Ready to find out about the newest businesses to open in Phoenix? From a breakfast spot to a tattoo parlor, read on for a rundown of the newest hot spots to arrive recently. Hash Kitchen Hash Kitchen is a breakfast and brunch spot that recently opened at 4315 E. Indian School Road in Camelback East. So far, it's been well-received: It's got a 4.5-star rating out of eight reviews on Yelp. The eatery features a build-your-own-Bloody Mary bar and cotton-candy-topped cocktails. PT Noodles Express PT Noodles Express is a Vietnamese spot that recently opened at 2632 S. 83rd Ave., Suite 112 in Estrella. The restaurant features house-made noodles and offers a variety of pho bowls, rice plates and salads with add-ons like barbecue shrimp, brisket and crispy chicken. When it comes to desserts, this spot serves up cheesecake and macaroons. 1912 Tattoo Studio Wander over to 1247 E. Northern Ave. in Camelback East and you'll find 1912 Tattoo Studio , a tattoo spot. And with five stars out of seven reviews on Yelp, it's been a hit thus far. The establishment's owner, Mikey Sarratt, is a co-founder of the Grand Canyon Tattoo Convention and specializes in traditional tattoos with classic designs and bold colors. Luccicare Luccicare is an Italian spot, offering pizza and more, that's made its debut at 4727 E. Bell Road in Paradise Valley. Menu items also include tagliatelle, lasagna and veal scallopini. This story was created automatically using local business data, then reviewed and augmented by an editor. Click here for more about what we're doing. Got thoughts? Go here to share your feedback.


MESA, Ariz.   After throwing 50 pitches off a mound Monday, Cubs left-hander Jon Lester expressed optimism that he would remain on target for the April 5 opener against the Cardinals. "We still got a long way to go," Lester said two hours after pitching for the first time since experiencing a "dead" arm that heightened concerns among Cubs fans regarding their $155 million free-agent signee. "But I don't think there's any question mark for it (opening night). There's no worry in my mind for it." But those who are obsessed with radar gun readings might be disappointed for the first two months. Lester said he traditionally doesn't feel at full strength until well into the season, and skipping his last start on Saturday because of the lifeless feeling in his arm makes his task of building strength a little more challenging. "We're still in the process of building arm strength and arm speed and all that stuff," said Lester, who has pitched 8 1/3 innings this spring. "That will come as the innings get higher. I've always felt it takes me a little bit longer to be   maybe toward the end of May   where you start feeling strong, feeling good and going through that fifth day throwing 100-something pitches where you built that up. "It takes some time to get where you're consistent with everything   velocity, breaking ball, all that stuff. I found over the years that's kind of been where it's at for me. So as of now, I'm not worried about velocity. I'm just more worried about building my arm strength and making sure you're healthy in between (starts) and make the next one." Lester is scheduled to return to game action Thursday in an exhibition game against the Angels or in a minor-league game. Monday's session on a practice field provided a controlled setting for Lester, who warmed up before playing long toss up to about 140 feet. Then he threw some breaking pitches on flat ground from about 60 feet before taking the mound and throwing his first 25 pitches out of the stretch position before resorting to a full windup for the final 25 pitches and then fielding grounders. "There's no test for a dead arm," said Lester, who threw under the supervision of pitching coach Chris Bosio, trainer P.J. Mainville and strength coach Tim Buss. "You just pitch. It's not like there's pain. There are no side effects. It's just a feeling you have. It's like some days you wake up, you feel great. Other days you wake up, you feel dead. There's no reason behind it. You feel rundown, for whatever reason. "That's where we're at. There's no reason to push through that and risk injury. This was more of a blow, and as far as that, you're still building. So there's still going to be (games), especially in spring training, where you throw 89-90 (mph), and then there's going to be days where you're back up to normal." As an example, Lester said teammate Jason Hammel's fastball was clocked earlier at 90 mph but jumped to 94 on Sunday, when he struck out nine Padres in five innings. "There was no worry there," Lester said of the one week between competitive throwing. "It's just something where we needed to step back and take a break. Let things run their course and get back to the normal five days."


Food trends come and go. So how can you tell which tastes are trending right now? We took a data-driven look at the question, using Yelp to deduce which restaurants have been seeing especially high review volumes this month. To find out who made the list, we looked at Los Angeles businesses on Yelp by category and counted how many reviews each received. Rather than compare them based on number of reviews alone, we calculated a percentage increase in reviews over the past month, and tracked businesses that consistently increase their volume of reviews to identify statistically significant outliers compared to past performance. Read on to see which spots have the momentum heading into summer. St. Anne's Open since 2019, this cocktail bar and New American spot, which offers salads and more, is trending compared to other businesses categorized as "Salad" on Yelp. Citywide, salad spots saw a median 2.2 percent increase in new reviews over the past month, but St. Anne's saw a massive 137.8 percent increase, with a slight downward trend from a five-star rating a month ago to 4.5 stars today. Located at 11102 W. Magnolia Blvd. in North Hollywood, St. Anne's offers shareable plates like crab cakes and braised short rib and sun-dried tomato tortellini. When it comes to main dishes, look for specialty burgers and ribs. Woon Whether or not you've been hearing buzz about Historic Filipinotown's Woon , the Chinese spot is a hot topic according to Yelp review data. While businesses categorized as "Chinese" on Yelp saw a median 2.6 percent increase in new reviews over the past month, Woon bagged a 90.6 percent increase in new reviews within that timeframe, with a slight downward trend from a five-star rating a month ago to its current 4.5 stars. Open at 2920 W. Temple St. since March, Woon offers beef and veggie noodles and sides like fried tofu fish cakes and pork belly bao. Itacho Melrose's Itacho is the city's buzziest sushi bar by the numbers. The sushi bar, which offers ramen and more and opened at 7311 Beverly Blvd. since 2010, increased its new review count by 32.2 percent over the past month, an outlier when compared to the median new review count of 1.8 percent for the Yelp category "Sushi Bars." It outperformed the previous month by gaining 9.3 times more reviews than expected based on past performance. Itacho offers specialty rolls and build-your-own bowls. Look for the specialty red tofu yaki bowl topped with garlic and a soft egg. Konbi Echo Park's Konbi is currently on the upswing in the Japanese category on Yelp. While businesses categorized as "Japanese" on Yelp saw a median 1.8 percent increase in new reviews over the past month, this Japanese spot, which offers sandwiches and coffee and tea, increased its by 30.2 percent with its Yelp rating declining slightly from four stars to 3.5 stars. Review counts increased by more than 280 percent on a month-to-month basis. There's more abuzz in the world of Los Angeles Japanese: Rice & Nori has seen a 27.6 percent increase in reviews. Open for business at 1463 Sunset Blvd. since 2019, the business offers a small selection of sandwiches, vegetable plates and pastries. Look for the eggplant katsu sandwich with onion dashi, cabbage and Bull-Dog Sauce. This story was created automatically using local business data, then reviewed and augmented by an editor. Click here for more about what we're doing. Got thoughts? Go here to share your feedback.


The Former Rangers' captain may be forced to retire Earlier tonight, Caley Chelios reported that former New York Rangers captain Ryan Callahan may be forced to retire after being diagnosed with a degenerative back disease. According to Andrew Gross and others, the specific diagnosis is a degenerative disc disease of the lumbar spine. BREAKING NEWS: Julien BriseBois stated today that forward Ryan Callahan has been diagnosed with degenerative back disease and recommended that he no longer play professional hockey.   Caley Chelios (@CaleyChelios) June 20, 2019 Callahan , 34, has been dogged by injuries throughout his career. He played just 137 games over the last three seasons with the Tampa Bay Lightning , including 52 games last season. In those 52 games, he averaged 11:08 TOI/GP and picked up 17 points. Tampa Bay general manager Julien BriseBois recently told NHL.com that Callahan planned to not only play out his current contract, but also to sign another deal after it. In other words, he had no plans to hang up his skates. Before tonight's news broke, there had been speculation about the Lightning buying out the former Rangers captain. Callahan has struggled to live up to the expectations created by the six-year, $34.8 million contract he signed with the Lightning on June 25, 2014. It's also no secret that the Lightning need to free up some cap space so that they can lock-up emerging franchise forward Brayden Point. Placing Callahan on the LTIR gives them a lot more flexibility. Ryan Callahan has a $5.8M cap hit. If the Tampa Bay #Lightning place Callahan on LTIR, it will allow them to exceed the upper limit by up to a maximum $5.8M https://t.co/PoBSXjdTIL https://t.co/GK70hPLaHB https://t.co/nS7T5iJwC6   CapFriendly (@CapFriendly) June 20, 2019 Callahan wore the "C" on his Rangers' sweater for 166 regular season games before he was traded on March 5, 2014 in the deal that brought Martin St. Louis to New York. In total, he played 450 games of regular season hockey and 59 games of playoff hockey for the Rangers. Not bad for the 127th pick of the 2004 Draft. If this is indeed the end of Callahan's playing career, it's a bitter one. He became a fan favorite at the Garden because of his relentless work ethic and fearless play. If there was barbed wire on the ice, the New York native would have thrown his body across it to help his teammates. Callahan led by an example from the moment he stepped onto the ice at Madison Square Garden. That drive and fire made him the natural successor to Chris Drury as the team's captain in 2011.


