't as sharp and stayed after to get in some extra work. The chemistry with DeSean Jackson has been building since this summer and hopefully, the extra reps were about knocking some rust off. After a not-especially sharp practice, particularly on deep throws, Carson Wentz got some extra work in with DeSean Jackson and his starting WRs: pic.twitter.com/YxwqVQo8yd - Jeff McLane (@Jeff_McLane) July 27, 2019 Wentz hung around with DeSean Jackson, Nelson Agholor and Alshon Jeffery among others for a brief period before having a lengthy conversation with Philadelphia native and NBA champion, Kyle Lowry. MORE: Bear bites woman in tent at Yellowstone, prompts action Sherra Wright pleads guilty in killing of LeBron's former teammate Lorenzen Wright Behind the scenes with new-look Nets: 'We got stars without mortgaging everything'' Giants' Saquon Barkley rips Daniel Jones critics: You don't know football JuJu Smith-Schuster's lowkey entrance makes the biggest statement


As expected, defensive end Yannick Ngakoue reported for the start of Jaguars organized team activities on Tuesday after missing other offseason work as he looks for a contract extension with the team. Ngakoue spoke to reporters after doing limited work in the practice session and said that he decided to return to work with the team because he "needs to be a leader" this season. Ngakoue also made it clear that not getting a new deal before the season isn't going to lead him to step away from the team. "Of course I'm going to play," Ngakoue said. Ngakoue said he's leaving the contract talks to his agent and "just waiting" for updates about how that process is playing out. He didn't state an exact amount he's looking for in a new deal, but said he's noticed the rising tide for edge rushers and has a good sense of his own worth. "My production speaks for itself at the end of the day. That's really a question for the front office," Ngakoue said. Ngakoue got a chance to work with first-round pick Josh Allen on Tuesday and said he sees some of himself in the young pass rusher. He thinks the addition can be a boost to his productivity and such a development could push his eventual payout even higher than it would be right now.


Right-hander Alex Meyer has announced his retirement via Instagram, Mike DiGiovanna of the Los Angeles Times reports. "After multiple surgeries and countless hours of rehab, the end of the road for my baseball career has come," said the 29-year-old. As Meyer noted, injuries were a problem throughout his career, which began in 2011 when the Nationals chose the ex-Kentucky Wildcat 23rd overall. The 6-foot-9 Meyer's union with the Nationals came together three years after he declined to sign with the Red Sox for $2.2M as a 20th-rounder in 2008. Meyer lasted with the Nationals through the 2012 season, after which they traded him to the Twins for outfielder Denard Span . While the hard-throwing Meyer eventually blossomed into one of baseball's top 50 prospects with Minnesota, he dealt with shoulder issues as a member of the organization and made minimal impact in the majors. Meyer totaled 6 1/3 innings as a Twin from 2015-16, and the team traded him to the Angels in an August 2016 deal that delivered Hector Santiago to Minnesota. Meyer ultimately garnered almost all of his major league experience as an Angel, with whom he pitched to a 3.94 ERA/4.09 FIP and posted 10.01 K/9 against 5.56 BB/9 across 89 innings and 18 starts from 2016-17. Meyer then underwent surgery on a torn shoulder labrum in September 2017 and never made it back to the majors, though the Angels did re-sign him to a minor league contract last December. Although Meyer's time in pro baseball didn't go the way he wanted, he still ended on a high note. In the final appearance of his career July 19, 2017, Meyer tossed seven innings of shutout, one-hit ball with seven strikeouts against one walk in a 7-0 win over his first team, the Nationals.


