Sixteen years ago, Byron Leftwich began making his way in the NFL as a quarterback. He's now getting it done as an assistant coach   and he soon could be more than that. "I've been training guys for this job," Buccaneers coach Bruce Arians recently said regarding Leftwich, via Jenna Laine of ESPN.com. "I always said I would never give up [playcalling] and look over anybody's shoulder until I found one I knew could do it. I think he's a rising star in this business." Currently Tampa Bay's offensive coordinator, Leftwich first entered coaching in 2016 as an intern with Arians in Arizona. He became quarterbacks coach in 2017 and, during the 2018 season, Leftwich became the Cardinals' offensive coordinator. "I think the whole time he's been outstanding," Arians said. "Really, really done a great job in the meeting rooms. I think he first of all is an excellent teacher. He knows what he's talking about. He's a heck of a teacher. So, he's got the guys right where they need to be." It won't be a surprise if Leftwich enters the short list of head-coaching candidates as soon as this year, especially if the Tampa Bay offense blossoms under Arians. Or maybe Leftwich will simply take over for Arians whenever Arians retires, again.


Just about everyone knows the name Nike -- with their famous swoosh branding on sneakers and sports apparel. It's one of the most recognized companies in the world. The company has managed to grow sales nearly 31 percent from 2014 to 2018, and it sat atop more than $4 billion in cash at the end of 2018. The stock has been a tremendous performer for decades, and has made a fortune for many investors who have held on. Here's how to buy shares of Nike stock and what to consider before you buy. 1. Analyze Nike and its financials Analyzing a company's competitive position and financials is probably the single hardest part of buying the stock, but it's also the most important. The best place to begin is with the company's Form 10-K, which is the annual report that all publicly traded companies must file with the SEC. The 10-K can help you understand a lot about the company : how it makes money and how much its assets and liabilities its profitability trend over time the competitive landscape the various risks faced by the business the management team and how they're incentivized The annual report is a great first step at finding out about the company, but you'll want to do more than this. You'll want to study what other companies are doing to compete, for example. It's important to have a broader perspective on the industry. For example, while Nike is a prestigious sports brand, it's certainly not the only one. It faces stiff competition from Adidas and Under Armour, as well as Lululemon and others. In addition, Nike competes with some traditional casual fashion companies as well -- and more rivals are entering the field with each passing year. So Nike has to maintain its relevance, doing so in part with its often exciting advertising campaigns . 2. Does Nike make sense in your portfolio? Nike is a well-managed company and is a real blue chip stock, ranking among an elite number of businesses for its high performance. If the company can keep the success going, it could be a fit for almost any investor, and it's already among the 30 stocks that comprise the Dow Jones Industrial Average. Plus, Nike pays a dividend , making it attractive for investors looking for a regular cash payout. So you'll want to consider the following questions: Does a growth company fit your needs? Will you be able to continue analyzing the business as it grows? Given the stock's volatility, will you be able to hold on if it drops or even buy more? If you're buying just a little bit of Nike as a starter position or to get some skin in the game, these considerations might not matter as much as when you take a full position. 3. How much can you afford to invest? How much you can afford to invest has less to do with Nike than with your own personal financial situation. Stocks can be volatile , so to give your investment time to work out. You'll likely want to be able to leave the money in the stock for at least three-to-five years. That means you should be able to live without the money for at least that length of time. Committing to holding the stock for three-to-five years is important. You'd hate to have to sell the stock when it's near a low only to watch it rebound much higher after you exited the position. By sticking to a long-term plan, you'll be able to ride out the ups and downs of the stock. If you're investing in individual stocks , you'll want to keep the percentage of any single position between three and five percent. This way you're not heavily exposed to one investment breaking your portfolio. If the stock has more business risk, then you might choose an even lower percentage than this range. In addition, rather than just committing a one-time sum of money to the stock, consider how you can add money to your position over time. 4. Open a brokerage account While opening a brokerage account may sound like a difficult step, it's actually quite easy, and you can have everything set up in 15 minutes or so. You'll want to select a broker that caters to your needs. Are you trading often or infrequently? Do you need a high level of service or research? Is cost the most important factor for you? If you're buying a few stocks but investing mainly in funds, then a number of brokers specialize in offering commission-free trading for those funds. Here is Bankrate's list of best brokers for beginners . But you can also run through our handy broker comparison tool to see which broker might meet your specific needs best. After you've opened your account, you'll want to fund it with enough money to buy Nike stock. But you can take care of this step completely online, and it's simple. [BROKER REVIEWS: Charles Schwab | Fidelity | Robinhood | Vanguard | More ] 5. Buy Nike stock Once you've decided to buy Nike stock and you've opened and funded your brokerage account, you can set up your order. Use the company's ticker symbol - NKE - when you input your order. Most brokers have a "trade ticket" at the bottom of each page, so you can enter your order. On the broker's order form, you'll input the symbol and how many shares you can afford. Then you'll enter the order type: market or limit. A market order will buy the stock at whatever the current price is, while the limit order will execute only if the stock reaches the price that you specify. If you're buying just a few shares - and Nike has fluctuated from $66 to $90 per share over the last year - then stick with a market order. Even if you pay a little bit more now for a market order, it won't affect the long-term performance much, if the stock continues to perform well. Bottom line Buying a stock can be exciting, but success won't happen overnight. Investors should take a long-term perspective on their investments, and they should consider taking advantage of dollar-cost averaging, if they believe in the stock for the long haul. With dollar-cost averaging, investors add a set amount of money to their position over time, and that really helps when a stock declines, allowing them to purchase more shares. High-flying stocks can dip from time-to-time, so the strategy can help you achieve a lower buy price and higher overall profits . Learn more: How to determine your net worth Best index funds for 2019 Passive income: What it is and ideas for 2019


CHICAGO   In the least surprising news of the 2019 Gold Cup, Mexico fans marred Sunday's final with their notorious anti-gay chant. It greeted U.S. keeper Zack Steffen's first long kicks as loud as ever: "Eeeeeehhhhhh ... p***!" Mexico's supporters, who probably filled 85 percent of Soldier Field Sunday night, didn't even wait for Steffen's actual goal kicks   though they screamed loud and clear at those as well. The word, which has multiple meanings, but which to many loosely translates to "f*****," has been rule homophobic by FIFA. Mexico's soccer federation was fined 11 times for the chant's presence at 2018 World Cup qualifiers . The chant was quelled at the World Cup itself , but reappeared at friendlies between World Cup and Gold Cup. It was loud and clear at Mexico's Gold Cup opener , and continued despite a public address announcement warning fans that the game would be halted if it continued. Of course, the game was not halted. Nor have any others, though the chant has followed Mexico to each of its six matches. Responsibility for addressing the chant at the Gold Cup largely falls to the Mexican federation (FMF) and CONCACAF. Neither has acted sufficiently . CONCACAF said recently in a statement that "the goal-kick chant from Mexican fans is offensive, has no place in football, and must be stopped." But prior to the tournament, all it did to preemptively try to stop it was continue an ineffective "educational" campaign . And CONCACAF has not kicked fans out of stadiums after the fact, nor done anything else to even attempt to get rid of the chant. Here's more on those efforts   or lack thereof .               Henry Bushnell is a features writer for Yahoo Sports . Have a tip? Question? Comment? Email him at henrydbushnell@gmail.com, or follow him on Twitter @HenryBushnell , and on Facebook . More from Yahoo Sports: USWNT beats Netherlands to win fourth World Cup Americans confirm place as greatest women's team ever Masvidal needs just five seconds for UFC 239 KO Kawhi signing shakes up title odds in NBA


The city of Paris has chosen an American landscape architect to re-design a huge area surrounding the Eiffel Tower, a project that will banish almost all vehicle traffic near the immensely popular monument. "We can create the biggest garden in Paris... with much more biodiversity, much more ecology," Kathryn Gustafson said after Paris Mayor Anne Hidalgo presented the plan late Tuesday. Gustafson has studied in France, where she has designed several parks and squares, but is best well known internationally for her memorial fountain for Britain's Princess Diana in Hyde Park, London. A total of 54 hectares (133 acres), currently crisscrossed by several roads including two major thoroughfares on each side of the Seine river, will be largely turned over to pedestrians and "low-impact transportation" such as bus and bike lanes. In particular, the heavily used car lanes on the Iena bridge which spans the Right and Left Banks underneath the Eiffel Tower will also be given over to lawns and rows of trees, according to a video rendering of the project. "We're going to have an extraordinary garden where we'll hear birds singing once again," Hidalgo said. That will be music to the ears of the estimated 150,000 people who visit the site every day during the summer high season, including the 20,000 to 30,000 who climb the tower itself. Overall, seven million people visit the tower each year. The expansive garden will stretch from the Ecole Militaire, a military academy dating from the 18th century, to the modernist Trocadero esplanade and its Chaillot Palace, built for the 1937 International Expo. The project also calls for an overhaul of the vast lawns on the Champ de Mars, the site of dozens of major public events each year, such as concerts or mass viewings of sporting events like the World Cup. The bulk of the work, expected to cost 72 million euros ($80 million), is scheduled to be finished before the start of the 2024 Summer Olympic Games in Paris. "The Tower will find itself at the centre of a vast park that will make Parisians want to come and visit," said Jean-Louis Missika, the city's deputy mayor in charge of urbanism. Currently there are "too many cars, too much mass tourism, too many coaches," he said.


