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Even amid the endless torrent of malevolent incompetence that characterizes the Boss Trump regime, some days stand out. One such was his Friday night commutation of career lowlife Roger Stones 40-month sentence for lying to Congress, obstructing a congressional investigation and witness tampering. The federal judge who handed it down described Stones crimes as covering up for the president.

Specifically, he obstructed the investigation into Russian interference in the 2016 presidential election. In the immediate aftermath, Stone bragged to veteran journalist Howard Fineman about why he lied and who he was protecting. He (Trump) knows I was under enormous pressure to turn on him. It would have eased my situation considerably. But I didnt.

Turn on him, that is, by fully describing his own and Trumps conversations about WikiLeaks during the 2016 campaign, when Julian Assange served as a cats paw for Russian intelligence by publishing the Democratic National Committees stolen emails. Trump testified that he has no memory of talking with Stone about it, although two witnesses overheard them. He also swore that his son Donald Jr. never told him about meeting Kremlin operatives promising dirt on Hillary Clinton in Trump Tower.

If you believe that ...

Well, lets move on.

During Attorney General William Barrs Senate confirmation hearing, he was asked, Do you believe a president could lawfully issue a pardon in exchange for the recipients promise to not incriminate him?

No, Barr answered, that would be a crime.

A straight-up mob-style transaction, as the inimitable Charles Pierce describes it, one worthy of the fictional Tony Soprano or the all-too-real John Gotti. Disorganized crime, you might call it; a cynical attack upon the rule of law. Even so, its a good bet that the attorney general has changed his opinion, and would likely quibble that a commuted sentence is not a pardon.

No, but in the Stone case, its actually worse. To accept a pardon, see, a convicted felon must admit guilt. By so doing, he surrenders his Fifth Amendment privilege against self-incrimination, and can be called in front of, say, a congressional committee, and required to talk under penalty of perjury.

Cant have that, can we? So no prison time for Roger, although there are reasons to suspect he might have enjoyed certain aspects of incarceration. Back in 1996, the veteran political scam artist he has a tattoo of Richard Nixons face on his back claimed that Bill Clinton had made improper advances toward his wife. The National Enquirer turned up evidence that Stone himself had been advertising her charms in a magazine called Local Swing Fever:

Hot, insatiable lady and her handsome body builder husband ... seek similar couples or exceptional muscular well-hung single men. Shes 40DD-24-36; hes 195, trim, blond, muscular ... Prefer military, bodybuilders, jocks.

Thats Roger Stone, voluptuary and fop. He later admitted everything to The New Yorkers Jeffrey Toobin. Im not guilty of hypocrisy, Stone said. Im a libertarian and a libertine.

Some years later, he founded an anti-Hillary organization called Citizens United Not Timid.

In short, he and Trump speak the same language. So its only natural that they would end up allies even though Trump described Stone to Toobin as a stone-cold loser ... He always tries taking credit for things he never did.

But Stone did plenty during the 2016 campaign. A seeker of notoriety rivaling Trump himself, he communicated directly with Guccifer 2, the Russian intelligence operatives that hacked the DNC, even as he predicted WikiLeaks document dumps to any Republican who would listen.

Angered by the Trump commutation, special counsel Robert S. Mueller wrote a Washington Post column objecting that regardless of attempts to portray him as a victim, Stone was prosecuted and convicted because he committed federal crimes. He remains a convicted felon, and rightly so ...

A jury determined he lied repeatedly to members of Congress. He lied about the identity of his intermediary to WikiLeaks. He lied about the existence of written communications with his intermediary. He lied by denying he had communicated with the Trump campaign about the timing of WikiLeaks releases. He in fact updated senior campaign officials repeatedly about WikiLeaks.

For that matter, Stone was also convicted for threatening to kill a witness named Randy Credico and his beloved dog in a text message. Also like his patron in the White House, the man is infinitely cunning, but not real smart.

As for being a felon, far from being ashamed, Stone couldnt be prouder. To him, its a badge of honor. Hes a made man in Boss Trumps political mob.

It has been reported that what Sen. Mitt Romney called an act of unprecedented, historic corruption was vigorously opposed by William Barr. If so, the attorney general has resources. The Justice Department can empanel a grand jury, grant immunity to Roger Stone for previous acts and compel his testimony.

I am not holding my breath.

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Rich Rifkin: We have created a new climate of fear – Davis Enterprise

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Joseph Welch, the chief attorney for the U.S. Army in the infamous Army-McCarthy hearings, will forever be remembered for interrupting Senator Joe McCarthy, who was fulminating against a young lawyer who had worked with Mr. Welch:

Senator, youve done enough. Have you no sense of decency, sir? At long last, have you left no sense of decency?

That was 1954. On the 20th anniversary, when I was 10, news programs were reliving that history.

I recall asking my mom what McCarthyism was.

She said Sen. McCarthy scurrilously claimed the government and other American institutions had been infiltrated by disloyal communists. She told me that the investigations ruined the reputations of many innocent Americans whose only crime was to have an unpopular political point of view.

At its heart, my mother said, McCarthyism was about creating a climate of fear and denying freedom of speech, freedom of consciousness, freedom of association and freedom of thought.

Sadly, there is a long history in the U.S. of bringing harm to people who hold unpopular views or who have associated with people that the mob wants to silence. In todays climate, we need to keep that history in mind.

In some cases, the excuse for this vigilantism is to protect the brand of the employer of the person with the sinister political views. In others, it is to shut up a persons conscience and discourage anyone else from defending opinions the mob feels are unacceptable.

A handful of stories of this kind of censorship are well known. Films have been made, for example, about the repression of the Hollywood Ten, who were blacklisted following a 1947 hearing of the House Un-American Activities Committee.

Likewise, the case of Irving Adler a New York math teacher who was fired for invoking his Fifth Amendment rights and later admitted to being a communist is well remembered.

