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Were New Orleans Saints About to Draft LSUs Terrace Marshall?	As the New Orleans Saints second round pick, No. 60 overall, drew near, there was one name on the board who had began to slip. LSU's Terrace Marshall Jr., for what was likely injury concerns, fell out of the first round and was sliding a bit further than many of the projections had the former Tigers' standout going. One of the many positions of need for the Saints leading up to the draft was a receiver, preferably a player who could fill that No. 2 outside role next to Michael Thomas. In an inside look at the Carolina Panthers draft weekend, one of the stories was about the selection of Marshall. Carolina held the No. 59 overall pick in the draft, one before New Orleans and according to the story, was tipped off that the Saints were going to select Marshall No. 60 overall. "Marshall was quickly becoming one of those guys whose name was beginning to stick out on the board, with not much space above him, but a lot of space below at his position," Panther writer Darin Gantt wrote. "He was becoming a value guy. Then someone got a call that the Saints were about to take Marshall 60th overall, and the Panthers shifted gears, taking Marshall in the 59th spot instead." To the dismay of many LSU fans, the Saints have not drafted LSU players high in the draft over the last 15 years, the highest being Devery Henderson in the second round of the 2004 draft. If Marshall had fallen to pick No. 60, it would've been an interesting and likely beloved selection for many Louisiana fans of both teams. Marshall of course grew up in Bossier City, Louisiana and was a highly touted recruit, winning a national championship in 2019 in the Superdome, including the final touchdown of the game. Instead, Marshall will now be facing New Orleans twice a year as the Saints selected Ohio State linebacker Pete Werner with their second round selection. He would've filled a need in the Saints offense and while Marshall couldn't have wound up in a much better spot than the Panthers and Joe Brady, it would've been fun watching him in black and gold as well.	Terrrace Marshall Jr. fell out of the first round of the NFL draft. The New Orleans Saints selected Ohio State linebacker Pete Werner. The Saints have not drafted an LSU player in 15 years.	bart	1	https://www.si.com/college/lsu/football/lsu-terrace-marshall-saints	0.291337
Were New Orleans Saints About to Draft LSUs Terrace Marshall?	As the New Orleans Saints second round pick, No. 60 overall, drew near, there was one name on the board who had began to slip. LSU's Terrace Marshall Jr., for what was likely injury concerns, fell out of the first round and was sliding a bit further than many of the projections had the former Tigers' standout going. One of the many positions of need for the Saints leading up to the draft was a receiver, preferably a player who could fill that No. 2 outside role next to Michael Thomas. In an inside look at the Carolina Panthers draft weekend, one of the stories was about the selection of Marshall. Carolina held the No. 59 overall pick in the draft, one before New Orleans and according to the story, was tipped off that the Saints were going to select Marshall No. 60 overall. "Marshall was quickly becoming one of those guys whose name was beginning to stick out on the board, with not much space above him, but a lot of space below at his position," Panther writer Darin Gantt wrote. "He was becoming a value guy. Then someone got a call that the Saints were about to take Marshall 60th overall, and the Panthers shifted gears, taking Marshall in the 59th spot instead." To the dismay of many LSU fans, the Saints have not drafted LSU players high in the draft over the last 15 years, the highest being Devery Henderson in the second round of the 2004 draft. If Marshall had fallen to pick No. 60, it would've been an interesting and likely beloved selection for many Louisiana fans of both teams. Marshall of course grew up in Bossier City, Louisiana and was a highly touted recruit, winning a national championship in 2019 in the Superdome, including the final touchdown of the game. Instead, Marshall will now be facing New Orleans twice a year as the Saints selected Ohio State linebacker Pete Werner with their second round selection. He would've filled a need in the Saints offense and while Marshall couldn't have wound up in a much better spot than the Panthers and Joe Brady, it would've been fun watching him in black and gold as well.	Terrrace Marshall Jr. fell out of the first round of the NFL draft. The New Orleans Saints selected Ohio State linebacker Pete Werner with their second round selection. Marshall grew up in Bossier City, Louisiana and was a highly touted recruit. He will now be facing New Orleans twice a year as the Saints selected Werner.	bart	2	https://www.si.com/college/lsu/football/lsu-terrace-marshall-saints	0.322832
Should The Indians Bring In Albert Pujols?	The big news of this week is certainly that the Los Angeles Angels essentially released who many consider a legend in 1B/DH Albert Pujol out of the last bit of his 10-year contract. Now, this isnt the same home run hitter that we are all familiar with over the years. After all, Pujols has blasted 667 home runs and also has 2112 runs batted in. Even so, this last season of that 10-year contract has been lackluster at best. A .198 average, five home runs and 12 runs batted in are not very good numbers. This in 92 plate appearances on the season. Pujols is 41-years-old and is obviously on the back-end of this legendary career. Right now, the Indians are 17-13 and are coming off a sweep of the Kansas City Royals on the road. It was actually the first time in 48 years of Kauffman Stadium existing that the Indians swept a four-game series in that park. Unreal. Now, the financials within the possibility of Pujols to Cleveland are essentially null and void. The Angels will have to pay the legend for the rest of this season. Its the last of the $254 million dollar contract signed towards the end of 2011. The Tribe may give him the league minimum for a deal of sorts to make it work out. The benefits of Pujols coming to Cleveland are simply the interest a name like that brings to this organization that could always use more fans in the stadium (Covid permitting). Pujols would have to be okay with splitting time with other players on the roster, especially with how the team is playing so well as of late. Many fans are citing the Indians 2013 signing of another home-run-hitting-legend in Yankees bopper Jason Giambi and how that benefitted the team. Well, only time will tell what happens with Pujols and which team he ends up signing with in the coming days or weeks. There is still a ton of baseball to be played this season and he could help a squad compete for a playoff spot, or it could be a complete miss, too. This is a true hit-or-miss idea and the Indians would have to be willing to take that risk.	Albert Pujols was released by the Los Angeles Angels this week. The Cleveland Indians are interested in signing the 41-year-old legend. The Angels will have to pay him for the rest of the season.	pegasus	1	https://www.si.com/mlb/indians/opinion/should-the-indians-bring-in-albert-pujols	0.205
Should The Indians Bring In Albert Pujols?	The big news of this week is certainly that the Los Angeles Angels essentially released who many consider a legend in 1B/DH Albert Pujol out of the last bit of his 10-year contract. Now, this isnt the same home run hitter that we are all familiar with over the years. After all, Pujols has blasted 667 home runs and also has 2112 runs batted in. Even so, this last season of that 10-year contract has been lackluster at best. A .198 average, five home runs and 12 runs batted in are not very good numbers. This in 92 plate appearances on the season. Pujols is 41-years-old and is obviously on the back-end of this legendary career. Right now, the Indians are 17-13 and are coming off a sweep of the Kansas City Royals on the road. It was actually the first time in 48 years of Kauffman Stadium existing that the Indians swept a four-game series in that park. Unreal. Now, the financials within the possibility of Pujols to Cleveland are essentially null and void. The Angels will have to pay the legend for the rest of this season. Its the last of the $254 million dollar contract signed towards the end of 2011. The Tribe may give him the league minimum for a deal of sorts to make it work out. The benefits of Pujols coming to Cleveland are simply the interest a name like that brings to this organization that could always use more fans in the stadium (Covid permitting). Pujols would have to be okay with splitting time with other players on the roster, especially with how the team is playing so well as of late. Many fans are citing the Indians 2013 signing of another home-run-hitting-legend in Yankees bopper Jason Giambi and how that benefitted the team. Well, only time will tell what happens with Pujols and which team he ends up signing with in the coming days or weeks. There is still a ton of baseball to be played this season and he could help a squad compete for a playoff spot, or it could be a complete miss, too. This is a true hit-or-miss idea and the Indians would have to be willing to take that risk.	Albert Pujols was released by the Los Angeles Angels this week. The Cleveland Indians are interested in signing the 41-year-old Pujols. The Angels will have to pay Pujols for the rest of this season. The Indians may give him the league minimum for a deal of sorts to make it work out.	pegasus	2	https://www.si.com/mlb/indians/opinion/should-the-indians-bring-in-albert-pujols	0.250047
Will Patriots' lack of skill position speed anchor rookie QB Mac Jones?	originally appeared on NBC Sports Boston This website has been your one-stop shop for all your Mac Jones needs over the course of the last week. How he performs, in a vacuum, will help determine whether or not the Patriots are able to achieve Dynasty 3.0 status. No pressure, kid. But Jones' success, whenever he hits the field as Patriots starter, will be based in large part on what's around him. You don't have to go back all that far -- look at how the Patriots offense performed in 2019 and how the Bucs offense performed in 2020 -- to understand how a quarterback's success is in many ways a function of the situation in which that quarterback finds himself. Let's assess the situation, then, assuming there is a chance Jones ends up starting fairly early in his Patriots tenure. Recent league trends would suggest that's not out of the realm of possibility, and I'm of the opinion that, within the Patriots quarterback room as currently constructed, the rookie has the best combination of skills for the type of offense Bill Belichick wants to run. Moving at a different pace First things first: The Patriots are slow. As in, they have arguably the slowest collection of projected starting skill players in the league. Last year around this time, NFL Media's Daniel Jeremiah, a former NFL scout, pulled 40 times for every team in the league and then projected their lineups in 11 personnel (three receivers, one back, one tight end). The Patriots ranked second-slowest with an average 40 time of 4.60 seconds. The Patriots are a little faster this year. So is the rest of the league. Last year, @MoveTheSticks dug up old 40 times and calculated average speeds for the top skill players in projected 11P packages. Tried to update that list for 21. Here are the top-5 rankings: 1. NYG: 4.418 2. WFT: 4.422 3. DET: 4.436 4. ATL: 4.448 5. 28. Eagles: 4.558 29. Saints: 4.572 29. Titans: 4.572 31. Browns: 4.578 32. Patriots: 4.584 Phil Perry (@PhilAPerry) May 7, 2021 Thanks to projected depth charts from Ourlads NFL Scouting Services, we tried to accomplish the same feat this week. Story continues Look at all 32 teams. Project a top 11-personnel grouping for each. Dig up 40 times. Find some averages. Find out who's fast and who isn't. The Patriots came in with an average 40 time for their top 11-personnel group of 4.584 seconds. That ranked 32nd. It included Nelson Agholor, Kendrick Bourne, Jakobi Meyers, Jonnu Smith and Damien Harris as their top 11-personnel grouping. Had we subbed in N'Keal Harry for Bourne (who had the slowest 40 time, 4.68 seconds, of any Patriots wideout), that would've bumped the Patriots down to 28th in the NFL (4.554 seconds), just a tick faster than the Eagles (4.558) and a tick slower than the Chargers (4.550). There would've been no change if we subbed in James White for Harris since they had the same 40 time (4.57). Smith got the nod over Henry since he got more guaranteed money in free agency this year. So the Patriots aren't a fast offensive team. Bill Belichick always says that receivers have two jobs: Get open, catch the ball. A relative lack of speed would seem to negatively impact No. 1. Separation anxiety Lucky for us, thanks to Next Gen Stats, we have more data on just how open these receivers are when a target finds them. The Patriots don't look like a gang of next-level separators, per NGS. Meyers was the best of the bunch last year, ranking 28th among wideouts and tight ends with 3.4 yards of separation per target. Smith, while with the Titans, racked up 3.3 yards of separation per target, placing him 37th. Not bad. After that came Harry (2.9, 83rd), Bourne (2.8, 85th), Henry (2.5, 114th) and Agholor (2.4, 117th). If those numbers seem a little screwy to you, they should to a certain extent. Agholor is the fastest player on the Patriots offense at the moment. He was one of the best deep-ball receivers in the NFL, averaging over 18.5 yards per catch. As it turns out, these NGS figures require a heaping helping of context. In general, short-area receivers see their separation numbers inflated, it was pointed out by FiveThirtyEight.com's Josh Hermsmeyer. In a study he conducted last year using NGS data, he found that defenses tend to sag off shorter routes more often because their primary concern is getting beat deep. So separation is harder to find the further down the field a receiver travels. That would help explain Agholor's low ranking. Ditto for someone like Seattle's DK Metcalf (2.6, 102nd) who is a physical specimen but plays in an offense that leans on the deep ball targets him frequently down the field (average depth of target of 13.6 yards). Patriots Talk Podcast: Matt Cassel on the Mac Jones vs. Cam Newton quarterback competition \| Listen & Subscribe \| Watch on YouTube Scheme also plays a huge role in the level of separation receivers are able to cook up. Four of the top-10 separators, per NGS, play in offenses that stem from the Shanahan tree: San Fran's Deebo Samuel (4.6, 1st), Green Bay's Robert Tonyan (4.2, 2nd), San Fran's George Kittle (3.9, 7th) and Green Bay's Allen Lazard (3.7, 9th). Rams tight end Gerald Everett (3.6, 13th), coached by Shanahan disciple Sean McVay, is a fifth player from that kind of scheme to land in the top 15. With scheme playing a significant factor in the NGS separation numbers, and with target depth apparently weighing heavily on the results, it can be hard to come to a definitive conclusion on whether or not a player is actually a great route-runner whose physical and technical skill gets him open -- therefore making life easy on his quarterback. Those separation numbers also don't necessarily account for great offensive players who require a great deal of defensive attention and therefore create openings for their teammates to exploit. Still, the NGS numbers are useful. Look at the two AFC representatives in the 2020 AFC title game. Buffalo and Kansas City each had five players land in the top 80 on the NGS separators list. Both teams feature great schemes and great quarterbacks. But both also have bona fide talents at wideout and tight end that helped them achieve those separation rankings. Two of the most explosive offenses in football. Need for speed What's interesting about how the Patriots have been built is that they know they're slow, and they probably don't care. Yes, it seems as though the team would've liked to add a little more speed in last weekend's draft, but they had opportunities to do exactly that ... and passed. Instead of trading up and drafting defensive tackle Christian Barmore, the team could've taken one of the burners who ended up going in the second round like LSU's Terrace Marshall, Purdue's Rondale Moore or Western Michigan's D'Wayne Eskridge. They could've gone for a receiver late, and they didn't until Ernie Adams pulled UCF wideout Tre Nixon's card off the board in the seventh round. We'll see how a lack of speed impacts the Patriots. Our Patriots insider Tom E. Curran foreshadowed difficulty for the New England offense last offseason when Jeremiah's 40-time numbers came to light (the Patriots ranked 31st in the NFL with an average 40 time of 4.60 seconds). But 2021 should be a different story. Even if the Patriots aren't much faster, their talent level has unquestionably improved. Smith and Henry are gargantuan upgrades over Devin Asiasi and Dalton Keene. Bourne had a season last year for the Niners (49 catches, 667 yards) that was better than anything Harry has done in two years with the Patriots. Agholor is a do-it-all player who could present a big boost over what the team had in Damiere Byrd last year as a down the field threat. Agholor will also give Belichick and Josh McDaniels an inside-out threat who could help replace Julian Edelman. While this group may not win an NFL relay race, they'll be stronger at the catch point in contested situations than last year's crew. And they'll be better after the catch. Next Gen Stats has a metric called yards after the catch over expected, which gathers NGS on-the-field data to determine an expected number of yards after the catch based on where a receiver catches the ball and where defenders are positioned around him at the time of the catch. According to NGS, Smith (16th), Agholor (34th) and Bourne (35th) all ranked inside the top 40 in the NFL in yards after the catch over expected in 2020. Final word The Patriots want to play bully ball, as they did to close their Super Bowl run in 2018. And they're built to do it. They have a massive offensive line that includes a 350-pound guard (Mike Onwenu) and a tackle who once weighed in close to 400 pounds (Trent Brown). They signed two big-money tight ends this offseason to help them pound small defensive fronts into submission and take advantage of lumbering fronts through the air. They drafted a 230-pound back in the fourth round, hammering it home to anyone who hasn't been paying attention: The Patriots want to maul teams offensively. That's not most of the NFL in 2021. The need for speed in other locales has been replaced in Foxboro by a thirst for hurt. And that could work. The question is, bringing it back to Jones, whether or not that kind of offense is best for a young quarterback. One could argue that it is. Take pressure off the kid by running the football and running it effectively. That style of play will lend itself to shot opportunities via play-action passes, which tend to help eligible receivers find more openings than they otherwise would. In theory, that could make life easy for a rookie passer. The flipside to that argument is that even with a good running game, offenses are going to occasionally run into third-and-eight situations with the game on the line. In those situations, separators -- guys who can just plain win on the outside -- are required. Without them, particularly for a young quarterback accustomed to throwing to otherworldly talents in college, life could be tough behind center. Let's look at the 40-time numbers one more time. Last year, @MoveTheSticks dug up old 40 times and calculated average speeds for the top skill players in projected 11P packages. Tried to update that list for 21. Here are the top-5 rankings: 1. NYG: 4.418 2. WFT: 4.422 3. DET: 4.436 4. ATL: 4.448 5. 28. Eagles: 4.558 29. Saints: 4.572 29. Titans: 4.572 31. Browns: 4.578 32. Patriots: 4.584 Phil Perry (@PhilAPerry) May 7, 2021 Fast teams, you can see, aren't necessarily good teams. The Giants were on the outside looking in come the postseason. Same goes for the Falcons and Dolphins. And slow teams aren't necessarily bad teams. The Saints, Titans and Browns all made the playoffs last year and two of them (New Orleans and Tennessee) ranked among the top-five scoring offenses in football. Perhaps. Jones won't be Drew Brees any time soon. Nor will he be Ryan Tannehill, who has seen a remarkable career resurgence since changing teams in 2019. That's far from asking him to be what Tom Brady was to the Patriots for the last decade. Caretaker. Game-manager. Whatever you want to call it, there is a recent model for success for the Patriots out in Cleveland. You don't need to be a quarterbacking legend to help a slow-ish group of weapons to the postseason. Lean on the running game. Don't screw it up. If the Patriots do insert Jones to play as a rookie, that will very likely be the crux of what they ask him to do. With their current mix of playmakers, they're just not wired to be explosive. They're built to bludgeon.	A lack of skill position speed will anchor rookie QB Mac Jones' success. The Patriots have the slowest collection of projected starting skill players in the league. Jones has the best combination of skills for the type of offense Bill Belichick wants to run.	ctrlsum	1	https://sports.yahoo.com/patriots-lack-skill-position-speed-215722764.html?src=rss	0.470454
Will Patriots' lack of skill position speed anchor rookie QB Mac Jones?	originally appeared on NBC Sports Boston This website has been your one-stop shop for all your Mac Jones needs over the course of the last week. How he performs, in a vacuum, will help determine whether or not the Patriots are able to achieve Dynasty 3.0 status. No pressure, kid. But Jones' success, whenever he hits the field as Patriots starter, will be based in large part on what's around him. You don't have to go back all that far -- look at how the Patriots offense performed in 2019 and how the Bucs offense performed in 2020 -- to understand how a quarterback's success is in many ways a function of the situation in which that quarterback finds himself. Let's assess the situation, then, assuming there is a chance Jones ends up starting fairly early in his Patriots tenure. Recent league trends would suggest that's not out of the realm of possibility, and I'm of the opinion that, within the Patriots quarterback room as currently constructed, the rookie has the best combination of skills for the type of offense Bill Belichick wants to run. Moving at a different pace First things first: The Patriots are slow. As in, they have arguably the slowest collection of projected starting skill players in the league. Last year around this time, NFL Media's Daniel Jeremiah, a former NFL scout, pulled 40 times for every team in the league and then projected their lineups in 11 personnel (three receivers, one back, one tight end). The Patriots ranked second-slowest with an average 40 time of 4.60 seconds. The Patriots are a little faster this year. So is the rest of the league. Last year, @MoveTheSticks dug up old 40 times and calculated average speeds for the top skill players in projected 11P packages. Tried to update that list for 21. Here are the top-5 rankings: 1. NYG: 4.418 2. WFT: 4.422 3. DET: 4.436 4. ATL: 4.448 5. 28. Eagles: 4.558 29. Saints: 4.572 29. Titans: 4.572 31. Browns: 4.578 32. Patriots: 4.584 Phil Perry (@PhilAPerry) May 7, 2021 Thanks to projected depth charts from Ourlads NFL Scouting Services, we tried to accomplish the same feat this week. Story continues Look at all 32 teams. Project a top 11-personnel grouping for each. Dig up 40 times. Find some averages. Find out who's fast and who isn't. The Patriots came in with an average 40 time for their top 11-personnel group of 4.584 seconds. That ranked 32nd. It included Nelson Agholor, Kendrick Bourne, Jakobi Meyers, Jonnu Smith and Damien Harris as their top 11-personnel grouping. Had we subbed in N'Keal Harry for Bourne (who had the slowest 40 time, 4.68 seconds, of any Patriots wideout), that would've bumped the Patriots down to 28th in the NFL (4.554 seconds), just a tick faster than the Eagles (4.558) and a tick slower than the Chargers (4.550). There would've been no change if we subbed in James White for Harris since they had the same 40 time (4.57). Smith got the nod over Henry since he got more guaranteed money in free agency this year. So the Patriots aren't a fast offensive team. Bill Belichick always says that receivers have two jobs: Get open, catch the ball. A relative lack of speed would seem to negatively impact No. 1. Separation anxiety Lucky for us, thanks to Next Gen Stats, we have more data on just how open these receivers are when a target finds them. The Patriots don't look like a gang of next-level separators, per NGS. Meyers was the best of the bunch last year, ranking 28th among wideouts and tight ends with 3.4 yards of separation per target. Smith, while with the Titans, racked up 3.3 yards of separation per target, placing him 37th. Not bad. After that came Harry (2.9, 83rd), Bourne (2.8, 85th), Henry (2.5, 114th) and Agholor (2.4, 117th). If those numbers seem a little screwy to you, they should to a certain extent. Agholor is the fastest player on the Patriots offense at the moment. He was one of the best deep-ball receivers in the NFL, averaging over 18.5 yards per catch. As it turns out, these NGS figures require a heaping helping of context. In general, short-area receivers see their separation numbers inflated, it was pointed out by FiveThirtyEight.com's Josh Hermsmeyer. In a study he conducted last year using NGS data, he found that defenses tend to sag off shorter routes more often because their primary concern is getting beat deep. So separation is harder to find the further down the field a receiver travels. That would help explain Agholor's low ranking. Ditto for someone like Seattle's DK Metcalf (2.6, 102nd) who is a physical specimen but plays in an offense that leans on the deep ball targets him frequently down the field (average depth of target of 13.6 yards). Patriots Talk Podcast: Matt Cassel on the Mac Jones vs. Cam Newton quarterback competition \| Listen & Subscribe \| Watch on YouTube Scheme also plays a huge role in the level of separation receivers are able to cook up. Four of the top-10 separators, per NGS, play in offenses that stem from the Shanahan tree: San Fran's Deebo Samuel (4.6, 1st), Green Bay's Robert Tonyan (4.2, 2nd), San Fran's George Kittle (3.9, 7th) and Green Bay's Allen Lazard (3.7, 9th). Rams tight end Gerald Everett (3.6, 13th), coached by Shanahan disciple Sean McVay, is a fifth player from that kind of scheme to land in the top 15. With scheme playing a significant factor in the NGS separation numbers, and with target depth apparently weighing heavily on the results, it can be hard to come to a definitive conclusion on whether or not a player is actually a great route-runner whose physical and technical skill gets him open -- therefore making life easy on his quarterback. Those separation numbers also don't necessarily account for great offensive players who require a great deal of defensive attention and therefore create openings for their teammates to exploit. Still, the NGS numbers are useful. Look at the two AFC representatives in the 2020 AFC title game. Buffalo and Kansas City each had five players land in the top 80 on the NGS separators list. Both teams feature great schemes and great quarterbacks. But both also have bona fide talents at wideout and tight end that helped them achieve those separation rankings. Two of the most explosive offenses in football. Need for speed What's interesting about how the Patriots have been built is that they know they're slow, and they probably don't care. Yes, it seems as though the team would've liked to add a little more speed in last weekend's draft, but they had opportunities to do exactly that ... and passed. Instead of trading up and drafting defensive tackle Christian Barmore, the team could've taken one of the burners who ended up going in the second round like LSU's Terrace Marshall, Purdue's Rondale Moore or Western Michigan's D'Wayne Eskridge. They could've gone for a receiver late, and they didn't until Ernie Adams pulled UCF wideout Tre Nixon's card off the board in the seventh round. We'll see how a lack of speed impacts the Patriots. Our Patriots insider Tom E. Curran foreshadowed difficulty for the New England offense last offseason when Jeremiah's 40-time numbers came to light (the Patriots ranked 31st in the NFL with an average 40 time of 4.60 seconds). But 2021 should be a different story. Even if the Patriots aren't much faster, their talent level has unquestionably improved. Smith and Henry are gargantuan upgrades over Devin Asiasi and Dalton Keene. Bourne had a season last year for the Niners (49 catches, 667 yards) that was better than anything Harry has done in two years with the Patriots. Agholor is a do-it-all player who could present a big boost over what the team had in Damiere Byrd last year as a down the field threat. Agholor will also give Belichick and Josh McDaniels an inside-out threat who could help replace Julian Edelman. While this group may not win an NFL relay race, they'll be stronger at the catch point in contested situations than last year's crew. And they'll be better after the catch. Next Gen Stats has a metric called yards after the catch over expected, which gathers NGS on-the-field data to determine an expected number of yards after the catch based on where a receiver catches the ball and where defenders are positioned around him at the time of the catch. According to NGS, Smith (16th), Agholor (34th) and Bourne (35th) all ranked inside the top 40 in the NFL in yards after the catch over expected in 2020. Final word The Patriots want to play bully ball, as they did to close their Super Bowl run in 2018. And they're built to do it. They have a massive offensive line that includes a 350-pound guard (Mike Onwenu) and a tackle who once weighed in close to 400 pounds (Trent Brown). They signed two big-money tight ends this offseason to help them pound small defensive fronts into submission and take advantage of lumbering fronts through the air. They drafted a 230-pound back in the fourth round, hammering it home to anyone who hasn't been paying attention: The Patriots want to maul teams offensively. That's not most of the NFL in 2021. The need for speed in other locales has been replaced in Foxboro by a thirst for hurt. And that could work. The question is, bringing it back to Jones, whether or not that kind of offense is best for a young quarterback. One could argue that it is. Take pressure off the kid by running the football and running it effectively. That style of play will lend itself to shot opportunities via play-action passes, which tend to help eligible receivers find more openings than they otherwise would. In theory, that could make life easy for a rookie passer. The flipside to that argument is that even with a good running game, offenses are going to occasionally run into third-and-eight situations with the game on the line. In those situations, separators -- guys who can just plain win on the outside -- are required. Without them, particularly for a young quarterback accustomed to throwing to otherworldly talents in college, life could be tough behind center. Let's look at the 40-time numbers one more time. Last year, @MoveTheSticks dug up old 40 times and calculated average speeds for the top skill players in projected 11P packages. Tried to update that list for 21. Here are the top-5 rankings: 1. NYG: 4.418 2. WFT: 4.422 3. DET: 4.436 4. ATL: 4.448 5. 28. Eagles: 4.558 29. Saints: 4.572 29. Titans: 4.572 31. Browns: 4.578 32. Patriots: 4.584 Phil Perry (@PhilAPerry) May 7, 2021 Fast teams, you can see, aren't necessarily good teams. The Giants were on the outside looking in come the postseason. Same goes for the Falcons and Dolphins. And slow teams aren't necessarily bad teams. The Saints, Titans and Browns all made the playoffs last year and two of them (New Orleans and Tennessee) ranked among the top-five scoring offenses in football. Perhaps. Jones won't be Drew Brees any time soon. Nor will he be Ryan Tannehill, who has seen a remarkable career resurgence since changing teams in 2019. That's far from asking him to be what Tom Brady was to the Patriots for the last decade. Caretaker. Game-manager. Whatever you want to call it, there is a recent model for success for the Patriots out in Cleveland. You don't need to be a quarterbacking legend to help a slow-ish group of weapons to the postseason. Lean on the running game. Don't screw it up. If the Patriots do insert Jones to play as a rookie, that will very likely be the crux of what they ask him to do. With their current mix of playmakers, they're just not wired to be explosive. They're built to bludgeon.	A lack of skill position speed will anchor rookie QB Mac Jones' success. The Patriots have the slowest collection of projected starting skill players in the league. Jones has the best combination of skills for the type of offense Bill Belichick wants to run, according to our experts.	ctrlsum	2	https://sports.yahoo.com/patriots-lack-skill-position-speed-215722764.html?src=rss	0.502912
How Can and Should the U.S. Confront China, an Outlaw State with Superpower Status?	Chinese President Xi Jinping applauds as people receive recognitions during a meeting regarding the coronavirus outbreak, at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, China, September 8, 2020. (Carlos Garcia Rawlins/Reuters) A follow-on thought or two to Fridays Morning Jolt The Chinese space program is launching rockets and not caring whether the falling debris lands on populated areas. The regime in Beijing spent the first weeks of the COVID-19 pandemic contradicting doctors on the ground in Wuhan and insisting the virus could not spread from one person to another. Then Chinese companies shipped faulty personal protective equipment all around the world. Their vaccine that they shipped abroad barely works, charging some countries $36 per dose. Chinas regime said they would allow investigators unfettered access to investigate the origin of the virus, and then broke that promise. And they made the nonsensical accusation that COVID-19 originated at the U.S. biological defense program at Fort Detrick, Maryland. Advertisement And thats just Chinas actions relating to the pandemic! They are an outlaw authoritarian state with superpower or near-superpower status. They represent a colossally failed gamble, going back at least three decades and arguably half a century, that greater American and Western interaction with China would soften the regime. President Bill Clinton declared in 2000, the more China liberalizes its economy, the more it will liberate the potential of its people to work without restraint, to live without fear. We now know that belief represented an epic misjudgment. Very few Americans like the thought that were entering an era of growing and worsening conflict with China. Theyre a nuclear power with 1.4 billion people, one of our biggest trading partners if not the biggest trading partner, the second-largest economy in the world, the largest army in the world, and soon the largest navy in the Pacific Ocean. Wargame simulations of a U.S.-China battle over Taiwan end in either a Chinese victory or a pyrrhic victory for the Americans. A lot of American institutions have become used to the benefits of Chinese investment, and a lot of American corporations have become near-dependent upon access to the Chinese market. Heck, even the Biden administrations ambitious plans for electric vehicles, wind turbines and other green-energy infrastructure will require a lot more rare earth metals, and the biggest producer of those is China. Advertisement Even if a nascent Cold War with Beijing never turns hot, its still going to be a long and arduous effort. But if we make like an ostrich and bury our heads in the sand, its only going to get worse. None of our past conflicts with powerful ideological, military, or geopolitical rivals is quite parallel to this one. It took a while, but Communisms internal contradictions eventually caught up with the Soviet Union. Chinas Xi Jinping Thought just enough capitalism to keep the system going, along with an extremely powerful state, massive propaganda and surveillance systems and the social credit system represents a whole new kind of threat to Western democracy, values, and nations. The Beijing regime believes its system consistently offers stability, prosperity, and order, with an acceptable sacrifice of liberty, while Western systems, which seem to offer freedom, keep delivering chaos, paralysis from internal divisions, moral depravity, and decadence. Advertisement Advertisement The challenge before us is pretty colossal. Being held accountable before the world for its role the origin of a pandemic that has killed millions of people!	Frida Ghitis: U.S. must confront China, an Outlaw State with Superpower Status. She says China's actions relating to the coronavirus outbreak are just one example.	ctrlsum	1	https://www.nationalreview.com/corner/confronting-an-outlaw-state-with-superpower-status/	0.184935
How Can and Should the U.S. Confront China, an Outlaw State with Superpower Status?	Chinese President Xi Jinping applauds as people receive recognitions during a meeting regarding the coronavirus outbreak, at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, China, September 8, 2020. (Carlos Garcia Rawlins/Reuters) A follow-on thought or two to Fridays Morning Jolt The Chinese space program is launching rockets and not caring whether the falling debris lands on populated areas. The regime in Beijing spent the first weeks of the COVID-19 pandemic contradicting doctors on the ground in Wuhan and insisting the virus could not spread from one person to another. Then Chinese companies shipped faulty personal protective equipment all around the world. Their vaccine that they shipped abroad barely works, charging some countries $36 per dose. Chinas regime said they would allow investigators unfettered access to investigate the origin of the virus, and then broke that promise. And they made the nonsensical accusation that COVID-19 originated at the U.S. biological defense program at Fort Detrick, Maryland. Advertisement And thats just Chinas actions relating to the pandemic! They are an outlaw authoritarian state with superpower or near-superpower status. They represent a colossally failed gamble, going back at least three decades and arguably half a century, that greater American and Western interaction with China would soften the regime. President Bill Clinton declared in 2000, the more China liberalizes its economy, the more it will liberate the potential of its people to work without restraint, to live without fear. We now know that belief represented an epic misjudgment. Very few Americans like the thought that were entering an era of growing and worsening conflict with China. Theyre a nuclear power with 1.4 billion people, one of our biggest trading partners if not the biggest trading partner, the second-largest economy in the world, the largest army in the world, and soon the largest navy in the Pacific Ocean. Wargame simulations of a U.S.-China battle over Taiwan end in either a Chinese victory or a pyrrhic victory for the Americans. A lot of American institutions have become used to the benefits of Chinese investment, and a lot of American corporations have become near-dependent upon access to the Chinese market. Heck, even the Biden administrations ambitious plans for electric vehicles, wind turbines and other green-energy infrastructure will require a lot more rare earth metals, and the biggest producer of those is China. Advertisement Even if a nascent Cold War with Beijing never turns hot, its still going to be a long and arduous effort. But if we make like an ostrich and bury our heads in the sand, its only going to get worse. None of our past conflicts with powerful ideological, military, or geopolitical rivals is quite parallel to this one. It took a while, but Communisms internal contradictions eventually caught up with the Soviet Union. Chinas Xi Jinping Thought just enough capitalism to keep the system going, along with an extremely powerful state, massive propaganda and surveillance systems and the social credit system represents a whole new kind of threat to Western democracy, values, and nations. The Beijing regime believes its system consistently offers stability, prosperity, and order, with an acceptable sacrifice of liberty, while Western systems, which seem to offer freedom, keep delivering chaos, paralysis from internal divisions, moral depravity, and decadence. Advertisement Advertisement The challenge before us is pretty colossal. Being held accountable before the world for its role the origin of a pandemic that has killed millions of people!	Frida Ghitis: U.S. must confront China, an Outlaw State with Superpower Status. She says China's actions relating to the coronavirus outbreak show it is an outlaw authoritarian state. Ghitis says the U.N. must hold China accountable for its role in the origin of the pandemic.	ctrlsum	2	https://www.nationalreview.com/corner/confronting-an-outlaw-state-with-superpower-status/	0.51787
What Will We Do With Our Masks Now?	It first emerged as a sign on faces in airports, at hospitals, on the streets that this virus was not to be taken lightly. In the space of a year, the mask sold out; set off scientific debates; became a shield; got sucked into politics; saved small businesses; staved off awkward social encounters and some (but not all) forms of harassment. It appeared at weddings and funerals, on red carpets and the presidential inauguration, and in the Super Bowl halftime show. Masks were everywhere. Now, after 14 months of reliance on the mask for protection, its twilight appears to be in sight in certain parts of the world. In late April, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention released new guidelines stating that fully vaccinated people no longer need to wear masks outdoors unless they are in crowds. Already, the CDC had said that small groups of fully vaccinated people more than 1.2 billion doses have been administered worldwide could safely gather indoors unmasked. Some people remain uncertain about giving them up just yet, either because they are awaiting vaccination or holding on to fears of infection, judgment by others for not wearing a mask, or both. (And, masks are still required in most indoor settings.) People who have stopped wearing them daily may still keep their masks; that way when flu season or another pandemic arrives, theyll be prepared. Clearly, however judging by the litter on city sidewalks and in parks many are tossing them. But designers, DIY-ers, curators and environmentalists have plenty of other ideas, aimed at memorializing and reinvigorating the abundant artifacts of our pandemic year. From Fashion to Trashion Early on in the pandemic, clothing and accessory designers pivoted to mask making as demand for face coverings reached a fever pitch. Advertising Baggu, a company known for its reusable totes, introduced its line of masks in the spring; on the first day of sales, it sold 10,000 of them, the company said. Now, it is slowing but not ceasing its mask production. I think the pandemic has shifted perceptions regarding mask usage in North America, said Dan Small, the head of partnerships at Baggu. We feel like there will be a niche role for masks, even as we begin to move ourselves out of the pandemic. Fashion designer Christian Siriano said his company produced nearly 3 million masks. It was key, he noted, that the masks be reusable. I think the amount of disposable product out there right now is unbelievable, he said. Students, too, contributed to the effort. Hannah Conradt, a senior at the Fashion Institute of Technology, had been sketching a wedding dress for a class project when the pandemic hit. I lost all motivation to make a dress no one would wear, Conradt said. It felt so frivolous. So she started making masks from fabric scraps, which she shared with friends, family and her mail carrier. (Im a fast sewer, she said.) When she returned to the wedding dress design, she added a very 2020 twist: a skirt formed by 50 masks on a cage crinoline base, which could be removed and worn if needed. Now, in response to the surge in mask waste, many designers and artists are finding their own ways to upcycle cloth and single-use masks. Advertising Clarisse Merlet, an architect and the CEO of the Parisian company FabBRICK, has found a way to upcycle textiles, including fabric masks, into colorful, decorative bricks that can be used to create furniture, lamps, acoustic panels and wall partitions. I never imagined that I would use masks in my designs, Merlet said. Shanan Campanaro, the founder of the textile design studio Eskayel in New York, has a textile recycling bin thats full of masks to be donated. Mask waste is a huge concern, Campanaro said. I constantly see them scattered on the streets and find myself getting frustrated that they dont make it in the trash. Discarded masks are also making their way into oceans and waterways. Alison Jones, a program coordinator for Clean Ocean Action, said volunteers collected 680 face masks on New York and New Jersey beaches in October 2020. Lynn Adams, the president of the Pacific Beach Coalition in California, said volunteers report an average of 717 masks and gloves each month. This count is a very small percentage of what is actually out there, she said. Marina DeBris, an artist in Sydney, has found close to 300 face masks on beaches since last spring. She has incorporated them into wearable trashion outfits and installations like her Inconvenience Store, which is full of repackaged items she collected from beaches. Its about trying to continuously fight problems, she said of her work. Poramit Thantapalit, an artist in New Jersey, started incorporating masks into his wearable sculptures and installations last year. Previously, he has worked with plastic bottles, egg cartons and other recycled goods. I try to save the environment and get zero waste, he said. Haneul Kim, a designer in Seoul, South Korea, discovered a way to melt used face masks together at high temperatures to create colorful, stackable plastic stools. He said it takes about 1,500 masks to make one chair, and he has made 50 so far. (For those doing the math, thats 75,000 face masks.) Advertising Ultimately, I hope the world comes to where I run out of masks to work on, and the coronavirus pandemic stops, Kim said. DIY-ing and Donating There are other, more accessible ways to combat the problem. DIY makers have turned old cloth masks into all sorts of things, including chin rests for violins and doll clothes. Kristina Wong, a performance artist in Los Angeles and the founder of the Auntie Sewing Squad, whose volunteers have been sewing face masks throughout the pandemic, said they are now starting to think about how to repurpose the face coverings. One volunteer fashioned some into bow ties for her cat, Alex. Joy Cho, a designer in Los Angeles and the founder of the lifestyle brand Oh Joy!, has plans to turn her familys worn out masks into patches for clothes. What better way to use your old fabric masks to give new life to a pair of jeans or a jacket, she said. Miranda Bennett, a designer and the owner of Miranda Bennett Studio in Austin, Texas, plans to wash and repurpose some of her old masks as lavender sachets for closets or lingerie drawers. She sees these creative projects as a way of reframing the mask a symbol of being apart and isolation as something new. Cat Pfingst, a senior fashion design student at Drexel University, had been thinking of turning her DIY masks into wristlets and realized they would be the perfect small makeup bags for lipstick or bobby pins. (She was inspired, in part, by a woman at her hair salon who said she couldnt wait to wear her signature red lipstick again.) Sponsored To me, masks will sort of be the relics of this strange moment in time, she said. Theres good reason to hold on to a few face masks, even as the vaccinated population grows. Some people have taken mask wearing beyond protection and now choose to wear them based on style, Siriano said. And, many epidemiologists say that the next pandemic isnt a matter of if, but when. Pick your top masks and dont throw them away, Bennett said. Dont put them in landfills. The rest you can give away. At the National Museum of African American History and Culture and the New-York Historical Society, archivists have been collecting pandemic objects like masks for future exhibits and are still accepting donations. We want to capture what it was like to live through this pandemic so future generations can understand it, said Margi Hofer, the museum director at the New-York Historical Society. So far, she said, the museum has acquired some incredibly resourceful and very New York masks from local artists and Hofers all-time favorite: a penguin-print mask donated by Dr. Anthony Fauci. )Clean masks can also be dropped off at local textile recycling sites in many cities, where they will be redistributed or turned into new materials. We have an opportunity to do something meaningful, Bennett said. Its a chance to see a silver lining, even in these masks.	After 14 months of reliance on the mask for protection, its twilight appears to be in sight. The CDC released new guidelines stating that fully vaccinated people no longer need to wear masks outdoors unless they are in crowds.	pegasus	1	https://www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news/health/what-will-we-do-with-our-masks-now/	0.112452
