“THE SCOREBOARD”
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL SCORES
BALTIMORE 6 NY YANKEES 5
BOSTON 5 KANSAS CITY 4
OAKLAND 18 PHILADELPHIA 3
DETROIT 4 LA DODGERS 3
COLORADO 8 NY METS 5
MIAMI 3 CINCINNATI 2
TAMPA BAY 2 CLEVELAND 0
PITTSBURGH 9 CHICAGO WHITE SOX 4
MILWAUKEE 9 WASHINGTON 3
TEXAS 4 HOUSTON 2
CHICAGO CUBS 8 ST. LOUIS 3
SAN FRANCISCO 3 MINNESOTA 2
LA ANGELS 3 SEATTLE 2
TORONTO 8 ARIZONA 7
ATLANTA 6 SAN DIEGO 3
ALL-STARS, TUESDAY JULY 16
American League
Starters
r-replacement; u-unavailable
Catcher — Adley Rutschman, Baltimore Orioles
First Baseman — Vladimir Guerrero Jr., Toronto Blue Jays
Second Baseman — u-Jose Altuve, Houston Astros
Shortstop — Gunnar Henderson, Baltimore Orioles
Third Baseman — José Ramírez, Cleveland Guardians
Designated Hitter — Yordan Alvarez, Houston Astros
Outfield — Aaron Judge, New York Yankees; Juan Soto, New York Yankees; Steven Kwan, Cleveland Guardians
Pitchers — Garrett Crochet, Chicago White Sox, Tarik Skubal, Detroit Tigers, Tanner Houck, Boston Red Sox, Seth Lugo, Kansas City Royals, Cole Ragans, Kansas City Royals, u-Logan Gilbert, Seattle Mariners, Corbin Burnes, Baltimore Orioles, Tyler Anderson, Los Angeles Angels, Mason Miller, Oakland Athletics, Kirby Yates, Texas Rangers, Clay Holmes, New York Yankees, Emmanuel Clase, Cleveland Guardians, r-Andrés Muñoz, Seattle Mariners
Reserves — C Salvador Perez, Kansas City Royals, SS Carlos Correa, Minnesota Twins, u-3B Rafael Devers, Boston Red Sox, 2B Marcus Semien, Texas Rangers, u-OF Kyle Tucker, Houston Astros, 1B Josh Naylor, Cleveland Guardians, 3B Isaac Parades, Tampa Bay Rays, SS Bobby Witt Jr., Kansas City Royals, OF Jarren Duran, Boston Red Sox, OF Riley Greene, Detroit Tigers, DH David Fry, Cleveland Guardians, r-Will Castro, Minnesota Twins, r-Jordan Westburg, Baltimore, r-Anthony Santander, Baltimore
National League
Starters
Catcher — William Contreras, Milwaukee Brewers
First Baseman — Bryce Harper, Philadelphia Phillies
Second Baseman — Ketel Marte, Arizona Diamondbacks
Shortstop — Trea Turner, Philadelphia Phillies
Third Baseman — Alec Bohm, Philadelphia Phillies
Designated Hitter — Shohei Ohtani, Los Angeles Dodgers
Outfield — Christian Yelich, Milwaukee Brewers; Jurickson Profar, San Diego Padres; Fernando Tatis Jr., San Diego Padres
Pitchers — u-Ranger Suárez, Philadelphia Phillies, u-Tyler Glasnow, Los Angeles Dodgers, Shota Imanaga, Chicago Cubs, Reynaldo López, Atlanta Braves, Logan Webb, San Francisco Giants, Paul Skenes, Pittsburgh Pirates, u-Chris Sale, Atlanta Braves, Zack Wheeler, Philadelphia Phillies, Ryan Helsley, St. Louis Cardinals, Tanner Scott, Miami Marlins, Robert Suarez, San Diego Padres, Matt Strahm, Philadelphia Phillies, Jeff Hoffman, Philadelphia Phillies, r-Max Fried, Atlanta Braves, r-Hunter Greene, Cincinnati Reds, r-Cristopher Sánchez, Philadelphia Phillies
Reserves — C Will Smith, Los Angeles Dodgers, SS Mookie Betts, Los Angeles Dodgers, 1B Freddie Freeman, Los Angeles Dodgers, OF Teoscar Hernández, Los Angeles Dodgers, SS Elly De La Cruz, Cincinnati Reds, SS CJ Abrams, Washington Nationals, 3B Ryan McMahon, Colorado Rockies, OF Jackson Merrill, San Diego Padres, OF Heliot Ramos, San Francisco Giants, OF Bryan Reynolds, Pittsburgh Pirates, DH Marcell Ozuna, Atlanta Braves, 1B Luis Arraez, San Diego Padres, 1B Pete Alonso, New York Mets
MINOR LEAGUE BASEBALL SCORES
COLUMBUS 6 INDIANAPOLIS 5
SOUTH BEND 7 DAYTON 0
FORT WAYNE 7 GREAT LAKES 4
NBA SUMMER LEAGUE SCORES
CLEVELAND 112 MILWAUKEE 81
LA CLIPPERS 87 BROOKLYN 78
MINNESOTA 105 INDIANA 94
HOUSTON 109 WASHINGTON 91
ORLANDO 91 NEW ORLEANS 86
SAN ANTONIO 79 ATLANTA 76
TORONTO 84 DENVER 81
GOLDEN STATE 92 CHICAGO 82
WNBA SCORES
CONNECTICUT 96 PHOENIX 69
LAS VEGAS 89 WASHINGTON 77
INDIANA 81 MINNESOTA 74
SEATTLE 81 ATLANTA 70
MLS
NO GAMES SCHEDULED
INDIANA FOOTBALL SCHEDULE
AUG 31 FIU
SEPT 7 WESTERN ILLINOIS
SEPT 14 AT UCLA
SEPT 21 CHARLOTTE
SEPT 28 MARYLAND
OCT 5 AT NORTHWESTERN
OCT 12 OPEN DATE
OCT 19 NEBRASKA
OCT 26 WASHINGTON
NOV 2 AT MICHIGAN STATE
NOV 9 MICHIGAN
NOV 16 OPEN DATE
NOV 23 AT OHIO STATE
NOV 30 PURDUE
PURDUE FOOTBALL SCHEDULE
AUG 31 OPEN DATE
SEPT 7 INDIANA STATE
SEPT 14 NOTRE DAME
SEPT 21 AT OREGON STATE
SEPT 28 NEBRASKA
OCT 5 AT WISCONSIN
OCT 12 AT ILLINOIS
OCT 19 OREGON
OCT 26 OPEN DATE
NOV 2 NORTHWESTERN
NOV 9 AT OHIO STATE
NOV 16 PENN STATE
NOV 23 AT MICHIGAN STATE
NOV 30 AT INDIANA
NOTRE DAME FOOTBALL SCHEDULE
AUG 31 AT TEXAS A&M
SEPT 7 NORTHERN ILLINOIS
SEPT 14 AT PURDUE
SEPT 21 MIAMI UNIVERSITY
SEPT 28 LOUISVILLE
OCT 5 OPEN DATE
OCT 12 STANFORD
OCT 19 AT GEORGIA TECH
OCT 26 VS NAVY (IN EAST RUTHERFORD)
NOV 2 OPEN DATE
NOV 9 FLORIDA STATE
NOV 16 VIRGINIA
NOV 23 ARMY (IN BRONX)
NOV 30 AT USC
BALL STATE FOOTBALL SCHEDULE
AUG 31 OPEN DATE
SEPT 7 MISSOURI STATE
SEPT 14 AT MIAMI
SEPT 21 AT CENTRAL MICHIGAN
SEPT 28 AT JAMES MADISON
OCT 5 WESTERN MICHIGAN
OCT 12 AT KENT STATE
OCT 19 AT VANDERBILT
OCT 26 NORTHERN ILLINOIS
NOV 2 MIAMI UNIVERSITY
NOV 9 OPEN DATE
NOV 12 AT BUFFALO
NOV 23 BOWLING GREEN
NOV 29 AT OHIO
NFL TRAINING CAMP DATES
ARIZONA CARDINALS
ROOKIES: JULY 23. VETERANS: JULY 23.
ATLANTA FALCONS
ROOKIES: JULY 24. VETERANS: JULY 24.
BALTIMORE RAVENS
ROOKIES: JULY 13. VETERANS: JULY 20.
BUFFALO BILLS
ROOKIES: JULY 16. VETERANS: JULY 23.
CAROLINA PANTHERS
ROOKIES: JULY 19. VETERANS: JULY 23.
CHICAGO BEARS
ROOKIES: JULY 16. VETERANS: JULY 19.
CINCINNATI BENGALS
ROOKIES: JULY 20. VETERANS: JULY 23.
CLEVELAND BROWNS
ROOKIES: JULY 22. VETERANS: JULY 23.
DALLAS COWBOYS
ROOKIES: JULY 24. VETERANS: JULY 24.
DENVER BRONCOS
ROOKIES: JULY 17. VETERANS: JULY 23.
DETROIT LIONS
ROOKIES: JULY 20. VETERANS: JULY 23.
GREEN BAY PACKERS
ROOKIES: JULY 17. VETERANS: JULY 21.
