NEW YORK (CBSNewYork)   Police have made an arrest in the stabbing death of a deli worker in Upper Manhattan. Police say 18-year-old Jose Paniagua has been charged with murder, gang assault and possession of a weapon. Mohamed Awawdah, 28, was killed Wednesday night outside his family's store on Dyckman Street in Inwood. Police said Awawdah was clearing the sidewalk in front of Dyckman Kwik Stop and asked a group of men, who were apparently loitering, to move away from the front of the store. A fight escalated until one man pushed a knife into Awawdah's chest. Awawdah's family told CBS2 he was married and had a second job as a livery cab driver.


Are you a saver or a spender? You're either one or the other, says the father of the 401(k), and your income doesn't determine the answer. "There's people who make tons of money who don't become successful at saving, and then there are others, surprisingly, who shock the heck out of me they don't make big bucks but they have substantial savings," Ted Benna, the creator of the 401(k), said on Tuesday at The Wall Street Journal's Future of Everything Festival in New York, The Wall Street Journal reported . "The key is learning early in life what you're going to be." Benna is right. Plenty of people manage to save very little, despite a healthy paycheck. The average household aged 40 to 55 earning between $75,000 and $100,000 has just $70,000 in overall assets, which includes retirement funds (but excludes the house and car), according to an analysis by Quartz of Federal Reserve Data . That's not even one year's salary, and will only fund a couple years of retirement, max. What's more, 8% of higher-income families (defined as household income of above $72,120) have no savings outside their retirement accounts, according to the Urban Institute. That's also bad: without an emergency fund to cover unexpected bills, whatever retirement savings they managed to set aside are vulnerable to early withdrawal. Financial advisors usually recommend that you have three to six months' worth of expenses saved up outside of your retirement account to cover that big dental bill or roof repair when it hits. The good news is that spenders can learn to be savers, Benna says. It's best to start early, since it gets harder to change entrenched behaviors as time goes by. His recommendation? Track your discretionary spending for a week. "That gets you to thinking: Maybe I could set these dollars aside instead of spending them." Today's 401(k) system demands that workers be good savers. Most of us are on our own when it comes to ensuring our comfortable retirement. That wasn't always the case, of course. Back when Benna started the 401(k) some 40 years ago, many workers had access to pensions. The 401(k) was originally intended to supplement that guaranteed income stream, and those who initially took advantage of it tended to be high earners who wanted the tax break. These days, you're fortunate if you even have access to a 401(k). Nearly half of younger private sector workers don't. Those who don't can open an IRA on their own and set up automatic transfers to it from their bank account. It's ok to start small if you have to. "You've got to make a decision if I'm going to put 1% of my pay into this, and then maybe every time you get a pay increase you bump it up," Benna says. "Everyone can do that." It seems clear that Benna himself falls into the saver camp: ""Even at my age now, I have a difficult time paying $3 or $4 for a beverage," he says. "It just pains me. Paying $6 or $7 forget it."


MIAMI (CBSMiami)   Criminal charges have been filed against a man accused of a deadly shooting outside of a barbershop in Miami. 46-year-old Adrian Dortamartinez is charged with First Degree Murder and Attempted Second Degree Murder. The shooting happened Tuesday afternoon outside Luigi's Clippers barbershop on Northwest 95th Street. Police say the owner, Juan Luis Martinez was shot and killed following an argument with the suspect's father. Police said the entire shooting was recorded on the barbershop's surveillance cameras. Dortamartinez is being held without bond.


After a dreadful couple weeks, Torres appears to be back on track. What changed for him? After a hot start to 2019, Gleyber Torres appeared to hit a wall. As Freeni pointed out last month, Torres labored through a 10-game stretch where he posted a wRC+ of eight, and with the Yankees losing position players left and right, they needed one of their best hitters to pick things up. Torres has done just that, entering Tuesday's action with an .851 OPS during an 11-game hitting streak. With the help of Torres, the Yankees have continued to win and put together one of the best records in baseball, despite a painfully depleted roster. So, what changed for Torres? Back when Torres was struggling, many clamored for the shortstop to start hitting to all fields, perhaps taking pitches on the outer part of the plate to right field, which obviously could be advantageous at Yankee Stadium. In fact, pitchers seem to be daring Torres to go the other way, given how they have been pitching him this season. Courtesy of Statcast However, Torres has turned things around, and it's not due to the balancing of a spray chart. During Torres' slump, from April 8 to April 23, Torres hit to the opposite field 30.3 percent of the time. Since then, as Torres has ramped up his offensive production, he has hit the opposite way 11.4 percent of the time, per FanGraphs. Torres has actually drastically cut the rate at which he has gone the other way as he has heated up. Also of interest is that Torres' hard contact percentage is almost exactly the same during his hitting streak as it was when he was slumping. If the nature of Torres' contact hasn't changed, then what has? The true difference in Torres' approach lies in his plate discipline. During his swoon, Torres was swinging at 38 percent of pitches outside of the zone, but has dropped that rate to 29.6 percent during his hitting streak. Despite his overall swing percentage dropping during this time, his zone swing percentage has slightly increased, which suggests a much improved eye in the batter's box. This of course has led to some promising results overall, in terms of his overall expected wOBA, courtesy of Statcast: This is obviously a very optimistic trend for Torres and the Yankees. Miguel Andujar and Clint Frazier have returned, but Torres still remains a fixture in the middle of the lineup until bats like Aaron Hicks , Aaron Judge and Giancarlo Stanton return. A Torres that is not taking pains to go the other way, but instead exercising patience at the plate and hitting the ball hard, is crucial to keeping the lineup afloat as the cavalry begins to arrive. Torres was tearing the cover off the ball until those other bats starting falling to the IL, but he appears to be heading back to that level of production now. Of course, it might not be for reasons you might expect. Torres isn't making a point to 'go with the pitch' as many clamored for. He's just become more selective and waiting for his pitch, and it's paying off.


40 YDs of Gold will crown the king of speed in a bracket-style competition of the 40-yd dash on Sat. 6/29. #Titans safety Kevin Byard, Tedd Ginn, Budda Baker, Xavien Howard, Trae Wayans, Donte Jackson, Robby Anderson, DRC and more are competing. Chad Johnson will be the host. - TURRON DAVENPORT (@TDavenport_NFL) May 19, 2019 Some of the fastest players in the NFL are getting together for a bracket-style 40-yard dash competition, according to Turron Davenport at ESPN. One of the participants will be second-year Panthers cornerback Donte Jackson. Former Carolina wide receiver Ted Ginn Jr. will also be competing. Ginn believes he is the fastest receiver in the league and recently challenged anyone to a race for $10,000 to prove it. Ted Ginn Jr. says he's the fastest WR in the NFL and will race ANYONE for $10,000 ♂ @TedGinnJr_19 AWESOME INTERVIEW Watch: https://t.co/HYTmrgj7VT Listen: https://t.co/akxHWcYK4K pic.twitter.com/sNxOyZSEjw - The Lefkoe Show (@LefkoeShow) May 16, 2019 As for Jackson, he ran the fastest 40-yard dash at last year's scouting combine, so his chances should be about as good as anybody's. MORE: This photo of Kyler Murray led to more speculation about his height VIDEO: Magic Johnson Calls Out Rob Pelinka for Backstabbing on First Take Kyle Rudolph could be a late offseason acquisition Cowboys need Patriots will prove Super Bowl LIII shutdown defense was no fluke NCSA: Five common recruiting myths


Jason Kelce is one of the top players in the NFL, he's the games best center and according to The Monday Morning Quarterback , the Eagles star is one of the 3 top linemen in the game. In a ranking compiled by Monday Morning NFL Podcast, where Andy Benoit and Gary Gramling discussed the state of offensive line play across the NFL, Kelce landed at No. 3 on the list, while his Eagles teammate, Lane Johnson was omitted. 1. Zack Martin, G, Dallas, 78 points (2 first-place votes) 2. David Bakhtiari, OT, Green Bay, 75 (1) 3. Jason Kelce, C, Philadelphia, 69 4. Tyron Smith, OT, Dallas, 58 5. Travis Frederick, C, Dallas, 56 6. Quenton Nelson, G, Indianapolis, 52 7. David DeCastro, G, Pittsburgh, 51 8. Mitchell Schwartz, OT, Kansas City, 48 9. Maurkice Pouncey, C, Pittsburgh, 47 10. Trent Williams, OT, Washington, 44 Johnson took to Twitter to respond to the slight immediately after it was released. MORE: Jalen Rose's latest Kawhi Leonard update is bad news for Lakers, Clippers fans 'You don't know me like that': Kevin Durant, the Warriors and a toxic locker room Stephen A. Smith: 'Andre Iguodala is planning on joining the Lakers' Kawhi Leonard Joining the Lakers According to Stephen A. Smith's Sources NBA Free Agency 2019: The top players


Seahawks rookie defensive end L.J. Collier didn't break anything Tuesday. That's the good news. The bad news is the team's first-round draft choice has an "unusual" ankle sprain that will keep him out weeks. Coach Pete Carroll called Collier's ankle sprain "significant," but noted it's neither a high-ankle nor a low-ankle issue. "It's not a garden-variety sprain at all," Carroll said Thursday, via Curtis Crabtree of Sports Radio KJR and PFT. "It's a little bit of an unusual one, upper part of his foot. It's an unusual one for us. We really haven't had a guy sprain his ankle just like this. . . .It's a rare sprain." Collier is expected to miss the preseason, and his absence could stretch into the regular season. "It's going to be a little bit," Carroll said. The Seahawks already know they will won't have Jarran Reed to start the season, with Reed suspended six games. Carroll said the team could add a defensive lineman.


