Riverside Resources & BHP Progress into Second Year of Exploration Funding Agreement for Copper Discovery – Junior Mining Network

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Vancouver, British Columbia--(Newsfile Corp. - June 22, 2020) - Riverside Resources Inc. (TSXV: RRI) (OTCQB: RVSDF) (FSE: R99) ("Riverside" or the "Company"), is pleased to announce the continuation of the Exploration Agreement with BHP Exploration Chile SpA ("BHP") for the funding of generative copper exploration in the copper producing belt of Sonora, Mexico (the "Program"). BHP will be providing Riverside with US$720,000 to commence the first half of the second year of the Program to continue to grow the portfolio of copper projects which is an increase of US$220,000 from the initial plan and better captures the investment to progress toward a Defined Project. These funds fully cover the continued generative grass-roots copper exploration and project acquisitions within the Laramide copper belt. BHP will make the following US$720,000 deposit at the next 6-month mark near the end of this calendar year. The BHP-Riverside Technical Steering Committee met last week and the program is on track and progressing with a series of properties now acquired and results coming along.

The program has been successful for the first year having identified and developed targets, acquired projects and progressing these through toward drill targeting. The first year saw Riverside bring forward a range of property opportunities and collectively acquiring large tenures with strong porphyry copper potential.

The second year of the program provides BHP-Riverside with an opportunity to push ahead with drill targeting areas, evaluating staked mineral tenures and acquiring and exploring third party properties within the EFA ("Exploration Funding Agreement") framework. The new US$720,000 generative funds will be supplemented by additional target specific funding based on technical merit that will be able to focus on expanding and de-risking the copper portfolio Riverside and BHP are building together in Sonora, Mexico. This year the program will progress towards drill decisions with provided funding made available towards drill testing.

Riverside's President and CEO, John-Mark Staude, stated: "We are delighted to continue our joint program and although having to modify the work program during the COVID times, BHP has been steadfast with Riverside in commitment to the exploration potential and discovery work we have in front of us while adjusting to the realities of working safely with regard for all stakeholders. Last year we acquired ground and now with this new funding we can progress in unlocking the value and acquiring additional prospects. We are excited for the progress and potential of this collaborative copper program and see great potential for drilling copper discoveries in Sonora."

Figure 1: Region of Riverside-BHP Generative Program

During the First year of the EFA Riverside and BHP completed extensive project reviews, data integration and acquired five (5) new properties in Sonora. These include areas around known systems, new areas based upon geochronology and other data integration. One of the highly important aspects has been the collaborative sharing between BHP and Riverside, with vast historical data and innovative new Machine Learning data integration. Riverside believes its field, tenure, access, and project area specific experience along with new collaborative Machine Learning prospective maps is leading to new ideas and opportunities for new discoveries in Sonora, Mexico.

During year 1 the funding was increased by 20% for specific refinement work on target areas that were generated from the Generative Budget and these additional working areas were evaluated effectively leading to several progressing while others were dropped to focus the team's efforts on the highest potential opportunities. During this upcoming 2nd year of the EFA the Company expects to actively progress toward drill permitting for several of the top target areas worked up in year one.

The Program's Details as laid out in the initial news release include:

For full details on the program phases see press release May 16, 2019.

Qualified Person and QA/QC:

The scientific and technical data contained in this news release pertaining to the BHP Program was reviewed and approved by Freeman Smith, P.Geo, a non-independent qualified person to Riverside Resources, who is responsible for ensuring that the geologic information provided in this news release is accurate and who acts as a "qualified person" under National Instrument 43-101 Standards of Disclosure for Mineral Projects.

About Riverside Resources Inc.:

Riverside is a well-funded exploration company driven by value generation and discovery. The Company has no debt and approximately 63M shares outstanding with a strong portfolio of gold-silver and copper assets in North America. Riverside has extensive experience and knowledge operating in Mexico and Canada and leverages its large database to generate a portfolio of prospective mineral properties. In addition to Riverside's own exploration spending, the Company also strives to diversify risk by securing joint-venture and spin-out partnerships to advance multiple assets simultaneously and create more chances for discovery. Riverside has additional properties available for option, with more information available on the Company's website at http://www.rivres.com.

ON BEHALF OF RIVERSIDE RESOURCES INC.

"John-Mark Staude"

Dr. John-Mark Staude, President & CEO

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Rob Manfred reaches out, players abort meeting, progress unclear – The Athletic

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At 2:30 on Sunday afternoon, commissioner Rob Manfred sent a hastily composed email to Major League Baseball Players Association executive director Tony Clark addressing a concern the players had raised in recent days.

The players already had indicated a willingness to accept language in MLBs most recent proposal empowering Manfred, after consultation with medical experts and the union, to suspend or cancel the season because of issues related to COVID-19. But the league had gathered from various sources that players were uneasy about a particular question:

If the union accepted the leagues offer for a 60-game season and granted MLB expanded playoffs for 2020 and 2021 among other concessions, what would happen if Manfred ended the season early?

Would MLB perhaps exercise a quicker trigger to cancel play, knowing players would be paid only for each game actually played and that the league would still get the expanded playoffs for future seasons?

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Annual Progress Report 2019 for the United Nations in Papua New Guinea – Papua New Guinea – ReliefWeb

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Development Trends

The Papua New Guinea economy grew by 4 per cent in 2019 driven by commodity exports, agriculture and logging. Government expenditure prioritized free primary healthcare, infrastructure projects, and the Provincial and District Services Improvement Program.

Despite socioeconomic challenges including high rates of unemployment, especially among young people, lack of educational opportunities, underrepresentation of women in governance and decision-making, violence against women and girls, malnutrition and limited access to improved water sources, life expectancy continues to increase in PNG. Digital economic innovative intervention, and information and communication technologies (ICTs), also gained momentum in several government sectors. Furthermore, the Bougainville Referendum Commission conducted a peaceful, violence-free referendum.

Development Context

PNG, a lower-middle-income country ranked 155 out of 187 countries in the 2019 Human Development Index, is the only Pacific country in the low human development band of the Index. Population statistics indicate that 52 per cent of the population is below 24 years and 85 per cent of the population lives in rural areas.1 The country faces a number of challenges in translating economic growth into inclusive, sustainable human development, including chronic youth un- and underemployment, which remained unchanged at 2.40 per cent in 2019,2 as well as low absorption of school leavers into the formal employment sector.

Opportunities for formal tertiary education are minimal, and opportunities for paid untrained workers even more limited. Unemployment is felt, not only among the youth, but throughout the abled population. It is a substantial contributing factor to the challenge of law and order, to the continued, and indeed increasing, levels of crime and violence, and high costs of security protection. Uncertain economic conditions and rising fiscal pressure affect the country and contribute to the breakdown in the rule of law in both highland and coastal provinces. In all, there is an imperative for peace and greater social cohesion throughout the country.

The complex challenges and exciting opportunities PNG witnessed in 2019 included the change in National Government, a referendum on the political future of the Autonomous Region of Bougainville, two budgets, a cabinet reshuffle, and new infrastructure such as the Coral Sea Cable communications system. A vote of no confidence in the ONeil government in early May ultimately led to a change in Prime Minister in late May. On 7 June, the new Prime Minister, James Marape, swore in a full cabinet. Significant reshuffling followed in mid-November. Years of deflated economic and social progress, including political will, have put a considerable constraint on the progress of the new Governments focus and other development work.

The new Government expressed its commitment to improving the quality of life for Papua New Guinean citizens by addressing health, education, and law and order. The Government proposed to grow the economy through investing in the skills, business and employment opportunities that would unlock the countrys potential, promote economic development outside of Port Moresby, and clamp down on corruption.The Government set out to increase the countrys internal revenue by 50 per cent, from a PGK10 billion a year on-average internal revenue.

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Progress as of June 18 in Meeting the Criteria to Move to Phase 4 of the Restore Illinois Plan – Evanston RoundTable

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The Restore Illinois plan contains three criteria relating to the trend in hospitalizations, the surge capacity of hospitals, and the positivity rate of testing that must be met for a region of the State to move from Phase 3 to Phase 4. The plan also has an internal goal relating to contact tracing. An article explaining the criteria is available here.

This article provides data as of June 18 showing how the Northeast Region is doing in terms of meeting the mandatory criteria, and it also provides data showing the number of new COVID-19 cases and deaths. The earliest data any region can move to phase 4 is on June 26.

