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Monday’s slate for the Paris Olympics includes a blockbuster tennis match, a handful of the world’s biggest basketball stars, a couple of compelling swimming finals and a gymnastics showdown. Here’s a guide of what to look out for:

Nadal faces Djokovic at Roland Garros

The biggest highlight of the Roland Garros schedule is Rafael Nadal taking on Novak Djokovic in the second match of the day on Court Philippe Chatrier. It is the 60th meeting of the longtime tennis rivals, more than any other two men have played against each other in the sport’s Open era, which began in 1968.

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Djokovic, a 37-year-old from Serbia, has 24 Grand Slam titles, making him the only man in tennis history with more than Nadal’s 22.

Cheered on by an adoring crowd, Nadal beat Marton Fucsovics of Hungary 6-1, 4-6, 6-4 in the first round Sunday. Nadal made a last-minute decision to remain in the singles bracket, a day after he won in doubles and said he wasn’t sure if he would participate in both events.

Carlos Alcaraz, Iga Swiatek and Coco Gauff also play on Monday.

China and Japan set up for exciting final in men’s gymnastics

The men’s gymnastics team final starts at 5:30 p.m. CEST (11:30 a.m. EST). China and Japan rolled through qualifying on Saturday. China is the favorite to win its fourth Olympic team title after posting a total of 263.028 at qualifying. Japan is a seven-time Olympic champion and finished second at 260.594. Japan’s Daiki Hashimoto will defend his all-around title.

The Japanese won silver in Tokyo in 2021, while China took bronze. Defending champion Russia is ineligible due to the war in Ukraine.

Team USA women’s basketball begins quest for 8th straight gold

The U.S. women’s basketball team opens its pursuit of a record eighth straight gold medal. Team USA will face Japan at 9 p.m. CEST (3 p.m. EST) at Pierre Mauroy Stadium. The U.S. women are on a 55-game Olympic winning streak; they haven’t lost since 1992 in Barcelona. Japan took silver in Tokyo after losing to the U.S. 90-75.

United States’ Breanna Stewart, left, drives around Germany’s Leonie Fiebich during a women’s exhibition basketball game between the United States and Germany at the O2 Arena in London, Tuesday, July 23, 2024. (AP Photo/Alastair Grant)

The U.S. team is led by two-time WNBA MVPs A’ja Wilson and Breanna Stewart. Five-time Olympic gold medalist Diana Taurasi returns for her sixth Games.

Also, host France will take on Canada at 5:15 p.m. CEST (11:15 a.m. EST).

Swimming heats up

The women’s 400-meter individual medley final begins at 8:30 p.m. CEST (2:30 p.m. EST) at Paris La Defense Arena. Canada’s Summer McIntosh is a favorite after lowering her own world record (4:24.38) at the Canadian Olympic trials in May. Qualifying heats start at 11 a.m. CEST (5 a.m. EST).

Summer McIntosh, of Canada, competes during a heat in the women’s 400-meter freestyle at the 2024 Summer Olympics, Saturday, July 27, 2024, in Nanterre, France. (AP Photo/Matthias Schrader)

McIntosh also will compete in the women’s 200 freestyle at 9:41 p.m. CEST (3:41 p.m. EST), the last swimming final of the night. McIntosh won her country’s first medal of the Paris Olympics when she beat out the U.S.’s Katie Ledecky for silver in the 400 freestyle Saturday night.

For the men, the 200-freestyle final starts at 8:40 p.m. CEST (2:40 p.m. EST), followed by the men’s 100 backstroke final at 9:19 p.m. CEST (3:19 p.m. EST).

Other finals around the Olympics

Britain’s Tom Daley will attempt to defend his men’s 10-meter synchronized diving title with partner Noah Williams. Competition is set to begin at 11:00 a.m. CEST (5 a.m. EST) at the Aquatics Centre.

PARIS (AP) — The 2024 Olympics are underway. Australia led the medal standings after the first day of competition, but more winners will join the list every day from July 27-Aug. 11. See which countries lead the medal count. Below is a list of all the medal winners, day by day.

Sunday, July 28 ARCHERY WOMEN’S TEAM

Gold: South Korea

Silver: China

Bronze: Mexico

CANOE SLALOM WOMEN’S KAYAK SINGLE Australia’s Jessica Fox gold medalist in the women’s kayak single poses with her medal during the canoe slalom at the 2024 Summer Olympics, Sunday, July 28, 2024, in Vaires-sur-Marne, France. (AP Photo/Kirsty Wigglesworth)

Gold: Jessica Fox, Australia

Silver: Klaudia Zwolinska, Poland

Bronze: Kimberley Woods, Britain

CYCLING MOUNTAIN BIKE WOMEN’S CROSS-COUNTRY

Gold: Pauline Ferrand-Prevot, France

Silver: Haley Batten, United States

Bronze: Jenny Rissveds, Sweden

FENCING MEN’S EPEE INDIVIDUAL

Gold: Koki Kano, Japan

Silver: Yannick Borel, France

Bronze: Mohamed Elsayed, Egypt

WOMEN’S FOIL INDIVIDUAL

Gold: Lee Kiefer, United States

Silver: Lauren Scruggs, United States

Bronze: Eleanor Harvey, Canada

JUDO WOMEN’S 52KG

Gold: Diyora Keldiyorova, Uzbekistan

Silver: Distria Krasniqi, Kosovo

Bronze: Larissa Pimenta, Brazil and Amandine Buchard, France

MEN’S 66KG

Gold: Hifumi Abe, Japan

Silver: Willian Lima, Brazil

Bronze: Gusman Kyrgyzbayev, Kazakhstan and Denis Vieru, Moldova

SHOOTING MEN’S 10M AIR PISTOL

Gold: Xie Yu, China

Silver: Federico Nilo Maldini, Italy

Bronze: Paolo Monna, Italy

SKATEBOARDING WOMEN’S STREET Rayssa Leal, of Brazil, right, gestures during the women’s skateboard street final at the 2024 Summer Olympics, Sunday, July 28, 2024, in Paris, France. At left is Liz Akama, of Japan, and center Coco Yoshizawa, also of Japan.(AP Photo/Vadim Ghirda)

Gold: Coco Yoshizawa, Japan

Silver: Liz Akama, Japan

Bronze: Rayssa Leal, Brazil

SWIMMING MEN’S 400M INDIVIDUAL MEDLEY

Gold: Léon Marchand, France

Silver: Tomoyuki Matsushita, Japan

Bronze: Carson Foster, United States

MEN’S 100M BREASTSTROKE

Gold: Nicolo Martinenghi, Italy

Silver: Adam Peaty, Britain and Nic Fink, United States

WOMEN’S 100M BUTTERFLY Torri Huske, left, of the United States, reacts after winning the women’s 100-meter butterfly final with teammate Gretchen Walsh at the 2024 Summer Olympics, Sunday, July 28, 2024, in Nanterre, France. (AP Photo/Petr David Josek)

