Saquon Barkley pegged his former Penn State teammate Miles Sanders as the best rookie running back of 2019, but the Eagles haven't had much chance to see him in action during organized team activities. Sanders was on the sideline watching when the Eagles opened one of their OTAs to the media last week and he was back in the same spot for Tuesday's session. There's been no word on the specific reason why Sanders has been sitting out of the sessions. It remains to be seen if the rookie will be back for any of what's left of the offseason program. As long as Sanders is well enough for a full workload in training camp, he should still have a good chance of earning a sizable role early in his first season. Jordan Howard is likely to join Sanders at the top of the backfield depth chart, although Corey Clement , Josh Adams and Wendell Smallwood are also bidding for playing time in Philly.


Even a stripped-down base won't come cheap. While the desire to live on the moon decreases considerably when you find out it isn't made of cheese, there are still a lot of reasons to dream of one day calling it home. For one, there is the pure wonder of living somewhere other than earth. There's also the strategic value in using the moon as a base for launching exploration deeper into space. But what would that cost to put a colony on the moon? After all, the moon has just one-sixth of the gravity of Earth and almost none of the water. That also means there's not enough air to breathe, and that you're exposed to dangerous radiation from the sun that's normally blocked out by Earth's atmosphere. Here's a closer look at what would be required to build a moon colony and what it could ultimately cost. Need: Getting to the Moon Escaping the earth's gravity is no easy feat. Just getting out into orbit requires an enormous amount of energy, hence the massive rocket boosters and fuel tanks you see attached to shuttles prior to launch. So, before you can build a colony on the moon, you'll have to move everything you'll need there at great, great cost. Cost: $10,000 per pound The current cost to put anything into space is $10,000 per pound, according to NASA. And, no, there's no cheaper option for "ground shipping." That would mean that sending a 10-pound bag of rice to feed astronauts living on the moon would run you a whopping $100,000 just for transportation. That would make any moon colony a massive and very expensive undertaking. Why It Might Cost Less Fortunately for the future, NASA is working on a number of theoretical solutions with the goal of eventually reducing the cost of traveling to space into the hundreds-of-dollars-per-pound range. Whether it's rockets that can "breathe" air, or an electromagnetic launch using a track, or even an electrodynamic tether   there are a lot of ideas for bringing the cost of reaching space down to something manageable. Need: Electrical Power Once on the moon, astronauts are likely to need a lot of energy to keep themselves alive. Whether it's maintaining a breathable atmosphere or running grow lights for growing food, a steady supply of electricity will be the only thing keeping the astronauts alive. However, because of its orbit, most of the moon's surface has nights that can last for two weeks, making reliable solar energy nearly impossible outside of select areas. Cost: $20 million The people at NASA have a plan for this, and not just for the moon. The space agency concluded testing in 2018 for a project called Kilopower, a small nuclear reactor that could be transported great distances before providing 10kw of power for 10 years. Not exactly enough to power Moon Las Vegas, but certainly enough to support a small human outpost on a different planet. The budget for the entire project came to less than $20 million, impressive considering similar projects in the past ran budgets of nearly $1 billion in one case. And that doesn't include the cost of launching it into space, which could be a lot given that it weighs from 880 to 3,000 lbs. Why It Might Cost Less If the idea of putting a nuclear reactor onto a rocket ship makes you understandably nervous, there might be some alternative solutions. For starters, while the long lunar night makes solar power hard to rely on, there are four areas on the moon where the sun actually shines around the clock for the entire year, making them an ideal location for solar panels. There's even a fascinating idea for sending a self-replicating robot to the moon that could mine for resources, begin making more robots like itself and then use that robot army to build solar panels. Up Next: How Much Money Private and Public Companies Have Poured Into Space Need: Food Everyone needs to eat, but a moon colony would face some interesting issues. Either you re launching food resupply missions at enormous cost, or you need to figure out how to grow your own food in a place without air and nights that can last two weeks at a time. Even if there is a farm on the moon, things are difficult. Water moves differently in low gravity environments, meaning that soil can often be ineffective. And if you either fail your resupply mission or in harvesting your moon crops, it could place the lives of anyone living on a moon colony in jeopardy. Cost: $230,000 per person It is possible to grow things on the moon. In fact, the Chinese moon lander Chang'e 4 succeeded in sprouting cotton seeds while on the lunar surface, the first life to grace its surface since the final Apollo mission. You need roughly an acre of land per person to support a population on earth, but hydroponic farming can improve yields by five times or more. As far as the cost is concerned, AmHydro sells a basic hydroponic bundle that can yield between 3,500 and 4,000 plants per week and fit into a 4,320-square-foot greenhouse (roughly a tenth of an acre) will run you $161,500. And you'd hypothetically need two for each person. Why It Might Cost More   or Less Of course, while the basics of hydroponic growing won t hypothetically change on the moon, enough is different about the moon that it s a safe bet you would need to take some extra steps. The greenhouse, for example, would not only need to be perfectly airtight but it would also need to be able to protect the plants inside from the sun s radiation that isn t getting stopped by the atmosphere. And that s all without mentioning the cost of transporting all of the equipment, seed and water to the moon. That said, NASA scientists are working hard at figuring out the ins-and-outs of hydroponic growing off Earth. The weight and space that food supplies take up mean developing sustainable sources at the ultimate destination would free up much-needed cargo room for future space missions. Need: Shelter Shelter on the moon is more than just a three-bedroom house. Whether it's the UV radiation beating down or the temperatures that can go from 253 degrees in the day to negative 387 degrees at night   yes, that's Fahrenheit   any moon colony would need housing solutions that kept the moon's inhabitants safe. And given the difficulty presented by any sort of construction project on the other end of a space mission, this most basic need is not easy to fill. Cost: Unknown Building shelters for people living on the moon wouldn't be easy, but there are a variety of ideas for how it might work. Using underground caves, for instance, could mean dwellings that wouldn't expose astronauts to dangerous UV radiation and any small meteorites crashing into the surface. That said, none of these ideas are far enough along that any sort of meaningful cost estimate can be made. The closest comparison you might get would be the cost of an underground bomb shelter, which Atlas Survival Shelters estimates would cost about $20,000. Why It Might Cost More   or Less Aside from the fact that building anything on the moon is going to be vastly more expensive than doing it on Earth, it's also a safe bet that moon shelters will need a variety of additional features to deal with the conditions on the moon. However, there are plans for constructing distant bases at a much lower cost. Many people envision the colonization of Mars being made possible by sending 3D printers in advance to build the base remotely, but testing any such program on the moon first seems more prudent. Need: Water While food is often top of mind from a survival perspective, it's the lack of water that can be the real killer. A human can survive for a month or more without food, but without any water, they will usually die in about 48 hours. And that's just drinking water. Add in bathing and cooking   not to mention irrigating a hydroponic grow house   and it should be clear that any plan for a moon colony needs to settle on a source for water before anything else. Cost: $80,000-$160,000 per day To supply the roughly 2 to 4 gallons a day that the World Health Organization says is needed to sustain human life, it would cost a lot. A whole lot. The weight of a gallon of water is about 8.34 lbs, meaning that the cost to transport enough water to the moon to sustain a single person would come to about $80,000 to $160,000 a day   or somewhere between $30 million and $60 million a year. Why It Could Cost More   or Less Turns out, there's water on the moon. Not much because the radiation from the sun will blast water molecules into its component parts of hydrogen and oxygen that would then escape into space. However, in places where it's protected from sunlight, water does exist. Lunar dirt contains a small percentage of water, and other scientists have ventured the theory that there might actually be quite a bit of water trapped in the moon's mantle after previous volcanic eruptions. But it's still unclear just how viable a solution that winds up being. The top layer of lunar soil contains about 32 ounces of water for every ton, meaning astronauts would need to process four to eight tons of dirt per astronaut, per day. Need: Air As needs go, this is a big one. You can go a month without food, a couple of days without water but try going more than a minute without air and you ll realize there s nothing that matters more. And, given that the moon s low gravity prevents it from developing a real atmosphere, getting enough air to survive is tricky. And it s a lot: the average adult breathes in 11,000 liters a day, or about 3,000 gallons. Cost: $60 million a year There aren't really a lot of options for getting air on the moon other than transporting it there from the earth. The good news is that rebreathers have been in use in submarines and spacecraft for years, scrubbing out carbon dioxide to help reuse exhaled air. However, you still have to replace the oxygen that your body is actually consuming even as you're removing the carbon dioxide. The average human absorbs oxygen to the tune of 0.55 kg a day   or about a quarter of a gallon. So, at a quarter of a gallon a day, one astronaut will go through a little over 80 gallons of oxygen a year. If you wanted to just fill up a tank and blast it into space, a 125-gallon tank from storage equipment company ConVault weighs 6,000 lbs. And at $10,000 a pound, that would mean spending $60 million to transport a 125-gallon tank to the moon. Why It Might Cost Less The engineers sending people into space have actually gotten quite good at rebreathing air with a minimal need for additional oxygen or creating waste. On the ISS right now, the process involves breaking down wastewater into its component parts of hydrogen and oxygen. It can then take the carbon dioxide scrubbed out of the air and combine it with the extra hydrogen in a process that creates water and methane as a byproduct   both of which would have a lot of uses on a moon colony. What s more, there s a perfectly natural way to keep air breathable   plants. After all, plants naturally absorbing carbon dioxide and releasing oxygen is how air remains breathable here on Earth. As such, maintaining large indoor farms could play a key role in future astronauts sustaining life on the moon, essentially converting the carbon dioxide you don t want into the food you desperately need. Need: Clothing Clearly, there will be no open-toed shoes on the moon. At least not on those colonists who want to live long enough to see the next lunar sunrise. Any trip out onto the lunar surface would require a spacesuit, equipped with a number of devices to keep you alive, one of which is a rebreather. All told, the cost of your lunar wardrobe is likely to exceed that of even the most lavish Barney s shopping spree. Cost: $250 million The odds are good that, unless a more economic spacesuit comes along, future moon colonists might have little choice but to be real homebodies. The cost of a space suit was originally about $22 million, but that was during a broader redesign of spacesuits that meant economies of scale kept prices lower. Building a new one right now would cost a stunning $250 million. Which is more than a little disappointing, given that NASA has sunk nearly $200 million into a few different failed projects to make improvements. Why It Might Cost Less The fact that NASA is currently down to 11 functioning space suits should be a sign that creating cost-effective outdoor wear for space is really, really hard. That said, there are efforts to develop a space suit that can keep its users safe without costing millions. One pair   Brooklynites Ted Southern and Nikolay Moiseev   raised just over $25,000 in a Kickstarter campaign in 2013 for their company Final Frontier Design. The end result is an adjustable outfit that they claim will be 10 lbs lighter and cost a third as much. Need: Bringing Our Lives With Us Of course, life on the moon won't really be life without all the things that make it worth being alive. While no one should realistically expect to have all of the creature comforts of life on Earth, a few luxuries are necessary just to maintain sanity. Whether it's an iPod full of your favorite music or an e-reader with all the Harry Potter novels, building an existence on the moon will require at least a little of what makes us human. Cost: At least $15,000 Once again, the $10,000 per pound cost for transporting anything out of Earth's atmosphere makes any decision about what you take with you incredibly consequential. The current policy for NASA allows astronauts to bring up to 1.5 lbs of personal items with them to the ISS. And while that's not a lot   one iPad pro weighs about that much   it's still going to cost NASA a whopping $15,000 for you to take it with you. Why It Might Cost Less Clearly, what you need to remain sane over the course of a single shuttle mission is far less than if you're a semi-permanent resident. Astronauts living on the moon are likely going to need to make as much as they can of their surroundings, finding ways to enjoy their lives that don't depend on flying things there from earth at enormous cost. Total Cost At least a few people have put an estimated price tag on the entire expedition. And while it's entirely too distant in the future for these to carry too much weight, they do help provide at least some context on what the entire project might cost. One projection comes from YouTube channel Wendover Productions that itemized costs and put the total at $36 billion to support four astronauts for a year, or about $100 million a day. NASA astrobiologist Chris McKay has a sunnier outlook on the cost of building the most basic base possible, saying in a 2016 issue of "New Space" that the cost to get started could be as low as $10 billion. Click through to learn how much money in old satellites is floating up in space . 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Houston will see a return of last week's cloudy skies today and tomorrow, according to drone-powered weather forecasting service Saildrone . The clouds will part just a bit on Saturday, remaining mostly cloudy through Monday. The coming days will also bring warm temperatures, forecast to stick around through Wednesday. Temperatures will reach a high of 88 degrees on Thursday. Winds will stay somewhat calm over the course of the week, with the highest speeds today at just 12 miles per hour. This story was created automatically using Saildrone's local weather forecast data, then reviewed by an editor. We also incorporate historic weather data from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA). Click here for more about what we're doing. Got thoughts? Go here to share your feedback.