New COVID-19 Cases, Hospitalizations, and Surge Capacity

While the Restore Illinois criteria focus on the number of hospitalizations, rather than new COVID-19 cases, the number of new cases is still important, because about 30% of the people who test positive for COVID-19 are hospitalized, said Dr. Ngozi Ezike, Director of Illinois Department of Public Health. In addition, people may be infectious even if they are not hospitalized.*

The data below show new COVID-19 cases in Evanston, Cook County, and Illinois, and the decline in hospitalizations in the Northeast Region.

New COVID-19 Cases

New cases and deaths of Evanstonians: There were 2 new confirmed COVID-19 cases of Evanston residents today, bringing the total to 763 cases. Of those, 31 are active.

Over the last seven days, the City reported an average of 2.0 new COVID-19 cases per day. For the seven days prior, there was an average of 3.0 new cases per day. The trend is shown in the above chart.

No Evanston resident has lost their life due to COVID-19 in the last 72 hours. The total number of Evanstonians who have died due to the virus is 66.

As of June 11, 45 residents of long-term care facilities in Evanston died of COVID-19. Thus, more than two-thirds of the Evanstonians who have died due to COVID were residents of long-term care facilities.

New Cases and deaths in Cook County and Illinois: There were 320 new cases of COVID-19 in Cook County in the last 24 hours, and 593 in the State. While State officials have been concerned about a potential surge of cases due to the mass protests and gatherings following the murder of George Floyd on May 25, a surge has not yet occurred.

Between June 14 and June 18, the average number of new COVID-19 cases per day in Cook County was 320, and in the State, it was 581. The trend is shown in the smaller chart above.

The number of deaths in Illinois due to COVID-19 increased by 65 in the last 24 hours, bringing the total number of deaths due to COVID-19 in Illinois to 6,537.

Hospital Admissions and Surge Capacity in the Northeast Region

Two metrics being used to determine if a region may move to Phase 4 are that there be no overall increase in hospital admissions for 28 days and that hospitals in the region have an unused bed capacity of at least 14%.

IDPH reports that in the last 28 days hospitalizations in the Northeast Region declined by 85%. IDPH does not report the number of hospitalizations in the Region, but there is a downward trend.

The Northeast Region has available 34% of its medical/surgical beds, 42% of its ICU beds, and 72% of its ventilators. This easily meets the minimum capacity of 14%.

On a Statewide basis, the number of hospitalizations due to COVID-19 was 3,336 on May 29 (the date the State moved to Phase 3 of the Restore Illinois plan). As of midnight on June 17, the number had declined to 1,878. The second chart in the chart box shows the trend in hospitalizations since May 29.

Adequacy of Testing

Widespread testing is essential to controlling the spread of the COVID-9 virus and to open an economy safely.

Test-Positive Rate

One measure used by researchers to assess whether the amount of testing is adequate is to look at the percent of people who test positive on COVID-19 tests. The World Health Organization said on May 15 that the test-positive rate should be below 5% before opening an economy. A higher test-positive rate reflects that there is an inadequate amount of testing. **

In the Restore Illinois plan, one criterion to move from Phase 3 to Phase 4 is that a region have a test-positive rate below 20%. In determining whether this criterion is met, IDPH says it will use a seven-day rolling average.

IDPH reported that the test-positive rate for the Northeast Region as of June 18 was 6%, down 5 percentage points in the last 14 days.

While the Northeast Region meets the criterion of the Restore Illinois Plan, it is just slightly above the rate recommended by WHO.

On a Statewide basis, the test positivity rate on June 18 was 2.3%. The average for the last five days was 2.5%.

The Number of Tests in Illinois

In a May 7 study, the Harvard Global Health Institute (HGHI) estimated that Illinois needed to be administering 64,167 tests a day in order to safely open the economy. On the same day, Gov. Pritzker said, I think were going to need many more tests than that.***

While the State has almost quadrupled the number of tests it has been administering since the beginning of April, the average number of tests per day between June 14 and June 18 is 22,997 still far short of the target of 64,167 set by HGHI.

On June 18, there were 25,504 tests.

The IDPH recommends that those who have participated in a recent mass gathering, such as a march or rally, get tested 5 to 7 days after the event, or immediately if symptoms develop.

Contact Tracing

Widespread contact tracing is also essential to controlling the spread of the COVID-19 virus and to open an economy safely.

In its criteria to move from Phase 3 to Phase 4, the Restore Illinois plan provides with respect to this criterion: Begin contact tracing and monitoring within 24 hours of diagnosis for more than 90% of cases in region.

While both Gov. Pritzker and Dr. Ezike say that contact tracing is essential to open an economy safely, it appears that the regions will not be required to meet this criterion to move from Phase 3 to Phase 4. Dr. Ezike said it is an internal goal.

IDPH is not monitoring this criterion for any region.

On a Statewide basis, Gov. Pritzker said on May 29 that contact tracing is only being done on about 30% of the known cases, far short of the 90% goal. IDPH has not provided more recent data.

Cook County recently received about $41 million in grant funding from IDPH to rapidly scale-up its COVID-19 contact tracing program in suburban Cook County over the next three to six months.

Where to Get Covid- 19Tests

The City of Evanstons Health and Human Services Department is partnering with AMITA Health St. Francis Hospital to offer two COVID-19 health screening and testing events to Evanston residents who may not otherwise have access to testing or online virtual health visits.

Community testing will be offered at the James Park Field House parking lot, located on Mulford Street west of Dodge Avenue and the Levy Senior Center, on the following days while supplies last:

Testing will be offered in a drive-through format; however, walk-ins will also be accepted.Testing is free, and no appointment is needed to participate. A doctor will be on site to answer questions, and Spanish-speaking team members will be available to assist, as needed.

Participants in need will be provided with a face covering upon arrival, and should maintain a physical distance of at least six feet from non-family members at the event.

Test results are expected to be available within four days of testing. AMITA Health St. Francis Hospital will follow up with all who are tested to provide results, whether positive or negative, and additional education and instructions, as needed.

In addition to these community testing events, residents can access free testing at Statecommunity-based testing sites. Testing may also be provided through a resident's primary healthcare provider.

For more information about COVID-19, please visitcityofevanston.org/covid19or call/text 847-448-4311. For convenience, residents may simply dial 311 in Evanston.

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Footnotes

* IDPH reports only the number of COVID-19 cases which have been confirmed through a test. The number does not include people who are infected, but who have not been tested, which may include people who are asymptomatic or who have minor symptoms.

On May 21, the Imperial College, London, published Report 23: State-level tracking of COVID-19 in the United States on May 21, 2020. One part of the study estimates the number of infectious individuals in every state in the U.S., including Illinois, as of May 17, which includes people who have not been tested for COVID-19 and who may be asymptomatic. As of May 17, the report estimates that there were 176,000 infectious individuals in Illinois, with a potential range of a low of 54,000 to a high of 395,000.

The report says, Despite new infections being in a steep decline in the United States, the number of people still infectious, and therefore able to sustain onward transmission, can still be large. This discrepancy underscores the importance of testing and case based isolation as a means to control transmission.

Link: https://www.imperial.ac.uk/media/imperial-college/medicine/mrc-gida/2020-05-21-COVID19-Report-23.pdf

** On May 26, Johns Hopkins University & Medicine Coronavirus Resource Center said on its website that the World Health Organization (WHO) advised governments [on May 15] that before reopening,rates of positivity in testing (i.e., out of all tests conducted, how many came back positive for COVID-19) should remain at 5% or lower for at least 14 days.

Johns Hopkins explains, The rate of positivity is an important indicator, because it can provide insights into whether a community is conducting enough testing to find cases. If a communitys positivity is high, it suggests that that community may largely be testing the sickest patients and possibly missing milder or asymptomatic cases. A lower positivity may indicate that a community is including in its testing patients with milder or no symptoms. Link: https://coronavirus.jhu.edu/testing/testing-positivity

***Ashish Jha, MD, MPH, the Faculty Director of the Harvard Global Health Institute (HGHI), and two colleagues conclude in a May 7 report, HGHI and NPR publish new state testing targets that, on a nationwide basis, 900,000 tests for COVID-19 are needed each day to open the economy. They also provide estimates of the tests each state should be ready to provide by May 15. For Illinois, they say that 64,167 tests a day are needed. Link to HGHIs report: https://globalepidemics.org/2020/05/07/hghi-projected-tests-needed-may15/

And link to accompanying article: https://www.npr.org/sections/health-shots/2020/05/07/851610771/u-s-coronavirus-testing-still-falls-short-hows-your-state-doing

A report, Roadmap to Pandemic Resilience, published by the Edmond J. Safra Center for Ethics at Harvard University, concludes that on a nationwide basis the nation needs to be doing 5 million tests per day by early June to deliver a safe social reopening. Link: https://ethics.harvard.edu/files/center-for-ethics/files/roadmaptopandemicresilience_updated_4.20.20_0.pdf

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Coronavirus | Punjab has shown good progress in containing the COVID-19 virus spread: Health Ministry – The Hindu

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The Health Ministry on Monday said Punjab has shown good progress in containing the COVID-19 virus spread by following a multi-pronged strategy of focusing on high risk/vulnerable population from containment zones and adding to its testing capacity.

