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In March 2011, McDowell, then 18, walked in the door from his first professional competition when his mother noticed a swollen area between his neck and collarbone. Traci McDowell, a registered nurse, touched the spot and recognized its rubbery feel as a symptom of lymphoma, a cancer that begins in the immune system’s infection-fighting cells.
“And I’m still learning — I’m 26 going on 27, so by no means have I hit my peak (yet),” Seth said. “But for Caleb, just bringing experience. I can hopefully play in all situations, power play, penalty kill and do a good job for the team. Whatever the coach asks me to do, I want to do to make this team better.”
While the 24-year-old topped the all-around with a total of 57.731 and advanced to the event finals on multiple events, it didn’t come easy. She stepped all the way off the mat following a tumbling pass on her floor exercise, then basically did the same on vault. She responded with a solid set on uneven bars, but a spectacular beam routine ended with her taking three major steps backward following her dismount, something Forster said he’s never seen her do.
“The curious part was that it showed that he missed the plate, right?” Sox manager Tony La Russa said. “Normally you have 20 seconds with the guy in there with replay saying ‘Hey, he missed the plate,’ you come out and make the call. But when you have that much time, which includes a trip to the mound by the pitching coach, it’s very unusual.
Never mind that the team once again talked up Miller this spring. His fate pretty much was sealed after the last season. Miller, in the final year of his rookie contract, gets a fresh start with the Texans, who are in need of playmakers a little more than a year after dealing away star receiver DeAndre Hopkins. The Bears now move on at slot receiver with Damiere Byrd an interesting target as the team prepares to report for training camp Sunday.
Cubs manager David Ross, left, holds back catcher Willson Contreras, right, who was ejected after arguing a strike call on Jason Heyward in the ninth inning of a game against the Diamondbacks on Saturday at Wrigley Field. (John J. Kim / Chicago Tribune)
“That’s probably the only thing that kind of sucked, I remember telling (hitting coach) Frank (Menechino) after I sat down, after it happened, I told Frank the only reason it happened is because I missed that first fastball, I should have hit it out and then just trot around the bases,” Grandal said. “It sucked. Definitely trending up, starting to feel way better at the plate, behind the plate. But as long as I can come back at the end and hopefully get to the point where I was heading toward the postseason, that’s huge. The postseason is where it counts.”
The Olympics like the idea of “streetball” because they’re doing everything they can to inject the busy summer program with sports that will attract a younger, more international audience. Skateboarding, surfing, sport climbing and, three years from now in Paris, break dancing (The ’80s called, they want their boom box back) are among the new sports also chosen to service this mission.
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL – AUGUST 20: (L-R) Gold medalists Breanna Stewart #9, Maya Moore #7, head coach Geno Auriemma, Tina Charles #14, Sue Bird #6 and Diana Taurasi #12 of United States pose for photos after the Women’s Basketball competition on Day 15 of the Rio 2016 Olympic Games at Carioca Arena 1 on August 20, 2016 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. (Photo by Tom Pennington/Getty Images) ** OUTS – ELSENT, FPG, CM – OUTS * NM, PH, VA if sourced by CT, LA or MoD ** (Tom Pennington / Getty Images)
U.S. coach Vlatko Andonovski made five changes to the starting lineup he used against Sweden, giving Carli Lloyd the start over Morgan, Megan Rapinoe for Press, Ertz for Sam Mewis, Emily Sonnett for O’Hara, and Tierna Davidson for captain Becky Sauerbrunn.