Saturday's 5-1 win over Eintracht Frankfurt meant a lot more to Bayern Munich fans than simply wrapping up another Bundesliga title (their 29th to be precise) because it was Bavaria's last chance to wave goodbye to its two adopted sons, Franck Ribéry and Arjen Robben. Between them, Bayern Munich's iconic duo have been the face of the Bundesliga for a generation, helping to define the club's most important era since back during their original glory days in the 1970s. And much like fans today grow up learning about the club's great players like Franz Beckenbauer or Gerd Müller through the history books, Robben and Ribéry will act as the same immortalised heroes for tomorrows fanbase. Here's a list of seven of the most memorable moments across the years from Robben and Ribéry, including a handful of the best ever goals from the Robbery partnership. A Debut to Remember Arjen Robben's £22.5m move from Real Madrid was a real turning point for the club, as they'd more often than not spent their transfer windows poaching players from smaller clubs across the continent. Despite his high-profile arrival, however, Robben actually started his first match against reigning Bundesliga champions VfL Wolfsburg on the bench, with manager Louis van Gaal preferring to start with a front three of Ivica Olic, Mario Gómez and Thomas Müller . Robben was brought on to replace Hamit Altintop at half-time, and it took the flying Dutchman just over 20 minutes to score his first ever goal for the club with a deflected shot from an acute angle. He went on to find the back of the net again just 12 minutes later, combining with fellow substitute Franck Ribéry to round off the scoring at the start of the 2009/10 season. Record Number of Trophies Ribéry's last ever game for Bayern Munich was crowned by lifting his ninth Meisterschale, setting a new league and club record for the amount of Bundesliga titles won by any one player. It was also his 23rd major honour for Bayern Munich, which has moved the former France international level with club legend Oliver Kahn as their most decorated player ever. Ribéry can become Bayern Munich's most successful player outright if they beat RB Leipzig in the DFB-Pokal final this weekend. The Perfect Counter-Attack Scoring goals on the final day of the season is hardly anything new for Ribéry, and while this season's strike was an outstanding solo effort, the Frenchman's effort against SC Freiburg two years showcased exactly what made Robbery so frightening for defenders. From a Freiburg corner, the ball broke to Ribéry in Bayern's half and he lay the ball off for Robben to run the length of the pitch before finding himself past the defence and inside the penalty area on his weaker right foot. Rather than take the shot on, Robben played the ball across the face of the goal with the outside of his left foot for Ribéry to slide across to finish off a move which he started just seven seconds earlier. That Volley Against Manchester United If you're from outside of Germany, then it won't be surprising to think of Arjen Robben wonder strike against Manchester United in the Champions League quarter-finals. At the business end of his first season at Bayern Munich, and having scored in his previous two knockout stages matches against Fiorentina, Robben was actually forced to miss their first leg against United - where Ivica Olic's 92nd-minute goal secured a win - due to a muscle strain. Wayne Rooney's away goal in Munich gave Manchester United hope and their quick start at Old Trafford put Sir Alex Ferguson's side firmly in the driving seat, at one point leading 4-2 on aggregate. Olic scored on the stroke of half-time to leave Bayern Munich needing just one more goal to progress to go through on the away goals rule, but despite Manchester United seeing Rafael sent off, it wasn't until 15 minutes before the final whistle that Robben stepped up for the winner. Manager van Gaal was already preparing to bring on Hamit Altintop in Robben's place, but just two minutes before the Turk would come off the bench, Bayern Munich's unmarked Dutch winger volleyed a Ribéry corner past his international teammate Edwin van der Sar and into the back of the net. It was a goal which was decisive in booking Bayern Munich's place in the semi-finals and eventually the final - their first since 2001 - where José Mourinho's Inter returned the trophy to Italy for the third time in that decade. The Champions League Final While there have certainly been more beautiful goals from Robbery over the years, none have been as important as Arjen Robben's strike against Borussia Dortmund in the Champions League final at Wembley. Most people forget that Franck Ribéry even had a part to play in the match-winning goal, but it was the Frenchman's clever backheel - which was slightly deflected by Łukasz Piszczek's heel - that put the ball in the path of Robben to nonchalantly nudge the ball past Roman Weidenfeller. Having been defeated in the final to Chelsea just 12 months earlier and to Inter a few seasons before, Robben's goal to clinch the Champions League will understandably be remembered as one of Bayern Munich's most iconic goals for eternity. It was a strike that also helped cement manager Jupp Heynckes in the history books, as Bayern Munich's win in the DFB-Pokal final against Stuttgart secured a treble for the club after an outstanding 2012/13 season. Deserving the Ballon d'Or Just how close can someone come to winning the Ballon d'Or without ever getting their hands on one? Just ask Franck Ribéry, circa 2013. It wasn't just an unbelievable season for Bayern Munich, as Ribéry was at the peak of his powers and had been the jewel of European football throughout the calendar year, but still the Frenchman found himself sitting behind Cristiano Ronaldo and Lionel Messi in the rankings for the Ballon d'Or. "It was a difficult period, it was incomprehensible," Ribéry told Canal + . "I had won every trophy, I couldn't have done more. For me, it was like a robbery, an injustice. "I didn't have my whole country behind me. I saw with my own eyes French people who wanted Cristiano to win. Did the Portuguese want Ribéry or Messi to win? Impossible. Do you think in Argentina they wanted Ribéry or Ronaldo to win? Impossible." Just four per cent separated Europe's best players that year, with Ronaldo (27.99%) winning just his second individual award ahead of Messi (24.72%) and Ribéry (23.36%). Signing Off in Style For anyone even remotely connected with Bayern Munich, Saturday's match against Eintracht Frankfurt was an emotional rollercoaster. It was a chance for Ribéry, Robben and even Rafinha to have one final farewell at the Allianz Arena, although Bayern Munich's Brazilian defender wasn't able to have a late cameo due to Renato Sanches' introduction after a first-half injury. Kingsley Coman was replaced just after the hour mark by his compatriot Ribéry and the veteran winger was joined by Robben on the pitch just a few minutes later, coming on for Serge Gnabry. Within 10 minutes of Robbery being introduced, both players found themselves on the scoresheet, goals which were met with the biggest cheers from the Allianz Arena of the entire season. Even though Robben finished the game with somewhat of a sour face - he missed chances to take his Bundesliga goal tally to 100 - it was a perfect send off for Bayern Munich's iconic duo as the club wrapped up their 29th league title.


Fourth of July is nearing, which means that a day-long cookout is about to commence among families and friends nationwide. Preparing for a cookout is no easy endeavor, with decorations to gather including patriotic table clothes, plates, silverware, napkins, and maybe even sparklers for the fireworks show. We go through all of this trouble to make sure food looks presentable on the table, but as the food basks in the sun and heat all day, it's important to take proper food safety measures in order to prevent food from going bad . Janell Goodwin, Food Safety Expert with the USDA's Food Safety&Inspection Service, lends insight on how to keep your food fresh and edible during this outdoor holiday, especially if it's one of these 20 Foods That Spoil the Fastest . What are some the food safety risks one may encounter while grilling out? When firing up a grill at a park or in the backyard, you likely won't be as well-equipped with kitchen tools and cleaning supplies as you would be in the comforts of your own home kitchen. For this reason, Goodwin has provided a few tips as to how you can prevent three food safety incidents to the best of your ability with minimal resources. 1. Maintain a clean environment. Be sure there are plenty of clean utensils and platters. Keeping everything clean including your hands while grilling outdoors becomes difficult because you won't always have access to running water. Find out if there is a source of clean water near where you'll be. If not, bring water for preparation and cleaning, or pack clean cloths and moist towelettes for cleaning surfaces and hands. 2. Be mindful of cross-contamination. Keeping raw and cooked foods separate is harder when you're confined to smaller areas. Harmful bacteria present in raw meat and poultry, and their juices can contaminate cooked food. To prevent foodborne illness , do not use the same platter, cutting board, or utensils for raw and cooked foods. Bring multiple sets of these items to avoid this, and label them to make sure you know which one is which. 3. Bring a food thermometer. Make sure to cook food to a safe minimum internal temperature to destroy harmful bacteria. Meat and poultry cooked on a grill tend to brown quickly on the outside, so use a food thermometer to ensure the food has reached a safe minimum internal temperature. Never partially grill meat or poultry and finish cooking later. Meredith Carothers, the technical information specialist at the USDA's Food Safety and Inspection Service , gave us a quick rundown on what the internal temperature should be for various types of meat as well as cuts of meat. For example, steaks, roasts, or chops of red meat such as beef, pork, lamb, and veal should be cooked to an internal temperature of 145°F, whereas ground meat should be cooked to 160°F in order to destroy all traces of harmful bacteria. Poultry, on the other hand, no matter how it's prepared, should be cooked to an internal temperature of 165°F. How long can perishable food last outside before it begins to go bad? Food that has been sitting out in the sun and heat for a length of time is more susceptible to bacteria growth, specifically the kind of bacteria that causes foodborne illness. "If the temperature outside is or exceeds 90°F, perishable food should not be left out for longer than one hour," says Goodwin. Yes, this means the food you bring to your hours-long event should be eaten fairly quickly to avoid going bad. Perishable foods largely include items that need to be refrigerated, such as both raw and cooked meat, as well as prepared potato and pasta salads (and you know just how popular potato salad, coleslaw, hamburgers, and hot dogs are for the fourth of July). This does not apply to alcoholic beverages such as wine and beer or foods like crackers, cookies, bread, condiments, and whole fruits and vegetables. RELATED: Easy, healthy, 350-calorie recipe ideas you can make at home. Video: This grilling tool could send you to the emergency room (My Recipes) What are some ways you can prevent food from going bad at a BBQ? Goodwin lends insight on how you can properly store food at your Fourth of July BBQ so that it doesn't become prone to bacteria growth and potentially cause foodborne illness among your guests. 1. Keep hot food at or above 140°F . Place cooked food in chafing dishes, preheated steam tables, warming trays, or slow cookers. 2. Keep cold food at or below 40°F. Place foods that need to be kept cold, like pasta salads and coleslaw, in ice-filled coolers or in containers with a bed of ice underneath. Remember to replenish the ice as it melts so it stays cold. 3. Prepare the right amount of food to avoid having leftovers. If you've prepared large amounts of food, divide it into shallow containers and cool promptly. 4. Try to make burgers upon request this Independence Day, as opposed to cooking up a big batch all in the beginning and then having them sit out. However, if you have a chafing dish or warming tray on hand, you significantly reduce the risk of bacterial growth. Now, who's ready to start making Fourth of July BBQ plans? These patriotic Fourth of July foods will be the perfect addition for your buffet table! Gallery: The 36 healthiest and unhealthiest foods at summer BBQs


