There will be a White House contingent at Sunday's World Cup final in France between the United States and Netherlands. It just won't include President Donald Trump. 7 women to represent White House at World Cup final The White House announced on Wednesday that seven delegates will attend Sunday's match on behalf of the White House. They include Deputy Secretary of Commerce Karen Dunn Kelley, U.S. Ambassador to France Jamie D. McCourt, Peace Corps director Josephine K. Olsen, Department of Health and Human Services administrator Seema Verma, Department of State Assistant Secretary Marie Royce, Olympic bobsledder and former pro soccer player Shauna Rohbock and the WNBA's Atlanta Dream co-owner Kelly Loeffler. Feud between Trump, USWNT Trump has publicly feuded with USWNT star Megan Rapinoe, lashing out at her on Twitter after she said " I'm not going to the f------ White House " if the U.S. wins the World Cup. ....in our Country's history, and the poverty index is also best number EVER), leagues and teams love coming to the White House. I am a big fan of the American Team, and Women's Soccer, but Megan should WIN first before she TALKS! Finish the job! We haven't yet....   Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) June 26, 2019 ....invited Megan or the team, but I am now inviting the TEAM, win or lose. Megan should never disrespect our Country, the White House, or our Flag, especially since so much has been done for her & the team. Be proud of the Flag that you wear. The USA is doing GREAT!   Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) June 26, 2019 Rapinoe's teammate Ali Krieger responded to Trump's outburst with a supportive tweet for Rapinoe while referencing the many outstanding sexual assault accusations against the president. In regards to the "President's" tweet today, I know women who you cannot control or grope anger you, but I stand by @mPinoe & will sit this one out as well. I don't support this administration nor their fight against LGBTQ+ citizens, immigrants & our most vulnerable.   Ali Krieger (@alikrieger) June 26, 2019 While Trump won't visit to watch the USWNT on Sunday, it's yet to be seen if anybody from the team will accept the White House invitation that he promised. Related Slideshow: Best photos from the Women's World Cup (provided by imagn) More from Yahoo Sports: What kept Rapinoe on the bench in USWNT's win Twitter celebrates Morgan's epic troll of England Tracing the timeline of KD and Kyrie's plan to join Nets Root for the USWNT in style with our favorite apparel


DETROIT (AP) Once he made it through the first inning, it was smooth sailing for Daniel Mengden. Mengden pitched seven impressive innings and Nick Hundley and Chad Pinder homered to lift the Oakland Athletics to their 15th straight win over Detroit, 4-1 on Saturday. If the A's beat the Tigers on Sunday, they would tie a franchise record for their longest winning streak against one team. Oakland won 16 in a row over the New York Yankees from 1989-91. Mengden (1-1) allowed a run and three hits. He walked Nicholas Castellanos and Miguel Cabrera in the first but got out of that jam. Those were the only free passes he issued all day. ''Those two walks I had - Miguel Cabrera and Castellanos are the two best hitters, so I was trying to make good pitches to them,'' said Mengden, who struck out five. ''Besides that, it was all about getting strike one, being the aggressor.'' Lou Trivino worked the eighth inning for Oakland, and Blake Treinen pitched the ninth for his seventh save in nine chances. Matthew Boyd (4-4) allowed four runs in 6 1/3 innings for the Tigers, who have dropped six straight. Boyd struck out eight. Making his 100th career appearance, Boyd retired his first seven batters before allowing a single to Jurickson Profar, the first of three hits for the Oakland infielder. Hundley followed with his first home run of the season, which barely cleared the wall in right field. ''You never know what run is going to win or lose you a ballgame,'' Boyd said. ''You really can't put much thought into what's going on with the offense. You want to throw zeros as often as you can.'' The only run for Detroit came in the fourth, when - with two outs and two strikes - Mengden threw a wild pitch that enabled Ronny Rodriguez to score from third. Profar hit an RBI double in the fifth to make it 3-1, and Pinder added a solo homer in the seventh. Mengden allowed 15 of his 58 runs in the first inning last season, and he yielded two runs in the first inning of his previous start. This time, he worked through those two early walks. ''When he came back after the first inning, understood he's got to throw strikes,'' A's manager Bob Melvin said. ''He's got good stuff, he can mix his pitches really well. He's a true four-pitch guy.'' MILESTONE The Tigers have not had the lead at any point during this losing streak. They did have a nice moment Saturday, when Cabrera singled in the ninth, breaking a tie with Lou Gehrig for 63rd place on the career hits list. Cabrera, who now has 2,722, was removed for a pinch runner and got a warm ovation from the crowd. ''I can accept that game - not the loss, but I can accept that game,'' Tigers manager Ron Gardenhire said. ''The intensity, the way we played. We were into it, really into it. They were getting after it and they had confidence. We have to keep playing like that and good things will happen.'' SPLITS The A's improved to 10-5 when an opponent starts a left-handed pitcher this year. They are 12-20 when facing righties. TRAINER'S ROOM Athletics: Khris Davis had the day off. The Oakland slugger returned last weekend from a bruised left hip. He'd played in five straight games since then. Tigers: Niko Goodrum, who was scratched Friday with flu-like symptoms, was out of the lineup again. UP NEXT Athletics: Oakland goes for the four-game sweep Sunday, with Mike Fiers (3-3) on the mound. Fiers spent much of 2018 with Detroit before being traded to the A's in August. Tigers: Gregory Soto (0-2) starts for Detroit. --- Follow Noah Trister at www.Twitter.com/noahtrister --- More AP MLB: https://apnews.com/MLB and https://twitter.com/AP-Sports


