This summer's transfer window is set to be one of the biggest and most action packed yet. A host of managers are embarking on their first opportunity to build a squad based on their values and preferences, while plenty of big name players are searching for pastures new. Let's narrow it down and single out six of the most exciting playmakers available this summer and their potential destinations. Warning - Manchester United are linked with every single one. Christian Eriksen The assist king has been producing top class moments at Tottenham for five years, but in a recent interview he revealed his desire to experience a new challenge. The Dane possesses a magic left foot and has provided 70 assists in his spell in north London. At only 27 years old, he will be on the radar of every elite club in Europe and Real Madrid and Manchester United have been mentioned as potential suitors. Isco A disappointing season for the Spaniard has led to reports that Real Madrid are willing to listen to offers for Isco, although it is thought he wants to stay in Madrid and prove his worth to the club. Isco struggled for game time under Julen Lopetegui, and then Santiago Solari, but since the arrival of Zinedine Zidane he has been much more involved and this could be key in his decision whether to stay in Madrid. It has been reported that PSG and Juventus are interested in acquiring the playmaker's services, and the four-time Champions League winner will be in high demand should the hierarchy at the Bernabéu confirm a price tag. James Rodriguez  67 games ⚽ 15 goals ♂ 20 assists  5 titles Thanks for everything, @jamesdrodriguez  pic.twitter.com/gQ6d5Oy8QO   FC Bayern English (@FCBayernEN) June 5, 2019 The two-year loan deal sending James Rodriguez to Bayern Munich was seen as a fantastic piece of business by the Bavarians, but his second season was not as glorious as his first and Bayern have chosen not to take up the option to sign him on a permanent basis. James managed 15 goals and 20 assists during his 67 appearances, but his playing time decreased in 2019 and the re-appointment of Zidane at the helm in Madrid all but confirms his need for a new club. Zidane was the one who deemed James surplus to requirements two years ago and it's very unlikely the Frenchman sees him in his future plans. There is no doubt the Colombian has bags of talent and the usual big hitters have been linked with his signature including PSG, Juventus, Manchester United, Liverpool and Arsenal. He should't demand a fee too high as Real will be eager to free up their wage bill, so a move to the Premier League could be likely. Nabil Fekir Yes, we have been through this saga before, but as it stands Fekir is out of contract next summer and a big move this window looks ever more likely. The whole Liverpool debacle last year was confusing to say the least. The 25-year-old was pictured holding a Reds shirt and a deal was in place, but it all fell through at the last minute due to a problem with his medical examination. Fekir recently terminated his contract with agent Jean-Pierre Bernes, seemingly still annoyed over the failure to complete his move to Anfield last summer. All roads point to the Lyon captain making a switch this time around but apart from Liverpool, no other club has made any public interest in the player. No doubt United are mulling over a move, though. Bruno Fernandes Okay, seriously this time, United have been heavily linked with the Portuguese star after recent reports suggested Manchester City have pulled out of the race for the 24-year-old's signature. A combined haul of 50 goals and assists this season has propelled Fernandes into the headlines and he's seen as one of the most desirable players in the world right now. His release clause is thought to be around £88m and Champions League finalists Tottenham are also reportedly in the running for the midfielder, although in a recent blog post, Fernandes stated he prefers the style of play from Liverpool - now figure all of that out! Paul Pogba Here's one that the Red Devils can't be linked with - well, unless he stays. Pogba is undoubtedly world class and his time in Manchester has been tainted through the circus revolving around his relationship with Jose Mourinho. The perception of him seemed to change when Ole Gunnar Solskjaer arrived, with the Frenchman's exhilarating performances leading to United setting a new club record for away wins and almost saving their season. Pogba and co ended up falling short in the end, and the 26-year-old's performances took a dip during a period where they only managed two wins in 12 games. Real Madrid have made it clear that they are admirers of Pogba and most recently Juventus have been linked with re-signing him, however it remains unclear whether United are willing to sell or not.


FARMINGDALE, N.Y.   One doesn't think weakness when they think of Brooks Koepka, particularly at major championships, but following his record-breaking start at the PGA Championship on Thursday the three-time Grand Slam winner conceded a rare shortcoming. "I'm not the most confident person on Poa, believe it or not. I know I won Shinnecock on Poa, but I haven't played on it too much," said Koepka, who won last year's U.S. Open on that particular putting surface. It might have been an even bigger surprise that he was able to post a 7-under 63 to match the PGA Championship scoring record and top the Bethpage Black course record by a stroke. Highlights: Koepka fires 63 to lead in PGA title defense He opened his day with a 40-footer for birdie at the 10 th hole and needed just 25 putts on Bethpage's Poa greens, on his way to an early advantage. For Koepka, his newfound confidence on the greens, be they Poa or another surface, stems from some work with his short-game coach Pete Cowen before the Masters. "It was nice because I was doing it on my own," Koepka said. "To have him back and just kind of touch up some speed control, he comes over to the house every night and we just putt downstairs in the basement and make sure everything is fine tuned and ready to go."


Third baseman Josh Donaldson was one of the majors' elite players from 2013 to '17, a five-year, 3,270-plate appearance span with the Athletics and Blue Jays in which he ranked second only to Mike Trout in fWAR (34.4). Donaldson slashed .282/.377/.524 along the way and placed fifth in wRC+ (148) and sixth in home runs (164). In 2015, his best season during that stretch, Donaldson smashed 41 homers en route to American League MVP honors. Four years later, though, it's highly questionable whether Donaldson will ever approach the MVP conversation again. After an injury-limited 2018 season with the Jays and Indians, with whom he combined for a solid but unspectacular .246/.352/.449 line (117 wRC+) in 52 games and 219 trips to the plate, Donaldson headed to the NL via free agency this past winter. While he only inked a one-year contract with the Braves, they gave him $23M in hopes he'd rekindle his glory years. However, two-plus months into the season, his production hasn't matched his expensive salary. The 33-year-old Donaldson turned in a 1-for-4 performance in a win over the Pirates on Thursday, contributing to a .263/.349/.419 line in 269 trips to the plate this season. While Donaldson has been a durable option for the Braves so far, his wRC+ only rates 5 percent above league average   his worst mark since his rookie year with the A's in 2012. Having hit nine home runs, Donaldson's on pace for 21, which would be his fewest in a full season. And Donaldson's current ISO (.187) would also go down as his worst over a full campaign. One of the problems, it seems, is that Donaldson's not hitting enough fly balls. Donaldson's pulling the ball more than ever, but that's not particularly beneficial if he's not elevating it. Although Donaldson was one of the game's most notable spokesmen of its fly ball revolution during his heyday, his FB rate in 2019 (34 percent) is more than 8 percentage points lower than where it was in 2017 and checks in nearly 2 percentage points below league average. It's unfortunate, too, because Donaldson's 97.7 mph exit velocity on flies and line drives ranks 10th in the majors this year, according to Statcast . Donaldson's 93 mph exit velocity on all batted balls sits an even better ninth, though there's not a ton of value in hitting hard grounders   especially when you possess below-average speed . Beyond Donaldson's batted-ball profile, his increasing strikeout rate presents more bad news. Donaldson has gone down on strikes 28.3 percent of the time this season, up from 18.4 percent during his half-decade stretch of greatness. To his credit, Donaldson's somewhat offsetting that with a high walk rate (13.8 percent). However, he's chasing more pitches than ever outside the strike zone, swinging and missing more than he has since his 34-PA debut in 2010 and making far less contact than he did in his star-level years. Left-handed pitchers, whom the righty-swinging Donaldson has pulverized throughout his career, have been especially tough on him this year. He has slashed a horrid .167/.335/.229 against southpaws, who have stifled his power (ISO heatmaps via FanGraphs: 2010-18 ; 2019 ), in part because he's no longer offering much resistance against off-speed pitches. Adding everything up, Donaldson's weighted on-base average and expected wOBA (.340/.354) indicate he's still a quality producer at the plate. Beyond that, with three Defensive Runs Saved at the hot corner this season, Donaldson's still capable of handling his position. But Donaldson's not the All-Star performer he was in Oakland and Toronto, and he hasn't done a lot in Atlanta to help his stock as he gears up for a second straight trip to free agency.


