Simone Biles leads Team USA Gymnastics to gold; MLB trade deadline winners and losers

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SIMONE BILES AND U.S. WOMEN’S GYMNASTICS

The primary a part of Simone Biles’ and the United States ladies’s gymnastics’ “redemption tour” is full. The U.S. won gold in the team final with dominant performances from its largest stars — Biles and Suni Lee — with Jordan Chiles and Jade Carey taking part in supporting roles and 16-year-old Hezly Rivera becoming a member of them on the rostrum.

• Biles posted team-bests within the vault (14.900) and ground train (14.666), and Lee had the group’s high rating on the steadiness beam (14.600) and uneven bars (14.566).
• It is Biles’ eighth Olympic medal, most all-time by an American gymnast — and 5 of these eight medals are gold.
• The US beat silver-medalist Italy by almost six factors and bronze-medalist Brazil almost seven factors. 
• These video games are deemed the “redemption tour” for a number of causes. The group as a complete completed with a shocking silver at Tokyo 2020 behind Russia (not allowed to compete at these Olympics), with Biles pulling out of the group remaining with the “twisties.”
• The US has now gained gold or silver in six straight Olympics and has gained gold in three of the final 4.

Biles and Lee aren’t completed. Removed from it. They’ve the person all-around remaining tomorrow. However with america again on high of the gymnastics world, Biles’ redemption story — even though she never needed one — is writing itself, Matt Norlander says.

• Norlander: “At 27, she’s virtually historic for her sport, however this feels proper; that she determined to come back again; that she’s on this stage once more; that is she’s going to be the most important star of those Video games. Tuesday was a group win the entire manner, to make sure, however Biles is on the coronary heart of this dominance and is as soon as once more beaming on the middle of American sports activities glory. … Biles is, after all, seemingly so as to add to her stockpile later this week, when she competes in particular person competitors. And is not that the very best a part of all of this? There’s extra greatness to come back. This comeback story is not written in at some point or accomplished with one occasion.”

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⚾ MLB commerce deadline: Dodgers winners, Yankees losers at quiet deadline

In the event you had been ready for a blockbuster on the MLB commerce deadline … maintain ready till subsequent 12 months on the very least. The MLB trade deadline came and went quietly Tuesday, with a number of the largest rumored names, such because the White Sox‘ Garrett Crochet, staying put.

However quiet doesn’t suggest silent, and the Dodgers had been among the many groups making some noise. The NL West leaders bolstered their diminished beginning rotation by acquiring Jack Flaherty from the Tigers for prospects C/1B Thayron Liranzo and INF Trey Sweeney.

The deal earned an “A” grade for both sides in R.J. Anderson’s estimation.

• Anderson: “Flaherty, 28, loved a resurgence in Detroit. It is protected to explain him as being within the midst of what might go down because the second-best season of his profession. In 18 begins thus far, he is amassed a 2.95 ERA (144 ERA+) and a 7.00 strikeout-to-walk ratio. … It appears wholly affordable to assume that he’ll be overqualified to be a Sport 3 or Sport 4 starter this fall. … Some within the trade regard Liranzo as the highest prospect moved this week. … There’s some danger with each Liranzo and Sweeney that will compromise their precise worth. However we expect the Tigers did properly sufficient to grant them the very best grade.”

That additionally landed the Dodgers within the “winners” column of Matt Snyder’s trade deadline winners and losers. Listed below are some extra notable strikes from deadline day.

Here’s our trade deadline tracker with every major move.

You will discover one big-time group with big-time aspirations did not get a lot of a point out right here. Leiter and Enyel de los Santos assist their bullpen, and Jazz Chisholm Jr. is off to a historic begin together with his new group, however the Yankees needed to do more and now need many players to step up, Mike Axisa says.

🏈 Bears prolong D.J. Moore with four-year, $110-million deal

The summer time of broad receivers getting paid continues. The Bears signed D.J. Moore to a four-year, $110 million extension, locking in yet one more younger key piece.

I really like this transfer by Chicago. Pay your stars whereas your quarterback — rookie No. 1 total decide Caleb Williams — is affordable!

• Moore is simply 27 and is coming off a 96-reception, 1,364-yard, eight-touchdown season.
• At $27.5 million per 12 months, that is the seventh-largest contract amongst broad receivers at present. 5 of the highest seven offers have been signed this offseason.
• Moore leads a revamped receiving corps that additionally contains Keenan Allen (trade with Chargers) and Rome Odunze (No. 9 overall pick).
• Chicago additionally prolonged Jaylon Johnson to the tune of a four-year, $76 million deal earlier this offseason.

A number of weeks in the past, I assessed whether or not Williams, Moore and the Bears may live up to the lofty expectations placed on them.

• Pereles: “Per CBS Sports activities analysis, Williams is the primary rookie quarterback picked within the high 5 to inherit a number of broad receivers coming off 1,200-yard seasons. Moreover, the Bears have the primary quarterback-wide receiver pair drafted within the high 10 of the identical draft. The Bears even have Cole Kmet and Gerald Everett at tight finish and D’Andre Swift, Roschon Johnson and Khalil Herbert in a deep, succesful working again room.”

📺 What we’re watching Wednesday

🏅 We’re watching the Olympics. Here’s how.

⚽ USWNT vs. Australia, 1 p.m. on E!

🏀 Group USA males vs. South Sudan, 3 p.m. on USA