The Arizona Cardinals do not have high expectations from those outside the organization. Many anticipate they will be a bad team again like in 2018, but not as bad. That doesn't mean they don't have high expectations for themselves. According to veteran guard Justin Pugh, the team is focused on winning now. "I think it's always 'win now,'" he said on Good Morning Football. "You have guys that have been there before. . .You never go into a season saying 'we're just going to build for next year." "It's always win now." @JustinPugh joined the breakfast table this morning to talk about the mindset of the 2019 @AZCardinals . pic.twitter.com/qyIN0gcYTp - GMFB (@gmfb) June 24, 2019 While Arizona has a rookie head coach in Kliff Kingsbury and a rookie quarterback in Kyler Murray, Pugh cites the success of other teams with rookie quarterbacks - Russell Wilson, Carson Wentz and even Robert Griffin, who led the Redskins to the playoffs as a rookie. "Obviously for us, getting to the playoffs is the goal, and we have a lot of exciting energy, a lot of things going on and I'm looking forward to having a great year." Cardinals fans probably shouldn't have the same expectations. They play in a tough division. There a lot of unknowns and expecting the playoffs likely means disappointment for fans. But there is nothing wrong with the team expecting to win. If they don't expect it, they probably won't, and the last thing we need is another 2018. 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: NBA Free Agency 2019: The top players NBA superfan's house has incredible 'Space Jam 2' practice court for LeBron James Robert Quinn explains why he picked Cowboys over Saints D'Angelo Russell open to Lakers return with Magic Johnson gone USWNT Benefits From Bad Call to Take Lead Against Spain in Women's World Cup


The Washington Redskins have some money tied up in Alex Smith but otherwise, are comfortable with having Dwayne Haskins on a rookie deal for the foreseeable future. The same can't be said for Washington's NFC East rivals. The Philadelphia Eagles just gave Carson Wentz a $128 million contract extension . And now the Dallas Cowboys would like to get Dak Prescott extended. And that could be even costlier, per a report from the Ft. Worth Star Telegram : While that deal could impact his negotiations with the Cowboys, as the team is analyzing all 60 pages of Wentz's new contract, per source, know that Todd France and CAA have broached a deal in the range of $34 million annually, according to someone with knowledge of the talks. As of this writing, the Cowboys only have $19.4 million in cap space to work with, never mind the future-looking impact of such a massive deal. As K.D. Drummond of Cowboys Wire points out, this info is getting leaked for good reason. The two sides are going to go back and forth on this one for what will presumably be a while and the tug of war to look like the eventual winner is underway. For Redskins fans, it's hard not to smile. The Cowboys have to dole out a huge number to keep Prescott around long term, but also have to think about big-money extensions for Amari Cooper and Ezekiel Elliott. Considering the Redskins still got a win over these Cowboys last year, it's hard not to complain about kicking back and watching them handicap the cap for what could be a long time. MORE: What the Lakers' new roster looks like with Anthony Davis NBA Free Agency 2019: The top players WATCH: LaVar Ball on phone learning of Lonzo Ball, Anthony Davis trade What Tim Duncan told LeBron James after Spurs beat Cavs in 2007 NBA Finals Giants' Eli Manning helped encourage Hakeem Nicks' comeback bid


The Boston Celtics will be heavily featured during Team USA's run in the 2019 FIBA Basketball World Cup, with guards Kemba Walker, Marcus Smart and Jaylen Brown listed on Team USA's roster with forward Jayson Tatum. Set to begin on August 31 and end on September 15, the Basketball World Cup will feature 32 teams in the group stage and double as qualification for the 2020 Summer Olympics, which will take the top two teams from the Americas and Europe, and the top team from each of Africa, Asia and Oceania, alongside host Japan. On Monday, Team USA hosted a scrimmage that saw three Celtics - Walker, Smart and Tatum - playing for the same team although all four Celtics were on the floor. NBC Sports Boston's Chris Forsberg managed to capture a few clips from the scrimmage and though it's difficult to surmise who is who at times and foolhardy to put too much stock into the exhibition, it's nonetheless interesting to see what may be the first look at Team USA's first and second teams (the squad with Walker being the first team). As Team USA finishes with scrimmage work, three Celtics on one side (Kemba, Tatum, Smart) and Jaylen running with other. Scrimmage glimpse … pic.twitter.com/ApZheTchwx - Chris Forsberg (@ChrisForsberg_) August 5, 2019 Kemba turns on the jets for the and-1. pic.twitter.com/n74aiRnpOc - Chris Forsberg (@ChrisForsberg_) August 5, 2019 Kemba a chance to tie scrimmage on final shot, Jaylen with the defense. All four C's on court. pic.twitter.com/lUSYfYxH47 - Chris Forsberg (@ChrisForsberg_) August 5, 2019 If anything can be inferred from these clips it's that Walker will be a major piece of the team's offense. That's not surprising given Walker's stature and the amount of respect he's garnered, as well as the fact he's the only player on the national team roster to average at least 20.0 points per game in multiple seasons. Nonetheless, it's notable and reason to hope that Walker enters 2019-20 already in midseason form. Thanks to the decision of superstars like James Harden, Damian Lillard and Anthony Davis to shun the opportunity to represent the United States in international competition, Team USA - or Team Shamrock, as Smart calls it - won't be led by the very best players the league has to offer when they head to China for the World Cup. That could be perceived as a slight for the remaining players that comprise the roster, including the four Celtics, but it's true. Players like Smart and Brown weren't the national team's first choices. Nor is a player like Sacramento Kings point guard De'Aaron Fox, who was promoted to the senior team due to the dearth of true point guards on the team's depth chart. Sacramento Kings young star De'Aaron Fox has been promoted to the National USA Basketball roster with a good chance to make the team, league sources tell Yahoo Sports. - Chris Haynes (@ChrisBHaynes) August 5, 2019 Meanwhile, players like Walker and Tatum may be more deserving of a spot in Team USA's rotation than Miami Heat center Bam Adebayo or Denver Nuggets center Mason Plumlee but like their lesser-talented teammates, they're benefiting from the absence of players that would have likely been ahead of them on the depth chart. It's hard to see a world where Lillard doesn't beat out Walker for the starting spot and without All-NBA talents like Giannis Antetokounmpo or Paul George in the fold at forward, or even an All-Star like Tatum's competition is slim. Conversely, the drop-off from a player of Antetokounmpo or George's caliber to Houston Rockets forward PJ Tucker is humongous. The Celtics are experiencing the type of luck that they would have liked to have last throughout the 2019 NBA Playoffs, where the only team they defeated were the Victor Oladipo-less Indiana Pacers. Ideally, this situation would lead to noticeable improvements to their game while bolstering their confidence and fortifying their chemistry heading into next season. Winning gold in China would be icing on the cake for Boston, who'll just hope everyone returns stateside without injury. MORE: Four potential Carmelo Anthony landing spots in free agency Yankees' Brett Gardner gets ejected while sitting quietly, erupts on umpire Studs and duds from Saints preseason opener vs. Vikings Studs and duds from Packers' 28-26 win over Texans in preseason opener Seahawks 'working on' adding a QB while Geno Smith is out


MIAMI, FL   Two Miami-Dade teens have been charged in the shooting death of a 29-year-old man whose valuables were taken after he had been shot. The victim, Omar Alvarez of Opa-locka, died from multiple gunshot wounds, according to the Miami-Dade Police Department. A third male, whose name was being withheld by Patch, is suspected of being the shooter, but he had not been charged as of Friday morning, according to Detective Lee Cowart of the agency. "The investigation is still pending. It's still open," Cowart told Patch on Friday. "We would love for someone to call in to the Crime Stoppers." Sixteen-year-old Antione Lynch of Miami Gardens and 18-year-old Jaquavius Matthews of Opa-locka were both charged with first-degree murder and armed robbery, Cowart said. Court documents said the two men who are facing charges and the third male arrived together in the unit block of Bahman Avenue in on Monday afternoon around 1:38 p.m. The incident took place in Opa-locka. It was there that the three spotted Alvarez standing behind a vehicle along a swale, according to arrest documents. The male who was not charged allegedly pulled out a handgun and told Alvarez to hand over his valuables, court documents said. The same person allegedly opened fire on Alvarez when he failed to comply, striking Alvarez in the upper body. That same male allegedly took Alvarez' valuables, according to court documents, which said Alvarez died at a hospital. To report a tip, call Miami=Dade Crime Stoppers at 305-471-TIPS (8477) or 866-471-8477. Alternatively, visit www.crimestoppersmiami.com and select "Give a Tip" or text "CSMD" followed by the tip information to 274637.


An 85-year-old South Carolina woman who was missing since Friday has been found in North Carolina, according to the sheriff's office in charge of the investigation. Dillon County Sheriff's Office Capt. Cliff Arnette said Jaxie Rogers, from Latta, was located just before noon Tuesday in Columbus County. Arnette said Rogers' 2008 Buick Lacrosse was spotted on a road in Columbus County, which prompted a search. Arnette said Rogers was taken to a hospital for evaluation. Rogers had limited ability to purchase gas or fuel, police said, and there had been no reports of her at a gas station or food venue, so there was growing concern for her safety as time passed. Latta police Chief Derrick Cartwright said Rogers disappeared after her caregiver went inside the IGA grocery store in Latta on Tuesday, leaving Rogers in the car. While the caregiver was in the store, she saw Rogers drIve the car away at a low rate of speed. Police said the vehicle is not equipped with OnStar or GPS tracking, so they were relying on tips from the public and a be-on-the-lookout advisory to agencies in the region to locate her. READ MORE: 85-year-old South Carolina woman missing since Friday has been found, officials say CHECK OUT WYFF: Get the latest Greenville news and weather. For live, local, late-breaking Greenville, SC, news coverage, WYFF is the place to be.