Eating too many foods with a high glycemic index can lead to inflammation in the body, which affects the skin. Excess sugar can aggravate skin conditions such as acne and eczema. If you're prone to inflammation, it's best to limit the amount of sugar you consume. Visit INSIDER's homepage for more stories. There's no denying that many of us love to add sugar to almost everything we eat and drink. In fact, between the added sugar in many of our favorite foods to the sweet stuff we mix into our coffee, the average American consumes almost 270 calories of added sugar each day. And in case you're wondering, that's almost 17 teaspoons of sugar. While the sweet stuff may taste delicious, it can also cause a lot of problems for your body and that includes your skin. If you've ever had a post-dinner overindulgence of your favorite sugary sweets, then you know all too well what can happen to your skin overnight All it takes is one look in the mirror to see how that pint of ice cream went to work on your skin while you were sleeping. But what is it about sugar that causes your skin to fight back with a vengeance? "Sugar is an inflammatory food, so sugar causes inflammation within the body," said Dr. Saya Obayan , MD, MPH, FAAD, a board-certified clinical dermatologist. She told INSIDER that when you eat a lot of sugar, the sugar goes directly to your gut, gets processed, then enters your bloodstream, which can lead to inflammation. The inflammation that happens when you eat foods with a high glycemic index can worsen certain skin conditions. High-glycemic foods such as white bread, soda, salad dressings, candy, and other baked goods contain refined and processed sugars and starches that cause your insulin to spike. Dr. Donna Hart, MD, FAAD, board-certified dermatologist at Westlake Dermatology & Cosmetic Surgery told INSIDER that when you eat sugar, insulin levels rise, which subsequently increases the inflammation in the skin. And since inflammation is a key component in the formation of acne, you end up seeing flare-ups and an increase in the amount of acne on your face. Too much sugar can also aggravate other skin conditions such as rosacea, eczema, and psoriasis said Dr. Debra Jaliman , board-certified NYC dermatologist, assistant professor of Dermatology Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai. Because of this, if you have any kind of inflammatory issues, it is best to avoid excessive sugar intake. And if it's aging skin you're worried about, avoiding excess sugar is definitely in your best interest. That's because diets high in sugar may accelerate skin aging. Hart said that high-glycemic foods also contribute to aging by increasing the breakdown of collagen fibers in a process called glycation. "Aging skin has the most changes in the dermis, where collagen and elastin fibers reside, and with glycation, sugars basically bind with collagen to form something called advanced glycation end products (AGEs)," said Hart. It's this binding that causes collagen fibers to become stiff and brittle, leading to older-looking skin. Video: Your body on too much sugar Unless you're really strict about the foods and drinks you consume, avoiding sugar altogether can be a difficult task The good news is you don't have to completely eliminate sugar completely to get your skin looking great, you just need to pay attention to where it's coming from. "There is a difference between added sugars and the sugars that are naturally found in foods such as fruits and vegetables," explained Jaliman. Because of that, she said, including those foods in your day is OK because they add nutrients and nutritious value to your diet. For clear and healthy skin, it's the processed sugars and simple carbohydrates you want to avoid, but you don't need to be too militant about it. And Dr. Kathleen Cook Suozzi, MD, a Yale Medicine dermatologic surgeon, and director of Aesthetic Dermatology agreed. She told INSIDER that a moderate amount of sugar in your diet is unlikely to have clinically evident effects on the skin, but excessive levels of sugar may exacerbate skin aging in the long term. In general, Suozzi said lowering sugar and saturated fats and increasing consumption of fruits, vegetables, and omega fatty acids is prudent advice for skin health as well as overall health. Registered dietitian, Rachel Fine , RD, CSSD, CDN told INSIDER that it's best to choose sugar from naturally occurring sources, such as fruit since the accompanying fiber and water content helps to slow digestion and absorption of the sugar, which prevents those hormone-related blood sugar spikes. And when it comes to packaged foods with added sugars, like most other experts, Fine said to keep these limited throughout your day. While it's difficult to estimate the exact amount of sugar that's acceptable for people with skin conditions and inflammation, you can follow the guidelines set forth by the American Heart Association . For people who women, that means no more than 100 calories per day, and men should cap their sugar intake at 150 calories per day. Gallery: Sugar, stress and other reasons for gaining weight in your stomach


Earth's fractured outer shell is in perpetual motion. While usually imperceptible to us surface dwellers, these pieces of a rocky jigsaw puzzle are constantly crashing together, diving beneath one another, and pulling apart to create mountains, volcanoes, and ocean ridges that support a diverse array of life. But Earth has not always hosted this geologic dance, known as plate tectonics , and questions about when it began and how it changed through time both remain hotly debated. Now, a provocative study published this week in Nature attempts to decipher the mystery, suggesting that our modern era of plate tectonics was kickstarted by so-called Snowball Earth, when ice blanketed our planet around 700 million years ago. Churning glacial activity during this time scoured away more than a mile of our planet's surface likely causing a massive global gap in the rock record known as the Great Unconformity . The new study posits that this outpouring of material was just the lubrication needed to kick plate tectonics into high gear. What's more, the researchers think this didn't happen just once. Based on previously published geological and geochemical data, study authors Michael Brown of the University of Maryland and Stephan Sobolev at the GFZ German Research Centre for Geosciences in Potsdam suggest that sediments similarly lubricated earlier stages of tectonic activity after another period of global glaciation between 2.45 and 2.2 billion years ago. Understanding how and why these processes began could help us better understand our planet today and perhaps what might happen to its geologic engine in the future . Such an analysis is no easy feat, however, thanks to plate tectonics' efficient recycling our planet's surface, which destroys the trail of evidence about what happened to the crust millions to billions of years ago. "There's no question there's a problem [with preservation]," Brown says. "But we're stuck with what we're stuck with, right?" And some scientists laud the team's attempt to make the best of such a spotty geologic record and capture ancient processes with a wide-angle lens. "Probably for the first time [this study] present[s] such an integrated view," says Taras Gerya of the ETH Zürich. "This is one of the biggest strengths of this paper." But other scientists are less optimistic about the work, including Vicki Hansen of the University of Minnesota Duluth, who takes issue with the paper's decisive language on a topic that's far from settled. "I think that it's a lot of smoke and mirrors," she says. "Do not tell me this is a time when we have major subduction when we don't even know when plate tectonics started it's highly, highly, highly debated." Seeds of an idea In 2016, Sobolev paired up with Brown at a workshop on the origin and evolution of plate tectonics. "We realized that if we worked together, we could get something out of this," Brown says. "He's a geophysicist, I'm a geologist, so we both have different skillsets and information." When they sat down to chat, they soon spotted a potential through line for past and present Earth: sediments. In 2003, a Nature study suggested that sediments meddle with the Nazca plate as it plunges beneath the South American plate, influencing the rise of the Andes. Those researchers found that in the Central Andes, where the mountains are taller, there was little sediment in the trench where the plates met. But as they moved south, sediments increased and the mountains shrink. Based on that finding, it seems that without sediments, higher friction caused the colliding plates to squash together into mighty mountains. But in the sediment-rich southern zones, lowered friction resulted in less deformed land and smaller mountains. Later work led by Sobolev used numerical models to confirm the importance of friction in the Andes' growth. With this idea in hand, the duo started experimenting with a numerical model of modern global subduction. They found that the friction-reducing properties of sediments are necessary to achieve the current speeds of tectonic plates. Too much sediment and the plates move too fast, but not enough and the plates creep too slow. Next, they began compiling data from published studies. Dipping into much of their own past work, they assembled a series of geologic markers for subduction and tectonic activity, as well as a compilation of geochemical markers that could point to the emergence and erosion of continental crust. Chasing glaciers Based on this compiled data, the researchers are convinced that two periods of glaciation one between 2.45 and 2.2 billion years ago and another between 750 and 630 million years ago during Snowball Earth precede times that have the geologic hallmarks of tectonic activity seemingly driven by lots of continental sediments. These periods frame the so-called Boring Billion, a time from 1.8 to 0.8 billion years ago when both the evolution of life, and tectonic activity, seemed to nearly stall out. So can we say that Snowball Earth actually drove the rise of modern plate tectonics? "It's a chicken and egg thing," says Robert Stern of the University of Texas at Dallas, who was not part of the study team. Stern, in collaboration with Nathan R. Miller of the University of Texas at Austin, previously argued the opposite position to this latest study's conclusions: Perhaps the rise of plate tectonics could have caused Snowball Earth. As tectonics began to whip into action, he notes, volcanoes burbled at the surface and could have pumped planet-cooling sulfur dioxide into the stratosphere, plunging Earth into a deep freeze. While he's intrigued at the new study's conclusions, he remains unconvinced. And then there's the question of sediments as lubricants. Some past research supports that this is a likely role for sediments in subduction. Gerya goes as far as to call the idea "not surprising," adding that he hadn't yet considered the process on a global scale until now. But sediments are not the only possible lubricant for tectonic plates, notes João Duarte, a marine geologist from the Instituto Dom Luiz at the University of Lisbon . In an analysis of subduction zones around the world, Duarte and his colleagues found that a thicker layer of sediments didn't mean speedier subduction as might be expected if this grit was the primary lubricant. Instead, numerical models and lab-based experiments suggested that the main lubricant is water, released from not only the sediments but the minerals of the plunging slab. "Sediments are very light and would resist subducting in big quantities," Duarte explains via email. Still, Duarte thinks this kind of research is important because it forces scientists to think about problems from a different angle, adding that Earth was quite different in the past. And Brown notes that the debate surrounding the study's conclusions is all part of the scientific process. "For the particular data we chose to use, the hypothesis didn't fail," Brown says. "Now we have to see whether somebody else comes along and demonstrates that something's wrong with it." An evasive date One sticking point for many researchers remains: When did plate tectonics actually start? "Everybody likes to pick a number," Brown says, adding that he hopes this study can help hasten a change in that line of thinking. Plate tectonics, which by definition is a planet-wide affair, didn't necessarily start all at once, he explains. Instead, it's more likely that individual subduction zones evolved slowly, eventually leading to the global jostling. "It can't be an on-off switch," Stern agrees. But that seems to be the limit of their scant common ground, as Stern sits firmly in the camp arguing for a geologically recent onset of plate tectonics around a billion years ago. And looking for the earliest stages of continent formation won't necessarily help, adds Hansen. Her past research on Venus , our hellishly hot planetary twin, suggests that its early continent-like structures were the result of big impacts by extraterrestrial objects . Similar processes, she says, could have been at work on early Earth . How will we ever solve this conundrum? "When the rest of the world agrees that I'm right," Stern quips. With time, continued research and debates including the conversations this study is sure to raise will help narrow down some likely scenarios. Plate tectonics itself didn't even gain widespread acceptance until the late 1960s more than half a century after German geophysicist Alfred Wegener presented an in-depth proposal of our drifting continents. "This is something that is happening under our feet, and it took 50 years to recognize it," Stern says. "How long will it take us to figure out what's not happening anymore?"