The West Chester officer who responded to Ellie Weik's plea for help   who knew the first name of her eventual killer and his relationship to Weik months before she disappeared   has been terminated for inferior police work. Officer James R. Thomas engaged in a pattern of "careless behavior" in not only the Weik investigation but other cases as well, according to a June 4 termination letter signed by West Chester Police Chief Joel Herzog. "You have brought an unsightly light on the West Chester Police Department ," Herzog wrote to Thomas. The police union has filed a grievance on Thomas' behalf, disputing the termination. West Chester Township Administrator Larry Burks issued a statement. "West Chester Township expects exceptional service and the highest level of integrity from its employees; and after careful review it was determined that Mr. Thomas no longer meets these requirements," Burks said. More: Documents: West Chester cop suspended for inferior work in stalking case that ended in murder More: 'Stalking is a homicide in slow motion.' Did West Chester police fail stalked, slain woman? Thomas had earlier been suspended a week without pay , according to internal disciplinary documents, for his work in the Weik investigation. Weik reported in April 2018 that she'd received texts and a video of her taken by someone concealed by darkness on her patio. Thomas responded to the woman's home, but he missed critical opportunities to identify Michael Strouse as the stalker and failed to act with the urgency in the months between Weik's report and her slaying at Strouse's hands, according to an internal investigation. Details of the case should have elicited "heightened concern," and Thomas lacked proper "attention to detail while investigating this case to ensure the safety of the victim," Herzog wrote. Thomas neglected to log evidence including the texts and video Weik received, the internal investigation found. As a result, the video link expired and it was "potentially lost." It was only recovered with the help of the Ohio Bureau of Criminal Investigation. Thomas also failed to document work he performed on an IP address linked to the stalker's account, according to the documents. The Enquirer previously reported that several of Weik's friends felt the department failed her, and an analysis of more than 100,000 criminal cases handled by West Chester police found most other reports of stalking over a five-year period never resulted in an arrest. Weik's friends said an officer advised her to take a self-defense class and stay indoors at night in response to her plea for help. Weik told several people about her fear of being outside, and she told neighbors that if she ever went missing, her ex-boyfriend with dreadlocks would be responsible, according to interviews. "She lived in absolute terror for months, and they did nothing," friend Hannah Buchanan earlier said about West Chester police. Weik herself wrote to a friend that, despite seeking help from law enforcement, "they didn't make me feel any safer." Thomas wrote to Herzog a few weeks before his termination, saying he's had a difficult time "with so much hanging over my head." "I know I am a good police officer. I have a long history of performing my duties well, a good work ethic and being a very dependable employee," Thomas wrote. But he had been disciplined for missteps in other cases as well. In early 2018, he received a letter of reprimand for not acting on a tip in a bank robbery. An officer from another department acted on the information and made an arrest, the letter stated. Thomas' explanation was that he was "walking out the door with his family and was not entirely focused on the conversation," the letter stated. In 2016, he failed to properly dispose of a complaint form, internal records state, and in March, he was again the subject of an internal investigation that considered his response to a possible overdose. In that case, Thomas submitted an incident report declaring he couldn't find signs of drug activity. Yet a teen was unconscious with blood around his nose. And a friend said the teen was prone to snorting Percocet, according to the records. The internal investigation concluded Thomas' inaction was "disturbing." "Officer Thomas' lackadaisical attitude, failure to take appropriate actions and failure to document his findings in his report is a complete failure on his part," the investigation found. The teen fell into a coma and spent a week in the hospital. Doctors thought his organs would fail. Had the teen died, and due to Thomas' failures in the case, the department lacked the evidence necessary for a potential manslaughter case, according to the records. After Weik was killed, Thomas claimed nothing appeared to suggest the person sending her the terrorizing messages "was going to hurt her," according to the records. Research has found that stalking precedes three out of four intimate-partner homicides in which a woman was the victim. The West Chester Police Department, over a five-year period ending in 2018, received 87 stalking reports. In a search of more than 100,000 Butler County criminal case records, The Enquirer found that just four men investigated by West Chester police were ultimately convicted of stalking over the same period. No stalking convictions were obtained in 2017 or 2018. The department also filed 131 telecommunication harassment reports over a one-year period ending in September 2018. Thomas initially filed Weik's report as telecommunication harassment. The department had made three arrests from those reports as of October 2018. SUPPORT JOURNALISM: Subscribe today to get access to all of our coverage This article originally appeared on Cincinnati Enquirer: West Chester officer who investigated stalking of Ellie Weik is fired


For 28 days on Extinction Island, Chris Underwood of Greenville was starving and exhausted, subsisting on a cup of rice a day. And that rice was on top of a mountain that each player had to climb every day to collect their daily rations. But despite the deprivation, the 25-pound weight loss, and the "total shock" of living on a deserted Fijian island, Underwood never considered quitting "Survivor: Edge of Extinction." That determination paid off. Underwood was the third person voted out of the game, and in Wednesday's finale episode, he defeated 10 fellow exiles to make it back into the competition as one of the final six players. And he ultimately won the game , taking home the $1 million prize. The experience of Extinction Island is "hard to explain," Underwood said in a Skype interview on Thursday. "It felt like being shipwrecked on an abandoned island, and watching yourself starve, watching yourself fade was really tough. When you're in the game, you've got tree-mail, you've got context for events that take place. … On the Edge of Extinction, you have no information, you have no intel, you have no idea what's going on outside of that microcosm of Fiji." Four weeks on Extinction gave Underwood plenty of time to get to know his fellow castaways, nine of whom would cast the votes that allowed him to win the game. Underwood said there was a "lot of self-reflection, a lot of time to just sit and think about, who are you when you have nothing." It didn't hurt that he's an experienced fisherman, and those skills allowed Underwood to catch fish, crabs, even a stingray to supplement the exiles' spartan diet. But the desolation and deprivation eventually sapped his energy, mental and physical, to the point that he was too exhausted to go fishing. Before he won the challenge to return to the game, Underwood just hit the wall and "just couldn't do it anymore. I was losing so much energy. One thing I overlooked in 'Survivor' was just energy management, caloric intake," he said. "I didn't have enough energy to go fishing after about day 25. So for the next 10 days, I was just taking small steps, slow steps up and down the beach … and trying to pass the time." LIKE WHAT YOU'RE READING? Support stories like this by supporting local journalism. Please consider becoming a subscriber. Here's our special offer . When it came time to play against the other exiles for a chance to get back into the game, however, he found the energy he needed to power through. For the challenge to return to the game, Underwood came from behind to win, by maneuvering balls through a maze. On the next challenge, however, he was feeling the mental and physical toll of the whole "Survivor" experience. So he just stopped competing and advised fellow competitor Julie Rosenberg how to fit the last piece into a wooden puzzle, which allowed her to win the challenge. As a thank you, Rosenberg invited Underwood along on the reward feast, a steak dinner with chocolate cake for dessert. Helping a rival might seem like an odd decision to folks watching "Survivor" from a comfy chair in their living room, but "mentally, it takes a toll. People do not see that, and they don't feel it, and they can't understand it, but it really affects your mentality. Your brain's not getting fed." All those long days on Extinction Island gave Underwood a chance to think about strategy, and he planned out how he would approach the game if he got back in. It was how all of the exiles spent their time, he said. But there was no "pact" that the jury would cast a vote for whichever Edge of Extinction player returned to the game, he said. Underwood had to earn it. "The jury wanted to see aggressive, strategic game play," and Underwood gave it to them, giving up his immunity necklace and a guaranteed spot in the final three in order to compete against fellow returning exile Rick Devens in the fire-making challenge. "I knew I needed to swing for the fences, and it was either strike out or hit a home run. … The time that I was in the game was really critical for doing a lot, and I knew if I could do more in those four or five days in terms of strategic authority   I guess being a pilot rather than a passenger   then I'd have the ammunition going into the final tribal council to outplay (runners-up) Julie and Gavin." Learning to make fire Underwood, who said that he practiced making fire before he went to Fiji to film "Survivor," won that challenge and made it to the end. He said he decided early on that if the competition came down to it, he would take a chance on losing the fire challenge. "I knew there was nothing more that I would be able to do, and there was nothing less I could do if I wanted to earn the respect of the jury," he said. Twenty-eight days on Extinction Island allowed Underwood to bond with his fellow castaways, even Reem Daly, the polarizing, first-voted-out contestant who served as a sort of unwelcoming committee to each new exile. In time, they came to see themselves in a familial way. "She was like my mom, and I was like her teenage son. There's a mutual amount of love there, but there's also an equal amount of teenage angst, like 'Stop being my mother! Don't tell me what to do!'" Underwood said with a laugh. Marriage and move to Chicago It's been a big year for 26-year-old Underwood, a district manager for a residential solar company. Besides his time on "Survivor," he got married last month, and he and wife Katelyn are planning a move to Chicago as part of a job transfer with his company. He's hoping to use his prize money to do a little traveling before he and Katelyn have kids, and stash some in savings for later. The time on "Survivor" was a valuable learning experience, Underwood said. And despite the hardships, he never once considered raising the sail and leaving the game. "I never let myself go that far. … I knew I was going to stick it out. If Reem's sticking it out, I'm sticking it out." More: 'Survivor: Edge of Extinction': Chris Underwood, episode by episode More: 'Survivor: Edge of Extinction' finale: Greenville's Chris Underwood wins $1 million prize This article originally appeared on The Greenville News: Survivor: Edge of Extinction: Winner Chris Underwood talks season 38


These are the five things I did to lose face fat, and feel more confident and healthier than ever. 5 Changes I Made in My Life to Lose Face Fat and Get Healthy When I was overweight and unhealthy, there were a lot of things I wanted to change . First and foremost, I wanted to have more energy and feel more like myself so I could go about my life like I used to. But I also wanted to fit into my clothes again, as well as reduce the extra weight that had been added to my face and neck area. Getting rid of face fat may sound great for someone who wants to lose weight , but the sad truth is, you can't spot-reduce fat anywhere on your body, including (and especially) your face. However, it is possible! You just have to lose weight everywhere so that your hard work eventually reaches your face. These are the five things I did to lose face fat, and feel more confident and healthier than ever. I Stayed in a Healthy Calorie Deficit Losing weight, at the end of the day, is a numbers game. You have to be in a calorie deficit in order to shed pounds and lose fat everywhere, including your face. I cleaned up my diet, cutting out all packaged and processed foods, and lowered my daily calorie intake. I didn't count my macros every day, but I did cut out excess snacks and second portions. That was enough to be in a calorie deficit and lose weight steadily over the course of several months. I Strength Trained Regularly I love lifting weights, so it wasn't hard for me to increase the number of strength-training sessions I did each week. Weightlifting helps you burn more calories throughout the day, build lean muscle, and shed fat faster. This sped up my weight-loss process, which helped my face lean out sooner. I Ran 3 Times a Week I'm not the biggest fan of doing cardio, but it's an important part of the weight-loss process . I chose to run three times a week (as well as a hike or cycling session), which was a fantastic way to get my heart rate up and burn a lot of calories. I could feel the weight coming off a little bit faster when I upped my cardio sessions. I Slept 7 to 8 Hours Every Night People often forget how important sleep is , especially if you're trying to get rid of body fat. Because I was more active than ever, yet still busy with work and my personal life, I knew I needed to get plenty of sleep every night . Not only did this help me lose weight faster, but it reduced bloating and stress, which helped me keep off the extra water weight in my face. I Significantly Cut Down on Alcohol I've never been much of a drinker , so this wasn't a hard task to achieve. Every time I drink alcohol, I wake up with a puffy face and a sluggish disposition. So I decided to cut out the empty calories and go without booze for a while. I would have the occasional drink if there was a special occasion, but the lack of alcohol helped me lose weight faster, and I never had bags under my eyes or swollen cheeks. My face slimmed down pretty quickly after that, and I loved the reflection I saw every morning.