Raiders running back Chris Warren had an eye-opening preseason a year ago. He battered opponents with his 6-foot-2, 247-pound frame to gain 292 yards rushing on just 58 carries, and he's primed to compete again after spending 2018 on the injured reserve list. And coach Jon Gruden says Warren has even more weight to throw around this season, according to The Las Vegas Review Journal's Michael Gehlken. Jon Gruden: "I like Chris Warren. He's 260 pounds. He can run. He had a very good preseason for us, and he's learned a lot, I think, about our offense and about this profession. …We'll see where he is. We're anxious to put him back in circulation." - Michael Gehlken (@GehlkenNFL) May 3, 2019 Warren was a favorite of Gruden at last year's training camp, especially after he trucked Lions linebacker Jarrad Davis - at Gruden's urging - at a joint practice. The coach undoubtedly can't wait to see what he can get from the 23-year-old Warren, whose father was a successful NFL running back. Still, Warren needs to have a great camp to make the team. General manager Mike Mayock selected running back Josh Jacobs in the first round of this year's NFL draft (also at Gruden's urging). Jacobs figures to carry much of the load. He'll need help, however. Running back Jalen Richard is an established receiver out of the backfield; that's his role. If Warren can continue to wallop linebackers and gain yards consistently, he may have a role on the Raiders as well, especially if the added weight equals a greater amount of defenders trucked. MORE: 2019 Kentucky Derby post positions and odds 2019 Kentucky Derby Horse Names Ranked Kris Richard reportedly pressed Cowboys to take Trysten Hill over safety Lions gave OT Ryan Pope the biggest UDFA guaranteed deal NBA Free Agency 2019: The top players


Twain , the funky restaurant inspired by vintage Midwestern cooking from the 1950s, has closed in Logan Square. Named for the prolific author, husband-and-wife team Tim and Rebekah Graham opened Twain in August 2018. Restaurateur Branko Palikuca, who owns the building at 2445 N. Milwaukee Avenue, intends to open a new restaurant in the space, according to a spokesperson. Meanwhile, the Grahams will move on to other projects. The spokesperson confirmed what a sign on the restaurant's door announced. There's no indication of what Palikuca may open in the space which was a former car mechanic's shop. Palikuca co-owns the Dawson in River West with Billy Lawless, and is also founder of the Gemstone Café Group, a company that runs several suburban restaurants including Topaz Café in Burr Ridge, Amber Café in Westmont, and Citrine Café in Oak Park. The decor celebrated Mark Twain's writings, and chef Tim Graham's food featured tastes of mid-century Americana with recipes from his childhood growing up in Central Missouri. Some of those recipes came from spiral-bound women's club cookbooks. The Grahams are Chicago restaurant veterans. Rebekah Graham is the former beverage director for the Publican, while chef Tim Graham worked at Travelle and Lettuce Entertain You Enterprises. They should soon have news about their upcoming projects and stay tuned for details on what will replace Twain. The Tribune first reported this story.


Wednesday was a bad day for Democrats, because it was a bad day for Bob Mueller. After weeks of breathless speculation from CNN panelists that the special counsel might leap to his feet, point a bony finger toward the White House and shout " J'Accuse! " … there were no bombshells in the testimony. Instead, it was Mueller's performance that bombed. "This is very, very painful," Obama's political strategist David Axelrod tweeted during the hearings. Progressive Newsweek columnist Seth Abramson called him "a bit of a bumbler," and activist liberal attorney Laurence Tribe confessed, "Much as I hate to say it, this hearing was a disaster. Far from breathing life into his damning report, the tired Robert Mueller sucked the life out of it." What was designed to be a devastating blow to the Trump presidency turned into a fiasco of fumbling and forgetfulness by Mueller. Before the hearings, Democratic sources described their strategy as "people don't read the book, they watch the movie." But Mueller refused to play the role of their leading man. He never read from the report a single time. Mueller struggled to find his congressional questioners on the dais. He didn't recognize statements quoted directly from his own report. And when a Democrat, hoping to burnish Mueller's bipartisan bona fides, asked him which Republican president first appointed him U.S. Attorney for Massachusetts, he answered "Bush!" It was Reagan. Video provided by AP So the special counsel had a few senior moments, so what? The report still stands, the damning evidence of Trump's outrageous   and possibly illegal   behavior remains unchallenged. Why does it matter if Mueller stumbled? Because it's the Mueller report. He's the face of the Russiagate prosecution and Democrats have repeatedly relied on his credibility to justify their never-ending pursuit of the president. If Mueller's not credible, neither is his investigation. After his testimony, Republicans began floating the theory that Mueller's unsteady grasp on the case is evidence that it was his Democrat-dominated team, and not Mueller, who really called the shots in the Russiagate probe. "It sheds a lot of light on what happened the last two years," a Republican congressman reportedly said while watching the hearings. "He wasn't in charge." Whoever is in charge of the Democrats' political strategy may want to reconsider. Despite the media's obsession with this story, most Americans just don't care. In the latest Gallup poll of the most important problems facing the U.S., Russiagate doesn't make the top 10. A new Morning Consult poll found more Democrats think the Mueller investigation was carried out unfairly than fairly, 42% to 27%. Democrats needed Mueller to turn that narrative around. Instead, he likely dealt it a political deathblow. Until now, Republicans were the ones avoiding questions about Bob Mueller. How many Democrats are looking forward to answering those questions today?


Football season is almost here, Chiefs Kingdom. Recently I've been thinking a lot about the types of innovative plays that Andy Reid has spent the offseason coming up with and integrating into the offense. I'm not even going to try to predict the cool stuff that he's schemed up for the 2019 iteration of the offense. However, there are a handful of plays I'd like to see the Chiefs bring to the offense in 2019. They've been proven successful in other NFL schemes, and the Chiefs have the personnel to make them work. Here's a look at three of those plays: https://streamable.com/e/z80vn PA TE Throwback The Chiefs ran 80 percent of their plays out of shotgun in 2018, which was the most in the NFL. It was quite rare to see Patrick Mahomes under center, and when he was, a lot of the time it was for a designed running play. Eventually you have to do something unexpected out of those formations, which is one reason why I am looking at this play. Just a day ago, Peyton Manning compared Patrick Mahomes to John Elway on Peter King's podcast . Specifically, it was Mahomes' improvisation and ability to throwback to the opposite side of the field that reminded Manning of Elway. Manning talked about how the Broncos eventually designed plays for Elway where he'd sprint to the left and throwback to the right. One coach who was the innovator there with those plays was Mike Shanahan. Shanahan's son Kyle, who is the head coach of the 49ers, has used these throwback plays as a staple in his offenses. It dates back to his earliest days as an offensive coordinator with the Texans. Everywhere he's gone, he's brought that PA TE Throwback with him, and it's seen a lot of success. One thing that you'll notice with this play is that a lot of the time the tight end has to slow down to wait for the ball to arrive. It's a tough throw to make across the field. Guys really have to set their feet and drive the ball to get it from point A to point B. I don't think that will be a problem with the Chiefs because of Mahomes' arm strength. Between that and Travis Kelce's ability in the open field, this could make this a really deadly play for the Chiefs. Continue … https://streamable.com/e/5rfqb Fake Triple Option HB Screen I'm certain that this play is somewhere in the Chiefs' playbook. They may have even used it with Alex Smith in the past, but I don't recall the team using it with Patrick Mahomes in 2018. They used a few of those speed option plays early on, but they phased them out as the season went on. Obviously, Mahomes isn't the biggest threat to run the ball himself and the Chiefs don't want to put him in harm's way, but this play isn't designed to get the focus on the QB as a runner. One NFL team that often utilized this play in 2018 was the Panthers, and it was rarely met with any sort of defensive success. The idea is to get the defense focused on the motion on the option side, defending the run, while a halfback leaks out the back side with two or more blockers. If you get the linebackers moving in the direction of the fake, you've basically won the play, because your linemen will only have defensive backs in their way. Tyreek Hill would be perfect for the decoy, man-in-motion role. The Chiefs could potentially use Sammy Watkins or Mecole Hardman as well. They also now have the personnel at the running back position to make pitch triple-option style plays a real concern for defenses. Continue … https://streamable.com/e/1t61t PA FB Seam I know that Anthony Sherman has said he prefers to be laying out people as a blocker . But the Chiefs are such a pass-heavy offense, he needs to start making his money by getting involved in the passing game; otherwise, it's hard to justify keeping him on the roster. Think back to Sherman's first season with the Chiefs and he was heavily involved in the passing game. He finished that season with 24 targets and over 150 receiving yards. The idea with this play is that the fullback is going to be isolated in man coverage against a linebacker. You can perhaps catch them off balance with the play-action. All-Go Special HB seam has been utilized with much success in the Chiefs' offense for a few years now. It's a similar concept in terms of getting a favorable matchup against a linebacker. Getting their hips flipped and running up the seam is hard for guys who aren't top-tier athletes at the linebacker position. If you get the ball into Sherman's hands in space, he can do some great things with it. Remember his play up the sideline in the Pro Bowl? Remember his touchdown catch to open the season against the Chargers in 2018? He's got some juice that the Chiefs can further utilize. Again, this is a play from under center, so it won't be used all that often in Kansas City, but as a change of pace for the offense, it has the potential to be very successful. Go back … MORE: Tiger Woods grimaced after his opening tee shot and golf fans started panicking Ron Adams, rest of Warriors coaching staff to have reduced roles Ranking the Packers' position groups from weakest to strongest What are realistic expectations for the Bears in 2019? Baker Mayfield believed the Patriots would trade up to draft him


