It's some ask, but Liverpool fans have pinned all their hope on Chris Hughton's Brighton. The Reds are hoping the Seagulls can pull off an almighty shock against the league leaders and incumbent champions Manchester City when they host Pep Guardiola's side at the Amex Stadium on Sunday. Liverpool need to better the Citizens' result when they host Wolves to claim a first league title in 30 years, with the curtain drawing on another memorable Premier League season. Whatever happens next. A season to remember. One more game  pic.twitter.com/90MOIIM3fB   Liverpool FC (@LFC) May 11, 2019 As previously done with Burnley and Leicester, Reds ' fans have been searching through every nook and cranny of the internet to find a statistic that may provide them with a glimmer of hope going into the final day. Brighton have the odds stacked firmly against them ahead of kick off, having been involved in a relegation scrap for most of the season after a severely disappointing campaign. Furthermore, they take on a City side bang in form who have won all of their last 13 league games. While Leicester City and Burnley were unable to halt City's surge towards the title, Brighton offer the final hurdle of that charge - and are backed with a few stats that will provide Jurgen Klopp and his men hopes of another twist in the title race. The Hughton Curse? City have been a dominant force in the Premier League for a number of years now, having not lost a game on the final day since the 2012/13 season. However, in a possible boost for the red half of Merseyside's optimism levels, that loss came against Chris Hughton, who oversaw a 3-2 win for his previous club Norwich at the Etihad Stadium. Only Need One Chance Additionally, despite netting just 34 goals all season, the Seagulls have a superb 'big chance' conversion rate, sitting second in the charts only behind Klopp's side. Of the 45 'big chances' created this season, Hughton's men have put away nearly half of them with a 48.9% conversion rate, according to the BBC . Man City haven't lost on the final day of a #PL season since 2012/13, when @OfficialBHAFC boss Chris Hughton won 3-2 at the Etihad with Norwich #BHAMCI pic.twitter.com/z9oWDEYbxo   Premier League (@premierleague) May 12, 2019 Such a statistic indicates a clinical edge in front of goal, despite not carving opponents open on a regular basis. With City tipped to dominate possession, opportunities are set to be few and far between for the hosts, although sitting joint bottom of the list for 'big chances' missed with 23 will offer Reds' fans some hope ahead of the final day. Off the Line Some key moments have saved City this season, with clearances off the line both for and against them playing a pivotal role in their narrow one point lead. Sergio Aguero scored the only goal in their last away trip against Burnley, with his effort crossing the line by a mere 29.5mm. It's clutching at straws, but Brighton rank second in the league for clearances off the line with seven - via the official Premier League website - meaning they're used to some last ditch defending that will surely come into play on Sunday. While the importance of stats divides opinion, there are certainly a few little tidbits here that may either concern City fans, or encourage Liverpool fans that there are further twists to come this season.


NEW YORK (CBSNewYork)   One person is dead and four have been sickened after a carbon monoxide incident in Brooklyn. Firefighters were called to a building on Jackson Street near Woodpoint Road in East Williamsburg just after 6 a.m. Saturday for a report of elevated carbon monoxide levels. When police officers and firefighters arrived at the home, they found an unconscious, unresponsive individual lying on the ground in a second-floor hallway. He was pronounced dead at the scene. Fire Chief Fred Schaff told CBS2's Marc Liverman that four others, two female victims and two male victims, suffered non-life-threatening injuries and were taken to a local hospital. #BREAKING : 1 person is dead and 4 others are in the hospital after being exposed to elevated levels of carbon monoxide at this home on Jackson Ave. in #Williamsburg #BK this morning. Firefighters say they were all squatting in the home. We're LIVE on @CBSNewYork at 9 with more. pic.twitter.com/8LasdaHVBU   Marc Liverman (@MarcLiverman) August 3, 2019 According to firefighters, all five victims were squatting in the home. A generator was found inside the building, but it wasn't running. Schaff says carbon monoxide readings were coming in at 250 parts per million. Normal levels are somewhere close to 9 parts per million. Firefighters also found elevated carbon monoxide in neighboring buildings. Those buildings were evacuated, but tenants have since been allowed to return. "It was scary, and at first, I didn't even think that it was a case of anyone passing away. I just thought that that was someone's alarm that went off and alerted them that there was carbon monoxide, and then that, you know, they just came to make sure that everybody was OK," neighbor Sharon Carrolls said. "So, yeah, it was really scary, and [I'm] definitely going to get my carbon monoxide alarms checked as soon as possible to make sure that they're working correctly." At least 60 firefighters responded to the scene.


After the completion of Kyle Rudolph's four-year contract extension, the Vikings bought themselves some breathing room under the salary cap for the 2019 league year. They've now got $4,686,926 under the cap, having created $4.075 million of cap space with Rudolph's new deal. Their 2020 cap situation, which was tenuous before signing Rudolph, will still require some work between now and next spring. According to sources with access to NFL Players Association salary data, Rudolph received a $7.25 million signing bonus, and retains the ability to make up to $250,000 in per-game roster bonuses and $100,000 in offseason workout bonuses in each year of the deal. His annual base salaries and cap numbers are as follows: 2019: $1.75 million base (fully guaranteed)/$3.55 million cap number 2020: $7.025 million base (guaranteed for injury)/$8.825 million cap number 2021: $7.65 million/$9.45 million 2022: $8.45 million/$10.25 million 2023: $9.85 million/$11.65 million The Vikings would incur $5.8 million in dead money charges -- against $3.025 million in cap savings -- if they released Rudolph before 2020, so the team might look at the deal as a two-year proposition before it would make much sense to get out of it. It's not believed that Rudolph's $7.025 million base salary in 2020 -- which is currently guaranteed against injury only -- becomes fully guaranteed before next season, so if Rudolph stays healthy, the team could always think about releasing him with a post-June 1 designation, which would allow them to push $4.35 million of dead money charges into 2021, when Kirk Cousins will either have a new contract or the team will have a new quarterback. As it stands now, though, the Vikings are carrying $211.638 million worth of cap charges into 2020. Even if they're able to carry over some of their remaining cap space into next season, and the NFL salary cap spikes to $200 million, they'll again need to clear space to be able to do much in free agency and sign draft picks. Veterans like Riley Reiff, Everson Griffen, Linval Joseph and Xavier Rhodes -- who will all be at least 30 and carry cap numbers of at least $12.9 million in 2020 -- could be candidates for release or restructured deals before next season. The Vikings will have decisions to make on cornerbacks Trae Waynes and Mackensie Alexander, as well as safety Anthony Harris and defensive end Stephen Weatherly, so it's possible they'll part with a couple of longtime fixtures in Mike Zimmer's defense in an effort to keep some of their younger players. Reiff, who turns 31 on Dec. 1, would likely need a better year than he had in 2018 to remain in Minnesota on his current contract. But then again, if the Vikings release him, they'll have to be confident enough about their options at tackle to move on. The Vikings' deft salary cap management under VP of football operations Rob Brzezinski will likely continue into another year of tough decisions. But after an offseason when the Vikings had to restructure contracts of three veterans -- Griffen, Rudolph and Eric Kendricks -- just to sign Josh Kline, keep Anthony Barr (among others) and sign their draft picks, the set of decisions facing them in 2020 might involve some big names once again. ___ (c)2019 the Star Tribune (Minneapolis) Visit the Star Tribune (Minneapolis) at www.startribune.com Distributed by Tribune Content Agency, LLC.


A 3-year-old child and the child's grandmother were struck by a vehicle in Worcester on Wednesday. The crash happened at 307 Chandler St. in front of Commerce Bank Field as that grandmother was pushing the child in a stroller in the crosswalk. A witness said two vehicles were stopped on both sides of the street as the woman was crossing. A silver sedan ran into the back of a red Prius and swerved into the path of the woman and child, the witness said. A group of DPW employees who were working nearby pulled the car off of the child and called for help. The child and woman were taken to a hospital in stable condition. A passenger in the Prius was also taken to the hospital. The driver of the silver sedan stayed at the scene. READ MORE: 3-year-old child, grandmother struck by vehicle in Worcester CHECK OUT WCVB: Get the latest Boston news, weather and sports online, anytime. Stay in the know with Boston's news leader   WCVB.


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. President Trump has taken comfort in and Democrats have been tempered by polls showing that impeachment is unpopular with the American people. It's easy to believe that what is true now will continue, but what if events play a significant role in how Americans perceive impeachment? Might they become convinced that Trump is a menace and that Vice President Pence would be a far superior incumbent who would not, as his boss does, risk dragging them all down to defeat? A new poll suggests opinion on impeachment may be malleable. Reuters reports , "The number of Americans who said President Donald Trump should be impeached rose 5 percentage points to 45 percent since mid-April." In the weeks since the redacted report came out, several developments may have affected voters' thinking. At least voters outside the Fox News bubble know that far from exonerating Trump, special counsel Robert S. Mueller III found substantial evidence of obstruction of justice. Hundreds upon hundreds of prosecutors have weighed in, affirming they would have brought charges if not for the Office of Legal Counsel memo. And Attorney General William P. Barr has performed dreadfully at a pair of hearings, evading and double-talking his way around the actual findings in the report. Now imagine if Mueller and then former White House counsel Donald McGahn testify, reaffirming the mountain of evidence that Trump tried to influence witnesses, sought to fire Mueller and tried to curtail the investigation. Surely that would be gripping TV. Subscribe to the Post Most newsletter: Today's most popular stories on The Washington Post Moreover, as House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) has said, Trump's continued conduct blocking Barr and McGahn from testifying adds to the impression that he is obstructing investigation of his wrongdoing and hiding incriminating information. Indeed at his news conference following the contempt vote, House Judiciary Committee Chairman Jerrold Nadler (D-N.Y.) suggested the White House is not stonewalling merely on the Russia probe: If Trump has indeed ordered agencies to do what he has said publicly   oppose all subpoenas   he is engaged in an unprecedented, across-the-board assault on the Constitution. If he intends to raise bad faith claims of executive privilege to avoid responding to any subpoenas   even on topics unrelated to Russia   he has gone one step further than Richard M. Nixon. ( Pelosi reiterated this at her Thursday news conference: "And now we're not even talking about isolated situations. We're talking about a cumulative effect of obstruction that the administration is engaged in and the president declaring that he is not going to honor any subpoenas from the Congress.") Perhaps this behavior will impress the public, making the case that he not only has something (or some things) to hide but also is willing to shred the Constitution to stay in power. In taking Trump to court, pressing methodically ahead, calling key witnesses (e.g., McGahn, Mueller) and obtaining the entire special counsel report Congress is following precisely the same process as it did in Watergate. Just as in Watergate when Sen. Sam Ervin (D-N.C.) led the Watergate committee from May 17, 1973, until its report was issued on June 27, 1974, hearings in the House Judiciary and other House committees can gather facts to determine if the House should proceed to consider impeachment. (The House Judiciary Committee under Rep. Peter Rodino commenced on May 9, 1974, and voted to pass three of five articles of impeachment in late July 1974.) Pelosi's determination to take this step by step preserves the House's option to later institute impeachment hearings, gives the American people a tutorial in Trump's misconduct and, as it turns out, is pushing Trump to undertake even more outlandish (and more impeachable) actions. Pelosi told reporters, "I think that what we want to do is get the facts. We want to do it in a way that is the least divisive to our country and the most productive. We're asking in the constitutional way for the administration to comply." She added, "We still have more opportunities. We'll see if Mueller will testify, and that will make a big difference in terms of where we go from here." After all of that, we'll see where public opinion settles. For now, Trump continues to be his own worst enemy. Read more: Jennifer Rubin: What we should ask presidential contenders about impeachment E.J. Dionne Jr.: In the battle over impeachment, Trump and the GOP have fired the first shots Brian Klaas: It's time to start impeachment hearings. Today. Greg Sargent: Schiff: The case for impeachment hearings is getting stronger Jennifer Rubin: First hold them in contempt, then impeach


