Sydney Sweeney's blonde bombshell aesthetic just might be hereditary.
The "Euphoria" actress and the late Marilyn Monroe are distant relatives, according to a new MyHeritage study shared with USA TODAY.
The genealogy research site notes the actresses are ninth cousins, once removed, meaning that there is a one-generation gap between them.
The Hollywood darlings share the common ancestors Ezra Perry and Elizabeth Burgess, 17th-century British settlers in Massachusetts, through Sweeney's father, Steven Sweeney, and Monroe's biological father, Charles Stanley Gifford, according to the online genealogy company.
The Perry-Burgess lineage also includes former President Franklin D. Roosevelt and Gen. Douglas MacArthur.

#monroe #myheritage

Justin and Hailey Bieber's toddler son, Jack Blues, made a cameo in his father's pictures from the family's recent outing at a zoo. On October 3, the Canadian musician took to his official Instagram page to share a glimpse into his family life with his fans. This included pictures from his roaring-good adventures with his son.
Justin Bieber posted a new carousel of photos, bringing fans along for his adventures with son Jack Blues and their furry friends at the zoo. The cover photo captured Jack holding his dad's hand while they hung out with kangaroos. The Company crooner fed a baby kangaroo out of the palm of his other hand.
Bieber wore an off-white tee and white shorts, paired with a camouflage bucket hat and sporty sunglasses. Meanwhile, his son sported a ribbed white tank top and green shorts. The 12th slide showed Hailey Bieber holding her son in her arms as they fed a leaf to a giraffe. The Rhode founder wore a red baseball hat with her loose hair falling down her back. He captioned the photo dump with a single lip emoji.
In September, the 32-year-old shared adorable father-son moments on Instagram as the little one held onto his father's hand. He was wearing a green hoodie with relaxed trousers, while Jack Blues was dressed in a blue tee, denim, and a cerulean blue hat. In the caption, there was a single red heart.
The couple celebrated their son's second birthday on August 22. To celebrate the milestone, the runway star shared a carousel of photos featuring many sweet moments from the life of the family of three. She also included a clip of Jack Blues playing golf. He was wearing graphic-printed trousers and a matching full-sleeved tee as he swung the little golf club.

#jack #bieber #white #family

Justin Bieber is sharing another rare glimpse of his baby boy.
The "Daisies" singer, 32, brought fans along for a recent family outing with his wife, Hailey Bieber, featuring two sweet (albeit faceless) cameos from their 2-year-old son, Jack Blues. Bieber took to Instagram on Oct. 3 with a carousel of photos showing him and the toddler visiting some furry friends during their outdoor adventure.
In one photo, baby Jack holds his dad's hand while hanging out with kangaroos; another shows him reaching to offer a leafy snack to a giraffe with his runway-star mom, 29.
The two-time Grammy winner wore a white T-shirt, camouflage bucket hat and dark sunglasses for their family time, with the toddler sporting a white tank top and white-striped green track pants.

#toddler

Roosevelt IV called Turner an unparalleled advocate for conservation and endangered species
Turner welcomed Mexican wolves, rare falcons and tortoises onto his western ranches
Turner was honored posthumously alongside the late Oscar de la Renta and Veronica Berti Bocelli at the 14th Annual Official First Ladies Luncheon during the United Nations General **** embly
One of Ted Turner's oldest friends is remembering the late media mogul and philanthropist's passion for environmental conservation.
Speaking on Tuesday, Sept. 22, at the 14th Annual Official First Ladies Luncheon in New York City, organized by Fashion 4 Development during the United Nations General **** embly, Roosevelt IV remembered: "Ted was the most thoughtful and kind person I ever knew in my life."

