In the nutrition world, few things get people more riled up (besides keto , that is) than the subject of dietary cholesterol . Is it good for you, is it bad, will it totally mess up your health if you eat it. And it doesn't help that the science behind cholesterol itself is very complicated. At its most basic, "cholesterol in your blood is a fatty substance," says Amy Gorin, MS, RDN, owner of Amy Gorin Nutrition in the New York City area. While it's long had a bad rep in the health community, cholesterol in moderate amounts is important for healthy cell growth , protecting your brain's neurons, and producing hormones like estrogen . However, having high cholesterol levels puts you at risk of heart attack, stroke, and other cardiovascular health issues  which is why it's long been a health bugaboo. (Remember how we all hated eggs and butter for a while?) If you've ever been confused about the role that cholesterol plays in your diet (and your health), this one's for you. Is cholesterol bad for you? Not necessarily. Again, your body needs some amount of cholesterol to function properly. There are two main types of cholesterol: HDL (high-density lipoprotein) and LDL (low-density lipoprotein), Gorin says. LDLs carry cholesterol from the liver to the rest of the body, while HDLs clean up cholesterol from the blood . "HDL is typically thought of as a 'good' cholesterol, and LDL as a 'bad' cholesterol, because HDL cholesterol prevents build-up up within the arteries, and LDL cholesterol builds up and may block the arteries," she says. Generally, people should have higher levels of HDLs and lower levels of LDLs for optimal health. Your body's cholesterol comes from two sources, Gorin says: your liver, which naturally produces it, and dietary cholesterol, which you eat from foods that contain cholesterol, like eggs, animal proteins, and dairy. People used to think that the cholesterol in the foods you ate affected your overall cholesterol levels. (After all, you eat cholesterol, so you're adding it to your system, right?) But in the past decade or so, that thinking has majorly shifted thanks to a wide range of research showing that dietary cholesterol on its own does not increase the risk of cardiovascular disease or overly impact your blood cholesterol levels . In 2013, the American Heart Association said there was not enough evidence that limiting cholesterol in food lowered a person's LDL cholesterol. Then the 2015-2020 U.S. Dietary Guidelines (which are the most recent) removed its maximum recommended intake of dietary cholesterol, citing lack of research to support it. The advisory committee that created the guidelines referred to cholesterol as " not a nutrient of concern for overconsumption ." This was a huge deal after decades of anti-cholesterol messaging, but it often gets misinterpreted. "The 2015-2020 U.S. Dietary Guidelines reassured us that the connection between dietary cholesterol from eggs and blood cholesterol levels is inconclusive, meaning more research is needed," Gorin says. However, this doesn't necessarily mean that dietary cholesterol has zero implication for your health. "It's not that dietary cholesterol absolutely doesn't affect blood cholesterol," says Kevin Klatt, PhD, a molecular nutrition scientist. "It's just that it's a very, very small effect, and it's highly variable dependent on the person." There are some people whose blood cholesterol is more affected by dietary cholesterol because of genetics and other factors, but he says isn't the case for the vast majority of the population. What about that big buzzy egg study? In March 2019, new research was published that essentially said dietary cholesterol (from eggs) is linked to increased heart diseased risk. The study , published in the Journal of the American Medical Association , looked at six cohort studies that collected data from a total of 29,615 adults of diverse racial and ethnic backgrounds. The six studies had an average follow-up of 17.5 years from 1985 to 2016. The researchers pooled the data and found that eating 300 milligrams of cholesterol per day (about 1.5 eggs) caused a significant increase in a person's risk of heart disease a complete contradiction of years of research and what's recommended in the 2015 Dietary Guidelines. This caused a big hoopla in the public health sphere. However, amidst that scary takeaway are a few issues with the study itself. Klatt says the cohort studies are based on self-reported diet data researchers don't follow people or watch them eat, they just rely on a person's own account of what they typically eat in a day which isn't considered very accurate. The studies also only took a baseline assessment of diet, which means researchers asked subjects to self-report on their own diets at the start of the study, then assumed they continued to eat that way for the duration of the study. But assuming that people will eat the same way for twenty years is kind of a stretch. Other experts have raised questions about the study's methodology, including the fact that it was looking at all types of egg consumption (in baked goods and other foods, not just eggs themselves) and potential conflicts of interest. "The imprecision in the data alone doesn't make the relative risk conclusion super appealing or trustworthy," Klatt says. So...should I be worried about dietary cholesterol? For most people, no. "Eggs are still a food that I would recommend eating," Gorin says. Most people can safely have an egg or two a day without worrying about how that will impact their blood cholesterol levels. However, "if you have heart disease or a high risk of it, or uncontrolled blood pressure, consider having just one egg a day or switching to egg whites only," she says. This is generally true for foods high in cholesterol most people don't have to overly stress about it, but for people with high cholesterol levels or other health problems, their doctors will likely have them watching their intake. If you're trying to eat in a way that reduces your risk of heart disease, Gorin generally advises limiting saturated fat consumption which is more firmly associated with elevated LDL levels and other poor health outcomes . (Saturated fat has been shown to increase production of cholesterol in the liver, says Gorin.) Daily intake should be limited to 10 percent of a person's total daily calories, she says no more than 20 grams per day for a 2000 calorie daily diet. "Consider all sources of saturated fat in your diet, including eggs," she says. (Other sources: meat, cheese, coconut oil , butter.) In other words: Keep the eggs, but go easy on the bacon. (VIDEO) Skipping this is linked to 87% increase in risk of heart death (Courtesy: Cooking Light)


Curious just how far your dollar goes in Miami? We've rounded up the latest rental offerings via rental sites Zumper and Apartment Guide to get a sense of what to expect when it comes to finding housing in Miami with a budget of $2,400/month. Read on for the listings. (Note: prices and availability are subject to change.) Hoodline offers data-driven analysis of local happenings and trends across cities. Links included in this article may earn Hoodline a commission on clicks and transactions. 250 N.E. 32nd St. Listed for $2,305/month, there's this one-bedroom, one-bathroom residence over at 250 N.E. 32nd St. The building offers assigned parking. You can also expect a balcony, a dishwasher and in-unit laundry in the apartment. If you've got a pet, you'll be happy to learn that cats and dogs are allowed. The rental doesn't require a leasing fee. According to Walk Score's assessment, the surrounding area is friendly for those on foot, is bikeable and offers many nearby public transportation options. (Take a gander at the complete listing here .) 3635 N.E. First Ave. Here's a 775-square-foot one-bedroom, one-bathroom spot at 3635 N.E. First Ave. that's going for $2,308/month. Expect to find a balcony, in-unit laundry and a walk-in closet in the residence. Good news for animal lovers: Both dogs and cats are permitted here. There isn't a leasing fee associated with this rental. According to Walk Score, the surrounding area has excellent walkability, is bikeable and offers many nearby public transportation options. (Check out the complete listing here .) 340 S.E. Third St. (Downtown) Listed at $2,334/month, this 808-square-foot one-bedroom apartment is located at 340 S.E. Third St. Building amenities include a fitness center and a swimming pool. Also expect to see hardwood flooring and in-unit laundry in the apartment. Luckily for pet owners, both dogs and cats are allowed. The listing specifies a $500 pet fee. According to Walk Score's assessment, the surrounding area is a "walker's paradise," is convenient for biking and boasts excellent transit options. (Take a look at the complete listing here .) 1100 Brickell Bay Drive (Brickell) Finally, there's this one-bedroom, one-and-a-half-bathroom spot located at 1100 Brickell Bay Drive. It's listed for $2,340/month for its 1,209 square feet. The listing promises hardwood flooring, in-unit laundry and a walk-in closet in the unit. Pet owners, take heed: Cats and dogs are welcome. Per Walk Score ratings, the surrounding area is a "walker's paradise," is very bikeable and has excellent transit. (See the complete listing here .) Working with a tight budget? Here are the cheapest rentals recently listed in Miami . This story was created automatically using local real estate data, then reviewed by an editor. Click here for more about what we're doing. Got thoughts? Go here to share your feedback.