Ron Rivera's an honest man (sometimes to his detriment), and he hates putting timetables on injuries because he tried to do so once and felt burned. But yeah, Cam Newton . The Panthers' quarterback wasn't throwing during Wednesday's OTA session, after having an arthroscopic procedure on his right shoulder in January. And while that's not ideal, Rivera was sufficiently confident in the situation that he was willing to say he was "very optimistic" Newton would be throwing by training camp. "It's a really big not-that-big-of-a-deal," Rivera said. "With the exception of throwing the ball physically, he does everything else." That included a lot of work on the side with the athletic training staff, and working with the other young quarterbacks on the roster ( Taylor Heinicke , Kyle Allen , and third-rounder Will Grier), and hanging around the huddle with coaches while things were being installed. Because he's a former MVP, and because last year's promising 6-2 start flew all to pieces when his shoulder began to go, the progress will be chronicled regularly. But Rivera was clear to say "there is no time frame," while hinting at the time frame that really matters.


Chicago will see a return of last week's light rainfall this coming week, according to drone-powered weather forecasting service Saildrone . Monday's forecast shows the greatest likelihood of rain at 74 percent, while the most rainfall is predicted on Wednesday at 1.06 inches. The coming days will also bring warm temperatures, due to stick around through Wednesday. Temperatures will reach a high of 89 degrees on Friday. Skies will be cloudy today and mostly cloudy tomorrow. Winds will stay somewhat calm in the course of the week, with the highest speeds tomorrow at only 12 mph. This story was created automatically using Saildrone's local weather forecast data, then reviewed by an editor. We also incorporate historic weather data from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA). Click here for more about what we're doing. Got thoughts? Go here to share your feedback.


CLEVELAND  For fans pouring into Progressive Field Monday night, the anticipation is building. The MLB All-Star game is just more than two weeks away. Tickets to the MLB All-Star game are long gone, according to senior director of communications for the Cleveland Indians Curtis Danburg, However, they are popping up online. "If you are looking to purchase tickets on the secondary market, only buy tickets from StubHub. If you buy from a different secondary vendor market, those tickets could be invalid when you come to the gates," Danburg said. With prices in the thousands for tickets to the home run derby and All-Star Game, the Indians have a warning to any season ticket holders hoping to cash in. "We are hopeful season tickets use their tickets, it's a benefit for being a season ticket holder. However, we are closely monitoring the secondary ticket market and we do have ability to take future benefits away from them if we see abuse on the secondary market," Danburg said. It's the price to pay to be at one of the hottest events in town. In the next two weeks, it's only going to go up. This will be the sixth time Cleveland has hosted the game. It is a record for a city with only one MLB team. More stories on the 2019 MLB All-Star Game in Cleveland here ___ (c)2019 WJW-TV, Cleveland Visit WJW-TV, Cleveland at www.fox8.com Distributed by Tribune Content Agency, LLC.


Tom Barrack, the investor and longtime friend of President Donald Trump, was an early advocate of strengthening ties between the White House and Saudi Arabia. Now his firm, Colony Capital Inc., is doing business with the kingdom's sovereign wealth fund. When Colony decided to invest in digital infrastructure such as cellphone towers and data centers after Trump's election, it brought in the kingdom's Public Investment Fund, according to people familiar with the matter. Colony worked with another firm, Digital Bridge, to form a $4 billion investment vehicle that closed in June. Since then, Colony has decided to acquire Digital Bridge of Boca Raton, Florida. The size of the Saudi investment, not reported previously, hasn't been disclosed. Los Angeles-based Colony and PIF are discussing another tie-up. If it happens, the Saudis would become co-investors in a Hollywood studio, Bloomberg News reported this week. The discussions for a stake in Legendary Entertainment would fulfill a longtime goal of the Saudis for a foothold in the entertainment business. Barrack had pursued business across the Middle East for decades, but he hadn't done a deal with the massive Saudi fund. That changed after Trump's 2016 presidential run, a time when Barrack straddled multiple roles -- a leader of Colony, a campaign adviser and a key member of the presidential transition team. During that time, he also laid groundwork with the Saudis. Those interactions were more extensive than has been previously reported. Barrack jetted to a feast with a prince and also was invited to meet with key diplomats at Treasury, according to people familiar with the matter, whose accounts were supported by flight records and official calendars. Those people added new details about how the relationship developed with the Saudis as well as their allies in the United Arab Emirates. In one example, Barrack flew overseas in December 2016 to feast with the head of the Saudi wealth fund and Mohammed bin Salman, who is known as MBS and was then the deputy crown prince. At the time, Barrack was overseeing Trump's inaugural planning and weighing in on cabinet appointments. Barrack's Middle East forays are being scrutinized by Democratic lawmakers, who say he and other Trump aides "obliterated the lines" that normally separate policy-making from corporate interests. A new congressional report shows that Barrack attempted to include language in a Trump campaign speech on energy policy that the lawmakers concluded had been vetted by a friend from the U.A.E. After Trump won, Barrack began working to sell U.S. nuclear technology to the Saudis without restrictions on weapons development -- wielding "outsized influence," according to the Democratic-led report. A spokesman for Barrack said it's well known that he has engaged in "investment and business development throughout the Middle East for the purpose of better aligned Middle East and U.S. objectives." The spokesman added: "Mr. Barrack's consistent attempts to bridge the divide of tolerance and understanding between these two great cultures is etched in the annals of time. This is not political, it is essential." A representative of the Saudi sovereign wealth fund declined to comment. Sagging Business The latest proposed tie-up comes at a fraught time for both Barrack and PIF. Hollywood cooled on the sovereign wealth fund after the Central Intelligence Agency determined that MBS, who's now the crown prince, ordered the killing of a U.S. resident journalist, Jamal Khashoggi, an allegation the kingdom denies. Meanwhile, Barrack's business has been sagging, and investigators have been looking into Trump's inaugural committee, which raised $107 million under Barrack's leadership. Federal prosecutors in Brooklyn are probing his relationships in the Middle East, the New York Times reported on Sunday. Barrack had built his career catering to his powerful clients, helping Middle East royals find a home in the U.S. or good halal food near an investment site. As Trump's star rose, he presented himself as a connector between Saudi and Emirati leaders and decision-makers in Trump's orbit. His efforts didn't come to much, at least initially. The Mideast nuclear plan he pushed hasn't come to fruition. Barrack angled for a role as a special envoy to the Middle East, without success. He appeared to lose influence as Jared Kushner, Trump's son-in-law and senior adviser, developed a close relationship with MBS. Deepening the sting, Barrack's relationship with Qatar, historically one of his most lucrative in the region, took a hit when the Saudis and Emiratis blockaded the tiny kingdom with Trump's blessing. But now Colony is beginning to see some upside. In 2017, as Colony began working with Digital Bridge to raise the infrastructure fund, the Saudis indicated interest -- not just in investing in the Digital Colony vehicle but taking an ownership stake, according to a person familiar with the matter. Although selling a stake to the Saudis would have given Colony a quick profit, it would have crimped its ability to collect management and performance fees over the longer run, and also risked deterring other investors, including several pension funds that separately committed to Digital Colony. The Saudi investment is in the nine figures, according to one person familiar with the matter. "We never comment on deals," Tommy Davis, an adviser to Barrack, wrote in an email, saying that Colony had more than 500 limited partners globally. "Nor do we talk about potential LPs or any discussions we have with them." With the combination of Colony and Digital Bridge, Barrack will step down as Colony CEO in 2021. The head of Digital Bridge, a deal-maker named Marc Ganzi, will be the combined company's new chief executive officer, Colony said last week. Barrack will remain executive chairman. Colony shares, which have collapsed since a disastrous January 2017 merger, popped on the news. Colony's latest deal with PIF would be a strategic reversal. The firm, best known for its real estate bets, exited the entertainment business with its 2016 sale of Miramax to a Qatari company. Now it's dipping back in, seeking a minority stake in Legendary Entertainment, the studio responsible for the "Godzilla" franchise. Colony's change of heart came after PIF showed interest in Legendary last year. Legendary management told the Saudis that it had "no interest in conducting a transaction" with the wealth fund, according to the Hollywood Reporter. Barrack's deep ties in Hollywood could help smooth sensitivity there around the Khashoggi murder. PIF is discussing investing in Legendary through a new vehicle called Colony Media Partners. Representatives of Legendary, owned by Beijing-based Dalian Wanda Group, declined to comment. Multiple Hats Barrack's relationship with the Saudis blossomed as he worked with key members of the Trump transition. On a morning in early December 2016, he met with Kushner in Colony's New York offices, according to people familiar with the situation. At the time, Barrack was the chairman of Trump's inaugural committee, and was in the midst of shaping the incoming cabinet. Hours after meeting Kushner, Barrack flew to the gulf region, returning through London. In an intimate banquet with platters of Middle Eastern food, he and MBS were joined by Yasir Al-Rumayyan, an ally of the prince and a managing director of the Saudi sovereign wealth fund, according to people familiar with the gathering. Barrack was accompanied by Sylvio Sharif Tabet, a former Hollywood producer who, like his boss, is of Lebanese descent. Tabet helps manage Barrack's business affairs in the Middle East as Colony's global head of investor relations. The next month, several figures from the region were on Barrack's personal guest list for his chairman's dinner , one of the inaugural week's most lavish events. Among them was Rashid al-Malik, an ally of Crown Prince Mohammed bin Zayed of the United Arab Emirates, an advocate of MBS's ascent in Saudi Arabia. Barrack's relationship with Malik is of interest to prosecutors, according to the Times. Later, as Barrack pushed the Saudi nuclear deal, his path crossed often with others in the Trump administration, including Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin. In April 2017, at the Fiola Mare restaurant in Washington, Barrack and Mnuchin met with seven Gulf ambassadors, according to Treasury calendars obtained by American Oversight, a nonprofit organization. At the time, Barrack was proposing that PIF, the Saudi sovereign fund, play a role in the acquisition of Westinghouse, a bankrupt U.S. nuclear company. Earlier that day, Barrack received an email from a partner in the Saudi nuclear effort stating that Gary Cohn, then Trump's chief economic adviser, had "agreed to signal support to the PIF" on the Westinghouse venture. Though Barrack had no formal role in the administration, he remained in demand. That June, he was invited along with representatives from Middle Eastern countries to the U.S. Treasury for dinner, according to calendar entries obtained by American Oversight and not previously reported. The guest list included 24 dignitaries and finance officials. Yousef Al Otaiba, the United Arab Emirates ambassador to Washington and an old friend of Barrack's, was invited. So was an executive of Thrive Capital, the venture firm managed by Josh Kushner, Jared's brother. It's not clear what was discussed. Everyone was identified on the calendar by name and title, except for Mnuchin's wife and the man whose multiple roles may have made it hard to pick just one -- Tom Barrack. --With assistance from Matthew Martin.