All the presenters at 2014's L'Oréal Paris Women of Worth Awards Blake Lively, Eva Longoria, Julianne Moore, Diane Keaton, and Andie MacDowell are iconic beauties in their own right, admired by millions of adoring fans. I wondered: Who did they once admire? At the Pierre Hotel, I asked them which stars they looked up to when they were growing up. Julianne Moore, who was my high school homecoming date in Falls Church, Virginia, admitted she once loved Farrah Fawcett. Ironically, on the afternoon of our homecoming date, Julie's hairdresser unexpectedly snipped a single feathered Farrah Fawcett bang into her long red hair. Julie wasn't pleased. Who Were Your Beauty Icons Growing Up? Julianne Moore: "Lauren Hutton. She was so beautiful! And the models when I was a kid, Karen Graham, she was the Estée Lauder lady. Farrah Fawcett, Ali MacGraw. I used to have a crooked tooth in the front of my mouth, and my Dad used to tell me I looked like Ali MacGraw to make me feel better before I got braces." Blake Lively: "Jane Fonda is a woman who wasn't just beautiful and elegant and talented. This is a woman who has made a huge impact on the world. When you think of a woman of worth, you think of Jane Fonda. And my mom is someone who just did whatever inspired her. I like the women who never sit back and say, 'I'm done, I'm good.' And you see that with the women who changed the world. They're not complacent, and that's pretty cool." Diane Keaton: "When I was really young, Doris Day I just loved her. She was a singer. And then when I got more mature, it was Audrey Hepburn. And now it's all of these young women." Mika Brezinski: "Grace Kelly, Audrey Hepburn, Sophia Loren, and I always loved Charlie's Angels. I always did that pose with the gun. I didn't have a poster, but I thought they were all cool. I watched the show, and if you know me, I don't watch a lot of TV, but I got Charlie's Angels. I later met Jaclyn Smith, and she's a neat woman. Really down to earth and cool." Andie MacDowell: "When I was young, I was kind of a tomboy. I didn't really think about beauty. I was thinking more about climbing trees. I did love Elizabeth Taylor. And I loved Jane Fonda. I love her now, I still look up to her. I love the way she can talk about sex." Eva Longoria: "I didn't grow up with celebrity culture. We had one TV with three channels. We never went to the movies. For me it was always my family, my mom, my sisters, my aunts. For me it was my oldest sister, who was special needs, she was definitely a woman of worth who influenced my life, tremendously. And everybody that surrounded me was educated and independent and smart. And I remember thinking that was normal." Hoda Kotb: "I had Eric Estrada posters up all over my room. I guess it was Laurie Partridge. What a sad childhood. And I did meet Estrada. That was great. But you remember the poster, and it's never quite what you remember when you were a kid. But it's still pretty awesome." Aimee Mullins: "I went for major camp, like Elizabeth Taylor as Cleopatra, I went for Veronica Lake. I went for Marlene Dietrich, Katharine Hepburn. Those are the women I love." • An Allure Tribute to Liz Taylor: Seven Decades of Iconic Beauty


CHICAGO  The memories came flooding back to Jake Arrieta as the fans showered him with cheers when he stepped to the plate for the first time. His 4 seasons in Chicago included an NL Cy Young Award in 2015, a drought-busting World Series championship in 2016, two no-hitters and an All-Star selection. There were plenty of ovations, just none quite like this. Arrieta allowed one run over six innings in his return to Wrigley Field, J.T. Realmuto hit a solo homer in the 10th and the Philadelphia Phillies beat the Chicago Cubs 5-4 on Monday. BOX SCORE: PHILLIES 5, CUBS 4 (10) Realmuto connected with two outs against Kyle Ryan (0-1), driving a 1-2 fastball a few rows into the left-field seats to decide the opener of a four-game series between the NL East and Central leaders. But the night belonged to Arrieta. He got a warm welcome on a chilly evening during the pregame introductions and was greeted with a standing ovation when he came to the plate in the third inning. He responded by tipping his helmet toward the crowd while Yu Darvish stepped away from the mound. "It felt great," Arrieta said. "Kind of something that I experienced pretty much from Day 1 here with the fan base. Cubs fans all across the country, all across the world, they really respect and appreciate what guys are able to do here for them. It means a lot. It really does. I'll never forget this city, the fan base, the organization and everything that they did for me. It was 4 1/2 incredible years of my career." It was a fitting reception for a pitcher who played such a huge role in turning those "Lovable Losers" into drought-busting champions. Arrieta left to sign with Philadelphia before the 2018 season. But the mark he left in Chicago won't fade anytime soon. "I loved it," Cubs manager Joe Maddon said. "I absolutely loved it. Very happy that our fans -- which you would expect from our fans -- would acknowledge him like that. ... Jake deserved it. Absolutely." Arrieta gave up eight hits in his first appearance at Wrigley Field since beating the Los Angeles Dodgers in Game 4 of the 2017 NL Championship Series. "It brings back a lot of memories of what we were able to do as a team, from beginning in `13 all the way through `17," Arrieta said. Hector Neris (1-1) worked a scoreless ninth. Adam Morgan struck out Jason Heyward leading off the 10th, and Juan Nicasio earned his first save since last June 28 when he got Daniel Descalso to ground into a double play after giving up a single to Albert Almora Jr. Philadelphia scored three runs with two outs in the sixth against Darvish for a 3-1 lead. Realmuto hit an RBI single, and Cesar Hernandez followed with a two-run triple to right that ricocheted off the side wall and bounced over Heyward's head. The Cubs scored three in the eighth against Seranthony Dominguez. Descalso drove in two with a triple to left-center, then was rewarded home when the relay from shortstop Jean Segura ricocheted off his right foot and into Chicago's dugout. Philadelphia tied the game in the ninth against Brad Brach when Maikel Franco doubled and came home on a two-out bloop single to right by Segura. Darvish gave up three runs, four hits and three walks in six innings while striking out seven. Anthony Rizzo had three hits, including an RBI single. TRAINER'S ROOM Phillies: Manager Gabe Kapler said RHP Vince Velasquez (right forearm strain) threw on the side Monday and will throw a bullpen session Wednesday. ... RHP Victor Arano (right elbow inflammation) will seek a second opinion after experiencing discomfort following a recent bullpen session. Kapler said Tommy John surgery "doesn't seem like the concern right now." Cubs: SS Javier Baez (jammed right heel) sat out his first game after starting the first 44. He was hurt fielding a grounder in the third inning and exited in the sixth. ... Closer Brandon Morrow has started throwing again after experiencing a setback in his recovery from offseason elbow surgery. President of baseball operations Theo Epstein said Morrow threw from 45 to 60 feet Monday in Arizona. The Cubs shut down Morrow's rehab last month after he didn't recover well from a bullpen session. ... Epstein also said reliever Pedro Strop (strained left hamstring) threw a 25-pitch bullpen session Monday. UP NEXT Phillies: RHP Zach Eflin (5-4, 2.89 ERA) tries for his fourth win in five starts. Cubs: LHP Jose Quintana (4-3, 3.68) has lost two straight starts after going 4-0 in his previous five. ___ More AP MLB: https://apnews.com/MLB and https://twitter.com/AP_Sports Related slideshow: The 2019 MLB season (Provided by imagn)


Richard Childress Racing rookie Daniel Hemric puts his No. 8 car on the pole for the All-Star Open. had a reason to smile Friday at Charlotte Motor Speedway. 29.643 seconds (182.186 mph) with Michael McDowell starting alongside. "This right here is success for what we had to do today," said Hemric. "I felt like we've brought fast cars to the race track with plenty of speed. What we need to work on is finding that perfect balance in race conditions." McDowell followed with a lap time of 29.797 seconds for second with William Bryon third with a fast time of 29.819. Daniel Suarez and Paul Menard completed the top five. Hemric, who has only scored one top-five finish in 12 Cup Series starts this season, grew up in nearby Kannapolis, N.C. and was happy to win the pole and have a chance to race his way into the All-Star race in his rookie season. "I grew up racing here and trying to get in the All-Star race in a Cup car is like a dream come true," said Hemric. The Open race winner and winner of each stage will race their way into the All-Star Race on Saturday night.


