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The Sky led by 10 in the first quarter, and the Wings led by 10 in the third. The Sky retook the lead at 78-76 on Astou Ndour-Fall’s basket with 6:54 left, and it stayed a one-possession game until Kayla Thornton gave the Wings a 95-91 lead on a layup with 46.4 seconds left.
Right-hander Alec Mills pitched well, allowing only two hits in 5⅔ innings with one walk and nine strikeouts, tying his career high. But both Reds’ runs were charged to him after reliever Adam Morgan surrendered a go-ahead two-run double to Joey Votto.
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.