US Immigration and Customs Enforcement has placed 5,200 adult immigrants in quarantine after being exposed to mumps or chicken pox, a dramatic jump from just a few months ago, the agency says. ICE has recorded cases of either mumps or chicken pox in 39 immigrant detention centers nationwide, an ICE official tells CNN. Of the 5,200 detainees in quarantine across those centers, around 4,200 are for exposure to mumps. Around 800 were exposed to chicken pox and 100 have been exposed to both. The Department of Homeland Security has repeatedly warned of the toll the increasing number of migrants at the border has taken on the department. This week, Acting DHS Secretary Kevin McAleenan urged lawmakers for additional funding to assist operations, calling the crisis "unlike anything our country has ever faced." RELATED: What's behind the spike in immigrants at the border In May, nearly 133,000 migrants were apprehended by Customs and Border Protection -- the majority of whom were families and unaccompanied children . Many of them turn themselves in to Border Patrol. Just because individuals are quarantined doesn't mean they have the mumps, but they've at least been exposed to it. From September 2018 to June 13, 297 people in ICE custody had confirmed cases of mumps, proven by blood test. There are around 52,000 single adults in ICE custody overall. The agency has previously dealt with contagious diseases, like the measles, the flu and chicken pox, but last September was the first time the agency recorded mumps cases. It's not clear where the disease derived from or how it spread. Seventy-five percent of the immigrants coming into ICE custody come from the border, though immigrants might also interact with inmates at jails, some of which also hold immigrants. "I think there is heightened interest in this situation because it's the mumps, which is a new occurrence in custody, but preventing the spread of communicable disease in ICE custody is something we have demonstrated success doing," said Nathalie Asher, ICE executive associate director for enforcement and removal operations. "From an operational perspective, the impact is significant in the short and long term and will result in an increase in cohorted detainees' length of stay in detention, an inability to effect removal of eligible cohorted detainees, and postponing scheduled consular interviews for quarantined detainees," she added. RELATED: Why Fort Sill and other US Army bases are used to house migrant children ICE quarantines individuals for 25 days from the last incubation period. The official said staff has also been put on alert. "This week, the ICE Health Service Corps issued a reminder to senior field leadership reminding their staff to review vaccination records and take appropriate actions," the official said. The number of detainees quarantined has jumped dramatically from earlier this year. There were 2,287 detainees in quarantine for "exposure to a detainee with a contagious condition," as of March 7, ICE said. Mumps is a contagious disease There have been 1,002 cases of the mumps reported in the United States this year as of May 24, according to the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Mumps is a disease that is caused by a virus. It is spread through saliva or mucus by coughing, sneezing or talking, and by sharing eating utensils or cups. It can also spread when an infected person touches items or surfaces that are then touched by someone else who picks up the virus. The best way to prevent mumps is with a vaccine, and the measles, mumps and rubella (MMR) vaccine is 88% effective for mumps when two doses are given, the CDC says. Outbreaks usually occur among people who have close contact with an infected person or people, such as on college campuses and among sports teams. Symptoms can appear 12 to 25 days after a person is infected and can include fever, headache, muscle aches, being tired and loss of appetite. The hallmark, though, is swollen glands under the ears that are tender. But not everyone has symptoms, especially if they are experiencing a mild case of the illness. When there is a mumps outbreak in a facility where adults are detained, the ICE Health Service Corps recommends the vaccine be given "to detainees with known exposure to at least one laboratory-confirmed person with measles, mumps or rubella." It's also recommended that catch-up vaccinations be given to those younger than 18. "Our detention facilities work with local health departments and make sure they're complying with state health code and make sure that their local health department is aware of the existence of mumps in the facilities," said the ICE official. This week, a mumps outbreak at the Harris County jail in Houston forced staff to isolate 14 symptomatic people and quarantine a few hundred other inmates, according to officials. The news came shortly after officials announced a quarantine at the jail in Bergen County, New Jersey , because of suspected mumps cases there. Overcrowded border facilities DHS officials have said the sheer volume of people coming across the border is overwhelming facilities. McAleenan told lawmakers this week that the increasing number of migrants has hurt the morale of border officials and exposed them to sicknesses. "Their morale is impacted. They're tired. A lot of them have gotten sick. They've been exposed to flu, chicken pox, measles, mumps -- all kinds of challenges in terms of the medical care," McAleenan said. "They're spending time overnight in hospitals instead of patrolling the border." Late last month, the Department of Homeland Security inspector general released a report detailing some of the issues facing border patrol facilities amid the swell of migrant arrivals. In particular, the IG found "dangerous overcrowding" and unsanitary conditions at an El Paso, Texas, Border Patrol processing facility following an unannounced inspection, according to a new report. The IG found "standing room only conditions" at the El Paso Del Norte Processing Center, which has a maximum capacity of 125 migrants. On May 7 and 8, logs indicated that there were "approximately 750 and 900 detainees, respectively." "We also observed detainees standing on toilets in the cells to make room and gain breathing space, thus limiting access to the toilets," the report, which was first obtained by CNN, states.


Prince Harry is angry and he's not holding back in this fight. Prince Harry, 31, took a tour of Krugar National Park on Dec. 2 and was shocked to discover the body of a dead rhino, who was killed for her horns by poachers. Rhino horns have become more valuable than gold, which explains the increase with which these animals are being slaughtered. A visibly upset Prince Harry looked on at the dead rhino and said, "This belongs to South Africa and it's been stolen by other people." Later that day, he spoke at nearby Southern African Wildlife College about preserving Africa's wildlife. "My love of Africa has never been any secret," Prince Harry said. "It's just been a huge part of my private life. I've always wanted to keep it like that until I had the experience of age to give something back to a place that has given me and so many others the freedom and space we all crave. This continent has given me thousands of happy memories since 1997 and for that I am indebted to it." Krugar National Park's rhino population has greatly suffered at the hands of poachers recently and there is a great worry that the animals will become extinct soon. "If current poaching rates continue," Prince Harry said. "There will be no wild African elephants or rhinos left by the time children born this year, like my niece, Charlotte, turn 25. If we let this happen, the impact on the long-term prosperity of this country and on the natural heritage of the planet will be enormous and irreversible." Preserving wildlife is very important to Prince Harry, who also spent three months in Africa over the summer working with veterinarians and rangers to learn all about the issues and how to stop animal poaching.


Following a new partnership in 2018 that brought U.S. sports fans closer to golf's most iconic trophy than ever before, GOLF Channel and Loch Lomond Whiskies once again will partner on a promotional tour with the Claret Jug in advance of The 148 TH Open at Royal Portrush in Northern Ireland. First awarded in 1873 to the winner of The Open, the Claret Jug will be making stops in select U.S. cities in May and June ahead of the major championship in July, which returns to Northern Ireland for the first time in nearly 70 years. Loch Lomond Whisky's continued sponsorship of the tour further enhances the brand's existing five-year partnership with The R&A as the official spirit of The Open , initially announced last February. "There are few things that go as well together as a great whisky and golf, and that's why we're so honored to once again be partnering with GOLF Channel in advance of The Open this year," said Colin Matthews, CEO of Loch Lomond Group. "The Claret Jug is one of the most respected trophies in all of sports, and Loch Lomond Whiskies is thrilled to deepen our relationships with the game of golf by helping people around the United States experience it." "Loch Lomond's commitment to The Open and continued sponsorship of the Claret Jug tour will give sports fans the ultimate opportunity to be up-close with golf's most celebrated trophy," said Tom Knapp, executive vice president of partnerships and programming, GOLF Channel. "With Topgolf's support in hosting special events featuring the Claret Jug in addition to a few select festivals, the tour will offer a broad range of consumers and whisky enthusiasts with a chance to appreciate the rich history surrounding The Open." The tour kicks off on Saturday (May 11) in Denver, and will culminate on Wednesday, June 26 in New Jersey. Those wishing to engage with the Claret Jug will have an opportunity at one of several tour stops being staged at Topgolf locations in select cities, in addition to festivals in Denver and Chicago. Additional details on events schedule surrounding the tour will be made available on www.golfchannel.com/claret-jug-tour/ The tour also will feature a custom, authentic Scottish pub where consumers (of age) can sample Loch Lomond's portfolio of whiskies in the spirit of golf's original championship and the Claret Jug. CLARET JUG TOUR SCHEDULE: DATE EVENT LOCATION Saturday, May 11 Bacon & Beer Classic Denver, Colo. Saturday, May 18 Spread the Word Fest Denver, Colo. Sunday, May 19 Topgolf Centennial Centennial, Colo. Saturday-Sunday, May 25-26 Belmont-Sheffield Music Fest Chicago, Ill. Monday, June 17 Topgolf Orlando Orlando, Fla. Wednesday, June 19 Topgolf Jacksonville Jacksonville, Fla. Monday, June 24 Topgolf Pittsburgh Pittsburgh, Pa. Tuesday, June 25 Topgolf Edison Edison, N.J. Wednesday, June 26 Topgolf Mount Laurel Mount Laurel, N.J. Fans interacting with the Claret Jug and Loch Lomond during the course of the tour are encouraged to share their experience using the hashtag, #ClaretJug on social media, and tag @TheOpen and @LochLomondMalts on Twitter and Instagram. NBC Sports Group is the exclusive U.S. television home of the 148 TH Open from Royal Portrush, with nearly 50 live hours of tournament coverage, Thursday-Sunday, July 18-21. The Claret Jug is presented each July to the winner of The Open, with the winner also earning the title of "Champion Golfer of the Year" until the following year's event is staged. The Claret Jug is one of the most-storied trophies in all of sports; first presented to the 1873 winner of The Open, Tom Kidd. Each year, the winner's name is engraved on the trophy, forever etched into the history of golf's original championship. It is customary for the Champion Golfer of the Year to drink a favorite alcoholic beverage from the Claret Jug in celebration of the victory.


