Morning Sports Update: Jimmy Vesey leaning toward Eastern Conference – Boston.com
Mookie Betts and the Red Sox sweep the Diamondbacks, Usain Bolt wins gold, and Jimmy Vesey is still deciding on his next team.
Agent says Jimmy Vesey’s preferred teams are in Eastern Conference, including Bruins: Agent Peter Fish told WEEI.com’s DJ Bean that left wing Jimmy Vesey is a good bet to pick an Eastern Conference team when he makes his decision as a free agent this week. (WEEI.com)
Betts’ 3 HRs, 8 RBIs carry Porcello, Red Sox over Arizona: Betts hit three home runs and drove in a career-best eight runs, joining Hall of Famer Ted Williams as the only Red Sox players in over 100 years with a pair of three-homer games in a season and powering Boston over the Arizona Diamondbacks 16-2 Sunday. (Boston.com)
Tom Brady on Jimmy Garoppolo: ‘He has the respect of everybody’: Tom Brady had good things to say about his backup quarterback Jimmy Garoppolo. (Boston.com)
If college players and NBA rookies made up Team USA, who’d make the cut?: The Globe put together a 12-man team to compete in these Games. (Boston Globe)
Marlins outfielder Giancarlo Stanton likely finished for season: The Miami Marlins said Sunday that slugger Giancarlo Stanton is likely done for the season with a left groin injury, opening the door for Alex Rodriguez to possibly help his hometown team make the playoffs. (ESPN.com)
Bolt shines bright, wins another gold in Olympic 100: The sprinter-turned-showman’s swan song in the Olympic 100 meters Sunday night was a no-doubter — a pedestrian-by-his-standards 9.81-second sprint down the straightaway, but not so slow that he couldn’t take time to point at his own chest with his thumb a step before he crossed the finish line. (Boston.com)
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