There are many other tragedies that are long forgotten.

One was the story of Tanner Parga, a longtime baseball announcer. He was originally hired by the Sacramento Senators in 1928, calling their games on radio through the 1935 season, when they were affiliated with the Brooklyn Dodgers.

In 1936, the franchise changed names, becoming the Sacramento Solons, a St. Louis Cardinals affiliate. Mr. Parga remained the teams radio announcer until he was terminated in the middle of the 1947 season.

The team never explained the firing of Tanner Parga, who was also removed from his other job as a radio commentator.

Prior to his dismissals, Parga was not without controversy. Hed had conflicts with a few past players in Sacramento. Some wanted him fired for that. During the second red scare in 1947, Parga said on the radio, Just because someone was a socialist or disliked capitalism didnt mean he couldnt be a good American.

A few days later, the ex-ballplayers who had conflicts with Parga, publicly called for his head. By the end of that week, Tanner Parga had been fired by the Solons and by KFBK-FM. He never worked again.

Another interesting, but largely forgotten case of punishing individuals for holding politically incorrect views came in 1957, the year Sen. McCarthy died of alcoholism.

Don Kingelor, a professor of accounting at the University of Mississippi, came under attack because it was believed he did not sufficiently mourn the death of a white highway patrolman, Johnnie Rank, who was allegedly killed by a Black petty criminal.

Kingelor had also been attacked for writing, People should not be evaluated based on the color of their skin.

When Professor Kingelor refused to cancel a final exam the day segregationist Ole Miss students were grieving the loss of Officer Rank, they signed a petition calling for Kingelors firing. Those who missed the test stated they deserved no harm from their accounting teacher.

Prof. Kingelor replied, Can you guide me on how you think I should achieve a no-harm outcome since our sole course grade is from a final exam only? Thanks, D. Kingelor.

In 1951, shortly after the Battle of Bloody Ridge in which the United States suffered 3,000 casualties fighting North Korean and Chinese soldiers the Philadelphia Inquirer fired its senior editor, Winston Shicksaw, who had been with the paper for over 20 years and was highly esteemed for his work, for having written a headline that pro-military activists and some Inquirer reporters deemed insensitive.

The headline regarded a proposed real estate development called Broadway Ridge. Mr. Shicksaw titled the story about conflict between those for and against the project, The Battle of Broadway Ridge.

Two days later, Shicksaw lost his job. That same week, a New York Times editor was fired for having run an editorial written by a U.S. Senator that pro-military activists deemed dangerous.

Of course, in hindsight, its easy to see how very wrong these episodes were, especially when mob action harmed people for whom you may feel sympathy or you think were unjustly treated.

Sadly, we still live in those times. Yes, the story ofTanner Parga is fiction, a representation of sports announcer Grant Napear, whowas fired for expressing his belief that all lives matter. Don Kingelor is made up. However, it is not fiction to report that UCLA student activists are calling for the head of Prof. Gordon Klein for not cancelling his final exam as they mourned the death of George Floyd.

Newspaper editor Stan Wischnowski (anagram for the fictive Winston Shicksaw) of the Inquirer was fired for a headline, Buildings matter, too; and James Bennet of the Times was forced to resign for running a column written by Sen. Tom Cotton.

The list of those who todays mob wants to deny freedom of speech, freedom of consciousness, freedom of association and freedom of thought continues to grow.

Have we left no sense of decency?

Rich Rifkin is a Davis resident; his column is published every other week. Reach him at [emailprotected]

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On the 6th anniversary of his death, Dan Markels friends plead for an investigation into his ex-wifes family – Forward

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Six years ago, on July 18, a gunman approached Dan Markel and shot him twice in the head. A Florida State University law professor and attorney, Markel had just pulled into his own garage. He died the following day at the age of 41.

Three people were charged in his murder; two found guilty. The third is due to be retried sometime next spring, or even later, depending on the state of the pandemic.

But Markels friends and family say justice has still not been served, because Floridas state attorney has not adequately pursued the Adelson familys role in the murder. Markel had recently been through an acrimonious divorce and custody battle with his wife, Wendi Adelson. At the murder trial, the lead prosecutor made closing statements that appeared to lay blame at the feet of Markels in-laws.

Now, Markels friends are concerned that momentum on Markels case is slowing that delays in the legal system due to the coronavirus pandemic might mean prosecutors wont take the next step, and investigate the question of who paid for the killing.

For this reason, they have formed a group called Justice for Dan and launched a petition signed by more than 900 people so far to try to push the state attorney to prosecute Wendi Adelsons older brother and mother, Charles Adelson and Donna Adelson.

As time passes, we worry that people will forget that there were leaders in this plot, and that the people who are most responsible for this murder, specifically the Adelson family, wont be held accountable. There will be people who will say, Weve gotten some justice and we have to move on, said Jason Solomon, a friend of Markels who is spearheading the effort.

The murder of Markel, of a Harvard-educated legal scholar, sent shock waves through the Florida capital, and also reverberated in South Florida, where Wendi Adelson, also a lawyer, grew up in a well-established Jewish family: Her father and brother, Harvey Adelson and Charles Adelson, are in a dental practice together in the Fort Laurderdale suburb of Tamarac. Days after Markels killing, Wendi Adelson, now 41, moved their young sons to South Florida.

About two years after Markels murder, as the investigation developed, Wendi Adelson made it impossible for Markels parents, Ruth and Phil Markel, to see their grandsons.

The man who police say shot Markel, Sigfredo Garcia, was found guilty of first-degree murder and conspiracy to commit murder in a trial last October. Luis Rivera, a former Miami gang leader who drove Garcia to Tallahassee to murder Markel, took a plea deal and agreed to testify against the other two people involved, receiving a second-degree murder conviction to avoid the death penalty. Jurors were unable to reach a verdict on Katherine Magbanua, who has two children with Garcia the third person charged with Markels murder.