The gatekeepers of the American mortgage market are increasingly backing loans to borrowers who have heavy debt loads, highlighting questions about mortgage risk as policy makers debate ways to change the system. Almost 30% of loans that mortgage giants Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac packaged into bonds last year went to home buyers whose total debt payments amounted to more than 43% of their incomes, according to an analysis by industry research group Inside Mortgage Finance. The share has nearly doubled since 2015. Data on other government mortgage programs also show an increase. The backing of these loans opens up a debate about the government's role in the housing market. Some say cheap, federally backed financing has made credit available for millions of borrowers who otherwise might not have had a shot at homeownership. Others say that more-indebted borrowers are riskier, and that their purchases may be accentuating a rise in home prices that in many areas has outstripped median incomes. Get news and analysis on politics, policy, national security and more, delivered right to your inbox Those contrasting views are spilling into the open as policy makers once again try to overhaul the housing-finance system. Mark Calabria, the recently confirmed head of the Federal Housing Finance Agency, which oversees Fannie and Freddie, said he plans to prioritize addressing this issue, though he hasn't said specifically what he wants to do. A White House memo on housing-finance reform, released in March, also mentions it. An obscure half-decade-old rule made these mortgages to buyers with high debt possible. The temporary provision expires at the beginning of 2021, or, should it happen first, when Fannie and Freddie revert to private control, following government sponsorship after the housing crisis. The rule's phaseout could upend the market by prohibiting Fannie and Freddie from buying loans with debt-to-income ratios above 43%, some in the industry warn. "Policy makers have been backed into a corner with little choice but to finally decide what kinds of loans are safe enough to count as a qualified mortgage," said Jim Parrott, a fellow at the Urban Institute, and former Obama administration housing adviser who is now an industry consultant. Related video: How Fannie and Freddie Prop Up America's Favorite Mortgage When the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau introduced tighter mortgage-lending standards after the financial crisis, it deployed temporary measures to avoid cutting off some borrowers' credit access. This exception was nicknamed the "qualified mortgage patch" and allowed Fannie and Freddie to purchase high debt-to-income mortgages. Since then, Fannie and Freddie have loaded up on loans with debt-to-income ratios above 43%, the typical cutoff for mortgage loans. The Urban Institute, a think tank, estimated that an additional 3.3 million mortgages were originated between 2014 and 2018 because of the patch. Fannie announced roughly two years ago that it would more freely guarantee mortgages with debt-to-income ratios of between 45% and 50%, though it has since tightened some standards. Freddie, which hasn't announced changes, has seen its share of mortgages to such borrowers rise more slowly, and data suggest its share has been falling recently. Chris Borg, a mortgage broker at Vantage Mortgage Group Inc. in Lake Oswego, Ore., said that in the past couple of years it has gotten easier for him to green light a high-debt mortgage when submitting applications to Fannie and Freddie for review. "Now, if I see someone with pretty good credit scores, I think it will go through," he said. Many have proposed various middle roads, such as measuring risk by other means. While borrowers with ratios above 45% had higher default rates than below-45% buyers before and during the financial crisis, high-debt borrowers have actually had lower default rates since 2011, according to the Urban Institute. This has led some housing experts to argue that the ratio isn't an accurate measure of risk. Not all high debt-to-income loans go to inherently riskier borrowers, lenders say. Borrowers often have other compensating factors, such as high credit scores or other income they aren't counting, which make them safe bets for lenders. When Rob Caress applied for a mortgage last fall, his wife Lourdes had just retired, which meant their debt amounted to 49% of their household income. "I knew it was at our limit," said Mr. Caress, who is self-employed selling printer and photocopier supplies. They were moving from a house just outside Portland, Ore., to a farther suburb where they would have more space. But they had offsetting factors, including good credit, substantial savings and a big down payment on the property that made them a safe bet, according to Mr. Borg, their mortgage broker. They ended up getting a loan backed by Fannie Mae. Still, some housing economists believe facilitating loans to borrowers who have a large proportion of debt has had deleterious effects on the broader housing market, such as by increasing demand to such an extent that it is artificially inflating home prices. "We have a huge shortage of housing," said Ed Pinto, co-director of the American Enterprise Institute's Housing Center. "You can't address that shortage by driving house prices up through leverage, which is what we've been doing."


How hot is it in the Midwest right now? So hot you could fix up a mess of biscuits on the dashboard of a black SUV. That's not a metaphor. The National Weather Service actually set up a tray of biscuits in a car on Thursday to see if the heat wave temperatures running through much of the country right now could actually cause them to bake. If you are wondering if it's going to be hot today, we are attempting to bake biscuits using only the sun and a car in our parking lot. We will keep you posted with the progress. Stay cool! #newx #iawx pic.twitter.com/cXZgdRIgcK   NWS Omaha (@NWSOmaha) July 18, 2019 After 45 minutes, the biscuits showed signs of rising as temperatures climbed into the 90s in Iowa and Nebraska. ► 12 ways Iowans have beaten the heat throughout the years ► Heat wave tips : How to stay cool and safe Update: 45 minutes in. Biscuits are rising. pic.twitter.com/IFGxhV486T   NWS Omaha (@NWSOmaha) July 18, 2019 After only an hour in the sun, the biscuit pan had reached 175 degrees and the tops of biscuits clocked in at 153 degrees. Biscuit update: the pan has reached 175 degrees in 60 minuted and the tops of the biscuits are at 153. This is a good time to remind everyone that your car does in fact get deadly hot. Look before you lock! On average 38 children die in hot cars each year. Don't be a statistic! pic.twitter.com/OBKK1q1F8T   NWS Omaha (@NWSOmaha) July 18, 2019 The weather service took the opportunity to remind everyone that a vehicle can heat up awfully quickly during the hot days of summer and to be especially mindful of leaving children in a car for any amount of time. Aaron Calvin covers trending news for the Register. Reach him at acalvin@registermedia.com or 515-556-9097. Your subscription makes work like this possible. Subscribe today at DesMoinesRegister.com/Deal . This article originally appeared on Des Moines Register: Heat wave: It's so hot out, the National Weather Service baked biscuits in a car


With the July 31 trade deadline getting closer and the Marlins in last place in the National League, they'll have to decide which veterans to jettison from their roster. One of them could be right-hander Jose Urena , who has drawn inquiries from "several teams," per Marlins reporter Craig Mish . A member of the Miami organization since 2009, Urena made his major league debut six years later and has turned into a fixture in its starting staff in recent seasons. Dating back to 2017, the first season in which most of his appearances came in the Marlins' rotation, Urena has logged a team-leading 69 starts and 387 innings. The 27-year-old has pitched to a solid 4.02 ERA (but with a less impressive 4.64 FIP) with 6.37 K/9, 3.02 BB/9 and a 47.5 percent groundball rate since he became a permanent starter for the Marlins. So far this season, Urena's numbers look fairly similar to the production he managed over the previous couple years. Even though his 96 mph fastball velocity outdoes most starters ', Urena hasn't had much success generating strikeouts. Among qualifying starters, Urena ranks fourth last in K/9 (5.98) and 17th from the bottom in swinging-strike rate (8.9 percent). Urena has offset those figures to some degree with the game's eighth-best groundball percentage (52.4) and an above-average walk rate (2.76), helping him to a passable 4.30 ERA/4.35 FIP in 58 2/3 frames. Urena clearly isn't any kind of front-line option, though it does appear he's a capable back-end starter. There's value in that, especially considering Urena's affordable ($3.2M salary) and controllable. With two seasons of arbitration eligibility remaining, the Marlins don't have to part with Urena this summer, but Mish reports that the rebuilding club may be open to it.


CHICAGO   Football coaches self-scout after every season, whether their team wins a championship or plummets into last place. Wisconsin's coaching staff had plenty of opportunities to learn some hard lessons in the wake of the Badgers finishing 5-4 in the Big Ten and 8-5 overall. "If you're doing your job well, you are getting them to perform at their best," Wisconsin coach Paul Chryst said at the Big Ten preseason meetings. "And I don't know that we did that." Wisconsin was projected to win its third consecutive Big Ten West title and, ranked in the top seven of both major preseason polls, was a popular pick to reach the College Football Playoff. The Badgers instead suffered a humbling 24-21 non-conference loss to visiting BYU in their third game and then had four double-digit Big Ten losses to finish three games behind Northwestern. Chryst and his assistants reached two conclusions. Their message to the players   focus on the present and avoid looking too far down the road   remained consistent. However, perhaps they needed to adjust the delivery to accommodate for a large group of younger players. OPTIMISTIC OUTLOOK: Jim Harbaugh says he'd pick Michigan football to win the Big Ten LAID BACK: Day bringing loosier approach as he follows Meyer at Ohio State NO BACKTRACK: Jim Harbaugh stands by criticism of Urban Meyer The staff also used the spring to practice certain game situations differently. "We've got to practice some things differently so the situations come a little more real," Chryst said. "It is an idea and you try it in the spring and you think it's got a chance. You can continue to build on it. "You've got to find ways that you can help them. You care about these kids and you want them to have success. "There were times we didn't play good football." Perfect trio Chryst explained briefly why senior linebacker Chris Orr, redshirt junior center Tyler Biadasz and junior tailback Jonathan Taylor were chosen to represent Wisconsin at the Big Ten meetings. "I'm pumped with the three we've got…all for different reasons," he said. "Tyler is much of what this program is. Chris was going to be here regardless. Right? And J.T. is really, really good." Orr, a fifth-year senior from Texas, has become one of the team's leaders since the end of last season. But Chryst's comment was a playful shot at Orr's gregarious nature. No one on the team enjoys engaging members of the media than Orr, who loves the camera. "Chris would come," Chryst said. "If you didn't invite him, he'd be here. …He is beautiful." Chryst talks transfer policy Wisconsin has been on both sides of the transfer debate. The Badgers have lost players who have decided to leave the program and they have added players when needed. Chryst has no issue with players leaving but he would like to see a consistent policy used regarding eligibility. "We had a good discussion at our Big Ten meetings," Chryst said. "I think everyone has gotten to the point where if someone wants to transfer, they should be able to transfer. I think the thing that is driving everyone nuts, including myself, is who is (immediately) eligible and who is not? "I think right now it is so random. And if you hire the right (attorney), you're in. It doesn't make sense to me. It seems really random." This article originally appeared on Milwaukee Journal Sentinel: Wisconsin changes coaching approach after learning hard lessons from 2018 disappointment Related slideshow: Early Top 25 college football teams for 2019 (Provided by USA Today Sports)


The Dallas Cowboys will be without one of their pass-catching targets for the season opener. The NFL announced Friday that it was suspending tight end Rico Gathers for one game without pay for a violation of the league's policy on substance abuse. Gathers' suspension stems from his Aug. 31, 2018, arrest in Frisco, Texas, for marijuana possession. He pleaded guilty in March to a misdemeanor charge. Gathers will miss the opener at home against the New York Giants and will be eligible to return for the Week 2 game on the road against the Washington Redskins. He will be eligible to participate in all of the team's training camp sessions and practices and in all of the Cowboy preseason games. More: Michael Irvin 'never heard a receiver say' what Cowboys' Amari Cooper told him Gathers, 25, a 2016 sixth-round draft selection, was a former college basketball standout at Baylor who was selected by the team in the sixth round of the 2016 NFL draft. The 6-foot-6 and 285-pound target hasn't been able to translate his physical skill set, however, into production with Dallas, as he first made his debut in 2018 but only caught three passes for 45 yards in 15 games. Despite his athletic ability, Gathers' opportunities may be narrowing in Dallas. Long-time Cowboys tight end Jason Witten announced that he would be coming back from retirement, after he spent last season as an analyst for Monday Night Football. Witten, who's set to begin his 16th NFL season, has 1,152 career receptions for 12,448 yards and 68 touchdowns. He is expected to return as the team's starting tight end. Gathers is set to become a free agent after the 2019 season. Follow Lorenzo Reyes on Twitter @LorenzoGReyes . This article originally appeared on USA TODAY: Cowboys TE Rico Gathers suspended 1 game by NFL for marijuana arrest


The Washington Post reports the suspects' cell phones automatically connected to the school's wireless network under their student ID numbers.