HOUSTON TEXANS
ROOKIES: JULY 17. VETERANS: JULY 17.
INDIANAPOLIS COLTS
ROOKIES: JULY 24. VETERANS: JULY 24.
JACKSONVILLE JAGUARS
ROOKIES: JULY 19. VETERANS: JULY 23.
KANSAS CITY CHIEFS
ROOKIES: JULY 16. VETERANS: JULY 20.
LAS VEGAS RAIDERS
ROOKIES: JULY 21. VETERANS: JULY 23.
LOS ANGELES CHARGERS
ROOKIES: JULY 16. VETERANS: JULY 23.
LOS ANGELES RAMS
ROOKIES: JULY 23. VETERANS: JULY 23.
MIAMI DOLPHINS
ROOKIES: JULY 16. VETERANS: JULY 23.
MINNESOTA VIKINGS
ROOKIES: JULY 21. VETERANS: JULY 23.
NEW ENGLAND PATRIOTS
ROOKIES: JULY 19. VETERANS: JULY 23.
NEW ORLEANS SAINTS
ROOKIES: JULY 16. VETERANS: JULY 23.
NEW YORK GIANTS
ROOKIES: JULY 16. VETERANS: JULY 23.
NEW YORK JETS
ROOKIES: JULY 18. VETERANS: JULY 23.
PHILADELPHIA EAGLES
ROOKIES: JULY 23. VETERANS: JULY 23.
PITTSBURGH STEELERS
ROOKIES: JULY 24. VETERANS: JULY 24.
SAN FRANCISCO 49ERS
ROOKIES: JULY 16. VETERANS: JULY 23.
SEATTLE SEAHAWKS
ROOKIES: JULY 17. VETERANS: JULY 23.
TAMPA BAY BUCCANEERS
ROOKIES: JULY 22. VETERANS: JULY 23.
TENNESSEE TITANS
ROOKIES: JULY 23. VETERANS: JULY 23.
WASHINGTON COMMANDERS
ROOKIES: JULY 18. VETERANS: JULY 23.
NFL WEEK ONE SCHEDULE
THURSDAY, SEPT. 5
- BALTIMORE RAVENS AT KANSAS CITY CHIEFS, 8:20 P.M. ET (NBC)
FRIDAY, SEPT. 6
- GREEN BAY PACKERS VS. PHILADELPHIA EAGLES (IN SÃO PAULO, BRAZIL), 8:15 P.M. ET (PEACOCK)
SUNDAY, SEPT. 8
- PITTSBURGH STEELERS AT ATLANTA FALCONS, 1 P.M. ET (FOX)
- ARIZONA CARDINALS AT BUFFALO BILLS, 1 P.M. ET (CBS)
- TENNESSEE TITANS AT CHICAGO BEARS, 1 P.M. ET (FOX)
- NEW ENGLAND PATRIOTS AT CINCINNATI BENGALS, 1 P.M. ET (CBS)
- HOUSTON TEXANS AT INDIANAPOLIS COLTS, 1 P.M. ET (CBS)
- JACKSONVILLE JAGUARS AT MIAMI DOLPHINS, 1 P.M. ET (CBS)
- CAROLINA PANTHERS AT NEW ORLEANS SAINTS, 1 P.M. ET (FOX)
- MINNESOTA VIKINGS AT NEW YORK GIANTS, 1 P.M. ET (FOX)
- LAS VEGAS RAIDERS AT LOS ANGELES CHARGERS, 4:05 P.M. ET (CBS)
- DENVER BRONCOS AT SEATTLE SEAHAWKS, 4:05 P.M. ET (CBS)
- DALLAS COWBOYS AT CLEVELAND BROWNS, 4:25 P.M. ET (CBS)
- WASHINGTON COMMANDERS AT TAMPA BAY BUCCANEERS, 4:25 P.M. ET (FOX)
- LOS ANGELES RAMS AT DETROIT LIONS, 8:20 P.M. ET (NBC)
MONDAY, SEPT. 9
- NEW YORK JETS AT SAN FRANCISCO 49ERS, 8:15 P.M. ET (ESPN/ABC)
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MLB ROUNDUP: ORIOLES WALK OFF YANKEES WITH 3-RUN 9TH
Cedric Mullins ripped a two-out, two-run double in the bottom of a wild ninth inning as the Baltimore Orioles pulled out a 6-5 victory against the visiting New York Yankees on Sunday, taking a one-game lead in the American League East into the All-Star break.
The Orioles, who ended a five-game losing streak, were down to their final out just moments after their 3-2 lead vanished. But Yankees shortstop Anthony Volpe’s fielding error let a run score to prolong the game, and Mullins, who entered earlier as a pinch runner, took advantage.
Ben Rice drilled a three-run home run in the top of the ninth to give the Yankees a 5-3 lead, but the visitors were unable to complete the three-game series sweep. Trent Grisham went 3-for-3 with a homer and two RBIs.
Rice’s sixth homer of the season came off Craig Kimbrel (6-2), who walked the first two batters in the ninth. Closer Clay Holmes (1-4), the Yankees’ fifth reliever, took the loss by giving up three unearned runs.
Athletics 18, Phillies 3
Lawrence Butler clubbed three two-run homers to headline a historic offensive performance from Oakland, which blasted eight home runs to win the rubber match of a three-game series in Philadelphia.
Brent Rooker added a pair of two-run blasts and Seth Brown had two solo shots as the Athletics won for the third time in five games. Zack Gelof put the finishing touches on the stunning power display with a grand slam in the ninth. The Athletics matched a single-game franchise record with their eight home runs.
The home run parade provided more than enough run support for A’s starter Joey Estes (4-4), who yielded three runs (two earned) on four hits in six innings. Estes walked one and struck out five.
Red Sox 5, Royals 4
Rafael Devers and Dominic Smith each hit a two-run home run to propel Boston to a victory over visiting Kansas City and their fourth straight series win.
Devers hit his 23rd home run of the season to give the Red Sox a 2-1 lead in the first inning, and Smith’s fifth home run increased the lead to 4-1 in the second. Both home runs came against Kansas City starting pitcher Brady Singer (5-6), who gave up four runs on eight hits in 2 2/3 innings.
Brayan Bello (10-5) gave up three runs on seven hits in 6 1/3 innings for the Red Sox. Kenley Jansen pitched two innings of relief to collect his 19th save, striking out the side in the eighth and giving up a run before escaping the ninth.
Rays 2, Guardians 0
Ryan Pepiot allowed just two hits over six strong innings and Jose Siri and Brandon Lowe hit solo homers as Tampa Bay beat Cleveland, the team with the best record in the American League, in St. Petersburg, Fla.
Siri went deep in the third and Lowe did the same in the sixth, both off Cleveland starter Ben Lively (8-5), who allowed just one other hit, two walks and struck out seven over 5 1/3 innings.
However, Pepiot (6-5) was even better, yielding only a single to right by Angel Martinez and an infield single by Andres Gimenez for two of Cleveland’s four hits, while winning back-to-back starts for the first time this season.
Rockies 8, Mets 5
Michael Toglia hit three homers for visiting Colorado, which avoided being swept in a three-game series by defeating New York.
Ezequiel Tovar had two home runs and Brenton Doyle hit the tiebreaking homer leading off the sixth for the Rockies. Toglia hit solo shots in the fifth, sixth and eighth innings. The six homers were a season high for the Rockies.
Pete Alonso hit a two-run homer for the Mets, who had their five-game winning streak snapped.
Tigers 4, Dodgers 3
Pinch hitter Justyn-Henry Malloy drove in the tying run and Los Angeles reliever Yohan Ramirez made two errors in the ninth as host Detroit staged a late game-winning rally for the second straight day.
The Tigers erased a 3-2 deficit in the ninth, one day after wiping out a five-run deficit in the ninth on Saturday before claiming an 11-9, extra-inning win. Zach McKinstry scored the tying run on Sunday after leading off the ninth with a triple.
Ramirez (0-5) took the loss after his errant throw on Wenceel Perez’s bunt allowed Malloy to score the winning run. Teoscar Hernandez and Andy Pages both drove in a run for the Dodgers, who have lost six of their last seven games entering the All-Star break.
Marlins 3, Reds 2
Xavier Edwards went 2-for-3 and drove in the go-ahead run in the eighth inning as Miami salvaged one win from its three-game weekend series against host Cincinnati.
Jonah Bride also contributed two hits – including a two-run single – for the Marlins, who snapped a five-game skid. A.J. Puk (3-8) retired the final batter of the seventh inning and pitched an inning of relief for the win. Tanner Scott secured his 14th save in 16 chances.
Elly De La Cruz belted his team-leading 17th homer for the Reds, who finished their 10-game homestand with a 5-5 mark after an 0-3 start.
Pirates 9, White Sox 4
Joey Bart cracked a go-ahead three-run home run, Bryan Reynolds also homered and Ke’Bryan Hayes had three hits as Pittsburgh finished a three-game road sweep of Chicago.
Reynolds, Oneil Cruz and Joshua Palacios each had two hits and an RBI for the Pirates, who enter the All-Star break at 48-48, their first time at .500 since April 27. Quinn Priester (2-5) picked up the victory with two innings of one-run relief.
Luis Robert Jr. had three hits and Eloy Jimenez added two for the White Sox, who are a major league-worst 27-71.