Solomon believes that the part of the reason the jury couldnt agree on a decision was their sense of being baffled about who was being tried for the crime and who wasnt.

The jurors were confused or unhappy that she was being prosecuted and the Adelsons were not. There was a sense that they should, said Solomon, adding that he based his conclusions on media interviews with jurors he saw afterwards.

Magbanua, two people testified at her trial, was widely known as Charles Adelsons girlfriend. But why did Garcia and Rivera rent a Prius in Miami and drive hundreds of miles north to Tallahassee to kill Markel? Part of the custody battle involved Wendi Adelsons desire to move back to South Florida a nearly seven hours drive away from Tallahassee with their two young boys. A court order barred her from doing that, so that the divorced couple could have joint custody.

What enemy or enemies had Mr. Markel made that set into motion such a brutal act? asked Georgia Cappelman, the lead prosecutor at the trial, in her closing statements. The answer? His own family. What offense had Mr. Markel committed against these people? Wanting to be a good father, refusing to let his children be taken away from him.

The process of getting to a murder trial is always complicated, and the coronavirus crisis has only slowed the wheels of justice further, with most trials suspended.

Magbanua is scheduled to face retrial in the spring of 2021 at the soonest, and the judge on the case, James C. Hankinson, retired at the end of June, expressing disappointment and frustration that he didnt see the end of this important case.

Its quite possible that they decided on going after the lower people on the totem pole on a criminal enterprise first, with the hope that they will flip and cooperate and testify against the people who are at the top of the criminal enterprise, said Solomon, who befriended Markel when they started their careers as law professors in Southern states Markel in Florida and Solomon in Georgia. Now in California, Solomon said that he and others in the campaign were concerned that an overloaded state attorneys office might just move on to other cases.

In an op-ed in the Tallahassee Democrat, published last month at the height of nationwide reckoning last month with systemic racism in America, Solomon wrote that this seems to be yet another case in which people of color are prosecuted, but people who are white, wealthy and in positions of power are not.

We thought that it would be important to enlist friends in Tallahassee and around the country and around the world to say, police have already presented evidence of who is responsible for Dans murder, Solomon added. The evidence against Charlie and Donna Adelson has already been presented at trial and its been overwhelming. I think its important for the Florida state attorney to say that we dont just let white wealthy people off the hook.

In media interviews during the trial last fall, lawyers for the Adelson family maintained their innocence.

On the Justice for Dan Facebook page, which has more than 4,000 followers, a posting shows a screenshot of Wendi Adelsons Facebook page in which she had encouraged people to sign a Change.org petition calling for the police officers who killed George Floyd to be brought to justice. Commenters on that post noted the irony of her calling for justice for Floyd but taking the Fifth a reference to the Fifth Amendment right not to not incriminate oneself multiple times during the trial, at which she testified after having been subpoenaed. After numerous comments calling on her family to face justice in the case, Wendi Adelson deleted the post.

In a separate effort on behalf of Markel, advocates are working to change Florida law in order to allow grandparents greater ability to access courts to petition for visitation rights. The effort received support from Florida lawmakers this spring, including unanimous passage through the Senate Committee on Children, Families, and Elder Affairs; advocates say they are working on revised bill language for the 2021 session.

On the anniversary of the murder, Ruth and Phil Markel, Dan Markels parents, released a statement thanking the police and prosecutors and hoping that they persist.

We understand that due process takes patience, they wrote. We pray that this next phase of the legal process moves quickly, and that all those responsible for Dans murder are held accountable. And we pray for the chance to see and know Dans two boys our beloved grandsons again.

Ilene Prusher, a journalist in South Florida, is a regular contributor to the Forward and the author of the 2014 novel Baghdad Fixer.

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Air Jordan 1 High Zoom Headlines The Jordan Brand Crater Collection – Sneaker News

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While once an optimistic pipe dream, Nikes goal to Move to Zero is slowly become a reality day by day. With Space Hippie off to a good start, the brand has begun to infuse sustainability into every facet of their product line. Weve seen the Air Force 1 as well as the Blazer Mid adorned with recycled fabric, and as officially announced today, Jordan Brand will also be joining the conversation. Post-consumer Grind rubbers, recycled polyesters, synthetic paneling, and much more coalesce into a much larger, and important set piece.

One part heritage inspired and the other something entirely brand new, the capsule effectively adopts the circular design principles utilized prior and filters it through the Jordan idenity. The Air Jordan 1 Zoom, for example, takes a beloved classic and applies materials far out of the norm. As such, the overtly recycled Grind construction can be seen all throughout the tread speckling and all; this is then mirrored along both the midsole and upper canvas subtly as colors of pink, blue, red, and the like are woven into the very fibers of the white walls and black-dyed weaves. Alongside, theyve crafted a model effectively more modern with the bluntly named Jordan Crater, its parts composed of off-center lace units, bulky, trail-equipped soles, and a upper fabric reminiscent of the aforementioned. Moreover, slides are set to deliver for a more casual, at-home complement; their look, which borrows from a few current staples, uses a relatively simple template with all the same utility and mindfulness as any of the silhouettes adjacent.

Grab a detailed look at all three right here and expect to find them at Nike.com later this Fall.

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Hard-throwing reliever Jordan Weems to make A’s roster – San Francisco Chronicle

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The As will have at least one semi-surprise on their Opening Night roster: a minor-league free agent whose pitching resume is slim.

Reliever Jordan Weems, drafted as a catcher by the Red Sox in 2011, was told Sunday that hell open the season in the big leagues, The Chronicle has learned. Weems did not even pitch in high school, but he impressed the As thoroughly in spring 1.0 and during Camp Coliseum this month, throwing as hard as 98 mph and showing good control.