Gold: Torri Huske, United States

Silver: Gretchen Walsh, United States

Bronze: Zhang Yufei, China

WOMEN’S 10M AIR PISTOL

Gold: Oh Ye-jin, South Korea

Silver: Kim Ye-ji, South Korea

Bronze: Manu Bhaker, India

Saturday, July 27 CYCLING MEN’S INDIVIDUAL TIME TRIAL

Gold: Remco Evenepoel, Belgium

Silver: Filippo Ganna, Italy

Bronze: Wout van Aert, Belgium

WOMEN’S INDIVIDUAL TIME TRIAL

Gold: Grace Brown, Australia

Silver: Anna Henderson, Britain

Bronze: Chloe Dygert, United States

DIVING WOMEN’S SYNCHRONISED 3M SPRINGBOARD China’s Chen Yiwen and Chang Yani hold their gold medal on the podium of the women’s synchronised 3m springboard diving final at the 2024 Summer Olympics, Saturday, July 27, 2024, in Saint-Denis, France. (AP Photo/Lee Jin-man)

Gold: Chang Yani and Chen Yiwen, China

Silver: Sarah Bacon and Kassidy Cook, United States

Bronze: Yasmin Harper and Scarlett Mew Jensen, Britain

FENCING WOMEN’S EPEE INDIVIDUAL

Gold: Vivian Kong, Hong Kong

Silver: Auriane Mallo-Breton, France

Bronze: Eszter Muhari, Hungary

MEN’S SABER INDIVIDUAL

Bronze: Luigi Samele, Italy

JUDO WOMEN 48KG

Gold: Natsumi Tsunoda, Japan

Silver: Baasankhuu Bavuudori, Mongolia

Bronze: Shirine Boukli, France, and Tara Babulfath, Sweden

MEN 60KG

Gold: Yeldos Smetov, Kazakhstan

Silver: Luka Mkheidze, France

Bronze: Ryuju Nagayama, Japan and Francisco Garrigos, Spain

RUGBY SEVENS

Gold: France

Silver: Fiji

Bronze: South Africa

SHOOTING 10M AIR RIFLE MIXED TEAM Medal winners pose for a photograph after the medal ceremony of the 10m air rifle mixed team competition at the 2024 Summer Olympics, Saturday, July 27, 2024, in Chateauroux, France. China’s Sheng Lihao and Huang Yuting won the gold in the competion, while South Korea’s Park Hajun and Keum Jihyeon took silver and Kazakhstan’s Islam Satpayev and Alexandra Le took the bronze. (AP Photo/Manish Swarup)

Gold: Huang Yuting and Sheng Lihao, China

Silver: Keum Ji-hyeon and Park Ha-jun, South Korea

Bronze: Alexandra Le and Islam Satpayev, Kazakhstan

SWIMMING MEN’S 400M FREESTYLE

Gold: Lukas Maertens, Germany

Silver: Elijah Winnington, Australia

Bronze: Kim Woo-min, South Korea

MEN’S 4X100M FREESTYLE RELAY

Gold: United States

Silver: Australia

Bronze: Italy

WOMEN’S 400M FREESTYLE

Gold: Ariarne Titmus, Australia

Silver: Summer McIntosh, Canada

Bronze: Katie Ledecky, United States

WOMEN’S 4X100M FREESTYLE RELAY

Gold: Australia

Silver: United States

Bronze: China

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PARIS (AP) — Simone Biles dominated during qualifying with the U.S. women’s gymnastics team at the Paris Olympics on Sunday despite limping on her left leg and saying she had an issue with her calf.

Here’s what we know about Biles’ status:

What’s the latest on Simone Biles’ calf injury? Simone Biles, of United States, prepares to compete on the vault during a women’s artistic gymnastics qualification round at Bercy Arena at Bercy Arena at the 2024 Summer Olympics, Sunday, July 28, 2024, in Paris, France. (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel)

U.S. coach Cecile Landi said only that Biles’ injury was minor, has been bothering her for a couple of weeks and there was no discussion of sidelining the seven-time Olympic medalist.

“I can’t express it,” Landi said. “I’m really proud of her and what she’s been through and what she’s showing the world what she’s capable of doing.”

Biles and the rest of Team USA did not speak to reporters after qualifying.

Did her calf issue impact her qualifying score?

Not by much. Biles completed qualifying and leads the all-around standings with a total of 59.566.

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Biles dazzled a star-studded crowd on balance beam to open qualifying, then appeared to tweak the leg while warming up on floor exercise. She left the floor with Team USA doctor Marcia Faustin — an eerily similar scene to what played out in Tokyo, when Biles dropped out of the team competition to protect her safety.

With her ankle taped, Biles posted the highest score on floor and vault through two subdivisions. She did limit the difficulty of her uneven bars routine, skipping a unique skill she submitted to the International Gymnastics Federation on Friday. She did her usual set to score a 14.333, then tried to keep from putting too much weight on her leg following her dismount.

Is Biles still planning to compete?

Landi said there’s been no discussion of pulling Biles from the Paris Olympics.

Biles’ next event would be the team final Tuesday — the one she skipped in Tokyo, citing concerns with her safety and prompting an international discussion on mental health. The individual all-around is Thursday, where Biles and teammate Sunisa Lee — the Tokyo gold medalist with Biles sidelined — will become the first pair of Olympic all-around champions to square off in an all-around final.

General Daily Insight for July 29, 2024

Change is knocking at the door. As the intuitive Moon conjoins innovative Uranus in stable Taurus at 11:47 am EDT, we can expect an abundance of inspiration, care, and opportunities for bringing in revenue. When the Moon moves into open-minded Gemini, it becomes easier to think through our feelings and figure out why we feel what we feel. Later on, the Moon soothes transformative Pluto, making it easier to both create and accept change in our lives. Let the eureka moment happen!

Aries

March 21 – April 19

Openings to manifest abundance are right around the corner. While it’s already easier for you to express and think through your feelings, you may also find that you’ve been given access to refreshed inspiration regarding your career growth, sense of security, and streams of revenue. Friendship and connections with siblings are receiving a cosmic boost as well, so don’t feel like you have to do everything all alone. Look around you — there are likely already plenty of people in your corner.

Taurus

April 20 – May 20

Your light deserves to shine. You’ve been learning to step out of the shadows and into the spotlight. There could be some competition that will rise against you, but you’ve got what it takes to create something great. Have faith in your powerful intuition and security in your soul. The confidence that you feel and the support that you have from authority figures might be just the boost you need to propel you to your next step in life. Don’t shy away from success!

Gemini

May 21 – June 20

A novel mindset might come to you when you’re spending time by yourself. Now is an excellent time to get in touch with your soul and the universe — without all the distractions and stresses of the world around you. While this doesn’t mean you have to cancel all your plans, it does suggest that focusing on yourself, your needs, and your creative spark is most likely to provide you with the breakthrough you need. Make space for whatever your heart is calling out for.

