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If reports from the Mirror are to be believed, then FC Basel’s young defender Fabian Schar is a hot transfer target for major clubs all across Europe. It is widely reported that the 21 year old Swiss International, who is ideally a centre back, but can also play in the right back role, is being heavily linked to a move to Premier League leaders Arsenal. So what makes this 21 year old who graduated from FC Will 1900, a fourth tier club of the Swiss League a sensation?...

This left the Warriors and Thunder in an odd role reversal. Here was OKC with three guards on the floor — Waiters, Russell Westbrook and Andre Roberson — and its two forwards bumped up in position, with Serge Ibaka at center and Kevin Durant at power forward. The Warriors, meanwhile, had a traditional center on the floor. MORE: 12 worst NBA playoff chokes of all-time It was the Thunder who went small, showing Golden State a multi-faceted group with four ballhandlers and willing 3-point gunners all around....

Before we get into our lineup, here are the key scoring settings for DraftKings Showdown contests: They’re full-point PPR and there are three-point bonuses for 300 passing yards, 100 rushing yards, and 100 receiving yards. The Captain pick costs 1.5 times a player’s original price, but he also gets his point total multiplied by 1.5. MORE DK SHOWDOWN: How to win a Showdown contest DraftKings Showdown Picks: Broncos vs. Colts Week 5 Thursday Night Football $50,000 budget, need at least one player from each team....

A product of the NFL’s desire to make ever more money, the midweek primetime game is in its 10th season of existence, and it continues to not get any better, the latest evidence being a slopfest in the Meadowlands, where the Giants got their first win of the season, 32-21 over Washington. MORE: Best photos of Week 3 | Kevin Durant on hand to watch his Redskins This Thursday night’s game began with Washington going three and out, offsetting penalties on the punt, then the second punt by Tress Way being blocked out of the end zone for a safety....

The long-term effects of high blood pressure produce a number of health problems over time, including increased strokes, heart attacks, kidney disease, and dementia. Thyroid Cancer and Hypertension All thyroid cancers can increase or decrease the production of your thyroid hormones. Cancer can be associated with symptoms or the development of hyperthyroidism (overactivity of thyroid hormones) more than with hypothyroidism (under activity of thyroid hormones). Hyperthyroidism results in increased metabolism and usually causes increased blood pressure....

Tiger Woods and the US PGA Tour’s National return to Congressional Country Club this week for the first time since 2009, when the 14-time major champion won the event he hosted. The event moved to suburban Philadelphia for the past two years while Congressional prepared for and hosted the 2011 US Open, which Rory McIlroy won while Woods was idled with nagging left knee and Achilles tendon injuries. Now the event is back in suburban Washington starting Thursday and Woods is back in a hosting role, his charity foundation receiving proceeds from the event, and on solid form after a victory earlier this month at the Memorial....

Woods’ round featured five bogeys and five birdies, including four putts that lipped out. He was tied for 29th when he turned in his scorecard. MORE: Watch the U.S. Open live with fuboTV (7-day free trial) His day got off to a rough start, with bogeys on two of the first three holes, but he closed moving day on a high note with birdies on two of the last three holes....

The records show that Woods was picked up by police at 7:18 a.m. local time and released over three hours later, just before 11am. Woods was charged with having an unlawful blood alcohol content level, which would be .08 or above in Florida. Woods is a resident of Jupiter Island. The golfer had back surgery in April, the fourth such surgery since the spring of 2014. Last week he announced his intentions to return, claiming he didn’t plan to retire....

However, my confidence in my country and my fellow citizens does not waver. We are, after all, a people who are united in our love of country. Moreover, we have conducted free and fair elections for nearly 250 years, through the Civil War, pandemics, two World Wars, and many other challenges. I know my local election officials and have seen their tireless work to man the polling stations, and to properly count every ballot cast....