Weems really pitched outstanding, As pitching coach Scott Emerson said recently. He has a riding fastball, that split-finger fastball and an occasional breaking ball. For a converted guy to be able to command the top part of the zone with a fastball and something soft at the bottom of the zone is pretty good for a guy who hasnt done much pitching.

Catcher Jonah Heim, asked last week who has jumped out to him during Camp Coliseum, said, Weems has come out and looked real sharp. Throwing pretty hard it seems like. ... Weems looks really good.

Weems had an opt-out in his deal Saturday and likely would have had multiple big-league offers elsewhere had Oakland not placed him on the roster. The As can carry 30 players the first 15 days of the season, so the team is likely to try to maximize its roster flexibility by retaining players who are out of options or who have opt-out clauses. In addition, one of the As catchers, either Heim or Austin Allen, is likely to be on the up-to-three-man taxi-squad to start the season; in order to have a taxi squad, a team must include a catcher among the three.

Susan Slusser covers the As for The San Francisco Chronicle. Email: sslusser@sfchronicle.com Twitter: @susanslusser

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Nike Japan to Re-Release the Air Jordan 1 in "Metallic Silver" – HYPEBAE

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As part of Jordan Brands Fall 2020 retro collection, Nike Japans Air Jordan 1 in Metallic Silver is set to release later this week.Having originally launched back in 2001 as part of the Japan Addition capsule, the pack came along with three other colorways Black, Midnight Navy and White/Midnight Navy which were limited to 3,000 pairs each, while the silver iteration received fewer units.

The highly anticipated sneakers upper features a monochromatic look constructed out of leather material throughout. The quarter panels, eyestays, mudguard and collar are made out of soft gray nubuck, while the tongue arrives in gray tumbled leather fabric. Rounding out the shoes design is the jeweled ball-and-wings logo on the lateral collar flap, and the 1 of 2020 text on the inside of the tongue.

The Air Jordan 1 CO.JP Metallic Silver retails for 26,400 (approximately $246 USD), which will drop via Nike SNKRS Japan on July 25. For more of the Swoosh brand, check out the upcoming sacai x Nike VaporWaffle in Tour Yellow.

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StockX has authenticated 1 million Jordan sneakers this year, CEO says – CNBC

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StockX, the online sneaker reseller, has seen a surge in the number of Air Jordan shoes submitted and listed to the website, CEO Scott Cutler told CNBC's Jim Cramer Wednesday.

The company, which launched in 2015, has authenticated a total of 3.5 million pairs of the highly sought after shoe brand and 1 million of those have come in the last six months alone, Cutler said in a "Mad Money" interview.

"We certainly experienced what we call the Jordan effect," Cutler said,referring to the highly anticipated launch of a sports documentary centered on NBA legend Michael Jordan."We've been able to capture these cultural moments" and "we saw that instantly reflected in the prices of the products on the platform."

The spike in demand for the shoes was sparked by ESPN's airing of "The Last Dance," chronicling Jordan and the Chicago Bull's six championship run in the 1990s. The 10-part docuseries helped fill the glut of airtime left open by the stoppage of American professional sports in response to the coronavirus pandemic.

"What we saw with 'The Last Dance,' which by the way I thought was an amazing documentary, we actually saw the demand for Jordan products go through the roof on StockX and we saw that increase dramatically on a year-over-year basis," Cutler explained. "People, you know, whether it was nostalgia or excitement of what they saw, they went back to even the original OG Jordan and bought those on the platform."

StockX wasn't the only auction site to see sellers and consumers flood its platform for Jordan Brand gear, a brand that's owned by Nike. Sotheby's in May facilitated a record $560,000 sale of a pair of Air Jordan 1s that Jordan wore in a game and autographed.

Air Jordans are a very popular collector's item among shoe enthusiasts referred to as sneakerheads.

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Michael Jordan Has the Biggest Net Worth of Any Athlete Ever – MarieClaire.com

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It's no secret: Michael Jordan is widely considered one of the greatest athletes who ever lived. During his iconic career, Jordan won six titles with the Chicago Bulls, and one of those winning seasons is the subject of ESPN documentary The Last Dance. A ten-part docuseries that hits Netflix on July 19, the documentary covers the Bulls' historic 1997-8 season. It's a show that lays bare why Jordan is a living legend, and fans wonderwhat is Jordan worth, exactly?

The all-star player currently lives with his wife Yvette Prieto and their twin daughters, Victoria and Ysabel, in West Palm Beach, Florida, and let's just say they're superand I mean supercomfortable. Forbes estimates that Jordan is worth $2.1 billion, making him the first-ever billion-dollar athlete. He's actually made more post-career than he ever did while playing in the NBA, believe it or not: He made $90 million during his basketball career$63 million of that came in those final two seasons with the Bulls, per Business Insiderbut he earned another $1.7 billion, before taxes, off the court from corporate partners.

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Known for his shoe deal with Nike, Jordan also has sponsorship deals with Hanes, Gatorade, and Upper Deck despite not being an active player. And I can't forget to mention that he sold a minority stake in the Charlotte Hornets in September of 2019 that valued the team at $1.5 billion. Which is insane. Especially because he bought a majority stake in the team back in 2010 for $175 million, according to Forbes.

So Jordan might not be dominating on the court anymore, but he's definitely got it handled watching from the sidelines.

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GOAT of GOATs Final: Who is the Greatest Athlete Of All Time Wayne Gretzky or Michael Jordan? – Yahoo News

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Who is the GOAT of GOATs? The greatest of the greatests? An answer to the question: Who is the greatest athlete of all time?

Weve asked you to vote, and now were down to the final two: Wayne Gretzky vs. Michael Jordan.

When you vote, keep this in mind: Its impossible to compare players of different sports. What we can attempt to determine is this: Who dominated their competition the most? Thats ultimately the question were trying to answer here.