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Bethpage conjures images of Tiger Woods lifting the U.S. Open trophy at this public golf mecca. The people's golfer took home our national championship in 2002, the first time the U.S. Open was played at a true public golf course. Now with the 15-time major champion coming off his Masters victory, is it an eventuality this extra-motivated, rejuvenated Tiger will win again at Bethpage? Not so fast, our experts say. Though our experts won't go as far as to fade him at this week's PGA Championship, nobody has chosen Tiger to keep his Grand Slam hopes alive. He is the betting favorite, with a high asking price likely steering our experts toward more value in this deep field. We continue to bring the best collection of golf expertise in betting circles, thanks to a partnership with the Action Network, a leader in premium handicapping data for sports bettors , which is becoming a must-follow in golf. Joshua Perry, one of the Action Network's golf handicappers, joins our weekly panel, which includes a PGA Tour caddie, offering insight from the range and putting green at Bethpage, thanks to our partnership with The Caddie Network ; two of the most respected fantasy golf experts, Pat Mayo of DraftKings and Brandon Gdula of FanDuel; and Columbia University senior lecturer and Ph.D. Lou Riccio, who uses predictive analysis and modeling to forecast winners in golf. RELATED: 2019 PGA Championship: Win a PXG driver with your Bethpage predictions in our Action Network prop contest 2019 PGA Championship Picks To Win (Odds from FanDuel Sportsbook) PGA Tour Caddie Guest Picker of the Week : Justin Rose (20-1)   This is very strong value on Rose. The winning score is going to be single-digits under par. I like Rosie not only physically, but he makes the fewest mental mistakes. He's the No. 2-ranked player in the world, and his lone missed cut this season came at the Masters. In his last start, the Wells Fargo, Rose finished third. I'm anticipating a big week from the 2013 U.S. Open champ. Pat Mayo, DraftKings/Fantasy National analyst : Xander Schauffele (29-1)   I've decided to quit being a coward and just turn myself over to the X-MAN at majors. Schauffele's gained the 15th most total strokes at majors over the past two years, made the weekend in seven of his eight career majors, with top-six finishes in four of them. He's won against stacked fields at the Tour Championship, a WGC and the Tournament of Champions, and along with Rickie Fowler, Ryan Fox, Gary Woodland, David Lipsky and Keegan Bradley, via FantasyNational.com ), ranks inside the top 20 in both proximity gained from 75-100 yards and 200+ yards. Brandon Gdula, FanDuel/numberFire editor : Tommy Fleetwood (33-1)   With how tough the course could play and with the weather shaping up to be wet and cold, variance could spike, so I think starting your card in the second or third tier is the right way to approach things for the PGA Championship. Fleetwood, over a large sample, has both the distance and accuracy to gain strokes on the field and avoid wet, problematic rough. He has made eight straight cuts at major championships, with two top-fours at the US Open. Frankly, this feels a bit like a U.S. Open. Fleetwood should gain greens in regulation and is a strong option to start a card. Avoiding the top options should allow us the bankroll to pick up some other plays in this range, primarily Xander Schauffele (+2800). Dr. Lou Riccio, Columbia University : Dustin Johnson (11-1)   My model points to the odds being way off on Dustin Johnson. Maybe it's the fact Brooks Koepka has developed such a reputation for playing well at the majors (and rightfully so). He has become a public darling, thus inflating his odds. According to my modeling, DJ's odds to win are double that of anyone else in this field. In such an elite field, to say that DJ has an 8 percent chance of winning, compared to 4 percent for Rory, Koepka and Rickie, is reason enough to take DJ's low odds. They could end up being worth it. Joshua Perry, Action Network golf handicapper : Justin Rose (20-1)   He was a popular pick at Augusta and burned everyone there. I've jumped in here with him flying slightly under the radar now. Outside of the missed cut at the Masters, the form has been great, and he's got a win this year at Torrey Pines. Golf Digest editors : Justin Rose (20-1)   Looking deeper at the elite 10 to 15 players in this world, there needs to be a way to differentiate one from the other. Sure, Brooks Koepka is the big-game hunter who is the betting favorite. But look more closely at the stats, and there's a reason Justin Rose is our pick. Tee to green, Koepka, DJ and Rory are as good as it gets. What puts Justin Rose ahead of that class is his short game. Over the past 50 rounds, according to FantasyNational.com, Rose is ranked second in strokes gained/short game and ninth in strokes gained/around the green in this field. There will be greens missed at Bethpage Black, and the mighty Black is penal to missed shots. It will take creativity to get up and down, though most of these greens are relatively flat, you must have deft touch around the greens. Advantage, J-Rose. (Results on the season: We've correctly predicted five of the season's 24 events. Pat Mayo has correctly picked Bryson DeChambeau (12-1, Shriners); Matt Kuchar (60-1 at the OHL Classic) and Phil Mickelson (25-1 at Pebble Beach). Golf Digest editor Christopher Powers correctly picked Kevin Tway (55-1) to start the season at the Safeway Open. Lou Riccio called Rickie Fowler's win (16-1) in Phoenix. And Brandon Gdula has four picks of his who have finished runner-up. We're due for another winner.) RELATED: Everything you need to know about betting on golf legally Sleepers/Dark Horses Who Could Win at the PGA Championship (odds from FanDuel Sportsbook) PGA Tour Caddie : Matt Kuchar (49-1)   I love those odds. Distance is definitely an advantage this week but hitting fairways and scrambling just as important. That's where Kuchar excels. He's got a career year going and, let's be honest, the only thing missing from his resume is a major. Mayo : Sergio Garcia (38-1)   In three career trips to Bethpage, Sergio's finished inside the top 10 every time . He's one of the few in the field with that, plus distance, plus the accuracy we crave. He's second in the field in approach, ninth in proximity gained from 75 to 100 yards and 21st on par 4s from 450-500 yards. And the major factor: The poa putting surfaces. In his career he's been almost 10 times better on poa than all other surfaces, and has gained strokes putting in 11 of his past 16 rounds on this specific surfaces. And, you may get an ownership break after he screwed everyone at Augusta. Most will focus on that instead gaining over nine strokes tee-to-green at a difficult Quail Hollow track two weeks ago, en route to a T-4 finish. Gdula : Patrick Cantlay (38-1)   Cantlay isn't a traditional dark horse, but he provides a way to add another near-elite option if we avoid the heavy favorites and instead grab shares of other golfers, which is the way I'm approaching this week. Cantlay grades out 11th in strokes gained/off the tee and 10th strokes gained/approach over the past 100 rounds on tour, via FantasyNational.com ), and he has made five of six cuts at his majors, including four straight. Cantlay has the distance and enough accuracy to avoid trouble off the tee. Riccio : Marc Leishman (80-1)   The Australian started this season out hot, and he has cooled down considerably. But not enough to give us 80-1 odds. My model puts his true odds at 46-1, so you're getting an extremely favorable number. Some reasons to have faith in Leishman: He ranks 13th in this field in proximity to the hole on approaches from 200-plus yards and fifth on approaches from 175-200 yards over his past 36 rounds, according to FN. Those are crucial distances on this extra-long par-70 layout. Leishman has seven top-15 finishes in majors since 2013. If it wasn't for his struggles lately, and him missing last week's AT&T Byron Nelson with a back injury, these odds would be in the 50-to-1 range, so you can take advantage of this value. Perry, Action Network : Matt Wallace (125-1)   I'm not really feeling too many longshots this week, but Wallace would be the play if I had one. He won three times on the Euro Tour last year and has a couple seconds this years. He's going breakthrough in the U.S. soon. Golf Digest editors : Keegan Bradley (160-1)   Want to talk extreme value? Keegan played Bethpage Black a bunch while playing college golf at St. John's in nearby Queens. He also pops on a number of statistical levels: He's first in the entire field in proximity, including first in proximity from the crucial 200-plus yard range over his past 36 rounds, via FantasyNational.com ). And he's first in this field in the past 36 rounds in strokes gained/approach, and sixth in strokes gained/ball-striking. We're ignoring his poor short-game stats at this extremely high number. We like his 100-to-1 first-round leader odds just as much. Keegan will be fired up to be back in NYC. RELATED: 2019 PGA Championship: 9 sneaky picks to win Players to Fade This Week (who will disappoint) PGA Tour Caddie : Jordan Spieth (48-1)   The facts are the facts. He just has not returned to form. He's shown glimpses, but just hasn't put four great rounds together. At a place like Bethpage with the way it's going to play this week … wet, soft and extra-long it's just not a place where I think Jordan will suddenly find "it." Mayo : Jordan Spieth (48-1)   With the way Spieth's been playing since last year's British Open, what would be a number you'd actually consider him at? Remember a year ago, when Spieth was near the top of the PGA through five months in SG: tee-to-green, and the putter was just holding him back? Well, that's flipped. Spieth has lost strokes tee-to-green in nine of his past 11 starts, and is currently only making cuts because he's dropping everything inside 15-feet again, like vintage Spieth. I actually think he'll put the pieces back together at some point, maybe even over the summer, but Bethpage isn't that place. Gdula : Rory McIlroy (11-1)   McIlroy has been lights out, and people seem to be forgetting that a bit since Tiger's win at Augusta, but McIlroy doesn't grade out as well on poa greens as the other top-four options, and this course offers plenty of eruption spots. That's enough for me to avoid McIlroy at 11-1, especially when advocating a more well-rounded card. Riccio : Francesco Molinari (28-1)   It's tough to fade someone who has played so well on the biggest stage the past two years. But my model which values a player's strengths from a particular hole yardage, especially is really down on Molinari this week. It gives the Italian odds of 105-1. Though Molinari is being forgotten somewhat in the talk leading up to the PGA, my model says to keep it that way on your betting sheets. Perry, Action Network : Tiger Woods (11-1)   I've gone as far to lay the juice and bet Tiger to not win a major the rest of the year at -300. I'm sure he can play well this week. I mean, he's won here before, but there's been a bit of an overreaction with his number after The Masters win. Golf Digest editors : Dustin Johnson (11-1)   It has been a quiet season by Dustin Johnson standards. And that's a compliment. A second-place at the Masters would be a season-making result for most players. Especially in the nonchalant way he did it simply two-putting the par 5s to make birdies and plodding along most of the way with pars. And he won in Mexico. But when you look at this elite level of talent at the top, Koepka, Rory and Tiger have more momentum than DJ, reason for us to stay away. It could be a dangerous game to play, considering DJ has five top-10s in his last six starts. But we like the other favorites better. RELATED: 2019 PGA Championship tee times, viewer's guide 2019 PGA Championship: Matchups PGA Tour Caddie : Chez Reavie (-145) over Jimmy Walker (Sportbet)   I like Chez's driving accuracy. That's going to be important around here this week, as is bogey avoidance. Jimmy   the 2016 PGA Champion   has had a rough go of it so far this season, as he's without a top-25 finish in any of his 14 starts. Chez, meanwhile, has three top-10s and enters this week on the strength of top-20 finishes in each of his last two starts. Mayo : Dylan Frittelli (-110) over Cameron Champ (Sportsbook)   Cameron was pretty mediocre through the West Coast swing, and has been downright dreadful since entering the Eastern time zone. He withdrew from the Players with an injury and has missed four cuts in a row, and has begun hitting his irons like Wes Bryan smacks his driver. Not great. Frittelli, he's fine. Good off the tee, solid with his irons, this is mainly a play against Champ, at a very fair price, too, considering the opponent. Gdula: Rickie Fowler (-118) over Francesco Molinari (FanDuel)   Molinari definitely has fared well at majors, of course, but so has Fowler. Over the past eight majors, Fowler ranks second in total strokes gained (+77.8), behind only Brooks Koepka (+85.0). Molinari is sixth at +55.7. The stats suggest that Fowler isn't phased by cold conditions, and, to me, he fits the course better than Molinari. Riccio : Corey Conners (+100) over Kiradech Aphibarnrat (Sportbet)   We're taking advantage here in a huge disparity between my model and Vegas' numbers. My model gives Conners the 15th best chance of winning this week (yes, I'm probably higher than most), whereas Aphibarnrat has the 80th best odds to win. Conners pops on so many statistical levels: He's first in proximity this season; eighth in strokes gained/approach and sixth in strokes gained/tee-to-green. Aphibarnrat is 97th on tour in bogey avoidance, compared to Conners who is in the top 40. The advantages for Conners are too strong to avoid. Perry, Action Network : Brooks Koepka (-135) over Tiger Woods (Sportbet)   Brooks was better than Tiger tee to green at Augusta, but had an awful performance with the putter. Woods knows those Augusta greens as well as anyone, but I think that advantage is neutralized a bit on the soggy poa annua awaiting at Bethpage. Golf Digest editors : Lucas Glover (-120) over Rafa Cabrera-Bello (Sportbet)   There are lot of reasons to like Lucas Glover this week . High on that list is that he's second on tour this season in bogey avoidance. Sure, this isn't a U.S. Open but this par-70, 7,400+-yard layout will play tougher than most PGA Championships. Rafa is 106th this season on tour in that stat. We like the consistency of Glover here. (Matchup results last week: Action Network: 1 for 1 (Scottie Scheffler (-110) over Lucas Bjerregaard); Riccio: 1 for 1 (Henrik Stenson (-130) over Patrick Reed); GD Editors: 1 for 1 (Justin Harding (+130) over Bud Cauley); Gdula: 0 for 1; Mayo: 0 for 1; PGA Tour Caddie: 0 for 1.) (Matchup results for the year: GD Editors: 11 wins, 6 losses, one push; Riccio: 10-6; Action Network guest picker: 2 for 2; PGA Tour Caddie: 8-10; Mayo: 8-7-2; Gdula: 7-9-1.) Top 10 (odds from DraftKings Sportsbook) PGA Tour Caddie : Patrick Cantlay (+400)   The guy drives the ball so well. In 12 starts this season, half have resulted in a top 10. That includes a T-9 at the Masters where he had a great weekend. That was Patrick's first top-10 in a major. I expect him to continue to add to his plethora of top-10s and add a second major top-10 this week. Bethpage sets up to be a great week for him. Mayo : Bubba Watson (+550)   You want risky, then you want Bubba. He's not quite having close to the three-win season from a year ago, but he has been on the precipice a couple times already. And there's a lot working in his favor at the PGA Championship. Bubba tends to play well at exactly the same places most years. They're known as Bubba tracks. You know them: Augusta, Riviera, TPC River Highlands, TPC Louisiana and TPC Scottsdale. Bethpage, it may just be a Bubba Track too. In three starts at Bethpage, Bubba churned out a T-18 at the 2009 U.S. Open, a T-10 at the 2012 Barclays and a T-13 in 2016. In both Barclays years, Bubba gained positive strokes in all three facets of strokes gained/tee-to-green. Even better, Bubba was able to manufacture those elevated finishes despite losing strokes putting both times, an average of -1.6 strokes gained/putting over both starts. Since his putter change at the beginning of the year, Bubba has turned around his horrendous season on the greens and he's been OK of late. There could be good news, though. In his eight measured events in 2019 for Bubba, only two have been on poa greesn, Genesis and WGC-Mexico, those events were two of the three times he has gained strokes putting all season. Gdula : Henrik Stenson (+550)   Stenson doesn't have the distance that we generally want to see for a course like Bethpage Black, but he grades out elite in accuracy and greens in regulation gained. According to FantasyNational.com, Stenson has gained 6.7, 2.5, 7.3, 6.1, and 4.4 strokes via approach shots in his past five measured events, elite marks. Stenson also has great splits in cold weather. Riccio : Rickie Fowler (+280)   You're getting almost 3-to-1 on your money with Rickie Fowler to finish in the top-10, which is extremely strong. Rickie is coming in a little undervalued, as my model gives him the fourth highest odds of winning. More likely is the top-10 finish, which he's done 10 times since 2011. That's value. Perry, Action Network : Matt Wallace (+1000)   I mentioned Wallace as my longshot and I could see him playing really well this week. He's got the length to hang around at Bethpage, and his form is back in shape after a solid week at the British Masters, where he finished second. Golf Digest editors : Tommy Fleetwood (+360)   The Englishman hasn't had the hottest year, so we're getting great value on one of the world's best players. (Top-10 results last week: Mayo: 1 for 1 (Matt Jones, +800); Everybody else: 0 for 1) (Top-10 results for the year: Action Network: 1 for 2 (+800); Mayo: 7 for 18; Gdula: 5 for 17; GD Editors: 4 for 17; PGA Tour Caddie: 4 for 18; Riccio: 3 for 17) RELATED: 2019 PGA Championship tee times, viewer's guide DraftKings lineups Mayo : If you're convinced Tiger and Brooks Koepka are going to finish first and second, the depth of talent leaves you with almost $7,100 remaining for your average player for the final four spots on your roster. While there's a lot of risk to choose from at $7,100 and below, there's also a lot of quality talent, if you can manage to sift through the trash. Now, if you decide to punt the $10,000 range, the balanced lineup of beginning with $9,000 players may be more esthetically pleasing to look at on the page. While there's no Tiger, Brooks, Rory McIlroy, or Dustin Johnson, starting your squad, with three players from Justin Rose, Francesco Molinari, Jason Day, Rickie Fowler, Xander Schauffele, Tommy Fleetwood, Jon Rahm, Tony Finau, Matt Kuchar tier, not only gives you an extra top end player on your roster, but actually leaves you more money remaining for your final three spots. That's where I lean. I've expressed love for Xander , and I'll add Tommy Fleetwood to that group. I've been swapping back and fourth between him and Rickie Fowler , and the glory is, with this lineup build, I can actually fit them both. But, the tougher the track, and a worse the conditions, be it rain or cold or both I'll give a sight lean to Tommy Boy. If you want to take Tiger, I got a guy from down low. So, scan all the way to the bottom, then come back up past the local pros and old dudes, and stop at $6,600 with Ryan Fox . The Kiwi will surely be overlooked, and, on the surface, that's completely by passing him seems sensible. Just 81st in the world rankings, Fox has real issues with accuracy, chipping and putting. Not ideal. But there are certain aspects of his game that should allow him to fill out your roster if you really want to jam in two high priced players. Fox notched his first Euro win earlier this year in the gimmick Super 6 event, and currently ranks 3rd on the European Tour in greens in regulation, while sitting seventh tee-to-green, 15th in approach and 16th off the tee. And he hasn't been terrible state side either. He made the cut in all three of his major appearances a year ago, and five out of six in his career, and like Rickie and Xander, sits top 15 in this field in proximity gained from 75-100 yards, and over 200 yards. The two most important iron ranges for the PGA Championship. Just pray he doesn't combust with wayward drives. Tommy Fleetwood ($9,200); Xander Schauffele ($9,100); Bubba Watson ($8,000); Sergio Garcia ($7,900); Ryan Fox ($6,600). Riccio : Four of these players are among the top-20 betting favorites to win, and they all make a ton of birdies. And you're capped off by Chez Reavie and Brian Gay, two steady players who are good bets to make the cut. That should be the recipe to cash in a DraftKings contest this weekend. Plus, you have my pick to win, Dustin Johnson. Dustin Johnson ($11,100); Rickie Fowler ($9,300); Jordan Spieth ($8,600); Phil Mickelson ($8,000); Jason Dufner ($6,600); Brian Gay ($6,300). Golf Digest Editors : We decided to go with a well-balanced lineup here, and we were able to choose four of the top players in the world, and pair them with two players who figure to be around on the weekend ultra consistent Corey Conners and Scott Piercy, fresh off a bogey-free performance at Trinity Forest en route to a second-place. Would we be surprised if either Rahm, Fleetwood or Schauffele won this week? Definitely not. Matsuyama's ball-striking has been elite all year, so we like including him, too. This should be a cash-friendly lineup. Jon Rahm ($9,500); Tommy Fleetwood ($9,200); Xander Schauffele ($9,100); Hideki Matsuyama ($8,500); Corey Conners ($6,800); Scott Piercy ($6,500). FanDuel lineups Gdula : Everything starts with whether or not you're spending up for Brooks Koepka ($12,600) in a weak field. In head-to-heads and double-ups, it makes sense to do so. Even in smaller tournaments you can justify it. In the massive tournaments, it's probably best to consider pivoting away from the chalk and going with Hideki Matsuyama ($11,600) or Henrik Stenson ($11,000) . The $10,000 range offers lot of options this week   Aaron Wise ($10,900) , Sungjae Im ($10,600) , Rafa Cabrera Bello ($10,500) , Ryan Moore ($10,300) , Keith Mitchell ($10,200) , Kevin Na ($10,000) , and Scott Piercy ($9,800)   and can be a great place to build the core of your lineup, giving you multiple great golfers in a weak field. Riccio : I'm riding my four studs at the top, plus two lower-priced players who are some of the most undervalued, consistent ball-strikers in this field: Scott Piercy and Troy Merritt. Dustin Johnson _ ($12,200); Rickie Fowler ($11,100); Jordan Spieth ($10,600); Phil Mickelson ($10,300); Beau Hossler ($7,900); Jason Dufner ($7,800). GD Editors : Despite what we said about fading DJ, that's more of an outright-betting philosophy. To get DJ and Koepka in the same daily-fantasy lineup is ideal plus Fleetwood, who shot a final-round 63 the last time he played a major in N.Y. Sergio has had great finishes at Bethpage (see Pat Mayo's sleeper explanation), Eddie Pepperell has been super consistent and finished high at the Players, and Jorge Campillo offers extreme value at this low price. His most recent European Tour finishes: T-2, T-2, T-20, third, win, third. All you need is a made cut here from Campillo and Pepperell, and this figures to be a money-making lineup. Dustin Johnson ($12,200); Brooks Koepka ($11,800); Tommy Fleetwood ($10,800); Sergio Garcia ($9,700); Eddie Pepperell ($8,400); Jorge Campillo ($7,100) . RELATED: AT&T Byron Nelson tee times, viewer's guide About our experts Dr. Lou Riccio , a PhD senior lecturer, teaches rational decision making at Columbia's Graduate School of Business and has served on the USGA's handicap research team for three decades. His predictive analysis and modeling helps him make expert picks for our column. Pat Mayo is known as one of the pre-eminent experts in daily-fantasy sports and golf handicapping specifically. Mayo is a 17-time fantasy sports-writers association finalist, the most of any writer this decade, and Mayo won the 2019 Fantasy Sports Writing Association Daily Fantasy Writer of the Year and Podcast of the Year awards, along with the Fantasy Sports Trade Association Best Video award. Mayo is on the board of governors at www.fantasynational.com . Here's a link to watch his complete DraftKings preview of the 2019 PGA Championship . Brandon Gdula , a senior editor and analyst for NumberFire, a FanDuel daily-fantasy analysis company, recently won the 2018 fantasy sports-writers association Golf Writer of the Year (congrats, Brandon!) . Gdula also co-hosts the DFS Heat Check podcast. Jason Sobel is the Action Network's senior golf writer, and one of the most respected writers on tour, having previously covered the PGA Tour for ESPN.com and the Golf Channel. One of the Action Network's experts will join our weekly column every week. Click here to read Action Network's full AT&T Byron Nelson coverage . See the video.