Several women testified how they blindly obeyed their "masters," screamed when they were branded and were pressured to have sex with Keith Raniere, the founder of a group called Nxivm. Raniere ran an Albany, New York-based company offering pricey "self-help" classes to thousands of people across the United States, Canada and Mexico for two decades. An actress who testified in court said he was revered by his students and some saw him as the smartest men in the world. But for the past six weeks, Raniere has stood trial in a New York federal court accused of creating an alleged sex cult disguised as a women's empowerment group within his organization for his financial benefit and sexual pleasure. He is facing multiple charges, including racketeering, sex trafficking, sexual exploitation of a child and human trafficking. He pleaded not guilty to all charges and his defense attorney has argued his relationships with Nxivm followers were consensual. He has been in federal custody in Brooklyn since he was arrested in Mexico last year. As Raniere's trial enters its final stages, here's a look at what we've learned about the case: Prosecutors say dozens were lured into secret sex society Raniere initially recruited eight women within Nxivm's ranks to join a secret sex society called DOS, or "The Vow," prosecutors said. The women in DOS, like most Nxivm members, were originally drawn into the group because they wanted to learn how to be more successful . A former Nxivm member who was not part of DOS, Mark Vicente, said in court that people would pay for courses costing $7,500 for 16 days. One of those sessions, he said, cleared his feelings of claustrophobia while stuck in traffic jams. "I had never seen anything that was that effective," he said. "I was blown away." The women Raniere recruited for his "inner circle" saw him as their master and they eventually came to view themselves as "masters" as they recruited more women to be their "slaves," a criminal complaint said. Marc Agnifilo, Raniere's attorney, previously told CNN that Raniere created DOS as a way for women to have "their own society ... where men would play no role." But prosecutors say Raniere sat at the top of the pyramid group. Lauren Salzman , 42, who pleaded guilty in federal court to charges of racketeering and racketeering conspiracy in March, testified she was a master and had six slaves of her own. She was told that the group would teach women to be "master of your own life." While recruiting them, the masters would insist the recruits provide information about themselves as "collateral" to encourage the recruits to keep information about DOS a secret, according to an affidavit prepared by an FBI agent and filed with Raniere's arrest warrant Several women testified in court that they shared sexually explicit photos, granted access to their bank accounts and recorded videos with damaging stories that would hurt their families and those closest to them. Some of the women said the statements were not even truthful. One woman, identified only as Sylvie, said she wrote a letter to her parents falsely confessing she was a prostitute. The contents of her letter were not true, but the threat of its release haunted her, she said. Women were branded with Raniere's initials After being accepted into DOS, members would be branded near their bikini line with Raniere's initials, prosecutors and victims said. During the trial, prosecutors presented a series of recordings of conversations between "Smallville" star Allison Mack and Raniere in which they discuss a ceremony for the branding. Mack, a co-defendant in the case, pleaded guilty to racketeering and racketeering charges before the start of the trial. "Do you think the person who's being branded should be completely nude and sort of held to the table like a, sort of almost like a sacrifice," Raniere said in the recording. Salzman took the stand and spoke about having a ceremony for her six slaves. The first to be branded writhed in pain, she said. "She was squealing and screaming, and it looked horrendous," Salzman said. "It scared the other girls." Salzman also said she and other masters would paddle their "slaves" with leather belts. Raniere would call in to check how it was going, she testified. "He called in and wanted to make sure we were flicking our wrists hard enough," Salzman said. Some people believed Raniere was a superior being In Nxivm classes, students were told Raniere was one of the smartest men in the world and some even believed he could control the weather, one witness testified. Prosecutors showed a biography that once appeared on a Nxivm website claiming Raniere attended Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute when he was 16 and immediately started taking graduate-level courses. A former Nxivm member who was identified only as Jay testified that Mack told her she had to seduce Raniere and let him take a naked picture of her. Mack told her it would "get rid of all your sexual abuse trauma," Jay said. "I was horrified and enraged with the fact that she would try to re-traumatize me and say that doing something sexual with someone that I obviously didn't want to do that with would heal my sexual trauma. I was disgusted," she said. Another woman who testified in court said Raniere told her that women would see a blue light if they swallowed his semen. 3 sisters had abortions after sex with Raniere, woman says A teenager from Mexico went from being a promising high school student in Mexico to being pulled into the self-help curriculum of Nxivm and eventually "groomed" for sex. Daniela , who was identified in court only by her first name, testified that she moved to Albany to help the group's mission and work for Raniere. She was instructed to hack into the computers of perceived Nxivm enemies -- mostly former members of the group -- and was not paid for much of her work, she said. While a minor, Daniela testified, she was groomed for a sexual relationship by Raniere, who she said had sex with her days after her 18th birthday. Raniere was in his 40s at the time. Daniela said she later found out Raniere was also having sex with both her sisters. All three sisters got pregnant by Raniere at different times and had abortions at his urging, Daniela said. One of them was kept in captivity for nearly 2 years Shortly after Daniela told Raniere she had feelings for another Nxivm member, she was confined to a room for about two years. Her contact with Raniere was slowly cut off as her phone, computer and even her immigration and identification papers -- her only way of getting on a plane or leaving the country -- started being taken away from her. Her family didn't know that the basis of Daniela's "ethical breach" was that she had developed feelings for another man. Instead, Raniere told her family about an incident years earlier in which she had stolen and promptly returned money. Raniere encouraged her family to be strict with Daniela. After Daniela entered a bedroom in her family's home in 2010, she barely had any contact with the outside world. Daniela said she asked to leave the room multiple times over the years, but it was only Raniere who could determine whether she had fixed her "ethical breach." She wrote to him every day, as instructed. During Daniela's cross examination, Agnifilo asked her why she didn't just walk out of the room. Daniela testified that she feared her family would no longer speak to her, and that she would have no place to go, since her legal documents had been taken away by her family, at the urging of Raniere and other Nxivm members.


The Grosse Pointe Board of Education voted 5-2 late Monday to close Robert Trombly Elementary School in the south end of the district and Charles A. Poupard Elementary School in the north end as part of a cost-cutting effort to combat declining enrollment. The vote was the latest twist in a controversy that began in January and came after more than two hours of heated discussion that included accusations of racism, deception and other improper behavior by the school district and its school board. The decision took on racial overtones in part because the majority of students at Poupard are black and it's the only building in the system that is designated as a Title I school, making it eligible for additional funding to serve poor students. "I mentioned how Grosse Pointe is fortunate with a strong sense of community, educated, financially prosperous and yet overwhelmingly white," said Dr. Agustin Arbulu, executive director of the Michigan Department of Civil Rights, who pleaded with the board to delay the vote. "But it also has a legacy and history of bigotry and exclusion." Arbulu said the Grosse Pointes had a history of deed restrictions that excluded African Americans, Jews and immigrants from some of metro Detroit's wealthiest enclaves. He and his staff held listening sessions in the district, at the district's request, and found people who felt their opinions were not considered. He said there's a difference between diversity and inclusion. "Diversity is being invited into the room," he said. "But whether you have a voice in the room is a separate thing." Trombly in the south end of the district and Poupard in the north side will close in June 2020. Poupard is located in Harper Woods but is part of the Grosse Pointe school system. Closing it will mean students there will have to cross I-94 to get to another school. In a separate vote, the board approved a plan to reconfigure grade assignments for all schools: Elementary Schools: K-4 Middle Schools: 5-8 High Schools: 9-12 Board members said the decision was difficult but necessary because of declining enrollment, which reduces funding for the district. Like most districts across the state, Grosse Pointe schools have experienced declining enrollment. The district has been losing about 100 students per year, which translates into about $1 million a year in funding decreases. The district anticipates a loss of 150 students in the 2019-20 school year, which will reduce revenue by $1.5 million. More: Former Detroit school official seeks $41,193 payout for unused vacation days More: These 15 Michigan school districts have worst teacher-student racial gap Grosse Pointe schools don't accept students from other districts through schools of choice, a system some districts have used to boost declining enrollment. "We can't do nothing," said Board Secretary Kathleen Abke. "If we don't reconfigure the district now, we'll be looking at something much worse." Board president Brian Summerfield defended the decision to close Poupard, saying its proximity to I-94 makes it an environmental health risk for students there. "Nobody wants a school 500 feet from a major highway," Summerfield said. "Five hundred feet is ridiculously close." Board member Cindy Pangborn tried to get the board to delay the vote on both the reconfiguration and the closing of the schools. She moved to table both items from the agenda, but lost both votes. She thanked Arbulu for coming to the board and for broaching a sensitive topic of race. "I personally think that we should take your advice and wait and look at the facts that we have," said Pangborn, who joined trustee Christopher Profeta in voting against the closure plan. "There is so much turmoil. I'm hoping that we do take your advice." Profeta said he teaches in another district in a Title I school, so he worries about the students at Poupard. "I think the challenges are very real and I think displacing them and disrupting the program in place would be a challenge for them," he said. Another board member, Dr. Christopher Lee, also thanked Arbulu for coming to the meeting, but questioned his findings. Lee noted that about 30 people attended some of the listening sessions Arbulu organized, while more than 1,000 people attended the town hall meetings and other gatherings in the district in recent months. He defended the process. "This has been rough. Nobody's happy about closing schools," Lee said. "In all my years of a working hospitals and projects, I've never seen a board and an administration so focused on the good of what we're here to do." Several parents who addressed the board noted the blue ribbon committee formed to examine school closings was launched just a month after district voters approved a $111-million bond issue to fix up schools. Board members insisted that the topic was discussed before the vote. The votes followed months of controversy in the Grosse Pointes, where children walking to their neighborhood school has been a tradition for generations. The district doesn't provide buses and fewer schools means longer commutes to school. The controversy prompted a social media campaign to Save Grosse Pointe Schools and a recall campaign aimed at three board members. Recall petitions filed On June 6, Genevieve Tusa, a Grosse Pointe Farms lawyer, filed recall petitions with the Wayne County Election Commission targeting school board treasurer Judy Gafa as well as Abke and Profeta. The petition language mentions the proposal to close schools as a reason for the recall. The election commission is scheduled to meet at 2 p.m. Wednesday to consider the petitions. Tusa didn't respond to a message seeking comment. About 200 people attended the meeting, held at Brownell Middle School on Chalfonte. Several police officers were present in the back of the auditorium. The crowd mostly cheered for speakers who blasted the plan, though others supported board members who supported it. When the vote was taken, members of the crowd, some of them in tears, exchanged hugs and left the auditorium quietly. Andrea Daniell, a mother of two in the district, including one who attends Trombly, said she was disappointed, but not surprised. "It's been hard," she said, wiping tears from her eyes. "I think they tried to be inclusive, but they didn't get out and get those marginalized voices involved." Contact John Wisely: 313-222-6825 or jwisely@freepress.com. On Twitter @jwisely This article originally appeared on Detroit Free Press: Poupard, Trombly elementary schools to close in Grosse Pointe district


FRISCO, Texas   Should Roger Goodell swing his sword of justice at Jerry Jones' favorite running back, the Pro Football Hall of Famer has only himself to blame for failing to take away Roger's weapon. Nothing is apt to come of Ezekiel Elliott's latest public bout of stupid, but when Roger becomes Police Commissioner Goodell, you can never rule out a four-   or six-   game suspension. Roger gives those out like a fruitcake at Christmas. He did it before. To Tom Brady. To Zeke, who has put himself in this position again. Zeke had a recent run in with a security guard in the early morning hours in Las Vegas, which, of course, TMZ caught on tape. Zeke, who appeared to be just a touch over-served, was briefly handcuffed by the cops. The most overlooked part of this incident is Zeke's attire: he was wearing a LeBron James No. 23 Los Angeles Lakers jersey. Why couldn't Zeke find a Luka Doncic shirt? Or a Dirk? Maybe a Dwight Powell. A LeBron is so disappointing. The security guard did not press charges, but he told CBS2 in Los Angeles that wants a "sincere apology." Apparently the apology Zeke offered the young man didn't cut it. Have Dak autograph a football, pose for a selfie, and say "sorry" even if you don't mean it. Just get it over with. Nothing is likely to happen to Zeke, but this is another example of him out late, doing dumb stuff. How many winners are there at 3 a.m. on The Strip? Like former Dallas Cowboys linebacker DeMarcus Ware recently told me, Zeke has to know he's "under a microscope" and people are watching. That is why Roger and the selectively vigilant NFL investigation team of TMZ are looking into this incident. No one should trust Roger at this point. Blame Jerry, for he gave Goodell this power. Remember, we are not that far removed from the last time Roger pulled out his sword and chopped Zeke's 2017 season by six games for violating … something? Violation of the league's player conduct policy, even though the league did a terrible job of stating what Zeke exactly did. In 2017, Roger and the NFL went to court countless times to enforce Zeke's punishment, much to the wrath and ire of Jerry. Jerry famously never agreed with the punishment and fought it behind closed doors; the Cowboys thought Zeke would be suspended two games. Six games and Jerry was ready to personally run over Roger with his yacht. All of this back and forth was going on while Roger was negotiating a contract to extend his run as the NFL commissioner. There was no better time to reframe, and reduce, Roger's role as the top law enforcer in pro football. There was no better time for the owners, for Roger, for the NFLPA, to find a more neutral party to handle discipline cases such as Zeke's. By that point, it was universally agreed that Roger as the hatchet man was not good for the league, or the players. As the most influential owner in the room, why Jerry allowed Roger to continue to possess unilateral power in this area is on him. Jerry may not have been in the majority to dump Roger, but he certainly could have campaigned, and forced, the type of reform necessary to ensure players would not be treated like Zeke in the future. While Roger was getting more of the NFL's money, with no leverage from other interested parties who wanted to hire him away, men like Jerry and his fellow owners changed nothing. They just talked big, gave him more money, and then Roger and Jerry hugged. At the press conference to announce Roger's five-year extension at a hotel in Irving in December 2017, I asked him if there is a need to create a better way of handling such cases. He said he would be open to it and making the process better. Nothing has changed. Why would it? Zeke gave up the fight on his suspension. The sun rose in the East. The money continues to flood the NFL offices. Now, two years later, Zeke is a TMZ star. Now, Police Commissioner Roger is looking into Zeke, again. Rog' still has his sword of justice, because Jerry never took it away.     ©2019 Fort Worth Star-Telegram Visit the Fort Worth Star-Telegram at www.star-telegram.com Distributed by Tribune Content Agency, LLC.


