Day: July 4, 2018

Jays rally past Mets with 5-run 7th and Gurriel’s HRJays rally past Mets with 5-run 7th and Gurriel’s HR

Just one day after being called up from Triple-A Buffalo, Gurriel was the difference in Toronto’s 8-6 victory against the Mets Tuesday night at Rogers Centre, hitting a Statcast™ projected 380-foot two-run home run, scoring Randal Grichuk — who was hit by a pitch in the at-bat prior. The home run, Gurriel’s fourth of the year, capped Toronto’s 22nd come-from-behind victory of the year.

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NBA notebook: After buyout from Nets, Howard eyes WizardsNBA notebook: After buyout from Nets, Howard eyes Wizards

Dwight Howard has finalized a buyout with the Brooklyn Nets and will sign a one-year deal with the Washington Wizards once he clears waivers, according to a report from The Athletic on Tuesday. Per the report, Howard, who averaged 16.6 points — his highest figure since 2013-14 — along with 12.5 rebounds

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Bulls Talk Podcast: Is there a realistic path for Jimmy Butler and Kyrie Irving to team up in Chicago?Bulls Talk Podcast: Is there a realistic path for Jimmy Butler and Kyrie Irving to team up in Chicago?

On this edition of the Bulls Talk podcast, Mark Schanowski, Kendall Gill, and Kevin Anderson react to the Sun-Times report that Jimmy Butler is unhappy in Minnesota and that he’d like to form a super-team with Kyrie Irving in the Eastern Conference.

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A top 16 team NBA playoff format would cause 40,000 more postseason travel milesA top 16 team NBA playoff format would cause 40,000 more postseason travel miles

If the NBA restructures its playoff format to simply take the top 16 teams regardless of conference — like many have called for since the Western Conference became much stronger than the East — the NBA estimates that it would cause about 40,000 more miles of postseason travel.

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