Per ESPN's Adrian Wojnarowski, Boston Celtics forward Jayson Tatum is expected to join Team USA's training camp in August in the pursuit of a roster spot in September's FIBA World Cup. The World Cup, which will take place in China, also doubles as a qualifying tournament for the 2020 Summer Olympics. As NY Times reported, Anthony Davis, Kemba Walker, Donovan Mitchell and James Harden also planning to play for Team USA. - Adrian Wojnarowski (@wojespn) June 5, 2019 Among the players joining Tatum is training camp will be Washington Wizards shooting guard Bradley Beal; Houston Rockets guard Eric Gordon; Los Angeles Lakers forward Kyle Kuzma; Portland Trail Blazers point guard Damian Lillard; Milwaukee Bucks center Brook Lopez; Cleveland Cavaliers power forward Kevin Love; New Orleans Pelicans big man Anthony Davis; Charlotte Hornets point guard Kemba Walker; Utah Jazz guard Donovan Mitchell; Rockets guard James Harden; and Blazers guard C.J. McCollum. This will be a milestone event in Tatum's career and is quite the honor, given that all but two other players listed by Wojnarowski - Kuzma and Gordon - have earned All-Star selections. Considered one of the best young scorers in the league, capable of scoring from all three levels and creating shots for himself at will, Tatum has averaged 14.8 points per game in his short career in a tertiary role. He averaged a career-high 15.7 points per game last season and 15.2 points in the postseason but his most memorable stretch of play came in the 2018 NBA Playoffs, as he averaged a team-high 18.5 points per game and fell just two points short of breaking Hall of Fame center Kareem Abdul-Jabbar's record for the most points scored by a rookie in the playoffs. The babyfaced assassin is efficient too, shooting 46.1 percent from the field, 40.0 percent from three and 84.0 percent from the free-throw line over the course of his career. There's little doubt that Tatum can become a perennial All-Star, especially if his usage rate rises and as his experience level grows. A great showing from Tatum in the FIBA World Cup would do well for his star-power on an international level and as a player who may become the face of the Celtics, that would only benefit Boston. MORE: Beyonce's perceived reaction to Warriors' owner's wife became a meme Warriors Fan Who Pushed Kyle Lowry Should Face Lifetime Ban From NBA 49ers' biggest offseason whiff was intentional Desmond Harrison's missed flight to minicamp was final straw for Browns These five upcoming NBA free agents helped themselves in the playoffs