Curious just how far your dollar goes in Midtown? According to Walk Score, this Atlanta neighborhood is very walkable, is fairly bikeable and offers many nearby public transportation options. Data from rental site Zumper shows that the median rent for a one bedroom in Midtown is currently hovering around $1,700. So, what might you expect to find with a budget of $1,100 / month? Read on for a roundup of the latest rental listings, via Zumper and Apartment Guide . (Note: prices and availability are subject to change.) Hoodline offers data-driven analysis of local happenings and trends across cities. Links included in this article may earn Hoodline a commission on clicks and transactions. 870 Glendale Terrace NE, #11 Listed at $1,100/month, this 750-square-foot one-bedroom, one-bathroom condo is located at 870 Glendale Terrace NE, #11. The building offers assigned parking, outdoor space and on-site management. In the unit, you can anticipate hardwood floors, a walk-in closet, stainless steel appliances and high ceilings. Pets are not welcome. There isn't a leasing fee associated with this rental. (Take a look at the complete listing here .) 711 Argonne Ave. NE, #5 Next, there's this one-bedroom, one-bathroom unit over at 711 Argonne Ave. NE, #5. It's also listed for $1,100/month for its 550 square feet of space. In the unit, there are hardwood floors, a dishwasher and ceiling fans. If you've got a pet, you'll be happy to learn that cats and dogs are permitted. There's no leasing fee required for this rental. (Check out the complete listing here .) 131 Ponce De Leon Ave. NE Here's a 360-square-foot studio at 131 Ponce De Leon Ave. NE that's going for $1,067/month. The building offers assigned parking, a fitness center and a swimming pool. Luckily for pet owners, both dogs and cats are allowed. There's no leasing fee required for this rental. (Check out the complete listing here .) This story was created automatically using local real estate data, then reviewed by an editor. Click here for more about what we're doing. Got thoughts? Go here to share your feedback.


CLEMSON, S.C. -- Clemson coach Dabo Swinney has turned the page on last year's national championship. He believes his players have done the same. The Tigers opened preseason practice Friday as presumptive favorites to once more win the Atlantic Coast Conference and return to the College Football Playoffs for a fifth consecutive season. But Swinney cautioned his latest young group - two-thirds of the 120 players on the are freshmen or sophomores - have much work ahead to win a third national crown in four seasons. ''Our program has won 15 (games) in a row,'' Swinney said. ''This team hasn't won one.'' Swinney reinforced the message with his players the past two days, prepping them in Clemson's culture and his expectations for conduct on an off the field moving forward. ''This is kind of business as usual every time we show up to play,'' he said. One of the biggest things to find for Clemson this preseason are leaders. The Tigers' ''Power Ranger'' defensive front four were all drafted - end Clelin Ferrell and tackles Christian Wilkins and Dexter Lawrence were all NFL first-round picks - leaving a void on the team who counted on their character and determination to pull them through difficult times. Wilkins, for instance, took then freshman quarterback Trevor Lawrence out to breakfast a couple of days after well-respected starter Kelly Bryant chose to leave after the newcomer was elevated to starter four games into last season. Swinney said the Tigers don't yet have. ''We've got to be unbelievable teachers this year,'' Swinney said. It helps to have the strong-armed Lawrence leading the way. Lawrence, the 6-foot-6, 220-pound sophomore, stayed calm and cool throughout the storm of Bryant's transfer to complete the first 15-0 season in modern college football. He's added definition to his long, blonde hair and cannon arm. Swinney said Lawrence has also added leadership to his tool box. ''The biggest thing I want to see, I've already seen,'' Swinney said. ''To assert himself as a leader, not just of the offense, but of this team.'' Lawrence led the way during drills, moving smoothly around barriers and lofting tight spirals from about 30 yards away after a one-step drop. ''Good, good,'' quarterback coach Brandon Streeter said, nodding his head at Lawrence. Lawrence has plenty of help in the attack. Tailback Travis Etienne was the ACC offensive player of the year last season and led the Football Bowl Subdivision with 24 rushing touchdowns. Receivers Tee Higgins and Justyn Ross were sure-handed pass catchers who combined for 105 catches, 1,936 yards and 21 touchdowns. Ross, the lean, 6-4 sophomore, was a revelation in the playoffs with 12 catches for 301 yards and three TDs in blowout victories over Notre Dame and Alabama. "The sky's the limit'' on offense, Lawrence said. ''We just have to put in the work to be where we want to be.'' If there's a pressure point for the Tigers early, it looks on defense. Along with its front four, Clemson lost three other starters including top cornerback Trayvon Mullen who was a second-round NFL draft pick by Oakland. Swinney and defensive coordinator Brent Venables believe there's a host of talented defenders who haven't yet had the chance to make a mark. Defensive end Xavier Thomas, who had the crunching hit on Syracuse quarterback Eric Dungey to secure a comeback win over the Orange last year, is expected to pick up much of the pass rushing slack of Ferrell. Veterans Jordan Williams and Nyles Pickney figure to fill the middle of the line that Wilkins and Lawrence had protected during Clemson's CFP run. Venables wants to see much more of camp before he anoints anyone as the defensive leader. ''Not sure if we have an alpha dog in our front seven,'' he said. Pinckney said the defense is steadily finding its way since offseason workouts began in January. He's ready to lead after seeing the example set by his past teammates. ''I just feel like we're putting in a lot of extra work,'' he said. ''And if you're having a bad day, not to take it out on your teammates, just pick it up the next day.'' Related slideshow: 25 best nonconference games to watch (Provided by Yardbarker)


Last year, the York Daily Record asked the Pennsylvania House of Representatives for a list of office expenses for the York County delegation, and the state provided data from Jan. 1, 2014 to April 30, 2018. We weren't looking for anything in particular, but one category of office expenses jumped out: Flags. There were a lot of line items for flags. During that period, the York County House delegation spent more than $13,400 on flags. Many lawmakers provide flags to constituents as a courtesy. State Rep. Seth Grove, R-Dover Township, who had by far the highest flag total in the York County delegation at $4,838.82, said seeing torn, weathered flags is a pet peeve of his. So, he likes to provide new flags to constituents. Who spent the most? Flag Day seems like a good opportunity to share this data on flag expenses: $4,838.82   Rep. Seth Grove, R-Dover Township $2,859.51   Rep. Keith Gillespie, R-Hellam Township $1,299.02   Former Rep. Kristin Phillips-Hill, R-York Township $1,199.86   Rep. Kate Klunk, R-Hanover $816.14   Former Rep. Kevin Schreiber, D-York $700.61   Former Rep. Mike Regan, R-Carroll Township $635.10   Rep. Dawn Keefer, R-Carroll Township $526.94   Rep. Stan Saylor, R-Windsor Township $382.17   Former Rep. Ron Miller, R-Jacobus $151.03   Rep. Carol Hill-Evans, D-York More: He was in the spearhead of the Battle of the Bulge. The horrors he saw were unspeakable More: Photos: Vietnam vet Calvin C. Rice Jr. honored with flagpole dedication at Penn Park More: 12 reasons to subscribe to the York Daily Record This article originally appeared on York Daily Record: Flag Day: Which York County lawmaker spent the most on flags?


Lancaster Bureau of Police Dog Law Enforcement was called to the 500 block of Beaver Street, Friday, for reports of a woman kicking a dog. According to police, the dogs owner, Ashley Gaston, denied kicking the dog. She told the officer that the dog had bitten her son. Gaston said she took the dog outside and hit it once on the head. At that time, the investigating officer did not see any injuries to Gaston's son, or the dog. Police say a video was shared to a social media platform, showing a woman repeatedly kicking and stomping on a dog. According to investigators, the woman then went inside, escorted a child to the front porch, and told the child to kick the dog. Which the child did. Detective Joanne Resh, who specializes in cases involving animal cruelty and Lancaster City Police, returned to the Beaver Street address and took custody of the dog. Police say the dog was taken to Lancaster Pet Emergency Treatment and Specialties to be examined. The examination showed that the dog had bruised lungs. Officers went back to the address on Beaver Street and took Gaston into custody. Gaston is charged with aggravated cruelty to animals-torture, endangering the welfare of children, and corruption of minors. Gaston was committed to Lancaster County Prison in lieu of $50,000 bail. READ MORE: Lancaster woman faces animal cruelty charges, police say CHECK OUT WGAL: Stay in the know with the top stories of the day. Get all the latest Harrisburg, Lancaster and York news, weather and sports from the WGAL News Team.


