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“It’s important to recognize that it is up and down, it’s just a way of baseball,” Kris Bryant said. “You go up and down and it means you’re living, when it’s flat it means you’re dead. I mean, it’s as simple as that. So you ride the waves and realize that, hey, it’s not always gonna go your way, keep your head up, come out ready to play.”
Two notable exclusions from the Red Stars are forward Mallory Pugh and defender Casey Krueger, who frequently are in the national team picture but were not named to the shortened Olympic roster. Unlike the 23-player World Cup roster, the Olympic squad is limited to 18.
In the Southport Corridor, Sharp paid $2.95 million in 2012 to buy the mansion from its builder, who had constructed it in 2009. Situated on an oversized corner lot, the mansion has six bathrooms, a center entry, a foyer with a dramatic curved center staircase topped by a circular skylight, and a three-zone kitchen with a breakfast bar, a Miele espresso maker and a large walk-in pantry. Other features include a family room that opens to two decks and a secure backyard, and a third-floor great room that also opens to two large decks, one of which has an outdoor kitchen.
On paper, Simmons has the perfect skills to complement Zach LaVine in the backcourt. Simmons is young and could be the playmaker the team has lacked while cleaning up some shaky backcourt defense. LaVine is an elite scorer and offensive player, but can still get exposed at times defensively. Simmons is an elite defensive player, but in crunch time during the playoffs he’s been a liability on the offensive end. Finding a way to pair those two with Nikola Vučević, who shot over 40% from 3 this year, could work wonders.
Cubs shortstop Javier Baez walks to the dugout in the bottom of the fourth inning against the Indians on Monday at Wrigley Field. Baez should have run back to first base on an Anthony Rizzo flyout but appeared to have lost track of the number of outs and was doubled up, ending the inning. Manager David Ross removed Baez from the game after the gaffe. (Terrence Antonio James / Chicago Tribune)
“It’s such a fine art, a fine edge, when you’re hitting good, pitching good,” Sox manager Tony La Russa said. “That’s what you have coaches for to tweak you back to where everything is together. It happens. That’s why (they’re) men, not machines.
They got it behind another steady outing from right-hander Kyle Hendricks and an offense that finally stepped up in a 7-1 victory against the Cleveland Indians on Tuesday at Wrigley Field. For the first time in 10 games, the Cubs scored more than three runs in a game, sparked by a four-run sixth inning.
Authorities said least eight people were injured and at least 225 structures were damaged, many severely, from a tornado that tore through Naperville, Woodridge and Darien late Sunday. Meteorologists said the damage was consistent with an EF-3 tornado on the Enhanced Fujita scale, meaning it had wind speeds of 136 to 165 mph. “We suspect it was one tornado,” said Matt Friedlein, a meteorologist with the National Weather Service. “We don’t know that for certain, but based on the nature of the information and what we know about the character of this event, that’s what we’re leaning toward.”The weather service said it was the first significant tornado to hit the Chicago metropolitan area since 2015, when an EF-3 tornado ravaged Coal City, about 60 miles southwest of the city.On the ground, signs of the tornado’s might were everywhere. A fence post was driven through a roof like a javelin. A backyard trampoline, metal frame and all, was wrapped around the branches of a tall tree. One car was flipped on its roof, while another nearby was so damaged it looked as though it had been bombed.The tornado sirens began blaring in DuPage County at 10:48 p.m. Sunday, according to Woodridge police. The National Weather Service said emergency alerts also screeched on mobile devices in Naperville, Darien and Woodridge, with the goal of waking any sleepers.When the tornado formed, it first hit Naperville about 11:10 p.m., in the area just south of 75th Street and Ranchview Drive in the southeast section of the town, according to Linda LaCloche, spokeswoman for the Naperville city manager’s office. Sixteen homes were deemed uninhabitable by city engineers, she said.At least 125 damage reports came from Naperville alone, Schultz said.
“Collectively as a team, we’re not really stroking the ball really well right now, so that has a lot to do with who we’re facing, and these guys, we are banged up a little bit, like Javy missed some time,” Ross said. “Trying to get back in that rhythm off really good pitching takes a minute, but these guys put in a lot of work, and you’re seeing some positives in moments.”
The Sky led 25-20 in the second quarter before Parker sparked a 23-12 burst to close the half. She had nine points, six rebounds and three assists during the game-changing spurt. The former MVP, who is playing her first season in her hometown of Chicago, finished the half with 14 points and 10 rebounds.