Cancer

June 21 – July 22

Other people are currently extra inspirational. You’re thinking through your typical conduct and letting your role models guide potential changes. It may be that you are in a period where you need to fake it until you make it. Try looking to the people who inspire you, whether they’re a celebrity or someone you’ve known your whole life — they can strengthen positive qualities you didn’t know you had. Once you’re in the swing of things, you’ll begin to make your own magic.

Leo

July 23 – August 22

Career opportunities can provide security. This safety may come in the form of material abundance, such as a raise or a side hustle, though it may arrive less literally, perhaps as a sense of emotional stability or personal confidence regarding how you present yourself to the world. If you are not focused on your career at present, seize this moment to elevate your public persona or to learn to walk with authority. Times like these can turn you into a true leader.

Virgo

August 23 – September 22

What inspires you, Virgo? Responsibility can be a good motivator, but it’s potentially been weighing you down. In contrast, picking up creative, educational, and spiritual pursuits should be wonderfully rejuvenating. Whether this is a past interest you set aside for a time or something totally new, exploring it will be valuable. You might want to go back to school, practice a hobby, or even investigate a unique spiritual path. Whatever you do, just make sure that your heart is in it.

Libra

September 23 – October 22

Intimate knowledge may reveal secrets that change your perspective. Deep talks with a loved one might change your mind regarding something that you’ve held strong beliefs about for a while. It can be difficult to let go of ideas that you’ve clutched so tightly, especially if they’re regarding this specific person or someone else close to your heart. Still, it’s wise to accept the truth rather than attempt to continue living in a past that doesn’t exist. You’re strong enough to handle this change.

Scorpio

October 23 – November 21

Someone could act as a mirror for you. Their actions or words may be reflecting unfamiliar facets of yourself — ones you might not like. Pay attention to the way that you feel when this person speaks to you or the way that you notice someone else feeling when the other treats them a certain way. You’ve potentially been avoiding acknowledging this behavior before. Unless they’re doing something truly harmful, make an effort to do some deep introspection rather than confronting whoever sparked this realization.

Sagittarius

November 22 – December 21

Getting organized can nurture your connections with other people. You may not have realized how cluttered your house feels or how packed your schedule looks, and because of this lack of freedom or room, you could be too burdened to be welcoming. Perhaps you believed that there was something else coming between you and the people that you care about, but you might just need to create the space rather than waiting for it to clear up naturally. Take charge of your space.

Capricorn

December 22 – January 19

Creativity can show you a clear path through confused feelings. When you’re struggling to understand yourself, gaining emotional clarity may seem impossible — let alone expressing how you feel to other people. Take today to step back for a moment. Give yourself a break by forgetting about whatever problems have been swirling around in your head! Try to lose yourself in something that doesn’t require so much from your left brain. Your answer may come to you after some right brain exercise.

Aquarius

January 20 – February 18

Here’s a self-care life hack: start by caring for your loved ones! If you notice that someone in your life is struggling, reach out and offer what you can — even if it’s merely a listening ear. It might initially seem like it’ll be a chore to add helping them to your long to-do list, but improving that social bond will be good for both of you. Don’t promise more than you can provide, of course, and don’t hesitate to accept help in return.

Pisces

February 19 – March 20

Kindness to yourself is just as vital as kindness to others. It might not be easy if you are feeling down or unhappy with where you are in life, but practicing internal and external compassion will serve you well today. Words of affirmation, in particular, may have an unimaginably positive impact on everyone — including you. Surrounding yourself with people who are positive and uplifting will widen your beneficial impact even further. Maximize your positivity and watch the awesome changes begin to take place.

By JENNA FRYER, AP National Writer

PARIS (AP) — On the first sunny day of the Paris Olympics, the stars from the United States shined bright.

Simone Biles and LeBron James dazzled, so did the U.S. women’s soccer team. Torri Huske grabbed some of the spotlight, and Haley Batten made a name for herself by earning a silver medal in mountain biking for the best finish ever by an American rider.

Although it was French swimmer Léon Marchand who received the most boisterous cheers in crushing the field to win gold in the men’s 400-meter individual medley, the U.S. had a strong Sunday on Day 2 of the Games.

Simone shines

Biles made her Olympic return three years after pulling out of multiple finals at the Tokyo Games to protect her safety, which prompted an international discussion about mental health, by powering through discomfort she felt in her calf to lead the U.S. women’s gymnastics team into the finals.

Biles, Suni Lee and Jordan Chiles went 1-2-3 in the all-around during early qualifying, though Chiles will miss the all-around final due to rules that limit countries to entering two athletes per competition.

There’s a chance Chiles will make the floor exercise final should she finish in the top eight. Lee is practically a lock for the beam and bars finals, with 2020 floor exercise champion Jade Carey in good position to join Biles in the vault final.

But all eyes were on Biles, who briefly scared an entire nation when she left the after her floor exercise and received medical attention. She had tweaked her calf in warm-up, but U.S. coach Cecile Landi said it was a minor injury.

She performed in front of a star-studded crowd that included Tom Cruise, Jessica Chastain, Snoop Dogg, Anna Wintour and Lady Gaga, who wrote on social media of Biles: “She nailed it, what an honor to be so close!”

LeBron James leads Team USA

Two of the most experienced Olympians on the U.S. men’s basketball team, James and Kevin Durant, began the squad’s bid for a fifth consecutive gold medal with a near-flawless performance.

LeBron James, left, of the United States, shoots as Bogdan Bogdanovic, of Serbia, during a men’s basketball game at the 2024 Summer Olympics, Sunday, July 28, 2024, in Villeneuve-d’Ascq, France. (Gregory Shamus/Pool Photo via AP)

Durant made his first eight shots and scored 23 points, James added 21 points, nine assists and seven rebounds and the U.S. rolled to a 110-84 win over Serbia in the Olympic opener for both teams.

James and Durant were a combined 18 for 22 from the field — 8 of 9 for Durant, 9 of 13 for James — as the U.S. had no trouble with the reigning World Cup silver medalists.

Jrue Holiday scored 15, Devin Booker had 12 and Anthony Edwards and Stephen Curry each added 11 for the U.S.

Pool party

Huske knocked off world-record holder Gretchen Walsh in the women’s 100 butterfly, using a strong finish to get her hands to the wall just ahead of her teammate in a 1-2 finish for the U.S.

The favorite went out with her usual strategy: start fast and try to hold on. It worked at the U.S. trials, where she set her world record of 55.18 last month, and she was under record pace at the turn.

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But Huske chased her down in the race that really mattered. The winner touched in 55.59 — about the length of a finger ahead of Walsh’s time of 55.63.

When Huske saw the “1” beside her name on the scoreboard, she reached across the lane rope to give Walsh and hug while breaking down in tears.

Marchand, meanwhile, lived up to the huge expectations at his home Olympics with a flag-waving crowd cheering his every stroke. He was under world-record pace on the final turn but faded a bit coming home, touching in 4 minutes, 2.95 seconds — an Olympic record, but just shy of his own world mark of 4:02.50.