An anonymous donor visited two Ohio Walmarts recently, spreading holiday cheer by paying off the stores' entire layaways. Steelyard Commons in Cleveland had about $70,000 in layaway goods and the store in Lorain had about $36,000, which means the donor paid a total of more than $106,000, according to WEWS-TV . Walmart released a statement, saying "Christmas is a time of year when people go above and beyond to give back to their neighbors and communities. When customers anonymously pay off others' layaway items we're reminded of the amazing things people will do to support each other," according to WEWS. The goods included toys, a pair of socks and 70-inch televisions, the station reported.


The Golden State Warriors have received a lot of criticism for the way they handled Kevin Durant's injury. Most believe that they rushed him back for Game 5 when they were down 3-1 to the Toronto Raptors just to try to rally and win their third straight championship. The plan completely backfired as Durant then suffered a big Achilles injury that will keep him out for all of the 2019-20 season. Before coming back that June night in Toronto, he had missed nine straight games with a calf injury and it was then compounded by a much more serious injury. In an interview with Yahoo! Sports , Durant mentioned that the plan was to come back for Game 5 all along. He told Yahoo!: "No matter what the series was, I was aiming for Game 5," he said. "That's why I played when it was 3-1. No matter what, I just wanted to play in the Finals. I just wanted to hoop, especially if I could be out there. I was feeling good leading up to it. I was working out every day. I was gradually getting back to myself doing the two-a-days. I was really locked in on my game and trying to get back. I really wanted to play in that series." It was admirable for Durant to return and try to help his teammates win a championship, but unfortunately, it is going to cost him an entire season. His comments do take some heat off the Warriors organization who had received some backlash for everything that went down. He has the heart and mind of a true basketball player and that is something that will help him when he does return from his injury in 2020 with the Brooklyn Nets. MORE: ESPN's Molly Qerim walked off set after Max Kellerman said Kobe's on his 'all-NBA worst team' Packers rookie Darrius Shepherd standing out to Matt LaFleur, Aaron Rodgers Deadline passes as Elliott loses accrued season, fines reach $500K Watch: Lions release Episode 2 of 'Inside the Den' Sergio Llull 'not closing the door' on Rockets, NBA


Righty Dan Straily is being shifted into the bullpen, the Orioles informed reporters including Roch Kubatko of MASNsports.com ( via Twitter ). It isn't yet known who'll step into his spot in the rotation. This move wasn't hard to see coming. The O's added Straily for a low price at the outset of the year, with the idea that he'd help solidify the rotation. Unfortunately, that has just not happened. While the 30-year-old has been a sturdy rotation piece for several years now, he has been drubbed in Baltimore. Over 34 2/3 innings, he carries a 9.09 ERA with just 18 strikeouts against 17 walks. Opposing hitters have already launched 14 long balls. Straily is living outside of the zone (career-low 38.8%) in an effort to avoid that hard contact. He's struggling to get swinging strikes (career-low 7.3%). Opposing hitters are putting the ball in the air against him more than ever before, with 20.6% of those flies leaving the yard. While the O's don't have any particularly compelling replacement options, they are said to be browsing the market for pitching depth . If they can't find a new arm quickly, they'll need to look internally for at least one start. Just-claimed hurler Chandler Shepherd is one possibility. Forty-man roster members Josh Rogers , Jimmy Yacabonis and Luis Ortiz are also presently working at Triple-A. Southpaw Keegan Akin is there as well. He's perhaps the most intriguing possibility, but would need a 40-man spot to be promoted. Related slideshow: 2019 MLB season (provided by imagn)


LYON, France   Count England Women's World Cup team coach Phil Neville among Megan Rapinoe's list of admirers. Two days before Neville's Lionesses face United States star Rapinoe and the rest of the defending champions with a place in next Sunday's tournament final on the line, the former Manchester United defender said that he backs the 33-year-old, who was criticized by President Donald Trump last week before scoring both American goals in their quarterfinal win over host nation France. "I admire people who have personality and character," Neville said Sunday during his pre-match news conference ahead of Tuesday's match at Olympic Stadium. "I admire people who stand up for that they believe in with strong values. "So yes, I admire Megan Rapinoe for standing up for what she believes in in terms of a lot of things, the fight for equality, the fight for diversity, inclusion that she obviously fights a lot about and campaigns a lot about." A few minutes earlier, Neville spoke about his first interaction with Rapinoe, which came during the final of the 2018 SheBelieves Cup in Orlando, Florida. "There was a ball that bounced on the touchline   I went to catch the ball and her studs came right though my Apple watch, and she's never paid me back for that yet," Neville joked. "And what I liked about it, she didn't say sorry, she just got on with it. She's a winner. I like the individuality, both on and off the field, and I absolutely think she's a world-class footballer." Neville would know. He played 59 times for England's men's team and although he never appeared in a World Cup, he did win six Premier League titles and the UEFA Champions League with United before moving into management in 2015. He was named the head coach of his country's women's side early last year. But while Neville backed the openly gay Rapinoe, who was singled out by Trump in a series of tweets after video surfaced of her saying she wouldn't visit "the f***ing White House" if the Americans retained their title this summer, he suggested that he might have tried to steer clear of such controversy during his own playing days. "Me personally, I would never get involved in any political issues," he said."I'm a football manager, don't know anything about politics, don't like when politicians get involved in football. So I think it's sometimes 'stay in your lane' from my point of view. "But, if you've got views, if you've got values and you want to air them and you've got a platform to air them, I admire people who will stick their head above the parapet," he added. "And that is why we as footballers and managers have a platform to influence, to influence and to show kids around the world that being a footballer and influencing people and doing the right thing, is the right thing to do." More from Yahoo Sports: World Cup reveals source of strength for Rapinoe, USWNT Knicks in play for big free agents but determined to build right Mets put living players in 'In Memoriam' montage USWNT leaves Trump, France behind, focuses on England Related slideshow: Best photos of the 2019 Women's World Cup (provided by imagn)