The long-awaited aerial transportation system at Walt Disney World Resort is set take flight this fall. The company announced this week the Disney Skyliner, a state-of-the-art aerial gondola system, will begin carrying visitors high above the resort and theme parks Sept. 29. "Welcome to the dawn of a new era in Walt Disney World transportation," a video announcement touts. Offering a bird's-eye view, the Disney Skyliner will connect Epcot and Disney's Hollywood Studios to four resort hotels: Disney's Caribbean Beach Resort, Disney's Pop Century Resort, Disney's Art of Animation Resort and the new Disney's Riviera Resort. The newest resort, which is scheduled to open in December 2019, is accepting reservations. It will have a European Riviera theme. Classic Disney icons such as Mickey Mouse, Minnie Mouse, Pluto, Goofy and Chip & Dale will be featured on the gondolas, along with some newer ones. The "cabins" are wrapped in graphics featuring characters from such films as "Finding Dory," "Monsters, Inc." and "Ratatouille." More: Disney Cruise Line named 'World's Best' by Travel + Leisure readers More: Woody's Lunch Box in Disney's Toy Story Land is packed with fun and nostalgia Nearing your monthly article limit? Download the FloridaToday.com app for access to more free articles each month, or subscribe today for unlimited digital access to all our content. Subscribe | iPhone app | Android app This article originally appeared on Florida Today: Walt Disney World's Disney Skyliner opening Sept. 29


Running back Devonta Freeman has made good progress in his recovery from knee and groin injuries, so he's been participating in the team's offseason program with eyes on being full speed for training camp. That puts him a bit ahead of a couple of his teammates, although safeties Ricardo Allen and Keanu Neal are also closing in on a return to the field. Neal tore his ACL in the opener and Allen tore his Achilles two weeks later, which contributed to big problems on defense in Atlanta over the rest of the season. It looks like both are on track Quinn said that it is "more than realistic" to say the duo will be ready for training camp this summer. "Keke and Rico both are really pushing it from a rehab and competitive side ," Quinn said, via the Associated Press . "Big shocker. Two of our most competitive guys. They are really determined and detailed and they're off to excellent starts with their process." Having players like Neal, Allen and linebacker Deion Jones on hand for the entire season would be a big step in the right direction for the Atlanta defense in 2019.


One storyline that emerged from the 2018-19 campaign was the idea that defenceman Ben Hutton has resurged; that he had returned to the player many thought he was in his rookie campaign, and had established himself as a legitimate presence in the team's top four. For the Hutton camp, it set him up nicely for a year wherein he will need to be re-signed coming off a two-year deal at $2.8 million a year. However, it is also worth asking the question: just how good was Ben Hutton this past year, and how much is worth investing in him? Despite the positivity surrounding 26-year-old, it can be argued that he won't be worth the pricepoint, and that the hype was exaggerated. Among regular presences on the Canucks blue line, Hutton did not stand out in regards to puck possession and shot attempt metrics. He finished just fifth of seven in terms of CorsiFor% at 45.62%, and finished sixth in FenwickFor% at 44.97%. When looking at Expected Goals   the total goals a player is expected to score when he is on the ice   Hutton also ranks sixth at 43.34%, ahead of only the much maligned Erik Gudbranson. When adjusting for higher danger chances, it does not improve, with his on-ice share standing at just 42.24% (again sixth ahead of just Gudbranson). When comparing relative to his 2017-18 numbers   a season where he received near endless criticism by the fanbase, media, and coaching staff   the adulation becomes even less justified. That season, he ranked third on the Canucks defence in CorsiFor% at 49.15%, and fourth in FenwickFor% at 47.51%   stronger standalone numbers, and in a team context. By the other metrics mentioned above   high danger chances and Expected Goals share   he ranks second at 48.82% and third at 48.11%. Evidently, the 2017-18 verson of Ben Hutton did not deserve the degree of criticism received, and actually proved fairly effective by most metrics. Why, then, were such critiques lobbied with such frequency? There are three factors that may have contributed. The first, and perhaps most obvious (though not very quantifiable) one is that the mistakes made by Hutton were more obvious and reminiscent of Luca Sbisa's classic 'pizzas'. The second is that the offensive numbers were nearly non-existent. He scored just six points   all assists   in 61 contests. Thirdly, Hutton's PDO   on-ice save percentage plus on-ice shooting percentage, and generally seen as a barometer for luck   was sixth of seven players. When looking at the various components of his season, it's fair to say that much of the criticism was undue, and that this overly negative outlook led observers to overstate just how good he was in 2018-19. Of course, there are some arguments in favor of Hutton's season being a successful one. He played the second most total minutes (behind Troy Stecher) and at 17:37 minutes per game played more on average than any Canucks blue liner outside of Alex Edler. He also played the second most minutes (behind Stecher) while the team was trailing, and was middle of the pack at 49.53% offensive zone starts. These, it can be argued, contributed to his below-average possession metrics. Offensively, he also rebounded to an extent, posting a solid five goals and 20 points. There is certainly value to these topline numbers, and some may present them as evidence of his value. Overall, while Hutton proved to be a fairly valuable player for the Canucks on the volume of minutes alone, the underlying data points to a season that was not overly impressive. This is not to say that he has no upside   the potential for him to be a regular top four defender absolutely exists. The bigger question is whether or not the potential is great enough to offer him a major contract. With Edler needing (and presumably getting) a contract extension, and Quinn Hughes looking ready to be an impact player, there may not be a place for him on a first or second pairing. At the right price, or if Edler is not brought back, a Hutton extension would not be problematic. However, it is also important to make judgements based on overcompensating for an underrated 2017-18 season, nor to oversell what Hutton is as a player. It is this sort of decision making   with a long-term vision and realistic expectations   that will lead the Canucks to success, but what has somewhat alluded management to-date.


On those sweltering summer nights , when you spend what feels like forever tossing and turning , it's tempting to kick off your blanket to try and cool off. But even though it may seem counterintuitive, that's not actually the best way to keep your temperature down and enjoy your most restorative summer sleep. We spoke to medical experts to find out the best tips for a good night's snooze during the sweaty season  and it turns out, blankets are key! Blankets keep our temperatures regulated in the summer. For most people, the optimal sleeping temperature is between 60 and 67 degrees Fahrenheit, according to Dr. Kent Smith , a sleep expert and president of the American Sleep & Breathing Academy . "The body is designed to sleep better at cooler temperatures," he explains. "In fact, our body temperature naturally drops a few degrees in the evening to prepare us for sleep." When we enter rapid eye motion (REM) sleep, our body stops regulating temperature and continues to drop during the night, explains Dr. Anthony Kouri , a resident at the University of Toledo Medical Center. That means that when you're sleeping, your body relies on external ways of regulating temperature, like, you guessed it, a blanket. If you leave yourself exposed to the elements or, y'know, your frosty AC you might find yourself waking up with a chill in the middle of the night. And blankets also make us feel safe and happy. There's a reason why children have "security blankets" they make us feel safe. According to Dr. Anil Rama , MD, a faculty member at the Stanford Center for Sleep Sciences and Medicine, people find sleeping with a blanket or sheet psychologically comforting. And Kouri says that studies have shown that blankets help make us feel happy, too. "In addition to thermoregulation, during REM sleep, our body's supply of serotonin and dopamine decreases ," he explains of the uplifting chemicals. "These are neurotransmitters that make us feel good." That means your blanket just might be essential to helping you wake up happy, too. But it's normal to want to leave one foot free. It turns out, our feet are pretty good at cooling us off, due to blood vessels on the surface of the foot that make it easy for heat to escape. This is why some people like to sleep with one foot outside of the covers at night, Kouri adds. But no matter whether your feet are in or out when you're catching those Z's, if the temperature's rising, try to sleep with a blanket. It'll help regulate your body temperature and make you feel more secure that means a more well-rested you in the morning. And for more in-depth direction on getting rest, Here Are the Best Ways to Get a Good Night's Sleep . To discover more amazing secrets about living your best life, click here to follow us on Instagram! Gallery: Over 40? Here are the best ways to get a good night's sleep


NFL owners are meeting this week and a report last week indicated that they will consider allowing the Competition Committee to make a change to the new rule allowing for replay reviews of pass interference. That rule was adopted at March's league meetings after a strong push from coaches and allows for reviews of fouls that were called as well as ones that were missed during the play. It also called for the reviews to be handled the same way as all others, i.e. coaches would throw a challenge flag outside of the final two minutes of each half and reviews would be initiated from the booth at the end of halves. Packers president and Competition Committee member Mark Murphy told Bob Glauber of Newsday that the owners will consider letting the rule be tweaked so that there would be no automatic booth reviews. Cowboys executive vice president Stephen Jones, another member of the Competition Committee, told PFT earlier this month that he didn't anticipate any changes, but it appears the mood has shifted. The change could limit reviews as coaches would be bound to having two challenges with the possibility of a third if they win both and only being able to use challenges if they have timeouts. There's no cap on booth-initiated reviews, although Murphy noted leaving things to coaches only could lead to issues on Hail Marys as coaches might challenge in hopes of getting a call overturned in their favor.