A new spot to score salads and more has opened its doors in the neighborhood. Called Chopt , the new addition is located at 1544 Piedmont Ave. NE in Piedmont Heights. You'll find the Key West jerk chicken salad, Georgia summer Cobb salad and more among the healthy offerings at this chain spot. It has several outposts across the country. Warm bowl options exist and include the Korean barbecue bowl. Take a gander at the full menu here . The new addition has garnered rave reviews thus far, with a four-star rating out of five reviews on Yelp. Kennedi L., who was among the first Yelpers to review the new spot on July 20, wrote, "I tried the Georgia summer Cobb salad. It was fabulous with sweet and spicy chicken, bleu cheese, peaches, spinach and romaine lettuce with honey dijon dressing." And Conrad H. wrote , "This place is amazing! My wife and I both loved it. It has great food and it's really healthy! I got a salad and it was delicious. The cookies also looked really good, but we resisted the urge." Swing on by to take a peek for yourself: Chopt is open from 10:30 a.m. 9 p.m. on Monday-Saturday and 10:30 a.m. 8 p.m. on Sunday. Want to keep your finger on the pulse of new businesses in Atlanta? Here's what else opened recently near you . This story was created automatically using local business data, then reviewed and augmented by an editor. Click here for more about what we're doing. Got thoughts? Go here to share your feedback.


Seattle Seahawks training camp is set to kick off in just days and it's time to take a look at how they stack up against other clubs around the league. It's its latest edition of the preseason NFL power rankings, the USA TODAY has ranked the Seahawks at No. 16 heading into camp . The Patriots, as usual, still occupy the top spot. "Well-constructed nucleus of young studs carried them to greatness six years ago," writes Nate Davis. "Current newcomers, even with newly minted QB Russell Wilson at helm, don't seem up to task quite yet - especially in wake of Jarran Reed suspension." 1⃣ Patriots 2⃣ Chargers 3⃣ Eagles 1⃣1⃣ Rams Check out our complete training-camp power rankings: https://t.co/NEuq9bBvtt - USA TODAY Sports (@usatodaysports) July 23, 2019 Reed's six-game suspension was just announced Monday and is sure to have an impact on the squad as they prepare for the regular season. While Reed is allowed to practice with the team and play in all preseason games, he won't be eligible to return to the Seahawks' active roster until Oct. 14. How Seattle manages without Reed - and Frank Clark for that matter - will be one of the more intriguing storylines this summer. MORE: Team USA basketball: See the list of NBA superstars skipping the World Cup The 21 dumbest ideas in NFL history NBA trade rumor rankings: What's up with CP3? VIDEO: Steve Austin Cut a Killer Promo at WWE Raw Reunion Ravens have another shot to land WR Allen Hurns, this time for cheap


The Chargers' first full-team practices will kick off on Monday, which marks the first time the team has come together since before their divisional round loss to the Patriots. This week begins Phase III of the offseason training program. Teams may conduct a total of 10 days of organized team activity. No live contact is permitted, but 7-on-7, 9-on-7, and 11-on-11 drills are. Here are six things to be on the lookout for during this week's session: Rookie roles Chuck Cook-USA TODAY Sports The rookies got their feet wet with rookie minicamp last weekend, but OTAs will be the first opportunity to see the newcomers sprinkled in with the veterans. First-round pick Jerry Tillery will not be participating as he's recovering from a shoulder injury. He is expected to return in July. Second-round pick Nasir Adderley and third-rounder Trey Pipkins will be the most interesting rookies to observe. Will Adderley primarily line up as a free safety? Or, will they use him as a chess piece and unlock his former cornerback skillset? Will Pipkins play at both left tackle spots? How is he adapting early on to the speed of the NFL after playing against strictly Division 2 players for four years. The new guys on the block Kirby Lee-USA TODAY Sports The Chargers didn't go out and sign a bunch of free agents this offseason, like many other teams. Instead, they made a few re-signings and brought in linebacker Thomas Davis and Tyrod Taylor. Davis will get his fair share of snaps as the starting WILL linebacker with Jatavis Brown and Kyzir White backing him up. But he also brings vocal leadership to the team, so using that to help the young players, including fourth-rounder Drue Tranquill and sixth rounder Emeke Egbule will be key for their growth. Taylor was a great pickup for a team that hasn't had a serviceable backup in years. It's hard not to envision him as anything other than the No. 2 quarterback on the depth chart. Battle in the trenches Kirby Lee-USA TODAY Sports Odds are that the Chargers will begin the offseason with the same offensive line that played most of last season: Left tackle Russell Okung, left guard Dan Feeney, center Mike Pouncey, right guard Michael Schofield and right tackle Sam Tevi. One of the changes could come on the inside of the line, where former second-round selection Forrest Lamp could earn time at either spot. If Lamp is able to show out and get back to how he was prior to his injury, then he could potentially win a starting job. Even though Los Angeles had problems at the right tackle position in 2018 with Tevi starting, it appears that the coaching staff is going to let him try to redeem himself. Trey Pipkins could be a bright spot, but it wouldn't be all that surprising to see him sit for the majority of the season, barring any injuries. The battle for the No. 3 wide receiver Mandatory Credit: Denny Medley-USA TODAY Sports The Chargers lost their No. 3 wide receiver Tyrell Williams to the Raiders this offseason. Of course, the team has Keenan Allen and Mike Williams as as the No. 1 and 2 receiver, but the fight for Philip Rivers' third option is open. At the moment, Travis Benjamin is likely the frontrunner. Benjamin is back on a one-year deal even though he was underwhelming in 2018, finishing with 12 receptions for 186 yards. The team has valued him for quite sometime and he has the experience in the role. But don't count out the other guys that will be fighting for the job. 2018 sixth-round selection Dylan Cantrell, Artavis Scott and Geremy Davis are all capable of emerging as the next man up for Los Angeles. Who's next? Rob Kinnan-USA TODAY Sports There are always gems that are found in the undrafted free agent pool, and the Chargers have a history of doing just that, including safety Adrian Phillips and running back Austin Ekeler. On paper, Los Angeles didn't bring in anyone that shined among others throughout their collegiate career. Instead, they targeted mostly depth players. But even though they didn't standout, there will always be the diamond in the rough players, which could be the case here. Nose tackle Eurndraus Bryant is a player that has a high chance of making the roster and contributing up front. Other names to watch for include tight ends Daniel Helm and Matt Sokol, safety Adarius Pickett, guard Chris Brown, wide receiver Jason Moore and defensive back Rodney Randle. Health updates Kirby Lee-USA TODAY Sports Plenty of key players ended last season with injury questions, including their three main linebackers, tight end Hunter Henry and cornerback Trevor Williams. They're all relatively healthy now, but one of the important things to watch for is how they're moving and if everything is in sync. The majority of football players are able to fully recover from an injury, but sometimes it does indeed hinder their movement skills. Making sure that the players are able to stay healthy all throughout will be critical, as this has been a time where they've lost some members, including Henry last year. MORE: NCSA: Five common recruiting myths This photo of Kyler Murray led to more speculation about his height Patriots will prove Super Bowl LIII shutdown defense was no fluke NBA Free Agency 2019: The top players Phil Simms: Daniel Jones 'fits what Pat Shurmur wants'


A week ago at the KPMG Women's PGA, Sung Hyun Park saw her chances at victory slip away due to the steady play of Hannah Green. Park ultimately lost by a stroke, and wasn't going to let that happen in back-to-back tournaments. At the Walmart NW Arkansas Championship, the 25-year-old from South Korea found herself in contention, again, and this time she claimed victory with a birdie on the final hole, finishing at 18-under 195 after closing with a five-under 66 on Sunday. Playing in the twosome ahead of Park were Danielle Kang and Hyo Joo Kim. A birdie on the final hole by Kang and a par from Kim meant both finished at 17 under. So had Inbee Park, who was already in the clubhouse at Pinnacle Country Club in Rogers, Ark., after shooting a six-under 65. That meant S.H. Park needed a birdie or better on the reachable par-5 18th to avoid a playoff and claim her seventh career LPGA title. Not all that surprisingly, she put her second shot on the green (she hit 83 percent of her greens in regulation during the week), but left herself a roughly 25-foot putt. Without a three-putt during the 54-hole tournament, Park wouldn't record her first one now, lagging her eagle try to a foot of the hole. When she tapped in for birdie, Park not only had won the tournament but had earned enough points to regain her World No. 1 ranking from Jin Young Ko when the rankings are released on Monday. RELATED: How Sung Hyun Park's driving-range practice got her ready to win on the LPGA This win is Park's second of 2019; she was victorious at the HSBC Women's World Championship in February. Only she, Ko and Brooke Henderson have won more than one event on the LPGA Tour in 2019. It was a win that Park didn't even really know was about to happen until just before the final putt. "I knew that Hyo Joo also had a birdie opportunity, and I knew that I also had to make a birdie on either 17 or 18 to get there," said Park, through a translator. "I didn't see the leader board on 18 … once Carlota [Ciganda, playing in her group] told me to put my ball mark down, that's when I knew." Check out Golf Digest Schools for the best in video golf instruction WATCH: GOLF DIGEST VIDEOS See the video.


