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Then Kyle Schwaber, the No. 1 seed in the derby with an NL-leading 29 home runs, fell apart, hitting just 13 to force a swing-off. Pujols looked like the Machine in the swing-off, launching seven home runs in his minute of extra time, while Schwarber mustered just six more. MORE: Home Run Derby live updates, highlights Pujols, the oldest Home Run Derby participant in MLB history, certainly didn’t crush his first round....

In an interview with ABC News’ George Stephanopoulos, Baldwin recounted the events that resulted in the death of cinematographer Halyna Hutchins on the New Mexico set of his movie after the actor was handed a gun on October 21. During the emotional hourlong special, Baldwin alleged that the gun he was holding—which he was unaware contained live rounds—fired without him pulling the trigger, leading to the death of Hutchins and injury of director Joel Souza....

Top seed Aleksandrov Aleksej (Belarus) led the table along with Yu Ruiyuan (China) with 7.0 points after the eighth round of the Chennai Open International Grandmaster chess tournament here Monday. Half a point behind the leaders at 6.5 points were 10 players including GMs Oleksienko Mikhailo (Ukraine), Marat Dzhumaev (Uzbekistan), Hoang Thanh Trang (Hungary), J Deepan Chakkravarthy and SP Sethuraman (both India), among others. Untitled Ruiyuan continued his impressive run holding Aleksej to a draw....

That’s when Yost heard a voice pipe up. “The bat boy who never says anything turns around and says, ‘Esky is going to get a hit and Gordo’s taking him in the fountain,’” Yost said. “I said, ‘OK. Sounds like a pretty good plan.’” One that worked out perfectly, too. Alcides Escobar led off with a blooper to shallow right for a single, and Alex Gordon swatted the second pitch he saw over the right-field wall to give the AL Central-leading Royals a dramatic 2-1 victory over Minnesota — and help them avoid their first three-game skid since mid-July....

In case you didn’t know… Hales has scored 4476 runs from 132 games across all three formats. Much of his success has come from limited-over games, where he is an integral part of the squad. He was also the No.1 ranked T20 batsman in 2014. He had featured in the recent England-India T20I series, becoming man-of-the-match in the second game for his 41-ball-58 that helped England seal a win. Virat Kohli has been the topmost level ever since he started playing for the national side in 2008, having amassed 17979 runs across 343 international games so far....

Back in the mid-1980s, Sega had a problem. It had just entered the console market, and needed a way to compete with the almost complete dominance of Nintendo and its flagship Super Mario Bros. series. To do that, Sega had to come with a mascot of its own. This wasn’t Sonic though, as its first crack at a mascot was Alex Kidd in his 1986 debut platformer Alex Kidd in Miracle World....

Alexa Bliss was recently seen attacking Nikki Cross with Sister Abigail, a move popularized by The Fiend. Bliss’ turn to the dark side has been intriguing fans for a while now. On the latest edition of Booker T’s “The Hall of Fame” podcast, the WWE Hall of Famer had a chat with Bliss on a variety of topics. During the final moments of the episode, Booker T finally asked Bliss about Bray Wyatt, and her encounter with The Fiend....

Speaking with MSNBC’s Chris Hayes on Wednesday, Ocasio-Cortez suggested the House GOP is turning into “something much more nefarious” having been stripped of their leader in the White House, and are now turning to white supremacist organizations “as a political tool.” Ocasio-Cortez was among the lawmakers forced to flee the chambers on January 6 when rioters broke into the Capitol building. Members of the mob chanted slogans including, “Hang Mike Pence,” and claimed on social media they wanted to assassinate Ocasio-Cortez....

Capitol Police recently announced that six officers were facing disciplinary actions for their behavior during January 6. At least one officer disclosed the location that lawmakers were evacuated to during a conversation with a friend a week later, according to documents obtained by McClatchy. The friend then told authorities about the conversation and expressed concerns that the officer was a supporter of former President Donald Trump’s false claims of massive election fraud....

