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World Series champions the Cubs made a slow start to the season but claimed their fourth win in five games by beating the Milwaukee Brewers 13-6 on Sunday. Kris Bryant went three-for-three with four runs scored and two solo home runs to lead the Cubs. Estrada guided the Blue Jays, who enjoyed a 3-1 victory against the Baltimore Orioles. The Colorado Rockies overcame the Cincinnati Reds 6-4, the Los Angeles Angels crushed the New York Mets 12-5 and the New York Yankees edged the Tampa Bay Rays 3-2....

Nicholas Castellanos and Kyle Schwarber also connected for Chicago, which has won four straight despite losing leads twice in the last four innings. The Cubs moved back into first place in the NL Central by a half-game over St. Louis, which lost to Milwaukee in a rain-shortened game. Castellanos, who went 4 for 5, has homered in three straight games for the second time in his career — he also did it with Detroit in 2016 — and has nine in 19 games since being acquired in a trade before the July 31 deadline....

It's a small sample size, yes, but the 21-year-old is feeling the frustration. DRAFT STREET: Play daily fantasy baseball for cash “I mean, I’m pretty lost right now, actually,” he told NatsInsider.com. “I’m trying to see where my swing’s at, watch video of where my hands are. I’m trying everything right now. We’ll see where I’m at tomorrow. Give pops a call and see what he says, also.” Harper, who went 0-for-4 with two strikeouts in Saturday's loss to the Atlanta Braves, threw his bat and helmet into the dugout following an eighth inning strikeout....

A Harper fan asked the 22-year-old Nationals star to her prom in 2016. While it was nice of her to give advanced notice, Harper will be a little busy with his job. He was a good guy though, sending the fan a signed baseball that says “I hope you have a blast and enjoy it!” MORE: Harper’s career in photos | Which active players are heading to the Hall of Fame?...

The chart-topping K-pop band—consisting of Jungkook, Jin, J-Hope, Jimin, V, Suga and RM—have built a sizable fanbase in the English-speaking world since debuting in their native South Korea in 2013. And on Tuesday, they combined promotional duties with comedic skills as they took part in a skit called “BTS Teaches Hand Gestures.” Kicking off the proceedings, RM explained: “A few years ago, we helped popularize finger hearts, a symbol that means love and affection....

But a switch by 23XI Racing moved Wallace from the No. 23 car to the No. 45 car and put him in the field for the owners’ championship. His 23XI Racing teammate, Kurt Busch (concussion), withdrew from the NASCAR Cup playoffs on the driver side, but the 45 car remained eligible for the owners’ title. Wallace has taken advantage of the switch during the first two weeks of the playoffs....

The 26-year-old NASCAR driver made an appearance on “Jimmy Kimmel Live!” on Tuesday and was asked by guest host Anthony Anderson what he thought about the president’s tweet that claimed Wallace should apologize for being part of a “hoax” after a noose was found in his garage stall last month at Talladega Superspeedway. MORE: The complete facts from the Bubba Wallace noose situation Wallace said: Wallace is continuing to take the high road after Trump’s misinformed tweet....

You might be a bit surprised, as Arians is a man of style and flair anyway: Kangol hats, hipster glasses and an art-house film director goatee are all signs that a tattoo might be lurking somewhere below. But the Bucs’ coach was ink-free, and he made good on a promise to get a tat if the Bucs won it all in 2020 (they did): “I’m a man of my word- “when we win the Super Bowl, I will get a tattoo” well I got mine and I love it!...

But Brady will be without Gronkowski for the first time since 2019, when Gronk missed a season after retiring. Gronkowski retired (again) this offseason, leaving the Buccaneers with a depth problem at tight end. They addressed it by signing veteran Pro Bowler Kyle Rudolph, who will join Cameron Brate as the 1A in the tight end room. Rudolph, who spent last year with the Giants after spending the first 10 seasons of his career with the Vikings, is a good blocker and an average receiver....

Brits hoping to take the edge off lockdown during hot summer days can raise a glass with the monarch’s blessing after the new Buckingham Palace gin was announced today. It comes as the queen’s palaces face the prospect of mass layoffs and any profits raised will be channeled back into the organisation, helping keep staff in their jobs. The spirit is grown from plants including lemon verbena, hawthorn berries, bay leaves and mulberry leaves all grown in the gardens of Elizabeth’s London residence....