With a first-place finish comes a first-place schedule, and the Houston Texans will have to pay that price in 2019. In Yahoo Sports' fantasy football preview , they predict the AFC South champions from a year ago will have a hard time reaching nine wins due to the stiff competition on the schedule. Houston's 2019 slate includes brutal road battles with New Orleans, Los Angeles (Chargers), Kansas City and Baltimore and a home date against the defending champion Patriots, a team the Texans have defeated just once in their 17-year existence. The Texans deserved a whole lot better than this shark-infested hell schedule, but sometimes you draw the short straw. Given the murderer's row that awaits them in 2019, I think nine wins might be a tough ask for Houston. It isn't so much that the first-place schedule is to blame for the Texans' tough opponents as it is the scheduling formula. Each season teams play two "same-place finishers," teams that finished in the same spot in their respective divisions from a year ago. In Houston's case, that meant drawing the New England Patriots from the AFC East and the Baltimore Ravens from the AFC North. Long ago, in the 2002 realignment and the formation of the Texans, it was decided Houston would play the NFC South and the AFC West in 2019. Who knew it meant the New Orleans Saints, Los Angeles Chargers, Kansas City Chiefs, Carolina Panthers and Atlanta Falcons would be such formidable opponents? As the offseason wraps up, every team appears stronger than they actually are on paper. The attrition of training camp and preseason ultimately reveals the depth and talent of all 32 teams, and some squads aren't as daunting as they appeared in July. That could be the case for some of the Texans' opponents. What Houston has to do is make sure they are as good on the gridiron as they are on paper. MORE: Clippers guard Patrick Beverley casually owns a Lakers fan on Twitter Three Teams That Should Take a Chance on DeMarcus Cousins NBA Free Agency 2019: The top players News: Cowboys who could be traded, triple-threat WRs, Eric Berry talk Some quality veteran free agents the Steelers could consider before the season begins


Celta Vigo have announced the signing of Barcelona midfielder Denis Suarez, who joins the La Liga outfit for €12.9m, with a further €3.1m coming as add-ons. Suarez spent the second half of the 2018/19 season on loan at Arsenal after falling out of favour at Barcelona, but the midfielder failed to make much of an impact in north London as he struggled for first team minutes under Unai Emery. Barcelona have confirmed Suarez's departure in a statement on their club website , which read: "FC Barcelona and Celta Vigo have reached an agreement for the transfer of the player Denis Suárez. The Galician team will pay FC Barcelona €12.9m plus €3.1m in add-ons. "FC Barcelona would like to thank Denis Suárez for his commitment and dedication, and wishes him every success in the future." The 25-year-old initially began his professional career at Celta Vigo, having played for their academy before joining Manchester City and then Barcelona. Suarez's Barcelona exit has appeared inevitable for quite some time, with the player himself even admitting that he was looking for a move elsewhere this summer. "What I want is to leave Barça and play again," he said in a recent interview, as per Sport. "I'd prefer to stay in LaLiga . I've spent the last two months in Barcelona recuperating from my injury and no one at Barça has said anything to me." Despite his disappointing loan spell at Arsenal, a number of sides were linked with an approach for Suarez, including Valencia, who had been hoping that their qualification to the Champions League would persuade him to turn down the advances of Celta.


After dealing Tomas Satoransky to the Bulls, the Wizards acquire the two-time All-Star. The Wizards have reportedly signed point guard Isaiah Thomas on a veteran minimum for one year: Isaiah Thomas has agreed to a one-year deal with the Washington Wizards, league source tells ESPN.   Adrian Wojnarowski (@wojespn) July 2, 2019 Thomas averaged 24 points a game over two breakout seasons with the Boston Celtics , earning the "King of the 4th" moniker, before injuries derailed his 2017-2018 season. In the previous season with Denver Nuggets Thomas had an ideal situation to earn back minutes given his close relationship with coach Michael Malone going back to their days in Sacramento but that never really happened and Thomas was rather quickly cut from the rotation after his comeback from hip injury . In Washington, Thomas gets a fresh start. Today's overall point guard moves by Tommy Sheppard raise some questions. First, from a pure financial point of view Ish Smith will make $6 million for two years, while Thomas will make about $2.3 million. Satoransky will reportedly make only a tad above the combined $8.3 million of these signings. He is reported to have been signed for $10 million for three years, but with the third year not fully guaranteed, per K.C. Johnson of The Chicago Tribune. Second, from a positional point of view, these moves replace a tall, efficient guard in his prime with two undersized point guards that are not known for their efficiency and are both in their 30's. Third, Satoransky was a well-known locker-room favorite and glue guy , a true team player. Sheppard has emphasized the organization's desire to bring a culture shift by keeping such players, but has instead brought in Thomas whose chemistry issues in the past years have been well documented. Moreover, guys on one year deals are not always the best recipe for locker-room success and continuity .


WASHINGTON   Elizabeth Warren is pledging that if she's elected president, her secretary of education "will be a former public school teacher who is committed to public education." Warren made the vow in an email to supporter on Monday ahead of remarks at a town hall with members of the American Federation of Teachers union. The Democratic presidential candidate and Massachusetts senator is a former special education teacher who often talks about her early hopes to work in education. Warren's promise to appoint a former teacher came as she jabbed President Donald Trump's education secretary, Betsy DeVos, who has no teaching experience. DeVos has come under fire from Democrats for multiple decisions, including her move to ease regulations on for-profit colleges. But Warren noted that "this problem is bigger than Betsy DeVos."