Coronavirus, June 22 updates | State Helpline numbers for COVID-19

To reduce mortality, vulnerable population groups including those above 60, those having cardiac or renal disease, hypertension, diabetes or with immune-compromised conditions etc. are line listed. Such persons are offered the facility of government quarantine outside their containment zone till their area comes out of containment, the Ministry noted.

It said Punjab has also implemented a stringent containment strategy where the zones are clearly delineated as a street or two adjoining streets, a Mohalla or a residential society.

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It has also ramped up the testing capacity: it is conducting about 8000 tests/day. Mobile testing vans are being used to boost testing. While the number was 71 tests/million on April 10, 2020, it has significantly been ramped up to 5,953 tests/million. With this, Punjab has recorded more than 83 times increase in testing.

To restrict the spread of the virus, it has now imposed restrictions on weekends and holidays and is ensuring strict enforcement of all protocols through fines.

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Exterior Progress Continues on 1059 Third Avenue on the Upper East Side – New York YIMBY

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Exterior work is progressing steadily at 1059 Third Avenue, a 481-foot-tall mixed-use tower on Manhattans Upper East Side.Designed byManuel Glas Architectsand developed byReal Estate InverladandThird Palm Capital, the slender 30-story superstructure is located between 62nd Street and 63rd Street and will yield a total of 127,000 square feet of newly built space. Inside will be 38 condominiums spread across 103,900 square feet, averaging around 2,740 square feet apiece.

Recent photos from Tectonic show the subtle changes to the curtain wall since YIMBYs lastupdate back in February. Much of the towers dark gray intermittent walls continue to stand exposed between the fenestration, but this temporary surface will eventually be covered with a large structural assembly to which the final exterior panels will be attached. This framework is most readily apparent on the lower portion of the northern elevation.

1059 Third Avenue. Photo by Tectonic

The final stories of 1059 Third Avenue incorporate a darker envelope than the rest of the building, and it will be interesting to see how this visually merges with the rest of the design. The main rendering shows a tight weave of intersecting mullions between the floor-to-ceiling windows, alongside what looks like vertical walls of stone slab and cut-out corner windows. Setbacks at the midpoint and below the roof parapet appear to make way for private landscaped terraces.

1059 Third Avenue. Photo by Tectonic

1059 Third Avenue. Photo by Tectonic

The first few levels above the ground floor are now fully clad in their glass curtain wall, which looks to have a light gray opaque finish.

1059 Third Avenue. Photo by Tectonic

1059 Third Avenue. Photo by Tectonic

1059 Third Avenue. Photo by Tectonic

The project is also set to contain 7,100 square feet of office space on the second floor, a hospital facility measuring around 9,700 square feet on the third and fourth floors, and amenities such as a fitness center, a spa, and a residential lounge.

A formal completion date for 1059 Third Avenue has not been announced, but it looks like sometime in 2021 is plausible.

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How will India-China relations progress after the Galwan Valley incident | The Hindu In Focus podcast – The Hindu

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The Ban on Commercial Off the Shelf Drones: Progress at the DoD – DroneLife

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The U.S. Department of Defense has come out against the use of commercial off the shelf (COTS) drones, instituting a ban on COTS Unmnanned Aircraft in 2018. But after nearly a year of coordination, collaboration, and development, two North Dakota drone solutions companies are making progress in working with the DoD:Botlink and InnoVets Aerospace flew over a DOD facility using a COTS Unmanned Aerial System (UAS) to collect imagery last week.

Botlink and InnoVets are two of North Dakotas drone industry success stories. North Dakota offers a tremendous range of both assets and access to drone companies working out of the Grand Sky UAS Business and Aviation Park. Grand Sky offers a unique testing environment, including shared use of the runway at the Grand Forks Air Force Base. InnoVets is a 100% veteran owned drone services and consulting company: Botlink is an innovative drone software and hardware developer.

Operating from Grand Sky UAS Business and Aviation Park, InnoVets and Botlink operated two UASs to collect updated aerial imagery of the park, says a joint press release. This marks the first time this imagery was allowed to be updated since the ban on small COTS UASs went into effect.

The ban on small COTS drones was the result of ongoing security concerns about technology manufactured in listed countries, like China home of not only the worlds largest drone manufacturer, DJI, but much of the worlds technology manufacturing in general. The ban has resulted in something of a gap in the fleet of the D0D and other government departments. Many U.S. manufactured industrial or military use UAS are too large and too expensive to perform routine tasks and image gathering more appropriate to a smaller, less expensive tool.

Botlink and InnoVets worked with local Air Force leadership to go through the process of obtaining a waiver to the ban.This is a team effort. DoD has security concerns regarding the small COTS UAS market, and our goal is to work with our military partners to promote safe and secure operations through the combination of operational protocols and innovative U.S. technology manufacturers stated Mike Whitted, CEO of InnoVets Aerospace.

The team operated drones designed, built and tested by the Botlink team in Fargo. Botlink has a long history of taking on the biggest challenges, and creating world-class technology in the UAS market, said Terri Zimmerman, Botlink CEO, This is another example of how Botlink is laying the foundation for the UAS industry.

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Utah AD Mark Harlan pleased with the progress being made to bring college sports back – Deseret News

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SALT LAKE CITY Utah athletics director Mark Harlan said he is pleased with the progress announced by the NCAA on Wednesday. Theres more light at the end of the tunnel regarding the return of sports in the wake of the coronavirus pandemic.

The path is now understood for what an on-time start to the football season will look like and some definition around summer access for football and mens and womens basketball, Harlan said. This is an important step and an exciting development for our student-athletes and coaches. We have our first group beginning voluntary workouts this week, with more on track to join them the next two weeks in Phase I.

Its a positive step and we will continue to work diligently to provide the safest environment possible for our student-athletes, he added.

The Utes, who were cleared to begin voluntary workouts on Monday, are scheduled to open the football season Thursday, Sept. 3 at Rice-Eccles Stadium against BYU. As such, theyll be allowed to begin up to eight hours of conditioning, film review and weight training from July 11 to July 21.

Beginning July 22 through Aug. 4, Utah can conduct up to 20 hours per week and no more than four hours per day of countable athletically related activities. The list includes a maximum of eight hours for conditioning and weight training, a maximum of six hours for walk-throughs with use of a football and a maximum of six hours for meetings (film review, one-on-one, position and/or team gatherings).

Players are requited to get at least two days off during the 14-day stretch. No adjustments were made to the 29-day preseason practice period that follows.

In other action, the NCAA council also approved a summer plan for mens and womens basketball opting to extend voluntary workouts and up to eight hours of virtual nonphysical activities through July 19. Required summer activities may get started the next day.

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Heavily armed police add to tensions and inhibit progress, advocates say – MLive.com

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Rasheed Jeffries, who participated in several recent police brutality demonstrations in Michigan, saw firsthand the confrontations between protesters and officers equipped with riot gear.

Coming with tanks and things does not deescalate, but escalates emotions, Jeffries said. "They are triggering things.

While there were no reports of actual tanks being used by police, The Detroit-area man says the sight of armored vehicles and the heavily armed police lines may have instigated the vandalism seen in some cities, rather than preventing it.

In the wake of George Floyds death at the hands of police in Minneapolis, there have been calls to defund police departments across the nation and rebuild public safety services from the ground up.

Related: What defund the police means to advocates in Michigan

As advocates rally in large numbers to protest police brutality and demand change, they are often met by lines of police officers and, in some cases, Michigan National Guard troops, dressed in riot gear and armed with large batons, pepper spray and tear gas.

While many police officials view the equipment as essential tools needed to keep the peace, others are arguing just the opposite -- that militarized police may escalate confrontations between protesters and police.

Parris McMurray, of Grand Rapids, believes wholesale defunding of police departments is not the best move. However, he is confident that demilitarizing would help reduce tensions between community members and police.

