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A year ago Atlanta Braves wunderkind Ronald Acuña Jr. became the first 40/70 player in baseball history — he finished the season with 41 home runs and 73 stolen bases — en route to being named NL MVP. He hit .337/.416/.596 overall and led baseball in hits (217), runs (149), and total bases (383). It was the greatest power/speed season in baseball history, truly. Acuña turned only 26 in December and, thanks to the eight-year extension worth $100 million he signed in April 2019, he is the biggest bargain in the sport. Atlanta owes Acuña only $17 million a year from 2024-26, with $17…

In an unexpected twist during a routine media session, current Joe Gibbs Racing driver Christopher Bell may have inadvertently announced Chase Briscoe as the successor to Martin Truex Jr. in the No. 19 Toyota. The slip up occurred while Bell discussed the evolving team dynamics at Joe Gibbs Racing following an inquiry about his role after Truex Jr.’s forthcoming retirement. The revelation emerged while Bell elaborated on the leadership within his team. Mid-discussion, he let slip: “Whenever Chase [Briscoe] comes into the car,” seemingly confirming rumors of Briscoe’s transition to Joe Gibbs Racing. Bell quickly realized his mistake, adding, “I…

He came up to the majors when the Braves had little pitching at all, and he left the Braves not because he really wanted to, but because the team now had too much talent for him to stay around. Hoping that a change of scenery would help, Avery signed a one-year contract with the Boston Red Sox in January 1997.

Atlanta Braves (42-31, second in the NL East) vs. New York Yankees (51-27, first in the AL East) New York; Saturday, 7:15 p.m. EDT PITCHING PROBABLES: Braves: Charlie Morton (4-3, 3.91 ERA, 1.26 WHIP, 76 strikeouts); Yankees: Marcus Stroman (6-3, 3.19 ERA, 1.31 WHIP, 61 strikeouts) BETMGM SPORTSBOOK: LINE Yankees -141, Braves +120; over/under is 9 runs BOTTOM LINE: The New York Yankees look to stop their three-game home skid with a victory against the Atlanta Braves. New York is 51-27 overall and 23-13 at home. The Yankees have the ninth-best team batting average in MLB play at .250. Atlanta…

WIMBLEDON, ENGLAND – Regrets? Novak Djokovic has two. There was that tiebreaker pretty early in the Wimbledon final on Sunday, when the 36-year-old Serb was one point from taking a two-sets-to-none lead over his 20-year-old opponent, Carlos Alcaraz. And then there was that missed volley on break point early in the fifth set with all the momentum at that stage going the seven-time Wimbledon champion’s way. “Some regrets,” Djokovic said after losing 1-6, 7-6 (6), 6-1, 3-6, 6-4 in a high-energy and highly entertaining championship match on Centre Court. “I had my chances. I think I could have closed out…

Clark, now a rookie with the Indiana Fever, has drawn millions of new fans to women’s basketball in her college career and also in her young WNBA career. While Clark won’t be headed to Paris, the US are expected to take five-time gold medalist Diana Taurasi for a sixth Olympics. The Indiana Fever are an American professional basketball team based in Indianapolis, playing in the Eastern Conference in the Women’s National Basketball Association. The team was founded before the 2000 season began

Ahead of the Copa América kicking off on Thursday, we look at the links to Ligue 1 across all four groups of the competition, starting with Group A Pot 1: Argentina The current Argentina squad, the defending champions of this competition, as well as winners of the 2022 FIFA World Cup, have just one current Ligue 1 Uber Eats player in their ranks, Olympique Lyonnais left back Nicolás Tagliafico. With nearly 60 caps for his country, he will be an integral part of La Albiceleste’s hopes of repeating, and he’ll be joined by several others who will be familiar faces to fans of Ligue 1 Uber Eats. Chief among…

Gary Kirsten, the former chief coach of the Indian team that won the ICC Men’s Cricket World Cup in 2011, has been appointed the head coach of the Pakistan white ball team, the PCB announced today. Meanwhile, former Australian fast bowler Jason Gillespie has been appointed head coach for the Test side, while Azhar Mahmood has also been confirmed as an assistant coach across all formats. The three appointments have been made for a two-year period following a recruitment process, the PCB said. “I extend my congratulations to Jason Gillespie and Gary Kirsten on their appointments as the red and…

Ahead of the Copa América kicking off on Thursday, we look at the links to Ligue 1 across all four groups of the competition, starting with Group A Pot 1: Argentina The current Argentina squad, the defending champions of this competition, as well as winners of the 2022 FIFA World Cup, have just one current Ligue 1 Uber Eats player in their ranks, Olympique Lyonnais left back Nicolás Tagliafico. With nearly 60 caps for his country, he will be an integral part of La Albiceleste’s hopes of repeating, and he’ll be joined by several others who will be familiar faces to fans of Ligue 1 Uber Eats. Chief among…