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Shortstop Javier Báez is helped up after being tagged out at first base during the eighth inning of the Cubs’ 5-1 win against the Diamondbacks on Sunday at Wrigley Field. Báez suffered a left heel injury on the play and did not start Monday against the Reds. (Erin Hooley / Chicago Tribune)
“With my situation, look it’s never been about the draft pick, picking Jordan,” Rodgers said at the time. “I love Jordan. He’s a great kid, a lot of fun to work together. Love the coaching staff, love my teammates, love the fan base in Green Bay. An incredible 16 years.
Jiménez has been on a rehab assignment, most recently with Triple-A Charlotte, as he makes his way back from a ruptured left pectoral tendon suffered in a March 24 Cactus League game against the Oakland Athletics at Camelback Ranch in Glendale, Ariz., while attempting to rob a home run.
“It’s like an attachment, like a shoulder attachment that they put the sleeve on,” Boquiren said. “And then a unit, the Game Ready unit, pumps cold water in it, and it’ll be on for about 20, 30 minutes. … Especially if we’re staying to watch a game, we’ll bring that stuff with us and kind of really just maximize our time.”
On Sunday, Biles received a 6.7 D score for a floor routine that includes two elements named after her. Judges dinged her for sloppy — again, by her standards — performance, giving her a 7.733, for a 14.133 total, second-best of the day behind Italy’s Vanessa Ferrari.
Athletes won’t do much mingling with locals at these pandemic-restricted Olympics. If they did, they might not find their body art as welcome. Tattoos remain stigmatized in Japan, where those with them are commonly banned from beaches, gyms, pools and elsewhere around Japan.
They took care of business over the weekend against the worst team in baseball, as they should even for a struggling team. On-field results can only distract so much, though, as the trade deadline draws closer with the Cubs (49-51) sitting in fourth place in the National League Central, 9 games back of first place.
Turning to the slot receiver position, if the Bears are going to become more potent offensively, they’re going to need more productive playmakers. Former second-round pick Anthony Miller was cast off to the Houston Texans, and since his arrival Damiere Byrd has been the logical candidate to join Allen Robinson and Darnell Mooney. Byrd had a career-high 47 receptions for 604 yards last season with the New England Patriots and has the quickness and speed to excel in the slot. Byrd could emerge as a nice signing. He won’t be the only option in three-receiver sets, and that’s where it is interesting because playing time will be up for grabs. Byrd should emerge ahead of Riley Ridley, Javon Wims, Marquise Goodwin, Dazz Newsome and others, but keep an eye out for someone excelling in the next several weeks. It’s also worth noting Byrd is probably best working in the slot, which is where Miller operated.
“He’s rested,” La Russa said of Hendriks. “If he wasn’t rested, you couldn’t do it. But still, that’s one reason we left Michael in there: Every out you could buy in the eighth is one less for (Hendriks) to get. But as soon as one guy got on, he was going to be in there. And the key is he was rested. Without that, not possible.”
Kevin McDowell, of Geneva, finishes sixth in the Olympic triathlon, the best-ever finish by an American male, on July 26, 2021, at Odaiba Marine Park in Tokyo. (Brian Cassella) Triathlete Kevin McDowell USA’s Kevin McDowell prepares to start the triathlon. (Brian Cassella/Chicago Tribune) Triathlete Kevin McDowell USA’s Kevin McDowell (52) prepares to start the triathlon. (Brian Cassella/Chicago Tribune) Triathlete Kevin McDowell USA’s Kevin McDowell prepares to start the triathlon. (Brian Cassella/Chicago Tribune) Triathlete Kevin McDowell USA’s Kevin McDowell (52) and the field dive into Tokyo Bay to start the triathlon Monday, July 26, 2021, at Odaiba Marine Park during the Tokyo Olympics. McDowell finished sixth, the best-ever finish for an American male. (Brian Cassella/Chicago Tribune) Triathlete Kevin McDowell Swimmers begin the triathlon Monday, July 26, 2021, at Odaiba Marine Park during the Tokyo Olympics. (Brian Cassella/Chicago Tribune) Triathlete Kevin McDowell USA’s Kevin McDowell prepares to start the triathlon Monday, July 26, 2021, at Odaiba Marine Park during the Tokyo Olympics. McDowell finished sixth, the best-ever finish for an American male. (Brian Cassella/Chicago Tribune) Triathlete Kevin McDowell USA’s Kevin McDowell dives into Tokyo Bay for his second swim lap during the triathlon Monday, July 26, 2021, at Odaiba Marine Park during the Tokyo Olympics. McDowell finished sixth, the best-ever finish for an American male. (Brian Cassella/Chicago Tribune) Triathlete Kevin McDowell USA’s Kevin McDowell exits the water after the swim. (Brian Cassella/Chicago Tribune) Triathlete Kevin McDowell Athletes bike during the triathlon Monday, July 26, 2021, at Odaiba Marine Park during the Tokyo Olympics. (Brian Cassella/Chicago Tribune) Triathlete Kevin McDowell American Kevin McDowell (52, left) bikes during the Olympic triathlon. (Brian Cassella/Chicago Tribune) Triathlete Kevin McDowell USA’s Kevin McDowell (52, left) bikes during the triathlon, July 26, 2021, at Odaiba Marine Park during the Tokyo Olympics. (Brian Cassella/Chicago Tribune) Triathlete Kevin McDowell A pack of cyclists passes in front of Rainbow Bridge during the triathlon. (Brian Cassella/Chicago Tribune) Triathlete Kevin McDowell USA’s Kevin McDowell (52) finishes the bike during the triathlon (Brian Cassella/Chicago Tribune) Triathlete Kevin McDowell USA’s Kevin McDowell goes through the change from bike to run during the triathlon on July 26, 2021, at Odaiba Marine Park during the Tokyo Olympics. McDowell finished sixth, the best-ever finish for an American male. (Brian Cassella/Chicago Tribune) Triathlete Kevin McDowell USA’s Kevin McDowell (52) runs alongside Kristian Blummenfelt of Norway during the triathlon on July 26, 2021, at Odaiba Marine Park during the Tokyo Olympics. McDowell finished sixth, the best-ever finish for an American male, and Blummenfelt took gold. (Brian Cassella/Chicago Tribune) Triathlete Kevin McDowell Kristian Blummenfelt of Norway wins gold in the triathlon, July 26, 2021, at Odaiba Marine Park during the Tokyo Olympics. (Brian Cassella/Chicago Tribune) Triathlete Kevin McDowell Kristian Blummenfelt of Norway celebrates his gold medal win while Alex Yee of Britain and Hayden Wilde of New Zealand congratulate each other on finishing second and third in the triathlon on July 26, 2021, at Odaiba Marine Park during the Tokyo Olympics. (Brian Cassella/Chicago Tribune) Triathlete Kevin McDowell USA’s Kevin McDowell heads for the finish line. (Brian Cassella/Chicago Tribune) Triathlete Kevin McDowell USA’s Kevin McDowell finishes the triathlon, July 26, 2021, at Odaiba Marine Park during the Tokyo Olympics. McDowell finished sixth, the best-ever finish for an American male. (Brian Cassella/Chicago Tribune) Triathlete Kevin McDowell USA’s Kevin McDowell finishes the triathlon, July 26, 2021, at Odaiba Marine Park during the Tokyo Olympics. McDowell finished sixth, the best-ever finish for an American male. (Brian Cassella/Chicago Tribune)