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White Sox catcher Yasmani Grandal, left, high-fives Andrew Vaughn after scoring in the first inning Friday against the Tigers at Comerica Park in Detroit. Grandal left the game in the fifth inning with left calf tightness. (Duane Burleson / Getty Images)
Charles Iregbu holds wife Eunice’s purse while sitting with their children, Camellius, 5, left, and Divine, 2, during a naturalization ceremony at Wrigley Field on July 2, 2021, in Chicago. Eunice Iregbu was one of 172 people from 45 countries who took the Oath of Allegiance to become U.S. citizens during the ceremony. (John J. Kim / Chicago Tribune)
Cameron Brink and Lexie Hull of Stanford run back to celebrate with teammates after Aari McDonald of the Arizona Wildcats misses a last-second shot in the 2021 NCAA Women’s Basketball Tournament championship game on April 4, 2021, in San Antonio. (Elsa / Getty Images)
“Her basis for filing a protection order is nonexistent, fraudulent, and deliberately omits key facts, information, and her own relevant communications,” Fetterolf said. “Any allegations that the pair’s encounters were not 100% consensual are baseless, defamatory, and will be refuted to the fullest extent of the law.”
Burger, 25, is slashing .322/.368/.596 with 15 doubles, 10 home runs, 36 RBIs and 29 runs in 42 games with Charlotte this season. Earlier this week, he was named to the American League team for the All-Star Futures Game, which is July 11 at Colorado’s Coors Field.
Until Goldman shows up, straps on a helmet and takes the field, this is a legitimate question for the organization. The Bears had to figure after missing the previous season Goldman would be champing at the bit to get back with his teammates during the low-pressure offseason program. That didn’t happen and then he skipped minicamp, subjecting himself to a $93,085 fine.
Toshiro Muto, the CEO of the Tokyo organizing committee, said thousands of officials, sponsors, Olympic dignitaries, and others holding tickets would be allowed to enter venues, over and above any limits for spectators. He said they were not “technically” classed as fans, but rather as “organizers.”
Her case is the latest in a number of doping-related embarrassments for U.S. track team. Among those banned for the Olympics are the reigning world champion at 100 meters, Christian Coleman, who is serving a suspension for missing tests, and the American record holder at 1,500 and 5,000 meters, Shelby Houlihan, who tested positive for a performance enhancer she blamed on tainted meat in a burrito.
“That’s what I would call a doomsday provision, and you would hope it wouldn’t come to that,” said Timothy King, general counsel for the Chicago Park District. “That’s something that would be subject to negotiation, how to unwind the lease. I would do everything to protect the taxpayer, the interest of the taxpayer, and we would do everything we can to make the taxpayer whole.”
Bryant had led all NL third basemen after phase-one voting, finishing nearly 500,000 votes ahead of eventual winner Nolan Arenado of the St. Louis Cardinals. Although Bryant was labeled a third baseman on the All-Star ballot, the Cubs’ do-it-all star has played more games in the outfield (41) than the hot corner (23) this season. Bryant, who leads the Cubs in OPS+ and is second in home runs and RBIs, received 26% of the vote behind Arenado (40%) and the Los Angeles Dodgers’ Justin Turner (34%).