If Donald Trump wants to make gains with the Latino vote, he might want to tell his security detail. The GOP frontrunner's body men physically hit a Mexican immigrant in the face who was protesting outside Trump Tower on Thursday. Efraín Galicia, 50, was holding up a sign that read "Make America Racist Again" when Trump's security bear yanked the sign. Galicia, a U.S. citizen for 30 years, said the real estate mogul's body men were acting like their boss: "It's like the way his boss behaves: pushing out Ramos from Univision," he told the New York Post. "These guys, his servants, they think they can do the same thing." The tussle intensified after the security guard yanked the sign, prompting him to run after the guard and grab him. That's when the guard popped Galicia. The Trump campaign said the security guard, whose name was not revealed, was "jumped from behind" and that the campaign would likely be pressing charges. On Thursday, Trump signed a pledge to the Republican Party to run only on the GOP ticket and rule out a third-party run.


Alcohol may be a well-defined enemy on American roads, but when it comes impairment caused by other drugs, there's no clear scope of the problem, no scientific consensus on what levels affect coordination and no one-size-fits-all approach for fixing inconsistent laws. "We haven't figured out how to cope with it," said Jim Hedlund, former chief of the mathematical analysis division at the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration and author of a report released Wednesday that tries to make sense of an ever-shifting landscape of drug types, traffic laws and attitudes toward drug use. The report, prepared for the Governors Highway Safety Association, found drugged drivers may pose as great a threat as drunk ones. Among key findings in the report: drugs were present in 39.9 percent of fatally injured drivers with a known test result in 2013, the latest year for which data is available. That's an increase from 27.8 percent nearly a decade earlier, and close to the 40 percent of deceased drivers that had alcohol present in their bodies, according to Fatality Analysis Reporting System data. Approximately 11,000 people are killed in alcohol-related crashes every year on US roadways, so the prospect that drugs   illegal, prescription, or over-the-counter   may contribute to highway fatalities in similar levels is a revelation. Granted, some of those drivers may have partaken in both alcohol and drugs. But safety officials say they don't have much data on that overlap, nor how it translates from fatalities specifically toward a broader trend of drugged driving. "In Colorado, it's sometimes difficult to get a true assessment, because alcohol is overwhelmingly the most-used drug," Glenn Davis, highway safety manager for the Colorado Office of Transportation Safety, said. "Law enforcement is highly trained for alcohol, so if someone is using both, that's what law enforcement will check for." Even as Davis emphasizes that drugged driving encompasses much more than marijuana   FARS forms list 430 drugs that could impair drivers, 80 of which were used by fatally injured drivers in 2013   he acknowledges that marijuana is one that many agencies across the country are focusing on right now because so many states are either considering decriminalizing recreational marijuana use or voters are petitioning to place the issue on ballots. This November, Ohio residents will vote on a referendum that, if enacted, would permit the sale of marijuana for recreational and medicinal purposes. Colorado is already there. Voters passed a constitutional amendment that permitted use of recreational marijuana in 2012, and Davis has been at the forefront of developing a response for the traffic-safety ramifications. Other states call him for advice as they seek to confront drugged driving, but that can be difficult to dispense, as laws vary considerably state to state. That legal landscape is convoluted. Fifteen states have zero-tolerance laws in effect for driving with any measurable amount of specified drugs in the body, while six states have per se laws in effect for one or more drugs, according to the GHSA. Per se laws set specified amounts of drugs in the body that cannot be exceeded. Some of the state laws conflict with federal law. (Click here for state-by-state list of laws.) When it comes to marijuana in particular, 18 states have zero-tolerance laws, three have zero tolerance for THC, the active compound responsible for marijuana's psychological effects, but no restriction on metabolites, a compound that presents no psychological effects but one that can linger in the body   what shows up on traditional workplace screenings. Five states have specific per se limits and one   Colorado   has a "reasonable inference" law for THC. For states setting per se limits, it's tempting to establish a line such as the .08 blood alcohol content limit that constitutes driving under the influence in all 50 states. But there's no scientific agreement on an equivalent number for marijuana. Six states set it at 5 nanograms, but in some cases, experts feel it's an arbitrary threshold. "Marijuana, we don't know what that level should be," said Joanne Thomka, director of the National Traffic Law Center. "We cannot and should not try to compare marijuana and alcohol. They are two distinct drugs." The National Highway Traffic Safety Association conducted a roadside survey of drivers during weekday days and weekend nights in 2013, and found 22 percent of the drivers tested positive for some sort of drug or medication. Illegal drugs, including marijuana were more prevalent on weekend nights, with 15.2 percent of drivers testing positive for its presence. Compared with previous NHTSA roadside surveys, safety experts see the use of marijuana and other drugs rising on the roads, while the number of drivers drinking has fallen. That suggests that motorists don't yet consider drugged driving to be as serious an offense as drunk driving   a finding bolstered by a Colorado survey, in which 28 percent of marijuana users told Davis' office they actually drive better while stoned. But they aren't the only ones. The GHSA report found many prosecutors and judges are not familiar with Driving Under the Influence of Drug cases and that they want an easy-to-understand equivalent of the .08 BAC. In some cases, they may not accept testimony from drug-recognition experts on impairment. "Some judges and juries expect to find that same relationship with alcohol," Hedlund said. "What also often happens is if an officer finds alcohol is .08, then they don't look any further, because they know they have a case that's easy to prosecute and convict." Drugged-driving, he said, "are definitely harder work for law enforcement, judges and prosecutors." They're not the only ones who may need more training. As Davis has taken his education message to law-enforcement and judicial experts in Colorado, he's also reached out to representatives from the marijuana industry, in some cases the same people who fought to pass the amendment. They may seem unlikely allies, but Davis says such cooperation is essential for any states who are seeking to copy Colorado. "We've made some great partnerships with the marijuana industry," he said. "Point of use and point of sale are where we do outreach, and they help get us in there. I think there are some things we actually agree on. We don't want people driving high, and they don't want people driving high. So it's an interesting partnership." In addressing drugged driving overall, he's hoping to get more data and assess not only how many people are crashing in drugged-driving incidents, but he wants to see how many are arrested for driving under the influence of drugs and what sort of dent an influx of newly trained drug-recognition experts can make on those numbers. "But it's something we'll always look at," he said. "We're in the infancy of it." Follow MSN Autos on Facebook Related Video:


Blame it on the chicken wings . A teen driver in Canada who was busted for speeding said he was driving so fast because he had eaten hot chicken wings and really needed to use the bathroom. The 16-year-old was driving a Chevrolet Camaro when he was pulled over in the Canadian province of Manitoba last week, according to the Royal Canadian Mounted Police. This 16-year-old's excuse for going 170 km/h in a Camaro? "Too many hot wings & needed a bathroom". Fined $966 for speeding + $203 for driving w/o a supervising driver. Absolutely #noexcuses for that kind of speed. #rcmpmb pic.twitter.com/oXe78AAUgc   RCMP Manitoba (@rcmpmb) June 6, 2019 He had been caught driving at 105 mph, authorities said. He was fined $727 for speeding and more than $150 for driving without a supervising driver. CLICK HERE TO GET THE FOX NEWS APP Officials also said the teen's license would "most likely" be suspended. "Absolutely #noexcuses for that kind of speed," the department wrote online Thursday. Follow MSN Autos on Facebook and Twitter


San Antonio Police are looking for a man that they say allegedly stabbed another man during a fight Wednesday evening on the city's West Side. The stabbing occurred just before 11 p.m. in the 200 block of Mickeljohn Street, near Zarzamora Street and Culebra Road, according to police. FIND OUT FIRST: Get San Antonio breaking news directly to your inbox Police said the victim, who is in his mid 40s, was sitting in a lawn chair in his backyard when another man walked by and exchanged some words with the victim. A fight broke out and the victim was stabbed, police said. The suspect, who police said is in his late 40s, fled on foot before they arrived. Text "NEWS" to 77453 for breaking news alerts for mySA.com. Priscilla Aguirre is a breaking news reporter and general assignment writer. Read her on our breaking news site, mySA.com , and on our subscriber site, ExpressNews.com | priscilla.aguirre@express-news.net | @CillaAguirre


Rep. Justin Amash, a Michigan independent, said Sunday that he hasn't ruled out running for president in 2020 and said House Speaker Nancy Pelosi's stance against launching impeachment proceedings "a mistake." Speaking with CNN's "State of the Union" after he announced in a July 4th Washington Post op-ed that he was leaving the Republican Party, Amash said he "still wouldn't rule" out a a presidential bid. "I believe that I have to use my skills, my public influence, where it serves the country best," Amash said. "And I believe I have to defend the Constitution in whatever way works best." But, he said, he remains "confident" about his ability to keep his congressional seat, adding that he wants to continue representing his constituents. Amash drew a Republican primary challenger shortly after he first came out in favor of starting the process of impeaching President Donald Trump in May. "It's not something that's right on my radar right now," he said of a presidential bid. Amash was asked about Pelosi's stance against beginning an impeachment inquiry, which he strongly disagreed with. "From a principled moral position, she's making a mistake," Amash said. "From a strategic position, she's making a mistake. If she believes, as I do, that there is impeachable conduct in [former special counsel Robert Mueller's report], then she should say so. She should tell the American people we're going to move forward with impeachment proceedings and possibly articles of impeachment." "When she says things like, 'Oh, I think we need to have the strongest case before we move forward,' what she's telling the American people is that she doesn't think there's a strong case," he continued. "If she doesn't think that, then she shouldn't open her mouth up in the first place and say she thinks there's impeachable conduct." Amash added that he believes "there's a strong case" for impeaching Trump and that he believes Pelosi thinks so as well. "And if so, she should move forward and make sure the American people know what's going on because people at home aren't reading the Mueller report," Amash said. "Most people don't have time to read a 440-page report. They expect their members of Congress to do the work for them. They want Speaker Pelosi to do the work, they want other members to do the work. And if she doesn't want to go forward, then we're going to have a big problem." Amash estimated just roughly 15 percent of congressional Republicans have read Mueller's more than 440-page report on Russian interference , whether the Trump campaign and associates conspired with the Russians and if Trump sought to obstruct the investigation. The first congressional Republican to conclude Trump engaged in "impeachable conduct," Amash announced he was leaving the party last week . After reading Mueller's report, Amash announced his conclusion on Trump's conduct in a widely circulated Twitter thread. Trump responded to news of Amash leaving the party with glee, calling it "great news" for the GOP that "one of the dumbest & most disloyal men in Congress is 'quitting' the Party." "A total loser!" Trump tweeted . Amash, who was first elected to Congress in 2010 and helped launch the House Freedom Caucus, said his concerns with the GOP stretched back several years. He said the current congressional term was the most disheartening yet, and that members are simply falling in line behind party leadership.