Fifty years ago, an 11-year-old girl went missing from the annual Freddy Fixer parade in New Haven, Conn. Diane Toney was dressed for spring in a green polka-dot dress as she left home in the Hill neighborhood for the short walk to the parade route. Her mother, Juanita Reese, reported her disappearance when she failed to return that day, May 18, 1969. Nine days later, another adolescent girl, Mary Mount, 10, went missing from a park adjacent to her home in affluent New Canaan. And three days after that, on May 30, yet another young Connecticut girl vanished. Dawn Cave, 14, had stomped out of her home in Bethany, north of New Haven, after an argument with a sibling. None was seen alive again, and their remains gradually revealed themselves. Mount's body was found June 17 in the woods in nearby Wilton, and Cave's remains turned up June 30 at the wooded edge of a hay field near her home. Toney's bones and a piece of her polka-dot dress were recovered that fall scattered in the Timberland forest in Guilford, 15 miles from home. Over just 12 days, the three had been abducted and murdered in a 35-mile stretch of southwestern Connecticut. Cave and Mount had been bludgeoned with stones, experts could not tell how Toney died. Each was dumped in the woods. Authorities never revealed whether the girls had been molested, but the similar modes suggested a serial killer. Yet it wasn't until five months after the murders that federal, state and local police agencies had a sit-down to discuss that possibility. And even then they dithered. As the Bridgeport Post put it, "While officials are reluctant to state this emphatically   mostly because it cannot be proven at this time   so many similarities in the three deaths have made it mandatory investigators keep the possibility in mind." Authorities promised "a meticulous sifting of data," which begged the question of what they had been doing. The fragmented probe was an example of the clunky coordination in that era among the nation's 15,000-plus law enforcement agencies. Today, the cases would be cataloged in the FBI's National Crime Information Center and likely would have prompted timely appointment of an inter-agency task force. Each abduction would have cued an Amber Alert and drawn additional attention from the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children. "The very reason we opened our doors was to try to help foster communication between agencies investigating missing children," says Robert Lowery, a former St. Louis homicide cop who is a vice president of the nonprofit. "Everyone now understands that sharing information in a timely manner is a key to solving these cases," he told me. By "these cases," he means the 30 or 40 child abductions by strangers reported in the U.S. each year   "the worst of the worst." The three Connecticut cases had distinctly different press profiles. The murder of Mary Mount in leafy New Canaan drew national notice. Her father, Joseph Mount, was an IBM executive, and the family's colleagues, friends and neighbors posted an attention-getting $50,000 reward   roughly $350,000 in today's money. Hundreds of volunteers scoured the town for the girl Cave was largely ignored as a suspected runaway, and Juanita Reese complained that racism diminished attention to her daughter, the only black victim of the three. The Black Panthers chipped in by posting missing-person fliers. After 15 months without arrests, a barbaric triple homicide pointed to a suspect. On Aug. 12, 1970, truck driver Harold Meade, 22, attacked three intellectually disabled residents of a state facility in New Haven who were out for a walk. The MO was similar: skulls crushed with stones, bodies left in the woods. In 1972, Meade pleaded guilty for those murders and was sent to prison for life. He was never charged in the girls' murders but became their assumed killer, leaving the cases in permanent limbo. Michael Dearington, a prosecutor in New Haven, confirmed that in a letter to the state parole board in the late 1980s, arguing against freedom for Meade. He said prosecutors did not press additional charges because they believed Meade would die in prison, according to the Hartford Courant. "As a result of this assumption, other serious crimes in which Mr. Meade was a suspect were not pursued to the point of arrest," Dearington wrote. For what it's worth, Meade told the Courant in 2000, seven years before he died behind bars, that police were using him to clear their failed investigations. "I didn't kill anyone but the three I killed in New Haven," Meade said. "The cops all want to say I did other murders, but it's their job to prosecute them, and where are they?" This was cold comfort to the girls' loved ones. "Parents of victims talk about the pain of living the rest of their lives never really knowing what happened," said Lowery, the ex-homicide cop. "It won't bring the child back, but an arrest offers some comfort if not closure." Juanita Reese gave up on closure. She refused to believe that the collection of bones found in the woods belonged to her daughter and declined to accept the remains. Remarkably, they sat forgotten for decades in a state prosecutor's safe. They were rediscovered and buried in Guilford in 1996, at long last.


The Baltimore Ravens need their young players to step up in 2019. After losing a number of high-profile starters in free agency and releasing some others, Baltimore has some holes that need to be filled both on offense and defense. With eight selections in the 2019 NFL draft, the Ravens will look to their rookies to provide a major impact. Let's look at all eight of Baltimore's draft picks and their chances of starting in 2019. Marquise Brown, WR Christopher Hanewinckel-USA TODAY Sports Willie Snead is the only starting receiver from 2018 and he's probably the only one that's guaranteed to have a starting job this year. Behind him is Chris Moore, who has never caught more than 19 passes in a single season, Seth Roberts, who was a reserve in Oakland, and the duo of Jaleel Scott and Jordan Lasley, who didn't catch a single pass in 2018. There's no reason for Brown, who has significantly more talent than any of those players, shouldn't be able to rise up the depth chart if he can get healthy and learn the playbook in training camp. He'll be given every chance to start as a rookie. Chances of being a starter: 100% Jaylon Ferguson, OLB Photo by Ronald Martinez/Getty Images Matthew Judon currently holds down one of the outside linebacker jobs, but the spot across from him is wide open after the departure of Terrell Suggs and Za'Darius Smith. Behind Judon is Tyus Bowser and Tim Williams. Sadly, neither player has stepped up as expected since being drafted in 2017. They have a combined 5.5 sacks in their two years in the league. Both are entering make-or-break seasons in 2019. There's no reason that a prospect like Ferguson can't come in and win the job in training camp, especially given who he's playing against. Unless Baltimore signs a veteran linebacker this summer, I'd expect him to be a starter. Chances of being a starter: 80% Miles Boykin, WR Photo by Stacy Revere/Getty Images Boykin might not be as refined as Brown is, but he'll get his chance to work his way up the depth chart in training camp. Though I expect he'll be a contributor this season, he needs a little more development which likely keeps him from taking a starting job outright. Boykin will likely see the field in certain packages but will have to complete against Lasley, Scott and Roberts to get more snaps. Chances of being a starter: 35% Justice Hill, RB Photo by David Purdy/Getty Images Hill will get a chance to fight for playing time as a rookie. But it's a pretty slim chance of Hill taking the starting job from either Mark Ingram or Gus Edwards. Kenneth Dixon is Hill's main competition in training camp . Who wins that battle will likely determine which player is Baltimore's change-of-pace option in 2019. Given Hill's explosiveness and receiving ability along with Dixon's trouble staying healthy and out of trouble, it should be a good fight for playing time. Chances of being a starter: 15% Iman Marshall, CB Photo by Kevork Djansezian/Getty Images Marshall wasn't a pick that was made for the 2019 season. Baltimore has four starting-caliber corners in Jimmy Smith, Brandon Carr, Marlon Humphrey and Tavon Young. The Ravens also have some quality depth and special teams players in Maurice Canady, Cyrus Jones, Justin Bethel and Anthony Averett. Marshall should make the 53-man roster, but barring a truly horrific series of injuries at cornerback, he won't see the field outside of special teams in 2019. Chances of being a starter: None Ben Powers, G Kevin Jairaj-USA TODAY Sports Powers will be given a chance to win the starting left guard job in training camp. Staying healthy has been a constant problem for Alex Lewis since Baltimore drafted him in 2016. James Hurst went to left guard after losing his starting role at right tackle to Orlando Brown Jr. but was rather lackluster in his return last season. If Powers can prove to be a quick study at guard and stay healthy, he should be able to fend off Hurst and Lewis for the starting role. Chances of being a starter: 50% Daylon Mack, DT John Glaser-USA TODAY Sports Like with Hill and Marshall, Mack is a rookie coming in at one of the Ravens' deepest position groups. Baltimore already has two starting caliber nose tackles in Brandon Williams and Michael Pierce. If Mack beats out those players and wins a starting job, he's the steal of the draft and a Defensive Rookie of the Year candidate. It's incredibly unlikely Mack is even given a chance to start this season. Still, he should see the field as a rookie since Baltimore likes to rotate their defensive linemen to keep them fresh throughout the season. Chances of being a starter: 5% Trace McSorely, QB Photo by Joe Robbins/Getty Images Lamar Jackson has been given the starting job with the hopes that he'll keep it for a long time and Baltimore likes Robert Griffin as his back-up. Outside of some gadget plays on offense or special team s, McSorely won't see the field much in 2019, if he can make the 53-man roster. If he's the starter, the Ravens are in some serious trouble. Chances of being a starter: 0% MORE: Aaron Rodgers discusses his 'Game of Thrones' cameo, and it's not what fans all thought it was NBA Free Agency 2019: The top players Video confirms reports of Chris Paul's attempt to sabotage Steph Curry Roundup: Wayne LaPierre Expensive Clothes Receipts, No Matt Lauer at CNN, Michael B. Jordan Vetoes Conor McGregor in Creed 3 Ex-GM: Giants got it right with Daniel Jones at No. 6


With the recent arrest of defensive lineman Darius Philon , the Arizona Cardinals could decide to release him. The team has had two other players with arrests in the last two months and both have been released. Offensive lineman Desmond Harrison, who also was arrested on assault charges, was released almost immediately after the news broke. Robert Nkemdiche's arrest was at a traffic stop for failure to report to court. He was released two weeks ago after he showed up to training camp out of shape. However, if the Cardinals decide to release Philon, there will be gain in salary cap space. Philon signed a two-year, $10 million deal in the offseason with the team. He was given a $4 million signing bonus and will make $1 million in salary, which is fully guaranteed, this year. His cap number is $3 million. Cutting him would create $3 million in dead money against the cap, giving the Cardinals no savings this year. It would also create $2 million in dead money in 2020. With no financial or salary cap gain by cutting him, it wouldn't be a surprise to see the Cardinals wait this out to see what comes of these charges. Listen to the latest from Cards Wire's Jess Root on his podcast, Rise Up, See Red. Subscribe on Apple podcasts or Stitcher Radio . View embedded content MORE: Four potential Carmelo Anthony landing spots in free agency Browns mob touchdown scorer who slept outside a gym during tryouts Studs and duds from Packers' 28-26 win over Texans in preseason opener Studs and duds from Saints preseason opener vs. Vikings News: Cowboys finally return to field, who to keep your eyeballs on


