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“What a way to open up this season,” said Wisconsin coach Paul Chryst, whose 12th-ranked team hosts No. 19 Penn State on Saturday. “For us, it’s a little bit different from maybe Penn State in the sense that it’s a home game, but you talk about going through last season with no fans in the stands, and now you say our home opener is against Penn State and fans are in the stands. It’s a heck of a way to start.”
Scott, who took over the role in January when the team fired Jared Porter over explicit texts to a female reporter, was arrested on a DUI charge around 4:15 a.m. Tuesday morning. White Plains cops found him asleep at the wheel of his 2018 Toyota Highlander at the intersection of Fisher Ave. and S. Lexington Ave. The 44-year-old exec failed a field sobriety test and then refused a breathalyzer test.
Packers coach Matt LaFleur offered his best to “everybody in New Orleans,” adding: “That’s a bad deal that they’re going through, so we’ll adjust and, yeah, there are some adjustments … some positives that it probably won’t be quite as loud. But the negative is that it’s hard to simulate that kind of heat, so our guys are going to have to do a great job of hydrating and taking care of their bodies all week.”
González, 24, is slashing .275/.357/.525 with 15 doubles, 23 home runs, 57 RBIs, 58 runs and 22 stolen bases in 87 combined games with Double-A Birmingham (78) and Charlotte (nine) this season. He is one of seven players in the minor leagues with 20 homers and 20 steals.
The Bears are signing sixth-year NFL receiver Breshad Perriman, ESPN reported. Perriman, whom the Detroit Lions cut earlier this week, has 125 catches for 2,066 yards and 14 touchdowns in his career. He had 30 catches for 505 yards and three touchdowns last season with the New York Jets.
“Danny is working through all of his stuff right now,” coach Matt Nagy said last week when asked about Ogletree pushing Trevathan for playing time. “We love Danny to death and we understand the leader that he is, the player he is. But ‘Tree’ has come out here since Day 1 — I mean, he’s had like seven, eight picks. He’s continued to just play fast. We want to create depth. We want to have that for our players there, defensively, and I think he’s done a great job of letting us know that depending on where Danny is — status-wise, health-wise, etc.”
“This year has been tough for me, obviously, the numbers aren’t where I want them to be,” Ball told the Tribune Tuesday afternoon. “I think COVID year may have had something to do with that, and no excuses at all. But different parts of the game that I take pride in is being a complete hitter — not just solely relying on home runs. That’s what everyone likes to think is power, power, power, which I think I do have. But I also believe in myself that I can drive the ball the other way, situational hitting, stuff like that.”
“We cut the roster based on the 53 best guys that we thought could help our football team,” Roseman said. “And then going forward, when we look at guys, we’re going to look at them based on their ability, how they fit our system, what their background is, to make sure we’re bringing in the right people into this building. That’s really how all our discussions have been about.”
Four years after winning the National League pennant under Charlie Grimm, the Cubs finished 61-93 for a .396 winning percentage. Grimm was relieved of his managerial duties after 50 games, replaced by Frankie Frisch. Instead of leaving, Grimm was promoted to vice president of player operations, the de facto general manager.
I wouldn’t move Patrick Williams out of the starting lineup for Millsap, but the Bulls need another reliable true power forward in the rotation. While the Lauri Markkanen sign-and-trade last week made sense for both him and the Bulls, his departure left the team thin in the frontcourt (although Jones could line up at power forward). Plus, Millsap would bring strong defensive tendencies and instincts, traits the Bulls could use more of.