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FIRST WORDS

We’re never going to see this kind of stuff again.” North Linn High (Iowa) baseball coach Travis Griffith on star shortstop-pitcher Jake Hilmer, the nation’s all-time leader in hits (289 and counting) and runs (296) as a high schooler (ninth through 12th grades), based on the National Federation of High School Associatio­ns record book.

We are the lucky ones, and our thoughts and prayers go out to the families who have lost loved ones.” U.S. women’s water polo team player Kaleigh Gilchrist to the Associated Press on Monday on the nightclub balcony collapse Saturday in South Korea that killed two people. The 27year-old attacker from Newport Beach, California, suffered deep laceration­s on her left leg and got stitches for cuts on her left thigh. She was partying with teammate Paige Hauschild and others from the world swimming championsh­ips as they celebrated an unpreceden­ted third straight world championsh­ip.

Adam Schefter just dropped some informatio­n about my life that I couldn’t be happier about. That is correct, Thursday Night football Primetime on ES-PN with Matt Hasselback! I’ll be calling college football this year.” Former Colts punter-turned-podcast host, stand-up comedian and WWE media figure Pat McAfee, in a video on his Twitter account Monday.

LAST WORDS

Being at home and look at my family celebratin­g that lm here safe is priceless.” Ex-Red Sox slugger David Ortiz on Instagram in his first comments after a botched assassinat­ion attempt June 9 in the Dominican Republic.

this is loooong overdue!! but I want to take a moment to apologize to all the fantasy owners who picked me last year, I’m sorry I couldn’t pull through for y’all...but trust me, this year’s about to be wayyyy different” New Jets running back Le’Veon Bell on Twitter Monday apologizin­g for sitting out the 2018 NFL season. From staff and wire reports

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