* “He’s probably going to be the first Ray to do a lot of things.”—Rays manager Kevin Cash, on Junior Caminero, 23, becoming the first Ray to hit hit 40 home runs multiple times.
* The first MLB pitcher to record 40 saves this season was Rays closer Bryan Baker.
* Bucs rookie linebacker Josiah Trotter is the first player in NFL history to record a sack and a pick-six in his first game (against Cincinnati).
* Ben Shelton, a former NCAA champion from UF, was runner-up at the U.S. Open.
* The University of Miami and Nike have reportedly struck a (10-year) deal worth more than $200 million. UM has been an Adidas school since 2015.
* Pope Leo XIV is a big Villanova basketball fan. It’s his alma mater.