Curious just how far your dollar goes in Ohio City - West Side? According to Walk Score, this Cleveland neighborhood is friendly for those on foot, is quite bikeable and has good transit options. Data from rental site Zumper shows that the median rent for a one-bedroom in Ohio City - West Side is currently hovering around $906. So, what might you expect to find if you've got a budget of $1,800/month? Read on for a roundup of the latest rental listings, via Zumper and Apartment Guide . (Note: Prices and availability are subject to change.) Hoodline offers data-driven analysis of local happenings and trends across cities. Links included in this article may earn Hoodline a commission on clicks and transactions. 2550 Detroit Ave. Listed at $1,709/month, this 706-square-foot one-bedroom, one-bathroom unit is located at 2550 Detroit Ave. The residence features a walk-in closet, a mix of hardwood floors and carpet, in-unit laundry and a dishwasher. Good news for animals lovers: Dogs and cats are welcome. (Take a look at the complete listing here .) 3007 Clinton Ave. Next, there's this one-bedroom, one-bathroom apartment located at 3007 Clinton Ave. It's listed for $1,750/month for its 897 square feet. In the unit, look for a mix of hardwood floors and carpet. Building amenities include garage parking and secured entry. Both cats and dogs are permitted. Be prepared for a $35 application fee and a $350 pet fee. (Take a gander at the complete listing here .) 1500 Detroit Ave. Finally, here's a 1,400-square-foot two-bedroom, two-bathroom unit at 1500 Detroit Ave. that's going for $1,752/month. In the penthouse residence, you can expect hardwood floors, a dishwasher, a balcony and a walk-in closet. Pet owners, take heed: Cats and dogs are allowed. Expect a $99 security deposit. (See the full listing here .) This story was created automatically using local real estate data from Zumper and Apartment Guide , then reviewed by an editor. Click here for more about what we're doing. Got thoughts? Go here to share your feedback.


Renting is a better fit than owning for many retirees. Here's how it can pay off during your golden years. 7 reasons you should rent a home in retirement PointImages / Shutterstock.com Owning a home is a great way to build wealth over time, but some retirees find that becoming renters better suits their lifestyle and their bank account. Homeownership carries many financial responsibilities . In addition to paying off a mortgage, you have to maintain homeowner insurance, pay property taxes and budget for ongoing maintenance. Renting relieves you of those burdens. Your only concern is paying the rent. What follows are several reasons retirees should consider becoming renters. It's not the usual blah, blah, blah. Click here to sign up for our free newsletter. 1. Gain access to your home equity By espies / Shutterstock.com It often makes sense to sell a home so you can use the proceeds to create a better life in retirement. If there are things you've always wanted to do but haven't, now is the time to do them. Some people worry that selling their home would leave them with less wealth to pass on to heirs. However, adult children often support their parents' decision to tap into home equity to make their retirement more comfortable. So, talk to the kids and consider " 7 Unexpected Benefits of Downsizing in Retirement ." It's not the usual blah, blah, blah. Click here to sign up for our free newsletter. 2. Enjoy a dwelling that better suits your needs wavebreakmedia / Shutterstock.com When you rent, you can choose a house, apartment or condo that suits your current needs. If you bought your present dwelling when you were raising a family, you may find a smaller dwelling is more practical now. If you want to reduce your dependence on driving, moving to a rental unit that's close to public transportation and shopping you get to by walking makes sense. If you have mobility problems, you can rent a home without stairs. You can try living in a different neighborhood or town   or see what it's like to live in a different size of home   by booking a stay in a vacation rental. You'll find lots of properties listed at Homestay and VRBO (Vacation Rentals by Owner). Disclosure: The information you read here is always objective. However, we sometimes receive compensation when you click links within our stories. 3. Live closer to children and grandchildren By Monkey Business / Shutterstock.com You may have been eager to see your children grow up and leave the nest, but things change as you approach retirement. You may have a strong desire to see your children more often and to play a greater role in grandchildren's lives. Related: 19 Ways to Make Extra Money in Retirement If your children live in different communities, you can divide your time among them, changing to new rental homes when it suits you. 4. Avoid home repairs and maintenance By Rob Marmion / Shutterstock.com One great thing about being a renter is that when something breaks, you don't have to fix it yourself   or pay someone else to fix it. In many rental agreements, the landlord is responsible for property maintenance. You don't have to seek estimates from several contractors and make sure they are properly licensed. And you won't have to replace a faulty furnace. 5. Explore the world Iakov Filimonov / Shutterstock.com Do you plan to be a traveler in retirement, sampling the lifestyles of several countries? If you're planning extended stays, renting makes more sense than staying in hotels. If you eventually decide to retire overseas permanently, renting a home, at least at first, gives you time to decide if the country you've chosen truly is right for you before you commit to homeownership. Not sure where to start? Check out " 5 Overseas Cities Where You Can Retire on Less Than $37,000 a Year ." 6. Gain more freedom By Spotmatik Ltd / Shutterstock.com When you own a home, you aren't free to move anytime you'd like. Selling a dwelling is a major effort. You likely will need to hire a real estate agent to help get the best price for your home. Perhaps improvements will be needed to raise your home's value. If the economy is suffering, you may need to postpone the sale until you can sell your home for its full value. When you rent, though, you're free to move at any time. 7. Get help with daily tasks Photographee.eu / Shutterstock.com If you need help with day-to-day activities, such as dressing or cooking, one solution is to rent a unit in an assisted-living community. Many such communities offer private apartments with a wide range of services that are tailored to the needs of residents. Assisted-living communities offer residents greater independence than skilled nursing homes, which provide around-the-clock care. Just remember that assisted-living communities aren't cheap. Genworth Financial's 2018 Cost of Care Survey found that the national median cost for a private one-bedroom unit was $4,000 a month. It's not the usual blah, blah, blah. Click here to sign up for our free newsletter.


Manchester United have been linked with a summer approach for Newcastle United midfielder Sean Longstaff as the Old Trafford club continues to make a point of targeting young domestic talent to rebuild their ailing squad. United are already heavily linked with the likes of Aaron Wan-Bissaka and Daniel James over the more established household names the club has targeted in recent years, with reported interest in Longstaff seemingly a continuation of this new transfer policy. The news that United are supposedly looking at Longstaff comes from Sky Sports . The 21-year-old, who spent 2017/18 on loan with Blackpool in League One, broke into Rafa Benitez's Newcastle team as a substitute on Boxing Day and then started eight consecutive Premier League games in January and February before a knee injury ended his season. His experience is therefore minimal, but United have seemingly seen at least something in those eight games to warrant their reported interest. 'Interest' is all it might be at this moment in time as Sky notes that Newcastle say they have received no approach from Old Trafford. What's more, the Magpies apparently have no intention of selling Longstaff and are said to want to reward the local starlet with a new contract. That he is 'not for sale' tallies with what the Chronicle has to say on the matter. The Tyneside newspaper notes that Liverpool and Manchester City scouts have also watched Longstaff in action, but he is described as 'humble' and having 'both of his feet firmly on the ground'. Longstaff is expected to return to fitness by the start of Newcastle's pre-season on 4 July.