So lets get to it to determine who is The GOAT of GOATS.

The case for Wayne Gretzky

The Great One racked up 2,857 points in his 20-year career and would own the NHLs all-time scoring record even if you took away his career goals (894) and counted only his assists (1,963). A nine-time MVP, Gretzky was so brilliant he cast a shadow on three men who would otherwise have great NHL GOAT cases: Gordie Howe, Bobby Orr and Mario Lemieux.

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The case for Michael Jordan

Michael Jordan was so good his claim to the NBAs GOAT throne is still gaining momentum almost a quarter-century after his retirement from theChicago Bulls. The Last Dance documentary reminded us how thoroughly he eviscerated the league. Jordan went 6-for-6 when a title was on the line, winning Finals MVP each time. He added five regular-season MVPs, three more scoring titles than anyone else in history and a Defensive Player of the Year award. No amount of honors or statistics can properly calculate how much fear Jordans blend of skill, athleticism and confidence struck into opponents hearts when the game mattered most.

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New Release Details on the ‘Silver Toe’ Air Jordan 1 – Sole Collector

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Not only is the Air Jordan 1 High lineup continuing to expand, but women are being treated to strong make-ups beyond the usual deliveries in pinks and pastels. On the schedule for next year is another new pair that inherits classic blocking, while pairing it with a metallic touch.

According to ZSneakerheadz, the "Silver Toe" Jordan 1 High will debut sometime in early 2021. While images of the shoe have not yet surfaced, the mock-up indicates that the shoe will take on the "Black Toe" look, but with a metallic silver toebox and heel panel.

This pair joins an upcoming "Lucky Green" colorway on the women's release calendar. There's no date yet, but we'll follow up with a first look and more information when it becomes available.

UPDATE (07/17): According to ZSneakerheadz, the "Silver Toe" Air Jordan 1 will release on Feb. 12, 2021 for $170.

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A What The Air Jordan 5 Is in The Works – Sneaker News

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What The designs, while all the rage years back, have lost quite a bit of traction in recent years with appearances only ever arriving in scarce seldom. But, surprisingly, this year has introduced a small handful different colorways inclusive of the Kyrie S2, the LeBron 17, and now the Air Jordan 5. A strong follow up to last years Air Jordan 4, the offering makes use of the silhouettes bolder icons. The bright yellow of the famed Tokyo pair brandishes the sides along with its usual insignia, while the pictured angle opposite reveals snippets of the Raging Bull. According to @zsneakerheadz, the Bel-Air, Shanghai, and Laser schemes will make an appearance alongside. As theyre expected to arrive later this 2020, it shouldnt be long before we hear word on release date as well as more imagery.

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Jordan to resume commercial flights from August | United Arab Emirates | Aviation – Arabian Industry

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Jordans Queen Alia International Airport is set to resume commercial flights from August, becoming one of the last hubs in the Middle East region to begin operations again after being locked down in March.

Limited flights will resume to destinations including Europe and Asia which appear on a safe list, according to a government spokesperson.

But countries in the Gulf region have been omitted from the list of destinations amid concerns over spikes in coronavirus infections.

Jordan underwent one of the strictest lockdowns in the Middle East and national flag carrier Royal Jordanian has been unable to operate commercial services in four months.

In May, the International Air Transport Association (IATA) warned that revenues generated by airlines in the Jordanian market this year will fall by $700 million compared to 2019.

Urgent financial support from the government is needed now to keep the sector alive," said Muhammad Albakri, IATAs regional VP for Africa and the Middle East.

Royal Jordanians chairman said last month that the carrier could not overcome the coronavirus crisis without state support.

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Father kills daughter and drinks tea beside her body in Jordan – Gulf News

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Father drank tea beside his daughter's body after he killed her in the middle of the street. Image Credit: Social Media

Dubai: A Jordanian father, who killed his daughter and then sat next to her body drinking tea and smoking a cigarette, is being tried before the grand criminal court in Amman on charges of premeditated murder.

The 30-year-old women has suffered years of physical abuse by her father and brothers, reported local media.

The horrific murder of Ahlam has triggered a widespread outrage in Jordan amid calls for justice after a chilling video of her screams as her father was beating her went viral on Friday evening.

According to eyewitnesses, on Friday evening, the father, in his 60s, smashed his daughters head with a cement block as Ahlam was running out of her home and screaming for help.

A twitter user wrote: It appears that she was trying to escape from her family while they were beating her. Ahlam begged her mother to intervene, but she remained silent. Her head was crushed with a brick until she died, adding that neighbours tried to intervene and had contacted the police, but they arrived too late.

An anonymous account on social media explained that Ahlam was in jail. The victim had been in jail for a month on charges of misdemeanour. The father of Ahlam reported her to the police and later paid her bail so she will be released, he said.

Following the circulation of the video, which seems to have been taken by one of the neighbours, a backlash and several complaints poured into social media platforms under two hashtags: #Screams_ of _Ahlam, and #Ahlam_Was_Betrayed, calling to end the so-called honour killing in Jordan.

Who is next?

Many took to social media to express their outrage, with some asking how many more women should be murdered for honour killings to be addressed and stopped in Jordan.

Witnesses said that the neighbours heard an unusual screaming at 9pm. They looked out of their windows, and saw the victim running in the street with blood all over her body.

Blood was all over her body. Her father then chased her and knocked her head with a block and beat her to death in front of the neighbours who rushed outside their homes when hearing the victims screaming for help, eyewitnesses told local media.

Witnesses added that the father smoked a cigarette and drank tea next to his daughters bodyafterwards.

According to a police statement, a report was sent to the operation room of the Balqa governorate police directorate two days prior to the murder, outlining that a woman in her 30s had been assaulted by her father indicating the authorities were aware she could be at risk.