Can USC QB Kedon Slovis Really Become a First Round Draft Pick?	Although the 2021 NFL Draft officially wrapped up one week ago in Cleveland, it's never too early to look ahead at the 2022 prospects. ESPN's senior draft analyst Todd McShay has already put together his 'way-too-early 2022 mock draft', and USC star Kedon Slovis is the first quarterback taken off the board. McShay has Slovis going No. 2 overall to the Detroit Lions, which means he believes the talented QB is the best prospect at his position. McShay writes: "Current Lions QB Jared Goff was part of the return in the Matthew Stafford trade in January, and a lot of what the Lions do with their two first-rounders in 2022 will depend on how he performs in his sixth NFL season. Detroit does have a potential out on Goff's contract after the 2022 season with a $10 million dead cap hit, so it could certainly be in the quarterback market next April. Slovis is 6-foot-3 with a strong arm, and his 70% completion percentage over 2019-20 ranks seventh among FBS signal-callers." Kedon finished the 2020 season with a league-leading 1,921 passing yards and 17 TD passes. The sophomore also led the Pac-12 conference last season in completions per game (29.5, first nationally), passing yards per game (320.2), and points responsible for (17). Not to mention that he also finished second with a 67.0 completion percentage. Even with a nagging shoulder injury during a COVID-19 shortened schedule, Slovis came to play. The Arizona native has high hopes for himself this 2021 season. With the quarterback position becoming so interchangeable around the NFL, Slovis knows that he could be one of the first players selected in the 2022 draft if he plays at an extremely high level. If head coach Clay Helton and offensive coordinator Graham Harrell can make a game plan to fit Slovis' strengths, there is no reason why this talented quarterback shouldn't be considered the top prospect in 2022. Comment and join in on the discussion below! ----- You may also like: [USC Bids Farewell to Star Defender, Next Stop Texas] [USC Remains Aggressive on Recruiting Trail] [Spring Ball Wrap Up: Which USC RB Will be the Odd Man Out?] ----- Be sure to stay locked into AllTrojans all the time! Follow Austin Grad on Twitter: @AustGrad Follow AllTrojans on Twitter: @SI_AllTrojans Like and follow AllTrojans on Facebook For more USC news visit www.alltrojans.com.	The 2021 NFL Draft officially wrapped up one week ago in Cleveland. ESPN's senior draft analyst Todd McShay has already put together his 'way-too-early 2022 mock draft' USC star Kedon Slovis is the first quarterback taken off the board.	bart	2	https://www.si.com/college/usc/football/kedon-slovis-espn-nfl-draft	0.124894
Are free school lunches hitting the spot for South Auckland kids?	Flaxmere Primary School students enjoy their lunch. Photo / Supplied Justin Latif, Local Democracy Reporter The majority of South Auckland schools have been getting free government-funded lunches for one term now, and while the programme is getting positive reviews from local principals and the catering businesses involved, some parents still have reservations. Over the last term, 32,336 students from 69 South Auckland schools participated in the Ka Ora, Ka Ako Healthy School Lunches programme, and an additional 24 schools are joining this term. While the Ministry of Education would not comment on the programme's expected expansion, The Spinoff understands schools have been told it will run for another two years at least. Rachel King runs Kainui Brunch Shack and is originally from Ihumtao in South Auckland. Photo / LDR Prior to the initiative's roll-out, concerns were raised regarding the potential food waste it would create, the logistical burden it placed on schools, and the potential to usurp parents' responsibilities. However, for Mngere Central School principal Jacqualene Maindonald, those fears have proven unfounded. "I think it's working for the schools in our area. There's been some teething issues but other than that, it's been pretty good." She said her students were more settled and it had also reduced absenteeism. "We find some children can be unsettled in the morning because they might not get breakfast, but once they've had their lunch they are really engaged and focused," she said. "It's also had an impact on attendance. Families who used to keep their children home if there was no food for lunches are now sending their children to school every day." And she said there was very rarely any leftover food thrown out, as excess was shared with staff and families. Parents raise questions For Toni Helleur and Ana Talakai, two Mngere-based mothers, it has been a different story. Both have had to raise concerns about aspects of the programme with their children's teachers. "The kids are getting the same food every day," Helleur said. "It's a muffin and pretzels plus at least two times a week it's pizza bread. If I wanted my kids to eat that, I would go to a bakery, as that's really a bakery lunch, so my main concern is the high carb content." However, she has come to a compromise with the school and this term she'll provide a homemade lunch a couple of times a week to ensure her kids get some different options. "I think this way if parents want to give kids something unique to them, like taro, tuna or curry, it's a nice balance of providing something that kids are used to, as well as still being part of the initiative." For Talakai, it was the one-size-fits-all approach that concerned her. FED founders David Pilley, Beckie Pilley and Becky Erwood. Photo / Supplied "It's ideal for families who are struggling, but for those families who can afford it, the school should have given an option - with guidelines around the healthy definitions - to provide their own lunches," she said. "I don't think lumping us with everyone is fair, especially with children like my son. He came home one day and said he was really hungry as he had to eat the school-provided lunch, but because he's a picky eater [he didn't eat it]. It's really heartbreaking to hear he was hungry." Both Helleur and Talakai are also worried the scheme reduces parents' personal responsibility. "My first reaction to the lunches was 'awesome', because everyone was going to have a free lunch and our food bill has definitely dropped," Helleur said. "However, on the flip side I also know that it takes away a parent's obligation to be a provider. You're basically giving another handout and in the long term that's a concern. It could create more dependency and a sense of entitlement." Lunches also creating jobs Ministry of Education's deputy secretary for sector enablement Katrina Casey said 13 school lunch suppliers were currently operating in South Auckland and the ministry was open to expanding that number to ensure schools have "flexibility and local choice". For two of those providers, Kainui Brunch Shack's Rachel King and FED's Becky Erwood, the scheme came at an opportune time, as they had both launched startups a year or two earlier that provided lunches and dinners through a subscription-style service. King, who is originally from Ihumtao, started her business after moving back to Mngere from Australia, having worked in the supermarket industry, while Erwood left her role as manager of a large public relations agency to start FED. King provides more than 500 lunches to one school and sources much of her produce from local growers, a marae, and suppliers at the Mngere Markets. "It was personal for me. I wanted to help end child poverty - I never want to see kids go hungry." She also ensured her three children, aged 4, 6 and 14, were involved in the menu development. "They've told me what they want and they're not big fans of vegetables, but if it's in a burger or a slider, they'll eat it. So I have to be really creative as I know if it looks yum, they'll try it." A sample of FED's term two menu for the school lunches programme. Photo / LDR Erwood, who's originally from the United Kingdom, is based in Albany, and provides lunches for nine Mngere schools with the help of Gate Group, a catering business located near the airport. "I read about the pilot scheme in the Hawke's Bay and got in touch with the ministry back then, asking if we could be involved in this. It's been so rewarding." One key difference between this Government's programme and what she remembered of the school lunches scheme in the UK was that "here they've made it really inclusive so therefore there's no shame attached to it". King, who has employed two fellow Mngere locals and is planning to hire a further five people, said the benefits go well beyond just keeping kids fed. "Parents get a lot of flak, and I know what it's like when you're really busy and you're just buying something that's convenient, and you're not putting any thinking into the nutritional value. I think this will benefit everybody - it benefits the teachers as the children are more alert and it's supporting parents who are struggling for time and money to make healthy, nutritious lunches."	South Auckland schools have been getting free lunches for one term now.	bart	0	https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/education/are-free-school-lunches-hitting-the-spot-for-south-auckland-kids/7A2LVFOVCMOUYTTA4WDIQYXIII/	0.32362
Are free school lunches hitting the spot for South Auckland kids?	Flaxmere Primary School students enjoy their lunch. Photo / Supplied Justin Latif, Local Democracy Reporter The majority of South Auckland schools have been getting free government-funded lunches for one term now, and while the programme is getting positive reviews from local principals and the catering businesses involved, some parents still have reservations. Over the last term, 32,336 students from 69 South Auckland schools participated in the Ka Ora, Ka Ako Healthy School Lunches programme, and an additional 24 schools are joining this term. While the Ministry of Education would not comment on the programme's expected expansion, The Spinoff understands schools have been told it will run for another two years at least. Rachel King runs Kainui Brunch Shack and is originally from Ihumtao in South Auckland. Photo / LDR Prior to the initiative's roll-out, concerns were raised regarding the potential food waste it would create, the logistical burden it placed on schools, and the potential to usurp parents' responsibilities. However, for Mngere Central School principal Jacqualene Maindonald, those fears have proven unfounded. "I think it's working for the schools in our area. There's been some teething issues but other than that, it's been pretty good." She said her students were more settled and it had also reduced absenteeism. "We find some children can be unsettled in the morning because they might not get breakfast, but once they've had their lunch they are really engaged and focused," she said. "It's also had an impact on attendance. Families who used to keep their children home if there was no food for lunches are now sending their children to school every day." And she said there was very rarely any leftover food thrown out, as excess was shared with staff and families. Parents raise questions For Toni Helleur and Ana Talakai, two Mngere-based mothers, it has been a different story. Both have had to raise concerns about aspects of the programme with their children's teachers. "The kids are getting the same food every day," Helleur said. "It's a muffin and pretzels plus at least two times a week it's pizza bread. If I wanted my kids to eat that, I would go to a bakery, as that's really a bakery lunch, so my main concern is the high carb content." However, she has come to a compromise with the school and this term she'll provide a homemade lunch a couple of times a week to ensure her kids get some different options. "I think this way if parents want to give kids something unique to them, like taro, tuna or curry, it's a nice balance of providing something that kids are used to, as well as still being part of the initiative." For Talakai, it was the one-size-fits-all approach that concerned her. FED founders David Pilley, Beckie Pilley and Becky Erwood. Photo / Supplied "It's ideal for families who are struggling, but for those families who can afford it, the school should have given an option - with guidelines around the healthy definitions - to provide their own lunches," she said. "I don't think lumping us with everyone is fair, especially with children like my son. He came home one day and said he was really hungry as he had to eat the school-provided lunch, but because he's a picky eater [he didn't eat it]. It's really heartbreaking to hear he was hungry." Both Helleur and Talakai are also worried the scheme reduces parents' personal responsibility. "My first reaction to the lunches was 'awesome', because everyone was going to have a free lunch and our food bill has definitely dropped," Helleur said. "However, on the flip side I also know that it takes away a parent's obligation to be a provider. You're basically giving another handout and in the long term that's a concern. It could create more dependency and a sense of entitlement." Lunches also creating jobs Ministry of Education's deputy secretary for sector enablement Katrina Casey said 13 school lunch suppliers were currently operating in South Auckland and the ministry was open to expanding that number to ensure schools have "flexibility and local choice". For two of those providers, Kainui Brunch Shack's Rachel King and FED's Becky Erwood, the scheme came at an opportune time, as they had both launched startups a year or two earlier that provided lunches and dinners through a subscription-style service. King, who is originally from Ihumtao, started her business after moving back to Mngere from Australia, having worked in the supermarket industry, while Erwood left her role as manager of a large public relations agency to start FED. King provides more than 500 lunches to one school and sources much of her produce from local growers, a marae, and suppliers at the Mngere Markets. "It was personal for me. I wanted to help end child poverty - I never want to see kids go hungry." She also ensured her three children, aged 4, 6 and 14, were involved in the menu development. "They've told me what they want and they're not big fans of vegetables, but if it's in a burger or a slider, they'll eat it. So I have to be really creative as I know if it looks yum, they'll try it." A sample of FED's term two menu for the school lunches programme. Photo / LDR Erwood, who's originally from the United Kingdom, is based in Albany, and provides lunches for nine Mngere schools with the help of Gate Group, a catering business located near the airport. "I read about the pilot scheme in the Hawke's Bay and got in touch with the ministry back then, asking if we could be involved in this. It's been so rewarding." One key difference between this Government's programme and what she remembered of the school lunches scheme in the UK was that "here they've made it really inclusive so therefore there's no shame attached to it". King, who has employed two fellow Mngere locals and is planning to hire a further five people, said the benefits go well beyond just keeping kids fed. "Parents get a lot of flak, and I know what it's like when you're really busy and you're just buying something that's convenient, and you're not putting any thinking into the nutritional value. I think this will benefit everybody - it benefits the teachers as the children are more alert and it's supporting parents who are struggling for time and money to make healthy, nutritious lunches."	South Auckland schools have been getting free lunches for one term now. 32,336 students from 69 South Auckland schools participated in the Ka Ora, Ka Ako Healthy School Lunches programme. An additional 24 schools are joining this term.	bart	1	https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/education/are-free-school-lunches-hitting-the-spot-for-south-auckland-kids/7A2LVFOVCMOUYTTA4WDIQYXIII/	0.422534
Are free school lunches hitting the spot for South Auckland kids?	Flaxmere Primary School students enjoy their lunch. Photo / Supplied Justin Latif, Local Democracy Reporter The majority of South Auckland schools have been getting free government-funded lunches for one term now, and while the programme is getting positive reviews from local principals and the catering businesses involved, some parents still have reservations. Over the last term, 32,336 students from 69 South Auckland schools participated in the Ka Ora, Ka Ako Healthy School Lunches programme, and an additional 24 schools are joining this term. While the Ministry of Education would not comment on the programme's expected expansion, The Spinoff understands schools have been told it will run for another two years at least. Rachel King runs Kainui Brunch Shack and is originally from Ihumtao in South Auckland. Photo / LDR Prior to the initiative's roll-out, concerns were raised regarding the potential food waste it would create, the logistical burden it placed on schools, and the potential to usurp parents' responsibilities. However, for Mngere Central School principal Jacqualene Maindonald, those fears have proven unfounded. "I think it's working for the schools in our area. There's been some teething issues but other than that, it's been pretty good." She said her students were more settled and it had also reduced absenteeism. "We find some children can be unsettled in the morning because they might not get breakfast, but once they've had their lunch they are really engaged and focused," she said. "It's also had an impact on attendance. Families who used to keep their children home if there was no food for lunches are now sending their children to school every day." And she said there was very rarely any leftover food thrown out, as excess was shared with staff and families. Parents raise questions For Toni Helleur and Ana Talakai, two Mngere-based mothers, it has been a different story. Both have had to raise concerns about aspects of the programme with their children's teachers. "The kids are getting the same food every day," Helleur said. "It's a muffin and pretzels plus at least two times a week it's pizza bread. If I wanted my kids to eat that, I would go to a bakery, as that's really a bakery lunch, so my main concern is the high carb content." However, she has come to a compromise with the school and this term she'll provide a homemade lunch a couple of times a week to ensure her kids get some different options. "I think this way if parents want to give kids something unique to them, like taro, tuna or curry, it's a nice balance of providing something that kids are used to, as well as still being part of the initiative." For Talakai, it was the one-size-fits-all approach that concerned her. FED founders David Pilley, Beckie Pilley and Becky Erwood. Photo / Supplied "It's ideal for families who are struggling, but for those families who can afford it, the school should have given an option - with guidelines around the healthy definitions - to provide their own lunches," she said. "I don't think lumping us with everyone is fair, especially with children like my son. He came home one day and said he was really hungry as he had to eat the school-provided lunch, but because he's a picky eater [he didn't eat it]. It's really heartbreaking to hear he was hungry." Both Helleur and Talakai are also worried the scheme reduces parents' personal responsibility. "My first reaction to the lunches was 'awesome', because everyone was going to have a free lunch and our food bill has definitely dropped," Helleur said. "However, on the flip side I also know that it takes away a parent's obligation to be a provider. You're basically giving another handout and in the long term that's a concern. It could create more dependency and a sense of entitlement." Lunches also creating jobs Ministry of Education's deputy secretary for sector enablement Katrina Casey said 13 school lunch suppliers were currently operating in South Auckland and the ministry was open to expanding that number to ensure schools have "flexibility and local choice". For two of those providers, Kainui Brunch Shack's Rachel King and FED's Becky Erwood, the scheme came at an opportune time, as they had both launched startups a year or two earlier that provided lunches and dinners through a subscription-style service. King, who is originally from Ihumtao, started her business after moving back to Mngere from Australia, having worked in the supermarket industry, while Erwood left her role as manager of a large public relations agency to start FED. King provides more than 500 lunches to one school and sources much of her produce from local growers, a marae, and suppliers at the Mngere Markets. "It was personal for me. I wanted to help end child poverty - I never want to see kids go hungry." She also ensured her three children, aged 4, 6 and 14, were involved in the menu development. "They've told me what they want and they're not big fans of vegetables, but if it's in a burger or a slider, they'll eat it. So I have to be really creative as I know if it looks yum, they'll try it." A sample of FED's term two menu for the school lunches programme. Photo / LDR Erwood, who's originally from the United Kingdom, is based in Albany, and provides lunches for nine Mngere schools with the help of Gate Group, a catering business located near the airport. "I read about the pilot scheme in the Hawke's Bay and got in touch with the ministry back then, asking if we could be involved in this. It's been so rewarding." One key difference between this Government's programme and what she remembered of the school lunches scheme in the UK was that "here they've made it really inclusive so therefore there's no shame attached to it". King, who has employed two fellow Mngere locals and is planning to hire a further five people, said the benefits go well beyond just keeping kids fed. "Parents get a lot of flak, and I know what it's like when you're really busy and you're just buying something that's convenient, and you're not putting any thinking into the nutritional value. I think this will benefit everybody - it benefits the teachers as the children are more alert and it's supporting parents who are struggling for time and money to make healthy, nutritious lunches."	The Ka Ora, Ka Ako Healthy School Lunches programme has been running in South Auckland for one term. Some parents are concerned about the one-size-fits-all approach to providing lunches for their children, while others say it's ideal for families who can afford it.	ctrlsum	2	https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/education/are-free-school-lunches-hitting-the-spot-for-south-auckland-kids/7A2LVFOVCMOUYTTA4WDIQYXIII/	0.236093
Are the 49ers Still Super Bowl Contenders?	Offseason additions for the 49ers are essentially a wrap. As usual, the 49ers will be rolling back a nearly identical team in years past. It is both good and bad. The good is that a lot of these players are high-level talents. The bad is that a lot of these players find themselves on the injury list. Still, the 49ers are once again running it back and rolling the dice on health. When healthy, this team is a force to be reckoned with. Entering 2020, they were easily a Super Bowl contending team. The 2021 49ers aren't much different. The roster and the head coach certainly makes it close, but I would hold off on saying they are Super Bowl contenders. It really is based on three reasons. 1.) DeMeco Ryans is a first time defensive coordinator this season. While there is some idea as to how he will call and scheme the defense, this is still uncharted waters for him. He is definitely not the level of Robert Saleh who was a mad genius with his scheme. Ryans still has to prove how far off he is from Saleh. If he can keep the defense to a teetering-top-10 level, then they will be in a strong position to get there. 2.) The offensive line wasn't great in 2020, to say the least. Injuries certainly played a part in the average-to-below-average performances, but there were still issues everywhere outside of Trent Williams. The interior is hopefully getting rounded out with Alex Mack and Aaron Banks now in the fold. The key player here is going to be Mike McGlinchey. If he continues to stay at his current skinny level, then it is going to tough on Jimmy Garoppolo and Trey Lance. 3.) Whoever is playing at quarterback this year really needs to be on. If it is Garoppolo for its entirety, then he will need to be better than 2019. The 49ers are not as elite as they were that season, so there will be more of a demand for him to step up his game. That largely ties to the offensive line play. If it is Lance, he is going to need to expedite his development fast. Unless he comes out swinging Justin-Herbert style, it is going to be tough for the 49ers to reach their Super Bowl aspirations.	The 2020 49ers were easily a Super Bowl contending team. The 2021 49ers aren't much different.	ctrlsum	0	https://www.si.com/nfl/49ers/news/are-the-49ers-still-super-bowl-contenders	0.191726
Are the 49ers Still Super Bowl Contenders?	Offseason additions for the 49ers are essentially a wrap. As usual, the 49ers will be rolling back a nearly identical team in years past. It is both good and bad. The good is that a lot of these players are high-level talents. The bad is that a lot of these players find themselves on the injury list. Still, the 49ers are once again running it back and rolling the dice on health. When healthy, this team is a force to be reckoned with. Entering 2020, they were easily a Super Bowl contending team. The 2021 49ers aren't much different. The roster and the head coach certainly makes it close, but I would hold off on saying they are Super Bowl contenders. It really is based on three reasons. 1.) DeMeco Ryans is a first time defensive coordinator this season. While there is some idea as to how he will call and scheme the defense, this is still uncharted waters for him. He is definitely not the level of Robert Saleh who was a mad genius with his scheme. Ryans still has to prove how far off he is from Saleh. If he can keep the defense to a teetering-top-10 level, then they will be in a strong position to get there. 2.) The offensive line wasn't great in 2020, to say the least. Injuries certainly played a part in the average-to-below-average performances, but there were still issues everywhere outside of Trent Williams. The interior is hopefully getting rounded out with Alex Mack and Aaron Banks now in the fold. The key player here is going to be Mike McGlinchey. If he continues to stay at his current skinny level, then it is going to tough on Jimmy Garoppolo and Trey Lance. 3.) Whoever is playing at quarterback this year really needs to be on. If it is Garoppolo for its entirety, then he will need to be better than 2019. The 49ers are not as elite as they were that season, so there will be more of a demand for him to step up his game. That largely ties to the offensive line play. If it is Lance, he is going to need to expedite his development fast. Unless he comes out swinging Justin-Herbert style, it is going to be tough for the 49ers to reach their Super Bowl aspirations.	The 2020 49ers were easily a Super Bowl contending team. The 2021 49ers aren't much different, but I would hold off on saying they are Super Bowl contenders.	ctrlsum	1	https://www.si.com/nfl/49ers/news/are-the-49ers-still-super-bowl-contenders	0.155438
Are the 49ers Still Super Bowl Contenders?	Offseason additions for the 49ers are essentially a wrap. As usual, the 49ers will be rolling back a nearly identical team in years past. It is both good and bad. The good is that a lot of these players are high-level talents. The bad is that a lot of these players find themselves on the injury list. Still, the 49ers are once again running it back and rolling the dice on health. When healthy, this team is a force to be reckoned with. Entering 2020, they were easily a Super Bowl contending team. The 2021 49ers aren't much different. The roster and the head coach certainly makes it close, but I would hold off on saying they are Super Bowl contenders. It really is based on three reasons. 1.) DeMeco Ryans is a first time defensive coordinator this season. While there is some idea as to how he will call and scheme the defense, this is still uncharted waters for him. He is definitely not the level of Robert Saleh who was a mad genius with his scheme. Ryans still has to prove how far off he is from Saleh. If he can keep the defense to a teetering-top-10 level, then they will be in a strong position to get there. 2.) The offensive line wasn't great in 2020, to say the least. Injuries certainly played a part in the average-to-below-average performances, but there were still issues everywhere outside of Trent Williams. The interior is hopefully getting rounded out with Alex Mack and Aaron Banks now in the fold. The key player here is going to be Mike McGlinchey. If he continues to stay at his current skinny level, then it is going to tough on Jimmy Garoppolo and Trey Lance. 3.) Whoever is playing at quarterback this year really needs to be on. If it is Garoppolo for its entirety, then he will need to be better than 2019. The 49ers are not as elite as they were that season, so there will be more of a demand for him to step up his game. That largely ties to the offensive line play. If it is Lance, he is going to need to expedite his development fast. Unless he comes out swinging Justin-Herbert style, it is going to be tough for the 49ers to reach their Super Bowl aspirations.	The 2020 49ers were easily a Super Bowl contending team. The 2021 49ers aren't much different, but I would hold off on saying they are Super Bowl contenders. The offensive line wasn't great in 2020, but there were still issues everywhere outside of Trent Williams.	ctrlsum	2	https://www.si.com/nfl/49ers/news/are-the-49ers-still-super-bowl-contenders	0.130203
Can a special assessment overcharge be returned to the condo owners?	Condominium Property Act does not allow condominium corporations to return funds. Find out why. Reviews and recommendations are unbiased and products are independently selected. Postmedia may earn an affiliate commission from purchases made through links on this page. Article content Question: Two years ago, each unit in my condominium building received a special assessment of between $40,000 and $70,000. The total assessment was for more than $3 million. The money was used to repair the condominium building (eg. building envelope, parkade, etc.). Because of the great work of the board, the condominium corporation managed to spend $1 million less than the original estimate. As a result, since I am an owner, I was expecting a refund. However, the condominium corporation says it is not legal to refund the leftover money. We apologize, but this video has failed to load. tap here to see other videos from our team. Back to video This does not seem fair, and I need the money. The reserve fund is now sitting at more than $1.5 million. Please help! Answer: The Condominium Property Act does not allow the condominium corporation to return the funds, which is unfortunate for owners. The money in the capital replacement reserve fund is an asset of the condominium corporation, and no part of that money can be refunded or distributed to any owner of a unit except where the owners and the property cease to be governed by this Condominium Property Act (see: s. 38(3), Condominium Property Act).	Condominium Property Act does not allow condominium corporations to return funds. Find out why.	bart	0	https://calgaryherald.com/life/homes/condos/can-a-special-assessment-overcharge-be-returned-to-the-condo-owners	0.188431
Can a special assessment overcharge be returned to the condo owners?	Condominium Property Act does not allow condominium corporations to return funds. Find out why. Reviews and recommendations are unbiased and products are independently selected. Postmedia may earn an affiliate commission from purchases made through links on this page. Article content Question: Two years ago, each unit in my condominium building received a special assessment of between $40,000 and $70,000. The total assessment was for more than $3 million. The money was used to repair the condominium building (eg. building envelope, parkade, etc.). Because of the great work of the board, the condominium corporation managed to spend $1 million less than the original estimate. As a result, since I am an owner, I was expecting a refund. However, the condominium corporation says it is not legal to refund the leftover money. We apologize, but this video has failed to load. tap here to see other videos from our team. Back to video This does not seem fair, and I need the money. The reserve fund is now sitting at more than $1.5 million. Please help! Answer: The Condominium Property Act does not allow the condominium corporation to return the funds, which is unfortunate for owners. The money in the capital replacement reserve fund is an asset of the condominium corporation, and no part of that money can be refunded or distributed to any owner of a unit except where the owners and the property cease to be governed by this Condominium Property Act (see: s. 38(3), Condominium Property Act).	Two years ago, each unit in my condominium building received a special assessment of between $40,000 and $70,000. Condominium Property Act does not allow condominium corporations to return funds. Find out why.	bart	1	https://calgaryherald.com/life/homes/condos/can-a-special-assessment-overcharge-be-returned-to-the-condo-owners	0.212365
Can a special assessment overcharge be returned to the condo owners?	Condominium Property Act does not allow condominium corporations to return funds. Find out why. Reviews and recommendations are unbiased and products are independently selected. Postmedia may earn an affiliate commission from purchases made through links on this page. Article content Question: Two years ago, each unit in my condominium building received a special assessment of between $40,000 and $70,000. The total assessment was for more than $3 million. The money was used to repair the condominium building (eg. building envelope, parkade, etc.). Because of the great work of the board, the condominium corporation managed to spend $1 million less than the original estimate. As a result, since I am an owner, I was expecting a refund. However, the condominium corporation says it is not legal to refund the leftover money. We apologize, but this video has failed to load. tap here to see other videos from our team. Back to video This does not seem fair, and I need the money. The reserve fund is now sitting at more than $1.5 million. Please help! Answer: The Condominium Property Act does not allow the condominium corporation to return the funds, which is unfortunate for owners. The money in the capital replacement reserve fund is an asset of the condominium corporation, and no part of that money can be refunded or distributed to any owner of a unit except where the owners and the property cease to be governed by this Condominium Property Act (see: s. 38(3), Condominium Property Act).	Two years ago, each unit in my condominium building received a special assessment of between $40,000 and $70,000. Condominium Property Act does not allow the condominium corporation to return the funds. The reserve fund is now sitting at more than $1.5 million.	bart	2	https://calgaryherald.com/life/homes/condos/can-a-special-assessment-overcharge-be-returned-to-the-condo-owners	0.288831
Could kite-flying robots power life on Mars?	Getty Images Who knows what the giant kites would look like (as it's still just an idea) but we hope they end up being as colourful as this artistic impression! Renewable energy being generated on Mars by... robots flying giant kites! While this sounds like the plot of a sci-fi film, it's an idea scientists came up with in response to a competition run by the European Space Agency (ESA). For astronauts to live at a long-term base camp on Mars, they will need to find energy to survive. Scientists at the Delft University of Technology in the Netherlands think using a massive kite flown by robots, to harness high Martian wind speeds, could provide enough energy to sustain several astronauts in their everyday work. To enjoy the CBBC Newsround website at its best you will need to have JavaScript turned on. Producing and storing renewable energy on Mars is not an easy task. Mars is further from the Sun than Earth, so it only gets 43 percent of the sunlight Earth does, making solar power less effective. Also, sending technology such as wind turbines and regular batteries from Earth to Mars is impossible as they are far too heavy. Roland Schmehl at the Delft University of Technology in the Netherlands and his colleagues suggested this unusual technique because the winds on Mars are, on average, faster than on Earth although the atmosphere isn't as dense. "The higher windspeeds and lower density to some degree balance out, but not fully, so we also need to increase the surface area of the kite quite drastically," says Schmehl. He added: "We have seen something similar with the Ingenuity helicopter that is now flying on Mars - this helicopter has much bigger rotor blades than the small drones that you see here on Earth." The kite would have a surface area of 50 square metres - which is pretty huge! It would be attached to a large drum on the ground with a cable, and as the kite flew up into Mars' sky, it would pull more of the cable which would rotated the drum - creating energy! The researchers also propose using 70 square metres of solar cells - which convert light into electricity. Pairing these two methods would, according to the team, provide enough power to sustain a base on Mars, so astronauts could have power at night and store energy for different seasons. And that's not all. The team predicts a short-term energy solution through the use of lithium-sulphur batteries, and a longer term storage system would be made possible by compressing carbon dioxide gas from Mars's atmosphere in underground caverns - this gas could later by decompressed to reclaim the stored energy. This whole system could provide about 127 megawatt-hours of energy per year - equivalent to the power produced by about 75 barrels of oil. "If we relate it to Earth, it would power about 20 households here in the Netherlands or about five households in the US," says Schmehl. "[A Mars base camp] is basically one household, four to five astronauts with a small lab." Let us know in the comments below.	Dutch scientists have come up with an idea to generate renewable energy on Mars. A giant kite flown by robots would harness high Martian wind speeds.	ctrlsum	0	https://www.bbc.co.uk/newsround/57019917	0.187176
Could kite-flying robots power life on Mars?	Getty Images Who knows what the giant kites would look like (as it's still just an idea) but we hope they end up being as colourful as this artistic impression! Renewable energy being generated on Mars by... robots flying giant kites! While this sounds like the plot of a sci-fi film, it's an idea scientists came up with in response to a competition run by the European Space Agency (ESA). For astronauts to live at a long-term base camp on Mars, they will need to find energy to survive. Scientists at the Delft University of Technology in the Netherlands think using a massive kite flown by robots, to harness high Martian wind speeds, could provide enough energy to sustain several astronauts in their everyday work. To enjoy the CBBC Newsround website at its best you will need to have JavaScript turned on. Producing and storing renewable energy on Mars is not an easy task. Mars is further from the Sun than Earth, so it only gets 43 percent of the sunlight Earth does, making solar power less effective. Also, sending technology such as wind turbines and regular batteries from Earth to Mars is impossible as they are far too heavy. Roland Schmehl at the Delft University of Technology in the Netherlands and his colleagues suggested this unusual technique because the winds on Mars are, on average, faster than on Earth although the atmosphere isn't as dense. "The higher windspeeds and lower density to some degree balance out, but not fully, so we also need to increase the surface area of the kite quite drastically," says Schmehl. He added: "We have seen something similar with the Ingenuity helicopter that is now flying on Mars - this helicopter has much bigger rotor blades than the small drones that you see here on Earth." The kite would have a surface area of 50 square metres - which is pretty huge! It would be attached to a large drum on the ground with a cable, and as the kite flew up into Mars' sky, it would pull more of the cable which would rotated the drum - creating energy! The researchers also propose using 70 square metres of solar cells - which convert light into electricity. Pairing these two methods would, according to the team, provide enough power to sustain a base on Mars, so astronauts could have power at night and store energy for different seasons. And that's not all. The team predicts a short-term energy solution through the use of lithium-sulphur batteries, and a longer term storage system would be made possible by compressing carbon dioxide gas from Mars's atmosphere in underground caverns - this gas could later by decompressed to reclaim the stored energy. This whole system could provide about 127 megawatt-hours of energy per year - equivalent to the power produced by about 75 barrels of oil. "If we relate it to Earth, it would power about 20 households here in the Netherlands or about five households in the US," says Schmehl. "[A Mars base camp] is basically one household, four to five astronauts with a small lab." Let us know in the comments below.	Dutch scientists have come up with an idea to generate renewable energy on Mars. A giant kite flown by robots would harness high Martian wind speeds to create energy.	ctrlsum	1	https://www.bbc.co.uk/newsround/57019917	0.241671
Could kite-flying robots power life on Mars?	Getty Images Who knows what the giant kites would look like (as it's still just an idea) but we hope they end up being as colourful as this artistic impression! Renewable energy being generated on Mars by... robots flying giant kites! While this sounds like the plot of a sci-fi film, it's an idea scientists came up with in response to a competition run by the European Space Agency (ESA). For astronauts to live at a long-term base camp on Mars, they will need to find energy to survive. Scientists at the Delft University of Technology in the Netherlands think using a massive kite flown by robots, to harness high Martian wind speeds, could provide enough energy to sustain several astronauts in their everyday work. To enjoy the CBBC Newsround website at its best you will need to have JavaScript turned on. Producing and storing renewable energy on Mars is not an easy task. Mars is further from the Sun than Earth, so it only gets 43 percent of the sunlight Earth does, making solar power less effective. Also, sending technology such as wind turbines and regular batteries from Earth to Mars is impossible as they are far too heavy. Roland Schmehl at the Delft University of Technology in the Netherlands and his colleagues suggested this unusual technique because the winds on Mars are, on average, faster than on Earth although the atmosphere isn't as dense. "The higher windspeeds and lower density to some degree balance out, but not fully, so we also need to increase the surface area of the kite quite drastically," says Schmehl. He added: "We have seen something similar with the Ingenuity helicopter that is now flying on Mars - this helicopter has much bigger rotor blades than the small drones that you see here on Earth." The kite would have a surface area of 50 square metres - which is pretty huge! It would be attached to a large drum on the ground with a cable, and as the kite flew up into Mars' sky, it would pull more of the cable which would rotated the drum - creating energy! The researchers also propose using 70 square metres of solar cells - which convert light into electricity. Pairing these two methods would, according to the team, provide enough power to sustain a base on Mars, so astronauts could have power at night and store energy for different seasons. And that's not all. The team predicts a short-term energy solution through the use of lithium-sulphur batteries, and a longer term storage system would be made possible by compressing carbon dioxide gas from Mars's atmosphere in underground caverns - this gas could later by decompressed to reclaim the stored energy. This whole system could provide about 127 megawatt-hours of energy per year - equivalent to the power produced by about 75 barrels of oil. "If we relate it to Earth, it would power about 20 households here in the Netherlands or about five households in the US," says Schmehl. "[A Mars base camp] is basically one household, four to five astronauts with a small lab." Let us know in the comments below.	Scientists at the Delft University of Technology in the Netherlands came up with the idea in response to a competition run by the European Space Agency. They think using a massive kite flown by robots, to harness high Martian wind speeds, could provide enough energy to sustain several astronauts.	bart	2	https://www.bbc.co.uk/newsround/57019917	0.223761
Where Does Dallas Cowboys DE DeMarcus Lawrence Rank Among NFL Pass-Rushers?	The Dallas Cowboys will have a new-look defense under first-year coordinator Dan Quinn in 2021 that will see multiple changes to the way current roster members are utilized. As one of the elder statesmen and leaders of that group, defensive end DeMarcus Lawrence will be expected to carry the load in the pass rush department, alongside a host of fresh faces, including three rookies and a trio of free agents. With those reinforcements on the way, Lawrence looks to be in line for a bounce-back 2021 season, and according to Pro Football Focus, which ranked Lawrence as the seventh-best edge rusher heading into next season, that is exactly what is going to happen. Per PFF: Pass rush is always going to draw headlines for edge defenders. Lawrence has been one of the leagues best in that department, putting up a top-10 pass-rush win rate at the position since 2017. However, he has also been an elite-run defender in recent years. Lawrences 90.1 run-defense grade over the last four seasons makes him one of just seven players at the position to clear the 90.0 mark since 2017. Over the last two seasons, Lawrence underwhelmed statistically, managing just 11.5 sacks, 24 tackles for loss, and 27 quarterback hits in 34 games, including two playoff games. But the Cowboys will tell you he plays hurt. And that he plays hard. With Quinn now calling the shots, and Lawrence getting some much-needed help on all three levels of the defense, the expectations should be as high as ever for the leader of the Dallas defense. You can view the full edge-rusher rankings according to Pro Football Focus, which starts with this list:	PFF ranks DeMarcus Lawrence as the seventh-best edge rusher heading into 2021.	ctrlsum	0	https://www.si.com/nfl/cowboys/news/where-dallas-cowboys-demarcus-lawrence-rank-nfl-pass-rushers	0.105173
Where Does Dallas Cowboys DE DeMarcus Lawrence Rank Among NFL Pass-Rushers?	The Dallas Cowboys will have a new-look defense under first-year coordinator Dan Quinn in 2021 that will see multiple changes to the way current roster members are utilized. As one of the elder statesmen and leaders of that group, defensive end DeMarcus Lawrence will be expected to carry the load in the pass rush department, alongside a host of fresh faces, including three rookies and a trio of free agents. With those reinforcements on the way, Lawrence looks to be in line for a bounce-back 2021 season, and according to Pro Football Focus, which ranked Lawrence as the seventh-best edge rusher heading into next season, that is exactly what is going to happen. Per PFF: Pass rush is always going to draw headlines for edge defenders. Lawrence has been one of the leagues best in that department, putting up a top-10 pass-rush win rate at the position since 2017. However, he has also been an elite-run defender in recent years. Lawrences 90.1 run-defense grade over the last four seasons makes him one of just seven players at the position to clear the 90.0 mark since 2017. Over the last two seasons, Lawrence underwhelmed statistically, managing just 11.5 sacks, 24 tackles for loss, and 27 quarterback hits in 34 games, including two playoff games. But the Cowboys will tell you he plays hurt. And that he plays hard. With Quinn now calling the shots, and Lawrence getting some much-needed help on all three levels of the defense, the expectations should be as high as ever for the leader of the Dallas defense. You can view the full edge-rusher rankings according to Pro Football Focus, which starts with this list:	PFF ranks DeMarcus Lawrence as the seventh-best edge rusher heading into next season. The Dallas Cowboys will have a new-look defense under first-year coordinator Dan Quinn in 2021.	ctrlsum	1	https://www.si.com/nfl/cowboys/news/where-dallas-cowboys-demarcus-lawrence-rank-nfl-pass-rushers	0.187466
Where Does Dallas Cowboys DE DeMarcus Lawrence Rank Among NFL Pass-Rushers?	The Dallas Cowboys will have a new-look defense under first-year coordinator Dan Quinn in 2021 that will see multiple changes to the way current roster members are utilized. As one of the elder statesmen and leaders of that group, defensive end DeMarcus Lawrence will be expected to carry the load in the pass rush department, alongside a host of fresh faces, including three rookies and a trio of free agents. With those reinforcements on the way, Lawrence looks to be in line for a bounce-back 2021 season, and according to Pro Football Focus, which ranked Lawrence as the seventh-best edge rusher heading into next season, that is exactly what is going to happen. Per PFF: Pass rush is always going to draw headlines for edge defenders. Lawrence has been one of the leagues best in that department, putting up a top-10 pass-rush win rate at the position since 2017. However, he has also been an elite-run defender in recent years. Lawrences 90.1 run-defense grade over the last four seasons makes him one of just seven players at the position to clear the 90.0 mark since 2017. Over the last two seasons, Lawrence underwhelmed statistically, managing just 11.5 sacks, 24 tackles for loss, and 27 quarterback hits in 34 games, including two playoff games. But the Cowboys will tell you he plays hurt. And that he plays hard. With Quinn now calling the shots, and Lawrence getting some much-needed help on all three levels of the defense, the expectations should be as high as ever for the leader of the Dallas defense. You can view the full edge-rusher rankings according to Pro Football Focus, which starts with this list:	The Dallas Cowboys will have a new-look defense under first-year coordinator Dan Quinn in 2021. Defensive end DeMarcus Lawrence will be expected to carry the load in the pass rush department. According to Pro Football Focus, Lawrence is the seventh-best edge rusher in the NFL.	pegasus	2	https://www.si.com/nfl/cowboys/news/where-dallas-cowboys-demarcus-lawrence-rank-nfl-pass-rushers	0.493843