European leaders are subjecting President Donald Trump to a crash course in history, hoping to use D-Day commemorations to shake his skepticism about alliances that have kept global peace for three-quarters of a century. The President saw for himself on Thursday the human price paid by thousands of Americans buried under poignant, regimented rows of white gravestones overlooking the beaches they stormed under curtains of Nazi fire on June 6, 1944. Their sacrifice in the Normandy landings helped purchase 75 years of European freedom and prosperity, and enshrined America as the leading world power and guarantor of Western democracy. During the President's three days in Britain built around D-Day observances, it became clear that his interlocutors hope he will gain a new appreciation for how American engagement and common sacrifice built a postwar age that benefited millions but is now under threat from outside forces -- and incredibly, from the President of the United States himself. Queen Elizabeth II, British Prime Minister Theresa May and German Chancellor Angela Merkel have all stressed the need to maintain alliances increasingly under pressure from internal populist forces and rising competition in the East. "As we face the new challenges of the 21st century, the anniversary of D-Day reminds us of all that our countries have achieved together," the Queen said, mixing hospitality with a history lesson at a state banquet in Trump's honor. "After the shared sacrifices of the Second World War, Britain and the United States worked with other allies to build an assembly of international institutions to ensure that the horrors of conflict would never be repeated," said the Queen, one of the few heads of state still alive who remember World War II. "While the world has changed, we are forever mindful of the original purpose of these structures: nations working together to safeguard a hard-won peace," she added. The President heard the appeals. But the question now must be whether he got the message, and will understand the deep concerns raised in Europe by his conduct and rhetoric. Trump, with his "America First" rhetoric, has made clear that he believes that the sovereignty of individual nations pursuing their own interests should be the basis for international relations instead of formal multilateral institutions. That doesn't preclude alliances but is a looser affiliation than the interdependent model preferred by many European leaders. In a moving oration at the service, Trump chose to dwell more on the tales of awe-inspiring courage and self-sacrifice from individual American soldiers thousands of miles from home -- than address the sweeping historical points and geopolitical arguments made by his European counterparts. "You are the glory of our republic, and we thank you from the bottom of our hearts," Trump said at the Normandy American Cemetery in northern France. "You are among the very greatest Americans who will ever live," Trump said. But the President also offered a strong endorsement of the transatlantic alliance -- in a way that may go some way to easing anxieties on the European side of the ocean about his attitude towards US alliances. "Our cherished alliance was forged in the heat of battle, tested in the trials of war, and proven in the blessings of peace," Trump said at the 75th anniversary of D-Day. "Our bond is unbreakable," Trump said. There are risks to Europe's tendency to school Trump, since he is not one to take lectures kindly and cannot bear the perception that his gut-led leadership is being managed. For proof, consider the tense relations he had with former Cabinet members such as James Mattis and Rex Tillerson. There's also little evidence that the flattery piled on Trump by other world leaders is especially effective in getting him to shed idiosyncratic and deeply held beliefs -- even those that confound facts and logic. On the eve of the observances, Republican National Committee Chairwoman Ronna McDaniel criticized news coverage of the President's trip in an appearance on Fox Business Network. "I just have a reminder for the media: He's your President too," she said. "This is our President. This is our country. We are celebrating the anniversary, 75 years of D-Day. "This is the time where we should be celebrating our President, the great achievements of America, and I don't think the American people like this constant negativity. There are times when we should be lifting up our President, especially when he's overseas." The ambivalence of a President Europeans see the trans-Atlantic alliance as an indispensable structure ensuring their security that can prolong three-quarters of a century of liberty and free market economics. Trump's ambivalence comes at an especially sensitive geopolitical moment, as powers such as China and Russia challenge the Western-led order and offer alternative development models for strongmen leaders who reject universal values. It may be no coincidence that Russian President Vladimir Putin and Chinese President Xi Jinping are meeting just as Western leaders head to France. Unique among post-Cold War presidents, Trump ditched the traditional view of NATO and the European Union as institutions that bolster the US-led order and multiply American power. The former real estate tycoon takes a more transactional view of such bodies, making hard-nosed calculations about the material return on US investment -- in strictly financial terms. Many Presidents have griped that the allies have failed to share the burden of the NATO umbrella and about the failure of many to live up to their own defense spending goals. But Trump is the only commander in chief to make such complaints an organizing principle of foreign policy -- a strategy mirrored in his attitude toward Asian allies Japan and South Korea. He left NATO leaders visibly shocked at his first visit to the alliance headquarters in May 2017, claiming that some allies "owe massive amounts of money from past years." Trump, either deliberately or by omission, often ignores the fact that the defense spending target of NATO members -- 2% of their gross domestic product -- is not a dues payment to the alliance. It took several tries for Trump to eventually affirm NATO's principle of mutual self-defense. His grudging manner did little to quell concerns about his attitude toward the group. His odd deference to Putin , who has made undermining Western democratic institutions a centerpiece of his rule, also rattled European leaders. For decades, presidents such as Ronald Reagan and Barack Obama have used the imagery of the Normandy invasion to stress bonds between allies united in a cause greater than individual nation-states. Trump's mind, which revolves around constant win-loss evaluations, does not work that way. He has, in the past particularly, balked at lectures on alliance solidarity from Germany's Merkel -- perhaps his least favorite leader of a major European power. Trump has been been infuriated that Germany, the top European economic power, has yet to meet its 2% spending benchmark. His criticism often insults Germans, given the still-raw sensitivities about militarism in the country 74 years after the end of the Nazi era. Trump and Merkel had a short meeting in Portsmouth, in southern England, on Wednesday, where she attended eve of D-Day events -- to show how European fractures have healed in the postwar world nurtured by American leadership. She told reporters the invasion "demanded incredible sacrifices of hundreds of thousands of soldiers ... it led to something that we can be proud of today, namely reconciliation, unification within Europe, but also the entire postwar order that has now brought us peace (for) more than seven decades." Trump's defenders argue that he's not opposed to all this -- he just wants everyone to pay their fair share to maintain it -- a point the President hammered home yet again while meeting May on Tuesday. "To address today's challenges, all members of the alliance must fulfill their obligations. They have no choice. They must fulfill their obligation," the President repeated, for emphasis. The White House has also posted fresh US troop deployments to Western Europe as proof of his fealty to the alliance. 'A liberation like few people have seen' In the run-up to the commemorations of D-Day, when more than 160,000 allied troops crossed the English Channel in the largest invasion force in history, Trump has expressed admiration for the scale of the task faced by the allies' armies. "It was a liberation like few people have seen before," he said."Among them were more than 130,000 American and British brothers-in-arms. Through their valor and sacrifice, they secured our homelands and saved freedom for the world." But his fellow allied presidents and prime ministers will be holding their breath to see how Trump interprets the lessons of D-Day on Thursday and fits them into his own worldview. Some leaders have taken to offering Trump exaggerated praise for eking more defense spending out of European governments -- even though the 2% target sets a 2024 deadline and some of the new investment predated his presidency. "Thanks in part to your clear message on burden sharing, Donald, we have seen members pledge another $100 billion, increasing their contributions to our shared security," May said Tuesday. The British leader also tried a new tactic -- trying to impress Trump, who is a fan of bristling new hardware, with Britain's new capabilities that are coming online despite years of crimped military budgets. "I'm pleased to announce that NATO will soon be able to call on the UK's Queen Elizabeth-class aircraft carriers and F-35 fighter jets to help tackle threats around the world," May said.


