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The Hall released the list of this year’s attendees, and it’s incredible. There will be 56 members of the Hall in Cooperstown, including Class of 2014 inductees Greg Maddux, Frank Thomas, Tom Glavine, Tony La Russa, Joe Torre and Bobby Cox. The awards ceremony is June 26 and the induction ceremony is July 27. Both are free to the public. Here’s the list of members expected to attend, as provided by the Hall of Monday....

But an expert on Hall voting predicts only one man will be elected by the Baseball Writers' Association of America: Four-time Cy Young winner Greg Maddux. If he's right, former players like Frank Thomas (two MVPs, 521 homers, .301 batting average) and Tom Glavine (two Cy Youngs, 305 wins) would be sitting on the sidelines during next summer's induction ceremony in Cooperstown, N.Y. Also left out would be two players who came close to election last year, Craig Biggio and Jack Morris....

I’ll go ahead and end the suspense. The streak will live another year, because the Hall of Fame class of 2020 will be headlined by Derek Jeter. You probably knew that already. But what other former stars will be on the ballot, and does anyone else stand a chance of being elected? Let’s take a look at the newbies. Baseball Hall of Fame class of 2020 ballot newcomers Derek Jeter...

None of the other eight candidates on the ballot got more than seven votes, not that anyone should have expected a stampede of inductions. MORE: The 25 worst Baseball Hall of Fame selections, ranked Since 2002, what’s casually known as the Veterans Committee has met on an irregular basis, never voting on the same era of players in consecutive years. During this time, the committee has enshrined just three players: Joe Gordon in 2009, Ron Santo in 2012 and Deacon White in 2013....

Peter Scattini who was onboard the flight tweeted a video of the bat, writing: “Me, twice a year: ‘I’ll never fly spirit again.’ Me, this morning, after deciding I’d rather save 12 dollars.” Scattini, who said his Spirit flight cost just $57, followed up: “I also want to make clear that this bat appeared WHILE WE WERE 30 MINUTES INTO OUR FLIGHT. “Where it came from? No idea. Eventually someone trapped it between a book & a cup and then locked it in one of the restrooms for the remainder of the trip....

Since September 2022, Prigozhin has gained increased notoriety in Russia and abroad, thanks in part to an active campaign aimed at recruiting prison colony volunteers for service in his private army. But despite speculation in some circles that the former caterer might have his eye on Putin’s job, a recent reshuffling of the Russian command in Ukraine has seen Prigozhin ally Sergey Surovikin replaced as theater commander by Chief of the General Staff Valery Gerasimov....

Mets outfielder Jose Bautista, on the heels of his first series as a visitor against the Blue Jays in 14 years, crushed a walk-off grand slam on Friday as the Mets beat the Rays 5-1. It’s Bautista’s fourth home run since joining the Mets and sixth of the season he hit two with the Atlanta Braves. For his career, Bautista has 337 homers, but Friday’s blast was the first walk-off of his career, per ESPN Stats and Info....

The Bay Area Air Quality Management District said in a statement online that they have “relaunched [their] Clean Cars for All program with more than $8 million available for qualified residents to purchase a clean air vehicle.” The program will target low-income communities that are disproportionately affected by air pollution. Clean Cars for All will allow residents to “retire older vehicles and replace them with a new or used hybrid, plug-in hybrid, electric, or fuel cell vehicle, or get a transit card or e-bike,” the statement continued....

Chelsea are champions in everything but name Robert Lewandowski put the champions into an early lead at the Allianz Arena, but Naldo thumped in a free-kick four minutes later and Schalke had the better of the chances until a late flurry of goalmouth action as Bayern grew more and more desperate. Bayern had won their last seven Bundesliga matches to open up a three-point lead over RB Leipzig ahead of the newcomers’ game against Borussia Dortmund....

