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“There’s not a whole lot you can do when they get here the day before,” U.S. coach Gregg Popovich said Wednesday from Tokyo. “Luckily, it’s basketball. Try to keep it simple and take care of what we think we can take care of. … The good thing is, they’ll be in shape. I don’t know how the plane’s going to affect them, because it’s not an easy flight.”
Former University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign head football coach Ron Turner and his wife, Wendy, sold their two-bedroom, 1,555-square-foot condominium unit in the Pinnacle building on the Near North Side for $780,000. (Bob Goldsborough / Chicago Tribune)
“She sees the floor so well,” Plum said. “She’s basically a point guard but in a post body. So it’s been cool to have her. … We’ll look to her, whether she’s setting screens off ball or on ball, whether she’s posted up and we’re cutting off of her, she’s really directing a lot of the show. And because of her size and skill she’s such a mismatch, it’s really tough for teams. They might have to double, and that’s where all of us benefit.”
It was the third game this series with at least 40 points and 10 rebounds for Antetokounmpo, a dominant debut Finals performance that takes its place among some of the game’s greatest. Antetokounmpo finished with 35.2 points, 13.2 rebounds and 5.0 assists per game while shooting 61.8%, the first player in Finals history to reach those numbers.
“Super happy for (Happ) and our group,” Cubs manager David Ross said. “They continued to compete. … With this group, their experience, and when things haven’t been going our way, it would be really easy to cash one in, especially a game like that on a Tuesday night.”
Abreu went 3-for-5 with four RBIs and three runs and Yoán Moncada had three hits, including a two-run home run, as the Sox won for the ninth time in 11 games. They are a season-high 21 games over .500 (58-37). It’s their first time to be 21 games over .500 since Sept. 15, 2006 (84-63).
The space has also hosted yoga sessions, family movie showings, art fairs, festivals and public viewings of major sports events like the 2019 women’s World Cup final. But high-stakes Bucks games are when it really comes alive, said Carlos Anguiano, 30, of Milwaukee.
That’s the conundrum Hoyer faces as he tries to build “the next great Cubs team.” Veterans such as Arrieta, Eric Sogard and Jake Marisnick were stopgap signings and shouldn’t be considered part of the future. But without a productive farm system, this is what the Cubs are settling for as Hoyer listens to offers for Kris Bryant, Javier Báez, Anthony Rizzo, Craig Kimbrel and others to restock the system.
Sheets (.245/.333/.633, five homers, 14 RBIs), left fielder Andrew Vaughn (.240/.307/.426, 10 homers, 26 RBIs in 80 games) and Burger (.313/.389/.563, one homer, three RBIs in 12 games) are among the rookies making an offensive impact. Earlier this season it was designated hitter Yermín Mercedes.
Last May, after the Love pick, Rodgers acknowledged that “my sincere desire to start and finish with the same organization … may not be a reality.” At the time, it seemed he was looking for the team to recommit to him. Rodgers then won his third MVP award in 2020 while keeping Love nailed to the bench.