This is shaping up to be yet another interesting earnings season in the financial services space. In the first quarter, the tone had been set by an inverted yield curve that echoed fears over a long-awaited economic slowdown, but this time the key topics of discussion for banks are likely to revolve around mixed economic signals and trade tensions, along with a change in direction in monetary policy that few (if any) experts saw coming only a few months ago. Leading the pack into earnings season is Citigroup , scheduled to report its second quarter results on July 15 ahead of the opening bell. Analysts expect that revenues will land at $18.8 billion , a couple percentage points above year-ago levels. On the earnings side, the consensus EPS of $1.86 would represent a sizable 23-cent improvement over last year, although a lower share count driven by stock repurchases might end up being responsible for the bulk of the increase. What to Expect Likely to support revenues is modest growth in asset balances, a story that has been playing out for the past few quarters. Keeping an eye on the North America cards business will probably be a good way to gauge the health of consumer spending in Citigroup's home country, one of the main areas of strength in the banking sector as of late. The pace of the loan increase may continue to decelerate, however, as macroeconomic uncertainty might encourage the bank to, as CEO Mike Corbat has recently stated , "make adjustments (to the growth strategy) if the company gets the sense economic conditions are changing." Another important topic of conversation is net interest margin, or NIM. The financial services space did not take the news of expected monetary easing in May very well, and bank stocks have performed slightly below market average since then. Behind the bearishness is a belief that lower interest rates could eat into banks' margins. Significantly, however, Citigroup has been able to competently expand NIM slightly in the past couple of quarters, despite a yield curve inversion that would have ordinarily suggested margin pressure. Always worth keeping tabs on is credit quality. For a while, Citigroup and its close peers managed to keep delinquency and non-conforming loans in their books to a minimum. But in the first quarter of 2019, as the charts below illustrate, Citi's metrics took a turn for the worse, with NCL in global consumer banking rising at the highest pace of the past eight periods at least. Gauging whether first quarter numbers represented a fluke or the beginning of an unwelcome trend should be front and center in the minds of investors. Is the Stock a Buy Ahead of Earnings? As usual, paying close attention to Citigroup's results will be useful in assessing the overall state of the financial services sector as earnings season kicks off. But in what pertains to an investment opportunity, I continue to find Citigroup's stock a fairly risky proposition, despite it trading at the deepest earnings multiple discount among mega U.S.-based banks. Worries over macroeconomic deterioration that come and go at the whim of trade and monetary policy events lead me to believe that this is a good time to play safe. To that effect, a more solid and diversified banking name such as JPMorgan , or even an institutional client-heavy player like Goldman Sachs , might make more sense, given the uncertainties. Save 57% with our July 4th Sale. Join Jim Cramer's Action Alerts PLUS investment club to become a smarter investor! Click here to sign up! Citigroup, JPMorgan and Goldman Sachs are holdings in Jim Cramer's Action Alerts PLUS Charitable Trust Portfolio . Want to be alerted before Cramer buys or sells these stocks? Learn more now . This article was originally published by TheStreet .


Amanda Anisimova 's improbable French Open run ended at the hands of Ashleigh Barty in Friday's semifinals. The eighth seed Australian ousted the unseeded, 17-year-old American 6-7 (4), 6-3, 6-3 to reach Saturday's final against Czech Marketa Vondrousova . Anisimova lost 17 of the first 18 points against Barty, the highest-ranked player in the last four. Down 5-0, she saved two set points and won six straight games. She then won 17 straight points between the tiebreak and the first three games of the second set. Then, Barty won six straight games to even a match that included light rain and 30 mile-per-hour wind gusts. Barty won another four straight games in the third set en route to her first Grand Slam final. "I was kind of, like, frozen and I couldn't really get into my game," at the start of the match, Anisimova said. "But at the end of the day, I did make it to the semifinals for the first time. So, I mean, it's a positive week for me." Anisimova, already the first player born in the 2000s to reach a Grand Slam fourth round, quarterfinal and semifinal, was trying to become the youngest American into a Grand Slam final since Venus Williams at the 1997 U.S. Open. Anisimova, the 2016 French Open junior runner-up and 2017 U.S. Open junior champion, entered the tournament with 100-to-1 odds to win. She made her Grand Slam main-draw debut at the 2017 French Open as a 15-year-old. Vondrousova, an unseeded 19-year-old, beat No. 26 Jo Konta 7-5, 7-6 (2) in the other semifinal. Both matches were played a day late due to rain postponing Wednesday's matches. FRENCH OPEN: TV Schedule | Scores | Men's Draw | Women's Draw OlympicTalk is on Apple News . Favorite us! Follow @nbcolympictalk


