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Five people were injured, one of them critically, 16 homes were uninhabitable, at least 10 people have been displaced and at least 125 damage reports have been filed as the result of a “considerable” tornado that tore through Naperville late Sunday, officials said. And that’s in just one of three southwest suburban communities hit by what meteorologists suspect was at least an EF-2 tornado — a ranking on the Enhanced Fujita scale — which goes from zero to five. An EF-2, should it be confirmed later Monday, would mean the tornado had wind speeds of 111 to 135 mph.Matt Friedlein, a meteorologist with the National Weather Service, said there’s a chance the tornado — forecasters think it was a single funnel cloud that touched down multiple times in Naperville, Woodridge and Darien, in that order — may even be classified as an EF-3 once a team of meteorologists goes into the field to investigate its path and the damage it caused. An EF-3 is defined as a tornado with wind speeds of 136 to 165 mph.“We suspect it was one tornado. 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,” Friedlein said around 7:30 a.m.
Naturally, Cubs fans and some of the media have been imploring Hoyer to be a buyer, as if there’s a ton of prospects the Cubs could give up in return for a top starter. Their reasons for adding on are the same: every season is sacred; anything can happen in October; the Cubs have handled the San Diego Padres and Los Angeles Dodgers, etc., etc.
Allie Quigley and Ruthy Hebard each added 13 points for the Sky (7-7), who led 67-64 after three quarters and pulled away in the final three minutes, sparked by a corner 3-pointer from DeShields that broke open a two-point game. Candace Parker and Vandersloot followed with baskets as the Sky pulled away.
Despite missing two weeks, Alzolay still is second on the team in strikeouts with 62, and his 9.7 strikeouts per nine innings is second among Cubs pitchers with at least 10 starts. He is in the 61st percentile in Major League Baseball in chase rate, and his 28.2% whiff rate is on pace for a career high.
Gasol’s brother, Marc, also made the list, as did Ricky Rubio. Both were key for Spain when it won the world championship two years ago in China. A total of eight world champions are on the preliminary list. Marc Gasol plays for the Los Angeles Lakers.
The Cubs had emerged from their early-season hitting cocoon, bringing a season-high .241 average into June after falling to .203 on April 28. But despite the warmer weather and better hitting conditions, they’ve dropped back down to .228, ranking 27th in the majors by becoming dependent on the long ball.
Outside of all the talk about him hosting “Jeopardy,” Rodgers has never shown much enthusiasm when it comes to taking the TV plunge. Yet recently, during his tango with Green Bay, he hasn’t exactly kept a low profile. On July 6, Rodgers will wear an open microphone during TNT’s presentation of “The Match,” a made-for-TV golf event where he will team with Bryson DeChambeau, taking on Phil Mickelson and Tom Brady.
“All the time,” he said in a recent interview with the Tribune. “Somebody had to step up, and nobody was doing it. It was something I never dreamt I would do — be in sports, be in women’s sports. Having this league of powerful women, 80% of whom are women of color, primarily Black, I think is important. It’s critical it gets support and stability. It’s why I started and why I’m still doing it.”
Clippers guard Terance Mann, right, celebrates with guard Paul George after scoring and drawing a foul during the first half of Game 6 of a second-round playoff series against the Jazz on Friday. Mann scored a career-high 39 points in the Clippers’ 131-119 win, sending them to the Western Conference finals. (Mark J. Terrill/AP)
“The team needs me, my teammates need me,” Moncada said. “We’re a team, and I know that even though I’m not feeling good, the easy response would be ‘I don’t want to play.’ But no, I want to play, I want to help this team, I want to help my teammates to win games.