#official #luncheon #nations #general

Alaina Ruiz, LEE: senior, outside hitter - Ruiz had 48 kills. 36 digs and two aces in the Volunteers' five-set victories against Johnson and Roosevelt. LEE is now 2-0 in District 28-6A and tied with Reagan.
Reagan's Kennedy Crider had 36 kills with a .463 hitting percentage in sweeps against Brandeis and Churchill.
Clemens' McKenna Gobin had 20 kills (.541 hitting percentage) and seven digs in a sweep against Judson.
Incarnate Word's Lorena Gomez had 82 ***** ists in victories against Stockdale and New Braunfels Christian to push her past 3,000 for her career.
David Hinojosa

#ruiz #hitting #volunteers #roosevelt

Colorado high school football is back under the Friday Night Lights this week as the season starts to take shape.
Week 3 is highlighted by some regional rivalry action in Northern Colorado, including Colorado's Game of the Week with Timnath hosting Wellington.
Plus, a Loveland city rivalry renews and Windsor looks to avoid another early loss in a tough road game at Roosevelt.
Coloradoan reporter Chris Abshire will be posted up at PSD Stadium with live updates from the Cubs vs. Eagles showdown.
Follow here for live updates, scores from the Boxelder Cup battle and other Northern Colorado Week 3 action in CHSAA high school football:

#game

UConn men's basketball coach Dan Hurley has landed his first big recruit of the 2027 class.
Five-star prospect NaVarro Bowman Jr. has committed to UConn, ESPN reporter Adam Schefter reported on Thursday. Bowman is the son of former San Francisco 49ers all-pro linebacker NaVarro Bowman Sr. and is UConn's first commit in this class.
Bowman is the top ranked player in California, per 247 Sports. He chose UConn over the likes of Texas and Arizona.
A Southern California native, Bowman has been a standout at Notre Dame-Sherman Oaks high school. Last season, he averaged 22.5 points, five **** ists and 4.9 rebounds per game.
In 2024, he led the Knights to the CIF SoCal Open Division finals where they eventually fell to a Brayden Burries-led Roosevelt High.

#high #class #hurley #espn

WARSAW — Westview faced a few challenges Saturday, Sept. 5 at the Warsaw Tiger Soccer Complex.
Not only was the heat index at or above 90 degrees for the afternoon match, but the Class 1A No. 1 Warriors were facing a strong Class 3A Tigers team who was coming off a 2-1 loss at 3A No. 2 Homestead. Westview battled for the entire match but ultimately fell, 3-2, dropping its record to 6-2 on the season.
"We knew Warsaw was going to play possession with us in the middle," Westview head coach Drew Ryall said. "(Senior) Olivia (Bontrager), (junior) Makenna (Bender) and (junior) Josie (Ryall) tend to dominate the middle, but we knew Warsaw was going to have their way a little bit more today than other teams we've played.
"We were really pleased with our defensive shape and communication and making it really hard on (the Tigers)."
The Warriors scored first when sophomore goalkeeper Breanna Garrett — making her first career varsity start — sent a long punt that freshman Kierra Roose ended up putting in the net in the 5th minute.

#westview

A proposal to move the Chicago White Sox from Rate Field in Bridgeport to a new riverfront stadium in the South Loop is drawing mixed reactions from fans and elected officials as the team considers the concept as a potential future ballpark site.
Developer Canal Edge recently unveiled renderings for "The Railyards," a proposed mixed-use development near Roosevelt Road and Canal Street that would include a possible new home for the White Sox, along with residential, commercial and retail components and an outpatient care center for Northwestern Medicine.
The proposal remains in its early stages.
Fans attending a game at Rate Field expressed differing views on the possibility of relocating the team.
"Don't love it. Let's keep it where it is. We don't need the Sox moving. We don't need the Bears moving," White Sox fan Hannah Harris said.

#rate #team #need

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Alongside the familiar sounds of roosters crowing and thrill seekers screaming on rides at the Iowa State Fair, there was a chorus of boos from Turning Point Action activists who were heckling Democratic politicians making their way through the crowds.
Videos of the confrontations got hundreds of thousands of views on social media, a burst of attention for a conservative youth organization that is charting its next chapter after last year's **** assination of its leader Charlie Kirk. But the true test of Turning Point Action's clout was unfolding inside the exhibition center, where staff members were registering voters, handing out **** ons and signing people up for social events.
"Building the foundation for 2028," said one of the flyers.
While Democrats have punted Iowa from the top of its presidential primary calendar, the state's caucuses will still kick off Republicans' next nominating process. Turning Point Action is positioning itself to shape that contest, a reminder that preparations for the next White House campaign are already in motion even though no candidates have announced and the midterm elections aren't over yet.
Turning Point Action wants at least one staffer in each of Iowa's 99 counties to mobilize the conservative grassroots.

