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Under the new format introduced by the PGA Tour, Thomas will start The Tour Championship on Thursday at 10-under par, by virtue of being the FedEx Cup leader. According to BetOnline, Thomas is a 9/4 favorite to win at East Lake Golf Club in Atlanta, Georgia, this week. In three appearances at the tournament, the American has never finished lower than seventh. Patrick Cantlay, who finished second behind Thomas at the BMW Championship last week, will begin the season finale at 8-under par....

Ilya Lichtenstein, 34, and his wife, Heather Morgan, 31, both of New York City, were arrested in Manhattan and are accused of attempting to launder the stolen cryptocurrency, currently valued at around $4.5 billion, according to a DOJ press release. The couple has been charged with conspiracy to commit money laundering and conspiracy to defraud the U.S. Court documents indicate that Lichtenstein and Morgan, who are set to appear in federal court on Tuesday, allegedly conspired to launder the proceeds of 119,754 bitcoins stolen from Bitfinex’s platform after a hacker initiated over 2,000 unauthorized transactions....

Granted, if you already believed what some in the media have fed you about CPAC, a conspiracy theory about a stage shape would simply confirm your preexisting bias about the conference being a breeding ground for neo-Nazis. But if you know the CPAC that I know—and I have attended the last 10 conferences, including the last two as conference staff—these accusations represent jaw-dropping chutzpah and disingenuousness. They are a case study in the kind of petty and dishonest political mud-slinging that violates every sense of decency....

It’s crystal clear that Alex Rodriguez’s last days in a Yankees uniform won’t be warm and fuzzy. So when manager Joe Girardi used A-Rod as a pinch-hitter Wednesday night, giving chanting Fenway fans what they wanted, Rodriguez was booed heartily, gave a mighty swing … and flied out to right field. MORE: What is wrong with David Ortiz’s bobblehead? In fairness, the popout advanced a runner in a five-run seventh inning key to a 9-4 Yankees win....

Sundance Veterans came to the 2002 festival with modest expectations. Last year’s dramatic competition had been the strongest in years, unveiling such gems as “In the Bedroom,” “Memento,” “Hedwig and the Angry Inch,” “L.I.E.,” “The Deep End” and “The Believer.” The law of film-festival averages says lightning can’t strike two years in a row. At midpoint in the festival, it’s safe to say the law is right. But if nothing has generated over-the-top excitement, there’s plenty of good work on display....

Feyenoord are coached by Giovanni van Bronckhorst, the ex-Arsenal left-back who left Barcelona a year before Pep Guardiola took over as coach at Camp Nou. The 42-year-old has enjoyed a successful start to his managerial career, claiming the KNVB Cup in his first season at the helm before delivering Feyenoord’s first Eredivisie title in 18 years last term. TV CHANNEL & LIVE STREAM In the UK, the match will be available to watch live on television on BT Sport Showcase and by stream via the BT Sport app....

Symptoms While a person is born with FOP, signs and symptoms of ossification may not become noticeable until a child gets a little older and has started to grow. In newborns, the first sign of FOP is a congenital abnormality of the toes. Shortly after birth, medical professionals or parents may notice the infant’s big toes are shorter than the other toes, and turned inward. This malformation is seen in all people with FOP and is an important clue for making the diagnosis....

That doesn’t mean the diagnosis shouldn’t be considered in men, though. After all, according to National Fibromyalgia Association estimates, 10 percent could mean one million men are living with illness. Often Overlooked Because of gender disparity, we know a lot more about how fibromyalgia affects women. Many studies are done with exclusively female participants and most healthcare providers have a lot more practical experience with female fibromyalgia patients. A lot of people, and even some healthcare providers, erroneously think that men don’t get fibromyalgia....

After releasing the list of players ranked 30-21 on Saturday, the ratings have continued to advance towards the very best players on the planet with the reveal of the likes of Sergio Aguero and Gareth Bale in the top 20. EA will continue to release the top 100 in the coming days, leading up to the announcement of the world’s most popular football game’s top star. You can check out the complete list of players to have featured on the list so far on our dedicated page....