Why Privacy-First Approach Is Critical For Data-Based Innovation?	Respecting and providing data security to users is one of the most critical steps to move forward in the age of Artificial Intelligence (AI), Machine Learning (ML), and Data Science. These technologies use data to predict outcomes of different scenarios. But that data must be protected. Earning the trust of users with the finest data privacy and security will allow us to move forward, research, and innovate in this era. From massive data breaches to private data sales, consumers are extremely concerned about keeping personal information private and secure. For instance, nearly 80% of respondents in a recent Pew Research study raised questions against companies who own their consumer data. Sensitive information includes electronic medical records, personal genomic data, consumer info, PII (Personally Identifiable Information), employee data, Intellectual Property such as patents and other digital assets, trade secrets and even Government data, Operational & Inventory Information, and other industry-specific data. Data privacy has become a significant concern for users in this dominant technology era. We live in an app-drive world but the use of more apps means increased data collection. This data is intentionally collected by AI tools to improve user experience, but it can have many unintended consequences. However, an intense collection of data brings the risk of data breaches by hackers. This is a serious concern because hackers can access sensitive data such as photos, addresses, credit cards, emails, etc. There have been multiple reports of data breaches across various sectors. For example, in April 2019, Georgia Tech announced that nearly 1.3 million current and former faculty members, students, staff, and student applicants were affected by an education data breach caused by unauthorized access to a web application. Information compromised included names, addresses, dates of birth, and Social Security numbers. Similarly, while direct-to-consumer genetic testing companies have opened up an entirely new world of information on ancestry and disease risk for individuals, many have come under fire for violating user privacy and breaching user trust. There are many such data breaching incidents that have been reported over the past few years. For example, one genealogy company was affected by a security breach that compromised ten million users personal information. Another DNA testing company became subject to an investigation by the Federal Trade Commission over its policy for sharing genetic data. These issues have raised widespread privacy concerns that are impacting the internet sector. People are now reluctant to give their data to these digital companies even for research as there may be a high chance of data leaks. This is a big problem because solutions such as personal genomics can create a lot of value for the tested individuals. Furthermore, suppose the data is shared with researchers, it will enable them to understand human genetics better and possibly help cure diseases and even predict whether a certain disease will show up in a person or cure the disease before it even appears in a person. For example in Photoplethysmography (PPG) the heart rate data can be used to predict if a person will develop certain cardiovascular diseases. EMG (Electromyography) or EEG (electroencephalogram) signals can be used for various studies to treat and predict many diseases. EMG signals can assess the health of muscles and the nerve cells that control them (motor neurons). The bottom line is that no one wants this type of data to be breached, stolen, or sold to any third party at any cost. MORE FOR YOU What Humans Can Learn From 'Human In The Loop' Learning The solution to this privacy issue lies in allowing users to own and control their data privately and securely. Users should also be ensured that their data is safe and secure. There should be new protocols and standards for communication in wireless and fiber optics which provide highly encrypted data transfer. This will minimize the chances of a data breach. Hence, there needs to be a new standard for responsible data to provide consumers with first-of-its-kind control of their data. We need solutions that can safeguard consumers from a data breach. For example, Oasis Labs announced a partnership with Nebula that enables customers to maintain the privacy, ownership, and control of their genomic data. Through Oasis Labs privacy solution called Parcel, Nebulas users will be able to retain ownership and control of their genomic data. Data remains confidential, and users can grant access to their data for specific purposes such as the generation of reports offered by Nebula or analysis by researchers. Each time a users genome is analyzed whether it is to provide reports to the user or for medical research Oasis verifies the user's permission. Nebula users can receive reports and share data access with researchers while keeping their genomic data confidential and protected. Along the same lines, many data privacy startups have cropped up. One of them is InCountry, a data residency-as-a-service platform that helps companies store data locally. It offers the infrastructure to store and retrieve data in its country of origin. It also gives an API that funnels data between InCountrys local data centers provided by AWS (Amazon Web Services), Microsoft Azure, Google Cloud Platform (GCP), and Alibaba Cloud. Another such startup is OneTrust, a data privacy management compliance established to help businesses adhere to the growing array of regulations worldwide, including GDPR (General Data Protection Regulation) and CCPA (California Consumer Privacy Act). OneTrust platform includes a template-based self-assessment tool that allows companies to see how close they are to complying with GDPR and other legal frameworks. Simultaneously, data mapping helps companies understand how data flows through the organization and across borders. TrustArc is another data privacy startup that recently raised $70 million in funding. The platform is about helping companies monitor risk around regulations and identify gaps across various regulatory frameworks. TrustArc can also handle cookie consent preferences for GDPR and facilitate processes for marketing campaigns, including user consent for outbound emails. Another competitor in this area is a London-based startup, Privitar, which has raised more than $40 million. It helps enterprises engineer privacy protection into their data projects, allowing them to leverage large, sensitive data sets while complying with regulations and ethical data principles. The company provides many tools and services to achieve this task. Finally, BigID is a New York-based startup that helps enterprises protect customer and employee data, using machine learning to automatically find sensitive data held on internal servers and databases, analyze it, and ensure that organizations comply with data protection regulations. Big data has also gained popularity in organizations, promising improved operations and new business opportunities. However, big data has increased access to sensitive information, jeopardizing individuals privacy and violating data protection laws. As a result, data controllers and data processors may have imposed tough penalties for non-compliance, like GDPR will take 4% of total annual revenue if authorities determine it took insufficient measures to protect data. Such solutions can usher in the era of personal data by building a distributed platform that will accelerate data generation, facilitate data access, and streamline data analysis. Blockchain and privacy-preserving technologies can enable individuals to maintain control of their data, share it securely, and compensate equitably. This can accelerate the pace of innovation while maintaining data privacy. More and more technology companies should adopt the privacy-first approach to innovation. This brings trust to its user base while helping advance innovation as well.	Respecting and providing data security to users is one of the most critical steps to move forward in the age of Artificial Intelligence (AI), Machine Learning (ML), and Data Science.	bart	1	https://www.forbes.com/sites/taarinikaurdang/2021/05/27/why-privacy-first-approach-is-critical-for-data-based-innovation/	0.109053
Why Privacy-First Approach Is Critical For Data-Based Innovation?	Respecting and providing data security to users is one of the most critical steps to move forward in the age of Artificial Intelligence (AI), Machine Learning (ML), and Data Science. These technologies use data to predict outcomes of different scenarios. But that data must be protected. Earning the trust of users with the finest data privacy and security will allow us to move forward, research, and innovate in this era. From massive data breaches to private data sales, consumers are extremely concerned about keeping personal information private and secure. For instance, nearly 80% of respondents in a recent Pew Research study raised questions against companies who own their consumer data. Sensitive information includes electronic medical records, personal genomic data, consumer info, PII (Personally Identifiable Information), employee data, Intellectual Property such as patents and other digital assets, trade secrets and even Government data, Operational & Inventory Information, and other industry-specific data. Data privacy has become a significant concern for users in this dominant technology era. We live in an app-drive world but the use of more apps means increased data collection. This data is intentionally collected by AI tools to improve user experience, but it can have many unintended consequences. However, an intense collection of data brings the risk of data breaches by hackers. This is a serious concern because hackers can access sensitive data such as photos, addresses, credit cards, emails, etc. There have been multiple reports of data breaches across various sectors. For example, in April 2019, Georgia Tech announced that nearly 1.3 million current and former faculty members, students, staff, and student applicants were affected by an education data breach caused by unauthorized access to a web application. Information compromised included names, addresses, dates of birth, and Social Security numbers. Similarly, while direct-to-consumer genetic testing companies have opened up an entirely new world of information on ancestry and disease risk for individuals, many have come under fire for violating user privacy and breaching user trust. There are many such data breaching incidents that have been reported over the past few years. For example, one genealogy company was affected by a security breach that compromised ten million users personal information. Another DNA testing company became subject to an investigation by the Federal Trade Commission over its policy for sharing genetic data. These issues have raised widespread privacy concerns that are impacting the internet sector. People are now reluctant to give their data to these digital companies even for research as there may be a high chance of data leaks. This is a big problem because solutions such as personal genomics can create a lot of value for the tested individuals. Furthermore, suppose the data is shared with researchers, it will enable them to understand human genetics better and possibly help cure diseases and even predict whether a certain disease will show up in a person or cure the disease before it even appears in a person. For example in Photoplethysmography (PPG) the heart rate data can be used to predict if a person will develop certain cardiovascular diseases. EMG (Electromyography) or EEG (electroencephalogram) signals can be used for various studies to treat and predict many diseases. EMG signals can assess the health of muscles and the nerve cells that control them (motor neurons). The bottom line is that no one wants this type of data to be breached, stolen, or sold to any third party at any cost. MORE FOR YOU What Humans Can Learn From 'Human In The Loop' Learning The solution to this privacy issue lies in allowing users to own and control their data privately and securely. Users should also be ensured that their data is safe and secure. There should be new protocols and standards for communication in wireless and fiber optics which provide highly encrypted data transfer. This will minimize the chances of a data breach. Hence, there needs to be a new standard for responsible data to provide consumers with first-of-its-kind control of their data. We need solutions that can safeguard consumers from a data breach. For example, Oasis Labs announced a partnership with Nebula that enables customers to maintain the privacy, ownership, and control of their genomic data. Through Oasis Labs privacy solution called Parcel, Nebulas users will be able to retain ownership and control of their genomic data. Data remains confidential, and users can grant access to their data for specific purposes such as the generation of reports offered by Nebula or analysis by researchers. Each time a users genome is analyzed whether it is to provide reports to the user or for medical research Oasis verifies the user's permission. Nebula users can receive reports and share data access with researchers while keeping their genomic data confidential and protected. Along the same lines, many data privacy startups have cropped up. One of them is InCountry, a data residency-as-a-service platform that helps companies store data locally. It offers the infrastructure to store and retrieve data in its country of origin. It also gives an API that funnels data between InCountrys local data centers provided by AWS (Amazon Web Services), Microsoft Azure, Google Cloud Platform (GCP), and Alibaba Cloud. Another such startup is OneTrust, a data privacy management compliance established to help businesses adhere to the growing array of regulations worldwide, including GDPR (General Data Protection Regulation) and CCPA (California Consumer Privacy Act). OneTrust platform includes a template-based self-assessment tool that allows companies to see how close they are to complying with GDPR and other legal frameworks. Simultaneously, data mapping helps companies understand how data flows through the organization and across borders. TrustArc is another data privacy startup that recently raised $70 million in funding. The platform is about helping companies monitor risk around regulations and identify gaps across various regulatory frameworks. TrustArc can also handle cookie consent preferences for GDPR and facilitate processes for marketing campaigns, including user consent for outbound emails. Another competitor in this area is a London-based startup, Privitar, which has raised more than $40 million. It helps enterprises engineer privacy protection into their data projects, allowing them to leverage large, sensitive data sets while complying with regulations and ethical data principles. The company provides many tools and services to achieve this task. Finally, BigID is a New York-based startup that helps enterprises protect customer and employee data, using machine learning to automatically find sensitive data held on internal servers and databases, analyze it, and ensure that organizations comply with data protection regulations. Big data has also gained popularity in organizations, promising improved operations and new business opportunities. However, big data has increased access to sensitive information, jeopardizing individuals privacy and violating data protection laws. As a result, data controllers and data processors may have imposed tough penalties for non-compliance, like GDPR will take 4% of total annual revenue if authorities determine it took insufficient measures to protect data. Such solutions can usher in the era of personal data by building a distributed platform that will accelerate data generation, facilitate data access, and streamline data analysis. Blockchain and privacy-preserving technologies can enable individuals to maintain control of their data, share it securely, and compensate equitably. This can accelerate the pace of innovation while maintaining data privacy. More and more technology companies should adopt the privacy-first approach to innovation. This brings trust to its user base while helping advance innovation as well.	Respecting and providing data security to users is one of the most critical steps to move forward in the age of Artificial Intelligence (AI), Machine Learning (ML), and Data Science. Nearly 80% of respondents in a recent Pew Research study raised questions against companies who own their consumer data.	pegasus	2	https://www.forbes.com/sites/taarinikaurdang/2021/05/27/why-privacy-first-approach-is-critical-for-data-based-innovation/	0.10241
Does Mizzou have depth concerns at wide receiver?	This is the way of the world in sports. Geno gets paid $2.4 million a year to deal with these headaches - and he's also free to add anyone else's transfers to his roster. I heard Mack Brown's comments about his QB who said that he didn't want to receive payments from NIL because he didn't want other players to be upset he was getting paid (more). Make the pay out in the open, stop all the clandestine payments. No good comes from secret bag men. A: I think it comes down to fans, coaches and media just being resistant to change or scared of change. Remember, a few years ago college ADs were trying to convince us that the whole system would implode if athletes were given full cost of attendance payments to supplement their scholarships. The Mack Brown/Sam Howell comment was ridiculous if you think about all the college sports that don't offer full scholarships to all their athletes. Baseball players and softball players all take home different kinds of athletic scholarships. Full scholarships, half scholarships, quarter scholarships, etc. Of course not. I assume not everyone in the Post-Dispatch sports department makes the same amount of money. Of course not. NIL is a reflection of how the real world works in a free market. Dave Matter brings you the latest updates from the Mizzou sports scene. Sign up! * I understand and agree that registration on or use of this site constitutes agreement to its user agreement and privacy policy.	Mizzou has depth concerns at wide receiver.	ctrlsum	0	https://www.stltoday.com/sports/subscriber/does-mizzou-have-depth-concerns-at-wide-receiver/article_12e67bef-1d34-5d26-b0f6-a5d5d5e75f51.html	0.494809
Does Mizzou have depth concerns at wide receiver?	This is the way of the world in sports. Geno gets paid $2.4 million a year to deal with these headaches - and he's also free to add anyone else's transfers to his roster. I heard Mack Brown's comments about his QB who said that he didn't want to receive payments from NIL because he didn't want other players to be upset he was getting paid (more). Make the pay out in the open, stop all the clandestine payments. No good comes from secret bag men. A: I think it comes down to fans, coaches and media just being resistant to change or scared of change. Remember, a few years ago college ADs were trying to convince us that the whole system would implode if athletes were given full cost of attendance payments to supplement their scholarships. The Mack Brown/Sam Howell comment was ridiculous if you think about all the college sports that don't offer full scholarships to all their athletes. Baseball players and softball players all take home different kinds of athletic scholarships. Full scholarships, half scholarships, quarter scholarships, etc. Of course not. I assume not everyone in the Post-Dispatch sports department makes the same amount of money. Of course not. NIL is a reflection of how the real world works in a free market. Dave Matter brings you the latest updates from the Mizzou sports scene. Sign up! * I understand and agree that registration on or use of this site constitutes agreement to its user agreement and privacy policy.	Mizzou has depth concerns at wide receiver, but that's the way of the world in sports. Mack Brown/Sam Howell comment was ridiculous if you think about all the college sports that don't offer full scholarships to all their athletes.	ctrlsum	1	https://www.stltoday.com/sports/subscriber/does-mizzou-have-depth-concerns-at-wide-receiver/article_12e67bef-1d34-5d26-b0f6-a5d5d5e75f51.html	0.743319
Does Mizzou have depth concerns at wide receiver?	This is the way of the world in sports. Geno gets paid $2.4 million a year to deal with these headaches - and he's also free to add anyone else's transfers to his roster. I heard Mack Brown's comments about his QB who said that he didn't want to receive payments from NIL because he didn't want other players to be upset he was getting paid (more). Make the pay out in the open, stop all the clandestine payments. No good comes from secret bag men. A: I think it comes down to fans, coaches and media just being resistant to change or scared of change. Remember, a few years ago college ADs were trying to convince us that the whole system would implode if athletes were given full cost of attendance payments to supplement their scholarships. The Mack Brown/Sam Howell comment was ridiculous if you think about all the college sports that don't offer full scholarships to all their athletes. Baseball players and softball players all take home different kinds of athletic scholarships. Full scholarships, half scholarships, quarter scholarships, etc. Of course not. I assume not everyone in the Post-Dispatch sports department makes the same amount of money. Of course not. NIL is a reflection of how the real world works in a free market. Dave Matter brings you the latest updates from the Mizzou sports scene. Sign up! * I understand and agree that registration on or use of this site constitutes agreement to its user agreement and privacy policy.	Mizzou has depth concerns at wide receiver, but that's the way of the world in sports. Mack Brown's comments about his QB who said that he didn't want to receive payments from NIL are ridiculous if you think about all the college sports that don't offer full scholarships to all their athletes.	ctrlsum	2	https://www.stltoday.com/sports/subscriber/does-mizzou-have-depth-concerns-at-wide-receiver/article_12e67bef-1d34-5d26-b0f6-a5d5d5e75f51.html	0.764319
How did the Angels' Shohei Ohtani end up on BART? And why isn't he pitching against A's?	Shohei Ohtani does extraordinary things on a baseball field, but in the face of Bay Area traffic, he is just like the rest of us. Ohtani, the Angels two-way star, was scratched from his pitching start Thursday against the As after he was delayed commuting from the team hotel in San Francisco to the Coliseum. Angels manager Joe Maddon told reporters a team bus hit traffic on the Bay Bridge due to an accident. The bus turned around and Angels personnel on it took BART to the ballpark instead. For us, Shoheis most comfortable because hes pretty much regimented to get everything going at about 4 oclock for a start, so it was exceeded by maybe an hour, Maddon said. Maddon said that an issue with the transformer on the BART added to the delay. BART appeared to take exception in a response on Twitter. First, wow, what an honor to host a baseball superstar like Shohei Ohtani on BART, the agency wrote. We did not experience any issues on our end. We confirmed with Operations Control Center there was no delay for any Coliseum-heading train during the Bay Bridge incident. The Angels delay could have been worse. Plan C I think wouldve been to fly from San Francisco to Oakland somehow, Maddon said, and they wouldve been here tomorrow. Teams in the Bay Area to play the As often stay in San Francisco. Maddon said his teams stayed in Oakland sometimes back in the day but likely wont return to that just because of Thursday. I dont think one instance should merit all that adjustment, Maddon said. And Im not going to take sides with San Francisco and Oakland right now, either. Im not going to upset the Chamber of Commerce. Maddon was also asked his thoughts on commuting to games by gondola, as the As have suggested one linked to their proposed Howard Terminal ballpark at Oaklands waterfront. You mean, like, are we talking like Venice or something more 2021ish? Maddon said. Dont they have bunch of dudes rowing across the Bay? he added. Im not too into that. It would have to be a more significant method. Anyway, Ohtani is now scheduled to pitch Friday against the As and was added to the Angels lineup for Thursdays game at designated hitter. The As faced left-handed pitcher Patrick Sandoval instead. Matt Kawahara covers the As for The San Francisco Chronicle. Email: mkawahara@sfchronicle.com Twitter: @matthewkawahara	Shohei Ohtani is scratched from his start Thursday against the A's after he was delayed commuting from the team hotel in San Francisco to the Coliseum. BART appeared to take exception in a response on Twitter.	ctrlsum	1	https://www.sfchronicle.com/sports/athletics/article/How-did-the-Angels-Shohei-Ohtani-end-up-on-16209059.php	0.176216
How did the Angels' Shohei Ohtani end up on BART? And why isn't he pitching against A's?	Shohei Ohtani does extraordinary things on a baseball field, but in the face of Bay Area traffic, he is just like the rest of us. Ohtani, the Angels two-way star, was scratched from his pitching start Thursday against the As after he was delayed commuting from the team hotel in San Francisco to the Coliseum. Angels manager Joe Maddon told reporters a team bus hit traffic on the Bay Bridge due to an accident. The bus turned around and Angels personnel on it took BART to the ballpark instead. For us, Shoheis most comfortable because hes pretty much regimented to get everything going at about 4 oclock for a start, so it was exceeded by maybe an hour, Maddon said. Maddon said that an issue with the transformer on the BART added to the delay. BART appeared to take exception in a response on Twitter. First, wow, what an honor to host a baseball superstar like Shohei Ohtani on BART, the agency wrote. We did not experience any issues on our end. We confirmed with Operations Control Center there was no delay for any Coliseum-heading train during the Bay Bridge incident. The Angels delay could have been worse. Plan C I think wouldve been to fly from San Francisco to Oakland somehow, Maddon said, and they wouldve been here tomorrow. Teams in the Bay Area to play the As often stay in San Francisco. Maddon said his teams stayed in Oakland sometimes back in the day but likely wont return to that just because of Thursday. I dont think one instance should merit all that adjustment, Maddon said. And Im not going to take sides with San Francisco and Oakland right now, either. Im not going to upset the Chamber of Commerce. Maddon was also asked his thoughts on commuting to games by gondola, as the As have suggested one linked to their proposed Howard Terminal ballpark at Oaklands waterfront. You mean, like, are we talking like Venice or something more 2021ish? Maddon said. Dont they have bunch of dudes rowing across the Bay? he added. Im not too into that. It would have to be a more significant method. Anyway, Ohtani is now scheduled to pitch Friday against the As and was added to the Angels lineup for Thursdays game at designated hitter. The As faced left-handed pitcher Patrick Sandoval instead. Matt Kawahara covers the As for The San Francisco Chronicle. Email: mkawahara@sfchronicle.com Twitter: @matthewkawahara	Shohei Ohtani was delayed commuting from the team hotel in San Francisco to the Coliseum. Angels manager Joe Maddon said a team bus hit traffic on the Bay Bridge due to an accident. The bus turned around and Angels personnel on it took BART to the ballpark instead.	bart	2	https://www.sfchronicle.com/sports/athletics/article/How-did-the-Angels-Shohei-Ohtani-end-up-on-16209059.php	0.501215
How Does WFT Defensive End Chase Young Rank In NFL's Pass Rush Heirarchy?	Chase Young can only get better if he can stay healthy. A very good rookie year needs to turn into a great year or a dominant season. ASHBURN, Va. -- The defensive line and pass rush of the Washington Football Team is the pulse of the organization and one of the top reasons why the WFT has a good chance of repeating as division champions in 2021 As good as it is on paper, two criticisms of the defensive unit were their porous run defense, and their inability to slow down quarterbacks in 2020. If this doesn't change in 2021, Washington's chances of an NFC East repeat will be difficult to achieve. READ MORE: No. Despite Washington investing four first-round picks on that side of the ball, on a recent ranking of edge defenders by ProFootballFocus.com (PFF), the highest-ranked Washington edge defender is none other than Chase Young, who slid in at No. 8 in the rankings. The now second-year defender had an overall grade of 87.1/100 by PFF, which was fifth in the NFL among qualifying edge defenders. As PFF notes, Young was even better in the red zone with a league-best grade of 93.3. The scary part when analyzing Youngs first season in the NFL is that there is still clear room for improvement from a pass-rushing perspective. And Young still got out to an 87.1 overall grade as a rookie, fifth in the NFL among qualifying edge defenders. He was at his best in the red zone. Youngs 93.3 overall grade last season in that portion of the field led all players at the position. Young ranks right behind DeMarcus Lawrence and Cameron Jordan, who came in at No. 6 and No. 7, as well as behind stalwarts like Khalil Mack, Nick and Joey Bosa, T.J. Watt, and Myles Garrett. Montez Sweat is the next Washington edge defender on the list at No. 17 with PFF noting that the third-year end had an 87.0 run-defense grade in 2021. Per PFF: Few edge defenders improved more from 2019 to 2020 than Sweat did in his second year in the NFL. His 87.0 run-defense grade last season ranked third at the position behind only Khalil Mack and T.J. Watt, and he bumped up his pressure count from 32 as a rookie to 47 in 2020. Sweat also stood out as one of the best defensive linemen in the league at getting his hands into throwing lanes when rushing the passer. His six batted passes last year ranked second at the position. Thanks to his long arms and elite athleticism, Sweat has quickly become one of the league's top edge rushers, and in conjunction with Young, one of the NFL's premier pass-rush tandems heading into next season.	PFF ranks Washington's Chase Young as one of the NFL's top edge defenders. Young ranks behind the likes of Khalil Mack, T.J. Watt and Myles Garrett.	ctrlsum	1	https://www.si.com/nfl/washingtonfootball/news/how-does-washington-football-team-defensive-end-chase-young-rank-in-nfls-pass-rush-heirarchy	0.192113
How Does WFT Defensive End Chase Young Rank In NFL's Pass Rush Heirarchy?	Chase Young can only get better if he can stay healthy. A very good rookie year needs to turn into a great year or a dominant season. ASHBURN, Va. -- The defensive line and pass rush of the Washington Football Team is the pulse of the organization and one of the top reasons why the WFT has a good chance of repeating as division champions in 2021 As good as it is on paper, two criticisms of the defensive unit were their porous run defense, and their inability to slow down quarterbacks in 2020. If this doesn't change in 2021, Washington's chances of an NFC East repeat will be difficult to achieve. READ MORE: No. Despite Washington investing four first-round picks on that side of the ball, on a recent ranking of edge defenders by ProFootballFocus.com (PFF), the highest-ranked Washington edge defender is none other than Chase Young, who slid in at No. 8 in the rankings. The now second-year defender had an overall grade of 87.1/100 by PFF, which was fifth in the NFL among qualifying edge defenders. As PFF notes, Young was even better in the red zone with a league-best grade of 93.3. The scary part when analyzing Youngs first season in the NFL is that there is still clear room for improvement from a pass-rushing perspective. And Young still got out to an 87.1 overall grade as a rookie, fifth in the NFL among qualifying edge defenders. He was at his best in the red zone. Youngs 93.3 overall grade last season in that portion of the field led all players at the position. Young ranks right behind DeMarcus Lawrence and Cameron Jordan, who came in at No. 6 and No. 7, as well as behind stalwarts like Khalil Mack, Nick and Joey Bosa, T.J. Watt, and Myles Garrett. Montez Sweat is the next Washington edge defender on the list at No. 17 with PFF noting that the third-year end had an 87.0 run-defense grade in 2021. Per PFF: Few edge defenders improved more from 2019 to 2020 than Sweat did in his second year in the NFL. His 87.0 run-defense grade last season ranked third at the position behind only Khalil Mack and T.J. Watt, and he bumped up his pressure count from 32 as a rookie to 47 in 2020. Sweat also stood out as one of the best defensive linemen in the league at getting his hands into throwing lanes when rushing the passer. His six batted passes last year ranked second at the position. Thanks to his long arms and elite athleticism, Sweat has quickly become one of the league's top edge rushers, and in conjunction with Young, one of the NFL's premier pass-rush tandems heading into next season.	PFF ranks Washington's Chase Young as one of the NFL's top edge defenders. Young ranks behind the likes of Khalil Mack, T.J. Watt, and Myles Garrett. Washington has invested four first-round picks on that side of the ball in the past two years.	ctrlsum	2	https://www.si.com/nfl/washingtonfootball/news/how-does-washington-football-team-defensive-end-chase-young-rank-in-nfls-pass-rush-heirarchy	0.256245
Could Tim Tebow fill a Taysom Hill-like role in Jacksonville?	When it was announced that the Jacksonville Jaguars would be signing 33-year-old Tim Tebow to play tight end (a position hes never played at a high level), it was assumed to be a reflection of Jacksonvilles desperation to find an answer at the position. But according to a recent report, it seems the team might have other plans for the former quarterback. On ESPNs Get Up! episode on Thursday morning, Dianna Russini reported that league sources have expressed to her that Urban Meyer may be looking to use Tebow like the New Orleans Saints use Taysom Hill (as a wildcat quarterback). There are those in the league who think Urban Meyer is bringing Tebow in to play QB at that Taysom Hill role, Russini said. Using him in that wildcat as weve seen him use in the past. Take a look at all of those different offenses [that Meyer coached]. It actually makes a lot of sense. So, yes, he may be on the roster as a tight end, but there maybe more to this Tebow experiment than him playing that position. . @diannaESPN says a lot of people around the league aren't buying that Tim Tebow will be used as a TE. "There are those in the league who think Urban Meyer is bringing Tebow in to play QB at that Taysom Hill role. Using him in that wildcat as we've seen him use in the past." pic.twitter.com/XC7HfFwksz Get Up (@GetUpESPN) May 27, 2021 A quarterback in college at BYU, Hill has seen action all over the field for the Saints since he was claimed off waivers by the team in 2017 after going undrafted. Hes lined up at receiver, tight end, running back, and returner in addition to playing quarterback as the backup to Drew Brees. With Brees now retired, Hill will compete for the Saints starting job with Jameis Winston and Ian Book, the teams fourth-round pick, in 2021. In total, Hill has 809 yards and 11 touchdowns on the ground to go with 336 yards and seven touchdowns through the air. Hes also thrown four career touchdown passes. Story continues Tebow almost certainly wont get the chance to see action at quarterback like Hill did with C.J. Beathard and Gardner Minshew representing very solid backup options to Trevor Lawrence. But he could be a similar utility player to Hill that could contribute all over the field. That may be a bit ambitious for a guy who hasnt been on a 53-man roster in nine years, and Tebows chances of making the team in any capacity are pretty slim given the number of offensive playmakers Jacksonville already has. But if hes able to contribute anywhere on the field (including the tight end position he was originally signed to play), Meyer may be able to justify giving him a spot on the final roster.	Tim Tebow was signed by the Jacksonville Jaguars to play tight end. But ESPNs Dianna Russini reported that Urban Meyer may be looking to use Tebow like the New Orleans Saints use Taysom Hill as a wildcat quarterback.	bart	1	https://sports.yahoo.com/could-tim-tebow-fill-taysom-022801847.html?src=rss	0.38658
Could Tim Tebow fill a Taysom Hill-like role in Jacksonville?	When it was announced that the Jacksonville Jaguars would be signing 33-year-old Tim Tebow to play tight end (a position hes never played at a high level), it was assumed to be a reflection of Jacksonvilles desperation to find an answer at the position. But according to a recent report, it seems the team might have other plans for the former quarterback. On ESPNs Get Up! episode on Thursday morning, Dianna Russini reported that league sources have expressed to her that Urban Meyer may be looking to use Tebow like the New Orleans Saints use Taysom Hill (as a wildcat quarterback). There are those in the league who think Urban Meyer is bringing Tebow in to play QB at that Taysom Hill role, Russini said. Using him in that wildcat as weve seen him use in the past. Take a look at all of those different offenses [that Meyer coached]. It actually makes a lot of sense. So, yes, he may be on the roster as a tight end, but there maybe more to this Tebow experiment than him playing that position. . @diannaESPN says a lot of people around the league aren't buying that Tim Tebow will be used as a TE. "There are those in the league who think Urban Meyer is bringing Tebow in to play QB at that Taysom Hill role. Using him in that wildcat as we've seen him use in the past." pic.twitter.com/XC7HfFwksz Get Up (@GetUpESPN) May 27, 2021 A quarterback in college at BYU, Hill has seen action all over the field for the Saints since he was claimed off waivers by the team in 2017 after going undrafted. Hes lined up at receiver, tight end, running back, and returner in addition to playing quarterback as the backup to Drew Brees. With Brees now retired, Hill will compete for the Saints starting job with Jameis Winston and Ian Book, the teams fourth-round pick, in 2021. In total, Hill has 809 yards and 11 touchdowns on the ground to go with 336 yards and seven touchdowns through the air. Hes also thrown four career touchdown passes. Story continues Tebow almost certainly wont get the chance to see action at quarterback like Hill did with C.J. Beathard and Gardner Minshew representing very solid backup options to Trevor Lawrence. But he could be a similar utility player to Hill that could contribute all over the field. That may be a bit ambitious for a guy who hasnt been on a 53-man roster in nine years, and Tebows chances of making the team in any capacity are pretty slim given the number of offensive playmakers Jacksonville already has. But if hes able to contribute anywhere on the field (including the tight end position he was originally signed to play), Meyer may be able to justify giving him a spot on the final roster.	Tim Tebow was signed by the Jacksonville Jaguars to play tight end. But according to a report, the team may be looking to use him as a quarterback. ESPN's Dianna Russini said that Meyer may be looking to use Tebow like the New Orleans Saints use Taysom Hill.	pegasus	2	https://sports.yahoo.com/could-tim-tebow-fill-taysom-022801847.html?src=rss	0.374066
Can Trump run again in 2024 election?	(Win McNamee/Getty Images) Donald Trump made history in becoming the first president in US history to be impeached twice by the House of Representatives. But that doesn't mean that he is done with politics and now he has hinted that he may run for the White House again in 2024, telling his supporters they should have hope. The ex-president is free to run again for office as he was acquitted in the Senate for a second time in February. And he dropped his strongest hint yet in a new interview with daughter-in-law Lara Trump on her podcast The Right View. You do have hope, that I can tell you, Mr Trump said in his first on-camera interview since leaving Washington DC in January. You do have hope. We love our country this country. We all owe a lot to our country but now we have to help our country. Ms Trump then asked him if his supporters would ever get to attend another MAGA rally. Oh yeah, sure, I think so. In fact, were thinking about doing one relatively soon just to let everybody know that theres hope in the future, he added. This all became a real possibility when the Senate failed to convict Mr Trump at his trial on 13 February after the shortest impeachment trial in presidential history. Mr Trump was impeached for an unprecedented second time in January in the House by a vote of 232-197, with 10 Republicans joining Democrats against him. He was found guilty by the Democratic-dominated House of Representatives on one charge of incitement for urging his supporters to "fight like hell" before they attacked the Capitol on 6 January and tried to prevent the certification of Joe Biden's election victory. If the Senate had also voted to convict Mr Trump then he could have been barred from ever standing again. However, only seven Republicans voted to convict along with all 50 Democrats on 13 February 10 fewer than the two-thirds majority needed to find the former president guilty. Under the Constitution, judgment in cases of impeachment shall not extend further than to removal from office, and disqualification to hold and enjoy any office of honour, trust or profit under the United States. Story continues However, the recent announcement that the Manhattan District Attorney, Cy Vance, has convened a grand jury in the investigation into Mr Trumps business dealings has prompted questions once again as to whether a 2024 run is possible. As it currently stands, Mr Trump could run again. If he is convicted of a crime, it is still possible he could run. Over the course of history three people have launched presidential bids while incarcerated, while Slate reported legal professor Kate Shaw as saying: When were talking about federal office, the limitations would really be political, not legal. The Constitution actually is really clear about what the qualifications to run for president, or a member of Congress or Senate are. Only three elected officials, former federal judges West Humphreys, Robert Archibald, and Thomas Porteous, have ever been permanently barred from holding future office in American history. The Constitution does not specify if the vote to disqualify needs a super majority, but the Senate has in the past used a simple majority for disqualification. Before the impeachment trial even began 45 out of 50 Republican Senators voted that it was not constitutional and should not go ahead, which made it a long shot to reach the two-thirds required to convict. While the 2024 presidential election is a long way off, Mr Trump remains the most popular figure in his party, with 42 per cent of Republicans saying they would vote for him in four years, according to a Politico/Morning Consult poll. This was down from 54 per cent in the wake of the Capitol riot but still put him ahead of other potential candidates, such as Mike Pence with 16 per cent, Donald trump Jr with 6 per cent, Ted cruz with six per cent, six per cent for Mitt Romney and five per cent for Nikki Haley. Read More John Oliver says Trump's legacy is a wave of politically outlandish candidates Donald Trumps visit to New York for UFC fight cost taxpayers $250k Marjorie Taylor Greene deletes tweet calling Kevin McCarthy a feckless c*** in Holocaust mask row Trump impeachment news live: They could have killed us all says Democrat during powerful trial opening Donald Trump impeachment timeline 2021 what to expect when trial starts Trump impeachment trial opens with video of him telling supporters to march on Capitol and mob turning violent Senators react to shocking video of Capitol assault at Trump impeachment trial	Donald Trump has hinted that he may run for the White House again in 2024. The ex-president was acquitted in the Senate for a second time in February.	bart	1	https://news.yahoo.com/trump-run-again-2024-election-152407132.html	0.387756
Can Trump run again in 2024 election?	(Win McNamee/Getty Images) Donald Trump made history in becoming the first president in US history to be impeached twice by the House of Representatives. But that doesn't mean that he is done with politics and now he has hinted that he may run for the White House again in 2024, telling his supporters they should have hope. The ex-president is free to run again for office as he was acquitted in the Senate for a second time in February. And he dropped his strongest hint yet in a new interview with daughter-in-law Lara Trump on her podcast The Right View. You do have hope, that I can tell you, Mr Trump said in his first on-camera interview since leaving Washington DC in January. You do have hope. We love our country this country. We all owe a lot to our country but now we have to help our country. Ms Trump then asked him if his supporters would ever get to attend another MAGA rally. Oh yeah, sure, I think so. In fact, were thinking about doing one relatively soon just to let everybody know that theres hope in the future, he added. This all became a real possibility when the Senate failed to convict Mr Trump at his trial on 13 February after the shortest impeachment trial in presidential history. Mr Trump was impeached for an unprecedented second time in January in the House by a vote of 232-197, with 10 Republicans joining Democrats against him. He was found guilty by the Democratic-dominated House of Representatives on one charge of incitement for urging his supporters to "fight like hell" before they attacked the Capitol on 6 January and tried to prevent the certification of Joe Biden's election victory. If the Senate had also voted to convict Mr Trump then he could have been barred from ever standing again. However, only seven Republicans voted to convict along with all 50 Democrats on 13 February 10 fewer than the two-thirds majority needed to find the former president guilty. Under the Constitution, judgment in cases of impeachment shall not extend further than to removal from office, and disqualification to hold and enjoy any office of honour, trust or profit under the United States. Story continues However, the recent announcement that the Manhattan District Attorney, Cy Vance, has convened a grand jury in the investigation into Mr Trumps business dealings has prompted questions once again as to whether a 2024 run is possible. As it currently stands, Mr Trump could run again. If he is convicted of a crime, it is still possible he could run. Over the course of history three people have launched presidential bids while incarcerated, while Slate reported legal professor Kate Shaw as saying: When were talking about federal office, the limitations would really be political, not legal. The Constitution actually is really clear about what the qualifications to run for president, or a member of Congress or Senate are. Only three elected officials, former federal judges West Humphreys, Robert Archibald, and Thomas Porteous, have ever been permanently barred from holding future office in American history. The Constitution does not specify if the vote to disqualify needs a super majority, but the Senate has in the past used a simple majority for disqualification. Before the impeachment trial even began 45 out of 50 Republican Senators voted that it was not constitutional and should not go ahead, which made it a long shot to reach the two-thirds required to convict. While the 2024 presidential election is a long way off, Mr Trump remains the most popular figure in his party, with 42 per cent of Republicans saying they would vote for him in four years, according to a Politico/Morning Consult poll. This was down from 54 per cent in the wake of the Capitol riot but still put him ahead of other potential candidates, such as Mike Pence with 16 per cent, Donald trump Jr with 6 per cent, Ted cruz with six per cent, six per cent for Mitt Romney and five per cent for Nikki Haley. Read More John Oliver says Trump's legacy is a wave of politically outlandish candidates Donald Trumps visit to New York for UFC fight cost taxpayers $250k Marjorie Taylor Greene deletes tweet calling Kevin McCarthy a feckless c*** in Holocaust mask row Trump impeachment news live: They could have killed us all says Democrat during powerful trial opening Donald Trump impeachment timeline 2021 what to expect when trial starts Trump impeachment trial opens with video of him telling supporters to march on Capitol and mob turning violent Senators react to shocking video of Capitol assault at Trump impeachment trial	Donald Trump has hinted that he may run for the White House again in 2024. The ex-president is free to run as he was acquitted in the Senate for a second time. He made history in becoming the first president in US history to be impeached twice by the House of Representatives.	bart	2	https://news.yahoo.com/trump-run-again-2024-election-152407132.html	0.420397
Are the Steelers WR making a mistake by skipping OTAs?	So far, the Pittsburgh Steelers have had exceptional attendance at their OTAs. Keeping in mind these are completely voluntary, it has been great to see so many players showing up and working hard. If you played for the Steelers last season, you should be chomping at the bit to get back on the field and wash the bad taste out of their mouths from last season. The most notable absences have been by the Steelers top wide receivers. JuJu Smith-Schuster, Chase Claypool and Diontae Johnson all missed workouts and you have to assume this was a coordinated effort. Smith-Schuster and Claypool are both out in Los Angeles but Johnson has been quiet on social media since mid-March. Pittsburgh was seventh-worst in the NFL at only 5.1 yards per play and ninth-worst in passing yards per attempt. The Steelers also had the most drops among wide receivers in the NFL last season with Johnson among the worst in the league. These all feel like reasons the Steelers receivers might want to be there catching passes from Ben Roethlisberger. But we are asking you all what you think. List	The Pittsburgh Steelers have had exceptional attendance at their OTAs. The most notable absences have been by the Steelers top wide receivers.	bart	0	https://sports.yahoo.com/steelers-wr-making-mistake-skipping-042633811.html?src=rss	0.103337