#point #next #conservative

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No doubt you've seen an "FDIC-insured" or "Member FDIC" sign on the wall of a bank or at the bottom of a bank website homepage. Almost all banks, including online banks, are insured by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC).
The FDIC is an independent government agency that insures money people deposit at a bank. If the bank fails, the FDIC repays up to $250,000 per person, per ownership category at each FDIC-insured bank.
The FDIC was created in 1933 in response to the turmoil of the 1929 stock market crash. Following the crash, people rushed to withdraw their money from banks. As a result of these bank runs, as many as 9,000 banks failed and $7 billion dollars in deposits were lost, wiping out the life savings of millions of Americans.
President Franklin D. Roosevelt signed the Banking Act of 1933, establishing the FDIC to restore trust in the US banking system. The FDIC reports that since then, no one has lost any FDIC-insured money due to a bank failure.

#fdic #bank #money #crash

Here are five high school games/sporting events to watch out for this week:
This is always one of the top early-season invitationals, including Crestwood, Field, Garfield, Southeast and Streetsboro out of Portage County. The Rockets boys and Red Devils girls are coming off team ****** les at last week's Billy Goat Challenge. Streetsboro had three runners in the top 11 of the boys race: senior Ares Miller (fifth, 18:41.59), sophomore Preston Krzeminski (ninth, 19:11.16) and sophomore Ryan Haber (11th, 19:14.72). Crestwood had two in the top four of the girls race, seniors Piper Seibold (second, 20:47.77) and senior Madie Grace Gonczy (fourth, 21:44.23), while Streetsboro (junior Cara Thomson and senior Kaelyn Malloy) and Field (sophomore Alison Church) also had top-10 finishers.
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Two undefeated teams square off in this epic clash in Kent, their first meeting as Metro Athletic Conference rivals. Both recently recorded signature nonleague wins, with Roosevelt topping Lake (Federal League) and Field topping Copley (Suburban League). The Rough Riders have scored a whopping 22 goals through three games (including eight from senior Audrey Haines) while the Falcons have yielded just three in their first five games.
It's too bad Portage County soccer fans can't be two places at once because both Falcons-Rough Riders games are must-watch. Indeed, while the girls teams haven't squared off in a while, the Field and Roosevelt boys have played each of the last three seasons with all three games decided by a single goal, including the Falcons prevailing 4-3 in Kent a year ago. Field carries an undefeated record into this year's clash while both teams are trying to stay atop the MAC standings with matching 2-0 records entering the night.

#three #boys

San Francisco 49ers wide receiver De'Zhaun Stribling will take the field for his first NFL regular season game inside of a cricket pitch in Australia roughly 7,900 miles from Levi's Stadium.
While Stribling surely hopes to leave Australia with a victory, he has a much different hope for the one thing he's hoping to see or do while the team is in the Southern Hemisphere.
"Yeah, I kind of want to see a kangaroo," Stribling told reporters in the locker room after Tuesday's practice. "Just because. You know, see how big they are. So that's really it."
There's a pretty good chance Stribling will get his wish, particularly if he goes looking for one. As of 2023, there were around 35 million kangaroos living in Australia per the Australian government's Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water (h/t GoEco.org).
Stribling should have plenty of time to go out searching for a kangaroo since they're not particularly difficult to find and the 49ers will have a ton of time in Australia before their game on Friday in Australia (Thursday in the United States). The 49ers arrive in Australia on Friday (Australia time), they have a bonus practice Saturday and then some down time until their practice week begins.

#particularly

Chicago State University kicked off a new chapter in its history Saturday, taking the field for its first-ever college football game as it opened its inaugural season at SeatGeek Stadium against Roosevelt University.
Tailgates, grills and enthusiastic fans filled the stadium grounds ahead of the highly anticipated matchup, which drew alumni, students and supporters eager to witness the program's debut.
For some Chicago State alumni, the moment was years in the making.
"There was promises of it when we were in school 20 years ago and it didn't happen so 20 years later to see it were excited," said Chicago State alumni Tameca and Jordonna.
Others said they wanted to support the university as it launches its new program.