Why are we using those funds to militarize it? McMurray asked. We need them to be able to understand how to serve black people. Funding should go toward training, mentality and psychology for their jobs and to put different regulations in place to hold them accountable.

McMurray, 33, participated in recent protests in Grand Rapids, and said when police confront protesters with the military-style gear and weapons, it halts an important conversation that protesters are trying to start.

Like many other protesters that have marched and demonstrated in Michigan and across the nation, McMurray is advocating for more closely monitored police departments with better policies in place.

The militarys whole function is to protect this country by shooting and killing the enemy, he said. They are not for domestic.

Jeffries, 48, serves as a minister at Embassy Covenant Church in Walled Lake, near Detroit, and was part of several recent protests, including demonstrations held in Ann Arbor, Detroit, Southfield, Novi and elsewhere in Michigan. Though Jeffries also voiced opposition to totally defunding the police, he questions the seemingly blurred line between military tactics and equipment and those of police.

Each protest Jeffries attended was peaceful. Though he commends police for protecting protesters despite being the target of their ire, the minister still questions the impact of the equipment and tactics being employed during demonstrations in places like Detroit.

At a protest, not a riot, the end goal of the protesters is that their voices be heard, Jeffries said. There should be a sense of open ears and providing a platform for listening."

Though he commends police for protecting protesters despite being the target of their ire, Jeffries still questions the impact of the equipment and tactics being employed during demonstrations in places like Detroit.

Related: Detroit George Floyd police brutality protest turns violent as police fire tear gas, rubber bullets

Though police agencies have long operated under a paramilitary structure, the acquisition of surplus military equipment by departments in Michigan and nationwide is a relatively newer development.

Since about 1990, police have been able to acquire surplus items from the federal government through the 1033 Program at no cost to the local departments. But it was not until late 2014 that the Pentagon began releasing detailed information about the surplus items going to police agencies across the nation.

Between 1997 to 2014, the Department of Defense transferred $4.3 billion in military equipment to local law agencies, according to a report from PBS News Hour. A study on the topic, published in 2018 in the Proceedings of the National Academies of Science, also found that the image alone of militarized units being used by local police can affect public confidence in departments and raise concerns about their funding.

The American Civil Liberties Union and others have also raised concerns in the past about police using surplus military-style and SWAT vehicles for seemingly routine operations.

Saginaw Police Chief Bob Ruth said demilitarization is not as easy as it sounds, since police departments are paramilitary structures by design.

We are not military, but the officers take orders, said Ruth, who also questioned potential consequences of calls to defund police.

You got to have police, he said. "You got to have someone there when someone is getting shot at or robbed. When somebody kills someone, you got to have someone there to find the murderer.

The city chiefs view that demilitarizing police is easier said than done is shared by Buena Vista Township Police Chief Reginald Williams II. Williams previously served as a police officer under Ruth in Saginaw, and has worked for more than 21 years in law enforcement.

I can understand why people feel the way they do, but they have to understand that we are a paramilitary entity, Williams said. We are going to have similar equipment. But that doesnt mean that we operate like them.

Protests have taken place in communities across the nation in recent weeks, in reaction to George Floyds death in Minneapolis. Some community activists are calling for more control of police protocols, and even the wholesale defunding of departments. Many see the military-style equipment as an issue as well.

Daja Johnson, 24, who lives in Kalamazoo, said she could not believe what she witnessed during a recent protest in her hometown.

Crowds of people were laying flat in front of officers and they (officers) just doused them with tear gas, Johnson said. They didnt pose no threat. It was wild.

Johnson took up the microphone to share some of her thoughts as a spoken word performance during a Black Lives Mater vigil in Battle Creek.

Some who witnessed the June 1 protests in Kalamazoo have suggested that when police arrested a protester on unrelated felony drug warrants during that evenings demonstration it may have instigated the chaotic and destructive night that followed.

Related: Arrest of protester ignited unrest Monday night in Kalamazoo, some say

There, the city recently announced plans to hire an outsider investigator to scrutinize the police response to protests, including officers use of tear gas.

Elsewhere, cities are discussing police policies and other changes. In Grand Rapids, city officials plan to add an explicit ban on chokeholds to an existing use of force policy and, in Ann Arbor, city officials are considering a comprehensive review of the current system as well as instituting better citizen oversight.

Johnson said that she is not in favor of defunding police departments. Rather, she is in favor of them being held more accountable when interacting with the public.

I believe we should have police departments, Johnson said, But I feel like they are here to serve and protect us. Its like they are not serving us. They are doing more harm. I feel like some of the choices that are being made are not some of the best choices. They should be here for us and not against us.

Paramilitary organizations like police agencies follow a chain of command similar to the military. Like many other departments across the state, both Saginaw and Buena Vista have military-style vehicles, like bullet-proof Humvees, and say they are used for a variety of special situations.

We use the armored vehicles in those situations, Ruth said, referring to hostage situations and standoffs, but said it can serve other purposes as well.

It is a rescue vehicle, he said. "We utilized it several times in shooting situations.

The Oakland County Sheriffs department has been one of the biggest recipients of gear through the 1033 program in Michigan, getting an armored personnel carrier, 250 pairs of night-vision goggles, six sets of body armor and six utility trucks. Between 1999 and 2015, it had received more than 7,000 items with an original value totaling nearly $4.8 million, according to a quarterly report from the Defense Logistics Agency program.

The Michigan State Police got a $3.1 million airplane in 2013. The Allegan County Sheriffs Department picked up a mine-resistant vehicle from a Detroit military office in late 2013, then deputies drove it to Allegan. In 2014, the Tuscola County Sheriffs Department obtained a Humvee through the program.

Related: Michigan police bulk up with military surplus - armored trucks, grenade launchers

In West Michigan, the most expensive and noticeable items snagged by police agencies are Humvees and the more hulking mine-resistant ambush protected, or MRAP, vehicles.

Muskegon Countys sheriff said in 2014 that MRAP vehicles are considered just another tool for the sheriffs office to use during incidents of barricaded gunmen or dangerous, volatile situations where it isnt safe for officers to approach. Elsewhere on the Lake Michigan shoreline, Holland rolled out a military surplus Desert Storm Humvee as the latest addition to its fleet in 2013.

Saginaws Chief Ruth said the vehicles are just one example of much-needed gear that help police do their jobs.

Three weeks ago, we used our vehicle in the flood, and we rescued 50 people in Saginaw County, Ruth said, referencing recent catastrophic flooding in Midland County that affected nearby counties as well.

For Saginaw, looming in the background of discussions of police brutality is the 2012 fatal shooting of Milton Hall by police.

Hall was a mentally ill man with a knife who was shot 11 times by officers and killed on July 1, 2012. Police officers surrounded Hall while wearing tactical gear and using military-style weapons. The shooting sparked outcry from the community.

The department has seen an overhaul of its policies and culture in the eight years since, said Ruth, who has been an officer in Saginaw for 26 years and the citys police chief for six years.

We did a total policy review, and we changed just about every policy within the department to make it more user-friendly within the community, Ruth said. Training is the most important thing that we can do in a police department. We conducted cultural diversity training, cultural competency training; we even trained on Bridges Out of Poverty.

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For Black Tulsa residents, the city’s racial past and present hover over Trump rally – CNN

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They're preparing for a Juneteenth weekend tinged with tension, in a small city that has garnered national attention. Just a stone's throw from where these men are practicing, President Donald Trump will take the stage on Saturday for his first rally since the Covid-19 outbreak.

The men are all Tulsa natives following the tenets of the original Black Panther movement, which was created in 1966 as a force to create social reform. In that vein, they are advocating against the oppression of Black people. Although the small group is comprised of fewer than a dozen men and not affiliated with any national movement, they hope to keep the peace by employing de-escalation tactics if the rally descends into chaos.

"This is unity, this is brotherhood. All of us come from these streets out here," Akono Bey, one member of the group, told CNN. "All of us have dealt with the same problems. We all want better for our children out here. And the only way to get better is to do better."

As Tulsa braces for Trump's visit, civic leaders and others here are mindful of the city's troubled history with racial violence while also cautiously hopeful for the potential of the Black Lives Matter movement. Many are concerned about Trump's visit yet also curious if now is the moment that Tulsa will reckon with its complex racial history.

Greg Robinson, a native Tulsan running to become the first Black mayor in the city's history, says he's learning a lot from the young men. But he understands some might view them with a degree of fear, given how young Black men are often depicted.