Tyler Reddick joined the three-win club in the NASCAR Xfinity Series, all coming in the last five races. Reddick stretched his fuel the final 47 of 125 laps in Saturday's LTi Printing 250 and held off a fast-approaching Noah Gragson to claim the win at Michigan International Speedway. After getting clearance he had enough fuel to make it, Gragson passed two cars in the final two laps trying to chase Reddick down. The win is the sixth of Reddick's career, coming with three different organizations (Richard Childress Racing, Chip Ganassi Racing and JR Motorsports). "I just didn't want to burn a lot of fuel there. Our Chevrolet was really good but I made some mistakes on pit road and we didn't get the track position until the end there," Reddick said after the race. "A great team effort. I didn't do the thing I needed to do on the race track but man, that was a great car and we put ourselves in position to win." Asked about his third win all coming in the past five races, Reddick said: "We just bring great race cars to the race track every week. All the guys at the shop work super-hard on these Chevys. "All the guys at Richard Childress Racing just make an outstanding effort throughout the week. Their efforts back at the shop and their hours spent from morning to afternoon every single day is what is paying off in getting us back to Victory Lane so often this year." Michael Annett ended up third, Paul Menard was fourth and Justin Allgaier completed the top-five. , respectively. Gray Gaulding spun off Turn 4 on Lap 72 after contact with Chad Finchum to bring out a caution. The race returned to green on Lap 77 with Bell in the lead. Chase Briscoe spun on the restart in Turn 2 after contact from Tommy Joe Martins to bring the caution back out. Some of the lead-lap cars elected to pit this time and Reddick was the first off pit road. On the restart with 44 laps remaining, Bell had stayed out and remained out front. He was followed by Custer and Ross Chastain. With 40 laps to go, Bell maintained a solid lead over Custer as Reddick moved up to third. On Lap 95, Custer got around Bell off Turn 1 to the lead for the first time in the race. Both Custer and Bell would likely need to pit again if there were no additional cautions. After 100 laps, Custer's lead had grown to more than 1.2 seconds over Bell. Reddick remained in third and was saving gas hoping to make it to the finish without another stop. On Lap 114, both Bell and Custer made green-flag stops for fuel and Reddick moved into the lead with 10 laps remaining. With five laps to go, Reddick remained out front followed by Annett, Menard and Gragson. Stage 2 With one lap remaining in the 30-lap stage, Bell went to the inside of Menard to take the lead for the first time in the race and held on for the stage victory. Custer also got around Menard to take second-place. Reddick was fourth and Justin Haley rounded out the top-five. Following the break between Stages 1 and 2, all of the lead-lap car elected to pit and Menard was the first off pit road and retained the top spot. He was followed by Custer and Haley. The race returned to green on Lap 38. After 40 laps, Menard remained out front but Custer was beginning to close on his rear bumper in an attempt to grab the lead. On Lap 47, Custer got side-by-side with Menard but could not complete the pass for the lead and briefly fell back. A piece of debris covered the nose of Menard's No. 12 Ford, which sent his engine temperatures rising and in danger of having to pit. With five laps to go, Menard continued to hold a small advantage over Bell. Custer ran in third. Stage 1 Menard, making his first series start of the year, held off Bell to claim the Stage 1 victory. Reddick was third, John Hunter Nemechek fourth and Gragson rounded out the top-five. Menard, who started on the pole, led the way the first four laps. On Lap 5, Dillon Bassett and Ray Black Jr. made contact and wrecked off Turn 4 to bring out a caution. During the caution Ryan Sieg was penalized for speeding on pit road and had to restart from the rear of the field. The race returned to green on Lap 10 with Menard out front followed by Bell and Brandon Jones. On Lap 12, a caution was displayed for two separate incidents on track. Herbst hit the Turn 4 wall and Jeb Burton had a tire go down on his car. CAUTION: Issues for both @rileyherbst and @JebBurtonRacing bring the action at @MISpeedway to a pause. Leaderboard: https://t.co/zoBJy2KxUf pic.twitter.com/vb8Vq6lkle   NASCAR Xfinity (@NASCAR_Xfinity) June 8, 2019 The race returned to green on Lap 17 with Menard still leading the way followed by Nemechek and Bell. With 10 laps to go in the first stage, Menard maintained a small advantage over Bell. Nemechek was third, Gragson fourth and Reddick was fifth. Reddick moved up to the third spot on Lap 27 and began working on Bell for the second spot. Before the race, five drivers had to move to the rear prior to the start   Herbst (backup car), Joey Gase (unapproved adjustments), Josh Williams (tire change), David Starr (engine change) and Martins (unapproved adjustments). Cla#Driver ManufacturerLapsTimeLaps Led 1 2 Tyler Reddick Chevrolet 125 11 2 9 Noah Gragson Chevrolet 125 1.515 3 1 Michael Annett Chevrolet 125 2.071 4 12 Paul Menard Ford 125 2.263 57 5 7 Justin Allgaier Chevrolet 125 3.991 6 19 Brandon Jones Toyota 125 4.267 7 98 Chase Briscoe Ford 125 5.157 8 23 John Hunter Nemechek Chevrolet 125 10.602 9 8 Jeb Burton Chevrolet 125 10.959 10 11 Justin Haley Chevrolet 125 11.743 11 22 Austin Cindric Ford 125 14.728 12 00 Cole Custer Ford 125 17.265 20 13 20 Christopher Bell Toyota 125 25.848 36 14 4 Ross Chastain Chevrolet 125 30.039 15 51 Jeremy Clements Chevrolet 125 30.262 16 08 Gray Gaulding Chevrolet 125 32.713 17 39 Ryan Sieg Chevrolet 124 1 lap 18 99 Tommy Joe Martins Toyota 124 1 lap 19 15 B.J. McLeod Chevrolet 124 1 lap 20 01 Stephen Leicht Chevrolet 124 1 lap 21 93 Josh Bilicki Chevrolet 124 1 lap 22 42 Chad Finchum Toyota 124 1 lap 23 36 Josh Williams Chevrolet 124 1 lap 24 5 Matt Mills Toyota 124 1 lap 25 52 David Starr Chevrolet 124 1 lap 26 86 Brandon Brown Chevrolet 124 1 lap 27 Garrett Smithley Chevrolet 123 2 laps 28 78 Vinnie Miller Toyota 123 2 laps 29 35 Joey Gase Toyota 64 61 laps 30 07 Ray Black Jr. Chevrolet 51 74 laps 31 13 Timmy Hill Toyota 42 83 laps 32 89 Landon Cassill Chevrolet 40 85 laps 33 17 Bayley Currey Chevrolet 36 89 laps 2 34 74 Kyle Weatherman Chevrolet 29 96 laps 35 66 Tyler Hill Toyota 17 108 laps 36 38 Jeff Green Chevrolet 17 108 laps 37 18 Riley Herbst Toyota 12 113 laps 38 90 Dillon Bassett Chevrolet 8 117 laps


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GREENSBORO, N.C.   Byeong Hun An and Sungjae Im each shot 8-under 62 on Thursday to share the lead after one round at the Wyndham Championship. Mackenzie Hughes, Rory Sabbatini, Patrick Rodgers and Johnson Wagner were a stroke back behind the South Korean leaders in the final PGA Tour event before the FedEx Cup playoffs. Former Wyndham winners Brandt Snedeker and Webb Simpson joined Jordan Spieth among the nine players at 64. The co-leaders shot the best rounds of their PGA Tour careers. An, a 27-year-old South Korean seeking his first career victory on tour, closed with birdies on four of his final six holes and a sand save on the par-4 18th. An had four birdies on the front nine at Sedgefield Country Club along with those four on the back nine during his bogey-free round. He hit 15 greens in regulation. "I've got to do a couple more of these rounds," An said. "One good round won't do it, so I need to keep it up and make a lot of birdies." Im, one of nine players in the field with a chance at finishing in the top 10 on the points list and earning some bonus money as part of the new Wyndham Rewards Top 10 program, had three straight birdies on Nos. 14-16 and also was bogey-free. He started at No. 25 on the points list. For a while, it looked as though Spieth would join them atop the leaderboard - teeing off on No. 18 one stroke behind the leaders, but he sent his drive out of bounds. After taking the penalty stroke, he placed his fourth stroke 21 feet from the flagstick and rolled in that putt for arguably the best bogey of the day. "I got up there and had a putt at it, I was just trying to get the right speed," Spieth said. "And 5 feet to go, it looked really good, just like they did all day." Full-field scores from the Wyndham Championship Full coverage of the Wyndham Championship Spieth had just 23 putts during his round. "You want putts for birdie. You want to be hitting greens in regulation," Spieth said. "Really, two bad swings today kept it from being my lowest round on the PGA Tour. There's a lot of good in that." At No. 67 on the points list, Spieth - the 2015 FedEx Cup champion - is in no danger of missing the postseason. Others at Sedgefield aren't so secure. The top 125 qualify for The Northern Trust next week at Liberty National, and are assured of keeping their tour cards for next season, if they don't already have them. Garnett, who started at No. 121 on the points list, and Power, who is No. 144, are among those who are squarely on the playoff bubble. "I know if it doesn't go well where I'm going," said Josh Teater, who is No. 165. "So I kind of made that up ... in my mind a few weeks back that, hey, if I make all three cuts and finish 40th, it makes no difference, so let's go try to play great and if we end up playing terrible, it doesn't matter." The other main subplot at Sedgefield is the chase for the top 10 and the remaining $5.3 million in bonus money that is still up for grabs. The top three spots have been locked up. Paul Casey, who at No. 8 on the points list is the highest-ranked player in the field. Eight other players, including Simpson, began the tournament with a shot at climbing into the top 10 and claiming some of that bonus cash. "I sound free-wheeling and I am, I'm very kind of in a position where I can only improve my position in the FedExCup and maybe grab a bigger Wyndham Rewards than I already kind of got," Casey said after his 65. "It's not locked up, there's still guys that can pass me. But yeah, I want to move up, plain and simple."


Moscow must ensure that those charged with murder over the downing of Malaysia Airlines flight MH17 face justice, US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said, after international investigators accused three Russians and a Ukrainian over the disaster. The trial of the four men with military and intelligence links will start in the Netherlands in March next year, although they are likely to be tried in absentia as neither Russia nor Ukraine extradites their nationals. They would be the first people to face justice over the catastrophe five years ago in which 298 people died. But Moscow slammed the "absolutely unfounded accusations" over the downing of the plane, which was travelling between Amsterdam and Kuala Lumpur when it was hit by a missile over part of eastern Ukraine held by pro-Russian rebels. The Dutch-led inquiry team on Wednesday said international arrest warrants had been issued for Russian nationals Igor Girkin, Sergei Dubinsky and Oleg Pulatov, and Ukrainian Leonid Kharchenko, all of whom are suspected of roles in the separatist Donetsk People's Republic. Dutch prosecutor Fred Westerbeke said the four were to be held responsible for bringing the BUK missile system from Russia into eastern Ukraine "even though they have not pushed the button themselves." "We won't demand their extradition because Russian and Ukrainian law forbids the extradition of their nationals. But we ask Russia once more to cooperate -- many of our questions remain unanswered," he told a press conference. The same investigation team said in May 2018 that the BUK anti-aircraft missile that hit the Boeing 777 had originated from the 53rd Russian military brigade based in the southwestern city of Kursk. Pompeo welcomed the charges, saying: "We call upon Russia to... ensure that any indicted individuals currently in Russia face justice". - 'Waiting for five years' - Relatives of those killed aboard MH17 also welcomed the news. "It's a start. I'm satisfied," Silene Fredriksz, whose son and daughter-in-law were killed in the disaster, told reporters. "I am happy that the trial is finally going to start and that the names have been announced." Asked if she personally blamed anyone for the crash, Fredriksz said: "Mr (Russian President Vladimir) Putin. Because he made this possible. He created this situation. He is the main responsible person." Piet Ploeg, president of a Dutch victims' association who lost three family members on MH17, told AFP that it was "very important news". "The relatives of the victims have been waiting for this for nearly five years," he said. Girkin, 48, is the most high-profile suspect, having previously been the self-proclaimed defence minister in the self-proclaimed Donetsk People's Republic in eastern Ukraine before apparently falling out with the Kremlin. Girkin, who is thought to be living in Moscow, denied the separatists were involved. "I can only say that rebels did not shoot down the Boeing," he told Russia's Interfax news agency. Dubinskiy, 56, who was formerly in the Russian military intelligence agency GRU, was head of the intelligence service of the Donetsk People's Republic, while Pulatov, 52, an ex-soldier in the GRU's Spetsnaz special forces unit, was one of his deputies. Kharchenko was a military commander in Donetsk at the time, the Dutch prosecutors said. During the press conference by the investigators, number of telephone intercepts were played that they said showed the four were involved. - 'Absolutely unfounded' - Russia vehemently denied all involvement, and complained that it had been excluded from the probe. "Once again, absolutely unfounded accusations are being made against the Russian side, aimed at discrediting Russia in the eyes of the international community," the foreign ministry said in a statement on its website. Russia insisted last year that the missile was fired by Kiev's forces, adding that it was sent to Ukraine in the Soviet era. Despite claims by Ukraine's government and Dutch media that senior Russian officers would also face charges, none were named by the prosecutors on Wednesday. The Joint Investigation Team (JIT) probing the attack includes Australia, Belgium, Malaysia, the Netherlands and Ukraine, representing the countries hardest hit by the disaster. The Netherlands and Australia said in May last year that they formally "hold Russia responsible" for the disaster. Of the passengers who died, 196 were Dutch and 38 Australian. Ukraine's foreign ministry urged Russia to "acknowledge its responsibility". The war in eastern Ukraine and the MH17 disaster continue to plague relations between Russia and the West. Since 2014, some 13,000 people have been killed. Kiev and its Western backers accuse Russia of funnelling troops and arms to back the separatists. Moscow has denied the claims despite evidence to the contrary.