#university #years #stadium #seatgeek

OTTUMWA — Just hours before heading back to the class, members of the Ottumwa High School girls tennis team passed new tests on Tuesday at Dan Staggs Family Courts.
Three Bulldog players picked up wins in their varsity singles debut while Layla Criswell and Victoria Sosa closed out the dual earning a win in their debut as a varsity doubles team. All told, Ottumwa won every single set in 10 matches played against Des Moines Hoover-East improving to 3-0 in Iowa Alliance Conference south division duals with an 11-0 victory over the Polar Bears on a night where the depth of the Bulldogs was on full display.
"I told the girls before the match that it can be tough to play people that aren't quite as skilled at the game as themselves," Ottumwa head girls tennis coach Leanna White said. "What I was looking for was people who were going to go out there and play the game I know they can play as individuals."
Ottumwa (8-3) heads to Des Moines Roosevelt on Thursday for the dual that could decide the Iowa Alliance south division championship. Action at Waveland Courts will get underway at 4 p.m.

#girls

Carol Burnett and Rosie O'Donnell were among the stars honoring Tim Curry after the actor died August 26 at age 80.
Burnett remembered Curry as both a longtime friend and a gifted performer. The pair worked together in the 1982 film Annie, where Curry played Rooster Hannigan.
"We had such a wonderful time working together on Annie," Burnett wrote on Instagram. "Nobody could play lovable villains better than he could. He was a dear friend. I was blessed to know him."
O'Donnell kept her tribute brief, sharing a photo of Curry alongside the words, "Sweetest man."
Curry built a career around memorable characters, including Frank-N-Furter in 1975's The Rocky Horror Picture Show. He also played Pennywise in the 1990 television adaptation of It, making Tim Curry Pennywise another lasting part of his screen legacy.

#curry

Home Alone 2 actor Tim Curry died on Tuesday, August 25.
According to TMZ, Curry's health was on the decline for over a decade before his death at the age of 80. The Hollywood star died at his Los Angeles home. No cause of death has yet been revealed for the revered actor.
In 2025, Curry shared with The Hollywood Reporter that he was still unable to walk following a near-fatal stroke in 2012.
"I still can't walk, which is why I'm in this silly chair, and that's very limiting. So I won't be singing, and I won't be dancing very soon. I still have real problems with my left leg," he shared at a screening for the 50th anniversary of the 1975 cult classic The Rocky Horror Picture Show, in which he starred alongside Susan Sarandon.
Curry often displayed his knack for musical theater in his roles, including playing Rooster Hannigan in the 1982 film adaptation of Annie, as well as several Broadway productions, such as Monty Python's Spamalot, My Favorite Year, and Hair.

#curry #still #won 't

HIGH SCHOOL FLAG FOOTBALL
TUESDAY'S RESULTS
Southern Section
Agoura 28, Oak Park 6
Anaheim 32, El Dorado 6
Arlington 28, Nuview Bridge 0
Ayala 12, Shadow Hills 0
Burbank Burroughs 6, Hart 0
California Military Institute 45, Lakeside 13
Canyon Springs 14, Vista del Lago 0
Cerritos Valley Christian 20, Bellflower 0
Chino Hills 6, Capistrano Valley 0
Colony 13, Garey 7
Colton 24, Carter 0
Dos Pueblos 21, Westlake 19
El Segundo 7, Peninsula 6
Elsinore 26, San Jacinto 0
Golden Valley 8, Lancaster 6
Heritage 19, Orange Vista 6
Mater Dei 38, Esperanza 0
Mission Viejo 12, Crean Lutheran 6
Monrovia 44, Arroyo 0
Lakewood St. Joseph 26, Redondo Union 12
Oaks Christian 13, Oxnard Pacifica 7
Ontario Christian 12, Newport Beach Pacifica Christian 7
Orange Lutheran 24, Downey 19
Oxnard 47, Highland 20
Ramona 34, San Jacinto Valley Academy 0
Rancho Verde 32, Perris 0
Redlands East Valley 34, Eastvale Roosevelt 0
Rialto 31, Jurupa Hills 0
Rim of the World 35, Bloomington 18
Sage Hill 26, Corona 2
San Bernardino 64, Rubidoux 0
San Clemente 27, Northwood 6
Santa Barbara 33, Rio Mesa 7
Santa Fe 15, San Gabriel 0
Santa Margarita 13, Aliso Niguel 7
Santa Paula 52, Del Sol 0
Sierra Canyon 53, Alemany 0
South Torrance 47, West Torrance 0
St. Lucy's 21, Chaffey 6
Sunny Hills 40, Moreno Valley 20
Temecula Prep 26, Xavier Prep 0
Temescal Canyon 40, Tahquitz 6
Troy 14, Los Osos 13
Upland 13, Cajon 12
Western Christian 25, La Serna 18
Whittier 19, Alhambra 0
Intersectional
Mira Costa 38, San Pedro 6
MONDAY'S RESULTS
City Section
Foshay 39, Bernstein 6
Foshay 45, Hawkins 6
Fremont 38, Diego Rivera 0
Hawkins 46, Bernstein 6
Sotomayor 18, Huntington Park 6
South East 13, Elizabeth 6