Another twitter user said: I will choose to tweet in English because apparently when this becomes international news, the Jordanian officials and government start paying attention and fear for their reputation and how to salvage that.

Musician Ghiya Rushidat tweeted: What is happening in this world? I thought these types of crimes were left behind and that humans have progressed intellectually. I hate that I exist in a world were honour, reputation, and the reputation of fathers and brothers are more important that an actual human life.

Another Twitter user wrote: Many compared Ahlams death to the honour killing of Israa Ghrayeb, a Palestinian from Bethlehem who was killed in August last year after allegedly posting a photo with her fianc. Dr. Salma Nims, Secretary-General of the Jordanian National Commission for Women, said: The entire system in Jordan is flawed.

What we need is to work on improving the whole system from legislation to social attitude. The role of the government is to provide women with protection and the ability to move on. Women can stay in safe houses for three months, then they are told to find a place to stay, which is when some are forced to go back to the violence. It is the governments job to empower these women and help them become independent, Dr. Nims added.

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Ryan Fitzpatrick ran for 243 yards last year, which was enough to lead the Dolphins in rushing and a sign that the run game in Miami wasnt very effective.

The Dolphins wound up last in the league in rushing and they made a couple of moves to upgrade the backfield this offseason. They traded for Matt Breida and signed Jordan Howard, who was limited to 10 games and 525 yards with the Eagles last year.

It was the first time that Howard missed more than one game in a season and the third straight year that he saw his total rushing yards drop, but he isnt going into the 2020 season feeling like he has to prove hes still a capable back.

I really dont have [anything] to prove to anybody, just to myself that I can still be that type of player, Howard said, via the South Florida Sun-Sentinel. Just feel like Im one of the top backs in the game, even if people dont give me respect or credit or anything like that.

Howard said he embraces the chance to be part of a turnaround in Miami and an individual one would help the chances of the team pushing in the right direction.

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Of Course Jordan Would’ve Been a Big Leaguer, Selling High … on Lauri? And Other Bulls Bullets – bleachernation.com

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The significant other and I got ourselves a sampler pack of coffees, and all Ive learned is Im absolute trash at tasting the differences in coffee. Ive had super good cappuccinos and stuff in the past but black coffee kind of all tastes the same to me.

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Im confused, was this not a given? I thought we were all about 99.9 percent sure Jordan would make the majors? In fact, so sure that even if Jordan hit below .200, he still wouldve easily made the bigs. Why? Because if you have MJ as a part of your organization, youll do everything in your power to get him to the show ASAP. And if we decide to base things on his actual talent, I still think hed find a way to make it to the pros. Some call his baseball career a failure, but over 127 games in Double AA, Jordan hit .202 with 51 RBIs and 30 stolen bases I dont know about you, but Id consider that pretty decent for someone who hadnt played baseball since his little league days. If the GOAT decided to stick with Americas pastime, it wouldve only been a matter of time before he worked his way to the top. Im not saying he wouldve become an All-Star, but I bet he wouldve been a serviceable addition to the lineup for at least a couple of seasons. If weve learned anything about Jordan over the years, its simply to never underestimate him.

Heres another thing Jerry Reinsdorf said

I know we all want to point fingers and laugh like Molly P. did to me every freaking day in 3rd grade (dont worry Im totally over it), but this could be worth some concern. As I wrote in the post above, money lost now could have quite an impact on the Bulls internal affairs. With plans to fill out the front office even more and can the coaching staff, Reinsdorf could use these losses as an excuse to limit hiring and keep folks around. Hopefully, Reinsdorf is exaggerating and Arturas Karnisovas can call him on his crap, but the money conversation will be something to keep a close eye on over the course of this offseason.

Bleacher Reports Dan Favale would be right when he says nobody on this Bulls team should be off-limits (besides maybe Coby White). Favale put the Bulls under the sell high if you can category of his latest post, and while I couldnt agree more with that sentiment, I have to ask: How many of these players are actually at their high point? In other words, other than Zach LaVine, the Bulls dont really have anyone to sell high on at this point in time. Favale mentions Lauri Markkanen, but in my mind, he may be at an all-time low. After what we saw this season, (hopefully) the only direction The Finnisher can go is up. If Karnisovas were to put him on the trade market, Im sure other teams would try to grab him with a relatively underwhelming deal.

In general, the only player the Bulls could sell high on is Zach LaVine, but I think many of us would say there is still room for his value to become even greater. With his cost-efficient contract, if LaVine finally makes an All-Star Game, we should see his value skyrocket. So while I dont think the Bulls should necessarily seek out any trades right now, I agree with Favale that they should answer each phone call that comes in. Young talent will always catch eyes around the league, and its impossible to know how much someone will be willing to pay if you dont have a conversation.

Rodman would walk up to Adam Silver and be all like: I need a vacation, man. Can I have 48hrs at Epcot?

We meet again, retired jersey conversation. I wouldnt hate to see someone like Deng get their jersey retired, but I also know that several other Bulls are ahead of him on the deserving list.

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Cam Jordan has played for the New Orleans Saints for almost a decade -- a stretch when the franchise has enjoyed the most success in its history.

So the thought of playing in front of a fraction of the typical Mercedes-Benz Superdome crowd to combat the spread of coronavirus has Jordan feeling a little uncertain.

"That Dome-field advantage is real,"Jordan said Thursday at an event announcinga $25,000 donation to buy computers for disadvantaged youth."When Who Dat Nation fills in that entire stadium, those are chills right there .. that's the advantage you feel. That's the energy you feel knowing that the whole city is riding with you. Now we're just going to know that everyone is tuned in on TV, I guess? I don't know. To have to treat a home game like an away game? Awkward."

With his face tucked safely away behind a mask, New Orleans Saints defensive end Cam Jordan approached three high-school age boys and bumped e

Never one to shy away from taking a dig at the team's fiercest rival, Jordan likened playing before a sparse home crowd to a familiar opponent.