The game’s developer unveiled the top 100 players in the new edition and cover star Cristiano Ronaldo unsurprisingly leads the way. A host of nationalities are represented in the best 100 and there are many from the Premier League, but, interestingly, just two English players make it. Ahead of the global release on Sptember 29, Goal takes a look at the top 10 English players in FIFA 18. 10. RAHEEM STERLING | MAN CITY | 82 Manchester City winger Raheem Sterling is among the best English players in FIFA 18, but the 22-year-old is still not quite the big-hitter many have expected him to become....

Valcke has been linked to a scheme that intended to sell tickets for the 2014 World Cup in Brazil at above their face value prior to the contract being canceled before any were sold. MORE: Blatter, Platini banned for eight years | FIFA’s biggest scandal in photos Valcke — the right-hand man to suspended FIFA president Sepp Blatter since 2007 — denies the allegations made by former Israeli footballer and tickets and hospitality consultant Benny Alon....

Stephen Constantine’s men have gained six points from their February rating points (333) to make the three-spot leap. Having already qualified to the 2019 AFC Asian Cup in the UAE, the side are set to take on Kyrgyz Republic in their final Group A qualifier on March 27. After being ranked 14th in the Asian confederation in February, India have made a one-spot leap in that regard while Iran continue to lead the way in the continent....

The 2014 FIFA World Cup semi-final between Brazil and Germany was one for the ages, producing the most shocking result the tournament had ever seen. And this week FIFA are offering you the chance to relive it all with FIFA Rewind – a ground-breaking mobile and social series, which will bring a selection of the greatest games in World Cup history right up into the 21st century. Fans have voted for the games they want to relive from 1982 to 2014 and this week the series reaches a thrilling climax....

This year’s edition will be the first tournament hosted in the Middle East and the first to be held at the end of the calendar year, in November and December. Eight stadiums will host the event across five cities in Qatar: Lusail, Al Khor, Al Rayyan, Al Wakrah and Doha. The World Cup draw was conducted on April 1 where the complete group stage schedule, including times and dates was set....

With 32 countries being involved in the tournament, Qatar will be expecting thousands to arrive in the Middle Eastern country. While getting to Qatar is not much of a logistical nightmare, there could be a few issues for supporters once they arrive in the country, as well as varying degrees of financial burden while staying in the state. The World Cup was moved to the winter for this tournament after it was awarded to Qatar due to the searing heat of their summer as daily temperatures from June to September exceed 40 degrees Celsius (104 degrees Fahrenheit)....

Colbert is a soldier in a growing army of lawyers, doctors and otherwise ordinary citizens who are taking on the sprawling and powerful junk-food industry. They’re charging that somewhere along the line, America’s long romance with fast food, soda and junk has morphed into an abusive relationship. And they’ve set out to change the finger-lickin’ eating habits that have made obesity, particularly in children, a national concern. On the front lines of this grass-roots movement are suburban moms fighting to get healthier fare in cafeterias and lawmakers around the country who are trying to pass laws to limit the junk food sold in schools....

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, a California Democrat, announced on Thursday she plans to bring forth legislation to formally enshrine Roe v. Wade, the landmark case protecting a woman’s right to choose, into law. The project would be led by Representative Judy Chu, also a California Democrat, and would prevent Texas from enforcing its regulations. The bill will almost certainly pass the Democrat-controlled house, given the issue’s widespread acceptance as a feature of the party’s platform....

NEWSWEEK: What do you hope to accomplish with this year’s festival? Thierry Frémaux: It’s difficult to become the most important festival in the world, but it’s even harder to remain so. My first challenge was to find and keep the pulse of cinema: to include the new wave of animation and documentary filmmaking, to welcome movies from countries with an emerging film culture and to bring Hollywood back to Cannes....

Members of the International Alliance of Theatrical and Stage Employees passed new agreements 56 percent to 44 percent among 36 local unions. When brought to the popular vote, 50.3 percent of members voted yes to the agreements, with 49.7 percent voting no. Approximately 45,000 members of the IATSE members voted in the election from November 12 to 14. “From start to finish, from preparation to ratification, this has been a democratic process to win the very best contracts,” said IATSE International President Matthew Loeb in a statement....