Rangers 4, Astros 2
Josh Smith clubbed a pair of two-run home runs and Josh Sborz worked out of a bases-loaded jam in the fifth inning as Texas claimed the rubber match of its three-game series against host Houston.
Smith gifted Rangers starter Max Scherzer a two-run lead in the first inning by blasting a 3-0 fastball from Astros right-hander Ronel Blanco into the right field stands. Smith also went deep in the eighth.
Blanco (9-4) allowed two runs on two hits over six innings. The Astros scratched across a run in the ninth off Rangers All-Star closer Kirby Yates, who rallied to record his 16th save. Sborz (2-0) earned the win.
Brewers 9, Nationals 3
Willy Adames went 4-for-4 with a homer and four RBIs to help host Milwaukee avoid a three-game sweep with a victory over Washington.
Adames hit a two-out home run to left-center field with two out in the eighth to complete the scoring. The Brewers’ Colin Rea stepped in for opener Rob Zastryzny in the second, went 5 2/3 innings and gave up two runs on five hits and fanned seven.
Juan Yepez went 2-for-3 to extend his hitting streak to 10 games for the Nationals. Washington starter Jake Irvin allowed seven runs (six earned) on nine hits through four innings.
Cubs 8, Cardinals 3
Pete Crow-Armstrong and Christopher Morel each hit two homers to power visiting Chicago past St. Louis to salvage a split of the teams’ four-game series.
Tomas Nido and Ian Happ also homered for the Cubs, who have won eight of their last 11 games going into the All-Star break. Chicago starter Jameson Taillon (7-4) allowed three runs on seven hits in 5 2/3 innings.
Pedro Pages hit a two-run single and Alec Burleson had a solo homer for the Cardinals. St. Louis starter Miles Mikolas (7-8) surrendered four home runs as the Cardinals lost for the fourth time over their last six games.
Giants 3, Twins 2
A throwing error by second baseman Brooks Lee turned Mike Yastrzemski’s ninth-inning triple into San Francisco’s walk-off win over the visiting Minnesota.
The Giants took a 2-0 lead into the ninth on the strength of Blake Snell’s seven innings of one-hit ball and early RBI singles by Thairo Estrada and Patrick Bailey. But Giants closer Camilo Doval served up a two-run double to Manuel Margot with one out in the ninth, tying the score. Ryan Walker (6-3) came on to get the last two outs in the top of the ninth.
Yastrzemski launched the fourth pitch by closer Jhoan Duran (5-4) just past the glove of a diving Margot in right-center field. Right fielder Max Kepler retrieved the ball and hit his cutoff man, but Lee’s late throw to third sailed wide of the target and into the Giants’ dugout, ending the game.
Angels 3, Mariners 2
Jo Adell hit a go-ahead three-run homer in the eighth inning as Los Angeles rallied past Seattle in Anaheim, Calif.
Adell’s blast came against Seattle reliever Austin Voth, who was quickly summoned once Ryne Stanek exited with an apparent back injury after walking Mickey Moniak on four pitches to lead off the eighth. Voth walked Zach Neto before hanging a 3-2 sweeper to Adell, who drove his 15th homer of the season over the wall in left-center.
Mariners’ All-Star Logan Gilbert stymied the Angels on two hits across seven scoreless innings and tied his season high with nine strikeouts. J.P. Crawford’s sixth-inning homer was Seattle’s first hit.
Braves 6, Padres 3
Travis d’Arnaud homered twice and knocked in four runs to help Chris Sale win his MLB-high 13th game as Atlanta stopped host San Diego to take two of three in the series.
Sale (13-3) went five innings, allowing four hits and a run with two walks and four strikeouts. Four relievers got the final 12 outs, with closer Raisel Iglesias pitching the ninth inning to bag his 22nd save in 24 chances as Atlanta won for the sixth time in its last nine games.
Randy Vasquez (2-5) absorbed the loss despite pitching decently in his five innings, allowing four hits and two runs with a walk and five punchouts. The result dropped San Diego to 2-6 on its eight-game homestand before the All-Star break.
Blue Jays 8, Diamondbacks 7
Kevin Kiermaier hit a grand slam and Vladimir Guerrero Jr. belted a go-ahead home run in the seventh inning to help Toronto salvage a win in its three-game road series against Arizona in Phoenix.
Guerrero and Ernie Clement each had three hits for the Blue Jays, while Daulton Varsho and George Springer supplied two hits apiece. Kiermaier had four RBIs to lead Toronto, which led 7-0 entering the bottom of the fifth.
Ketel Marte hit a grand slam as part of a seven-run fifth for the Diamondbacks. Marte finished with three hits, while Eugenio Suarez had two hits and two RBIs as Arizona had its four-game win streak snapped.
GUARDIANS PICK AUSTRALIAN SLUGGER BAZZANA 1ST OVERALL
Round 1
1) Guardians: Travis Bazzana, 2B, Oregon State
The Guardians kept things very close to the vest until the very last minute, looking at a number of college players, especially the top hitters. Bazzana was always high on that list, and for good reason. The left-handed-hitting Australian infielder was a Golden Spikes Award finalist after he hit .407/.568/.911 with 28 homers and 16 steals in his junior year with the Beavers. His penchant for contact fits the Guardians’ hitting philosophy and he has plenty of thump that should get to Cleveland quickly.
2) Reds: Chase Burns, RHP, Wake Forest
The Reds were looking at many options and it may have come down to Charlie Condon vs. Chase Burns. In the end, they went for one of the best arms in the entire class, giving them their second straight Wake Forest pitcher taken in the first round (Rhett Lowder in 2023). Burns transferred to Wake Forest and its pitching lab and it had a tremendous effect as he took a step forward with all of his stuff. He has a fastball that touches 100 mph, but it’s his easily plus slider that misses a ridiculous amount of bats. Though Burns grew up in Gallatin, Tenn., he was born in Naples, Italy, because his parents were stationed there with the military.
3) Rockies: Charlie Condon, OF, Georgia
Many thought Condon was the best player in the Draft and he certainly put up the numbers to back up that claim. The Golden Spikes Award winner led all Division I hitters with his .433 average and 37 homers (not to mention his 1.009 SLG). It’s hard not to get excited about how his 70-grade power will play at Coors Field, even if it takes a little to figure out what position he might settle into (I guess an outfield corner).
4) A’s: Nick Kurtz, 1B, Wake Forest
A slow start because of a shoulder injury may have hurt his stock ever so slightly, but he was far too talented to slip too far. He got hot as the season wore on, finishing with 22 homers and leading Division I hitters with 78 walks. He has well above-average pop to all fields and is a complete hitter, and while he’s limited to first base, he’s a plus defender there.
5) White Sox: Hagen Smith, LHP, Arkansas
We at MLB Pipeline had him as the top-ranked pitcher in the class. Smith was a Golden Spikes Award finalist, leading all Division I pitchers in batting average against (.144) and setting a record for K/9 (17.3) rate. The southpaw sits at 93-97 mph and touches 100 with his fastball and has a filthy slider that is virtually unhittable. Add in a splitter and some deception in his delivery and he has frontline starter potential.
6) Royals: Jac Caglianone, 1B/LHP, Florida
A tremendous player who has a 70-grade fastball from the left side on the bump and tremendous power at the plate, Caglianone was announced as a two-way player when his name was called, and the Royals plan to give him a shot to do both. If I had to guess, his future will be punishing pitches, not delivering them (if he doesn’t stick as a two-way player). His lack of swing-and-miss given his power is impressive.
7) Cardinals: JJ Wetherholt, SS, West Virginia
The West Virginia standout missed a chunk of the season because of a hamstring injury, but an argument can be made that he’s one of the top pure hitters in the class. The left-handed hitter can drive the ball to all fields and is a plus runner with a very advanced approach at the plate. Some scouts felt there wasn’t much separating him from Travis Bazzana, with less power and more speed than his counterpart.
8) Angels: Christian Moore, 2B, Tennessee
Moore’s stock kept climbing the longer Tennessee’s championship season went on. The second baseman finished as the Volunteers’ all-time (61) and single-season (34) home run leader. His improved contact led to a lot more power, which should translate well and gives the Angels their third straight college hitter who could get to Los Angeles quickly after Zach Neto (2022 Draft) and Nolan Schanuel (2023).
9) Pirates: Konnor Griffin, SS, Jackson Prep (Miss.)
There was a lot of talk about the Pirates going after a higher floor college bat, but instead they went all in with Griffin’s upside. He probably has the highest ceiling in the Draft, with four tools that rate at least plus. He has the chance to play shortstop with an easily plus arm, though he could look just as good in center field.
10) Nationals: Seaver King, SS, Wake Forest
This gives Wake Forest its third player in the top 10. King showed his tools could translate from Division II to the ACC this year after transferring from Wingate, using his compact right-handed swing to make a ton of contact, and he might be more hit over power. He can really run and play multiple positions, with a chance to stay in the infield, but the outfield perhaps is a better fit.
11) Tigers: Bryce Rainer, SS, Harvard-Westlake HS (Calif.)