Are the Steelers WR making a mistake by skipping OTAs?	So far, the Pittsburgh Steelers have had exceptional attendance at their OTAs. Keeping in mind these are completely voluntary, it has been great to see so many players showing up and working hard. If you played for the Steelers last season, you should be chomping at the bit to get back on the field and wash the bad taste out of their mouths from last season. The most notable absences have been by the Steelers top wide receivers. JuJu Smith-Schuster, Chase Claypool and Diontae Johnson all missed workouts and you have to assume this was a coordinated effort. Smith-Schuster and Claypool are both out in Los Angeles but Johnson has been quiet on social media since mid-March. Pittsburgh was seventh-worst in the NFL at only 5.1 yards per play and ninth-worst in passing yards per attempt. The Steelers also had the most drops among wide receivers in the NFL last season with Johnson among the worst in the league. These all feel like reasons the Steelers receivers might want to be there catching passes from Ben Roethlisberger. But we are asking you all what you think. List	The Pittsburgh Steelers have had exceptional attendance at their OTAs. The most notable absences have been by the Steelers top wide receivers. JuJu Smith-Schuster, Chase Claypool and Diontae Johnson all missed workouts.	bart	1	https://sports.yahoo.com/steelers-wr-making-mistake-skipping-042633811.html?src=rss	0.233599
Are the Steelers WR making a mistake by skipping OTAs?	So far, the Pittsburgh Steelers have had exceptional attendance at their OTAs. Keeping in mind these are completely voluntary, it has been great to see so many players showing up and working hard. If you played for the Steelers last season, you should be chomping at the bit to get back on the field and wash the bad taste out of their mouths from last season. The most notable absences have been by the Steelers top wide receivers. JuJu Smith-Schuster, Chase Claypool and Diontae Johnson all missed workouts and you have to assume this was a coordinated effort. Smith-Schuster and Claypool are both out in Los Angeles but Johnson has been quiet on social media since mid-March. Pittsburgh was seventh-worst in the NFL at only 5.1 yards per play and ninth-worst in passing yards per attempt. The Steelers also had the most drops among wide receivers in the NFL last season with Johnson among the worst in the league. These all feel like reasons the Steelers receivers might want to be there catching passes from Ben Roethlisberger. But we are asking you all what you think. List	The Pittsburgh Steelers have had exceptional attendance at their OTAs. The most notable absences have been by the Steelers top wide receivers. JuJu Smith-Schuster, Chase Claypool and Diontae Johnson all missed workouts. Pittsburgh was seventh-worst in the NFL at only 5.1 yards per play.	bart	2	https://sports.yahoo.com/steelers-wr-making-mistake-skipping-042633811.html?src=rss	0.292564
Where did all of Prince Philip's money come from and how will it be divided?	Prince Philip left an estimated $58.5 million when he died last month. Photo / Getty Images Prince Philip left an estimated $58.5 million when he died last month. Photo / Getty Images After the death of Prince Philip, the Duke of Edinburgh, many were wondering how his large fortune would be divided up. The Duke, who passed away at 99, had amassed quite a large fortune throughout his lifetime, much like his wife and monarch, Queen Elizabeth II. Prince Philip left an estimated $58.5 million when he died last month, and it was reported on Friday that "three key men in his life" were left money from his will, according to a royal insider. Prince Philip and The Queen are said to share a portfolio that includes stocks and land. Photo / Getty Images While the majority of his estate is likely to have been left to the Queen, a source close to Buckingham Palace claimed the Duke also recognised his closest aides. "Unlike some other royals, Prince Philip will be generous to the three men who looked after him," the insider told Fabulous. "These include his private secretary Brigadier Archie Miller Bakewell, his page William Henderson and valet Stephen Niedojadlo." All three men were hugely supportive of the Duke in his final years with Mr Bakewell frequently standing in for Philip when he couldn't make an engagement. Before the Iron Duke became the Queen's husband, Philip was born into royalty as the Prince of Greece and Denmark. His parents, Prince Andrew of Greece and Denmark and Princess Alice of Battenberg, were in line for the Greek throne, before they were exiled when Philip was 18 months old. His parents, Philip, and his four eldest sisters Princesses Cecilie, Margarita, Sophie and Theodora fled to France. It was in France where Philip was educated (in Paris, and later in Germany and the United Kingdom too), before he joined the British Royal Navy in 1939 when he was 18-years-old. Prince Charles leads the royals at Philip's funeral. Photo / AP Come March 1939 and Philip was a British citizen, adopting the last name Mountbatten which came from his mother's family. He had abandoned his Greek and Danish royal titles. This was the significant year that Philip began exchanging letters with Queen Elizabeth II, whom he later married in 1947. By the eve of their wedding, Lieutenant Mountbatten was formally named Duke of Edinburgh, Earl of Merioneth, and Baron of Greenwich, also given the title of His Royal Highness. While he inherited these royal titles, Prince Philip gained a large amount of money and assets. Philip was born into royalty as the Prince of Greece and Denmark. Photo / AP Prince Philip was given a salary, a royal allowance from the Sovereign Grant which was an official expense account which was paid for by British taxpayers. This was around $686,000 per year. Prince Philip retired from his official royal duties in 2017, but it is unclear whether or not he continued to receive this allowance. The Duke maintained access funds which were earned by a private portfolio of properties and land, as well as assets set up by the Duchy of Lancaster in 1399. Prince Philip and The Queen are said to share a portfolio that includes stocks and land which was inherited by the Queen's family, including their Balmoral Castle in Scotland and Sandringham Estate in England. The insider claimed that Philip's grandchildren, including Prince Harry who has launched a number of scathing attacks on the royal family in recent months, will have been "sorted out quite a while ago" when it came to money. They said: "Philip was not the sort of character to punish a grandson [Harry] for misbehaving. He was a very fair, even-handed and lovely man. Never held a grudge." They added: "Philip had plenty of time to sort out all the legal stuff so it wouldn't attract inheritance tax. He was no more of a fan of leaving his cash to the Treasury than anyone else." The source added that the Duke's children Prince Charles, Princess Anne, Prince Edward and Prince Andrew have been told they can "take what they want" from his collection of 13,000 books in his library at Buckingham Palace.	Prince Philip left an estimated $58.5 million when he died last month. The majority of his estate is likely to have been left to the Queen, but a source close to Buckingham Palace claimed the Duke also recognised his closest aides.	ctrlsum	1	https://www.nzherald.co.nz/lifestyle/where-did-all-of-prince-philips-money-come-from-and-how-will-it-be-divided/WZOAAJGZCQD372L4UB4L6VKWSI/	0.234173
Where did all of Prince Philip's money come from and how will it be divided?	Prince Philip left an estimated $58.5 million when he died last month. Photo / Getty Images Prince Philip left an estimated $58.5 million when he died last month. Photo / Getty Images After the death of Prince Philip, the Duke of Edinburgh, many were wondering how his large fortune would be divided up. The Duke, who passed away at 99, had amassed quite a large fortune throughout his lifetime, much like his wife and monarch, Queen Elizabeth II. Prince Philip left an estimated $58.5 million when he died last month, and it was reported on Friday that "three key men in his life" were left money from his will, according to a royal insider. Prince Philip and The Queen are said to share a portfolio that includes stocks and land. Photo / Getty Images While the majority of his estate is likely to have been left to the Queen, a source close to Buckingham Palace claimed the Duke also recognised his closest aides. "Unlike some other royals, Prince Philip will be generous to the three men who looked after him," the insider told Fabulous. "These include his private secretary Brigadier Archie Miller Bakewell, his page William Henderson and valet Stephen Niedojadlo." All three men were hugely supportive of the Duke in his final years with Mr Bakewell frequently standing in for Philip when he couldn't make an engagement. Before the Iron Duke became the Queen's husband, Philip was born into royalty as the Prince of Greece and Denmark. His parents, Prince Andrew of Greece and Denmark and Princess Alice of Battenberg, were in line for the Greek throne, before they were exiled when Philip was 18 months old. His parents, Philip, and his four eldest sisters Princesses Cecilie, Margarita, Sophie and Theodora fled to France. It was in France where Philip was educated (in Paris, and later in Germany and the United Kingdom too), before he joined the British Royal Navy in 1939 when he was 18-years-old. Prince Charles leads the royals at Philip's funeral. Photo / AP Come March 1939 and Philip was a British citizen, adopting the last name Mountbatten which came from his mother's family. He had abandoned his Greek and Danish royal titles. This was the significant year that Philip began exchanging letters with Queen Elizabeth II, whom he later married in 1947. By the eve of their wedding, Lieutenant Mountbatten was formally named Duke of Edinburgh, Earl of Merioneth, and Baron of Greenwich, also given the title of His Royal Highness. While he inherited these royal titles, Prince Philip gained a large amount of money and assets. Philip was born into royalty as the Prince of Greece and Denmark. Photo / AP Prince Philip was given a salary, a royal allowance from the Sovereign Grant which was an official expense account which was paid for by British taxpayers. This was around $686,000 per year. Prince Philip retired from his official royal duties in 2017, but it is unclear whether or not he continued to receive this allowance. The Duke maintained access funds which were earned by a private portfolio of properties and land, as well as assets set up by the Duchy of Lancaster in 1399. Prince Philip and The Queen are said to share a portfolio that includes stocks and land which was inherited by the Queen's family, including their Balmoral Castle in Scotland and Sandringham Estate in England. The insider claimed that Philip's grandchildren, including Prince Harry who has launched a number of scathing attacks on the royal family in recent months, will have been "sorted out quite a while ago" when it came to money. They said: "Philip was not the sort of character to punish a grandson [Harry] for misbehaving. He was a very fair, even-handed and lovely man. Never held a grudge." They added: "Philip had plenty of time to sort out all the legal stuff so it wouldn't attract inheritance tax. He was no more of a fan of leaving his cash to the Treasury than anyone else." The source added that the Duke's children Prince Charles, Princess Anne, Prince Edward and Prince Andrew have been told they can "take what they want" from his collection of 13,000 books in his library at Buckingham Palace.	Prince Philip left an estimated $58.5 million when he died last month. The Duke, who passed away at 99, had amassed quite a large fortune throughout his lifetime. While the majority of his estate is likely to have been left to the Queen, a source close to Buckingham Palace claimed the Duke also recognised his closest aides.	bart	2	https://www.nzherald.co.nz/lifestyle/where-did-all-of-prince-philips-money-come-from-and-how-will-it-be-divided/WZOAAJGZCQD372L4UB4L6VKWSI/	0.144273
What are the most iconic kids TV and film catchphrases?	Disney, Hanna-Barbera, Contender Entertainment Famous phrases from Frozen and the Toy Story films have ranked top in a list of children's most iconic TV and film quotes. One thousands parents of two to seven year olds were asked to choose which catchphrases they thought were the best. "Let it go" sung by Elsa in Frozen topped the list, meanwhile Scooby-Doo's "Scooby-dooby-doo" catchphrase came second. Buzz Lightyear's "To infinity and beyond" from the Toy Story movies flew in at third place and Peppa Pig had three catchphrases in the top 20 - including the iconic, "pig snort". You can choose one below, or let us know in the comments.	"Let it go" sung by Elsa in Frozen topped the list.	bart	0	https://www.bbc.co.uk/newsround/57271659	0.21158
What are the most iconic kids TV and film catchphrases?	Disney, Hanna-Barbera, Contender Entertainment Famous phrases from Frozen and the Toy Story films have ranked top in a list of children's most iconic TV and film quotes. One thousands parents of two to seven year olds were asked to choose which catchphrases they thought were the best. "Let it go" sung by Elsa in Frozen topped the list, meanwhile Scooby-Doo's "Scooby-dooby-doo" catchphrase came second. Buzz Lightyear's "To infinity and beyond" from the Toy Story movies flew in at third place and Peppa Pig had three catchphrases in the top 20 - including the iconic, "pig snort". You can choose one below, or let us know in the comments.	"Let it go" sung by Elsa in Frozen topped the list. Scooby-Doo's "Scooby-dooby-doo" catchphrase came second.	bart	1	https://www.bbc.co.uk/newsround/57271659	0.32381
What are the most iconic kids TV and film catchphrases?	Disney, Hanna-Barbera, Contender Entertainment Famous phrases from Frozen and the Toy Story films have ranked top in a list of children's most iconic TV and film quotes. One thousands parents of two to seven year olds were asked to choose which catchphrases they thought were the best. "Let it go" sung by Elsa in Frozen topped the list, meanwhile Scooby-Doo's "Scooby-dooby-doo" catchphrase came second. Buzz Lightyear's "To infinity and beyond" from the Toy Story movies flew in at third place and Peppa Pig had three catchphrases in the top 20 - including the iconic, "pig snort". You can choose one below, or let us know in the comments.	"Let it go" sung by Elsa in Frozen topped the list. Scooby-Doo's "Scooby-dooby-doo" catchphrase came second. Buzz Lightyear's "To infinity and beyond" from the Toy Story movies flew in at third place.	bart	2	https://www.bbc.co.uk/newsround/57271659	0.391391
Did Cowboys Try To Trade LB Jaylon Smith For Surtain Or Horn In NFL Draft?	We reported on NFL Draft night that Dallas was talking to the Dolphins about trading up. And not for Micah Parsons. And involving a 'Cowboys veteran.' Think back to the way our Mike Fisher crafted his scoop on NFL Draft night on the subject of a Dallas Cowboys attempt to trade up. He wrote: "Sources insist to me that Dallas examined the idea of a trade-up to the No. 6 spot as they sensed the two coveted cornerbacks were about to become scarce before the Cowboys' pick at No. 10. ... The Cowboys did get a bit itchy when they realized that cornerbacks Jaycee Horn and Patrick Surtain were about to go off the board before Dallas spot at No. 10. And I think I can prove the in the scramble to get the cogs turning in the right direction, the name of a Cowboys veteran or two may have come up in trade-minded conversation with Miami (at No. 6).'' The "Cowboys veteran'' name Fish was allowed by his source to hint at, but not reveal, I can tell you now: Jaylon Smith. That story is now floating around out there on the internet, and a Cowboys source denies to me that it ever got serious. But the name came up in the Dallas war room, at the very least. Fish was right about the "Cowboys veteran'' report. And watch as with time, Fish's exclusive on Dallas' attempts to move up - to take a corner over their "top-rated defender Micah Parsons'' - will also turn out to be right. What we will never know: Would the Dolphins have given Jaylon his precious No. Speaking of which ... If his play continues to trend in the wrong direction, linebacker Jaylon might wind up paying almost a half-a-million dollars to rent a jersey number for 16 games. With the Cowboys drafting linebacker Parsons, Smith could be a 2022 contract casualty. Hell likely never own No. 9 over Tony Romo. Same as he didnt come close to yanking No. 54 away from Randy White or Chuck Howley. It is Smiths money, and the guy is nothing if not charitable off the field. But its difficult to fathom a bigger waste of resources. I cant be the only Dallas Mavericks fan getting nauseous/furious at the breathless fawning over Playoff Rondo. Heres DFWs experience with Rajon Playoff Rondo. ... In 2015 the Mavs acquired him from the Boston Celtics, but he never meshed with head coach Rick Carlisle. The two didnt see eye-to-eye, and in one game yelled at each other on the court after the coach wanted up-tempo and the point guard stubbornly strolled. In Game 2 of the Mavs first-round playoff series against the Houston Rockets, Rondo visibly quit on his team. In the first half, he committed a 10-second violation while absurdly slowly walking the ball into the front-court. In the third quarters first 34 seconds, he threw a bad pass, twice fouled James Harden and picked up a technical foul. Carlisle benched him. Instead of joining his teammates on the bench, Rondo sat on the court. He was never seen in a Mavericks uniform again, and his teammates voted not to award him a share of their playoff money. READ MORE: Rondo's Clippers Vs. Mavs - Full Playoff Coverage Here So please, TV talking heads, spare us the warm-and-fuzzy tales of how Playoff Rondo always raises his level of effort and production in the postseason. Rondo has won rings. But he wont help the Los Angeles Clippers win this series. And hell never redact how he sabotaged the Mavericks once upon a time, yes, in the playoffs. Biggest surprise in baseball has been the explosion of the Texas Rangers Adolis Garcia. Dude has already hit 15 homers, including a club-record tying 10 this month. At this pace hes a lock for Rookie of the Year, where hed join Mike Hargrove (1974) and Neftali Feliz (2010) as the only Rangers to win the award. The Rangers. Inexplicably, Garcia did not make the teams Opening Day roster and might still be in Triple-A had it not been for the injury to first baseman Ronald Guzman. Garcia has done all this damage, and he didnt become a Ranger until April 13. Be careful, here comes Tardy Gras. I admit to missing sports fans during the pandemic. The roar of the crowd. The heightened intensity. Yes, even the shots of the fat guy falling asleep in the 6th inning and spilling hot dog mustard down the front of this expansive shirt. COVID reminded us all that fans are a part of the fabric of sports. But we gotta behave, people! One of the lessons the pandemic taught us was that sports are a luxury, not a necessity. Attending games in person is a privilege, not a right. It was all taken away and, sure enough, the world kept spinning. Now America is opening back up, returning to normal. But its so far, so bad. At the PGA last Sunday fans bum-rushed security personnel and engulfed Phil Mickelson on the 18th fairway. Thousands packed shoulder-to-shoulder, barely allowing the golfer and his caddy to make it to the green. After a year of social distancing, it was jarring. Alarming. A Byron Nelson security guard told me a couple weeks ago that an obnoxious, over-served fan so heckled Brandt Snedeker that the golfer brandished his putter as a weapon in the general direction of the fan before being ushered away. Now comes the NBA Playoffs, and crowds of more than 15,000 expected over the weekend at American Airlines Center. I know weve been cooped up and sheltered-in-place without going to games and our frenzied fandom is desperate for a release. Last time the AAC was packed was March 11, 2020 and Friday night just might be the most charged Mavs atmosphere since Game 5 of the NBA Finals 10 years ago. But there has to be an amount of decorum, and civility. A fan in Philly dumped popcorn on Russell Westbrook this week. At Madison Square Garden a fan spit toward Trae Young. Lets cheer. Lets chant. Lets boo the Rondo out of Rajon. But please, I implore you, lets act like weve been here before. Lest we be banned again, forever. Im a born-n-bred Texan baptized in Dont Mess With Texas and all that, but sometimes we suck. While the rest of America has extended emergency pandemic unemployment funds through Labor Day, Gov. Greg Abbott is stopping aid to Texans in June. And, after a brutal year that has seen families lose jobs, houses, everything, our legislature is proposing a bill that would make homeless encampments illegal. The collective message: Were not giving you any more money, and if youre out of money we dont want to have to look at you. Sympathetic compassion should trump staunch pride. In Texas, we often get it backward. Its not just that Luka Doncic made that off-balance, one-legged, 27-foot 3-pointer early in the shot clock in the third quarter of Game 2. Its that he had the confidence the audacity to even consider taking it. Its the kind of shot you throw up after a foul has been whistled or when Mom yells that dinners ready. It is not, by any stretch, the shot you take during a tight NBA playoff game. Unless, that is, youre Luka. Best news out of Cowboys OTAs this week: Dak Prescott, Tyron Smith and Lael Collins are all healthy, full participants. If they can say the same seven months from today ... the Cowboys will be making playoff plans. Didnt think the Mavs would win this series. Now Im convinced they cant lose it. They are the 32nd team in NBA history to win the first two games of a series on the road. Of the previous 31, 27 went on to win. Ill take 87-percent favorable odds only a 13-percent chance of catastrophe in almost everything in life. Went for an eye exam this week and the reigning champion of gripping intense anxiety are the seemingly endless seconds you sit waiting for that puff of air. Like Phil Mickelson winning last weeks PGA at age 50, DFW has never enjoyed a half-a-hundred primo athlete. But weve gotten close. It took a pandemic to prove me right, but I said for years how silly it was that NBA coaches wore suits and ties on the sidelines during games. Casual golf shirts or pullovers are the norm. And were never going back. Hot. Not. Sunday he wins the PGA by the ocean. Thursday he shoots +3 and is tied for 87th at the Colonial in Fort Worth. If Mickelson cant duplicate superb golf, you should be a little easier on yourself for fluctuating between 89 and 102. So far, that's another story. I have lots of friends that were unable to watch Mavs-Clippers Game 2 because it was blacked out in the Metroplex. The Clippers are more 'basket case' than 'basketball.' After eliminating the Mavs in the bubble last Summer they led the Denver Nuggets, 3-1, in the West semifinals. They blew that lead, and havent won a playoff game since. Five post-season losses in a row, for arguably the most talented team on the planet. Their problem is their mindset. Paul George said there is no concern about being down 2-0 and heading to Dallas. (Hint: COVID). I mean, if Im a Clippers fan and I am most certainly not I dont want panic but I would appreciate at least a smidge of consternation. The Clippers are too much style, not enough substance. They seem consumed with not so much winning, but portraying the image of excelling via minimum effort. Theyre, in short, too cool for school. READ MORE: How Maxi 'Beat' Kawhi In 'Dunk Contest' The biggest two passionate, towel-waving, jump-off-the-bench moments for the Clippers in this series were after Kawhi Leonards dunk over Maxi Kleber and Georges crossover that sent Kristaps Porzingis sprawling. Flexing. Menacing. The works. But their energy is clearly channeled inefficiently. The Mavs may be losing the YouTube highlights battle, but theyre winning the war. I grew up on Sunday mornings where church was mandatory and shopping was prohibited. Because of blue laws, lots of stores were closed on the holy Sabbath. (Thankfully, quizzically, the same didnt apply for sports. Hmm.) Still today, Texas liquor stores must be closed on Sundays and you cant buy beer or wine before noon. Its as antiquated as it is awful. Progress is, maybe, on the horizon. A year ago we all felt good about Andy Dalton backing up Dak. Buddy of mine asked me this week who the backup quarterback was this season. Me neither. Easiest explanation for Mavs 2, Clippers 0: Dallas is +33 on 3-pointers, making 35 so far to L.A.s 24. You can have every other stat, Ill take the team that makes the most 3s. A group of lawmakers has banned critical race theory and the teaching of woke philosophies in Texas schools. So, like I wasnt, students will never be taught about oh, say, the Red Summer. In 1919 race riots broke out all over America and Texas in response to Jim Crow laws that kept Blacks disenfranchised, segregated and subjected to lynching for crimes such as indecent advances toward a white woman. Racism still exists. In some dark corners, it remains flourishing. Im just not sure that pretending it doesnt happen and refusing to revisit how we breathed life into it is a winning strategy going forward. Confederate monuments stand. George Floyd never happened. Got it. More Luka lunacy: Hes the first player in NBA history with 250+ points (256), 70+ rebounds (76) and 70+ assists (70) in his first eight playoff games. READ MORE: Luka Wins Game 2; Dirk Approves More amazing is that the Mavs have a 2-0 lead despite him scoring only a combined five points in the fourth quarter. 2022 NFL salary cap committed money: 1. Packers $237M; 2. Cowboys $228; 3. Rams $212; 4. Saints $208; 5. Giants $202. Last time the Mavs returned from L.A. with a 2-0 series lead was 2011. Wound up sweeping the Lakers in the West semis and we love how that movie ended. Only thing I understand about Bitcoin is its volatility. If you invested $10,000 in the digital currency seven years ago itd be worth $3.2 million. If you invested $10,000 in the digital currency seven weeks ago itd be worth $5,400. RANGERS RISK: We all think the Texas Rangers are going to be putrid this season. Our lil roundtable revealed predicted win totals of anywhere between 61 and 78, but no one thinks .500 is plausible. Lets put our money where our mouth is. Im going to bet a virtual $100 against the Rangers every game this season and, after six months and 162 games, see where I wind up. Ill keep a running tab right there each Friday and come September Ill (wink) disperse my profits to my most loyal readers. RECORD: 22-30 TOTAL: -$384. *Memorial Day is the unofficial start of summer, but also more importantly a federal holiday honoring and mourning the military personnel who died in the performance of their duties. So in between burgers and bikinis and basketball, take a second to be thankful for those that died to protect Americas freedoms. Friday is for watching hoops, Mavs-Clippers. Saturday is for playing hoops with Big Brothers Big Sisters lil bro Ja. Sunday is for watching hoops, Mavs-Clippers. I sense a theme. As always, dont be a stranger.	Dallas Cowboys tried to trade up to get Patrick Surtain Or Jaycee Horn. LB Jaylon Smith was mentioned as a possible trade target.	ctrlsum	0	https://www.si.com/nfl/cowboys/news/dallas-cowboys-try-trade-jaylon-smith-surtain-horn-nfl-draft	0.312405
Did Cowboys Try To Trade LB Jaylon Smith For Surtain Or Horn In NFL Draft?	We reported on NFL Draft night that Dallas was talking to the Dolphins about trading up. And not for Micah Parsons. And involving a 'Cowboys veteran.' Think back to the way our Mike Fisher crafted his scoop on NFL Draft night on the subject of a Dallas Cowboys attempt to trade up. He wrote: "Sources insist to me that Dallas examined the idea of a trade-up to the No. 6 spot as they sensed the two coveted cornerbacks were about to become scarce before the Cowboys' pick at No. 10. ... The Cowboys did get a bit itchy when they realized that cornerbacks Jaycee Horn and Patrick Surtain were about to go off the board before Dallas spot at No. 10. And I think I can prove the in the scramble to get the cogs turning in the right direction, the name of a Cowboys veteran or two may have come up in trade-minded conversation with Miami (at No. 6).'' The "Cowboys veteran'' name Fish was allowed by his source to hint at, but not reveal, I can tell you now: Jaylon Smith. That story is now floating around out there on the internet, and a Cowboys source denies to me that it ever got serious. But the name came up in the Dallas war room, at the very least. Fish was right about the "Cowboys veteran'' report. And watch as with time, Fish's exclusive on Dallas' attempts to move up - to take a corner over their "top-rated defender Micah Parsons'' - will also turn out to be right. What we will never know: Would the Dolphins have given Jaylon his precious No. Speaking of which ... If his play continues to trend in the wrong direction, linebacker Jaylon might wind up paying almost a half-a-million dollars to rent a jersey number for 16 games. With the Cowboys drafting linebacker Parsons, Smith could be a 2022 contract casualty. Hell likely never own No. 9 over Tony Romo. Same as he didnt come close to yanking No. 54 away from Randy White or Chuck Howley. It is Smiths money, and the guy is nothing if not charitable off the field. But its difficult to fathom a bigger waste of resources. I cant be the only Dallas Mavericks fan getting nauseous/furious at the breathless fawning over Playoff Rondo. Heres DFWs experience with Rajon Playoff Rondo. ... In 2015 the Mavs acquired him from the Boston Celtics, but he never meshed with head coach Rick Carlisle. The two didnt see eye-to-eye, and in one game yelled at each other on the court after the coach wanted up-tempo and the point guard stubbornly strolled. In Game 2 of the Mavs first-round playoff series against the Houston Rockets, Rondo visibly quit on his team. In the first half, he committed a 10-second violation while absurdly slowly walking the ball into the front-court. In the third quarters first 34 seconds, he threw a bad pass, twice fouled James Harden and picked up a technical foul. Carlisle benched him. Instead of joining his teammates on the bench, Rondo sat on the court. He was never seen in a Mavericks uniform again, and his teammates voted not to award him a share of their playoff money. READ MORE: Rondo's Clippers Vs. Mavs - Full Playoff Coverage Here So please, TV talking heads, spare us the warm-and-fuzzy tales of how Playoff Rondo always raises his level of effort and production in the postseason. Rondo has won rings. But he wont help the Los Angeles Clippers win this series. And hell never redact how he sabotaged the Mavericks once upon a time, yes, in the playoffs. Biggest surprise in baseball has been the explosion of the Texas Rangers Adolis Garcia. Dude has already hit 15 homers, including a club-record tying 10 this month. At this pace hes a lock for Rookie of the Year, where hed join Mike Hargrove (1974) and Neftali Feliz (2010) as the only Rangers to win the award. The Rangers. Inexplicably, Garcia did not make the teams Opening Day roster and might still be in Triple-A had it not been for the injury to first baseman Ronald Guzman. Garcia has done all this damage, and he didnt become a Ranger until April 13. Be careful, here comes Tardy Gras. I admit to missing sports fans during the pandemic. The roar of the crowd. The heightened intensity. Yes, even the shots of the fat guy falling asleep in the 6th inning and spilling hot dog mustard down the front of this expansive shirt. COVID reminded us all that fans are a part of the fabric of sports. But we gotta behave, people! One of the lessons the pandemic taught us was that sports are a luxury, not a necessity. Attending games in person is a privilege, not a right. It was all taken away and, sure enough, the world kept spinning. Now America is opening back up, returning to normal. But its so far, so bad. At the PGA last Sunday fans bum-rushed security personnel and engulfed Phil Mickelson on the 18th fairway. Thousands packed shoulder-to-shoulder, barely allowing the golfer and his caddy to make it to the green. After a year of social distancing, it was jarring. Alarming. A Byron Nelson security guard told me a couple weeks ago that an obnoxious, over-served fan so heckled Brandt Snedeker that the golfer brandished his putter as a weapon in the general direction of the fan before being ushered away. Now comes the NBA Playoffs, and crowds of more than 15,000 expected over the weekend at American Airlines Center. I know weve been cooped up and sheltered-in-place without going to games and our frenzied fandom is desperate for a release. Last time the AAC was packed was March 11, 2020 and Friday night just might be the most charged Mavs atmosphere since Game 5 of the NBA Finals 10 years ago. But there has to be an amount of decorum, and civility. A fan in Philly dumped popcorn on Russell Westbrook this week. At Madison Square Garden a fan spit toward Trae Young. Lets cheer. Lets chant. Lets boo the Rondo out of Rajon. But please, I implore you, lets act like weve been here before. Lest we be banned again, forever. Im a born-n-bred Texan baptized in Dont Mess With Texas and all that, but sometimes we suck. While the rest of America has extended emergency pandemic unemployment funds through Labor Day, Gov. Greg Abbott is stopping aid to Texans in June. And, after a brutal year that has seen families lose jobs, houses, everything, our legislature is proposing a bill that would make homeless encampments illegal. The collective message: Were not giving you any more money, and if youre out of money we dont want to have to look at you. Sympathetic compassion should trump staunch pride. In Texas, we often get it backward. Its not just that Luka Doncic made that off-balance, one-legged, 27-foot 3-pointer early in the shot clock in the third quarter of Game 2. Its that he had the confidence the audacity to even consider taking it. Its the kind of shot you throw up after a foul has been whistled or when Mom yells that dinners ready. It is not, by any stretch, the shot you take during a tight NBA playoff game. Unless, that is, youre Luka. Best news out of Cowboys OTAs this week: Dak Prescott, Tyron Smith and Lael Collins are all healthy, full participants. If they can say the same seven months from today ... the Cowboys will be making playoff plans. Didnt think the Mavs would win this series. Now Im convinced they cant lose it. They are the 32nd team in NBA history to win the first two games of a series on the road. Of the previous 31, 27 went on to win. Ill take 87-percent favorable odds only a 13-percent chance of catastrophe in almost everything in life. Went for an eye exam this week and the reigning champion of gripping intense anxiety are the seemingly endless seconds you sit waiting for that puff of air. Like Phil Mickelson winning last weeks PGA at age 50, DFW has never enjoyed a half-a-hundred primo athlete. But weve gotten close. It took a pandemic to prove me right, but I said for years how silly it was that NBA coaches wore suits and ties on the sidelines during games. Casual golf shirts or pullovers are the norm. And were never going back. Hot. Not. Sunday he wins the PGA by the ocean. Thursday he shoots +3 and is tied for 87th at the Colonial in Fort Worth. If Mickelson cant duplicate superb golf, you should be a little easier on yourself for fluctuating between 89 and 102. So far, that's another story. I have lots of friends that were unable to watch Mavs-Clippers Game 2 because it was blacked out in the Metroplex. The Clippers are more 'basket case' than 'basketball.' After eliminating the Mavs in the bubble last Summer they led the Denver Nuggets, 3-1, in the West semifinals. They blew that lead, and havent won a playoff game since. Five post-season losses in a row, for arguably the most talented team on the planet. Their problem is their mindset. Paul George said there is no concern about being down 2-0 and heading to Dallas. (Hint: COVID). I mean, if Im a Clippers fan and I am most certainly not I dont want panic but I would appreciate at least a smidge of consternation. The Clippers are too much style, not enough substance. They seem consumed with not so much winning, but portraying the image of excelling via minimum effort. Theyre, in short, too cool for school. READ MORE: How Maxi 'Beat' Kawhi In 'Dunk Contest' The biggest two passionate, towel-waving, jump-off-the-bench moments for the Clippers in this series were after Kawhi Leonards dunk over Maxi Kleber and Georges crossover that sent Kristaps Porzingis sprawling. Flexing. Menacing. The works. But their energy is clearly channeled inefficiently. The Mavs may be losing the YouTube highlights battle, but theyre winning the war. I grew up on Sunday mornings where church was mandatory and shopping was prohibited. Because of blue laws, lots of stores were closed on the holy Sabbath. (Thankfully, quizzically, the same didnt apply for sports. Hmm.) Still today, Texas liquor stores must be closed on Sundays and you cant buy beer or wine before noon. Its as antiquated as it is awful. Progress is, maybe, on the horizon. A year ago we all felt good about Andy Dalton backing up Dak. Buddy of mine asked me this week who the backup quarterback was this season. Me neither. Easiest explanation for Mavs 2, Clippers 0: Dallas is +33 on 3-pointers, making 35 so far to L.A.s 24. You can have every other stat, Ill take the team that makes the most 3s. A group of lawmakers has banned critical race theory and the teaching of woke philosophies in Texas schools. So, like I wasnt, students will never be taught about oh, say, the Red Summer. In 1919 race riots broke out all over America and Texas in response to Jim Crow laws that kept Blacks disenfranchised, segregated and subjected to lynching for crimes such as indecent advances toward a white woman. Racism still exists. In some dark corners, it remains flourishing. Im just not sure that pretending it doesnt happen and refusing to revisit how we breathed life into it is a winning strategy going forward. Confederate monuments stand. George Floyd never happened. Got it. More Luka lunacy: Hes the first player in NBA history with 250+ points (256), 70+ rebounds (76) and 70+ assists (70) in his first eight playoff games. READ MORE: Luka Wins Game 2; Dirk Approves More amazing is that the Mavs have a 2-0 lead despite him scoring only a combined five points in the fourth quarter. 2022 NFL salary cap committed money: 1. Packers $237M; 2. Cowboys $228; 3. Rams $212; 4. Saints $208; 5. Giants $202. Last time the Mavs returned from L.A. with a 2-0 series lead was 2011. Wound up sweeping the Lakers in the West semis and we love how that movie ended. Only thing I understand about Bitcoin is its volatility. If you invested $10,000 in the digital currency seven years ago itd be worth $3.2 million. If you invested $10,000 in the digital currency seven weeks ago itd be worth $5,400. RANGERS RISK: We all think the Texas Rangers are going to be putrid this season. Our lil roundtable revealed predicted win totals of anywhere between 61 and 78, but no one thinks .500 is plausible. Lets put our money where our mouth is. Im going to bet a virtual $100 against the Rangers every game this season and, after six months and 162 games, see where I wind up. Ill keep a running tab right there each Friday and come September Ill (wink) disperse my profits to my most loyal readers. RECORD: 22-30 TOTAL: -$384. *Memorial Day is the unofficial start of summer, but also more importantly a federal holiday honoring and mourning the military personnel who died in the performance of their duties. So in between burgers and bikinis and basketball, take a second to be thankful for those that died to protect Americas freedoms. Friday is for watching hoops, Mavs-Clippers. Saturday is for playing hoops with Big Brothers Big Sisters lil bro Ja. Sunday is for watching hoops, Mavs-Clippers. I sense a theme. As always, dont be a stranger.	Dallas Cowboys tried to trade up to get Patrick Surtain Or Jaycee Horn. LB Jaylon Smith was mentioned as a possible trade-up target. The Cowboys drafted linebacker Micah Parsons at No. 9.	ctrlsum	1	https://www.si.com/nfl/cowboys/news/dallas-cowboys-try-trade-jaylon-smith-surtain-horn-nfl-draft	0.424295
Did Cowboys Try To Trade LB Jaylon Smith For Surtain Or Horn In NFL Draft?	We reported on NFL Draft night that Dallas was talking to the Dolphins about trading up. And not for Micah Parsons. And involving a 'Cowboys veteran.' Think back to the way our Mike Fisher crafted his scoop on NFL Draft night on the subject of a Dallas Cowboys attempt to trade up. He wrote: "Sources insist to me that Dallas examined the idea of a trade-up to the No. 6 spot as they sensed the two coveted cornerbacks were about to become scarce before the Cowboys' pick at No. 10. ... The Cowboys did get a bit itchy when they realized that cornerbacks Jaycee Horn and Patrick Surtain were about to go off the board before Dallas spot at No. 10. And I think I can prove the in the scramble to get the cogs turning in the right direction, the name of a Cowboys veteran or two may have come up in trade-minded conversation with Miami (at No. 6).'' The "Cowboys veteran'' name Fish was allowed by his source to hint at, but not reveal, I can tell you now: Jaylon Smith. That story is now floating around out there on the internet, and a Cowboys source denies to me that it ever got serious. But the name came up in the Dallas war room, at the very least. Fish was right about the "Cowboys veteran'' report. And watch as with time, Fish's exclusive on Dallas' attempts to move up - to take a corner over their "top-rated defender Micah Parsons'' - will also turn out to be right. What we will never know: Would the Dolphins have given Jaylon his precious No. Speaking of which ... If his play continues to trend in the wrong direction, linebacker Jaylon might wind up paying almost a half-a-million dollars to rent a jersey number for 16 games. With the Cowboys drafting linebacker Parsons, Smith could be a 2022 contract casualty. Hell likely never own No. 9 over Tony Romo. Same as he didnt come close to yanking No. 54 away from Randy White or Chuck Howley. It is Smiths money, and the guy is nothing if not charitable off the field. But its difficult to fathom a bigger waste of resources. I cant be the only Dallas Mavericks fan getting nauseous/furious at the breathless fawning over Playoff Rondo. Heres DFWs experience with Rajon Playoff Rondo. ... In 2015 the Mavs acquired him from the Boston Celtics, but he never meshed with head coach Rick Carlisle. The two didnt see eye-to-eye, and in one game yelled at each other on the court after the coach wanted up-tempo and the point guard stubbornly strolled. In Game 2 of the Mavs first-round playoff series against the Houston Rockets, Rondo visibly quit on his team. In the first half, he committed a 10-second violation while absurdly slowly walking the ball into the front-court. In the third quarters first 34 seconds, he threw a bad pass, twice fouled James Harden and picked up a technical foul. Carlisle benched him. Instead of joining his teammates on the bench, Rondo sat on the court. He was never seen in a Mavericks uniform again, and his teammates voted not to award him a share of their playoff money. READ MORE: Rondo's Clippers Vs. Mavs - Full Playoff Coverage Here So please, TV talking heads, spare us the warm-and-fuzzy tales of how Playoff Rondo always raises his level of effort and production in the postseason. Rondo has won rings. But he wont help the Los Angeles Clippers win this series. And hell never redact how he sabotaged the Mavericks once upon a time, yes, in the playoffs. Biggest surprise in baseball has been the explosion of the Texas Rangers Adolis Garcia. Dude has already hit 15 homers, including a club-record tying 10 this month. At this pace hes a lock for Rookie of the Year, where hed join Mike Hargrove (1974) and Neftali Feliz (2010) as the only Rangers to win the award. The Rangers. Inexplicably, Garcia did not make the teams Opening Day roster and might still be in Triple-A had it not been for the injury to first baseman Ronald Guzman. Garcia has done all this damage, and he didnt become a Ranger until April 13. Be careful, here comes Tardy Gras. I admit to missing sports fans during the pandemic. The roar of the crowd. The heightened intensity. Yes, even the shots of the fat guy falling asleep in the 6th inning and spilling hot dog mustard down the front of this expansive shirt. COVID reminded us all that fans are a part of the fabric of sports. But we gotta behave, people! One of the lessons the pandemic taught us was that sports are a luxury, not a necessity. Attending games in person is a privilege, not a right. It was all taken away and, sure enough, the world kept spinning. Now America is opening back up, returning to normal. But its so far, so bad. At the PGA last Sunday fans bum-rushed security personnel and engulfed Phil Mickelson on the 18th fairway. Thousands packed shoulder-to-shoulder, barely allowing the golfer and his caddy to make it to the green. After a year of social distancing, it was jarring. Alarming. A Byron Nelson security guard told me a couple weeks ago that an obnoxious, over-served fan so heckled Brandt Snedeker that the golfer brandished his putter as a weapon in the general direction of the fan before being ushered away. Now comes the NBA Playoffs, and crowds of more than 15,000 expected over the weekend at American Airlines Center. I know weve been cooped up and sheltered-in-place without going to games and our frenzied fandom is desperate for a release. Last time the AAC was packed was March 11, 2020 and Friday night just might be the most charged Mavs atmosphere since Game 5 of the NBA Finals 10 years ago. But there has to be an amount of decorum, and civility. A fan in Philly dumped popcorn on Russell Westbrook this week. At Madison Square Garden a fan spit toward Trae Young. Lets cheer. Lets chant. Lets boo the Rondo out of Rajon. But please, I implore you, lets act like weve been here before. Lest we be banned again, forever. Im a born-n-bred Texan baptized in Dont Mess With Texas and all that, but sometimes we suck. While the rest of America has extended emergency pandemic unemployment funds through Labor Day, Gov. Greg Abbott is stopping aid to Texans in June. And, after a brutal year that has seen families lose jobs, houses, everything, our legislature is proposing a bill that would make homeless encampments illegal. The collective message: Were not giving you any more money, and if youre out of money we dont want to have to look at you. Sympathetic compassion should trump staunch pride. In Texas, we often get it backward. Its not just that Luka Doncic made that off-balance, one-legged, 27-foot 3-pointer early in the shot clock in the third quarter of Game 2. Its that he had the confidence the audacity to even consider taking it. Its the kind of shot you throw up after a foul has been whistled or when Mom yells that dinners ready. It is not, by any stretch, the shot you take during a tight NBA playoff game. Unless, that is, youre Luka. Best news out of Cowboys OTAs this week: Dak Prescott, Tyron Smith and Lael Collins are all healthy, full participants. If they can say the same seven months from today ... the Cowboys will be making playoff plans. Didnt think the Mavs would win this series. Now Im convinced they cant lose it. They are the 32nd team in NBA history to win the first two games of a series on the road. Of the previous 31, 27 went on to win. Ill take 87-percent favorable odds only a 13-percent chance of catastrophe in almost everything in life. Went for an eye exam this week and the reigning champion of gripping intense anxiety are the seemingly endless seconds you sit waiting for that puff of air. Like Phil Mickelson winning last weeks PGA at age 50, DFW has never enjoyed a half-a-hundred primo athlete. But weve gotten close. It took a pandemic to prove me right, but I said for years how silly it was that NBA coaches wore suits and ties on the sidelines during games. Casual golf shirts or pullovers are the norm. And were never going back. Hot. Not. Sunday he wins the PGA by the ocean. Thursday he shoots +3 and is tied for 87th at the Colonial in Fort Worth. If Mickelson cant duplicate superb golf, you should be a little easier on yourself for fluctuating between 89 and 102. So far, that's another story. I have lots of friends that were unable to watch Mavs-Clippers Game 2 because it was blacked out in the Metroplex. The Clippers are more 'basket case' than 'basketball.' After eliminating the Mavs in the bubble last Summer they led the Denver Nuggets, 3-1, in the West semifinals. They blew that lead, and havent won a playoff game since. Five post-season losses in a row, for arguably the most talented team on the planet. Their problem is their mindset. Paul George said there is no concern about being down 2-0 and heading to Dallas. (Hint: COVID). I mean, if Im a Clippers fan and I am most certainly not I dont want panic but I would appreciate at least a smidge of consternation. The Clippers are too much style, not enough substance. They seem consumed with not so much winning, but portraying the image of excelling via minimum effort. Theyre, in short, too cool for school. READ MORE: How Maxi 'Beat' Kawhi In 'Dunk Contest' The biggest two passionate, towel-waving, jump-off-the-bench moments for the Clippers in this series were after Kawhi Leonards dunk over Maxi Kleber and Georges crossover that sent Kristaps Porzingis sprawling. Flexing. Menacing. The works. But their energy is clearly channeled inefficiently. The Mavs may be losing the YouTube highlights battle, but theyre winning the war. I grew up on Sunday mornings where church was mandatory and shopping was prohibited. Because of blue laws, lots of stores were closed on the holy Sabbath. (Thankfully, quizzically, the same didnt apply for sports. Hmm.) Still today, Texas liquor stores must be closed on Sundays and you cant buy beer or wine before noon. Its as antiquated as it is awful. Progress is, maybe, on the horizon. A year ago we all felt good about Andy Dalton backing up Dak. Buddy of mine asked me this week who the backup quarterback was this season. Me neither. Easiest explanation for Mavs 2, Clippers 0: Dallas is +33 on 3-pointers, making 35 so far to L.A.s 24. You can have every other stat, Ill take the team that makes the most 3s. A group of lawmakers has banned critical race theory and the teaching of woke philosophies in Texas schools. So, like I wasnt, students will never be taught about oh, say, the Red Summer. In 1919 race riots broke out all over America and Texas in response to Jim Crow laws that kept Blacks disenfranchised, segregated and subjected to lynching for crimes such as indecent advances toward a white woman. Racism still exists. In some dark corners, it remains flourishing. Im just not sure that pretending it doesnt happen and refusing to revisit how we breathed life into it is a winning strategy going forward. Confederate monuments stand. George Floyd never happened. Got it. More Luka lunacy: Hes the first player in NBA history with 250+ points (256), 70+ rebounds (76) and 70+ assists (70) in his first eight playoff games. READ MORE: Luka Wins Game 2; Dirk Approves More amazing is that the Mavs have a 2-0 lead despite him scoring only a combined five points in the fourth quarter. 2022 NFL salary cap committed money: 1. Packers $237M; 2. Cowboys $228; 3. Rams $212; 4. Saints $208; 5. Giants $202. Last time the Mavs returned from L.A. with a 2-0 series lead was 2011. Wound up sweeping the Lakers in the West semis and we love how that movie ended. Only thing I understand about Bitcoin is its volatility. If you invested $10,000 in the digital currency seven years ago itd be worth $3.2 million. If you invested $10,000 in the digital currency seven weeks ago itd be worth $5,400. RANGERS RISK: We all think the Texas Rangers are going to be putrid this season. Our lil roundtable revealed predicted win totals of anywhere between 61 and 78, but no one thinks .500 is plausible. Lets put our money where our mouth is. Im going to bet a virtual $100 against the Rangers every game this season and, after six months and 162 games, see where I wind up. Ill keep a running tab right there each Friday and come September Ill (wink) disperse my profits to my most loyal readers. RECORD: 22-30 TOTAL: -$384. *Memorial Day is the unofficial start of summer, but also more importantly a federal holiday honoring and mourning the military personnel who died in the performance of their duties. So in between burgers and bikinis and basketball, take a second to be thankful for those that died to protect Americas freedoms. Friday is for watching hoops, Mavs-Clippers. Saturday is for playing hoops with Big Brothers Big Sisters lil bro Ja. Sunday is for watching hoops, Mavs-Clippers. I sense a theme. As always, dont be a stranger.	Dallas Cowboys tried to trade up to get Patrick Surtain Or Jaycee Horn. LB Jaylon Smith was mentioned as a possible trade-up target. The Cowboys drafted linebacker Micah Parsons at No. 9 in the NFL Draft on Thursday. The Dolphins drafted safety Tyrann Mathieu at the No. 6 spot.	ctrlsum	2	https://www.si.com/nfl/cowboys/news/dallas-cowboys-try-trade-jaylon-smith-surtain-horn-nfl-draft	0.56121