Washington State football coach Mike Leach never ceases to entertain, and, now in his eighth season with the program, he's one of the many reasons we're excited the start to the college football season is just a few weeks away. The Cougars had their fourth practice at camp Monday in Lewiston, Idaho as they prepare for their season-opener against New Mexico State on August 31. But you know, it's summer, and it's hot just about everywhere. So Leach and his team went for a swim to cool off, which led to a very Mike Leach moment. Thanks to the football team's Twitter account, the internet gets to enjoy a spectacular video of Leach doing a belly flop off of a diving board. Just another day at the swimming pool with Coach Leach! #GoCougs #JoinTheHunt pic.twitter.com/RbF2svqhgl - Washington State Football (@WSUCougarFB) August 6, 2019 Other players on the team showed off their belly flops too - whether or not they were on purpose is a different story - but nothing can match the 58-year-old coach's performance. Hot day in Lewiston = pool time! #GoCougs #JoinTheHunt pic.twitter.com/EZsPiMdNBp - Washington State Football (@WSUCougarFB) August 6, 2019 This Mike Leach moment is definitely up there with Leach's rant about wedding planning , his A+ Christmas photo and the time he did a post-game interview with a fake Gardner Minshew mustache on his face . Never change, Coach Leach. MORE: The Marlins' Isan Diaz hit his first MLB home run during his parents' live TV interview Browns release their initial preseason depth chart Roundup: Dow Plunges; Lindsay Lohan; Hannah Brown Speaks Out; Ryen Russillo Leaving ESPN Dak Prescott on Kellen Moore's offense: 'Keep the defense guessing' Raiders release first depth chart of 2019 season


REDMOND, Wash.   Taking a page from Jules Verne, researchers at Microsoft believe the future of data centers may be under the sea. Microsoft has tested a prototype of a self-contained data center that can operate hundreds of feet below the surface of the ocean, eliminating one of the technology industry's most expensive problems: the air conditioning bill. Today's data centers, which power everything from streaming video to social networking and email, contain thousands of computer servers generating lots of heat. When there is too much heat, the servers crash. Putting the gear under cold ocean water could fix the problem. It may also answer the exponentially growing energy demands of the computing world because Microsoft is considering pairing the system with a turbine that generates electricity from ocean tides. The effort, code-named Project Natick, might lead to strands of giant steel tubes linked by fiber optic cables placed on the seafloor. Another possibility would suspend containers shaped like jelly beans beneath the surface to capture the ocean current with turbines that generate electricity. "When I first heard about this I thought, 'Water ... electricity, why would you do that?' " said Ben Cutler, a Microsoft computer designer who is one of the engineers who worked on the Project Natick system. "But as you think more about it, it actually makes a lot of sense." Such a radical idea could run into stumbling blocks, of course, as varied as environmental concerns or unforeseen technical issues. But the Microsoft researchers believe that by mass producing the capsules, they could shorten the deployment time of new data centers from the two years it now takes on land to just 90 days, offering a huge cost advantage. The underwater server containers could also help make web services work faster. Much of the world's population now lives in urban centers close to oceans but far away from data centers usually built in out-of-the-way places with lots of room. The ability to place computing power near users lowers the delay, or latency, people experience, which is a big issue for web users. "For years, the main cloud providers have been seeking sites around the world not only for green energy but which also take advantage of the environment," said Larry Smarr, a physicist and scientific computing specialist who is director of the California Institute for Telecommunications and Information Technology at the University of California, San Diego. Driven by technologies as varied as digital entertainment and the rapid arrival of the so-called Internet of Things, the demand for centralized computing has been growing exponentially. Microsoft manages more than 100 data centers around the globe and is adding more at a rapid clip. The company has spent more than $15 billion on a global data center system that now provides more than 200 online services. In 2014, engineers in a branch of Microsoft Research known as New Experiences and Technologies, or NExT, began thinking about a novel approach to sharply speed up the process of adding new power to so-called cloud computing systems. "When you pull out your smartphone you think you're using this miraculous little computer, but actually you're using more than 100 computers out in this thing called the cloud," said Peter Lee, corporate vice president for Microsoft Research and the NExT organization. "And then you multiply that by billions of people and that's just a huge amount of computing work." The company recently completed a 105-day trial of a steel capsule   eight feet in diameter   that was placed 30 feet underwater in the Pacific Ocean off the Central California coast near San Luis Obispo. Controlled from offices here on the Microsoft campus, the trial proved more successful than was originally expected. The researchers had worried about hardware failures and leaks. The underwater system was outfitted with 100 different sensors for measurements as varied as pressure, humidity and motion to better understand what it is like to operate in an environment that makes it impossible to send out a repairman in the middle of the night. The system held up. That led the engineers to extend the time of the experiment and to even run commercial data processing projects from Microsoft's Azure cloud computing service. The research group has started designing an underwater system that will be three times as large. It will be built in collaboration with a yet-to-be-chosen developer of an ocean-based alternative energy system. The Microsoft engineers said they expected a new trial to begin next year, possibly near Florida or in Northern Europe, where there are an extensive ocean energy projects underway. The first prototype, affectionately named "Leona Philpot"   a character in Microsoft's Halo video game series   has been returned, partly covered with barnacles, to the company's corporate campus here. It is a large white steel tube, covered with heat exchangers, with its ends sealed by metal plates and large bolts. Inside is a single data center computing rack that was bathed in pressurized nitrogen to efficiently remove heat from computing chips while the system was tested on the ocean floor. The idea for the underwater system came from a research paper written in 2014 by several Microsoft data center employees, including one with experience on a Navy submarine. Norman A. Whitaker, the managing director for special projects at Microsoft Research and the former deputy director at the Pentagon's Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency, or Darpa, said the underwater server concept was an example of what scientists at Darpa called "refactoring," or completely rethinking the way something has traditionally been accomplished. Even if putting a big computing tube underwater seems far-fetched, the project could lead to other innovations, he said. For example, the new undersea capsules are designed to be left in place without maintenance for as long as five years. That means the servers inside it have to be hardy enough to last that long without needing repairs. That would be a stretch for most servers, but they will have to improve in order to operate in the underwater capsule   something the Microsoft engineers say they are working on. They're also rethinking the physical alignment of data centers. Right now, servers are put in racks so they can be maintained by humans. But when you don't need to maintain the systems, you can remove many parts that are just there to aid human interaction, Mr. Whitaker said. "The idea with refactoring is that it tickles a whole bunch of things at the same time," he said. In the first experiment, the Microsoft researchers said they studied the impact their computing containers might have on fragile underwater environments. They used acoustic sensors to to determine if the spinning drives and fans inside the steel container could be heard in the surrounding water. What they found is that the clicking of the shrimp that swam next to the system drowned any noise created by the computing container. One aspect of the project that has the most obvious potential is to harvest the electricity from the movement of seawater. This means that no new energy is added to the ocean and as a result there is no overall heating, the researchers asserted. In their early experiment the Microsoft engineers said they had measured an "extremely" small amount of local heating of the capsule. "We measured no heating of the marine environment beyond a few inches from the vessel," Dr. Lee said.


BIRMINGHAM, Ala.   Former NFL quarterbacking great Bart Starr was remembered Sunday at a public memorial event in his native Alabama. An event celebrating Starr's legacy as a star of professional and college football was held Sunday afternoon at Samford University in suburban Birmingham. Starr's family also planned a private funeral. The Green Bay Packers selected Starr out of the University of Alabama with the 200th pick in the 1956 draft. He led Green Bay to six division titles, five NFL championships and wins in the first two Super Bowls. Starr died a week ago at age 85. He had been in failing health since suffering two strokes and a heart attack five years ago. Starr was a four-time Pro Bowl selection and two-time All-Pro at Green Bay, where he was the franchise's best player ever until Brett Favre came along at quarterback. He won NFL titles in 1961, '62, '65, '67 and '68. He was the 1966 NFL MVP and was named to the 1960s All-Decade team. He also was named MVP of the first two Super Bowls. Starr was a Montgomery native who lived in metro Birmingham at the time of his death. He is survived by his wife of 65 years, Cherry, and his son Bart Starr, Jr.


Despite a report from last week that Kawhi Leonard bought a house in Toronto, Leonard denied the story on Saturday in front of reporters, according to a story from TheStar.com. Raptors fans were optimistic that this could be a clue of Leonard's upcoming free agency decision, with the 2014 Finals MVP scheduled to become a free agent on June 30, one day after his 28th birthday. He'll likely register interest from several teams outside of Toronto, including his hometown teams in Los Angeles. "No, it didn't. It didn't happen yet, no," Leonard said of the report. Leonard has guided the Raptors through the Eastern Conference and out to a 3-1 series lead over the Warriors, averaging a playoff career-high 31.1 points, 9.1 rebounds and 1.6 steals in 22 postseason games. The Raptors have a chance to win their first NBA championship on Monday night, a pivotal game for a franchise hoping to persuade Leonard to re-sign on a lucrative free agent contract this summer. There's more from the Eastern Conference tonight: The Pistons could be focused on a wing player with their first-round pick, as noted by Rod Beard of The Detroit News. Detroit was awarded the No. 15 overall selection in the draft, coming off a season in which the team finished 41-41 with the eighth seed. Raptors guard Fred VanVleet said he has no symptoms and no concussion after being elbowed in Game 4, Ryan Wolstat of the Toronto Sun tweets. VanVleet exited the game early to receive seven stitches for the wound, later returning courtside for his team. The Hornets are hosting a predraft workout on Monday, Rick Bonnell of the Charlotte Observer tweets. Charlotte will work out Ignas Brazdeikis (Michigan), Moses Brown (UCLA), Mfiondu Kabengele (Florida State), DJ Laster (Gardner-Webb), Makai Mason (Baylor) and Marcquise Reed (Clemson). The Wizards also have a predraft workout set for Monday, according to Chase Hughes of NBC Sports Washington. The team will work out Brandon Better (Southern Utah), Joe Cremo (Villanova), Jon Davis (Charlotte), Malik Dunbar (Auburn), Paul Eboua (Africa) and Kaleb Johnson (Georgetown).


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The Vancouver Canucks were recently linked to pending free agent defensemen Tyler Myers and Jake Gardiner , but have also been rumored to be interested in a trade to address their blue line. That idea popped up again today when Rick Dhaliwal of Sportsnet tweeted the Canucks are "busy working [the] phones" on the trade market. Dhaliwal specifically notes that the team has inquired on Toronto Maple Leafs defenseman Nikita Zaitsev , who is apparently generating plenty of interest. Zaitsev recently requested a trade from the Maple Leafs for personal reasons, something the GM Kyle Dubas is trying to facilitate. The 27-year old defenseman has five years left on his current deal however, which has made some speculate that Toronto may have to sweeten any deal to get him out of town. Zaitsev's contract carries a $4.5M cap hit, an amount that the Maple Leafs could certainly do without as they try to re-sign restricted free agents Mitch Marner , Kasperi Kapanen and Andreas Johnsson , or even find some way to fit Gardiner back into the fold. For the Canucks though, the cap situation is in a very different place. Vancouver currently projects to have more than $30M in cap space (via CapFriendly), with twenty players already on the roster. That's an incredible amount of room for the team even if some of it is about to be snapped up by a new Brock Boeser contract, among other restricted free agents. Spending $4.5M on Zaitsev would hardly make a dent, even though he would immediately become their highest-paid defender pending a new deal for Alexander Edler , who is a free agent and even though there has been positive talks between the two sides, nothing is done yet . It would also provide some stability on the right side for the Canucks, who may find themselves in a situation where they need to trade Chris Tanev this season. The veteran defenseman is on the final year of his deal and has been unable to stay healthy throughout his career. While he is an excellent shutdown option when on the ice, the team just hasn't been able to rely on him to that point. If Tanev doesn't get an extension, he would become an excellent trade deadline asset for the Canucks if he was healthy at that point in the season. Behind Tanev and the younger Troy Stecher , there isn't a ton of proven right-handed options in Vancouver. Still, checking in on a player certainly doesn't mean something is going to get done. Zaitsev's deal comes with plenty of risk, and the Canucks may feel like they can address their defensive issues in other ways. What it does signal is that they aren't going to be waiting around this summer, and are willing to make a deal to improve the club for this season. With a young core led by Boeser, Elias Pettersson and Quinn Hughes , it certainly makes sense to push a little harder to improve the squad this offseason.