There are now 58 days remaining in the offseason for the Arizona Cardinals. In 58 days, they will take the field at home to play the Detroit Lions, ushering in the beginning of the Kliff Kingsbury and Kyler Murray era. What stats are there in franchise history for the No. 58? Larry Fitzgerald caught 58 passes his rookie year in 2004, and three other players have also done it. Gary Clark averaged just over 59 receiving yards per game in 1993. David Johnson had a 58-yard run in 2016, as did Thomas Jones in 2002 and Michael Pittman in 1999. Chandler Catanzaro had 58 extra point attempts in 2015, which is the most attempted in a season by any Cardinals kicker. Ryan Williams had 58 rushing attempts in 2012. A player has had 26 instances of a player getting 58 receiving yards in a game since 1950. Query Results Table Rece Rece Rece Rece Player Date Opp Rec Yds Y/R TD Fran Polsfoot 1950-10-02 BAL 1 58 58.00 1 Don Stonesifer 1956-10-07 NYG 1 58 58.00 1 Ollie Matson * 1956-11-18 @ PIT 3 58 19.33 1 Joe Childress 1963-10-06 @ MIN 1 58 58.00 0 Sonny Randle 1966-09-11 PHI 6 58 9.67 0 Jackie Smith * 1966-12-04 @ DAL 3 58 19.33 0 Prentice Gautt 1967-10-15 @ CLE 2 58 29.00 0 Willis Crenshaw 1968-10-06 DAL 3 58 19.33 0 Jackie Smith * 1969-09-21 @ DAL 3 58 19.33 0 Dave Williams 1970-11-01 HOU 1 58 58.00 1 Earl Thomas 1975-11-02 NWE 5 58 11.60 0 J.V. Cain 1976-12-04 BAL 3 58 19.33 1 Ottis Anderson 1979-10-07 @ HOU 4 58 14.50 0 Roy Green 1983-01-02 @ WAS 3 58 19.33 0 J.T. Smith 1986-09-21 @ BUF 6 58 9.67 0 Stump Mitchell 1987-11-08 TAM 4 58 14.50 0 Randal Hill 1992-09-06 @ TAM 7 58 8.29 0 Larry Centers 1992-12-06 SDG 4 58 14.50 0 Larry Centers 1996-10-27 NYJ 6 58 9.67 2 Larry Centers 1997-09-28 @ TAM 8 58 7.25 0 Player Date Opp Rec Yds Y/R TD Rob Moore 1997-10-26 TEN 6 58 9.67 2 David Boston 2002-01-06 @ WAS 2 58 29.00 0 J.J. Arrington 2008-11-02 @ STL 4 58 14.50 0 Michael Floyd 2013-10-17 SEA 5 58 11.60 0 Larry Fitzgerald 2015-10-11 @ DET 5 58 11.60 1 David Johnson 2016-10-23 SEA 8 58 7.25 0 Provided by Pro-Football-Reference.com : View Original Table Generated 7/12/2019. There have been 17 58-yard performances by a player for the Cardinals since 1950. Query Results Table Rush Rush Rush Rush Player Date Opp Att Yds Y/A TD Johnny Olszewski 1954-10-17 @ NYG 19 58 3.05 0 Johnny Olszewski 1956-10-14 @ WAS 9 58 6.44 0 Johnny Olszewski 1956-10-21 @ PHI 15 58 3.87 1 Ollie Matson * 1957-11-03 PHI 17 58 3.41 2 Bill Thornton 1963-10-06 @ MIN 2 58 29.00 1 John David Crow 1964-09-20 @ CLE 11 58 5.27 0 Cid Edwards 1970-10-25 @ NYG 11 58 5.27 0 Donny Anderson 1973-09-16 @ PHI 13 58 4.46 2 Donny Anderson 1974-10-20 @ HOU 15 58 3.87 1 Theotis Brown 1980-10-05 @ NOR 9 58 6.44 0 Ottis Anderson 1982-12-19 @ CHI 16 58 3.63 0 Stump Mitchell 1986-11-02 PHI 15 58 3.87 1 Earl Ferrell 1987-11-29 @ ATL 13 58 4.46 2 Michael Pittman 2001-12-23 DAL 14 58 4.14 1 Marcel Shipp 2002-12-29 @ DEN 17 58 3.41 0 Chris Johnson 2015-11-15 @ SEA 25 58 2.32 0 David Johnson 2016-11-27 @ ATL 13 58 4.46 0 Provided by Pro-Football-Reference.com : View Original Table Generated 7/12/2019. We will look at stats for No. 57 tomorrow. Listen to the latest from Cards Wire's Jess Root on his podcast, Rise Up, See Red. Subscribe on Apple podcasts or Stitcher Radio . View embedded content MORE: Poker player loses brutal 31 million chip hand with pocket aces at 2019 WSOP Main Event Three Potential Landing Spots for Chris Paul News: Major trade target at safety, levels to Cowboys WRs, NFL's best RB NBA Depth Charts Chiefs QB Patrick Mahomes snubbed of 99 overall rating in 'Madden NFL 20'


There are 46 total events on the 2018-19 PGA Tour calendar, and Kevin Na feels like he can contend in about "seven or eight" of them. The Charles Schwab Challenge is one of those tournaments. Na signed for a bogey-free, 8-under 62 Friday, opening with an eagle and following up with six more birdies. At 8 under for the week, he was just one back of leader Jonas Blixt at the end of the morning wave. Coming off a fourth-place finish last year, Na has carded 62 or better in three of his last six rounds at Colonial. "Yeah, I like this golf course," he said. "One of those golf courses I look forward to coming to. Fits my game. I've got a good record. You've got to take advantage of those weeks because there is not too many golf courses like this on tour anymore." Full-field scores from the Charles Schwab Challenge Charles Schwab Challenge: Articles, photos and videos Na is 125th in driving distance on Tour at 290.5 yards and 174th in strokes gained: off the tee at minus-.284. Na, who cited Colonial, Riviera and Harbour Town as among his favorite courses on Tour, was asked   quite directly   for the number of tracks on which he can realistically contend. "I say seven or eight," he answered. "Some golf courses I feel like I have no chance. I don't play those unless it's a major and I've got no choice. I won't mention any names." Na is coming off an early exit from last week's PGA Championship at Bethpage Black, where he missed the 4-over cut by one. "Uh-huh," he said, when asked about the PGA. "I'm not going to say anything. You can look up my record. It's not good." Related slideshow: Recent PGA Tour winners (Provided by photo services)