Marchand claimed that mark at last year’s world championships in Fukuoka, Japan, erasing a record held by Michael Phelps for 15 years.

And, in an upset, Italian swimmer Nicolo Martinenghi shocked record-holder Adam Peaty in the 100 breaststroke.

Peaty, the gold medalist in both Rio de Janeiro and Tokyo, had taken a long layoff to deal with mental health issues. Upon his return, he worked his way back up to speed and entered the final as the top qualifier but settled for silver as his quest for a third consecutive gold was ended.

US Soccer wins

Sophia Smith scored a pair of goals to lead the U.S. past Germany 4-1 and put the team in good position to advance out of its group at the Olympics.

Mallory Swanson and Lynn Williams also scored for the Americans, who defeated Zambia 3-0 in the opener but won’t know their fate in the knockout round for sure until after the final Group B matches on Wednesday.

The Americans play Australia in Marseille to conclude group play.

Mountain biker medals

Batten broke a rule but still came home with America’s best ever mountain biking finish when she won silver.

Batten was fined by the Olympic mountain bike judges for violating a rule on the final lap of her race. She was jockeying for second place when she went through a lane dedicated for taking on food and drink or stopping for mechanical problems.

Pauline Ferrand Prevot, of France, centre, winner of the women’s mountain bike cycling event, poses with her gold medal flanked by silver medallist Haley Batten, of United States, left, and bronze medallist Jenny Rissveds, of Sweden, at the 2024 Summer Olympics, Sunday, July 28, 2024, in Elancourt, France. (AP Photo/George Walker IV)

After the judges reviewed the footage, they decided Batten had done neither and broke one of the rules of the race. She was fined 500 Swiss francs, or about $565, for “failure to respect the instructions of the race organization or commissaires,” though the judges apparently decided that the infraction was not serious enough to warrant a disqualification.

Batten finished ninth three years ago at the Tokyo Games.

Tennis veterans win

Rafael Nadal was unsure he could even play men’s singles Sunday the day before his match, but turned up at Roland Garros and beat Marton Fucsovics of Hungary 6-1, 4-6, 6-4 in the first round.

The victory set up a blockbuster showdown against rival Novak Djokovic.

It will be the 60th meeting between this pair of greats, more than any other two men have played against each other in the sport’s Open era, which began in 1968. Djokovic, a 37-year-old from Serbia, leads the head-to-head series 30-29, and his 24 Grand Slam titles make him the only man in tennis history with more than Nadal’s 22.

Andy Murray’s tennis career, meanwhile, was extended for at least one more match when he and British partner Dan Evans saved five match points during a first-round doubles win. Murray and Evans rallied past the Japanese pair of Taro Daniel and Kei Nishikori 2-6, 7-6 (5), 11-9.

The Brits trailed 9-4 in the decisive tiebreaker, which is held in place of a third set in doubles.

The 37-year-old Murray announced before the Summer Games that it would be the final event of his career, and then pulled out of the singles bracket, leaving him only in doubles.

Murray is a three-time Grand Slam champion and the only tennis player with two Olympic singles golds — from London in 2012 and Rio de Janeiro in 2016.

An unidentified man was taken to a local hospital after a shooting Sunday at an apartment building in Dania Beach.

The Broward Sheriff’s Office said its deputies responded to a report of a shooting in the 500 block of SW 2nd Avenue. Paramedics from Broward Sheriff Fire Rescue took the man to a nearby hospital where he was treated for a gunshot wound, according to agency spokesperson Miranda Grossman. His condition was not disclosed.

The circumstances that led to the incident were not known. BSO’s Violent Crimes and Crime Scene units are investigating the shooting, Grossman said.

The location is a block west of U.S. 1 and a short distance south of Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport. The BSO did not give a specific address and local television outlet NBC6 South Florida said it was unclear whether the shooting occurred inside or outside a two-story apartment building where police had been operating.

The BSO has asked anyone with information about the incident to contact Broward County Crime Stoppers at 954-493-TIPS (8477).

MILWAUKEE (AP) — Miami’s Xavier Edwards became the second Marlins player ever to hit for the cycle Sunday in a 6-2 loss to the Milwaukee Brewers.

Edwards hit his first career homer on the opening pitch of the game, drew a leadoff walk in the third, doubled in the fifth and tripled in the seventh. He capped his afternoon by beating out an infield single against two-time NL reliever Devin Williams with two outs in the ninth inning.

He reached base on all four of his plate appearances and had two runs and one RBI.

Before last year, the Marlins had been the only active major league team never to have a batter hit for the cycle. Luis Arráez became the first when he accomplished the feat while going 4 of 5 with two runs and a pair of RBIs in an 8-4 victory over the Philadelphia Phillies on April 11, 2023.

“It means a lot,” Edwards said. “I don’t think it’s really set in yet, but it’s pretty cool that I got my first homer to start the game and got to cap it off with a single. I would have been pretty upset with myself if I didn’t hit a single. I usually spray a lot of singles.”

Edwards has been on a tear, with 28 hits in his past 63 at-bats (.444 batting average) to raise his batting average from .240 to .379.

The NL Central-leading Brewers avoided a three-game sweep by the Marlins, who own the second-worst record in the NL. The Brewers have been swept once all season, June 3-5 at Philadelphia.

Jackson Chourio homered and Brice Turang went 2 for 4 and made two straight run-saving catches for the Brewers.

The Brewers honored Ryan Braun before the game by making him the 23rd inductee into their walk of fame. Braun, who played from 2007-20 and spent his entire major league career with Milwaukee, owns the franchise record for homers (352) and ranks second to Hall of Famer Robin Yount in RBIs (1,154).

Braun, a former Miami Hurricane, was the 2011 NL MVP and a six-time All-Star. He was suspended midway through the 2013 season for using performance-enhancing drugs.

“I thank all of you for willing me and our team to success,” Braun told fans during a pregame ceremony. “I wanted more than anything to bring joy and excitement to this fan base and this community that meant so much to all of us.”

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Marlins: Off Monday before beginning a two-game series at Tampa Bay. The scheduled starting pitchers Tuesday are RHP Edward Cabrera (1-3, 7.04 ERA) for the Marlins and LHP Jeffrey Springs (0-0, 0.00) for the Rays.

MIAMI GARDENS — Tua Tagovailoa entered the room Sunday and immediately thanked the Miami Dolphins and Jesus, because he still considers himself a middle-class kid at heart with the instilled values of his family.

So, he didn’t forget his manners or his place on the day he talked about becoming the richest Dolphins player and the fourth-highest-paid NFL quarterback ever.

“I want to thank Mike McDaniel,” he said next, going down the line of Dolphins coaches and executives who came with his wife and two young children to enjoy the moment

And so for this moment, set aside the debate if his four-year, $212 million contact extension matches his talent, ignore the salary-cap implications and file away the demands on him that come with such a contract.

