It could happen. The National League East-leading Mets are slated to visit the American League Central-leading Royals to open the season April 4, according to the schedule released Tuesday. MORE: MLB’s worst contracts Should both of those teams advance as far as they hope to this fall, that matchup could get bumped up to the night before for the national broadcast on ESPN. In fact, Sports Business Journal reports there might be multiple games on the Sunday night preceding the traditional Monday openers....

It was a mostly positive weekend for Mexicans abroad, with a number of players finding the back of the net. Chief among them was Hirving Lozano, who looked thrilled to be back on the playing field after serving a three-match suspension for his second red card of the season against the same team. After a slow start for PSV, Lozano assisted the first goal and scored the second, taking his goal haul this season to 14....

So consider this a gift. If the league has to weasel out of its two-year minimum stay in Oakland before the Extortion Palace of Las Vegas opens, it might as well take the lame-duck Raiders completely away from their lame-duck fans and weasel them all the way south, over the border … and into Mexico City. MORE: Raiders stealing Oakland’s soul The preceding series of animal metaphors were brought to you by the most savage, uncivilized sports league in American history, the unholy spawn of King Kong and Godzilla....

In addition to its Spanish-language presence, Mexico now will tweet in English at @MiSeleccionMXEN and post on Facebook as “Mexico’s national team” with the same tag as the Twitter handle. El Tri also confirmed they will take on Wales on May 28 at the Rose Bowl in the Los Angeles area part of the team’s preparations for the World Cup in Russia. With the contest against Wales announced, Mexico’s itinerary in the buildup to the tournament is set....

Officially branded “Un Día Sin Nosotras,” or “a day without us,” the planned strike comes after an unprecedented number of demonstrators took to the streets on Sunday—International Women’s Day—to protest the rise in femicides in Mexico. According to government data, femicides in Mexico have surged 137 percent over the past five years, with many violent murders going unsolved. Last year alone, the country saw a record 3,825 women violently killed, representing a 7 percent rise since 2018....

La Volpe out at Club America The Americans had the lead just after the hour mark when Atlanta United prospect Andrew Carleton punished an error by Mexico goalkeeper Cesar Lopez for the opening goal of the title match. But with the box crowded with attackers and defenders in stoppage time, Robles nodded home a cross from Tijuana forward Daniel Valdez to force a penalty shootout. Only one shooter of 10 was unable to convert, with United States midfielder Akil Watts sending his shot over the crossbar, which ultimately made the difference....

Toluca’s Antonio Rios gets his first start as a Mexico player in the holding role, with Javier Aquino on the right-hand side of central midfield and Marco Fabian on the left in an attacking midfield trio. Up front, Chivas USA’s Erick “Cubo” Torres gets the nod in his debut for the full Mexico national team, while Santos Laguna’s Javier “Chuletita” Orozco – who missed two good second-half chances against Chile in Saturday’s 0-0 draw – will start alongside him....

The Republican mayor reacted to Florida’s overall case count surging past 200,000 Sunday after 10,059 confirmed new coronavirus cases emerged in just 24 hours over the weekend. Giménez told CBS’ Face the Nation Sunday that many Miami area residents “let their guard down” in terms of social distancing. But he also pointed directly toward racial injustice protests in the wake of George Floyd’s May 25 death as part of the cause behind the COVID-19 case spike....

Lochte is the world record holder in this event. The top 12 all-time finishes in this race are held by either him or Michael Phelps. If Lochte wants to make the Olympic team this summer, he’ll have to push 22-year-old Michael Andrew, who threatened Lochte’s world record Thursday night during the semifinals. Andrew will line up against Lochte and six other finalists Friday, and the winner will be guaranteed a spot on the team for Tokyo while the non-winners will get consideration for the Games....

And he joins compatriot Chisom Chikatara - although reported to be moving towards the exit - in the books of the Moroccan giants. The Super Eagle played a starring role in Nigeria’s campaign at the last World Cup in Brazil, though his journey ended prematurely in the final group game against Argentina. Babatunde has been involved in 12 games for Qatar SC this season, scoring three times.