The men have read reports of outside agitators, including white supremacists, disrupting protests in Minneapolis after George Floyd's death. They believe this devalues the Black Lives Matter movement, and they say they will be vigilant for potential trouble as President Trump descends on their city. While the movement is not armed, Oklahoma residents have the right to carry arms. However, they say that is only out of a need for self-defense.

"They're so much more peaceful than what society and media would have you believe," Robinson said, referring to the group. "They want an education, they want economic opportunity. They want the space to be able to express themselves and not feel like they have the police hanging over their neck."

Lasting emotional trauma

Like many American cities, Tulsa has experienced well-publicized controversies between the local police department and the Black community.

In a video shot by a bystander, one of the officers is seen leaning into his police car where he had placed one of the handcuffed teens. After a few seconds, the officer is seen kicking into the car. Moments later, that officer throws the handcuffed teen out of the car and onto the sidewalk.

In police dash camera video released by the Tulsa Police Department, an officer can be seen searching the pocket of the teen who had been put in the front seat of the police car. A few minutes later, the officer can be seen kicking his legs as the teen struggles.

Although the boys were eventually released, and the Tulsa Police Department announced an investigation, the lasting emotional trauma of incidents like this one often runs deeper than some realize, Robinson says.

"A white boy wakes up and says, 'What do I want to do today?' And a black boy wakes up and says, 'What can I do today?'" Robinson said.

He hopes that as mayor he can clear a path forward in a city with a long history of racial violence, dating back to the 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre, which destroyed the Black Greenwood District and killed some 300 Black residents.

"When you look and think that we are just on the sunset of the 100-year anniversary of the Tulsa race massacre, and not one descendant of a victim has yet to receive justice," Robinson said. "There are still families that are being victimized by police violence, and no justice is found."

'Rally cry' for alt-right?

Anissia West is an educator and activist who has also lived in Tulsa her whole life. A descendent of Creek Freedmen, former African slaves of Muscogee Creek tribal members, West says it's crucial for Tulsa to reckon with its past as it looks to the future, starting with President Trump's rally this weekend.

She says he should have moved the rally to a different weekend.

"Juneteenth is a whole weekend celebration. It might start on Thursday and last through Sunday," she said.

She says Trump's decision to rally in Tulsa, not far away from the site of such a deadly racial massacre, is more than coincidence.

"I can't help but look at it as anything other than an act of terrorism," she said. "He knows that whether he believes he is racist or not, he knows that members of the KKK and other alt-right organizations are following him and that they will see what he is doing as a rally cry."

Although West is dismayed by the President's visit, she says she has never been prouder of her city and its response to the police killing of George Floyd.

"I've spent years protesting in Tulsa and other places in Oklahoma with really low turnouts," West said. "I was mad at Tulsa because we have a tendency to do the thing we call 'Tulsa nice,' where we're fighting for something, but we're gonna also have a barbecue. This time was different."

West strolls to a popular spot in the Greenwood District, where a large mural commemorates the neighborhood that was once known as Black Wall Street, at one time the beacon of hope for Black life.

"This is sacred space," she said. "We know this is a space where buildings were destroyed. People died here. But the spirit is still here. But we're still here, and we're going to keep building, and we're not going anywhere."

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We all have our personal metrics for the grimness of these times. Heres one of mine: Ive been finding Israeli news soothing.

Debates over whether and when to apply sovereignty over Palestinian territories, reports of covert electronic warfare with Iran, whispers of a possible fourth election within the next year. Ah, normalcy.

Normalcy has been thrown out (and in many cases through) the window here in the United States. Americans continue to gasp for breath in hospitals and choke on tear gas in city streets.

The state of New Jersey alone, which has roughly the same land area and population as Israel, has seen more than 10,000 COVID-19related deaths, about ten times the number of Israelis who lost their lives in the Second Intifada. Many of our largest cities, and even our leafy suburbs, are roiling with racial unrest.

Most American Jews have a clear address for this misery: 1600 Pennsylvania Ave. About three-quarters of us voted for Hillary Clinton in 2016 and, its safe to say, will be reliable supporters for Joe Biden this fall. Yet that leaves around 25% or so of you wavering or still supporting Donald Trump presumably including some of you who live in Florida and thus wield awesome electoral power. If my Facebook newsfeed is any indication, many of you think youre showing, to use President Trumps own words, loyalty to Israel.

Im here to say youve got it all wrong.

Before I go any further, let me be clear: Im not about to judge those who think of Israel at the ballot box. As it happens, Im one of you. When I step into the voting booth, I consider a number of issues healthcare reform, fair treatment of immigrants and people of color, and environmental regulation, to name a few but I also want to know where candidates stand on ensuring Israels security and shielding it from disproportionate censure in the international community.

Note my wording, though: I did not say that I pick the candidate who says he or she likes Israel the most, or the one whose views on Israeli politics most closely match my own.

Over the last few decades, American pro-Israel circles have focused almost exclusively on attitudes. We wring our hands over who really gets Israel versus who is just saying the right things.

Barack Obama visits Sderot while campaigning? Not good enough. He doesnt love Israel. Senator Hillary Clinton legislates against incitement in Palestinian schools? OK, but we all remember she kissed Suha Arafat in 1999. Joe Biden calls out anti-Semitism on the left? Well, Trump has the Deal of the Century. Those on the J-street end of the spectrum have their own litmus test, selecting for candidates willing to apply American pressure on Israel to curtail its settlement project.

Yet to focus exclusively on politicians expressions of fealty toward Israel or the particulars of their Middle East policy is to ignore what actually makes the special relationship between the two countries special. To borrow another Trumpism, its that America is great.

Israel benefits from American greatness in many ways. Theres the hard power, namely the billions of dollars in the worlds best weaponry and the implicit promise of military backup. Theres also our soft power: Americas global leadership provides shielding from the biases of the international community and a counterweight to Russian and Iranian influence in its neighborhood; meanwhile, Americas massive economy, which most of the world depends upon in some way or another, protects Israel from boycotts.

Its worth remembering these core benefits have flowed to Israel even at times when the friendship has cooled. President Richard Nixon, an actual anti-Semite , sent weapons and materil during the Yom Kippur war. President Obama, definitely not an anti-Semite yet also not one, Ill admit, who likely cries while watching Paul Newman in Exodus, funded Iron Dome.

What weve never really seen is how the relationship would be impacted by a dramatic decline in American wealth and influence. Even before the latest crises, Trump was wantonly wrecking the infrastructure that has allowed America to be first among equals since the end of the Second World War. He has belittled NATO, distanced himself from western partners, torn up trade deals, and walked away from international agreements.

At times, Trumps lack of concern for the international community has worked in Israels favor. Even some liberal Zionists, including this one, cheered when he recognized Israeli sovereignty over the Golan Heights. Yet his impetuousness just as easily blows the other way, such as with his sudden abandoning of Kurdish allies in northern Syria and his occasional willingness to meet with (and flatter) authoritarians in North Korea and Iran. The long-term result of these shortsighted shifts will be to force the international community to reduce its reliance on the United States.

At home, Trump has increased the budget deficit by hundreds of billions, most of which went to tax breaks for corporations and wealthy individuals like himself. Perhaps worst of all, he has, in hundreds of rallies and thousands of tweets, stoked the embers of racial discord in our country to the point that our diverse population presently seems incapable of collective action. A house divided against itself cannot stand; it certainly cannot project power abroad.

Historical precedent tells us that when great powers fall, the consequences are felt more severely by those who live in its outer provinces and protectorates. A pensioner in Englands midlands might bemoan Great Britains loss of Empire, but he still lives in a first-world democracy well defended against any foreign foe whod dare cross the Channel. His counterpart in Hong Kong, a subject of that Empire into the late 1990s, now faces a loss of basic rights. Similarly, even a weaker and poorer America will be able to protect itself and its citizens. But it may not have the will or the leverage to help its friends abroad.

In my unofficial, unpaid, and generally thankless role as Explainer of Israel to my progressive friends, I often rely on the concept of ein brera there is no choice. The countrys right-leaning politics, its asymmetric military operations in Gaza, and its skepticism of internationally-brokered peace agreements must be understood through the prism of being small and surrounded by more populous and more ruthless enemies. Being American (in particular a white American) has, in contrast, always been all about having choices.

Until now.

Now I say to my conservative friends, ein brera. You and I might disagree on the role of American government in our lives, about who should pay what in taxes, and whether our foreign policy should be in favor of or opposed to Israeli settlements in Judea and Samaria. Yet from both a pro-Israel perspective, this election is about picking a leader of the free world who will ensure that we survive to argue another day.