Travelers love animals. We want to get close to them and learn more about them. But the reality that many tourists don't see is that to stay in business, animal encounters, such as elephant rides and photo ops with tigers, rely on putting wild creatures to work. Discerning the difference between ethical and problematic wildlife experiences is among the thorny issues addressed in National Geographic magazine's feature story "Suffering unseen: The dark truth behind wildlife tourism." For visitors to environments ranging from zoos to national parks, it can be especially difficult to determine how to observe animals humanely. To assess how facilities treat captive animals, you can refer to the " five freedoms " internationally recognized standards inspired by a 1965 U.K. government report. Consider these tips before your next wild adventure: Do your research Look for facilities where animals appear to be well-fed and have access to clean water at all times. A facility that rates high on TripAdvisor may not be a humane one. Read one- and two-star reviews, which often include animal welfare concerns cited by visitors. ( See more wildlife photos from across the globe .) Scan the space Observe whether animals have an appropriate environment, including shelter, ample space, a comfortable resting area, and a secluded place away from crowds. Beware of buzzwords including "gives back to conservation," "sanctuary," and "rescue." Be cautious if a facility makes these promises yet offers extensive interaction to large volumes of people. Look for red flags Avoid facilities where animals are visibly injured or are forced to participate in activities that could injure them or cause them pain or where enclosures aren't clean. Being chained, performing, and interacting with tourists giving rides, posing with them, being washed by them are not normal for a wild animal, even one born in captivity. ( Discover 10 wild experiences in national parks. ) Tread lightly Be aware that large crowds and unnatural noises cause distress, especially for animals that have experienced fear-based training, separation from mothers at birth, or other traumas. Keep it wild Seek experiences that offer observation of animals engaging in natural behaviors in natural environments. The global wildlife tourism industry is entrepreneurial. Individual actions can make a collective difference, signaling to the market that consumers support ethical wildlife encounters. When travelers decide they want humane treatment of animals, the wildlife tourism market will change for the better. Related video: Inside the dark world of captive wildlife tourism Support journalism that shines a light on the exploitation of wildlife by donating to Wildlife Watch . Wildlife Watch is an investigative reporting project between National Geographic Society and National Geographic Partners focusing on wildlife exploitation. Read more Wildlife Watch stories here , and learn more about National Geographic Society's nonprofit mission at nationalgeographic.org . Send tips, feedback, and story ideas to ngwildlife@natgeo.com .


When the Seattle Seahawks lost veteran Shamar Stephen to free agency earlier in the offseason, it was clear they needed to add depth on the interior defensive line. They did just that, drafting Florida State's DeMarcus Christmas and signing veteran Al Woods to join Jarran Reed, Poona Ford and Jamie Meder at defensive tackle. Reed and Ford are the projected starters and should handle the majority of defensive snaps this season. However, things are pretty wide open beyond that, and the rookie Christmas has a good chance of taking on a valuable, heavily-utilized role on this Seattle defense. But first, he has to do what all rookies do . . . take care of the veterans' equipment. "He does a great job of carrying helmets," defensive coordinator Ken Norton Jr. joked after OTAs today, before getting serious and praising Christmas' attitude, humility and ability to learn. Christmas' size and experience at Florida State make him an ideal run-stuffing defensive tackle and a strong candidate to replace Stephen at three-technique. He'll face competition from Meder and Woods, and could be a candidate for a spot on the practice squad if Seattle prefers the veteran leadership that Woods provides. Training camp will be a great opportunity for these guys to battle it out for a key role on Seattle's defense. You can bet Christmas will be working hard to win that spot on the defense over Woods and Meder - just as soon as he's done handing them their helmets. MORE: Kyle Busch was so frustrated during Coke 600 that he told Joe Gibbs he quit Report: The Celtics are no longer the favorites to sign Kyrie Irving Four potential Khris Middleton landing spots in free agency Rashan Gary, Raven Greene show off versatility for Packers defense Draymond Green to LeBron James' 14-Year-Old Son: "I'm at Your F--king Neck This Summer"


PETERSBURG, Va. (AP)   A 20-year-old Virginia man accused of stabbing three people at a plasma donation center is expected to be arraigned on malicious wounding charges. Police said Jairique Shannon walked into Octapharma Plasma in Petersburg on Thursday, asked to use the restroom, then stabbed several people with a long knife. A prosecutor said Shannon had donated plasma at the center at least once before and authorities do not know why he attacked people at the center. Two of the victims were released from the hospital on Friday, while one man who received serious injuries remained hospitalized. Shannon is scheduled to be arraigned Monday in Petersburg General District Court.


Looking to uncover all that Midtown has to offer? Get to know this Atlanta neighborhood by browsing its most popular local businesses, from a Southern spot to a bar and grill. Hoodline crunched the numbers to find the top places to visit in Midtown, using both Yelp data and our own secret sauce to produce a ranked list of neighborhood businesses. Read on for the results. 1. South City Kitchen Midtown Topping the list is Southern and breakfast and brunch spot South City Kitchen Midtown . Located at 1144 Crescent Ave. NE, it's the most popular business in the neighborhood, boasting 4.5 stars out of 2,400 reviews on Yelp. To start, try the she-crab soup as an appetizer. The seafood plates include shrimp and grits along with halibut. Take a look at the full menu here . 2. Pho King - Midtown Bar and Vietnamese spot Pho King - Midtown , which offers soups and more, is another top choice. Yelpers give the business, located at 950 W. Peachtree St. NW, four stars out of 185 reviews. This spot specializes in Pho soup. To see all it has to offer, click on the full menu here . 3. The Vortex Bar And Grill - Midtown The Vortex Bar And Grill - Midtown , a bar and traditional American spot that offers burgers and more, is another high-traffic neighborhood go-to, with four stars out of 1,623 Yelp reviews. Head over to 878 Peachtree St. NE to see for yourself. This spot is exclusive to adults. You must be 21 or older to gain admission. 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.


