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In a fitting end to a historically bad first half, the Rockies lost to the worst team in baseball. Colorado, the National League cellar-dweller, fell 5-3 to the American League chump White Sox in the series opener on Friday at Guaranteed Rate Field. Brenton Doyle and Michael Toglia both homered, but that wasn’t enough as Chicago tagged Dakota Hudson for five earned runs in five innings.

SAN FRANCISCO — For the second time in as many weeks, the Giants lost a legend. Orlando Cepeda, the 11-time All-Star inducted to the Hall of Fame in 1999, died Friday at the age of 86, his wife, Nydia, said in a statement released by the Giants. “Our beloved Orlando passed away peacefully at home this evening, listening to his favorite music and surrounded by his loved ones,” Nydia said.

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KJ Simpson says the most frequent question he received during interviews throughout the pre-draft process simply was, “Why?” NBA front office personnel wanted to know the reason behind Simpson’s remarkable jump between his sophomore and junior seasons. His scoring average jumped from 15.9 to 19.7. More impressive were his jumps in rebounding (4.3 to 5.8), assists (3.8 to 4.9), assist-to-turnover rate (1.50 to 2.23), field goal percentage (.396 to .475) and 3-point percentage (.276 to .434, the No.

The U. S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has recommended updated vaccines for the fall to protect against common respiratory diseases. Among the changes: people age 75 and older should get vaccinated against RSV, the COVID-19 vaccine will target a new strain of the virus, and the updated flu shot will include only three strains instead of the four in last year’s shot.

Former President Barack Obama has reacted to President Joe Biden’s questionable-at-best showing at the first 2024 presidential debate on Thursday against former President Donald Trump. “Bad debate nights happen,” Obama, 62, posted on X, formerly known as Twitter, on Friday afternoon. “Trust me, I know.” [time-brightcove not-tgx=”true”] Bad debate nights happen. Trust me, I know.