NEWPORT, R.I. (AP)   Li Na has broken new ground at the International Tennis Hall of Fame. The 37-year-old former Chinese star on Saturday became the first Asian-born player to be inducted. She was enshrined along with Mary Pierce of France and Russian Yevgeny Kafelnikov during a lengthy on-court ceremony that followed the Hall of Fame Open semifinals and stretched from sunset into nighttime, forcing grounds' crew members to scramble and bring in smaller spotlights. Li became the first Asian to win a Grand Slam tournament, capturing the 2011 French Open in a final that was watched by an estimated 116 million people in her country. "I did not (know) before I came to the court or it would have made me more nervous," she said during a mid-afternoon news conference. "I started @ about 8 years old, but I hated tennis," she told the crowd that was sitting in near darkness. "Not bad, at least I'm standing here right now." She also captured the 2014 Australian Open after being runner-up twice. Both semifinal matches Saturday went three sets, prompting the late ceremony for the trio of two-time Grand Slam singles champions. "The goal is only as worth as the effect required to achieve it," said Pierce, fighting back tears at the start of her 29-minute speech. The 45-year-old Kafelnikov was described on his plaque as "one of the most dominant Russian Players of his generation." He captured the 1996 French Open and three years later won the Australian. "I know now what it is to be a Hall of Famer," he told the crowd. "I will carry that responsibility for the rest of my life, and hopefully I won't disappoint you." Predominately a baseline player who reached No. 1 in the world in 2002, he won a gold medal at the 2000 Olympics and helped Russia win the Davis Cup in 2002. "It means that I did it because of hard work," he said. "All my success came because I did work hard." Walking into the Hall a day before his induction, Kafelnikov was taken back. "I was really stunned when I was walking upstairs for the first time to see the museum," he said. "From the tennis records, to the cups, to medals from the Olympics. I cannot describe how emotional I was." Pierce, 44, lived her dream by playing the French Open. She did more than that, winning it in 2000. She also captured the Australian five years earlier. "It was my dream in tennis to hopefully play the French Open after watching it as a young girl on TV," she said. "Then to actually win it was my dream come true." Pierce said she played her final match against Li at the 2006 U.S. Open. "Look where we are today," she said, looking at Li, seated to her right.


New spaceflight technologies could reshape the global economy on a level not seen since the internet. That's what some in the industry and on Wall Street are saying, at least. And a growing number of analysts say it's time for mainstream investors to get in on the action. We're entering a new era in which the private sector is offering cheap and reliable access to space. That could pave the way for wild new businesses like in-orbit hotels or asteroid mining. New satellite and rocket technologies could also shake up a broad range of industries, from air travel to broadband service and data storage. "Costs are coming down and technology is improving," said Laura Kane, a long-term investing analyst at UBS. We're "getting beyond the realm of science fiction fans and thinking about where returns can be had." The space economy is following the roadmap of the internet revolution: Just like in the early dot-com days, flashy Silicon Valley types and a wellspring of venture capital money are pushing the envelope. The most high profile names are billionaire-backed startups, like Elon Musk's SpaceX and Jeff Bezos' Blue Origin. It's too soon to tell which firms might be the Google or Facebook of the space industry, Kane said. But smart mainstream investors don't need to know that for sure. "I wouldn't only look at new emerging private companies," Kane added. "I'd also be looking at communications services companies. Maybe they're creating more advanced satellites, or looking at aerospace and defense companies that may be investing in new space technologies." In other words, stock market investors can put together diverse portfolios of space-related companies that will benefit from a new space age   and then hang on for the long haul, Kane said. A bird's-eye look at the space industry The global space industry is currently valued at about $340 billion. Top financial institutions, from Goldman Sachs to Morgan Stanley, predict it will grow to $1 trillion or more over the next two decades. Hip new rocket companies are the most visible leaders in space, but launch services actually account for only a small fraction of the overall industry's revenue. Ground equipment and satellite services   like space-based television, broadband and Earth observation   are much larger businesses. Analysts say plans to beam cheap, high-speed internet from space will change the global economy. Investors who aren't sure where to start could check out an index or the first-ever ETF, or exchange-traded fund, that is focused solely on giving investors broad exposure to the booming space economy , according to its developers. The ETF began trading on the NYSE Arca exchange this month with the ticker UFO. It's based on the S-Network Space Index , which debuted last year, and includes a diverse blend of about 30 companies. They include telecom and satellite companies from AT&T to Iridium, along with old-school space and defense contractors, like Lockheed Martin, Boeing and engine maker Aerojet Rocketdyne. Micah Walter-Range, who developed the index, is an industry expert who said he left the Space Foundation, a space industry-focused nonprofit, to figure out "how regular people like me can invest in space." The central idea: Investors don't need to invest directly in young startups because there is no clear divide between "new space" and "old space" companies, Walter-Range told CNN Business. The entire industry exists in a feedback loop. Many old-guard companies are investing in next-generation ideas to stay competitive. SpaceX's rockets frequently deploy satellites built by its competitors. And Blue Origin also has a deal to sell its rocket engines to United Launch Alliance, Boeing and Lockheed's joint venture. The interplay between companies in the space community mean they all stand to benefit from new technologies. The next internet? Not every Wall Street analyst is sold on the idea that the commercial space industry will be as disruptive as the internet. Paul Penney, a senior research analyst at Northland Capital Markets, said he thinks the idea is "a bit of an exaggeration." But he acknowledged that all of these well-funded companies are looking to monetize space in new ways, and they certainly talk a big game. "A revolution is upon the world," Chuck Beames, a seed investor and chairman of satellite tech startup York, recently declared in a Forbes column. Beames declared the space industry is "on a trajectory reminiscent of the early years of the desktop computer," he wrote, one that "portends to alter the destiny of not just today's economy but ultimately the very evolution of humankind."