EVERETT, Mass. (AP)   A $28 million statue of Popeye by the artist Jeff Koons. Luxury, "European-style" water shuttles. Five-star hotel rooms starting at about $650 a night. After months of turmoil and uncertainty, Wynn Resorts' flamboyant Encore Boston Harbor casino opens June 23 just over the city line in Everett, Massachusetts. The $2.6 billion gambling, hotel and entertainment complex brings Las Vegas opulence to the unlikeliest of places: a largely industrial waterfront home to a subway train repair yard, a water and sewer agency facility and a power plant. Massachusetts leaders hope the resort and its curved, bronze-toned hotel tower   echoing the company's distinctive properties in Vegas and Macau   transforms the city's reputation as an industrial afterthought. "We were ready for something like this," Mayor Carlo DeMaria said last week, putting forth a vision of a thriving waterfront district of hotels, restaurants and shops. "Everett will no longer be that place where the scrap yards and the used car lots and the power plant are." Key to that revival, DeMaria and casino officials say, is the company's nearly $70 million environmental cleanup of the 33-acre (13-hectare) former chemical plant land and its shoreline. A new 6-acre (2-hectare) park featuring a harbor walk and gardens will give the public access to the city's waterfront for the first time in more than a century. Wynn Resorts has also purchased a number of homes and businesses leading up to the casino's grand entry and begun razing them, with promises of future redevelopment. Casino officials have declined media requests to tour the property in recent months, opting instead to showcase it on a single preview on June 21. Speaking at his offsite administrative office last week, Encore Boston Harbor President Robert DeSalvio highlighted the attractions the company hopes will make the casino stand out in an increasingly crowded Northeast market. Much like the company's other properties, Encore Boston Harbor will feature millions of dollars in original artwork. A fanciful carousel sculpture made up of 83,000 flowers and 11,000 jewels will greet visitors at the casino entry. Murano glass chandeliers will dangle from the gambling floor ceiling. And Koons' Popeye will stand sentry by the casino's meeting rooms. "At the end of the day, people want to come for an experience," DeSalvio said. "Our team has spanned the globe to find very special touches. All of it creates a bespoke entertainment experience. It's a place for people to come back to time and time again." With more than 8 million patrons expected to visit annually, DeSalvio also stressed the casino's efforts to ease traffic snarls, a major concern for long-suffering Boston residents and commuters. Everett isn't on a subway line, but there will be free shuttles from nearby stations, a free local circulator bus through city neighborhoods, and coach buses departing from locations in New Hampshire and Massachusetts. The casino has also invested in shuttles to ferry patrons from downtown Boston's harbor front. But residents   even those eagerly anticipating the casino's opening   remain skeptical. "It's a nightmare now. I can't see how it gets any better," said Jake Mitchell, a lifelong Everett resident as he watched traffic crawl past the casino on a recent workday afternoon. "But I still can't wait to check it out. I'll just live there. I won't come home anymore." Nearly all casinos that have opened in the Northeast in recent years   including Massachusetts' MGM Springfield and Plainridge Park   have struggled to meet revenue projections, and Encore will likely be no different, said Paul DeBolle, a professor at Lasell College in Newton, Massachusetts, who has been tracking regional casino revenues. He and other experts predict the property will pull in around $600 million in revenues from gambling, short of the more than $800 million the casino predicted in its first year. State lawmakers have taken a similarly conservative view, projecting it will generate about $540 million from gambling. The state will collect 25% of the casino's gambling revenues. "Wynn is clearly banking on their ability to attract Asian 'whales' and other wealthy gamblers from around the world," said Clyde Barrow, a political science professor at the University of Texas-Rio Grande Valley who has long studied Northeast casinos. "But it doesn't make sense to me why anyone would fly right over Las Vegas to visit Everett, Massachusetts." But Encore Boston Harbor might be better placed than others to meet its lofty revenue goals because it holds a "virtual monopoly" on the Boston-area as owner of the lone gambling license for the affluent and populous region, said Alex Bumazhny, an analyst with the ratings agency Fitch. Rival MGM Springfield is an hour and a half away, Connecticut's Indian casinos are nearly a two hours' drive, and other casinos closer to Boston offer fewer amenities, he said. The controversies that have recently marred the company also shouldn't dim the casino's prospects, Bumazhny said. Casino regulators in Massachusetts and Nevada hit Wynn Resorts with $55 million in fines and other penalties after determining officials failed to investigate allegations of sexual misconduct against Steve Wynn, the company's founder. Wynn has denied the misconduct allegations but resigned as CEO last year. And the company, weeks before opening, negotiated to sell the Everett casino to MGM, but those talks ended amid public criticism. DeSalvio said the company remains bullish on Everett. "For us, we've never moved off our original projections," he said. "People are going love the interior of the building, and when they walk out on that harbor walk and see what was done out there, I think they'll agree this is a unique and special place."