#hills #santa #section

SYDNEY (AP) — Motor neurone disease is not likely to stop Jai Arrow trying to bring up a career milestone in Australia's National Rugby League.
The NRL is planning an exception to its rules to allow the veteran forward a chance to be on the field for the South Sydney Rabbitohs in his 99th and 100th rugby league games for the club, if only for a few moments.
Arrow, 31, was diagnosed in May with Motor neurone disease, which MND Australia describes as an umbrella term for a group of progressive neurological conditions where the motor neurones degenerate. Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) is the most common form, and ALS is often called Lou Gehrig's disease.
As part of an agreement with the Rabbitohs, the NRL granted South Sydney special dispensation to include Arrow as an extra player on Tuesday's official team list and an extra substitution in their rotation for the game against the Gold Coast ******* ans on Saturday. A similar dispensation will be allowed for South Sydney's last regular season game against Sydney Roosters.
According to the NRL, Arrow will get dressed in South Sydney playing kit for the two NRL game days in the Rabbitohs dressing room, lead the Rabbitohs team onto the field of play, be the team's first interchange of the match within the first few seconds after the opening whistle without taking part in any play during the game, and be able to sit on the interchange bench for the remainder of the game in his playing kit.

#sydney #arrow #south

Selma 20 - Sunnyside 14
Coalinga 31 - Roosevelt 14
Bullard 34 - Reno 33
Fowler 27 - Granite Hills 14
Monache 36 - Wasco 29

#coalinga #fowler

Title holders Bayern Munich started the new season of the women's Bundesliga with a 4-1 victory at Union Berlin on Friday evening.
Klara Bühl's free-kick gave the Bavarians the lead in the 27th minute as they headed to the break with a narrow lead.
But Pernille Harder needed only two minutes after half-time to add a second for the defending champions.
Captain Glódís Perla Viggósdóttir added one to her name in the 60th, before Union Berlin pulled one back through Nele Bauereisen in the 79th.
But the guests didn't panic and Sophie Proost scored her first goal for Bayern to seal the win in stoppage time.

#union #title #Friday #klara

The White House has branded comedian Rosie O'Donnell a "total slob" after she joked on late night television that Natalie Harp, Donald Trump's devoted executive ***** istant, tucks the president into bed at night.
O'Donnell's quip, made Wednesday night during her stint as a guest host on Jimmy Kimmel Live!, comes as Trump's 35-year-old aide has been at the center of intense media and public scrutiny over her unusually close relationship with and proximity to the president. The comedian opened the episode wishing viewers "a special ***** o to those of you watching from home and from the White House."
"But I do have some bad news for President Petty Roosevelt," she continued. "That's all I'm going to say about you tonight, sweetheart. You got to realize it's time to hang up your wig and let Natalie tuck you in," O'Donnell said, drawing audible gasps from the audience.
In response, the White House unleashed an insult-laden statement on O'Donnell, who has been feuding with Trump for 20 years.
"Rosie O'Donnell is a nasty woman and a total slob whose brain has been completely destroyed by Trump Derangement Syndrome," White House spokesman Davis Ingle told PEOPLE.

