Today's Updates, 7/30/2018

Today's UPDATES

Another hot summer day awaits us today, so we'll have to find a way to cool from the sun and all the sweetness on our bodies. Here's something that's very cool, the MLB Trade Deadline is tomorrow at 4PM and MLB teams are rushing to finish off some last-minute trades before time is up. This coming Max Sports rundown talks about a couple of trades from the past two weeks, on July 18th, the Orioles traded Manny Machado to the Dodgers in exchange for Yusniel Diaz, Rylan Bannon, Dean Kremer, Zach Pop and Breyvic Valera. On July 19th, the Padres acquired Francisco Mejia from the Indians who acquired Brad Hand and Adam Cimber in return, the Rangers traded Jesse Chavez for the Cubs' Tyler Thomas. On July 21st, the Mets made the tough decision to trade Jeurys Familia to the Athletics in exchange for William Toffey and Bobby Wahl, the Royals made a trade on July 22 and acquired Brian Goodwin from the Nationals who were given Jacob Condra-Bogan in return. Last Tuesday, the Orioles got Dillon Tate, Cody Carroll and Josh Rogers from the Yankees were given Zach Britton in return, and last Wednesday saw two trades between four teams, Jalen Beeks was traded to the Rays by the Red Sox who were able to acquire Nathan Eovaldi. Then, Brian Shaffer and Michael Perez were sent to the Rays by the Diamondbacks who acquired Matt Andriese. More trade talks are upcoming up this week, but check what went down with the MLB games from yesterday.

MLB
Yesterday
Orioles 11, Rays 5
Red Sox 3, Twins 0
Yankees 6, Royals 3
Indians 8, Tigers 1
Reds 4, Phillies 0
Marlins 5, Nationals 0
Braves 4, Dodgers 1
Mets 1, Pirates 0
Blue Jays 7, White Sox 4
Rangers 4, Astros 3
Rockies 3, Athletics 2
Mariners 8, Angels 5
Giants 8, Brewers 5
Diamondbacks 5, Padres 4
Cubs 5, Cardinals 2
Tonight
Phillies vs Red Sox at 7PM on ESPN
Marlins vs Braves at 7:35PM
Indians vs Twins at 8PM on ESPN+
Rockies vs Cardinals at 8:10PM
Rangers vs Diamondbacks at 9:40PM
Brewers vs Dodgers at 10PM on ESPN
Blue Jays vs Athletics at 10:05PM
Astros vs Mariners at 10:10PM
Giants vs Padres at 10:10PM

WWE
SummerSlam match card
- Brock Lesnar vs Roman Reigns for the WWE Universal Championship
- Alexa Bliss vs Ronda Rousey for the WWE RAW Women's Championship
- AJ Styles vs Samoa Joe for the WWE Championship
- The Bludgeon Brothers vs TBD for the WWE SmackDown Tag Team Championship
Braun Strowman vs Kevin Owens for Strowman's Money in the Bank contract
- Dolph Ziggler vs Seth Rollins for the WWE Intercontinental Championship
- Carmella vs Becky Lynch for the WWE Smackdown Women’s Championship
NXT TakeOver: Brooklyn 4 match card
- Shayna Baszler vs Kairi Sane for the NXT Women's Championship
- Adam Cole vs Ricochet for the NXT North American Championship
- The Undisputed Era vs Moustache Mountain for the NXT Tag Team Championship
- Velveteen Dream vs EC3

NBA
Free Agency Tracker (Week 5)
01. Clint Capela has finally reached an agreement to stay with the Rockets.
02. Troy Williams has reportedly reached an agreement to join the Pelicans.
03. Pat Connaughton has agreed to a two-year deal to play with the Bucks.
04. Devin Harris has agreed to an one-year deal to play with the Mavericks.
05. Vince Carter is set to sign an one-year deal to play with the Hawks.
06. Jabari Bird has recently agreed to sign a new contract with the Celtics.
07. Jaylen Barford from the University of Arkansas has signed with the Hornets.
08. Isaiah Wilkins from the University of Virginia has signed with the Hornets.
09. MontΓ© Morris has recently agreed to sign a new contract with the Nuggets.
10. Kenrich Williams from Texas Christian University has sign with the Pelicans.

