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Stewart signed a free-agent deal with the Cubs in the offseason. He’s appeared in 17 big-league games, including six starts, all with the Minnesota Twins from 2018-19. Stewart became the choice to start Monday because he is adequately stretched out and should help avoid taxing the bullpen. He’s pitched at least five innings in each of his four starts with Iowa this season.
“People feel very entitled out here,” said Irving, who played for the Celtics from 2017 to 2019 and said last week he experienced racism during his time in the city. “As a Black man playing in the NBA, dealing with a lot of this stuff, it’s fairly difficult. You never know what’s going to happen. It’s just unacceptable for that stuff to be happening. But we move on.”
The schedule in June is much more unrelenting. In addition to this 17-game stretch, they also face the Los Angeles Dodgers, who have the third-best record in the NL, and the Cleveland Indians and Milwaukee Brewers, teams also fighting for playoff positioning.
Young, a 24-year-old New Yorker who played at Wake Forest, was coming off a two-shot victory last week in Kansas City, Mo. He opened both tournaments with a 64 and has held at least a share of the lead after the last eight rounds — seven of them outright.
Hamilton tied it with a home run to left in the bottom of the third. It was the second time in his career he homered in consecutive games. The other time occurred June 14-15, 2014, with the Cincinnati Reds in Milwaukee. Hamilton, who made his major-league debut in September 2013, has 24 career home runs in 3,187 plate appearances.
“After over 40 years of coaching basketball, I want to finish my career with the focus and determination with which I started,” Hughes said in a statement. “The Seattle Storm is in amazing shape, after two championships and a terrific playoff run in 2019. I would like to announce my retirement from the WNBA.
At 46 years old, in his first season no longer driving for Roger Penske, he held off Alex Palou to win the 105th running of the race in front of 135,000 fans — the most at any sports event in the world since the pandemic began 18 months ago. The number represented 40% of the speedway’s capacity and was agreed upon by health officials.
2309 N. Geneva Terrace, Chicago: $4,250,000 | Listed: March 12, 2021 This six-bedroom home has six full bathrooms, one half-bath, a 55-foot atrium, a wood-burning pizza oven and a 1,000-bottle wine cellar. This building was constructed in 1893 as an apartment complex, converted into a single-family home in 1990 and recently renovated. Stained glass that is original to the building is used in the primary bedroom and bath and the living and dining room windows. The kitchen is equipped with a 10-burner commercial range, new quartz counters and custom cabinets. The primary bedroom suite takes up an entire floor and includes a sitting area with an LED fireplace, two closets, a marble bathroom with a soaking tub, shower and double vanity and another room that can be used as an office or workout room. A large cedar closet, a new roof deck, and a 2½-car attached garage complete this home. Agent: Chloe Ifergan of Jameson Sotheby’s International, 312-636-4994 *Some listing photos are “virtually staged,” meaning they have been digitally altered to represent different furnishing or decorating options. To feature your luxury listing of $800,000 or more in Chicago Tribune’s Dream Homes, send listing information and high-res photos to ctc-realestate@chicagotribune.com. Join our Chicago Dream Homes Facebook group for more luxury listings and real estate news.
Bote is the 11th Cub currently on the injured list, joining fellow position players Jason Heyward, Nico Hoerner, Matt Duffy and Jake Marisnick on the 10-day IL. Pitchers Alec Mills, Justin Steele and Trevor Megill are also on the 10-day IL, while pitchers Rowan Wick and Jonathan Holder and catcher Austin Romine are on the 60-day IL.
Fans fill the stands as Colton Herta leads the field in the early laps of the Indianapolis 500 auto race at Indianapolis Motor Speedway in Indianapolis on May 30, 2021. About 135,000 spectators, about 40% of the speedway’s capacity, were admitted to the track for the largest sports event since the start of the pandemic. (Paul Sancya/AP)