Is Center Erick McCoy the New Orleans Saints Next Dominant Offensive Lineman?	Whether he lines up at center or at guard, the versatile Erik McCoy has the traits to become New Orleans' next dominant offensive lineman. The New Orleans Saints traded up in the second round of the 2019 NFL Draft to select offensive lineman Erik McCoy out of Texas A&M. McCoy played predominantly guard in college was expected to fill the big shoes of retired perennial Pro Bowl center Max Unger. Historically, the most successful Saints offenses boasted a dominant offensive line. Today, New Orleans has plenty of offensive line talent to keep their dominating tradition alive. New Orleans' tackles Terron Armstead and Ryan Ramczyk are considered one of the best tackles tandem in the league. Left guard Andrus Peat has three Pro Bowls visits, and C/G Cesar Ruiz was added in the first-round of 2020's draft to replace perennial Pro Bowler Larry Warford. With that said, it's their 2019 second-round choice that is developing into a dominant performer, Erik McCoy. New Orleans quarterback Drew Brees (9) throws a pass against the Minnesota Vikings as center Erik McCoy (78) blocks. Mandatory Credit: Chuck Cook -USA TODAY MCCOY THE ROOKIE During the 2019 NFL Draft, New Orleans traded two draft picks to the Miami Dolphins to move up from the No. 62 overall to No. 48 to select McCoy. The Saints coaching staff moved him from guard to the center, where he quickly won the starting job. McCoy has been a pillar of durability at a demanding position. Hes not only started all 35 games of his two-year career with six snaps missed during his rookie year. In 2019, McCoy anchored an offensive line that finished 9th in total yardage, 3rd in points, and allowed only 24 sacks during the regular season. He committed just five holding penalties and was voted onto the 2019 NFL All-Rookie team. New Orleans Saints center Erik McCoy (78). Mandatory Credit: Chuck Cook-USA TODAY MCCOY'S 2020 SEASON The referees flagged McCoy twice for holding penalties while playing 1,074 offensive snaps in 2020. His dominant run blocking helped the New Orleans rushing attack finish sixth in the league and led the NFL with 30 rushing touchdowns. Last season, McCoy provided superior pass protection and surrendered one of the 29 sacks on the Saints' quarterbacks. MCCOY EXCELS IN THE RUN AND PASS McCoy, 23, is 6-4, 314-pounds and has a rare mixture of power and athleticism for an interior lineman. He sets a powerful base as a pass blocker and plays with excellent leverage despite his height. McCoy's speed allows him to get outside on rushing plays or screens, and he's typically in the position to be a lead blocker downfield. He packs a powerful initial punch as a pass blocker to knock rushers off balance. The former Aggie has outstanding footwork and recognition to move into position for double-teams and handle athletic pass rushers. At times, his base is too wide as a pass blocker, but he showed significant improvement in that area during his second season. New Orleans Saints quarterback Drew Brees (9) looks to pass as center Erik McCoy (78). Mandatory Credit: Bob Donnan-USA TODAY Sports McCoy has terrific recognition of opposing defenses, allowing him to make accurate protection adjustments for the entire line. He fires off with great power as a run blocker and handles power rushers or speed rushers with equal effectiveness in pass protection. Some prognosticators project McCoy may move to guard this coming season. The transfer will allow second-year lineman Cesar Ruiz to move to his more natural position of center. Whichever interior position Erik McCoy plays in 2021, he seems poised to become the next elite interior offensive lineman for the New Orleans Saints. Follow Bob Rose on Facebook or on Twitter @bobbyr2613. Don't miss out on any Saints news and analysis! Take a second and sign up for our FREE newsletter and get breaking Saints news delivered to your inbox! Subscribe to our Saints News Newsletter: https://news.snts.us/saintsnewletter Subscribe to the New Orleans Saints YT Channel: https://news.snts.us/saintsnewsyoutube For more Saints News: https://www.si.com/nfl/saints/ or https://www.saints.media Like us on Facebook: https://news.snts.us/saintsnews-fb Follow us on Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/saintsnews	The New Orleans Saints traded up in the second round of the 2019 NFL Draft to select offensive lineman Erik McCoy out of Texas A&M. McCoy played predominantly guard in college, but moved to center in the NFL and quickly won the starting job. McCoy has been a pillar of durability at a demanding position, starting all 35 games of his two-year career.	ctrlsum	2	https://www.si.com/nfl/saints/editorial-opinion/erik-mccoy-next-saints-dominant-offensive-lineman	0.20802
How's Washington Football Team DE Chase Young Rank Among NFL Pass-Rushers?	Chase Young can only get better if he can stay healthy. ASHBURN, Va. -- The defensive line and pass rush of the Washington Football Team is the pulse of the club and one of the top reasons why the WFT has a good chance of repeating as division champions in 2021 As good as it is on paper, two criticisms of the defensive unit were their porous run defense, and their inability to slow down quarterbacks in 2020. If this doesn't change in 2021, Washington's chances of an NFC East repeat will be difficult to achieve. But it starts with the rush. It starts with Chase Young. READ MORE: No. Despite Washington investing four first-round picks on that side of the ball, on a recent ranking of edge defenders by ProFootballFocus.com (PFF), the highest-ranked Washington edge defender is none other than Young, who slid in at No. 8 in the rankings. The second-year defender had an overall grade of 87.1/100 by PFF, which was fifth in the NFL among qualifying edge defenders. As PFF notes, Young was even better in the red zone, with a league-best grade of 93.3. The scary part when analyzing Youngs first season in the NFL is that there is still clear room for improvement from a pass-rushing perspective. And Young still got out to an 87.1 overall grade as a rookie, fifth in the NFL among qualifying edge defenders. He was at his best in the red zone. Youngs 93.3 overall grade last season in that portion of the field led all players at the position. Young ranks right behind DeMarcus Lawrence and Cameron Jordan, who came in at No. 6 and No. 7, as well as behind stalwarts like Khalil Mack, Nick and Joey Bosa, T.J. Watt, and Myles Garrett. Montez Sweat is the next Washington edge defender on the list at No. 17 with PFF noting that the third-year end had an 87.0 run-defense grade in 2021. Per PFF: Few edge defenders improved more from 2019 to 2020 than Sweat did in his second year in the NFL. His 87.0 run-defense grade last season ranked third at the position behind only Khalil Mack and T.J. Watt, and he bumped up his pressure count from 32 as a rookie to 47 in 2020. Sweat also stood out as one of the best defensive linemen in the league at getting his hands into throwing lanes when rushing the passer. His six batted passes last year ranked second at the position. Thanks to his long arms and elite athleticism, Sweat has quickly become one of the league's top edge rushers, and in conjunction with Young, one of the NFL's premier pass-rush tandems heading into next season. They figure to get even better ... which means the WFT figures to do the same.	A recent ranking of edge defenders by ProFootballFocus.com ranks Washington's Chase Young at No. 8.	pegasus	0	https://www.si.com/nfl/washingtonfootball/news/washington-football-team-chase-young-rank-nfl-pass-rushers	0.349811
How's Washington Football Team DE Chase Young Rank Among NFL Pass-Rushers?	Chase Young can only get better if he can stay healthy. ASHBURN, Va. -- The defensive line and pass rush of the Washington Football Team is the pulse of the club and one of the top reasons why the WFT has a good chance of repeating as division champions in 2021 As good as it is on paper, two criticisms of the defensive unit were their porous run defense, and their inability to slow down quarterbacks in 2020. If this doesn't change in 2021, Washington's chances of an NFC East repeat will be difficult to achieve. But it starts with the rush. It starts with Chase Young. READ MORE: No. Despite Washington investing four first-round picks on that side of the ball, on a recent ranking of edge defenders by ProFootballFocus.com (PFF), the highest-ranked Washington edge defender is none other than Young, who slid in at No. 8 in the rankings. The second-year defender had an overall grade of 87.1/100 by PFF, which was fifth in the NFL among qualifying edge defenders. As PFF notes, Young was even better in the red zone, with a league-best grade of 93.3. The scary part when analyzing Youngs first season in the NFL is that there is still clear room for improvement from a pass-rushing perspective. And Young still got out to an 87.1 overall grade as a rookie, fifth in the NFL among qualifying edge defenders. He was at his best in the red zone. Youngs 93.3 overall grade last season in that portion of the field led all players at the position. Young ranks right behind DeMarcus Lawrence and Cameron Jordan, who came in at No. 6 and No. 7, as well as behind stalwarts like Khalil Mack, Nick and Joey Bosa, T.J. Watt, and Myles Garrett. Montez Sweat is the next Washington edge defender on the list at No. 17 with PFF noting that the third-year end had an 87.0 run-defense grade in 2021. Per PFF: Few edge defenders improved more from 2019 to 2020 than Sweat did in his second year in the NFL. His 87.0 run-defense grade last season ranked third at the position behind only Khalil Mack and T.J. Watt, and he bumped up his pressure count from 32 as a rookie to 47 in 2020. Sweat also stood out as one of the best defensive linemen in the league at getting his hands into throwing lanes when rushing the passer. His six batted passes last year ranked second at the position. Thanks to his long arms and elite athleticism, Sweat has quickly become one of the league's top edge rushers, and in conjunction with Young, one of the NFL's premier pass-rush tandems heading into next season. They figure to get even better ... which means the WFT figures to do the same.	A recent ranking of edge defenders by ProFootballFocus.com ranks Washington's Chase Young at No. 8. Young had an overall grade of 87.1/100 by PFF, which was fifth in the NFL among qualifying edge defenders.	pegasus	1	https://www.si.com/nfl/washingtonfootball/news/washington-football-team-chase-young-rank-nfl-pass-rushers	0.44535
How's Washington Football Team DE Chase Young Rank Among NFL Pass-Rushers?	Chase Young can only get better if he can stay healthy. ASHBURN, Va. -- The defensive line and pass rush of the Washington Football Team is the pulse of the club and one of the top reasons why the WFT has a good chance of repeating as division champions in 2021 As good as it is on paper, two criticisms of the defensive unit were their porous run defense, and their inability to slow down quarterbacks in 2020. If this doesn't change in 2021, Washington's chances of an NFC East repeat will be difficult to achieve. But it starts with the rush. It starts with Chase Young. READ MORE: No. Despite Washington investing four first-round picks on that side of the ball, on a recent ranking of edge defenders by ProFootballFocus.com (PFF), the highest-ranked Washington edge defender is none other than Young, who slid in at No. 8 in the rankings. The second-year defender had an overall grade of 87.1/100 by PFF, which was fifth in the NFL among qualifying edge defenders. As PFF notes, Young was even better in the red zone, with a league-best grade of 93.3. The scary part when analyzing Youngs first season in the NFL is that there is still clear room for improvement from a pass-rushing perspective. And Young still got out to an 87.1 overall grade as a rookie, fifth in the NFL among qualifying edge defenders. He was at his best in the red zone. Youngs 93.3 overall grade last season in that portion of the field led all players at the position. Young ranks right behind DeMarcus Lawrence and Cameron Jordan, who came in at No. 6 and No. 7, as well as behind stalwarts like Khalil Mack, Nick and Joey Bosa, T.J. Watt, and Myles Garrett. Montez Sweat is the next Washington edge defender on the list at No. 17 with PFF noting that the third-year end had an 87.0 run-defense grade in 2021. Per PFF: Few edge defenders improved more from 2019 to 2020 than Sweat did in his second year in the NFL. His 87.0 run-defense grade last season ranked third at the position behind only Khalil Mack and T.J. Watt, and he bumped up his pressure count from 32 as a rookie to 47 in 2020. Sweat also stood out as one of the best defensive linemen in the league at getting his hands into throwing lanes when rushing the passer. His six batted passes last year ranked second at the position. Thanks to his long arms and elite athleticism, Sweat has quickly become one of the league's top edge rushers, and in conjunction with Young, one of the NFL's premier pass-rush tandems heading into next season. They figure to get even better ... which means the WFT figures to do the same.	A recent ranking of edge defenders by ProFootballFocus.com ranks Washington's Chase Young at No. 8. Young had an overall grade of 87.1/100 by PFF, which was fifth in the NFL among qualifying edge defenders. Young's 93.3 overall grade last season in that portion of the field led all players at the position.	pegasus	2	https://www.si.com/nfl/washingtonfootball/news/washington-football-team-chase-young-rank-nfl-pass-rushers	0.496211
Do L.A.s pop-up chefs and nomadic restaurants have a post-pandemic future?	On Tuesdays, the sisters behind Bungkus Bagus shop for ingredients. On Wednesdays, they line their Glendale driveway with steel tables and spend hours chopping chiles and garlic for their Balinese-food pop-up, while Thursdays are dedicated to frying aromatics, long beans and sambal goreng. On Fridays, Celene and Tara Carrara trim banana leaves to wrap bungkus, their bundles filled with coconut rice and fragrant curries and hard-boiled eggs, and on Saturdays, they set up a booth reminiscent of their childhood in Indonesia and greet their customers just inside the gate to their home. Sometimes, the line stretches all the way to the sidewalk. The Carrara sisters never intended to enter the restaurant industry a year ago, Celene worked as a doula and Tara was a makeup artist. But they, like so many others, had to seek new ways to make money as the pandemic ravaged entire sectors of the economy. I dont think that without COVID, and without the birth of the underground [food] movement, that wed be doing this, said Celine Carrara. Its bittersweet because so much of the landscape has shifted, and weve seen restaurants close that we love, and yet theres all this new stuff on the horizon, which is also really exciting. Its kind of surreal. For professional chefs, bartenders, servers and others in the hospitality industry, cooking and selling food from home sometimes with L.A. County permits and licenses, and sometimes without offered a new means to survive while restaurants and bars were shuttered. They were joined by people like the Carraras who had no restaurant experience, swelling the ranks of L.A.s home bakers and cooks who have offered social-media-savvy Angelenos special menus, direct access to makers and some of the most exciting dining the area has seen in years. Advertisement Items for sale at Bungkus Bagus, a Balinese pop-up in Glendale. (Christina House / Los Angeles Times) Often, all it takes from customers is a few taps on Instagram. Once an order is placed, an address is revealed or a delivery is scheduled, and some of L.A.s best new food is available, in the form of croissants or fried chicken or bentos or cheesecakes or naturally dyed dumplings. Sometimes the options seem endless. Now, on the brink of a statewide reopening set for June 15 L.A.s pop-up chefs, nomadic restaurants and home cocktail purveyors might need to pivot again as indoor dining and drinking returns to what could very well feel normal. Some of them are ready to resume their day jobs. Others want to stay independent and underground, or they want to grow their businesses more traditionally in a commercial kitchen. A few just want to keep the party going, as long as they can. Current and proposed statewide regulations could also mean change for those operating home kitchens, though they might not help home vendors until 2022. Currently, California allows only approved cottage food operators to prepare foods including some baked goods, herb blends, dried pasta and preserves at home. Class A operators can sell directly to consumers from their homes and at temporary events such as bake sales, at farmers markets and through agriculture subscriptions. Class B operators must be inspected and permitted annually, and can also offer their goods at restaurants, markets and food trucks. Neither class allows gross annual sales to exceed $50,000, and neither allows for items that require refrigeration disqualifying hundreds of L.A.s underground pop-ups from legal vending. With AB-377 and AB-1144, this could change. AB-377 became law in 2019 and allows microenterprise home kitchen operations to prepare and sell refrigerated and other non-cottage-food items from a private residence. But its up to county governments to opt in and authorize such ventures. Before the pandemic, Los Angeles County officials from several departments were discussing whether to allow them, according to Liza Frias, the director of environmental health services, whose department oversees the cottage-industry program. But the health crisis stalled any decision on the matter. At this point, everybodys really all hands on deck on the pandemic response, and making sure that were of course mitigating that, Frias said. Im sure in the future I dont know whether thats six months to a year that topic will come back up, and well present it for the board [of supervisors] to consider. Frias added, When youre permitted and youre registered, you care about what youre providing; you want to be able to make sure that your customers know that you care. If not, thats when they contact us and make a complaint. Advertisement Jess Wang is permitted for her bakery, Pique-Nique; her pickle business, Pickl, isnt eligible for permitting but under AB-377 it could be, if L.A. County opts in. Tired of waiting, Wang is now looking for a commercial kitchen space where she could prepare butter mochi and hand pies as well as pickles instead of earning money through Zoom-based Pickl pickling classes, which she has taught throughout the pandemic. AB-1144, which passed the Assembly on May 20 and was sent to the state Senate, would allow Class A cottage-food operators to sell up to $75,000 in gross sales; those with Class B permits could net up to $150,000 in gross annual sales. Laura Hoang, at home in Monterey Park, sells baked goods under the name Largwa. (Christina House / Los Angeles Times) That increase could help independent bakers such as Laura Hoang, a pastry chef who sells under the moniker Largwa and whose operation is growing in popularity and reach. Advertisement When downtown L.A. restaurant Buddys temporarily closed at the start of the pandemic, Hoang lost an outlet for her pies, cakes and cookies. She also was supposed to begin work at a local coffee shop, which opened days before the shutdown and closed soon after. She found direction, and eventually income, through an operation she ran via Instagram: Heartened by the protests demanding justice for George Floyd, she began selling via direct message, and a portion of the proceeds from her cookies and other treats was donated to mutual-aid groups and nonprofits. Now she sells through retailers such as Chinatowns Thank You Coffee, still sharing updates through her Instagram account. Working independently has given her new self-assurance and direction; shes recently moved to a larger home kitchen, one with ventilation, and one she plans on having certified for a Class B cottage-food permit. She says she sees no need to return to restaurant kitchens, at least not immediately especially when the industrys systemic issues of sexual harassment, verbal abuse and underpayment remain rampant. Laura Hoangs peach nectarine mini pies. (Christina House / Los Angeles Times) The pandemic has given food makers a safe release from that toxic environment, but it did not spit us into a more stable one, she said. It very much was like, Figure it out, and I feel lucky to have been able to figure it out. Advertisement Ai Kennedy, who sells sushi made in her home kitchen in Pasadena, also is reluctant to rejoin a restaurants staff. The former Sushi Enya and Q chef hosts her weekend bento pickups in an art gallery she manages but she wants to take the next step, whether that is renting a commercial kitchen or opening her own full restaurant someday. She just wishes for herself and others that rent were less expensive in Los Angeles. But even though shes looking to be part of the system, and though restaurants are reopening and pulling potential orders from L.A.s pop-ups, she believes the underground is here to stay. I think its still expanding, she said. People learned that there are options like this they dont have to go to restaurants and there are so many interesting chefs doing interesting things. Even the inspectors agree. Advertisement I think were always going to have an underground industry, said Frias, of the L.A. County Department of Public Health. My hope is that well get more people that would want to grow. Weve seen successes with cottage food, and then they transition into a shared kitchen, and then they end up starting their own business. I mean that, to me, is a success: being able to have your own business. Some entrepreneurs are vocal about not wanting to evolve into a more formal restaurant operation. Laura Hoangs chocolate chip rye cookies. (Christina House / Los Angeles Times) Lazy Js fries fish every first and third Sunday on the patio behind Sticky Rice in Echo Park. Chefs James Seitz and Jae Hee Lee and operations manager Justin Hodgson needed a reprieve from traditional kitchens and wanted more of a casual, food-focused party where anyone is welcome and the Budweiser flows freely. At each Lazy Js pop-up, the music blasts, there are cocktails from Sticky Rices bar, Spirit House, and the team fries until they sell out. Advertisement Theres a difference between having fun and making it a hang, and making it a restaurant and seating people, Hodgson said. We mostly want to keep it a hang and a slow burn. As for the Carraras, theyve been able to watch the grapevines grow overhead as theyve fried, tossed, simmered and folded their bungkus for 11 months. Theres a fountain in their backyard that bubbles all day. The serene home setting has inspired them and kept them tied to their childhood. I think something thats really cool about our setup is it uses the home and the business, and that is a very Bali thing, Tara Carrara said. In Bali, you dont have strict delineation between commercial and residential areas, so there are a lot of businesses that are run out of family compounds. Theyve been weighing their options for the future of Bungkus Bagus. If they grow their pop-up in a commercial kitchen, they worry it could become too sterile. Theyre not sure they want to give up their home, so theyre also considering a private-events path, which would allow them to bring their experience to another backyard with live cooking, an expanded menu, incense, offerings and music. Advertisement Thats part of the magic of it, Tara Carrara added. The whole experience is meeting us, seeing our home, hanging out the lush plants and if it was just delivery, you would miss out on a big part of the equation, which is the connection, the community, the personality and the warmth of a real human being.	Pop-up restaurants, home bakers and home cocktail purveyors have thrived in L.A. during the food crisis. Now, as the state reopens, the pop-up scene may need to pivot again.	ctrlsum	1	https://www.latimes.com/food/story/2021-05-28/will-la-pop-up-chefs-nomadic-restaurants-survive-return-to-normal	0.128008
Do L.A.s pop-up chefs and nomadic restaurants have a post-pandemic future?	On Tuesdays, the sisters behind Bungkus Bagus shop for ingredients. On Wednesdays, they line their Glendale driveway with steel tables and spend hours chopping chiles and garlic for their Balinese-food pop-up, while Thursdays are dedicated to frying aromatics, long beans and sambal goreng. On Fridays, Celene and Tara Carrara trim banana leaves to wrap bungkus, their bundles filled with coconut rice and fragrant curries and hard-boiled eggs, and on Saturdays, they set up a booth reminiscent of their childhood in Indonesia and greet their customers just inside the gate to their home. Sometimes, the line stretches all the way to the sidewalk. The Carrara sisters never intended to enter the restaurant industry a year ago, Celene worked as a doula and Tara was a makeup artist. But they, like so many others, had to seek new ways to make money as the pandemic ravaged entire sectors of the economy. I dont think that without COVID, and without the birth of the underground [food] movement, that wed be doing this, said Celine Carrara. Its bittersweet because so much of the landscape has shifted, and weve seen restaurants close that we love, and yet theres all this new stuff on the horizon, which is also really exciting. Its kind of surreal. For professional chefs, bartenders, servers and others in the hospitality industry, cooking and selling food from home sometimes with L.A. County permits and licenses, and sometimes without offered a new means to survive while restaurants and bars were shuttered. They were joined by people like the Carraras who had no restaurant experience, swelling the ranks of L.A.s home bakers and cooks who have offered social-media-savvy Angelenos special menus, direct access to makers and some of the most exciting dining the area has seen in years. Advertisement Items for sale at Bungkus Bagus, a Balinese pop-up in Glendale. (Christina House / Los Angeles Times) Often, all it takes from customers is a few taps on Instagram. Once an order is placed, an address is revealed or a delivery is scheduled, and some of L.A.s best new food is available, in the form of croissants or fried chicken or bentos or cheesecakes or naturally dyed dumplings. Sometimes the options seem endless. Now, on the brink of a statewide reopening set for June 15 L.A.s pop-up chefs, nomadic restaurants and home cocktail purveyors might need to pivot again as indoor dining and drinking returns to what could very well feel normal. Some of them are ready to resume their day jobs. Others want to stay independent and underground, or they want to grow their businesses more traditionally in a commercial kitchen. A few just want to keep the party going, as long as they can. Current and proposed statewide regulations could also mean change for those operating home kitchens, though they might not help home vendors until 2022. Currently, California allows only approved cottage food operators to prepare foods including some baked goods, herb blends, dried pasta and preserves at home. Class A operators can sell directly to consumers from their homes and at temporary events such as bake sales, at farmers markets and through agriculture subscriptions. Class B operators must be inspected and permitted annually, and can also offer their goods at restaurants, markets and food trucks. Neither class allows gross annual sales to exceed $50,000, and neither allows for items that require refrigeration disqualifying hundreds of L.A.s underground pop-ups from legal vending. With AB-377 and AB-1144, this could change. AB-377 became law in 2019 and allows microenterprise home kitchen operations to prepare and sell refrigerated and other non-cottage-food items from a private residence. But its up to county governments to opt in and authorize such ventures. Before the pandemic, Los Angeles County officials from several departments were discussing whether to allow them, according to Liza Frias, the director of environmental health services, whose department oversees the cottage-industry program. But the health crisis stalled any decision on the matter. At this point, everybodys really all hands on deck on the pandemic response, and making sure that were of course mitigating that, Frias said. Im sure in the future I dont know whether thats six months to a year that topic will come back up, and well present it for the board [of supervisors] to consider. Frias added, When youre permitted and youre registered, you care about what youre providing; you want to be able to make sure that your customers know that you care. If not, thats when they contact us and make a complaint. Advertisement Jess Wang is permitted for her bakery, Pique-Nique; her pickle business, Pickl, isnt eligible for permitting but under AB-377 it could be, if L.A. County opts in. Tired of waiting, Wang is now looking for a commercial kitchen space where she could prepare butter mochi and hand pies as well as pickles instead of earning money through Zoom-based Pickl pickling classes, which she has taught throughout the pandemic. AB-1144, which passed the Assembly on May 20 and was sent to the state Senate, would allow Class A cottage-food operators to sell up to $75,000 in gross sales; those with Class B permits could net up to $150,000 in gross annual sales. Laura Hoang, at home in Monterey Park, sells baked goods under the name Largwa. (Christina House / Los Angeles Times) That increase could help independent bakers such as Laura Hoang, a pastry chef who sells under the moniker Largwa and whose operation is growing in popularity and reach. Advertisement When downtown L.A. restaurant Buddys temporarily closed at the start of the pandemic, Hoang lost an outlet for her pies, cakes and cookies. She also was supposed to begin work at a local coffee shop, which opened days before the shutdown and closed soon after. She found direction, and eventually income, through an operation she ran via Instagram: Heartened by the protests demanding justice for George Floyd, she began selling via direct message, and a portion of the proceeds from her cookies and other treats was donated to mutual-aid groups and nonprofits. Now she sells through retailers such as Chinatowns Thank You Coffee, still sharing updates through her Instagram account. Working independently has given her new self-assurance and direction; shes recently moved to a larger home kitchen, one with ventilation, and one she plans on having certified for a Class B cottage-food permit. She says she sees no need to return to restaurant kitchens, at least not immediately especially when the industrys systemic issues of sexual harassment, verbal abuse and underpayment remain rampant. Laura Hoangs peach nectarine mini pies. (Christina House / Los Angeles Times) The pandemic has given food makers a safe release from that toxic environment, but it did not spit us into a more stable one, she said. It very much was like, Figure it out, and I feel lucky to have been able to figure it out. Advertisement Ai Kennedy, who sells sushi made in her home kitchen in Pasadena, also is reluctant to rejoin a restaurants staff. The former Sushi Enya and Q chef hosts her weekend bento pickups in an art gallery she manages but she wants to take the next step, whether that is renting a commercial kitchen or opening her own full restaurant someday. She just wishes for herself and others that rent were less expensive in Los Angeles. But even though shes looking to be part of the system, and though restaurants are reopening and pulling potential orders from L.A.s pop-ups, she believes the underground is here to stay. I think its still expanding, she said. People learned that there are options like this they dont have to go to restaurants and there are so many interesting chefs doing interesting things. Even the inspectors agree. Advertisement I think were always going to have an underground industry, said Frias, of the L.A. County Department of Public Health. My hope is that well get more people that would want to grow. Weve seen successes with cottage food, and then they transition into a shared kitchen, and then they end up starting their own business. I mean that, to me, is a success: being able to have your own business. Some entrepreneurs are vocal about not wanting to evolve into a more formal restaurant operation. Laura Hoangs chocolate chip rye cookies. (Christina House / Los Angeles Times) Lazy Js fries fish every first and third Sunday on the patio behind Sticky Rice in Echo Park. Chefs James Seitz and Jae Hee Lee and operations manager Justin Hodgson needed a reprieve from traditional kitchens and wanted more of a casual, food-focused party where anyone is welcome and the Budweiser flows freely. At each Lazy Js pop-up, the music blasts, there are cocktails from Sticky Rices bar, Spirit House, and the team fries until they sell out. Advertisement Theres a difference between having fun and making it a hang, and making it a restaurant and seating people, Hodgson said. We mostly want to keep it a hang and a slow burn. As for the Carraras, theyve been able to watch the grapevines grow overhead as theyve fried, tossed, simmered and folded their bungkus for 11 months. Theres a fountain in their backyard that bubbles all day. The serene home setting has inspired them and kept them tied to their childhood. I think something thats really cool about our setup is it uses the home and the business, and that is a very Bali thing, Tara Carrara said. In Bali, you dont have strict delineation between commercial and residential areas, so there are a lot of businesses that are run out of family compounds. Theyve been weighing their options for the future of Bungkus Bagus. If they grow their pop-up in a commercial kitchen, they worry it could become too sterile. Theyre not sure they want to give up their home, so theyre also considering a private-events path, which would allow them to bring their experience to another backyard with live cooking, an expanded menu, incense, offerings and music. Advertisement Thats part of the magic of it, Tara Carrara added. The whole experience is meeting us, seeing our home, hanging out the lush plants and if it was just delivery, you would miss out on a big part of the equation, which is the connection, the community, the personality and the warmth of a real human being.	L.A. pop-up chefs, nomadic restaurants and home cocktail purveyors might need to pivot again as indoor dining and drinking returns to what could very well feel normal. Current and proposed statewide regulations could also mean change for those operating home kitchens. Currently, California allows only approved cottage food operators to prepare foods at home.	bart	2	https://www.latimes.com/food/story/2021-05-28/will-la-pop-up-chefs-nomadic-restaurants-survive-return-to-normal	0.467531
Why is 90 Day Fianc and its spinoffs so popular?	TLC executives sensed demand for more about these couples. So they obliged. And then some. There are a whopping 18 variants of the original, the newest called 90 Day Fianc: Foody Call on the Discovery+ streaming service where couples from past shows cook favorite dishes while dishing advice about keeping the romance spicy. Discovery+, in fact, has been home to seven spinoffs, all released since January. 90 Day is currently TLCs most popular franchise, beating staples such as Dr. Pimple Popper and My 600-lb Life. And TLC is not shy about airing expanded two-hour-long episodes every Sunday night without fear of diluting their audience or testing their patience. Of the 100 most-watched shows among 18-to-49 year olds the past eight months on broadcast and cable TV, 90 Day Fianc and four spinoffs of that show made the cut. Four 90 Day shows also made the top 100 amongst all viewers, each drawing more than 3 million viewers. 90 Day Fianc brought in more viewers in the 18-49 demo than NBCs New Amsterdam, Foxs The Resident and ABCs The Goldbergs. It also trounced Bravos The Real Housewives of Atlanta. TLC executives knew they had a great concept in 2014 that complemented shows at the time like The Little Couple and Breaking Amish. But they had no clue it would become such a genuine hit until season two when word of mouth enabled them to cast a more dynamic cast including the rocky marriage of Ohio resident Danielle Mullins and Tunisian-born Mohamed Jbali. That was a game changer, said Dan Adler, the shows executive producer. We were really able to push the envelope with that couple. Monica King, a 50-year-old Alpharetta resident who works in corporate regulatory affairs at a healthcare company, said she is drawn in by the authenticity of the relationships. They feel human, not like cartoon characters on The Bachelor, she said. They seem like real people seeking true everlasting love. I really want to find out what happens next in their lives. Once TLC realized through social media how rabid the fan base had become, they began casting shows focused on relationships prior to the K-1 visa process (Before the 90 Days) and shows featuring couples well past the 90-day period (Happily Ever After?). They delved into the lives of now single people whose K-1 visa relationship failed. They follow Americans who do the reverse and move to another country to marry someone. They even have a meta-style show where popular 90 Day couples sit in bed (Pillow Talk) and make snarky comments while watching another 90 Day show. One of the most popular couples in the shows history hails from Atlanta: nurse Chantel Everett and Pedro Jimeno, a man she fell in love with while on a trip to the Dominican Republic. She brought him back to Atlanta to start the K-1 visa process while lying to her family, saying he was on a more permissive student visa. Her wary family did not like Pedro at first, and Pedros family in the Dominican Republic clashed with her family. It became a case of Romeo and Juliet-style star-crossed lovers that viewers ate up. After appearing on Happily Ever After? TLC gave them their own show The Family Chantel. It featured Chantels brother Royal also seeking a foreign bride, finding his in the Philippines, and Pedros sister Nicole dating a married man. The second season aired last year. Adler said it did well despite the fact a good portion of the dialogue is in Spanish. Chantel, in an interview, said she was very nave at first. I went into the show thinking it would prove to the world how lovely and perfect my relationship was, she said. That was not reality. Instead, she said people were fascinated by the clashing family dynamics, the cultural misunderstandings and the communication limitations given that Pedros English was very poor when he came stateside five years ago. They debated whether to do the spinoff show, but Chantel said they decided it might help people understand the K-1 visa process better so others could benefit from our mistakes and find comfort that our struggles are normal. The producers would regularly question their motives and actions that in a way helped make their relationship stronger, Pedro said. Its therapeutic, he said. You can heal yourself. Talking about problems is better than hiding them. Loren and Alexei Brovarnik are part of the latest TLC "90 Day Fiance" spinoff called "Foody Call" debuting on Discovery+ May 29, 2021. TLC Credit: Discovery+ Credit: Discovery+ Jason Sarlanis, senior vice president for development at TLC, said he loves how theyve been able to highlight people of all races and cultures. Its one of the most diverse shows on TV. Weve told stories about LBGTQ couples and how different countries view marriage. To Sarlanis, I think this show really gives people out there hope that no matter where you look in this world, your other half is out there. Some fans do watch with more cynicism. Bobby Gaines, a 50-year-old Bowdon resident, said he began binging the various 90 Day shows during quarantine and enjoys it more than his wife. Over the last year, I had my toe amputated, he said. My life felt pretty bad. But after watching 90 Day Fiance, I feel like the king of the world. I dont have problems compared to these people! TLC is continuing to mine the franchise and has more spinoffs planned. They glean a lot from the fan base. Sunday night social media commentary, Sarlanis said, is like a live real-time focus group. And a surprising number of the couples remain together, Adler noted. We dont put these people together, he said, alluding to shows like WE-TVs Married at First Sight, which is generating its own share of spinoff shows. They fall in love. One of the TLC spinoffs of "90 Day Fiance" couples watching episodes of other "90 Day Fiance" shows and commenting about them in real-time called "Pillow Talk." TLC Credit: TLC Credit: TLC Spinoff Heaven These are the 18 90 Day Fianc spinoffs to date, some of which aired on TLC, some which were on the Web only and for seven more shows, on Discovery+, the streaming service. A few are glorified clip shows. A look at the couples after the 90 days. A TLCGo web series that looked at couples from multiple shows. 90 Day Fianc: Before the 90 Days: Couples wondering if they should go through the K-1 visa process. 90 Day Fianc: Pillow Talk: Couples reacting to other 90 Day shows in real time while relaxing in bed. 90 Day Fianc: The Other Way: Americans falling in love and moving to other countries. 90 Day Fianc: Just Landed: A TLCgo original web series chronicling the first day a couple enjoys in the United States. The Family Chantel: Atlantas Chantel Everett and Pedro Jimeno and their wacky families. 90 Day Fianc: Self Quarantined: A series during the pandemic. B90 Strikes Back! The 90 Day couples respond to social media critics and other couples. Darcey & Stacey: A look at Darcey and Stacey Silva, American twins and their Albanian and Bulgarian beaus. HEA Strikes Back! Happily Ever After couples clap back at critics. The seven spinoffs below all have debuted on Discovery+ with Foody Call starting May 29: 90 Day Bares All! A talk show featuring 90 Day couples. 90 Day Diaries: Couples shoot video of themselves. 90 Day Journey: A clip compilation of each couples journeys from beginning to now. The Other Way Strikes Back! The Other Way couples talk about what others are saying about them. 90 Day: The Single Life: Former 90 Day folks who broke up and are now single. 90 Day Fianc: Love Games: A trivia game show. 90 Day: Foody Call: Couples cook dishes from their native countries.	90 Day Fianc and its spinoffs are TLCs most popular franchise, beating staples such as Dr. Pimple Popper and My 600-lb Life. TLC executives sensed demand for more about these couples.	ctrlsum	2	https://www.ajc.com/life/radiotvtalk-blog/why-is-90-day-fiance-and-its-spinoffs-so-popular/BZRIJC5S7FB2ZDG5XHXYXE6EZU/	0.300303
How do I get cash prizes from Californias $116-million COVID vaccine lottery?	California has announced $116.5 million in prizes for people who have or will receive COVID-19 vaccines. The idea of the Vax for the Win program is to increase interest in vaccinations a critical step to keeping disease rates low and continuing to allow schools and the economy to reopen. Heres how the program works. There will be $1.5-million cash prizes given out to 10 winners, who will be selected on June 15. With certain exceptions, all California residents regardless of immigration status who have received at least one COVID-19 vaccine dose will be eligible for these prizes. There are some people who are ineligible, such as incarcerated people and some public employees, such as workers of the California Department of Public Health, California State Lottery, California Health and Human Services Agency, the Government Operations Agency, the governors office, and their immediate families. No. Any California resident who has received at least one vaccine dose is automatically registered; vaccination records are filed with the states vaccine registry. Dont fret. Even if you were among the earliest recipients of the vaccine back in December, youre eligible for the drawings of $1.5 million and $50,000. The California Department of Public Health will provide a list of random number identifiers representing each eligible participant identifiers that can only be connected with persons identities by [the department] to the California Lottery, which will conduct the random drawing using standard practices applicable to drawings that ensure randomness and integrity of the draw. Only if the winners want to be identified. Yes. The California Department of Public Health will try to contact you by phone. If they cant reach you on the first try, they will try again, repeatedly, between 8 a.m. and 5 p.m. But if you cant be reached within 96 hours after the first attempt at contact, they may drop you and move on to the next eligible prospective winner. The winnings will go into a savings account, and the child will be able to gain control of the funds when they turn 18. California residents who begin to get vaccinated starting on or after Thursday are eligible for a $50 prepaid card or a $50 grocery card for supermarkets like Ralphs, Food 4 Less, Albertsons, Vons, Pavilions, Safeway and Andronicos. Advertisement There are 2 million gift cards available. Incarcerated persons are not eligible. Youll get a redemption code by text or email within seven to 10 days after the last vaccination. (The Pfizer and Moderna vaccines require two doses, spread apart by several weeks; the Johnson & Johnson shot requires only one shot.) If you dont have a mobile phone or email address, call (833) 993-3873 to get a physical card seven to 10 days after your vaccination. If you dont have a permanent address, call the same number to coordinate delivery of the card. The cash for the vaccination incentive program will come from Californias general fund, a budget spokesman for Gov. Gavin Newsom said. State tax revenues are projected to exceed earlier estimates by more than $75 billion by next summer, allowing the governor and lawmakers to fund a variety of programs. Advertisement Newsom intends to tap into money set aside for pandemic disaster relief and later replenish that account with a portion of the states $27-billion share of federal COVID-19 relief funds recently approved by Congress and President Biden. Officials say its an imperative public policy objective to increase vaccinations as much as possible. A high vaccination rate will keep people healthy and reduce the risk of outbreaks among unvaccinated people, which will enable schools to continue reopening and the economy to gain steam. About 54% of California residents have received at least one dose of vaccine. Advertisement But officials say theres need to boost demand. California has seen its average daily number of vaccine doses administered fall from a peak of 400,000 in early April to 200,000 a day now. And California still needs to make progress on reducing troubling racial and ethnic disparities in who is getting vaccinated. This week, a pair of season tickets to Kings or Galaxy games is in the mix. Advertisement L.A. County adult residents who get their first vaccine between Friday and June 3 at vaccine sites run by L.A. County, the city of Los Angeles or St. Johns Well Child and Family Center clinic will be eligible for a drawing for a pair of season tickets to the Los Angeles Kings or to the Los Angeles Galaxy. Aside from its being inadvisable from a health perspective, Newsom emphasized that getting vaccinated beyond the recommended regimen two doses for Pfizer and Moderna, and one for Johnson & Johnson will not boost a residents odds of winning. If you want to get vaccinated again, you think you can have your name in twice, its not going to work, he said. So dont go back and get vaccinated again. It wont make any difference.	California has announced $116.5 million in prizes for people who have or will receive COVID-19 vaccines. There will be $1.5-million cash prizes given out to 10 winners, who will be selected on June 15.	bart	1	https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2021-05-28/how-california-covid-19-vaccine-lottery-works	0.129565
