Eric Goldstein, a top cybersecurity official in the Department of Homeland Security, told lawmakers during a congressional hearing last week that paying the ransom doesn’t guarantee data will be returned or sensitive files won’t be sold on the dark web. He added that paying ransomware criminals will finance newer, more advanced tools for criminal intelligence. “It is the position of the U.S. government that we strongly discourage the payment of ransoms,” Goldstein said during the hearing....

This article discusses the causes of cystic acne and the scars it can leave. It also covers who is at risk for cystic acne along with what can be done to treat it. Inflamed vs. Cystic Acne Although many people use the term “cystic” to describe any type of severely inflamed acne, only those who develop acne cysts truly have cystic acne. Acne cysts are the most serious kind of acne blemish....

Just watch as he carves up the ankles of Mo Allie-Cox. Perhaps this was payback for getting caught in the face with an elbow late in the second half. The Buckeyes won the game, 75-72.

No matter the winner of the game, King has already been crowned as one of the rulers for NIL (name, image and likeness) success. As of Sept. 3, King has signed with six businesses: College HUNKS Hauling Junk and Moving Company; The Wharf, an outdoor event space in Miami; Murphy Auto Group; Dreamfield, a company aimed at providing avenues for student-athletes to profit off of their name; Panini America; and the Florida Panthers....

Holdouts are fairly common in the NFL, but not so much for rookies. Perhaps that’s why Colts linebacker D’Qwell Jackson is telling Bosa to just get over himself, sign the contract and help out his teammates. MORE: Each team’s biggest draft regret “At the end of the day, this is what you love to do — you love to play this game,” Jackson said Thursday on “Good Morning Football.” “We get compensated very well, so at some point you have to talk to your agent, talk to the powers that be and like ‘I want to play football, do whatever you can to get me into camp....

When the D.C. election board barred Williams from the ballot, the mayor launched a write-in campaign. With only four fringe candidates on the ballot–including a bugle-playing exotic dancer who likes to campaign atop a horse and a former city councilman once convicted of biting a tow-truck operator–that didn’t seem too tough. But last week Williams got slapped with a $277,700 fine for election fraud–and drew some new competition. Fiery pastor Rev....

To the club’s credit, that strategy has largely worked — to the tune of four postseason appearances over the past five years. But the limitations also have become readily apparent, with United winning just one playoff series in that time while also enduring a pair of woeful campaigns. MLS Spotlight: Thompson ’tries sh*t' As United sits last in MLS, with a 5-14-4 record and league-worst minus-24 goal differential, there’s plenty of reason for consternation....

The rapper sparked outrage when he said during his performance at the Rolling Loud Miami music festival on July 25: “If you didn’t show up today with HIV, AIDS, any of them deadly sexually transmitted diseases that’ll make you die in two or three weeks, put your cellphone light in the air.” “Ladies, if your p**** smell like water, put your cellphone light in the air. Fellas, if you ain’t suck a n**** d*** in the parking lot, put your cellphone lights in the air....

Following Dabo Swinney’s viral postgame rant on Saturday, the ESPN college football analyst had a message for the Clemson football coach on Tuesday morning. “I think Dabo Swinney is the most annoying winner in all of sports,” Finebaum said. “The guy just can’t keep his trap shut. Somebody just give the man a pacifier, send him to timeout and we’ll check in with him on Dec. 28 when he finally plays a legitimate team during this entire college football season....

In the post, user Willing_Mountain_803 describes how tensions ran high at a recent family barbeque. He describes how: “My family were there, specifically, my brother Anthony, M40 and his new girlfriend Sarah, F39. It’d been a while since we all got together, so while I knew about Sarah, I didn’t know that Sarah had a daughter, Maisie, who is a pre-teen, I would guess. Maisie has some sort of chromosomal disorder....

WHAT WE’RE READING The articles you’ll want to save and share with your friends 1. Stuart Scott has a nation of sports fans cheering for him as he fights cancer. Read his story in the New York Times. [READ MORE] 2. Michigan is taking an interesting approach to student seating for next college football season. [READ MORE] 3. You won't see a more thorough breakdown of Darrelle Revis' season than right here....

WHAT WE’RE READING The four articles you’ll want to save and share with your friends 1. The Qatar World Cup is turning out to be “a total disaster” in every aspect of the word, according to this Slate article. [READ MORE] 2. One aspect that universities would have to wrestle with if they are mandated to pay athletes: the impact of Title IX. [READ MORE] 3. A former Sooner football player talks about how his experience at Oklahoma compares to those of other athletes detailed in HBO’s Real Sports documentary....

Buy ‘Em Anthony Rizzo is 9-for-20 (.450) with a pair of doubles against Kyle Lohse. Assuming Coco Crisp can avoid injury between now and the game’s first pitch, he’ll be a good bet against Jason Vargas. Crisp is 14-for-43 (.326) with two homers and two doubles against the lefty. Billy Butler is 10-for-29 (.345) against Scott Kazmir. Daniel Murphy is 16-for-44 (.364) with three homers and five doubles against Jordan Zimmermann....

Only a few stacks stand out if you’re looking for cheap sleepers and value picks. The Dodgers are facing another pitcher who struggles against lefties, and we’ll always – repeat, always – recommend stacking players going against Jered Weaver (in this case, the White Sox). There’s also an interesting Rays stack if you’re willing to go against David Price, and if you’re playing in evening FanDuel or DraftKings contests, you can go with a big Cubs’ stack that includes a bold reverse-platoon splits play....

Fortunately, there are a couple aces and several “near-aces” set to take the hill, so finding a good pitcher shouldn’t be a problem. There are also plenty of splits you can use to put together a sound strategy. Note that a couple non-ace pitchers (Carlos Martinez, Aaron Sanchez) have very favorable splits against righthanded batters, so don’t be shy about fading Mets and Padres. MORE: Optimal FD lineup | DFS Playbook | Fantasy football sleepers...

Chances are he will be off-limits for a lot of people. Kershaw has already been touched up in Colorado once this year, and for his career, he holds a 4.71 ERA there. It might actually be a sneaky contrarian move to use him in GPPs, but, again, you’re taking a risk. As far as other choices go, it’s a pretty uninspiring set of rankings. Lance McCullers (at NYY) might have the most overall upside, but he also has a tough matchup in a hitter-friendly park....

It’s a relatively balanced day for pitching, with several legit aces at the top and several more good options throughout the middle of our rankings. It gets ugly near the end, but for the most part, there are plenty of worthwhile options. MORE FANTASY: Optimal DFS lineup | Prospect rankings | Waiver wire You can bet more than a few DFS players are going to try to save a few bucks and go with Jose Fernandez instead of Jake Arrieta (which isn’t a bad idea), but both of the top two SPs today will be heavily owned....

Among today’s four aces (we’re not putting Tanner Roark in that category yet, but he’s not that far off), Justin Verlander is the most interesting. Some people are going to be scared off his opponent, but the Red Sox are without Hanley Ramirez (flu), Xander Bogaerts (bereavement related), and Jackie Bradley Jr. (knee). Boston still has a couple big bats, but there are a bunch of holes in its lineup on Monday....