Take one look at the 6-foot-3 left-handed-hitting shortstop and it’s impossible not to make the Corey Seager comps. A two-way guy in high school who is up into the mid-90s off the mound, Rainer took a huge step forward in his athleticism and power to cement him as a real shortstop, giving Harvard-Westlake another first-rounder in the Draft, joining big leaguers Pete Crow-Armstrong, Lucas Giolito, Max Fried and Jack Flaherty.
12) Red Sox: Braden Montgomery, OF, Texas A&M
After his name was floating all over the top 10, this is a pretty soft landing spot for Montgomery, whose tremendous season at Texas A&M ended prematurely because of a broken ankle suffered in the Super Regionals. The transfer from Stanford served him well, and he’s a switch-hitter with plenty of power, doing more damage from the left side.
13) Giants: James Tibbs III, OF, Florida State
Tibbs was a solid college performer over his first two seasons but catapulted himself into conversations in the middle of the first round — and a bit higher — with the year he had for the Seminoles, posting a 1.264 OPS. His improved approach helped him get to more power (28 homers) and should fit the profile for a corner outfielder.
14) Cubs: Cam Smith, 3B, Florida State
It’s a run on Seminoles! Smith shook off a rough freshman season to rake in the Cape Cod League and kept it going in his sophomore-eligible year. He cut down his swing and miss and chase considerably this spring, giving him the chance to hit for average and power at the next level, while having the chance to be a solid third baseman.
15) Mariners: Jurrangelo Cijntje, SHP, Mississippi State
The switch-pitching might sound like a novelty act, but Cijntje has legitimate ability from both sides. His stuff is more electric as a right-hander, and there’s a chance he might focus on that full-time as a Marcus Stroman type. This snaps a streak of three straight high school hitters taken in the first round by the Mariners.
16) Marlins: PJ Morlando, OF, Summerville HS (S.C.)
While this might seem like the first big reach in the first round, Morlando was ranked as a mid-first round talent last offseason. He struggled through a senior season where he rarely saw a strike to hit and hasn’t always gotten to his power in games, though the plus raw pop is evident in batting practice. Miami will love his 1,000-watt personality, too.
17) Brewers: Braylon Payne, OF, Lawrence E. Elkins HS (Texas)
That’s two slightly surprising high school bats in a row. Payne is one of the fastest players in the Draft and isn’t afraid to use it on the basepaths or while playing a very good center field. He’s not a one-tool guy, either, with the potential to have some extra-base thump. It’s the fifth straight year the Brewers have taken a hitter with their first pick, but the first of that group to come out of high school.
18) Rays: Theo Gillen, OF, Westlake HS (Texas)
There was some late buzz that Gillen might go as high as 11 to the Tigers, but that didn’t materialize. He’s one of the better pure high school hitters in the class and he has the chance to hit for solid power in due time. An infielder in high school, it’s interesting the Rays announced him as an outfielder, and his athleticism could play very well in center.
19) Mets: Carson Benge, OF, Oklahoma State
Benge was a legitimate two-way guy who largely pitched in relief with a fastball up to 96 mph at Oklahoma State. But his contact skills and exit velocities made it clear he was heading toward a career in the outfield. He could get a shot at playing center, but might settle in as an athletic right fielder with above-average hit and power tools.
20) Blue Jays: Trey Yesavage, RHP, East Carolina
After Chase Burns and Hagen Smith, who were both taken in the top 10, Yesavage was the consensus next best college arm and it might surprise some he lasted to 20. He has the chance to have three plus pitches in his fastball, slider and splitter, and he has a solid spike curve to boot. There’s some effort in his delivery, but he throws strikes. It’s the third pitcher Toronto has taken with its first pick in the last four years.
21) Twins: Kaelen Culpepper, SS, Kansas State
Culpepper moved from third to shortstop at Kansas State this year and handled that move well. He’s more hit over power right now, but there could be more pop to come, and he already uses all fields well with excellent bat speed. He could be given every opportunity to stick at short and has the potential to be a Gold Glover at third.
22) Orioles: Vance Honeycutt, OF, North Carolina
The Orioles aren’t afraid of guys who have some swing and miss in their game (Jud Fabian, a 2022 Draft pick), and they got one of the toolsiest performers as a result. He had two 20-20 seasons at North Carolina and is a potential Gold Glove center fielder, but he will have to work on a strikeout rate that crept up to 27.5 percent in 2024.
23) Dodgers: Kellon Lindsey, SS, Hardee HS (Fla.)
Because of an injury over the summer, the former two-sport standout — he was his high school’s QB — wasn’t seen on the showcase circuit, but he jumped up boards with his performance this spring in Florida. He has plus-plus speed and took big steps forward in his swing decisions along with his ability to play shortstop. It’s the second straight year the Dodgers have taken a premium prep athlete after taking Kendall George last year.
24) Braves: Cam Caminiti, LHP, Saguaro HS (Ariz.)
The Braves likely didn’t expect Caminiti, the best left-hander in the class, to be available here. Because he reclassified, he’s one of the youngest players in the class at 17 years old and offers a ton of upside. Caminiti has the chance to have a legit four-pitch mix and was spinning the ball more consistently last spring. The Braves have taken a pitcher with their first pick in five straight Drafts (two high schoolers).
25) Padres: Kash Mayfield, LHP, Elk City HS (Okla.)
It’s another Draft and another high schooler selected in the first round by the Padres. This makes eight in a row for San Diego, and the fourth prep arm (three of them lefties). Mayfield is the second high school lefty in a row here and has a ton of projection in his 6-foot-4 frame with a potential three-pitch mix led by his fastball and changeup.
26) Yankees: Ben Hess, RHP, Alabama
There was more and more buzz that the Yankees wanted an arm here, and when the top college ones already announced were off the board, they opted not to go with a high school arm. Hess gives off Lance Lynn vibes with his big 6-foot-5 frame and could develop into a solid No. 2 or 3 starter with four pitches, led by a plus fastball and slider, if he can throw more strikes.
27) Phillies: Dante Nori, OF, Northville HS (Mich.)
There was talk that the Phillies were leaning college hitter after going high school four years in a row (two bats, two arms), but they opted for Nori and his considerable tools. Not deterred by him being an older high schooler (19 years old), the Phillies are getting a no-doubt center fielder with easily plus speed and an outstanding approach from the left side of the plate.
28) Astros: Walker Janek, C, Sam Houston
There were three college backstops generally thought to be in first-round conversations and many felt Janek was the best all-round catcher of the bunch. He’s agile behind the plate and has plus arm strength while showing off impressive bat speed and strength from the right side of the plate.
29) D-backs: Slade Caldwell, OF, Valley View HS (Ark.)
Don’t let the size deceive you. Caldwell might only be 5-foot-9 but he can really hit, generating a ton of line-drive contact to all fields and enough bat speed to provide more pop than you might think. He’s an aggressive player who should play center field long-term as a pro. That’s four straight bats in the first round for the D-backs.
30) Rangers: Malcolm Moore, C, Stanford
We’d been projecting a college catcher to the Rangers for quite some time, and it was a matter of which one would be available. It turned out it was the left-handed-hitting Moore from Stanford. His surface numbers weren’t outstanding this year, but his underlying metrics were, and he has the chance to hit for average and power. He’s improved behind the dish, too, though his bat is ahead. More »
Prospect Promotion Incentive Picks
31) D-backs: Ryan Waldschmidt, OF, Kentucky
Waldschmidt had a breakthrough season at Kentucky to vault him into many first-round conversations. He makes a ton of contact, doesn’t chase and produces high exit velocities. Fully recovered from a knee injury, he also started recording plus run times, and that speed could give him a shot in center.
32) Orioles: Griff O’Ferrall, SS, Virginia
O’Ferrall’s instincts and makeup help him play above his tools and give him the chance to be an everyday shortstop eventually. He has terrific bat-to-ball skills and an advanced approach with feel for the barrel. He’s a smart baserunner and his footwork helps him be a solid defender as well.
Compensation pick
33) Twins: Kyle DeBarge, SS, University of Louisiana at Lafayette
A high school catcher, DeBarge moved to shortstop at Louisiana-Lafayette and has the chance to stick there at the next level with a strong arm and quick hands. He’s a contact-first hitter with excellent pitch recognition and a quick right-handed swing, and while he hasn’t driven the ball that much, there’s some sneaky pull pop.
Competitive Balance Round A
34) Brewers: Blake Burke, 1B, Tennessee
A big part of Tennessee’s College World Series-winning team, Burke offers a ton of left-handed power thanks to bat speed, strength and leverage. He’s made more contact to get to that power more and it’s his bat that will carry him as a first-base-only profile.
35) D-backs: JD Dix, SS, Whitefish Bay HS (Wisc.)
That’s three bats in a row for the D-backs, two from the high school ranks. Dix is a switch-hitting gamer with some tools. A shoulder injury slowed down his production some at the plate and his ability defensively, though he has the chance to stick at short, reminding some of a more athletic D.J. LeMahieu type.
36) Guardians: Braylon Doughty, RHP, Chaparral HS (Calif.)
We don’t know yet what the Guardians will sign Travis Bazzana for, but it’s assuredly below the $10.57M assigned value to the top pick. That savings will allow them to go after some high-end talent like Doughty, a Southern California prep arm whose name was being mentioned in the first round.
37) Pirates: Levi Sterling, RHP, Notre Dame HS (Calif.)