When Detective Michael Fisten hung up his badge after 30 years in law enforcement and started a new career as a private investigator, he thought his first case wouldn't last more than a couple of weeks. "How hard could it be," he thought to himself. That was more than a decade ago. Today Fisten's first case is still going strong. That's because the subject of his investigation was Jeffrey Epstein, the jet-setting multimillionaire with a criminal sexual interest in young girls. At the time Fisten started investigating the case in 2009, Epstein and prosecutors had already signed a controversial "non-prosecution agreement" that allowed the financier to plead guilty to less serious sex offenses and escape punishment for alleged trafficking crimes that could have landed him in prison for the rest of his life. Epstein spent 13 months in jail for two counts of prostitution. Even then, Epstein was given work-release privileges, which allowed him leave jail for up to 12 hours a day, six days a week. Fisten was hired to investigate the case by attorney Brad Edwards, who was suing Epstein in civil court on behalf of many of his accusers. Edwards wanted Fisten to dig deeper. What Fisten discovered, he said in a wide-ranging interview with CNN, disgusted him. "I started going out and interviewing witnesses that became victims," Fisten said. "One after another, three girls turned into four girls, turned into five, six, seven and so on...I couldn't help but think that this could've been my daughter or your daughter or my next door neighbor's daughter." He said he found it inconceivable that people who traveled in Epstein's social circles weren't aware of his misconduct, particularly with so many underage girls in his company. "Once these girls lost their braces and their pubescent look and started becoming 16-years old or 17-years old, they were too old for him, so then he started using them as recruiters to bring the younger girls," Fisten said. It angered Fisten that Epstein was allowed to go to a luxury office when he should have been sitting behind bars. Not only that, he saw lavish lunches being brought into the office and a parade of young females going in and out of the place. He said he doesn't know if those visitors were underage girls because he has not been able to obtain the logs of Epstein's office visitors during that time, which he said have inexplicably vanished. "We wanted to get those logs so we could see who the girls were," Fisten said. "They're missing. No one knows where they are." The Palm Beach County Sheriff's Office has opened an internal affairs investigation into Epstein's time in work release, according to a Friday statement from the sheriff's office. WPTV reported that Epstein was allowed to spend time in his home for hours, as well as in his office. To Fisten, Epstein hadn't changed his ways even while he was serving his sentence. "I don't think he's ever stopped," Fisten said. As his investigation progressed, Fisten said he saw Epstein wield power to try and silence his accusers. He hired private investigators of his own, who Fisten said frightened and harassed the victims. "They were former Miami cops," Fisten said. "He paid an extremely large retainer to them and all their job to do was to follow the girls around and intimidate them." Fisten said he received calls from some of their clients who expressed fears about being followed. On one occasion, Fisten said, he drove one of Epstein's accusers to her home only to find a private investigator parked across the street in a car holding a video camera. The father of another accuser was run off the road, allegedly by one of Epstein's hires, according to court documents. While Epstein was never charged with obstruction of justice or witness tampering, documents show that the FBI had investigated the matter and prosecutors considered filing such charges. No charges, however, were ever filed. Fisten said associates of Epstein have come forward to him and Edwards alleging that Epstein has traveled with two young women who have procured girls for him in recent years. He said he and Edwards have shared the names of those women and associated information with federal authorities. The tragic part, Fisten said, was that prosecutors had it within their power to end Epstein's abusive ways before the non-prosecution agreement in 2008. Alex Acosta, who led the US attorney's office that presided over that agreement, defended his office's handling of the case and said he secured a reasonable sentence facing an uncertain trial with reluctant witnesses. President Trump announced last Friday that Acosta would resign as labor secretary. Fisten said he was happy last week when federal prosecutors in New York charged Epstein with having operated a sex trafficking ring in which he sexually abused dozens of underage girls. "I was elated, not so much for myself but for the dozens of victims who have been hoping for this moment for years," said Fisten. Epstein has pleaded not guilty and his attorneys have stated that he has maintained a "spotless" record with "meticulous obedience" to the law since he pleaded guilty to charges in Florida. A federal judge on Thursday denied Epstein's request to allow him to live in his New York mansion under supervision and instead ordered that he remain in jail pending trial. The judge stated that his decision was influenced by victims of Epstein's alleged crimes who testified that they feared his release would result in their harassment. Epstein now faces up to 45 years in prison, and the Justice Department has asked for anyone with additional information about Epstein to come forward. Now, more than a decade after Epstein's plea agreement, Fisten said some victims are hopeful that justice will be served. "They couldn't be happier," he said. "It's all they ever wanted."


The Federal Reserve, as expected, held off on raising interest rates at its October policy meeting because of lingering concerns about inflation as well as global economic and financial developments. But it raised the stakes for its December statement and press conference, removing language from its policy statement about near-term pressures on inflation, while adding a line about how it's monitoring the economic data to determine whether it will be appropriate to raise interest rates "at its next meeting." The futures market responded by increasing the odds of a December rate hike to above 40%, pushing stocks down from their morning highs into the red. But then a powerful end-of-day surge pushed U.S. equities to close at the highs of the day   keeping with the tradition of neck snapping price volatility on Fed days. In the end, the Dow Jones Industrial Average gained 1.1% to move closer to the 18,000 benchmark last crossed in July, the S&P 500 moved up 1.2%, the Nasdaq Composite gained 1.3% and the Russell 20000 ended the day 2.9% higher. 5 Stocks to Sell for November The dollar was stronger (on rising rate hike expectations), causing gold to give up its morning rally. Oil maintained its gains, rising 6.4% to $45.98 a barrel, on lower Cushing inventories and larger-than-expected inventory draws of gasoline and distillates. Apple, Inc. (NASDAQ:AAPL) gained 4.1% as investors responded to Tuesday night's better-than-expected results. That pushed the November $115 AAPL calls recommended to Edge Pro subscribers on Oct. 22 to a gain of 42%. Twitter Inc. (NYSE:TWTR) recovered from a big after-hours post-earnings drop on Tuesday, driven by sluggish user metrics despite a top- and bottom-line beat, to finish with a 1.5% loss. Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE:NOC) gained 5.5% after winning a $20 billion plus contract from the Pentagon to build a new long-range bomber. Akamai Technologies, Inc. (NASDAQ:AKAM) dropped 16.7% after reporting a Q3 earnings beat but issuing below consensus guidance. Yelp Inc. (NYSE:YELP) dropped 3.6% after being initiated with a "sell" rating by analysts at Roth Capital who are worried about its stronghold in local search being threatened by larger competitors with larger user bases. Financial stocks were the big winners on the Fed news, as expectations for an interest rate hike boosted long-term yields and thus lifted net interest margins. The group gained 2.4% with Citigroup Inc (NYSE:C) up 4% and Bank of America Corp (NYSE:BAC) up an impressive 5.4%. The breakouts I've been waiting for   and recently covered in an article here   boosted the November BAC and C calls recommended to Edge Pro subscribers to gains of 230% and 86% respectively since recommended on Oct. 9. The same interest rate dynamic hit yield-sensitive utility stocks, however, pushing the group down 1.1%. Looking ahead, the flow of economic data and the takeaway from Fed speeches will only increase in importance now that the Fed has talked up the chances of a December rate hike. Societe Generale economist Aneta Markowska have bumped up their odds of a December hike to 45% from 40% before. They note the Fed softened its language on the labor market ("the pace of job gains slowed") but buffed its language on domestic demand despite disappointing retail sales and durable goods reports recently. We'll know more on Thursday when Atlanta Fed President Dennis Lockhart speaks and the government releases its initial estimate of Q3 GDP growth. Anthony Mirhaydari is founder of the Edge and Edge Pro investment advisory newsletters. A two-week and four-week free trial offer has been extended to MSN Money readers. The post Stocks Surge on 'No Hike' Fed Decision appeared first on InvestorPlace .