For just this moment, consider this middle-class kid realizing the American Dream, if there is such a thing anymore, considering no one spends much time talking about it. It’s one heckuva story when you allow yourself to see it through this prism — and only this one.

Tagovailoa, you see, is as American as we get right down to what was expected of him by his father. Like working. He didn’t have side jobs as a kid cutting grass or in construction like another Dolphins quarterback from another generation who realized the American Dream in Dan Marino.

“This is my job,” Tagovailoa said of being a quarterback. “This is my only job. I never had a ‘real’ job.”

We may have never paid proper attention to how he grew up to reach this stage considering he’s been on it since his freshman year at Alabama. But he is the son of Samoan parents who had a healthy sense of old-fashioned values in raising their children.

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“I grew up in a middle-class family,” he said. “My dad was the only one that worked and my mom took care of the kids. And so my dad did whatever it took to take care of our family and I’m just very, very blessed and very fortunate that I’ve been able to use football as my career path to help my family generationally with the kind of money that I’ve been given.”

He remembers coming home from school and immediately doing homework as a youth, because when dad came home the football practice began.

“Like your mind better be ready to go, to go and practice,” he said. “And when you practice, you had to practice a certain way. And if it wasn’t to his standard, then it, it was like, ‘OK, I know, I’m going to have to do extra work.’ Or if I didn’t have to do extra work, we were going to have a talk, that’s for sure.”

If young Tua didn’t play to his talent in a game, he’d stay in pads and be driven immediately to a, “throwing camp,” as he called it.

“I wouldn’t be with the kids the same age as me,” he said. “I’d be with the kids older than me. So I was kind of nervous. I’m nervous to go with the older guys because if I throw and I don’t throw it right, the older guys are going to say something and my mind is like, ‘OK, I want to fit in with these older guys.’

“But then at the same time, I’m like, ‘I don’t know if I want to go through all that stress. Maybe I should just stick with the younger guys.’ And so one thing I didn’t want my dad to do, was my dad to come down and force me to go and throw with those guys or tell whatever coach who was there, like, ‘No, my son’s going to go throw with these older guys.’

“So I was just more afraid of the standard that that was set for me by my dad, but it’s helped me become who I am today with how I see the game and I’m grateful for that part that my dad has helped me with.”

Now, all these years later, he’s reached part of his big dream. The money matters, even if a wide-body contract has never enabled a player to buy the other part of the dream. There’s plenty of time to talk about that winning part on another day.

For this moment, consider the achievement of the middle-class kid who just signed a life-changing deal, just as he was Sunday in saying, “We don’t need that much money, but to have that much money to be able to take care of my family and then, you know, my kids’ kids and their kids’ kids — having that is very, very important. It’s very, very special. And I think anyone here that would be in this position would say the same exact thing and be very grateful.”

Today is Sunday, July 28, the 210th day of 2024. There are 156 days left in the year.

Today in history:

On July 28, 1945, A U.S. Army B-25 bomber crashed into the 79th floor of New York’s Empire State Building, the world’s tallest structure at the time, killing 14 people.

Also on this date:

In 1794, Maximilien Robespierre and Louis Antoine de Saint-Just were executed by guillotine during the French Revolution.

In 1914, World War I began as Austria-Hungary declared war on Serbia.

In 1965, President Lyndon B. Johnson announced he was increasing the number of American troops in South Vietnam from 75,000 to 125,000.

In 1976, an earthquake devastated northern China, killing at least 242,000 people, according to an official estimate.

In 1984, the Los Angeles Summer Olympics opened; 14 Eastern Bloc countries, led by the Soviet Union, boycotted the Games.

In 1995, a jury in Union, South Carolina, rejected the death penalty for Susan Smith, sentencing her to life in prison for drowning her two young sons (Smith will be eligible for parole in November 2024).

In 1996, 8,000 year-old human skeletal remains (later referred to as Kennewick Man) were discovered in a bank of the Columbia River in Kennewick, Washington.

In 2004, the Irish Republican Army formally announced an end to their armed campaign against British rule in Northern Ireland.

In 2015, it was announced that Jonathan Pollard, the former U.S. Naval intelligence analyst who had spent nearly three decades in prison for spying for Israel, had been granted parole.

In 2018, Pope Francis accepted the resignation of U.S. Cardinal Theodore McCarrick, the emeritus archbishop of Washington, D.C., following allegations of sexual abuse, including one involving an 11-year-old boy.

In 2019, a gunman opened fire at a popular garlic festival in Gilroy, California, killing three people, including a six-year-old boy and a 13-year-old girl, and wounding 17 others before taking his own life.

Today’s Birthdays:

• Music conductor Riccardo Muti is 83.
• Former Senator and NBA Hall of Famer Bill Bradley is 81.
• “Garfield” creator Jim Davis is 79.
• TV producer Dick Ebersol is 77.
• Actor Sally Struthers is 77.
• Architect Santiago Calatrava is 73.
• CBS TV journalist Scott Pelley is 67.
• Actor Lori Loughlin is 60.
• Jazz musician-producer Delfeayo Marsalis is 59.
• UFC president Dana White is 55.
• Actor Elizabeth Berkley is 52.
• Basketball Hall of Famer Manu Ginobili is 47.
• Actor John David Washington is 40.
• Actor Dustin Milligan is 39.
• Rapper Soulja Boy is 34.
• England soccer star Harry Kane is 31.
• Pop/rock singer Cher Lloyd is 31.
• Golfer Nelly Korda is 26.

A year after his storybook Inter Miami debut in the inaugural Leagues Cup, Lionel Messi was unable to play Saturday night as his teammates began defense of their trophy with a 2-0 home win against Mexican team Puebla in the 2024 tournament opener.

Messi, who injured an ankle ligament while playing for Argentina in the Copa America final two weeks ago, remained in a protective walking boot and watched the match from a Chase Stadium suite with his wife. He had already missed 13 of Miami’s 25 league games this season.

The men in pink got off to a good start. Paraguayan midfielder Matias Rojas scored on a left-footed blast in the ninth minute to give Miami an early lead. The assist came from Robert Taylor, who signed a contract extension on Friday. Rookie Yannick Bright got the sequence started with an interception and a pinpoint pass from midfield.

Luis Suarez doubled Miami’s lead at the 72-minute mark. He right-footed a shot from the center of the box off a cross from Jordi Alba. The play began with another interception by Bright at midfield, who passed to Julian Gressel, who sent a diagonal pass to Alba. It was Suarez’s team-leading 13th goal of the season.

To read the full report, click here for miamiherald.com

General Daily Insight for July 28, 2024

It’s our chance to kick back and relax! While Saturn, Neptune, Pluto, and Chiron are all retrograde, we’re experiencing a bit of a slowdown. That’s just fine, especially as the intuitive Moon sextiles stoic Saturn. It’s a great day to get your life organized by going back over past projects or tasks that you’ve been meaning to get to but haven’t had time, or to catch up on rest after a long period of twists and turns. We can make progress without starting new things.