Baseball's non-waiver trade deadline arrives at 3 p.m. Central on Wednesday. The Astros figure to be knee-deep in trade talks, ostensibly to find another starting pitcher and perhaps some bullpen help. As we wait for the deadline to arrive, here's a look back at the best and worst deadline deals in Astros history. Let's start with the top five: 1. Jeff Bagwell, 1990 Forget deadline trades, this arguably is the best trade   period   in Astros history. On Aug. 30, 1990, the Astros sent reliever Larry Andersen to the Red Sox for third-base prospect Jeff Bagwell, who was the Class AA Eastern League's MVP. Andersen fortified the Red Sox bullpen as they won the AL East, then signed with the Padres in the offseason. Bagwell? After a move across the diamond to first base, he became a future NL MVP, Astros icon and was inducted into the Hall of Fame in 2017. Longtime Red Sox fans still cringe when this deal is brought up. 2. Justin Verlander, 2017 If the Astros hadn't gotten a franchise cornerstone and Hall of Famer in Bagwell, then this deal would be No. 1. Just before the waiver trade deadline on Aug. 31, the Astros sent a trio of prospects   outfielder Daz Cameron, pitcher Franklin Perez and catcher Jake Rogers   to Detroit for longtime Tigers ace Justin Verlander, a former AL MVP and Cy Young Award winner. Verlander's arrival sparked the Astros, and he went 5-0 with a 1.06 ERA in his five regular-season starts. In the postseason, he was 4-1 and was the ALCS MVP after winning both starts in the seven-game series against the Yankees. Without his contributions and veteran presence, it's hard to see the Astros making it to, let alone winning, the World Series for the first time in franchise history. Even better, he came with still two years to go on his contract and the Tigers paying $8 million of his $28 million salary for 2018 and 2019. And Verlander liked Houston so much he agreed to a two-year, $66 million extension this spring. 3. Randy Johnson, 1998 For shock value, few moves trumped this July 31 stunner that was finalized minutes before the 11 p.m. deadline. With the NL's best record, the Astros went all-in and traded a trio of prospects in pitchers Freddy Garcia and John Halama and shortstop Carlos Guillen for the Big Unit, baseball's most fearsome pitcher. Johnson was electrifying as an Astro, going 10-1 with a 1.28 ERA and drew huge crowds to the Astrodome for his starts like few players in team annals. Alas, he was the victim of poor run support in a pair of losses to San Diego in the NLDS as the Astros' best regular-season team fell shy of the World Series. He left as a free agent for Arizona and Garcia and Guillen enjoyed long big-league careers, but few Astros fans likely regret this deal as management and ownership showed it was serious about going after a championship. 4. Ryan Pressly, 2018 The Astros move before last year's deadline that generated the most headlines was the controversial trade for Roberto Osuna, who was serving a 75-game suspension following a domestic violence. The deal for fellow reliever Pressly, acquired from the Twins for two minor leaguers, flew under the radar. However, Pressly has been a revelation as a high-leverage bullpen arm for the Astros. He had a 0.77 ERA in 26 outings after the trade last season and was an All-Star this year. Since joining the Astros, Pressly has a 1.60 ERA in 67 2/3 innings while striking out 87. Opponents are hitting a measly .188 against him this season. 5. Kevin Bass, 1982 On Aug. 30, the Astros sent veteran starter Don Sutton to the Brewers for players to be named later and cash. The players ended up being Bass and pitchers Frank DiPino and Mike Madden. Of those three, Bass was the biggest catch (fishing pun intended), and played 10 seasons over two different Astros stints. The outfielder was a fan favorite, playing more than 150 games each season from 1985-89 and possessing one of the most iconic mustaches in franchise history. And now, the worst deadline deals made by the Astros: 1. Ben Zobrist, 2006 This deal didn't exactly make big waves at the time, as the Astros were trying to reach a second consecutive World Series, but proved to be disastrous. A couple weeks before the deadline, they traded shortstop prospect Zobrist and minor-league pitcher Mitch Talbot from their Class AA affiliate in Corpus Christi to Tampa Bay for third baseman Aubrey Huff. Huff hit .250 with 13 homers and 38 RBIs as the Astros finished second to the Cardinals and left for Baltimore as a free agent. Talbot made the majors before washing out and now pitches with the independent Sugar Land Skeeters, but Zobrist was the steal of this deal. He became an all-star and valuable utility man, helping the Rays to the 2008 World Series before winning a ring with the Royals in 2015. He then helped the Cubs end their 108-year title drought in 2016, driving in the go-ahead run in the 10th inning of Game 7 at Cleveland and earning World Series MVP honors. The Astros, meanwhile, didn't find a long-term answer at shortstop until drafting Carlos Correa in 2012. 2. Hunter Pence, 2011 Starting a full-scale rebuild, the Astros sent their young all-star outfielder to Philadelphia for a package of pitchers Jarred Cosart and Josh Zeid, first baseman Jon Singleton and outfielder Domingo Santana. Pence moved on to San Francisco and helped the Giants win the World Series in 2012 and 2014. None of the players the Astros acquired did much in Houston, with Singleton the most notable flop after signing a five-year, $10 million contract before his call-up to the majors in 2014. 3. Michael Bourn, 2011 As part of their July 31 trade-deadline purge that year, the Astros moved the Houston native and former UH standout to the Braves for the underwhelming package of pitchers Juan Abreu, Paul Clemens, Brett Oberholtzer and outfielder Jordan Schafer. None of them did anything memorable with the Astros, unless you count Schafer being arrested for marijuana possession   with three marijuana peanut butter cups on him   in October 2011. He later became a pitcher in the Dodgers' minor league system in 2016, but hasn't pitched in the majors. 4. Carlos Gomez/Mike Fiers, 2015 A day before the July 31 trade deadline, the Astros got Gomez and Fiers from the Brewers for a quartet of minor leaguers: outfielders Domingo Santana and Brett Phillips and pitchers Josh Hader and Adrian Houser. Gomez (pictured), the centerpiece of the deal, was a massive disappointment as an Astro and was released a little more than a year later. Fiers has had his ups and downs   but did throw the first no-hitter at Minute Maid Park in 2015   and was left off the playoff roster in 2017. He left for Detroit last offseason as a free agent. Of the players the Astros gave up, Hader was an all-star last season but Santana was demoted and is now with Seattle while Phillips was traded to Kansas City in the Mike Moustakas deal. Houser has seen scant time in the majors. 5. Roy Oswalt, 2010 For one of the best starting pitchers in franchise history, the Astros got the middling return of pitcher J.A. Happ, outfielder Anthony Gose and infielder Jonathan Villar from the Phillies in a July 29 deal. Gose was immediately flipped to Toronto for infielder Brett Wallace, who was a forgettable Astro. Happ was traded again in 2012 to Toronto after going 18-28 with a 4.84 ERA. Villar was with the Astros until 2015, and is known mostly for his "Butt Slide" in 2013 against Cincinnati and dropping a pop-up in Toronto in June 2015 that helped lead to Carlos Correa being called up to Houston.


Vincent Kompany rejected a heavily-incentivised contract extension with Manchester City to complete his surprise player-manager appointment at Anderlecht. The decision came the day after the Belgian lifted the FA Cup trophy following his side's dominant 6-0 victory over Watford at Wembley, completing a historic treble for Pep Guardiola's side. The centre back's future had been subject to speculation all season as he ran down the final year of his contract, but he has now been announced in first managerial role. City boss Pep Guardiola had said on several occasions that he would like to keep his captain at the club, but The Times report Kompany turned down the opportunity to stay in Manchester, opting instead to sign a three-year deal as player-manager of the Belgian Pro League team. Speaking on the decision, the 33 year-old said: "It's the most passionate yet rational decision I have ever made. As a footballer, I was born and raised at RSC Anderlecht. Since the age of six, I have been one with that club." The Belgium international has won ten major trophies during his 11-year spell at the Etihad following his £6m move from Hamburg in 2008. However, due to injury problems suffered in recent seasons, City were only prepared to offer the stalwart a one-year deal, leading Kompany to take up the three year contract in Belgium. Guardiola is aware of the task he has in trying to replace the Belgian - not just with his performances on the pitch, but with his leadership off it too. The City boss said: "It will be so difficult to replace Vinnie. He is special. For all the times he gave a speech to the guys or spoke with passion about something he believed in, his leaving will be a big loss."


Mariah Carey Mariah Carey reportedly pulled out of her Las Vegas show on Wednesday (13.05.15) because she was unprepared. While the 'We Belong Together' hitmaker has claimed she was forced to miss her '#1 to Infinity' show at The Colosseum at the Caesars Palace Las Vegas Hotel and Casino because she was diagnosed with bronchitis, insiders have claimed she simply hadn't rehearsed enough. A source close to the star - who is just one week into her Las Vegas residency - told the New York Daily News newspaper's Confidenti@l column: "Mariah simply didn't rehearse enough before starting this many concerts and now she's feeling it. "Leading up to the first show, everyone involved was wondering why this wasn't rehearsed to death." The source added that the 45-year-old singer wasn't pleased with her performance in her first shows and had been criticised over her timing on stage. They explained: "She can sing, but she hardly walks during the show. They're always wheeling her out on some prop." Mariah broke the news she was suffering with the respiratory illness and had been told by doctors to rest in an Instagram post. She wrote: "Hey guys ... I've been fighting bronchitis for the past few days.. almost better but on mandatory vocal rest per doctor's orders. I'm so sorry to cancel tonight's show but I promise to make it up to you!!! Love you always, MC (sic)" Ticket holders took to social media shortly afterwards to express their disappointment and frustration. One disheartened fan posted: "The least she could have done was to sit down and do a meet and greet with every person that attended the show ... Taken a selfie with them, and give them a signed free poster. People would have at least been happy to meet "The" Mariah Carey. Instead we got a flyer saying that the show would've be rescheduled. Meanwhile our trip cost like $1000 not even including our tickets. They better attend to this soon, and give us 2/3 night stays at the Caesar's for free, along with free tickets to the show (with the same seats we paid for) ... Cause if they don't attend to this, the media is going to eat her up. (sic)" Mariah's next scheduled concert is due to take place on Saturday (05.16.15).


Bail was set at $100,000 for a woman charged with assault for a shooting. Police said Iesha Thompson shot a woman in the head at 26th and Date streets on Tuesday. The arrest report said Thompson admitted to shooting the victim once and said she didn't call 911. Officials said she instead told her cousin to hide the gun. The victim is expected to survive. A not guilty plea was entered for Thompson in court on Wednesday. READ MORE: Bail set at $100,000 for woman accused of shooting woman in head on Date Street CHECK OUT WLKY: Live. Local. Late-Breaking. Get the top Louisville news, weather and sports from the team at WLKY   online, anytime.


LaVar Ball's latest folly on ESPN has been one of his most-publicized yet as the Big Baller has found himself banned from the station for an indefinite time . The move was a controversial one as not everyone saw Ball's comments as inappropriate, including former Cowboys receiver Dez Bryant. Early Sunday morning, Bryant took to Twitter to tweet at Molly Qerim, the women who Ball directed his comments to, about the situation. @MollyQerim I'm late but I just seen the espn video of you and lavar ball… just being real.. you owe that man an apology straight up… I didn't even sense foul play from him… you dramatically overreacted.. mature women like Doris Burke need those jobs - Dez Bryant (@DezBryant) June 23, 2019 After the initial tweet, Bryant started debating with his followers about the situation and comments. I'm saying more women who know there stuff and smart enough to know every man don't want them.. it's a job… she's out of line… I didn't see nothing sexual about what he said https://t.co/01nETmtoDn - Dez Bryant (@DezBryant) June 23, 2019 Tell me what was sexual about that? Far reach my brotha… on live Tv with a wife at home and 3 successful kids… stop it https://t.co/cxukr5QvxW - Dez Bryant (@DezBryant) June 23, 2019 The essence of Bryant's argument is what many others have said. Ball is many things, whether it's outlandish or loud or even abrasive at times. But his never been inappropriate and has even been the opposite more often than not. It doesn't make the comments any less thoughtless but doesn't make them inappropriate. Ball spoke publicly about the matter for the first time on Saturday and relayed the same thought. The good news is, though, that Ball won't be on TV to make matters better or worse anytime soon. MORE: Mets pitcher Jason Vargas had to be held back after telling a reporter he would knock him out NBA Free Agency 2019: The top players NCSA: A list of college football camps you can still attend this summer Report: Celtics interested in signing French center Vincent Poirier Video: Cody Bellinger Foul Ball Hitting Fan Is Another Sign MLB Needs More Protective Netting