Chuck Pagano may not be calling the plays from the sideline for the Indianapolis Colts anymore, but he still holds a special place in the heart of the organization, especially in the eyes of owner Jim Irsay. Pagano, who is now the defensive coordinator for the Chicago Bears, and the Colts hosted the annual 'Chuckstrong Tailgate Gala' at the Indiana Farm Bureau Football Center on Thursday night continuing the fundraiser for cancer research. The gala raised a total over $1.8 million, which was reached partly due to the fact that Irsay himself donated $1 million for cancer research at the Indiana University Melvin and Bren Simon Cancer Center. $1,800,000+ raised 4 cancer research tonight at the 7th annual #ChuckStrong Gala at the @Colts complex..I was incredibly lucky & honored to be a part of such a badass evening. Really magical stuff happened in that building tonight. @JimIrsay donated 1 MILLION AMERICAN DOLLARS pic.twitter.com/n7WGEIBEyR - Pat McAfee (@PatMcAfeeShow) May 10, 2019 Pagano, who was the Colts head coach from 2012-17, wasn't surprised by the generosity of his former boss. "I'm not surprised, because I know the man that he is," Pagano said at the event via WTHR. "He has a heart of gold and I'm just so, so grateful." The fundraiser was jumpstarted in 2013, the year after Pagano was diagnosed with leukemia during his first season as the Colts head coach. Since its beginning, the Chuckstrong event has raised over $7.3 million. MORE: Most bizarre and incredible catches by fishermen in past decade 3 Raiders players who could have breakout seasons in 2019 NBA Free Agency 2019: The top players Rumor: LeBron made a visit to Kawhi Leonard during Raptors-Sixers series Packers rookie DL Kingsley Keke draws praise for pass-rushing potential Related slideshow: Offseason report card for each team (Provided by Yardbarker)


LeBron James is one of rap music's foremost taste-makers when it comes to highlighting new music or giving fans a sneak peak of music that is close to release. His Instagram stories have become something of a proving ground for all rappers and that includes his NBA brethren: Damian Lillard of the Portland Trail Blazers aka Dame D.O.L.L.A. LeBron woke up bumping Lillard's new album entitled "Big D.O.L.L.A." on his Instagram stories and kept playing it during his weight room workout later in the morning. LeBron bumping that new @Dame_Lillard pic.twitter.com/bfTAJxcnpd - E. García Gundersen (@Erik_Gundersen) August 8, 2019 "Big D.O.L.L.A," which will hit streaming platforms at midnight on the East Coast ,will be Lillard's third album release and his first since 2017. Although Lillard has done his best to end speculation that he would join LeBron and the Lakers after signing a supermax contract extension this summer, Lillard will join LeBron as a member of the "Space Jam 2" cast. As for LeBron's musical expertise, he executive produced a critically acclaimed album by 2Chainz that was released earlier this year. MORE: Breaking down everything the Duke Johnson trade means for the Browns A furious Chris Davis had to be held back from Orioles manager Brandon Hyde Deadline passes as Elliott loses accrued season, fines reach $500K Packers rookie Darrius Shepherd standing out to Matt LaFleur, Aaron Rodgers Where did Jakobi Meyers come from?


Lebanese security forces on Saturday denied accusations by rights groups that they had coerced Syrians who had landed at Beirut airport into signing forms to return to their war-torn country. Human Rights Watch and four other groups Friday accused Lebanon of "summarily deporting" at least 16 Syrians on April 26, after forcing them to sign "voluntary repatriation forms". Most of them had been sent back to Lebanon after they were barred from entering northern Cyprus via Turkey, quashing their plans to seek asylum, HRW said. But Lebanon's General Security agency "categorically denies it forced any Syrian to sign any form", it said in a statement carried by state-run news agency NNA on Saturday. "Any Syrian who arrives in Lebanon and does not meet entry requirements, and... wants to go to Syria because they do not wish to remain in their country of residence for a number of reasons, signs a declaration of responsibility for choosing to return voluntarily," it said. Lebanon hosts almost one million Syrian refugees, a significant burden for a country that had 4.5 million inhabitants before the Syrian civil war erupted in 2011. The latest deportees said they were "pressured" by General Security officers at the airport, the rights group said. Around 30 Syrians have been deported from Beirut airport this year by the General Security agency, the rights group said, citing local refugee organisations. General Security estimates that over 170,000 Syrians returned home from Lebanon between December 2017 and March 2019. The conflict has wound down in Syria, after a string of victories by the regime and its Russian ally since 2015, but the United Nations has stressed all returns should be voluntary. The rights groups say some 74 percent of Syrians in Lebanon lack legal residency and are at risk of detention. Local media in Lebanon have reported that the Supreme Defence Council, whose decisions are not made public, recently instructed General Security to deport all Syrians who have entered the country illegally. The official NNA news agency, quoting a "security report", said Friday that Lebanese authorities had deported 301 Syrians between May 7 and May 20. Syria's war has killed more than 370,000 people and displaced millions inside the country and abroad. The war was triggered in March 2011 by a violent crackdown on anti-government demonstrations.


Marc Crawford won't be staying in Ottawa, as the veteran coach has been hired on by the Chicago Blackhawks as an assistant coach. Crawford joins a very young group led by head coach Jeremy Colliton , giving them plenty of experience to lean on this season. Crawford's son Dylan Crawford serves as the team's assistant video coach. Crawford, 58, brings nearly two decades of head coaching experience to the side of Colliton, including a Stanley Cup title with the Colorado Avalanche in 1996. He had taken over as head coach of the Ottawa Senators when Guy Boucher was fired during the season, but after D.J. Smith was brought in as the next bench boss, Crawford needed a new gig. That will be in the Central Division, a place Crawford will feel quite familiar with given his time in Colorado and Dallas. He'll come in under a head coach which he has already spoken highly of: Jeremy has an extremely bright and innovative mind and I am totally impressed by his presence and enthusiasm. I know we will have a terrific relationship and my experience should benefit the entire coaching staff. Not only has Crawford "seen it all" in terms of success and failure in the NHL, he also will be able to relate to the 34-year old Colliton as he tries to turn things around in Chicago. Crawford was the youngest head coach to ever win the Jack Adams Trophy when he took it home in 1995 the same age Colliton is now. He had just taken a Quebec Nordiques team that finished with 76 points the year previous to the playoffs, and won the Stanley Cup just a year later. While that kind of turnaround will be difficult to replicate, his experience in the same situation will be invaluable to the young Blackhawks head coach.


