Defending Wimbledon Title Only A “hope” For Roger Federer

The Rockies didn’t wheel or deal at the major league trade deadline. They tinkered with their bullpen. While the Marlins and White Sox, two other teams headed toward 100-loss seasons, were active on Tuesday, the Rockies remained quiet as the deadline came and went. Players rumored to be trade candidates — right-hander Cal Quantrill, lefty Austin Gomber, catchers Elias Diaz and Jacob Stallings, and second baseman Brendan Rodgers — remain on the roster. Quantrill, Gomber and Rodgers aren’t eligible to become free agents until after the 2025 season, and there is certainly a chance they will be the topic of trade talks during the offseason.

Chris Armas and his Colorado Rapids have washed away the bad taste of last season’s last-place finish. This year’s flavor could very well be home-field advantage in the first round of the MLS Cup Playoffs. With the All-Star break in the rear-view mirror and Leagues Cup right around the corner, it’s as good a time as any for The Denver Post to grade each player’s performance so far this season. The grades are based on a few factors, including performance vs.

Gary Harrell might still be getting used to the guys he’s working with this year, but Colorado’s running backs coach already knows enough to like what he has. “I’m glad the guys I have in my room,” Harrell said after CU’s practice on Monday. “You only can coach the guys available to you.

Courtland Sutton is in a good mood. After the Broncos wideout spent the offseason in a contract dispute with the team, both sides found a solution last week, agreeing to add up to $1.5 million in achievable incentives for 2024, a source told The Denver Post. Sutton’s smile following Tuesday’s practice indicated he’s glad to focus solely on football. “I think it was made pretty clear that this is home for me,” Sutton said.

Attendance Did not practice: Physically Unable to Perform list — S Delarrin Turner-Yell (knee) and LB Drew Sanders (Achilles). Non-Football Injury list — RB Blake Watson (muscle strain). Out — OLB Nik Bonitto (back) and DL John Franklin-Myers (personal). Payton said Tuesday after practice that Franklin-Myers was excused to deal with a death in his family.

By WILL GRAVES PARIS — Simone Biles, Jordan Chiles and Sunisa Lee spent the night before perhaps the biggest gymnastics meet of their lives restless. There was a tension in the air. They’d all been in the Olympic spotlight before, experiences that left them with medals but also the kind of scars — be they physical, psychological or both — that heal but never really go away. And here they were in Paris, the leaders of a star-laden U.