How do I get cash prizes from Californias $116-million COVID vaccine lottery?	California has announced $116.5 million in prizes for people who have or will receive COVID-19 vaccines. The idea of the Vax for the Win program is to increase interest in vaccinations a critical step to keeping disease rates low and continuing to allow schools and the economy to reopen. Heres how the program works. There will be $1.5-million cash prizes given out to 10 winners, who will be selected on June 15. With certain exceptions, all California residents regardless of immigration status who have received at least one COVID-19 vaccine dose will be eligible for these prizes. There are some people who are ineligible, such as incarcerated people and some public employees, such as workers of the California Department of Public Health, California State Lottery, California Health and Human Services Agency, the Government Operations Agency, the governors office, and their immediate families. No. Any California resident who has received at least one vaccine dose is automatically registered; vaccination records are filed with the states vaccine registry. Dont fret. Even if you were among the earliest recipients of the vaccine back in December, youre eligible for the drawings of $1.5 million and $50,000. The California Department of Public Health will provide a list of random number identifiers representing each eligible participant identifiers that can only be connected with persons identities by [the department] to the California Lottery, which will conduct the random drawing using standard practices applicable to drawings that ensure randomness and integrity of the draw. Only if the winners want to be identified. Yes. The California Department of Public Health will try to contact you by phone. If they cant reach you on the first try, they will try again, repeatedly, between 8 a.m. and 5 p.m. But if you cant be reached within 96 hours after the first attempt at contact, they may drop you and move on to the next eligible prospective winner. The winnings will go into a savings account, and the child will be able to gain control of the funds when they turn 18. California residents who begin to get vaccinated starting on or after Thursday are eligible for a $50 prepaid card or a $50 grocery card for supermarkets like Ralphs, Food 4 Less, Albertsons, Vons, Pavilions, Safeway and Andronicos. Advertisement There are 2 million gift cards available. Incarcerated persons are not eligible. Youll get a redemption code by text or email within seven to 10 days after the last vaccination. (The Pfizer and Moderna vaccines require two doses, spread apart by several weeks; the Johnson & Johnson shot requires only one shot.) If you dont have a mobile phone or email address, call (833) 993-3873 to get a physical card seven to 10 days after your vaccination. If you dont have a permanent address, call the same number to coordinate delivery of the card. The cash for the vaccination incentive program will come from Californias general fund, a budget spokesman for Gov. Gavin Newsom said. State tax revenues are projected to exceed earlier estimates by more than $75 billion by next summer, allowing the governor and lawmakers to fund a variety of programs. Advertisement Newsom intends to tap into money set aside for pandemic disaster relief and later replenish that account with a portion of the states $27-billion share of federal COVID-19 relief funds recently approved by Congress and President Biden. Officials say its an imperative public policy objective to increase vaccinations as much as possible. A high vaccination rate will keep people healthy and reduce the risk of outbreaks among unvaccinated people, which will enable schools to continue reopening and the economy to gain steam. About 54% of California residents have received at least one dose of vaccine. Advertisement But officials say theres need to boost demand. California has seen its average daily number of vaccine doses administered fall from a peak of 400,000 in early April to 200,000 a day now. And California still needs to make progress on reducing troubling racial and ethnic disparities in who is getting vaccinated. This week, a pair of season tickets to Kings or Galaxy games is in the mix. Advertisement L.A. County adult residents who get their first vaccine between Friday and June 3 at vaccine sites run by L.A. County, the city of Los Angeles or St. Johns Well Child and Family Center clinic will be eligible for a drawing for a pair of season tickets to the Los Angeles Kings or to the Los Angeles Galaxy. Aside from its being inadvisable from a health perspective, Newsom emphasized that getting vaccinated beyond the recommended regimen two doses for Pfizer and Moderna, and one for Johnson & Johnson will not boost a residents odds of winning. If you want to get vaccinated again, you think you can have your name in twice, its not going to work, he said. So dont go back and get vaccinated again. It wont make any difference.	California has announced $116.5 million in prizes for people who have or will receive COVID-19 vaccines. There will be $1.5-million cash prizes given out to 10 winners, who will be selected on June 15. There are 2 million gift cards available. Incarcerated persons are not eligible.	bart	2	https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2021-05-28/how-california-covid-19-vaccine-lottery-works	0.176408
What does 2022 cap news mean for Dolphins young talent?	The final figure for the 2022 salary cap is yet to be determined, but at the very least we should expect to see a rebound after the salary cap reduction of 2021. Seeing the cap dip by approximately $15M this offseason was a major unforeseen wrinkle for most NFL franchises who promptly needed to pivot with any number of adjusted strategies to fill out their rosters. For some, it meant cutting talent. Contract restructures. It meant bridging the gap with one-year contracts at several key positions and relying on their young talent developing at others. Granted, Miami still found some room for notable signings like WR Will Fuller and backup QB Jacoby Brissett. But both are in Miami on one-year contracts and the team will need to be keeping a watchful eye on both talents and their long-term viability with the team. Some of that, of course, will be rooted in the price being right. But the 2022 salary cap ceiling as been set this week after the NFLPA and NFL owners agreed upon a figure of $208.2M for the cap ceiling. Thats great news, given that its some $23M higher than the current cap although expecting the league to hit that ceiling may be ambitious. In reality, it will probably fall somewhat short of that number. But such a lofty ceiling indicates an expectation that, via television deals and the return of full capacity stadiums, the league will have plenty of financial spending power incoming for teams and a major leap in the cap is still expected. If the cap checked in at $208.2M, the Dolphins would currently be scheduled to own over $66.5M in cap space, with plenty of additional room available to be created. And thats great news for talents like Fuller and Brissett, 2020 free agent addition Emmanuel Ogbah and talents drafted by the team like Mike Gesicki and Jerome Baker. If the cap were stagnant, the Dolphins would likely be facing a very difficult decision about signing X number of talents and letting Y number of talents walk in free agency as each of the big four starters from that group (Fuller, Ogbah, Gesicki and Baker) are likely to command annual average salaries on their next contracts that exceed $10M per season. For Gesicki and Baker, that may feel lofty. But Baker is a three-down linebacker who enjoyed the most productive season of his career in 2020 with more complementary talent around him on defense and Gesicki is a rising talent who plays an x-factor position that weve seen a major increase in spending on over the last year thanks to market resets from Austin Hooper, Travis Kelce and George Kittle (plus two $12.5M contracts given out by New England this year in free agency). Fuller already commands $10M+ this season and a long-term extension would mean things went well in 2021 and Miami wont get him for cheap if that is the case. And Ogbah, who averages $7.5M per season, was the teams best pass rusher in 2020 and would warrant a raise if hes back. But again, theres good news for the Dolphins in the news of the cap ceiling. Theres about to be an influx in spending power, which means Miami could retain all four of these young talents to be cornerstone pieces to the team and then simultaneously, courtesy of salary cap manipulation via signing bonuses and otherwise, have plenty of room in 2022 to add any key pieces the team deems necessary to add into the fray, too.	The 2022 salary cap ceiling for the NFL has been set at $208.2M. The cap was lowered by $15M this offseason.	ctrlsum	0	https://sports.yahoo.com/does-2022-cap-news-mean-142249251.html?src=rss	0.106259
What does 2022 cap news mean for Dolphins young talent?	The final figure for the 2022 salary cap is yet to be determined, but at the very least we should expect to see a rebound after the salary cap reduction of 2021. Seeing the cap dip by approximately $15M this offseason was a major unforeseen wrinkle for most NFL franchises who promptly needed to pivot with any number of adjusted strategies to fill out their rosters. For some, it meant cutting talent. Contract restructures. It meant bridging the gap with one-year contracts at several key positions and relying on their young talent developing at others. Granted, Miami still found some room for notable signings like WR Will Fuller and backup QB Jacoby Brissett. But both are in Miami on one-year contracts and the team will need to be keeping a watchful eye on both talents and their long-term viability with the team. Some of that, of course, will be rooted in the price being right. But the 2022 salary cap ceiling as been set this week after the NFLPA and NFL owners agreed upon a figure of $208.2M for the cap ceiling. Thats great news, given that its some $23M higher than the current cap although expecting the league to hit that ceiling may be ambitious. In reality, it will probably fall somewhat short of that number. But such a lofty ceiling indicates an expectation that, via television deals and the return of full capacity stadiums, the league will have plenty of financial spending power incoming for teams and a major leap in the cap is still expected. If the cap checked in at $208.2M, the Dolphins would currently be scheduled to own over $66.5M in cap space, with plenty of additional room available to be created. And thats great news for talents like Fuller and Brissett, 2020 free agent addition Emmanuel Ogbah and talents drafted by the team like Mike Gesicki and Jerome Baker. If the cap were stagnant, the Dolphins would likely be facing a very difficult decision about signing X number of talents and letting Y number of talents walk in free agency as each of the big four starters from that group (Fuller, Ogbah, Gesicki and Baker) are likely to command annual average salaries on their next contracts that exceed $10M per season. For Gesicki and Baker, that may feel lofty. But Baker is a three-down linebacker who enjoyed the most productive season of his career in 2020 with more complementary talent around him on defense and Gesicki is a rising talent who plays an x-factor position that weve seen a major increase in spending on over the last year thanks to market resets from Austin Hooper, Travis Kelce and George Kittle (plus two $12.5M contracts given out by New England this year in free agency). Fuller already commands $10M+ this season and a long-term extension would mean things went well in 2021 and Miami wont get him for cheap if that is the case. And Ogbah, who averages $7.5M per season, was the teams best pass rusher in 2020 and would warrant a raise if hes back. But again, theres good news for the Dolphins in the news of the cap ceiling. Theres about to be an influx in spending power, which means Miami could retain all four of these young talents to be cornerstone pieces to the team and then simultaneously, courtesy of salary cap manipulation via signing bonuses and otherwise, have plenty of room in 2022 to add any key pieces the team deems necessary to add into the fray, too.	The 2022 salary cap ceiling for the NFL has been set at $208.2M. The cap was lowered by $15M in the offseason. The Dolphins have plenty of room to add to their roster.	ctrlsum	1	https://sports.yahoo.com/does-2022-cap-news-mean-142249251.html?src=rss	0.330791
What does 2022 cap news mean for Dolphins young talent?	The final figure for the 2022 salary cap is yet to be determined, but at the very least we should expect to see a rebound after the salary cap reduction of 2021. Seeing the cap dip by approximately $15M this offseason was a major unforeseen wrinkle for most NFL franchises who promptly needed to pivot with any number of adjusted strategies to fill out their rosters. For some, it meant cutting talent. Contract restructures. It meant bridging the gap with one-year contracts at several key positions and relying on their young talent developing at others. Granted, Miami still found some room for notable signings like WR Will Fuller and backup QB Jacoby Brissett. But both are in Miami on one-year contracts and the team will need to be keeping a watchful eye on both talents and their long-term viability with the team. Some of that, of course, will be rooted in the price being right. But the 2022 salary cap ceiling as been set this week after the NFLPA and NFL owners agreed upon a figure of $208.2M for the cap ceiling. Thats great news, given that its some $23M higher than the current cap although expecting the league to hit that ceiling may be ambitious. In reality, it will probably fall somewhat short of that number. But such a lofty ceiling indicates an expectation that, via television deals and the return of full capacity stadiums, the league will have plenty of financial spending power incoming for teams and a major leap in the cap is still expected. If the cap checked in at $208.2M, the Dolphins would currently be scheduled to own over $66.5M in cap space, with plenty of additional room available to be created. And thats great news for talents like Fuller and Brissett, 2020 free agent addition Emmanuel Ogbah and talents drafted by the team like Mike Gesicki and Jerome Baker. If the cap were stagnant, the Dolphins would likely be facing a very difficult decision about signing X number of talents and letting Y number of talents walk in free agency as each of the big four starters from that group (Fuller, Ogbah, Gesicki and Baker) are likely to command annual average salaries on their next contracts that exceed $10M per season. For Gesicki and Baker, that may feel lofty. But Baker is a three-down linebacker who enjoyed the most productive season of his career in 2020 with more complementary talent around him on defense and Gesicki is a rising talent who plays an x-factor position that weve seen a major increase in spending on over the last year thanks to market resets from Austin Hooper, Travis Kelce and George Kittle (plus two $12.5M contracts given out by New England this year in free agency). Fuller already commands $10M+ this season and a long-term extension would mean things went well in 2021 and Miami wont get him for cheap if that is the case. And Ogbah, who averages $7.5M per season, was the teams best pass rusher in 2020 and would warrant a raise if hes back. But again, theres good news for the Dolphins in the news of the cap ceiling. Theres about to be an influx in spending power, which means Miami could retain all four of these young talents to be cornerstone pieces to the team and then simultaneously, courtesy of salary cap manipulation via signing bonuses and otherwise, have plenty of room in 2022 to add any key pieces the team deems necessary to add into the fray, too.	The 2022 salary cap ceiling for the NFL has been set at $208.2M. The cap was lowered by $15M in the offseason. The Dolphins will have plenty of room to add to their roster in the coming years, which is good news for the team's young talent.	ctrlsum	2	https://sports.yahoo.com/does-2022-cap-news-mean-142249251.html?src=rss	0.629034
Where does the floral wreath worn by the winning Indianapolis 500 driver come from?	Julie Harman Vance, the owner of the Buck Creek in Bloom flower shop in Yorktown, Indiana, will wake up early Saturday to make the hour-long drive to Indianapolis to deliver precious cargo: the winner's wreath. For the last 29 years, Harman Vance has made the wreath that adorns the winning Indianapolis 500 driver in victory lane. She got the job in 1992 after being recommended by the former florist behind the wreath. Ever since, the week before the race has become her own tradition. She receives the 33 orchids one for each driver that go on the wreath on the Monday or Tuesday before the race. She then makes the wreath on Wednesday or Thursday, taking around four hours to complete. Kissing bricks and drinking milk:Indianapolis 500 traditions start before the race and continue after After delivering the wreath to Indianapolis Motor Speedway, Harman Vance returns to Yorktown and it's back to work on her daily business, whether it be arrangements for funerals, weddings or proms. Harman Vance has pitched the idea of changing the appearance of the wreath before. "They said no," she said. "It's tradition." That tradition almost had to change this year. When Harman Vance received the white orchids, they were damaged and unusable. Replacement orchids were still nowhere to be found as of Wednesday evening. "It was almost the year of the silk wreath," Harman Vance laughed Thursday evening. She also had multicolor orchids she could have used like the ones used in last year's wreath. After a nearly sleepless Wednesday night, her stress was relieved the next morning: the white orchids arrived. She spent over eight hours Thursday making two wreaths: one for race day and one for the traditional day-after photo shoot. Harman Vance hopes to keep making the wreath for the 500 for decades to come: "...another 30 or 40 years, or until someone steps in and takes my glory."	For the last 29 years, Julie Harman Vance has made the wreath that adorns the winning Indianapolis 500 driver.	pegasus	0	https://www.indystar.com/story/sports/motor/indy-500/2021/05/28/indy-500-wreath-orchid-flowers-created-yorktown-florist-29-years/7470244002/	0.128359
Where does the floral wreath worn by the winning Indianapolis 500 driver come from?	Julie Harman Vance, the owner of the Buck Creek in Bloom flower shop in Yorktown, Indiana, will wake up early Saturday to make the hour-long drive to Indianapolis to deliver precious cargo: the winner's wreath. For the last 29 years, Harman Vance has made the wreath that adorns the winning Indianapolis 500 driver in victory lane. She got the job in 1992 after being recommended by the former florist behind the wreath. Ever since, the week before the race has become her own tradition. She receives the 33 orchids one for each driver that go on the wreath on the Monday or Tuesday before the race. She then makes the wreath on Wednesday or Thursday, taking around four hours to complete. Kissing bricks and drinking milk:Indianapolis 500 traditions start before the race and continue after After delivering the wreath to Indianapolis Motor Speedway, Harman Vance returns to Yorktown and it's back to work on her daily business, whether it be arrangements for funerals, weddings or proms. Harman Vance has pitched the idea of changing the appearance of the wreath before. "They said no," she said. "It's tradition." That tradition almost had to change this year. When Harman Vance received the white orchids, they were damaged and unusable. Replacement orchids were still nowhere to be found as of Wednesday evening. "It was almost the year of the silk wreath," Harman Vance laughed Thursday evening. She also had multicolor orchids she could have used like the ones used in last year's wreath. After a nearly sleepless Wednesday night, her stress was relieved the next morning: the white orchids arrived. She spent over eight hours Thursday making two wreaths: one for race day and one for the traditional day-after photo shoot. Harman Vance hopes to keep making the wreath for the 500 for decades to come: "...another 30 or 40 years, or until someone steps in and takes my glory."	For the last 29 years, Julie Harman Vance has made the wreath that adorns the winning Indianapolis 500 driver. The week before the race has become her own tradition. Harman Vance spent over eight hours Thursday making two wreaths.	pegasus	1	https://www.indystar.com/story/sports/motor/indy-500/2021/05/28/indy-500-wreath-orchid-flowers-created-yorktown-florist-29-years/7470244002/	0.18626
Where does the floral wreath worn by the winning Indianapolis 500 driver come from?	Julie Harman Vance, the owner of the Buck Creek in Bloom flower shop in Yorktown, Indiana, will wake up early Saturday to make the hour-long drive to Indianapolis to deliver precious cargo: the winner's wreath. For the last 29 years, Harman Vance has made the wreath that adorns the winning Indianapolis 500 driver in victory lane. She got the job in 1992 after being recommended by the former florist behind the wreath. Ever since, the week before the race has become her own tradition. She receives the 33 orchids one for each driver that go on the wreath on the Monday or Tuesday before the race. She then makes the wreath on Wednesday or Thursday, taking around four hours to complete. Kissing bricks and drinking milk:Indianapolis 500 traditions start before the race and continue after After delivering the wreath to Indianapolis Motor Speedway, Harman Vance returns to Yorktown and it's back to work on her daily business, whether it be arrangements for funerals, weddings or proms. Harman Vance has pitched the idea of changing the appearance of the wreath before. "They said no," she said. "It's tradition." That tradition almost had to change this year. When Harman Vance received the white orchids, they were damaged and unusable. Replacement orchids were still nowhere to be found as of Wednesday evening. "It was almost the year of the silk wreath," Harman Vance laughed Thursday evening. She also had multicolor orchids she could have used like the ones used in last year's wreath. After a nearly sleepless Wednesday night, her stress was relieved the next morning: the white orchids arrived. She spent over eight hours Thursday making two wreaths: one for race day and one for the traditional day-after photo shoot. Harman Vance hopes to keep making the wreath for the 500 for decades to come: "...another 30 or 40 years, or until someone steps in and takes my glory."	Julie Harman Vance has made the wreath for the last 29 years. She receives the orchids the week before the race and makes them the week after. The wreath is worn by the winner of the Indianapolis 500 in victory lane at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway.	ctrlsum	2	https://www.indystar.com/story/sports/motor/indy-500/2021/05/28/indy-500-wreath-orchid-flowers-created-yorktown-florist-29-years/7470244002/	0.120413
Will Louisville Make The NCAA Tournament?	The Cardinals find themselves in an unfamiliar place ahead of Selection Monday: on the bubble. (Photo of Dan McDonnell: Steven Branscombe - USA TODAY Sports) LOUISVILLE, Ky. - With college baseball's conference championship week currently in full swing, there are only a few days left until Selection Monday, where the NCAA Tournament field is revealed. For Louisville, this is typically a week filled with very little drama. In Dan McDonnell's tenure as the head coach of the Cardinals, they have only missed the tournament once since his hiring in 2007, and have hosted a regional nine times. At the very least, there is some debate on who they will face, and if they will have home field advantage. However, this year has not been a typical year for Louisville baseball. The offense has been anything but consistent, and the pitching staff has been absolutely decimated by injuries, and the bottom fell out during the last month of the regular season. The Cardinals lost 10 of their final 14 games heading into the ACC Tournament, going from regional hosting lock to bubble team extremely fast. After going 1-1 in pool play, culminating in getting bounced from Charlotte, N.C. thanks to an extra innings heartbreaker to Georgia Tech, and Louisville has a long wait until Monday. The program has done their part, and now their fate is in the hands of the selection committee. Well, you can make a case for both sides. Louisville finished the year at 28-22 overall and an even 16-16 in the Atlantic Coast Conference. While neither record seems very noteworthy, the conference record actually is. Since the tournament field expanded to 64 teams, over 50% of the ACC teams who go at least .500 in conference play make the Big Dance. There are a few noteworthy victories attributing to the conference record, too. Their series split with Notre Dame; series wins over FSU, Virginia, and Duke; and series sweep over NC State all are regarded as Quadrant 1 wins. Not to mention, they have a pair of non-conference Q1 wins over Vanderbilt and USC Upstate. But, the Cards also have some ugly blemishes on their resume. They were swept by Clemson, who is not a tournament team, and have individual losses to Cincinnati, Morehead State, EKU and Western Illinois. Their road record is also far from impressive, as they went 8-12 away from Jim Patterson Stadium (compared to 19-9 at home). The biggest detractor to their tourney chances undoubtedly comes from their RPI ranking, as it comes in at 74th following their loss to Georgia Tech in the ACC Tournament. For context, the lowest RPI to make the tournament in 2019 was 59th, held by TCU. However, their RPI may not be a killing blow. The COVID-19 pandemic led to uneven scheduling across the college baseball landscape, with many teams not only having their initial amount of games limited, but also having them wiped out completely because of the virus. As a result, RPI is not as reliable this season as it normally is. For example: Fairfield, who has the No. 149 SOS, has the No. 2 RPI in the country, and were at No. 1 for a chunk of the season. They didn't play a single non-conference game all season, as all of their games came in MAAC play. Louisville finds themselves in a somewhat similar situation, as the ACC opted to play more games in league play, and shorten the non-conference schedule. That, among other reasons, could be a reason the selection committee uses caution when using RPI as a reference. Even college baseball experts are torn on whether or not Louisville is in. In their most recent tournament projections, Baseball America had them among the 'Last Four In', and D1Baseball had them as the last team out (sound familiar?). At the end of the day, a case can be made to either exclude or include the Cardinals. One thing is for sure though: it will be a nervous wait for the Selection Show. You can follow Louisville Report for future coverage by liking us on Facebook & following us on Twitter: Facebook - @LouisvilleOnSI Twitter - @LouisvilleOnSI and Deputy Editor Matthew McGavic at @GeneralWasp	Louisville baseball is on the bubble for the NCAA Tournament. The Cardinals lost 10 of their final 14 games heading into the ACC Tournament.	ctrlsum	0	https://www.si.com/college/louisville/othersports/will-louisville-baseball-make-ncaat	0.152823
Will Louisville Make The NCAA Tournament?	The Cardinals find themselves in an unfamiliar place ahead of Selection Monday: on the bubble. (Photo of Dan McDonnell: Steven Branscombe - USA TODAY Sports) LOUISVILLE, Ky. - With college baseball's conference championship week currently in full swing, there are only a few days left until Selection Monday, where the NCAA Tournament field is revealed. For Louisville, this is typically a week filled with very little drama. In Dan McDonnell's tenure as the head coach of the Cardinals, they have only missed the tournament once since his hiring in 2007, and have hosted a regional nine times. At the very least, there is some debate on who they will face, and if they will have home field advantage. However, this year has not been a typical year for Louisville baseball. The offense has been anything but consistent, and the pitching staff has been absolutely decimated by injuries, and the bottom fell out during the last month of the regular season. The Cardinals lost 10 of their final 14 games heading into the ACC Tournament, going from regional hosting lock to bubble team extremely fast. After going 1-1 in pool play, culminating in getting bounced from Charlotte, N.C. thanks to an extra innings heartbreaker to Georgia Tech, and Louisville has a long wait until Monday. The program has done their part, and now their fate is in the hands of the selection committee. Well, you can make a case for both sides. Louisville finished the year at 28-22 overall and an even 16-16 in the Atlantic Coast Conference. While neither record seems very noteworthy, the conference record actually is. Since the tournament field expanded to 64 teams, over 50% of the ACC teams who go at least .500 in conference play make the Big Dance. There are a few noteworthy victories attributing to the conference record, too. Their series split with Notre Dame; series wins over FSU, Virginia, and Duke; and series sweep over NC State all are regarded as Quadrant 1 wins. Not to mention, they have a pair of non-conference Q1 wins over Vanderbilt and USC Upstate. But, the Cards also have some ugly blemishes on their resume. They were swept by Clemson, who is not a tournament team, and have individual losses to Cincinnati, Morehead State, EKU and Western Illinois. Their road record is also far from impressive, as they went 8-12 away from Jim Patterson Stadium (compared to 19-9 at home). The biggest detractor to their tourney chances undoubtedly comes from their RPI ranking, as it comes in at 74th following their loss to Georgia Tech in the ACC Tournament. For context, the lowest RPI to make the tournament in 2019 was 59th, held by TCU. However, their RPI may not be a killing blow. The COVID-19 pandemic led to uneven scheduling across the college baseball landscape, with many teams not only having their initial amount of games limited, but also having them wiped out completely because of the virus. As a result, RPI is not as reliable this season as it normally is. For example: Fairfield, who has the No. 149 SOS, has the No. 2 RPI in the country, and were at No. 1 for a chunk of the season. They didn't play a single non-conference game all season, as all of their games came in MAAC play. Louisville finds themselves in a somewhat similar situation, as the ACC opted to play more games in league play, and shorten the non-conference schedule. That, among other reasons, could be a reason the selection committee uses caution when using RPI as a reference. Even college baseball experts are torn on whether or not Louisville is in. In their most recent tournament projections, Baseball America had them among the 'Last Four In', and D1Baseball had them as the last team out (sound familiar?). At the end of the day, a case can be made to either exclude or include the Cardinals. One thing is for sure though: it will be a nervous wait for the Selection Show. You can follow Louisville Report for future coverage by liking us on Facebook & following us on Twitter: Facebook - @LouisvilleOnSI Twitter - @LouisvilleOnSI and Deputy Editor Matthew McGavic at @GeneralWasp	Louisville baseball is on the bubble for the NCAA Tournament. The Cardinals finished the year at 28-22 overall and 16-16 in the Atlantic Coast Conference. Louisville is ranked 74th in the NCAA RPI.	ctrlsum	1	https://www.si.com/college/louisville/othersports/will-louisville-baseball-make-ncaat	0.177982
Will Louisville Make The NCAA Tournament?	The Cardinals find themselves in an unfamiliar place ahead of Selection Monday: on the bubble. (Photo of Dan McDonnell: Steven Branscombe - USA TODAY Sports) LOUISVILLE, Ky. - With college baseball's conference championship week currently in full swing, there are only a few days left until Selection Monday, where the NCAA Tournament field is revealed. For Louisville, this is typically a week filled with very little drama. In Dan McDonnell's tenure as the head coach of the Cardinals, they have only missed the tournament once since his hiring in 2007, and have hosted a regional nine times. At the very least, there is some debate on who they will face, and if they will have home field advantage. However, this year has not been a typical year for Louisville baseball. The offense has been anything but consistent, and the pitching staff has been absolutely decimated by injuries, and the bottom fell out during the last month of the regular season. The Cardinals lost 10 of their final 14 games heading into the ACC Tournament, going from regional hosting lock to bubble team extremely fast. After going 1-1 in pool play, culminating in getting bounced from Charlotte, N.C. thanks to an extra innings heartbreaker to Georgia Tech, and Louisville has a long wait until Monday. The program has done their part, and now their fate is in the hands of the selection committee. Well, you can make a case for both sides. Louisville finished the year at 28-22 overall and an even 16-16 in the Atlantic Coast Conference. While neither record seems very noteworthy, the conference record actually is. Since the tournament field expanded to 64 teams, over 50% of the ACC teams who go at least .500 in conference play make the Big Dance. There are a few noteworthy victories attributing to the conference record, too. Their series split with Notre Dame; series wins over FSU, Virginia, and Duke; and series sweep over NC State all are regarded as Quadrant 1 wins. Not to mention, they have a pair of non-conference Q1 wins over Vanderbilt and USC Upstate. But, the Cards also have some ugly blemishes on their resume. They were swept by Clemson, who is not a tournament team, and have individual losses to Cincinnati, Morehead State, EKU and Western Illinois. Their road record is also far from impressive, as they went 8-12 away from Jim Patterson Stadium (compared to 19-9 at home). The biggest detractor to their tourney chances undoubtedly comes from their RPI ranking, as it comes in at 74th following their loss to Georgia Tech in the ACC Tournament. For context, the lowest RPI to make the tournament in 2019 was 59th, held by TCU. However, their RPI may not be a killing blow. The COVID-19 pandemic led to uneven scheduling across the college baseball landscape, with many teams not only having their initial amount of games limited, but also having them wiped out completely because of the virus. As a result, RPI is not as reliable this season as it normally is. For example: Fairfield, who has the No. 149 SOS, has the No. 2 RPI in the country, and were at No. 1 for a chunk of the season. They didn't play a single non-conference game all season, as all of their games came in MAAC play. Louisville finds themselves in a somewhat similar situation, as the ACC opted to play more games in league play, and shorten the non-conference schedule. That, among other reasons, could be a reason the selection committee uses caution when using RPI as a reference. Even college baseball experts are torn on whether or not Louisville is in. In their most recent tournament projections, Baseball America had them among the 'Last Four In', and D1Baseball had them as the last team out (sound familiar?). At the end of the day, a case can be made to either exclude or include the Cardinals. One thing is for sure though: it will be a nervous wait for the Selection Show. You can follow Louisville Report for future coverage by liking us on Facebook & following us on Twitter: Facebook - @LouisvilleOnSI Twitter - @LouisvilleOnSI and Deputy Editor Matthew McGavic at @GeneralWasp	Louisville baseball is on the bubble for the NCAA Tournament. The Cardinals finished the year at 28-22 overall and 16-16 in the Atlantic Coast Conference. Their RPI is 74th, which is the lowest it has been since the tournament expanded to 64 teams in 2011.	ctrlsum	2	https://www.si.com/college/louisville/othersports/will-louisville-baseball-make-ncaat	0.159847
How will the next Dalai Lama be chosen?	THE DALAI LAMA turns 86 in July. By all accounts he is in good health, but questions about his successor become more complicated with each birthday. Tenzin Gyatso, the 14th Dalai Lama, is the highest spiritual figure in Tibetan Buddhism and the founder of the Tibetan government-in-exile, based in Dharamsala in northern India. His incumbency has encompassed a period of rule in Tibet by the Chinese Communist Party (CCP), which annexed Tibet in 1951. For decades the Dalai Lama has been a thorn in the side of the CCP. Tibetan Buddhists believe that the next Dalai Lama will be reincarnated and identified by a council of senior disciples. The Chinese government insists it has the right to anoint his successor. In recent months America and India have entered the fray. The Economist Today Hand-picked stories, in your inbox A daily email with the best of our journalism Sign up In Tibetan Buddhism, each Dalai Lama is a tulku, a reincarnated custodian of the teachings of Avalokitevara, the bodhisattva (enlightened being) of compassion. When a Dalai Lama dies, it normally takes years to identify his reincarnated form. Tenzin Gyatso was identified in 1937, four years after the 13th Dalai Lama died. Senior monks interpreted signs from the 13ths death, such as an unusual star-shaped fungus that grew on his shrine apparently pointing to the north-east, to direct their search. Various clues and spiritual masters led them to two-year-old Tenzin Gyatso, then known as Lhamo Dhondup, who was the right age to be the reincarnated tulku. Young Tenzin correctly identified items belonging to the deceased Dalai Lama and on February 22nd 1940 was enthroned as the 14th Dalai Lama. According to Chinese law the central government must approve the next Dalai Lama, or indeed of any other senior living Buddha. The atheist regime has long weighed in on matters of spiritual succession. On May 14th 1995, a six-year-old called Gedhun Choekyi Nyima was declared by the Dalai Lama to be the 11th Panchen Lama, the second-most senior monk in Tibetan Buddhism. Three days later he disappeared; he has not been seen in public since. The Chinese government named its own Panchen Lama, who is rejected by most Tibetans. The Dalai Lama has condemned Chinese efforts to appoint his successor as brazen meddling. He has even raised the possibility that he may be the last Dalai Lama. But the dispute is not just between China and the Tibetans. Another option floated by the Dalai Lama is that his reincarnation may be identified outside Tibet, perhaps in India, where he fled to in 1959 after a failed Tibetan uprising against Chinese rule. An Indian tulku would inflame an already tense relationship between India and China. In May 2020 a skirmish broke out on the disputed border between China and India (Tibet sits on the Chinese side). Indias secretive Special Frontier Force, a military unit composed mainly of Tibetans who fight at high altitude, was involved. That India hosts the Tibetan government-in-exile is a security buffer as well as a soft-power resource, says Dibyesh Anand of the University of Westminster. This is particularly apparent in disputed territories such as Arunachal Pradesh in north-east India, which is inhabited by many Tibetan Buddhists. A Chinese-anointed Dalai Lama could be weaponised by China to lay claim to the region, notes Mr Anand. In April Bloomberg reported that senior government officials in Delhi were discussing how to influence the choice of the next Dalai Lama. America has also weighed in. In December Congress passed the Tibet Policy and Support Act. It states that only Tibetans can choose the next Dalai Lama and that Chinese officials who interfere will be subject to sanctions. The Dalai Lama is aware of these tensions. He says that when he is around 90 he will consult other high lamas for advice. The irony is that despite being called a splittist by the CCP, the Dalai Lama advocates only Tibetan autonomy within China, and has acted as a moderating force against those calling for full independence, and perhaps a violent uprising. If the Chinese government meddles with the reincarnation process, it will only strengthen those who want full independence for Tibet. That would be even more worrying for Chinese rulers than a Dalai Lama they cannot control.	The next Dalai Lama will be reincarnated and identified by a council of senior disciples.	ctrlsum	0	https://www.economist.com/the-economist-explains/2021/05/28/how-will-the-next-dalai-lama-be-chosen	0.443044
How will the next Dalai Lama be chosen?	THE DALAI LAMA turns 86 in July. By all accounts he is in good health, but questions about his successor become more complicated with each birthday. Tenzin Gyatso, the 14th Dalai Lama, is the highest spiritual figure in Tibetan Buddhism and the founder of the Tibetan government-in-exile, based in Dharamsala in northern India. His incumbency has encompassed a period of rule in Tibet by the Chinese Communist Party (CCP), which annexed Tibet in 1951. For decades the Dalai Lama has been a thorn in the side of the CCP. Tibetan Buddhists believe that the next Dalai Lama will be reincarnated and identified by a council of senior disciples. The Chinese government insists it has the right to anoint his successor. In recent months America and India have entered the fray. The Economist Today Hand-picked stories, in your inbox A daily email with the best of our journalism Sign up In Tibetan Buddhism, each Dalai Lama is a tulku, a reincarnated custodian of the teachings of Avalokitevara, the bodhisattva (enlightened being) of compassion. When a Dalai Lama dies, it normally takes years to identify his reincarnated form. Tenzin Gyatso was identified in 1937, four years after the 13th Dalai Lama died. Senior monks interpreted signs from the 13ths death, such as an unusual star-shaped fungus that grew on his shrine apparently pointing to the north-east, to direct their search. Various clues and spiritual masters led them to two-year-old Tenzin Gyatso, then known as Lhamo Dhondup, who was the right age to be the reincarnated tulku. Young Tenzin correctly identified items belonging to the deceased Dalai Lama and on February 22nd 1940 was enthroned as the 14th Dalai Lama. According to Chinese law the central government must approve the next Dalai Lama, or indeed of any other senior living Buddha. The atheist regime has long weighed in on matters of spiritual succession. On May 14th 1995, a six-year-old called Gedhun Choekyi Nyima was declared by the Dalai Lama to be the 11th Panchen Lama, the second-most senior monk in Tibetan Buddhism. Three days later he disappeared; he has not been seen in public since. The Chinese government named its own Panchen Lama, who is rejected by most Tibetans. The Dalai Lama has condemned Chinese efforts to appoint his successor as brazen meddling. He has even raised the possibility that he may be the last Dalai Lama. But the dispute is not just between China and the Tibetans. Another option floated by the Dalai Lama is that his reincarnation may be identified outside Tibet, perhaps in India, where he fled to in 1959 after a failed Tibetan uprising against Chinese rule. An Indian tulku would inflame an already tense relationship between India and China. In May 2020 a skirmish broke out on the disputed border between China and India (Tibet sits on the Chinese side). Indias secretive Special Frontier Force, a military unit composed mainly of Tibetans who fight at high altitude, was involved. That India hosts the Tibetan government-in-exile is a security buffer as well as a soft-power resource, says Dibyesh Anand of the University of Westminster. This is particularly apparent in disputed territories such as Arunachal Pradesh in north-east India, which is inhabited by many Tibetan Buddhists. A Chinese-anointed Dalai Lama could be weaponised by China to lay claim to the region, notes Mr Anand. In April Bloomberg reported that senior government officials in Delhi were discussing how to influence the choice of the next Dalai Lama. America has also weighed in. In December Congress passed the Tibet Policy and Support Act. It states that only Tibetans can choose the next Dalai Lama and that Chinese officials who interfere will be subject to sanctions. The Dalai Lama is aware of these tensions. He says that when he is around 90 he will consult other high lamas for advice. The irony is that despite being called a splittist by the CCP, the Dalai Lama advocates only Tibetan autonomy within China, and has acted as a moderating force against those calling for full independence, and perhaps a violent uprising. If the Chinese government meddles with the reincarnation process, it will only strengthen those who want full independence for Tibet. That would be even more worrying for Chinese rulers than a Dalai Lama they cannot control.	The 14th Dalai Lama turns 86 in July. Tibetan Buddhists believe that the next Dalai Lama will be reincarnated and identified by a council of senior disciples.	bart	1	https://www.economist.com/the-economist-explains/2021/05/28/how-will-the-next-dalai-lama-be-chosen	0.292538
How will the next Dalai Lama be chosen?	THE DALAI LAMA turns 86 in July. By all accounts he is in good health, but questions about his successor become more complicated with each birthday. Tenzin Gyatso, the 14th Dalai Lama, is the highest spiritual figure in Tibetan Buddhism and the founder of the Tibetan government-in-exile, based in Dharamsala in northern India. His incumbency has encompassed a period of rule in Tibet by the Chinese Communist Party (CCP), which annexed Tibet in 1951. For decades the Dalai Lama has been a thorn in the side of the CCP. Tibetan Buddhists believe that the next Dalai Lama will be reincarnated and identified by a council of senior disciples. The Chinese government insists it has the right to anoint his successor. In recent months America and India have entered the fray. The Economist Today Hand-picked stories, in your inbox A daily email with the best of our journalism Sign up In Tibetan Buddhism, each Dalai Lama is a tulku, a reincarnated custodian of the teachings of Avalokitevara, the bodhisattva (enlightened being) of compassion. When a Dalai Lama dies, it normally takes years to identify his reincarnated form. Tenzin Gyatso was identified in 1937, four years after the 13th Dalai Lama died. Senior monks interpreted signs from the 13ths death, such as an unusual star-shaped fungus that grew on his shrine apparently pointing to the north-east, to direct their search. Various clues and spiritual masters led them to two-year-old Tenzin Gyatso, then known as Lhamo Dhondup, who was the right age to be the reincarnated tulku. Young Tenzin correctly identified items belonging to the deceased Dalai Lama and on February 22nd 1940 was enthroned as the 14th Dalai Lama. According to Chinese law the central government must approve the next Dalai Lama, or indeed of any other senior living Buddha. The atheist regime has long weighed in on matters of spiritual succession. On May 14th 1995, a six-year-old called Gedhun Choekyi Nyima was declared by the Dalai Lama to be the 11th Panchen Lama, the second-most senior monk in Tibetan Buddhism. Three days later he disappeared; he has not been seen in public since. The Chinese government named its own Panchen Lama, who is rejected by most Tibetans. The Dalai Lama has condemned Chinese efforts to appoint his successor as brazen meddling. He has even raised the possibility that he may be the last Dalai Lama. But the dispute is not just between China and the Tibetans. Another option floated by the Dalai Lama is that his reincarnation may be identified outside Tibet, perhaps in India, where he fled to in 1959 after a failed Tibetan uprising against Chinese rule. An Indian tulku would inflame an already tense relationship between India and China. In May 2020 a skirmish broke out on the disputed border between China and India (Tibet sits on the Chinese side). Indias secretive Special Frontier Force, a military unit composed mainly of Tibetans who fight at high altitude, was involved. That India hosts the Tibetan government-in-exile is a security buffer as well as a soft-power resource, says Dibyesh Anand of the University of Westminster. This is particularly apparent in disputed territories such as Arunachal Pradesh in north-east India, which is inhabited by many Tibetan Buddhists. A Chinese-anointed Dalai Lama could be weaponised by China to lay claim to the region, notes Mr Anand. In April Bloomberg reported that senior government officials in Delhi were discussing how to influence the choice of the next Dalai Lama. America has also weighed in. In December Congress passed the Tibet Policy and Support Act. It states that only Tibetans can choose the next Dalai Lama and that Chinese officials who interfere will be subject to sanctions. The Dalai Lama is aware of these tensions. He says that when he is around 90 he will consult other high lamas for advice. The irony is that despite being called a splittist by the CCP, the Dalai Lama advocates only Tibetan autonomy within China, and has acted as a moderating force against those calling for full independence, and perhaps a violent uprising. If the Chinese government meddles with the reincarnation process, it will only strengthen those who want full independence for Tibet. That would be even more worrying for Chinese rulers than a Dalai Lama they cannot control.	In Tibetan Buddhism, each Dalai Lama is a tulku, a reincarnated custodian of the teachings of Avalokitevara. The next Dalai Lama will be reincarnated and identified by a council of senior disciples. The Chinese government insists it has the right to anoint his successor.	ctrlsum	2	https://www.economist.com/the-economist-explains/2021/05/28/how-will-the-next-dalai-lama-be-chosen	0.376624