David Zenlea is a Detroit-based editor with a degree in Jewish Studies from the University of Maryland. Hes written for Haaretz, Detroit Jewish News, Washingtonian magazine, and others.

The views and opinions expressed in this article are the authors own and do not necessarily reflect those of the Forward.

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He Could Definitely be a Good Pro: How an Unimpressed Michael Jordan Responded to the Hype of LeBron James – Essentially Sports

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No one can question the basketball IQ of Michael Jordan. However, his team owner IQ has proven to be embarrassing at times. All the success he had as a player has failed to translate in his tenure as an executive. From drafting Kwame Brown at #1 at the Washington Wizards to wasting multiple lottery picks with the Hornets, Jordan has been questionable at his job.

His talent-spotting skills were questionable right from the early 2000s. Kwame Brown was a testament to that, but his comments about a high school LeBron James were dated, to say the least. He may think hes great enough to be on this level now, Jordan said. But when he gets on this level and plays against guys whove been competitive and very good on this level, hes going to find its a big difference from that 5-10 high school kid.

When asked if LeBron had what it takes to be a franchise player, Jordan didnt have a lot of expectations. Thats a tough label to give a kid at 18. It depends on how well he adapts. And dont just think of the offensive end. Defensively, I wouldnt say thats his strong area right now.

While talking about what the future holds for LeBron, Jordan again seemed to doubt the high-school sensations potential. If he takes on the dedication of being the best basketball player, he can be and continues to improve and accept challenges and not get comfortable with whats been given to him or what the expectations may be, he could definitely be a good pro.

18 years since these statements, LeBron has defied Jordans expectations and has gone beyond being a good-pro. Four-time MVP, three-time NBA champion, 16-time All-Star, the list goes on. LeBron has been the only one, along with Kobe Bryant, from the modern era of basketball to be called among the greatest ever.

If the 2019-20 season resumes, LeBron can potentially get the fourth ring. This might be his best and probably last chance to win a ring. Along with a DPOY-level player in Anthony Davis, LeBron can also bring a title to Los Angeles after a 10-year drought.

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Michael Jordan has never been afraid to wager some hefty figures on the course.

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In the wake of the hit documentary series The Last Dance, everyone seems to be coming out with their favorite Michael Jordan stories. Just on GOLF.com, Charles Barkley shared some insight into the type of gambling Jordan was keen to on the course, while Greg Norman spoke on the basketball superstars unrivaled drive and passion. There are few secrets left about Jordan, but such is life as one of the greatest athletes of all time.

Though he didnt make his mark on the game of golf like he did on basketball, weve still spilled plenty of ink on this site regarding Jordans golf feats. But just when it seemed as though the Jordan golf stories were completely exhausted, former Bears quarterback Jim McMahon joined GOLFs Subpar and shared his favorite personal tale about the legend.

Back when both McMahon and Jordanwere Chicago sports stars, the two went out to the Merit Club for a friendlyround. Or at least as friendly as a golf match with Jordan could be, meaningthere was some cash on the line.

We were playing $100 Nassau agood bet for me, McMahon said. I had little kids at the time I wasntmaking a lot of money.

McMahon played well on the frontnine and had Jordan down two or three bets on the front. As McMahon preparedto hit his tee shot on No. 10, Jordan decided to raise the stakes.

He said, Alright, Ill play you this side for a million, McMahon said. I said, Dude I would love to, because right now, Im kicking your ass, but something would happen and I would lose this back nine and my kids dont go to college.

McMahon conceded that they couldkeep bumping up the $100 bet, if Jordan so pleased. The day ended with McMahontaking the pot on the golf course, but Jordan bested his compadre on the pooltable later that night.

Hes a pretty good pool player,too, McMahon said. He just loves to gamble.

That may be the understatement ofthe century. Check out the full episode of Subpar below.

Zephyr Melton is an assistant editor for GOLF.com.

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I'm bound for Hilton Head this afternoon to cover live golf for the first time in two months, I'm duly excited, and there's only one problem: I'll miss Jordan Spieth's entire second round. That may sound like a quibble, and it definitely isa whiny, annoying quibblebut I'm currently addicted to professional golf in a way that feels almost unhealthy. There's plenty I could say about the exciting state of the sport, or the fact that we're all probably a little desperate after the pandemic dry spell, but I can't hide the truth: My current obsession comes down to two men.

Jordan Spieth. Bryson DeChambeau.

Golf can't live on one player alone, unless that player is Tiger Woods, but in the absence of Tiger I can absolutely dine out for years on these two larger-than-life mega-characters. As I write, I just watched DeChambeau burn the edge with a birdie attempt on the third hole at Harbour Town, and I reacted with more emotion than DeChambeau himself. Let me remind you: It's Friday morning. Nobody should feel like this on a Friday morning, including the players. I am capital-E Engaged.

"Wow," you might be thinking, "you must really like Jordan Spieth and Bryson DeChambeau."

Like? Like? To use a word "like" is to miss the point tragically and entirely. I don't know if I like them, and I don't care. Most people "like" Spieth, and most people seem to feel the opposite about DeChambeau, but these types of shallow analysis diminish the historical impact of what's happening here. Jordan and Bryson are transcending worldly notions of "liking" or "disliking." If you were standing in the middle of a hurricane, unable to resist its sheer force, recognizing in its magnitude your human smallness, how would you react if somebody sidled up and said, "hey, uhh...you like this?"

What we're witnessing is epic. It's a shame that I have to use that particular word here in 2020, since it's been robbed of its power by blogger overuse, but it's the correct word for the moment. Epic. Historical. Singular.

We all know about Brysonhis new beef-and-muscle body, his aggressive approach, his unapologetic and irrepressible urge to revolt against received wisdom. The patterns of this latest transformation are familiar. First, he was a meme. Then, he forced people to raise their eyebrows. Before long, Rory McIlroy was singing his praises, and even on a week when he couldn't putt, his new jacked-up game launched him to within one shot of winning the Colonial. It was the same when he started putting with the flagstick in after the rule change; it was almost a joke at first, and then other players realized he was right and copied him. It will be the same with his uniform-length ironsthis, too, will be adopted in time by the masses. With regards to his body, I don't know for sure whether going Full Chunk is feasible long-term, or whether he's going to hurt himself like everybody seems to believe. I do know he's making us all think, and I do know his game is a flaming meteor, and I do know that I can't look away.

(Note: DeChambeau just made birdie on no. 4, and I let out a guttural "yeahhhh" and did a sort of drumbeat on my own stomach.)

We all know about Jordan, too. He's every bit as compelling, every bit as captivating, but for entirely different reasons. At the peak of my live golf coverage in 2014 and 2015, he went from talented but somewhat petulant wunderkind to steely champion, and came as close to winning all four majors in a single year as anyone had since Tiger. Then things got complicated, and they remain so today. I have played my part in contributing to the "is he back?" narrative, and I have followed the rises and falls just as closely as my fellow addicts. It's riveting materialfrom one moment to the next, it's impossible to tell if he's going to be the best player in the world, or if he's going to fade in ways that range from "disappointing" to "choke-adjacent." Already, the RBC Heritage is looking like Peak Late-Stage Spieth. On his third hole of the day Thursday, he hit an abysmal drive and ended with triple bogey. The narrative machine was off to the races, and then had to come to a grinding halt and reverse course when he made a career-best six straight birdies on the back, went out in 29, and finished two shots off the lead.

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They say you can't step in the same river twice, and before Spieth overcomes his weekend blues, he's going to have to burst forth from this chrysalis and discover a new version of himself that integrates everything he's learned in service of becoming a champion again. There's no going back to 2015; there's only the future form of himself waiting to be inhabited. I believe he'll get there, and I continue to believe he's rounding into form even now.

In fact, this notion of progress is what's at the root of both men. In a word, it's evolution. Spieth's is a personal evolution, and it's irresistible because Spieth himself is an irresistible figure. DeChambeau's evolution is personal too, but it's also a broader evolution of the sport itself. These men are agents of dynamic change on the micro and macro level, which is why the concept of "liking" either one of them is irrelevant. Whether you're into them or not, they loom as large as nature. If it rubs you the wrong way, too bad; you might as well shake your fist at the sun.

