Joey Votto homered for the seventh straight game, one shy of a major league record, and the Cincinnati Reds beat the New York Mets 6-2 on Friday night. Votto’s solo homer to center field in the sixth inning extended the Reds’ lead to 3-1.
Day: July 31, 2021
The National for Friday, July 30 — Canada could be seeing the start of a fourth wave driven by the Delta variant. Plus, the Barenaked Ladies open up about their challenges during the pandemic and getting ready to tour.
USA Gymnastics says Simone Biles has decided to withdraw from the Olympic event finals in the vault and uneven bars.
Thomas Heurtel scored 16 points and France completed an unbeaten run through Olympic men’s basketball group play with a 79-62 victory over Iran on Saturday.
Teoscar Hernandez and Bo Bichette homered to help the Blue Jays celebrate their first game in Toronto in 670 days with a 6-4 victory over the Kansas City Royals on Friday.