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Schwarber homers in 2nd straight game, Cubs beat Giants 5-4 (Yahoo Sports)

The Chicago Cubs wasted no time building a five-run lead, and once he sensed it slipping away, manager Joe Maddon went out to the mound with a quick hook. Rookie slugger Kyle Schwarber homered in his second consecutive game, and Chicago beat the San Francisco Giants 5-4 Thursday night. The Cubs, playing meaningful baseball in August for the first time in years, won for the seventh time in eight games.

Jets' Cromartie: Patriots' Brady shouldn't be suspended (Yahoo Sports)

Tom Brady has an unlikely ally in Antonio Cromartie. Cromartie, speaking on ESPN’s ”First Take” at Jets training camp Thursday, said fining Brady $25,000 should suffice for punishment because the team also was fined and docked draft picks. Brady has filed a lawsuit against the league after it suspended him and Commissioner Roger Goodell upheld the decision on appeal.