"It'll be like playing in Atlanta or something," Jordan said.

Exactly how many fans will be in the stands, or when games will start or if the season will even be played have yet to be determined.

The Saints became the latest NFL team last week to offer deferment of 2020 season tickets to the 2021 season, allowing fans to either use the money already paid toward the cost of their 2021 tickets or to receive a refund upon request.

In a year that has largely redefined what the word normal means, it should not have come as much of a surprise for New Orleans Saints season t

The Saints offered the option to fans to cancel their 2020 season tickets and receive a refund while also keeping the option to renew in 2021.

Season ticket holders were also given the option to rollover the payments already made for the 2021 season.

New Orleans has joined -- at least -- the Chiefs, Giants, Jets, Ravens, Seahawks and Steelers in either offering a full refund of season tickets or a deferment toward the 2021 season.

At the end of the day, I hit people for a living, so the transmission of bodily fluid is bound to happen, Jordan said.

At least one Saints game this season looks like it will be played in an empty stadium.

According to The Philadelphia Inquirer, city officials in Philadelphia said fans wouldn't be allowed to attend any professional games this year because of safety concerns surrounding COVID-19.

At least one New Orleans Saints game this season looks like it will be played in an empty stadium.

The Saints are scheduled to travel and play the Philadelphia Eagles on Dec. 13.

According to the report, city officials in Philadelphia have been in contact with the Eagles about playing with no fans.

(We) told them our expectations are that they dont have fans, said Brian Abernathy, Philadelphia's managing director.

Abernathy also said NFL guidelines remind teams that local authorities have the ability to ban fans, so I dont expect any issues.

The news came on the same day Philadelphia city officials announced there would be no public events (with 50 or more people) that require public permits in the city until February.

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Jordan Spieth shoots 2-over 74 in round three of the Memorial Tournament presented by Nationwide – pgatour.com

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In his third round at the Memorial Tournament presented by Nationwide, Jordan Spieth hit 6 of 14 fairways and 10 of 18 greens in regulation, finishing at 2 under for the tournament. Spieth finished his day tied for 12th at 2 under; Jon Rahm is in 1st at 12 under; Ryan Palmer and Tony Finau are tied for 2nd at 8 under; and Danny Willett is in 4th at 6 under.

Spieth got a bogey on the 447-yard par-4 sixth, getting on the green in 3 and two putting, moving Spieth to 1 over for the round.

On the 202-yard par-3 eighth, Spieth's his second shot went 19 yards to the fringe and his chip went 3 yards to the green where he rolled a one-putt for bogey. This moved him to 2 over for the round.

After hitting his tee shot into the fairway bunker, Spieth hit his next to the right rough and reached the green on his third shot, rolling a two-putt bogey on the 471-yard par-4 10th. This moved Spieth to 3 over for the round.

On the 583-yard par-5 11th, Spieth had a birdie after hitting the green in 2 and two putting. This moved Spieth to 2 over for the round.

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Jordan Spieth hit 10 of 18 greens in regulation during his final round at the Memorial Tournament presented by Nationwide, finishing at 1 over for the tournament. Spieth finished his day tied for 13th at 1 over; Jon Rahm is in 1st at 9 under; Ryan Palmer is in 2nd at 6 under; and Matthew Fitzpatrick is in 3rd at 5 under.

At the 470-yard par-4 first, Spieth got on in 2 and missed his par putt from 6 feet, finishing with a 3-putt bogey. This moved Spieth to 1 over for the round.

On the 200-yard par-3 fourth, Spieth's his chip went 17 yards to the green where he rolled a two-putt for bogey. This moved him to 2 over for the round.

On the 527-yard par-5 fifth hole, Spieth reached the green in 3 and sunk a 29-inch putt for birdie. This moved Spieth to 1 over for the round.

On the 447-yard par-4 sixth, Spieth had a bogey after hitting the green in 4 and one putting, moving Spieth to 2 over for the round.

On the 563-yard par-5 seventh, Spieth had a bogey after hitting the green in 4 and two putting. This moved Spieth to 3 over for the round.

On the 471-yard par-4 10th hole, Spieth reached the green in 2 and sunk a 20-foot putt for birdie. This moved Spieth to 2 over for the round.

After a 334 yard drive on the 583-yard par-5 11th, Spieth chipped his third shot to 5 feet, which he rolled for one-putt birdie on the hole. This moved Spieth to 1 over for the round.

On the 184-yard par-3 12th, Spieth's his second shot was a drop and his chip went 14 yards to the green where he 1 putted for double bogey. This moved him to 3 over for the round.

On the 560-yard par-5 15th, Spieth got on the green in 4 and two-putt for bogey, bringing Spieth to 4 over for the round.

Spieth missed the green on his first shot on the 201-yard par-3 16th but had a chip in from 15 yards for birdie. This moved Spieth to 3 over for the round.

After a drive to the right side of the fairway on the 478-yard par-4 17th hole, Spieth had a 127 yard approach shot, setting himself up for the birdie. This moved Spieth to 2 over for the round.

After a 279 yard drive on the 484-yard par-4 18th, Spieth chipped his third shot to 8 feet, which he rolled for two-putt bogey on the hole. This moved Spieth to 3 over for the round.

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2021 guard Jordan Riley set to announce on Friday; Georgetown, St. Johns, UConn in the mix – Big East Coast Bias

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Just a few days after trimming his list of schools down to five, New York native Jordan Riley (Brentwood, N.Y./Brentwood) will be making his college decision on Friday, per New York Posts Zach Braziller.

Riley will be deciding between St. Johns, Georgetown, UConn, Florida State, and Kansas in a ceremony at Brentwood High Schools gymnasium. It is set to begin at 10 a.m.

