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“The curious part was that it showed that he missed the plate, right?” Sox manager Tony La Russa said. “Normally you have 20 seconds with the guy in there with replay saying ‘Hey, he missed the plate,’ you come out and make the call. But when you have that much time, which includes a trip to the mound by the pitching coach, it’s very unusual.
Never mind that the team once again talked up Miller this spring. His fate pretty much was sealed after the last season. Miller, in the final year of his rookie contract, gets a fresh start with the Texans, who are in need of playmakers a little more than a year after dealing away star receiver DeAndre Hopkins. The Bears now move on at slot receiver with Damiere Byrd an interesting target as the team prepares to report for training camp Sunday.
Cubs manager David Ross, left, holds back catcher Willson Contreras, right, who was ejected after arguing a strike call on Jason Heyward in the ninth inning of a game against the Diamondbacks on Saturday at Wrigley Field. (John J. Kim / Chicago Tribune)
“That’s probably the only thing that kind of sucked, I remember telling (hitting coach) Frank (Menechino) after I sat down, after it happened, I told Frank the only reason it happened is because I missed that first fastball, I should have hit it out and then just trot around the bases,” Grandal said. “It sucked. Definitely trending up, starting to feel way better at the plate, behind the plate. But as long as I can come back at the end and hopefully get to the point where I was heading toward the postseason, that’s huge. The postseason is where it counts.”
Sister Jennifer Ramirez, left, and mother Lourdes Lara of Chrys Carvajal, the 19-year old National Guard member killed over the July Fourth weekend, hold a banner with Carvajal’s photo on it during a rally for peace at Riis Park in the Belmont-Cragin neighborhood of Chicago on July 24, 2021. (Vashon Jordan Jr. / Chicago Tribune)
The Olympics like the idea of “streetball” because they’re doing everything they can to inject the busy summer program with sports that will attract a younger, more international audience. Skateboarding, surfing, sport climbing and, three years from now in Paris, break dancing (The ’80s called, they want their boom box back) are among the new sports also chosen to service this mission.
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL – AUGUST 20: (L-R) Gold medalists Breanna Stewart #9, Maya Moore #7, head coach Geno Auriemma, Tina Charles #14, Sue Bird #6 and Diana Taurasi #12 of United States pose for photos after the Women’s Basketball competition on Day 15 of the Rio 2016 Olympic Games at Carioca Arena 1 on August 20, 2016 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. (Photo by Tom Pennington/Getty Images) ** OUTS – ELSENT, FPG, CM – OUTS * NM, PH, VA if sourced by CT, LA or MoD ** (Tom Pennington / Getty Images)
Shortly after 10:30 p.m., a 20-year-old woman was eastbound in a 2012 Nissan Altima on 59th Street near Parnell Avenue, when she was struck head on by a driver of an Oldsmobile sedan that crossed over in her lane, police said. The woman was taken to the University of Chicago Medical Center where she was listed in fair condition.
Around 11:30 p.m. Friday, a 59-year-old woman was standing on the sidewalk after parking her vehicle in the 2600 block of West Haddon Avenue in the Humboldt Park neighborhood, when she was approached by two males who demanded her keys at gunpoint. When she refused, one of them punched her in the face and took her purse.
Police said two boys, ages 15 and 17, were in the back yard of a residence when shots were fired, striking them both. The younger teenage boy was hit in the abdomen, and was taken in serious condition to the University of Chicago Medical Center. The other teen was shot in the chest and was taken to the same hospital where he was later pronounced dead.