Yes, you can shrink your belly (and keep it flat!) if you just add these fat-frying foods to this week's grocery list. 40 Best Belly-Shrinking Foods Want to shrink your belly? Don't we all. Whether that unflattering flab around your midsection discourages you from flaunting your bod at the beach or just wearing that expensive pair of designer jeans on casual Fridays, we've all been there. Flaunting a muffin top even if you're not eating one for breakfast is something that's not easy to come to terms with. Luckily, it can easily be banished with the help of these specific fat-incinerating foods. To aid in your quest of achieving a toned tummy, we've put together a list of the most potent foods that'll help you shrink your belly and keep it flat! Snoop through our list (hey, even print it out and use it as a grocery list!) and get to burning some extra fat fast with our 22 Science-Based Tips to Lose Belly Fat in 2 Weeks Without Dieting . 1. Whole Grain Bread Forget the flour tortillas and Frosted Flakes, and don't even think about grabbing that loaf of ciabatta! "Whole grains provide a good source of fiber, B vitamins, and may even help regulate blood-sugar levels and promote a loss of belly fat," explains Erin Palinski-Wade , RD, CDE, LDN. In fact, people who ate three or more daily servings of whole grains had 10 percent less belly fat than people who ate the same amount of calories from processed white carbs (bread, rice, pasta), according to a Tufts University study . Eat This! Tip: "For every grain you choose, make it 100 percent whole grain." Our exclusive report best & worst store-bought breads can help you sift through the most popular pieces of toast so you can choose the right one. 2. Blueberries These bite-sized berries are as mighty as they are tiny. In a study in the Journal of Medicinal Food , blueberries were shown to reduce abdominal fat, triglycerides, and total body weight. A review in the journal Nutrients also noted blueberry consumption is inversely related to obesity. Next time you're making a yogurt parfait, don't forget to toss in some blueberries! 3. Avocados Stop fearing the fat! Creamy avocados are full of monounsaturated fats that dim your appetite and prevent the accumulation of belly fat. This healthy fat may actually prevent body fat distribution around the belly by down-regulating the expression of certain fat genes, according to research in the journal Diabetes Care . These same satiating fats may also be the reason behind another study that found people who ate half a fresh avocado with lunch reported a 40 percent decreased desire to eat for hours afterward. 4. Pork Tenderloin A longtime enemy of doctors and dieters, pork has been coming around as a healthier alternative of late as long as you choose the right cut. Your best bet is pork tenderloin. A three-ounce serving of pork tenderloin has slightly less fat than a skinless chicken breast; It has 24 grams of protein per serving and 83 milligrams of choline. In a study published in the journal Nutrients , scientists asked 144 overweight people to eat a diet rich in fresh lean pork. After three months, the group saw a significant reduction in waist size, BMI, and belly fat, with no reduction in muscle mass! They speculate that the amino acid profile of pork protein may contribute to greater fat burning. 5. Sweet Potatoes Carotenoids, plant-derived antioxidants that stabilize blood sugar levels and lower insulin resistance (therefore preventing calories from converting into belly fat ), are generously present in sweet potatoes. Plus, their high vitamin profile (including A, C, and B6) give you more energy to burn at the gym so you can incinerate that belly fat for good. For a quick and easy side or snack, pop a whole tater into the oven, bake on high until soft, and enjoy alongside your dinner or on its own. 6. Eggs Forget counting calories on your quest to fight fat, and shift your focus onto protein instead. Because muscle steals the fat cells around your abdominals to burn for energy, maintaining those gains is a great way to score washboard abs. For example, in a study of 21 men published in the journal Nutrition Research , half were fed a breakfast of bagels, while half ate eggs. The egg group were observed to have a lower response to ghrelin, were less hungry three hours later, and consumed fewer calories for the next 24 hours! Consume fewer calories, and you'll be on your way to shrinking your belly in no time. Just one large egg contains about 78 calories and a solid six grams of protein. If you've exhausted all your favorite scramble combos, whip up some of these Egg Recipes to Stay Skinny for a change. 7. Oatmeal Oats contain a type of hard-to-find soluble fiber called beta-glucans, which forms a gel in your small intestine, lowering blood cholesterol levels, boosting the immune system , increasing satiety, and regulating blood glucose levels. When you feel fuller for longer, there's less of an opportunity to gorge on unhealthy snacks or extra calories that could make you put on belly fat. Wake up to a belly-flattening meal by whipping up one of these Overnight Oats Recipes for Weight Loss the evening before. 8. Plums These reddish fruits can give your fat genes the red light. How so? Plums contain phenolic compounds called flavonoids, which lend the fruit its deep color as well as its ability to fight fat. Plums also are a great source of pectin, a gelatin-like type of fiber which animal studies have found to reduce liver fat (belly fat) and block the amount of fat cells can absorb . 9. Spinach There's a reason why Popeye always chose spinach. The dark green leaves contain a long-chain sugar molecule called sulfoquinovose (SQ), which can help your midsection stay trim. According to a study in the journal Nature Chemical Biology , SQ promotes the growth of your good gut bacteria, which prevent bad bacteria from colonizing your gut and causing inflammation and belly fat. Spinach can also reduce your appetite helping to curb your calorie intake and encourage your body to start burning belly fat thanks to natural compounds called thylakoids. Swedish researchers found that over three months, women who consumed a five-gram thylakoid supplement from spinach reported a 25 percent reduction in hunger and cravings and significantly more weight loss (11 pounds) than the control group! Eat This! Tip: Toss the leafy greens with a handful of walnuts, sliced strawberries, and goat cheese for a satisfying lunch. 10. Beets This succulent root veggie is a unique source of betaine, an amino acid that increases metabolism, positively influences the mechanism for insulin resistance, boosts your mood, switches fat genes off, and attacks inflammatory markers that are released by belly fat, according to a review in the journal Nutrients . Not sure how to incorporate these bad boys into your meal plan? Try these Healthy Beet Recipes . RELATED : Learn how to fire up your metabolism and lose weight the smart way. 11. Coconut Oil Take a moment to ignore the recent buzz claiming coconut oil is a health food foe , and consider this: according to a study published in the journal Lipids , participants who supplemented their diet with this tropical oil reduced abdominal obesity (aka belly fat) significantly more than participants who consumed inflammatory soybean oil. To what can we chalk up the flatter belly? Experts believe it's the coconut oil's medium-chain triglycerides (which are burned as energy instead of being stored as fat) and lauric acid (which has been shown to pinpoint belly fat and torch it). 12. Nut & Seed Trail Mix According to a 2016 Danish study , people who ate a meal rich in plant protein rather than animal protein reported feeling significantly more satiated. Pack a baggie full of flab-frying peanuts, walnuts, and sunflower seeds to munch on if the hunger pangs begin to distract you in between meals. Just make sure to portion your trail mix, as the fix-ins are some of the Healthy Foods To Eat in Moderation . 13. Greek Yogurt Besides for being one of our favorite proteins for satiety, Greek yogurt is also a great belly fat fighter. It has the one-two punch of vitamin D and calcium, which turn off cortisol, a stress hormone that causes the body to hang on to belly fat. Don't believe us? Take it from the researchers at the University of Tennessee , who found that people who ate 18 ounces of Greek yogurt a day lost 22 percent more weight and 81 percent more belly fat than those who didn't. If you find yourself stumped at the dairy aisle, don't forget that we tested 12 yogurts and found the best one. Our top pick is the creamiest of them all and packs in an impressive 15 grams of the muscle-building stuff! 14. Oysters Resolve to do more prying. Oysters are one of the best food sources of zinc, a mineral that works with the hormone leptin to regulate appetite. Research shows that overweight people tend to have higher levels of leptin (a hunger-inducing hormone) and lower levels of zinc than slimmer folk. A study published in the journal Life Sciences found that taking zinc supplements could increase leptin production in obese men by 142 percent! A half-dozen oysters only have 43 calories but provides 21 percent of your RDA of iron deficiencies of which have been linked to a significant increase in fat gene expression. 15. Tuna Light tuna is a dietary triple threat in a can: it's affordable, packed with protein, and blasts belly fat. In fact, a study in the Journal of Lipid Research found that adding omega-3 fatty acids to your diet could help turn off fat genes. While fish contain two types of omega-3s DHA and EPA the researchers discovered that DHA can be 40 to 70 percent more effective than EPA at suppressing fat genes and preventing fat cells from enlarging. Crack open a can of tuna because it's the fish with the highest DHA content. 16. Bananas When you skimp out on sleep, your body produces more ghrelin, the hunger hormone, encouraging you to eat more the next day. Stay on track with your weight loss goals by noshing on nanners. Not only do their muscle-relaxing minerals, like potassium and magnesium, lullaby your body into a sleep mode, these fruits can also help you look and feel thinner. One Anaerobe study found that women who ate a banana twice daily before meals for two months reduced their belly bloat by 50 percent, thanks to the fruit's debloating potassium. 17. Cinnamon Who knew that zapping fat is as easy as shaking some cinnamon onto your oats? While these results may not translate to humans, a Japanese study found that mice who ate a daily helping of cinnamaldehyde (the ingredient that gives cinnamon its flavor) lost belly fat, while those who skipped the spice did not. One benefit that has been shown in humans was from a study in the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition , which found that this blood sugar-regulating spice helps reduce insulin secretion, preventing sugar from being stored as fat. Eat This! Tip: Take a shaker of cinnamon to your morning oatmeal. Not into oatmeal? Try sprinkling the stuff into your latte or smoothies. 18. Black Beans The good gut bugs that thrive in your stomach require food to live, and one of their go-to picks are black beans! Gut bacteria munch on these beans' soluble fiber and then transform it into butyrate, a chemical that's been shown to increase calorie burning in mice. Black beans are one of the top sources of soluble fiber, and Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center researchers recently found that for every additional 10 grams of soluble fiber eaten per day, a study subject's belly fat was reduced by 3.7 percent over five years. Every half a cup of black beans has over eight grams of satiating fiber, which is nearly twice as much as an apple boasts! 19. Grass-Fed Meats Leucine can help you build the lean muscle mass that's needed to trim excess fat from your frame, according to Jennifer McDaniel , MS, RDN, CSSD, LD. Red meats just happen to be some of the best sources of this potent amino acid. Always pick grass-fed meats to get the added benefits of omega-3s and conjugated linoleic acids (CLA), as these two fats can decrease inflammation and fat storage. 