The PGA Tour makes its way to the Garden State this week for the Northern Trust, the first leg of the FedEx Cup Playoffs. The event, formerly known as the Barclays, returns to Liberty National Golf Club in Jersey City, N.J., which previously hosted in 2009 and 2013. Liberty National also played host to the 2017 Presidents Cup, which Steve Stricker's American team won in a romp over Nick Price's International squad. RELATED: The FedEx Cup's most memorable moments After first hosting in 2009 and drawing heaps of criticism from many of the world's top-ranked players, significant changes were made to the golf course, which was built on a former landfill and opened in 2006. The changes were labeled improvements, specifically by Tiger Woods, who wasn't a fan when he first stepped foot on the grounds in 2009. He still managed to finish T-2 that week, then added another T-2 finish at Liberty in 2013. If a pair of T-2s didn't make him a fan of Liberty National, perhaps the Presidents Cup victory did, though Woods was not a player on the team, but rather an assistant captain. When he tees it up Thursday alongside Wyndham Championship winner J.T. Poston and Scott Piercy, it will be his first start since the Open at Royal Portrush, where Woods missed the cut. If not for Woods, the main event would be the pairing of Brooks Koepka and Rory McIlroy, who for the first time played alongside one another on a Sunday at the WGC-FedEx St. Jude Invitational two weeks ago. At the conclusion of the second round on Friday, Koepka and McIlroy, who are ranked 1 and 2 in the FedEx Cup standings, will have played together in five of their last six rounds on the PGA Tour (they were also together on Thursday and Friday at St. Jude). Matt Kuchar rounds out this threesome, which will be off the 10th tee at 8:16 a.m. on Thursday. Below you'll find the rest of the tee times and the viewer's guide for the 2019 Northern Trust. TV Schedule The Golf Channel will carry live coverage on Thursday and Friday from 2 p.m. to 6 p.m. ET, as well as Saturday from 1 p.m. to 2:45 p.m. and Sunday from 12 p.m. to 1:45 p.m. CBS will take over on Saturday at 3 p.m. and Sunday at 2 p.m. Leader board Follow all the action from Jersey City on the Golf Digest PGA Tour leader board . Thursday Tee Times (all times ET) No. 1 Tee 7:10 a.m. -- Michael Thompson, Adam Schenk, Brian Harman 7:21 a.m. -- Emiliano Grillo, Vaughn Taylor, Cameron Champ 7:32 a.m. -- Rafa Cabrera Bello, Ian Poulter, Ryan Moore 7:43 a.m. -- Billy Horschel, Si Woo Kim, Adam Hadwin 7:54 a.m. -- Lucas Glover, Brandt Snedeker, Phil Mickelson 8:05 a.m. -- Shane Lowry, Adam Scott, Kevin Kisner 8:16 a.m. -- J.B. Holmes, Kevin Na, Collin Morikawa 8:27 a.m. -- Luke List, Branden Grace, Wyndham Clark 8:38 a.m. -- Scott Brown, Danny Willett, Sepp Straka 8:49 a.m. -- Aaron Baddeley, Carlos Ortiz, Peter Malnati 12 p.m. -- Tyrell Hatton, Brian Stuard, Cameron Smith 12:11 p.m. -- Kevin Streelman, Jordan Spieth, Matthew Wolff 12:22 p.m. -- Dylan Frittelli, Graeme McDowell, Adam Long 12:33 p.m. -- Kevin Tway, Jason Kokrak, Nate Lashley 12:44 p.m. -- Justin Thomas, Bryson DeChambeau, Tommy Fleetwood 12:55 p.m. -- Justin Rose, Marc Leishman, Rickie Fowler 1:06 p.m. -- Xander Schauffele, Gary Woodland, Patrick Cantlay 1:17 p.m. -- Chris Stroud, Brice Garnett, Mackenzie Hughes 1:28 p.m. -- Sam Ryder, Kyoung-Hoon Lee, Scott Stallings 1:39 p.m. -- Patton Kizzire, Martin Laird, Aaron Wise 1:50 p.m. -- Sebastián Muñoz, Pat Perez Tee No. 10 7:10 a.m. -- Joaquin Niemann, Matt Every, Kiradech Aphibarnrat 7:21 a.m. -- Bubba Watson, Troy Merritt, Charley Hoffman 7:32 a.m. -- Patrick Reed, Louis Oosthuizen, Max Homa 7:43 a.m. -- Scott Piercy, J.T. Poston, Tiger Woods 7:54 a.m. -- Chez Reavie, Charles Howell III, Tony Finau 8:05 a.m. -- Dustin Johnson, Webb Simpson, Jon Rahm 8:16 a.m. -- Brooks Koepka, Rory McIlroy, Matt Kuchar 8:27 a.m. -- Talor Gooch, Kyle Stanley, Nick Watney 8:38 a.m. -- Patrick Rodgers, Cameron Tringale, Harold Varner III 8:49 a.m. -- Kelly Kraft, Jonas Blixt, Andrew Landry 12 p.m. -- Jhonattan Vegas, Russell Henley, Chesson Hadley 12:11 p.m. -- Sergio Garcia, Danny Lee, Abraham Ancer 12:22 p.m. -- Joel Dahmen, Byeong Hun An, Keegan Bradley 12:33 p.m. -- Andrew Putnam, Jim Furyk, Jason Day 12:44 p.m. -- C.T. Pan, Rory Sabbatini, Keith Mitchell 12:55 p.m. -- Sung Kang, Hideki Matsuyama, Corey Conners 1:06 p.m. -- Sungjae Im, Ryan Palmer, Francesco Molinari 1:17 p.m. -- Roger Sloan, Bud Cauley, J.J. Spaun 1:28 p.m. -- Russell Knox, Denny McCarthy, Ryan Armour 1:39 p.m. -- Matt Jones, Brian Gay, Nick Taylor RELATED: Frequently asked questions about the FedEx Cup Playoffs


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In the 2019 iteration of his head coach power rankings , Elliot Harrison of NFL.com ranked Baltimore Ravens coach John Harbaugh as the seventh-best head coach in football. "The pundits have been keeping a steady pour of haterade on John Harbaugh over the last couple of seasons," wrote Harrison. "Never mind that Harbaugh, like Andy Reid, made an extremely difficult decision at quarterback last year, switching from Joe Flacco to Lamar Jackson in a move that pushed the Ravens to the postseason for the seventh time in his 11 seasons in Baltimore." Though the 2018 campaign was a successful, albeit challenging, one for Harbaugh and the Ravens, the coach nonetheless fell two spots this year after being ranked at No. 5 on the 2018 version of Harrison's list . In this year's list, Harbaugh is sandwiched between Sean McVay of the Los Angeles Rams (No. 6) and Anthony Lynn of the Los Angeles Chargers (No. 8). In 11 seasons with Baltimore, Harbaugh has a 104-72 all-time regular-season record. Harbaugh has led Baltimore to a playoff berth in seven seasons (2008-2012, 2014 and 2018) to the tune of a 10-6 postseason record. Since 2008, only Bill Belichick of the New England Patriots has more postseason wins. While the recent years have been relatively tumultuous ones for Harbaugh and company - Harbaugh was occupying the hot seat as recently as last November, with team owner Steve Bisciotti publicly remarking that he considered ousting the longtime coach - the numbers speak for themselves and legitimize Harbaugh as one of the decade's best coaches. MORE: Lakers' Quinn Cook Q&A: 'It feels like this team has been together a while' Francisco Lindor's one-handed HR should be evidence of MLB's juiced baseballs Phil Simms: 'Multiple' teams were set to take Daniel Jones before No. 17 Former Steeler Le'Veon Bell back defending his lifestyle 5 possible landing spots for former Cowboys WR Dez Bryant


ALPHARETTA, GA   Two Fiserv employees were briefly detained Tuesday when Alpharetta police searched and eventually cleared the building after a report of an armed person . At 9:30 a.m., officers arrived at Fiserv, 2900 Westside Parkway, after receiving a report of a person armed inside the building. Officers conducted a search of the building floor-by-floor. All employees were evacuated from the building and no shooter was located, a police report said. However, two employees were briefly detained on the fifth floor. A 39-year-old man had a firearm, but a 26-year-old woman said the firearm was hers and gave it to the man when she heard an active shooter alarm. Police notified Fiserv that the woman brought the firearm on company property, and both were released from custody, the report said. After searching and receiving information provided by onsite security, police determined the call was a false alarm. Just before 11 a.m., Alpharetta police gave an all clear that all floors and areas were checked. Fiserv employees tweeted about the situation, including Jason who said, "Just got evacuated due to armed assailant. No idea what's going on. Anyone sees anything on the news about Fiserv in Alpharetta, please let me know. So far, everything and everyone is calm." Other employees said they are in the Costco parking lot down the street. Some said they saw police with guns drawn going inside Fiserv. Nearby buildings were on lock down according to employees on social media. In February 2014, Fiserv moved its Georgia operations to Alpharetta, a consolidation from Gwinnett, bringing about 500 jobs with it. Fiserv brings information technology services to the financial services industry. The Atlanta Business Chronicle reported in 2014 that, "Fiserv will move employees from six offices, most of them in Norcross, into Cobalt Center. The 376,000 square foot office complex formerly housed AT&T Inc. The $41 million Fiserv expansion will include the relocation of about 2,000 employees from Peachtree Corners in Gwinnett County. An additional 500 software, sales and marketing jobs will be added in Alpharetta over the next few years."


As Dan Duggan of The Athletic observes, the Giants are projected to have at least $55M in cap space to work with during the 2020 offseason, and they could easily create another $20M or so of room by cutting veterans like Janoris Jenkins and Alec Ogletree . New York general manager Dave Gettleman has never really had that type of cap space to work with, and his time as the Panthers' top exec was generally marked by free agent frugality. Gettleman did have $50M to spend during the 2017 offseason with Carolina, and he used a lot of that money on a five-year, $55.5M contract for free agent OT Matt Kalil and a five-year, $80.5M extension for homegrown DT Kawann Short . Indeed, Gettleman's track record shows that he prefers to focus most of his expenditures on extending his own players rather than splurging on outside free agents, and he said at the end of this year's draft: "If you have confidence in your drafting skills, you know that in two, three years you're going to be able to start extending, and you always want to be in a position to extend. Shame on you if you can't keep your good young players home." That leads Duggan and Jason Fitzgerald of OverTheCap.com, whom Duggan cites in his piece, to predict that Gettleman will use his 2020 riches on perhaps one big-ticket item while filling in the gaps with several mid-level signings. (Fitzgerald also suggests that Gettleman could explore a trade or two.) The hope, of course, is that Daniel Jones will be prepared to lead the club's offense by that time, and having the starting quarterback playing on a rookie contract is one reason why Big Blue is projected to have so much cap space. Gettleman may be tempted to try to accelerate his club's return to contention by using that money on multiple top-tier free agents, but as the Giants' prior regime learned in 2016, such a strategy is rarely successful. Theoretically, the team could roll over some of its cap room to 2021 and beyond to make sure there are enough reserves to extend young talent, but Fitzgerald does not believe Gettleman, with a second-year QB at the helm, will sit on his money. So assuming the Giants do make at least one big splash, what will they spend on? Duggan examines each position group and assesses the likelihood that Gettleman will make a major free agent investment in that position, and he believes that a high-end offensive lineman and/or pass-rusher are the most likely targets. Assuming they actually become free agents, Duggan suggests Bryan Bulaga and Daryl Williams could be on Gettleman's short list of O-linemen, while Jadeveon Clowney would be at the top of his edge-rusher priorities. Regardless, 2020 will be a pivotal offseason for Gettleman and the Giants, and a strong performance in free agency could have the team competing for the NFC East crown.