At least they didn't have to argue over who got the middle seat. Awkwardly, progressive rivals Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-VT , and Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass , were spotted Friday on the same packed flight. Sanders -- unsurprisingly -- was seated on the far left of the plane, as he could be in the window seat of the plane. Warren was also in a window seat, one row behind her opponent. Warren appeared to be reading something in the photograph, while Sanders was staring out the window. It's unclear if the two candidates took a moment to chat while the plane was taxiing on the tarmac, but based on some comments from the Vermont Senator this week it would seem less than likely. Earlier this week, Sanders seemingly swiped at Warren in reaction to a Politico report showing centrists "coming around" to her candidacy. Off2Miami! @BernieSanders in Seat 15A Thought Bubble: "Is she going to kick my chair? I know she's going to kick my chair! Elizabeth, don't even think of kicking my chair!" @ewarren in 16A Thought Bubble: "I'm going to kick it the exact moment he thinks I won't." @thehill pic.twitter.com/jOTAJSyIwu   Steve Clemons (@SCClemons) June 21, 2019 "The cat is out of the bag," Sanders tweeted. "The corporate wing of the Democratic Party is publicly 'anybody but Bernie.' They know our progressive agenda of Medicare for All, breaking up big banks, taking on drug companies and raising wages is the real threat to the billionaire class. Sanders denied that tweet was about Warren, but when asked why her campaign has been picking up momentum in recent weeks, he suggested because some voters "would like to see a woman elected." "I think that there are a certain number of people who would like to see a woman elected, I understand that," Sanders said on CNN . "There are people who would like to see somebody who was younger, and I understand that also. There are a lot of factors out there." According to the Hill's Steven Clemmons, the Friday's flight was headed for Miami -- where the first Democratic debates will be held next week. Omg this photo of Warren sitting behind Sanders. https://t.co/Kfnb3s7idR   Yashar Ali 🐘 (@yashar) June 21, 2019 Warren is the only frontrunner set to appear the first night while Sanders will be sharing the page with former Vice President Joe Biden, Sen. Kamala Harris, D-Calif, and South Bend Mayor Pete Buttigieg. The two are also slated to appear at a DNC convention in South Carolina this weekend. Many on social media had some fun at the expense of the two presidential candidates, some expressing sympathy for the man looking at the camera.


The Seattle Seahawks added four skill position players to their roster during the 2019 NFL draft. Those four players will now be evaluated not just by coaches, other players, and the fans, but also by the millions of Americans who play fantasy football each season. We are going to take a look at each of the Seahawks four new rookies through the lense of their fantasy football value for the 2019 season. Today we will look at Seattle's sixth round pick, former Miami running back Travis Homer. At first glance, Homer doesn't appear likely to have much fantasy relevance on a team that boasts Chris Carson and Rashaad Penny in the backfield, along with J.D. McKissic, C.J. Prosise and of course a dynamic quarterback in Russell Wilson. However, coach Pete Carroll has made it clear that they expect Homer to take over as the team's No. 3 running back , a role that was held by veteran Mike Davis last year before he signed with the Bears . Davis rushed 112 times for 514 yards and four touchdowns last season, while also hauling in 34 receptions (on 42 targets) for 214 yards and a touchdown. That gave him 728 total yards from scrimmage and five total touchdowns, numbers that are certainly useful in most fantasy formats. Of course, Homer isn't guaranteed to replicate those numbers, as injuries to Penny and Carson allowed Davis to see more time than the average No. 3 back would, and the presence of McKissic and Prosise will challenge Homer for that spot during training camp. If he does win out however, he could be a sneaky late-round pick in fantasy formats, although his value takes a hit in PPR leagues. While Davis was a great receiving back, that wasn't really Homer's strength in college. In fact, Carroll commented on Homer's strength in pass-protection, making it appear likely that he'd be used as a blocker on passing plays instead of as a receiver. Fantasy Pros has a very wide range of outcomes for Homer at this point in the season, which makes sense as his fantasy value will depend on if he earns that No. 3 running back role. He's not somebody you're targeting in standard leagues, but in very deep formats he's worth a look, and in dynasty formats he's not a bad final pick in first-year player drafts for team's who need help at the running back position. MORE: This perfect Shaq impersonation at the NBA Awards show had fans in tears NBA Free Agency 2019: The top players 3 adjustments the Raiders should make on offense in 2019 Raven Greene looks like a top player to watch at Packers training camp D'Angelo Russell Rumors: Lakers, Timberwolves Interested in Young Point Guard


Nathaniel Clyne has been forced out of Liverpool's pre-season squad after suffering a dreaded a nterior cruciate ligament injury (ACL) injury during their friendly match against Portuguese giants Sporting CP. With the 28-year-old expected to be out of action until 2019, Liverpool could be forced into the transfer market to find a back-up for Trent Alexander-Arnold ahead of what fans will hope is a title-challenging Premier League campaign. Although Jürgen Klopp's claimed that the club's approach in the transfer market won't change, here's a list of free agents and players available on the cheap, as well as academy players, who could step in to fill Clyne's shoes next season. Free Agents Danny Simpson It's hardly going to get fans out of their seat, but Champions League winner and two-time Premier League champions could be a smart signing for the Reds on a short-term contract, even if he only ever features in throwaway games in the Carabao Cup. Ending a five-year spell with Leicester City this summer, Simpson wouldn't cost Liverpool an arm and a leg in wages if they decided to make a move ahead of the new season. Dani Alves One of this summer's more glamorous free agents, Brazil international Dani Alves has already been linked with a number of top-six sides in the Premier League. The Barcelona legend was considered as the best right-back in the world just a few years ago and even maintained a very high level during his most recent spell in the French capital with Paris Saint-Germain. Douglas Another Brazilian who used to ply his trade for Barcelona, 28-year-old Douglas has found himself without a club this summer after five years in Catalonia, which included loan spells with Sporting Gijón, S.L. Benfica and Sivasspor. He only ever made eight appearances with Barça, and although Douglas' career in Europe has never been able to kick-off, he could be an adequate stop-gap while they wait for Clyne to return to full fitness. Ricardo van Rhijn The former Netherlands international has floated between Holland and Belgium since leaving Ajax in 2016, but Ricardo van Rhijn became a free agent this summer and has plenty of time to pick his next move. The 28-year-old has experience at every level of the game, and he'd certainly follow the club's recent trend of signing Dutch defenders to bolster their ranks. Timothée Kolodziejczak Not a natural right-back, but former France Under-20 international Timothée Kolodziejczak could tick more than a few boxes at Anfield this summer. He's played as a centre-back throughout his career but has also spent time coving at full-back, and the 27-year-old will be available on a free transfer after leaving Mexican giants Tigres UANL at the end of the season. Expiring Contracts Thomas Meunier (Paris Saint-Germain) A player who Liverpool fans will be all too familiar with following his goal at Anfield in last season's Champions League group stages, Belgium international Thomas Meunier is on course to leave Paris Saint-Germain on a free transfer in 2020. He's already been linked with a budget move away from the French capital and he's attracted interest from the Premier League, but it's unlikely that Meunier would be happy to move to sit behind Alexander-Arnold in the pecking order. Timothy Castagne ( Atalanta B.C.) While Meunier might be Belgium's first-choice right-back, 23-year-old Timothy Castagne has already started to break into the senior national team where he could offer a long-term alternative for Roberto Martinez. Castagne is a versatile full-back and can play on either side, as well as further up the pitch, and CIES Football Observatory believes that the Belgian could be available for as little as €15m this summer. Cédric Soares (Southampton) Having spent the second half of last season on loan with Inter, Cédric Soares is set to go into the final year of his contract with Southampton . But the German-born, Portugal international has been tipped to leave the south coast in a cut-price deal worth an estimated €10m, and Liverpool would have little trouble muscling their way in to raid Southampton once again. Joakim Mæhle Pedersen (K.R.C. Genk) Denmark Under-21 international Joakim Mæhle is still an up and coming player in Europe, but the Genk star has come on leaps and bounds since moving the Belgium in 2017. Genk still hold an option to extend Mæhle's contract by a further season, but as things stand the 22-year-old is set to become a free agent next summer. Liverpool Academy Ki-Jana Hoever 17-year-old Ki-Jana Hoever has already made a senior appearance for Liverpool despite only joining the club from Ajax last summer. He's already established himself as a standout player at Under-17 international level and can play as either a natural right-back or also as a centre-back. Neco Williams One of the lesser-known players from Liverpool's academy, 18-year-old Neco Williams has already broken into the club's Under-23 side - making a dozen appearances in Premier League 2. He signed his first professional contract with the club earlier this year and looks to be on the brink of a first-team call-up, with Clyne's recent injury potentially the catalyst for a quickfire route into Klopp's first-team. Yasser Larouci Having already spent two years working through Liverpool's academy system, full-back Yasser Larouci came through the same Le Havre academy that has produced the likes of Ferland Mendy, Lassana Diarra and Riyad Mahrez . Larouci has also been included in the club's current pre-season tour, where he's featured against Borussia Dortmund and Sevilla.