20. Cayenne Pepper At the same time cayenne pepper torches your tongue, it also incinerates the fat cells in your tummy. A study in the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition found that eating capsaicin, the main compound in the fiery pepper that lends it its heat, speeds up abdominal fat loss by boosting the body's ability to convert food into energy. Add some heat and color to your cooking with these 20 Spicy Recipes That Fire Up Your Metabolism . 21. Chilled Potatoes Not all white foods are bad for weight-loss. In fact, plain boiled potatoes are the most filling food there is, according to the Satiety Index of Common Foods, an Australian study published in the European Journal of Clinical Nutrition . To maximize their flat-belly benefits, throw 'em in the refrigerator and make a potato salad or throw on top of a Tuna Nicoise salad. The cooling process will crystallize the tubers into resistant starch, which takes longer to break down in your intestine, producing fat-burning butyrate and delaying hunger pangs. 22. Apples One of the juiciest joys of fall is the plethora of apple species we can find at the local grocery store. Whether you go for the Granny Smith or always pick the Pink Lady apples, this crunchy fruit has been proven to trim excess fat. Just don't forget to bite into one with the skin on! Apple peels contain a compound called ursolic acid , which can increase muscle mass and brown fat, the good kind of fat that helps melt your midsection. 23. Bell Pepper Forget losing weight if your stress hormones are out of whack. When we're stuck in a hair-pulling situation, the body starts producing the hormone cortisol, which encourages the belly to store fat. Good thing red peppers are also an excellent source of vitamin C, a micronutrient that your body uses to decrease levels of the fat-storing hormone cortisol and boost the fat-burning effects of exercise, according to Arizona State University researchers . 24. Sun-Dried Tomatoes You say tomato, I say 9-oxo-ODA. That's the name of a compound found in the brilliant red fruits that Japanese researchers recently discovered can effectively activate your DNA to burn more fat. Tomatoes are also brimming in beta-carotene and lycopene, two potent antioxidants that mop up harmful compounds that promote fat storage. One Journal of Nutrition study found people whose diets contained the most beta-carotene and lycopene had the smallest waists and the least belly fat. And at only 5 calories apiece, grab a few sun-dried tomatoes! Cooked tomatoes contain more bioavailable lycopene than raw tomatoes, according to Cornell University researchers . 25. Lemon Water Don't pass up on this cheap trick. "One of the most under-appreciated magic fat-burning elixirs is water," says Ajia Cherry , ACE, CHC, CPT, personal trainer and Founder at Functional Innovative Training. "The more water you drink, the fuller you will feel, the easier it is to cut back on unnecessary calories. That's an essential element of weight and fat loss," she explains. Water is necessary to keep your metabolism functioning optimally. For even more of a kick, add a lemon to your glass. D-limonene, an antioxidant in lemon peel, has been shown to have a therapeutic effect on metabolic disorders in mice with high-fat-diet-induced obesity. 26. White Tea It seems like green tea has a bit of competition when it comes to shedding the beer belly. According to a study published in the journal Journal of Nutrition and Metabolism , white tea both blocks the formation of new fat cells and boosts lipolysis, the breakdown of fat. What's more, white tea contains catechins, natural antioxidants that protect your body from harming free radicals and confidence-dampening belly fat. 27. Apple Cider Vinegar Apple cider vinegar , in particular, is composed mostly of acetic acid, which has been shown to delay gastric emptying and slow the release of sugar into the bloodstream. Research published in the journal Bioscience, Biotechnology, Biochemistry found that a small pool of study participants given ACV over a 12-week period lost more weight, body fat and inches from their middle than participants that were given a placebo. How does it work? Besides maintaining stable blood sugar levels, ACV produces proteins inside the body that burn fat. 28. Grapefruit Each slice of grapefruit you add to your salad acts like a match to spark your body's fat-burning ability. A study published in the journal Metabolism found that those who ate grapefruit for six weeks lost a full inch off their waistlines. What's behind the belt-tightening effect? The fruit is rich in phytochemicals, bioactive compounds that recent research shows stimulate the production of a hormone called adiponectin, which is involved in the breakdown of body fat. Japanese research suggests the smell of the juicy fruit can "turn on" calorie-burning brown fat cells, promoting the breakdown of body fat while reducing appetite. 29. Salmon Wild-caught salmon is brimming with omega-3 fatty acids , which are notorious for squashing inflammation and helping you zap unwanted belly flab. In fact, these healthy fats fight inflammation and increase adiponectin levels , a hormone that boosts metabolism and burns fat. Plus, one PLOS One study showed that omega-3 fatty acid supplementation from fish oil was connected to a lower waist-hip ratio as well as lower levels of abdominal fat. Stock up on this pink fish, as it's rich in both EPA and DHA, the two active forms of omega-3s. 30. Lentils Lentils are one of the most affordable plant protein sources out there that also work to reduce inflammation, lower cholesterol, promote fat metabolism and quell that ravenous appetite. Since lentils are a resistant starch, their slow-digesting fiber triggers the release of acetate, a molecule in the gut that signals the brain to put the fork down. Don't believe us? An American Journal of Clinical Nutrition systematic review of clinical trials on dietary pulses found that people who ate a daily serving of lentils, just about 3/4 cup, felt an average 31 percent fuller for longer compared to those who didn't munch on them. They were also linked to weight loss and reduced body fat percentage. 31. Almonds A handful of almonds packs a serious fat-burning punch: One International Journal Of Obesity and Related Metabolic Disorders study of overweight adults found that eating about a quarter-cup of almonds for 6 months led to a 62 percent greater reduction in weight and BMI, thanks to a compound that limits the fat absorbed by the body. And eating just 1.5 ounces of almonds daily led to a reduction in belly and leg fat, a 2015 study published in the Journal of the American Heart Association showed. For added effect, eat almonds before working out: The amino acid L-arginine can help you burn more fat while building muscle . 32. Black Rice Known as "forbidden rice" because only emperors were allowed to eat it, black rice may be the cheapest source of antioxidants around. According to the American Chemical Society , black rice has more antioxidants than a spoonful of blueberries, with more satiating fiber, more vitamin E, and less sugar. More antioxidants mean less inflammation, which means less fat storage for you. 33. Sunflower Seeds Whether you're adding them to your breakfast bowl or noshing on them to beat the 2 p.m. slump, sunflower seeds are a great way to get in your daily dose of magnesium a nutrient that helps the body release fat from its stores. "Sunflower seeds and sunbutter are two great belly-busters," says registered dietitian Lauren Slayton , MS, RD of Foodtrainers. "The type of fat in the seeds have been shown to reduce abdominal fat in women with no other change in diet." 34. Jerusalem Artichokes You may also know this root veggie as a sunchoke since they're the roots of a type of sunflower. According to a Canadian study , subjects whose diets were supplemented with a type of gut-healthy insoluble fiber called oligofructose not only lost weight but reported less hunger than those who received a placebo. Researchers discovered that the subjects who consumed the prebiotic fiber had higher levels of ghrelin the hunger-suppressing hormone and lower levels of blood sugar. And you guessed it: Jerusalem artichokes are one of the best sources of the fiber. 35. Dark Chocolate Good news chocoholics: you can now bite into another square sans guilt. Louisiana State University researchers found that eating moderate amounts of dark chocolate may help to reduce overall body fat and shrink your waistline. The study found that gut microbes in our stomach ferment chocolate and boost our body's production of gut-healthy polyphenolic compounds, including butyrate, a fatty acid that encourages the body to burn fat as fuel and turns off genes linked to inflammation. Eat This! Tip: Before you go on a cocoa spree, make sure you buy a bar with at least 70 percent cacao and avoid bars that list "alkalized" chocolate in their ingredients (those have a significantly reduced flavonoid content). 36. Quinoa Just half a cup of quinoa has 12 grams of hunger-quelling protein and fiber, as well as all nine amino acids making it a complete protein. It's also a potent source of flat belly nutrients like zinc and magnesium. Before you thought it couldn't get any better, there's more: quinoa has the highest level of betaine, according to a Food Chemistry study. Why is that important? Well, a Nutrients study linked betaine supplementation to a revved metabolism and inhibition of fat production. 37. Green Tea Just like white tea, green tea contains powerful catechins that can rev your metabolism significantly. In fact, a study by Japanese researchers found that participants who consumed 690 milligrams (about one bottle) of catechins via green tea daily had significantly lower BMIs and smaller waist measurements than those who didn't sip. An Asian Pacific Journal of Cancer Prevention report found that the average daily intake of catechins in Japanese men and women were 110 and 157 milligrams, respectively, so you'll have to up your tea game if you're interested in reaping the belly shrinking benefits. 38. Flax Seeds To get the most nutritional bang for your buck, freshly grind your flaxseeds right before using them. Just two tablespoons of ground flaxseed has about 4 grams of fiber, making it a wholesome oatmeal topper, and easy smoothie add-in, or an ingredient to add a little extra to your salad. A study published in the journal Annals of Internal Medicine found that by simply increasing the amount of fiber you eat each day (to 30 grams) while keeping calories the same could help you lose weight, lower blood pressure, and improve your body's insulin response as effectively as more complicated diets that try to overhaul your entire diet. 39. Extra Virgin Olive Oil Surprised? Although olive oil contains fat, it actually contains a type of healthy fat that has been found to decrease levels of fat-storing inflammation. According to a review published in the International Journal of Molecular Sciences , a polyphenol only found in unrefined extra virgin olive oil oleocanthal reduces inflammation in a similar way that ibuprofen does: it prevents the production of two pro-inflammatory enzymes, COX-1 and COX-2. Lower levels of inflammation on the inside of your body means less belly fat on the outside. 40. Peanut Butter Here's another reason to stack a hearty PB&J sandwich: According to a recent study presented at the annual Society for Endocrinology conference , researchers found that when protein is digested and broken down into amino acids in your body, one of those amino acids phenylalanine triggers hormones that help reduce appetite and ultimately leads to fat burn and weight loss. Just remember, stick to the two-tablespoon serving size (yup, that means refraining from gobbling down the entire jar in one sitting!) to reap its belly-shrinking benefits. For a quick and delicious snack that'll keep you full for hours, dip apples into peanut butter and munch the hunger away. Look to our guide of the Best and Worst Peanut Butters to pick your new favorite jar.


