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San Diego Padres set MLB record with grand slam in fourth consecutive game
Eric Hosmer’s fifth-inning blast breaks tie with 1895 Cleveland Spiders, helps power San Diego Padres to series sweep of Texas Rangers.
Fox Sports pulls Thom Brennaman from this season’s NFL broadcasts after ‘abhorrent’ slur
Fox Sports calls Thom Brennaman’s homophobic slur on an MLB telecast “unacceptable,” drops him from its NFL coverage for the upcoming season.
Twins’ Kenta Maeda falls one inning short in bid for MLB’s first no-hitter of 2020
Minnesota Twins right-hander Kenta Maeda was masterful in Minneapolis, holding the Brewers without a hit until Eric Sogard’s leadoff single in the ninth.
North Carolina football unaffected by school’s move to online-only classes
UNC-Chapel Hill still plans on Tar Heels playing football this fall, even though the school is moving to online-only instruction because of COVID-19.
Yoenis Cespedes not at ballpark at Mets play Braves
Yoenis Cespedes did not show up to the ballpark for Sunday’s game. Team officials say they haven’t received “any explanation for his absence.”
Major League Baseball preparing to cut doubleheaders to seven innings
The new seven-inning doubleheader rule would mirror one used in the minor leagues, making it easier for teams to reschedule and play postponed games.
Florida sheriff takes issue with Tampa Bay Rays’ Breonna Taylor tweet
Pinellas County Sheriff Bob Gualtieri says Rays’ account was “throwing gasoline on the fire” calling for arrests for “the killers of Breonna Taylor.”
Cubs turn questionable, unreviewable triple play in loss to Reds
Replay rules don’t allow for infield catches to be reviewed, so Kris Bryant’s diving catch vs. Reds turned into Cubs’ first triple play since 1997.
Former Red Sox, Angels manager John McNamara dies at 88
Longtime MLB manager John McNamara, who died Tuesday, is best known for guiding the Red Sox to the brink of a World Series title in 1986.