Kyle Larson finished fifth in the Gander RV 400 at Pocono Raceway Sunday. It's Larson's fourth top-five finish of the season. Denny Hamlin earned the checkered flag in the race, with Erik Jones finishing second, and Martin Truex Jr placing third. Kyle Busch came away victorious in Stage 1, and Jimmie Johnson finished out front in Stage 2. Each driver earned 10 bonus points for their efforts. Larson earned 38 points over the weekend, increasing his total to 557 on the year. He ranks No. 14 in the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series overall standings. Larson did not pick up any playoff points and remains at three on the season. The seventh-year driver qualified in 23rd position at 168.634 mph. Larson has tallied five career victories, 50 top-five finishes and has placed in the top 10 in 88 races. There were 38 cars in the field and the race endured seven cautions and 24 caution laps. Prior to the checkered flag there were nine lead changes. With Hamlin driving his Camry to victory for Joe Gibbs Racing, Toyota added 40 points. Overall, Toyota ranks No. 1 with 767 points, followed by Ford in the No. 2 spot with 744. Chevrolet sits at No. 3 with 708 points on the season. Kyle Larson Driver Page | Get Kyle Larson Gear | Race Center ]]>


Look at the back of any packaged food you bought a grocery store. Chances are, your cookies, ice cream, yogurt, and salad dressings all have something in common on their nutrition facts: long chemical names that you can't even pronounce, let alone understand. These chemical names are usually preservatives or emulsifiers. Emulsifiers, which keep ingredients that usually don't mix evenly integrated (like oil and solids in mayo), are in nearly every shopping cart, but they could also be contributing to the obesity epidemic in America. A new study by Georgia State University researchers, published in Nature , examined two common emulsifiers, Polysorbate-80 and carboxymethylcellulose, says that although these additives have been "generally categorized as safe" by the FDA, this only means that they've been regarded as non-carcinogenic. In the study, both additives, when consumed by lab rats, interfered with intestinal microbes and were linked to metabolic syndrome (symptoms include weight gain, diabetes, and high blood pressure). After consumption, the friendly (and important) gut bacteria moved behind the mucus wall, where it isn't supposed to be. In plain English, the consumption of large quantities of processed food with emulsifiers contributes to an inability to feel full, which leads to overeating and, eventually, obesity.


The Bulls will bring in Luke Kornet , Shams Charania of The Athletic tweets . The pact will be for two seasons. Chicago will get a chance to further develop the 23-year-old big man. Kornet saw action in 46 games for the Knicks last season and also spent time on their G League squad. The Bulls have had an eventful offseason, adding Thaddeus Young and Tomas Satoransky over the past 48 hours. It's unclear how much opportunity Kornet will see in Chicago, as the Bulls have a full roster of bigs, led by Wendell Carter Jr. and Lauri Markkanen


While there are 26,105 people per square kilometre in Monaco, there are fewer than 0.14 people per square kilometre in Greenland. Globally, there are 14.7 people per square kilometre (0.39 sq. mi.), but this figure is far from what you'll find in the world's most densely populated cities. The most densely populated places on Earth Here are the planet s 25 most densely populated cities (500,000 or more inhabitants). Statistics come from the 15th edition of the report titled Demographia World Urban Areas , published in April 2019. Bogota Approximately 10,705,000 people live in the 585-square-kilometer (226 sq. mi.) Colombian capital, which translates to a total density of 18,300 individuals per square kilometre. Rajshahi Around 575,000 people inhabit this Bangladesh city occupying 31 square kilometers (12 sq. mi.) along the banks of the Padma River for a total density of 18,500 individuals per square kilometre. Kananga An estimated 1,370,000 people live in this 73-square-kilometer (28 sq. mi.) city in the middle of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, which calculates to a total density of 18,900 individuals per square kilometer. Chittagong Approximately 3,460,000 people live in this port city, making it the second-largest urban centre in Bangladesh . Extending over 181 square kilometers (70 sq. mi.), its total density comes to 19,100 inhabitants per square kilometer. Latakia Roughly 800,000 people inhabit this coastal city considered the most important stronghold of Syrian power . Occupying 41 square kilometers (16 sq. mi.), the city s total density adds up to 19,300 individuals per square kilometer. Hama Around 1,230,000 people live in this Syrian city, site of the 2011 massacre during which it was besieged by armoured tanks. Comprising over 62 square kilometers (24 sq. mi.), Hama has a total density of 19,800 individuals per square kilometer. Aleppo An estimated 5,125,000 people live in this Syrian city that has been marked indelibly by war . Extending over 259 square kilometers (100 sq. mi.), it has a total density of 19,800 inhabitants per square kilometer. Siliguri Approximately 925,000 people live in this Indian city sitting between Bangladesh, Nepal, and Bhutan. Measuring 44 square kilometers (17 sq. mi.), Siliguri has a total density of 21,000 inhabitants per square kilometer. Vijayawada Around 1,915,000 individuals live in this Indian city located on 91 square kilometers (35 sq. mi.) along the banks of the Krishna River, making its total density approximately 21,000 people per square kilometer. Moradabad An estimated 1,125,000 people live in this Indian city founded in 1625 . Encompassing 52 square kilometers (20 sq. mi.), Moradabad has a total density of 21,700 inhabitants per square kilometer. Asansol Close to 1,415,000 people live in this Indian city that serves as a major rail transport hub . Asansol extends over 65 square kilometers (25 sq. mi.), meaning its total density equals 21,900 individuals per square kilometer. Ahmedabad Around 7,715,000 people reside in this large, centrally located Indian city founded in 1411 . Ahmedabad occupies 350 square kilometers (135 sq. mi.), which represents a total density of 22,100 individuals per square kilometer. Malegaon Malegaon is home to roughly 690,000 people and is located in Maharashtra, the second most populous Indian state . Malegaon measures 31 square kilometers (12 sq. mi.) and has a total density of 22,200 individuals per square kilometer. Kinshasa Approximately 12,960,000 people live in the sprawling capital of the Democratic Republic of the Congo. Extending over 583 square kilometers (225 sq. mi.), Kinshasa boasts a total density of 22,200 inhabitants per square kilometer. Firozabad An estimated 635,000 inhabitants reside in this Indian city known for its bangles , rigid bracelets made of metal, glass, wood, and plastic. Measuring 28 square kilometers (11 sq. mi.), Firozabad has a total density of 22,300 people per square kilometer. See photos on Facebook Muzaffarnagar Close to 655,000 people live in this city located in an area known as   the sugar bowl of India   due to its significant sugar cane production and processing industry. Muzaffarnagar occupies 28 square kilometers (11 sq. mi.), reaching a total density of 23,000 inhabitants per square kilometer. Bukavu Approximately 1,025,000 individuals inhabit this city located on the shores of Lake Kivu. In its 2018 Crime and Safety Report , the U.S. State Department describes Bukavu as a site of growing violence . Occupying 44 square kilometers (17 sq. mi.), this city has a total density of 23,300 people per square kilometer. Raqqa Close to 770,000 people reside in this Syrian city that has been left to fend for itself after being ravaged by conflict. Measuring 31 square kilometers (12 sq. mi.), Raqqa has a total density of 24,800 inhabitants per square kilometer. Tshikapa Approximately 855,000 people inhabit this city that runs on diamond mining . Tshikapa comprises 34 square kilometers (13 sq. mi.), which adds up to a total density of 25,400 residents per square kilometer. See photo on Twitter Hong Kong Nearly 7,435,000 people call this urban center home. In 1997 , the former British colony of Hong Kong underwent a not-so-smooth return to China. It occupies 285 square kilometers (110 sq. mi.), which translates to a total density of 26,100 individuals per square kilometer. Macau Roughly 685,000 inhabitants live in this former Portuguese territory that was handed back to China in 1999 . The city measures 26 square kilometers (10 sq. mi.) and has a total density of 26,400 individuals per square kilometer. Mumbai An estimated 23,645,000 people live in this Indian megalopolis formerly called Bombay. Mumbai is the country's largest city, and every day, its over 200 trains make more than 2,000 trips . The city occupies 881 square kilometers (340 sq. mi.) and has a total density of 26,900 inhabitants per square kilometer. Surat Almost 6,385,000 individuals reside in this Indian city located on the shores of the Gulf of Khambhat. This eighth most populous city in the country measures 233 square kilometers (90 sq. mi.) and boasts a total density of 27,400 people per square kilometer. Mogadishu Roughly 2,555,000 people live in the capital of Somalia. Measuring 91 square kilometers (35 sq. mi.), Mogadishu has a total density of 28,200 residents per square kilometer. Dhaka Approximately 18,595,000 inhabitants live in this megalopolis. Bangladesh's capital is the world's most densely populated city . Stretching over 453 square kilometers (175 sq. mi.), Dhaka boasts a total density of 41,000 people per square kilometer.


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Tiger Woods is taking another week off from his 2019 tournament schedule , opting to skip the Wells Fargo Championship in a surprise decision. Woods, still basking in his Masters victory, is typically a staple draw for the Charlotte, N.C., tournament. His absence has led to some injury speculation after video surfaced of Woods limping after accepting his fifth green jacket in April. But the golfer's agent has since refuted those rumors, saying Woods is "still digesting and appreciating what happened" at Augusta. MORE: Watch the Wells Fargo Championship live with fuboTV (7-day free trial) Nonetheless, the Wells Fargo Championship loses a lot of its luster without Woods in the field. Only three of the world's top 10 golfers   Justin Rose, Rory McIlroy and Rickie Fowler   will play at Quail Hollow. Jason Day, whose last PGA Tour victory came here in 2018, is also a part of the field. Other prominent names include Phil Mickelson, Tony Finau, Paul Casey and Patrick Reed, as well as past champions Brian Harman and J.B. Holmes. Follow scores from the 2019 Wells Fargo Championship below with our live leaderboard. Wells Fargo Championship 2019 leaderboard, live scores Click here or refresh if you don't see scores and results above .