Brooklyn is believed to be Kyrie Irving 's top choice in free agency, but Nets officials aren't unanimous in wanting him if they don't sign Kevin Durant as well, according to Brian Lewis of The New York Post . Adding Irving would mean giving up on restricted free agent D'Angelo Russell , who is a younger and less expensive option and who blossomed into a star during his two years in Brooklyn. Irving is eligible for a four-year, $141M contract with a starting salary of $32M, while a max deal for Russell would pay him $117M over four years, starting at $27M. Russell also strongly wants to stay in Brooklyn, telling Lewis he hopes to be a "Net for life." "If we're being completely honest, I enjoyed the team that we had this whole season," Russell said. "I'm not going to say I didn't enjoy our team and the pieces we had around." Lewis notes that some teams expected to pursue Irving have backed away because of the turmoil that surrounded him in Boston. With Russell's cap hold in place, the Nets have about $46M in cap space, but that number grows to nearly $68M if he is renounced, enough for two max offers. Lewis adds that if they don't land Irving and Durant, then Sixers forward Tobias Harris and Celtics big man Al Horford could be considered for those deals.


May 15 (Reuters) - The American Civil Liberties Union, its Ohio branch and Planned Parenthood on Wednesday filed a lawsuit challenging an Ohio law that they say could ban abortion as early as six weeks into a woman's pregnancy. The law, which was passed by the Republican-controlled state legislature in April, bans abortions if doctors can detect a heartbeat, which can occur as early as six weeks into pregnancy. Four other U.S. states have passed similar "heartbeat" abortion bans in 2019 seen as part of a push to overturn the landmark 1973 Roe v. Wade U.S. Supreme Court decision declaring abortion a constitutional right. "This is a ban on almost all abortions, and if the court does not block it, it will imperil the freedoms and health of Ohio women," Freda Levenson, legal director of the ACLU of Ohio, said of the law set to take effect July 10. On Tuesday, Alabama's state Senate passed the country's strictest abortion bill, outlawing nearly all abortions other than those to protect a mother's health. Anti-abortion advocates know any laws they pass are certain to be challenged, and courts this year have blocked a restrictive Kentucky law and another in Iowa. (Reporting by Makini Brice in Washington; additional reporting by Andrew Hay in Taos, New Mexico; Editing by Doina Chiacu and Jeffrey Benkoe)


DENVER (AP) Pinch-hitter Pat Valaika and David Dahl each homered in an eight-run fifth inning, Nolan Arenado had four hits including a home run and the Colorado Rockies beat Los Angeles 13-9 on Friday night, snapping a 12-game losing streak to the Dodgers. The Rockies withstood a three-run homer by Max Muncy and a two-run drive by Alex Verdugo to record their first win over the Dodgers since last Sept. 8. The skid was the second-longest losing streak to one team in Rockies history, eclipsed only by a run of 16 consecutive losses to the Atlanta Braves from 1993-94. Colorado had to weather another harrowing finish against the Dodgers, who used a four-run ninth to beat the Rockies the night before after three straight walk-off wins to sweep a series between the teams in Los Angeles a week ago. Muncy beat out a slow roller down the first base line to drive in a run in the Dodgers' eighth and pull Los Angeles within one, but the Rockies added three runs in their half of the inning on Daniel Murphy's sacrifice fly and Chris Iannetta's two-run double. Scott Oberg finished up by pitching a scoreless ninth. Trailing 5-2 after Verdugo's two-run homer in the fourth, the Rockies broke through for their biggest inning of the season in their half of the fifth, scoring eight times, including a pair of unearned runs off three Los Angeles errors. Valaika, batting for starter Antonio Senzatela, snapped a 0-for-30 slump with his first home run of the season, a two-run drive off Hyun-Jin Ryu. It was the fifth career pinch homer for Valaika and his first since Sept. 17, 2017. Valaika added a pinch single in his second at-bat of the inning, in which Colorado sent 13 men to the plate. Ian Desmond doubled and Daniel Murphy singled to drive in runs and Dahl's two-run homer chased Ryu. Successive errors, on a throw to second and a fielding misplay, by first baseman Murphy opened the door to three unearned runs by the Dodgers in the top of the first. Arenado connected for his 20th home run of the season after Charlie Blackmon singled to start the Rockies' first to get Colorado within a run. Senzatela (7-5) went five innings and allowed five runs on seven hits. He walked five - one intentionally - and struck out two. Ryu (9-2) went four innings and allowed a season-high seven runs on nine hits. He struck out four and walked one. The game was delayed for 19 minutes midway through the seventh inning because of lighning in the area. TRAINER'S ROOM Dodgers: INF David Freeze ran sprints and is on course to return next week from a left hamstring strain that landed him on the 10-day injured list. ... LHP Scott Alexander is in Arizona rehabbing a left forearm inflammation. He was placed on the 10-day IL June 11. Rockies: RHP Seunghwan Oh threw 20 pitches in a simulated game Friday. He is expected to pitch another simulated game on Tuesday as he works toward returning from a left abdominal strain that put him on the 10-day IL earlier this month. ... SS Trevor Story is joining the Triple-A Albuquerque Isotopes this weekend as part of a rehab assignment. Story went on the IL with a thumb injury a week ago and the Rockies hope to have him back prior to the All-Star break. UP NEXT Dodgers: LHP Clayton Kershaw (7-1, 3.07 ERA) has gone 22-7 with a 3.16 ERA in 40 career starts against Colorado. Rockies: RHP Jon Gray (8-5, 3.92 ERA) is slated to make his second start of the season against the Dodgers and first since April 6 when he took the loss, going six innings and allowing five runs.


ST. PETERSBURG. Fla. (AP)   Travis d'Arnaud hit a two-out homer off Chad Green in the bottom of the ninth inning, lifting the Tampa Bay Rays past the New York Yankees 4-3 on Saturday. Aaron Hicks had tied it at 3 in the top of the ninth for the Yankees, homering on a 2-2, two-out pitch from Colin Poche (2-1). BOX SCORE: RAYS 4, YANKEES 3 D'Arnaud's winning homer against Green (2-3) into the right-field seats got the Rays back within 7 1/2 games of the AL East-leading Yankees, who had won the first two games of a four-game series in extra innings. Tampa Bay is 3-9 against New York this season. It was just New York's third loss in its last 19 games. Nate Lowe hit a go-ahead two-run homer off CC Sabathia in the seventh that gave Tampa Bay a 3-2 lead. He hit his first big league homer Friday night off Masahiro Tanaka. Sabathia went a season-high seven innings, giving up three runs and seven hits. The Yankees went up 2-1 in the seventh on Hicks' RBI single off Jose Alvarado, who left with two outs with a right oblique strain. Blake Snell, last year's AL Cy Young Award winner, kept the game tied at 1 by getting a shallow fly to right from Aaron Judge and Hicks' comebacker with the bases loaded in the fifth. Judge, who fanned in his other two at-bats against Snell, is 1 for 12 with eight strikeouts overall against the left-hander. Snell allowed one run and five hits over five innings. He went 2-3 with a 9.64 ERA in six starts last month. Brett Gardner put the Yankees up 1-0 on a second-inning homer. D'Arnaud had an RBI single later in the second for the Rays. MCKAY MOVEMENT After starting Friday night and not being available to pitch again before the All-Star break, the Rays optioned two-way player Brendan McKay to Triple-A Durham and recalled reliever Ian Gibaut. McKay is expected to pitch in Game 1 of a doubleheader next Saturday at Baltimore. YANKEES MOVES New York optioned INF Mike Ford to Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre after Friday night's game. ... LHP Daniel Camarena was signed to a major League contract before the game Saturday and selected to the Yankees' 25-man roster from Scranton/Wilkes-Barre. LATE ADDITION Yankees RHP Masahiro Tanaka was added to the AL All-Star team as an injury replacement for Toronto's Marcus Stroman. "It will be a great thing if I can actually pitch in the game," Tanaka said through a translator. "When you look at your baseball career, it would be something that I can be proud of." TRAINER'S ROOM Yankees: 1B Luke Voit (abdominal strain) remains on target to be back right after the All-Star break. Rays: Reliever Diego Castillo (right shoulder inflammation) threw batting practice and should be back Friday. ... INF Matt Duffy, on the IL all season with a strained left hamstring, will join Class A Charlotte Monday. UP NEXT Rays All-Star RHP Charlie Morton (9-2) and Yankees LHP James Paxton (5-3) are Sunday's starters. __ More AP MLB: https://apnews.com/MLB and https://twitter.com/AP_Sports


