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ACUNA AGAIN! Atlanta rookie Ronald Acuna Jr. has homered five games in a row — at 20, he’s the youngest major leaguer to do that. He’s also hit leadoff home runs in three straight, connecting the last two days on the first pitch Miami threw. Acuna later added his 19th homer with a three-run drive in the seventh inning Tuesday night. Brady Anderson was last player with so much leadoff success, homering four straight times to start games for Baltimore in 1996....

NEW FACES AND PLACES Following a flurry of deals just before Wednesday’s trade deadline, players all over the majors will be joining their new teams. Zack Greinke (Astros), Shane Greene (Braves) and Nicholas Castellanos (Cubs) were among the notable names who got moved on a dizzying day that featured two dozen trades. But perhaps most surprising was the fact the AL East-leading Yankees — and World Series champion Red Sox — didn’t make any additions to their major league rosters....

Instead, LaMelo will be home-schooled and home-trained. Will he then get housed when he plays real games? “I’m going to make him the best basketball player ever,” LaVar Ball told the Los Angeles Times. Of course he did. MORE: LaVar Ball says he got illegal offers ’every summer’ as a player The man who once said he could have beaten Michael Jordan one-on-one when both players were in their primes (Jordan as a six-time NBA champion and LaVar as a 2....

LaVine, who finished with a career-high 49 points, nailed the game-winning three with 0.8 seconds remaining in Charlotte on Saturday. The Bulls trailed by five points with less than 10 seconds to go before escaping with a road win against the Hornets. Tomas Satoransky hit a three-pointer with 7.1 seconds remaining and Coby White made a steal to set up LaVine’s unforgettable game-winning shot from the wing. LaVine, who had 27 fourth-quarter points, tied an NBA record – becoming only the third player behind Golden State Warriors pair Stephen Curry and Klay Thompson to score 13 shots from beyond the arc....

Despite opposition from the major sports leagues and the Trump administration, the high court struck down a federal law that had barred betting on football, basketball, baseball and other sports in most states. States that want to take advantage of the ruling now will generally have to pass legislation to allow sports books to open. Some, including New Jersey, which brought the case to the Supreme Court, have a head start....

Markovic has been at Partizan Belgrade since 2011 and the club won the Serbian League in 2012-13 season. Though the club claim that he originally is a Chelsea player. Partizan president Dragan Djuric said that Markovic will join Benfica on a 2 year loan but expects Partizan to get him back for some time. “It is true, Chelsea will send Markovic out on a loan for two years,” Djuric told Sportski Zurnal....

The winger has signed a four-year contract with the Serie A side after completing medical checks in Milan. Inter have paid a reported fee of €22million to sign the 23-year-old, who had also been linked with Arsenal. An Austria international since 2014, Lazaro joined Hertha two years ago after five seasons with Red Bull Salzburg. He made 31 Bundesliga appearances in 2018-19, scoring three times and providing six assists....

Bell, a two-time first-team All-Pro, is eligible to return in three weeks. He recorded just 14 yards on six carries in a 27-17 loss to the Buffalo Bills in the Jets’ season opener. Rookie wide receiver Denzel Mims (hamstring) and linebacker Blake Cashman (groin) have also been placed on IR. The Jets signed running back Kalen Ballage in a corresponding transaction, though Frank Gore is likely to get the bulk of the workload in the coming weeks....

Lviv – The following are the leading goal scorers at Euro 2012 after Sunday’s matches: Three goals: Mario Gomez (Germany), Mario Mandzukic (Croatia), Alan Dzagoev (Russia). Two goals: Cesc Fabregas (Spain), Fernando Torres (Spain), Cristiano Ronaldo (Portugal), Andriy Shevchenko (Ukraine), Nicklas Bendtner (Denmark), Michael Krohn-Dehli (Denmark), Petr Jiracek (Czech Republic), Vaclav Pilar (Czech Republic). 0 votes

With one win and a defeat in the competition so far, African Cup of Nations champions Mali were in the box seat coming into the match with the Kiwis in desperate need of a win to keep their hopes of making the Round of 16 alive. It was New Zealand who were in with a clear sight of goal early on in the match but skipper Max Mata’s tame left-footed effort with only goalkeeper Youssouf Koita to beat failed to trouble the score-line....