Aries

March 21 – April 19

You’re strengthening what you’ve already created. Relationships and friendships that have stayed in your life for years, dreams that have stuck with you for a long time, projects that you’ve been putting work into for ages — these are all excellent places to channel your current energy. If there are issues that are weakening the bonds in your connections or flaws preventing your projects from being completed, they may make themselves known at any moment so that you can heal them.

Taurus

April 20 – May 20

How you interact with other people is presently getting highlighted by the universe. The way that you treat your friends matters, as does the way that they treat you and how you treat yourself. All of these aspects of life are connected, so being able to balance your sense of self-esteem and success with showing support and care for others is crucial. Make sure that the scales are even — and if they aren’t, look for a way to create that balance.

Gemini

May 21 – June 20

Spiritual needs are becoming a focus for you. It might be that you’ve already given a lot of thought to what your soul’s needs are, or you may have been pushing away those inner cravings as a method of focusing on other areas of life. Whatever your approach has been in the past, it’s important that you figure out where you are in this moment. That will let you see where you’re going more clearly. Meditation can also help you to find success.

Cancer

June 21 – July 22

The support of others may provide you with necessary rest. You may have been burning the candle at both ends, which can’t be kept up permanently. The people who love you most are likely to show up for you very soon, providing you with care and emotional support, at minimum. If someone offers services such as babysitting or cleaning, be sure to appreciate their efforts. That said, don’t feel as if you’re a burden — just give back once you’re able to.

Leo

July 23 – August 22

Your to-do list will potentially shrink after today. Items that have been sitting on your list for a long time, especially large projects that you haven’t had the time or energy to finish, are finally set up to be crossed off as you complete them. This can be tiring, since these are probably time-consuming tasks. Still, they can also be very cathartic — you might feel as though a weight has been lifted off your shoulders once you are done. Tackle that list!

Virgo

August 23 – September 22

Old lessons are taking on fresh vitality. It may have been a long time since you studied a certain subject, so you may simply want a refresher course, or you could be researching something again as a way to become a more desirable candidate for a job. Whatever the reason, be open-minded — and don’t feel as if there is anything too small or too easy to be relearned. If you didn’t retain it the first time, now is your chance to try again.

Libra

September 23 – October 22

You’re refusing to let delays to fun events prevent you from moving forward! Stressful circumstances in the past may have forced you to postpone things that you wanted to do. This time, the universe is offering you an opportunity to pick your dreams back up and fully enjoy them. Instead of mourning the fact that you weren’t able to do this earlier, live in the present. Look at it as something that you can look forward to, not something that’s happening too late.

Scorpio

October 23 – November 21

Group projects are blessed by the universe. A community effort will probably run more smoothly than you are expecting, as your sense of creativity and problem solving is likely to align with other collaborators. In particular, working with people who have different perspectives can be deeply enlightening. When everyone cooperates, there will be far more to gain here than there would be to lose. Get involved in this group project, contribute as well as listen, and most importantly, enjoy being a team player.

Sagittarius

November 22 – December 21

Home is where the clutter might be. If you want to live in a personal oasis, you have to start by tiding away any clutter to allow energy to flow through uninterrupted. You might have been too busy with work, family, or potentially other tasks that you had to do. Now is your chance to catch back up! The chore list could have escaped you for a while, but you can handle the chaos. Work on bringing peaceful, replenishing neatness back into your home.

Capricorn

December 22 – January 19

It’s time to get serious about what you want to do with what you already have. Contemplate any creative works that you’ve had in the wings, waiting to show the world. Maybe you’ve been hesitating to submit your resume at your desired company. Either way, the time for waiting is over. Instead of merely sitting and hoping someone else will notice, start showing your ideas to people and get your name out there. Avoid starting fresh projects right now — finish the old ones!

Aquarius

January 20 – February 18

Emotions are ready to stabilize. You might have been struggling with a rollercoaster of emotions, either due to your own designs or the myriad stresses of life, but you’re reaching a place where you will have a firmer foundation. It’s okay to take time to reassess how you feel, rather than struggling to march ahead without looking within. Don’t ignore your feelings just so that you can keep pushing forward! Acknowledge them ASAP so that they don’t keep cropping back up.

Pisces

February 19 – March 20

Like-minded people currently make for the best company — especially if you’ve been spending a lot of your time trying to convince people who aren’t focused on peace or community to change. Ultimately, such efforts could be draining your energy. Setting aside good intentions, it’s important to spend time with people who appreciate your vision and want to support you in the creation of a positive society in order to keep going. Don’t feel like you have to seek peace alone.

By JIM HOEHN

MILWAUKEE (AP) — Josh Bell hit a three-run homer to cap a five-run rally in the seventh inning that lifted the Miami Marlins to a 7-3 comeback victory over the Milwaukee Brewers on Saturday night.

“It feels good,” said Bell, who homered for the fourth consecutive game. “For the most part, I feel I’m on time. I feel like I can do damage on mistakes and not chase out of the zone quite as much. Hopefully I can continue to hammer down these feels and then make sure I don’t lose them.”

Pinch-hitter Emmanuel Rivera opened the seventh with a triple. Vidal Bruján walked and Nick Fortes reached on a bunt single that pitcher Jared Koenig couldn’t corral, scoring Rivera to tie it at 3.

Xavier Reynolds advanced the runners with a sacrifice, chasing Koenig (8-2), who had not allowed a run in his seven previous outings.

Bryan De La Cruz greeted reliever Elvis Peguero with an RBI single. Bell then jumped on the first pitch for his 14th homer.

Brian Hoeing (1-2) threw three scoreless innings in relief for the victory.

The victory followed the trade of Jazz Chisholm Jr. to the Yankees for three minor league prospects.

“Part about being a pro is turning the page quick,” Marlins manager Skip Schumaker said. “That’s not easy to do when one of your friends and teammates gets traded. It’s happened a couple times, unfortunately, already this year. But I’m proud of how they came about the game and the effort. Just a really good overall game despite losing their leadoff hitter and starting center fielder.”

Consecutive losses to Miami have saddled the NL Central-leading Brewers with their third consecutive home series loss after winning nine series in a row.

Rhys Hoskins put Milwaukee up 3-2 with a three-run homer in the fourth off starter Max Meyer, recalled earlier Saturday from Triple-A Jacksonville. Willy Adames reached on an infield single and Jake Bauers walked. Hoskins then sent an 0-1 pitch 386 feet to left-center for his 17th homer.

“He’s been incredible, in that he’s producing big home run after big home run after big home run,” Brewers manager Pat Murphy said. “Of his 17 homers, it feels like 10 of them, or more, were at critical times. We didn’t add on.”

Miami took a 2-0 lead in the second when Jake Burger and Jesús Sánchez opened with consecutive doubles and Jonah Bride followed with an RBI single.

TRAINER’S ROOM

Brewers: LHP Bryan Hudson was placed on the 15-day injured list (left oblique strain), retroactive to Wednesday. LHP Tyler Jay was recalled from Triple-A Nashville. Rookie OF Jackson Chourio was out with an ear infection, manager Pat Murphy said before the game.