The Pirates are going all-in on upside. After getting Konnor Griffin and his multiple tools at No. 9, they went for Starling’s upside on the mound. He didn’t have a great spring, but he could take a big step forward now that he’ll be focusing on pitching only and no longer playing shortstop, a la top Pirates prospect Bubba Chandler.
38) Rockies: Brody Brecht, RHP, Iowa
From a pure stuff perspective, there were few arms better than Brecht in this class. The effectiveness of his heater that touches triple digits and his nasty upper-80s slider can be Paul Skenes-esque. Command has been the big issue, but that was trending in the right direction at the end of his junior season at Iowa.
39) Nationals: Caleb Lomavita, C, UC Berkeley
The third of the three college catchers to come off the board, there had been early buzz the Nationals might have been interested in Lomavita at No. 10. He’s an aggressive hitter who has the chance to hit for average and power, especially if he can refine his approach a bit, while sticking behind the plate.
Best of the rest from Night 1
Here are 10 picks from the first night of the Draft that came after the first 39 picks and stood out:
40) A’s: Tommy White, 3B, LSU
There might be some concern about his defensive home, but Tommy Tanks hit 75 homers over three years at NC State and LSU, with many thinking his power potential belonged in the first round.
41) Royals: David Shields, LHP, Mt. Lebanon HS (Pa.)
There was a lot of talk the Royals wanted him at 39, but they traded that pick to the Nationals, so they’re happy to land the athletic former QB who is a projectable prep lefty here.
44) Nationals: Luke Dickerson, SS, Morris Knolls HS (N.J.)
Dickerson is a terrific athlete who was also a hockey standout and came on late after finishing off a state championship on the ice. He’s a plus runner with a chance to stay up the middle and has some power to tap into.
47) Pirates: Wyatt Sanford, SS, Independence HS (Texas)
One of the many prep shortstops who were mentioned as potential top-39 pick, Sanford is one of the best defenders of the group with good bat speed from the left side of the plate.
51) Reds: Tyson Lewis, SS, Millard West HS (Neb.)
Lewis was getting some first-round buzz thanks to him showing more impact with his left-handed swing, solid speed and the ability to stay up the middle on the infield.
52) Padres: Boston Bateman, LHP, Adolfo Camarillo HS (Calif.)
It’s not easy to find 6-foot-8 lefties, but the Padres did here in Round 2, and this one has one of the better pure curveballs in the class to go along with a fastball that touches 97 mph.
55) Mariners: Ryan Sloan, RHP, York Community HS (Ill.)
The Mariners discussed taking Sloan in the first round, so getting him here must have gotten their Draft room pumped as Sloan was our second highest-ranked high school righty.
57) Brewers: Bryce Meccage, RHP, The Pennington School (N.J.)
The nephew of Pirates bullpen coach Justin Meccage, Bryce didn’t give up a hit all spring (albeit in a small sample) and has a big league body at 6-foot-4 with the chance to have a legit four-pitch mix.
60) Twins: Billy Amick, 3B, Tennessee
I had Amick going to the Twins in the first round in our mock draft (do I get partial credit?). It’s unclear why he lasted this long, but could this be the second straight year the Twins got a really good college bat in this round? (They picked 2024 Futures Game participant Luke Keaschall last year.)
68) White Sox: Blake Larson, LHP, IMG Academy (Fla.)
One more projectable prep lefty to talk about here, with Larson having the potential to eventually have three plus pitches, even if it takes him a while, though he’ll have to improve his command to get there.
Round 2
40) A’s: Tommy White, 3B, LSU
41) Royals: David Shields, LHP, Mt. Lebanon HS (Pa.)
42) Rockies: Jared Thomas, OF, Texas
43) White Sox: Caleb Bonemer, SS, Okemos HS (Mich.)
44) Nationals: Luke Dickerson, SS, Morris Knolls HS (N.J.)
45) Angels: Chris Cortez, RHP, Texas A&M
46) Mets: Jonathan Santucci, LHP, Duke
47) Pirates: Wyatt Sanford, SS, Independence HS (Texas)
48) Guardians: Jacob Cozart, C, NC State
49) Tigers: Owen Hall, RHP, Edmond North HS (Okla.)
50) Red Sox: Payton Tolle, LHP, TCU
51) Reds: Tyson Lewis, SS, Millard West HS (Neb.)
52) Padres: Boston Bateman, LHP, Adolfo Camarillo HS (Calif.)
53) Yankees: Bryce Cunningham, RHP, Vanderbilt
54) Cubs: Cole Mathis, 3B, College of Charleston (SC)
55) Mariners: Ryan Sloan, RHP, York Community HS (Ill.)
56) Marlins: Carter Johnson, SS, Oxford HS (Ala.)
57) Brewers: Bryce Meccage, RHP, The Pennington School (N.J.)
58) Rays: Emilien Pitre, 2B, Kentucky
59) Blue Jays: Khal Stephen, RHP, Mississippi State
60) Twins: Billy Amick, 3B, Tennessee
61) Orioles: Ethan Anderson, C, Virginia
62) Braves: Carter Holton, LHP, Vanderbilt
63) Phillies: Griffin Burkholder, OF, Freedom HS (Va.)
64) D-backs: Ivan Luciano, C, El Shaddai Christian Academy (P.R.)
65) Rangers: Dylan Dreiling, OF, Tennessee
Competitive Balance Round B
66) Rays: Tyler Bell, SS, Lincoln Way East HS (Ill.)
67) Brewers: Chris Levonas, RHP, Christian Brothers Academy (N.J.)
68) White Sox: Blake Larson, LHP, IMG Academy (Fla.)
69) Twins: Dasan Hill, LHP, Grapevine HS (Texas)
70) Marlins: Aiden May, RHP, Oregon State
71) Reds: Luke Holman, RHP, LSU
72) Tigers: Ethan Schiefelbein, LHP, Corona HS (Calif.)
73) A’s: Gage Jump, LHP, LSU
Compensation pick
74) Angels: Ryan Johnson, RHP, Dallas Baptist (Texas)
HOME RUN DERBY PRIMER: FAVORITES, SLEEPERS, HISTORY, PARK FACTORS
ARLINGTON, Texas — The 2024 Home Run Derby has plenty of star power.
The Orioles’ Gunnar Henderson and the Royals’ Bobby Witt Jr. are fast-rising superstars, the Rangers’ Adolis Garcia has delivered plenty of fireworks inside Globe Life Field and the Mets’ Pete Alonso has become a staple in the derby as he chases what would be a record-tying third title.
Here is your Home Run Derby primer as the coveted long ball contest gets underway at 8 p.m. ET Monday at Globe Life Field, home of the reigning World Series champion Texas Rangers. ESPN will air the contest live.
Favorites
Henderson: The top home run hitter in the field with 28 in the first half. He has one career home run at Globe Life Field, too.
Garcia: Talk about a home-field advantage. Garcia has hit 67 home runs in his career at Globe Life Field, the most all-time since the ballpark opened in 2020. The most memorable to date was his walk-off blast to lift the Rangers past the D-backs in Game 1 of the 2023 World Series.
Alonso: How do you bet against someone who has as much history as Alonso in this event, including two wins? If he emerges on top once again, he’ll tie Ken Griffey Jr. for most wins.
Sleepers
Marcell Ozuna: It’s his first derby but he’s one of the game’s best power hitters. Outside of Shohei Ohtani (66) and Aaron Judge (65), no player has hit more home runs (64) than Ozuna since May 1, 2023.
Witt: The son of former Ranger Bobby Witt grew up in the Dallas-Fort Worth area, attending Colleyville Heritage High School. He’ll have plenty of motivation to put on a show in front of his hometown fans.
Alec Bohm: Bohm has the fewest home runs (11) of any competitor in the field, so he’s naturally a sleeper. Bohm’s bat has more pop in it, though. As Phillies manager Rob Thomson told MLB.com: “I know how far he can hit a ball. It hasn’t shown up over the course of a season, but it will.” Maybe the derby is the starting point.
Other participants
Teoscar Hernandez of the Los Angeles Dodgers and Jose Ramírez of the Cleveland Guardians round out the field.
Derby History
Griffey may be the player most associated with the Home Run Derby, which started in 1985. Griffey owns the records for wins (three) and appearances (eight).
Other standouts over the years include Alonso, who set the record for most home runs in one round with 35 in the 2021 first round. In 2019, Vladimir Guerrero Jr. established the record for most home runs in one event with 91. Of course, even though he didn’t win the event, Josh Hamilton stole the show in 2008 at Yankee Stadium. Hamilton had a stretch of belting 13 straight home runs on 13 swings en route to setting a then-record 28 first-round homers.
Another breakout performance may be on the horizon as the derby returns to Hamilton’s old stomping grounds in Arlington. The last time the Rangers hosted the event was in 1995 at Globe Life Park, their former home across the street. That year, Frank Thomas edged out Albert Belle for the title.
Now it’s time for Globe Life Field and this generation’s stars to take center stage.
Globe Life Field Dimensions
–329 feet down the left field line, a nod to former Rangers great Adrian Beltre’s No. 29.
–372 feet to the left field power alley, a nod to the Rangers moving to Arlington in 1972.