QAIM, Iraq  Islamic State militants who escaped the defeat of their self-declared caliphate in Syria earlier this year have been slipping across the border into Iraq, bolstering a low-level insurgency the group is now waging across the central and northern part of the country, according to security officials. About 1,000 fighters have crossed into Iraq over the past eight months, most of them in the aftermath of the caliphate's collapse in March, said Hisham al-Hashimi, a security analyst who advises Iraq's government and foreign aid agencies. These fighters, mostly Iraqis who followed the Islamic State into Syria, are returning home to join militant cells that have been digging into rugged rural areas, sustained by intimate knowledge of the terrain, including concealed tunnels and other hiding places. Subscribe to the Post Most newsletter: Today's most popular stories on The Washington Post The militants move under the cover of darkness to carry out sniper attacks and rudimentary roadside bombings several times a week. Their attacks, occurring outside major cities, are often opportunistic and primarily target community leaders and security forces involved in efforts to root them out. An explosion earlier this month in the northern city of Kirkuk killed two motorcyclists. A separate attack in Diyala, in eastern Iraq, targeted militiamen assigned with hunting down militants. Islamic State media has published grainy videos showing the assassination of paramilitary fighters and local notables, such as "mokhtars," tasked with helping security forces identify individuals linked to the extremist group. "I warn all the mokhtars that the Islamic State can reach anywhere they want," said one abductee in a video released earlier this year, addressing community figures like him who had cooperated with government forces. Even truffle hunters have been kidnapped, apparently after roaming too close to the militants' desert hideouts. Iraqi security forces announced this month the start of a new military campaign to secure and clear the desert along the country's 370-mile border with Syria. Within days, they reported the discovery of bombmaking factories and said several militants had been killed. On the ground, the challenge of uprooting Islamic State fighters appears daunting. "Look at where they're hiding. It's deserts. It's caves. It's places no one can ever fully control," said Col. Saad Mohammed as he drove through the rocky desert of western Anbar province, gesturing toward a vast open expanse. "How many units would we need to secure every inch? Too many. No one has that capacity." A veteran of the campaign that defeated the Islamic State caliphate, Mohammed said he fought in every major battle Iraqi army forces waged in ousting the group, taking seven bullets to the chest in a firefight near the dusty border town of Qaim in 2017. The Iraqi government announced its victory over the Islamic State's caliphate in late 2017, a month after security forces ran the militants out of Qaim, located on the east bank of the Euphrates River. This spring, Iraqi soldiers looked across the river into Syria as the group made its final stand. U.S.-backed forces surrounded tens of thousands of the Islamic State's most die-hard adherents in the Syrian village of Baghouz, many of them hiding underground, during a weeks-long battle for the last remaining half-square-mile claimed by the caliphate. The Euphrates trembled under airstrikes, soldiers said, and carried away the corpses of men who drowned as they attempted to escape. The scene along the river is quiet now, but fugitive Islamist militants are continuing to slip across the frontier into Iraq, often disguised as shepherds, at times undetected and with their destinations unknown, according to security officials. Some militants travel on foot. More commonly, they snake through the desert in cars, sometimes detected by surveillance drones and targeted by Iraqi or U.S.-led coalition airstrikes. When the Islamic State fighters are cornered, they hit back fiercely. "Then, they're fighting for their lives," an Iraqi military commander said. Describing a recent raid on an Islamic State hideout near the western town of Rutbah, another senior military official said the helicopter transporting his soldiers was targeted with rocket-propelled grenades even before it reached the ground. "These are tough fights. They're not giving up," he said. Both officers spoke on the condition of anonymity because they were not authorized to talk to the news media. The Islamic State cells are confined largely to rural hinterlands, according to Iraq's Defense Ministry and analysts tracking the group. There are few indications that the group can once again control large amounts of territory or win significant support. But experts warn that the low-level insurgency can terrorize communities into turning a blind eye to the militants' activity as they dig in, preparing for a longer-term struggle. "It doesn't necessarily need to win people over in order to cow them into collaboration of noncooperation," said Sam Heller, an expert with the International Crisis Group. During its sweep to power, the Islamic State cast itself as the protector of Sunni Muslim communities facing persecution by the Iraqi state, dominated by Shiite Muslims. Since then, the rise and fall of the group has torn Iraq's national fabric, dividing communities and contributing to the destruction of entire districts as the U.S.-led coalition fought grinding battles to dislodge the militants. The brutality of the extremists and the trauma of war, combined with the stigma attached to any involvement with the group, are encouraging some civilians to share information with Iraq's security services, according to residents. The fighters' immediate, and sometimes more distant, relatives are frequently blocked from returning home to their villages. "In 2013 and 2014, it's now clear that many people did not fully understand what ISIS was or how it was meaningfully different to other groups opposing the state," Heller said. "Now, a lot of these same communities have collectively expelled [anyone] with a perceived link." Along the road to Qaim, the scars left by earlier battles with the Islamic State are visible. Life has trickled back into some towns, but others remain ghostly quiet, homes and businesses reduced to rubble by airstrikes. Many people are missing, and their families are not sure whether they are alive or dead. "The people of Anbar are keener than even the government not to return to life under ISIS," said Sheikh Ahmed al-Sanad, a community elder, reached by phone. But in its propaganda, the Islamic State remains steadfast. "The war is not finished yet," said the narrator of a gruesome video released last month, which included footage of nighttime assassinations. "There are many chapters between us and you, and they will be written with blood." louisa.loveluck@washpost.com


Darrius Shepherd gets a ton of space against Jaire Alexander in red-zone 1-on-1s. Shepherd made Will Redmond slip before catching a TD on his last rep. pic.twitter.com/V3MdH6HalM - Matt Schneidman (@mattschneidman) July 31, 2019 For an undrafted rookie receiver like Darrius Shepherd, there's no better opportunity to open eyes at Green Bay Packers training camp than a one-on-one rep against top cornerback Jaire Alexander. And there's no better way to make a splash than winning the rep and catching a touchdown pass. That's exactly what Shepherd did during Wednesday's practice. Matt Schneidman of The Athletic documented the play above. Shepherd burst off the line and then beat Alexander on an in-breaking route before leaping to make the uncontested touchdown catch during a red-zone drill. It was only one play, during a training camp practice in late July, but any big play is an important one for a young receiver trying to earn reps and make the roster. Shepherd went undrafted out of North Dakota State, but he's quick in and out of routes and could give the Packers a player to groom inside in the slot. In fact, Shepherd has been so impressive at times early at camp that the Packers have afforded him a few opportunities to run with the first-team offense. Maybe it should have been expected. Shepherd led all qualifying receivers in the draft class in yards per route run from the slot, per Pro Football Focus . He was North Dakota State's leading receiver the last three years and finished his college career winning the Most Outstanding Player award by catching five passes for 125 yards and two scores in the Bisons' National Championship Game victory. Keep an eye on No. 10 the rest of training camp in Green Bay. He's going to be a player to watch, especially during preseason games. Shepherd has a chance to really complicate the decisions GM Brian Gutekunst needs to make at receiver. MORE: Baker Mayfield's sassy response to Jets' trash talk won over the Browns offensive line Winners and losers from first week of Raiders training camp Roundup: Why Whitney Cummings Left Roseanne, MLB Trade Deadline Grades, Hulk Hogan Big WWE Role? Packers coach Matt LaFleur sidelines Josh Jones after practice fight Daniel Jones quickly winning over Giants teammates


When Volusia County's mayors meet Monday for the first time since voters rejected a half-cent sales tax to fix roads, they will turn their attention to the amount of growth and development that's consumed the county in recent years -- one of the top complaints they heard from residents before and after the May 21 special election. As a push for smarter and more sustainable growth picks up steam, members of the County Council said in a meeting last week that the topic should be a top priority going forward. County leaders will arrive at Monday's meeting of the elected officials round table ready to unpack some ideas. From Councilman Ben Johnson: How about we form a committee of residents and elected officials who can work toward finding solutions? From Councilwoman Heather Post: What if mayors outline what they'd like to accomplish first in a joint mission statement? "We all realize we need to do something" about growth, County Chair Ed Kelley told his peers on the council. "The what -- that's what we don't know." The next course of action should become more clear by the end of Monday's meeting, which starts at noon in a second floor conference room at the Daytona Beach International Airport. It's the same room where the bulk of the sales tax planning occurred for more than a year and a half before it appeared on ballots. And much like that effort, this new initiative could require a similar amount of time and collaboration from all cities if it's to be successful. It won't be easy, especially since state policies limit what cities and counties can do, said Timothy Chapin, dean of the College of Social Sciences and Public Policy at Florida State University. "In some ways the state has made it more difficult to control growth as the Legislature has been limiting the ability of local governments to use fees, regulations, and other land planning tools to manage growth," he said. But it's not an impossible feat either. "A key underlying point, though," Chapin added, "is that local governments have had and continue to have the power to use comprehensive planning and infrastructure investments to promote and support quality development outcomes." Put another way: "We still have a considerable number of tools in our planning toolbox," Clay Ervin, the county's director of growth management told the council during a presentation Tuesday. "We can work through a lot of different issues." The key? "We have to work with the cities," Ervin said. Mayors already appear on board with a plan to get a better handle on growth. On April 8, they agreed to make responsible growth a focus once the sales tax vote was over. After hearing Ervin's presentation last week, the county council stated a commitment to the effort and agreed to get to work finding solutions. "This has to be our number one priority," said Councilwoman Billie Wheeler. "We have to address this as seriously as we have other things, such as the sales tax. We (as a county) have to be the starting point and pull everyone together to start this process." Said Barbara Girtman: "We need a fresh perspective and approach" to growth. Years ago, a citizen's advisory committee was formed to brainstorm the best approach to growth management. But it disbanded when the Great Recession hit in the late 2000s and development screeched to a halt. Johnson's suggestion last week to resurrect a new committee consisting of residents, city and county officials, a state lawmaker, environmentalists and developers was viewed favorably by most of his peers. Expect that idea to be vetted Monday, along with a suggestion from Post, who said she's "not a big fan of committees" and believes it would be "more productive" for elected officials to hash out a definitive strategy first. "The elected officials round table meeting is an opportunity to get everyone together and solve issues," she said. "Instead of suggesting a committee, we work toward a joint mission statement. We need to talk about this collectively before bringing (others) into this issue. The point and the bottom line goal is to come up with an agreement with the cities for us all to be able to work together towards a common goal." Of all the choices the mayors have going into Monday's meeting, there's not one that would completely shut down growth, said Johnson. Smart growth doesn't mean "no growth," he explained. "That's not an option. We have to think about jobs for our children, for our families. We have to think about the tax base," he said. "We have to make this county a better economy; we have to make sure we don't kill it (the economy). That's very important, too. "This is going to be very, very tough to deal with, but it has to be dealt with," Johnson added. "We have to sit down and start working on this, and we have to work on it as partners" with the cities. "This should be a group effort to make this work as best we can." ___ (c)2019 The News-Journal, Daytona Beach, Fla. Visit The News-Journal, Daytona Beach, Fla. at www.news-journalonline.com Distributed by Tribune Content Agency, LLC.


Saturday's Coke Zero Sugar 400 at Daytona International Speedway was postponed because of inclement weather. The race was moved to Sunday, July 7 at 1 p.m. ET, airing live on NBC, the NBC Sports App, MRN and SiriusXM NASCAR Radio. Rain moved into the Daytona Beach, Florida, area about two hours before green flag, and the original green-flag time of 7:40 p.m. ET was missed. Despite NASCAR's track-drying efforts, the race was moved because the forecast for the rest of the night was not favorable. RELATED: Daytona schedule | Starting Lineup Once the race gets underway, Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series points leader Joey Logano will lead the field to the green flag in the No. 22 Team Penske Ford. Kyle Busch, in the No. 18 Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota, will also be on the front row. This is race No. 18 in the 2019 Monster Energy Series season, so there are nine chances left for a driver without a win to virtually clinch a playoff spot with a victory. Drivers on the playoff bubble include seven-time series champion Jimmie Johnson, Daniel Suarez, Clint Bowyer and Erik Jones. Former Daytona winners Ryan Newman and Ricky Stenhouse Jr. are below that.