BREWERS TRADE

Milwaukee acquired RHP Nick Mears from Colorado on Saturday in exchange for minor league RHPs Bradley Blalock and Yujanyer Herrera. Mears was 1-4 record with a 5.56 ERA in 41 relief appearances with 57 strikeouts in 45 1/3 innings this season.

MARLINS TRADE

Miami traded All-Star OF Jazz Chisholm Jr. to the New York Yankees in exchange for Triple-A C Agustin Ramírez and minor league IFs Jared Serna and Abrahan Ramírez.

MARLINS MOVE

Optioned LHP Austin Kitchen to Triple-A Nashville to make room for Meyer.

UP NEXT

Right-hander Tobias Myers (6-4, 3.14) starts for Milwaukee, opposed by right-hander Kyle Tyler (0-1, 3.92) in the series finale.

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Donald Trump said he would fire the Securities and Exchange Commission chair and pick crypto-friendly regulators if he returns to the White House in a bid to court virtual currency enthusiasts and harness the industry’s growing influence in the political arena.

“This afternoon, I’m laying out my plan to ensure that the United States will be the crypto capital of the planet and the bitcoin superpower of the world and we’ll get it done,” Trump said at a bitcoin conference in Nashville, Tennessee, on Saturday.

The assembled crowd cheered loudly as Trump said he would fire SEC Chair Gary Gensler, whose term is not up until 2026. If he wins the presidency, Trump would have significant sway over the top regulators for the burgeoning industry.

“We will have regulations, but from now on, the rules will be written by people who love your industry, not hate your industry,” Trump said.

He also pledged to form a crypto industry presidential advisory council, create a stablecoin framework, and called for a scale-back in enforcement.

Zachary Bradford, the co-founder and chief executive officer of bitcoin miner Cleanspark, described Trump’s speech as “a historic moment.” Trump made repeated references to miners, and said that “America will become the world’s undisputed Bitcoin mining powerhouse.”

Tone shift

The remarks in Nashville are the latest demonstration of how the former president has embraced the technology and sought to position himself as an advocate for crypto interests.

Trump voiced skepticism about cryptocurrencies in office, claiming he was “not a fan” and that their values were “based on thin air,” but in his 2024 presidential campaign he’s reversed course, increasingly highlighting bitcoin on the trail and actively wooing the crypto sector.

That shift reflects the industry’s increased prominence on the U.S. political scene as executives push to get candidates with policies supportive of digital assets elected to office through ever bigger donations, in part through the Fairshake super political action committee, as well as Trump’s desire to reach out to new voters in his third run for the presidency.

Republican Sen. Cynthia Lummis of Wyoming, who attended the Nashville conference, said she plans to draft a bill requiring the government to build a stockpile of up to 1 million bitcoin over five years. The bill would require the government to hold the cryptocurrency for 20 years, and during those two decades it could only be used to reduce the national debt.

“The goal is to recognize the fact that bitcoin is a durable asset,” she said on the sidelines of the conference. “It’s digital gold and it’s a hard asset that can back the U.S. dollar and provide assurance around the world that the U.S. dollar remains worthy of being a world currency.”

Bitcoin, which rose as much as 2.9% earlier on Saturday prior to Trump’s speech, was little changed near $68,000 by the end of the speech.

Political power

Crypto industry donors have poured more money into the 2024 election than in all prior cycles combined, according to OpenSecrets.

Trump’s economic agenda, which promises to reduce tax rates and slash government regulation, has found a receptive audience among Wall Street and business interests eager for an alternative to the policies of President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris, the likely Democratic nominee.

The crypto industry has bristled at what it sees as heavy-handed regulation under Biden, following the collapse of the FTX exchange and other scandals. Trump has pledged to promote bitcoin mining in the U.S., protect self-custody of cryptocurrencies and prevent the Federal Reserve from issuing a central-bank digital currency that would compete with the industry.

“I think it was pretty positive for the industry, pretty bullish going forward,” said Paul Veradittakit, a managing partner at Pantera Capital Management who watched a livestream of Trump’s speech. He said he was “most excited about him wanting America to be the crypto capital.”

Trump’s appearance at the conference comes during a frenetic stretch of the 2024 race that saw a failed assassination attempt against the Republican former president and on July 21 Biden’s announcement that he would not longer seek reelection. The Democratic incumbent endorsed Harris, 59, who is nearly two decades younger than Trump and threatens to undercut the inroads he has made with young voters and people of color.

Trump has discussed cryptocurrency policy with Tesla Inc. chief executive officer Elon Musk, according to a person familiar with the talks. He’s also hosted crypto-mining executives at his Mar-a-Lago resort and vowed to commute the sentence of Ross Ulbricht, who is serving a life sentence after he was convicted of running the Silk Road marketplace, where customers used virtual currencies to buy illegal drugs and hacker tools.

Most significantly, Trump’s campaign said in May that it would begin accepting donations in digital assets. Since then, it has raised $4 million from a mix of digital tokens, according to a campaign aide, who detailed the amount on condition of anonymity.

Among Trump’s prominent contributors have been billionaire twins Cameron and Tyler Winklevoss, who run Winklevoss Capital Management and are large investors in bitcoin. In his Nashville speech, Trump hailed the brothers by name and described them as “looking like male models with a brain.”

Both said they donated the equivalent of $1 million of the cryptocurrency to a pro-Trump group — an amount which exceeded the maximum allowed. The amount over the limit was refunded to the brothers.

Prior to the speech, Trump was slated to meet with crypto industry donors on Saturday at a fundraiser where seats went for up to $844,600. Guests are expected to include the Republican nominee’s running mate, Sen. JD Vance of Ohio, who has also taken an interest in cryptocurrency and positioned himself as a supporter of the sector.

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(With assistance from Bill Allison, Olga Kharif and Michael P. Regan.)

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PITTSFIELD, Mass. — Vice President Kamala Harris warned a crowd of supporters Saturday that former President Donald Trump held the advantage in their contest for the White House given the short window until Election Day.

“We got a fight ahead of us, and we are the underdogs in this race, OK?” Harris said in Pittsfield, Massachusetts, at her first fundraiser since President Joe Biden dropped his reelection bid six days ago. “Level set, we’re the underdogs in this race. But this is a people-powered campaign, and we have momentum.”

Polls have shown the vice president catching up to Trump — welcome news for Democrats after Biden had fallen significantly behind. The Harris campaign has also shown new strength in fundraising and in the number of new volunteers, with the election roughly three months away.

Since announcing her candidacy for the Democratic nomination and receiving Biden’s endorsement, Harris has deployed a sharpened message against Trump. On Saturday, she suggested he would restrict Americans’ “most fundamental rights,” including reproductive freedoms, and called him a “bully.” She also leaned into a new Democratic attack on the former president and his running mate, Sen. JD Vance of Ohio, saying that some of the swipes the men had taken against her were “just plain weird.”

