With a higher win total came a higher demand for tickets at Wrigley Field. The Cubs plan to capitalize by raising ticket prices nearly 10 percent, the Chicago Tribune reported. MORE: Photos from Cubs-Mets NLCS | Bryant chosen SN’s NL ROY “We’ve clearly seen an increase in demand, so that helped factor into an increase in our prices,” Colin Faulkner, senior vice president of sales and partnerships, said. “Our goal is to remain competitive for the long term and provide value to our fans for a competitive baseball team, but also (value) in their tickets....

“This is not the time to fight for your right to party. I respect your right to party,” Cuomo said during the briefing, the latest in a series of updates from the governor regarding state measures taken to combat the ongoing coronavirus pandemic. “I would enshrine it in the state law, if you want to know. You have the right to party. But let’s be smart about it.” The same sentiment also appeared on an accompanying presentation slide, which said to young people “this is not the time to fight for your right to party....

In an era of rapid technological change, established companies are betting huge sums on new–and unproven–markets. Motorola, while still prospering in its communication and chip businesses, believes that space-based networks are the best way to bring phone service to distant corners of the world, untouched by regular land-line and cellular networks. At least two other satellite consortiums–Globalstar (owned mainly by Loral Space and scheduled to start limited service this year) and ICO (a commercial spinoff from Inmarsat) share its ambitions....

Power Plays Six customizable action buttons reproduce the keyboard aspect of first-person and action-adventure games like Unreal: Tournament and Tomb Raider Ready, Aim, Fire There are two triggers (one on each grip), so lefties won’t feel left out Take It for a Spin Microsoft’s most radical innovation is the pivoting pod. By tilting the right-hand grip up or down, you raise or lower your character’s POV; by rotating it left or right, you make your character turn....

Page threw a Pokémon ball toward Santos after Saturday’s win, but his celebration may have been curbed had he known how badly Santos was injured. MORE: Mark Hunt demands half of Brock Lesner’s purse Santos said Sunday he fractured his skull in the loss after he was hit in the head by Page’s flying knee. “I’m under observation now and will have surgery in the United States,” Santos told MMA Fighting ....

The latter move came with criticism as the D-backs have now traded their past three first-round picks to the Braves after dealing top-10 prospect Touki Toussaint to Atlanta in June and Aaron Blair and 2015 No. 1 overall pick Dansby Swanson for Miller on Tuesday. But Arizona general manager Dave Stewart doesn’t understand why some are denouncing the Miller trade. MORE: The 15 best remaining free agents “What would you do to win?...

The policy change comes amid ongoing concerns over the spread of the Omicron variant of the COVID-19 into D.C. and the surrounding Virginia and Maryland areas. Over the past 14 days, the nation’s capital has seen its rate of newly reported cases jump by 252 percent, according to The New York Times COVID tracker. Last week, the district confirmed four cases of COVID-19 tied to the Omicron variant. Three of the cases were tied to individuals who traveled out of the district for Thanksgiving....

Metcalf, despite catching just 26 passes and five touchdowns in seven games last season before suffering a season-ending neck injury, is projected by many to be a first-round pick in this year’s NFL Draft. COMBINE: Live tracker, player highlights A simple tweet on Feb. 21 sent Metcalf’s name even higher up the draft boards while his absurd physique became a trending topic on Twitter: Metcalf followed up with an equally impressive Combine showing....

Lewandowski netted a stunning first-half free-kick to see Bayern past Group D winners Atletico 1-0 at the Allianz Arena. The 28-year-old Poland international then wheeled away in celebration, tucking the ball underneath his shirt and sucking his thumb to celebrate his wife’s pregnancy. “I wanted to show my wife is pregnant. The goal was for her and for the baby in her belly,” Lewandowski said. “For me it was a special game, a special goal, so I’m very happy today....

VIDEO OF THE DAY Little Chris Paul gets his own locker. Sorry, Blake Griffin. WHAT WE’RE READING The five articles you’ll want to save and share with your friends 1. A world most sports fans probably don't know: 8-man football in Montana, which is big in small towns. [READ MORE] 2. If you've seen the recent "State of Play" doc, you'll find the idea of a "Basketball Moms" program repugnant, but John Infante tackles how the NCAA would view it....

WHAT WE’RE READING The articles you’ll want to save and share with your friends 1. Forget your bracket. It's time to root for the underdogs. [READ MORE] 2. With the Sixers reaching new levels of awfulness, the NBA Draft is on fans' minds. Particularly, tanking. Tom Ziller offers up some suggestions to fix this. [READ MORE] 3. Andrew Brandt explains the finer points of NFL free agency, like only he can....

VIDEO OF THE DAY Darla Holloway, a 4-year-old battling leukemia, sings "God Bless America." WHAT WE’RE READING The five articles you’ll want to save and share with your friends 1. How do you stop Jadeveon Clowney? This SB Nation longform pieces tackles the topic. [READ MORE] 2. Sticking with college football, Grantland's Jordan Conn on Marqise Lee of USC, one of the other great and special talents of the upcoming season....

We have a true split slate today with a seven-game early slate (1:05 PM ET roster lock) to go with a seven-game evening slate (7:05 PM ET roster lock). Note: We are not including the earliest game between the Braves-Reds because the main sites are not including the game in their main slate. MORE: Optimal late DK lineup | Hitter, SP picks | 2016 Fantasy Football Draft Guide I don’t know how you guys feel about split slates, but success ultimately depends on the type of player you are....

MORE DFS: Lineup Builder Daily Fantasy Baseball Picks: June 26 Gio Gonzalez, P, WAS vs. CHC ($8,800) Let’s just start with what Gonzalez has delivered DFS wise on his home mound, as the two-time All-Star has averaged 38.1 FanDuel point across seven outings at Nationals Park so far this season. On top of that, he is having quite a solid month of June, working to a 2.77 ERA, 0.88 WHIP and 9....

For more daily fantasy baseball advice and sleeper picks, check out our starting pitcher rankings and the DFS MLB Playbook from our partners at FantasyAlarm.com every morning. You can also get pregame lineups with BvP stats at Fantasy Alarm. Meanwhile, here are our picks for hitters to buy and sell in today’s key matchups. MORE: Today’s SP rankings | DFS Playbook Daily fantasy baseball hitter matchups - Ryan Braun (....

There are plenty of promising sleepers and value picks today, including a potential Twins stack that likely won’t be on many people’s radars. The Blue Jays and Red Sox feature the most obvious splits-driven stacks of the night, but the Cardinals and Marlins offer some nice late-game opportunities. Considering there’s also a game at Coors Field, it might be more fun (and profitable) to hold out until the late games to build your FanDuel and DraftKings lineups....

If you want to stay out of the Kershaw-Bumgarner-Chris Archer-Dallas Keuchel fray, there are plenty of options. Perhaps most intriguing among the upper-middle class guys are Zack Greinke and Masahiro Tanaka. Both have struggled this year, but with favorable matchups, both stand a better-than-average chance at a win, and we know they can dominate on any given night. Vince Velasquez, as always, is a major boom-or-bust guy, as he’s just as likely to strike out 10 as he is to get pulled in the third at 81 pitches....

An interesting case today is Cleveland’s Mike Clevinger, who has solid numbers (3.89/1.16, 10.2 K/9 ratio) but has been in the minors for the better part of the past two weeks. A matchup against Baltimore isn’t ideal, but don’t let Clevinger’s recent “call-up” deter you from taking a chance on him. Seattle’s Andrew Moore will be making his MLB debut tonight after pitching well at Triple-A this year (3.19/0.96, 8....