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“There’s legitimate reasons to think of DHing him a lot,” Sox manager Tony La Russa said before Wednesday’s game against the Minnesota Twins at Target Field. “That would be one way to get his bat in and not have to worry so much about his legs. At the same time, the way (Yermín) Mercedes was going, the spot was open for a while and hopefully Yermín gets back (from Triple A).
About 11,000 Olympians and 4,400 Paralympians are expected to enter Japan, with tens of thousands of officials, judges, administrators, sponsors, broadcasters, and media also entering. The IOC says more than 80% of resident of the Olympic Village will be vaccinated.
“Honestly I was surprised. I didn’t really know much about the Select Team,” Williams said on a conference call Tuesday night after the first day of training camp. “But it’s an opportunity … just come in here and, of course, working, that’ll never change, but just being a sponge to anybody and everybody.
“I think we just go out and play (Thursday) and try to get another win, get on a little streak here, finish the half as strong as we can,” first baseman Anthony Rizzo said. “But everything that’s going to be written is going to be written, and you guys are going to ask the (trade deadline) questions and we’re probably just going to dodge them and avoid them and say, you know, it’s all rumors.
“Like we always said, winning gives you the most confidence,” Wicky said. “We have to build from that, we have to keep working and believing in what we do. And we know that we can beat a lot of teams in this league. But it often depends on little details and really making this extra step and really working for the team. That’s going to be the base for the next three, four months.”
The scene couldn’t have been any further from the mirthless, empty arena where the Lightning won the Cup last September in a quarantined bubble across the continent in Edmonton, Alberta. They joined the Pittsburgh Penguins as the only back-to-back Cup winners in the salary-cap era, but even more impressively they did it amid virus protocols with the shortest span between championships in the long history of the NHL.
Cubs starting pitcher Jake Arrieta, right, walks past manager David Ross after the first inning of a game against the Phillies on Tuesday at Wrigley Field. Arrieta allowed seven runs on six hits and two walks in 1⅔ innings in the Cubs’ 15-10 loss, their 11th straight. The Cubs on Wednesday placed Arrieta on the 10-day injured list with right hamstring tightness. (Chris Sweda / Chicago Tribune)
St. Laurence High School head football coach Adam Nissen talks to his players on the first day of practice in 2019 in Burbank. Nissen participated in a program facilitated by the Chicago Bears to equip local high school coaches with the knowledge and tools to address racism and injustice through their teams, at their schools and in their communities. (Gary Middendorf / Daily Southtown)
“He’s definitely a leader out there,” outfielder Adam Engel said. “He was one of the guys in the outfield I was able to bounce ideas off of. He points out things that I hadn’t heard before in the outfield I thought were really, really good ideas. He’s been a part of the team since spring training, and losing a guy like that is just tough.”
“I always had the dream, but before (2012), women couldn’t dream of going to the Olympics,” Graham said. “I always wanted to go to the top and be a world champion, but when I saw those Olympics, I saw that must be a pretty great feeling. I just knew I wanted to do it, too.”