The Summer League is made for guys to have an opportunity at getting to the NBA level. For a guy like Javonte Green, he took his chance with the Boston Celtics in Las Vegas and he made the most of it. Green played five games with the Celtics and he averaged 10.8 points and shot 50 percent from the floor. That type of play has now given him a chance at earning the final roster spot for the team as according to ESPN's Tim Bontemps, the Celtics will reward him with a partially guaranteed contract. After four years at Radford and averaging 14.4 points with eight rebounds and shooting 54.2 percent from the floor, he toiled in Europe playing for ratiopharm Ulm in Germany. He averaged 13.9 points and 4.5 rebounds and that play has given him a shot in the NBA. The Celtics will be signing Javonte Green to a partially guaranteed deal, league sources told ESPN. Green played well for Boston's summer league team, averaging 10.8 points and shooting 50 percent from the field in 5 games. He'll get a shot at earning Boston's final roster spot. - Tim Bontemps (@TimBontemps) July 18, 2019 The Celtics could use some more depth at the wing and at 6-foot-4 and 205 pounds, he has an NBA body and he can help right away. Green has had to work hard to get to this point and if his past work ethic is any indication, then Boston is getting a guy that will fit the culture. MORE: Angler defies odds, lands truly enormous halibut Is Tacko Fall an NBA player? Here is the case for why... and why not VIDEO: Aaron Boone's 'Savages' Ejection is a Must-Watch What made Bills hiring of Ken Dorsey a crucial hiring The Jaden Springer Blog: Breaking down his top five


TORONTO   Questions have loomed all season about Kevin Durant 's future with the Warriors. Even more questions will arise after he left Game 5 with an apparent aggravation of his leg injury. But thanks to a late flurry of Klay Thompson and Stephen Curry 3-pointers, those queries will focus on Durant's availability for Game 6 Thursday. Thompson hit two 3s and Curry hit another as Golden State ended Game 5 on a 9-2 run to steal a 106-105 victory over the Raptors. Kyle Lowry 's missed shot at the buzzer extends the Finals to a Game 6 in Oakland, but Toronto leads 3-2. Especially if Durant can't play   the Warriors said he'll get an MRI Tuesday   the Raptors should remain series favorite. Series results for teams that won Game 5 on the road to force a home Game 6 down 3-2: Lost in 6: 56% Lost in 7: 36% Won in 7: 8% Still, Golden State ought to feel great about getting this far. This was a tough environment, with thousands of fans inside and outside the arena eager for a championship celebration. Durant returned from a month-long absence, played well, left the game early in the second quarter due to an apparent aggravation of his leg injury then missed the rest of the contest. But Curry (31 points) and Thompson (26 points) stepped up. Durant, starting in the death lineup, did plenty before exiting. With 11 points in 12 minutes, he became the first player to enter an NBA Finals this deep into the series and score double digits in his first game. DeMarcus Cousins made several big plays after Durant's injury, but also got picked on defensively. Draymond Green mixed impressive and volatile influence on the game. This was a balanced effort from a team that could be down a key cog going forward. The persistent and persnickety question still looms: Do the Warriors need Kevin Durant? The way he looked as he left the arena on crutches, they might hope the answer is no.


A new Tex-Mex and Mexican spot has opened its doors in the neighborhood. Located at 2552 Grant Ave. in Pennypack, the fresh arrival is called Bubbakoos Burritos . Boasting nearly 30 locations across New Jersey and Pennsylvania, Bubbakoos Burritos offers build-your-own burritos, bowls, tacos and more. The menu features meat fillings like hibachi-style steak, crispy fried chicken and a vegan Boca patty. There's also plenty of toppings, extras and sides. The fresh arrival has gotten off to an uneven start thus far, with a three-star rating out of three reviews on Yelp. Yelper Shelley F. added , "I ended up making a brown rice and chicken burrito bowl. Everything appeared to be pretty fresh." Swing on by to take a peek for yourself: Bubbakoos Burritos is open from 11 a.m. 10 p.m. daily. Want to keep your finger on the pulse of new businesses in Philadelphia? 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.


Aston Villa beat West Bromwich Albion 2-1 in their Championship playoff semifinal first leg on Saturday, as the home side launched a stunning late comeback at Villa Park. The local derby swung in West Brom's favor early on, as Dwight Gayle finished clinically but then a stunner from substitute Conor Hourihane was followed by a Tammy Abraham penalty kick moments later to send Villa Park wild. To make matters worse for West Brom, their top goalscorer Gayle was sent off in the closing stages after a late challenge on Villa goalkeeper Jed Steer . Villa or West Brom will play the winner of Leeds United or Derby County in the playoff final at Wembley on May 27 for a place in the Premier League. After a fast start, West Brom went so close to opening the scoring, as Jay Rodriguez's superb curling shot was tipped onto the crossbar by Steer. At the other end Abraham sent an acrobatic effort just over, then Villa made a huge mistake and they were punished. Glenn Whelan gave the ball away in a key area and Gayle pounced to smash home the opener at the Holte End to put West Brom 1-0 up. Villa struggled to get going again in the first half after that error, with West Brom dangerous on the break. Abraham went close twice at the start of the second half as Villa pushed hard to get level with Jack Grealish leading the charge. Villa eventually levelled 15 minutes from time as Hourihane smashed home a stunning strike with his left foot after Grealish found him unmarked 25 yards out. It got even better for Villa moments later as Kieran Gibbs caught Grealish in the box and the home side were awarded a penalty kick. Abraham stepped up to slot home the spot kick to give Villa a precious 2-1 lead ahead of the second leg at the Hawthorns on Tuesday. However, Abraham did push over Mason Holgate in the box late on and was lucky to not concede a penalty kick. And West Brom then made their task even tougher as their top goalscorer Gayle was shown a second yellow card for fouling Steer and will now miss the second leg. Follow @JPW_NBCSports


RENTON, Wash. - The Seahawks effectively lost the best safety of his era when Earl Thomas suffered a broken leg in the fourth game of the 2018 season against the Cardinals. Thomas had been looking for a new contract, and seeing the end of his season while still under that financial constraint was the reason for his one-finger salute to his own team's sideline - and specifically coach Pete Carroll - as he was carted off the field. Thomas signed a four-year, $55 million contract with the Ravens in March, aligning himself with quite possibly the best secondary in the league. Carroll's secondary used to be able to boast that in the Legion of Boom days, but with Thomas, Kam Chancellor and Richard Sherman long gone, the Legion of Whom is trying to replace the irreplaceable at several positions. What Carroll has to do now with Thomas' ghost is what Billy Beane had to do when he lost Jason Giambi to the Yankees after the 2001 season. Beane knew that even if there was a comparable player to Giambi walking the earth, there was no way the Oakland Athletics could afford him. So - and this was one of the primary plot points of "Moneyball" - Beane had to replace Giambi in the aggregate. He had to create a Frankenstein of sorts to spackle over the crater left in his lineup. Last season, Carroll had a couple of fresh kids in Tedric Thompson and Delano Hill, as well as veteran Bradley McDougald, trying to patrol the deep third as Thomas once had. All three safeties are decent players, but it's no surprise that without Thomas, Seattle's defense took a nose dive unseen in the Carroll era. In the first four weeks of the season, per Pro Football Focus, the Seahawks' safety group allowed two touchdowns and had five interceptions. After Thomas was out of the picture and opponents realized they could exploit deep post and seam routes as they hadn't before, the safety rotation allowed eight touchdowns to just two picks. Seahawks safeties Bradley McDougald (No. 30) and Tedric Thompson (No. 33) look on as rookie Ugo Amadi (No. 28) lines up at free safety during a July 26 practice. (Doug Farrar/USA Today SMG) So, there are issues. Carroll and general manager John Schneider drafted reinforcements with the selections of Utah's Marquise Blair in the second round and Oregon's Ugo Amadi in the fourth. Blair may work better as a two-high safety and a box hitter in the Chancellor mold, but it's Amadi whose athleticism intrigues as a single-high defender. The eye test has a small sample size at this point, but when playing that role in training camp, Amadi showed more sideline-to-sideline athleticism than Thompson did. McDougald, who's far better suited to a linebacker-depth role at this point in his career, was easily and instantly impressed with Amadi's potential. "Nothing but athleticism," McDougald said in June. "Especially Ugo, I really, really like him. He's small, but he's quick. He moves well, and I've seen him play at nickel and free safety. He's just getting better every day. He's really taken advantages of these reps." And Schneider seemed to foresee this role as soon as Amadi was drafted. "Pete and I talked to a head coach in the Pac-12 this week - because [Amadi] is a shorter guy, you have some questions about the length and all that sort of stuff, but he talked about the presence that you feel from him on the field," the GM said back in April. "He's a total alpha dog, so we went for it. The guy totally pulls the trigger, and he's an explosive cat." Projected by most as a slot defender due to his size (5 feet 9 and 199 pounds), Amadi nonetheless has the Seahawks trying him out in that most important - and for them, vulnerable - position. There's no way to replace Thomas with one defender, but perhaps Carroll can put together a Moneyball solution to get his defense through this harsh reality. MORE: LeBron James jumps into Bronny's layup line for a ridiculous dunk Behind the scenes with new-look Nets: 'We got stars without mortgaging everything'' Gregg Williams blowing away Adam Gase with Jets training camp defense Packers rookie Rashan Gary reports to camp at 10 percent body fat Joe Staley has high praise for Nick Bosa after 49ers first practice


Free agent power forward Dragan Bender won't be returning overseas after all, as ESPN's Adrian Wojnarowski reports ( via Twitter ) that the former lottery pick has reached an agreement on a two-year deal with the Bucks. Guarantee details aren't yet known, but Milwaukee can't offer more than the veteran's minimum, which would result in salaries worth approximately $1.68M in 2019-20 and $1.82M in 2020-21 for Bender. Bender, 21, spent the last three seasons with the Suns after being selected fourth overall in 2016. However, he has failed to develop into a regular NBA rotation player, averaging 5.3 PPG and 3.8 RPG with a .394/.321/.647 shooting line in 171 games in Phoenix. A report last week indicated that Bender was close to signing with defending EuroLeague champions CSKA Moscow. However, the verbal agreement Bender had with the Russian club was said to be contingent on him not receiving any last-minute NBA offers. Now that the Bucks have swooped in at the 11th hour, the young big man will remain stateside. Before making their deal with Bender official, the Bucks are already carrying 14 players with fully guaranteed salaries for 2019-20. If Bender gets a guaranteed salary too, it would make him a strong favorite to fill the team's 15th and final regular season roster spot. Related slideshow: 10 best moves of NBA offseason (Provided by Yardbarker)