Whether you're ready to retire or simply planning for the future, here are the facts you really need to know about Social Security, and can't afford to miss. In a recent MassMutual survey, 1,513 participants took a True-or-False quiz on Social Security retirement benefits. Only one person answered all the questions in the quiz correctly. And nearly all of those who took the survey held at least one powerful misperception about Social Security. Misperceptions are costly and could potentially cost you or a loved thousands of dollars. Don't overlook these nine money-boosting facts: Your full or normal retirement age to receive full Social Security benefits depends on your birth year . (Hint: It may not be 65.) For example, for people born between 1943 and 1954, the full retirement age is 66. For those born in 1960 or later, the full retirement age is 67. It pays to wait. Delay starting your benefits after age 62, but don't wait until you're past 70. If you can wait, your benefit increases and you become eligible for delayed retirement credits, which can increase your monthly benefit by 8 percent for each year you delay collecting, up to a maximum of 32 percent. Over your lifetime, this could add thousands of dollars. Once you reach the age of 70, no additional delayed retirement credits accrue. You can still work and earn a paycheck and collect Social Security benefits, but it won't be for the full amount if you're below your normal retirement age (NRA). If you're below the NRA, you will be subject to an earnings test . Remember: for every $2 of self-employment income or wages over $15,720 per year, your Social Security income is reduced by $1. You don't need to be an American citizen in order to receive Social Security retirement benefits. Resident aliens who pay into the Social Security system may qualify for retirement benefits if they meet the criteria, such as legal alien status, a Social Security number, and permission by the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) to work in the U.S. If you are married and your spouse dies, you will only get one Social Security income not both--whichever one is higher. Your benefits are based on a 35-year average of your covered wages. If you've worked for less than 35 years, the Social Security benefit formula will enter "zero" for each year you didn't work into your 35-year average. If you have more than 35 years of earnings, Social Security will pick the highest 35 years to give you the highest average earnings amount. To remove those "zero" or lower-earning years from the average, you'll have to keep working. Pay attention to who is eligible to receive benefits in your household. Spouses can qualify for Social Security benefits, even without individual earnings history of their own. It also can be fiscally advantageous to coordinate benefits for spouses, so they are not starting Social Security payments at the same time. Dependent children or grandchildren under the age of 18, and those who have become mentally or physically disabled before age 22, also may receive an additional benefit. And this holds true whether they are biological, adopted, or stepchildren. If you're divorced, you may be able to receive retirement benefits from your ex-spouse if you meet certain conditions , such as the marriage lasting for at least 10 years. If you're a freelancer, don't shortchange yourself by under-reporting your taxable income. You don't want to hit your retirement years with little or no savings, and extremely reduced Social Security benefits. For more information on Social Security benefits and retirement, go to the Social Security Administration website . Mass Mutual also offers a guide to Social Security retirement benefits. You also can find additional resources at the new website for the U.S. Department of Health & Human Services (HHS) on aging.


It's last call for the FedEx Cup Playoffs at this week's Wyndham Championship in Greensboro, N.C. Brandt Snedeker is looking to defend his title at Sedgefield Country Club, where last year he picked up the victory on the strength of an opening-round 59. He's joined by the likes of Webb Simpson, Hideki Matsuyama, Patrick Reed and the star-studded rookie trio of Viktor Hovland, Matthew Wolff and Collin Morikawa. MORE: Live updates | Leaderboard Here are the Round 1 & 2 tee times and pairings. All times listed are Eastern. Wyndham Championship - Round 1 1st Tee - Thursday Tee time Players 7 a.m. Bill Haas, Jonathan Byrd, Tom Hoge 7:10 a.m. Matt Jones, Lucas Glover, Kelly Kraft 7:20 a.m. Danny Lee, Josh Teater, Beau Hossler 7:30 a.m. Satoshi Kodaira, Chris Stroud, Russell Henley 7:40 a.m. Brendan Steele, Zach Johnson, Luke Donald 7:50 a.m. Adam Hadwin, Mackenzie Hughes, Russell Knox 8 a.m. Troy Merritt, Brian Harman, Rod Pampling 8:10 a.m. Martin Trainer, Scott Piercy, Brice Garnett 8:20 a.m. Brendan Grace, Chad Collins, Abraham Ancer 8:30 a.m. Vaughn Taylor, Joel Dahmen, Talor Gooch 8:40 a.m. Charley Hoffman, Padraig Harrington, Byeong Hun An 8:50 a.m. Sepp Straka, Seth Reeves, Viktor Hovland 9 a.m. Will Claxton, Brady Schnell, Andy Pope 12 p.m. Aaron Baddeley, Alex Prugh, Hank Lebioda 12:10 p.m. Brian Stuard, Ryan Blaum, Lucas Bjerregaard 12:20 p.m. Hunter Mahan, Adam Schenk, Denny McCarthy 12:30 p.m. Aaron Wise, Hideki Matsuyama, Chesson Hadley 12:40 p.m. Kyle Stanley, Daniel Berger, Cody Gribble 12:50 p.m. Collin Morikawa, Matthew Wolff, Adam Long 1 p.m. Paul Casey, Charles Howell III, Jordan Spieth 1:10 p.m. Robert Streb, Alex Noren, Sebastian Munoz 1:20 p.m. Nick Taylor, Scott Brown, Sam Ryder 1:30 p.m. Peter Malnati, Johnson Wagner, Roger Sloan 1:40 p.m. Curtis Luck, Chris Thompson, Doc Redman 1:50 p.m. Wes Roach, Zack Sucher, Charlie Danielson 2 p.m. Julian Etulain, John Chin, Paul Peterson 10th Tee - Thursday Tee time Players 7 a.m. Alex Cejka, Brian Gay, Jason Kokrak 7:10 a.m. Martin Laird, Carlos Ortiz, Wyndham Clark 7:20 a.m. Roberto Castro, Luke List, Joaquin Niemann 7:30 a.m. Michael Kim, Jason Dufner, Jonas Blixt 7:40 a.m. Austin Cook, Pat Perez, Ernie Els 7:50 a.m. Webb Simpson, Patrick Reed, Si Woo Kim 8 a.m. Chez Reavie, Brandt Snedeker, Billy Horschel 8:10 a.m. Harold Varner III, Peter Uihlein, Richy Werenski 8:20 a.m. Rory Sabbatini, Seamus Power, Brandon Harkins 8:30 a.m. Fabian Gomez, Sangmoon Bae, J.T. Poston 8:40 a.m. Michael Thompson, Patrick Rodgers, Anirban Lahiri 8:50 a.m. Ben Silverman, Joey Garber, Jose de Jesus Rodriguez 9 a.m. Nicholas Lindheim, Kyle Jones, John Lyras 12 p.m. Harris English, Boo Weekly, Bronson Burgoon 12:10 p.m. Shawn Stefani, J.J. Spaun, Sam Saunders 12:20 p.m. Mike Weir, Scott Langley, Sungjae Im 12:30 p.m. Kevin Tway, Ryan Armour, Stewart Cink 12:40 p.m. Dylan Frittelli, Ted Potter Jr., Cameron Smith 12:50 p.m. Andrew Landry, Jimmy Walker, Martin Kaymer 1 p.m. Corey Conners, Cameron Champ, Patton Kizzire 1:10 p.m. J.J. Henry, Nick Watney, Tyler Duncan 1:20 p.m. Kevin Streelman, Scott Stallings, Kyoung-Hoon Lee 1:30 p.m. Bud Cauley, Whee Kim, Kiradech Aphibarnrat 1:40 p.m. Chase Wright, Anders Albertson, Steve Scott 1:50 p.m. Cameron Davis, Kramer Hickok, Adam Svensson 2 p.m. Stephan Jaeger, Roberto Diaz, Carter Page 1st Tee - Friday Tee time Players 7 a.m. Harris English, Boo Weekly, Bronson Burgoon 7:10 a.m. Shawn Stefani, J.J. Spaun, Sam Saunders 7:20 a.m. Mike Weir, Scott Langley, Sungjae Im 7:30 a.m. Kevin Tway, Ryan Armour, Stewart Cink 7:40 a.m. Dylan Frittelli, Ted Potter Jr., Cameron Smith 7:50 a.m. Andrew Landry, Jimmy Walker, Martin Kaymer 8 a.m. Corey Conners, Cameron Champ, Patton Kizzire 8:10 a.m. J.J. Henry, Nick Watney, Tyler Duncan 8:20 a.m. Kevin Streelman, Scott Stallings, Kyoung-Hoon Lee 8:30 a.m. Bud Cauley, Whee Kim, Kiradech Aphibarnrat 8:40 a.m. Chase Wright, Anders Albertson, Steve Scott 8:50 a.m. Cameron Davis, Kramer Hickok, Adam Svensson 9 a.m. Stephan Jaeger, Roberto Diaz, Carter Page 12 p.m. Alex Cjeka, Brian Gay, Jason Kokrak 12:10 p.m. Martin Laird, Carlos Ortiz, Wyndham Clark 12:20 p.m. Roberto Castro, Luke List, Joaquin Niemann 12:30 p.m. Michael Kim, Jason Dufner, Jonas Blixt 12:40 p.m. Austin Cook, Pat Perez, Ernie Els 12:50 p.m. Webb Simpson, Patrick Reed, Si Woo Kim 1 p.m. Chez Reavie, Brandt Snedeker, Billy Horschel 1:10 p.m. Harold Varner III, Peter Uihlein, Richy Werenski 1:20 p.m. Rory Sabbatini, Seamus Power, Brandon Harkins 1:30 p.m. Fabian Gomez, Sangmoon Bae, J.T. Poston 1:40 p.m. Michael Thompson , Patrick Rodgers, Anirban Lahiri 1:50 p.m. Ben Silverman, Joey Garber, Jose de Rodriguez 2 p.m. Nicholas Lindheim, Kyle Jones, John Lyras 10th Tee - Friday Tee time Players 7 a.m. Aaron Baddeley, Alex Prugh, Hank Lebioda 7:10 a.m. Brian Stuard, Ryan Blaum, Lucas Bjerregaard 7:20 a.m. Hunter Mahan, Adam Schenk, Denny McCarthy 7:30 a.m. Aaron Wise, Hideki Matsuyama, Chesson Hadley 7:40 a.m. Kyle Stanley, Daniel Berger, Cody Gribble 7:50 a.m. Collin Morikawa, Matthew Wolff, Adam Long 8 a.m. Paul Casey, Charles Howell III, Jordan Spieth 8:10 a.m. Robert Streb, Alex Noren, Sebastian Munoz 8:20 a.m. Nick Taylor, Scott Brown, Sam Ryder 8:30 a.m. Peter Malnati, Johnson Wagner, Roger Sloan 8:40 a.m. Curtis Luck, Chris Tompson, Doc Redman 8:50 a.m. Wes Roach, Zack Sucher, Charlie Danielson 9 a.m. Julian Etulain, John Chin, Paul Peterson 12 p.m. Bill Haas, Johnathan Byrd, Tom Hoge 12:10 p.m. Matt Jones, Lucas Glover, Kelly Kraft 12:20 p.m. Danny Lee, Josh Teater, Beau Hossler 12:30 p.m. Satoshi Kodaira, Chris Stroud, Russell Henley 12:40 p.m. Brendan Steele, Zach Johnson, Luke Donald 12:50 p.m. Adam Hadwin, Mackenzie Hughes, Russell Knox 1 p.m. Troy Merritt, Brian Harman, Rod Pampling 1:10 p.m. Martin Trainer, Scott Piercy, Brice Garnett 1:20 p.m. Branden Grace, Chad Collins, Abraham Ancer 1:30 p.m. Vaughn Taylor, Joel Dahmen, Talor Gooch 1:40 p.m. Charley Hoffman, Padraig Harrington, Byeong Hun An 1:50 p.m. Sepp Straka, Seth Reeves, Viktor Hovland 2 p.m. Will Claxton, Brady Schnell, Andy Pope TV, Streaming Info (All Times Eastern) Thursday Golf Channel : 2-6 p.m. PGA Tour Live : 7:15 a.m.-6 p.m. (Featured Groups) PGA Tour Radio : Noon-6 p.m. (XM 93/Sirius 208) Friday Golf Channel : 2-6 p.m. PGA Tour Live : 7:15 a.m.-6 p.m. (Featured Groups) PGA Tour Radio : Noon-6 p.m. (XM 93/Sirius 208) Saturday Golf Channel : 1-2:45 p.m. CBS : 3-6 p.m. PGA Tour Live : 8:30 a.m.-3 p.m. (Featured Groups); 3-6 p.m. (Featured Holes) PGA Tour Radio : 1-6 p.m. (XM 93/Sirius 208) Sunday Golf Channel : 1-2:45 p.m. CBS : 3-6 p.m. PGA Tour Live : 8:30 a.m.-3 p.m. (Featured Groups); 3-6 p.m. (Featured Holes) PGA Tour Radio : 1-6 p.m. (XM 93/Sirius 208) https://compass.pressekompass.net/compasses/golfweek/does-sergio-garcia-deserve-to-get-banned MORE: Baker Mayfield's sassy response to Jets' trash talk won over the Browns offensive line Winners and losers from first week of Raiders training camp Roundup: Why Whitney Cummings Left Roseanne, MLB Trade Deadline Grades, Hulk Hogan Big WWE Role? 3 standouts from Thursday's Lions practice Packers coach Matt LaFleur sidelines Josh Jones after practice fight


