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The Mets made a splash — that much was certain — when they acquired eight-time All-Star second baseman Robinson Cano and major league saves leader Edwin Diaz from the Seattle Mariners in a seven-player trade Monday. In his first big move as Mets GM, Brodie Van Wagenen brought the 36-year-old Cano back to New York. Van Wagenen previously was an agent and represented the former Yankees slugger. The rebuilding Mariners also sent $20 million to the Mets for outfielder Jay Bruce, reliever Anthony Swarzak and three prospects: former first-round draft picks Justin Dunn and Jarred Kelenic, plus right-hander Gerson Bautista....

As Alderson laid out his priorities this week in Florida, he made it clear, to borrow the immortal line from agent Scott Boras, the club will again shop in the fruits and nuts section. The first clue was Alderson’s attempt at levity in explaining why the front office didn’t even try to “feign any interest” in soon-to-be Yankees slugger Giancarlo Stanton. “With Brandon Nimmo in right field, we just didn’t feel we had a need there,” Alderson said, per the New York Post....

Orozco announced his diagnosis in November 2016, making his final appearance on the field shortly after. He started and wore the captain’s armband for Murcielagos before leaving in the first minute, with his teammates and members of the opposing team, Tampico Madero, surrounding the player to give him well wishes as he made his way to the bench. “The Liga Bancomer MX/Ascenso Bancomer MX expresses their most sincere condolences for the death of Ezequiel Francisco Orozco Padilla, member of the Mexican soccer family, player of Club Murcielagos of Los Mochis and ex-player of Necaxa, Altamira, Atlante and Chiapas....

A front line of Raul Jimenez, Javier “Chicharito” Hernandez and Hirving Lozano starting a World Cup match isn’t out of the question. While Jimenez hasn’t excelled playing out wide, he looks set to enter the summer tournament in good form. After scoring last weekend, he doubled his efforts this weekend with a pair of goals in Benfica’s 2-1 win over Vitoria Setubal. In contrast to most matches, Jimenez started and rewarded the manager’s faith in him, scoring from the run of play in the first half and from the penalty spot for the late winner....

While Mexico’s agricultural ministry did not touch on the affiliations of the caller, this message comes at a time when the Michoacán region, where avocados come from, faces an ongoing drug cartel turf war. U.S. agricultural employees have been threatened while working in the region in past years. Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador did not take kindly to the news, stating in a news briefing that the decision to suspend the avocado trade could be due to other outside interests....

The Mexicans were better than France in every sector of the field and it was reflected in the scoreline thanks to four second-half goals by four different scorers: Alexis Vega, Sebastian Cordova, Uriel Antuna and Eduardo Aguirre. “We’re a talented team,” goalkeeper and captain Guillermo “Memo” Ochoa said, “players with a lot of quality, with hunger to win, to shine and to transcend. Combine this with players who have played for the senior national team, and it shows when you have to make decisions in a game like this — a tackle, a pass or a shot....

And there’s a reason for it: Mexico have been rolling under new manager Gerardo “Tata” Martino and they’ve owned Costa Rica in their all-time matchups (just two losses in their past 22 head-to-heads). It also helps that an injury-plagued Costa Rican side is experiencing one of its toughest stretches as a national team. While both teams will have key absences for this match, Costa Rica has been hit hardest with nine absences due to injury and COVID-19....

World Cup qualification is within reach for Mexico despite sitting third in the qualifying table with just one match remaining on Wednesday. It would take a loss against El Salvador at the Estadio Azteca and a win by Costa Rica over the USA with both results combining to overturn Mexico’s current lead in goal difference (+7 for Mexico vs. +3 for Costa Rica). That scenario is possible but highly unlikely....

The Mumbai Indians have been the team to beat in IPL 2020, with nine wins in fourteen games. Despite their batting not clicking as a unit consistently, their bowling attack has been on the money. The duo of Jasprit Bumrah and Trent Boult have accounted for 43 wickets this season, with the likes of Rahul Chahar and Krunal Pandya chipping in with wickets in the middle overs as well....

The up-tempo game featured a lot of shots and a lot of high-wire dunks. At the end of the day, Duke just didn’t have the firepower to compete with the deep, experienced Hurricanes. MORE: Check out SN’s latest Field of 68 projections With the win, No. 15 Miami (16-3, 5-2) moved just two games behind North Carolina in the ACC. After struggling to score early in the game, the Hurricanes ultimately shot 50 percent from the field with 23 assists on their 29 made baskets....