Editor's note: The opinions in this article are the author's, as published by our content partner, and do not necessarily represent the views of MSN or Microsoft. China opened up a new front in President Trump's trade war on Monday, sending Wall Street into a tizzy. Basically, China's central bank adjusted the value of its currency down to its lowest point in over a decade. Investors, fearing President Trump will respond with another tariff escalation, reacted by fleeing stocks for the safety of bonds and Treasuries   causing the S&P 500 and the Nasdaq to fall 3 percent and 3.5 percent, respectively, by the end of the day. And they're likely right. Yet it's also the case that the low value of the renminbi versus the U.S. dollar really is a problem worth addressing. So is there any way America can combat China's currency machinations without a tariff war and the ensuing market panic? It turns out, there may be. Right now, as we all know, Trump is relying on tariffs to carry out his trade war. The primary strategy here is to browbeat China into accepting various reforms. But thus far, China hasn't been overly inclined to cooperate , and Trump's tariff threats keep escalating: He's already imposed 25 percent tariffs on $250 billion worth of Chinese exports to the U.S. And last week, he threatened a 10 percent tariff on another $300 billion worth, which would basically make every last dollar of Chinese exports subject to U.S. duties. The drop in China's currency is a problem for this strategy because it largely neutralizes the pain of Trump's tariffs. The whole idea behind the tariffs is to raise the cost of Chinese exports in the domestic American market, so that Americans buy less of them. But a fall in the value of China's currency lowers the cost of those exports for Americans, thus offsetting the tariffs' effect. Indeed, the People's Bank of China explicitly said the new, lower value target was retaliation for the "unilateralism and trade protectionism measures and the imposition of increased tariffs on China." Trump promptly took to Twitter to rage about "currency manipulation." The thing is, the Trump administration hasn't come up with any responses other than to impose even more tariffs on Chinese exports to punish drops in the renminbi. Beyond simply repeating the same strategy and hoping for a different outcome, this perpetual upward ratchet of tariffs is precisely what freaks out the markets. Tariffs disrupt specific industries with specific supply chains, invite retaliatory tariffs that do the same, and generally cause a great deal of headaches for investors. Beyond all that, Trump's tariffs have also failed to rebalance the flow of trade between the U.S. and China   ostensibly the larger goal of the president's economic confrontation with our neighbor to the east. Our trade deficit with China has actually increased since Trump's trade war commenced. Bottom line: the tariffs have brought a lot of pain for both sides while achieving little. Trump needs an alternative. And several are readily available. When China's central bank engineers a drop in its currency, what it's doing in concrete terms is buying up financial assets denominated in U.S. dollars. That increases demand for the dollar, hiking its value relative to the renminbi. Bringing the two currencies back into a closer balance requires responding to those purchases in some fashion. One option is to discourage the buying. For example, the U.S. government could impose a fee or tax on all foreign purchases of U.S. assets. Instead of slapping a tariff on Americans buying Chinese goods and services, we'd essentially slap a tariff on Chinese buyers purchasing U.S. financial instruments. Sens. Tammy Baldwin (D-Wis.) and Josh Hawley (R-Mo.), for example, just put forward a bill that would give the Federal Reserve a new additional mandate to balance America's trade flows with the world within five years. And the tool they give the Fed to do this is a new fee to be imposed on all foreign purchases of U.S. stocks and bonds and so forth   effectively making it more expensive for China to engage in this sort of manipulation. Now, Wall Street would probably hate this idea. To a certain extent, wealthy investors don't like any government efforts to intervene in trade flows because they just want to be left alone. But it should have minimal effects on the real economy. America is awash in cheap financial capital with or without Chinese investors. Another option is to get even more surgical: America could buy up Chinese financial assets until the effect of their purchases of our assets are counterbalanced. In short, if China (or anyone else) raises the value of the U.S. dollar relative to their currency by creating demand for our assets, we can raise the value of their currency relative to ours by buying their assets, and neutralize the whole affair. Indeed, the easiest way to do this might be to take the same route Baldwin and Hawley did: Direct the Federal Reserve to bring our trade flows into balance by buying up financial assets denominated in China's renminbi, or in the currency of any other country our trade flows are out of whack with due to these sorts of interventions. This would be even less disruptive than charging a fee for foreign purchases of our assets. Investors here and around the world could still buy whatever they wanted without interference; the Fed would simply be participating in the global markets with more strategic intention. As for the real economy, business models and supply chains would simply adjust to changing currency rates, which   in our ostensible global free market for currency exchanges   they already do. Finally, these aren't just tools for prosecuting a trade war with China. They are tools for reforming America's trade flows with the entire world. Estimates suggest the U.S. dollar needs to fall by anywhere from 6 percent to 30 percent to resolve our trade imbalances with the globe. Tariffs are, at best, a horribly indirect method of adjusting currency values, and they do a lot of collateral damage. There are better ways to cut to the heart of the matter.


In a tweet on Wednesday night, former Detroit Lions running back Reggie Bush stated that the team released him and teammate Joique Bell "because they wanted to go cheaper." The tweet was in reference to an image stating that the duo of running backs was the only pair of teammates in NFL history to have over 500 rushing yards and 500 receiving yards in a single season. And then we got cut because they wanted to go cheaper ♂ pic.twitter.com/vcvIRLFMOR - Reggie Bush (@ReggieBush) June 19, 2019 Bush signed a four-year, $16 million deal with the Lions in the 2013 offseason. Despite the four-year contract, he only played for two seasons in Detroit. In that time, he ran 299 times for 1,303 yards and six touchdowns, averaging 4.4 yards per carry. He also caught 94 passes for 759 yards, reaching the end zone three times. Bell joined the Lions at the end of the 2011 season and became the team's second option at running back by the next season. He and Bush made a record-setting combination as the respective power and speed running backs on the roster. In his six seasons in Detroit, he ran for 2,235 yards on 561 carries, as well as 1,638 receiving yards on 162 receptions. A little over two months after releasing Bush in 2015, the Lions selected running back Ameer Abdullah in the second round of the draft, essentially replacing the veteran. This could be what Bush meant by "go cheaper" as Abdullah's total earnings in three seasons in Detroit is almost equal to the dead money from releasing Bush . The Lions also signed undrafted free agent Zach Zenner that year, who is still with the team. The two rookie running backs, along with Theo Riddick and Bell, were not able to replicate the same production in 2015 that Bush had in the seasons prior. In fact, no Lion running back was able to rush for 100 yards in a game for several seasons until Kerryon Johnson did in Week 3 of the 2019 season. So was Bush right about the Lions going cheaper? Abdullah, Zenner, and Riddick were all on their rookie deals. Bell had no guaranteed money on his $2,500,000 contract when he was released in the 2016 offseason. The team simply did not spend any big money on the running back position for several years after Bush's release. Even Darius Slay agrees: Very true♂ https://t.co/mzS2eAu3hD - Darius Slay (@_bigplayslay23) June 20, 2019 MORE: Everyone had so many LeBron jokes about the reported 'Space Jam 2' cast Five potential Kevin Durant landing spots in free agency Warriors and Kevin Durant Could Reportedly Work Out Wild 'Delayed' Sign-and-Trade with Knicks Reggie Bush takes shot at Lions, calls them cheap Browns have several single-season records that could fall in 2019


Anyone who's ever struggled with long, lingering periods of grief or sadness will be the first to tell you: The blues have an impressive shelf-life. New research from University of Leuven in Belgium reports that sadness can actually last 240 times longer than such emotions as shame, surprise, irritation, or boredom, and explains why melancholy is so much stronger: It's because we chew these feelings over so much longer. Sadness, and other emotions caused by major life events, such as guilt, impel us to spend a significant amount of time thinking about them. "You need more time to mull over and cope with what happened to fully comprehend it," write researchers Philippe Verduyn and Saskia Lavrijsen. In contrast, many of the other 27 emotions they studied were fleeting, often over in a moment. Surprise, fear, disgust, boredom, feeling irritated, or even boredom, were among the fastest-fleeing feelings, perhaps because they are typically caused by life events that aren't particularly important. But as the impact of sadness and guilt become clearer over time, they say, the feeling actually strengthens rather than dissipates. "Rumination is the central determinant of why some emotions last longer than others," they conclude. "Emotions associated with high levels of rumination will last longest." So how can you change the pattern, and ruminate less so you can move on? First, recognize that rumination is a pattern that's both common and dangerous: A large study by the BBC's Lab UK and the University of Liverpool, which included people from dozens of countries, finds that this type of rumination is the single biggest predictor of mental health problems, especially stress, depression and anxiety. The good news? With a little effort, you can learn to limit the amount of time you spend turning problems and situations over and over in your head, and change the way you experience difficult feelings. Cognitive behavioral therapy is a proven winner and can offer a variety of strategies. Three of the best: Put tough feelings on your calendar. Designate a 30-minute period each day just for ruminating, whether it's to sink into the sadness or turn your anxiety into an all-out worry fest. Researchers have found it works because when you catch yourself having thoughts or feelings during the day, instead of wishing them away entirely, you can simply say to yourself, "Not now. I've set aside time this afternoon to feel sad." In addition, giving yourself fully to feeling makes it easier for you to shift into productive reflection and problem-solving. Mix in some meditation. Experts on meditation whether it's formal Zen training or simply counting stitches while knitting have proven that it reduces depression, grief and anxiety. Get moving. The reason exercise is recommended so often is that it really works, improving our ability to roll with all kinds of emotional storms. The Mayo Clinic reports that besides those feel-good brain chemicals, working out reduces immune system chemicals known to make depression worse, and raises the temperature of our bodies, which may have a calming effect. MORE: Life Reimagined is your first step in rediscovering what's truly important so you can finally start doing what you really want to. Click here to get started.