Nothing to declare. It's an easy box to tick on a form or a sign to follow at an airport, but how sure are you that you're telling the truth and not risking a fine or jail time? As an Australian, I've grown up with some of the strictest biosecurity laws in the world. Bring the wrong thing through our international airports and you could be fined more than $420,000 AUD and spend up to 10 years in prison. We even created a hit reality TV show about it in 2004, with "Border Security: Australia's Front Line" inspiring US, UK, Canadian and Latin American versions. It's not hard to get caught up in the rules for what you can and can't bring through customs   the rules change between countries and can even be confusing when you're returning home. So, let's take a look at some of the things you should keep out of your suitcase. Plants and Animal Products Whether you want to travel with something you love from home or bring back a taste of your holiday, you need to check first. Depending on where you're flying from or to, a piece of fruit can be an acceptable snack or a potential threat to an entire agricultural industry. For some countries, including the US, almost all fresh, frozen and dried fruit and vegetables are banned from entering the country with you. Failure to declare a banana, or any agricultural item from anywhere in the world, when you arrive in the US could result in a $300 fine for first-time offenders and up to $500 if you do it again. It could also cost you your Global Entry and TSA Precheck status. Fly into Australia with an undeclared banana and the fines start at $420 and could reach into the thousands on a case-by-case basis. And yes, that does include that piece of fruit you were given on the plane. If you're landing in the UK, however, you can breeze through with up to 2 kg (roughly 4.5 pounds) of bananas from anywhere in the world without declaring them. Meat products can also be a minefield. You can fly into the UK with fresh meat and dairy products from a country within the EU, but all meat, milk and dairy products (as well as potatoes) are banned from any non-EU country except Iceland, Greenland and the Faeroe Islands. And think twice before taking souvenir salami from Europe to the US. Cured hams and salami products from parts of France, Italy and Spain can only enter the country in commercial shipments, not in your luggage. As for other meat, you need to check a country's animal disease status first and will need official documentation to show where it came from. Websites like the USDA's can help you decide what to buy, but remember the rules can change weekly if there's an outbreak, so it's best to declare what you have and let the officials tell you if it's allowed when you land. Medications and Drugs Whenever I fly to or through the UAE or Japan, I start going through my suitcase and handbag pockets looking for anything I bought over the counter at home that could get me in hot water overseas. Cold and flu tablets, Vicks inhalers and other medications I usually travel with are out. In the UAE, codeine is one of the most common illegal substances to be found in travelers' medical kits, but banned medications also include some contraceptive pills and HIV/AIDS and hepatitis treatments. The UAE's very strict, zero-tolerance anti-drug policy means even the smallest amount of illegal drugs could lead to a minimum four-year jail sentence while drug trafficking can result in the death penalty. In Japan , medications with pseudoephedrine and dexamphetamine, which is used to treat ADHD, are illegal and could lead to detention, while medicines with codeine or morphine need a narcotic certificate before entering the country. And Greece, for example, requires a prescription for codeine. It's always best to check before you go. As a general rule, avoid carrying more medication than you need. If you usually separate your pills into daily dividers, wait until you've cleared customs to do so. You want to travel with everything in its original packaging along with your prescription and/or letter from your doctor, depending on the country's requirements. It's safe to say that if a drug is illegal in your own country, it's not going to be accepted wherever you're going. And yes, the Netherlands may be famous for its tolerant drug policy, but drugs, including hashish, will get you into trouble at Amsterdam's Schiphol Airport (AMS). Medical marijuana should be left at home as well as vape pens, which are also illegal in some countries, including the UAE and Singapore. As of last year, possessing even a toy that looks like an e-cigarette or e-pipe in Singapore is punishable by fines of up to $2,000 SGD. Souvenirs and Gifts Handicrafts, musical instruments, cultural treasures and fake Gucci bags can also lead to confiscations and possible fines. The list of wildlife products that are banned from the US includes anything made from the ivory of elephants and marine mammals (unless you have documentation proving it's more than 100 years old), furs from spotted cats, all products made from sea turtles, most crocodile and caiman leather, and most coral, including pieces in jewelry. Musical instruments made from endangered species, including Brazilian rosewood, tortoiseshell and ivory, are prohibited in some countries, while ancient artifacts and art may require export permits. Expect a fine if you're caught with counterfeit products including designer handbags, so only buy the real deal, keep the receipt and declare them when you come home. Even that innocent-looking sombrero could be smuggling a pest in its straw folds so declare your holiday fashion disaster and anything else made of plant material. Bottom Line Remember that just because something is accepted in one country doesn't mean it will be in another, so before you travel, find out what you can and can't take with you. Break the customs rules and in the UK you could face a £2,500 fine for each offense. In Singapore you could pay up to $5000 SGD, in the US it's up to $50,000 per penalty, in the Netherlands it's a potential €82,000 and in Australia there's that $420,000 AUD and above fine. You could also face jail time in each country and even the death penalty in places like the UAE, Saudi Arabia, Iran and Indonesia. And if you know you have something to declare, do yourself a favor and put a reminder note in your passport. Memories can slip even if you're not doing a long-haul flight. After traveling 23 hours from Montreal to Sydney I was grateful for my "don't forget to declare the dozen bagels in your suitcase" sticky note to self. They were fine in the end. For the latest travel news, deals and points and miles tips please subscribe to The Points Guy daily email newsletter . Photo courtesy of Shutterstock


TORONTO (AP) With his first extra-inning home run, Teoscar Hernandez capped off Toronto's biggest comeback in more than four years. Hernandez led off the 12th inning with a home run and the Blue Jays overcame a seven-run deficit to beat the Tampa Bay Rays 10-9 on Saturday. Toronto hadn't overturned a deficit that big since erasing Boston's 8-1 lead on June 12, 2015. ''We battled the whole game,'' Hernandez said. ''We didn't put our heads down.'' Hernandez connected off Emilio Pagan (2-2) for his second solo homer of the game. He also went back-to-back with Brandon Drury in the eighth. ''Hernandez is a guy we feel like we can expand on,'' Pagan said. ''I went off the plate earlier in the at bat and he took it so I tried to bring it a little bit closer, get maybe a bad swing. Probably caught too much of the plate.'' Vladimir Guerrero Jr. hit a three-run homer in the ninth inning and Drury tied it with a two-out, solo drive as the Blue Jays rallied from a 9-2 deficit. For Hernandez, it was his fifth career multihomer game, while Drury's was his first. Drury went 4 for 6, the sixth four-hit game of his career. Daniel Hudson (6-2) worked one inning for the win. After Avisail Garcia doubled in the sixth, five Blue Jays relievers combined to retire the final 21 Rays batters in order. ''They were great,'' Drury said. ''They got ahead of guys and all had really good tempo. I feel like it was really quick innings there. It was just three up, three down all the time. That's good for our offense, too, to get some momentum going.'' Cavan Biggio added a solo home run as the Blue Jays snapped a five-game streak in which they'd failed to score more than three runs. They won for the second time in eight meetings with the Rays. Toronto hit six home runs, its most since hitting six against the Rays on Aug. 23, 2017. ''It's tough to win when you give up that amount of home runs,'' Rays manager Kevin Cash said. Cash wasn't interested in wondering whether his team had suffered a more difficult defeat this season. ''It's a tough loss,'' he said. ''I'm not going to rank what they are but it's certainly a tough loss.'' Pagan called it ''super frustrating.'' ''It's terrible,'' he said. ''I think everybody in the bullpen would tell you that this is on us.'' Leading 9-5 to begin the ninth, Rays right-hander Oliver Drake allowed the first two batters to reach, then gave up Guerrero's 10th homer. Left-hander Adam Kolarek came on and struck out Biggio. Lefty Colin Poche replaced Kolarek and struck out Danny Jansen, but Drury hit a first-pitch homer to tie it at 9. ''I felt like I was making good pitches except for one,'' Poche said. That's the way it goes sometimes.'' Right-hander Andrew Kittredge started for the Rays and worked a season-high three innings, allowing two runs and five hits. It was Kittredge's longest outing since a 3 1/3-inning stint against Boston on March 31, 2018. Making his second start since returning from an elbow injury, Blue Jays lefty Ryan Borucki allowed six runs and eight hits in two innings. Borucki's ERA rose from 3.86 to 10.80. ''My command has got to get better, everything has got to get better,'' Borucki said. ''It's pretty self-explanatory.'' Travis d'Arnaud and Willy Adames each hit three-run home runs in a six-run second but the Rays couldn't hold on. D'Arnaud went 2 for 4 with three RBIs and scored twice. He has seven home runs and 21 RBIs in 17 games this month - both are Rays records by a catcher in any calendar month. TRAINER'S ROOM Rays: Garcia (illness) was removed after three innings. Joey Wendle came in to play second base and Mike Brosseau moved from second to right. ... INF Daniel Robertson (right knee) was set to continue his rehab assignment at Triple-A Durham on Saturday night by playing nine innings at shortstop. OF Kevin Kiermaier (left thumb) is scheduled to begin his rehab assignment by starting at DH for Class A Charlotte. Blue Jays: Toronto put C Luke Maile (strained left oblique) on the 10-day injured list, retroactive to July 24, and recalled C Reese McGuire from Triple-A Buffalo. Maile was injured while swinging during pregame batting practice. CALL IT A COMEBACK This was the sixth time in team history the Blue Jays have overcome a seven-run deficit. Their biggest comeback was from 10-0 down at Boston on June 4, 1989. Toronto won that game 13-11 in 11 innings. ROSTER MOVE The Rays optioned C Michael Perez to Triple-A. A pitcher will come up Sunday. UP NEXT Rays: RHP Yonny Chirinos (8-2, 3.29) starts Sunday's series finale. Chirinos pitched five shutout innings against the Blue Jays on May 27. That was an improvement on his first meeting with Toronto this season, when he allowed six runs in 2 1/3 innings of an 11-7 win on April 12. Blue Jays: RHP Aaron Sanchez (3-14, 6.06) tries again to snap a streak of 13 consecutive losing decisions. Sanchez last won April 27 against Oakland. --- More AP MLB: https://apnews.com/MLB and https://twitter.com/AP-Sports