–407 feet to straightaway center field, a nod to Ivan Rodriguez’s No. 7.
–8 feet is the height of the outfield walls.
–410 feet is the deepest distance, both left and right of straightaway center field, a nod to Michael Young’s No. 10.
–374 feet to right field power alley, a nod to the franchise’s “turnaround gang” going from 57 to 84 wins in 1974.
–326 feet to right field line, a nod Johnny Oates’ No. 26.
Did You Know?
Globe Life Field was the site of Aaron Judge’s record-breaking 62nd home run to set the single-season American League record on Oct. 4, 2022 at Globe Life Field.
The longest home run in the stadium’s young history is 472 feet. Oakland’s Seth Brown reached the distance on July 10, 2021 followed by the Angels’ Mike Trout on April 14, 2022.
Reason to Watch
Dingers. Yes, a handful of fans may write off the Home Run Derby as gimmicky with the format constantly changing, but there’s still something beautiful about seeing a ball clear the fence.
MARLINS OF DANE MYERS KICKS DOOR IN ANGER, BREAKS ANKLE
The All-Star break likely won’t be providing a hiatus that’s long enough for Miami Marlins outfielder Dane Myers.
Myers broke the news of his fractured ankle while speaking to reporters on Sunday, one day after angrily kicking a door in a 10-6 loss to the Cincinnati Reds.
Myers, who has played in 40 games for Miami this season, was ejected in the eighth inning on Saturday after disputing plate umpire Derek Thomas’ ruling that he failed to check his swing on a full-count pitch.
The Marlins had runners on first and second with one out at the time. Myers wanted Thomas to get a second opinion on the checked swing from first base umpire Brennan Miller, but to no avail.
The ejection came after Myers’ heated exchange with Thomas. Myers said he kicked a door in the visitors’ clubhouse.
“I took a swipe at the door with my foot, and I didn’t think I kicked it that hard, but I fractured my foot,” Myers said, adding that there was no displacement, meaning the 28-year-old should not need surgery.
The Miami Herald reported that Myers could be out for six to eight weeks. Myers said he would see a foot specialist on Monday.
Myers, in his second year in the majors, is hitting .265 with two home runs and 14 RBIs.
DUSTIN MAY HAS SEASON-ENDING ESOPHAGUS SURGERY AS DODGERS ROTATION TAKES ANOTHER HIT
DETROIT (AP) — Los Angeles Dodgers right-hander Dustin May had esophagus surgery and won’t return this season, another setback for him and the team’s banged-up pitching staff.
May needed the procedure to repair a tear after he experienced discomfort following a dinner earlier in the week, the Dodgers confirmed Sunday.
Los Angeles has a short-handed rotation without injured pitchers Clayton Kershaw, Yoshinobu Yamamoto, Tyler Glasnow and Walker Buehler.
The 26-year-old May was previously on pace to at least potentially return from a second elbow surgery he had nearly a year ago after he was 4-1 with a 2.63 ERA in nine starts. His 2021 season ended after two months following his first elbow surgery.
May is 12-9 with a 3.10 ERA in 46 games, including 34 starts, over five seasons with the NL West-leading Dodgers, who were hoping he would bolster their staff later this season.
Kershaw moved closer to coming back Saturday in a rehab start for Triple-A Oklahoma City. The three-time Cy Young winner threw three scoreless innings, giving up only one walk and striking out five in a 38-pitch outing.
MILWAUKEE BREWERS DESIGNATE PITCHER DALLAS KEUCHEL FOR ASSIGNMENT
MILWAUKEE (AP) — The Dallas Keuchel experiment in Milwaukee appears to be over.
The one-time Cy Young Award winner, acquired from Seattle in late June for cash, was designated for assignment Sunday. Keuchel gave up five consecutive hits to open the fourth inning as the Brewers let an early five-run lead slip away in a 6-5 loss to the Nationals on Saturday.
In four starts with the Brewers, Keuchel posted a 5.40 ERA, allowing 10 runs and 23 hits in 16 2/3 innings, without a decision. The 36-year-old left-hander made it past the fourth inning just once, allowing two runs on four hits in 5 1/3 innings in his second start against Colorado.
Milwaukee staked Keuchel to a 5-0 lead in the first Saturday, be he was lifted after allowing five hits and three runs without an out in the fourth inning, giving up eight hits overall in a 65-pitch outing.
The Brewers are expecting several injured pitchers to return after the All-Streak break, which contributed to the decision.
“Obviously, Dallas is a great pedigree and what he did, he kept us in a lot of games,” Brewers general manager Matt Arnold said Sunday. “He did a really good job for us. … I think it comes down to the number of players we have coming back.”
The Brewers have seven days to either work out a trade involving Keuchel or see if clears waivers. Keuchel also can reject an outright assignment and opt to become a free agent.
“We spoke to him last night,” Arnold said. “He was great, he’s a real pro. Obviously, we want what’s best for him.”
Keuchel, who won the 2015 AL Cy Young with Houston, was 7-4 with a 3.93 ERA this season with the Mariner’s Triple-A affiliate Tacoma, when he was acquired by Milwaukee.
Keuchel pitched in 10 games, including six starts, with Minnesota in 2023, with a 2-1 record and 5.97 ERA. In 2022, he was 2-9 with a 9.20 ERA in 14 starts with three different teams.
Keuchel is 103-92 with 4.04 ERA in his 13-year major league career, with two All-Star appearances. He was 20-8 with a 2.43 ERA with Houston in 2015 when he won the Cy Young.
BASKETBALL NEWS
KELSEY MITCHELL PACES FEVER PAST LYNX
Kelsey Mitchell scored 21 points and made a decisive block in the final minute, and the Indiana Fever rallied for an 81-74 win over the Minnesota Lynx on Sunday afternoon in Minneapolis.
Caitlin Clark scored 17 points and dished a team-high six assists for Indiana (11-14), which won its second game in a row. Aliyah Boston also scored 17 points and pulled down a career-high 16 rebounds.
Alanna Smith scored 18 points and grabbed eight rebounds to lead Minnesota (16-8), which lost its second straight contest. Bridget Carleton scored 17 points, recorded seven boards and tallied six assists.
The Fever outscored Minnesota 28-14 in the fourth quarter to secure the victory.
Cecilia Zandalasini hit a 3-pointer for the Lynx to even the score at 71-71 with 4:26 left.
Indiana closed the game on a 10-3 run. Boston started the run with back-to-back layups, Mitchell made two free throws and Clark made four free throws in the final two minutes.
The Lynx trailed 77-74 when Smith drove to the rim with less than 25 seconds to go. Mitchell quickly closed the gap on defense and blocked Smith’s layup attempt, which led to the Fever gaining possession and Mitchell getting to the line to make it 79-74.
Minnesota led 60-53 to start the fourth quarter.
The Lynx finished the third quarter on a 12-3 run to seize a seven-point advantage. Carleton led the way after halftime as she scored 11 of her 17 points in the third quarter.
The score was even 38-38 at halftime.
Clark finished the first-half scoring when she hit a jump shot with 44.1 seconds left.
The Lynx drew a sellout crowd of 18,978, which marked the largest regular-season attendance in franchise history. Clark, who grew up in neighboring Iowa, received a standing ovation as she took the court with her teammates for pregame warmups.
Clark drew a technical foul in the third quarter. As she dribbled the ball down the court, she took exception to aggressive defense from Zandalasini and flicked her right arm, which struck the defender in the face.
Napheesa Collier, the Lynx’s top scorer on the season, missed her fourth straight game because of a foot injury.
STORM WRAP UP 9-GAME HOMESTAND BY DISPATCHING DREAM
Ezi Magbegor scored 18 points and Jordan Horston added 16 to fuel the host Seattle Storm to an 81-70 victory over the Atlanta Dream on Sunday.
Magbegor and Horston each made 8 of 11 shots from the floor to help the Storm (16-8) finish their WNBA-record nine-game homestand with a 7-2 mark.
Jewell Loyd collected 14 points and seven assists and Nneka Ogwumike contributed 10 points, 12 rebounds to record her sixth double-double of the season and the 107th of her career, fourth-most in league history.
Sami Whitcomb added 13 points off the bench for Seattle, which saw Skylar Diggins-Smith sustain an ankle injury in the second quarter. Diggins-Smith did not return for the start of the second half.
Maya Caldwell scored a career-high 19 points to go along with five rebounds, four assists and three steals to pace Atlanta.
Aerial Powers recorded 14 points and eight rebounds off the bench, and Tina Charles and Allisha Gray each had 12 points for the Dream (7-16), who have lost seven games in a row and 10 of their last 11.
Cheyenne Parker-Tyus’ tip-in brought Atlanta within one point at 62-61 with about eight minutes remaining in the fourth quarter. Seattle countered with a 19-6 run, capped by Magbegor making a layup and a 17-foot jumper and Loyd and Horston each adding a layup.
Whitcomb drained her third 3-pointer to stake Seattle to a 50-40 lead early in the third quarter, before Atlanta cut the deficit to one early in the fourth. Caldwell made two layups, a mid-range jumper and 3-pointer to power the Dream before Gray’s 13-footer trimmed the Storm’s advantage to 60-59.