The stars come to Hollywood. The great athletes seem to head for Los Angeles. Kawhi Leonard and Paul George add to a roster of superstars who call LA home. Tom Szczerbowski-USA TODAY Sports 18. Paul George Alonzo Adams-USA TODAY Sports Paul George has yet to play in LA. However, he made major headlines when he was traded to the Clippers as they signed Kawhi Leonard. Quite the 1-2 wallop. 17. Drew Doughty Jake Roth-USA TODAY Sports The Los Angeles Kings have struggled of late. Don't blame defenseman Drew Doughty, who has been a mainstay of the backline since being selected second overall in 2008. Anyone who has two Stanley Cup rings along with numerous gold medals for representing Canada in international play belongs. 16. Walker Buehler Jayne Kamin-Oncea-USA TODAY Sports Might be a wee bit early to have Walker Buehler on the list. However, when you have gone 17-6 with a 3.16 ERA in a bit more than two seasons, it shows you belong. Buehler has struck out 276 batters in 250 innings. 15. Justin Turner Ron Chenoy-USA TODAY Sports Justin Turner has become a vital part of the Dodgers in his five-plus years in LA. He has hit 94 home runs and has a .303 average as a Dodger. He made the All-Star team in 2017 and was the NLCS MVP that season. As important is the leadership he brings to the clubhouse and dugout. 14. Lou Williams Gary A. Vasquez-USA TODAY Sports An offensive force, Lou Williams earned NBA Sixth Man of the Year honors for the third time this season. The perfect player to ignite a team when called upon to come off the bench. 13. Philip Rivers Kirby Lee-USA TODAY Sports Philip Rivers moved to Los Angeles with the Chargers. The majority of his stats were compiled in San Diego, but he's an Angelino now as the Chargers moved "north." No Super Bowl rings or appearances but the first-round pick of the New York Giants in 2004 is going to find a home in the Pro Football Hall of Fame. 12. Jared Goff Kevin C. Cox/Getty Images One could debate why Goff is ahead of Philip Rivers on the list. However, he made it to the Super Bowl while the Chargers' QB has not. Goff has been led the Rams' resurgence after the arrival of Sean McVay, who earns a higher spot on the ranking. 11. Todd Gurley USAT Despite concerns about his knee, Todd Gurley belongs on this list. The former Georgia star has rushed for 4547 yards in four seasons with the Rams. He has 1,883 yards receiving and has scored 81 TDs overall. 10. Zlatan Ibrahimovic Kirby Lee-USA TODAY Sports An elite soccer player, Zlatan Ibrahimovic plays for the LA Galaxy in MLS. In his first season with the Galaxy, he became one of three players in league history with 20-plus goals and 10-plus assists in a season. In September, he became one of three active players in world soccer with 500 or more goals. 9. Clayton Kershaw Getty Images. The Dodgers have a history of great lefties - Sandy Koufax and Fernando Valenzuela to name two. Clayton Kershaw is a perennial All-Star, has led the NL in wins three times, led the league in strikeouts three times and ERA five times. He was the NL MVP in 2014. His overall mark is 160-71. Would have been higher on the list a couple years ago. 8. Doc Rivers Kirby Lee-USA TODAY Sports Doc Rivers won an NBA championship as a coach …. but it was in Boston. He was Coach of the Year in 2000 with the Orlando Magic. He now has Kawhi Leonard, Paul George to go with a solid Clippers nucleus. In order to move up in these rankings, he needs to deliver a ring … to Los Angeles. 7. Anthony Davis USAT The Lakers did everything they could to land Anthony Davis, who was the No. 1 overall pick by the Pelicans out of Kentucky in 2012. He's a double-double machine and has been an All-Star six times. He has led the league in blocked shots three times, has been a three-time All-NBA first teamer. The only things missing - and these are big ones - are playoff success and a title. Let's also remember LeBron James wanted Davis as a teammate so badly he gave up his No. 23. 6. Cody Bellinger Kirby Lee-USA TODAY Sports Cody Bellinger has that sweet swing and has blasted 94 home runs in 2 1/2 seasons with the Dodgers. His slugging percentage is .707 as of July 6 and he has 30 home runs. Would be the best player in his region in any other city. See Trout, Mike. 5. Aaron Donald Mark J. Rebilas-USA TODAY Sports Aaron Donald is a game-changer. The Rams' defensive lineman has more than 30 sacks in the past two seasons. He's ferocious and unstoppable. 4. Sean McVay Robert Hanashiro-USA TODAY Sports You don't have to wear a uniform to be a key figure. Sean McVay has turned the Rams' fortunes around and had them in the Super Bowl in his second season as coach. Going 24-8 in the NFL is not easy for any coach, let alone a young gun. 3. Mike Trout Getty Images It still means a great deal to be the best player in MLB. Mike Trout may call Anaheim home, but the team is called the Los Angeles Angels. That's plenty of reason to lock him in near the top of this list. That and the $430 million contract extension and all the amazing stats he continues to put up. 2. Kawhi Leonard John E. Sokolowski-USA TODAY Sports By virtue of having two titles, two Finals MVPs and having signed with the Clippers and having them land Paul George, Kawhi Leonard lands in the second slot. 1. LeBron James Cameron Browne/NBAE via Getty Images A generational player, a business mogul and community leader, LeBron James stands above all. A three-time champ, three-time Finals MVP, three-time All-Star Game MVP and four-time NBA MVP more than offsets the sluggish start in Los Angeles. 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Tiger Woods will begin his quest for a fourth U.S. Open title alongside two other men who know what it takes to win the event. Thursday the USGA released full-field tee times for next week's tournament at Pebble Beach, leaving open a handful of spots for players who have not yet rounded out the 156-man field. Making his return to the course where he won by a record 15 shots in 2000, Woods will play the first two rounds alongside 2013 U.S. Open champ Justin Rose and 2015 winner Jordan Spieth. They'll tee off at 5:09 p.m. ET Thursday and 11:24 a.m. ET Friday. Another marquee grouping will include Phil Mickelson, as he renews his quest to round out the final leg of the career Grand Slam. Mickelson won earlier this year at Pebble Beach, and he'll play the first two rounds with Graeme McDowell, who won this event in 2010 the last time it was played at along the Monterey coastline. Rounding out the trio will be 2016 winner Dustin Johnson, as the three will play at 11:13 a.m. Thursday and 4:13 p.m. Friday. Brooks Koepka will be looking to become just the second player to win three U.S. Open titles in a row, and he enters after successfully defending his title at last month's PGA Championship. Just like at Bethpage, Koepka will play the first two rounds with reigning Open champ Francesco Molinari, but instead of Woods they'll be joined by U.S. Amateur champ Viktor Hovland. Koepka's three-peat bid will start at 4:47 p.m. Thursday, while the group will tee off at 11:02 a.m. Friday. Rory McIlroy earned the first of his four major titles at the 2011 U.S. Open, and he'll play the first two rounds at Pebble Beach with former Ryder Cup teammate Jon Rahm and Australia's Marc Leishman. They will tee off Thursday at 10:51 a.m. and 4:36 p.m. on Friday.


U.S. auto sales are expected to drop 1.5% in June from a year earlier, as higher prices continue to keep buyers away, according to industry consultants J.D. Power and LMC Automotive. The consultancies estimate total U.S. vehicle sales of about 1.47 million units in June, with retail sales of new vehicles expected to drop 2.9% to 1.15 million units. Demand for new vehicles was affected by higher prices, outweighing the strong economy and record-high consumer sentiment that otherwise should have boosted auto sales growth. "Average transaction prices set a record during the first half which has big implications for manufacturer revenues," Thomas King, senior vice president of the data and analytics division at J.D. Power, said in a statement. Despite lower volumes, net revenue of automakers is rising due to higher prices. New vehicle prices are on pace to reach $33,346 for the first six months and also the highest-ever for the first half of the year. The prices for the first half were up nearly 4% from a year earlier. Average incentive spending per unit for the first six months, however, fell about $130 to $3,788, compared with a year earlier. "A much more dovish Fed is under pressure and is now expected to make a series of interest rate cuts. This will provide support for auto sales in the second half of the year and help offset rising vehicle prices and the current level of incentives," Jeff Schuster, president of LMC Automotive's Americas operations and global vehicle forecasts, said in the statement. The average number of days a new vehicle remain with dealers before being sold to a retail customer are 75 days through June 23, up six days from a year earlier. But sales of used vehicles are getting a boost, offsetting challenges in new vehicle operations for many dealers. Used vehicle sales at franchised dealers are expected to increase by nearly 9% in the first half, according to the consultancies. LMC Automotive, however, maintained its forecast for total light-vehicle sales of 16.9 million units in 2019, a 2.1% fall from the previous year. ( Reporting by Rachit Vats in Bengaluru and Nick Carey in Detroit; Editing by James Emmanuel ) Follow MSN Autos on Facebook and Twitter