It is that time of year again where fantasy football managers will be looking everywhere they can for value in their upcoming drafts. There are a number of players that have some strong value at this point in the pre-draft process. You don't win a league at the draft, but finding value throughout the rounds does make it easier to build a championship-caliber team. Some players will see their stock rise over the next month while others could continue being a value. Check out this gallery of 13 players being undervalued in fantasy football: MORE: Trevor Bauer angrily fired a baseball over the centerfield wall before being pulled from game Roundup: Miley Cyrus Not Performing At VMAs, VICE in Talks to Buy Refinery29, Triple H Turned 50 Tom Brady disobeys Bill Belichick at practice, and suffers the consequences Packers impressed with Rashan Gary's effort early at training camp News: Trysten Hill ok after cart exit, early Elliott replacement ID'd


Vladimir Putin has trumpeted the growth of national populist movements in Europe and America, crowing that liberalism is spent as an ideological force. In an FT interview in the Kremlin on the eve of the G20 summit in Osaka, Japan, the Russian president said "the liberal idea" had "outlived its purpose" as the public turned against immigration, open borders and multiculturalism. Mr Putin's evisceration of liberalism   the dominant western ideology since the end of the second world war in 1945   chimes with anti-establishment leaders from US president Donald Trump to Hungary's Viktor Orban, Matteo Salvini in Italy, and the Brexit insurgency in the UK. "[Liberals] cannot simply dictate anything to anyone just like they have been attempting to do over the recent decades," he said. Mr Putin branded Chancellor Angela Merkel's decision to admit more than 1m refugees to Germany, mainly from war-ravaged Syria, as a "cardinal mistake". But he praised Donald Trump for trying to stop the flow of migrants and drugs from Mexico. "This liberal idea presupposes that nothing needs to be done. That migrants can kill, plunder and rape with impunity because their rights as migrants have to be protected." He added: "Every crime must have its punishment. The liberal idea has become obsolete. It has come into conflict with the interests of the overwhelming majority of the population." As the de facto ruler of Russia for almost two decades, Mr Putin, 66, has been regularly accused of covertly supporting populist movements through financial aid and social media, notably in the 2016 US presidential election , the Brexit referendum and the recent European Parliament elections. Mr Putin emphatically denied this. He dismissed the conclusion by special prosecutor Robert Mueller that Russia had systemically interfered in the 2016 US presidential election as "mythical interference". Turning to the US-China trade war and geopolitical tensions in the Gulf between the US and Iran, Mr Putin said the situation had become "explosive". The problem, he said, stemmed from American unilateralism and the lack of rules underpinning world order. Slideshow by photo services He expressed concern about the threat of a renewed nuclear arms race between the US and Russia. "The cold war was a bad thing . . . but there were at least some rules that all participants in international communication more or less adhered to or tried to follow. Now, it seems that there are no rules at all," he said. On a positive note, Mr Putin said there were tentative signs of a thaw in Anglo-Russian relations ahead of his meeting in Osaka with Theresa May, her farewell summit as UK prime minister. "I think Russia and UK are both interested in fully restoring our relations, at least I hope a few preliminary steps will be made." Treason is the gravest crime possible and traitors must be punished. I am not saying that the Salisbury incident is the way to do it . . . but traitors must be punished Relations between London and Moscow have been frozen after the attempted assassination of former Russian double agent Sergei Skripal in Salisbury, England. The UK government blames the Russian government for the nerve agent attack, but Mr Putin said there was no evidence to support this. Mr Skripal had served a sentence in Russia before being released in a spy swap with the UK, he noted. Mr Putin made clear, however, that he had zero tolerance for spies who betrayed their country. "Treason is the gravest crime possible and traitors must be punished. I am not saying that the Salisbury incident is the way to do it . . . but traitors must be punished." In recent years, Mr Putin has become emboldened, presiding over the annexation of Crimea, a pro-Russian revolt in eastern Ukraine and a military intervention in Syria which he described as a clear-cut success. Apart from killing thousands of radical Islamists and shoring up President Bashar al-Assad's regime , Mr Putin said the exercise had given Russia's armed forces invaluable fighting experience. He made no mention of the fact the seven-year-old war has resulted in more than 5m refugees and 500,000 dead. However, he did point to the waves of immigration from conflict zones in Africa and the Middle East which had fostered crime and social strains, in turn fuelling an anti-establishment backlash in Europe. Echoing nationalist populists such as Mr Salvini and France's Marine Le Pen, Mr Putin said liberal governments had not acted to reassure citizens. Instead they had pursued a mindless multiculturalism embracing, among other things, sexual diversity. "I am not trying to insult anyone because we have been condemned for our alleged homophobia. But we have no problem with LGBT persons. God forbid, let live as they wish," he said. "But some things do appear excessive to us. They claim now that children can play five or six gender roles." "Let everyone be happy, we have no problem with that," he added. "But this must not be allowed to overshadow the culture, traditions and traditional family values of millions of people making up the core population."


DETROIT (AP)   There's a new target in the clash over immigration: hotels. Advocacy groups and unions are pressuring Marriott, MGM and others not to house migrants who have been arrested by Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers. The U.S. government has occasionally detained migrants in hotels for decades and says it might have to split up families if hotels don't help. It's the latest example of a private industry caught in the political fray of an overtaxed immigration system. American and United Airlines said last year they didn't want to fly migrant children separated from their parents. Greyhound told authorities to stop dropping off immigrants inside its bus stations. More recently, immigration groups have criticized Enterprise for renting vans to federal agents and PNC Bank for funding private detention centers. Hotels don't like to wade into politics. They're used to accepting business without questions and tuning their lobby televisions to nonpolitical channels. They're also used to working with the government, whether to host displaced flood victims, defense contractors or conferences. But when the Trump administration announced immigration arrests targeting families the weekend of July 13 and said it might use hotels, the big companies responded. Marriott, Hilton, Choice Hotels, Best Western, Wyndham, Hyatt, IHG and MGM Resorts all released statements saying they don't want their hotels used to detain migrants. Hotels felt pressure from their unions   which represent thousands of immigrants   as well as from customers angered by recent scenes of overcrowding and other squalid conditions at detention facilities. "Hotels are meant to welcome people from all over the world, not jail them," said D. Taylor, president of the hotel workers union Unite Here. The companies also needed to reassure customers that their properties are safe and not overrun by armed guards watching migrants, said Daniel Mount, an associate professor of hospitality management at Pennsylvania State University. So far, there's been little evidence of widespread arrests. But the hotels' stance frustrates Acting ICE Director Matthew Albence. He said ICE uses hotels "strategically" to keep families together before transferring them to detention centers or deporting them. As of July 16, the agency had 53,459 individuals in custody, including 311 members of families. "If hotels or other places do not want to allow us to utilize that, they're almost forcing us into a situation where we're going to have to take one of the parents and put them in custody and separate them from the rest of their families," Albence told The Associated Press in a recent interview. The Trump administration's zero tolerance policy last year led to the separation of families at the southern border, igniting widespread outcry before it was abandoned. One national chain, Motel 6, faced lawsuits after it was accused of sharing guests' names with immigration authorities. ICE wouldn't say whether it's now using hotels to detain migrants. Despite the corporate positions, individual hotels might still work with ICE. Franchisees run 88% of hotels in the U.S., according to data firm STR, and their franchise agreements don't expressly prohibit detained migrants. Hotel companies could change those agreements to ban the practice, but waiting for the deals to expire and rolling out new ones would take years, Mount said. And not all hotel owners would back the change. Walter Barela, who runs 10 hotels across the Southwest as principal of Albuquerque, New Mexico-based Peak Hospitality, said some of his hotels on the border work with church groups to house newly arrived immigrants at discount rates. But he has never been approached by ICE about rooms for detained migrants. If he was, he said he would consider it. Barela, who serves on the board of the national Latino Hotel Association, said hotels close to Mexico "live and breathe off the Border Patrol." He once sold a hotel because occupancy dropped sharply after border officers were reassigned. "It's not our business to stand on one side of the debate or another," Barela said. "We have to make people across a wide spectrum feel comfortable in our establishments." Contracts with the government can be lucrative. According to federal contract listings, Quality Suites San Diego Otay Mesa, near the Mexican border, could earn $502,900 between 2016 and 2020 housing migrants for ICE. Mount says the government generally pays a higher rate than a budget hotel could command. "If the government is saying, 'We can fill half the hotel at $99 per night for six months or a year,' that's hard business to turn away from," he said. Available data suggests the government detains migrants at hotels on a limited basis. On a November 2017 list of government detention facilities, just 12 of the 1,685 sites were hotels. The list, obtained by the Immigrant Legal Resource Center, also includes county jails and hospitals. Only one of those hotels   the Quality Suites   had recently housed more than three migrants. It had as many as 120 detained migrants at one time in fall 2017. In a September 2017 customer review on the Quality Suite's website, a guest wrote, "The hotel booked two floors for detainees and held them there with guards in the hallways all night and noisy too. And they put our group just doors away on the same floor." In 2016, another guest reported that rooms were being guarded by border security. Washcloths were stuffed in the doors to prevent them from being closed, the review said. Choice Hotels, which owns the Quality Suites brand, said the hotel signed a contract with the Department of Homeland Security   which oversees ICE   in 2016 but doesn't plan to renew it. Choice said no migrants are currently being detained at the hotel. The hotel's general manager didn't respond to several requests for comment from the AP. John Sandweg, a former acting ICE director, said immigrants detained in hotels are usually kept there less than a week while their deportation papers or other orders are processed. They are generally confined to the room and guarded. Meals are provided. "People will be upset about this, but in the end, it's probably cheaper than detention," he said. ___ Associated Press writers Adriana Gomez Licon in Miami, Colleen Long in Washington and Elliot Spagat in San Diego contributed.


COLUMBUS, Ohio   Thousands in the Dayton area affected by the Memorial Day storms went another day Thursday without power and water, crews worked to clear debris-clogged roads, and police continued to search for a woman who disappeared around the time of the storms. The Montgomery County Sheriff's Office said 71-year-old Catherine Clayburn, who has dementia, left her home in Dayton a few hours before the tornadoes and has not been seen since. Local law enforcement has conducted an intensive search and has called on a national organization that helps find missing people. Dayton Power & Light reported that around 20,000 were still without electricity Thursday. The utility said 750 extra crew members from six states are helping out, doubling the usual number on the job. Crews shut down Interstate 75 in both directions at one point so utility lines could be untangled and repaired. Free bottled water is being distributed at stations throughout the area, and shelters are open where residents can shower. The city lifted water boil-advisories for some areas Thursday. There has been no word on when water could be restored. Many businesses remained closed, including the sprawling Mall at Fairfield Commons in Beavercreek. In the northwest Dayton suburb of Trotwood, officials reports that 59 homes were destroyed and nearly 500 damaged. At least 17 twisters were confirmed in Ohio on Monday night and early Tuesday, including several in the Dayton area that were responsible for the heavy damage. Hundreds of homes and businesses were destroyed. Slideshow by photo services One person, an 82-year-old man in Celina, northwest of Dayton, was killed and more than 100 were injured. The state has freed up $150,000 for each of the three counties that have been declared disaster areas to provide immediate assistance to low-income residents. Those counties include Montgomery, which includes Dayton, Greene and Mercer. "These storms arrived with an intensity and ferocity not often seen, and caused a lot of devastation," said Kimberly Hall, director of the Ohio Department of Job and Family Services. The nation's largest military installation, Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, reported that 12 houses were destroyed and as many as 150 damaged in a complex housing mostly military members and their families. A section of the adjacent National Museum of the United States Air Force was closed Thursday morning because one of the storms damaged part of a hangar. ___ This story has been updated to correct the storms to tornadoes, not hurricanes, and the age of the Celina tornado victim to 82, instead of 81.


