The Milwaukee Brewers apparently have a quirky new mascot, a tortoise named Bobby Jr. During a pregame interview Friday, manager Pat Murphy pulled out the tortoise as a joke instead of his usual "pocket pancakes."
Crews are making progress battling a fast-growing wildfire in southern California. The Springs Fire broke out Friday morning and prompted mandatory evacuations and warnings.
American sprinters Sha'Carri Richardson and Christian Coleman have won their heats and qualified for Monday's semifinals of the Stawell Gift, an annual race contested over 120 meters on grass in a small Australian town near Melbourne.
UConn's Geno Auriemma was not a happy man. The Huskies coach was upset about the officiating, with his team's performance or South Carolina coach Dawn Staley.