In my book, this is a lucky time to be a fan. The change we're witnessing is happening at breakneck speed, and is essentially disappointment-proof. Whether they succeed or fail in the moment, the missions they're on are dramatic enough that you can't feel anything but total absorption. Count me as a devotee of this bizarre, thrilling cultgolf is working on multiple levels right now, but when it comes to the essential figures, Bryson and Jordan embody a new kind of magic.

And by the way, Bryson just made another birdie to move into solo second, and then birdied again to move to within one shot of the lead. How can I ever leave my TV again?

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I didnt know it was Friday until like 10:00 am today.

Yesterday, we learned the Chicago Bulls will offer paid time off in honor of Juneteenth. The official announcement came earlier this morning ahead of the Bright Star Church Chicago peace march, in which several members of the Bulls organization plan to walk later today. For those in the Chicagoland area and looking to celebrate, I encourage you to check out Block Club Chicagos post here. As for anyone looking to educate themself further on the history of Juneteenth, here are a couple of links: CBS This Morning, New York Times, Juneteenth.com. Whether it be joining in a march or learning more at home, I hope everyone can find some way to celebrate!

On this day in 1984, the Bulls drafted a guy named Michael Jordan. Heard of him?

I love his draft day interview. The guy is so modest, but we all know deep down hes thinking Im about to be the best player this world has ever seen and one day verbally beat the crap out of Scott Burrell.

Ive had variations of this conversation before, but since it pertains to one of my more recent posts, lets start it up again. The best player available approach isnt going to be all that easy in the 2020 NBA Draft. Im not saying this means the Bulls should go a different route, but rather merely pointing out that it isnt as cut-and-dry as the last couple of seasons. Sure, a draft hierarchy of some kind is bound to fall into place as we near draft night, especially if pre-draft workouts and the combine are allowed to occur. However, even then this draft order will be flimsy at best. Karnisovas and Eversley have both received praise for their evaluating chops, so lets hope those come in handy right away.

And on top of a hard-to-organize draft board, both new front office leaders will head into 2020 knowing they have a young, developing piece at almost every position on the court. No one on this roster has a job locked down, but drafting a player in the same position regardless of whether its via best player available or potential fit could mean this young talent is most likely to lose their place on the totem pole. Lets not kid ourselves, whomever Karnisovas and Eversley select, theyre going to work a tiny bit harder to find them an important role. Anyway, I wrote about what a draft selection at each position could mean/tell us about the Bulls future, so check it out (if you want to I cant make you do anything you do you, bruh):

Bleacher Report said the Bulls should trade Thaddeus Young and Otto Porter for Derrick Rose and Blake Griffin. Before you jump out of your seat and scream DO IT, YOU COWARDS, let me remind you of Griffins current contract situation. The big man is owed $36.5 million next season and has a player option for 38.9 million in 2021-22. Additionally, there are some concerns about his long-term health after appearing in only 18 games this season due to a knee injury. So while there is a chance Griffin can return to All-Star level, the Bulls get rid of the great flexibility theyre in line to have for the LOADED 2021 free agency. I know adding Rose while getting rid of Porters $28.5 million contract feels nice but Im not about this.

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Hear stories from the Bulls doctor who helped treat Michael Jordans injuries. – WGN Radio – Chicago

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I have no interest in going with Nike. I dont even know what Nike is. No way Im going.

Those are the words that David Falk remembers Michael Jordan uttering to him when he approached MJ about hopping on a flight to Beaverton, OR, to meet with the sportswear brand to discuss an endorsement opportunity in the summer of 1984.

Falk, a 33-year-old sports agent at the time who had served as a junior agent for the legendary tennis star Arthur Ashe and had also repped No. 1 draft picks like John Lucas, Mark Aguirre and James Worthy at the ProServ sports agency, had arranged the meeting.

He didnt know anything about Nike. He wanted to go with adidas. He had a friend named Gary Stokan, who had played at NC State and was [now] the local adidas rep in the southeast. He supplied Michael with adidas, recalls Falk. He couldnt wear them in the games because they were a Converse schoolCarolina. But he loved adidas.

ProServ actually had a really good relationship with adidas. The sports agency had become known for representing some of the biggest stars in tennis who also happened to be adidas endorsees, including Ashe and Stan Smith (who has one of the most famous signature sneakers of all time with adidas). The agencys relationship with the German company, though, went deeper than just representing athletes who had deals with the Three Stripes.

Ironically, we had represented the owner of adidasnamed after Adi Dassler, who is the founder of the company. His son Horst Dassler had run the company for 15 years. Probably the most powerful man in the world of sports, and we actually represented him. I didnt, but there was a gentleman in our firm that represented him, recalls Falk, who aside from the aforementioned names, has also represented Patrick Ewing, John Stockton, Allen Iverson, Moses Malone and Dominique Wilkins, among many other NBA superstars. They were just not in a position to execute a deal of that levelthey told us that. The head of international marketing for adidas said to me, Hey, we really appreciate Michaels interest. There is no way we could make this deal.

As a result, an official meeting between adidas and Jordan never ended up happening, says Falk.

The agent had grown close with a few Nike executives over the years. At the time, adidas had Kareem Abdul-Jabbar while Converse had the likes of Dr. J, Larry Bird, Magic Johnson, Isiah Thomas and Aguirre. Although Nike was relatively new to the sportswear business, Falk had a few of his clients sign with the Swoosh in the years leading up to Jordan, including Moses Malone and Phil Ford. Falk had specifically developed a good relationship with Rob Strasser, who was the head of marketing for Nike at the time.

So, I told Nike, Look, I think [MJ] can put you on the map in basketball single-handedly. Hes really exciting. Nobody knew hed be as good as he is. But we all knew hed be a very exciting player, says Falk. I told them, If you want to sign him, I want him treated like a tennis player. I want his own line of shoes and clothes. And they were open to that.

We wanted to treat him like a tennis player. Tennis players and golfers typically use their own line of products. Thats the way it works in golf. That went against the grain of what everybody was thinking in 1984 in the NBA. Everybody thought that was a bad idea. Rod Thorn, who was the GM of the Bulls, said to me, David, we love Michael, but if you try to treat him like a tennis player, youre going to separate him out from the rest of the players. I said, Exactly, because he is different than the rest of the players!

And so, while Falk had been able to talk Nike into considering giving Jordan his own line as a rookie, his new client didnt seem to have any interest in a cross-country flight to the West Coast to meet with the brand. Frustrated, Falk went to Jordans parents to explain the situation and eventually got a Dont worry, hell be on the plane, from the them. Jordan, forcibly, boarded a plane to Oregon.

At the meeting, Falk recalls Nike having prepared a music video-type presentation, featuring songs like Jump by The Point Sisters and Jump by Van Halen. But that was only after Nike execs struggled to get the video to play for what seemed like forever.

The problem was that Strasser, who was about 6-3 and 350 pounds, could not get the machine to start. So, hes sitting there and hes trying to get the machine to start and it wont start. And Michael is sitting there watching, not very happy. And Strasser is sweating like you wouldnt believe. Like in the movies. He was sweating like a river, recalls Falk. There was only one African-American executive from Nike that was supposed to come to the meetingit was Howard White, who ultimately became Michaels service representative and who I had known for years; he was the point guard at Maryland before John Lucas. Howard shows up, like, 40 minutes late, and the machine isnt working. You could have not scripted a worse start for an important meeting.

They finally got the video going. Michael never cracked a smile. Then we moved it to the boardroom and Strasser made a presentation about a line of shoes and clothes that would be Michaels line. And he still didnt crack a smile. And I know that when this is over, hes going to curse me out for making him fly six hours to Oregon to sign with a company he didnt want to be with.

Falk and the Jordan family went to dinner afterward before their flight back to North Carolina. During casual conversation at the restaurant, Falk tried to get MJ to give his thoughts on the meeting. It was then when the super agent saw that the Tar Heel star had what it took to become the business mogul he has transitioned into today.

He looks at me and goes, I dont want to go anywhere else. This is it. I almost fainted. And I realized at that time, which was my first business meeting with Michael Jordan other than meeting to present our services, this man is really smartfor a 21-year-old young athlete, he kept all his emotions in check. Hes at the table playing a big stage game of poker, not letting on what he has. It blew me away. I was stunned.

Throughout the years that followed, Falk looked at his role as that of a teacher instead of an agent. He set out the mission of teaching MJ the businessteaching him how the game was played off the court. Not only was MJ receptive to the knowledge, he sought it out himself. Falk has countless stories of the times Jordan would come up to his office or hit his line inquiring about the strategy behind certain deals. And eventually Falk wasnt the only one that MJ approached with those questions.