The video was filmed at Trial Evolution School in San Antonio de Vilamajor, Catalonia. Pol Tarrés is a TRIAL professional in the top 6 of the UCI Trials World Ranking.


Any racecar driver will tell you there is an infinitesimally fine line between hero and zero, when the car is teetering on the edge of adhesion. For an IndyCar team's raceday strategist, the margins can be even tighter than that, as Arrow Schmidt Peterson Motorsports' managing director Taylor Kiel explains to David Malsher. DM: How much of your strategy is defined by pre-event information from Firestone? TK: That is an influencer for sure because we look at their pre-event information to establish a baseline, but ultimately it comes down to what we see in terms of tire behavior as the weekend progresses. Having an idea how quickly the tires will go is the jump-off point in terms of formulating strategy, but there's no substitute for experience that you've gathered through practice, rather than predictions. At Mid-Ohio, James Hinchcliffe and Marcus Ericsson qualified the Arrow SPM-Hondas 11 th and 12 th , right in the middle of the pack, and for the start of the race you put James on alternate compound tires [red sidewalls] and Marcus on the primary compound [black]. Was that the team hedging its bets on two different strategies or was it because one driver suited one tire compound more than another? There were two reasons. One was to cover the bases, like you first suggested, which we typically do as a team because our goal is for an Arrow Schmidt Peterson Motorsports car to win the race; we don't care which one, so we try and give ourselves two chances to win. The second reason is that with Marcus in the #7 car, we went a little off-strategy in qualifying, using two sets of reds in Q1 to get him into Q2, and that paid off, but it did mean we were a bit handcuffed for the race. But still, it meant we had gained him track position even before the race started. Taylor Kiel with James Hinchcliffe, the man who relies on him for strategic calls. Photo by: Arrow Schmidt Peterson Motorsports So what does it take for you to not go with a split strategy? What's the deciding factor in convincing you there is only one way to go, so that you run James and Marcus on the same strategies? Well, in Detroit Race Two this year, the track heavily favored Firestone's primary tire, because the reds were degrading so quickly. So almost everyone started on the alternate compound and thanks to an early yellow we almost all took the opportunity to get off them and pit for primaries. That was a strategy we utilized for both drivers because it was so clear-cut. However, what we then did was different for the two cars. Marcus hadn't qualified towards the front, but that enabled us to then be very aggressive on his strategy   go flat-out, pit, go flat-out, pit   because we didn't have a whole lot to lose. If we're starting in the back third of the field, we're not interested in gaining a couple of places. From 13 th to 10 th , or from 13 th to 15 th   those kinds of results aren't of much interest to us. We want to be up in the top five and in contention for podiums, so with the #7 we could take risks with strategy. So that Detroit race became a good example of having one strategy covered with one car, another strategy covered with the second car. James was running for the win until he was knocked out of contention by another couple of cars, and then another strategy was covered by Marcus who was just able to charge and he ended up finishing second. Is it frustrating that within one lap of having a great strategic idea, everyone else can copy you as soon as they see it's worked? Or do you just accept that's what will happen and you just have to make sure your driver makes that one lap an absolute killer that vaults you ahead of the cars you've been battling? I wouldn't say it's annoying per se   the real excitement in a situation like that is the chance that you can be the one who times it perfectly. There are situations where it's like the strategists are lined up on the cliff edge and we're all saying, 'You jump!' 'No, you jump!' 'No you jump!' and so on. We saw a really aggressive version of that in Detroit's first race where we had a wet track that was drying, and Andretti Autosport brought Marco Andretti in really early for the change to slicks. Had something happened that brought out a full-course caution, he was going to be sitting pretty because the field would have been bunched up, and when the pits opened, all the rest of the strategists would have called in their cars and he'd have cycled to the front. As it was, by them jumping early, the rest of us got a chance to watch Marco's lap times carefully and see when his speed started to be better on slicks than it had been on wets, so we all knew when was the ideal time to make our jump from wets to slicks. But it's a lot of fun trying to be the first people to make the right call. If you wait because you're waiting to check out another driver's lap times, you're effectively going to be making the decision to pit one lap later than would have been ideal. Mid-Ohio went caution-free, but following a first-lap assault by a rival car, Arrow SPM's purpose in putting Hinchcliffe into clean air was to give him the chance to set the race's fastest lap. He succeeded. Photo by: Phillip Abbott / LAT Images With more and more IndyCar races going caution-free, or almost caution-free, do you like the fact that kind of race simplifies the strategic decisions, or do you curse the fact that it gives you less chance to exploit a variable? Both! Like you said, it does make the strategy clearer, but… it can make our jobs up on pitwall feel like a bit more of a letdown. Yellows give us an opportunity to take chances, whereas a green-flag-to-checkered-flag race that's caution-free is a bit more about tire degradation and fuel mileage, and then everyone is following a similar strategy. So purely from my point of view from the pitwall, I prefer the races where we get a chance to roll the dice and make some headway by being sharper than our rivals. On the other hand, if you have a super-fast car, you're going to want to maximize that and not have anyone catching up to you with caution periods. Does the fact that it's easier for drivers to make passes with this current car offer something of a catch-net so that if there's a miscue in the pits or a slightly out-of-kilter strategy, the driver can still make up the position on track? It does; you can hand it off to the driver and say, 'Hey, we messed up a bit there. Can you get us back in front of that guy?' But obviously we try and do everything we can to stay out of that situation. You don't want your driver to go off line and risk picking up marbles or whatever on his tires, or have to use more fuel by hitting his push-to-pass, just to pass a car which had been running behind you up until that last stop. You want him to save tires and push-to-pass for taking on the next car up the road. The ideal scenario is to be able to say, 'Hey, we just gained you a couple of spots on the pitstop sequence; now go get us a couple more on track.' Given that there's only one tire compound to use in an oval race, some might think it's simpler to figure out strategy but, honestly, they can be more difficult to comprehend… Oh yeah, they're a totally different challenge! You're constantly looking at the speed deltas between cars on old tires and cars on new tires, the pit windows are typically so big that you can have 20-30 laps difference between pitstops for cars that are still essentially on the same strategy. And then there's the psychological aspect for your driver   quite often he'll need reassurance from the pitwall to explain why someone who made an earlier stop has just blown his doors off! There can be a 10mph difference between cars on new tires and cars on old tires so your driver will need to be told, 'That guy has stopped early but he's off-sequence and you're going to be fine once everyone's cycled through the pits, because that guy's tires are going to go off way sooner than yours.' Figuring out strategy for ovals provides a lot more latitude in terms of when to stop compared with rivals. Photo by: Michael L. Levitt / LAT Images So strategizing on ovals is more fun because there's more freedom. At the same time, you do have to look at where your guy is going to be coming out of the pits, because it's one thing to have a pace advantage, but another one to actually be able to use it. You don't want to send him out into a pack of slower cars, so that instead of using his new tires for speed, he's taking the life out of them by putting him in dirty air. Having said that, at Iowa or Texas, the cars can get strung out so quickly that all you've got is dirty air! So if your cars are running say, sixth and seventh, and a yellow comes out one or two laps before your pre-planned pit window, do you stop one car and leave the other one out or do you pull them both in and pray there'll be another yellow and you can make up the shortfall so you won't have to do a splash-n-dash later on? Well, you can't rely on yellows any more, the way the series is trending; there's a lot fewer laps under caution than there used to be. And anyway we try never to rely on any variable outside our control to make our strategy work. We come up with a plan and sit down pre-race with our group of decision makers and discuss all the potential options. We try to be prepared for any scenario, but there's a quote from Mike Tyson that we try and live by in the strategy world   "Everybody's got a strategy plan until they get punched in the mouth." For us that means, we can put it on paper and talk about it all day long but it really comes down to all the variables that we spoke of plus plenty more, plus circumstance, plus this, plus that, and so on… There's no way I can tell you, 'Here's the three things we look at to decide our strategy,' because there's so many other things in play. How much do you guys argue on the pitwall, between the race engineer, data acquisition engineer, and yourself? Even after splitting strategies, the two Arrow SPM drivers can find themselves in close proximity. Photo by: Scott R LePage / LAT Images We have a series of checks and balances, that's the way we operate, and I won't get into the exact structure of how we communicate here at Arrow SPM, but we have a very open dialogue. I typically try to play devil's advocate, so if one person suggests one thing, I'll say 'But what about X, Y, or Z?' But actually, so do the other guys, and I encourage that openness because I don't think we should be limited to just one brain thinking about strategic plays. Ultimately, when we make a decision we'll stick to it, and we'll all raise our hands if it goes wrong   and we'll all take credit if it goes right! And so conflict is not really a part of what we do. By the time of the race, we've worked together as a team devising the plan so we all have to suck it up and accept the consequences if it doesn't play out the way we intended. There's no point in wasting time or energy getting upset about the woulda/coulda situations. You just learn from them and bear them in mind for next time. Finally, the driver can't see the big picture like you folks on the pitwall can. On the other hand, he can give you the most accurate read on how the car is handling, how much grip he's got, and he'll likely recall how that fitted in with the pre-race strategic plan. I assume, therefore, that James and Marcus remain part of their half of the team's strategy-making team once the green flag drops, right? Definitely. The clearest example of that was when we won at Iowa last year: the person I asked about the tire situation was James himself. When the race went under caution very late in the final stint, some drivers pitted for fresh tires, and I needed to know from James how well he thought the tires would last, if the race restarted. He was in front but could he stay out on older tires and hold off another frontrunner on new tires? We didn't want a similar situation to the one that cost us the win in Phoenix a couple months earlier. So at Iowa I got James' feedback and we put that into the blender and decided the right thing to do would be to stay out. And as it turned out, we didn't need to worry because in fact the race finished under that yellow. So to answer your question, the driver's feedback is critical to us being able to make the most informed decision we possibly can. We're lucky to have two very smart drivers who think about these things while they're also racing, so we know their knowledge can be trusted and so it becomes a crucial component to our strategy, both pre-race and mid-race. About Arrow Electronics Arrow Electronics guides innovation forward for over 200,000 leading technology manufacturers and service providers. With 2018 sales of $30 billion, Arrow develops technology solutions that improve business and daily life. Learn more at fiveyearsout.com . Arrow Schmidt Peterson Motorsports-Hondas of James Hinchcliffe, Robert Wickens and Marcus Ericsson. Photo by: Arrow Schmidt Peterson Motorsports