Gallery by Reuters BOSTON (AP)   Civil rights activists complained Monday of the potential for widespread abuse following confirmation that at least three states have scanned millions of driver's license photos on behalf of Immigration and Customs Enforcement without the drivers' knowledge or consent. Public records obtained by the Georgetown Law Center on Privacy and Technology provided the first proof that ICE had sought such scans, which were conducted in Utah, Vermont and Washington. All three states   which offer driving privileges to immigrants who are in the U.S. illegally   agreed to the ICE requests, according to documents shared with The Associated Press on Monday and first reported by The Washington Post . "States asked undocumented people to come out of the shadows to get licenses. Then ICE turns around and uses that to find them," Alvaro Bedoya, the center's director, said Monday. ICE spokesman Matthew Bourke did not directly address written questions, including whether the agency used the scans to arrest or deport anyone. " During the course of an investigation, ICE has the ability to collaborate with external local, federal and international agencies to obtain information that may assist in case completion and prosecution efforts," Bourke said in a written response. "This is an established procedure that is consistent with other law-enforcement agencies." At least two cases in Utah and one in Washington state appeared to involve immigration enforcement, but the vast majority of requests from ICE in Utah were from its Homeland Security Investigations division, which has a limited role in immigration enforcement. The documents for Vermont and Washington involved just a handful of records. The Utah document obtained by Georgetown was a ledger with details on more than 1,800 cases spanning two years of requests from multiple agencies, including other states, the FBI and the State Department. The use of facial-recognition by state, federal and local law enforcement agencies has grown over the past decade as an FBI pilot project evolved into a full-scale program. Twenty-one states and Washington, D.C., let the FBI access their drivers' license and identification photos, according to a Government Accountability Office report published last month. The report said the FBI currently has access to 640 million photos   including for U.S. visa applicants   with more than 390,000 photos searched for matches since 2011, the year the agency augmented its fingerprint database with facial analysis. Privacy concerns over the burgeoning use of facial recognition are on the rise as public awareness of the virtually unregulated practice grows. San Francisco and Somerville, Massachusetts, have in recent weeks become the first U.S. cities to ban the use of facial recognition by their police and city agencies. Amazon and has come under fierce criticism for providing facial recognition tech to law enforcement. One major concern of activists is that the technology could be abused in the Trump administration crackdown on immigration. Shankar Narayan, director of the technology and liberty project at the American Civil Liberties Union in Washington, said federal agencies "are seeing a huge opportunity to use technologies ... to enforce immigration statutes in a way that was never intended." In July 2017, Georgetown researchers filed Freedom of Information Act requests with every state seeking documents on how they responded to requests for facial recognition information from Law enforcement agencies, Bedoya said. Many states ignored or denied the requests. Utah, Vermont and Washington provided useful responses. In Utah, ICE asked to search the database containing license images 49 times between October 2015 and November 2017, said Department of Public Safety spokeswoman Marissa Cote. No search warrant or subpoena was required, but all searches involved potential criminal suspects, she said. State officials are not always informed if ICE catches a suspect, though the agency has been informed in some cases where a suspect was identified, including heroin trafficking, narcotics smuggling and credit-card identity theft, Cote said. The state does not run searches for people whose only infraction is living in the country without proper documentation, Cote said. But Democratic state Rep. Angela Romero called the searches "government overreach" with the potential to spread fear. "For me, it's the federal government accessing information without the legislature's knowledge or permission," she said. A spokeswoman for Vermont's Republican governor, Phil Scott, said Vermont officials stopped sharing facial-recognition information with federal immigration authorities in May 2017. In Washington state, the Department of Licensing said it has not received a facial-recognition request since 2017 and noted that as of 2018, all requests must be court ordered. Jaime Smith, a spokeswoman for Gov. Jay Inslee, said "at no point do federal agencies have access to that database." "We really want to make clear that we're not going to allow the federal government to commandeer the use of our state resources to use as part of their immigration effort." A law that Inslee signed earlier this year broadly prohibits local law enforcement agencies from asking about immigration status or place of birth unless directly connected to a criminal investigation. ___ Associated Press writers Lindsay Whitehurst in Salt Lake City; Wilson Ring in Montpelier, Vermont; Rachel La Corte in Olympia, Washington; Matthew O'Brien in Providence, Rhode Island; and Elliot Spagat in San Diego contributed to this report.


Mayoral challenger Greg Brockhouse on Tuesday promised to discard the city's controversial SA Climate Ready plan, though he left the door open to adopting some of the strategies included within the plan. In a new policy proposal, Brockhouse outlined a "pro-business climate policy," committing to plant 10,000 trees across the city and expand incentive programs for conservation through CPS Energy and the San Antonio Water System. He also said he would "disband any study committees" and replace them with a 30-day working group made up of representatives from the San Antonio Water system, CPS Energy, the conservation community and the energy sector. That group would then work to come up with "best practices" for City Council. Brockhouse told the Express-News that could include some of the strategies outlined in the broader climate plan. "A lot of people put a lot of hard work into that plan," Brockhouse said. "You don't need to trash the entire plan." On ExpressNews.com: San Antonio official says next climate plan draft may drop vague cost estimates altogether The proposal goes further than Brockhouse has in the past by calling for an end to the SA Climate Ready plan. But it adheres to his previous promise to "right-size" it. The mayor's camp derided Brockhouse's pitch and said it essentially calls for doing precisely what the mayor is already doing. "In the same sentence, he calls for not studying anything, and then forming a group to study it," said Kelton Morgan, the mayor's campaign manager. "Mayor (Ron) Nirenberg is doing all the things that Councilman Brockhouse is calling for in his effort to pretend he has policy chops." But Brockhouse maintained there was a clear difference. He likened the broader plan to "Ron's Green New Deal," referring to a national effort to address climate change, and said his strategy would differ starkly. "We're not going to do 200 things on this plan," he said. The SA Climate Ready Plan, in the works since December 2017, lays out a set of strategies toward reaching carbon neutrality by 2050. That means the city wouldn't add any more greenhouse gases to the environment after that point. The strategies include retiring coal and natural gas as electricity sources and transitioning the city's fleet of vehicles into electric ones. A draft of the plan, released earlier this year, drew criticism from both environmentalists and the business community. The former argued it didn't do enough to truly address the threat of a warming climate, while the latter worried about its effect on the economy. Business leaders also said they felt left out when the process of drafting the plan began. NuStar and Valero reportedly threatened to move their headquarters if the plan was adopted. Brockhouse on Tuesday cited those reports to say the plan would kill 20,000 jobs if enacted. The political arm of both NuStar and Valero donated the maximum $1,000 contribution to Nirenberg's campaign last year. NuStar confirmed this weekend that its political arm is supporting Nirenberg in the runoff. Nirenberg has stressed the plan is aspirational in nature and doesn't include concrete regulations or mandates. Amid previous criticism, Councilwoman Ana Sandoval, another leader on the project, has said there's a common misconception that all of the strategies in the plan immediately take effect. But Brockhouse said it's misleading to imply the plan won't result in more concrete ordinances that carry costs, and he has ridiculed the plan for the way it evaluates those costs. The current draft has a vague metric in that regard, ranging form one to three dollar signs to portray costs. A new draft expected to be released this month may nix that metric altogether. On ExpressNews.com: San Antonio City Council to delay climate plan vote again Brockhouse said nothing would get a vote under his administration without a cost-benefit analysis. "To me, it just needs to end," he said. "If you can't put a cost on it, let's move on." Sandoval, who has degrees in chemical, civil and environmental engineering, said Monday   before Brockhouse released his proposal   that all of the strategies contained in SA Climate Ready would go through a rigorous evaluation. Nirenberg has promised that will include cost-benefit analysis. On the Express-News' Puro Politics podcast, Sandoval said not all the strategies outlined in the plan are regulatory. "Each of them will have to go through an evaluation process just like any other ordinance we have," Sandoval said, comparing it to the process City Council used to gather stakeholders on its short-term rental policy. "Together they came to some consensus, and that is ultimately what we adopted. So that is what I foresee happening with each of these proposals." Sandoval said the city wouldn't move forward on proposals without the stakeholders   including the business community   reaching some sort of similar consensus. "That's just not how I've seen the city work, and that's certainly not how I would want to lead the implementation of this plan," Sandoval said. Votes on the plan have been postponed twice. Nirenberg has said that has been to encourage more public debate, though Brockhouse has said those delays are politically motivated since they push the vote back until after the elections. Dylan McGuinness covers City Hall and local politics in San Antonio. Read him on our free site , mySA.com, and on our subscriber site , ExpressNews.com. | dylan.mcguinness@express-news.net | Twitter: @DylMcGuinness


WASHINGTON   The first Democratic presidential debate will take place at the Adrienne Arsht Center for the Performing Arts in downtown Miami on June 26 and June 27, NBC News announced Friday. NBC News, MSNBC and Telemundo are hosting the first official debate of the primary season, which will air live across all three networks from 9 to 11 p.m. ET. each night. Twenty candidates will participate   10 on each night   and to qualify, candidates need to meet one of two thresholds : Either register at least 1 percent support in at least three polls or collect at least 65,000 online donations. So far, at least 18 candidates have qualified, according to an unofficial analysis by NBC News. If more than 20 qualify, which looks increasingly likely as the Democratic 2020 field keeps growing, then candidates who meet both qualifications will be given a preference, followed by those who have the highest polling average, then those with the most online donations. The debate is expected to be a defining moment in Democrats' nomination battle to take on President Donald Trump, and the crowded field of candidates view making the stage as crucial to their overall campaigns. The Arsht Center is located in the heart of downtown Miami and was designed by renowned architect Cesar Pelli. It opened in 2006 and stages nearly 400 events each year, including a large jazz series, programs of new theatrical works, as well as free events for the community and an arts education program that serves nearly 30,000 children each year. Information for those interested in attending the NBC debate will be announced at a later date.