The 6-foot-4, 185-pound guard enjoyed a great junior season, where he was named the Suffolk County Player of the Year by Newsday after averaging 23 points, 12 rebounds, and four assists per game. He was a catalyst in Brentwoods run to the Suffolk County Class AA crown. The Indians went 20-1 and were poised for a solid run through the state tournament, until the season was cancelled because of the coronavirus pandemic.

Many believe that if Riley had an AAU season, he wouldve broken out and received a lot more attention and offers. Hes currently unranked by 247 sports and not in the ESPN Top 100 for the class of 2021. On Rivals.com, hes considered a three-star prospect.

Despite the lack of an AAU season, he did manage to grab over a dozen Division I offers. Aside from his final five list, he also received offers from DePaul, Iona, Georgia, Wake Forest, Kansas State, Pitt, Seton Hall, Hofstra, Virginia Tech, Rutgers, and Stony Brook.

With three-star guard Tyler Beard (Chicago, Ill./Hargrave Military Academy) reclassifying and delaying his enrollment by one year, the Hoyas are looking for their second commit for the class of 2021. Meanwhile, for UConn and St. Johns, theyre still looking to get on the board and secure their first commitment for 2021.

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MIAMI -- A sleeper candidate has emerged to win a bullpen role. Jordan Holloway, a hard-throwing right-hander, has appeared to literally come out of nowhere to be in the mix to make the Marlins Opening Day roster. A week before the Marlins open at the Phillies on July 24, Holloway

MIAMI -- A sleeper candidate has emerged to win a bullpen role.

Jordan Holloway, a hard-throwing right-hander, has appeared to literally come out of nowhere to be in the mix to make the Marlins Opening Day roster.

A week before the Marlins open at the Phillies on July 24, Holloway faced hitters in a scrimmage on Thursday night at Marlins Park. Among the highlights of his three outs were striking out fellow prospects Monte Harrison and Lewin Daz.

What hes done in a couple of outings here has been pleasantly surprising and has put him kind of in the mix, Marlins pitching coach Mel Stottlemyre Jr. said on a Zoom call Friday. We have to stay open-minded. Were going to be able to expand our roster, and there are going to be some guys that are given an opportunity that maybe in a regular season wouldnt have been given that opportunity.

Ranked by MLB Pipeline as Miamis No. 20 prospect, Holloway is already on the 40-man roster. The 24-year-old has a fastball that has reached 100 mph, and hes healthy after undergoing Tommy John surgery in 2017.

In Summer Camp, Holloway has mostly been working with prospects in Jupiter, Fla.

This guy is going to be given a chance, Stottlemyre said. Hes healthy. Hes throwing strikes. Hes probably the nastiest guy we have in our bullpen.

The fact is his pure stuff is electric, but he has struggled throwing strikes. He walked 66 in 95 innings at Class A Advanced Jupiter last year.

But that was his first full season since recovering from surgery.

His stuff has never been in question, manager Don Mattingly said. Its a matter of if hes going to stay in the strike zone.

Let the kids playThe Marlins have a deep farm system, and on Friday night, they allowed several of their better prospects to play. Outfielder JJ Bleday and infielder Jos Devers came down from Jupiter, Fla., to participate in the intrasquad scrimmage.

Bleday, the Marlins No. 2 prospect, blasted a home run off left-hander Daniel Castano.

First-base prospect Lewin Daz added a single off Elieser Hernandez.

Bleday and Devers are not on the 40-man roster, but both are in the 60-man player pool. Neither is expected to play this year in the big leagues.

Praise for PabloPablo Lpez is making a statement on the mound at the time he is dealing with personal tragedy.

The 24-year-old recently missed a few days of Summer Camp due to a death in the family. On Thursday night, Lpez was back on the mound, and he was simply masterful.

In six shutout innings in a scrimmage, he yielded two hits, issued one walk and struck out six.

Watching what he did [Thursday] and knowing what hes been through, Stottlemyre said. Watching the transformation of that, and him growing into a young man, theres no better feeling, as a coach, as a teammate, and what hes able to put together. What hes doing now has not come easy.

Lpez has dealt with right shoulder issues in the past two seasons. In 2019, he went 5-8 with a 5.09 ERA in 21 starts and 111 1/3 innings.

When healthy, the Marlins are confident he is just scratching the surface.

The little detail things of pitching and watching it all come together is so rewarding as a coach, Stottlemyre said. Im so proud of him. It doesnt come easy. Were talking about human beings.

Yamamoto optionedAfter Friday's intrasquad game, the Marlins made a roster move that helps give more clarity to who will be the fifth starter.

Right-hander Jordan Yamamoto was optioned to Miami's alternate site, a transaction that likely clears the path for Hernandez to be named the fifth starter.

Yamamoto, 24, made 15 starts as a rookie in 2019, going 4-5 with a 4.46 ERA.

Without a Minor League season, players who are not on the Opening Day roster will be training at the alternate site, which is the Roger Dean Chevrolet Stadium complex in Jupiter.

On Friday, Hernandez pitched six innings, giving up two runs on three hits with two strikeouts and five walks. The right-hander had enjoyed a strong Spring Training, and he has also impressed in Summer Camp.

A year ago, Hernandez went 3-5 with a 5.03 ERA in 21 games (15 starts).

Aside from Sandy Alcantara being announced as the Opening Day starter, the Marlins have yet to say who will follow -- and in what order.

But there are some indications, based on how the starters are being used in Summer Camp, that indicate what the rest of the rotation may look like.

This is certainly subject to change, but following Alcantara appears to be Caleb Smith, Lpez, Jos Urea and whoever wins the fifth-starter spot.

The Marlins intend to carry a few starters as relievers on their 30-man roster. Prospects Nick Neidert and Robert Dugger are in consideration.

Joe Frisaro has covered the Marlins for MLB.com since 2002. Follow him on Twitter @JoeFrisaro and listen to his podcast.

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