Not all child actors are doomed! Get the scoop on those who turned out just fine. As the Lindsay Lohans and Shia LaBeoufs of the world have taught us, avoiding scandal is no easy task when you're a former child star. After all, growing up is hard enough without having millions of eyes watching your every move. Still, not everyone struggles to navigate the transition from awkward teen years to adulthood in Hollywood -- take Neil Patrick Harris , for example. A 16-year-old Neil shot to fame in 1989 as the titular teen doctor on "Doogie Howser, M.D," and these days he's still thriving in Hollywood and doing just fine! In honor of his 46th birthday on June 15, 2019, check out more child stars who turned out OK... Neil Patrick Harris appeared in a number of made-for-TV movies after "Doogie Howser, M.D." came to an end in 1993. He also popped up in countless small roles on various TV shows, did voice-acting work, racked up an impressive résumé on Broadway and starred in the 1997 cult sci-fi flick "Starship Troopers." In 2004, he played a version of himself in "Harold & Kumar Go to White Castle" and then achieved his official comeback the following year when he started his run as playboy Barney Stinson on "How I Met Your Mother." More recently, he hosted of the NBC game show "Genius Junior," and he currently stars as Count Olaf on Netflix's "A Series of Unfortunate Events." In 2010, he and longtime partner David Burtka welcomed twins Harper and Gideon via surrogate. They tied the knot in Italy four years later. Zendaya first came to fame as a Disney star on "Shake It Up" and "K.C. Undercover," landing that first big gig at just 13! Today, Zendaya is an even more successful actress and movie star. Since wrapping up her time on Disney, Zendaya has starred as Michelle "MJ" Jones in "Spider-Man: Homecoming" and trapeze artist Anne Wheeler in "The Greatest Showman." She's also served as a global women's ambassador for Tommy Hilfiger and a Lancome spokesmodel. In 2019, Zendaya appears on the HBO series "Euphoria" and in the sequel "Spider-Man: Far From Home" alongside rumored boyfriend and Marvel co-star Tom Holland. Mary-Kate and Ashley Olsen were wildly popular in the '90s. After breaking into the industry on "Full House," the Olsen twins founded their own company, Dualstar, and produced a slew of movies, books and merchandise. This early success made them some of the wealthiest stars in the entertainment industry while they were still children. Mary-Kate Olsen and Ashley Olsen are more successful than ever these days, but not because of acting. Ashley gave up acting in the mid-2000s while Mary-Kate continued to act until 2011, when she appeared in "Beastly." After both sisters retired from Hollywood, they pursued careers in fashion. They are behind the luxury fashion brands The Row and Elizabeth and James and founded the more affordable fashion lines Olsenboye and StyleMint. Their empire is worth an estimated $1 billion! Mary-Kate has also found success in her personal life, marrying French banker Olivier Sarkozy in 2015. Ashley was most recently linked to artist Louis Eisner, whom she's been dating since 2017. Christina Ricci shot to superstardom when she starred as Wednesday Addams in "The Addams Family" in 1991. She followed that up with equally successful roles in "Addams Family Values," "Now and Then" and "Casper." Christina Ricci still has a rewarding career in Hollywood. The actress has appeared in a number of highly successful films and shows including "Sleepy Hollow," "Monster," "Black Snake Moan," "Ally McBeal" and "The Lizzie Borden Chronicles." She starred in the action-thriller "Distorted" in 2018 and will next appear in "Percy" alongside Christopher Walken and Zach Braff. Christina married dolly grip James Heerdegen in October 2013. The couple welcomed a son, Freddie, in August 2014. Tia Mowry and Tamera Mowry-Housley became household names when they landed lead roles on the hit TV show "Sister, Sister" in 1994. After the show ended in 1999, the twins continued to act in a number of popular movies such as "The Hot Chick" and "Seventeen Again." Tia Mowry and Tamera Mowry-Housley are still doing perfectly fine. After graduating with degrees in psychology from Pepperdine University, the sisters branched out in their individual careers. Tia starred on a number of successful TV shows such as "The Game" and "Instant Mom" while Tamera appeared on "Strong Medicine." Both sisters have since transitioned into presenting, with Tia hosting the Facebook Watch show "Tia Mowry's Quick Fix" and Tamera co-hosting the FOX talk show "The Real." In early 2018, Tia and Tamera confirmed a reboot of their hit show, "Sister, Sister," but announced that plans had been put on hold in May 2018. The twins have also become happy wives and mothers. Tia married actor Cory Hardrict in 2008 and welcomed son Cree in 2011 and daughter Cairo in 2018. Tamera married Fox News correspondent Adam Housley in 2011. They welcomed son Aden in 2012 and daughter Ariah in 2015. Dakota Fanning was just 7 when she wowed as the daughter of an autistic man in "I Am Sam." Roles in "Uptown Girls," "The Cat in the Hat" and "War of the Worlds" soon followed. Dakota Fanning transitioned from child to teen roles in the late aughts. She portrayed Jane in the "Twilight" franchise and starred as Cherie Currie in "The Runaways" in 2010. In more recent years, the beautiful and talented blonde focused on smaller dramas -- like "Very Good Girls," "Night Moves," "The Last of Robin Hood" and "Effie Gray" -- while she studied at New York University . In 2018, Dakota starred on the critically acclaimed limited series "The Alienist" and joined the cast of Quentin Tarantino's 2019 period film "Once Upon a Time in Hollywood" as Squeaky Fromme. She can also be seen in "Viena and the Fantomes" alongside Zoe Kravitz and Evan Rachel Wood in 2019. She's been quietly dating Henry Frye since 2017. Mara Wilson, the star of "Matlida," had the monopoly on precocious-little-girl roles during the early '90s. She also starred in "Mrs. Doubtfire" and "Miracle on 34th Street" before taking a decade-long hiatus from Hollywood in 2000. After graduating from New York University's Tisch School of the Arts, Mara Wilson decided to return to acting in the early 2010s. She's appeared in 2015's comedy-drama "Billie Bob Joe," live productions of the podcast "Welcome to Night Vale" and voiced Jill Pill, a writer-director-anthropomorphic spider, on Season 3 of "BoJack Horseman." Today, the former child star -- who came out as a bisexual woman in 2016 following the Orlando Pulse nightclub shooting -- primarily focuses on her writing. Emma Watson made her acting debut in 2001 as Hermione Granger in "Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone." She went on to star in seven more installments in the franchise before transitioning to more grown-up roles. Emma Watson enrolled in Brown University in 2009 and graduated with a degree in English literature in May 2014. During that time, she starred in "My Week with Marilyn," "The Perks of Being a Wallflower," "The Bling Ring," "This Is the End" and "Noah." She's also served as a UN Women Goodwill Ambassador since 2014, was appointed as a visiting fellow at Lady Margaret Hall by Oxford University in early 2016 and portrayed Belle in the super-successful live-action version of Disney's "Beauty and the Beast" in 2017. (Emma has also romanced primarily non-famous men though she went public with "Glee" alum Chord Overstreet in early 2018, though the relationship didn't last.) You can next see her in "Little Women" on the big screen. She plays Meg March. A 12-year-old Ryan Gosling made his television debut on "The All-New Mickey Mouse Club" in 1993. Ryan Gosling flawlessly transitioned from child to teen to adult roles. In 2007, he scored an Oscar nomination for his work in "Half Nelson." He's also earned four Golden Globe nominations over the years and made his directorial debut with "Lost River" in 2014. Ryan became an even bigger celeb when he starred in two critically acclaimed films -- the financial dramedy "The Big Short" in 2015 and the musical "La La Land" in 2016. For the latter, he won a best actor Golden Globe Award and received his second Oscar nomination. More recently, Ryan played Neil Armstrong, the astronaut who became the first man to walk on the moon in 1969, in the biographical film "First Man" in 2018. The former child star, who previously romanced co-stars Sandra Bullock and Rachel McAdams, has been in a relationship with Eva Mendes since 2011. The extremely private pair have since welcomed two daughters, Esmeralda and Amada . After getting his start in commercials at age 14, Leonardo DiCaprio made his TV debut in "The New Lassie" in 1989. Roles on "Parenthood" and "Growing Pains" followed. Leonardo DiCaprio is now considered one of Hollywood's greats. After earning four acting nominations between 1994 and 2014, he finally took home an Oscar in 2016 for his work in "The Revenant." In 2019, he's back to star alongside Brad Pitt in Quentin Tarantino's period film "Once Upon a Time in Hollywood." Though he's never been shy about his love of nightclubs -- or beautiful women ! -- the A-list actor has nonetheless managed to avoid scandal over the course of his long career. Still, fans love to comment on his dating history, which includes romances with Gisele Bundchen, Bar Refaeli, Blake Lively, Erin Heatherton, Toni Garrn, Kelly Rohrbach and, most recently, model-actress Camila Morrone. In 1993 -- the year after an 11-year-old Justin Timberlake competed on "Star Search" -- the young singer-actor starred on "The All-New Mickey Mouse Club." He was just 14 years old when *NSYNC formed two years later. Justin Timberlake has since earned several Grammys as a solo artist. He's also developed an impressive acting résumé with roles in a number of critically acclaimed films from "The Social Network" to "Inside Llewyn Davis." He's even won four Emmys for his work with "Saturday Night Live." In 2018, Justin performed during the Super Bowl Halftime Show and returned to the music scene with his first album in five years, "Man of the Woods," which was not a critical hit like his past efforts. Justin famously romanced Britney Spears and Cameron Diaz before finding love with Jessica Biel. They wed in 2012 and welcomed son Silas in 2015. A 7-year-old Joseph Gordon-Levitt made his television debut in 1988 in the made-for-TV movie "Stranger on My Land." He was 15 when his hit comedy "3rd Rock from the Sun" debuted in 1996. Joseph Gordon-Levitt is now one of Hollywood's most in-demand actors. He scored Golden Globe nominations in 2010 for his performance in "(500) Days of Summer" -- a movie that also made him a heartthrob -- and in 2012 for his work in "50/50." He also made his feature-film directorial debut in 2013 with "Don Jon," which he also wrote, and launched variety show "HitRECord on TV" in 2014. Joseph played National Security Agency surveillance leaker Edward Snowden in 2016's "Snowden" and is set to appear in the upcoming flick "7500." The super-private star wed tech entrepreneur Tasha McCauley in late 2014. They welcomed a baby boy the following year and a second son in 2017. An 11-year-old Alyssa Milano made her feature-film debut in "Old Enough" in 1984. Just months later, her hit show "Who's the Boss?" debuted. Alyssa Milano portrayed Samantha Micelli on "Who's the Boss" until 1992. After that, she appeared in a number of films and made-for-TV movies until 1997, when she joined the cast of "Melrose Place" as Jennifer Mancini. She then starred on "Charmed" from 1998 to 2006 and "Mistresses" from 2013 to 2014. In 2017, she appeared on the hit Netflix series "Wet Hot American Summer: Ten Years Later." The same year, she helped revive a movement on Twitter (that was started by activist Tarana Burke a decade earlier) when she started using the hashtag #MeToo in the wake of the Harvey Weinstein sexual misconduct scandal. These days, you can catch her on Netflix's "Insatiable." In 2009, she wed Hollywood agent David Bugliari. They now have two children, son Milo and daughter Elizabella . An 11-year-old Anna Paquin found fame in 1993 when she starred as Flora McGrath in "The Piano." She won an Oscar for her performance in the romantic period drama. Anna Paquin has since appeared in everything from "She's All That" and "Scream 4" to the original "X-Men" trilogy and "Almost Famous." She also starred as Sookie Stackhouse on HBO's hit series "True Blood" from 2008 to 2014. In 2017, she began starring on the WGN show "Bellevue." The same year, she drew raves for her work in the the critically acclaimed Netflix miniseries "Alias Grace." She's currently starring on two television shows -- "The Affair" and "Flack." The bisexual actress wed her "True Blood" co-star Stephen Moyer in 2010. They welcomed twins Poppy and Charlie two years later. Jodie Foster got started in Hollywood at age 3 when she became the Coppertone girl. She continued to score commercial gigs for years then ventured into the world of television before starting her career on the big screen. In 1976 at age 15, she landed a big role opposite Robert De Niro in "Taxi Driver" and also starred in three other films that same year including the horror flick "The Little Girl Who Lives Down the Lane." Jodie Foster grew up to win two Academy Awards for her performances in 1988's "The Accused" and 1991's "The Silence of the Lambs." After 2010, she scaled back on her acting roles as she transitioned to working behind the camera as a director and producer. In recent years, Jodie has directed episodes of "House of Cards" and "Orange Is the New Black" as well as features "The Beaver" and "Money Monster." She was last seen on the big screen in 2018 when she starred in the dystopian thriller "Hotel Artemis." She and her partner of 15 years, Cydney Bernard -- with whom she raised sons Charles and Kit -- split in 2008. In April 2014, Jodie married actress and photographer Alexandra Hedison. Melissa Joan Hart starred as Clarissa Marie Darling on Nickelodeon's "Clarissa Explains It All" from 1991 to 1994. After starring on "Clarissa Explains It All" in her teens, Melissa Joan Hart started her 20s on a new hit show, "Sabrina the Teenage Witch." After playing Sabrina, Melissa dabbled in directing and appeared in a few television movies before starring on the ABC Family show "Melissa and Joey" from 2010 to 2015. She's continued to direct since that ended, helming a 2018 episode of "The Goldbergs" as well as Lifetime's 2017 remake of the cult classic "The Watcher in the Woods." In 2018, she appeared in the Lifetime movie "A Very Nutty Christmas," and she currently stars on Netflix's "No Good Nick." As for her personal life, Melissa has been married to musician Mark Wilkerson since 2003. They share three sons: Mason, Braydon and Tucker.