Last Friday, it was announced on starwars.com the official cast for Star Wars: Episode IX and this is a #TwitterTrend for Star Wars fans everywhere. An official Star Wars press release revealed the late Carrie Fisher will appear in the new film, using previously unreleased footage shot from Star Wars: The Force Awakens. According to Episode IX director J.J Abrams: “We desperately loved Carrie Fisher,” he said. “Finding a truly satisfying conclusion to the Skywalker saga without her eluded us. We were never going to recast, or use a CG character. With the support and blessing from her daughter, Billie, we have found a way to honor Carrie’s legacy and role as Leia in Episode IX by using unseen footage we shot together in Episode VII.” The returning cast members from Force Awakens and The Last Jedi are Daisy Ridley, Adam Driver, John Boyega, Oscar Isaac, Lupita Nyong’o, Domhnall Gleeson, Kelly Marie Tran, Joonas Suotamo, and Billie Lourd. New cast members for Episode IX are Naomi Ackie, Richard E. Grant, and the recently announced Keri Russell who is best known for working with Abrams on the hit dramedy Felicity, there will also be veteran Star Wars actors such as Mark Hamill, Anthony Daniels, and Billy Dee Williams, who will reprise his role as Lando Calrissian. For reactions to this announcement, check out the tweets down below, most of them are from fans who are excited to see Carrie Fisher one last time as Episode IX will be the final chapter of The Skywalker Saga.
Star Wars @starwars
Meet the cast of Star Wars: Episode IX. Beginning filming next week.

ErikDavis @ErikDavis
Full press release, via @starwars
Gizmodo @Gizmod
Carrie Fisher and Mark Hamill confirmed for Star Wars: Episode IX cast
Hollywood Reporter @THR
Read director J.J. Abrams' statement on Carrie Fisher appearing as Leia in '#StarWars: Episode IX':
Consequence of Sound @consequence
It's official: Billy Dee Williams reprise his role as Lando Calrissian in Star Wars: Episode IX
Variety @Variety
#StarWars: Episode IX announces cast; Carrie Fisher to be featured

Adrian Ruhi @adrianruhi
Lando... and Luke (!!!)... and... LEIA (!!!!!)

Morgan Tremaine @MorganTremaine
"The role of Leia Organa will once again be played by Carrie Fisher, using previously unreleased footage shot for Star Wars: The Force Awakens" I am uncomfortable.

Funko @OriginalFunko
Wow! Carrie Fisher and @HamillHimself confirmed to return! But.....will there be #porgs? πŸ€”

Amanda Ward @realAmandaWard
"and Billy Dee Williams, who will reprise his role as Lando Calrissian.
The role of Leia Organa will once again be played by Carrie Fisher, using previously unreleased footage shot for Star Wars: The Force Awakens."

😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭

Josh Billinson @jbillinson
BILLY DEE WILLIAMS IS BACK

Darren Scott @darren_scott
Richard E Grant for Episode 9! Brilliant #StarWars

Eric Goldman @TheEricGoldman
I am very glad the official #StarWars: Episode IX cast announcement let us all know Mark Hamill would be back (which, come on, obviously he would be) and confirms Billy Dee Williams’ return (yay!) but wow on the use of unreleased Carrie Fisher footage!

Eric Goldman @TheEricGoldman
Also, welcome to #StarWars, Richard E. Grant and Naomi Ackie!

Eric Goldman @TheEricGoldman
Ooooh, but as @Memles notes, Keri Russell is not included in this announcement. I hope she’s still in it (and certainly the past tells us more cast will likely be revealed/confirmed, a la Gwendoline Christie, who was not part of the Force Awakens initial announcement)

Jeff Sneider @TheInSneider
Um... so where is Keri Russell in this Star Wars announcement? Deal still not done or?

Shirley Li @shirklesxp
IS KERI RUSSELL IN IX OR NOT

It's time for a #JustSoYouKnow moment, it's really much of a reminder that the second season of the Netflix series Marvel's Iron Fist will premiere on September 7th. In the new season, Danny Rand played by Finn Jones is stepping up to be the protector of New York following the events of The Defenders, the question now is, can he pull it off? Jessica Henwick, Tom Pelphrey, Jessica Stroup, and Sacha Dhawan are returning from the first season and will make a appearance n=in the second, one other interesting casting is Alice Eve as "Typhoid Mary" Walker. I know little about this character, about I have seen her in several of Marvel's Avengers: Secret Wars on Disney XD, and she also appeared in the 2005 Elektra film portrayed by Natassia Malthe. Moving back to Danny Rand, we saw him make a special appearance in Luke Cage season two last June, but it looks like he's been experiencing some issues of his own, in fact, you can say he's been having issues with his past so to speak. If you want proof of that, take a look at this new video from Netflix down below about what's in store for Iron Fist's second season.


Marvel’s Iron Fist: Season 2 | Memories Teaser [HD] | Netflix

CELEBRITY of the DAY
Alice Eve
Born: February 6, 1982
Starred in Star Trek Into Darkness
Set to star in Iron Fist Season Two

That's your Celebrity of the Day, One Crazy Chick!

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