While fewer Americans are buying homes these days, more of us than ever believe we should be. The portion of people who say real estate is the ultimate investment -- better than stocks, bonds or gold -- has hit a new high. Nearly one-third of Americans believe real estate is a better way to invest money for the long term, according to a Bankrate.com survey released this week. Younger people are more likely to say so, with 37% of 23-to-28-year-olds ranking real estate above stocks, bonds, gold and savings accounts as an investment. This is the strongest sentiment for real estate in the seven years Bankrate has run the survey, said Greg McBride, the website's chief financial analyst. Sadly, real estate is no better an investment today than it was in the previous century and that's to say, mediocre at best. For people with a bit of money to put away, the stock market will almost always give the best return. Between 2006, the peak of the previous housing bubble, and 2019, average home prices have increased just 13%, according to the S&P/Case-Shiller Home Price Index. In that same time period, the S&P 500 rose 125%. In other words, stocks did 10 times better than real estate. Despite the stock market's better returns, "it remains rather unloved," said Bankrate's McBride. "We've been doing this survey for seven years and we've been in a bull market for the entire seven years, but investors haven't really warmed to it." Just 1 in 5 think the stock market is the best long-term investment. Things you can touch A house is a much more unwieldy investment than a stock portfolio. It costs money to buy and sell and maintain a property, and it can lose value over time, like an iPhone or a car. If housing is an investment, buying a house is akin to purchasing a single share of stock except instead of paying a quarterly dividend, the investment needs you to put some money into it periodically to keep it in good shape. Nevertheless, familiarity breeds contentment when it comes to real estate. While less than half of Americans own any stocks, nearly two-thirds own the home they live in. Many if not most Americans are at least aware of homeownership through family, friends or neighbors. And of course a house is a physical asset in a way that financial instruments are not. "You can kick it, touch it, look at it; you know it is there. It provides a sense of comfort that is missing when we hold stocks and bonds," said Anders Skagerberg, a financial adviser at Skag Financial in Murray, Utah. The way most people think about home sales also leaves out many costs, artificially inflating real estate's perceived rate of return, said Tyler Reeves, founder of Plimsoll Financial Planning in Birmingham, Alabama. "You find out that this house was bought for $300,000 and sold five years later for $400,000 -- wow, that's a quick $100,000!" he said. "What they don't see is during that five-year period, they had to get a new HVAC unit, and a hot water heater, and pay a mortgage for five years." Repairs and maintenance are an often overlooked aspects of homeownership, especially for younger homeowners. Upkeep alone tasks like yard work, carpet cleaning and maintaining the gutters can run $3,000 a year, according to a recent Zillow study. Unexpected repairs can cost much, much more. One young Tennessee homeowner spent $21,000 over six months to repair her modest 1950s ranch house, she wrote in Business Insider . While she admitted that "procrastination made some of the problems worse," many of the repairs were the inevitable result of normal wear-and-tear: replacing the roof, fixing cracked ceilings and upgrading some electrical systems. Even in a best-case scenario with minimal upkeep, property almost always comes with carrying costs: the mortgage, taxes, homeowners' insurance, fees for water and services like trash pickup and even a homeowners' or condo association. Those taxes and fees are why first-time homebuyers are often told to budget 30% on top of their monthly mortgage payment to get the "true" cost of owning their house. Today, a would-be house flipper could buy the $300,000 house in Reeves' example for a $70,000 outlay (down payment plus closing costs) and a monthly payment of $1,130, assuming she has excellent credit. After five years, the lucky debtor will have paid $45,000 in interest payments alone, and under the 30% rule about $20,000 in taxes and other costs. If she sells the house for $400,000, after accounting for the agents' fees and the interest, taxes and maintenance she's paid out along the way, she would have made a profit of $22,000. In that best-case scenario, the flipper got an impressive 31% return on her initial investment. But if instead she'd put $70,000 into a stock-market index fund five years ago, she would today have $34,000 in profit and arguably for a lot less work. "We have many more clients that have broken even or lost money in real estate than have made a killing in it," Adam Van Wie, a financial planner in Jacksonville, Florida, told CBS MoneyWatch. "We more often than not try to talk them out of it, but many of them never listen." Like stock picking made hard Still, the ongoing housing crunch makes it unlikely the draw of making a quick profit in housing will ever fade. If anything, financial planners report an increase in the amount of people coming to them with dreams of real estate riches. "In the last couple years, it's come up in conversation with almost half of my clients," said Reeves. "Seven, eight years, ago you wouldn't have expected it." Reeves, like most financial planners, emphasized he wouldn't discourage real estate investing for the right person. But it's much more like a job than most people assume, and doing it profitably requires treating it like one. "I know people who make money buying and selling and renting real estate, just like I make money buying and selling stocks and bonds," said Tara Unverzagt, founder of South Bay Financial Planning in Torrance, California. "But that's their life. They spend a lot of time learning the cycle and when to 'buy low and sell high.' " She added that in real estate, just like in stocks, "the average person tends to buy high and sell low and lose their shirt."


Britain's breakaway anti-Brexit party, Change UK, imploded on Tuesday just weeks after its formation with the resignations of six of its 11 MPs. The party was created by disillusioned lawmakers from the main Conservative and Labour parties, and promised to forge a new pro-European path in British politics. But it failed to win any seats in last month's European Parliament elections -- gaining just three percent of the vote -- and was divided over how closely to work with other parties who want Britain to stay in the EU. Leader Heidi Allen was among the MPs who quit, and was replaced by Anna Soubry, a fellow former Conservative known for her outspoken opposition to Brexit. Soubry said she was "deeply disappointed" but said her party would keep working towards future elections. "Now is not the time to walk away, but instead to roll up our sleeves and stand up for the sensible mainstream centre ground which is unrepresented in British politics today," she said in a statement. Allen and fellow ex-Conservative Sarah Wollaston, and former Labour MPs Luciana Berger, Gavin Shuker, Angela Smith and Chuka Umunna will now sit as independents in parliament. "We know the landscape will continue to shift within the political environment and have concluded that by returning to sit as independents, we will be best placed to work cross-party and respond flexibly," they said. Nigel Farage's newly-formed Brexit Party topped the European polls and the pro-EU Liberal Democrats came second. Allen had suggested supporters vote tactically to maximise the pro-European vote, a decision Soubry described afterwards as "bizarre".


Only one example of Mazda's special Spirit R was made to be driven on North American roads   and this is it! A video recently posted by Carspotter Jeroen on YouTube reminded us of a car that's somewhat of a unicorn - the only left-hand-drive Mazda RX-7 Spirit R. The RX-7 Spirit R is one of the finest Japanese sports cars ever built, and this is the only Americanized version out there. Research the latest from Mazda on MSN Autos In 2002, the twin-turbo RX-7 had one final run on the Japanese market after 24 years, and Mazda threw everything it had to make it an awesome car. It was crafted with forged and staggered BBS wheels, an adjustable wing, Bilstein shocks, and the masterpiece 280PS twin-turbo rotary engine. The features put it inline to compete with the Toyota Supra and Nissan Skyline, or maybe positioned (ever so) slightly below. Not only does it have a nice little powertrain and suspension, it's obviously quite the looker. The body lines of this lightweight Japanese work of art make it an achingly beautiful car. Read More: This is why we love the Mazda RX-7 This Uniquely Modified Mazda RX-7 Packs 800hp The Spirit R would only appear on 1500 cars, and of those, two-thirds were made as Spec A versions. But of those, only one was made with the steering wheel on the left. This special Spirit R LHD was built specially for Mazda North America senior VP Robert Davis. While this car has a lot going for it, you've got to wonder if the limited run of the RX-7 in the United States, and non-existent availability of the special Spirit R, only adds to the appeal to the appeal of the import sports car. After trying to trace the history of the left-hand-drive Spirit R since it went home with Davis, it's not exactly clear if he really put many miles on the car, or if he kept it in his personal collection. While it's been the subject of several test drives and reviews, it would seem that it spends its days on display now, judging by the video. Follow MSN Autos on Facebook and Twitter


An investigation is underway after a person was struck and killed by a MetroLink train early Thursday morning. It happened near the Central West End and Grand stations. The Central West End, Grand and Cortex MetroLink stations have resumed operations after being shut down for a few hours due to this incident. The identity of the victim has not been released.


Tackle Trent Williams wants out of Washington. Washington coach Jay Gruden remains optimistic that Williams eventually will show up. Gruden told reporters on Saturday that he is "still optimistic, very optimistic" about Williams ending his holdout. It's widely believed that the absence isn't about money, but about the player's unhappiness with the manner in which team medical personnel handled the tumor on his head. It's also widely believed that Williams wants to be traded. Gruden don't see it happening. "I would seriously doubt that," Gruden said. Gruden doesn't know what it would take to persuade Williams to return. "I do not have an understanding on what it would take to get him back here," Gruden said. "If I did, he'd be back here." Washington reportedly plans to wait Williams out, hopeful that a mountain of fines eventually will get him to cave. PFT has reported that Williams simply doesn't care about the fines.