The Cadillac XT5 has been refreshed for 2020 with slightly different styling. The new base engine is a 237-hp turbocharged 2.0-liter inline-four. There are now three distinct trim levels, matching the lineup of the XT4 . Cadillac's best-selling model, the XT5 crossover , is receiving a minor facelift for the 2020 model year. It gains a new turbocharged engine, slightly massaged styling, new tech features, and an updated trim level hierarchy that matches other Cadillac models like the smaller XT4 crossover and the larger three-row XT6 . Research the Cadillac XT5 | Find a Cadillac XT5 near you The new base engine is a turbocharged 2.0-liter inline-four that makes 237 horsepower and 258 lb-ft, the same motor that's found in the XT4 and a number of other General Motors products. Front-wheel drive is standard while all-wheel drive is an option, and the engine is mated to a nine-speed automatic transmission. The XT5's other engine remains a naturally aspirated 3.6-liter V-6 that is standard on higher trim levels. The XT5 now comes in three trims: Luxury, Premium Luxury, and Sport. The Premium Luxury model has brighter exterior trim and and a cushier driving experience, while the Sport model is you guessed it aimed at a sportier experience with retuned steering and suspension setups and dark exterior trim. Each trim level gets it own interior color schemes. Compared to the 2019 model, the front grille gets a new design with different mesh textures depending on the trim level. The front and rear bumpers have been restyled, LED headlights are now standard, the LED taillights have different graphics, and there are new wheel designs ranging from 18 to 20 inches. On the inside, the center console has been redesigned and the XT5 gets Cadillac's new infotainment system that's operated by a rotary controller on the center console; the 8-inch display is also a touchscreen. Other updates include standard heated front seats, a new optional Bose Performance Series sound system, available night vision, and improved digital gauge cluster and backup-camera displays. Research the Cadillac XT5 | Find a Cadillac XT5 near you Pricing hasn't been announced yet, but the 2020 XT5 will go on sale at the end of summer 2019.


WILLIAMSBURG, Va.   Bronte Law birdied the par-4 18th for a 4-under 67 and a share of the lead in the Pure Silk Championship for the third straight round Saturday. Nasa Hataoka matched Law at 13-under 200 at Kingsmill Resort, rebounding from a bogey on the par-4 14th with an eagle on the par-5 15th in a 65. The Japanese player won the Kia Classic in Carlsbad, California, in late March for her third LPGA Tour title. Law is looking for her first win on tour. The Englishwoman starred at UCLA. Full-field scores from the Pure Silk Championship Jennifer Song, tied for the lead after each of the first two rounds, had a 68 to fall a shot back along with Brooke Henderson. Henderson had a 64. Carlota Ciganda was 11 under after a 68, and Madelene Sagstrom had a 69 to get to 10 under. The U.S. Women's Open is next week at the Country Club of Charleston in South Carolina.


Police have arrested the man accused of surfing trains and hitting the emergency brakes, causing delays for thousands of riders. CBS2's Aundrea Cline-Thomas has the latest.


Philadelphia will see a return of last week's warm temperatures in the coming days, according to drone-powered weather forecasting service Saildrone . Temperatures will reach a high of 88 degrees on Monday, Tuesday and Thursday. The immediate forecast also includes light rainfall. Today's forecast shows the highest possibility of rain at 100 percent, with expected rainfall of 0.36 inches. Skies will start to clear up tomorrow. Winds are forecast to reach a modest high of 14 mph today, but will calm beginning tomorrow. This story was created automatically using Saildrone's local weather forecast data, then reviewed by an editor. We also incorporate historic weather data from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA). Click here for more about what we're doing. Got thoughts? Go here to share your feedback.


A Walnut Hills High School teacher has been arrested Wednesday on child pornography charges, according to the Hamilton County Sheriff's Office. Jeremy Collins, 39, is charged with three counts of pandering obscenity involving a minor and two counts of disseminating matter harmful to a juvenile. Collins was arrested by Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky International Airport Police in Boone County. He is being held at the Boone County Jail awaiting extradition back to Ohio. Officials said Collins arrest came after a joint investigation involving Cincinnati police, Cheviot police, the Hamilton County Sheriff's Office and the Regional Electronics and Computer Investigations task force. The details of the accusations against Collins have not been revealed. There is no record Collins has ever faced any previous charges in Hamilton County in the past. "The investigation pertaining to any unidentified victims remain ongoing," a statement from the Hamilton County Sheriff's Office said. Cincinnati Public Schools officials could not be reached for comment at the time of this report. The Walnut Hills High School website says Collins teaches German. Law enforcement is asking anyone with information related to Collins call the Regional Electronic and Computer Investigations task force at 513-946-8335. More: Tristate man persuaded 25 children to send him nude images while pretending to be a teen SUPPORT JOURNALISM : Subscribe today to get access to all of our coverage This article originally appeared on Cincinnati Enquirer: Walnut Hills teacher arrested on child porn charges


Looking to get fit? From a bootcamp and yoga class to a two-hour surfing lesson, there's plenty to do when it comes to sports and fitness activities coming up in Los Angeles this week. Read on for a rundown. Hoodline offers data-driven analysis of local happenings and trends across cities. Links included in this article may earn Hoodline a commission on clicks and transactions. Fitbit Local Beach Body Bootcamp & Flow From the event description: Kick off the weekend on the right foot and join Fitbit Local ambassadors Blake Raymond and Elise Joan for a fun beachside bodyweight bootcamp and revitalizing stretch. Bring your own yoga mat or beach towel, a water bottle and wear sunscreen. Everyone is welcome, so invite your friends and bring a smile. Owning a Fitbit product is not necessary to participate. Plus, when you're getting your fit on, one lucky attendee will win a Fitbit device! When: Saturday, May 18, 11:45 a.m.-12:45 p.m. Where: 301 Ocean Front Walk (intersection of Rose Avenue and Ocean Front Walk) Price: Free Click here for more details, and to get your tickets Bike Month: Arroyo Seco to 626 Golden Streets From the event description: Join LA County Bicycle Coalition on a historical Arroyo Seco bike ride. Learn about the history and importance of the Arroyo Seco and the ever-changing communities of Cypress Park, Highland Park and South Pasadena it helped establish. We will flow into the open streets celebration of 626 Golden Streets presented by Metro. This is a one-way ride that ends at 626 Golden Streets (the start of the ride is accessible via the Metro Gold Line). Start your morning on LA's bike corridor at Antigua Coffee. This cafe has been a pillar of the Northeast LA bike community and is located two blocks away from the Metro Gold Line Heritage Square Station. We will then ride to Debs Park for a water and restroom break and enjoy an optional nature loop hike. We continue our ride through Highland Park were we will discuss the changing forces that face the community and the street art that has emerged from it. When: Sunday, May 19, 9:30 a.m.-noon Where: Antigua Coffee, 3400 N. Figueroa St. Price: Free Click here for more details, and to get your tickets Los Angeles Aviators Ultimate Frisbee From the event description: Combining the non-stop movement and athletic endurance of soccer with the aerial passing skills of football, a game of ultimate frisbee is played by two teams with a flying disc on a field with end zones, similar to football. Catch the Los Angeles Aviators as they go toe-to-toe with other teams during this epic season of ultimate frisbee at the Jerry Chabola Stadium in Culver City. When: Saturday, May 18, 7:30 p.m. Where: Jerry Chabola Stadium, 4724 St. Nicholas Ave. Price: Free - $7.50 Click here for more details, and to get your tickets 70% Off Two-Hour Surfing Lesson at Golden Wave Surf School From the Golden Wave Surf School deal description: Students learn how to surf under the direction of an international certificate instructor and professional lifeguard. During each lesson, students begin with a tutorial on surfing equipment and safety before exploring the basics and practicing in the sand. Once comfortable, they hit the water and catch some waves while an instructor offers guidance. Afterward, students go over their weaknesses and tips for improvement with instructors before hitting the water again to practice. Each lesson covers fundamental such as surfboard basic info, safety basic info, basic movements and pop-up technique, how to enter the water, how to balance on a surfboard and how to catch a wave. Where: Golden Wave Surf School, 10 W. Washington Blvd. Price: $45 (70 percent off regular admission price) Click here for more details, and to get this deal This story was created automatically using local event data, then reviewed by an editor. Click here for more about what we're doing. Got thoughts? Go here to share your feedback.