Multiple prototypes have been spotted, including one that was feeding at a nearby gas station. It's been a long time coming, and it looks like we'll have to wait a little bit more for the annoying camouflage to come off and reveal the upsized BMW M3 . Not only will it be larger than its predecessor, but it'll be the first M3 to have xDrive, although enthusiasts should still be able to get the sports sedan with rear wheel drive. Whether it will be a pure RWD variant or an xDrive model with a RWD mode akin to the M5 remains to be seen, but BMW is expected to please everyone and throw in a manual gearbox for good measure. Research the BMW M3 on MSN Autos | Find a BMW M3 near you Nürburgring resident Automotive Mike has spotted several prototypes of the revamped BMW M3 undergoing final testing to iron out all the kinks. Like it or not, the new upsized kidneys of the 3 Series will have a correspondent on the range-topping model, much like BMW's newest models now have a bigger grille. All the test vehicles caught at the Nordschleife seemed to have most of the production parts, although the quad exhaust is likely to look nicer on the final version. The sound you're hearing comes from a newly developed straight-six engine codenamed "S58." First seen in the X3 M and X4 M , the 3.0-liter mill will produce 473 horsepower and 442 pound-feet (600 Newton-meters) like in the two performance SUVs. Should that not be enough, a more expensive M3 Competition will unlock 503 hp as seen in the Competition-spec SUVs. Some goodies are going to be borrowed from the bigger M5 , with relevant examples being the active damper system and the electronic steering setup. At an additional cost, M3 owners will be able to opt for carbon-ceramic brakes for superior stopping power suitable for track use. Research the BMW M3 on MSN Autos | Find a BMW M3 near you The new M3 should debut in September at the Frankfurt Motor Show and go on sale either by the year's end or early 2020. If you can't wait until then, the M340i is the next best thing, especially since in Europe you'll be able to get it as a wagon as well. By the way, why is BMW taking so long to introduce the 3 Series Touring? Video: Automotive Mike / YouTube See it From All Angles: 2020 BMW M3 Spied Up Close Showing Most Of Its Interior 2020 BMW M3 Caught On A Car Carrier Showing Its Undercarriage


FRISCO, Texas   Amari Cooper drops into the leather seat at his walnut locker, angles left and faces Cowboys teammate Chidobe Awuzie. An orange and beige chessboard rests between them, the next match awaiting its opening moves. "We can do it now," says Cooper, confident an interview would not impede his ability to defeat Awuzie. Ten minutes later, Cooper is proven correct. For Cooper, the final day of Dallas' OTAs encapsulated much of what has gone right since his October trade from Oakland . He caught a 35-yard deep ball from Dak Prescott down the left sideline during the team-drill segment of the team's last voluntary practice of the spring. He's refining concepts old and new with coaches and teammates during his first offseason installation as a Cowboy. A contract extension awaits, though Cooper doesn't want to discuss negotiations. His 2019 deal scheduled to balloon more than thirty-fold to nearly $14 million, he would rather focus on what he can control   including his pawn's next move, which foreshadows a checkmate of Awuzie less than two minutes later. It's hardly the first time he's outclassed a cornerback. Cooper began preying on defensive backs in the Dallas locker room last season. Sometimes, he'll ask one he's just beaten on a route in practice, "You ready?" before they re-engage in a chess battle. Teammates say Cooper is the most skilled of the five Cowboys players who now joke they have a chess club. Awuzie says he isn't losing as much as he did in the fall. Still, he has only bested Cooper 13 times in 60 attempts. Cooper says he learned chess in second or third grade. "But I didn't really take it seriously," he told USA TODAY Sports, "because where I'm from, you play sports. That's what you play." 'He learns your weaknesses on the fly' While at the University of Alabama, Cooper learned he didn't have to choose between football and his hobbies. Naturally, he's fully committed to elevating his game in pursuit of a Super Bowl. But he reconnected with chess in college, spent three weeks learning to solve a Rubik's Cube while with the Raiders and is currently teaching himself Spanish. "That makes me be consistent and persistent to learn them," Cooper said. "I'm practicing being great at things you can't do overnight." Cooper uses the same mental acumen he flexes to master Rubik's Cube algorithms or anticipate an opponent's chess move to outwit defenders   decoding coverage schemes by analyzing how a DB is angling his hips or directing his hands. Cooper then chooses which route to run accordingly. "With my position, you have to kind of be three steps ahead of your opponent," Cooper says. "He might think you're going to hit him with something you hit him with earlier, but you're really going to hit him with something different." Nate Davis: Browns shouldn't accommodate RB Johnson's trade demands Mike Jones: Kirk Cousins knows he needs to deliver after disappointing debut with Vikings Jarrett Bell: Tom Brady doles out mixed messages amid 'Tom Terrific' flap John Fulton, Cooper's teammate and chess opponent in Tuscaloosa, witnessed his knack for anticipation. The two became friends after Cooper, a freshman at the time, embarrassed then-junior Fulton during a completion in practice. Fulton soon considered Cooper much more than just a crisp route runner with speed and separation. "He learns your weaknesses on the fly," Fulton told USA TODAY Sports, "adapts to them and makes you look silly all night long." That sharp processing for the Crimson Tide and in three-plus seasons with the Raiders needed little time to surface when Cooper joined the Cowboys at last season's trade deadline. He worked with receivers coach Sanjay Lal during the bye week, when Dallas made the trade, and stepped right into the lineup to snare five of eight targets for 58 yards and a touchdown during his Cowboys debut Nov. 5   just seven days after the trade news broke. By year's end, Cooper had racked up 53 catches for 725 yards and six scores in nine regular-season games with his new club. Kind of crazy: Cowboys WR Amari Cooper maxed at 20.82 mph on 90-yard TD vs. Redskins, per @ZebraSports pic.twitter.com/OElLDVrMq9   Jori Epstein (@JoriEpstein) November 26, 2018 Credit Cooper's "incredible feel" for the defense's intentions, linebacker Sean Lee told USA TODAY Sports. "He stresses you so much with his ability," Lee said. "There's no margin for error with him. You saw last year: A guy slips and it's a touchdown." Next moves Cowboys brass was pleased with Cooper's 2018 introduction and production. Club executives reiterated through this spring's draft that, after watching Cooper's film, they didn't regret spending the first-round selection they dealt for the three-time Pro Bowler. But Cooper, who turns 25 on June 18, isn't content. He believes he has "untapped potential" and is using his first offseason in Dallas to try and unleash it. Cooper switched seats in offensive meetings to sit directly next to Prescott. When first-year offensive coordinator Kellen Moore leads installation sessions, Cooper and Prescott discuss immediately the nuances of executing a particular route or play. Don't worry if I take this release against press, Cooper tells Prescott, for example, because I'll end up outside the defender and win. "Real-world examples," Lal told USA TODAY Sports. "Instead of just the picture that's being presented." Dak Prescott to Amari Cooper for 7⃣ pic.twitter.com/MJ7l1NGxKm   Jori Epstein (@JoriEpstein) January 13, 2019 In addition to focusing on the finer points of beating coverage, Cooper is also focused on becoming more of a threat in the red zone. The Cowboys ranked 26th in touchdown production (51.8%) inside the 20-yard line last season. Since he was drafted fourth overall in 2015, Cooper has heard the knocks on his ability to attack the ball at its highest point. But just because he often runs himself open doesn't mean he can't catch in traffic, he claims. On one play in last Wednesday's team drills, Cooper ran full speed toward the end zone, cornerback Jourdan Lewis in tow. Cooper leaned into Lewis and reached over the corner's outstretched hand to snag a touchdown. "The way (people) perceive my game, I'm always open because I have good routes," Cooper said. "But I'm also really good at going up and attacking the ball when someone is right on me. I practice that a lot as well, it just doesn't really show up because eight times out of 10, I'm open when I catch the ball. "I think I can add that dimension to my game if they give me the opportunity to catch fade balls down there." Meanwhile, he continues to add new dimensions on the hobby front. His quest for a good chess match spans from all corners of the locker room to iPhone contests against Fulton to games against a computerized chessboard in his home. Cooper went through two Spanish-learning apps before finding a third he says is allowing him to pick up the language more easily. And during a recent trip to Barnes & Noble, he spotted a four-by-four Rubik's Cube, which he's waiting to pick the right day to master. He doesn't even need three minutes to solve the standard three-by-three version nowadays. "He's a silent killer," Lewis said, "trying to perfect his craft every day. "He's out there calculating." *** Follow Jori Epstein on Twitter @JoriEpstein If you love talking football, we have the perfect spot for you. Join our new Facebook Group, The Ruling Off the Field , to engage in friendly debate and conversation with fellow football fans and our NFL insiders. This article originally appeared on USA TODAY: 'Three steps ahead': How Cowboys' Amari Cooper leverages chess, Rubik's Cube to outwit defenders Related slideshow: Top picks of 2019 NFL Draft (provided by imagn)