The S&P 500 broke through the top of its recent range with room to spare, signaling to some that a short-term rally may be at hand. "On a technical basis, the fact we finally broke above 2,120, which we just could not penetrate, was pretty bullish, and now we have to trade around and test it. That's what this week may be about," said Gina Martin Adams, institutional equities strategist at Wells Fargo Securities. "To get up to 2,130 is pretty bullish. We've broken the ceiling on that range, and that ceiling existed for several months." The S&P hit an intraday high of 2,131. Traders have been watching for a breakout in the S&P, and now that it's here, there was also talk that the stock market is feeling toppy. Both the Dow (.DJI) and S&P 500 (.INX) closed at all-time highs. The Dow was up 26 at 18,298, and the S&P 500 added 6 to 2,129 for a three-day gain of more than 1 percent. For Tuesday's markets, there is housing starts data at 8:30 a.m. ET, and a number of big retailers reporting earnings, including Wal-Mart (WMT) and Home Depot (HD) before the opening bell. Mark Luschini, chief investment strategist at Janney Montgomery, also said the fact the S&P sauntered above 2,120 was a positive for the overall market. "Just given the fact the market seems to not want to go down, I would have to say my bias is to think the market continues to grind higher," he said. Adams said one factor in the market's favor is the low level of enthusiasm. "It doesn't feel good at all. Although we're at new highs, we haven't shot up there like a rocket. It hasn't been easy. Sentiment is still a little skeptical. (Investors) are not so excited about equities right now," Adams said. "It doesn't feel good to be in equities," she said. "It's an interesting environment. The earnings season was remarkably strong, considering where we were in oil prices," which were 50 percent off their peak in early March. She said first-quarter earnings for the S&P 500 companies, without energy, rose 7.5 percent, and with energy companies climbed 1.5 percent though initially a decline in profits was expected. Adams said a major positive is that oil prices reversed course, and the dollar has stopped its one-way race higher. "The sentiment now is so negative," she said. "I'm not saying the earnings or the economy are blowing the cover off the ball. There's always a risk the Fed dismantles my thesis. There's always a policy risk, and this is an environment where we just don't know what to expect," she said. Adams said she still expects the Fed to raise rates in September even though the recent batch of weak second-quarter data has caused some traders to push back expectations for the first rate hike to January or later. The stock market's push through previous records comes as some analysts are sending out warnings that the summer may be a choppy time for stocks as markets watch the Fed move toward a rate increase decision. "We were stalled at the 2,120 level, and the market seemed to hesitate at that level, which implied there was a line of resistance at that all-time high. (That) begged the question of what was the catalyst," Luschini said. "Low and behold, suddenly we moved up about 8 points to 2,031, not yet to suggest the all-clear signal has been given, but importantly to say the market can now look at the 2,120 level in the rearview mirror." Treasury yields, which spooked stocks in recent sessions, continued to move higher Monday. The 10-year yield was at 2.23 percent in late trading. "The bond market fell out of bed in the last couple of weeks. Any time the bond market starts to go a little bananas, and the equity market seems stable, you have to wonder what's going on out there. Nobody wants equities. They're moving into equities slowly because they don't want bonds," Adams said. George Goncalves, head of rate strategy at Nomura, said one factor driving bond yields higher Monday was the burst of corporate bond issuance. There was $18 billion in corporate issuance Monday, including deals from Siemens (SIE-DE) , McDonald's (MCD) , Credit Suisse, American Tower and Emerson Electric (EMR) , according to Informa Global Markets. Corporate issuance often weighs on Treasurys as investors sell to clear space for more corporate issues, and use the Treasury market to hedge. Another batch of corporate offerings is expected Tuesday, and issuance for this month of $115 billion is on track as the second busiest May ever. Tuesday's housing data are the only economic report expected. Housing will be important later in the week when existing home sales are released Thursday. Other big headlines will be the Fed's meeting minutes Wednesday afternoon and CPI on Friday. "You definitely want to see any sign of real activity, turning the corner post-winter," said Goncalves, noting traders will watch to see whether housing shows signs of health. "(Housing starts) used to matter less but now we're seeing other parts of the economy doing less well." Economists expect to see a more than 9 percent increase in housing starts, and a more than 1 percent rise in building permits. Goncalves said the course of least resistance for yields was higher Monday, and data will help decide the direction. "Traders) are not going to step in front of any major moves unless there's more legs to it. It's hard to call tops. It's similar to calling bottoms. If the data were to continue to improve significantly and the Fed opens the window for September, yes we would see higher rates." The Fed will use the next six weeks to make a call, he said. "If the data doesn't turn fast enough and stay consistently strong in the summer, they're not just going to take one data point. It's got to be two-three months in a row so it has to start turning now," Goncalves said. Traders betting on interest rate hikes with the fed funds futures have dramatically reduced odds for a September hike and the odds of the first rate increase in early 2016 have risen. "The traders that are pricing out the Fed completely, they're viewing it as two discrete kinds of outcomes. What we need to think about in terms of Fed policy is the liftoff, and then how fast they're going to go," he said. Besides Wal-Mart, earnings are also expected from TJX Cos, Red Robin Gourmet Burgers, Dick's Sporting Goods (DKS) , Vodafone (VOD-GB) , Autodesk, Computer Sciences, Etsy, Nordson (NDSN) , and Analog Devices.


BURBANK (CBSLA)   In an effort to reduce brain injuries, Gov. Gavin Newsom signed into law new restrictions on full-contact football practice for middle and high school students. The law   which goes into effect in 2021   limits the amount of full-contact football practice for youth players from 90 minutes to 30 minutes two times per week. "I think it's gonna open up the doors for more injuries, because they're not practicing enough," Araz Araradian, whose son is the quarterback on the Burbank High School football team, said. And while Araradian said he's concerned about head injuries, he also said it's part of growing up and playing sports. "I played basketball and bounced my head off the hard wood a couple of times," he said. Other parents were concerned that the tight time limits don't give the kids enough time to get warmed up before the tackling starts, but other parents are happy about the upcoming restrictions. "Cutting down on the contact will do two things," Bo Kane, a parent, said. "It'll keep them safer from injury, and it'll make them hungry so they will want to hit when they get out there." Along with limiting the amount of time for full-contact practice, the new law will also require an emergency medical technician or doctor must be at all games along with an independent person at all practices to pull injured players from the field. "I think having a medical professional on the field is a good thing, because there's a lot of little things that happen that can potentially add up to big things," Araradian said. "But, overall I think it's a money thing, and some of the areas that have money will be able to afford it some won't. So you will see a migration from area to area where certain teams can afford luxuries that other teams won't and you'll see a drop in numbers. As it is there's a drop in numbers." While there has been a small drop in kids playing football, according to the California Interscholastic Foundation, it remains the top sport.


Visiting South Mountain, or just looking to better appreciate what it has to offer? Get to know this Phoenix neighborhood by browsing its most popular local businesses, from a barbecue joint to a Thai spot. Hoodline crunched the numbers to find the top places to visit in South Mountain, using both Yelp data and our own secret sauce to produce a ranked list of neighborhood businesses. Read on for the results. 1. Little Miss BBQ Topping the list is Little Miss BBQ , a spot to score barbecue and more. Located at 4301 E. University Drive, it's the most popular business in the neighborhood, boasting five stars out of 2,156 reviews on Yelp. 2. Cocina Madrigal Next up is Mexican spot Cocina Madrigal , situated at 4044 S. 16th St. With five stars out of 61 reviews on Yelp, it's proven to be a local favorite. 3. Chanpen Thai Cuisine Thai spot Chanpen Thai Cuisine is another top choice. Yelpers give the business, located at 2727 E. Broadway Road, 4.5 stars out of 704 reviews. 4. JL Smokehouse JL Smokehouse , a smokehouse that offers barbecue and sandwiches, is another much-loved neighborhood go-to, with five stars out of 114 Yelp reviews. Head over to 1712 E. Broadway to see for yourself. 5. Texas BBQ House Check out the Texas BBQ House , which has earned 4.5 stars out of 384 reviews on Yelp. You can find the spot to score barbecue and more at 5037 S. 24th St. 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.


PITTSFORD, N.Y. - It didn't take long for Jay Haas to be reminded of how gusting winds can wreak havoc on players attempting to navigate the narrow fairways of Oak Hill Country Club's East Course. ''Got here on Sunday night and played nine holes Monday, and it was blowing, what, 25, 30 (miles per hour),'' Haas said with a laugh Wednesday, a day before the Senior PGA Championship opens. ''I couldn't wait to get off the golf course,'' he added. ''I was making bogeys and doubles on every hole. It was pretty discouraging.'' In some ways, the 65-year-old's experience was no different than his previous visit to the Rochester suburbs 11 years ago. That's when Haas overcame frigid conditions, heavy wind gusts and a one-stroke final-round deficit to finish with a 7-over 287 and win his second Senior PGA title. And no, 7 over is not a misprint. ''There's not many tournaments that you can be trailing by a stroke, shoot 4 over, no birdies and win the tournament,'' Haas said. ''That's a testament to how difficult the golf course was playing that week.'' Full-field tee times from the KitchenAid Senior PGA Championship No need to remind Bernhard Langer, who shot a final-round 6 over to finish second to Haas all those years ago. ''I think that was some of the highest scoring and most difficult conditions I've ever experienced anywhere for four days in a row,'' said the 61-year-old, who has one victory among his five top-10 finishes this season and ranks second on the money list. ''This golf course is very difficult even if you have good weather.'' It shouldn't be any different this time at the $3.25 million major, of which $585,000 goes to the winner. The 6,800-yard course is notable for its narrow fairways, tiny greens and an unforgiving rough that places a premium on hitting it straight off the tee. While temperatures are finally warming after an unseasonably rainy and chilly start to spring in western New York, the forecast for the next four days is all over the map. There is the possibility for severe thunderstorms with wind gusts approaching 40 mph for the opening round Thursday. The forecast Friday is more settled, though about 10-degrees cooler, with temperatures in the mid-60s expected. And then there are more storms forecast for the weekend. The weather and the course's stingy reputation led to several competitors projecting an even-par 280 to be the winning score. Colin Montgomerie wasn't surprised by Haas' finish in 2008, which remains the highest score in relation to par to win the Senior PGA. ''If the weather was at all inclement, that's a hell of a score,'' Montgomerie said. ''You can't play this course from the rough. You just can't do it,'' added Montgomerie, a two-time Senior PGA champion and member of the European Ryder Cup team that rallied to beat the United States at Oak Hill in 1995. ''Bogeys are going to happen. You're going to miss the fairway. Make a bogey. Don't make it a double and get on with it.'' The field of 156 includes Scott McCarron, who enters the weekend with two victories and six top-10 finishes while leading the Champions Tour money list at just under $1 million. And then there's Steve Stricker, who is splitting time between the PGA and Champions tours. Stricker was planning to compete at Colonial on the PGA Tour this weekend before electing to head to Oak Hill after winning the Champions Tour's first major - The Regions Tradition - two weeks ago. He will be competing in his third major in three weeks, making the six-hour cross-state drive from Long Island after missing the cut by a stroke at the PGA Championship at Bethpage last weekend. NOTES: Haas is playing Oak Hill for the sixth time and was honored by having his name engraved on a plaque and placed on a tree on Oak Hill's ''Hill of Fame,'' which circles the 13th hole. Among those previously honored were Jack Nicklaus, Lee Trevino, Nancy Lopez, Bob Hope and President Gerald Ford. ... Paul Broadhurst is the defending Senior PGA champion after shooting a 19-under 265 at Harbor Shores in Benton Harbor, Michigan. ... Oak Hill will have a new look when it hosts the PGA Championship in four years. The East Course is undergoing major renovations starting in August in a move to return it to its original Donald Ross design after changes were made to holes 5, 6 and 15 in the late 1970s. The course is scheduled to reopen in May 2020.