MORE: Chicago event proves NXT better than WWE’s main roster After the match began, it sounded as if a slight majority of the crowd favored irredeemable heel Bliss over lovable babyface Bayley. When Bliss mercilessly whacked Bayley with the kendo stick, much of the crowd cheered. There also was a big pop when Bliss scored a convincing victory in a match that only lasted about five minutes. It remains to be seen whether this was an anomaly — Baltimore has been known to be a heel crowd at times — or the start of a trend....

He sent out a series of tweets criticizing the NCAA after a fellow Baylor football player was kicked off the team. MORE: Why the NCAA is so bad | Getting money comes with price | Top 50 players Silas Nacita posted a response shortly after Oakman’s comments, further explaining his situation: Earlier, Oakman expressed his displeasure with the whole situation: Nacita, a walk-on back who goes by the nickname “Salsa Nacho”, was kicked off the team for accepting impermissible benefits in the form of housing, according to reports....

Coach Kim Mulkey revealed at the WNBA draft Wednesday night that she would make the trip, if invited. There hasn’t been a women’s college basketball champion invited to the White House under Trump. “I’ve been every time for every president,” she told the Associated Press . “It’s not a political issue for me. It’s an honor to go to the White House. I want everyone to say they went to the White House....

Germans’ chilly attitude toward children is such an established fact of life that there’s even a word for it: kinderunfreundlich, or “child unfriendly.” You quickly learn to keep your Kinder out of the way. My first memory of Bonn is of a woman in a fur coat knocking over my 3-year-old son-who’d gotten in her way– without even a backward glance, let alone an apology. Neighbors may call the police when children play outdoors on Sunday, a sacred “quiet day....

Chicago faithful held out hope that the team could land either Russell Wilson or Deshaun Watson in one of the craziest quarterback free-agency periods in recent memory. Either one would immediately improve a team, but especially a morose Bears offense that was led by uninspiring quarterback play from former Super Bowl MVP Nick Foles and top-10 pick Mitchell Trubisky. Instead, the Bears signed Andy Dalton to a one-year, $10 million deal after he served as a plug-in quarterback for the Cowboys in 2020....

Fields played sparingly in the Bears’ 34-14 loss to the Rams, but he was impactful. He completed both of his pass attempts for 10 yards and had a 3-yard touchdown run off a run/pass option (RPO). IYER: Worst overreactions from NFL Week 1 Nagy came away from the game impressed with Fields. He noted Fields’ success in the RPO game and red-zone package as positive signs for the rookie’s development....

Until now. Award-winning children’s-book illustrator Maurice Sendak, 75, known for his unvarnished treatment of controversial subjects, has just produced a children’s book of the same name. (He also designed the sets for a one-time revival of the opera in Chicago.) Sendak’s unlikely collaborator on both projects is his playwright-friend Tony Kushner, 47, who won the Pulitzer for his searing AIDS drama “Angels in America” and has been an ardent admirer of Sendak’s since he was 4....

While some people have mild reactions to insect bites or stings, others are highly allergic and develop anaphylaxis, which can be fatal. Around 5% of all people will have a severe allergic reaction to a sting, so it’s good to be prepared just in case. This article covers the signs and symptoms of allergic reactions to flying insect stings along with how they are treated. It also breaks down the types of stinging insects you are most likely to come across....

Denying the evidence of your eyes is the most extreme form of the coping mechanism called denial. But denial comes in milder forms as well. Parents refuse to believe their child is on drugs; that baggie under his bed contained oregano. A husband maintains his wife cannot be cheating; those late nights she spends with a friend are purely platonic. A wife denies that her husband is gay; he’s just been too tired for sex with her these last few years....

China’s message to Premier League ‘hypocrites’: Oscar, Tevez & Witsel are only the beginning Sporting director Shao Jiayi was responding to reports after Galatasaray revealed they had received a significant offer from Beijing Guoan in December. Speaking to Chinese media on Thursday, Shao Jiayi said he was puzzled by the rumours involving Beijing Guoan and the 31-year-old former Bayern Munich and Arsenal star. “Podolski is a great player but he is not our target this winter,” he said....