Willians Astudillo homered off a pitch 4.24 feet off the ground, the highest pitch hit for a HR since 2019
The last home run off a pitch this high came in September 2019.
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Giants’ catcher Curt Casali becomes fifth MLB catcher in last 120 years to catch five straight shutouts, first from five different starters
Casali joins Ed Phelps, Alan Ashby, Chris Hoiles and Francisco Cervelli as MLB catchers to catch five straight shutouts since 1900.
Former Kentucky basketball player and NBA draft prospect Terrence Clarke dead at 19 after car accident in Los Angeles
This came just a day after Clarke signed with Klutch Sports.
A’s extend winning streak to 11 games after two 10th-inning Twins’ errors
The A's streak was in danger for a while, but a couple of Twins' errors extended it.
European Super League plan seems headed for collapse after English teams pull out
Just a day after it was announced, the European Super League plan seems to be falling apart, with the six English clubs involved exiting.
2021 Tokyo Summer Olympics have growing concerns for athletes, fans, and journalists
Officials seem determined to push on with the 2021 Summer Olympics, but the issues around the event are growing.
Nike, the WNBA and the Dallas Wings “recently learned” of the 1943-44 WASP corps’ exclusion of Black women, will pull jersey
More than 75 years ago, the WASP program rejected every Black applicant. But Nike, the WNBA and the Wings only "recently learned" of that.
Blue Jays’ Vladimir Guerrero Jr. hits a 456-foot home run, the longest of his MLB career so far
Guerrero is hitting over .400 on the season so far.
Canucks’ forward J.T. Miller calls NHL’s return-to-play plan for the team “dangerous to a lot of players”
"What we're being asked to do is not going to be too safe, if you're asking me. ...It's kind of frustrating, if I'm being honest with you. We try to talk about the No. 1 priority being the players health and their families' safety, and it's almost impossible to do what they've asked us to do here on our return."
Arizona to hire Gonzaga coach-in-waiting Tommy Lloyd to replace Sean Miller
Lloyd had been at Gonzaga for decades, and had it written in his contract that he'd be their next coach after Mark Few. But now he's left for a head-coaching role at Arizona.
NCAA leadership reportedly approves one-time transfer rule extension to football, basketball, baseball, and men’s ice hockey
These sports now join the other NCAA-sponsored sports in providing a one-time free transfer without the need to sit out a year. However, schools and conferences can still put some restrictions on where athletes can transfer.
Johnny Cueto pitched 8 and 2/3 innings of one-run baseball, including a remarkable triple-shimmy strikeout of C.J. Cron
Cueto delivered an overall great showing, but this one strikeout was particularly notable.
Si Woo Kim broke his putter at the Masters, but putted with a 3-wood on four holes and finished 3-under
Kim said this was the first time he'd ever broken a club on the course.
UNC hires assistant coach Hubert Davis as new men’s basketball head coach, replacing Roy Williams
This is Davis' first college head coaching job, but he does have a long history with the school and a lot of experience as an analyst and assistant coach.
The Panthers have traded for Jets’ QB Sam Darnold, giving up three picks
The Panthers gave up a sixth-round pick in 2021 and second- and fourth-round picks in 2022.
