Even years later, a fan threw a rock through a window at Allen’s house, recalled his son, who was just 4 years old at the time. “We were in the front room and my sister was sitting by the bay window when the rock went through, and the rock landed right next to her. I’ll never ever forget that. That’s etched in my mind,” he said.Minnesota Twins Face Coverings

The moment came on Aug. 28, 1964, when a rumor spread around North Philadelphia that two white cops had beaten a pregnant Black woman to death. The story was false, but the history of white police officers brutalizing Black residents was not. For three days, Philadelphia exploded in riots, leaving an estimated 300 injured and two dead.

Or, consider this: The 2018 Phillies won only 80 games but were in first place into August, before a September collapse. The 2019 Phillies won only 81 games but were in first place before a summer collapse. The 2020 Phillies, for that matter, were two games above .500 and in the sixth seed in the National League's playoff race going into the final eight games of the season. They collapsed, going 1-7 and falling away from the eighth and final playoff spot.Los Angeles Angels Face Coverings

"He had several teams that were interested," Pau Gasol said of his brother. "What he valued most was the opportunity to win another championship. To play for the Lakers -- it's such a unique franchise. It's the opportunity of a lifetime, and it's very special for us to be the first brothers to play for the Lakers."

The Buckeyes' place in the postseason became a question Tuesday when Michigan canceled the teams' regular-season rivalry game because of COVID-19 issues within the Wolverines program. It was the third canceled game for Ohio State this season, after others against Illinois and Maryland, and left the Buckeyes at just five games played overall.Chicago White Sox Face Coverings

Thankfully, my friend Max is a schoolteacher in South Florida, and he said he'd be happy to hustle over to the police department and request the documents. A few hours and 17 cellphone pics later, we had the full file -- and a story about Chapman allegedly firing a gun indoors that scuttled the Reds' trade with the Los Angeles Dodgers, which wound up landing him with the Yankees, and eventually led to the first suspension under MLB's new domestic violence policy.MLB Face Coverings Online Sale

The Phillies, on the other hand, have not been in the playoffs since 2011, the franchise's last season with a winning record. Wheeler was signed to pair with Aaron Nola as stars at the front of the Philadelphia rotation, and last spring there was an expectation that the Phillies would work to re-sign catcher J.T. Realmuto.