Tesla investors are regaining confidence in a quieter Elon Musk   even as they question the company's ability to hit its production goals for the second quarter. The automaker's stock rose by as much as 4.3 percent Tuesday and are up by more than 7% over the last four trading days, giving investors a short respite from a tough year for Tesla. Its shares have fallen by about a third so far this year, shaving almost $19 billion off its market value since Dec. 31. Musk has been largely laying low on Twitter after reaching an agreement in April with federal securities regulators governing his social media use. On Monday, he claimed he was deleting his Twitter account before changing his profile picture to black and his Twitter handle to "Daddy DotCom," presumably in honor of Father's Day on Sunday. While it stirred some controversy among his followers, it didn't worry shareholders, said analyst Dan Ives of Wedbush Securities. Musk has steered clear of tweeting about the company's financial performance and production numbers, which is what got him into trouble with the Securities and Exchange Commission. "I think it takes risk out of the equation, I mean not just from the SEC situation but there's just so much more bad that could happen than good. From an investor perspective, the less that he talks on twitter the better," Ives said in an interview. The Securities Exchange Commission charged Musk with contempt over a February tweet that contained production forecasts   after Musk agreed not to share potentially market-moving information without the company's approval. Musk has frequently set ambitious production goals, only to repeatedly fall short. He told employees in a May 22 email Tesla was on track to break its production record of 90,700 vehicles set in the fourth quarter. "In order to achieve this, we need sustained output of 1,000 Model 3′s per day. Almost all parts of the Model 3 production system have exceeded 1,000 units on multiple days (congratulations!) and we've averaged about 900/day this week, so we're only about 10% away from 7,000/week," Musk said. The company has produced 1,000 Model 3s on just one day since Musk sent that email, Business Insider reported Tuesday , citing documents describing Tesla's daily output rate for one segment of the Model 3 production. Ives said he too doubts Tesla will hit that goal. "We think that there's a better chance of the Knicks making the playoffs than [Tesla] hitting their year-end number," he said. Tesla's goal of producing 360,000 to 370,000 vehicles for the year is a "herculean task," he said. However, Ives said he estimates Tesla will be able to produce 345,000 to 350,000 vehicles, which would be the closest Musk has ever come to reaching one of his production targets and gives investors hope. Tesla is set to release its second-quarter production numbers as soon as July 1 and earnings on July 30.


Here's what you need to know about what's happening in Detroit. Family, friends mourn men killed in crash at 7 Mile, Van Dyke in Detroit Family and friends are mourning the loss of two men killed in a crash Sunday morning on Detroit's east side. Read the full story on Graham Media: WDIV Detroit . Detroit police seek missing 92-year-old man seen leaving home Sunday night Detroit police are searching for a missing 92-year-old man who was seen leaving his home Sunday night. Read the full story on Graham Media: WDIV Detroit . Crews, Detroiters work to board up vacant homes in midst of serial killer case In the midst of a serial killer case in Detroit, securing abandoned homes has become a priority. Read the full story on Graham Media: WDIV Detroit . Detroit River high water levels creating problems for residents Neighbors rushed to get sandbags in place after high water at the mouth of the Detroit River started to spill over walls. Read the full story on Graham Media: WDIV Detroit . This story was created automatically using data about news stories on social media from CrowdTangle , then reviewed by an editor. Click here for more about what we're doing. Got thoughts? Go here to share your feedback.


Arrest warrant obtained by Charlotte TV station says Trystan Terrell told police he recorded video of the April 30 shooting. UNC Charlotte graduate Emily Houpt hugs chancellor Philip Dubois as she is honored and given her B.A in International Studies during the University's Commencement ceremony for the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences in Charlotte on May 11, 2019. Houpt was injured in the April 30 shooting at the university. The video screens in Halton Arena read "Niner Nation Unites" as a moment of silence is observed to honor the victims of the April 30 shooting at UNC Charlotte during the University's Commencement ceremony for the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences in Charlotte on May 11, 2019. A UNC Charlotte graduate wears a decorated cap honoring the two victims of the April 30 shooting at the university, Riley Howell and Ellis Parlier during the University's Commencement ceremony for the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences in Charlotte on May 11, 2019. The family of UNC Charlotte shooting victim Riley Howell receives a standing ovation from graduates as he and his family are honored during the University's Commencement ceremony for the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences in Charlotte on May 11, 2019. UNC Charlotte graduates applaud and give a standing ovation to Riley Howell's family as he is honored and Howell is awarded a B.A. in Memoriam during the University's Commencement ceremony for the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences in Charlotte on May 11, 2019. Riley Howell was killed in the April 30 shooting at the university. UNC Charlotte graduates applaud Emily Houpt as she is honored and receives her B.A in International Studies during the University's Commencement ceremony for the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences in Charlotte on May 11, 2019. Houpt was injured in the April 30 shooting at the university. Riley Howell's mother, Natalie Henry-Howell hugs UNC Charlotte Chancellor Philip Dubois as she and her family are honored and her son is awarded with a B.A. in Memoriam during the University's Commencement ceremony for the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences in Charlotte on May 11, 2019. Riley Howell was killed in the April 30 shooting at the university. UNC Charlotte graduate Emily Houpt is honored as she receives her B.A in International Studies during the University's Commencement ceremony for the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences in Charlotte on May 11, 2019. Houpt was injured in the April 30 shooting at the university. UNC Charlotte graduate Emily Houpt is honored as she receives her B.A in International Studies during the University's Commencement ceremony for the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences in Charlotte on May 11, 2019. Houpt was injured in the April 30 shooting at the university.


After a deadly heat wave that was responsible for four deaths in Maryland baked the northeastern United States over the weekend, violent thunderstorms and torrential downpours will sweep into the region on Monday and signal an end to the torrid weather. The storms will form along the leading edge of an abnormally cool air mass advancing southeastward across the Midwest on Monday. "When an unusually strong cold front slashes into an unusually hot and humid air mass, severe weather can be expected," according to AccuWeather Senior Meteorologist Adam Douty, "and that will be the case on Monday." "The strongest thunderstorms will produce flooding downpours and damaging wind gusts," he added. Rounds of drenching rain and thunderstorms moving eastward through the Ohio and Tennessee valleys on Monday will intensify as they move into the mid-Atlantic later Monday afternoon and evening. The hot and humid air still holding its ground east of the Appalachians will serve as the fuel necessary for thunderstorms to rapidly intensify and expand in coverage. Cities most at risk for feisty storms on Monday include Allentown, Philadelphia and Harrisburg, Pennsylvania; Trenton and Atlantic City, New Jersey; New York City; Wilmington and Dover, Delaware; Richmond and Charlottesville, Virginia; Baltimore and Washington, D.C. Although AccuWeather meteorologists do not see the threat for tornadoes as being a big concern on Monday, a brief isolated spin-up or two cannot be ruled out. Slideshow by photo services "Flight operations may be halted for a time at airports throughout the region," AccuWeather Senior Meteorologist Kristina Pydynowski said. "It may also be a slow ride home during the evening rush hour as motorists can face reduced visibility and a heightened risk of vehicles hydroplaning." The strongest storms are expected to cross the Interstate 81 and 95 corridors during the afternoon commute, so slow travel and widespread delays should be expected. Trees and power lines can be brought down by any gusty thunderstorm and result in power outages. In addition, shingles can be torn off roofs, and loose outdoor objects can be tossed around and potentially be turned into dangerous projectiles. There will also be an enhanced risk for flooding from Monday afternoon through Monday night from the central Appalachians into the mid-Atlantic as heavy thunderstorms repeat over the same areas. While a general 1-2 inches of rain is forecast in this swath, the hardest-hit locations could receive as much as 4-5 inches of rain. Flooding of streets and low-lying areas will be common through Monday night, and some smaller streams and creeks may not be able to handle the higher rainfall rates and could overflow their banks. "Even in the absence of severe weather, residents in the path of Monday's storms will face disruptions to outdoor plans, travel delays and lightning dangers," Pydynowski added. Be sure to move indoors at the first sighting of lightning or clap of thunder. As soon as thunder is heard, you are close enough to be struck by lightning. Because the front will only slowly crawl eastward into Tuesday, clouds and rain may linger along and east of the I-81 corridor through a good portion of the day on Tuesday. Although the risk for severe weather will be confined to southeastern Virginia and the Carolinas on Tuesday, any additional rainfall will prevent flooded streams and creeks from receding and spoil outdoor sporting events. Temperatures will be slashed by some 10-20 degrees Fahrenheit on Tuesday from Washington, D.C., to Philadelphia in comparison to Monday's high temperatures and struggle to reach the 80-degree mark. A much welcome reduction in the oppressive humidity will follow by the middle of the week in the wake of the wet weather. High temperatures that reached the century mark in Baltimore and parts of Philadelphia over the weekend will be replaced by highs in the 80s by midweek. With much lower humidity accompanying the cooler air, AccuWeather RealFeel® Temperatures that were between 105 and 115 over the weekend will be replaced with RealFeels in the middle to upper 80s. For residents sick of the sweltering heat and humidity, the September-like air mass will provide a much safer setting for prolonged, outdoor activities such as hiking, running, biking and golfing. The pleasant air and dry weather should stick around through at least the end of the week before muggier air begins to creep back into the Northeast by the weekend. Download the free AccuWeather app to stay alert to severe weather watches and warnings. Keep checking back for updates on AccuWeather.com and stay tuned to the AccuWeather Network on DirecTV, Frontier and Verizon Fios.