Does Deion Sanders think Julio Jones should join Patriots or not?	originally appeared on NBC Sports Boston Deion Sanders has an opinion about where Julio Jones should play next, and we're not sure how New England Patriots fans should feel about it. The Falcons wide receiver reportedly has requested a trade from Atlanta and could be moved shortly after June 1. Amid a week of busy trade rumors, Sanders -- a former Pro Bowl cornerback for the Falcons -- chimed in with his thoughts on Jones' next move. If Im @juliojones_11 Ive got to go to a winner which means a playoff team or a team that traditionally wins like @Patriots. I would be careful of going to a cold climate city when youve always played in a dome. That matters tremendously. Im helping u narrow it down. #Truth COACH PRIME (@DeionSanders) May 27, 2021 The good news for New England fans: Sanders mentions the Patriots by name as a team Jones should consider. Jones also admitted to FS1's Shannon Sharpe he "just want(s) to win," and while the Patriots went 7-9 last season following Tom Brady's departure, they loaded up in 2021 free agency and appear poised to compete for a playoff spot under legendary head coach Bill Belichick. Sanders warns against Jones joining a team that plays in cold weather after playing the majority of his NFL games in Atlanta's domed stadium and the warm climates of the NFC South. That would seem to rule out New England, where temperatures often dip near or below freezing by the season's midpoint. Story continues The Tennessee Titans and San Francisco 49ers are among Jones' other possible suitors and check both of Sanders' boxes, so they could be teams to watch as the Jones sweepstakes heat up. Then again, we have no idea if Jones will actually consider Sanders' advice. A host of current NFL players -- including Patriots offensive lineman Trent Brown -- have tried to sell the seven-time Pro Bowler on their team, but we haven't heard of any of those pitches making an impact to date. What we do know is that Jones wants to go to a contender, and if doesn't mind a little chilly weather, we'd imagine Cam Newton and Co. would welcome him with open arms.	Deion Sanders says Julio Jones should go to a playoff team or a team that traditionally wins like the Patriots.	bart	0	https://sports.yahoo.com/does-deion-sanders-think-julio-153956709.html?src=rss	0.423223
Does Deion Sanders think Julio Jones should join Patriots or not?	originally appeared on NBC Sports Boston Deion Sanders has an opinion about where Julio Jones should play next, and we're not sure how New England Patriots fans should feel about it. The Falcons wide receiver reportedly has requested a trade from Atlanta and could be moved shortly after June 1. Amid a week of busy trade rumors, Sanders -- a former Pro Bowl cornerback for the Falcons -- chimed in with his thoughts on Jones' next move. If Im @juliojones_11 Ive got to go to a winner which means a playoff team or a team that traditionally wins like @Patriots. I would be careful of going to a cold climate city when youve always played in a dome. That matters tremendously. Im helping u narrow it down. #Truth COACH PRIME (@DeionSanders) May 27, 2021 The good news for New England fans: Sanders mentions the Patriots by name as a team Jones should consider. Jones also admitted to FS1's Shannon Sharpe he "just want(s) to win," and while the Patriots went 7-9 last season following Tom Brady's departure, they loaded up in 2021 free agency and appear poised to compete for a playoff spot under legendary head coach Bill Belichick. Sanders warns against Jones joining a team that plays in cold weather after playing the majority of his NFL games in Atlanta's domed stadium and the warm climates of the NFC South. That would seem to rule out New England, where temperatures often dip near or below freezing by the season's midpoint. Story continues The Tennessee Titans and San Francisco 49ers are among Jones' other possible suitors and check both of Sanders' boxes, so they could be teams to watch as the Jones sweepstakes heat up. Then again, we have no idea if Jones will actually consider Sanders' advice. A host of current NFL players -- including Patriots offensive lineman Trent Brown -- have tried to sell the seven-time Pro Bowler on their team, but we haven't heard of any of those pitches making an impact to date. What we do know is that Jones wants to go to a contender, and if doesn't mind a little chilly weather, we'd imagine Cam Newton and Co. would welcome him with open arms.	Deion Sanders says Julio Jones should go to a playoff team or a team that traditionally wins like the Patriots. The former Falcons cornerback also warns against going to a cold climate city. Jones reportedly has requested a trade from Atlanta.	bart	1	https://sports.yahoo.com/does-deion-sanders-think-julio-153956709.html?src=rss	0.508776
Does Deion Sanders think Julio Jones should join Patriots or not?	originally appeared on NBC Sports Boston Deion Sanders has an opinion about where Julio Jones should play next, and we're not sure how New England Patriots fans should feel about it. The Falcons wide receiver reportedly has requested a trade from Atlanta and could be moved shortly after June 1. Amid a week of busy trade rumors, Sanders -- a former Pro Bowl cornerback for the Falcons -- chimed in with his thoughts on Jones' next move. If Im @juliojones_11 Ive got to go to a winner which means a playoff team or a team that traditionally wins like @Patriots. I would be careful of going to a cold climate city when youve always played in a dome. That matters tremendously. Im helping u narrow it down. #Truth COACH PRIME (@DeionSanders) May 27, 2021 The good news for New England fans: Sanders mentions the Patriots by name as a team Jones should consider. Jones also admitted to FS1's Shannon Sharpe he "just want(s) to win," and while the Patriots went 7-9 last season following Tom Brady's departure, they loaded up in 2021 free agency and appear poised to compete for a playoff spot under legendary head coach Bill Belichick. Sanders warns against Jones joining a team that plays in cold weather after playing the majority of his NFL games in Atlanta's domed stadium and the warm climates of the NFC South. That would seem to rule out New England, where temperatures often dip near or below freezing by the season's midpoint. Story continues The Tennessee Titans and San Francisco 49ers are among Jones' other possible suitors and check both of Sanders' boxes, so they could be teams to watch as the Jones sweepstakes heat up. Then again, we have no idea if Jones will actually consider Sanders' advice. A host of current NFL players -- including Patriots offensive lineman Trent Brown -- have tried to sell the seven-time Pro Bowler on their team, but we haven't heard of any of those pitches making an impact to date. What we do know is that Jones wants to go to a contender, and if doesn't mind a little chilly weather, we'd imagine Cam Newton and Co. would welcome him with open arms.	Deion Sanders says Julio Jones should go to a playoff team or a team that traditionally wins like the Patriots. The former Falcons cornerback also warns against going to a cold climate city. Jones reportedly has requested a trade from Atlanta and could be moved shortly after June 1. The Tennessee Titans and San Francisco 49ers are among Jones' possible suitors.	bart	2	https://sports.yahoo.com/does-deion-sanders-think-julio-153956709.html?src=rss	0.567894
Does Hall of Famer Gil Brandt believe Washington can repeat as NFC East champions?	Gil Brandt is one of the NFLs legendary figures. The longtime front-office executive of the Dallas Cowboys created many of the scouting techniques used by NFL teams today. Brandt, who worked the Cowboys from 1960-88, helped construct the roster of some of the greatest Dallas teams of all time, which included two Super Bowl titles. Brandts outstanding body of work earned him a place in the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 2019. Now, at 89-years-old, Brandt is still working for NFL.com, churning out columns with his one-of-a-kind insight. Recently, he took a look at every NFL division for 2021, assessing the 2020 division winners chances of repeating in 2021. The NFC East hasnt had a repeat winner since the Eagles won four straight titles from 2001 through 04. Washingtons dominant defense gives the team a chance to break that streak but the squad is hardly a shoo-in. The Cowboys automatically become legit contenders again with the return to health of QB Dak Prescott, who missed most of 2020 with an ankle injury. Daniel Jones has been given a plethora of weapons by the Giants as he attempts to take another step in his development as a quarterback in Year 3. Even with Philadelphia rebuilding, this division is tight enough that I wont be surprised if the winner fails to finish with double-digit victories for the third straight season. Predicting the NFC East in any year is almost like flipping a coin. Its probably the same again in 2021. However, dont discount Washington just because it won the division with a record of 7-9 in 2020. The Football Team finished No. 2 in total defense and should improve on that side of the ball with the additions of linebacker Jamin Davis, cornerback William Jackson III and safety Bobby McCain. Another reason to be optimistic about Washington in 2021 is the improvements it made on offense. The additions of quarterback Ryan Fitzpatrick and wide receivers Curtis Samuel and Dyami Brown almost certainly mean the WFT will be more explosive in 2021. The NFC East will be close in 2021. The Giants will be better. The Cowboys are going to be better just by having Prescott back. And Washington made lots of moves this offseason. It should be another wild and entertaining 2021.	Gil Brandt believes Washington can repeat as NFC East champions in 2021.	ctrlsum	0	https://sports.yahoo.com/does-hall-famer-gil-brandt-170916335.html?src=rss	0.492924
Does Hall of Famer Gil Brandt believe Washington can repeat as NFC East champions?	Gil Brandt is one of the NFLs legendary figures. The longtime front-office executive of the Dallas Cowboys created many of the scouting techniques used by NFL teams today. Brandt, who worked the Cowboys from 1960-88, helped construct the roster of some of the greatest Dallas teams of all time, which included two Super Bowl titles. Brandts outstanding body of work earned him a place in the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 2019. Now, at 89-years-old, Brandt is still working for NFL.com, churning out columns with his one-of-a-kind insight. Recently, he took a look at every NFL division for 2021, assessing the 2020 division winners chances of repeating in 2021. The NFC East hasnt had a repeat winner since the Eagles won four straight titles from 2001 through 04. Washingtons dominant defense gives the team a chance to break that streak but the squad is hardly a shoo-in. The Cowboys automatically become legit contenders again with the return to health of QB Dak Prescott, who missed most of 2020 with an ankle injury. Daniel Jones has been given a plethora of weapons by the Giants as he attempts to take another step in his development as a quarterback in Year 3. Even with Philadelphia rebuilding, this division is tight enough that I wont be surprised if the winner fails to finish with double-digit victories for the third straight season. Predicting the NFC East in any year is almost like flipping a coin. Its probably the same again in 2021. However, dont discount Washington just because it won the division with a record of 7-9 in 2020. The Football Team finished No. 2 in total defense and should improve on that side of the ball with the additions of linebacker Jamin Davis, cornerback William Jackson III and safety Bobby McCain. Another reason to be optimistic about Washington in 2021 is the improvements it made on offense. The additions of quarterback Ryan Fitzpatrick and wide receivers Curtis Samuel and Dyami Brown almost certainly mean the WFT will be more explosive in 2021. The NFC East will be close in 2021. The Giants will be better. The Cowboys are going to be better just by having Prescott back. And Washington made lots of moves this offseason. It should be another wild and entertaining 2021.	Gil Brandt believes Washington can repeat as NFC East champions in 2021. The 89-year-old former Dallas Cowboys front-office executive predicts a close race in the NFC East.	ctrlsum	1	https://sports.yahoo.com/does-hall-famer-gil-brandt-170916335.html?src=rss	0.46557
Does Hall of Famer Gil Brandt believe Washington can repeat as NFC East champions?	Gil Brandt is one of the NFLs legendary figures. The longtime front-office executive of the Dallas Cowboys created many of the scouting techniques used by NFL teams today. Brandt, who worked the Cowboys from 1960-88, helped construct the roster of some of the greatest Dallas teams of all time, which included two Super Bowl titles. Brandts outstanding body of work earned him a place in the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 2019. Now, at 89-years-old, Brandt is still working for NFL.com, churning out columns with his one-of-a-kind insight. Recently, he took a look at every NFL division for 2021, assessing the 2020 division winners chances of repeating in 2021. The NFC East hasnt had a repeat winner since the Eagles won four straight titles from 2001 through 04. Washingtons dominant defense gives the team a chance to break that streak but the squad is hardly a shoo-in. The Cowboys automatically become legit contenders again with the return to health of QB Dak Prescott, who missed most of 2020 with an ankle injury. Daniel Jones has been given a plethora of weapons by the Giants as he attempts to take another step in his development as a quarterback in Year 3. Even with Philadelphia rebuilding, this division is tight enough that I wont be surprised if the winner fails to finish with double-digit victories for the third straight season. Predicting the NFC East in any year is almost like flipping a coin. Its probably the same again in 2021. However, dont discount Washington just because it won the division with a record of 7-9 in 2020. The Football Team finished No. 2 in total defense and should improve on that side of the ball with the additions of linebacker Jamin Davis, cornerback William Jackson III and safety Bobby McCain. Another reason to be optimistic about Washington in 2021 is the improvements it made on offense. The additions of quarterback Ryan Fitzpatrick and wide receivers Curtis Samuel and Dyami Brown almost certainly mean the WFT will be more explosive in 2021. The NFC East will be close in 2021. The Giants will be better. The Cowboys are going to be better just by having Prescott back. And Washington made lots of moves this offseason. It should be another wild and entertaining 2021.	Gil Brandt believes Washington can repeat as NFC East champions in 2021. The 89-year-old former Dallas Cowboys front-office executive believes the Giants and Cowboys will be better in the coming years. Brandt predicts Washington will finish with double-digit victories for the third straight season.	ctrlsum	2	https://sports.yahoo.com/does-hall-famer-gil-brandt-170916335.html?src=rss	0.582285
What Is After-Hours Trading and How Does It Work?	SARINYAPINNGAM / Getty Images/iStockphoto Every weekday at 9:30 a.m. EST, a bell signals the opening of the New York Stock Exchange and the beginning of the trading session that runs until 4 p.m. EST. This is the period when most trading activity takes place. However, advancements in technology have made the dream of a 24-hour stock market close to reality. Trades can still happen before the exchange opens and after it closes. Support Small: Its Not Too Late To Nominate Your Favorite Small Business To Be Featured on GOBankingRates Extended to June 5 Outside of regular trading hours, investors can engage in extended-hours trading, which includes both premarket and after-hours trading. Although after-hours trading is convenient, its also a type of trading that carries a special set of risks. Although the vast majority of stock market trading is performed during traditional market hours, investors looking to buy or sell stock after the market closes might still be able to execute trades. Volume is typically light after the market closes for the day; if youre looking to trade, youll generally have the best luck with large, liquid names. Some stocks dont trade at all in the after-hours session. If you follow financial news, you might notice that after-hours stock quotes are often different than the closing prices of stocks during regular market hours. This is due to investor activity in the after-hours trading market. Price changes that occur after-hours work in the same way as a price change that occurs during market hours. This means that a price change occurring at any time can affect the market and send investors clamoring to buy or sell specific stocks. It is possible to place orders to buy stocks on the weekend because the electronic market is open all the time. However, after-hours systems work by matching buyers and sellers who have similar price requirements. There is less activity in the market after the stock exchanges close, so you may not be able to find a stock available in your price range. Back to top How After-Hours Trading Works Although many popular brokers offer investors the chance to buy and sell stocks in the after-hours session, available trading times vary slightly from broker to broker. Fidelity, for example, offers an after-hours session from 4 p.m. EST to 8 p.m. EST., whereas Schwabs after-hours window runs from 4:05 p.m. EST to 8 p.m. EST. The rules governing after-hours trading differ from regular session rules, so trades are limited. Traders can use limit orders, but orders with special conditions arent allowed. This means that buyers and sellers specify the price theyre willing to accept. The computer then searches for available buyers and sellers with matching price demands. Just like during regular market hours, supply and demand rule the after-hours market. If there are more buyers than sellers in the after-hours session, stock prices will trend higher and vice versa. One indication of how the after-hours market is doing is the Nasdaq 100 after-hours indicator, which is similar to the live Nasdaq-100 index price youll see while the market is open. After-hours trading does not necessarily affect a stocks opening price at the next regular trading session. In fact, the opening price can look dramatically different from the prices seen in the electronic market. This is especially true if the market reacted to a company announcement or news headline that could potentially impact a business or industry. After-hours trading takes place through an electronic market. Electronic markets work as order matching systems, pairing up individuals who want to buy stock with those who want to sell. Any investor with an online trading account held at a brokerage firm can trade during the available hours. Schwab, Fidelity and TD Ameritrade all offer this service. Nows the Time: 26 Smartest Ways To Invest Your Money During the Pandemic Back to top Risks of After-Hours Trading After-hours trading appeals to some investors because its convenient, but its not without its share of risk. Investors should educate themselves about the risks and benefits before attempting to execute trades. One of the main benefits of trading during regular market hours is the liquidity it offers. As billions of shares of stocks trade hands every day during market hours, most stocks offer orderly trading patterns and give investors the ability to get into or out of a stock at the then-current price. In the after-market session, however, liquidity typically drops dramatically. With fewer participants, stock price movements can be greatly exaggerated. A lack of liquidity makes it more difficult for investors to get their desired price, let alone have the order executed at all. Other risks to trading in the after-hours include higher volatility, wider spreads and market-moving news announcements. Take a Look: These Industries Will Make the Biggest Comeback From COVID-19 Another risk is the lack of consolidated quotes in the after-market. When the market is open, youll see the best available price to buy or sell a stock. In the after-market, however, you might only see limited quotes, with higher prices available from other brokers. Youre also often competing with professional traders who tend to have more experience trading.	After-hours trading is a type of trading that carries a special set of risks.	ctrlsum	0	https://news.yahoo.com/hours-trading-does-180000662.html	0.531309
What Is After-Hours Trading and How Does It Work?	SARINYAPINNGAM / Getty Images/iStockphoto Every weekday at 9:30 a.m. EST, a bell signals the opening of the New York Stock Exchange and the beginning of the trading session that runs until 4 p.m. EST. This is the period when most trading activity takes place. However, advancements in technology have made the dream of a 24-hour stock market close to reality. Trades can still happen before the exchange opens and after it closes. Support Small: Its Not Too Late To Nominate Your Favorite Small Business To Be Featured on GOBankingRates Extended to June 5 Outside of regular trading hours, investors can engage in extended-hours trading, which includes both premarket and after-hours trading. Although after-hours trading is convenient, its also a type of trading that carries a special set of risks. Although the vast majority of stock market trading is performed during traditional market hours, investors looking to buy or sell stock after the market closes might still be able to execute trades. Volume is typically light after the market closes for the day; if youre looking to trade, youll generally have the best luck with large, liquid names. Some stocks dont trade at all in the after-hours session. If you follow financial news, you might notice that after-hours stock quotes are often different than the closing prices of stocks during regular market hours. This is due to investor activity in the after-hours trading market. Price changes that occur after-hours work in the same way as a price change that occurs during market hours. This means that a price change occurring at any time can affect the market and send investors clamoring to buy or sell specific stocks. It is possible to place orders to buy stocks on the weekend because the electronic market is open all the time. However, after-hours systems work by matching buyers and sellers who have similar price requirements. There is less activity in the market after the stock exchanges close, so you may not be able to find a stock available in your price range. Back to top How After-Hours Trading Works Although many popular brokers offer investors the chance to buy and sell stocks in the after-hours session, available trading times vary slightly from broker to broker. Fidelity, for example, offers an after-hours session from 4 p.m. EST to 8 p.m. EST., whereas Schwabs after-hours window runs from 4:05 p.m. EST to 8 p.m. EST. The rules governing after-hours trading differ from regular session rules, so trades are limited. Traders can use limit orders, but orders with special conditions arent allowed. This means that buyers and sellers specify the price theyre willing to accept. The computer then searches for available buyers and sellers with matching price demands. Just like during regular market hours, supply and demand rule the after-hours market. If there are more buyers than sellers in the after-hours session, stock prices will trend higher and vice versa. One indication of how the after-hours market is doing is the Nasdaq 100 after-hours indicator, which is similar to the live Nasdaq-100 index price youll see while the market is open. After-hours trading does not necessarily affect a stocks opening price at the next regular trading session. In fact, the opening price can look dramatically different from the prices seen in the electronic market. This is especially true if the market reacted to a company announcement or news headline that could potentially impact a business or industry. After-hours trading takes place through an electronic market. Electronic markets work as order matching systems, pairing up individuals who want to buy stock with those who want to sell. Any investor with an online trading account held at a brokerage firm can trade during the available hours. Schwab, Fidelity and TD Ameritrade all offer this service. Nows the Time: 26 Smartest Ways To Invest Your Money During the Pandemic Back to top Risks of After-Hours Trading After-hours trading appeals to some investors because its convenient, but its not without its share of risk. Investors should educate themselves about the risks and benefits before attempting to execute trades. One of the main benefits of trading during regular market hours is the liquidity it offers. As billions of shares of stocks trade hands every day during market hours, most stocks offer orderly trading patterns and give investors the ability to get into or out of a stock at the then-current price. In the after-market session, however, liquidity typically drops dramatically. With fewer participants, stock price movements can be greatly exaggerated. A lack of liquidity makes it more difficult for investors to get their desired price, let alone have the order executed at all. Other risks to trading in the after-hours include higher volatility, wider spreads and market-moving news announcements. Take a Look: These Industries Will Make the Biggest Comeback From COVID-19 Another risk is the lack of consolidated quotes in the after-market. When the market is open, youll see the best available price to buy or sell a stock. In the after-market, however, you might only see limited quotes, with higher prices available from other brokers. Youre also often competing with professional traders who tend to have more experience trading.	After-hours trading is a type of trading that carries a special set of risks. There is less activity in the market after the stock exchanges close, so you may not be able to find a stock available in your price range.	ctrlsum	1	https://news.yahoo.com/hours-trading-does-180000662.html	0.533624
What Is After-Hours Trading and How Does It Work?	SARINYAPINNGAM / Getty Images/iStockphoto Every weekday at 9:30 a.m. EST, a bell signals the opening of the New York Stock Exchange and the beginning of the trading session that runs until 4 p.m. EST. This is the period when most trading activity takes place. However, advancements in technology have made the dream of a 24-hour stock market close to reality. Trades can still happen before the exchange opens and after it closes. Support Small: Its Not Too Late To Nominate Your Favorite Small Business To Be Featured on GOBankingRates Extended to June 5 Outside of regular trading hours, investors can engage in extended-hours trading, which includes both premarket and after-hours trading. Although after-hours trading is convenient, its also a type of trading that carries a special set of risks. Although the vast majority of stock market trading is performed during traditional market hours, investors looking to buy or sell stock after the market closes might still be able to execute trades. Volume is typically light after the market closes for the day; if youre looking to trade, youll generally have the best luck with large, liquid names. Some stocks dont trade at all in the after-hours session. If you follow financial news, you might notice that after-hours stock quotes are often different than the closing prices of stocks during regular market hours. This is due to investor activity in the after-hours trading market. Price changes that occur after-hours work in the same way as a price change that occurs during market hours. This means that a price change occurring at any time can affect the market and send investors clamoring to buy or sell specific stocks. It is possible to place orders to buy stocks on the weekend because the electronic market is open all the time. However, after-hours systems work by matching buyers and sellers who have similar price requirements. There is less activity in the market after the stock exchanges close, so you may not be able to find a stock available in your price range. Back to top How After-Hours Trading Works Although many popular brokers offer investors the chance to buy and sell stocks in the after-hours session, available trading times vary slightly from broker to broker. Fidelity, for example, offers an after-hours session from 4 p.m. EST to 8 p.m. EST., whereas Schwabs after-hours window runs from 4:05 p.m. EST to 8 p.m. EST. The rules governing after-hours trading differ from regular session rules, so trades are limited. Traders can use limit orders, but orders with special conditions arent allowed. This means that buyers and sellers specify the price theyre willing to accept. The computer then searches for available buyers and sellers with matching price demands. Just like during regular market hours, supply and demand rule the after-hours market. If there are more buyers than sellers in the after-hours session, stock prices will trend higher and vice versa. One indication of how the after-hours market is doing is the Nasdaq 100 after-hours indicator, which is similar to the live Nasdaq-100 index price youll see while the market is open. After-hours trading does not necessarily affect a stocks opening price at the next regular trading session. In fact, the opening price can look dramatically different from the prices seen in the electronic market. This is especially true if the market reacted to a company announcement or news headline that could potentially impact a business or industry. After-hours trading takes place through an electronic market. Electronic markets work as order matching systems, pairing up individuals who want to buy stock with those who want to sell. Any investor with an online trading account held at a brokerage firm can trade during the available hours. Schwab, Fidelity and TD Ameritrade all offer this service. Nows the Time: 26 Smartest Ways To Invest Your Money During the Pandemic Back to top Risks of After-Hours Trading After-hours trading appeals to some investors because its convenient, but its not without its share of risk. Investors should educate themselves about the risks and benefits before attempting to execute trades. One of the main benefits of trading during regular market hours is the liquidity it offers. As billions of shares of stocks trade hands every day during market hours, most stocks offer orderly trading patterns and give investors the ability to get into or out of a stock at the then-current price. In the after-market session, however, liquidity typically drops dramatically. With fewer participants, stock price movements can be greatly exaggerated. A lack of liquidity makes it more difficult for investors to get their desired price, let alone have the order executed at all. Other risks to trading in the after-hours include higher volatility, wider spreads and market-moving news announcements. Take a Look: These Industries Will Make the Biggest Comeback From COVID-19 Another risk is the lack of consolidated quotes in the after-market. When the market is open, youll see the best available price to buy or sell a stock. In the after-market, however, you might only see limited quotes, with higher prices available from other brokers. Youre also often competing with professional traders who tend to have more experience trading.	After-hours trading is a type of trading that carries a special set of risks. There is less activity in the market after the stock exchanges close, so you may not be able to find a stock available in your price range. Some stocks don't trade at all in the after-hours session.	ctrlsum	2	https://news.yahoo.com/hours-trading-does-180000662.html	0.550355
Is Eddie Rosario ready to get hot and stay that way for the Cleveland Indians?	Register for Indians Subtext to hear your Tribe questions answered exclusively on the show. Send a text to 216-208-4346 to subscribe for $3.99/mo. CLEVELAND, Ohio Eddie Rosario is riding a seven-game hitting streak and had a pair of extra-base hits in Thursdays win over Detroit. Manager Terry Francona says the Indians wont stand in the way if Rosario wants to start getting hot at the plate. Paul Hoynes and Joe Noga talk about what a streaking Rosario could mean to the Indians lineup on Fridays podcast. Click here. We have an Apple podcasts channel exclusively for this podcast. Subscribe to it here. You can also subscribe on Google Play and listen on Spotify. Search Cleveland Baseball Talk Podcast or download the audio here. - New Indians face masks for sale: Heres where you can buy Cleveland Indians-themed face coverings for coronavirus protection, including a single mask ($14.99) and a 3-pack ($24.99). All MLB proceeds donated to charity. No surgery for Plesac and 3 other things MLB suspends Mickey Callaway through 2022 for sexual harassment McKenzie recalled for one-and-done start against Tigers	Eddie Rosario is on a seven-game hitting streak for the Cleveland Indians.	ctrlsum	0	https://www.cleveland.com/tribe/2021/05/is-eddie-rosario-ready-to-get-hot-for-the-cleveland-indians.html	0.488349
Is Eddie Rosario ready to get hot and stay that way for the Cleveland Indians?	Register for Indians Subtext to hear your Tribe questions answered exclusively on the show. Send a text to 216-208-4346 to subscribe for $3.99/mo. CLEVELAND, Ohio Eddie Rosario is riding a seven-game hitting streak and had a pair of extra-base hits in Thursdays win over Detroit. Manager Terry Francona says the Indians wont stand in the way if Rosario wants to start getting hot at the plate. Paul Hoynes and Joe Noga talk about what a streaking Rosario could mean to the Indians lineup on Fridays podcast. Click here. We have an Apple podcasts channel exclusively for this podcast. Subscribe to it here. You can also subscribe on Google Play and listen on Spotify. Search Cleveland Baseball Talk Podcast or download the audio here. - New Indians face masks for sale: Heres where you can buy Cleveland Indians-themed face coverings for coronavirus protection, including a single mask ($14.99) and a 3-pack ($24.99). All MLB proceeds donated to charity. No surgery for Plesac and 3 other things MLB suspends Mickey Callaway through 2022 for sexual harassment McKenzie recalled for one-and-done start against Tigers	Eddie Rosario is on a seven-game hitting streak for the Cleveland Indians. Terry Francona says the Indians won't stand in the way if Rosario wants to get hot.	ctrlsum	1	https://www.cleveland.com/tribe/2021/05/is-eddie-rosario-ready-to-get-hot-for-the-cleveland-indians.html	0.333739
Is Eddie Rosario ready to get hot and stay that way for the Cleveland Indians?	Register for Indians Subtext to hear your Tribe questions answered exclusively on the show. Send a text to 216-208-4346 to subscribe for $3.99/mo. CLEVELAND, Ohio Eddie Rosario is riding a seven-game hitting streak and had a pair of extra-base hits in Thursdays win over Detroit. Manager Terry Francona says the Indians wont stand in the way if Rosario wants to start getting hot at the plate. Paul Hoynes and Joe Noga talk about what a streaking Rosario could mean to the Indians lineup on Fridays podcast. Click here. We have an Apple podcasts channel exclusively for this podcast. Subscribe to it here. You can also subscribe on Google Play and listen on Spotify. Search Cleveland Baseball Talk Podcast or download the audio here. - New Indians face masks for sale: Heres where you can buy Cleveland Indians-themed face coverings for coronavirus protection, including a single mask ($14.99) and a 3-pack ($24.99). All MLB proceeds donated to charity. No surgery for Plesac and 3 other things MLB suspends Mickey Callaway through 2022 for sexual harassment McKenzie recalled for one-and-done start against Tigers	Eddie Rosario is on a seven-game hitting streak for the Cleveland Indians. Terry Francona says the Indians won't stand in the way if Rosario wants to start getting hot at the plate. Click here for more Cleveland Baseball Talk podcast news.	ctrlsum	2	https://www.cleveland.com/tribe/2021/05/is-eddie-rosario-ready-to-get-hot-for-the-cleveland-indians.html	0.400233
What is open and closed on Memorial Day weekend?	Around 37 million Americans are expected to travel more than 50 miles this Memorial Day weekend, according to American Automobile Association. Some people and families are planning to travel as COVID-19 restrictions and mask mandates for those vaccinated have eased since last year. Whether you are out and about or staying at home, be aware that some usual services and stores may be closed this weekend. Memorial Day became a federal holiday in 1971. Originally, it was known as Decoration Day, a Civil War-era tradition in which loved ones decorated the graves of soldiers at the end of May. Today, it honors soldiers who have died in uniform. Whether enjoying the holiday's sales or preparing for a road trip, here's a list of what will be open and closed on Memorial Day. Grocery stores and restaurants Major grocery stores will remain open although their normal businesses hours may be adjusted. You can check your local grocery store's website for their hours of operations. An alternate option would be Amazon Fresh, Shipt or Instacart, which delivers groceries even on Memorial Day. However Costco Wholesale will be closed on Monday. :Walmart, Home Depot open; Costco closed Monday Mail Services The United States Postal Service, FedEx and UPS will not deliver mail. Although critical services such as FedEx Custom Critical and UPS Express Critical will continue operating. Depending on the location, some FedEx Office will remain open will operate on modified hours. Amazon views Memorial Day as a shipping holiday. What not to this weekend:Here's when NOT to hit the road for a Memorial Day trip Memorial Day sales:Memorial Day 2021: Amazon is having a secret summer sale right now Convenience Stores Convenience stores such as Walgreens and CVS will be open on modified hours depending on the location. Gas stations with convenience stores such Wawa and QuickTrip will remain open. Stock Markets The New York Stock Exchange, Nasdaq and bond markets will be shut down on Monday. However foreign markets will remain open. Banks While most banks will be closed, ATMs and banks' mobile apps can complete general banking transactions. The Federal Reserve Banks will also be closed. Schools If not already on summer break, most private and public schools will be closed on Memorial Day. Follow Gabriela Miranda on Twitter: @itsgabbymiranda	Memorial Day became a federal holiday in 1971. Most private and public schools will be closed on Memorial Day. The New York Stock Exchange, Nasdaq and bond markets will be shut down.	pegasus	1	https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/2021/05/28/memorial-day-holiday-hours-usps-stores-whats-open-and-closed/7465668002/	0.276455
What is open and closed on Memorial Day weekend?	Around 37 million Americans are expected to travel more than 50 miles this Memorial Day weekend, according to American Automobile Association. Some people and families are planning to travel as COVID-19 restrictions and mask mandates for those vaccinated have eased since last year. Whether you are out and about or staying at home, be aware that some usual services and stores may be closed this weekend. Memorial Day became a federal holiday in 1971. Originally, it was known as Decoration Day, a Civil War-era tradition in which loved ones decorated the graves of soldiers at the end of May. Today, it honors soldiers who have died in uniform. Whether enjoying the holiday's sales or preparing for a road trip, here's a list of what will be open and closed on Memorial Day. Grocery stores and restaurants Major grocery stores will remain open although their normal businesses hours may be adjusted. You can check your local grocery store's website for their hours of operations. An alternate option would be Amazon Fresh, Shipt or Instacart, which delivers groceries even on Memorial Day. However Costco Wholesale will be closed on Monday. :Walmart, Home Depot open; Costco closed Monday Mail Services The United States Postal Service, FedEx and UPS will not deliver mail. Although critical services such as FedEx Custom Critical and UPS Express Critical will continue operating. Depending on the location, some FedEx Office will remain open will operate on modified hours. Amazon views Memorial Day as a shipping holiday. What not to this weekend:Here's when NOT to hit the road for a Memorial Day trip Memorial Day sales:Memorial Day 2021: Amazon is having a secret summer sale right now Convenience Stores Convenience stores such as Walgreens and CVS will be open on modified hours depending on the location. Gas stations with convenience stores such Wawa and QuickTrip will remain open. Stock Markets The New York Stock Exchange, Nasdaq and bond markets will be shut down on Monday. However foreign markets will remain open. Banks While most banks will be closed, ATMs and banks' mobile apps can complete general banking transactions. The Federal Reserve Banks will also be closed. Schools If not already on summer break, most private and public schools will be closed on Memorial Day. Follow Gabriela Miranda on Twitter: @itsgabbymiranda	Some usual services and stores will be closed on Memorial Day. The New York Stock Exchange, Nasdaq and bond markets will be shut down on Monday, but foreign markets will remain open. Some 37 million Americans are expected to travel more than 50 miles this Memorial Day weekend, according to American Automobile Association.	ctrlsum	2	https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/2021/05/28/memorial-day-holiday-hours-usps-stores-whats-open-and-closed/7465668002/	0.284679
Where Were Several Current Chelsea Players During the 2012 Champions League Triumph in Munich?	Chelsea are in their third Champions League final, and the first since the triumph over Bayern Munich in their home stadium in 2012. The Chelsea squad has changed drastically since then, with starting centre-back pairing David Luiz and Gary Cahill both leaving the club in the summer of 2018, after John Terry moved on in 2017, and Petr Cech moved across London to join Arsenal in 2015. Mateo Kovacic Despite having won the Champions League three times consecutively with Real Madrid, Mateo Kovacic has never featured in any of the three finals - he was an unused sub in the 2017 and 2018 finals, and was not in the squad for the 2016 win over Atletico Madrid. The Croatian midfielder was 18 at the time of Chelseas last Champions League final, and was in his second senior season at Dinamo Zagreb, the club he joined as a 13-year-old. Kovacic was already a regular for the Croatian side, and missed just five league games out of a potential 30, contributing 11 goals and assists, as Zagreb won the league 21 points ahead of second place. (Photo by PA Images/Sipa USA) Zagreb also reached the Champions League Group Stage that season, having overcome three qualifying rounds to reach the tournament. Kovacic played in every Group Stage game, including frequently on the left wing, although his side were knocked out having lost every game. This included 6-2 and 7-1 defeats to Real Madrid and Lyon, respectively, although Kovacic did score the consolation in the latter game. Jorginho The Brazilian-born Italian midfielder was 20 at the time of Chelseas Munich success, and was plying his trade at Hellas Verona in Serie B, having spent the previous season on loan at Sambonifacese, who were in the fourth tier of Italian football at the time. Jorginho joined Veronas academy at the age of 16, having moved to Italy a year prior. (Photo by PA Images/Sipa USA) Jorginho had a tough start to the 2011/12 season, missing 11 of the first 15 Serie B games. However, the midfielder broke into the first team for the second half of the season, missing just one of the final 27 games, as Verona finished 4th, qualifying for the play-offs with a chance of promotion to Serie A. Jorginho played in both legs of the play-off semi-final versus Varese, however Verona lost 3-1 on aggregate. Verona earned promotion the following season, and Jorginho joined Napoli, and Maurizio Sarri, after one season in the Italian top flight with I Gialloblu. Olivier Giroud Olivier Giroud is one of the most senior members of the current Chelsea squad, and was 25 at the time of the Blues win over Bayern Munich. Giroud was playing his second season at Ligue 1 side Montpellier, and had a brilliant season for the club, an integral member of La Paillades first ever Ligue 1 title in their history. (Photo by PA Images/Sipa USA) Giroud only missed two league games for the club across the season, and contributed 21 goals and 12 assists. This put him level with PSG forward Nene for the Ligue 1 Golden Boot, whilst ex-Blue Eden Hazard also bagged 20 goals. Girouds goals secured Montpellier's first Ligue 1 title, finishing three points above PSG, the fourth different team to win the French title since 2009. Giroud was also named in the Ligue 1 Team of the Year, and his form earned a move to Arsenal in the summer of 2012 for roughly 9.6million, whilst he also made his France debut versus the USA earlier that season. NGolo Kante Ngolo Kante has had a meteoric rise to success in footballing terms - going from playing in Ligue 2 to winning the Premier League twice, FA Cup and World Cup in just three years. At the time of Munich 2012, Kante was 21, and playing at Boulogne in Ligue 2. (Photo by Xinhua/Sipa USA) Kante made his debut, and only appearance that season, for the club in the final game week - an 11 minute cameo off the bench in a 1-2 loss to AS Monaco. Boulogne were already relegated by this point - finishing nine points off safety, winning just seven games. Kante truly broke into the Boulogne team the following season in the third tier of French football, missing just one league game, before earning a move back to Ligue 2 with Caen. Cesar Azpilicueta Club captain Cesar Azpilicueta is Chelseas current longest serving player, and was 22 at the time of the Munich triumph. Azpi was playing his second season at Marseille in Ligue 1, and his fine form in France earned him a move to Chelsea the following summer for 7million. Having joined Marseille from his boyhood club Osasuna in 2010, Azpi played 44 games for the club across the 2011/12 season, with the vast majority of minutes coming at right-back. Despite a disappointing league campaign where Les Phocens finished 10th, just 10 points above the relegation zone, the club earned passage to the Europa League third qualifying round by winning the Coupe de la Ligue, a domestic competition abolished last year. EFE/Kiko Huesca/Sipa USA Azpi played every minute of the final, when Marseille overcame Lyon 1-0 after 30 minutes of extra time. Marseille also reached the quarter-final of the Champions League, losing 4-0 to Bayern, and Azpi played every minute of the knockout stage as Marseille knocked out Inter on away goals, and beat Borussia Dortmund 3-0 in the group stage. It was these impressive displays that saw Azpi poached by Chelsea in the summer following the Champions League success; the club also adding Eden Hazard, Oscar and Romelu Lukaku to the squad. Follow Absolute Chelsea on: Twitter \| Facebook \| Instagram \| YouTube	Chelsea are in their third Champions League final, and the first since the triumph over Bayern Munich in their home stadium in 2012. Several current Chelsea players were playing in the 2012 final.	ctrlsum	1	https://www.si.com/soccer/chelsea/fan-opinions/where-were-several-current-chelsea-players-during-the-2012-champions-league-triumph-in-munich	0.263788