For the second time this month, the hot-headed Seattle Seahawks defensive end was tossed out of team drills Sunday when he and left tackle Bradley Sowell got into a heated scuffle during training camp. Sowell got the boot as well. According to the Seattle Times, the fight took place in a one-on-one pass protection drill as an apparent payback attempt for Sowell shoving defensive end Josh Shirley to the ground earlier....

In an interview with NBC Nightly News, Byrd described the events that unfolded during the storming of the Capitol and what led him to fire his gun that day. “I tried to wait as long as I could,” Byrd said. “I hoped and prayed no one tried to enter through those doors. But their failure to comply required me to take the appropriate action to save the lives of members of Congress and myself and my fellow officers....

Cohen was sent to a federal prison in 2018 after admitting to using Trump campaign funds to pay off two women that claimed they had engaged in sexual relations with Trump before he became president. Because of the COVID-19 pandemic, Cohen was permitted part of his three-year term under house arrest. Although Trump issued pardons in 2020 for some of his allies, including former Trump adviser Roger Stone and former Trump campaign chairman Paul Manafort, Cohen was not granted a pardon or commutation....

Cohen worked for Trump from 2006 until 2018, and served as the deputy finance chairman for the Republican National Committee from 2017 to 2018. He is currently under home confinement as he continues to serve a three-year federal prison sentence from his house due to the pandemic. His August 2018 guilty plea came as the result of his connection to Trump, including campaign finance violations for paying off adult film star Stephanie Clifford (known professionally as Stormy Daniels)....

In an interview with The Boston Globe, Floyd said he’s been living in a hotel, eating most of his meals and spending his time at the Patriots’ facility. “I kind of act like I’m broke, so, that’s how I am,” Floyd said. “I can really actually just focus in on football and I can get to work in less than three minutes, so I really like it. “I don’t have family out here with me....

The powder blue Converse shoes purchased at Grey Flannel Auctions for $33,387 are claimed to be fake. They are believed to be game-worn shoes by Michael Jordan his freshman year at North Carolina. According to ESPN.com, Lindsay Reed was the team statistician that year, and wrote to the auction house to inform them the shoes were not worn in a game. MORE: Montrezl Harrell should face harsher penalties | Rayvonte Rice buzzer-beater | Kentucky takes big lead...

But even Superman could be brought down by Kryptonite, and Jordan could be brought down by… a threat to his immune system? On June 11, 1997, Jordan added an unforgettable chapter to his legacy with one of the most iconic performances in NBA Finals history. Yes, we’re talking about “The Flu Game.” Beyond the basics of Game 5 of the 1997 NBA Finals — Jordan led the Bulls to a 90-88 victory despite feeling under the weather — what do you really know about “The Flu Game”?...

Most notably, Michael Jordan — a 2009 inductee into the Naismith Hall of Fame — will present the late Kobe Bryant, who was the closest to emulating Jordan’s style and success on the court and whom Jordan considered to be a little brother. Jordan also spoke at Bryant’s memorial service in February 2020, showing the extent of their relationship. MORE: ‘The Last Dance’ footage shows how young Kobe Bryant quickly earned respect of Michael Jordan...

The medical examiner said it would offer no further comments on the case. Authorities had investigated Williams’ death as a possible drug overdose after he was found dead in New York on September 6. When his death was announced, officials said he was found unconscious in his apartment in Brooklyn’s Williamsburg neighborhood by a family member conducting a welfare check. Local news station WNBC previously reported that New York police officers told the station that drug paraphernalia was discovered in Williams’ apartment....

The fatal flaws in the film have been enumerated in excruciating detail elsewhere. They include 1) the deceptive use of data, photographs and interviews that are a decade old to dramatically overstate the limitations, and understate the efficiency and capacity of current-day renewable energy sources and storage technology, (2) complaining that a still largely fossil fuel-driven electricity grid is used in the construction of solar panels and wind turbines without noting that the lifecycle carbon emissions are tiny compared to either coal or gas, and that decarbonization of the grid is precisely what the renewable energy transition is about, and (3) providing grossly inflated estimates of the carbon footprint of biofuels and biomass (which is tiny compared to that of fossil fuels) and failing to note that biomass accounts for only 2 percent of domestic electricity generation, though Moore & Gibbs spend ~50 percent of the film complaining about it....