In a recent interview Mark Rein, Vice President of Epic Games, assured that they will have Unreal powered games on the Android platform though no time frame is available. Google has a 50mb limit on application sizes, so developers that want to use the Unreal Engine to make titles are immediately held back since the engine produces a larger quality. Windows Phone 7 Loyal Microsoft fans can rejoice since the fowl craze that every other platform has been enjoying, Angry Birds, is finally making it’s way to Windows Phone 7 on May 25th....

Charadium: Pictionary on your iPhone/iPad! Take turns drawing out a word and guessing what it is in 15 rounds. Part of the Plus+ network (along with We Rule, Rolando, and Eliminate) so you can add friends and unlock achievements. Highly addictive, and at no cost for the ad-supported version. The ad free version costs $2.99. The game does have a few bugs to work out, such as word errors and glitches, but nothing that consistently ruins the experience....

Let’s take a look at the biggest poker event results from Atlantic City, Maryland, Palm Beach, Dublin and Vienna, while making a few more stops around the world in this edition of ‘This Week in Poker’. This week’s big names include David Paredes (GPI No. 260), who finally broke through with a big win at the WPT Borgata Poker Open, and Aaron Mermelstein (GPI No. 245), who was able to survive the charge of 2012 WSOP Main Event Champion Greg Merson (GPI No....

Thomas had a goal and an assist and Jake Allen made 30 saves to lead the St. Louis Blues to a 4-1 victory over the Sabres on Thursday night. “It kind of feels like it’s been a whole whirlwind and now I ended up here,” Thomas said. “It’s just a dream come true.” Jay Bouwmeester, Pat Maroon and Ryan O’Reilly scored for the Blues. Jack Eichel scored his 15th goal of the season in the second period for the Sabres....

The protest near the mayor’s home followed days of large-scale demonstrations throughout Los Angeles. During one held earlier in the day outside of City Hall, Garcetti took a knee beside demonstrators while addressing the crowd, multiple outlets reported. The mayor held a formal press conference from the city’s municipal center as protestors stood outside his home, announcing Los Angeles’ curfew would remain in place from 6 p.m. on Tuesday through 6 a....

On October 8, just day two of the new term, the Court will hear arguments questioning if the federal law that prohibits workplace discrimination “because of…sex”—Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964—applies to discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation and gender identity. Millions of Americans’ rights are at stake. About 4.5 percent of the adult U.S. population identify as gay or lesbian—about 11.3 million people—according to a recent Gallup poll....

Bigger picture Injuries and coaching changes (more on that later) have held up team chemistry and bonding. LaVine has been playing at unthinkable levels every night. Rookie Wendell Carter Jr has impressed everyone (more on that too), while the returns of Markkanen and Dunn have given the Bulls some added injection of experience. Even in the slow pains of growing and getting into lockstep on the court, the Bulls are slowly familiarizing themselves....

We have seen Mexican clubs rebound from first-leg snoozers to absolutely annihilate MLS teams in years past, so while the trio of MLS teams currently battling for places in the semifinals all impressed last week, they must all know that a flat performance in the second legs could lead to an ugly elimination. Toronto FC, the Seattle Sounders and New York Red Bulls are all taking leads into the upcoming second legs, and if they are going to hold on to those leads, they will need plenty of people to step up....

In the United States, about 1 in every 60 men and 1 in every 140 women are expected to develop head and neck cancer during their life. The risks are lower for other kinds of throat cancer—lifetime laryngeal cancer risk is approximately 1 in 190 men and 1 in 830 women. Compared to their counterparts, men, people over age 55, and White people are more likely to get these cancers....

New Yorker Nancy Stahl, whose specialty is WPA-style mock-heroic illustrations (like the image at right), says the fragility of her traditional medium–the opaque watercolor known as gouache–used to drive her crazy. When a painting was scanned into a client’s computer, the gouache would flake off. ““Lots of times it ruined the art,’’ she says. Now, using MetaCreations’ Painter 5 program (street price: $299), she creates flake-proof art in a dripless studio....