Where Were Several Current Chelsea Players During the 2012 Champions League Triumph in Munich?	Chelsea are in their third Champions League final, and the first since the triumph over Bayern Munich in their home stadium in 2012. The Chelsea squad has changed drastically since then, with starting centre-back pairing David Luiz and Gary Cahill both leaving the club in the summer of 2018, after John Terry moved on in 2017, and Petr Cech moved across London to join Arsenal in 2015. Mateo Kovacic Despite having won the Champions League three times consecutively with Real Madrid, Mateo Kovacic has never featured in any of the three finals - he was an unused sub in the 2017 and 2018 finals, and was not in the squad for the 2016 win over Atletico Madrid. The Croatian midfielder was 18 at the time of Chelseas last Champions League final, and was in his second senior season at Dinamo Zagreb, the club he joined as a 13-year-old. Kovacic was already a regular for the Croatian side, and missed just five league games out of a potential 30, contributing 11 goals and assists, as Zagreb won the league 21 points ahead of second place. (Photo by PA Images/Sipa USA) Zagreb also reached the Champions League Group Stage that season, having overcome three qualifying rounds to reach the tournament. Kovacic played in every Group Stage game, including frequently on the left wing, although his side were knocked out having lost every game. This included 6-2 and 7-1 defeats to Real Madrid and Lyon, respectively, although Kovacic did score the consolation in the latter game. Jorginho The Brazilian-born Italian midfielder was 20 at the time of Chelseas Munich success, and was plying his trade at Hellas Verona in Serie B, having spent the previous season on loan at Sambonifacese, who were in the fourth tier of Italian football at the time. Jorginho joined Veronas academy at the age of 16, having moved to Italy a year prior. (Photo by PA Images/Sipa USA) Jorginho had a tough start to the 2011/12 season, missing 11 of the first 15 Serie B games. However, the midfielder broke into the first team for the second half of the season, missing just one of the final 27 games, as Verona finished 4th, qualifying for the play-offs with a chance of promotion to Serie A. Jorginho played in both legs of the play-off semi-final versus Varese, however Verona lost 3-1 on aggregate. Verona earned promotion the following season, and Jorginho joined Napoli, and Maurizio Sarri, after one season in the Italian top flight with I Gialloblu. Olivier Giroud Olivier Giroud is one of the most senior members of the current Chelsea squad, and was 25 at the time of the Blues win over Bayern Munich. Giroud was playing his second season at Ligue 1 side Montpellier, and had a brilliant season for the club, an integral member of La Paillades first ever Ligue 1 title in their history. (Photo by PA Images/Sipa USA) Giroud only missed two league games for the club across the season, and contributed 21 goals and 12 assists. This put him level with PSG forward Nene for the Ligue 1 Golden Boot, whilst ex-Blue Eden Hazard also bagged 20 goals. Girouds goals secured Montpellier's first Ligue 1 title, finishing three points above PSG, the fourth different team to win the French title since 2009. Giroud was also named in the Ligue 1 Team of the Year, and his form earned a move to Arsenal in the summer of 2012 for roughly 9.6million, whilst he also made his France debut versus the USA earlier that season. NGolo Kante Ngolo Kante has had a meteoric rise to success in footballing terms - going from playing in Ligue 2 to winning the Premier League twice, FA Cup and World Cup in just three years. At the time of Munich 2012, Kante was 21, and playing at Boulogne in Ligue 2. (Photo by Xinhua/Sipa USA) Kante made his debut, and only appearance that season, for the club in the final game week - an 11 minute cameo off the bench in a 1-2 loss to AS Monaco. Boulogne were already relegated by this point - finishing nine points off safety, winning just seven games. Kante truly broke into the Boulogne team the following season in the third tier of French football, missing just one league game, before earning a move back to Ligue 2 with Caen. Cesar Azpilicueta Club captain Cesar Azpilicueta is Chelseas current longest serving player, and was 22 at the time of the Munich triumph. Azpi was playing his second season at Marseille in Ligue 1, and his fine form in France earned him a move to Chelsea the following summer for 7million. Having joined Marseille from his boyhood club Osasuna in 2010, Azpi played 44 games for the club across the 2011/12 season, with the vast majority of minutes coming at right-back. Despite a disappointing league campaign where Les Phocens finished 10th, just 10 points above the relegation zone, the club earned passage to the Europa League third qualifying round by winning the Coupe de la Ligue, a domestic competition abolished last year. EFE/Kiko Huesca/Sipa USA Azpi played every minute of the final, when Marseille overcame Lyon 1-0 after 30 minutes of extra time. Marseille also reached the quarter-final of the Champions League, losing 4-0 to Bayern, and Azpi played every minute of the knockout stage as Marseille knocked out Inter on away goals, and beat Borussia Dortmund 3-0 in the group stage. It was these impressive displays that saw Azpi poached by Chelsea in the summer following the Champions League success; the club also adding Eden Hazard, Oscar and Romelu Lukaku to the squad. Follow Absolute Chelsea on: Twitter \| Facebook \| Instagram \| YouTube	Chelsea are in their third Champions League final in five years. They beat Bayern Munich in their home stadium in Munich in 2012. The current Chelsea squad has changed drastically since then. Mateo Kovacic, Jorginho, Olivier Giroud and NGolo Kante have all played in Champions League finals before.	pegasus	2	https://www.si.com/soccer/chelsea/fan-opinions/where-were-several-current-chelsea-players-during-the-2012-champions-league-triumph-in-munich	0.510704
Can rowdy T-Mobile Arena make Game 7 difference?	The Golden Knights and Minnesota Wild meet in Game 7 of a playoff series Friday night in the venue that NHL players voted the best for atmosphere. Golden Knights fans cheer before the start of Game 5 of a first-round NHL hockey playoff series against Minnesota Wild at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas on Monday, May 24, 2021. (Chase Stevens/Las Vegas Review-Journal) @csstevensphoto Golden Knights fans cheer before the start of Game 5 of a first-round NHL hockey playoff series against Minnesota Wild at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas on Monday, May 24, 2021. (Chase Stevens/Las Vegas Review-Journal) @csstevensphoto The moniker was created during that magical expansion season of 2017, a storyline nearly as popular off the ice as that which occurred on it. T-Mobile Arena: The NHLs best atmosphere. Nothing like the venues first Game 7 to prove it. It has reached the summit, this divisional playoff round between the Golden Knights and Minnesota Wild, a best-of-seven series to be decided Friday night. The winner heads to Colorado for a second-round opener Sunday; the loser slowly grits its way through a handshake line. You play all season chasing significant goals, the obvious being to hoist the Stanley Cup. But along such a challenging pursuit is the idea that having home ice in the most critical of moments affords you a substantial edge. Might want to score It really doesnt in hockey certainly not to the extent of other sports but its what you tell yourself after blowing a 3-1 series lead for the third time in three seasons. And yet the former might actually hold true Friday. Really. It might be the one thing capable of propelling the Knights to play on. That, and actually scoring. I jest. I also misspelled Gritty. It doesnt matter how you got here you have one game to advance, and you have to make it your best game, said Knights coach Pete DeBoer, who is 5-0 in Game 7s. Whatever that looks like. Rely on the foundation you have built all year, and weve got a pretty good one. Weve done a good job of pushing this to a one-game opportunity in our home rink, and we have to take advantage of that. It was really the Wild that pushed. The Knights just couldnt stop it from happening. There is no denying the passion and uproar that reverberates throughout T-Mobile Arena on game night. A fan base whose mastery of hockeys entangled elements has expanded over time has a distinctive opportunity Friday. There again will be 12,000-plus in attendance. It will sound like twice that. But it all flies in the face of what is expected during the NHL playoffs, which is to say things like sleeping in ones own bed for an extra day hasnt proven much of an advantage at all over time. In fact, home teams have a winning percentage of 58.0 in 181 all-time Game 7 matchups in the Stanley Cup playoffs. Not an overwhelming edge. But the team that scores first in those games has won 75 percent of the time. So, you know, dont either side be afraid to actually rush forward this game. The Knights were 21-5-2 at home in the regular season, and yet its true part of such a sparkling mark was the fact that the University of Massachusetts could have finished fifth in the West Division. Still, the Knights have also won nearly 70 percent of home games since entering the league. Voted the best In a 2019 poll of NHL players, T-Mobile Arena was voted to have the best atmosphere at an overwhelming 42.5 percent. The next closest was Bell Centre in Montreal at 21.2 percent. Tell it to the Wild, who are 3-0 all time in Game 7s. With all three wins coming on the road. The important part is to not get too bottled up with it, Minnesota coach Dean Evason said. Its Game 7, and when the puck is dropped, well play as hard as we possibly can and see where we sit at the end of the night. Weve been a desperate hockey club and will continue to do that. T-Mobile Arena welcomes all of that and more Friday. Lets see what sort of difference if any it can make in the outcome. Ed Graney is a Sigma Delta Chi Award winner for sports column writing and can be reached at egraney@reviewjournal.com or 702-383-4618. He can be heard on The Press Box, ESPN Radio 100.9 FM and 1100 AM, from 7 a.m. to 10 a.m. Monday through Friday. Follow @edgraney on Twitter.	T-Mobile Arena has been voted the best for atmosphere in the NHL. The home team has a winning percentage of 58.0 in 181 all-time Game 7 matchups.	ctrlsum	1	https://www.reviewjournal.com/sports/sports-columns/ed-graney/can-rowdy-t-mobile-arena-make-game-7-difference-2365070/	0.10171
Can rowdy T-Mobile Arena make Game 7 difference?	The Golden Knights and Minnesota Wild meet in Game 7 of a playoff series Friday night in the venue that NHL players voted the best for atmosphere. Golden Knights fans cheer before the start of Game 5 of a first-round NHL hockey playoff series against Minnesota Wild at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas on Monday, May 24, 2021. (Chase Stevens/Las Vegas Review-Journal) @csstevensphoto Golden Knights fans cheer before the start of Game 5 of a first-round NHL hockey playoff series against Minnesota Wild at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas on Monday, May 24, 2021. (Chase Stevens/Las Vegas Review-Journal) @csstevensphoto The moniker was created during that magical expansion season of 2017, a storyline nearly as popular off the ice as that which occurred on it. T-Mobile Arena: The NHLs best atmosphere. Nothing like the venues first Game 7 to prove it. It has reached the summit, this divisional playoff round between the Golden Knights and Minnesota Wild, a best-of-seven series to be decided Friday night. The winner heads to Colorado for a second-round opener Sunday; the loser slowly grits its way through a handshake line. You play all season chasing significant goals, the obvious being to hoist the Stanley Cup. But along such a challenging pursuit is the idea that having home ice in the most critical of moments affords you a substantial edge. Might want to score It really doesnt in hockey certainly not to the extent of other sports but its what you tell yourself after blowing a 3-1 series lead for the third time in three seasons. And yet the former might actually hold true Friday. Really. It might be the one thing capable of propelling the Knights to play on. That, and actually scoring. I jest. I also misspelled Gritty. It doesnt matter how you got here you have one game to advance, and you have to make it your best game, said Knights coach Pete DeBoer, who is 5-0 in Game 7s. Whatever that looks like. Rely on the foundation you have built all year, and weve got a pretty good one. Weve done a good job of pushing this to a one-game opportunity in our home rink, and we have to take advantage of that. It was really the Wild that pushed. The Knights just couldnt stop it from happening. There is no denying the passion and uproar that reverberates throughout T-Mobile Arena on game night. A fan base whose mastery of hockeys entangled elements has expanded over time has a distinctive opportunity Friday. There again will be 12,000-plus in attendance. It will sound like twice that. But it all flies in the face of what is expected during the NHL playoffs, which is to say things like sleeping in ones own bed for an extra day hasnt proven much of an advantage at all over time. In fact, home teams have a winning percentage of 58.0 in 181 all-time Game 7 matchups in the Stanley Cup playoffs. Not an overwhelming edge. But the team that scores first in those games has won 75 percent of the time. So, you know, dont either side be afraid to actually rush forward this game. The Knights were 21-5-2 at home in the regular season, and yet its true part of such a sparkling mark was the fact that the University of Massachusetts could have finished fifth in the West Division. Still, the Knights have also won nearly 70 percent of home games since entering the league. Voted the best In a 2019 poll of NHL players, T-Mobile Arena was voted to have the best atmosphere at an overwhelming 42.5 percent. The next closest was Bell Centre in Montreal at 21.2 percent. Tell it to the Wild, who are 3-0 all time in Game 7s. With all three wins coming on the road. The important part is to not get too bottled up with it, Minnesota coach Dean Evason said. Its Game 7, and when the puck is dropped, well play as hard as we possibly can and see where we sit at the end of the night. Weve been a desperate hockey club and will continue to do that. T-Mobile Arena welcomes all of that and more Friday. Lets see what sort of difference if any it can make in the outcome. Ed Graney is a Sigma Delta Chi Award winner for sports column writing and can be reached at egraney@reviewjournal.com or 702-383-4618. He can be heard on The Press Box, ESPN Radio 100.9 FM and 1100 AM, from 7 a.m. to 10 a.m. Monday through Friday. Follow @edgraney on Twitter.	T-Mobile Arena has been voted the best for atmosphere in the NHL. The home team has a winning percentage of 58.0 in 181 all-time Game 7 matchups in the Stanley Cup playoffs. The Golden Knights are 5-0 in Game 7s and have won three of the last four.	ctrlsum	2	https://www.reviewjournal.com/sports/sports-columns/ed-graney/can-rowdy-t-mobile-arena-make-game-7-difference-2365070/	0.119541
Could a Duke Johnson Jr. return interest the Browns?	The Cleveland Browns have two of the best running backs in the NFL, Nick Chubb and Kareem Hunt, in a run-centered offense under Kevin Stefanski. Last year, Chubb ran for over 1,000 yards on less than 200 carries while Hunt tallied 841 yards, also on less than 200 carries. The two combined for 18 rushing touchdowns and only one fumble lost. Not a lot to complain about at the position as both are able to handle the load while complimenting each other and keeping each other fresh. Hunt was used far more often in the passing game with 38 receptions for over 300 yards while Chubb had only 16 catches for 150 yards. DErnest Johnson was the third back for most of the year but only had 33 carries and three receptions. The Browns brought in Demetric Felton with their final pick in the 2021 NFL draft looking to capitalize on his versatility as a runner and pass-catcher. While Browns fans may be excited about Felton and feel comfortable with DErnest Johnson as the third back, the team with Super Bowl aspirations is always looking to bring in competition and improve. Duke is currently a free agent after finishing out the contract he signed with the Browns before being traded to Houston. He ranks as Pro Football Focus 14th remaining free agent at this time. Last year, in only 11 games with the Texans, Duke ran the ball 77 times for 235 yards while catching 28 passes for 249 yards. Combined he had two touchdowns. With the Browns and Texans, Duke Johnson Jr. was often dinged up but didnt miss a game until the 2020 season when he missed five. A return to Cleveland could be a sweet return and give the Browns a third versatile back while allowing Felton to adjust to the NFL as a rookie. Adding Duke Johnson Jr. would set up a Johnson and Johnson competition for a roster spot with DErnest Johnson. (All of Browns media is rooting against a return so they can just use a last name instead of constantly having to list a full name, or use just a first name while talking about the backs.) The former Brown is a better pass catcher with more experience while the current Brown has return skills that could keep him on the field. Odds are that Duke Johnson Jr. is waiting for an opening somewhere, whether due to injury or a trade, where he can compete to be a teams second back. A return to Cleveland is unlikely given the presence of Chubb and Hunt but Duke could provide an extra spark if the two sides were able to come together.	Duke Johnson Jr. is a free agent after finishing out his contract with the Browns.	ctrlsum	0	https://sports.yahoo.com/could-duke-johnson-jr-return-212337635.html?src=rss	0.315934
Could a Duke Johnson Jr. return interest the Browns?	The Cleveland Browns have two of the best running backs in the NFL, Nick Chubb and Kareem Hunt, in a run-centered offense under Kevin Stefanski. Last year, Chubb ran for over 1,000 yards on less than 200 carries while Hunt tallied 841 yards, also on less than 200 carries. The two combined for 18 rushing touchdowns and only one fumble lost. Not a lot to complain about at the position as both are able to handle the load while complimenting each other and keeping each other fresh. Hunt was used far more often in the passing game with 38 receptions for over 300 yards while Chubb had only 16 catches for 150 yards. DErnest Johnson was the third back for most of the year but only had 33 carries and three receptions. The Browns brought in Demetric Felton with their final pick in the 2021 NFL draft looking to capitalize on his versatility as a runner and pass-catcher. While Browns fans may be excited about Felton and feel comfortable with DErnest Johnson as the third back, the team with Super Bowl aspirations is always looking to bring in competition and improve. Duke is currently a free agent after finishing out the contract he signed with the Browns before being traded to Houston. He ranks as Pro Football Focus 14th remaining free agent at this time. Last year, in only 11 games with the Texans, Duke ran the ball 77 times for 235 yards while catching 28 passes for 249 yards. Combined he had two touchdowns. With the Browns and Texans, Duke Johnson Jr. was often dinged up but didnt miss a game until the 2020 season when he missed five. A return to Cleveland could be a sweet return and give the Browns a third versatile back while allowing Felton to adjust to the NFL as a rookie. Adding Duke Johnson Jr. would set up a Johnson and Johnson competition for a roster spot with DErnest Johnson. (All of Browns media is rooting against a return so they can just use a last name instead of constantly having to list a full name, or use just a first name while talking about the backs.) The former Brown is a better pass catcher with more experience while the current Brown has return skills that could keep him on the field. Odds are that Duke Johnson Jr. is waiting for an opening somewhere, whether due to injury or a trade, where he can compete to be a teams second back. A return to Cleveland is unlikely given the presence of Chubb and Hunt but Duke could provide an extra spark if the two sides were able to come together.	Duke Johnson Jr. is a free agent after finishing out his contract with the Browns. A return to Cleveland is unlikely given the presence of Nick Chubb and Kareem Hunt.	ctrlsum	1	https://sports.yahoo.com/could-duke-johnson-jr-return-212337635.html?src=rss	0.39014
Could a Duke Johnson Jr. return interest the Browns?	The Cleveland Browns have two of the best running backs in the NFL, Nick Chubb and Kareem Hunt, in a run-centered offense under Kevin Stefanski. Last year, Chubb ran for over 1,000 yards on less than 200 carries while Hunt tallied 841 yards, also on less than 200 carries. The two combined for 18 rushing touchdowns and only one fumble lost. Not a lot to complain about at the position as both are able to handle the load while complimenting each other and keeping each other fresh. Hunt was used far more often in the passing game with 38 receptions for over 300 yards while Chubb had only 16 catches for 150 yards. DErnest Johnson was the third back for most of the year but only had 33 carries and three receptions. The Browns brought in Demetric Felton with their final pick in the 2021 NFL draft looking to capitalize on his versatility as a runner and pass-catcher. While Browns fans may be excited about Felton and feel comfortable with DErnest Johnson as the third back, the team with Super Bowl aspirations is always looking to bring in competition and improve. Duke is currently a free agent after finishing out the contract he signed with the Browns before being traded to Houston. He ranks as Pro Football Focus 14th remaining free agent at this time. Last year, in only 11 games with the Texans, Duke ran the ball 77 times for 235 yards while catching 28 passes for 249 yards. Combined he had two touchdowns. With the Browns and Texans, Duke Johnson Jr. was often dinged up but didnt miss a game until the 2020 season when he missed five. A return to Cleveland could be a sweet return and give the Browns a third versatile back while allowing Felton to adjust to the NFL as a rookie. Adding Duke Johnson Jr. would set up a Johnson and Johnson competition for a roster spot with DErnest Johnson. (All of Browns media is rooting against a return so they can just use a last name instead of constantly having to list a full name, or use just a first name while talking about the backs.) The former Brown is a better pass catcher with more experience while the current Brown has return skills that could keep him on the field. Odds are that Duke Johnson Jr. is waiting for an opening somewhere, whether due to injury or a trade, where he can compete to be a teams second back. A return to Cleveland is unlikely given the presence of Chubb and Hunt but Duke could provide an extra spark if the two sides were able to come together.	Duke Johnson Jr. is a free agent after finishing out the contract he signed with the Browns before being traded to Houston. A return to Cleveland is unlikely given the presence of Nick Chubb and Kareem Hunt but Duke could provide an extra spark if the two sides were able to come together.	ctrlsum	2	https://sports.yahoo.com/could-duke-johnson-jr-return-212337635.html?src=rss	0.439771
How did the Vikings fare in PFFs 2021 season simulations?	Pro Football Focus is at it again. The outlet simulated the 2021 NFL season 10,000 times and the Vikings averaged lackluster results. Heres how PFF did it: Using the PFF Elo rating system, PFF grades and available market data, we can simulate the 2021 season 10,000 times to accurately assign distributions for win totals, divisional title odds and the percentage each team makes the playoffs. We can also look at how often each team makes it to and wins Super Bowl 56. Minnesota had an average win total of 7.9. The Vikings had a playoff percentage of 31.7%. The team had a Super Bowl victory percentage of 0.9%. Its average draft position was 13.9. So if PFF is any indication, its not gearing up to be a stellar 2021 season for the Vikings. That said, I think a lot of their success in the division will depend on whether Aaron Rodgers stays with the Packers or not and if Justin Fields starts for the Bears right away. Minnesota still has a chance of making it to the postseason. Im not so sure.	Pro Football Focus simulated the 2021 NFL season 10,000 times. The Vikings had an average win total of 7.9.	bart	0	https://sports.yahoo.com/did-vikings-fare-pff-2021-211956477.html?src=rss	0.689504
How did the Vikings fare in PFFs 2021 season simulations?	Pro Football Focus is at it again. The outlet simulated the 2021 NFL season 10,000 times and the Vikings averaged lackluster results. Heres how PFF did it: Using the PFF Elo rating system, PFF grades and available market data, we can simulate the 2021 season 10,000 times to accurately assign distributions for win totals, divisional title odds and the percentage each team makes the playoffs. We can also look at how often each team makes it to and wins Super Bowl 56. Minnesota had an average win total of 7.9. The Vikings had a playoff percentage of 31.7%. The team had a Super Bowl victory percentage of 0.9%. Its average draft position was 13.9. So if PFF is any indication, its not gearing up to be a stellar 2021 season for the Vikings. That said, I think a lot of their success in the division will depend on whether Aaron Rodgers stays with the Packers or not and if Justin Fields starts for the Bears right away. Minnesota still has a chance of making it to the postseason. Im not so sure.	Pro Football Focus simulated the 2021 NFL season 10,000 times. The Vikings had an average win total of 7.9 and a playoff percentage of 31.7%. The team had a Super Bowl victory percentage of 0.9%.	pegasus	1	https://sports.yahoo.com/did-vikings-fare-pff-2021-211956477.html?src=rss	0.751691
How did the Vikings fare in PFFs 2021 season simulations?	Pro Football Focus is at it again. The outlet simulated the 2021 NFL season 10,000 times and the Vikings averaged lackluster results. Heres how PFF did it: Using the PFF Elo rating system, PFF grades and available market data, we can simulate the 2021 season 10,000 times to accurately assign distributions for win totals, divisional title odds and the percentage each team makes the playoffs. We can also look at how often each team makes it to and wins Super Bowl 56. Minnesota had an average win total of 7.9. The Vikings had a playoff percentage of 31.7%. The team had a Super Bowl victory percentage of 0.9%. Its average draft position was 13.9. So if PFF is any indication, its not gearing up to be a stellar 2021 season for the Vikings. That said, I think a lot of their success in the division will depend on whether Aaron Rodgers stays with the Packers or not and if Justin Fields starts for the Bears right away. Minnesota still has a chance of making it to the postseason. Im not so sure.	PFF simulated the 2021 NFL season 10,000 times and the Vikings averaged lackluster results. The Vikings had an average win total of 7.9 and a playoff percentage of 31.7%. The team had a Super Bowl victory percentage of 0.9% and an average draft position of 13.9%.	ctrlsum	2	https://sports.yahoo.com/did-vikings-fare-pff-2021-211956477.html?src=rss	0.79784
How Can We Build The Next United Nations? Institutions Need Investing, But What Shape Will They Take?	(200923) -- NEW YORK, Sept. 22, 2020 (Xinhua) -- United Nations (UN) Secretary-General Antonio ... [+] Guterres addresses the general debate of the 75th session of the UN General Assembly at the UN headquarters in New York, on Sept. 22, 2020. The General Debate of the 75th session of the UN General Assembly opened on Tuesday with the theme of "The future we want, the United Nations we need: reaffirming our collective commitment to multilateralism -- confronting COVID-19 through effective multilateral action." (Eskinder Debebe/UN Photo/Handout via Xinhua) (Xinhua/Eskinder Debebe via Getty Images) Xinhua News Agency/Getty Images The most startling comment from Dominic Cummings, formerly chief adviser to Boris Johnson, in his parliamentary committee testimony on his previous boss was In any sensible rational government, it is completely crazy that I should have been in such a senior position". This and the swathe of Cummings performance underlines the attractions of British politics as the very best (blood) sport in international political economy. The Brexit series has only heightened this sense of entertainment and stupefaction. It also emphasises that many governments face fiercest opposition from within, and the degree of disorder and degradation that have beset the workings of Downing Street. Boris Johnsons poor response to the outbreak of COVID (he was apparently writing a book on Shakespeare) is masked by chaos elsewhere, and the absence of both decisive international leadership, and a coordinated global response to the crisis. As I write, two of the major news items refer to the lack of a coordinated global roll-out of vaccines, and to President Bidens commissioning of a report into the origins of the virus. To put it mildly, this is not a great way to embark on the road towards a new world order as many politicians now term it, or the building of the post COVID economy. The success, productivity and durability of that new world order will depend very much on the kind of rules of the game and institutions that marshal it. As the recent cyber-attacks on an oil pipeline in the USA and on the Irish health system show, we do not yet have frameworks in place to deal with the negative outcomes of new technologies. Democracy, the mechanics of government and institutions need massive investment. In the new order we will need institutions that can bring order to issues such as the future of money (digital currencies, crypto), cyber warfare and cyber crime, policing climate damage, the incorporation of mental health into healthcare systems internationally and genetic editing, to name a few of the challenges looming on the horizon. In this context the crucial question, given the context of a multipolar world driven by very different values, is how to realise the institutions of the 21st century. Here, I can think of maybe four options. Crash and crisis the first option follows the thread of recent history, in particular the policy responses to the global financial crisis and the euro-zone crisis where apparently obvious risks and imbalances caught policymakers off guard, and where they then scrambled inelegantly to put in place rules so that a debt crisis could never happen again (I give it three years). I worry that a major and catastrophic (in terms of resulting human fatalities) cyber-attack could be the catalyst that, following a direct military response, forces the introduction of rules of the game for cyber. East versus West. It is worth remembering that the current international institutional order (i.e. UN) has its origins in the desire of the prospective victors of the second world war to shape the post war world order, and the location of institutions like the UN, IMF and WHO is testament to that balance of power. More recently as the economic centre of gravity in the world shifts, we are beginning to see China both infuse itself into the bureaucracy of the UN (it controls a number of committees) and cultivate Asia centric institutions such as the Asian Development Bank. A world where we have Western and Eastern multilateral institutions would be a truly divided one, though there is the hope that these institutions could speak to each other, and that this dialogue might be facilitated by smaller nations from Switzerland to the UAE. Multiple Actors Two cojoined elements of the new world order that are striking are the facts that the challenges posed by innovation and technology (genetics, data, cyber) are closely tied to the corporate and financial worlds and those corporations are of such a size that they are now important global actors in their own right (25% of US stock market capitalisation is made up of the top five technology companies). Under this approach, the institutional solutions to climate damage are collaborations between disparate actors mayors of large cities, large strategic corporations (i.e. Microsoft), governments, activists and some universities. Santa Fe - a variant on the above approach is that it is driven by experts, from very different fields and who bring both a specific expertise and an appreciation of the interlinking causes of many of the challenges the world faces. I term this approach the Santa Fe one after the Santa Fe institute which is likely the exemplar in applying a cross disciplinary approach to complex problems and systems. In many ways this is the most enlightened approach to building the institutions of the future, though a somewhat less democratic one. I suspect that this last option is the least likely. World wars spurred the creation of the League of Nations and the United Nations, lets hope we dont need the world to get worse so that it can get better.	U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres to address 75th session of UN General Assembly on Sept. 22, 2020. He will discuss how to build the next United Nations, and what shape it will take. He says we need institutions that can bring order to issues such as cyber warfare and cyber crime.	ctrlsum	2	https://www.forbes.com/sites/mikeosullivan/2021/05/29/how-can-we-build-the-next-united-nations-institutions-need-investing-but-what-shape-will-they-take/	0.249321
How Saints RB Alvin Kamara Ranks in the Top 10 Explosive Runners?	Where does New Orleans All-Pro running back rank among the NFL's Top 10 Explosive Runners in 2020. It's hard to imagine Alvin Kamara as just average since he's one of football's most exciting players. Whether he's racking up yards on the ground or catching the ball, the All-Pro running back is fun to watch. NFL writer Nick Shook examined last season's most explosive ball carriers in the NFL. Shook extrapolated NextGen's data that tracked "distance and speed measurements" of these dynamic rushers. The three criteria used to make the list: 1. A minimum of 100 carries in 2020. 2. At least 20 carries of 10-plus yards. 3. The defining metrics: the total number and percentage of 15-plus mph runs. Surprisingly, Alvin Kamara is one of the most dangerous dual-threats in the league but Shook ranked him at No. 7 among the explosive runners. Saints RB Alvin Kamara - Credit: USA Today Sports NextGen Stats produced these results based on Kamara's 2020 performance: 10+ yard runs: 27 10+ pct: 14.14% 15+ mph runs: 40 15+ mph pct: 21.4% Yard per routes (RB): 2.3, 2nd Forced missed tackles (pass): 20 TDs outside tackles: 12, 1st Yards per attempt inside tackles: 6.6, 1st Kamara's numbers for this model are modest compared to Kyler Murray, who edged out last year's most explosive runner Lamar Jackson. Murray had 94 plays over 15 mph at 70.7%, Jackson posted 85 plays at 53.5%. Don't miss out on any Saints news and analysis! Take a second and sign up for our FREE newsletter and get breaking Saints news delivered to your inbox! Only Derrick Henry (Tennessee), J.K. Dobbins (Baltimore), Dalvin Cook (Minnesota), and Nick Chubb (Cleveland) were the running backs ahead of Alvin Kamara. Indy's Jonathan Taylor, Rams Darrell Henderson, and Pats Damien Harris were the other running backs to complete Shook's top ten. Sep 22, 2019; Seattle, WA, USA; New Orleans Saints running back Alvin Kamara (41) runs the ball in for a touchdown against the Seattle Seahawks during the first half at CenturyLink Field. Mandatory Credit: Steven Bisig-USA TODAY Sports NextGen Stat's Top 10 Explosive Runners of 2020 Kyle Murray, QB, Arizona Lamar Jackson, QB, Baltimore Derrick Henry, RB, Tennessee J.K. Dobbins, RB, Baltimore Dalvin Cook, RB, Minnesota Nick Chubb, RB, Cleveland Alvin Kamara, RB, New Orleans Jonathan Taylor, RB, Indianapolis Darrell Henderson, RB, Los Angeles Damien Harris, RB, New England Many a Saints fan have observed Kamara's great acceleration, top-notch breakaway speed, agility, and strength to shed tacklers since entering the league in 2017. He has excellent hands and can become a game-changer in short routes out of the backfield - recall his amazing 52-yard touchdown versus Green Bay in Week 3 of 2020. These physical traits and his football intelligence are what sets him apart from other running backs. Kamara's versatility makes him one of the best overall running backs in the National Football League. Alvin Kamara is not only an explosive player, but AK41 is an explosive play waiting to happen every time he touches the football. Subscribe to our Saints News Newsletter: https://news.snts.us/saintsnewletter Subscribe to the New Orleans Saints YT Channel: https://news.snts.us/saintsnewsyoutube For more Saints News: https://www.si.com/nfl/saints/ or https://www.saints.media Like us on Facebook: https://news.snts.us/saintsnews-fb Follow us on Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/saintsnews	Alvin Kamara ranked No. 7 among the NFL's Top 10 Explosive Runners in 2020.	ctrlsum	0	https://www.si.com/nfl/saints/editorial-opinion/how-explosive-is-alvin-kamara	0.323633
How Saints RB Alvin Kamara Ranks in the Top 10 Explosive Runners?	Where does New Orleans All-Pro running back rank among the NFL's Top 10 Explosive Runners in 2020. It's hard to imagine Alvin Kamara as just average since he's one of football's most exciting players. Whether he's racking up yards on the ground or catching the ball, the All-Pro running back is fun to watch. NFL writer Nick Shook examined last season's most explosive ball carriers in the NFL. Shook extrapolated NextGen's data that tracked "distance and speed measurements" of these dynamic rushers. The three criteria used to make the list: 1. A minimum of 100 carries in 2020. 2. At least 20 carries of 10-plus yards. 3. The defining metrics: the total number and percentage of 15-plus mph runs. Surprisingly, Alvin Kamara is one of the most dangerous dual-threats in the league but Shook ranked him at No. 7 among the explosive runners. Saints RB Alvin Kamara - Credit: USA Today Sports NextGen Stats produced these results based on Kamara's 2020 performance: 10+ yard runs: 27 10+ pct: 14.14% 15+ mph runs: 40 15+ mph pct: 21.4% Yard per routes (RB): 2.3, 2nd Forced missed tackles (pass): 20 TDs outside tackles: 12, 1st Yards per attempt inside tackles: 6.6, 1st Kamara's numbers for this model are modest compared to Kyler Murray, who edged out last year's most explosive runner Lamar Jackson. Murray had 94 plays over 15 mph at 70.7%, Jackson posted 85 plays at 53.5%. Don't miss out on any Saints news and analysis! Take a second and sign up for our FREE newsletter and get breaking Saints news delivered to your inbox! Only Derrick Henry (Tennessee), J.K. Dobbins (Baltimore), Dalvin Cook (Minnesota), and Nick Chubb (Cleveland) were the running backs ahead of Alvin Kamara. Indy's Jonathan Taylor, Rams Darrell Henderson, and Pats Damien Harris were the other running backs to complete Shook's top ten. Sep 22, 2019; Seattle, WA, USA; New Orleans Saints running back Alvin Kamara (41) runs the ball in for a touchdown against the Seattle Seahawks during the first half at CenturyLink Field. Mandatory Credit: Steven Bisig-USA TODAY Sports NextGen Stat's Top 10 Explosive Runners of 2020 Kyle Murray, QB, Arizona Lamar Jackson, QB, Baltimore Derrick Henry, RB, Tennessee J.K. Dobbins, RB, Baltimore Dalvin Cook, RB, Minnesota Nick Chubb, RB, Cleveland Alvin Kamara, RB, New Orleans Jonathan Taylor, RB, Indianapolis Darrell Henderson, RB, Los Angeles Damien Harris, RB, New England Many a Saints fan have observed Kamara's great acceleration, top-notch breakaway speed, agility, and strength to shed tacklers since entering the league in 2017. He has excellent hands and can become a game-changer in short routes out of the backfield - recall his amazing 52-yard touchdown versus Green Bay in Week 3 of 2020. These physical traits and his football intelligence are what sets him apart from other running backs. Kamara's versatility makes him one of the best overall running backs in the National Football League. Alvin Kamara is not only an explosive player, but AK41 is an explosive play waiting to happen every time he touches the football. Subscribe to our Saints News Newsletter: https://news.snts.us/saintsnewletter Subscribe to the New Orleans Saints YT Channel: https://news.snts.us/saintsnewsyoutube For more Saints News: https://www.si.com/nfl/saints/ or https://www.saints.media Like us on Facebook: https://news.snts.us/saintsnews-fb Follow us on Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/saintsnews	New Orleans Saints running back Alvin Kamara ranked No. 7 among the NFL's Top 10 Explosive Runners in 2020. NextGen Stats produced the results based on Kamara's 2020 performance.	ctrlsum	1	https://www.si.com/nfl/saints/editorial-opinion/how-explosive-is-alvin-kamara	0.36576
How Saints RB Alvin Kamara Ranks in the Top 10 Explosive Runners?	Where does New Orleans All-Pro running back rank among the NFL's Top 10 Explosive Runners in 2020. It's hard to imagine Alvin Kamara as just average since he's one of football's most exciting players. Whether he's racking up yards on the ground or catching the ball, the All-Pro running back is fun to watch. NFL writer Nick Shook examined last season's most explosive ball carriers in the NFL. Shook extrapolated NextGen's data that tracked "distance and speed measurements" of these dynamic rushers. The three criteria used to make the list: 1. A minimum of 100 carries in 2020. 2. At least 20 carries of 10-plus yards. 3. The defining metrics: the total number and percentage of 15-plus mph runs. Surprisingly, Alvin Kamara is one of the most dangerous dual-threats in the league but Shook ranked him at No. 7 among the explosive runners. Saints RB Alvin Kamara - Credit: USA Today Sports NextGen Stats produced these results based on Kamara's 2020 performance: 10+ yard runs: 27 10+ pct: 14.14% 15+ mph runs: 40 15+ mph pct: 21.4% Yard per routes (RB): 2.3, 2nd Forced missed tackles (pass): 20 TDs outside tackles: 12, 1st Yards per attempt inside tackles: 6.6, 1st Kamara's numbers for this model are modest compared to Kyler Murray, who edged out last year's most explosive runner Lamar Jackson. Murray had 94 plays over 15 mph at 70.7%, Jackson posted 85 plays at 53.5%. Don't miss out on any Saints news and analysis! Take a second and sign up for our FREE newsletter and get breaking Saints news delivered to your inbox! Only Derrick Henry (Tennessee), J.K. Dobbins (Baltimore), Dalvin Cook (Minnesota), and Nick Chubb (Cleveland) were the running backs ahead of Alvin Kamara. Indy's Jonathan Taylor, Rams Darrell Henderson, and Pats Damien Harris were the other running backs to complete Shook's top ten. Sep 22, 2019; Seattle, WA, USA; New Orleans Saints running back Alvin Kamara (41) runs the ball in for a touchdown against the Seattle Seahawks during the first half at CenturyLink Field. Mandatory Credit: Steven Bisig-USA TODAY Sports NextGen Stat's Top 10 Explosive Runners of 2020 Kyle Murray, QB, Arizona Lamar Jackson, QB, Baltimore Derrick Henry, RB, Tennessee J.K. Dobbins, RB, Baltimore Dalvin Cook, RB, Minnesota Nick Chubb, RB, Cleveland Alvin Kamara, RB, New Orleans Jonathan Taylor, RB, Indianapolis Darrell Henderson, RB, Los Angeles Damien Harris, RB, New England Many a Saints fan have observed Kamara's great acceleration, top-notch breakaway speed, agility, and strength to shed tacklers since entering the league in 2017. He has excellent hands and can become a game-changer in short routes out of the backfield - recall his amazing 52-yard touchdown versus Green Bay in Week 3 of 2020. These physical traits and his football intelligence are what sets him apart from other running backs. Kamara's versatility makes him one of the best overall running backs in the National Football League. Alvin Kamara is not only an explosive player, but AK41 is an explosive play waiting to happen every time he touches the football. Subscribe to our Saints News Newsletter: https://news.snts.us/saintsnewletter Subscribe to the New Orleans Saints YT Channel: https://news.snts.us/saintsnewsyoutube For more Saints News: https://www.si.com/nfl/saints/ or https://www.saints.media Like us on Facebook: https://news.snts.us/saintsnews-fb Follow us on Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/saintsnews	New Orleans Saints running back Alvin Kamara ranked No. 7 among the NFL's Top 10 Explosive Runners in 2020. NextGen Stats extrapolated NextGen's data that tracked "distance and speed measurements" of these dynamic rushers. Kamara's numbers for this model are modest compared to Kyler Murray, who edged out Lamar Jackson.	ctrlsum	2	https://www.si.com/nfl/saints/editorial-opinion/how-explosive-is-alvin-kamara	0.470598
Is Phillies Manager Joe Girardi Too Old-School For Even Philadelphia?	Philadelphia Phillies manager Joe Girardi told the Philly media that he won't reveal injury ... [+] information any more. (AP Photo/Gene J. Puskar) ASSOCIATED PRESS Dont bash Joe. Not over this. Phillies manager Joe Girardi has been getting dissed in Philadelphia for behaving exactly like what the citys fanbase wanted: an old-school manager. A couple days ago, Girardi went alpha-dog with the local media after being asked why second baseman Jean Segura did not remain in the game after pinch-hitting Thursday. and he didnt care about playing nice-nice, telling the reporters on Zoom: Just so you guys know, were gonna approach this different. Ive talked to people in our organization ... just managers decision. And Im not gonna share whos available, or whos not available, because I think its somewhat unfair to us. Just like if you were going to do something, you wouldnt necessarily share it with a rival reporter. Some background: Girardi last weekend lied about the severity of Bryce Harpers wrist injury, saying Harpers day off was not injury-related. And soon the struggling Harper was placed on the IL. According to team sources, Girardi this week got the OK from team president Dave Dombrowski to not dispense any more injury news. Theres more... A little earlier this month, we saw something that felt so foreign so Dallas Green: a manager getting in the grill of his own player. Television cameras showed a dugout confrontation between Girardi and Segura, who just committed two errors. It wasnt Reggie Jackson vs. Billy Martin. But Girardi was barking in the players face, and at one point, Segura had to be restrained by coach Dusty Wathan. "That's a bench conversation, meant for the bench," said Girardi, who was asked about a half-dozen times about the incident. "You can ask all you want; you got everything you're going to get about it. I'm done with it." Take a look for yourself: So, Girardi is warring with the media and chewing out players in front of the world because hes ticked off that his injury-riddled team keeps sputtering. Mr. Cuddles himself, Gabe Kapler. Flashback: Two years ago, same player Segura dogged it out of the box, leading to Andrew McCutchen getting in a rundown, blowing out his knee and ending his season. And Kapler could not toss the salivating fanbase a crumb of criticism toward Segura, and the fans smashed Kapler for it. After Kapler got fired, Phillies fans demanded an old-school guy. They demanded a manager who didnt nurse players boo-boos. They demanded a guy who didnt have that perfect PR spin and smile. In essence, they demanded somebody who wasnt Kapler, who spoke of the wonders of analytics and gave out hugs as if it were kindergarten and not a major league baseball team. Quick little sidebar: The Yankees fired Girardi in 2017 for not connecting with his players. Yes, thats how Yankees general manager Brian Cashman termed it... Connecting. Thats an easy translation: Girardi was too old-school for the modern-day player, who apparently really, really needs a heart emoji to play baseball well. So this is Joe Girardi: old-school to the core, your kind of guy, Philadelphia.	Philadelphia Phillies manager Joe Girardi has been getting dissed in Philadelphia for behaving exactly like what the city's fanbase wanted: an old-school manager. Girardi told the Philly media that he won't reveal injury information any more.	ctrlsum	1	https://www.forbes.com/sites/anthonystitt/2021/05/29/is-phillies-manager-joe-girardi-too-old-school-for-even-philadelphia/	0.495457
Is Phillies Manager Joe Girardi Too Old-School For Even Philadelphia?	Philadelphia Phillies manager Joe Girardi told the Philly media that he won't reveal injury ... [+] information any more. (AP Photo/Gene J. Puskar) ASSOCIATED PRESS Dont bash Joe. Not over this. Phillies manager Joe Girardi has been getting dissed in Philadelphia for behaving exactly like what the citys fanbase wanted: an old-school manager. A couple days ago, Girardi went alpha-dog with the local media after being asked why second baseman Jean Segura did not remain in the game after pinch-hitting Thursday. and he didnt care about playing nice-nice, telling the reporters on Zoom: Just so you guys know, were gonna approach this different. Ive talked to people in our organization ... just managers decision. And Im not gonna share whos available, or whos not available, because I think its somewhat unfair to us. Just like if you were going to do something, you wouldnt necessarily share it with a rival reporter. Some background: Girardi last weekend lied about the severity of Bryce Harpers wrist injury, saying Harpers day off was not injury-related. And soon the struggling Harper was placed on the IL. According to team sources, Girardi this week got the OK from team president Dave Dombrowski to not dispense any more injury news. Theres more... A little earlier this month, we saw something that felt so foreign so Dallas Green: a manager getting in the grill of his own player. Television cameras showed a dugout confrontation between Girardi and Segura, who just committed two errors. It wasnt Reggie Jackson vs. Billy Martin. But Girardi was barking in the players face, and at one point, Segura had to be restrained by coach Dusty Wathan. "That's a bench conversation, meant for the bench," said Girardi, who was asked about a half-dozen times about the incident. "You can ask all you want; you got everything you're going to get about it. I'm done with it." Take a look for yourself: So, Girardi is warring with the media and chewing out players in front of the world because hes ticked off that his injury-riddled team keeps sputtering. Mr. Cuddles himself, Gabe Kapler. Flashback: Two years ago, same player Segura dogged it out of the box, leading to Andrew McCutchen getting in a rundown, blowing out his knee and ending his season. And Kapler could not toss the salivating fanbase a crumb of criticism toward Segura, and the fans smashed Kapler for it. After Kapler got fired, Phillies fans demanded an old-school guy. They demanded a manager who didnt nurse players boo-boos. They demanded a guy who didnt have that perfect PR spin and smile. In essence, they demanded somebody who wasnt Kapler, who spoke of the wonders of analytics and gave out hugs as if it were kindergarten and not a major league baseball team. Quick little sidebar: The Yankees fired Girardi in 2017 for not connecting with his players. Yes, thats how Yankees general manager Brian Cashman termed it... Connecting. Thats an easy translation: Girardi was too old-school for the modern-day player, who apparently really, really needs a heart emoji to play baseball well. So this is Joe Girardi: old-school to the core, your kind of guy, Philadelphia.	Philadelphia Phillies manager Joe Girardi has been getting dissed in Philadelphia for behaving exactly like what the citys fanbase wanted: an old-school manager. Girardi told the Philly media that he won't reveal injury information any more. The Yankees fired Girardi in 2017 for not connecting with his players.	ctrlsum	2	https://www.forbes.com/sites/anthonystitt/2021/05/29/is-phillies-manager-joe-girardi-too-old-school-for-even-philadelphia/	0.608788

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