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Lt. Gov. Mandela Barnes, another Democratic Senate candidate, said if he’s elected he would fight to pass the Equality Act, which would prohibit discrimination based on sex, sexual orientation and gender identity in education, employment, bathrooms and other areas.
“I know I’ve done this before,” Barty said with a laugh in the retirement video, “but in a very different feeling. I’m so grateful to everything that tennis has given me. It’s given me all of my dreams, plus more, but I know that the time is right now for me to step away and chase other dreams and to, yeah, put the rackets down.”
“That was my whole frustration,” DeRozan said. “Without a doubt, I got hit a few times on a couple jump shots, and it’s the same old thing the whole game over: ‘I missed it. I missed it.’ From my opinion, we get paid to play at a high level, refs get paid to ref at a high level. … It’s just unacceptable.”
“Even though there is a translator for a Japanese player, it’s not an easy thing to express what I think or how I feel correctly,” Fukudome said. “Also, the same can be said to understand what others think or feel of me. Those cultural adjustments could be distractions on the field. Once you figure out and settle your life down in the USA, you can focus on what you do on the field.”
The Bears are in the mix for the Buffalo Bills offensive lineman. He started a visit with the team Tuesday, as I understand it, and that is expected to continue into Wednesday. Bates is a restricted free agent and previously visited the Minnesota Vikings and New England Patriots. The expectation is he will sign an offer sheet with one of those teams. If/when that happens, the Bills will have five days to match the offer or lose him without compensation. Offers Bates receives probably will be somewhat similar. He’s only got four regular-season starts (with two more in the playoffs), so it’s a projection. Unless a team wants to really pay for Bates, he’ll likely seek a short-term deal to put himself in line for a bigger pay day in another two years or so. To me, it will come down to what situation Bates likes best if the money is relatively similar. We’ll see what happens.
“My third game I ever pitched in the major leagues was at Wrigley Field, 2016 against Jake Arrieta. I think it was a Friday night game, and it was crazy. I mean, it was absolutely insane, and that was when the bullpen mounds were still on the side. And, oh, my god, it was unbelievable. I was like, this is the place I want to go. Because there’s the insults, but then there’s like creative insults, you know what I mean? Chicago fans really get that. I appreciate that kind of humor. I always thought this would be a cool place to play.”
Any team that visits Milwaukee has to face the inevitability of Giannis Antetokounmpo. At this stage of his career, a 25-point night from Antetokounmpo feels rather run-of-the-mill. But the Bucks were thorough in their rout. Jrue Holiday led them in scoring with 27 points, and five others finished in double digits: Pat Connaughton, Wesley Matthews, Serge Ibaka, Brook Lopez and Grayson Allen.
“If I throw harder, that’s great. But I already like how I pitch, my repertoire. I didn’t go into the offseason like, ‘Oh, I want to go out and throw 100.’ It’s just a matter of … getting stronger, finding the areas that need to be tightened up and tightening them up. I think a big one for me was putting on a little more mass and having that stable body.”
The deal is subject to approval by MLB team owners, which likely will take place next week, a person familiar with the agreement said Tuesday, speaking on condition of anonymity because no announcement was authorized. The New York Post first reported the agreement.
“Whether he’s at the plate, in the field, or on the hill, he wants to be the guy in the big moment,” Chiappetta said. “He has next-level skills and the ability to do things not all players can. His growth as a leader has been fun to watch.”