It's safe to say it hasn't been the best of seasons for Real Madrid. Scratch that, it's been awful. The club are set for a big overhaul this summer and are keen to move on many of their high profile loanees to raise transfer funds. With a big off-season ahead, we've analysed Real's loan players to see who may or may not make the cut. Here's how Real Madrid's loanees performed in 2018/19. Andriy Lunin The young Ukrainian keeper spent the season at Leganes but made just five La Liga appearances and was stuck firmly behind Pichu Cueller in the pecking order. Lunin is just 20 and is a promising keeper, so he won't be sold yet. Members of the Real board are reportedly keen on bringing him back to serve as the club's number two next season, but Zinedine Zidane is thought to prefer his son Luca and another loan looks more likely at the moment. Rating: 2/10 Raul de Tomas Probably Real's best performing loanee, De Tomas spent another season at Rayo Vallecano following a successful spell last season. The striker bagged an impressive 14 goals in 33 La Liga games, but that wasn't enough to prevent Rayo finishing rock bottom of the La Liga table. De Tomas certainly won't be back at Rayo next season, and it's believed he will join up with his parent club this summer and try to prove his worth to Zidane. However, that may be difficult, with Real strongly linked with Frankfurt's Luka Jovic. Like many of Real's loanees, De Tomas will probably be sold if the right bid comes in, with €35m the reported asking price. Rating: 9/10 Borja Mayoral Mayoral endured a disappointing season in front of goal for Levante, scoring just three times in 29 league appearances. However, the striker's work rate and game intelligence proved valuable for the La Liga strugglers, and he put in some decent performances. The Spain Under-21 international spent last season as Karim Benzema's backup, but it's highly unlikely he will play for Real in 2019/20 and Zidane will no doubt look to ship him out to generate funds for much needed reinforcements. Real Sociedad are apparently keen on a move. Rating: 6/10 Martin Odegaard The young Norwegian has finally got his career back on track following his much-hyped but failed move to the Spanish capital. Odegaard spent the season at Dutch side Vitesse Arnhem, famed home of Chelsea loanees , and scored eight goals in 31 Eredivisie games as Vitesse finished a respectable fifth. That form won't be enough to see him playing at Madrid next season, but it has apparently caught the eye of Dutch champions Ajax . The Champions League semi-finalists are thought to be keen on a permanent move, though Real may send Odegaard out on loan again. He's somehow still just 20, so the former wonderkid still has time on his side. Rating: 8/10 Achraf Hakimi Hakimi started well at Dortmund , impressing as an attacking outlet in both the right and left full-back positions. However, he gradually lost his place to the more experienced Lukasz Piszczek, and was even benched in favour of winger Marius Wolf at times before a metatarsal injury ended his season in April. The Moroccan has said he would be keen to return and play under Zidane, but it looks like he will spend next season at Dortmund having signed a two-year loan deal last summer. With Real adding Eder Militao to their right-back options alongside Dani Carvajal and Alvaro Odriozola, it seems the club don't see Hakimi's long term future in Madrid. Rating: 6/10 Theo Hernandez Hernandez has done better at Real Sociedad than he did at during his one dismal season at his parent club, but the left-back continues to underwhelm. He's still just 21 and has plenty of potential, but needs to add consistency to his game. However, he probably won't have the chance to realise that potential at Real. Zidane is believed to be keen on bringing in Lyon's Ferland Mendy to compete with Marcelo, and Hernandez will be sold to raise funds. Hernandez has been linked with a move to Serie A runners-up Napoli. Rating: 5/10 Mateo Kovacic Kovacic has had a mixed season at Chelsea. The Croat started the season as first choice, though gradually faced more competition first from Ross Barkley and then Ruben Loftus-Cheek. His zero goals and two assists in 32 Premier League appearances certainly haven't convinced Chelsea fans. However, he's clearly favoured by Maurizio Sarri and performed well in the Europa League final victory over Arsenal. The Blues are apparently keen to keep him around if they can work the move around their transfer ban. Either way, it's unlikely Kovacic will be playing under Zidane next season. Rating: 7/10 James Rodriguez Rodriguez's season at Bayern encapsulates his career since joining Madrid. The talent is there for all to see, with plenty of flashes of brilliance and moments of true inspiration. However, the Colombian simply hasn't been able to truly impose himself on the team and has once again failed to convince his manager, this time Niko Kovac. Injuries haven't helped, but it's been another season of frustration for Rodriguez and it looks like Bayern won't take up their option to sign him permanently. Zidane never favoured him anyway and he will be flogged to the highest bidder, with Juventus and Premier League clubs supposedly keen. Rating: 6/10


Stars are born every year in the NFL, and with the nature of the salary cap, each team is counting on at least one breakout performer on its roster. To qualify for our list of breakout candidates, players had to have been in the NFL for at least one season and have NFL experience. Therefore, no rookies are included. Here is a breakout candidate for each position heading into 2019: QB Sam Darnold, New York Jets He had plenty of growing pains during his rookie season, but Darnold also showed flashes of his potential. He had one of his best games in Week 1 on "Monday Night Football," and then against the Indianapolis Colts on Oct. 14, Darnold went 24-of-30 with 280 passing yards, two touchdowns and one interception. Darnold played well down the stretch too, completing 64 percent of his passes for an average of 7.45 yards per attempt with six touchdowns and only one pick in December. RB Kerryon Johnson, Detroit Lions The 2018 second-round pick finished last season on injured reserve, but he played well in 10 games before his knee injury. While Johnson averaged under 4.0 yards per carry in four games, during the other six he posted an average of more than 5.0 yards per rushing attempt. Johnson ran for more than 100 yards twice, and as a starter he posted 641 yards from scrimmage in seven games. If fully healthy this fall, Johnson will be ready to become a true workhorse back. WR Michael Gallup, Dallas Cowboys Gallup turned in a mixed bag during his rookie season. He earned a starting role by the middle of October, and in the final 11 games he averaged 15.7 yards per catch. However, he hauled in under 50 percent of his targets for only 507 receiving yards. In a full season playing opposite Amari Cooper this fall, though, Gallup will have every opportunity to develop into a dependable receiver for the Cowboys. TE O.J. Howard, Tampa Bay Buccaneers After suffering foot and ankle injuries in Week 11, Howard ended 2018 on injured reserve. But in fewer games during his second season, he earned more targets (48), receptions (34) and yards (565) than in his rookie season while averaging the same amount of yards per reception (16.6). With strong quarterback developer Bruce Arians arriving in Tampa Bay, Jameis Winston may finally reach his full potential. Should that occur, Howard will have to be a major reason why. T Mike McGlinchey, San Francisco 49ers Admittedly, it's tough to pick breakout offensive linemen. McGlinchey already played pretty well as a rookie last season, but he has the potential to become a real star. The former Notre Dame tackle was the No. 10 overall pick in the 2018 NFL Draft and started all 16 games last season. It's possible he has the same impact for the 49ers this season that guard Quenton Nelson, who was McGlinchey's college teammate, had for the Colts last year. G Joe Thuney, New England Patriots The fourth-year guard has started every game since he entered the league in 2016 and has already won two Super Bowls. But in 2019, look for him to make his first Pro Bowl appearance. Thuney has been one of the most underrated aspects of the Patriots offense over the last three years. He's already good, but he's due to receive more recognition this fall. C Billy Price, Cincinnati Bengals Price played well last season, but a foot injury in Week 3 robbed him of six games. If not for that, he could have warranted a Pro Bowl appearance. With a full season in 2019, Price should fulfill his first-round potential. DE Marcus Davenport, New Orleans Saints The 2018 first-round pick contributed 22 combined tackles, 4.5 sacks and 12 quarterback hits as a reserve player last year. In 2019 he is expected to step into a starting role with the departure of defensive end Alex Okafor. Davenport missed three games because of injury and played only about 40 percent of the Saints snaps in 2018. He has the chance to become a real contributor as a starter this season. DT Daron Payne, Washington Redskins Washington has a couple of defensive linemen who could break out in 2019, as the Redskins have spent high draft picks the last couple of years on the position group to fix their run defense. Payne started 16 games last season and posted 56 combined tackles, including 6.0 tackles for loss, 5.0 sacks and eight quarterback hits. He recorded 13 solo tackles and 1.0 sack in December. OLB Leonard Floyd, Chicago Bears Floyd became a full-time starter in 2016, but expectations for the former ninth overall pick in 2016 are higher. If he's ever going to reach those expectations with Chicago, it has to come this year. With so many great young defenders on the Bears roster, Floyd will have plenty of opportunity for success. Opposing offenses are going to be more concerned with fellow linebackers Khalil Mack and Roquan Smith. ILB Tremaine Edmunds, Buffalo Bills Edmunds turned in a pretty solid rookie season, but he could be due for an even bigger second year. As a rookie, he posted 121 combined tackles, including 80 solos, 12 pass defenses, two interceptions and 2.0 sacks. In December, Edmunds recorded 24 solo tackles, 2.0 tackles for loss, four pass defenses, 1.0 sack and both of his interceptions. CB Isaiah Oliver, Atlanta Falcons Cornerback Robert Alford was a cap casualty for the Falcons in March, but Atlanta appears to have full confidence that second-year cornerback Isaiah Oliver will become a capable starter in 2019. The 2018 second-round pick played in 14 games, starting two last season. He played well down the stretch, recording eight combined tackles, two pass defenses and an interception in December. S Justin Reid, Houston Texans Reid played really well last season, registering 70 solo tackles with 10 pass defenses and three interceptions. He returned one of those picks 101 yards for a touchdown. But the 22-year-old may only be scratching the surface. The Texans will count upon him more without veteran Tyrann Mathieu in the Houston secondary this season.


Tiger Woods needs to get things going if he wants to make the cut this weekend at the PGA Championship. The 15-time major winner sits at 2 over through nine holes in the second round, which is just one shot clear of the current projected cutline (3 over). Woods has been off his game since he teed off in Round 1 and he continued to struggle into the second round as he played the first eight holes Friday without even hitting a fairway. As a result, Woods has been scrambling to catch up to the field. He had to get up and down for par on the first hole out of a bunker and again later in his round. ⬆ and ⬇ #PGAChamp pic.twitter.com/C3ky9QnDtQ   PGA Championship (@PGAChampionship) May 17, 2019 Woods isn't necessarily playing poorly   there are just 15 players under par at this point in the day   but he isn't playing better than many others on the course either. He was able to make a birdie at the sixth hole, but that was one of the few bright spots on his front nine and one of just five birdies he has made so far in the tournament. Woods carded an eagle as well. The crowd's been waiting for this. #PGAChamp pic.twitter.com/dxIWsPme4N   PGA Championship (@PGAChampionship) May 17, 2019 At this point, all Woods should be thinking about is making the cut because Brooks Koepka continues to run away with the tournament. The three-time major winner and defending PGA Champion is at 10 under for the tournament at the turn and five shots clear of the field. MORE : PGA Championship 2019: Jordan Spieth knows he has to hit more fairways to sustain challenge