Frozen treats are always in season, but if you're looking for an excuse to indulge, National Ice Cream Day is July 21. Hoodline crunched the numbers to find the top spots for Irvine's ice cream enthusiasts. Here are the best places to spend a refreshing and delicious Sunday, possibly even with a sundae. 1. SomiSomi Topping the list is SomiSomi . Located at 2700 Alton Parkway, Suite 125 in the Business District, the ice cream and frozen yogurt spot is the highest-rated ice cream and frozen yogurt restaurant in Irvine, boasting 4.5 stars out of 277 reviews on Yelp. 2. Yogurtland Next up is El Camino Real's Yogurtland , situated at 14775 Jeffrey Road, Suite J. With four stars out of 606 reviews on Yelp, the ice cream and frozen yogurt spot has proven to be a local favorite. 3. Churned Creamery The Woodbury's Churned Creamery , located at 6376 Irvine Blvd., is another top choice, with Yelpers giving the ice cream and frozen yogurt spot four stars out of 155 reviews. 4. Scoops N Scoops Creamery Scoops N Scoops Creamery , an ice cream and frozen yogurt spot in Walnut Village, is another go-to, with four stars out of 596 Yelp reviews. Head over to 14411 Culver Drive to see for yourself. 5. Pressed Juicery Over in Irvine Health and Science Complex, check out Pressed Juicery , which has earned four stars out of 151 reviews on Yelp. You can find the ice cream and frozen yogurt spot, which also offers juices, smoothies and more, at 808 Spectrum Center Drive. This story was created automatically using local business data, then reviewed by an editor. Click here for more about what we're doing. Got thoughts? Go here to share your feedback.


Curious just how far your dollar goes in Oakland? According to Walk Score, this Pittsburgh neighborhood is extremely walkable, is convenient for biking and offers many nearby public transportation options. Data from rental site Zumper shows that the median rent for a one bedroom in Oakland is currently hovering around $750. So, what might you expect to find if you've got a budget of $900 / month? Read on for a roundup of the latest rental listings, via Zumper. (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. 376 McKee Place, #1 Listed at $900/month, this one-bedroom, one-bathroom apartment is located at 376 McKee Place, #1. In the unit, you can find a deck, a garbage disposal, extra storage space and a large bedroom. Storage space is included in the building amenities. Good news for dog lovers: pups are welcome. Future tenants needn't worry about a leasing fee. (Take a look at the complete listing here .) 3211 Niagara St. Next, there's this one-bedroom, one-bathroom located at 3211 Niagara St. It's listed for $875/month. The apartment includes carpeting. Cats and dogs are not welcome. Future tenants needn't worry about a leasing fee. (Take a gander at the complete listing here .) 246 McKee Place Located at 246 McKee Place, here's a 305-square-foot studio that's listed for $810/month. In the unit, you can expect carpeting, a large living room area, large closets and an efficient kitchen. The building offers on-site laundry, assigned parking and storage space. Pet owners, inquire elsewhere: this spot doesn't allow cats or dogs. The rental doesn't require a leasing fee. (See 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.


NEW YORK   The NFL clearly wants to send a message. This case is different. And it could change the way it does its business. The NFL levied a 10-game suspension on Greg Hardy Wednesday for violating the league's personal conduct policy after "using physical force" on his ex-girlfriend. And based on comments from league executives Friday explaining the reasoning behind that decision, it leaves no doubt that Hardy's suspension   regardless of what happens on appeal   is a landmark case in the enforcement of domestic violence and sexual assault incidents. "With the amount of information we now have at our disposal, it's revolutionary," NFL commissioner Roger Goodell told USA TODAY Sports. "That we can conduct investigations now, independent of law enforcement, and gather all the details we need, we can make informed decisions. We can make the right decisions. We know that hasn't always been the case, so we surrounded ourselves with the best people we could   people who know about this. "And the work we've done so far is something we're very proud of." Speaking Friday to the Associated Press Sports Editors from NFL headquarters in Midtown Manhattan, Goodell and other executives addressed the biggest issues facing the league. Also present were Anna Isaacson, vice president of social responsibility, Jeff Pash, executive vice president and general counsel, and Lisa Friel, NFL senior vice president and special counsel for investigations   the woman who led the investigation on Hardy. Before Hardy's case, the NFL waited for law enforcement to complete its investigation before enforcing discipline. This time, Friel and T&M Protection Resources conducted the NFL's independent review. According to Pash, Hardy's discipline was determined through discussions involving Goodell and other executives, a "thorough" review that produced "voluminous records," information from court proceedings and various meetings with Hardy, his representatives and the players' union. "Friel found that he had committed those acts," Pash said. It's worth noting that prosecutors in North Carolina decided to drop charges after Nicole Holder, the victim in Hardy's case could not be found after the two sides reached a civil settlement. "I think the league can lead and show the rest of the country what it's like when a business is responsible and takes these things seriously," Friel said. "I think we can show how to handle domestic violence, sexual assault and similar types of misconduct and have other business follow suit and hold their employees to certain standards." Last year, the NFL initially opted to suspend former Baltimore Ravens running back Ray Rice two games for knocking out his then-fiancee. After the league's mishandling of the discipline in Rice's case, it faced additional pressure from the public. The scrutiny followed following Adrian Peterson's case centering on child abuse charges, causing sponsors to challenge the NFL. And though the league altered its personal conduct policy to more strictly enforce infractions, it says it hasn't become harsher just to appease the public. "Going back to what the advisors told us last August when we had this conversation, is that the preferred policy is 'No Tolerance' versus 'Zero Tolerance,'" Goodell said. "They thought No Tolerance was a smarter, better approach. Zero Tolerance is a good soundbite, but it's not the best policy." Added Friel: "In my experience, Zero Tolerance would drive reporting (of incidents) down." That's the true measure of progress. Friel's words indicate a shift to make the safety of the victims the priority. And showing consistency is the NFL's goal. In the case of Hardy, the league is paying close attention. A Fox Sports report emerged Friday that Hardy was involved in a verbal altercation with a Cowboys teammate. Though Goodell said he was not aware of the incident, he indicated he would gather more information before commenting on the matter. When asked if it would be safe to say Hardy is on a short leash, Goodell said yes, and indicated that a second offense could ultimately lead to banishment. "I think sports, in general, have driven a lot of change," Goodell said. "I believe sports has that opportunity, and I think that it's something that's our responsibility and we take that seriously. Because something   if we don't do it correctly   we can't bring change. We have a great platform and we have to make sure we use that platform wisely." *** Follow Lorenzo Reyes on Twitter @Lorenzo_G_Reyes


