NEW YORK – A cardboard cutout of a dog at Citi Field ripped the paws off a home run ball Saturday. The easiest search game Willow McNeil will play. Atlanta’s Adam Duvall fired a solo shot in right field that struck a cardboard image of the 1-year-old puppy belonging to …
Read More »Here’s the Minnesota COVID-19 update for Saturday, July 25
U.S. Navy photo by 2nd Class Mass Communication Specialist Sara Eshleman via Flickr The Minnesota Health Department’s status report on Saturday shows that the state’s number of confirmed COVID-19 infections since the start of the pandemic has exceeded 50,000. Overall, Saturday’s update includes 805 new cases, two of which have …
Read More »Vikings coach Mike Zimmer says Dalvin Cook told him he would report to camp, but the agent denies it.
MINNEAPOLIS – Dalvin Cook’s agent says the Minnesota Vikings running back has not spoken to coach Mike Zimmer about reporting to camp and finishing his reserve, despite what Zimmer said during a press conference last Saturday. In a conference call to address the three-year extension Zimmer received this week, the …
Read More »Clippers’ Lou Williams polled for NBA action while on leave
The NBA is investigating what LA Clippers shooting guard Lou Williams did during an excused absence from the Orlando, Florida campus to assess the length of his new quarantine process, multiple sources told ESPN on Saturday. Williams was photographed at the Atlanta Gentlemen’s Club on Thursday night by rapper Jack …
Read More »Screaming match between the Brewers, the Cubs quickly subdued by the umpires
CHICAGO – Christian Yelich and Justin Smoak hit long home runs, the umpires stepped in before a yelling game between the teams got too serious and the Milwaukee Brewers bypassed the Chicago Cubs 8-3 on Saturday. With no fans at Wrigley Field, players from both Central National League rivals could …
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