It was a busy week in baseball. The trade deadline saw plenty of moves, led by man Soto to San Diego.

The sport also lost a legend when Vin Scully passed away.

Nick Kyrgios had an impressive week at the Citi Open in Washington DC, earning his seventh career championship.

So sorry to learn of the passing of the ULTIMATE TEAM PLAYER, BILL RUSSELL, who was the greatest Winner to ever play in the ⁦NBA. He had 11 championships! May Bill RIP!

Wow, AARON JUDGE with 42 HR’s before August 1st. His agent is a lucky guy! Judge will break the bank on his new contract, baby.

Great recruiting news for ⁦Michigan State hoops and Tom Izzo as the Spartans get a YES from XAVIER BOOKER. He was wanted by many! Oh, Izzo is going enjoy the Rigatoni and meatballs baby.

We are past the all-star break and several teams are hot. The Dodgers have extended a win streak to eight. Toronto has won six in a row, including a dominant sweep of Boston. Houston has won five in a row, beating the Yankees and Mariners after the break.

The Baseball Hall of Fame added seven new members after a short time without enshrinement ceremonies. David Ortiz led the new class.

The 2022 ESPYs were so special for me and my family.
 
I received the Jimmy V Perseverance Award and it was an incredible honor. Seeing so many great athletes and hearing passionate stories all night long was truly touching.
 
If you didn’t get emotional after stories on Vitali Klitschko and his struggles in Ukraine, you were missing out. If you didn’t understand how special Billie Jean King was speaking about Title Ix turning 50 years old…wow!
 
Receiving this award made me think of the very first ESPYs. Jimmy V gave the speech of a lifetime, don’t give up, don’t ever give up. That started the V Foundation and we have raised over 150 million dollars for cancer research.
 
We need even more dollars to beat this dreaded disease. We have made great strides, but there is a lot more work ahead. If you can donate, please give to the V Foundation.
 
I want to thank the ESPYs, my second family at ESPN, President Jimmy Pitaro, former President George Bodenheimer, Chris German, and everyone involved in a special evening that I will never forget.

Australian Cameron Smith won the last golf major of the year, the British Open. He edged Rory McElroy and Cameron Young to win the title. Smith shot eight-under par 64 to win.

The Seattle Mariners closed the first half of the season on a 14-game win streak. At the all-star break, the Yankees, Dodgers, Astros and Mets put up the best records. The Yankees won the last two games by a 27-3 margin over Boston.