The Bearcats will be without starting quarterback Gunner Kiel, who took a nasty hit last Thursday against Memphis and has been ruled out. Line: Miami -6.5, Total: 68.5 Line movement: This Wynn Las Vegas opened Miami -6 last Sunday, before underdog money pushed the line to -5 later the same day. The point spread has since moved back in the other direction, up to -6.5, and that’s the number being dealt around town the morning of the game....

We’re not going to say that would be good for college football, either. That’s up to any given fan base. So, what will we say about Miami heading into October? “The U” has our attention, and the Hurricanes’ next game at top-ranked Clemson on Oct. 10 will answer those first questions. Perhaps no program gained more credibility on the national stage than Miami in September. MORE: SEC overreactions from opening week of play, from Kyle Trask to Mike Leach...

The Heat Friday became the third team in NBA history to win the title in four straight seasons. The previous two were the Boston Celtics and the Los Angeles Lakers, reports Xinhua. LeBron James and Chris Bosh had 25 points each for the Heat while Dwyane Wade and Rashard Lewis had 13 points apiece. “I’m blessed. Very blessed. Very humbled,” James said after the game. “And we won’t take this opportunity for granted....

Men in Blue are a relatively weaker side when compared to Bengali CC. The former side lacks experienced players in their ranks, which could hamper their run in the league. Bengali CC, on the other hand, is one of the oldest clubs in the country and have the experience of playing in several different conditions across various leagues. They’ll start the fixture as clear favorites. Squads to choose from Men in Blue Souvik Sengupta, Abhishek Borikar, Atul kesar, Harpreet Singh, Karuppasamy Soundarapandian, Prasanna Jathan, Rinku Sihol, Sachin Sudarshana, Sanjeev Tiwari, Shankar Kaligatla, Shubhdeep Deb, Sri Srivastva, Sunil Jangir, Naresh Kumar, Paramjot Randhawa, Harjot Randhawa, Nikhil Chowdary, Ram Kranthi, Siddharth Tiwari, and Harihar Sridhar....

With Ben Stokes pulling out of the Test series to take a mental health break, England’s batting line-up has appeared a lot more fragile against India. Captain Joe Root top-scored in both innings of the first Test and saved face for the hosts, but the spotlight remains on the rest of the English batters. The home side have also had injury concerns, with James Anderson being declared fit to play at the last moment and Stuart Broad’s calf niggle ruling him out for the remainder of the summer....

The article told the story of idealistic FBI agent Terry Albury, the only Black agent at his bureau, who was tasked with infiltrating Muslim communities post-9/11. But after growing so disillusioned by the War on Terror, Albury began leaking classified documents to the press, exposing the agency’s many violations of its rules on domestic terrorism (alleged racial and religious profiling of citizens). Albury was then apprehended and sent to prison for four years, convicted under the Espionage Act....

McGregor is almost guaranteed to be a back-up for Khabib Nurmagomedov vs Tony Ferguson as he “doesn’t believe” the fight will happen, according to Dana White. Former UFC Middleweight Champion Michael Bisping spoke on Ariel Helwani’s MMA Show and went out of the box by predicting that McGregor will have his trilogy fight with Nate Diaz next (H/T BJPenn.com): It’s certainly an interesting take - especially given that he mentioned Ramadan after Nurmagomedov’s next fight....

Everyone was saying the right things after the U.S. team’s 4-0 win against Guatemala, with the topic of the captaincy being one of the more prominent ones after about as lackluster a four-goal win could be. There was Clint Dempsey, the former captain, still on the team, and sounding completely unaffected by Klinsmann’s decision to hand the captain’s armband to Bradley. And there was Klinsmann, trying to insist that the move was as much about helping Dempsey as anything, and trying to suggest Bradley’s captaincy is just a temporary situation....

The return of the show has been met with mixed reviews by many, but in a general sense, fans are intrigued to see what kind of rivalry is going to develop between Alexander Volkanovski and Brian Ortega. The rise of Michael Chiesa In addition to all of that, though, it’s nice to see a few familiar faces make guest appearances, and that includes the man who won the 15th edition of The Ultimate Fighter: Michael Chiesa....

Jordan took the final episode of “The Last Dance” on Sunday as a chance to insist there was no offensive foul on the play. “Everybody said I pushed off,” Jordan told the documentary crew. “Bulls—. His energy was going that way. I didn’t have to push him.” MORE: Remembering what happened before MJ’s Game 6 shot It’s predictable that Jordan would want to defend one of his most memorable moments in strong terms....