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Hawkins cut his teeth in Cleveland, where the newly nicknamed Guardians turned heads for constantly churning out talented, young pitchers, including Shane Bieber, Zach Plesac and Aaron Civale. Unlike the Cubs, Cleveland seldom spent big money on free agents and often dealt its young stars — including Francisco Lindor, Trevor Bauer and Mike Clevinger — before having to pay them fair market value.
The Bears’ current scoring average also needs boosting to avoid becoming historically dreadful. Over the previous 30 seasons, only five Bears teams have averaged fewer than 17 points. The 2000 squad, riding the quarterback carousel of Cade McNown, Shane Matthews and Jim Miller, scored just 13.5 points per game, the franchise mark for futility in a 16-game season.
Red Sox starter Eduardo Rodriguez gave up five hits, including Kyle Tucker’s three-run homer, and struck out seven. He retired Carlos Correa to end the sixth and walked off the mound tapping his wrist to clap back at the Astros shortstop, who used the same gesture after a tiebreaking homer in Game 1 to signal that it was Houston’s time.
Washington Gov. Jay Inslee, a Democrat, had set a deadline of Monday for thousands of state employees, including the Cougars coach, to be vaccinated. Rolovich applied for a religious exemption, which was denied Monday, Washington State athletic director Pat Chun said.
“It is super simple. Like I do in a lot of places, I have my vaccination card, a photo (of it), on my phone,” Stroop said. “That is totally acceptable, printed or digital proof. If they have CLEAR (the app’s Health Pass digital vaccine card), they can continue to use that, but if it’s easier to have a photo ‘favorited’ on their phone, they can do that too.”
“I would like to apologize to my teammates, the San Jose Sharks organization, and all Sharks fans for violating the NHL COVID protocols,” Kane said on Monday. “I made a mistake, one I sincerely regret and take responsibility for. During my suspension, I will continue to participate in counseling to help me make better decisions in the future.”
Chicago Sky players, including Chicago Sky MVP Kahleah Copper (2), 2nd from left, celebrate after winning the WNBA championship, 80-74, against the Phoenix Mercury on Sunday, Oct. 17, 2021, at Wintrust Arena in Chicago. Fans in search of championship t-shirts and other Sky gear are finding their options limited. (Stacey Wescott / Chicago Tribune)
Kobe Bryant and the others were killed Jan. 26, 2020, when the helicopter they were aboard, on their way to a girls basketball tournament, crashed in the hills west of Los Angeles amid foggy weather. Federal safety officials blamed pilot error for the wreck.
“We need to get more of that in the middle and not wait from the first start of the game to that (fourth-quarter) drive there,” coach Matt Nagy said. “All of that, when you go back and look at those plays, that’s what gets you excited is being able to see that. Now, we need to do more of that. And how do we get to that?”
The Zags were the runaway top choice in The Associated Press Top 25 men’s college basketball preseason poll released Monday. They earned 55 of 63 first-place votes to easily outdistance No. 2 UCLA, which earned the other eight. Kansas, Villanova and Texas rounded out the top five, while reigning national champion Baylor checked in at No. 8.