US women ready for action at Women's World Cup The United States will begin its quest for another Women's World Cup title on Tuesday. The USWNT will play Thailand at 3 p.m. ET, eager to defend its 2015 title. The U.S. has won three of the eight World Cup tournaments and enters this year's ranked first, while Thailand is ranked 34th. With a wide array of talent, the U.S. is expected to win the match, though the two teams haven't played each other since 2016. In that friendlies matchup, the U.S. coasted to a 9-0 victory. The U.S. will look to lean on the experience of star players such as Julie Ertz, Alex Morgan and Carli Lloyd to build momentum for what it hopes will be another championship run. Southern Baptists expected to address sexual abuse at convention Sexual abuse in the Southern Baptist Church is expected to be front and center when representatives from more than 50,000 congregations gather for their two-day annual convention starting Tuesday in Birmingham, Alabama. In February, a report from the Houston Chronicle and San Antonio Express-News found sexual misconduct allegations against 380 Southern Baptists who held formal church roles. Many were convicted of sex crimes and some are still in prison, but others continued to work in churches. Convention President Greear, a North Carolina pastor, pledges to address the issue, saying, "We want our churches to be as safe as possible as soon as possible." Get your gaming geek on: It's E3 2019 Hardware manufacturers, software developers and gaming fans galore will be on hand Tuesday as the 25th Electronic Entertainment Expo 2019 (E3 2019) opens in Los Angeles. E3 is the largest video game showcase in the U.S. and is globally influential in forecasting what's to come in the industry. Even before the official start of E3, tech giants have made major news: Microsoft said it will bring a new video game console, currently codenamed "Project Scarlett," to market in 2020, and there's been buzz about Google's Stadia cloud gaming service and new "Star Wars" and "Doom" games. Investigation resumes after deadly helicopter crash in NYC Federal investigators are searching for clues Tuesday as to why a helicopter pilot flew over restricted New York City airspace . The helicopter collided into a building on 7th Avenue resulting in a fire in the heart of midtown Manhattan, according to officials.The crash onto the roof of the AXA Equitable building occurred on a gray, rainy day close to both Rockefeller Center and Times Square, immediately evoking memories of the Sept. 11 attacks. A flight restriction in effect since President Donald Trump took office bans aircraft from the area   aircraft are not allowed to fly below 3,000 feet and within a 1-mile radius of Trump Tower, which is just a few blocks from the crash site. Sex abuse crisis in the spotlight as US Catholic bishops meet U.S. Roman Catholic bishops meeting in Baltimore Tuesday will be under heavy pressure to acknowledge their failures in dealing with the church's sex abuse scandal . In the past year, many dioceses have become targets of state investigations since a Pennsylvania grand jury report in August detailed hundreds of cases of alleged abuse. Last month, Pope Francis issued a groundbreaking new law requiring priests and nuns worldwide to report clergy sexual abuse and cover-ups by their superiors to church authorities. The bishops will also be considering the creation of a third-party reporting system for abuse allegations. Prefer to listen? Check out the 5 things podcast below and subscribe for free on Apple Podcasts: This article originally appeared on USA TODAY: Team USA opens Women's World Cup campaign, E3 2019: 5 things to know Tuesday


Earlier this week, Vikings cornerback Holton Hill was suspended another four games for violating the league's substance abuse policy. Hill was already suspended for the first four games of the season for violating the league's performance enhancing drugs policy, so he'll miss the first half of the season. That has his coach Mike Zimmer, well, not so happy. "I really don't have much thoughts on it," Zimmer said Friday. "Disappointed is not a good word for me." It's a tough look for the undrafted second-year corner. There is a reason why Hill went undrafted a year ago, and attitude issues played into that. Even though Hill performed very well last season, he's not guaranteed anything heading into 2019, not even a roster spot. "We don't know if he's even going to make the team," Zimmer continued. "So, we will just see how that goes. We don't know if any of these guys are going to make the team. We're always looking for guys, so we will see what's going on." Stay tuned. MORE: Pirates announcers called out the Cardinals for breaking a lame unwritten rule Report: Mike Daniels turned down more money to play for Matt Patricia Things starting as expected for 2 former Steelers Stidham quickly making progress in Patriots' system Lonzo Ball earns lowest NBA 2K rating since rookie season


Kurt Busch posted the fastest speed in the Cup Series' final practice session Friday at Kansas Speedway. Busch recorded a speed of 177.731 mph around the 1.5-mile track as the session came to a close. The top five was completed by Alex Bowman (177.328 mph), Kansas native Clint Bowyer (177.288), Kevin Harvick (177.282) and Denny Hamlin (177.241). Kyle Busch , who was seventh fastest (176.713), recorded the most laps with 55. Kevin Harvick had the best 10-lap average at 176.257 mph. Bowman brushed the wall in Turn 2 right after he took the top spot with just under 10 minutes left in the session. He went to the garage but will not have to go to a backup car. "(Crew chief) Greg (Ives) will get it fixed up, obviously we're going to be racing in really different conditions," Bowman told the Motor Racing Network. "With the whole pack being in front of me I think I had just a little more speed than I realized I had getting into the corner." The session was briefly stopped with about six minutes left for a spin by Kyle Larson in Turn 2 which nearly took out Martin Truex Jr. Larson goes around right in front of MTJ during final practice. pic.twitter.com/V3Nnnh8En0   FOX: NASCAR (@NASCARONFOX) May 10, 2019 Click here for the speed chart.