Powers made a bucket in the interior to give Atlanta a 30-28 lead with 7:53 remaining in the second quarter before Seattle scored the game’s next 12 points. Whitcomb sank a pair of 3-pointers in transition and Victoria Vivians also connected from beyond the arc during that surge.
Atlanta answered by scoring six of the final eight points of the quarter to cut Seattle’s lead to 42-36 at halftime.
A’JA WILSON RALLIES ACES PAST ARIEL ATKINS, MYSTICS
A’ja Wilson had 28 points as the visiting Las Vegas Aces overcame a sizeable early deficit — and a career day by Ariel Atkins — to take down the Washington Mystics 89-77 Sunday.
Wilson added 17 rebounds and was dominating in the second half as the Aces pulled away late. It was her 14th double-double of the season. Kelsey Plum had 22 points for Las Vegas, while Tiffany Hayes had season-high-tying 17 off the bench and a game-sealing 3-pointer with 2:03 left to put the Aces ahead 82-71.
Las Vegas (16-7) has won 10 of its last 11 games and is 8-3 on the road this season. The Aces swept the season series with the Mystics 3-0.
Atkins, in her seventh year in the WNBA, had a career-high 36 points for Washington on 13-of-25 shooting from the floor, including six 3-pointers. The Mystics (6-18) have lost five of their last seven games.
Washington started the game by making its first six shots from the floor. Atkins scored the first seven points for her team and at the 4:57 mark of the first quarter, the Mystics led 16-6.
Atkins finished the first quarter with 16 points on 6-for-9 shooting, including four triples. It was the most points any Mystic had scored in a single quarter this season. Washington led by as many as 15 points.
The two-time defending WNBA champs found their footing in the second quarter and the Mystics went cold, going 5:54 between field goals. Washington still led 40-31 after an Atkins pull-up jumper with 2:53 left, but the Aces scored the next nine points with Hayes, Plum and Jackie Young each sinking 3-pointers.
Washington answered with a 3 by Julie Vanloo and led 43-40 at the half.
Las Vegas surged ahead in the third quarter, taking the lead for the first time since 2-0 on a layup by Plum early in the third quarter that made it 44-43. Wilson went on to score 14 points in the third quarter and Las Vegas led 65-62 going to the fourth.
RACHEL BANHAM SETS WNBA 3-POINT RECORD AS SUN PULL AWAY FROM MERCURY
Rachel Banham had the hot hand, drilling a career-best eight 3-pointers and scoring 24 points while Dijonai Carrington recorded her first career double-double (12 points, career-high 11 rebounds) as the Connecticut Sun rolled past the visiting Phoenix Mercury 96-69 Sunday afternoon.
Banham’s last 3-pointer came with 6.7 seconds to go as the Sun extended their lead to 96-67. She set the single-game WNBA record for 3-pointers in a game by a bench player.
Connecticut (18-5) utilized a balanced attack that also featured 17 points from DeWanna Bonner and 16 points out of Brionna Jones as the Sun improved to 3-0 this season against the Mercury (12-12).
Kaleah Copper led Phoenix with 17 points. Brittney Griner added 16 and Natasha Cloud scored 10 for the Mercury, who lost their second in a row.
Only ahead 48-42 at the half, the Sun turned the tide in the third quarter, outscoring the Mercury 19-9. The period ended with Bonner hitting a turnaround jumper as time expired as Connecticut led 67-51 going into the fourth.
Phoenix had the upper hand early, building an 18-9 lead with 3:40 left in the opening quarter. Copper fueled the charge with six points.
The momentum was soon ripped away as the Sun closed the quarter on an 11-2 run punctuated by Tiffany Mitchell’s off-balance shot with 53.9 to play that tied the game at 20-20.
Jones grabbed a rebound and was fouled trying to go back up for a shot, hitting two free throws to put the Sun up 31-29 with 5:44 to go. That was the start of a 7-0 run capped by Banham’s third 3-pointer of the quarter, giving Connecticut a 36-29 lead with 4:48 to play.
Banham hit her fourth shot from distance with 23 seconds left in the half and then almost knocked down a desperation 3-point shot at the buzzer before the ball bounced off the rim.
Connecticut took its first double-digit lead of the day with 8:57 remaining in the third when Carrington sank two free throws for a 52-42 cushion.
The Mercury failed to respond and trailed by as many as 23 in the second half.
FOOTBALL NEWS
JACOBY JONES, A STAR OF BALTIMORE’S MOST RECENT SUPER BOWL TITLE RUN, HAS DIED AT AGE 40
BALTIMORE (AP) — Former NFL receiver Jacoby Jones, whose 108-yard kickoff return in 2013 remains the longest touchdown in Super Bowl history, has died. He was 40.
The Houston Texans, Jones’ team for the first five seasons of his career, announced his death on Sunday. In a statement released by the NFL Players Association, his family said he died at his home in New Orleans. A cause of death was not given.
Jones played from 2007-15 for the Texans, Baltimore Ravens, San Diego Chargers and Pittsburgh Steelers, and he made several huge plays for the Ravens during their most recent Super Bowl title season.
Jones was a key part of Baltimore’s “Mile High Miracle” in a playoff game at Denver in January 2013. He caught a 70-yard touchdown pass with 31 seconds remaining in the fourth quarter to tie the score. The Ravens eventually won in double overtime.
In the Super Bowl that postseason against San Francisco, Jones caught a 56-yard TD pass from eventual game MVP Joe Flacco. Then he raced 108 yards to the end zone to open the second half and give Baltimore a 28-6 lead. The Ravens held on for a 34-31 victory.
That Super Bowl was played in New Orleans, where Jones grew up.
“My favorite football play was when Jacoby was talking to his mom in the end zone, just before a late-game kickoff return against the Vikings in a snowstorm shootout. Jacoby then raced to catch the ball and run it back for a touchdown,” Ravens coach John Harbaugh said in a statement. “My favorite Jacoby personal moment was every time I saw his smiling face full of joy.”
Jones made The Associated Press All-Pro team as a kick returner for the 2012 season. Shortly after that, he appeared on “Dancing with the Stars.”
“Jacoby was one of the most fun-loving teammates and people I’ve ever been around,” former Texans pass-rushing star J.J. Watt said on social media. “Always dancing and laughing, with a permanent smile on his face. Gone far, far too soon.”
In April, Jones became coach of the Beaumont Renegades, an arena football team in Texas.
“What can be said about him as a football player is only scratching the surface of who he was as a man,” the Renegades said in a statement. “When you needed something, he was there. When you called him, he answered. Didn’t matter if you were a family member, a close friend, player he coached, etc.”
REPORT: BENGALS WR TEE HIGGINS WON’T SIGN EXTENSION BY DEADLINE
Cincinnati Bengals star wide receiver Tee Higgins will not agree to a contract extension by Monday’s deadline, meaning he will be a highly coveted free agent next offseason, NFL Network reported Sunday.
Higgins, 25, signed a $21.8 million franchise tag on June 17 and will play the 2024 season on that deal.
Of the eight NFL players hit with the franchise tag this offseason, Higgins is the only one not to sign an extension.
Higgins hasn’t taken part in any offseason activities with the Bengals, including a three-day mandatory minicamp in June. He reportedly requested a trade in March.
Higgins was limited by hamstring and rib injuries in 2023, forcing him to miss five games. Still, he caught 42 passes for 656 yards and scored five touchdowns.
A second-round selection in the 2020 NFL Draft out of Clemson, Higgins has appeared in 58 regular-season games (53 starts) and caught 257 passes for 3,684 and 24 touchdowns.
He has added 31 receptions for 457 yards and three scores in seven playoff games.
REPORT: VIKINGS WR JORDAN ADDISON ARRESTED ON SUSPICION OF DUI
Minnesota Vikings wide receiver Jordan Addison was arrested late Friday night in Los Angeles on suspicion of driving under the influence, the Los Angeles Daily News reported Sunday.
Citing the arrest report, the Daily News reported the 22-year-old Addison, who played his final collegiate season at Southern California in 2022, was found asleep at the wheel of his vehicle, which was blocking the primary freeway offramp to Los Angeles International Airport, just after 11 p.m.
A half hour later, California Highway Patrol officers arrested Addison following a DUI investigation. He was released from custody shortly after 1:30 a.m. Saturday morning, according to the report.
“We are aware of Jordan Addison’s arrest this past Friday and are currently gathering more information regarding the incident,” the Vikings said in a statement to multiple outlets.
After being selected 23rd overall in 2023, Addison hauled in 70 passes for 911 yards and 10 touchdowns last season, making the NFL All-Rookie team.
Last July, before his rookie season, Addison was cited in Minnesota for speeding and reckless driving after being clocked going a reported 140 mph.
Eight days ago, Vikings rookie fourth-round pick Khyree Jackson was one of three people killed in a car crash in Maryland. He was 24.
AUTO RACING NEWS
WILL POWER WINS INDYCAR SERIES RACE AT IOWA SPEEDWAY THAT ENDED WITH A 4-CAR CRASH ON THE LAST LAP
NEWTON, Iowa (AP) — It was Will Power’s turn Sunday for Team Penske success at Iowa Speedway.
Power broke through at the 0.875-mile oval, gaining his first IndyCar Series win at Iowa in the race that ended with a four-car, last-lap crash.