As President Trump rails against the Federal Reserve and urges it to lower interest rates, a similar push is coming from a group founded this year by three left-leaning millennials   albeit for very different reasons. Mr. Trump regularly points out that inflation is low and says that the Fed should slash rates, which would weaken the dollar and help with his continuing trade wars. The new group, Employ America, wants central bankers to place a higher priority on fostering job growth and sees looser monetary policy as a way to protect workers as the economy shows early signs of slowing. It is using research, and Twitter, to make its case. The campaign may seem oddly timed: Unemployment in the United States is at a nearly 50-year low, and there are more job openings than applicants. The Fed's key benchmark interest is also low, relative to past business cycles. But Employ America is embracing an unusual moment in the politics of central banking. Democrats have long favored lowering interest rates to fuel stronger growth even if doing so risked raising prices, while Republicans have traditionally criticized such moves as potentially inflationary. Now that a Republican president is in the White House and price gains have proved surprisingly subdued, members of both parties have coalesced around a preference for low borrowing costs. The Fed itself is engaged in a yearlong review of its monetary policy practices and communications, creating an opportunity to question what the central bank's goal of maximum sustainable employment means in the modern era, and, potentially, a chance to push monetary policymakers toward a more expansive definition. "It's a good time to broaden the conversation," said Alexander Berger of the Open Philanthropy Project, who helped to approve a short-term, $300,000 grant for Employ America that can be increased and extended if the group gains traction. The philanthropy project relies on funding from Dustin Moskovitz, a founder of Facebook, and his wife, Cari Tuna. Sam Bell, Employ America's founder, is an unlikely monetary-policy crusader. He has a degree in philosophy and political science from Swarthmore College, but no formal training in economics. He spent his early career focused on genocide intervention, but became interested in the job market after the financial crisis. His nights and weekends were soon dedicated economic textbook-reading time. Sign Up For the Morning Briefing Newsletter As Mr. Bell watched a slow jobs recovery unfold, he became convinced that the Fed was placing too much weight on guarding against inflation, and too little on fostering a strong and rapid labor market recovery. Employ America wants to change that. Mr. Bell, together with his colleagues Skanda Amarnath and Kim Stiens, hopes to persuade the Fed to tweak its policy-setting approach, in part by channeling a conversation that is already happening on social media into targeted research and advocacy. "There's a wonky tribe on Twitter that we're trying to be a home for, to some extent," Mr. Bell, 35, said. "I want to harness some of that conversation." The Fed's job is to sustain the highest level of employment that is consistent with low and stable inflation. Policymakers have operated for decades under the assumption that very low unemployment eventually leads to higher prices, but that relationship is either muted or broken. Unemployment is at 3.6 percent, but inflation has been stubbornly low and wages are growing only moderately. After years of saying employment was at, near or even past its sustainable level   and lifting rates nine times to avert a spike in prices that never arrived   officials are now less sure. "There is no destination point for full employment, there's no one number that you could pick and say, 'We're there,'" Lael Brainard, a member of the Fed's Board of Governors, said in a recent television interview. John C. Williams, the president of the Federal Reserve Bank of New York, has said that if the economy could achieve a 3.5 percent unemployment rate with stable inflation, that would be "terrific" news. The shift in mind-set has created an opening for Employ America. In addition to publishing articles and policy papers directed at Fed officials and their congressional overseers, the group wants to prevent inflation-focused policymakers from landing Fed leadership jobs. Mr. Bell, who calls himself Employ America's "chief tweeting officer," recently helped to derail Stephen Moore's chances of joining the Fed's Board of Governors. When news broke that Mr. Trump was considering nominating Mr. Moore, a campaign adviser, conservative commentator and early advocate of higher interest rates after the recession, Mr. Bell dug up and tweeted out Mr. Moore's quotes on everything from monetary policy to his opinions about certain Midwest cities . Mr. Moore's past comments about women, which Mr. Bell mostly steered clear of, ultimately cost him support in the Senate. But key lawmakers said it was a drip of information about his past positions that ruined his chances. Mr. Bell uncovered many of those, listening to hours of Mr. Moore's past television and radio interviews and then using Twitter to highlight the conservative commentator's support for the gold standard and his characterization of Cincinnati and Cleveland as "armpits of America." "The soundtrack to our children' short lives has been `Wheels on the Bus' and Stephen Moore interviews," said Kate Kelly, Mr. Bell's wife. "I say that with an eye-roll mixed with admiration." For all of Mr. Bell's efforts, Mr. Moore said he had never heard of him or Employ America. He also said Mr. Bell was incorrect to think that he would have been an inflation-focused Fed governor. "I've been saying for six months that the Fed is too tight," he said, meaning he thinks the central bank should start to cut interest rates. Employ America won't oppose every pick Mr. Trump makes for the Fed: Mr. Bell often praises Richard H. Clarida, the Fed's vice chair, who was nominated by Mr. Trump. Nor is the group anti-Fed. Mr. Amarnath worked at the New York branch after college and has either participated in or coached Fed Challenge , in which team members role-play real life policymakers, since he was 15. He is something of an organizational enthusiast. But Mr. Amarnath, 27, left his job as a hedge fund economist to help start the group because he thinks the Fed could use a push toward deeper self-reflection. Policymakers started saying the economy was near full employment in 2016 , for instance, but businesses have continued to hire steadily since then. "There are always priors to challenge," said Mr. Amarnath, a Columbia graduate who studied economics. "These are costly errors. You say, 'We're at maximum employment,' and then eight million jobs show up." He recently published an article on Medium suggesting that the Fed should set policy with an eye toward overall labor income, rather than inflation, when the economy is shaky. Such an approach would result in lower policy rates for longer and, in theory, faster labor market healing. More recently, he has published a " quick and dirty case " for a .50 percentage point rate cut at the Fed's June meeting, which would be a more aggressive and earlier move than most economists and investors expect. Ms. Stiens, 33, manages Employ America's operations and will help with hiring if the organization's funding is extended. If it is a little brazen for three people with a trial grant to try to influence a 105-year-old central bank that employs hundreds of Ph.D. economists, at least there is some precedent. Fed Up, started in 2014 and also funded by Open Philanthropy, brought protesters in green shirts emblazoned with the words "What Recovery?" to high-profile events like the Fed's annual meeting in Jackson Hole, Wyo., to pressure policymakers to maintain low rates. At a time when groups on the right were calling loudly for rate increases, the Fed Up organizers landed meetings with Fed officials and drew media attention. Mr. Bell consulted with Fed Up and admired the group's work, but wanted to create a wonkier complement to its grass-roots outreach. The climate in Washington is friendlier to Employ America's message, but political winds and Fed leadership can change. Beyond making a case for lower rates now, Mr. Bell and his colleagues want to make sure that policymakers' comfort with low unemployment lasts into the next recession and expansion. Now is the time to wage that campaign, as the Fed holds conferences, including a recent one in Chicago, to consider possible changes to its policy-setting framework. The review is expected to wrap up later this year, and Fed officials will make their conclusions public in early 2020. "The Fed is showing itself to be much more open to reconsidering its policy regime," said Peter Conti-Brown, a Fed historian at the University of Pennsylvania's Wharton School. "Employ America is likely to have, potentially, a big effect."


A trade agreement between the U.S. and China could be a strong catalyst for stocks, even though analysts say the market may have already priced in much of the gains. Chinese Vice Premier Liu He will travel to Washington for talks in the coming week, and sources have told CNBC a deal is possible by Friday. Trade has been one of the biggest overhangs for the market, but the prospect of successful talks has helped fuel the S&P 500's 17% gain this year. Besides trade in the coming week, investors are awaiting Friday's inflation data, important after Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell's comment Wednesday that weak inflation is transitory, signaling the Fed does not now have to consider an interest rate cut. That comment from the Fed chief sent markets reeling, since many investors have been positioning in both bonds and stocks for a pre-emptive interest rate cut from the Fed. So Friday's consumer price index will be key, even though unlike the inflation measure the Fed watches, CPI is expected to show inflation running slightly above the Fed's 2% target in April. The Fed's favored PCE deflator had core inflation at 1.6% in the first quarter. To close out this week, the April jobs report crushed Wall Street's expectations   adding a robust 263,000 new hires while the unemployment rate fell to 3.6%, the lowest level in a generation, the Labor Department said Friday. Wall Street had been expecting 190,000 hires and a 3.8% jobless rate. "The more robust the incoming data is, the more time the Fed has to sit and watch and evaluate whether inflation is rising this year in the manner that they think it is. If the labor market is good enough, it allows the Fed to be patient, and let this thing play out," said Michael Gapen, chief U.S. economist at Barclays. Gapen said if the data and inflation is instead weakening, the Fed would have to rethink its position later in the year. Disney earnings Earnings will continue to be a factor in the week ahead, with about 50 S&P 500 companies reporting, including media names like Disney, News Corp and Viacom. But if the trade negotiations are resolved, that will be the event that could have ramifications for markets and the economy for months to come. But the reaction in the stock market may initially seem short-lived. "If the tariffs come off, you might get some readjustment to earnings expectations. So, you might have a nice couple of days, but I think it's three-quarters of the way priced in, maybe a little bit more," said Lori Calvasina, chief U.S. equities strategist at RBC. She said some sectors have already benefited from the prospects of a deal. "The two I think are in focus are industrials and semis," she said. As for semiconductors, "there's been such a fierce rally in that space this year. Semis were sort of the pure play on the China fears and they rallied hard and fast. They're starting to see some profit-taking." The VanEck Vectors Semiconductor ETF is up 33.4% year-to-date. Calvasina said the better-than-expected performance in S&P 500 first quarter earnings shows there will not be the earnings recession expected just a month ago. She said companies focused a lot on cost cutting to maintain their margins. According to Refinitiv, the S&P 500 companies are now expected to see profit growth of about 0.7%, compared to expectations for a contraction of 2% back on April 1. "I think the market very much deserves the rally we've had," she said. However, she sees limited upside and maintains a target of 2,950 on the S&P for year end. "We're getting to the part of the year where we're vulnerable to bad news. It doesn't mean today is the top, but when we think about where we're going to be at year end, it's a good reason not to raise the target. We feel like we can overshoot in in the short term." "It's probably a good time to take money off the table. We've said that things could weigh on the market in the second half," she said. Investors are also looking towards Omaha this weekend. Berkshire Hathaway was holding its annual meeting this Saturday, and that could generate plenty of headlines for investors who are Warren Buffett watchers. The investor already revealed to CNBC Thursday that his company was a buyer of Amazon. What to watch Monday Earnings: Occidental Petroleum, Sysco, Tyson Foods, Bausch Health, AIG, Pioneer Natural Resources, Hertz Global, Liberty Global, KLA-Tencor, Bloom Energy, Assurant, Everest Re, Iamgold 6:00 a.m. Chicago Fed President Charles Evans 9:30 a.m. Philadelphia Fed Patrick Harker 2:00 p.m. Senior loan officer survey Tuesday Earnings: A-B Inbev, Electronic Arts, TripAdvisor, Petrobras, Diamondback Energy, Mylan, SeaWorld, Allergan, Lyft, Ambev, Emerson, Regeneron, Cinemark, Plains All American, Papa John's, Sempra Energy, Match Group, Wingstop 10:00 a.m. JOLTs 3:00 p.m. Consumer credit Wednesday Earnings: Disney, Fox Corp, Madison Square Garden, Wendy's, Hostess Brands, Marathon Petroleum, Royal Ahold, Barrick Gold, Bunge, Acushnet, McKesson, Switch, IAC/Interactive, Honda Motor, Toyota Motors, Siemens Thursday Earnings: News Corp, Booking Holdings, Keurig Dr. Pepper, Tapestry, Norwegian Crusie Line, Becton Dickinson, Duke Energy, CenterPoint, Canadian Natural Resources, Cardinal Health, ArcelorMittal, Azul, Hain Celestial, AMC Enertainment, TrueCar, Axa Equitable, Vale, Equifax, Zillow, Yelp 8:30 a.m. International trade 8:30 a.m. Jobless claims 8:30 a.m. PPI 10:00 a.m. Wholesale trade 10:45 a.m. Atlanta Fed President Raphael Bostic 1:15 a.m. Chicago Fed's Evans Friday Earnings: Viacom, Marriott, Tribune Media, Telefonica, Buckeye Partners, JD.com 8:30 a.m. CPI 9:00 a.m. Atlanta Fed's Bostic 10:00 a.m. New York Fed President John Williams 2:00 p.m. Federal budget