He soaked it all in. That experience of managing his own brand as long as he played from 1984 to 1999he met tons of corporate executives at very high levels, including Warren Buffett. I think that was all part of his ongoing business education. He took it very seriously, says Falk. On the investment side, he would sit down with the people in our office who managed his money and theyd give him a book that was an inch thick. He had studied that book and he would ask questions. Like, The return on this is supposed to be eight percent [but] looks like its only seven percent? It blew me away how prepared he was. But he took it all seriously because hes a very intelligent person. He was very involved.

The next three marketing deals after the Nike partnership were Chevrolet, Coca-Cola and McDonalds. Although MJ was known for his ultra-assertiveness on the hardwood, in the boardroom his approach was a bit different, according to Falk. He was more of a poker player, showing no emotion. In many occasions, he didnt really say much during meetings, says Falk. Hed listen. He was very analytical. He simply had a good sense of what he was looking for in partnerships.

Despite MJs status and Falks extensive network and relationships, landing marketing deals for NBA stars on a national scale back then wasnt as prevalent and easy as it is today. There were still racial prejudices and stigmas that the League dealt with.

[Back then,] no one had a brand in basketball. No one had any endorsements in basketball, basically. Magic Johnsonwho had played five years in the NBA and was the Rookie of the Year, the [Finals] MVP as a rookie and an NBA championthe only deal he had outside of Spalding and Converse shoes was a one-year deal with 7UP. One year and then it went away. Dr. J didnt have deals. Bird didnt have deals. Jabbar didnt. Nobody had national deals because at the time, the feeling on Madison Avenue was that the NBA had two big problemsone, it was too black, and two, they thought it was too drug-infested. They estimated that 75 percent of the players were taking some sort of illegal drug. So it was not the darling of Madison Avenue that it is today.

Just as influential as Falk and Jordan became in opening doors for NBA players through unprecedented off-court marketing opportunities, they also made waves by implementing clauses (or opt outs) in basketball contracts. They chose not to partake in the unions group licensing programbetting on themselves that they could garner much more money doing their own marketing deals. They also added a unique clause in MJs first professional contract that allowed him to participate in competitive pick-up games during the offseasonwhich at the time wasnt permitted.

We did some very controversial things early in his career. We opted him out of the NBA Player Association group licensing program. Only two players in history have ever done thatMichael Jordan and Patrick Ewingand then they changed the rule. We changed the contractscreated the Jordan Love of the Game clausethat a player didnt have to get permission to play basketball [during the] offseason. How do you stay in shape if youre not playing? He had his own line of shoes and clothes. Almost everything we did, people said, You cant do that; what youre trying to do, it will never work. Thats what they told us with the shoes. Youre going to create a line of shoes for a rookie? It will never work! Thats what they told us, recalls Falk. And the first year Jordan sold $126 million worth of product. It outsold every other shoe company in basketballas a rookie.

It was then when Falk realized that they had built something historic by choosing to go with Nike through the golf player approach that ultimately allowed MJ to have his own line as a rookie. Thats something that rings truer today than could have ever been imagined back then.

Jordan sells $3 billion worth of product a year. He sells more product that if you took every player in the League that has their own shoes, and you added up all the sales together and multiplied it by three, they dont sell $3 billion, says Falk. If I could do it again, and I knew exactly what was going to happen, I would have signed him with Nike for a dollar a year and a 50-50 royalty [split]. But I wasnt smart enough to know that we were going to sellwhen Nike told me their projections for Jordan sales were $3 million, between three and four, and they sold $126 million the first year, you realize that the guarantee is irrelevant.

Franklyn Calle is a senior producer at SLAM. Follow him on Twitter@FrankieC7.

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Jordan Spieth hit 14 of 18 greens in regulation during his final round at the RBC Heritage, and rebounded from a poor front to deliver a strong finish. Spieth finished his round tied for 71st at 4 under; Tyrrell Hatton, Abraham Ancer, Ryan Palmer, and Webb Simpson are tied for 1st at 15 under; Carlos Ortiz, Daniel Berger, and Joel Dahmen are tied for 5th at 14 under; and Matthew Fitzpatrick, Erik van Rooyen, Joaquin Niemann, Ian Poulter, Sergio Garcia, Michael Thompson, Corey Conners, and Chris Stroud are tied for 8th at 13 under.

On the 502-yard par-5 second, Jordan Spieth had a bogey after hitting the green in 5 and one putting. This moved Jordan Spieth to 1 over for the round.

On the 549-yard par-5 fifth hole, Spieth reached the green in 3 and sunk a 7-foot putt for birdie. This moved Spieth to even for the round.

On the 473-yard par-4 eighth, Spieth had a bogey after hitting the green in 3 and two putting, moving Spieth to 1 over for the round.

After a drive to the right side of the fairway on the 430-yard par-4 12th hole, Spieth had a 125 yard approach shot, setting himself up for the birdie. This moved Spieth to even-par for the round.

After a 287 yard drive on the 588-yard par-5 15th, Spieth chipped his third shot to 1 foot, which he rolled for one-putt birdie on the hole. This moved Spieth to 1 under for the round.

On the par-4 16th, Spieth's 92 yard approach to 6 feet set himself up for the birdie on the hole. This moved Spieth to 2 under for the round.

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Baltimore Native Brian Jordan On Whether PED-Connected Players Should Be Hall Of Famers – Press Box

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Former two-sport athlete and Baltimore native Brian Jordan believes baseball players who used performance-enhancing drugs prior to drug testing should still be allowed in the Baseball Hall of Fame.

Mandatory drug testing in MLB began in 2004, with first-time offenders receiving suspensions beginning in 2005. There were many notable players suspected of using PEDs before mandatory testing kicked in, including Barry Bonds, Roger Clemens, Sammy Sosa and Jordans former teammate, Mark McGwire.

McGwire was traded from the Oakland Athletics to the St. Louis Cardinals during the 1997 season. Jordan played with McGwire in St. Louis from 1997-1998, with McGwire hitting 70 homers in the latter season. McGwires race for the single-season home run record with Sosa was recently documented in ESPNs 30 for 30 film Long Gone Summer.

If you want to put asterisks by peoples names you can go far back as you want to see illegal stuff being done, so thats why I say those guys who used steroids before drug testing was implemented, you cant continue to penalize those guys, Jordan said on Glenn Clark Radio June 16. They were good ballplayers either way you look at it. Youve got to have great hand-eye coordination regardless of how many steroids you used.

Jordan spent three seasons in the NFL with the Atlanta Falcons as a defensive back (1989-1991), then was an outfielder in the big leagues from 1992-2006. He was caught off guard when he arrived at Cardinals spring training in 1992 and saw the competition. He didnt realize there was no testing program in baseball and said everyone had a choice whether to use or not. Some decided it was their way to stay on the field.

Jordan said an asterisk is necessary for players who used performance-enhancing drugs after testing was implemented, but what about players in the 90s?

They left it up to the players to have choices and when it comes to drugs, Im totally against it, but if you dont have rules and regulations stopping players from using it, especially in the game of baseball, theyre not at fault, said Jordan, a graduate of Milford Mill Academy. When I came to the league from the NFL, we played the Texas Rangers. I saw Jose Canseco, Juan Gonzalez, Julio Franco, and I thought we were playing against the Dallas Cowboys.

McGwire wasnt the only one who played well with the Cardinals in 1998. Jordan and Ray Lankford had strong seasons, too. Jordan hit .316/.368/.534 with 25 home runs and 91 RBIs, while Lankford hit .293/.391/.540 with 31 homers and a career-best 105 RBIs.

St. Louis finished 83-79 and missed the playoffs, but the real story was the competition between McGwire and Sosa for the home run crown. Sosa hit 66 that season and briefly held the lead late in the season with that 66th homer. Jordan remembers the moment when the scoreboard showed that Sosa had taken the lead.

We were constantly looking up, and when we saw that 66, everyone was like, Aw man, here we go, come on Mark, Jordan said. Everyone was putting out pom-poms and we were becoming cheerleaders hoping Mark would come through and get it done.

Jordan said that early in the season pitchers would pitch around McGwire, but because Jordan and Lankford were also playing well, opposing managers eventually decided to take their chances with McGwire.

It was pick your poison, and I think after a while pitchers took it as a challenge to get Mark McGwire out, Jordan said. That was the fun part about it no one was pitching around Mark McGwire anymore. They were going right at him and saying, Hit me if you can, and of course we saw the results of that.

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