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DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — Iran’s supreme leader prayed Wednesday over the coffins of the country’s late president, foreign minister and other officials who were killed in a helicopter crash earlier this week. Later, hundreds of thousands of people followed a procession honoring the dead down Tehran’s main boulevard. [time-brightcove not-tgx=”true”] Iran’s Shiite theocracy views mass demonstrations as crucial evidence of its legitimacy and the people’s support. Still, Wednesday’s funeral service for President Ebrahim Raisi and others saw a turnout that onlookers described as noticeably lower than the 2020 procession honoring Revolutionary Guard general Qassem Soleimani, who was killed in a U.

Spoiler alert: The Rockies’ bullpen is about as volatile as Colorado’s May weather. On a night when shortstop Ezequiel Tovar had the first two-homer game of his young career and Cal Quantrill made another terrific start, the Rockies found a way to lose, 5-4, to the Athletics Tuesday night at the Oakland Coliseum. After a heartening seven-game winning streak, Colorado has now dropped four straight.

Kris Bryant is back. But will his injured back allow him to stick around? For the first time in more than a month, the Rockies’ first baseman/right fielder was back in the starting lineup Tuesday as the Rockies took on the Athletics in Oakland. Bryant started at first base and hit fifth. “This last month … sometimes I think you take being on the field for granted,” Bryant told Rockies.

Bo Nix is becoming famous. Since the Broncos drafted him with the 12th pick in the first round, he has spoken to John Elway and Peyton Manning and hung out with Tom Brady and Jay-Z. Bo knows pressure after playing and failing at Auburn, where he was originally hyped as the school’s Tim Tebow.

The Broncos will host a joint practice in Denver again this summer with at least one of their preseason opponents. The team confirmed Tuesday afternoon that Denver will host Green Bay for a joint practice session ahead of the teams’ Aug. 18 preseason game. That came after Packers head coach Matt LaFleur earlier in the day told reporters in Green Bay of the arrangement.