FINAL: Padres 4, Cubs 1.

Barry Melrose, the former NHL player and coach who was a beloved, longtime hockey analyst for ESPN, died Wednesday, his wife, Cindy, told ESPN's Steve Levy. He was 70. spr.ly/6015BGKJ0b

Carrie Underwood just covered Limp Bizkit's "Break Stuff" on stage, red backwards cap and all. Country's biggest voice going full Fred Durst on a nu metal anthem, and the crowd lost it. Footage via jeaniner1021

Rick Steves has spent $2 million of his own money to rescue a single-screen theater in Edmonds, Washington. This is part of a multi-million-dollar effort he has made to invest in community properties in order to preserve local institutions and keep them serving the communities they were built for. There are just 54 single-screen theaters left in the United States. “This theater is a place that brings people together, and community is an intangible that is quite important these days.”

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Emergency ZL Show coming later tonight, but one detail for now -- sources say that in 2029 the Clippers will be forfeiting the Indiana Pacers pick obtained via the Zubac trade, but that the pick will not be returned to the Pacers.

BREAKING: The NBA has ruled on the Los Angeles Clippers in for salary cap circumvention investigations on Kawhi Leonard after yearlong probe -- stripping the franchise of 5 first-round picks, issuing a $30 million fine to owner Steve Ballmer and suspensions for Ballmer, Lawrence Frank and Gillian Zucker, sources tell ESPN. Kawhi Leonard will have to pay $700,000 in restitution for improper benefits by the Clippers for his uncle and former business rep, Dennis Robertson. No contract void or suspension for Leonard. And Robertson -- who was fired by Leonard in June -- is being banned by the NBA from all business dealings.

Breaking News: The Trump administration has proposed trading land just inside Yosemite’s western boundary to a Las Vegas developer. nyti.ms/4gEsRq8

A message from the family of Dolly Parton.

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#CUBS WALK IT OFF! FINAL: Cubs 4, White Sox 3.

"You really got some strong lyrics and sent some really good messages. ... Can you maybe do some on GameDay?" @KirkHerbstreit wants to see @PatMcafeeshow perform his music on College GameDay this season 👀

Pinstripes are back 🔥 (Re)introducing our new statement edition uniform. Pacers.com/Statement

#CBJ radio play-by-play voice Bob McElligott did not have his contract renewed by the club, which says it plans to simulcast its TV broadcast - Steve Mears on play-by-play, Jody Shelley as color commentator - via the radio network and affiliates. 1/2

Why Jill Jelnick is leaving as FOX 17 sports director after 5 years tennessean.com/story/sports/… via @tennessean @JillJelnick @FOXNashville

On this day in history: July 2, 1863, the Confederacy got its butt handed to it on a platter by a liberal arts college professor on sabbatical. Don't mess with college professors.