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Chicago Cubs pitcher Marcus Stroman will be sidelined for the foreseeable future. Testing Wednesday revealed that Stroman has a fracture in his right rib cartilage, according to The Athletic’s Patrick Mooney. While it’s unclear how severe the injury is, the Cubs have no set plan for Stroman's return to their rotation. Stroman landed on the 15-day injured list on Aug. 2 due to right hip inflammation. He was supposed to start Wednesday against the Chicago White Sox, but manager David Ross revealed Tuesday that Stroman was dealing with discomfort in his rib area. That injury apparently surfaced after a bullpen session last weekend. Now, the injury is reportedly much worse than initially expected. Stroman, 32, has a 3.85 ERA and holds a 10-8 record this season, his second in Chicago. He picked up his second career All-Star nod this season after a solid start to the year, though he went just 1-4 with a 9.00 ERA in his past nine games on the mound. Stroman can become a free agent after this season. The Cubs have leaned more on Javier Assad with Stroman sidelined and will likely continue to do so if his rib injury ends up being a long-term issue. Assad is slated to start Wednesday in Stroman’s place. He pitched seven innings and allowed just one run in the Cubs’ 6-2 win over the Toronto Blue Jays on Friday. “I think the one positive to all this is Javier Assad’s throwing the ball really well,” Ross said Tuesday, via The Associated Press. The Cubs enter Wednesday’s game against the White Sox with a 61-58 record, which has them 3.5 games back from the Milwaukee Brewers in the NL Central. The Cubs have lost two straight but are just a game back in the NL wild-card race. Chicago hasn’t been to the postseason since 2020.
Daniel Weinman was crowned winner of the 2023 World Series of Poker (WSOP) Main Event on Monday, taking home a record breaking $12.1 million in winnings. Weinman had to outlast the other 10,043 entrants to take home the prize and get his hands on his share of live poker’s largest ever prize pool – a staggering $93,399,900. As well as taking home the prize money, 35-year-old Weinman also got his hands on the WSOP Main Event bracelet. The huge bracelet contains 500 grams of 10-karat yellow gold, as well as 2,352 various precious gemstones.
Daniel Weinman won the World Series of Poker's main event world championship on Monday in Las Vegas, earning $12.1 million along the way. Playing in the tournament for a 16th year, Weinman was tops in a deep pool of 10,043 players vying for $93.39 million. His victory came after just 164 hands at the final table. "I was honestly on the fence about even coming back and playing this tournament," the 35-year-old Atlanta native told reporters afterward. Weinman's final table featured Jan-Peter Jachtmann, who landed in fourth place and took home $3 million, as well as Toby Lewis, who finished seventh and secured $1.42 million. According to the Las Vegas Review-Journal, the main event's entry pool far outpaced the previous record of 8,773 set in 2006. "I've always kind of felt that poker was kind of going in a dying direction, but to see the numbers at the World Series this year has been incredible," Weinman said. "And to win this main event, it doesn't feel real. I mean, [there's] so much luck in a poker tournament. I thought I played very well." Steven Jones finished second, securing $6.5 million. And Adam Walton settled for third and a $4 million prize.
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