The Five
1. Seiya homers in 3rd straight, Cubs win 9th straight.
2. Cam Schlittler goes home and shuts down the Red Sox, completes a NYY sweep.
3. SD rallies in the 9th; Miller 9th save.
4. Torkelson clubs a walkoff homer; DET tied for 1st.
5. Phillies' losing streak reaches 9; they are 9.5 games out of 1st.
Brock Lesnar graduated high school, won an NCAA wrestling championship, joined the WWE, signed with the Vikings, joined the UFC, won the UFC Heavyweight Championship, returned to WWE, ended the Undertaker’s streak, wrestled another 12 years, and retired…
all before the Cowboys made it back to an NFC Championship Game.
#WrestleMania
NEWS: Former East Carolina quarterback Katin Houser is committing to Illinois, sources tell ESPN. Houser threw for 3,300 yards this year, 19 touchdowns and completed 65.9% of his passes. He’s played four total seasons at Mich State and ECU, throwing for 6,438 yards and 43 TDs.
The Yankees are four games behind the Jays in the AL East, and lead the Wildcard race by 2 games. Something worth remembering down the stretch: Per Fangraphs, they have the easiest remaining schedule for any AL team. This is how they'll wrap the season, starting Sept. 15:
3 games at Minnesota
4 games at Baltimore
3 games vs. the White Sox
3 games vs. Baltimore