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New York Yankees outfielder Aaron Judge hit his 50th and 51st home runs of the season against the Colorado Rockies. In the first inning, pitcher Austin Gomber spun an 0–2 slider on the outside part of the plate, and Judge launched it to center field to give the Yankees a 2–1 lead.

Judge, 32, has reached the 50-home-run mark for the third time in his career. He last did so in 2022, when he set the single-season American League home run record with 62 and won AL MVP.

The nine-year veteran added his 51st home run in the seventh inning Sunday as part of three consecutive homers from Juan Soto, Judge and Giancarlo Stanton off Rockies reliever Jeff Criswell in an eventual 10–3 win over Colorado.

It was in his first full season with the Yankees in 2017 that Judge first hit 50 home runs — a season that included making the AL All-Star team, winning AL Rookie of the Year, leading the AL in home runs and winning a Silver Slugger Award.

Judge’s 2024 season has set him up to be the favorite for his second AL MVP award and potentially MLB’s first Triple Crown winner since Miguel Cabrera in 2012 and only the second since 1967.

The New York Jets catered everything around Aaron Rodgers. There’s a reason the Jets employed offensive coordinator Nathaniel Hackett, backup quarterback Tim Boyle and receivers Allen Lazard and Randall Cobb last season, and it’s not because they were great at their jobs.

The Jets are still waiting for a payoff. Everyone knows that Rodgers played four snaps last season before tearing his Achilles. That sets up a 2024 season with extreme stakes. The Jets put all their chips in the middle of the table for a quarterback who will be 41 years old in December and is coming off a major injury, and they’re down to one last shot to get something special out of their Rodgers investment.

“If I don’t do what I know I’m capable of doing, we’re all probably going to be out of here,” Rodgers told the Jets media in May.

Rodgers immediately backtracked after he said that, saying he liked that pressure and that’s just how the NFL is every year. His comment was a precise setup for the Jets’ season. If it doesn’t go as planned, it seems highly unlikely New York would try the same formula in 2025.

The good news is the Jets are set up well to have a huge season. No team should be happy with 7-10 records in back-to-back years, but given how bad New York’s quarterback play was the past two seasons it was a notable accomplishment. The Jets are loaded. All they need is decent quarterback play. That was the story when they traded for Rodgers a year ago. It’s still the story after Rodgers’ injury ruined last season.

New York Yankees superstar Aaron Judge put his name in the record books Wednesday when he hit his 300th career home run in his 955th game, becoming the fastest player in MLB history to reach the milestone.

The 32-year-old slugged a three-run shot on a 3-0 pitch off White Sox right-hander Chad Kuhl in the top of the eighth inning. Kuhl intentionally walked Juan Soto ahead of Judge to try to set up a possible inning-ending double play. It was Judge’s 43rd home run of the season.

Judge also reached the 300-homer plateau in 3,431 at-bats, 400 fewer than Hall of Famer Babe Ruth’s previous record.

Judge is enjoying another transcendent offensive season and is a heavy favorite to win his second AL MVP in three seasons.

LeBron James has no plans on leaving Los Angeles as a huge contract extension for the basketball legend was just announced.

James, who has been with the Lakers since 2018, agreed to a two-year $97.1 million dollar deal.

The extension makes James the “highest-earning player in NBA history with $532 million in guaranteed money, surpassing Brooklyn Nets star Kevin Durant.”

This new deal will make James ineligible for a trade, ensuring that the star will still don the purple and gold Lakers jersey until 2025.

• The Mets were shut out in back-to-back games for the first time this season, falling to the Seattle Mariners 4-0 on Saturday night.
• Carlos Mendoza said he’s not concerned with the two-game sample size of the offense struggling, but Brandon Nimmo knows the Mets need to play with a sense of urgency.
• Reed Garrett was officially activated off of the IL, and he made an impact right away
• The Mets added some bullpen depth by bringing back right-hander Vinny Nittoli, who will report to Triple-A.
• Meanwhile in the minors, Mike Vasil struck out eight hitters for Triple-A Syracuse.

Corey Seager hit a three-run homer to cap a five-run sixth inning as the visiting Texas Rangers capitalized on Gerrit Cole’s departure and beat the New York Yankees 9-4 to salvage the second game of a doubleheader Saturday.

New York won the opener 8-0 behind four RBIs from Austin Wells, but the latter game turned significantly for the Rangers after Cole was lifted following the first out of the sixth inning at 90 pitches with the score tied 1-1.

In the span of about six and a half hours, the Yankees showed flashes of the peak of their powers, a team that could out-talent others all the way to the World Series.

And flashes of what could go wrong along the way for a club that still has holes.

An 8-0 win backed by Austin Wells, Aaron Judge and Carlos Rodon, followed by an ugly 9-4 loss to the Rangers that included a five-run, sixth-inning implosion, amounted to a doubleheader split in front of 41,996 in The Bronx for the Yankees (69-49), who have won nine of 13 and generally righted themselves after a lengthy malaise.

He’s called “Money” for a reason.

Boxing promoter and former professional boxer Floyd Mayweather dropped $18 million on a Miami Beach mansion last week, The Real Deal reported.

Floyd owns many homes. His property portfolio includes a $26 million house in California and a $25 million Las Vegas mansion.

His newest acquisition is a nine-bedroom, 10½-bathroom home that was most recently listed for $19.9 million.

The 10,853-square-foot home spans three stories with a 5,000-square-foot rooftop deck. It has an indoor movie theater, a gym, a game room and an entertainment area.

The 0.32-acre Palm Island lot faces Miami across the Biscayne Bay. It has a private dock, a pool, a hot tub, a stone deck, huge terraces and parking for 10 cars.

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Undisputed WWE Champion Cody Rhodes vs. Solo Sikoa in a Bloodline Rules Match took place at the WWE Summer Slam Premium Live Event from Cleveland Browns Stadium in Cleveland, OH on Saturday night.

After a back and forth start, Cody caught him with a spring board drop kick followed by an outside dive. Back in the ring, Solo took over and the beat down began. Cody caught him with a Cody cutter and then tossed him to the floor. 

Back in the ring, Cody connected with a flurry of right hands. Cody hit Solo with the steel steps a few times. Jacob Fatu ran out and attacked Cody. Roman Reigns made his return and hit the superman punch to Solo then the spear before leaving the ring. Cody then made the pin.

Aaron Judge’s  two-run home run in the first inning of the Yankees’ 8-3 win over the Blue Jays in the Bronx tied him with the Bambino for a nearly century-old franchise record.

Judge now boasts 16 first-inning home runs this season, matching the number Ruth hit in the opening frame of his famous 60-homer campaign in 1927.

Only Alex Rodriguez, who hit 18 first-inning home runs with Texas in 2001, and Mark McGwire, who hit 17 with St. Louis two years earlier, struck more in a single season in MLB history.

Judge’s 426-foot blast against Toronto’s José Berríos gave the Yankees (66-46) an early 2-1 advantage Saturday, and they led the rest of the way.

It was Judge’s MLB-leading 41st home run of the season, putting him on pace for 59. Judge had 45 home runs through the Yankees’ 112th game of 2022, when he set an American League single-season record with 62.