Premier League Team of the Week Gunners boss Arsene Wenger is continuing his preparations for next season, even though he has yet to sign a two-year contract extension on offer to him. As it stands, the Frenchman is expected to stay at Arsenal, but reports over a power battle with chief executive Ivan Gazidis appear to be delaying an announcement on any possible deal. Mesut Ozil and Alexis Sanchez are the two star players who have less than 15 months left on their contracts, but there are a handful of other first-team players in a similar position, which leaves Arsenal transfer fixer Dick Law and CEO Gazidis with a big task on their hands this summer....

The Chilean forward has been granted an extended summer break after seeing his 2016-17 campaign stretched by Confederations Cup competition. dabblebet: Arsenal 12/1 for PL title He is, however, scheduled to join Arsenal’s pre-season preparations this weekend, with Arsene Wenger having confirmed as much as his side ready themselves for the Emirates Cup. The Gunners boss told Arsenal Player: “Alexis and [Shkodran] Mustafi, their first training session will be on Sunday, the day we play against Sevilla....

Wenger’s Arsenal future uncertain Sanchez is out of contract in 2018 and plans to speak to Wenger at the end of the season amid intense speculation linking him with a move to Bayern Munich, among others. The Chile international has spoken of his desire to compete for the biggest trophies in football and his frustration at Arsenal’s inability to challenge for them this season. But, ahead of Saturday’s crucial FA Cup final against Chelsea, Wenger reiterated that the club hold all the cards....

The Catalan endured a first trophyless campaign of his coaching career in 2016-17, with his arrival failing to make the desired impact at the Etihad Stadium. Man City Highest Scoring PL Team - 5/4 He has been backed by his board in an attempt to right those wrongs, with Ederson, Bernando Silva, Kyle Walker, Benjamin Mendy and Danilo brought on board. Guardiola, though, believes that there is still room for improvement, amid links to the likes of Arsenal forward Alexis Sanchez, and is hoping for more arrivals ahead of the August 31 deadline....

Friday’s result undoubtedly put Madjer’s job on the line after it was preceded by recent defeats to Iran and Saudi Arabia, putting his overal record to two victories, a draw and three defeats since taking over from Spaniard Lucas Alcaraz last November. Madjer’s alleged frosty relationship with some senior players also seem to have further complicated his fourth spell at the helm of Algeria. But Faf have thrown their weight behind the former Porto and Valencia forward, attempting to cool off tensions that have shrouded his tenure....

“I used their names disparagingly to try and distinguish myself, which I absolutely do not have an excuse for,” Roman wrote in a statement shared to Twitter on Monday. “It was stupid, careless and insensitive.” “I need to learn, and respect, the difference between being unfiltered and honest vs. being uneducated and flippant,” she continued. “The burden is not on them (or anyone else) to teach me, and I’m deeply sorry that my learning came at Chrissy and Marie’s expense....

The 42-year old has been hitting the cover off the ball throughout August. On Monday, he added another dinger to his tally, No. 8 of the month and No. 694 of his career. This moonshot came with distinction, though; by taking Reds pitcher Ross Detweiler deep, Pujols became the first player to hit a homer off 450 different pitchers. Pujols had previously been deadlocked with Barry Bonds at 449 different pitchers....

The Kansas City defense remains amazing, as good as any team in baseball. The outfielder are speedy and sure-handed. The infielders are reliable, with a knack for making plays they have no business making. MORE: Best ALCS photos | Jose Bautista plays the villain in Kansas City The offense is solid, top-to-bottom. Alex Gordon, a potential free agent this offseason who could land a contract north of $100 million, is the team’s No....

This is why I'm of the mindset that you cannot judge teams based on how they perform in October. All you can do is build the best possible team to get into the chase for the trophy, and then hope the breaks go your way at the right times. It does not take away from the achievement of the winners, but it does not invalidate the losers. That can make everything feel somewhat empty, but it also can be freeing....

Jones has already been found liable for defamation in Texas and Connecticut due to making repeated false claims that the 2012 attack in Newtown, Connecticut—the most deadly elementary school shooting in U.S. history—was a hoax. A second trial to determine damages in Connecticut was expected to begin following jury selection this week but has been delayed due to a last-minute bankruptcy filing for Jones’ media company Free Speech System....