A big rig hauling a full load of apple juice crashed and made a big mess on Highway 99 early Thursday morning. Matt Yurus reports.


PORTERVILLE   Tulare County deputies arrested a woman Saturday after she was suspected of killing her 12-year-old son. Around 5:25 a.m., Tulare County sheriff's deputies were called to Avenue 184 in Porterville when someone reported seeing 45-year-old Sherri Telnas acting strangely while taking her two sons to a nearby field. The boys, ages 7 and 12, were unresponsive when deputies found them in a full irrigation ditch near a cornfield, according to the sheriff's office. Both boys were hospitalized and the 12-year-old died due to his injuries. The sheriff's office says the 7-year-old was still in critical condition as of Saturday afternoon. Deputies arrested their mother, who now faces murder charges. An autopsy will reveal what led to the 12-year-old boy's death.     ©2019 KTXL-TV, Sacramento Visit KTXL-TV, Sacramento at www.fox40.com Distributed by Tribune Content Agency, LLC.


A diver had a scary experience underwater when a giant octopus lunged itself at him in the Sea of Japan.


As expected, Kyrie Irving won't exercise his player option for the 2019-20 season, reports Shams Charania of The Athletic ( via Twitter ). Opting in would have ensured that Irving was under contract with the Celtics next season for $21,329,752. Instead, he'll reach the open market as an unrestricted free agent. Irving reportedly had a June 13 deadline for picking up his player option. As Charania notes ( via Twitter ), he doesn't technically have to submit any paperwork to turn down the option, so he'll simply let that deadline pass without taking any action. Irving, 27, put up excellent numbers in Boston this past season, averaging a team-high 23.8 PPG to go along with career-highs in APG (6.9) and RPG (5.0). He shot 48.7% from the field, including 40.1% from beyond the three-point line, earning a spot on the All-NBA Second Team . However, despite his impressive individual stats, it was a tumultuous year for Irving and the Celtics, who didn't meet preseason expectations and faced frequent questions about team chemistry. After publicly vowing last fall to re-sign with the Celtics at season's end, Irving wavered on that stance over the course of the year and called out teammates in comments to the media when the club struggled. Following Boston's second-round elimination at the hands of the Bucks, the idea of Irving re-signing with the Celtics increasingly appeared to be a long shot. He has been repeatedly linked to the Knicks throughout the season, with the Nets emerging as the favorite in recent weeks. Teams monitoring the situation view Brooklyn as Irving's most likely destination, Ian Begley of SNY.tv reiterated Wednesday. Still, while the Celtics appear to be preparing for life without Kyrie, they also haven't entirely given up on the idea of re-signing him, according to a Tuesday report . It's also not clear if   or how   Kevin Durant 's Achilles injury may impact Irving's plans. There were rumors throughout the year that the two friends may team up on the Knicks or another club. The Celtics could offer Irving a five-year deal worth up to a projected $189.7M, while a rival team could max out at $140.6M.


According to Steve Bulpett of the Boston Herald , the Boston Celtics have yet to receive word from All-Star guard Kyrie Irving on how he'll approach his free agency this offseason. Bulpett adds that Irving has been on a two-week vacation following the Celtics' elimination from the NBA Playoffs. The team still has no definitive word on the plans of Kyrie Irving, who left on a two-week vacation after the Celts were eliminated from the playoffs by Milwaukee last week. Last October, Irving told a throng of Celtics fans that he would re-sign with Boston but - in what was a grueling regular season - appeared to have had a change of heart by February. However, the Los Angeles Lakers, New York Knicks and Brooklyn Nets are now thought to be three other teams that Irving is giving serious consideration to joining, with the Knicks and Nets taking turns as the frontrunner for Irving's services. Irving is also said to be interested in a superstar pairing with Golden State Warriors forward Kevin Durant, his self-professed best friend and an impending free agent. It's worth noting that when Irving initially backed away from his previous commitment to re-signing in Boston that he said that the Celtics were "at the head of the race." A comment that served to alert Boston that there were indeed other teams under his consideration. The start of NBA free agency has been moved up to June 30 from it's traditional date of July 1 but Boston would certainly like to know before then what Irving's inclinations are. MORE: What Steph Curry and his brother Seth said in their free-throw trash talking moment What Michael Floyd brings to Ravens WR depth chart Why rookie Devin Bush is the cure for what ails the Steelers defense Roundup: RIP Grumpy Cat; Ruby Rose as Batwoman; Mets to Have Seinfeld Night NBA Free Agency 2019: The top players


President Donald Trump on Tuesday bashed actor and singer Bette Midler, a frequent sparring partner for the president, after she apologized for sharing a fake quote attributed to Trump in the late 1990s. Trump also used the moment to criticize the media. "Washed up psycho @BetteMidler was forced to apologize for a statement she attributed to me that turned out to be totally fabricated by her in order to make 'your great president' look really bad," he tweeted. "She got caught, just like the Fake News Media gets caught. A sick scammer!" Trump is currently in London, where the tweet would have been posted around 1:30 a.m. Wednesday local time. Washed up psycho @BetteMidler was forced to apologize for a statement she attributed to me that turned out to be totally fabricated by her in order to make "your great president" look really bad. She got caught, just like the Fake News Media gets caught. A sick scammer!   Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) June 5, 2019 Midler, a frequent harsh critic of Trump, on Sunday tweeted a screenshot of a photo of a young Trump with a quote attributed to him that said: "If I were to run, I'd run as a Republican. They're the dumbest group of voters in the country. They believe anything on Fox News. I could lie and they'd still eat it up. I bet my numbers would be terrific." "He certainly knew his crowd," Midler tweeted . She has since deleted the tweet. The quote was debunked as fake in 2015. The statement, which was attributed to a 1998 People Magazine interview, was not found in the archives. In addition, when Trump spoke about running for president in 1999, he would likely run as independent. Midler on Monday apologized for sharing the fake quote. I apologize; this quote turns out to be a fake from way back in '15-16. Don't know how I missed it, but it sounds SO much like him that I believed it was true! Fact Check: Did Trump say in '98 Republicans are dumb? https://t.co/NY9s6V49el via @rgj   Bette Midler (@BetteMidler) June 3, 2019 "I apologize; this quote turns out to be a fake from way back in '15-16. Don't know how I missed it, but it sounds SO much like him that I believed it was true!" the actor tweeted, linking to a fact check on the quote . Later Tuesday, Midler tweeted again about Trump's unexpected appearance at a Virginia church on Sunday. "He actually looks better here! Maybe someone in his camp can gently give him a shiv. I mean, shove," Midler tweeted. He actually looks better here! Maybe someone in his camp can gently give him a shiv. I mean, shove. https://t.co/GDdrF3Zfry   Bette Midler (@BetteMidler) June 5, 2019 Trump and Midler have been feuding for years, prior to Trump occupying the Oval Office. Trump in his tweet also took an opportunity to insult the press, saying Midler "got caught, just like the Fake News Media gets caught." The president has repeatedly criticized the media, often labeling them as "fake news" and the "enemy of the people." Like what you're reading?: Download the USA TODAY app for more This article originally appeared on USA TODAY: President Donald Trump bashes Bette Midler after she apologized for sharing fake quote


Malaysian authorities incinerated almost four tonnes of elephant tusks and ivory products worth about $3.2 million on Tuesday, as they crack down on rampant wildlife-smuggling across the country's borders. The small Southeast Asian nation has become a transit point in the illicit trade in ivory, which typically arrives from Africa and is sent on to major Asian markets such as China and Vietnam. Officials torched 3.92 tonnes of tusks and ivory products seized at Malaysia's ports and airports between 2011 and 2017, said Xavier Jayakumar, the minister for water, land and natural resources. The massive stash, destroyed in an incinerator, was worth an estimated 13.3 million ringgit ($3.2 million), he said. The global trade in elephant ivory, with rare exceptions, has been outlawed since 1989 after populations of the African giants dropped from millions in the mid-20th century to around 600,000 by the end of the 1980s. Ivory and other rare animal parts are prized for their use in traditional medicine in some Asian countries, despite the fact there is no scientific proof of their medical benefits. Seizures of animal parts occur frequently across Asia. Earlier in April, Singapore found over 25 tonnes of pangolin scales in two separate seizures just days apart. The pangolin is the world's most heavily trafficked mammal.