Duchess Meghan gives birth to royal baby Archie, Scarlett Johansson and Colin Jost are engaged, more celeb news you might have missed this month. Official! The worst kept secret in Hollywood is not a secret anymore! More than five and a half years after they were first romantically linked , Katie Holmes and Jamie Foxx have publicly acknowledged that they are indeed a couple. The duo made their public debut at the Met Gala on May 6 when they posed for photos together with Katie in a purple Zac Posen gown and Jamie in a black tuxedo and purple shoes that matched his girlfriend's dress. The duo has been photographed together over the years, including during a PDA-filled day on the beach last summer, but have never confirmed their romantic relationship in such a public manner. A source told E! News that the couple is "feeling more comfortable about being out in public together and not having to hide." The source continued, "They still don't want to have a public relationship, but it was a lot of effort to keep things under wraps and never be able to go out together. The burden of that has been lifted and they are feeling a lot more free to just go out and do normal things." Royal baby! There's a new royal in the world, and his name is Archie Harrison Mountbatten-Windsor. On May 6, Prince Harry and Duchess Meghan announced that they had welcomed a son . "We are pleased to announce that Their Royal Highnesses The Duke and Duchess of Sussex welcomed their firstborn child in the early morning on May 6th, 2019. Their Royal Highnesses' son weighs 7lbs. 3oz," their @SussexRoyal Instagram said. "The Duchess and baby are both healthy and well, and the couple thank members of the public for their shared excitement and support during this very special time in their lives." The baby, who the couple debuted on May 8 , is seventh in line for the British throne. Harry told a reporter afterward, "This little baby is absolutely to die for. I'm just over the moon... It's been the most amazing experience I could ever have possibly imagined. How any woman does what they do is beyond comprehension." Engaged Scarlett Johansson and Colin Jost are planning to marry. The actress's publicist told The Associated Press on May 19 that the couple is engaged after two years of dating. The "Avengers" star and the "Saturday Night Live" writer-comedian were seen celebrating the news days before the public announcement. There's speculation that Colin popped the question at the Blue Hill Stone Barns restaurant in Pocantico Hills, New York, where Scarlett was seen wearing a huge ring. The couple were also overheard calling friends and family members to share the news, TMZ reported. This will be Scarlett's third marriage and Colin's first. "The Bachelor" feud Talk-show host Kelly Ripa and the creator-producer of the "The Bachelor" are feuding. Kelly fired the first shot on May 14 when she said of the hit ABC franchise, "It disgusts me." While speaking to the audience on "Live With Kelly and Ryan," she said she "can't stand the idea of 25 exceptional women fighting over one ordinary fella, in my opinion. You know how I feel, ladies -- we are too special to be arguing over a guy. Having said that, all of you women watch that gross, gross show." Enter Mike Fleiss, who tweeted, "Easy, @KellyRipa … #TheBachelor franchise pays your salary!" Franchise host Chris Harrison also tweeted, writing, "Look out #BachelorNation @KellyRipa is coming after you and your 'disgusting' Monday night habit." To make things more awkward, Kelly didn't back down from her comments when current "The Bachelorette" star Hannah Brown was a guest on "Live" days later. Elopement Surprise! Joe Jonas and Sophie Turner are married. The couple eloped in Las Vegas on May 1, and the wedding was officiated by, yes, an Elvis impersonator. DJ-producer Diplo livestreamed the wedding on his Instagram Stories. Joe's brothers, Kevin and Nick Jonas, served as groomsmen, country duo Dan + Shay sang "Speechless" as Sophie walked down the aisle in a white jumpsuit, and music star Khalid was a guest at the nuptials, which took place at the Chapel L'Amour inside A Little White Wedding Chapel. The wedding came just hours after the Jonas Brothers performed at the Billboard Music Awards . Elvis, by the way, serenaded Joe and Sophie with "Viva Las Vegas" after the "I dos." Reports revealed the couple plans to have a bigger wedding this summer in Europe. Pregnant! Another baby is on the way for Ryan Reynolds and Blake Lively . The actress revealed her pregnancy while showing off her baby bump at the New York City premiere of "Pokémon: Detective Pikachu" on May 2. This will be the third child for the couple, who share daughters James, 4, and Inez, 2. The couple didn't formally address the pregnancy, choosing instead to let the actress's burgeoning baby bump do the talking. Guilty plea On May 13, actress Felicity Huffman pleaded guilty to charges concerning her involvement in a college admissions cheating scheme in which she plotted to boost her daughter's SAT scores. While addressing Judge Indira Talwani, the "Desperate Housewives" alum broke down in tears as she explained that her daughter with husband William H. Macy has a learning disability. After reiterating that her child knew nothing of the scam, Felicity pleaded guilty to conspiracy to commit mail fraud and honest services mail fraud. Prosecutors have recommended that she pay a $20,000 fine and serve four months in prison. Sentencing is set for Sept. 13. Conversatorship changes Pop star Britney Spears ' father, Jamie Spears, wants to extend his conservatorship over his famous daughter and make it valid in three more states. It's currently only valid in California, where Britney lives. Jamie has told the court that he plans to file documents declaring him her conservator in Florida, Louisiana and Hawaii, three places Britney likes to visit. On May 10, Britney reportedly asked a judge to either end the 11-year conservatorship -- which her dad has overseen since she had a mental breakdown in 2008 -- or grant her more freedoms. The judge declined and instead ordered an independent evaluation of her situation. Britney and a lawyer for her mother, Lynne Spears, also alleged that Jamie had Britney committed to a mental health facility this spring against her will and also forced her to take drugs , TMZ reported. Britney's longtime manager, Larry Rudolph, also revealed in May that Britney's Las Vegas residency has been canceled and that she currently has no future plans to perform again . Britney then told a paparazzo that "of course" she'll perform again. She also released a few workout videos to show that she's staying in stage shape . Oh, and somewhere in there she also publicly proclaimed her love for her boyfriend, Sam Asghari. Baby No. 4 On May 9, Kim Kardashian West and Kanye West 's fourth child arrived. Their son, whom they named Psalm , was born via surrogate (a different surrogate than the one they used to welcome 16-month-old daughter Chicago.) "He's here and he's perfect!" Kim tweeted on May 10. "He's also Chicago's twin lol I'm sure he will change a lot but now he looks just like her." At the time of the birth , Psalm weighed 6 pounds, 9 ounces. Kim later said he is the "most calm and chill of all of my babies so far and everyone loves him so much." Court battle On May 6, legendary director John Singleton was laid to rest in Los Angeles in a private funeral. Attendees included Taraji P. Henson, Ludacris, Ice Cube, Tyrese, Nia Long and others. John died on April 28 following a stroke. A day after the funeral came a report that John's children plan to go to court over his will and his estate , which is reportedly worth $35 million. John's mother, Sheila, reportedly filed the will in court, but the children's argument will be simple: The will is outdated, as it was drafted and signed in 1993 when the famed director only had one child, Justice. He had seven children at the time of his death. Baby bliss Welcome to motherhood, Amy Schumer ! The actress and her husband, chef Chris Fischer, welcomed son Gene Attell Fischer on May 5. Amy announced the news on Instagram while referencing the other big birth news that week. "10:55 pm last night. Our royal baby was born," she wrote alongside an image of her little boy and her husband kissing her face. Health scare Ric Flair was released from the hospital on May 22 after a week-long stay. The legendary wrestler had undergone surgery in Atlanta earlier that week for "ongoing health complications," his wife said. "The Naitch Is Home!!!" Ric tweeted after leaving the hospital in a wheelchair. "Thank You To All The Incredible Staff And Doctors At Gwinnett Medical Center Once Again! I Am So Thankful For All My Family, Friends, And Fans For All The Love. At This Time In My Life, I Never Take It For Granted. I Will Be Back Up And WOOOOOing In No Time!" Ric's wife, Wendy Barlow, said Ric is expected to "fully recover." Because of his health situation, he had to pull out of an event in Vegas being held in his honor. Custody issues Jenelle Evans and David Eason's children were removed from their home after he shot and killed their family dog . According to reports, Child Protective Services removed the former "Teen Mom 2" couple's 2-year-old daughter, Ensley, in mid-May. Barbara Evans, Jenelle's mother, is temporarily caring for the child. Recently, CPS also ordered Jenelle's 9-year-old son, Jace, to stay away from his mom's home. Jenelle's 4-year-old son, Kaiser, was removed from the home too and is currently living with his father, Nathan Griffith. Jenelle and David went to court multiple times to try to get their children back but to no avail, as of late May. David also had other legal issues he was dealing with while all this was going on. Rehab Heather Locklear is back in rehab. On May 15, a source told "Access Hollywood" that the "Melrose Place" alum was living in an in-patient facility. People magazine later confirmed the news. "She went back to the place she left before Christmas. She had left for three days right before Christmas and never gone back," a source told the mag. "Heather's problem is she doesn't get serious about anything. She was continuing to drink." Her drinking, the source said, was taking a toll on her family, including 21-year-old daughter Ava Sambora. "Her issue is alcohol, pills and her mental health. She doesn't want anybody to hold her accountable," the source said. "She has no job, nothing to keep her accountable. This has been tearing up her family. It's been an ongoing issue for many many years. It has been horrible for Ava." It's unknown how many times Heather has been to rehab, but People's source estimates the number is between 20 and 25. Expecting Keira Knightley and husband James Righton are expanding their family. The actress revealed the news when she stepped out at a Chanel cocktail party in Paris on May 2 with a new accessory: a baby bump. Keira and the musician are already parents to 4-year-old daughter Edie. Getting political Many of entertainment's biggest names blasted Alabama's legislature after it passed a highly controversial abortion bill this month. Lady Gaga, Reese Witherspoon, Alyssa Milano, Busy Philipps and others all spoke out against the bill, which Alabama's governor signed on May 15. That same day, Milla Jovovich revealed she had an "emergency" abortion two years ago while halfway through a pregnancy. Minka Kelly also revealed she had an abortion 13 years ago and doesn't regret it. "For a baby to've been born to two people -- too young and completely ill equipped -- with no means or help from family, would have resulted in a child born into an unnecessary world of struggle," she wrote on social media. "Having a baby at that time would have only perpetuated the cycle of poverty, chaos and dysfunction I was born into." Busy, who's spoken openly about having an abortion, also created the #YouKnowMe hashtag to encourage women to share their abortion stories.