Barcelona manager Ernesto Valverde has said that he will not give up, following the Champions League semi-final exit to Liverpool. The Blaugrana were dramatically knocked out by the English side on Tuesday night , as they gave up a 3-0 first leg lead to lose 4-0 at Anfield. It was a devastating defeat for the Catalans, who were also on the end of an implausible comeback in the same competition against Roma last year. While the players were slammed for their performances, Valverde came under the most criticism. Despite calls for him to resign and leave the club, he insisted that he is eager to carry on. As quoted by Marca , Valverde said: "I feel strong, I'm good. I want to take the next step, I won't hide behind a rock. I've spoken to the president [Josep Maria Bartomeu] and he has always made me feel supported. He has given me his complete support." Barcelona  crumbled at Anfield, as Georginio Wijnaldum and Divock Origi scored braces to send Liverpool into the final. They were aiming to reach the final for the first time in four years, where they beat Juventus in 2015. Valverde added: "After a blow like that, everything wobbles, we know what this show is like, if something like this happens you have to break and burn it all, but then you have to put it all back in its place. "We're hurting, I won't deny it, we have a responsibility to ourselves and our fans." Though Barca haven't won the Champions League in four years, their recent record has been one of consistency. The Blaugrana have played in the quarter-finals every year since 2008, with Liverpool ironically the last team to deny them a spot in the last eight back in 2007. 2007 - Liverpool are the only English side to have beaten Barcelona at the Camp Nou in the Champions League, back in Feb 2007. Mountain. pic.twitter.com/qMx6pe47g7   OptaJoe (@OptaJoe) October 19, 2016 Valverde has been at the Camp Nou since 2017, after taking over from Luis Enrique. The Spaniard has already endured success with the Catalans, winning two La Liga titles and a Copa del Rey. Though Barcelona are disappointed with their European exit, it has still been a wonderful season. The Blaugrana secured their 26th league title at the end of last month with three games to spare, after dominating all season long. Valverded's Barça will finish off their league campaign with games against Getafe and Eibar. They also have the Copa del Rey final to look forward to, as they face Valencia in Seville on 25 May.


CHICAGO   Wisconsin tailback Jonathan Taylor's favorite philosopher is Immanuel Kant, a German who came of age during the 1700s. Taylor can casually launch into a soliloquy on Kant's "moral objectives," showcasing why he seriously considered attending Harvard before choosing Wisconsin. "There are a lot of different perspectives on things, but, at the end of the day, some things just aren't acceptable, some things are." That leads us to the philosophical conundrum of the 2018 Wisconsin football season. How did Taylor rush for a transcendent 2,194 yards amid an uncharacteristic 8-5 Badger season? You didn't need to study the Age of Enlightenment to know which is acceptable and which isn't. (Wisconsin coach Paul Chryst clearly missed that lecture in college. When told Taylor studied Kant, he responded "like Chaka [Khan]?") Taylor enters 2019 on a historic pace, with numbers former Wisconsin coach Barry Alvarez, a Badger tailback connoisseur, considers "mind-boggling." Through two seasons, he has rushed for more yards (4,171) than any player in the history of college football, ahead of Herschel Walker and Ron Dayne. If he registers another season of more than 2,000 yards in his junior year, Taylor could end up among the top-five all-time NCAA rushing leaders. The daunting part is that all the players dotting that list   Donnell Pumphrey, Ricky Williams, Tony Dorsett   all played four seasons. Essentially, Taylor is on pace to both rewrite the entire NCAA record book and wedge himself onto the Mount Rushmore of Wisconsin tailbacks. While it's naïve to think he'd stick around four seasons, the possibilities of what he could accomplish in three years are tantalizing. The fundamental tension in Taylor streaking toward history remains whether Wisconsin can rediscover the identity and philosophy that the program has turned into a brand. The smashmouth Badgers   defined by prolific backs like Dayne, oversized lineman and pro-style leanings that border on defiance   got pushed around at times last season. Wisconsin didn't dominate the line of scrimmage on either side of the ball for stretches, and the country's 12th-worst passing game meant Taylor saw more men in the box than an undertaker. So here's one of the most compelling scenarios for the 2019 college football season: What if Wisconsin finds a competent quarterback to play complementary football, fills the holes in its offensive line and gets back to, well, being Wisconsin again? Just how far could Jonathan Taylor run? "He's going to go down as one of the greatest of all time when it's all said and done," said Michigan State defensive end Kenny Willekes. "One of the great backs in college football." Wisconsin, Rutgers or ... Harvard? Taylor's journey began in tiny Salem, New Jersey, a town of less than 5,000 people that's a 15-minute drive from Delaware. Taylor jokes that it's so small that his two favorite establishments   Nyce Touch Barber Shop and Grandma's Café   have the same owners. Taylor loves the lemon pepper wings on Wing Wednesday at Grandma's, and pops by Fresh Cut to chop it up on the topics of the week. Fittingly, tiny Salem High School carries a lot of the same football DNA as Wisconsin. His first two seasons, Salem's power run game included a full-house backfield with three tailbacks. They evolved to a run-first spread out of the Pistol his final two years. Taylor rushed for 2,815 yards as a senior, breaking the single-season state record. (He also smashed the South Jersey single-season record of 2,510 by Corey Clement, another prolific Badger with Jersey roots.) Taylor proudly brags that Salem's roster was "35 strong," as the town has less than 5,000 people. That meant Taylor played both ways, swapping out as a linebacker on the other side of the ball. "It was actually kind of weird not playing both ways my first year in college," he said. "First time we went three-and-out, I'm on the sideline, like 'Now what?'" Taylor explored dual avenues for college, as he had a stream of strong Power Five schools recruiting him and also looked at Ivy League schools. He was initially committed to Rutgers, but flipped to the Badgers after visiting there his junior year. "He's one that we were really excited about when we were recruiting him," Chryst said. "But it's only gotten better when you're with him." He also seriously considered Harvard, in part because of the elite academics and football program with prolific success in developing NFL players. He's a self-proclaimed science nerd who'd have likely still majored in philosophy. In the end, Wisconsin offered an avenue to be a Renaissance Heisman candidate. "It was a tough decision, deciding between the two different worlds," he said. "But I really truly think that I wanted a balance and I'm glad I did." Will Badgers help Taylor, bounce back? From his days as Wisconsin's coach through his tenure as athletic director, Alvarez has been known to be as verbally blunt as the program identity he created. So when breaking down Wisconsin's disappointing 2018 season, Alvarez said: "We didn't throw the ball particularly well last year," he told Yahoo Sports this week. "So last year was an impressive year [for Taylor] because they could really zero in on you." Quarterback Alex Hornibrook left Wisconsin to transfer to Florida State this spring after compiling an impressive 26-6 record as a starter. But in the nine games he played in 2018, the Badgers' pass offense couldn't muster any consistency as he completed just 58 percent of his passes and threw seven interceptions. Wisconsin finished the season No. 118 in passing offense, a fullback dive ahead of the triple-option teams. There will be a four-way race for the Badger quarterback spot this summer, which includes junior Jack Coan and ballyhooed freshman Graham Mertz, the highest-recruited quarterback in program history. What makes Chryst think this year will be different? "We need to, that's why," he said. "There's no choice." Chryst said the ability to play complementary football will be the key to unlocking Taylor this season. The most impressive part of 2018 may have been that he made history when everyone in the stadium knew he'd be running the ball over and over. The predictable offense also stressed the defense, which dropped from No. 3 during their 13-1 2017 season to No. 34 last year. "A balanced game makes guys play honest, defend the whole field," Taylor said. "With any team, you want to make them play honest." Since Dayne won the Heisman Trophy in 1999, it kicked off a generation where Wisconsin football became a brand of sorts. Taylor was born that year   "fresh out," he quipped   when Dayne plowed through college football for 2,043 yards. Since that time, backs like Montee Ball, Melvin Gordon and Anthony Davis have perpetuated that legacy. Taylor enters this season on the cusp of history because he has attributes from all of them. There's some of Dayne's power, Gordon's sizzle and Ball's explosiveness, as Alvarez notes his "sprinter's speed." Said Minnesota coach P.J. Fleck: "He breaks tackles better than anyone else in the league. When you have him wrapped up, there needs to be three or four people swarming on him to get him down." Taylor enters the season appreciative of those who've run before him, confident he can continue streaking toward history. The Renaissance Heisman candidate knows that Wisconsin's football philosophy needs to reset to its familiar physics, delivering blows instead of taking them. "You kind of pay homage to those guys for paving the way and showing you how things are supposed to go," he said. "Creating a challenge in a sense. Like, beat that." Entering 2019, Taylor is poised to continue beating some of the best tailbacks in Wisconsin and college football history. More from Yahoo Sports: Leake, Mariners brush with perfection vs. Angels Why contract extension for Chiefs' Hill still in play Harden is latest Team USA FIBA World Cup withdrawal Tiger, Phil miss cut at same major for first time


One of the many Penn State players to enter the transfer portal this offseason has found his new home, and it will actually be closer to his real home. Brandon Polk , a native of Virginia will be returning to his home state for his final year of eligibility. With a brief message on Twitter and Instagram, Polk announced he will play this upcoming season for FCS powerhouse James Madison. Coming back to my home state, Excited for what the future hold for me! BagSzn 😤🧳 Go Dukes 🐶 ! @ James Madison University https://t.co/zZ2liicpsG   The Kidd 🏹🏈 (@TheKidd603) May 15, 2019 Polk will be eligible to play immediately this fall for the Dukes as a graduate transfer (and normal NCAA transfer rules would allow an FBS player transferring to an FCS school to be eligible right away anyway). Polk played in 11 games for the Nittany Lions last season and caught nine passes for 162 yards and two touchdowns. Polk is one of two graduate transfers leaving Penn State this offseason via transfer, joining Juwan Johnson (Oregon) in looking to finish off their college careers in a different uniform. Follow @KevinOnCFB


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