Come summer, ovens are out. These grilled pizza recipes are what we want to be eating for dinner all week long. From Margherita to corn-topped to dessert pizza, there's something for every mood. For more outdoor cooking ideas, check out our favorite grilled dinners . Margherita Grilled Pizza The simple summer dinner you need. Get the recipe from Delish . Cherry-Prosciutto Grilled Pizzas A little tangy, a little sweet. Get the recipe from Delish . Grilled Pizza Bread Yes, you can make pizza over a campfire. Get the recipe from Delish . Basic Grilled Pizza Grilling pizza couldn't be simpler: All you have to do is roll out dough (homemade or store-bought), drizzle it with olive oil and season with salt, and grill for 2 minutes, then flip and top with your ingredients and grill 2 minutes more. ( So fast and easy, right? Right.) Italian Sausage and Pesto Grilled Pizza There's no better Italian couple than sausage and pesto. A sprinkle of crushed red pepper flakes further proves their MVP status. Corn, Sausage, and Cheddar Grilled Pizza Grill a few links of sweet or spicy Italian sausage, then slice them when the dough's ready. Here, sausage, corn, and sharp cheddar make a mean trio. Veggie Supreme Grilled Pizza Veg out-for real-with this fresh-tasting pie highlighting summer's finest: thinly sliced rounds of squash, halved cherry tomatoes, bell peppers, and spinach over red sauce. Pepperoni, Zucchini, and Ricotta Grilled Pizza Fact: Mini pepperoni are more fun to eat. Show them off with sliced zucchini and ricotta. Bacon, Corn, and Mozzarella Grilled Pizza If there's one pizza we wish we could every day of our lives, it's this. Crisp bacon teams up with sweet corn kernels and two cheeses (ricotta and mozz) for a dream combination. Chicken, Tomato, and Pesto Grilled Pizza Cook chicken breast before you turn on the grill, then top on pesto, mozzarella, and halved cherry tomatoes. Peach, Ricotta, and Honey Grilled Pizza You'll want to eat this pizza for breakfast, lunch, and dessert, too. Slather ricotta on grilled dough, then top with sliced peaches, a drizzle of honey, and torn fresh basil. Charred Corn with Rosemary Grilled Pizza Vegetarian never looked so good. Get the recipe from Foodie Crush . Grilled White Pizza Recipe with Bacon and Basil Tomato sauce, who? Get the recipe from Taste and Tell . Grilled Cherry, Goat Cheese, and Arugula Pizza Cherry pizza beats pineapple every time. Get the recipe from Recipe Runner . Grilled Pizza with Fig, Prosciutto and Blue Cheese You need to serve this at your next happy hour. Get the recipe from Grab A Plate . Grilled Caprese Pizza Lol, salad. Get the recipe from Table For Two . Grilled Fruit Pizza Fruit=pizza is a health food. Get the recipe from The Chunky Chef . Grilled Vegetable And Goat Cheese Pizza This pizza just won Meatless Monday. Get the recipe from Seasons & Suppers . S'mores Pizza This laughs in the face of graham crackers. Get the recipe from Clean & Scentsible .


The Golden State Warriors are exactly where they want to be right now. They're up 2-0 over the Houston Rockets, Kevin Durant is playing well, Klay Thompson is having his moments and Draymond Green looks rejuvenated on the court playing playoff basketball. The only thing that could seemingly slow the Warriors down would be injury issues - and they keep having little scares to their top dogs. After Green wore a cast on his wrist there were questions about the severity of the injury. Now, all eyes are on Stephen Curry's left middle finger after dislocating it in Game 2. Curry isn't fully comfortable with his finger, but he's dealing with it. Steph Curry on that dislocated left middle finger: "Feels alright. It's gonna hurt, but is what it is." - Anthony Slater (@anthonyVslater) May 3, 2019 What's good for the Warriors is that the dislocated finger isn't on his shooting hand. But Curry is one of the NBA's best ball handlers, and a hurt finger could affect that part of his game, leading to live-ball turnovers. Fortunately for the Warriors, the team had a huge four-day break between days for traveling and rest. Game 3 is on Saturday evening in Houston. MORE: 2019 Kentucky Derby post positions and odds NBA Free Agency 2019: The top players Colts LB Ben Banogu wants to be all over the defense Report: Undrafted WR Jamal Custis earns big guaranteed money to sign with Chiefs Contract details for Packers' first-round picks Rashan Gary, Darnell Savage Related Slideshow: Best of the 2019 NBA Playoffs (provided by imagn)


President Trump's plan to nominate a political ally as director of national intelligence was seen by current and former officials as a move to subdue spy agencies that he has long regarded as disloyal, and silence one of the few pockets of occasional dissent in his administration. Trump began attacking U.S. spy agencies almost from the moment he declared his candidacy, and since taking office he has routinely rejected analysts' conclusions on issues including Russian election interference, t he murder of a Saudi journalist and more. Now, with the choice of Rep. John Ratcliffe (R-Tex.) to serve as the nation's next spy chief   and Attorney General William P. Barr already entrenched at the Justice Department   Trump is poised to seize greater control over the two pillars of government that he perceives as most hostile to his presidency. Subscribe to the Post Most newsletter: Today's most popular stories on The Washington Post Intelligence community officials said that the moves raised fears about the politicization of their work, and that the official who often represents their views in meetings at the Oval Office may be less inclined to deliver unvarnished   and sometimes unwelcome   assessments to the president. Former officials described Trump's plan to install Ratcliffe as a threat to the independence of the nation's spy agencies. "This is clearly an effort to bring together the powers he needs in the hands of loyalists," said Rolf Mowatt-Larssen, a former high-ranking CIA official who served in Republican and Democratic administrations Trump's antagonism toward the intelligence community often is traced to his anger over assessments that Russia interfered in 2016 to help elect him, a conclusion that he appears to believe undercuts his electoral accomplishment and legitimacy. When that finding was made public, weeks before Trump's inauguration, he lashed out on Twitter, accusing the CIA of waging a smear campaign against him. "One last shot at me," he said. "Are we living in Nazi Germany?" Since then, Trump has remained determined to discredit the Russia assessment, frequently accusing the CIA and FBI of taking part in an anti-Trump conspiracy. In Ratcliffe and Barr, Trump would have staunch allies overseeing both those agencies   and who have backed his dark but unsubstantiated suspicions . Ratcliffe seemed to endorse this view in a Fox television interview Sunday, saying that the Russia investigation led by Robert S. Mueller III had been led by lawyers "close to the Clinton Foundation" and alleging that "there were crimes committed during the Obama administration" that should now be investigated. Those statements are certain to add to the sense of foreboding among analysts and agents who are already subjects of an internal probe ordered by Barr into the origins of the Mueller investigation. The outgoing director of national intelligence, Daniel Coats , was widely seen as a second-tier player in the administration, with little influence at the White House. But he was willing at times to publicly challenge Trump when the president's assertions were at odds with intelligence community findings. Coats repeatedly insisted that Russian interference in 2016 was real and that Moscow was continuing to intervene in U.S. political affairs, even as Trump said he was convinced by the ardent denials of Russian President Vladimir Putin. Coats also spoke in congressional testimony and other settings about Iran's compliance with a nuclear accord, and said that North Korea was unlikely to abandon its development of nuclear weapons   positions that undercut the public pronouncements of the president. In January, Trump became so enraged by Coats's testimony on Iran that he lashed out on Twitter, saying U.S. intelligence professionals should "go back to school" and were "extremely passive and naive when it comes to the danger of Iran. They are wrong!" Such clashes led to months of speculation about Coats's security in a position that Trump at times toyed with eliminating entirely. The job was created in the aftermath of the 9/11 attacks to help coordinate the activities of and set priorities for a constellation of 16 separate spy agencies. Lee Hamilton, who as co-chair of the commission that investigated the attacks was among the architects of the DNI job, said that he has watched with concern as its authority has eroded in the Trump presidency. Coats's record "was one of some turbulence with Trump," Hamilton said in an interview. "But he told it like he and his intelligence colleagues saw it." Ratcliffe has provided little indication that he would be inclined to do so, a prospect that Hamilton described as worrisome given Trump's tendency to reject or ignore intelligence community findings. "It scares me," Hamilton said of Trump's approach to intelligence. "I would acknowledge that it has not so far been calamitous, disastrous, catastrophic. But it's a matter of risks. You elevate the risks when you have a president who seems to put more faith in Putin than in the CIA or Dan Coats. It raises the risk of a catastrophic mistake." Trump arrived in office largely unfamiliar with the structure, capabilities or apolitical traditions of U.S. spy agencies. Senior officials at the time expressed hope that his antagonistic views would soften as he spent time with agency leaders and received daily doses of highly classified secrets. Instead, officials said, the relationship remains wary, marred by distrust and dysfunction. Rather than being persuaded by briefers bearing classified evidence, Trump continues to trust his instincts and the assurances of foreign leaders he favors. Last year, after the CIA concluded with high confidence that Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman had ordered the killing of Jamal Khashoggi, a contributing columnist for The Washington Post, Trump dismissed the consensus views of the CIA's Middle East experts as mere "feelings." Asked about Mohammed's complicity, Trump said, "Maybe he did, maybe he didn't." CIA Director Gina Haspel subsequently delivered a detailed briefing on the Khashoggi killing to members of Congress, who emerged saying they could no longer see any room to doubt Mohammed's role in the assassination. The intelligence community's influence in the Trump administration has been eroded further by the departure of other senior officials who were seen as receptive to the work of the CIA and other agencies. Among them were former secretary of defense Jim Mattis and former secretary of state Rex Tillerson. Tillerson was replaced by Mike Pompeo, who had risen to favor with Trump while serving as CIA director and tailoring intelligence judgments in ways that pleased the president. In one of his early public appearances, Pompeo said that the intelligence community had concluded that "the Russian meddling that took place did not affect the outcome of the election." His statement mischaracterized the findings of spy agencies that had explicitly noted in their January 2017 report that they had not reached any judgment about the impact of Russia's interference. The CIA was forced to clarify Pompeo's statement the next day, saying that "the intelligence assessment with regard to Russian election meddling has not changed." greg.miller@washpost.com