(2) Whispering Pines G.C. ( 15th hole pictured above ), Trinity • (1) Dallas National G.C. , Dallas • (3) Bluejack National, Montgomery (5) Colonial C.C., Fort Worth ≈ (4) Preston Trail G.C., Dallas (NR) Trinity Forest G.C., Dallas (6) Spanish Oaks G.C., Bee Cave (9) Miramont C.C., Bryan (22) Austin G.C., Spicewood (10) Champions G.C. (Cypress Creek), Houston (7) The Club at Carlton Woods (Cicklaus), The Woodlands (11) The Clubs of Cordillera Ranch, Boerne (8) The Club at Carlton Woods (Cazio), The Woodlands (13) Summit Rock G.C., Horseshoe Bay 15 (15) Austin C.C. (12) Escondido G. & Lake Club Horseshoe Bay (14) Boot Ranch G.C., Fredericksburg 18 (17) The Vacquero Club, Westlake 19 (16) Briggs Ranch G.C., San Antonio 20 (20) Shadow Hawk G.C., Richmond 21 (19) Omni Barton Creek Resort & Spa (Fazio Canyons), Austin ^ (21) TPC San Antonio (AT&T Oaks), San Antonio ^ (23) Royal Oaks C.C., Houston (25) Brook Hollow G.C., Dallas (NR) Omni Barton Creek Resort & Spa (Fazio Foothills), Austin ^ KEY TO SYMBOLS (2017-'18 ranking in parentheses) • America's 100 Greatest Course ≈ America's Second 100 Greatest ^ America's 100 Greatest Public Course NR Not rated in 2017-'18 Some courses are ranked in Best in State but did not receive enough ballots to be considered for national lists. America's 100 Greatest & America's Second 100 Greatest requires a minimum of 45 evaluations accumulated within 8 years, 100 Greatest Public 25 evaluations and Best in State 10 ballots. While a few highly ranked state courses do have a higher score than 100 Greatest, Second 100 Greatest or 100 Greatest Public courses within that state, and are listed above them, they will not appear on a national ranking until achieving the qualifying ballots.


Malaysia expanded efforts to prosecute Goldman Sachs Group Inc. employees it alleges were involved in the 1MDB fraud, filing criminal charges against more than a dozen current and former senior executives based around the world. Vice Chairman Richard J. Gnodde, who heads the Wall Street firm's international business in London, and J. Michael Evans, a former partner at the U.S. bank who's now president of Alibaba Group Holding Ltd., were among those named. Other high-profile people charged include a former adviser to Margaret Thatcher and the bank's chief risk officer. The 17 current and former employees were directors of three Goldman Sachs units that Malaysia has accused of misleading investors when arranging $6.5 billion in bond sales for the state investment fund, whose full name is 1Malaysia Development Bhd., in 2012 and 2013. The charges mark an escalation of Malaysia's campaign to recoup funds it says were embezzled from 1MDB. Law-enforcement agencies in the U.S. and Singapore are also investigating the money trail for billions of dollars that were allegedly siphoned off. U.S. prosecutors have charged two former bankers at Goldman Sachs, which received $600 million in fees for the bond sales. Malaysian officials allege that the directors knew the funds would be misappropriated. The country announced charges against the three Goldman Sachs entities in December, though prosecutors have struggled to serve to those units. Malaysia will seek custodial sentences and criminal fines against the individuals, Attorney General Tommy Thomas said in a statement Friday. "We believe the charges announced today, along with those against three Goldman Sachs entities announced in December last year, are misdirected and will be vigorously defended," a Goldman Sachs spokesman said by email. The penalties announced today reflect "the severity of the scheme to defraud and fraudulent misappropriation of billions in bond proceeds, the lengthy period over which the offenses were planned and executed," as well as the breadth of Goldman Sachs units and officers involved in arranging the 1MDB bonds, Thomas said in the statement. Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad has prioritized recouping funds believed to be lost through the troubled state fund, including seeking about $6.5 billion compensation from Goldman Sachs for its involvement in 1MDB. The premier said the bank had offered 1 billion ringgit ($239 million), which he said was "little" compared with the "huge killing" that the bank made from the bond deals. Former senior Goldman Sachs banker Tim Leissner has pleaded guilty to conspiring to launder money and violating the U.S. Foreign Corrupt Practices Act by paying bribes to Malaysia and Abu Dhabi officials and circumventing Goldman's internal accounting controls. "Certain members of the former Malaysian government and 1MDB lied to Goldman Sachs, outside counsel and others about the use of proceeds from these transactions," the Wall Street firm also said Friday. "1MDB, whose CEO and board reported directly to the prime minister at the time, also provided written assurances to Goldman Sachs for each transaction that no intermediaries were involved. Under the Malaysian legal process, the firm and the individual entity directors were not afforded an opportunity to be heard prior to the filing of these charges."


Beloved by hardcore deal hunters, price-tracking tools like Yapta (for airfares and hotels) and AutoSlash (for rental cars) alert you when the price goes down so you can rebook at a lower rate. But how can you get the best deal on a cruise? Fares can drop significantly as your departure date nears, according to research by Cruisewatch, a site that monitors prices, and automated price-tracking tools can alert you to fare fluctuations. Two of the most popular are Cruiseline's Cruise Price Alerts and Cruise Critic's Price Alerts. (To use the latter, simply plug in your cruise line, destination and dates to get email alerts when there's a price drop). It's possible to save a bundle using these tools: Travelers should "cancel and then rebook their cruise at fares reduced up to 71 percent," Cruisewatch CEO Markus Stumpe has said . But there's a huge caveat: Doing that can get very messy, very fast. "Cruising is a very complicated purchase," says Colleen McDaniel, editor in chief at Cruise Critic. You not only have to choose a cruise line but also an itinerary, sailing date, ship, and stateroom category plus onboard activities, shore excursions, and even dining options, depending on the trip. "All cabins are not created equal and the most desirable are the first to go," says Linda Allen-Speer , an independent cruise planner. "If you cancel and release your cabin, it goes back into open inventory. When you rebook, you may not have any good cabin options." Canceling a cruise even one you intend to rebook right away also wipes out your dining times, excursions, and other preferences. Essentially, you start all over. Crucially, a price drop doesn't always translate to a better deal. Suppose you purchase a cruise through a promotion that includes added bonuses, such as a free beverage package, free shipboard credits, or included gratuities. If the cruise fare drops and you rebook, you can lose those add-ons. "You have to weigh the total cost," says Tom Baker , president of CruiseCenter, a travel agency. "Is it worth saving $200 to lose $1,000 in value-add? In most cases, rebooking does not make sense." Besides, McDaniel says, "If [the price] does drop, many cruise lines will honor that new price, assuming you have not made your final payment." Want to know the surefire ways to get the very best deal on a cruise? Read on for four time-honored and expert-approved tips. Work with an experienced cruise planner More than eight in 10 cruisers book with a travel agent, according to Cruise Lines International Association (CLIA), the largest cruise industry trade association. A cruise specialist will do more than make sure you don't land a dud stateroom one above the boiler room or with an obstructed view. Both Allen and Baker say a good agent will proactively track your cruise fare for you. "Before working with a travel agent, always ask, 'How will I know that I'm getting the best deal? Will you tell me if the price drops?'" Baker says. "There is a misconception that there's an extra cost when you use a travel agent," McDaniel says. "But travel agents generally receive commissions from cruise lines and don't charge the passenger extra." You're also likely to get a better deal by working with an insider. "In most cases, travel agents have access to deals and discounts that aren't available to consumers booking directly," says Sarah Kennedy, CLIA's director of public relations. Understand the timing of price drops Expect the first price drop at about six months before departure, when a percentage of passengers start canceling, Baker says. There will likely be a second price drop, Allen says, "just under 90 days out, after the final payment is typically due." At that time, cruise lines often lower fares significantly with a last-minute deal, "but only on entry-level, lowest-grade cabins," Baker says. Most importantly, book as far in advance as you can (more than a year ahead of time if possible) "Year after year, we find that the people who book the farthest out always get the lowest prices," Allen says, who's already booking cruises for 2021. "For cruise lines, the whole idea is to reward the early booker," Baker says. There's even a fancy name for it. "Cruise lines call it 'pricing integrity,'" McDaniel says. Remember that you can always cancel your cruise and get a full refund as long as you haven't made your final payment "You have nothing to lose [by booking early]," Baker says. "You book two years out, put down your deposit, and as long as you cancel before 90 days out, you can get every penny back," he says. "It's actually a pretty lenient policy."


The forecast shows Arlington will continue to see light rainfall, due to last through Thursday, according to drone-powered weather forecasting service Saildrone . Thursday's forecast shows the greatest chance of rain at 94 percent, with expected rainfall of 0.24 inches. The next few days will also bring hot temperatures, due to stick around through Tuesday. Temperatures will reach a high of 99 degrees on Wednesday. Skies will partially clear on Friday, remaining partly cloudy through Saturday. Winds will remain somewhat calm in the course of the week, with the highest speeds on Friday at just 11 mph. This story was created automatically using Saildrone's local weather forecast data, then reviewed by an editor. We also incorporate historic weather data from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA). Click here for more about what we're doing. Got thoughts? Go here to share your feedback.