#o 'donnell #natalie

The White House has responded to Rosie O'Donnell's critique of its' Appointments Secretary Natalie Harp.
While filling in for Jimmy Kimmel on his late-night show this week, the comedian has taken daily jabs at President Donald Trump. Her latest has been centered around his controversial relationship with his political aide.
During her opening monologue on Wednesday, August 19, O'Donnell said, "A special **** o to those of you watching from home — and from the White House. But I do have some bad news for President Petty Roosevelt: that's all I'm gonna say about you tonight, sweetheart."
She continued, "You gotta realize it's time to hang up your wig and let Natalie tuck you in. Time to go nighty-night!"
Aaron Schwartz / Pool via CNP

#time #rosie #secretary #harp

Selma 20 - Sunnyside 14
Coalinga 31 - Roosevelt 14
Bullard 34 - Reno 33
Fowler - Granite Hills
Monache 36 - Wasco 29

#roosevelt #reno

Jose Mourinho is adamant that Real Madrid do not need Rodri and said the club do not want players who 'hesitate' about joining.
Real Madrid appeared frontrunners to sign Rodri from Manchester City earlier in the window, but missed out on the Spain captain toBarcelona.
The 30-year-oldcompleted his £65.4m transfer to Barcelona earlier this week, signing a four-year deal with the La Liga champions.
Mourinho had viewed the World Cup-winning captain as the ideal name to restore Real Madrid's midfield, which has lacked a controller since the exits of Toni Kroos and Luka Modric.
However, Mourinho said Rodri's hesitation about moving to Madrid 'created doubts' in his own mind, insisting the Spanish side are of such stature that transfer targets cannot deliberate the move.

#mourinho #captain #transfer #manchester

José Mourinho has given an exclusive interview to 'El Chiringuito' in which he spoke about everything. This is the second part of the interview.
"I haven't asked for anyone. I arrived after **** yzing the squad well, being absolutely aware of what I want. Looking at the things that happened last season and that you pass on to Lisbon, I wanted to come in knowing many things and behave as if I knew nothing. And finding a winger with one-on-one ability, aggressive, and who can play on both flanks (Diomandé), is not easy. I don't want to **** yze whether he cost 80, 120... I just say 'yes, I want him'."
"My player? No, he belongs to Pep Guardiola. He brings everything. I hope we can have few problems and a lot of stability and, if we do, Bernardo is a midfielder for me, but he can play as an attacking midfielder, on the right wing, anywhere... It has nothing to do with **** ing him away from Atlético or Barcelona, it was my conviction that Bernardo is Real Madrid level."
"There is only one Kroos and only one Modric. Arda Guler? I love him, and something similar to what happened with Luka will happen to him: you start as a '10', attacking, and in the end you'll finish as an '8' or a '6'... with his understanding of the game, that's the role Arda is going to play."
"How did he ask me to come back? First there were the rumors and much later, the contacts. Benfica means a lot to me and I thought I would stay there for a long time. When Real Madrid contacted me, it had the impact I want players to feel. When he called me... easy. I had no doubts. Returning to a club has a lot of meaning. When I returned to Chelsea for the second time. After so many years and so many coaches, you are the best and I want you to come back. And I came back."

#many #back #madrid #arda

Since Toni Kroos's retirement, Real Madrid's attack seems largely like an orchestra without a conductor, unable to find someone to cohesively pull the strings on a pitch filled with talented footballers with distinct skillsets. The de facto leader of Madrid on the pitch in the later years of his career, Kroos attempted over 100 passes per 90 minutes in La Liga in his final season at Madrid, completing nearly 95% of his passes, and 82 pass attempts per 90 in the Champions League. By comparison, Madrid's leading passer from midfield last season was Aurélien Tchouaméni with only 65.5 pass attempts per 90 in La Liga and 55.7 per 90 in Champions. In fact, with Luka Modric's subsequent departure, it was two centre-backs (Antonio Rüdiger in La Liga and Dean Huijsen in the Champions League) that led Madrid in pass attempts per 90 for the first time in nearly a decade.
Two of the criticisms of Madrid post-Kroos/Modric is that the deeper players like Rüdiger and Fede Valverde don't: i) circulate the ball quickly enough or ii) provide sufficient incisive passes to the forward line. We ****** yzed both points to see the validity of these concerns as it relates to Madrid's midfield.
Let's first tackle quick ball circulation. Kroos's final season at Madrid saw him attempt 22.2% of his passes one-touch (fourth percentile amongst midfielders in the top five leagues) and 53.7% within two seconds of receiving the ball (eighth percentile amongst midfielders in the top five leagues) in league play while Modric that same season saw 23.5% of his passes come via first touch (10th percentile) and 52.6% under two seconds (seventh percentile). By comparison, Aurelien Tchouaméni and Valverde last season distributed 26.4% and 26.3% of their passes, respectively in La Liga one-time (higher percentages than Kroos and Modric in 2023/2024) with nearly the identical percentage of quick passes (passes within two seconds of receiving the ball) as the German legend and Croatian maestro had in 2023/2024 (Tchouaméni: 53.8%; Kroos: 53.7%; Valverde: 53.3%; Modric: 52.6%).
It is a popular misconception that being a tempo controller often requires playing the ball quickly and having a significant percentage of one-two touch passes. Kroos was not a great tempo controller because he often passed the ball first touch. As the chart above demonstrates, Kroos actually circulated the ball slower his final season than many of Madrid's midfielders last season. The best tempo controllers know when to play first-time, when to hold on to the ball for several seconds, when to progress the ball and when to value retaining possession, understanding that the scoreline, moment in the match, and positioning of players on the pitch dictate when to move the ball quickly and when to slow the play down. Vitinha, considered by many to be the best deep-lying playmaker in the game today, distributed less than our out of every five attempted passes (18.3%) during live play last season in Ligue 1 from a first