The event, at a historic theater in the Berkshires, a popular vacation destination in western Massachusetts, raised over $1.4 million, significantly more than the $400,000 organizers had hoped to bring in, according to the Harris campaign. Roughly 800 people attended, taking in performances by singer James Taylor, cellist Yo-Yo Ma and pianist Emanuel Ax.

Harris’ ascent to the top of the ticket has galvanized Democratic fundraising. Her campaign said it had raised at least $130 million since Biden dropped out. Big donors who abandoned him after his disastrous debate performance last month have flocked back to Harris, and supporters have held several successful online calls to raise money, drawing tens of thousands of attendees.

Even before the vice president supplanted Biden as the nominee, some signs suggested that she was generating more enthusiasm among Democrats. Last weekend, she headlined a fundraiser in Provincetown, Massachusetts, that raised more than $2 million, twice what organizers said they had expected.

While Biden led Trump in fundraising for much of the campaign, the former president pulled ahead in recent months. But Democrats still have the edge in the nuts and bolts of campaign infrastructure, such as the number of offices open in battleground states.

The Harris campaign has showcased the new energy in the party. When she landed at a regional airport before her fundraiser in Pittsfield, a crowd of more than 150 people gathered to greet her. Hundreds more, chanting “Ka-ma-la,” waited outside the Colonial Theater, where the fundraiser was held. Biden rarely saw such welcome committees.

“Generations of Americans before us led the fight for freedom,” Harris said at the event. “And now the baton is in our hands.”

This article originally appeared in The New York Times.

The Dolphins signed linebacker Curtis Bolton, who spent the last two seasons with Las Vegas, and waived quarterback Gavin Hardison, the undrafted rookie from Texas-El Paso.

Bolton, who entered the league in 2019 with Green Bay as an undrafted rookie from Oklahoma, totaled one tackle from scrimmage and 15 special teams tackles in 13 games.

Bolton played in 10 games in 2022 with the Raiders and five games with the Detroit Lions in 2021.

Bolton has been on the practice squad with Indianapolis and San Francisco (2021) and Houston (2020).

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Hardison struggled Wednesday and Thursday when he got additional snaps because quarterback Tua Tagovailoa was sat out part of practice (Wednesday) and an entire practice (Thursday).

The Dolphins were off Saturday.

The Dolphins are back on the practice field at 10 a.m. Sunday at Baptist Health Training Center. 

Sunday marks the first practice of training camp open to the public. Admission is free but tickets are required.

For more information, including how to obtain tickets, click here.

BOSTON — With the rest of the American League East already wheeling and dealing, the Yankees joined the fray on Saturday afternoon.

The team has officially acquired Jazz Chisholm Jr. from the Marlins. The deal was not yet official when Aaron Boone spoke to reporters prior to the Yankees’ game against the Red Sox, limiting what the manager could say Saturday afternoon.

“Very talented, athletic, speed, power,” Boone said. “Can play a lot of different places. I’ve only seen him from afar, obviously. But obviously a very talented young player.

“The athleticism, power and speed are all attractive qualities he brings.”

Play that smooth Jazz.

Welcome to Pinstripes, @j_chisholm3

The final position look at UCF heading into fall camp:

SPECIAL TEAMS

What to expect

After a stellar freshman campaign, kicker Colton Boomer suffered an injury last season that saw the Lake Mary product connect on just 13 of 21 field goals (62%). Boomer is healthy, and after an offseason working with a sports psychologist he feels in a better headspace.

Mitch McCarthy continues to develop his punting abilities. Last season, he averaged 41.3 yards on 36 punts, half of which were fair catches (18) or touchbacks (2), while long snapper Gage King brings stability at center.

Xavier Townsend and Johnny Richardson were the primary targets in the return game.

On the roster

Colton Boomer, Jr.

Michael Carter, RS-So.

Aidan Fedigan, RS-So.

Gage King, 5th year

Mitch McCarthy, Jr.

Grant Reddick, RS-Fr.

Departures

Chris Bowerfind (transfer)

Kriston Esnard

Arrivals

Jack Bernstein, RS-Sr. (transfer from Georgia State)

Projected depth chart

P — Mitch McCarthy, Michael CarterK — Colton Boomer, Grant ReddickLS — Gage King, Aidan FediganKR — Johnny Richardson, Xavier TownsendPR — Xavier Townsend, Trent Whittemore

Previous: QB, RB, WR, TE, OL, DL, LB, Edge, CB, S

Matt Murschel can be reached at mmurschel@orlandosentinel.com

The final position look at the Gators leading into fall camp:

SPECIAL TEAMS

What to expect

Florida’s special teams were a mixed bag in 2023. Too many miscues ultimately overshadowed the positives in the game’s “third phase” and led coach Billy Napier to hire former New England Patriots assistant Joe Houston as an analyst.

Houston will join forces with analyst Chris Couch after UF committed seven penalties on special teams, some of them costly. A late-game substitution infraction after the field-goal unit ran onto the field as the offense looked to spike the ball led to a 5-yard penalty and a 44-yard missed by Trey Smack during the Gators’ 39-36 overtime home loss to Arkansas.

The 1-2 punch of Smack and punter Jeremy Crawshaw is something to build on. Smack assumed kicking duties in Week 3 and finished 17 of 21 on field goals. Meanwhile, Crawshaw’s 48.9-yard average on 42 punts would have ranked second nationally had he qualified.

Long snapper Rocco Underwood, from Orlando Boone, is a dependable table setter.

Florida kicker Trey Smack hit 17 of 21 field goal attempts in 2023. (Stephen M. Dowell/Orlando Sentinel)

The return game is in flux.

Punt returner Ricky Pearsall is in the NFL and kickoff returner Trevor Etienne transferred to Georgia. Expect sophomore Eugene Wilson III to return punts and give coverage teams pause. Sophomore Aidan Mizell has the long speed to handle kickoffs. Freshman Tank Hawkins, arguably Gators’ fastest player, also should have a return role.

The Gators’ kickoff coverage ranked second in the SEC, allowing an average of 15.07 yards, while the punt coverage was ninth league wide yielding an average of 8.36 yards on 11 returns.

On the roster

K Trey Smack

P Jeremy Crawshaw

Snapper Rocco Underwood

Departures

K Adam Mihalek (transfer)

P Jacob Watkins (eligibility)

P Ara Emerzian (eligibility)

Arrivals

K Hunter Smith (transferred from FAU)

P Nicholas Inglis (preferred walk-on)

P Jack Muse (transferred from UMass)

Projected depth chart

K — Trey Smack, Hunter Smith

P — Jeremy Crawshaw, Jack Muse

KR — Elijhah Badger, Aidan Mizell

PR — Eugene Wilson III, Tank Hawkins

Previous: QB, RB, WR, TE, OL, DL, LB, Edge, CB, S

Edgar Thompson can be reached at egthompson@orlandosentinel.com

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