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A trip to the Kentucky Derby with Tom Brady should be memorable. And yet former New England Patriots and current Indianapolis Colts quarterback Jacoby Brissett had a guilty admission. "It's a great trip. You don't remember it," Brissett told the hosts on "Pardon My Take" on a podcast published on July 17. "You just go back and look through your text messages and see what the hell everyone was saying. But it's a great trip." For a few years running, Brady has invited a crew of his tightest friends to the Derby. That often includes Wes Welker, Julian Edelman, Rob Gronkowski, Matt Cassel, Jimmy Garoppolo, Brian Hoyer and Brissett. The details that have emerged from that annual trip have been wild. For example, Welker reportedly took the drug Molly in 2014. This year, a video showed Danny Amendola losing a $100,000 bet to Brady during the afterparty. It seems the inebriation levels are high. Brissett said Matt Cassel was the only one on the 2019 trip who won money, but Brissett said he made money at last year's race, which was why he lost big this year. (He thought that he could make a big bet and win again. That's foolproof logic.) Surely, Brissett's stories of the Brady-Derby trip won't be the last. MORE: See the dramatic final hand of 2019 WSOP Main Event that won Hossein Ensan $10 million Baker Mayfield swings and misses with attempted rip of Giants fans VIDEO: Hossein Ensan Wins 2019 World Series of Poker News: Cowboys' $100 million men underpaid, and more dangerous in 2019 The top 100 players in the NFL today


Although there was a record spending spree in the early going of the year, with over $1 billion in extensions and new contracts being issued, make no mistake about it: Baseball is being more careful with its money than ever. This has drawn ire and anger of fans and players alike and could play a major part in financial reform during the sport's upcoming labor negotiations. On one hand, it is easy to expect billionaire owners to open up their pockets and spend freely. But on the other hand, there are some startling cases of where that free spending has yielded bad returns. Many such cases continue to haunt MLB payrolls with their existence   while frustrating managers with that same presence (or absence). Here is a look at the worst contractual obligation for each MLB team today. Arizona Diamondbacks: Yasmany Tomas Arizona brought the then-renown Cuban slugger aboard before the 2015 season via a six-year, $68.5 million contract. He showed promise of being a potent middle-of-the-order presence in his second season, hitting 31 home runs and driving in 83. However, he was limited to only 47 games the following year and has not appeared in the MLB since 2017. He is currently making $15 million to play at Triple-A Reno, with another $17 million due in 2020. Atlanta Braves: Darren O'Day For the most part, the Braves have managed their return to prominence with extraordinary fiscal responsibility. However, they did have to take on O'Day's lofty $9 million deal from the Baltimore Orioles last year as part of a trade to land starter Kevin Gausman. A year later and O'Day is yet to make his first appearance with his new club. A hamstring injury limited him a year ago, while a forearm injury has kept him out of action thus far in 2019. Baltimore Orioles: Chris Davis The club kept Davis in town via a seven-year, $161 million contract before the 2016 season. But since signing the deal, he has set some of the most infamous low-bar performances in MLB history. His .168 average and -2.3 WAR were the lowest of all time by qualified MLB hitters. In 2019, he opened the year by going hitless in his first 21 at-bats, extending a run of futility that stretched back to the prior year to 49 straight hitless at-bats. Davis is due another $69 million through 2022. Boston Red Sox: Pablo Sandoval Although the Red Sox waved the white flag on their horrible investment in Sandoval early in 2018, the legacy of the empty investment in him carries on. The final $19 million of the original $58 million he signed for before the 2017 season is being paid to him this year while The Panda currently suits up for the San Francisco Giants. He'll make another $5 million in 2020 before the full commitment of the disastrous deal is fulfilled. Chicago Cubs: Jason Heyward The Cubs heaped a massive eight-year, $184 million at Heyward in the winter of 2015, the largest contract ever awarded to a free-agent outfielder at the time. Although he has remained an elite performer with the glove, capturing his fifth and sixth career Gold Glove Awards as a Cub, his offensive returns have left much to be desired. Of MLB outfielders with at least 500 plate appearances since 2016, Heyward ranks 24 out of 27 in OPS, at .705. Chicago White Sox: Kelvin Herrera The decision to sign Herrera to a two-year, $18 million deal was an eyebrow raiser at the time and hasn't proved any better since. The veteran right-hander has stumbled throughout 2019, producing a 6.83 ERA and a swollen 1.65 WHIP. A former two-time All-Star with the Royals, he was an upside addition that White Sox GM Rick Hahn overspent on to bring aboard his rebuilding roster. Cincinnati Reds: Joey Votto As is the case with many of the long-term extensions geared toward keeping a franchise cornerstone in place, there is a severe downside as it goes further along. Votto is beginning to reach those years where time is dragging down his performance, while his contract continues to keep his earnings high. He is making $25 million in 2019 and has four more seasons ahead at the same rate. Meanwhile, he connected for only 12 home runs and 65 RBI in 2018, both full-season career lows. In the current year even his sterling on-base efforts have spun downward, dropping by over 60 percent. Cleveland Indians: Jason Kipnis In the pre-Francisco Lindor and Jose Ramirez days, Kipnis was the star Indians infielder on the rise, making a pair of All-Star appearances, in 2013 and '15. In the process, he earned a six-year, $52.5 million extension before the 2015 season. But a string of injuries since 2017 have zapped into his productivity, with Kipnis producing a .234/.306/.396 split compared to a .272/.345/.423 pre-injury level. Colorado Rockies: Ian Desmond The addition of Desmond was a head-scratching fit from the beginning in Colorado, as the club immediately asked the All-Star shortstop to move to the outfield. Since then he has relocated to first base, but regardless of where he has taken his glove, it has been his offense that has never regained its previous form. The three-time AL Silver Slugger has hit just .257 with 39 home runs over parts of three years since signing a five-year, $70 million deal with the Rockies; one that has another $23 million guaranteed dollars ahead through 2021. Detroit Tigers: Jordan Zimmermann Zimmermann's career has been a tale of two halves, with most of the memorable moments coming before he inked a five-year, $110 million contract with the Tigers. Since switching over to the AL, Zimmermann is yet to reach double digits in victories in a season, owning a 24-32 record alongside a 5.30 ERA. So far in 2019 he has reached career-worst levels, with a 6.03 ERA over seven starts while making $25 million annually through 2020. Houston Astros: Josh Reddick Houston is another team with no singular terrible financial commitment; however there is a bit of an overpay in the case of Reddick. His $13 million per year ranks fourth on the team despite him being somewhat of a pedestrian contributor when placed against others at his offensively dominant position. Reddick has struggled mightily over the past two postseasons, hitting .169 in 2017, followed by a .188 showing in during Houston's ALCS loss a year ago. Kansas City Royals: Ian Kennedy When Kansas City signed Kennedy to a five-year, $70 million contract in 2016, the Royals were fresh off a World Series title and looking to stay in the competitive picture. Fast forward four years, and Kennedy is on the back end of a largely forgettable Royals tenure where he is nearly 20 games under .500 (19-35). He is still owed $33 million through next season, after being demoted to the K.C. bullpen to open the year. Los Angeles Angels: Albert Pujols Pujols' 10-year, $240 million contract has predictably aged terribly, as he is still making $28 million at age 39 and due another $59 million through his age-41 season. However, that is the cause and effect of luring the game's greatest hitter (at the time) to Anaheim. Pujols has still hit some impressive milestones in the Angels cap, even if his tenure with the team has seen him reach the postseason just once. Los Angeles Dodgers: A.J. Pollock Predictably, the early prognosis for Pollock's tenure in Dodger blue is not looking good. The notoriously injured outfielder (a 91-game average over his first seven seasons) hit only .233 before making his first trip to the DL with his new club. With a deal that jumps up in value in each of the next two years as well, there are warning flags all over the place that this will age terribly. Miami Marlins: Wei-Yin Chen The Marlins were eager to add dependable, veteran pitching to their staff in 2016 and saw Chen as the man for the job. Well wouldn't you know it: Since signing with Miami for five-years and $80 million dollars, Chen has never made more than 26 starts in a season nor has he won more than six games in a season. To top it off, he was demoted to middle relief work entering the season, with $42 million left on his contract   a whopping 26 percent of the Marlins meager payroll. Milwaukee Brewers: Ryan Braun Once on track to become arguably the greatest player in franchise history, Braun has digressed into little more than an ultra-expensive roadblock for the club's younger talent. There is still $36 million left on Braun's 2011 extension, which has become completely unmovable due to Braun acquiring his 10-and-5 rights in 2017. This made a contract that already gave him veto power on deals to 23 teams already an ironclad anchor on the Brewers payroll. Minnesota Twins: Addison Reed Reed was one of the most sought-after relievers on the open market and signed a two-year, $16.7 million deal with the Twins. It was a notable expenditure for the financially cautious Twins…and one that ended up burning them. Reed struggled to a 4.50 ERA over 55 appearances, allowing nine more hits than innings pitched. After Reed suffered a sprained thumb during spring training the following year, he was released in May, with the Twins eating the final $8 million owed to him. New York Mets: Yoenis Cespedes Cespedes re-signed in New York to the tone of a four-year, $116 million deal in November of 2016. But since inking the deal, a string of injuries have largely derailed his career. there was a hamstring injury in 2017, followed by double heel surgery that crossed over from mid-2018 into 2019. To cap things off, Cespedes suffered on off-field ankle fracture in May 2019 that cost him the rest of this season as well. All in all, Cespedes has made $80.5 million through 2019 for playing in 251 of a possible 404 games. New York Yankees: Jacoby Ellsbury At this point, the remaining two years and $47.5 million on Ellsbury's deal is dead money, as the outfielder has been unable to put on the pinstripes since September 2017. All the while, he has earned $21.1 million per year and will through 2020 as well. The restraints of this cash burn of financial commitment has without a doubt impacted the Yankees' ability to pay for a handful of the premier free agents of the past two years, including Bryce Harper and Manny Machado. Oakland Athletics: Marco Estrada The ultra-conservative A's have essentially no bad spends on their roster in a long-term sense, with only Khris Davis and Stephen Piscotty due guaranteed money beyond 2020. However, that doesn't excuse making questionable short-term spends, which is exactly what the addition of Estrada was over the winter. Coming off a season of going 7-14 with a 5.64 ERA, opposing batters are somehow hitting him even harder in 2019. Estrada is yielding a 6.85 ERA, alongside an .858 OPS against. Those types of returns can be had for a lot less than $6 million a year. Philadelphia Phillies: Odubel Herrera After a red-hot start to 2018, Herrera completely bottomed out in the second half, hitting .214 and being benched by the end of the year. 2019 has been even worse for the 27-year-old outfielder, who has produced a -0.4 WAR due to a .222/.288/.341 split, compounded by shoddy defensive returns as well. Top it off with a suspension due to an ongoing investigation into domestic abuse claims, and the over $20 million due to him through 2021 continues to look worse and worse. Pittsburgh Pirates: Chris Archer Archer was looked at as being a potential major coup   and a borderline heist   when he was acquired by Pittsburgh from Tampa Bay at the trade deadline a year ago in exchange for prospects Austin Meadows and Tyler Glasnow. But while Meadows and Glasnow have soared in their new home, Archer's stock has continued to trend down. Once seen as a major bargain in comparison to his talent   $7 million in 2019 with a pair of team options totaling $20 million through 2021   Archer's ERA has soared over 5.00 in 2019 and could make him a candidate to be sent to free agency following the year. San Diego Padres: Wil Myers Myers signed a six-year, $83 million extension in 2017, which is extremely backloaded, and his deal is set to balloon from $3 million in 2019 to $20 million annually in 2020 through 2022, with a club option in 2023. Meanwhile, his production continues to severely tail off; he hit only 11 home runs in 2018 and has seen his average dip below .220 in 2019. This is of particularly severe concern for the small-market Padres who have committed $440 million to Manny Machado and Eric Hosmer over the past two years, making every other dollar count that much more. San Francisco Giants: Johnny Cueto There are tons of bad deals currently haunting the Giants payroll, including those of Jeff Samardzija ($36 million left), Mark Melancon ($28 million) and Evan Longoria ($67.5 million). This all plays into why the Giants have the game's fifth-highest payroll but are on pace to lose over 88 games for a third straight year. Cueto's comes out on top due to the sheer amount of years/money left (three and $70 million) and the fact that he hasn't pitched since March of last year and is currently rehabbing from Tommy John surgery. Seattle Mariners: Kyle Seager In many regards, this should easily be Felix Hernandez's spot to inhabit, considering he is pulling down $27.8 million in the final year of a monstrous $175 million deal despite not posting and ERA below 5.00 since 2017. However, escaping the three years and $51 million due to Seager is looking to be much more difficult. The former All-Star, Gold Glove third baseman has hit .234 while totaling 4.1 WAR over since 2017, becoming an incredibly difficult piece to move amid the Mariners' current salary dump and overhaul effort. St. Louis Cardinals: Brett Cecil The Cardinals were aggressive in going after Cecil in the winter of 2016, inking him to a four-year, $30.5 million deal. Though he was viewed as the top left-handed reliever on the open market at the time, that billing never followed him to St. Louis. Over 113 appearances with the club (scattered around numerous trips to the injured list), Cecil has been hit to the tune of a 3-5 record with a 4.86 ERA. He is yet to appear in 2019 despite being on the books for $7.7 million on the year, with another $7 million due to come his way again in 2020. Tampa Bay Rays: Kevin Kiermaier Kiermaier has been the game's premier defensive outfielder since 2016, totaling 8.5 defensive win shares despite playing in 165 fewer games than his next closest competition, Mookie Betts. While those elite-level returns should rightfully earn him a handsome payday, the $43 million he is due over the next three years is tough to swallow for the financially tight Rays. Kiermaier has only hit over .250 once since 2016 while playing in has many as 105 games just once. For a player who is due to account for over 25 percent of Tampa's total financial commitments over the next four years, the team needs more in return. Texas Rangers: Prince Fielder Fielder's career came to sudden end during the 2016 season when a neck injury forced him out of action. That came amid a nine-year, $214 million contract, a portion of which has still remained on the Rangers payroll. Although the Detroit Tigers, whom Fielder was acquired from, along with injury insurance, have picked up a portion of the deal, the Rangers still are on the hook for $9 million per year through 2020. This makes Fielder the fourth-highest-paid Ranger on the year. Toronto Blue Jays: Troy Tulowitzki Toronto wanted so badly to be done with the Tulowitzki era (or "error" in judgement, perhaps) that they were willing to release him over the winter outright, with $37 million still due to him over the next three years. This makes Tulo, who currently plays for in-division foe Yankees, the highest-paid player on the Blue Jays payroll through 2020. This is just a portion of the $49.1 million in carryover salaries Toronto is paying ex-players in 2019. Washington Nationals: Patrick Corbin There is a ton of risk in Corbin's deal, the vast majority of which is yet to come. The lefty signed a six-year, $140 million contract with the Nationals in December, one which is massively backloaded. Corbin will make a manageable $12 million in each of the first years of the deal before it begins to steadily ramp up year by year. It stands to peak at $34 million in 2024 when Corbin is 34. That is the definition of paying big for immediate returns while putting off a substantial risk for another day.