House Judiciary Committee Chairman Jerrold Nadler, D-N.Y., on Monday subpoenaed former White House counsel Don McGahn to testify publicly next month following last week's release of Special Counsel Robert Mueller's report on the Russia investigation. Nadler described McGahn, who stepped down as White House counsel in October 2018, as "a critical witness to many of the alleged instances of obstruction of justice and other misconduct described in the Special Counsel's report." "The Special Counsel's report, even in redacted form, outlines substantial evidence that President Trump engaged in obstruction and other abuses," Nadler said. "It now falls to Congress to determine for itself the full scope of the misconduct and to decide what steps to take in the exercise of our duties of oversight, legislation and constitutional accountability." Nadler added that he has requested McGhan to appear before the committee on May 21 and has set a May 7 deadline for him to provide documents related to the Mueller investigation. "His [McGahn's] testimony will help shed further light on the President's attacks on the rule of law, and his attempts to cover up those actions by lying to the American people and requesting others do the same," Nadler said. The committee's ranking member, Rep. Doug Collins, R-Ga., slammed the chairman's move. "For the second time in four days, the chairman has issued a subpoena prematurely and contrary to his pledge not 'to issue a subpoena every time we have a disagreement with the administration.' Don McGahn sat for more than 30 hours of interviews with the special counsel's investigation, and the chairman has answered that with a stunning 36-item subpoena. Instead of looking at material that Attorney General [William] Barr has already made available, Democrats prefer to demand additional materials they know are subject to constitutional and common-law privileges and cannot be produced."


BRUSSELS (Reuters) - The European Union fully supports the international nuclear accord with Iran and wants rival powers to avoid any further escalation over the issue, EU foreign policy chief Federica Mogherini said on Monday. "We will continue to support it as much as we can with all our instruments and all our political will," Mogherini told reporters before a meeting with the foreign ministers of Britain, France and Germany, who are signatories to the deal. United States Secretary of State Mike Pompeo is also expected to meet EU officials in Brussels on Monday to talk about Iran. Mogherini said she was informed during the night of Pompeo's arrival to Brussels where EU foreign ministers are gathered for a regular monthly meeting. "We will be here all day with a busy agenda. So we will see during the day how and if will manage to arrange a meeting. He's always welcome obviously, but there are no precise plans at the moment," Mogherini said. Pompeo is on his way to the Black Sea resort of Sochi where he plans to meet Russia's President Vladimir Putin and Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov on Tuesday to discuss Iran. European countries said last week they wanted to preserve Iran's nuclear deal and rejected "ultimatums" from Tehran, after Iran relaxed restrictions on its nuclear program and threatened moves that might breach the 2015 international pact. Iran's move was in response to U.S. sanctions imposed following Donald Trump's withdrawal of the United States from the accord with Tehran a year ago. (Reporting by Francesco Guarascio; Editing by Angus MacSwan and Raissa Kasolowsky)


PORTRUSH, Northern Ireland - Under brilliant sunshine on ancient land that was foreign to him, Tiger Woods got back to work Sunday after a month-long break. With trusted sidekick Joe LaCava by his side and playing alongside Patrick Reed, Woods took in all 18 holes at Royal Portrush for the first time, a rugged, raw course featuring massive sand dunes and elevation changes that will play host to the British Open for the first time since 1951. It was no walk in the park on these links, as Woods and LaCava buried their faces into the yardage books trying to get a handle on the maze of uncertainty, especially the green complexes that resemble gigantic potato chips and perilous runoffs. "A lot of movement," Woods said of his initial reaction of the course hard by the North Sea in the northern-most tip of the country. "A lot of decisions off the tees, with all the angles. Now, with the wind switching coming out of the south in the future, a lot of these shots we hit today are useless. So we're trying to figure out what lines to take on and what lines not to take on. And these green complexes are so complicated, you have to miss in the right spot." Woods was a bit sluggish after he hopped off his overnight flight of just under eight hours and headed straight to the golf course. While his mind is deep into getting a hold of Royal Portrush, there is plenty of work to be done with his swing. Woods didn't touch a golf club for 15 days after he finished in a tie for 21 st at the U.S. Open, then started building up his golf body, beginning with his putting. He hasn't played since the U.S. Open, a four-week break. Woods did likewise ahead of this year's PGA Championship, where after not playing for four weeks following his electrifying Masters victory he missed the cut. But Woods, who has won the Claret Jug three times, didn't hesitate to take his latest break. He said it's his new normal. Rest and rehab have become more important than reps. "The breaks are always great for my golf," Woods said. "I told you guys last year that I wasn't going to play as much this year, and it's going to turn out that way." Woods said he doesn't fear doing too much too soon after not playing for more than a month. He continues to adjust with his advancing age - he's 43 - and how to care for his surgically repaired back. "I do the same thing," he said. "I start from the green back. I putt, chip, pitch, short irons, mid-irons, long irons, woods. And then eventually play. Nothing has changed. The only difference is that there are certain days I can do a little more than others." Woods lit up midway through his practice round when he recalled his family vacation in Thailand immediately after the U.S. Open. Accompanied by his mother, Tida, girlfriend Erica, daughter Sam and son Charlie, the Woods spent two weeks in Tida's homeland. The fivesome explored the country, embraced the culture, celebrated Sam's 12th birthday and even hung out with elephants. Tiger Woods putts at Royal Portush on July 14 ahead of the British Open. Steve DiMeglio, Golfweek "We had the greatest time," Woods said. "It was an amazing experience. Especially since my Mom … her health has been diminishing (she's 75) and we didn't know if she could do this too many times in the future. "It was pretty cool for (his children) to experience the culture, especially at such a young age. From being over there so many times, I knew the culture, I was raised in it. The only thing I didn't try was the spicy food, which is not happening again." But he got his first taste of Royal Portrush. He said he'll get another serving on Monday, as well as Tuesday and Wednesday, weather permitting. MORE: NASCAR driver falls off car while celebrating too hard News: Rep says official Vegas complainant is extorting Elliott Three Potential Landing Spots for Chris Paul 4 possible trade destinations for Browns RB Duke Johnson Could this be the season the Steelers make franchise history at running back?


Barcelona goalkeeper Jasper Cillessen has emerged as one of Manchester United's primary targets if David de Gea leaves the club this summer. The Spaniard has just one year to run on his contract, and he is yet to agree on fresh terms amid concerns over his wage demands . As it stands, he could leave the club for free next summer, with Paris Saint-Germain keen on signing him. Speaking on The Transfer Window Podcast , j ournalist Duncan Castles revealed that United are not prepared to match de Gea 's demands, and they have now began looking elsewhere. He said: "Problems with renewing his contract have got to a stage where Ed Woodward has informed the player that he will not meet the financial terms he's asking for to become the best paid player at the club, on the same level as Alexis Sanchez . "What is definitely happening now is that Manchester United are looking for alternatives. They have started to look at the market and ask clubs for pricing on goalkeepers and to talk to the agents of those goalkeepers to see their interest in coming to Manchester United and what they would want in salary terms. "One of the goalkeepers who is on that list of potential replacements is Jasper Cillessen, who is the second-choice goalkeeper at Barcelona . He transferred there from Ajax several years ago, at that point was regarded as one of the top young goalkeepers in European football, but has never fully managed to establish himself as first choice in Barcelona. "He has a €60m release clause and two years left on his deal, but it's an indication of his status at Barcelona that Barca are asking for a €25m guaranteed payment, with performance-related bonuses on top." Andy Mitten, editor of United fanzine United We Stand , told Sky Sports' Transfer Talk podcast that agents' fees are also proving to be problematic in keeping hold of de Gea. He said: "The situation with David de Gea is that United have offered him a contract which would make him the best paid goalkeeper in the world and that is not enough. The agents' fees are alarming. "I don't think United should be held to ransom just because they have this wealth. They are already overpaying for under-performing players. De Gea is not an under-performing player, he has been the player of the year for four of the last six years, but there are levels and he has been offered a deal to become the best paid goalkeeper in the world and it's not enough. "I don't think United should just succumb to every agent's demands just because the fans are saying 'pay him whatever'. You can't just do that."


New York Giants head coach Pat Shurmur continues to be cautious with tight end Evan Engram's hamstring injury. Engram has been dealing with a hamstring issue this spring, which forced him to miss minicamp last week. Things apparently haven't changed, as Engram was once again not practicing on Tuesday. Giants head coach Pat Shurmur has made it clear that there is no serious issue and that the team is just taking the cautious approach with Engram's hammy. Pat Shurmur said he is not holding Evan Engram back. Says he is being smart with Engram's hamstring - Paul Schwartz (@NYPost_Schwartz) June 11, 2019 Shurmur and the Giants are hoping to have Engram ready for training camp. The 24-year-old has dealt with hamstring issues in the past, making it obvious why the Giants are going this route. Despite the Giants wanting to take things slow with Engram, the young tight end has stated that he is fine and there is nothing to worry about. "I'm good. I'm just being smart," Engram said during Landon Collins' Charity Game. "I don't really need anything crazy right now. I'm still just trying to be healthy for the summer and be ready for (training) camp." When asked if it was his decision to sit out, Engram didn't mince words. "Not my choice," Engram said. "One hundred percent." Now entering his third season, Engram stands to be a huge part of the Giants' passing attack. After lighting the world on fire in his rookie season, Engram was plagued by injury and a slow start in 2018, but finished the season strong. Over the course of his first two years in the league, Engram has missed six games, five of which came last season. The Giants are taking the smart approach here because the most important thing is having a healthy Engram for Week 1 and beyond. MORE: Women's World Cup: USWNT stuns Thailand with four goals in six minutes Kevin Durant Has a $31.5 Million Player Option; Will Warriors Offer Him Supermax Contract? Coach Matt LaFleur feels good about Packers' young, fast WR group How Kevin Durant's Achilles injury alters Kyrie Irving's free agency Watch as jury convicts former NFL player Kellen Winslow Jr. of raping homeless woman