Don't erase a week's worth of progress on your days off. 30 Ways to Lose Weight This Weekend Every dieter knows that eating well Monday through Friday is the easy part. But when the weekend arrives you know, the two days that are practically synonymous with junk food and Netflix that's when willpower is truly tested. While indulging a bit on the weekends won't do too much damage to your waistline, going overboard can easily erase a week's worth of your hard-earned weight loss . To keep those pounds flying off without feeling deprived we rounded up expert- and science-backed advice to discover how you can keep your diet in check over the weekend. Read the following top Saturday and Sunday slim-down strategies that can help you say sayonara to those pesky pounds for good. And when it comes time to prepare for the week ahead, don't forget to Prep These Foods On Sunday To Cut Calories All Week . 1. Order an Appetizer On the weekend, many of us like to splurge by eating out at our favorite restaurants. "Most restaurant portions are completely distorted, offering twice as much food as you should actually eat," Michelle Dudash, RDN , author of Clean Eating for Busy Families, tells us. If you're looking to keep your calories in check, Dudash admits, "I typically order an appetizer and a veggie-based side dish as my entree. If I'm eating at a Mexican restaurant, for example, I may share some chips and guac as an appetizer and then order a single taco and small salad. The vegetables are key; they help fill you up with fewer calories." For more tricks to fill up for fewer calories, don't miss these 30 Ways to Eat More And Weigh Less. 2. Stick to an Eating Schedule "I often sleep in during the weekends," Lisa Moskovitz, RD, founder of Manhattan-based private practice, The New York Nutrition Group explains, "which throws off my entire eating schedule. If I'm not careful, this can lead to overeating. To ensure I stay on track no matter when I roll out of bed I eat within an hour of waking, eat every four or five hours thereafter and stop noshing two hours before bedtime." 3. Get Out and About "Instead of seeing a movie or lounging around with friends on the weekend, do something active together. Visit your favorite museum, go window shopping, hit a rock climbing gym, try a new fitness class, or go biking or hiking," Miriam Jacobson, RD, CDN of Food Coach NYC , tells us. 4. Become an Influencer Stephanie Middleberg, MS, RD, CDN of Middleberg Nutrition takes control of what she eats on weekends and recommends you do too: "I use the weekends as an opportunity to eat clean foods but this wasn't always the case. I had to stop being influenced by my friends and family and play the role of the influencer instead. If I want to eat someplace healthy, I'll suggest it. If I don't want that cheese plate with dinner, I let my friends know I'm okay without it, but that they should order whatever they want." 5. Aim for Eight It's a weight loss tip that's stood the test of time: "Focus on getting a good eight hours of shut-eye each weekend night," Lauren Minchen MPH, RDN, CDN, a Registered Dietitian and Nutritionist based in New York City tells us. "Even though 'catching up' on sleep is not the recommended way to approach a sleep schedule, I find that allowing myself extra rest on the weekends helps reset my appetite and helps me control my food and drink intake. It also supports my metabolism and gives me energy to be active Saturday and Sunday!" 6. Be the First to Order "Don't go to social events or dinners hungry," says weight loss dietitian and personal trainer, Stephanie Brookshier , RDN, ACSM-CPT. "It makes it more difficult to say no to unhealthy temptations. Speaking of which, when I'm dining out, I'm also the first one to order. It's all too easy to be swayed by someone else's unhealthy choice when you're on the fence between the salmon with veggies and the chicken alfredo." 7. Make a Big Breakfast Katie Cavuto MS, RD, the dietitian for the Philadelphia Phillies and Flyers recommends that you start your day right: with breakfast! "I often have more time for meal prep on the weekends than I do during the week and I use that opportunity to make really wholesome foods. For example, I'll often start off the weekend with a whole foods-based breakfast of eggs, avocado, fresh fruit and even a homemade muffin or pancake. Starting Saturdays nourished and satisfied sets the groundwork for a healthy weekend ahead." 8. Plan Ahead "I use Sunday evenings to get a head start on healthy weekday eating by making a big batch of slow-cooker black beans, steel-cut oats or quinoa, which I mix with veggies," Marisa Moore, MBA, RDN, LD, of Marisa Moore Nutrition divulges. 9. Pre-Game Right While even the greasiest burger won't save you from that pounding headache the morning after your night out with friends, there are foods that, if eaten before your drinking begins, can prevent or lessen hangover symptoms that keep you from enjoying the rest of your weekend. You should still stick to no-brainer rules like drinking plenty of water, but if you know it's going to be a big night, pre-game with these 7 Pre-Happy Hour Foods That Prevent Hangovers . 10. Schedule Sessions with a Friend You wouldn't blow off your 6 a.m. run if you knew your friends were waiting for you at the park, would you? Of course not! Which is why it's a great idea to set up morning workout dates. Not only will it get your tush out from under the covers, it will make you sweat session more fun, too! And after your done with your workout, why not refuel with one of these delicious protein shake recipes ? 11. Add Motivational Messages to Your Alarm Make that blaring 5 a.m. alarm more tolerable by giving it a motivating label in your iPhone. "Wake up badass, it's time to hit the gym!" It may seem silly, but it's sure to motivate you and put a smile on your face every time you're considering going back to bed. 12. Set Out Your Workout Gear  or better yet, sleep in it. If you wake up dressed and ready to hit your Pilates class, odds are pretty low that you'll skip it. And speaking of getting fit and toned, be sure to check out these 30 Skinny Secrets from the World's Sexiest Women . 13. Schedule Brunch It may sound odd, but penciling in plans with friends for after your run will actually ensure you'll log those miles especially if you tell everyone you'll be coming from a workout. Not only will it hold you accountable to your run, it will give you a great excuse to rock all of your new athleisure gear afterwards. You may also find your workout more enjoyable, knowing you have some playtime to look forward to when you're done! 14. Go Exploring Lace up your sneakers and play tourist in your own city! Check out historic walking tours in your area or find a nearby nature path with a killer view. Walking is easy on the joints, burns a fair number of calories and is a great way to take in new sites and sounds. 15. Have a Cleaning Party Scouring surfaces might give you bad Annie flashbacks, but it can actually be a good full-body workout, engaging your biceps, triceps and core. Max it out by mopping the floor for a 150-pound person, it burns 43 calories in 15 minutes. To make the scrubbing and sweeping more fun, enlist your roomie or significant other to help and turn on some upbeat tunes! If you really want to challenge yourself, do some burpees or lunges every time the song changes. 16. Rewire Your Couch Potato Status While we would never want to distract you from your favorite show, commercials are a prime time to workout. "Focus on one exercise each commercial break, doing as many as you can. Work your way through the body moving onto the next exercise at the next commercial segment," recommends Opperman. "An example would be squats, push-ups, reverse lunges, crunches, jumping jacks. To increase the intensity you can add speed or add plyo to the moves. The show segment becomes your recovery." Watching a show on say Netflix with no commercial break? You're not off the hook. "Pick a word before the show starts and every time you hear it do five burpees," says Opperman. "This could quickly get real fun and challenging." 17. Volunteer Volunteering at a dog shelter or lending a hand at a park clean-up is an engaging way to meet others, give back to your community and add some extra activity to your day. 18. Play in the Park Instead of grabbing drinks or dinner with your friends, head to the park with a frisbee or a football and log some playtime. In the cooler months, hit a ping pong or pool hall for a bit of friendly, active competition just steer clear of the beer and caloric cocktails. 19. Take It to the Dogs Your pooch's playfulness is also a great calorie burner for you! "Running around with the dog can be a great way to burn calories and get in a great workout without going to the gym. As long as you are moving, your muscles are contracting and burning calories," says Derek Mikulski, BS, CSCS, CPT, Founder of ActivMotion, "Just be sure to set aside some dedicated time each day. Just ten minutes per day of playing with your dog at a moderate level of intensity can burn more than 15,000 calories in a year! This equates to roughly five or six pounds of fat!" Since your pup is helping you take care of your health, make sure to look out for his and familiarize yourself with the 10 Best and Worst Superfoods for Your Dog . 20. Play With Your Kids Instead of sending your little one to the backyard to play on his own, lace up your sneaks and head outside with him! Not only are backyard games like tag, hopscotch and catch, enjoyable and fun, they can actually burn off a fair share of calories. Have some extra time on your hands? Head to the park to shoot hoops or hit the local mini golf course your kids and your body will love it! 21. Go Dancing Next time you're in the mood for a night out on the town, why not hit up a dance club? From salsa and jazz to hip hop and trance, there's something for every type of music lover. The only caveat: You'll have to cut yourself off after one cocktail to ensure you burn off more than you take in. And speaking of calories, if you're trying to take in fewer of them, check out these 50 Snacks With 50 Calories or Less . 22. Start a Vegetable Garden Growing your own fruits, veggies and herbs in your backyard is a win-win for weight loss. Gardening can actually burn between 200 and 400 calories per hour and once your crops are ready to be picked, you'll have an abundance of low-calorie, nutritious fare to add into your family's meals. That's what we like to call a win-win! 23. Take a Healthy Cooking Class Need some help with your healthy meal prep game? Chains like Sur La Table offer a variety of cooking classes that can help. On a budget? You can get some awesome cooking class deals on Groupon. The best part is aside from the eating, of course cooking actually burns about 100 calories per hour (far more than you'll scorch ordering from Seamless), so honing your new skill can actually help you reach your happy weight is two different ways. 24. Plan Theme Menus Trying to eat more low-cal foods like fruits and veggies can be a snooze especially if you make the same few dishes over and over again. To keep your taste buds entertained, turn your meals into festive events, suggests Lori Zanini, registered dietitian and Spokesperson for the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics. "For example, you could have an 'Italian' theme and incorporate a number of tomato dishes throughout the week." Or throw a fiesta with fresh avocado recipes and set the table with colorful plates and utensils. 25. Cook For Your Friends More often than not, you're likely catching up with friends over plates of fatty, sodium-packed restaurant food that will derail your flat belly success. In fact, a recent study published in the Journal of the American Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics found that the average restaurant meal contains a whopping 1,205 calories about half the recommended daily intake. Yikes! To take in fewer calories without putting a kink in your social life offer to have your friends over for a healthy dinner. This way you can control everything that winds up on your plate. If your friends offer to contribute put them on fruit salad or cuidite duty it's near impossible for either of those things to go awry. 26. Make it a Date You know what's hotter than seeing your honey dice up a tomato or saute some shrimp? Absolutely nothing. Pick a one of these slimming 20 Best-Ever Recipes for Zero Belly , light the candles, cue up Netflix and have a waistline-friendly night in with your sweetie. To burn even more calories, skip dessert and take things to the bedroom for a sexy workout. 27. Check Out New Healthy Restaurants There's a fast food boom happening and for once, Eat This, Not That! is happy about it. Although burger joints and mall foods still reign supreme, a new breed of healthy, fast casual restaurants like Dig Inn and Sweetgreen are dominating the market. Next time you're friends suggest meeting up for a bite, why not suggest checking out one of the new, healthy eateries in your area? Not only will your meal be kind to your waistline, checking out a new hot spot is far more fun than going to the pizza joint in your neighborhood yet again. 28. Snooze More Snuggling under the covers and dozing off is more than just relaxing it's fun! And thankfully for all you sleepyheads out there snoozing more can help you eat healthier and lose weight. In fact, a recent study found that sub-par sleep could undermine weight loss by as much as 55 percent! The good news is just a few simple tweaks to your p.m. routine can mean serious weight loss success like these 30 Things to Do 30 Minutes Before Bed to Lose Weight 29. Sign Up For a Race Looking for something that combines fitness with fun and adventure? Sign up for a themed race or obstacle course. Color run participants are showered with colored powder while Warrior Dash participants brave barbed wire fences and mud holes talk about an exciting way to get your sweat on! 30. Rev Up Your Workout Playlist Sure, your time on the treadmill may seem like a great time to catch up on the news and your favorite sitcom, but doing so might make your cardio session less effective. (Cue the groans!) Research shows that people are more likely to stick to an exercise program if they listen to music while working out  especially fast-paced, motivational jams that include phrases like "push it," "I believe," and "work it." How's it work? One theory is that they help you move faster which subconsciously motivates you to keep at it which can help you lose 10 pounds  fast!