NEW YORK (Reuters) - A recent clash with the National Rifle Association (NRA) has shown some doctors who treat gunshot victims a way to heal their own trauma: through activism against gun violence. With rates of post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) on par with that of Iraq and Afghanistan war veterans, trauma surgeons have found that speaking out helps them cope with the hopelessness and anger that come from seeing gunshot victims repeatedly wheeled into the trauma bay. "Working in advocacy is a way to deal with burnout," said Dr. Jessica Beard, a trauma surgeon at Temple University Hospital in Philadelphia. The doctors' clash with the NRA began in November after the American College of Physicians published a paper about reducing firearm injuries and deaths in the United States. The NRA answered with a tweet admonishing "self-important anti-gun doctors to stay in their lane." That set off a viral response. Trauma surgeons around the country posted pictures of their blood-soaked scrubs and operating rooms after treating gunshot victims, punctuated with a defiant #ThisIsOurLane hashtag. The movement has spread. In Pennsylvania, a group of doctors formed a coalition to urge policy changes to state legislators. North of the border, the Canadian Doctors for Protection from Guns staged demonstrations in April, shortly after forming. Experts have likened the doctors' uproar to that of high school students from Parkland, Florida, who led nationwide protests after surviving a mass shooting that killed 17 people on campus in February 2018. "What you saw in the postings from #ThisIsOurLane directly showed the impact of gun violence on trauma surgeons. That was our way to demonstrate the trauma that we experience in dealing with the victims of gun violence," Beard said. For many it was a call to action, to work scientifically or politically to fight gun violence. Beard chose research, treating gun violence as a public health issue to reduce death and suffering. Her study published in April found Philadelphia's three trauma hospitals receive the equivalent of a mass shooting every 2-1/2 months, when defined as four or more gunshot victims arriving in clusters. Other doctors are more overtly political. The American College of Physicians supported measures including "appropriate regulation of the purchase of legal firearms," such as requiring background checks for gun buyers and greater checks on domestic abusers. Dr. Zoe Maher, another Temple trauma surgeon, helped form the Coalition of Trauma Centers for Firearm Injury Prevention, which urges changes in public policy to Pennsylvania state legislators. The coalition's first campaign was to support a "red flag" bill that would enable authorities to take away guns from people legally deemed dangerous. Maher said she was motivated because so many of the nearly 40,000 U.S. gun deaths each year were preventable. "The empowerment that I am gleaning as an individual in trying to actually combat this preventable public health crisis is something that definitely helps to protect me from burnout," Maher said. The NRA has opposed research that it says is intended to restrict the right to keep and bear arms as guaranteed by the Second Amendment of the U.S. Constitution. It did not respond to requests for comment for this article. MORAL INJURY Medicine has long been affected by burnout, or what some doctors prefer to call "moral injury." This is defined by feelings of being disconnected from oneself, emotional exhaustion and reduced personal accomplishment. Other afflictions include vicarious trauma and compassion fatigue, which can affect any medical professional exposed to trauma, including nurses, other operating room personnel and first responders. Some 40 percent of trauma surgeons showed symptoms of post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and 15 percent met the criteria for a PTSD diagnosis, according to a 2014 survey by the Journal of Trauma and Acute Care Surgery. A similar 15.7 percent of Iraq and Afghanistan war veterans screen positive for PTSD, according to the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs. Medical journals report that some 400 physicians of all types die by suicide each year, the equivalent of an entire medical school class. While soldiers, journalists and other medical professionals have dealt more openly in recent years with the mental health effects of witnessing horrible events, trauma surgeons have lagged behind. "They're going to be one of the last people to say, 'I can't handle this, I'm in emotional distress,'" said Nancy Beckerman, professor at Yeshiva University's Wurzweiler School of Social Work in New York. Dr. Stephanie Bonne, an activist and trauma surgeon at Rutgers University Hospital in Newark, New Jersey, said trauma in the operating room adds to other daily stresses such as seeing the latest shootings on the news while the pager sounds, indicating another gunshot victim is arriving. "There is a feeling of helplessness like you're trying and trying, you're trying to push against the system," Bonne said. "And yet the patients just keep coming and coming."


Former Houston Texans All-Pro receiver Andre Johnson joined Bill O'Brien's coaching staff in the offseason as "special adviser to the head coach and general manager." While it is a vague title, it is a broad stepping stone that allows the inaugural Texans Ring of Honor member to discover what parts of the pro athlete's afterlife he enjoys. So far, Johnson seems to like the coaching side better than the scout or front office work. "Well, a lot of the time you catch yourself," Johnson said. "Like I'm sitting in meetings and - for instance, yesterday, I actually just got up and went to the board and just started showing guys different things, how they can improve something on the field. I think it's just more of your natural instinct, because I played the game for a long time, I love the game of football." Tuesday, during the final week of organized team activities, Johnson was coaching the receivers as practice went on inside Methodist Training Center. "When you're out there and you see guys doing something where they can better themselves, I think your instincts just kick in and you want to show them things that can help them," said Johnson. With fellow former NFL receiver Wes Welker having departed his role as an offensive assistant to become the wide receivers coach in San Francisco this offseason, Johnson has the opportunity to become the mentor this young wide receiver corps needs, as well as an experienced player with plenty to offer for this offense as a whole. MORE: WATCH: Did Nike just reveal Kevin Durant's free agency destination? Lakers will 'probably have to include' Lonzo Ball in an Anthony Davis trade Did Nike accidentally reveal that Kevin Durant is staying with the Warriors? Return of NASCAR: Packers planning ways to get 4 OLBs on the field together Five candidates for ALL-USA Boys Soccer Player of the Year


Exclusive - Tottenham are ready to make fresh approaches to Toby Alderweireld and Christian Eriksen in the hope of finally convincing the pair to sign contract extensions. Alderweireld and Eriksen - who are integral parts of Mauricio Pochettino's first team - are out of contract at the end of next season and able to walk away on free transfers in July 2020 as it stands. Spurs have attempted to convince each player to renew their deals long before this point, but without success. Both have resisted committing long-term for their own reasons, with Danish international Eriksen recently voicing his desire to take on a new challenge , amid interest from Real Madrid. Alderweireld, meanwhile, has been hopeful of playing for a club capable of competing for trophies, while simultaneously earning a wage packet more befitting of his status as one of the Premier League's top central defenders. Spurs last won a trophy 11 years ago and went over 500 days without signing a player before this week's signing of Leeds teenager Jack Clarke. 90min understands, however, that Tottenham are optimistic their position in negotiations has been strengthened following their acquisition of another player - Lyon's Tanguy Ndombele. ✍ #WelcomeTanguy #COYS ⚪ #THFC pic.twitter.com/P0S9JJyfsV   Tottenham Hotspur (@SpursOfficial) July 2, 2019 The Frenchman is the club's new record signing at a potential £62.8m, and Spurs made a big statement in landing one of Europe's most wanted players when also confirming his move on Tuesday this week. Manchester United and Italian champions Juventus were each credited with strong interest before Spurs won the race for the 22-year-old. Spurs hope the deal could act as a catalyst, and may use it to help convince Alderweireld and Eriksen that they can be genuine Premier League title contenders next season. They did however finish 27 points behind winners Manchester City in 2018/19. Spurs waited 18 months for a signing, then two came at once... "Like London buses"  pic.twitter.com/giZKmvp4a1   90min (@90min_Football) July 3, 2019 Centre back Alderweireld has been frequently linked with an exit over the past few years, with clubs aware that he is currently available for a cut-priced £25m because of a clause in his contract. Eriksen meanwhile remains in limbo, as his interest in a move to Madrid is being somewhat ignored by the Spanish club - with Zinedine Zidane's preference being to sign Manchester United star Paul Pogba instead.


There aren't many people giving Kansas City Chiefs RB Carlos Hyde much of a chance to make the team. He was one of the first free agents to sign with the team during the 2019 offseason, but he also joins a crowded backfield. Hyde doesn't listen to much of the noise surrounding his status. He jumped at this opportunity with the Chiefs because he's seen what other players in his position have been able to do before him. "I've just seen previous running backs and the success that they've had in Kansas City with Coach Reid," Hyde said following a mandatory minicamp practice. "I felt like this was a good place for a running back to get on the right track. Working with Coach EB (Eric Bieniemy), working with Coach Reid, Coach D (Deland McCullough) those guys definitely will help me get on the right track." Spencer Ware, Damien Williams and others before them sought an opportunity to revitalize their careers in Kansas City. Now, it's Hyde's turn. What does getting on the right track look like for Hyde, though? It starts with showcasing to coaches Bieniemy and McCullough that he has the ability to be a multi-dimensional running back. "For a running back like me who likes to catch the ball, I pretty much like to do it all, it's like a dream come true," Hyde said. "It's not just a one-dimensional running back here. You do it all. You line up with the receivers and you actually run real routes, you're not just a decoy. You go back in the backfield and run the ball, block, you do it all. You get to really showcase your ability." One part of Hyde's opportunity with the Chiefs will be how quickly he can build chemistry with Chiefs star quarterback Patrick Mahomes. "Honestly I didn't get to play with anybody like Patrick," Hyde said of Mahomes. "He definitely has a different approach to the game. He's definitely a special guy. Just his leadership and the way he carries himself, the way he's respected throughout the locker room. He's a guy that when the play breaks down you just continue to play because he's going to be able to find you. You can be 80 yards down the field and he will find you. Playing with guys like that is special and I'm definitely excited to be playing with him." Not everyone gets a chance to play with a quarterback like Mahomes and Hyde isn't keen on the idea of wasting that opportunity. So how are things going for Hyde thus far in the offseason program with mandatory minicamp approaching its end? "It's coming together now," Hyde said. "I feel like I'm able to practice fast. This minicamp has been good for me. I've been playing fast. I have a good feel on the offense, but it's definitely complex for a running back. It's a lot on our plate which is good. You get to run the ball, catch the ball, do it all." With a little hard work and elbow grease, perhaps a new, do it all version of Hyde can be reborn a crucial member of the Chiefs offense. MORE: 5 reasons it makes no sense the St. Louis Blues won the Stanley Cup NBA trade rumor rankings: Rockets on the move? David Bakhtiari excited to see more from Packers rookie Rashan Gary Roundup: Latest David Ortiz Shooting Investigation Details, Elin Nordegren Expecting Third Kid Instant analysis of Patriots' trade for TE Michael Roberts