On the day before their first training camp practice, the Jets made a series of roster moves. The team re-signed tight end Temuchin Hodges. We have signed TE Temuchin Hodges. https://t.co/H7zVeXCmJc pic.twitter.com/5fs6TspD8C   New York Jets (@nyjets) July 24, 2019 Temuchin used to go by the name Bucky. You might remember he had a brief stint with the Jets last year between April and July. A Virginia Tech product, Hodges performed well at the Combine in 2017. He still fell to the sixth round where he was picked by Minnesota. He also has stints with the Panthers and the Steelers. The Jets need some tight end depth, but Hodges figures to be competing more for a practice squad spot. He didn't make the Jets roster a year ago. Four teams have cut him in two years. Expectations should be low. In other news the Jets placed two more players on the Non Football Injury list including slot corner Brian Poole. CB Brian Poole and OL Toa Lobendahn have been placed on the Active/Non-Football Injury list. https://t.co/QmMM5wNfbA   New York Jets (@nyjets) July 24, 2019 The Jets are expecting Poole to play a major role on the defense, but this designation doesn't necessarily mean he will miss much time. We will have to wait and see. The team also waived running back DeAngelo Henderson yesterday. We have waived RB De'Angelo Henderson. https://t.co/zAVrpaef7I pic.twitter.com/TnPqVwLrvB   New York Jets (@nyjets) July 23, 2019


From Argentina's Estefanía Banini to Brazil's Marta, here are some of the most exciting players to look out for in the upcoming World Cup. Leading female soccer players from 24 nations are set to vie for the coveted FIFA Women's World Cup in France between June 7 to July 7, 2019. Here are some of the most exciting players to look out for in the tournament. Estefanía Banini (Argentina) Position: Forward Considered by fans and experts as the female equivalent of Lionel Messi, the Argentine captain is a gifted playmaker and led her Chilean club Colo-Colo to victory at the Copa Libertadores Femenina in 2012. Sam Kerr (Australia) Position: Forward/Midfielder A finalist at the Best FIFA Women's Player award in 2018, the dexterous striker holds the record of scoring in seven consecutive matches for her national team in the 2017/18 season. Marta (Brazil) Position: Forward A seasoned star, the Brazilian skipper has been named the world s top player by FIFA for a record six times. Playing in her fifth World Cup this year, Marta is the tournament s all-time top scorer with 15 goals. Gabrielle Onguéné (Cameroon) Position: Midfielder Thanks to her excellent goal-scoring ability, she helped Cameroon reach the Round of 16 for the first time ever at the 2015 World Cup. Honing her skills with time, she even scored a crucial goal against Mali during the qualifications to lead her team to the World Cup this year. Christine Sinclair (Canada) Position: Forward/Midfielder Making her fifth appearance at the World Cup stage, Sinclair is revered by her teammates and rivals alike, thanks to her unbeatable combination of speed, skill, strength and goal sense Christiane Endler (Chile) Position: Goalkeeper Playing with the national team since she was 15 years old, Endler s nearly six-feet tall height, her clinical reflexes and her ferocious tenacity of staying on the ball makes her a tough goalie to overcome. Li Ying (China) Position: Forward One of the most instrumental members of her team during the qualifiers, Li shined at the 2018 AFC Women's Asian Cup, as she scored seven goals in five matches. Fran Kirby (England) Position: Forward Her second World Cup to date, Kirby helped her team cruise through the qualifiers with five assists and two goals. She is known for her ability to crack through the rival defense like no other. Amandine Henry (France) Position: Midfielder The French captain may not have won any major international accolade yet, however, Henry s club career stands testament to the fact that she is one of the best French soccer players at present. As a defensive midfielder with Olympique Lyon, she won four UEFA Women s Champions League and nine Division 1 Féminine titles. Dzsenifer Marozsán (Germany) Position: Midfielder One of the greatest finds of the nation s youth soccer programs, Marozsán s incredible goalscoring and playmaking skills saw her deliver one goal and three assists in the World Cup qualifier matches. Barbara Bonansea (Italy) Position: Forward/Midfielder Filling in the considerable gap left by Melania Gabbiadini since her 2017 retirement is no easy task. However, Bonansea s incredible playmaking skills have not only got her a berth in Juventus, but also made her one of the most discussed Italian soccer players of recent times. Jody Brown (Jamaica) Position: Forward Thanks to her impressive showing at the CONCACAF Women's U-20 Championship, the Jamaican striker was awarded the best young player of the tournament. How she shines against the best in the world remains to be seen. Mana Iwabuchi (Japan) Position: Forward At just the age of 15, the Japanese striker was voted the player of the tournament at the very first edition of FIFA U-17 Women s World Cup. She was on the World Cup-winning squad of 2011 and this year will be her third World Cup appearance. Ji So-yun (Korea Republic) Position: Midfielder Making her international debut at the age of 15, So-yun gradually honed herself to be one of the most bankable Korean athletes, much thanks to her incredible run in the Premier League with Chelsea. Lieke Martens (Netherlands) Position: Midfielder Known for her superlative playmaking, Martens helped the Dutch win the UEFA Women s Euro and went on to be named the Best FIFA Women s Player in 2017. Ali Riley (New Zealand) Position: Defender/Midfielder One of the most experienced players in the upcoming tournament, the Kiwi captain has played in three Olympic Games as well as three World Cups so far. Her knowledge and playmaking skills especially come handy since she holds the defensive wall for her team. Asisat Oshoala (Nigeria) Position: Forward The Nigerian striker is no stranger to accolades. Not only did she win the Golden Ball and the Golden Boot at the 2014 U-20 World Cup, she was also voted the best African player in 2014, 2016 and 2017. Maren Mjelde (Norway) Position: Defender One of Norway s most bankable players for over a decade, Mjelde is best known for her dead-ball skills and her capabilities as a central defender. Kim Little (Scotland) Position: Midfielder This year s World Cup will mark Little s first major international tournament in Scottish colors, having earlier represented Great Britain at the 2012 Olympics. At the qualifiers, she ensured smooth sailing for her team with important goals in each of Scotland s final three matches. Janine van Wyk (South Africa) Position: Defender Since her 2005 debut, Van Wyk has gone on to become one of the most-capped players from her country, male or female. She made her 150th international appearance at the 2018 COSAFA Women's Championship in the game against Malawi. Irene Paredes (Spain) Position: Defender Despite playing in center-back, Paredes managed to score four goals at the World Cup qualifiers, making her the second highest scorer for her team in the tournament. Stina Blackstenius (Sweden) Position: Forward Known for her jaw-dropping shot power, Blackstenius stepped up in the absence of veterans during the qualifying games and scored three goals of the total seven appearances. Kanjana Sungngoen (Thailand) Position: Forward Thanks to her blistering speed and years of experience, Sungngoen may just be Thailand s secret weapon. She had earlier helped her team qualify for the tournament back in 2015 and did so again this year. Julie Ertz (USA) Position: Midfielder/Defender One of the key players on the team, owing to her playmaking position on the field, Ertz has a knack for scoring goals, even though she may be playing in the midfield or even as a center-back. All eyes will be on Ertz who is believed to be playing her best soccer now.