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NBA FREE AGENCY – KEVIN DURANT IS LEAVING GOLDEN ST. TO SIGN WITH THE NETS. YES, THE MONEY IS CRAZY. THE NETS WILL SIGN KD TO A 4 YEAR, $164 MILLION DEAL. THAT BREAKS DOWN TO $41 MILLION A YEAR! IT’S NOT EVEN CERTAIN IF 30-YEAR-OLD DURANT WILL BE ABLE TO PLAY NEXT SEASON AFTER TEARING HIS ACHILLES DURING THE NBA FINALS.
MANY AMERICAN SOCCER FANS HAVE BEEN IN A CONUNDRUM LATELY. WANTING TO ROOT FOR THE U.S. WOMEN AT THE WORLD CUP, BUT HATING THE POLITICS SOME OF THE PLAYERS CRUDELY ESPOUSED. DURING A NEW YORK CITY PARADE, TEAM CO-CAPTAIN MEGAN RAPINOE, CONTINUED TO SHOW A LACK OF CLASS CUSSING DURING HER PARADE SPEECH ON NATIONAL TV. RAPINOE ALSO DROPPED THE F-BOMB WHEN SHE REJECTED AN INVITATION TO THE WHITE HOUSE.
CARDINALS ARE OFF UNTIL FRIDAY WHEN THEY COME OUT OF THE ALL STAR BREAK AT HOME AGAINST THE DIAMONDBACKS. THE RED BIRDS STRUGGLED TO A 44-44 RECORD AT THE BREAK, DESPITE THE .500 RECORD THE CARDS ARE JUST 2 GAMES BEHIND THE CUBS FOR FIRST PLACE IN THE DIVISION STANDINGS.
- SHORT STOP PAUL DEJONG WAS THE CARDS LONE ALL-STAR THIS YEAR. HE GOT A WALK IN HIS ONLY PLATE APPEARANCE IN THE GAME IN THE 8TH
- RED BIRDS ARE 44-44, 24-18 AT HOME, 20-26 ON THE ROAD
- THE CARDS HAVE OUTSCORED THEIR OPPONENTS BY 2 RUNS THIS SEASON, SCORING 393 AND GIVING UP 391
- THE RED BIRDS ARE 4-6 IN THEIR LAST 10 GAMES
- THE CARDS ARE 2 GAMES OUT OF FIRST PLACE, TRAILING THE CUBS AND BREWERS IN THE DIVISION STANDINGS
- THE RED BIRDS OPEN A 6 GAME HOMESTAND ON FRIDAY, WITH 3 GAME SERIES AGAINST BOTH ARIZONA AND PITTSBURGH
ROYALS WILL COME OUT OF THE ALL-STAR BREAK AT HOME ON FRIDAY NIGHT AGAINST THE TIGERS. THE ROYALS STRUGGLED IN EVERY WAY THE FIRST HALF OF THE SEASON- THEY HAVE ONE OF THE WORST RECORDS IN THE MAJORS AT THE MD-WAY POINT. DESPITE THE STRUGGLES, THE BLUE CREW ARE SHOWING POSITIVE SIGNS FOR THE FUTURE WITH THE PLAY OF SEVERAL YOUNG STARS.
- WHIT MERRIFIELD WAS THE ROYALS LONE ALL-STAR THIS YEAR. HE WENT 0-2 IN HIS FIRST ALL STAR GAME APPEARANCE
- THE ROYALS ARE 30-61 ON THE SEASON, 16-28 AT HOME, 14-33 ON THE ROAD
- OPPONENTS HAVE OUTSCORED THE ROYALS BY 90 RUNS SO FAR THIS SEASON. KC HAS SCORED 382 AND GIVEN UP 472
- ROYALS ARE 2-8 IN THEIR LAST 10 GAMES
- THE BLUE CREW OPEN A 7 GAME HOMESTAND FRIDAY AGAINST THE TIGERS. THEY WILL HAVE 3 GAMES AGAINST DETROIT, AND 4 AGAINST THE W.SOX ON THE HOMESTAND
KANSAS CITY CHIEFS ARE GEARING UP FOR TRAINING CAMP IN ST. JOE’S.
- CHIEFS ROOKIES HEAD TO TRAINING CAMP JULY 23RD, THE FULL TEAM IS SCHEDULED TO REPORT ON THE 26TH
- THE FIRST PRESEASON GAME IS AUGUST 10TH AGAINST CINCI
- CHIEFS PLAY THE BENGALS, STEELERS, NINERS & PACKERS IN THE PRESEASON