Welcome to the time of year when the positional name for "reliever" essentially becomes "trade candidate." Sure, they aren't all liable to be moved, but, as always, enough of them are. You're likely already on the lookout for anything involving guys like Will Smith, Ken Giles, or Kirby Yates but what about the next tier of names? Here are five relievers to keep an eye on before July 31: Jake Diekman, LHP, Royals The Royals have already begun selling earlier (farewell, Homer Bailey and Martín Maldonado), and Diekman reportedly might be one of their next guys to go. As a veteran on an expiring contract, he fits the type perfectly. The 32-year-old hasn't had a particularly stellar year 5.45 BB/9 is yikes-worthy, for one thing but he's striking out more batters than he ever has before, and he's made some interesting adjustments this season, depending more on his slider than his fastball for the first time. In other words, he's the type of decent-ish experienced pick-up who'll make for a practical addition to any 'pen, if not a particularly exciting one. Chris Martin, RHP, Rangers The Rangers' deadline destiny still isn't quite clear . They've slipped recently; they're no longer holding onto a wild-card berth, and they're now four games back of the second spot. So it seems far more likely that they'll be willing to sell than it did, say, three weeks ago… but they still have some time, and you never know. If they do sell, Martin seems like a logical choice. The 33-year-old is in the final season of a two-year deal signed after spending two seasons in Japan and he's performing better than he ever has. He's inexpensive, has shown that he can work in the ninth inning, and is the only reliever in baseball with an ERA+ above 160 and a K/BB above 13. Cue the Coldplay jokes. Sergio Romo, RHP, Marlins For a team as bad as it is, Miami has a surprisingly large stock of decent pitchers to deal. Trevor Richards? Adam Conley? Jarlin Garcia? (Hopefully not, for rhyming-nickname-related purposes.) And 36-year-old Sergio Romo, who's played for three teams in the last three years and stands to make another move here. He hasn't been having an especially strong year strikeouts are down, walks are up, most of the rest is roughly the same but he hasn't been having a bad one, either, and for a veteran with a solid track record on a team looking to sell, that's probably about all that he needs to ensure that someone picks him up, if not for very much. Justin Wilson, LHP, Mets The Mets have plenty of flashier names floating around the trade market , but Wilson could easily join them. Even though he's spent most of this season sidelined by an elbow injury, he returned this month, and he's looked relatively strong since doing so. (Crucially, his velo doesn't seem to have suffered.) Unlike the pitchers previously listed here, Wilson's under contract for 2020, too, but if the Mets decide to use the deadline as an opportunity to prioritize shrinking the payroll, it wouldn't be surprising to see him go. Mychal Givens, RHP, Orioles If you thought that the Orioles' mass sell-off in 2018 didn't leave them with anything to trade in 2019, think again. Now that Andrew Cashner is gone, Givens is the team's top trade chip even though he hasn't looked quite as sharp this season as in past years. He's been struggling with the long ball, and his walk rate is up, too. But he's striking out more guys than he has in previous seasons, the slider can still look truly killer, and he hasn't even hit arbitration yet. For most teams, the last point there would be reason to hang on for a little bit longer but Baltimore is so far from contention that it makes sense for them to deal him now.


New Dolphins coach Brian Flores is trying to fix a thing that is broken, and that's going to take time. It's also going to take some old-school techniques of making examples of players who make mistakes in practice. According to Adam Beasley of the Miami Herald , the rookie head coach has taken to making players run to compensate for mistakes on the practice field. Screw-ups required a sprint to their "Takes No Talent" wall (another of their motivational ploys, emphasizing that attention to detail doesn't require physical gifts) and back. Sunday, the defense had to make the run twice, the offense once. The offense also had to drop and do push-ups to pay a penance. " Today was a tough one ," safety T.J. McDonald said. "Definitely a grinder. He's big on discipline. Making sure, if you've got too many players on the field, that's pre-snap/post-snap that you can't have. You're going to pay for it. "We know what the expectations are, so as soon as he says, 'Hit the wall,' we messed up. We have to be on our little details. It's not just us. Coaches, everybody. It's a group effort." Building the kind of discipline the Dolphins need to be successful isn't going to happen with a few wind sprints, or one year's worth of personnel moves. But as they move in that direction, they'll at least build their endurance.


The Rockies have selected the contract of veteran first baseman Yonder Alonso from Triple-A, per a club announcement. In order to clear roster space, Colorado optioned right-hander Yency Almonte to Triple-A and designated right-hander Seunghwan Oh for assignment. Oh recently underwent season-ending elbow surgery , so his subtraction from the 40-man roster is a formality. He's in the final season of his contract and, in all likelihood, will be released in the coming days. Whether Oh opts for another season in the U.S. is entirely his call, but he recently turned 37 and reportedly contemplated returning to South Korea this past offseason. Alonso, 32, was released by the White Sox after a miserable half season in Chicago but quickly latched on with the Rockies. He's raked at a .419/.500/.774 clip with two homers, three doubles and a triple in 38 plate appearances down in Albuquerque and will look to bounce back in hopes of securing a big league deal in free agency this winter. Alonso may have slashed only .178/.275/.301 in 251 trips to the plate with the ChiSox, but he hit a combined .257/.340/.458 with the A's, Mariners and Indians over the 2017-18 seasons.


Take a dip, build a sandcastle, and stroll the surf at these beaches around the world. Zakynthos, Greece Travelers dock near the Greek island of Zakynthos to view the remains of the MV Panagiotis , which crashed on Navagio "Shipwreck" Beach in October 1980. According to locals, the vessel was smuggling contraband across the sea before the Greek Navy caught wind and pursued the ship, which was abandoned after storm surges caused it to flounder. Milos Island, Greece A cliff diver braces for impact as she plunges into the Aegean Sea's turquoise waters. Sarakiniko Beach's lunar landscape was sculpted by decades of wind-driven waves, which carved the island's volcanic rock into otherworldly shapes. Muara Siberut, West Sumatra, Indonesia The sun transforms the ocean into a vision of stained-glass art as a surfer glides across the surface. Cefalù, Italy A mother and her children play in Cefalù's golden sand. Located on the northern coast of Sicily , Cefalù is a seaside resort town about an hour from the Sicilian capital of Palermo. Jacksonville Beach, Florida Two local surfers take advantage of the massive waves rolling in due to Hurricane Florence . While the storm had a dramatic effect in North and South Carolina , Florida was not directly impacted. Maumere, Flores, Indonesia Bleaching, soil runoff, and natural disasters have degraded almost 95 percent of Indonesia's coral reefs and seagrass. Organizations such as Biorock Indonesia and Global Coral Reef Alliance are working to restore the reefs. ( Which sunscreens should you use to keep the reefs safe .) Nazare, Portugal A kaleidoscope of umbrellas and beach towels blanket the sands of Nazare's popular beach. Once a well-known fishing town, the small city is now one of the premier spots in Portugal for a beach vacation. ( Discover why everyone is going to Portugal .) Cádiz, Spain Two bibliophiles soak in the Spanish sun as they tuck into their favorite reads in the southwestern port town of Cádiz. ( These pictures reveal the secret of Spain's allure .) Tijuana, Mexico On the edge of the Mexico  United States border, a vendor sells elotes y vasitos (corn on the cob with lime juice, crema, cheese, and spices) to hungry beachgoers at Playa de Tijuana. Denpasar, Bali, Indonesia Surfers set out early to catch a few waves before the crowds swell at Sanur Beach. Tel Aviv, Israel Three women stop to take selfies as they celebrate Eid al-Adha at the beach. Eid al-Adha , or the Feast of the Sacrifice, is a major Islamic holiday that honors Ibrahim's willingness to sacrifice his son for God. Brighton, United Kingdom A member of the Brighton Swimming Club breaks for air while swimming laps around Brighton Palace Pier. Founded in 1860, the club is one of the oldest swimming groups in the United Kingdom . Huntington Beach, California A rainbow forms above the sea as a wave breaks on Huntington City Beach. Surfers flock to " Surf City, U.S.A " to participate in the beach's 50-plus surf competitions and to cruise 10 miles of sandy beach in search of the perfect wave. ( What to see along California's Route 1 .) Galveston, Texas Multicolored townhouses with ocean views overlook Galveston's beach. Brittany, France Surfers emerge from the sea during low tide at the Plage de la Baie des Trépassés. Known as the Bay of the Dead , Druids once used the bay to reach their final resting place: Sein, or the island of the Fairies. The area remains steeped in local lore and is named for the seamen whose boats have shattered on Raz Point's reefs. Biarritz, France Biarritz became France's surfing capital after Hollywood screenwriter and avid surfer Peter Viertel took to the waves while directing The Sun Also Rises in 1956. Phillip Island, Australia Located south of Melbourne , Phillip Island has large "DO NOT FEED THE BIRDS" signs scattered around the wharf, a policy enforced by the local park rangers. Glenelg, Australia Where the city meets the sea: Glenelg Beach, off the southern Australian coast, is one of the most popular beach cities in Adelaide . After a day of surf and sand, sample the local flavors in town. Santa Monica, California Beachgoers wade in the cooling waters of the Pacific Ocean before night falls on Santa Monica . Santa Monica, California A man swings high outside the Santa Monica Pier as the sun swoops below the horizon. An iconic California landmark, the pier's amusement park has stood the test of time, bringing joy to all ages.


Defeat in the Spanish Grand Prix was particularly worrying for the Ferrari Formula 1 team, for multiple reasons. Not only did the team's engine and chassis upgrades fail to bring an upturn in form, but the Ferraris were kept off the podium as Max Verstappen's Red Bull followed another Mercedes one-two home . Edd Straw and Scott Mitchell explain why the indications now are that the season might go from bad to worse for Ferrari from here. More Barcelona insights: Ferrari concedes 2019 car concept may be wrong Verstappen: No corner where Red Bull was beating Mercedes Vettel did Hamilton "a favour" with first-corner move