Pirates right-hander Jameson Taillon experienced renewed pain in his right forearm and is no longer throwing, the Pirates revealed to reporters on Wednesday ( Twitter link via Jason Mackey of the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette). The discomfort sounds particularly ominous, as Pirates medical director Todd Tomczyk suggested that the injury has "run its course of conservative care," Rob Biertempfel of The Athletic tweets . Taillon will meet with a doctor next week. Taillon, 27, has been sidelined by a forearm strain since early May, and his absence has played a significant role in the team's underwhelming season. The former No. 2 overall draft pick and longtime top prospect delivered on that hype in a big way last season when he tossed 191 innings of 3.20 ERA ball, emerging as the Buccos' staff leader. Taillon averaged 8.4 strikeouts, 2.2 walks and under one home run per nine innings pitched, drawing favorable reviews from fielding-independent metrics as well. Unfortunately for the club, he's been limited to 37 1/3 innings this season, which has contributed to the Pirates cycling through a dozen different starters. Chris Archer , Trevor Williams and Jordan Lyles have all struggled but at least been able to give the club some innings, and Joe Musgrove has been solid (if unspectacular) in leading the club with 20 starts. Pittsburgh has also looked to Steven Brault , the since-designated Nick Kingham , rookie Dario Agrazal and top prospect Mitch Keller for starts, and they've even experimented with using Montana DuRapau as an opener in bullpen games. Suffice it to say, a Taillon return in the near future would've been a welcome sight but now appears decidedly unlikely. Back in June, it was reported that surgery could eventually emerge as an option if Taillon didn't improve, and while Tomczyk didn't directly mention surgery today, the juxtaposition of that June writing and his quote today are troubling for the Bucs.


COSTA MESA, Calif. (AP) Joey Bosa is hoping to return to form with the Los Angeles Chargers wearing a new, yet familiar, number. The defensive end has switched from No. 99 to 97. Bosa wore that number at St. Thomas Aquinas High School in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, and Ohio State. It is also a significant number for the Bosa family. John Bosa wore No. 97 for three seasons in the NFL and Nick Bosa, Joey's younger brother, will wear it for San Francisco after being the second overall pick in the April draft. ''I've been just meaning to do that for a while now. It's just a cool tradition. I'd like to keep it going,'' he said. Bosa said he wanted to change numbers last year . until the NFL informed him that it would cost $500,000 due to a large inventory of his jerseys in stock. With the Chargers making the change to their powder blue jerseys as their primary home uniform, it means Bosa doesn't have to pay anything. He is also hoping the new number helps bring about better health. Bosa missed the first nine games of last season due to a bruised left foot injury he suffered at the start of training camp. He still managed 5.5 sacks in seven regular-season games despite still dealing with pain from the injury. Bosa said he was happy to avoid a Lisfranc-type surgery. He is still dealing with some soreness but that hasn't limited him physically. ''It's not causing a limp or anything. It's just there. It's just something I notice,'' he said. ''It's been getting better all offseason, so I could definitely see by camp or maybe even next year where it kind of starts fading away. Once you get into season, it gets pretty intense, so we'll see.'' Bosa missed the first four weeks of the Chargers offseason program while he was training in Florida but returned to the team facility this week for the start of organized team activities. Teams can have 10 practices of limited on-field work before the mandatory minicamp in three weeks. ''It's a good time to knock the rust off and get practicing with your hands and pass-rush,'' Bosa said. ''If you miss all of this and you show up in camp, you're rusty then. You want to be rolling by that point.'' The Chargers and Bosa are hoping he can return to the level he played his first two years, when he had 23 sacks, including an NFL-record 19 in his first 20 games. Bosa led the Chargers in 2017 in tackles (54) and sacks (12.5) en route to making the Pro Bowl for the first time. Los Angeles was ninth in the league in total defense, but 22nd in sacks per pass play. Defensive coordinator Gus Bradley could see those numbers increase with a healthy Bosa. ''You can count on Joey. He's going to come back in great shape. He looks awesome. He feels really good. To get him back on the field - just that brotherhood part where the guys are together again. I think that's important,'' Bradley said. --- More AP NFL: https://apnews.com/NFL and https://twitter.com/AP-NFL Related slideshow: Top picks of 2019 NFL Draft (provided by imagn)


The couple gazes brightly at the camera, posing for a selfie like the thousands posted on Instagram every day. "Here we go... Wish us, 'Buon viaggio!'" the accompanying caption reads. Such hopes for "a good trip" would be unremarkable, were it not for two facts: First, that the woman in the picture is Amanda Knox ; and second, that the image marked the start of the 31-year-old American's return to Italy for the first time since she was twice convicted -- and finally exonerated -- of the murder of her British roommate, Meredith Kercher in a series of sensational and controversial court cases . Knox is not naïve -- she knows her return to Italy will trigger an avalanche of headlines. 'I remain a controversial figure' The Seattle native has spent the seven-plus years since her conviction was quashed attempting to turn her notoriety into an asset rather than shrink from the spotlight. Her invitation to speak at the Criminal Justice Festival in Modena on Saturday on the subject "Trial by Media," is another step on her path to reclaiming the narrative. "I know, despite my absolution from the court of cassation, I remain a controversial figure in the public opinion, above all especially here in Italy," Knox told the audience Saturday. Knox said that the mass media is the "first line of defense against authorities" and that the press covering her case could have "incentivized the police to slow down, to ask themselves questions on an investigation that was veering off course." Knox said in an emotional speech in which she at times struggled to hold back tears that the media instead "decided to speculate and created clickbait stories." "On the world scene I wasn't a defendant, innocent until proven guilty. I was a clever psychopath, dirty and drug-addicted whore, guilty until proven innocent. It was a false and unfounded history that lit up people's imagination because it fed fears and fantasies." On her return to the States in 2011, Knox said she craved a normal life and set about completing her studies at the University of Washington before getting a job as a cub reporter at the West Seattle Herald, writing her memoir "Waiting to be heard" and sharing her version of events in a Netflix documentary. As the years have passed, she has continued to try to reshape her public image by forging a career as the host of a true crime podcast as well as an activist campaigning against wrongful convictions and miscarriages of justice. Overnight infamy Knox said that despite the notoriety of her case, she still believed the media could be a force for good. It wasn't until she saw Perugia prosecutor Giuliano Mignini in the Netflix documentary that she truly understood his "genuine and noble motivation" to find justice for Kercher. "One day I'd like to meet the real Dr. Mignini, and I hope that when he comes, he will also see that I am not a monster, I simply am Amanda," Knox said. "I have the same hope ... that being brave enough to face you and meet you face to face we can get to some sort of understanding and reconciliation. "Because the real justice happens when we see the other people with compassion, when we judge with moderation and when we come back to each other after the pain with the courage of an open heart." The trip is of course controversial, with criticism coming from the Kercher family's former lawyer. But author and documentary filmmaker Jon Ronson, who became friends with Knox after she contacted him about his book "So You've Been Publicly Shamed," said he was impressed by how she was reclaiming her own story. "I'm sure she has her fair share of trauma and anxiety and so on, but she never lets it get to her. She always just keeps going. And there's no rancor," he told CNN, explaining that he admires Knox's empathy. "If you'd been falsely accused of murder and convicted and falsely imprisoned for several years, you would presumably feel some rancor towards the people who did that to you, but she doesn't. She works really hard to feel empathy and curiosity and compassion towards everybody -- including her prosecutors." Shocking murder Kercher's slaying in the historic university city of Perugia ignited a media furore in 2007. Within days of the 21-year-old's killing at their shared home, Knox, then 20, was detained for questioning along with her 23-year-old Italian boyfriend of a week, Raffaele Sollecito. The pair were formally charged the following summer. In the subsequent trial prosecutors argued Kercher was murdered after refusing to participate in a drug-fueled sex game played by Knox, Sollecito and a third man, Rudy Guede. Knox and Sollecito insisted they were away from the apartment the night Kercher was killed. During her initial interrogation, Knox also falsely blamed Patrick Lumumba -- the owner of the bar where she worked -- in Kercher's death. He had an alibi and sued Knox for libel, and was awarded 40,000 euros ($54,000) in damages. Knox and Sollecito were found guilty of murder in December 2009; Knox was sentenced to 26 years in prison, and Sollecito to 25. The rulings were just the beginning of a lengthy legal saga ; both convictions were overturned in 2015 . Guede was convicted in October 2008 using DNA evidence found at the scene of Kercher's murder. He was sentenced to 30 years in prison, later reduced to 16 years on appeal. His lawyer told CNN that Guede is now allowed out on day release. Knox was asked whether she thought there had been justice for Kercher and her family. "The judicial system cannot promise anybody the ultimate and complete truth. And I'm sorry for them. The judicial system did what it could, the murderer is in jail and so for that they should be satisfied," she said. Trial by media? Throughout the court proceedings, newspapers plastered Knox's face across front pages with headlines like "Sex, lies and stabbings" and "Lovers without any inhibitions." Journalists pounced on any developments. Reporting often zeroed in on Knox herself, from her sexual history to her fashion choices. Nina Burleigh was one of the many US journalists who descended on Perugia for Knox's trial, but she said her initial impressions of the case were quickly superseded by what she discovered. "I went there thinking 'Why did she become Charlie Manson overnight? What was going on with these young women?' and then in the first month started to realize this is not looking the way it looked to me when I got here," she told CNN. Burleigh said the fact the Knox case became such a media spectacle was at least in part down to widespread misogynistic attitudes in Italy, and the country's often frenzied coverage of crime stories. "There is this way of covering these lurid murders, often involving women or girl children. This was one of those stories. They had a prosecutor feeding [reporters] one-sided information," Burleigh explained. "I met rational people all over who were convinced that Amanda Knox was a killer based a lot on [how it was] depicted. "It had everything: A lot of emotion, it had nationalism; it had misogyny ... but really it comes down to young women," Burleigh said. "Women are prey and for there to be a female involved as an alleged murderess -- that was going to get a lot of attention." Sexism and scrutiny Ilaria Ruzza , a feminist and LGBTQ activist based in Verona, said this normalized sexism gets to the heart of why Knox became the poster girl for the case. "Women are not taken seriously in Italy," she said. "It is the type of culture we have," in which misogynistic attitudes are "rooted in our society." Ruzza said Italian patriarchal attitudes mean women are still expected to conform to gendered stereotypes such as the homemaker and stay-at-home mother. "We have TV in Italy always showing almost-naked women where their role is to be on the side of the host, like a beautiful stage show. We had 20 years of Berlusconi and that's what he did. He spread this way of objectifying women and that [legacy] is very hard to die." Certainly, Knox's behavior both in the immediate aftermath of Kercher's death, and during the trial, was heavily scrutinized for clues -- and deemed inappropriate by spectators. Knox had been filmed kissing Sollecito outside the murder scene, and while at the police station, she reportedly sat on Sollecito's lap, pulling faces. "It's very common for very shy people, especially attractive shy people, to be considered stuck up and conceited," explained clinical psychiatrist Dale Archer, who added that what others perceive as a "cold exterior" is often simply a coping mechanism for the stress an individual is facing. "When you put everything together, she was scared to death and did act inappropriately without a doubt," he told CNN. "But I think any young person put in her shoes -- in a foreign country, being interrogated in a foreign language, with a horrible murder that took place and you're being blamed for it -- you can excuse a lot of that behavior." 'Not looking for revenge' When Knox announced on Twitter that she would travel back to Italy, many social media users immediately questioned why. Some suggested she use "common sense," "think twice" and called her decision to return "ridiculous." Others applauded the move as "brave," "extraordinary" and "strong." Knox declined CNN's request for an interview. Francesco Maresca, the former lawyer for the Kercher family, told CNN the trip seemed "inappropriate." "She comes to speak about judicial errors, but it was not her case. You can talk of judicial errors when a trial doesn't stand up from the beginning. In her trial, there were as many as three convictions if we also consider the first sentence of the high court. To call it a judicial error is excessive," he said. Italy's high court first ruled in 2013 that Knox and Sollecito should stand trial for a second time before overturning Knox and Sollecito's second convictions in 2015. Maresca added that Knox has used the media coverage of her trial "to her convenience, to become famous, to be able to write the book, to be able to make the film... she exploited it to the full." Knox's friend Jon Ronson said that like many other people he has met who have been publicly pilloried, she is not looking for revenge, or to bring people down, but instead wants to do good. "It's an incredible strength, the fact that she's using all of this to highlight miscarriages of justice," he said, adding: "She just lives her life in an unapologetic way because why should she be apologetic when she's innocent?" He continued, "At the beginning of the documentary about her, she basically said 'I'm either the world's greatest psychopath or I'm normal and I'm innocent,' and I can tell you having been with Amanda many, many times and having written a book about psychopaths, she's not a psychopath."


