PREP FOOTBALL PREDICTION COLUMN: Big games on tap for Week 4

Two teams who have struggled throughout June will try to change their trajectory when the St. Louis Cardinals visit the Atlanta Braves for a three-game series that begins on Tuesday.

The Atlanta Hawks have declined the $23.4 million team option on forward Jonathan Kuminga, ESPN reported on Monday.

Before the wins come, before the playoffs are discussed and before the bright lights of Friday night return, football teams are built in the quiet weeks of summer.