Former Cleveland Browns starting wideout Corey Coleman continues to struggle in his quest to keep his NFL career afloat. Now with the New York Giants, Coleman will miss the entire 2019 season with injury. Coleman, the Browns' first-round pick in 2016 out of Baylor, was trying to make a bigger impact in New York to help fill the vacancy created by the trade of Odell Beckham Jr. to the Browns. Instead, he will spend the year rehabbing a torn ACL suffered in the first day of Giants camp. Coleman was traded by the Browns to the Bills last August, with Cleveland receiving a 2020 7th-round pick in return. He failed to make the Bills or the New England Patriots, who also picked him up. He finished the year making one start in eight games with New York, playing sparingly and catching just 5 passes. MORE: UFC's Thiago Santos shares brutal update on injuries suffered in loss to Jon Jones Latest MLB Trade Rumors: Noah Syndergaard, Trevor Bauer, Shane Greene on the Move? Chad Johnson reminds the Giants he's available Instant observations from Day 2 of Patriots training camp Report: Browns work out free agent RB Akeem Hunt


Chicago-based security company NowSecure has secured $15 million in Series B funding, according to company database Crunchbase , topping the city's recent funding headlines. The cash infusion was announced June 28 and led by ForgePoint Capital. According to its Crunchbase profile, "NowSecure is a Mobile App Security Company dedicated to advancing the state of mobile app security worldwide. Our unique mobile app security products and services provide broad coverage for the large mobile app attack surface. Our products are unique because they are fast (less than 30 minutes), accurate (very low false positive rate) and automated (integrate with CI/CD)." The 10-year-old company has raised two previous funding rounds, including a $12 million Series A round in 2014. The round brings total funding raised by Chicago companies in apps over the past 90 days to $29 million. The local apps industry has produced 20 funding rounds over the past year, securing a total of $123 million in venture funding. In other local funding news, marketing and reputation company ReviewTrackers announced a $10 million Series B funding round on June 25, financed by PeakSpan Capital. According to Crunchbase, "ReviewTrackers is a customer feedback software that is used to measure and transform the customer experience. Its platform collects review data from review sites to generate new reviews that engages its customers and listen and respond to their comments to discover key business insights. It was founded in 2012 and is headquartered in Chicago, Illinois." Founded in 2012, the company has raised six previous rounds, including a $2.9 million round in 2017. Meanwhile, communities company Easter Seals raised $230,000 in grant funding, announced on June 27. The round was financed by Comcast NBC Universal Foundation. From the company's Crunchbase profile, "Since its founding in 1944, Easter Seals has had one mission: ensuring that children and adults with disabilities have equal opportunities to live, learn, work and play. Through the years Easter Seals has been continually developing new programs and innovative approaches to meet the specific needs of its clients. One of Easter Seals' most enduring programs has provided a summer camp experience for children with disabilities for more than 60 years." Easter Seals last raised $200,000 in a grant in 2016. This story was created automatically using local investment data, then reviewed by an editor. Click here for more about what we're doing. Got thoughts? Go here to share your feedback.


This special edition of the Camaro has just 824 miles on its odometer. There's a somewhat common sentiment in the automotive world stating that when people get older, their toys only get bigger. A good example of this is the 2013 Chevrolet Camaro SS Hot Wheels Edition, which adds stylistic influence from the renowned toy maker to a muscle car with a V8 engine and a manual transmission. Mutual Enterprises in Springfield, Massachusetts offers this limited-production Camaro for sale, noting that the vehicle's single owner was a collector. What makes the Hot Wheels Edition special? First, there's the striking Kinetic Blue exterior paint color, which definitely isn't going to divert any attention away from this muscle car. Additionally, there are exclusive 21-inch alloy wheels and various bits of Hot Wheels badging. Inside the cabin, you'll find a black leather interior with red stitching, and of course, there are Hot Wheels logos embroidered into the seats. Because Chevrolet based this example on the SS trim, it also features a heads up information display. Incredibly, this Camaro only has 824 miles on the odometer. The Hot Wheels Edition was available as either a 2LT V6 or a 2SS V8 model. Luckily for potential buyers, this example is the latter, with its 6.2-liter V8 engine pairing to a manual transmission to drive the rear wheels. Also, the vehicle features a dual mode exhaust, which was a factory option. Mutual Enterprises is asking $34,995 for this special edition Camaro, which seems like a pretty stellar deal, considering the car cost over $37,000 new and the Hot Wheels option package was $6,995 itself. Would you add some miles to this full-size fun toy, or would you continue to treat it as a collectible? Read More... Boosted 2016 Dodge Charger SRT Hellcat Murders Tires 2018 Dodge Demon Could Be Yours


The Milwaukee Bucks have been making the necessary moves to retain their core free agents. While Nikola Mirotic's decision to forego the NBA for Europe threw those around the league for a loop, it had no real impact on his former Bucks team. Milwaukee is focusing more on retaining star wing Khris Middleton and others. Now, according to this report, that's about to come to fruition. Middleton will likely sign a five-year, $190 million max contract once free agency opens Sunday evening. Khris Middleton will likely return to the Milwaukee Bucks on a max deal.   Brandon 'Scoop B' Robinson (@ScoopB) June 29, 2019 This is great news for a Bucks team that finished last season with NBA's best record. Middleton, 27, averaged 18.3 points, 6.0 rebounds and 4.3 assists while shooting at a 38% clip from distance last season. Some might call this an overpay, maybe a reactionary move for what promises to be a free-spending free agency period. That's fine. But keeping Middleton around to team up with Giannis Antetokounmpo was always the right move. Related slideshow: Top 50 NBA free agents (Provided by Yardbarker)


TORONTO   The Golden State Warriors had just defeated the Toronto Raptors, 109-104, in Game 2 of the NBA Finals on Sunday night, but Steph Curry wasn't finished with the Raptors. He took aim during a postgame interview on the court with ABC's Doris Burke , who asked Curry for his thoughts on the game-clinching 3-pointer from Warriors swingman Andre Iguodala. Moments before the shot, Curry nearly threw the ball away before it ended up in the hands of Iguodala, who made the 3-pointer with 5.9 seconds left to play   sealing the victory and evening the series 1-1. "The whole fourth quarter they were playing some janky defense, just trying to send bodies to me everywhere,'' Curry said. "And our whole roster just took advantage of it. "Over the course of the game, that's kind of disrespectful to leave Andre Iguodala open like that. You know with the game on the line, he's made big shots like that before. And he got it done tonight.'' ANDRE 🔒 pic.twitter.com/WqoMHfEPsX   Golden State Warriors (@warriors) June 3, 2019 So did the Raptors disrespect Iguodala? Curry's comments prompted a mini-interrogation of the Raptors. "Well, we weren't disrespecting anybody,'' Toronto coach Nick Nurse said. "We were up guarding hard, and we put two on Steph and he almost threw it right to Kawhi (Leonard), right? "It was pretty good defense, they were scrambling around, running around like crazy. And they found Iggy, right, and they found him and like I said, if he's going to take that and give us a chance to get the ball back and win the game, we're going to probably live with that. "It wasn't like we were disrespecting him and not trying to guard him. We were in a trap and rotating out of there, and again, I would like to go back and try that again about ten times, and see if one of them doesn't go our way.'' GAME 2: Warriors win, grab home-court advantage BOOGIE'S NIGHT: Injuries can't hold back Golden State big man OPINION: It's time for Raptors' Lowry to step up and make noise against Warriors Iguodala is a career 33.3% shooter from 3-point range, and until that final play on Sunday night he was   appropriately enough   1-for-3. Leonard, the Raptors' star who nearly intercepted Curry's pass to Warriors teammate Shaun Livingston before Livingston found Iguodala open, joined the postgame interrogation. "Did you want to see the ball in his hands in that situation compared to anybody else on the floor,'' a reporter asked. "No, we wanted to see it in our hands,'' Leonard said dryly. "No, we wanted to get a steal.'' Raptors guard Fred VanVleet insisted Iguodala's open 3-pointer was no sign of disrespect. "We know that Iggy's made big shots in his whole career,'' VanVleet said. "He's done that for that team for the last however many years, so we have seen that movie before. "…And I think that we just got to do a better job of probably running back out at him when he does get that open look. I haven't seen the play, so I don't know what the next rotation was, but we'll look at it and see how maybe next time we can try to be better.'' Follow USA TODAY Sports' Josh Peter on Twitter @joshlpeter11 . This article originally appeared on USA TODAY: Warriors' Andre Iguodala left wide open for NBA Finals Game 2-clinching 3-pointer Related slideshow: The 2019 NBA Finals (Provided by imagn)


1858: Abraham Lincoln delivers his House Divided speech Addressing the Illinois Republican Convention in Springfield, the newly nominated senatorial candidate Abraham Lincoln warns the nation about slavery issues. In his speech he said: "A house divided against itself cannot stand. I believe this government cannot endure permanently half slave and half free. I do not expect the Union to be dissolved I do not expect the house to fall but I do expect it will cease to be divided. It will become all one thing, or all the other." 1884: First roller coaster in U.S. opens First roller coaster ride known as The Switchback Railway, created by LaMarcus Thompson, is opened at Coney Island amusement park in New York. 1897: Annexation of Hawaii from U.S. President Grover Cleveland sends a new U.S. minister to Hawaii to restore Queen Liliuokalani to the throne under the 1887 constitution, but Dole refused to step aside and instead proclaimed the independent Republic of Hawaii. 1903: Ford Motor Company incorporated Henry Ford and other prospective stockholders in the Ford Motor Company meet in Detroit to sign the official paperwork required to create a new corporation. 1918: Battle of the Piave River The Battle of the Piave River rages on the Italian front, marking the last major attack by the Austro-Hungarian army in Italy of World War I. 1940: Marshal Petain becomes premier of occupied France Marshal Henri-Philippe Petain, World War I hero, becomes prime minister of the Vichy government of France. 1963: First woman in space Russian cosmonaut Valentina Tereshkova becomes the first woman to fly into space aboard Vostok 6. She spent three days in space and completed 48 orbits. 1968: Lee Trevino wins his first US open Lee Buck Trevino wins his first US Open at the Oak Hill Country Club in Rochester, New York. Trevino is regarded as one of the greatest players in professional golf history. 1976: Soweto uprising Riot breaks out in Soweto, South Africa, as thousands of students revolted against the South African government's plan to enforce Afrikaans as the language for instruction in secondary schools. 1977: Brezhnev becomes president of USSR Soviet Communist Party General Secretary Leonid Brezhnev is named president, becoming the first person to hold both posts simultaneously. 1999: Kathleen Ann Soliah is arrested after 20 years A former member of the Symbionese Liberation Army, Sara Jane Olson aka Kathleen Ann Soliah is arrested after evading authorities for more than 20 years. Olson had been hiding since 1976 and have been living under the alias Sara Jane Olson, which is now her legal name. 2015: Donald Trump announces his candidacy for the US presidency Real estate mogul Donald Trump launches his campaign to become President of the United States with a speech at Trump Tower in Manhattan.