Jack Munro & Roos van Reek teamed up to win Mixed Open in Birmingham.
The largest indoor pickleball event held anywhere in the world was held last weekend, with 3,400+ players descending into Birmingham, England for the 2026 English Open, powered by the ****** ociation of Pickleball Players (APP) and continuing a multi-year relationship between the US-based tour and the biggest European organization out there.
Let's do a quick recap of the results, highlighting the winners, the upsets, and the top International players who made waves. The event featured a slew of pros from the US, joined by some of Europe's top players and even some visitors from the East.
Ignasi De Rueda, who plays out of Barcelona and is one of the top Spanish players who plays primarily out of the continent survived the massive draw to take gold. In the final, he topped APP Next player Jake Bower. Bower had taken out top APP player Livornese in the quarters and Poland star Mateusz Matysik to earn his finals spot. Meanwhile, De rueda crushed another APP Next star Jayden Broderick in the semis before a tight 11-9 third game win for the ****** le.
In a great display of the spread of the game, the semis of the Women's draw featured players from Spain, Croatia, Netherlands, and the USA. Of course, the Croatian actually plays in the States, while the Dutch player primarily plays in Australia, so you just can never tell. Dutch star Roos van Reek topped APP next star Brooke Revuelta in one semi, while Croatian-born Domenika Turkovic (currently No. 4 on the APP tour) made fast work of Barcelona-based in the other. In the final, Turkovic outlasted van Reek for the ****** le.

#roos

It's the economy, stupid.
Political strategist James Carville coined that phrase during Bill Clinton's 1992 presidential run against George H.W. Bush to remind Democrats to focus on pocketbook issues, but some ***** ysts said that logic can also be applied to keep Social Security afloat.
The trust fund that supplements incoming payroll taxes to pay monthly Social Security benefits is expected to run dry by the end of 2032, according to the program's trustees. When that happens, the law requires benefits to be reduced by an estimated 22% to ensure the program's costs do not exceed its revenues.
While Congress has yet to raise taxes, cut benefits, or do both to keep affording payouts as population growth slows, some economists say the strongest Social Security reforms may not look like Social Security policy at all. Instead, they say, Congress should shift its focus to managing the economy better to encourage more Americans to work and earn.
"Social Security is a reflection of, and is supported by, the strength of the economy," said economist and Social Security expert Kathryn Anne Edwards at center-left think tank Roosevelt Institute. "Who is working, how much they earn, how healthy they are, and how much they save matter more than the head count. People could live longer, have fewer kids, and have a solvent Social Security if workers earned enough money."

#economy #taxes

Angharad Evans added 200m breastroke silver to Sunday's 100m gold at the European Aquatics Championships.
The 23-year-old finished second behind world record holder Evgeniia Chikunova of Russia at the Paris Aquatic Centre, with Ireland's Mona McSharry in third.
Evans had been looking to repeat her double victory for Scotland at this summer's Commonwealth Games in Glasgow.
But she had to make do with silver - just as she had a year ago in the European short-course final in Lublin - behind last year's world silver medallist.
Meanwhile, compatriot Keanna Macinnes finished fifth in the women's 100m ******* erfly final won by world silver medallist Roos Vanotterdijk of Belgium.

#year #behind