Braves beat Marlins 6-3 on Sunday Braves to send franchise-record eight All-Stars to Seattle ATLANTA -- They might need to get a bigger
Braves beat Marlins 6-3 on Sunday
Braves to send franchise-record eight All-Stars to Seattle
ATLANTA — They might need to get a bigger plane to transport the franchise-record eight Braves who will travel to Seattle for next week’s All-Star Game.
Braves manager Brian Snitker had the privilege on Sunday to tell first baseman Matt Olson, second baseman Ozzie Albies, third baseman Austin Riley, and starting pitchers Spencer Strider and Bryce Elder that they’re All-Stars.
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These five players will join Atlanta teammates Ronald Acuña Jr., Sean Murphy and Orlando Arcia, who were all elected by fans to be in the National League’s starting lineup at this year’s Midsummer Classic.
The Braves never previously had more than seven All-Stars in one season. The most recent occurrence had been in 2003, when Andruw Jones, Javy Lopez and John Smoltz headlined Atlanta’s representatives.
“That was probably the best (All-Star selection reveal) I’ve been a part of and I’ve been part of some cool things,” Snitker said. “To have eight guys is really something special for the organization.”
The entire Braves infield will be part of the NL roster when the All-Star Game is played on July 11 at T-Mobile Park.
No. 1 South Carolina wide receiver commits to Tennessee
Four-star wide receiver Braylon Staley announced his commitment to Tennessee on Friday.
Staley committed to the Vols over Clemson, Miami and North Carolina.
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The 6-foot-1, 180-pound wide receiver is from Aiken High School in Aiken, South Carolina.
Staley is the No. 152 overall prospect and No. 27 wide receiver in the class of 2024. He ranks as the No. 1 wide receiver and No. 3 player in South Carolina, according to On3 industry rankings.
Dream’s Rhyne Howard hits 6 3s, scores career-high 43 in win
Rhyne Howard hit six 3-pointers and scored a career-high 43 points — one shy of Atlanta’s single-game franchise record — on 14-of-20 shooting to help the Dream set their single-game scoring record and beat the Los Angeles Sparks 112-84 Sunday.
Allisha Gray scored 15 points and Nia Coffey 13 for the Dream. Atlanta (7-8), which has won back-to-back games following a three-game skid, set a season high for points in a game and topped the 100-point plateau for the second time this season.
Howard made 9 of 12 from the field and scored 25 points before halftime — a franchise record for points in the first half and the most points scored by a WNBA player in a half this season.
Howard’s 40-point performance was the fifth in the WNBA season, a single-season record. The previous high was three (2006, ’08, ’15).
