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J. Stroud? The American League beat the National League 5-3 last night in what was a reasonably pleasant All-Star Game. Paul Skenes pitched well in his historic start .
Shohei Ohtani sent a ball to the moon . The AL continued its run of dominance . As I watched, I just couldn’t shake the same feeling I had about the NBA All-Star Game .
We don’t have to fully rehash it here, but the toothlessness of these games — combined with an understandable desire to avoid injury — just renders them moot. Fluff. Was it always like this? But the Pulse crew did wonder: Which is the worst men’s major All-Star game? Thus today’s Pulse Poll was born.
Your choices: Make your voice heard here . We’ll have results and some fresh ideas tomorrow. The Open Championship tees off overnight at 1:35 a.
m. ET. I hope your alarms are set.
While Tiger Woods is no longer the actual on-course draw he was even five years ago, the man can still produce a golden soundbite. At yesterday’s news conference, a reporter asked the 48-year-old Woods about comments from 61-year-old golfer Colin Montgomerie, who suggested last week that Woods should just retire instead of playing this weekend. Here’s Tiger’s response: “As a past (Open) champion, I’m exempt until I’m 60.
Colin’s not. He’s not a past champion, so he’s.