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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.
USA’s Olivia Smoliga, with teammate Allison Schmitt, cheers as Natalie Hinds completes the anchor leg of the women’s 400-meter freestyle relay in the preliminaries, July 24, 2021 at the Tokyo Aquatics Center during the Tokyo Olympics. The relay team finished second in their heat and advanced to the final on Sunday. (Brian Cassella / Chicago Tribune)
Richard Carapaz of Ecuador, center, who won the gold medal, fist pumps bronze medal winner Tadej Pogacar of Slovenia, as silver medal winner Wout van Aert of Belgium watches, after the men’s cycling road race at the 2020 Summer Olympics, July 24, 2021, in Oyama, Japan. (Thibault Camus / AP)
Olivia Smoliga, center, with teammates Allison Schmitt and Catie de Loof react as Natalie Hinds completes the anchor leg of the women’s 400-meter freestyle relay in the preliminaries July 24, 2021 at the Tokyo Aquatics Center during the Tokyo Olympics. The U.S. relay team finished second in their heat and advanced to the final. (Brian Cassella / Chicago Tribune)
“Across the board, even at Triple A, you’ve got to be able to make adjustments,” he said. “Understand how they’re pitching you. Right now, I hit a couple of games where I struggled a little bit. It’s try not to do too much. Just being able to control my emotions, control my breathing, slowing down the game a little bit more. That’s the next step.”
“We make it a definite policy that we play against the other team, we do not play against the umpires,” La Russa said. “They have a very difficult job. You get your team to play with emotion, that’s how you succeed and compete, and in a situation like that we got emotional. But if you play nine innings or 8½ innings, a couple of those calls did not decide it.
Seth Jones, a 26-year-old Texas native and son of former NBA forward Popeye Jones, led Blue Jackets defenseman this past season with 28 points (five goals and 23 assists). He made the NHL’s second All-Star team in 2017-18 after setting career highs in goals (16), assists (41) and points (57) with the Blue Jackets, and he played in four consecutive All-Star Games from 2017 to 2020.
The Cubs had no problem handling the 30-69 Diamondbacks, a team headed in the wrong direction with no sign of recovering soon. Zach Davies, also available for the right price, pitched well for five-plus innings. Catcher Robinson Chirinos, who hit two home runs while filling in for Willson Contreras, also has some trade value, though he just got here.
“Flexible and adaptable will continue to be key,” Aponte added, noting that Goodell’s memo was vetted by people in a variety of NFL roles. “We are committed to playing a full season as scheduled. There is the no-play/no-pay provision (from 2020), which has been agreed to with the players’ association and will carry into this season.”