Johmari Logtenberg was the previous record holder for South Africa when she stroked a ton aged 17 years and 338 days against Pakistan Women in an ODI at Pretoria back in 2007. Wolvaardt however, by virtue of being 223 days younger than Johmari and a full two years younger than Graeme Pollock, claimed the record with her seamless ton. Pollock incidentally holds the record for the youngest male centurion for South Africa....

But that prediction didn’t come true, and Boebert—who herself unseated Republican incumbent Representative Scott Tipton two years ago—found herself trailing in a race that was too close to call as of Wednesday morning, prompting a somber scene at her campaign headquarters on election night that was widely circulated on social media. Facing re-election for the first time Tuesday night, Bobert, who had been seen as a rising star in the modern-day conservative movement, had, for weeks, warned of the looming momentum of the political movement former President Donald Trump had inspired that threatened to kneecap the final two years of Democratic President Joe Biden’s first term and restore a conservative majority to Congress....

United manager Louis van Gaal said he “did not know why” Di Maria missed his flight, but reports that the former Real Madrid man is leaning towards joining French champion Paris Saint-Germain made the incident much more curious. MORE: Chelsea drops PSG in ICC | Mourinho open to playing Premier League games in U.S. PSG coach Laurent Blanc reiterated his interest in Di Maria, although he denied any deal has been completed....

Turns out he wasn’t joking. On Monday, Ball posted a Twitter video about the Junior Basketball Association’s tryout dates and locations in April. MORE: LaMelo’s former high school makes state title after he dissed them on Twitter Ball said the league’s selection committee will consist of former Suns coach Earl Watson, former UCLA star Ed O’Bannon and Ball’s son and current Lakers guard Lonzo Ball. The announcement caused the website to crash, as users were greeted by a “request timeout” message....

“Who do you think will win the Champions League final this year?”, asked one of my friend, a couple of weeks before this year’s football showpiece at Wembley. “According to a theory, I am absolutely sure that Bayern Munich will win it with Arjen Robben scoring either the winner or the winning penalty”, I replied with an assurance and confidence that certainly took my friend by surprise. “How can you be so sure, predicting even the scorer, and what is this theory”, he asked again....

Lisa Keogh made the comments during a virtual discussion on “gender feminism and the law” while she was expressing concerns about transgender women participating in women’s sports, according to The College Fix. Now, her school—Abertay University in Dundee, Scotland—is investigating whether or not to suspend her for the allegedly “offensive” and “discriminatory” statements. Keogh is a 29-year-old mother of two and is in her final year in the law school....

The 30-year-old, who was replaced during the last game of the Italian league, on Wednesday told Italian media that he underwent an examination that confirmed his injury and the need for a 45-day rest, reports Efe. Biglia, who previously suffered a similar injury, will miss the next six matches of the Italian league. The Lazio captain will not be able to join his national team camp in preparation for the two qualifying games of the 2018 World Cup against Peru on October 7 and Paraguay on October 12....

Dean had spent the night in Reiner’s guest house; a simple bowl of cereal, readied for his early Thursday departure to San Francisco, remained untouched. Strange–Reiner had even shown the former Vermont governor where to find the milk. But no one mentioned the breakfast plan to Reiner’s son, who had come home late from a Dodgers game–and bolted the door to the main house. “We possibly locked the future president out of the house,” Reiner told NEWSWEEK....

CALIFORNIA DREAMIN' Milwaukee Brewers star Christian Yelich is heading home for Game 3 of the NL Championship Series with the matchup against the Dodgers tied at 1-all. Yelich, the favorite for NL MVP, was born in Thousand Oaks, California, and went to Westlake High School before he was selected by the Marlins in the first round of the 2010 draft. The 26-year-old Yelich is a .326 hitter with six homers and 17 RBIs in 37 career games against the Dodgers, but he went 1 for 8 with three strikeouts in the first two games of the series against the NL West champions....