Actor Kevin Spacey now faces a civil lawsuit filed on behalf of the young man who said the actor sexually assaulted him in a Nantucket bar. The lawsuit is separate from the felony indecent assault and battery charge. Spacey pleaded not guilty to that charge in January and his lawyers have called the accusations "patently false." The case came to light when former WCVB-TV anchor Heather Unruh said Spacey got her son drunk and then sexually assaulted him in July 2016 at the Club Car, a popular restaurant and bar on the island off Cape Cod. Unruh's son told police he wanted to get a picture with Spacey and went over to talk to him after his shift ended at the Club Car, where he worked as a busboy. The accuser said Spacey bought him several drinks and tried to persuade him to come home with him before unzipping the man's pants and groping him for about three minutes. The accuser told police that he tried to move Spacey's hands, but that the groping continued, and he didn't know what to do because he didn't want to get in trouble for drinking. The man said he fled when Spacey went to the bathroom. The lawsuit announced Thursday by attorney Mitchell Garabedian, who gained notoriety in the Catholic church scandal, demands a trial and seeks damages "in an amount to be determined by a jury." "By engaging in the explicit sexual behavior and lewd and lascivious conduct described above, Defendant Kevin Spacey Fowler intended to inflict emotional distress upon the Plaintiff, or Defendant Kevin Spacey Fowler should have known that emotional distress was the likely result of Defendant Kevin Spacey Fowler's conduct," the complaint said. Recently the criminal case has been mired in arguments over the accuser's cellphone. A judge ordered it to be turned over to the defense, so Spacey's team could examine text messages related to the incident. The accuser's family, however, said the phone could not be located. In requesting the phone, the defense said it specifically wanted to see the text messages between the accuser and his girlfriend and a group text with at least six other friends the night of the alleged incident in 2016. Spacey's lawyers claim that the accuser sent screen grabs of messages to investigators in the case, but they say a later analysis of his phone showed those messages had been altered and text messages had been deleted. According to a defense motion released last week, the accuser and his girlfriend exchanged a series of texts in which he said Spacey was hitting on him, buying him drinks and had touched his leg and groin. She doesn't believe him. He asked his girlfriend for help four times via text. The motion also includes texts from the accuser stating: "Kevin Spacey is gay ... I'm gonna get the pic. I got the autographs and a hell of a story." Spacey attorney Alan Jackson has called the case against Spacey " ridiculous " and accused prosecutors of withholding information from the defense. The defense team attacked the credibility of Unruh and her son, accusing them of deleting text messages. READ MORE: Kevin Spacey accuser files civil lawsuit over alleged Nantucket incident CHECK OUT WCVB: Get the latest Boston news, weather and sports online, anytime. Stay in the know with Boston's news leader   WCVB.


BOGOTÁ, Colombia   The head of Colombia's army, frustrated by the nation's faltering efforts to secure peace, has ordered his troops to double the number of criminals and militants they kill, capture or force to surrender in battle   and possibly accept higher civilian casualties in the process, according to written orders and interviews with senior officers. At the start of the year, Colombian generals and colonels were assembled and told to sign a written pledge to step up attacks. Daily internal presentations now show the number of days that brigades have gone without combat, and commanders are berated when they don't carry out assaults frequently enough, the officers said. One order causing particular worry instructs soldiers not to "demand perfection" in carrying out deadly attacks, even if significant questions remain about the targets they are striking. Some officers say that order has instructed them to lower their standards for protecting innocent civilians from getting killed, and that it has already led to suspicious or unnecessary deaths. Sign up for the Morning Briefing Newsletter. The military tried a similar strategy to defeat Colombia's rebel and paramilitary groups in the mid-2000s, before a landmark peace deal was signed to end decades of conflict. But the tactics caused a national outrage when it emerged that soldiers, aiming to meet their quotas, engaged in widespread killings and disappearances of civilians . Now, another incarnation of the policy is being pushed by the new government against the country's remaining criminal, guerrilla and paramilitary groups, according to orders reviewed by The New York Times and three senior officers who spoke on condition of anonymity for fear of reprisals by their superiors. [Read more about why the peace deal is fraying.] The new orders have sent a chill down the ranks of the army. Colombia's military remains under investigation for the series of illegal killings in the mid-2000s, known as "false positives." Soldiers repeatedly killed peasants and claimed they were guerrilla fighters, sometimes even dressing them in fatigues and planting weapons near their bodies. The tactics stemmed from superiors demanding increased body counts, prosecutors say. Two of the officers said in lengthy interviews that Colombian soldiers are under intense pressure yet again   and that a pattern of suspicious killings and cover-ups has begun to emerge this year. In a meeting recounted by one of the officers, a general ordered commanders to "do anything" to boost their results, even if it meant "allying ourselves" with armed criminal groups to get information on targets, a divide-and-conquer strategy. Beyond that, officers said, soldiers who increase their combat kills are being offered incentives, like extra vacation, in a pattern they fear is strikingly similar to the unlawful killings of the mid-2000s. "We have gone back to what we were doing before," said one the officers. Major Gen. Nicacio Martínez Espinel, the top commander of Colombia's army, acknowledged issuing the new orders and having officers set concrete goals for killing, capturing or forcing criminal groups and militants to surrender. He said that he had issued the written order that instructed top commanders to "double the results" because of the threat that Colombia continues to face from guerrilla, paramilitary and criminal organizations. "The criminal threat rose," he said. "If we continued at the pace that we were going at, we would not have completed our objectives." Still, the general disputed how officers have interpreted his instructions. "The orders are that you are operationally effective," he said. "Some told me they wanted a 10 percent increase, good, you do 10 percent. Some told me they wanted a 50 percent increase, but with no dead. Some said, 'I want a 100 percent increase.' There are some who have kept their word, and others that haven't been able to." He also acknowledged that the orders tell commanders to conduct operations when they are still uncertain about their targets. However, General Martínez argued that the instructions referred only to planning missions, not to carrying them out. "Respect for human rights is the most important thing," he said. "Everything has taken place within the letter of the law." But the order itself says, "You must launch operations with 60 to 70 percent credibility or exactitude"   leaving enough room for error that the policy has already led to questionable killings, two of the officers said. The new orders signal an increase in military campaigns against guerrilla and paramilitary groups in Colombia, which reached a peace deal with the nation's largest rebel group   the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia, or FARC   just two years ago. Peace has been elusive. Many former guerrillas have returned to fighting, while other criminal and paramilitary groups have expanded their control over parts of the country. One rebel group that never signed a peace deal carried out a deadly car bombing in the capital in January. Colombia is also under pressure from the Trump administration to show progress in cracking down on drug trafficking, a battle that has shown little progress despite $10 billion in American aid. As the pressure mounted, President Iván Duque, a conservative who campaigned against the peace deal because he thought it was too soft on the rebels, replaced the country's top army commanders in December. Mr. Duque's government appointed nine officers linked to killings in the mid-2000s, including some who now hold top positions directing military offensives throughout Colombia, according to documents published by Human Rights Watch. One of the commanders linked to the killings, according to the rights group, is General Martínez , who at the time held a lower-ranking position. General Martínez says he did not participate in any of the unlawful killings and that he is not under investigation by Colombia's attorney general's office. The unlawful killings are a particularly contentious chapter in Colombia's recent history. From 2002 to 2008, as many as 5,000 civilians or guerrillas were killed outside of combat, according to the United Nations. At least 1,176 members of the security forces have been convicted of crimes related to the illegal deaths, according to the government. Two of the officers who spoke to The Times said they served during the killings and rose in rank through subsequent periods of reckoning and reform. But a major shift took place, they say, when General Martínez called a meeting of his top officers in January, a month after assuming command of the army. The meeting included the country's top 50 generals and colonels, who met in a hangar in the mountains outside of Bogotá. Many were eager to hear if there would be a new direction under the new leadership. After a break, the commanders returned to tables where they found a form waiting for each one of them, the officers said. The form had the title "Goal Setting 2019" at the top and a place for each commander to sign at the bottom. The form asked commanders to list the "arithmetic sum of surrenders, captures and deaths" of various armed groups for the previous year in one column, and then provide a goal for the following year. Some of the commanders seemed confused   until they were instructed to double their numbers this year, the officers said. Soon afterward, the same order appeared from General Martínez, this time in writing. "The goal is to double the operational results at all levels of command," read the orders, which included his signature. Three days after the meeting near Bogotá, a group of military intelligence officers and regional commanders were convened in the city of Cúcuta, on the border with Venezuela, the officers said. At the meeting, the officers said they were told, "We have to do anything now," including using illegal paramilitary groups provide information on rival armed groups "in order to get results." The suggestion of working with one armed group to defeat another created a hush among the people there, said one of the officers. On Feb. 19, a new document titled "50 Command Orders" emerged. One order demanded "opportune and massive strikes" against the enemy. But the instructions on the threshold required for ordering deadly attacks marked the largest shift from previous policy, the officers said. In the past, they argued, military operations needed to be carried out with at least 85 percent of certainty of the target, after a series of meetings between commanders and intelligence agents to approve a strike. The new order called for a lower standard. Soon after, the officers said they began identifying suspicious killings or arrests. One of the officers cited the killing of what an army report called the death on Feb. 23 of a member of the paramilitary group Clan del Golfo. The report said that three members of the group had fought an army platoon, and that the fight ended in one death and two arrests. A pistol and revolver were found with the men. The report was provided to The Times by the officer. He found it unlikely that three lightly armed criminals would combat an entire platoon of 41 men. Perhaps the most disputed killing since General Martínez took command occurred around April 22, when the body of Dimar Torres, a former guerrilla who had disarmed under the peace deal, was found outside a village near the Venezuelan border. Cellphone video circulated by villagers showed Mr. Torres's body shot through the head. Villagers could be heard screaming epithets against paramilitary groups. It turned out Mr. Torres was killed by the army . Colombia's defense minister, Guillermo Botero, at first defended the shooting by saying Mr. Torres had been killed during a struggle over a weapon with a soldier. But days later, the general in charge of the region offered a public apology. José del Carmen Abril, a peasant leader in the village, said townspeople found soldiers near Mr. Torres' body attempting to "dig a grave to make him disappear" that night. Cellphone video showed soldiers near a half-dug grave. The officers said they also were told the soldiers were attempting to hide Mr. Torres' body. While the case has become a national controversy, the officers said that other killings are very likely to go unnoticed. They produced a copy of a slide from a February presentation with the title "Days Without Combat." It listed brigades and task forces, tallying how long each had gone without doing battle. The instructions were clear, they said: Increase kills, captures and surrenders.


