Roundup: Pete Alonso Dominates Home Run Derby; Team USA Loses to Australia; LeBron James Wants to Retire a Laker

Pete Alonso dominates Home Run Derby … Shohei Ohtani out in first round … Cuban president moves to snuff out freedom protests … Joe Biden backs Cuban protesters … Texas Democrats leave state to block GOP election bill vote … Stock futures mostly flat heading into Tuesday … RIP Charlie Robinson … FDA attaches warning to Johnson & Johnson COVID vaccine … GOP’s top lawyer called election fraud claims a “joke” … Elon Musk defends SolarCity deal … “French Dispatch” earns rave reviews at Cannes … Cedric the Entertainer to host 2021 Emmy Awards … Team USA lost again, this time to Australia … Willie Green the frontrunner for the Pelicans job … Stanley Cup dented during Lightning celebration … LeBron James wants to finish his career with the Lakers …

Yes, Shohei Ohtani is the face of baseball [Yahoo Sports]

All hail Home Run Derby king Pete Alonso [The Ringer]

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Pete Alonso was on fire during the Home Run Derby:

Shohei Ohtani and Juan Soto’s swing-off was awesome:

So it is true after all:

LeBron is coming to Fortnite:

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