On the same day US President Donald Trump held a social media summit without inviting the two biggest social media companies Twitter and Facebook , the White House also reportedly held an in-house meeting on 5G policy . The discussion was to "combat infighting" about the new mobile network technology, Axios reported Thursday afternoon. 5G , already launched in some parts of the US by Verizon , AT&T , Sprint and T-Mobile , is the next-generation network being used by smartphones to provide faster speeds and more capacity. The "high-level" White House meeting was called by Mick Mulvaney, acting White House chief of staff, because "tensions over 5G have come to a head" in Trump's administration, according to Axios citing two administration officials. The meeting was led by Larry Kudlow, director of Trump's National Economic Council, the report said, and included Ajit Pai, Federal Communications Commission (FCC) chair as well as officials from the Defense, State, Commerce and Education departments. Mulvaney's office and the FCC didn't immediately respond to requests for comment. Trump has previously pushed for US dominance in 5G and even 6G, recently saying the US would lead in 5G "very shortly ." "I want 5G, and even 6G, technology in the United States as soon as possible. It is far more powerful, faster, and smarter than the current standard. American companies must step up their efforts, or get left behind. There is no reason that we should be lagging behind," he tweeted in February. The Oppo Reno 5G is smoother than actual 5G


Just a few days ago there was a report that the Winnipeg Jets were now listening on offers for speedy forward Nikolaj Ehlers , and Tuesday more news came out about his potential future. Frank Seravalli of TSN writes that "the belief is" Ehlers has been offered to the Carolina Hurricanes in an attempt to pry free one of their right-handed defensemen. That kind of move makes sense given the Jets' recent trade of Jacob Trouba and current hole on the right side of their defense. Tyler Myers , another part of what was once a huge strength for the Jets on the right, is scheduled to become an unrestricted free agent if Winnipeg can't find a way to re-sign him. The Hurricanes do have an incredible amount of talent on the blue line and have been connected to almost every team in search of defensive help. Dougie Hamilton , Justin Faulk , Brett Pesce and Trevor van Riemsdyk make up an impressive group of right-handed options that could all be of interest around the league. The team also has youngsters Haydn Fleury and Jake Bean waiting in the wings for a full-time opportunity, though both are left-handed. The Jets, meanwhile, aren't looking just to improve their defense, but also find a way to navigate what will be a difficult cap situation. Patrik Laine and Kyle Connor both need new contracts that will take up a huge part of their remaining cap space, and they still need to find a way to improve the club after this season's disappointing finish. Ehlers was a huge part of that disappointment, scoring just 37 points in 62 games in the first year of his seven-year, $42M deal. The 23-year-old forward was completely shut out in six playoff contests and now has failed to score a single postseason goal through 21 games. Mathieu Perreault , who has long been included in Jets trade rumors, was also discussed by Seravalli. The TSN scribe notes that the Jets explored packaging the veteran forward along with Trouba, though that obviously didn't materialize. Perreault has two years left on his current deal with a $4.125M cap hit and scored just 30 points last season while playing in a greatly diminished role.


One of the great mysteries of Miami Dolphins quarterback Josh Rosen is why he seems to have collected such a negative reputation in such a short amount of time. Rosen has been a professional quarterback for just thirteen months - and yet when the Miami Dolphins made the move to trade for Rosen it was met with push-back. The reasoning? People thought Rosen was a bad personality. His teammates apparently didn't like him. And yet no Arizona Cardinal - or UCLA Bruin, for that matter - has gone on the record to speak ill of Miami's hopeful quarterback of the future. And now Rosen is getting positive feedback from his new teammates here in South Florida. Last week, veteran receiver Kenny Stills praised the way Rosen delivers the football. "I don't know what the right word is for it, but it doesn't look like it's coming fast and then it gets in front of your face and you see that it's spinning well and it has some velocity behind it," said Stills. "(Rosen) is a great player and he has a bright future." Here's to many touchdowns in their future together. But Stills wasn't the only one offering enthusiastic support of Rosen last week during the team's organized team activities (OTAs). Jakeem Grant has been encouraged by Rosen and fellow quarterback Ryan Fitzpatrick's presence in the wide receiver meeting rooms early on. "There's a couple of times that (the quarterbacks) came in and just gave us pointers on what they think we should do and just on checks and stuff and adjustments that they see on the field," said Grant. "I love when they come in there because we get to joke around with those guys. They have a great sense of humor, as well." Dolphins fans should be thrilled that both Rosen's talent and effort to communicate with his players - along with following Ryan Fitzpatrick's lead - are being noticed by Miami's skill players. If the offense is going to perform the way they intend, they'll need everyone on the same page. So far, so good. MORE: 'Jeopardy' star James Holzhauer fell just short of breaking his own ridiculous record Roundup: Iggy Azalea to Press Charges on Leaker; Mount Everest Death Toll; Bill Buckner's Death Ahead of Finals, Stephen Curry defends Kevin Durant against critics Jimmy Butler would reportedly like playing with LeBron James NBA Free Agency 2019: The top players


