The Twins beefed up their pitching staff by acquiring Orioles closer Jorge Lopez, Reds starter Tyler Mahle and Tigers reliever Michael Fulmer prior to Tuesday’s trade deadline.
— The Milwaukee Brewers reshaped their bullpen following the departure of four-time All-Star closer Josh Hader by acquiring injured reliever Trevor Rosenthal from the San Francisco Giants just before Tuesday’s trade deadline.
Despite weeks of speculation that they would be moved, the trade deadline came and went with Willson Contreras and Ian Happ remaining part of the Cubs organization.
Blue Collar U was on top of Americana for Autism from the opening tip, leading by as many as 22 points en route to an 89-67 victory in the TBT final Tuesday night and taking home $1 million in the winner-take-all format.
There are no superlatives, no metrics, no numbers, no generational or era comparisons that can account for a life lived, especially one as furiously pronounced and independent as Bill Russell’s.