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The Big Ten said Monday the team that forfeits will be assessed a loss in the conference standings and its opponent will be credited with a win. If both teams are unable to compete on the date of a scheduled conference game because of COVID-19, and the game can’t be rescheduled, it will be considered a “no contest.”
“August is probably the toughest part, toughest stretch of the season,” he said. “You hear it a lot, ‘Hey, just get through August, and when we get to September, you can see the light at the end of the tunnel.’ As we finish up August and into September, we’ve just got to finish up playing well, once we get to September, like I said, we’ll be able to see the end.
“I know he’s probably going to be a Hall of Fame guy,” Castillo said. “I would hate to bring him here if he didn’t have the ability to play. In my mind, when I look at that, I thought about that, and I said, ‘Does he have enough athletic ability?’ Jason and I know each other, and we talked about goals. First thing he’s got to do is he has to compete and beat out a couple of young guys who are pretty close to good athletes, too, so I think he’s up for the challenge.”
Cabrera’s 500th home run was hit No. 2,955 of his career, and he can reach that 3,000 milestone this season, too, if he can stay healthy and average one hit per game. Only six players have 3,000 hits and 500 homers: Hank Aaron, Willie Mays, Rafael Palmeiro, Albert Pujols, Alex Rodriguez and Eddie Murray.
The Cubs’ biggest selling point is their iconic ballpark, which remains a must-see destination for many no matter how far back the team is in the standings. During the seventh-inning stretch Sunday, fans were shown on the giant video boards singing, waving and having a good time, seemingly oblivious to the daily drubbing of their favorite team.
Health and safety protocols are still not uniform across all of major college football, but the common ground is this: Unlike last year when everyone was being tested frequently for the virus, only unvaccinated players and team personnel will be subject to routine surveillance testing. Only unvaccinated individuals will be automatically be quarantined if they come into contact with someone infected with the virus.
“His legs are still barking,” Sox manager Tony La Russa said before Sunday’s game. “We don’t want to push him. If it was October, he’d be in there. It’s more preventive, get rid of some of that fatigue and soreness. Hopefully have him ready for (Monday in Toronto).
The Lynx took their biggest lead at 47-34 when Fowles made a layup with 2 minutes, 17 seconds left in the second quarter. Courtney Vandersloot scored nine points during a 10-1 run to close the first half and trim the Sky’s deficit to four, and Kahleah Copper made a layup to cap a 9-1 spurt and make it 63-62 — the Sky’s first lead since midway through the first quarter — with about three minutes left in the third. McBride answered with a jumper on the other end, and the Lynx led the rest of the way.
“They did the microdiscectomy, and a lot of the pain was gone because I had sciatica all the way past my knees on both sides. And I just said, ‘I’m going to get back on the field as quick as I can.’ Three days later I was doing stuff, but when I got back on the field after five weeks and put those pads on, it just did not feel good. When I ran, I was afraid to step the wrong way. If I turned the wrong way quickly, my back would tighten up. It was really, really sore. … And then I came back and played six weeks later, I played against Minnesota (in Week 3) and I just wasn’t ready to play at all. I had no business being out on the field. I just thought, ‘Hey, I’ve done this a million times before, I can just get out there and do it.’ No way. Shouldn’t have ever been out there. And then I went on injured reserve for six weeks and was swimming every day and working out every day and doing all of that stuff, so when I came back seven weeks later, we played against Tampa Bay at home and I didn’t start that game. It says 111 games, 110 starts. That was the one game I didn’t start. I played the second and fourth quarters and I felt OK. I just didn’t feel like myself and I started the next week and I started all the rest of the games and the playoffs, but I was never the same after that.
“I give all of my credit to Tesho,” Michel said. “His work ethic, his relentless running, pressing the centerback and being able to nick the ball away from him, pick his pocket, that just left through on goal. I knew this was probably my only chance to score, so I knew I had to be clinical and put the ball in the back of the net.”