Down 3-1 in the NBA Finals against the Toronto Raptors represents the biggest test to the Golden State Warriors' dynasty . Head coach Steve Kerr noted following Friday night's loss to Toronto that it's not necessarily a daunting task to come back from this deficit. He's wrong. Only one team has won three consecutive NBA Finals games after losing three of the first four. Even if the Warriors were to pull off a historical comeback (not likely), changes are in store for this team. Kevin Durant, Klay Thompson, DeMarcus Cousins and Kevon Looney are all slated to become free agents. While the Warriors' top-three remaining players (Stephen Curry, Draymond Green and Thompson) have played well in the Finals, there are some major weaknesses up and down the roster. No matter what happens moving forward in the series, here's what needs to happen this summer if Golden State wants to make it back to the Finals for a sixth consecutive season. Re-sign Kevin Durant and Klay Thompson Should this even be in doubt? Durant's importance to the Warriors has been on full display through the first four games of the Finals. Sure Golden State misses his scoring, but Durant's absence on defense has played a role in Kawhi Leonard's historical performance on offense. Golden State will need to recruit Durant like it's 2017 all over again. It must be a full-court press. Thompson's importance to the Warriors was magnified during Game 3's loss to Toronto . With him sidelined, Curry had to play hero ball. He dropped 47 points, the eighth-most in NBA Finals history. The Warriors still lost by double digits. The good news? It's highly unlikely Thompson departs in free agency. Re-sign Kevon Looney, let DeMarcus Cousins walk We're not going to blame Cousins for his struggles in the Finals. Dude is coming back from a serious injury and is nowhere near 100 percent. The question here is whether Cousins was ever a fit in Steve Kerr's system. Even prior to the injury, the All-Star center seemed like a fish out of water on a consistent basis. One-and-done should be the name of the game here. Looney is a vastly different story. After struggling through injuries and inconsistency over the early stages of his career, the former first-round pick has stepped up big time. He's averaging 10.4 points and 6.4 rebounds over the past seven games. Looney has found a mid-range shot and plays elite-level defense. Kerr notes he's a cornerstone for this team, and Looney will get paid like it. Golden State needs to offer him starter money during the summer. Find a shooting wing in the draft More so than struggles on defense or injuries, the Warriors' lack of perimeter shooting behind the Splash Brothers has become noticeable in the Finals. Sure Durant re-signing would loom large here, but the Dubs still need another capable shooting wing off the bench. Last year's first-round pick Jared Evans might not be that. He seems to be more of a two-way player with a large focus on defense. Boasting both of their picks for the first time in a while, Golden State needs to find a pure shooter in the first round. The options include Cam Johnson (North Carolina), Tyler Herro (Kentucky) and Jordan Poole (Michigan), among others. This is a necessity. Find another guard with mid-level exception Shaun Livingston is great for what he does. He can be that go-to guy in a pinch. His mid-range game has proved to be a major asset in the past. Unfortunately, Livingston has never been a true perimeter shooter (10 three-points attempts over the past three seasons). He's also 33 years old and may call it quits after the Finals. Sure the Warriors will look to retain Quinn Cook. As they should. But this team needs another proven scorer on the second team. That's where veterans who are ring-chasing could come into play. Vince Carter, J.J. Redick, Terrence Ross, Iman Shumpert and Rodney Hood could all be strong possibilities Give Draymond Green the max At 29 years old, a long-term contract for Green could hinder Golden State years down the road. It's somewhat similar to when the Rockets signed Chris Paul to a four-year, $159.7 million contract back in 2018. However, there are two major components that lead us to believe the Warriors must give him a max extension this summer. First off, Green is (and has been) the glue to hold this thing together. His passion for the game, excellence on defense and playmaking ability on offense can't be overstated. Secondly, Golden State must want to avoid a similar situation as what we've seen with Durant this season. Green is slated to become a free agent after the 2019-20 campaign. Take care of him now and avoid any hint at drama behind the scenes. Related slideshow: 2019 NBA Finals (Provided by imagn)


The risk is increasing of Takata (7312.T-JP) facing a cash crunch as the cost of it global airbag recall spirals ever-upwards, analysts warn. "Takata is in a very difficult position," SMBC Nikko's manager of credit research Takayuki Atake told CNBC by phone. The cost of the recall in the U.S., the largest in the country's history, could cost the Japanese airbag maker around 250 billion yen (JPY10Y=) ($2.1 billion), which would "wipe out the company's capital and cash," he said. Two years after the first deaths linked to defective inflators for Takata's airbags, the Japanese company agreed on Tuesday to double the number of airbags to be recalled in the U.S. to nearly 34 million vehicles. So far, six deaths and hundreds of injuries have been associated with Takata airbags exploding due to faulty inflators. The value of the company's shares dropped by more than 10 percent on Wednesday and fell another 1.77 percent on Thursday. Its outstanding bonds are trading at 75 on face value, indicating investors are braced for the possibility of a default. This recall will not, however, put an end to Takata's troubles: the company faces legal action in the U.S. and Canada, which analysts concede potentially pose an even bigger risk. "The biggest problem has yet to be resolved   the class action lawsuit (in the U.S. and Canada), and how much it will cost," BNP Paribas chief credit analyst Mana Nakazora said in a note on Wednesday. Unknown consequences With so much uncertainty ahead, Takata itself has yet to put numbers on the potential fallout. Over the past two years, Takata has provisioned reserves of 93.2 billion yen to cover the cost of recalling 9 million airbag inflators. Based on the 10,000 yen per unit booked on previous recalls, SMBC Nikko estimates the latest recall of 34 million vehicles would be in the region of 250 billion yen. With a cash pile of 69.1 billion yen and shareholders' equity of 147.2 billion yen at the end of 2015, the financial buffer is starting to look very thin, warned SMBC Nikko's Atake. The latest recall not only "raises the possibility of negative net worth but would also jeopardize future funding liquidity, he said. Bankrupts can't pay Takata's survival will hinge on how much of the costs will be shouldered by the carmakers. In the past, the carmakers have agreed to spread out repayments. There is still a reasonable chance the carmakers will also be liable to pay a part of the costs but what the split will look like is unknown, Advanced Research Japan auto analyst Koji Endo told CNBC by email. However, Takata is certain to lose out in more ways than just on the balance sheet, said Endo. "It's obvious that Takata has to lose some market share to its competitors including Autoliv, TRW and Daicel in the long run." What can probably be ruled out is bankruptcy, reckoned SMBC Nikko's Atake. "A bankrupt company can't pay out damages, so we are assuming Takata will not be driven to the point of no return," he said.


About 200 employees were evacuated from a California Highway Patrol building in downtown Sacramento on Wednesday morning after packages were delivered that smelled "funny," authorities said. The packages were picked up from the post office and then brought to a CHP building in the 600 block of North Seventh Street. Employees then noticed that the packages smelled "funny," said CHP spokeswoman Fran Clader. The packages were sealed and then removed from the building. The evacuation was ordered out of an abundance of caution for CHP employees, Clader said. The evacuation order was lifted around noon. The packages are for official business and are not from an unknown sender, Clader said. The Sacramento Fire Department is investigating. READ MORE: CHP building in Sacramento evacuated due to packages that smelled 'funny' CHECK OUT KCRA: Stay informed. Get the latest Modesto, Stockton and Sacramento news and weather from the KCRA news team.


The Saints announced their Hall of Fame inductees for 2019, with running back Reggie Bush and receiver Marques Colston the inductees this year. The team also will honor former Louisiana Gov. Kathleen Blanco with the Joe Gemelli "Fleur de Lis" award for her contributions to the organization. Bush, the second overall pick in 2006, played five seasons in New Orleans. He appeared in 60 games and recorded 4,982 all-purpose yards and 33 touchdowns with the Saints. Bush carried 524 times for 2,090 yards with 17 touchdowns. He also caught 294 passes for 2,142 yards and 12 touchdowns. The Saints drafted Colston in the seventh round in 2006. He played in 146 career games for the Saints, with 106 starts, and made 711 receptions for 9,759 yards and 72 touchdowns. Colston is ranked first in team history in catches, receiving yardage, receiving touchdowns, total touchdowns (72) and tied for first with 28 100-yard receiving performances. All 72 of Colston's touchdown catches were thrown by Drew Brees , making the duo the sixth-most prolific all-time in scoring pass plays. Three seasons after the end of his playing career, Colston is ranked 45th all-time in NFL history in receptions, 52nd in receiving yardage and is tied for 39th in receiving touchdowns.


FARMINGDALE, N.Y. - There's no way to sugar coat it. There's no silver lining. Tiger Woods looked awful once again on Friday at the PGA Championship. Bethpage Black's lush rough had a tiger's bite as Woods struggled from start to finish en route to a lackluster 3-over 73 in the second round of the 101st PGA Championship. Woods walked off the course at 5-over T83 and will keep going after missing the weekend cut of the top 70 scores and ties at +4 by one shot. On Thursday Woods hit 10-of-14 fairways. On Friday he hit just three. His performance on the greens was almost as bad as his shots from the tee box, especially compared to group member Brooks Koepka, who looked like he was playing a different game than Woods. Koepka holds the lead at 12-under par after a 5-under 65 on Friday. LEADERBOARD: 101st PGA Championship The troubles began for Woods off the bat once again with a wild hook off the first tee. He was able to scramble for par before bogeying the second hole. The opening stretch of holes at "The People's Country Club" on Long Island are by far the easiest, and Woods played them 1-over. He made his first birdie on No. 6 before giving it right back with a bogey on No. 7. A great birdie on nine took Woods back to even at the turn before disaster struck once again on the back. pic.twitter.com/739KDn0Q6r - PGA Championship (@PGAChampionship) May 17, 2019 Woods started his Thursday round on No. 10 with a double bogey and followed suit with a bogey on Friday. That trend continued for the next two holes, moving him outside the projected 3-over cut line. A brief birdie on the par-5 13th looked like Woods was primed to make a run for the weekend, until he re-boarded the bogey train on No. 14 thanks to three putts from 55 feet. After a pair of pars on Nos. 15 and 16 the projected cut moved to 4-over, giving Woods a chance to sneak into the weekend with two holes to play. A pair of pars on the final two holes wrapped up a round to forget for Woods. View embedded content MORE: Did the Raiders steal the best fullback in the 2019 NFL draft? 2019 Preakness Stakes post positions and odds Four potential Tobias Harris landing spots in free agency Houston Rockets free agency target: Jimmy Butler Mark Jackson on Draymond Green: 'We were absolutely stunned that he was still on the draft board'