AP Photo/Ringer illustration With the All-Star break in our rearview, these are the biggest stories (and predictions) heading into the dog days of the MLB season The MLB All-Star Game usually signifies the dog days of summer and the sporting calendar. Sure, the Paris Olympic Games are set to entice us for a couple of weeks, and the WNBA will entertain American sports fans until football makes its triumphant return in late August, but the second half of the Major League Baseball season also has some fascinating story lines to follow. Paul Skenes has electrified baseball with his rookie campaign, Aaron Judge is on pace to challenge a home run record he set two years ago, and second place and first are 8.5 or fewer games apart in all six MLB division races, setting the stage for an exhilarating second half of the season. While playoff baseball can be as dramatic as any event in sports, the September division races, recently expanded wild-card spots, and individual award races make for a competitive final few months of the regular season. Baseball fans can sometimes get lost in the daily rhythms of constant games, but it's important to zoom out and think bigger after the All-Star...