Sanders’ suspension from the Bucks will begin on Jan. 19, and he will continue to miss games until he is in complete compliance with the program. MORE: Malone hot commodity in coaching | Malone firing stuck with Kings players | Injury bug hits rookies Sanders also served a five-game suspension for marijuana use last season. The Bucks center has been an enigma since he signed a four-year, $44 million contract back in 2013....

There are many questions surrounding Buddy Murphy’s decision, but Tom Colohue recently revealed on the latest edition of Dropkick DiSKussions that the plan could be for Buddy Murphy and Seth Rollins to lock horns at WrestleMania. CM Punk has been quite vocal about the fact that he won’t be returning to WWE anytime soon, but rumors are still suggesting that he will and since Punk is still the favorite to win the upcoming men’s Royal Rumble match, it seems that fans still believe that the self-proclaimed Best In The World could be heading back to WWE....

The initial trailer for Bugsnax sparked a series of memes as well as confusion on the internet, with many questioning how the game would move on from a core premise that seemed to be animals turning into fruit and helping the mayor. How the game will operate still seems unclear, but it seems that this may be because the title intends to tackle unventured ground. The inspiration for the game suggests that exploring fresh elements will be the direction of the title....

Of course, a major reason the game sunk into the minds of the thousands watching was its catchy theme tune, with the song encapsulating everything that made the upcoming release so charming. It seems those who fell in love with the song are in luck, with Geoff Keighley’s Summer Game Fest recently premiering a live performance from the band behind the theme, Kero Kero Bonito. RELATED: Bugsnax Director Compares Game to Bioshock...

Getting Started and Important Terms in Access Launch Microsoft Access. From the Create menu item, select Table. A table is the basic unit of storage in a database. Within an object like a table, information stores in attribute/value combinations. Here are some important terms you should know while using Access: Fields: Data elements in a table corresponding to columns. Database: A database is a series of well-defined objects you connect with relationships....

Health experts across Eastern Europe worry that holiday gatherings will only exacerbate the situation, with officials in both Romania and Bulgaria saying to expect big surges in the new year. Bulgaria is the 27-nation EU’s least vaccinated nation with only about 32 percent having received two doses and even less having received a booster shot. Mariya Sharkova, a public health law specialist based in Plovdiv, told the Associated Press the country can expect a fifth wave by early next year....

Sony’s Bullet Train has received backlash for casting non-Japanese actors in an adaptation of a Japanese novel, with the most glaring being Brad Pitt’s leading role. The accusations of whitewashing recall such other recent controversies as Scarlett Johansson’s role as the Japanese agent in Ghost in the Shell (2017) or the casting of white actors and actresses to play Egyptian royalty in Exodus: Gods and Kings (2014). RELATED: Bullet Train: 5 Great Brad Pitt Action Roles...

Instead of taking the traditional route and going with their best starter in Game 1 of the NLDS against the Rockies, Brewers manager Craig Counsell chose instead to ask his relievers to get 27 outs. The Crew’s bullpen wound up having to get three additional outs, but the Milwaukee’s 3-2, 10-inning victory turned out almost exactly as Counsell had scripted it. MORE: Watch MLB live and on demand with a fuboTV 7-day free trial...

MORE: Islanders place Grabovski on IR | Rangers Skapski wins in debut | Renaming NHL stats Miller has been battling a right shoulder injury for the majority of the season and reinjured it during Monday’s 4-3 overtime loss to the Flames. Miller dislocated his right shoulder in a fight with Sabres forward Nicolas Deslauriers on Oct. 18. The injury kept him out for a month. After missing 12 games, Miller returned to the lineup on Nov....

On the second night of back-to-back games, the Leafs suffered their first road loss of the season, falling to the Bruins 5-1 in Boston. Toronto is now 6-1-0 away from Scotiabank Arena. The line of David Pastrnak, Brad Marchand and Patrice Bergeron continued to dominate. The trio was involved in four of the five Bruins goals, with three of them coming off Pastrnak’s stick. After Bergeron scored in the first period, he fed the 22-year-old right winger for a one-timer past Leafs goalie Garret Sparks, who was making his first start since Oct....