Aaron Donald is an all-world pass rusher and run defender, proving to be the absolute best defensive lineman in the NFL - and maybe even the best player regardless of position. Opposing offensive linemen have nightmares about facing Donald on Sundays, but it's not just opponents who are tasked with slowing him down. The Rams' own linemen have to do the same. They're just not used to doing it as much. In each of the past two years, Donald has skipped mandatory minicamp, training camp and the preseason as he held out for a new contract. That gave the Rams' offensive linemen some time off from blocking him (aside from light practices during the season). Todd Gurley, for one, doesn't really remember what it's like to have No. 99 on the other side of the line, pursuing him on every carry. "That's the crazy thing: I don't know," Gurley told Rams Wire when asked what it's like to face Donald. "This is his first time coming to training camp. It'll make me so much better." Gurley knows Donald will raise the level of competition in practice by being on the field, given his knack for getting into the backfield and wreaking havoc. However, Donald won't bother Gurley too much on the practice field. "I'll still have to finish my runs, but I won't have any excuse of getting stopped," Gurley said. "This guy right here, I'll just kind of run past him. He does a good job of just leaving me alone." It should be fun to see Donald back in training camp for the first time since 2016 this year, sharpening the skills of the Rams' offensive line and his fellow D-linemen, alike. MORE: Poker player loses brutal 31 million chip hand with pocket aces at 2019 WSOP Main Event News: Indefinite suspensions rule day for Cowboys, 18-game seasons Three Potential Landing Spots for Chris Paul WATCH: Chiefs QB Patrick Mahomes throws football nearly out of Arrowhead Stadium The perfect storm: Andre Iguodala a possible return to the Warriors


The dog days of summer are good for lazing by the pool but not so good for your long runs and weekend hikes. When temperatures and humidity levels soar, you're at an increased risk of heat exhaustion or worse: heat stroke. It's not just a concern for the elderly, either. Earlier this month, a 31-year-old South Carolina man died of heat-related problems, reports Live 5 News . Yikes. "Heat stroke is a life-threatening issue," says Douglas Kupas, M.D., an emergency physician at Geisinger Health System. Conditions like high blood pressure , thyroid disease, or diabetes can put you at a higher risk of suffering from this condition, and other issues like eating disorders, a high BMI, and taking medications with stimulants can also contribute. "The more risk factors you have, the less exertion and the less heat it takes," says Kupas. Scorching summer temps don't guarantee you'll have a heat stroke, but the closer the outside temperature gets to your body temperature, the higher your risk is, says Kupas. That means it's a good idea to take your workout to an air-conditioned gym when the thermometer reads high 90s or 100s. Bonus: The cool air will make your sweat sesh feel a helluva lot easier. The good news is that there are things you can do to prevent a full-blown emergency. "Typically, someone doesn't just have heat stroke strike them out of the clear blue in a matter of minutes," says Kupas. "They would have heat warning signs before they get to heat stroke." Here are some of those signs: 1. Your Body Temp Soars Heat stroke is on the most severe end of the spectrum of heat-related illnesses. Generally, people suffering from old-fashioned heat exhaustion, which is worrisome but less extreme, have body temps that max out at 102°F, says Kupas. Touch a heat stroke patient, though, and you'll feel like you can fry an egg on their 105°F (or higher!) forehead. Per the Mayo Clinic , as your temperature rises, your skin may flush red and your heart could start racing as your body tries to cool you down. 2. Your Organs Start to Fail That high body temp can shut down your key organs, too. "Once you get to that point, your body temperature is so high you're basically frying your organs," says Kupas. The kidneys , the liver, the heart, the brain, all of 'em can be affected. One tipoff: You may spot red urine if your kidneys start to fail, says Kupas. 3. You're Really Confused Like really out of it. "Changes in mental status, confusion , and delirium are a marker of heat stroke," says Kupas. Those changes are also major indicators that you've moved from heat exhaustion to a life-threatening heat stroke. "Up to 70 percent of people who get up to that stage can die from it," he says. To make matters worse, by this point you won't be conversing well or thinking clearly enough to step out of the heat and get the help you need. So once you start to feel slightly woozy, move indoors ASAP. 4. You Feel Nauseated Feeling queasy is one of the most common physical symptoms of heat exhaustion. But this and many other signs-like feeling fatigued and vomiting-can signal you're on your way to having a heat stroke, too. Heat exhaustion on its own is a serious condition, but if you recognize it early, get to a cool place and replenish lost fluids and electrolytes with sports drinks, you should start to feel better, says Kupas. The bottom line: Heat stroke is a serious threat this time of year-especially for active people who regularly push themselves while they're out in the hot, thick air. Know the warning signs and take your workout inside when you need to. And if you spot someone who seems to be suffering from heat stroke, call 911, have them stop whatever activity they're doing, and assist them in cooling off. Sit them in the shade, in front of a fan, or even spray them with a garden hose, he suggests. "Heat stroke needs to be rapidly cooled, however you can," says Kupas. Gallery: 17 ways to eat your water (Eat This! Not That!)


The Raiders have one week of mini-camps left to go until they are off for the rest of the summer. The team will return in late July to begin preparations for the 2019 season. For Oakland, several players need to have good camps to win starting jobs or to make the roster. But no player has more to gain than tight end Darren Waller. In a recent piece by Brent Sobleski of Bleacher Report , Waller was named the Raiders' player with the most on the line heading into training camp. Here is what Sobleski had to say about Waller entering 2019: The 26-year-old (Darren) Waller, whom the Baltimore Ravens originally selected in the sixth round of the 2015 draft, played wide receiver at Georgia Tech and needed time to make the transition. His athleticism and receiving skills provide an interesting combination, but the Raiders have other options in Luke Willson, Derek Carrier and 2019 fourth-round pick Foster Moreau if Waller falters. Head coach Jon Gruden has mentioned several times that they are excited to see Waller in camp and that they are going to give him the "chance of a lifetime" as there is no established starter at the position. Given how athletic he is and the flashes we saw last season, it wouldn't be all that surprising if Waller was able to win the starting job in camp. Look for the Raiders to give him every opportunity to do so this offseason. MORE: Kevin Durant has a chance to galvanize the Warriors just by playing in Game 5 Sleeping on Patriots WR Demaryius Thomas would be a huge mistake Roundup: Chris Pratt and Katherine Schwarzenegger Get Married, Chicago Poop Vandal, Johnny Manziel Talks XFL WR Marquez Valdes-Scantling impressing staff going into Packers minicamp Brian Gaine's failure in Houston has a lesson for the Lions and Bob Quinn


The UEFA Champions League qualifying rounds continue to roll on, and there are some mouthwatering clashes across Europe on Tuesday. [ LIVE: Champions League scores ] That's right, the 2018-19 and 2019-20 seasons pretty much rolled into one. The pick of the second qualifying round first leg ties on Tuesday sees Dutch giants PSV Eindhoven host FC Basel in the Netherlands, with Mexican national team stars Hirving Lozano and Erick Guttierez hopeful of playing in the UCL group stage this season. Welsh champions The New Saints host Danish champs FC Copenhagen, with TNS the heavy underdogs but their illustrious opponents will not relish their trip to Wales amid sweltering conditions in the UK. Dinamo Zagreb will fancy their chances of advancing past Georgian minnows Saburtalo, while Olympiacos head to Czech giants Viktoria Plzen in another tasty encounter. The third qualifying round sees the likes of Ajax, FC Porto and Dynamo Kiev enter the competition, so things will continue to get tougher for any minnows who sneak through this round. Below is the full schedule for Tuesday's games, with the second legs played next week. Click on the link to follow all of the action live. UCL second qualifying round, first leg   Tuesday, July 23 Plzen v. Olympiacos   1 p.m. ET Saburtalo v. Dinamo Zagreb   1:30 p.m. ET The New Saints v. Copenhagen   2 p.m. ET PSV Eindhoven v. FC Basel   2 p.m. ET FK Sutjeska v. APOEL Nicosia   2:15 p.m. ET Follow @JPW_NBCSports