Power had already crossed the finish line when Sting Ray Robb’s car flipped after clipping the car of Alexander Rossi coming out of the second turn. The car slid on its top down the backstretch while Rossi’s car collided with the cars of Kyle Kirkwood and Ed Carpenter, with Carpenter’s car ending up on top of Kirkwood’s.
Robb flashed a thumbs-up sign as he was taken on a stretcher to an ambulance. He was then flown to Mercy Medical Center in Des Moines for further evaluation, although IndyCar Series officials said he was in good condition.
Power held off second-place driver Alex Palou by 0.3915 seconds. Scott McLaughlin, who won Saturday’s race in the doubleheader, finished third.
Power, who led 50 laps of the 250-lap race, has always been fast at the 0.875-mile oval — he has won seven poles here in his career — but had only five podium finishes in 18 starts. He finished 18th in Saturday’s race after starting fourth.
“Stoked to tick that box,” Power said. “I’ve won a lot of races at a lot of tracks. When you tick a box at a track you haven’t won on, it feels pretty good.”
But this was a weekend when Penske drivers reached milestones at a track where the team has had so much success. McLaughlin picked up his first career oval win on Saturday, and then Power got his victory on a track that underwent partial repaving in the spring that limited the amount of passing room.
“It’s funny, because I’ve been trying to win this for so long,” Power said. “I think I finished second a few times before the repave, trying really hard to win. I didn’t really think I’d win today. You know how life goes, it just happens like that.”
It was Power’s 43rd career IndyCar win, his first on an oval since winning at Pocono in 2019.
It was the ninth Penske win in IndyCar races at the track and the third victory for the team at the track this season — Ryan Blaney won the NASCAR Cup Series race in June.
Power, who started 22nd on Sunday, was able to move to second place on the first round of pit stops, then took the lead on lap 209 after his second pit stop three laps earlier that was almost nine-tenths of a second faster than Palou’s.
“My plan from the beginning was to sit back and save a lot of fuel, just get the best possible number (of laps) using the speed, lifting,” Power said. “I felt like we had a better car than Alex. … Amazing stops as usual by my guys. They’re the best in pit lane. Don’t have to take my word for it. Just look at the times every time. I’m lucky with that.”
The concerns all weekend that the partial repaving in the turns that had occurred in May would turn the oval into a one-groove track continued Sunday. There was little change among the top 10 drivers until the first round of pit stops that began on lap 94, and that was when Palou was able to get the lead.
Palou stayed out until lap 100, and as he was coming down pit road, Agustin Canapino spun coming out of the pits, bringing out a yellow flag and giving Palou an advantage over the cars that had pitted. Power did not pit until after the caution came out, and he came out of the pit sequence in second place behind Palou.
Palou, who led 103 laps, said the lack of passing made the race “boring.”
“It’s the most boring thing I’ve ever done,” he said. “It was yesterday, as well. Yeah, it’s a shame that we couldn’t really put a better show. I think everybody will agree that it was a very boring race to drive.”
Palou left the doubleheader still in the lead in the series standings with 379 points. Power is second with 344, and Pato O’Ward is third with 327.
“Yeah, this bloke next to me doesn’t make many mistakes,” said McLaughlin, who closed to within 64 points of Palou after the weekend and is in fifth place in the standings. “When he does, you have to capitalize.”
RYAN BLANEY CAPTURES SECOND WIN OF 2024 AT POCONO
Defending NASCAR Cup Series champion Ryan Blaney won for the second time in five races by taking The Great American Getaway 400 Sunday afternoon at Pocono Raceway in Long Pond, Pa.
Blaney’s No. 12 Team Penske Racing Ford jetted away on a restart with 23 laps left and easily topped Denny Hamlin by 1.312 seconds to back up his win last month at Iowa Speedway that put him into the playoffs.
The victory was his second at Pocono in 15 starts and the 12th of his career. His first-ever win was June 11, 2017, at the Pennsylvania speedway while driving the Wood Brothers’ iconic No. 21.
Alex Bowman, William Byron and Joey Logano followed behind the two frontrunners in the eight-caution race that featured eight leaders.
After securing his second career pole position Saturday, Joe Gibbs Racing’s Ty Gibbs drove away from the field for the first 17 laps before turning the point over to teammate Martin Truex Jr. in his No. 19.
Truex’s Toyota pulled away to a strong lead, allowing the 2017 Cup champion to run away and claim his third stage win of 2024.
Sitting precipitously close to the points cut line, Ross Chastain popped the wall in his No. 1 Chevrolet on Lap 53 while running 21st and retired from the event in 36th.
Meanwhile, Hamlin gambled on a two-tire stop and found himself up front with Josh Berry and Gibbs in the middle portion of Stage 2.
On Lap 67, Hamlin put his Camry past Berry’s No. 4 Ford and built a 2.25-second advantage over the next five laps around the triangular layout, with Chase Elliott passing Gibbs for third.
Hamlin continued his Stage 2 dominance by claiming the top points in the stage and beating runner-up Elliott by nearly six seconds.
With 44 laps left, the entire field pitted under caution, and Kyle Larson, Elliott, Gibbs and Daniel Suarez were all nabbed for speeding and lost track position.
The race’s sixth caution flew immediately as Kyle Busch spun onto the apron after contact with Corey LaJoie on the Lap 121 restart.
Busch’s No. 8 Chevrolet slid back up in Turn 1, banged into Ricky Stenhouse Jr.’s No. 47 and created a small melee.
Gibbs brought out the eighth yellow when his No. 54 lost an engine on a restart with 29 laps remaining to set up the final run to the finish.
GOLF NEWS
ERNIE ELS WINS THE KAULIG COMPANIES CHAMPIONSHIP FOR HIS FIRST SENIOR MAJOR TITLE
AKRON, Ohio (AP) — Ernie Els won the Kaulig Companies Championship on Sunday for his first senior major title, closing with a 2-under 68 for a one-stroke victory over Y.E. Yang at breezy Firestone.
A stroke behind defending champion Steve Stricker entering the round, Els rebounded to par the final two holes after hitting in the water and making a bogey on the par-5 16th.
“It was a nerve wracking final couple of holes,” Els said. “I got to the 17th tee and I saw Y.E. go to 9 under, so now I’m thinking, `Don’t screw this up even more now.’”
Els became the PGA Tour Champions’ first three-time winner this season, winning for the sixth time on the 50-and-over tour.
“This is going to still have to settle in a little bit.” Els said. “It was quite a day.”
The 54-year-old South African has won four regular major championships — the U.S. Open in 1994 and ‘97 and the British Open in 2002 and ’12.
“We don’t have much time. I mean, I’m 54, so I’d like to have a good ride.” Els said. “I’d like to play well and try and get some wins under the belt and see where it takes me. Take it as it comes.”
Els finished at 10-under 270 after opening with rounds of 68 and 64. The Hall of Famer earned $525,000 and a spot in The Players Championship in March.
Yang bogeyed the par-4 18th in a 66.
“A little windy,” Yang said. “Today just one shot, one shot, keep going.”
Jerry Kelly, the 2020 and 2022 champion, was third at 7 under after a 69.
Stricker, also the 2021 winner at Firestone, shot 73 to tie for fourth at 6 under. He bogeyed the par-4 13th, made a triple bogey on the par-4 14th and also bogeyed 18. The 17-time Champions winner is winless this season.
K.J. Choi also was 6 under after a 70.
NATIVE SON ROBERT MCINTYRE NARROWLY WINS SCOTTISH OPEN
Robert MacIntyre birdied the final hole to win his home country’s tournament, shooting 3-under-par 67 on Sunday in the Scottish Open at North Berwick.
MacIntyre, who was clearly a crowd favorite at The Renaissance Club, finished at 18-under 262. That gave him a one-shot victory over Australia’s Adam Scott, who also posted 67 and finished earlier with a two-shot lead.
MacIntyre, who won last month’s Canadian Open, had time to catch up. He used an eagle on the par-5 No. 16 to make a move and then finished it on No. 18.
Scott was bidding for his first victory since the Genesis Invitational in February 2020. Scott, who turns 44 on Tuesday, had only one top-10 finish in his first 14 PGA Tour outings this year — and that came by tying for eighth place in February at the Phoenix Open.
The Scottish Open is the first of two tournaments co-sanctioned by the PGA Tour and European Tour.
France’s Romain Langasque (64) was third at 15 under.
Sweden’s Ludvig Aberg, the third-round leader, slumped to 73 and shared fourth place at 14 under. Northern Ireland’s Rory McIlroy (68), the 2023 champion, and England’s Aaron Rai (63), with the fourth-best score in the final round, finished at 14 under.
Also in the fourth-place mix were Collin Morikawa (69), Sahith Theegala (69) and South Korea’s Sunjae Im (69).
Even with two bogeys and a double-bogey, Scott looked to be in solid position. He notched birdies on three of the five par-3s in the final round.
England’s Richard Mansell turned in 61 on Sunday, rising to a tie for 10th at 13 under. He had a bogey at No. 2, then ripped off 10 birdies the rest of the way. He recorded 29 on the backside.
Four others — Wyndham Clark (62), Sweden’s Alex Noren (65), France’s Victor Perez (65) and Canada’s Corey Conners (67) — also finished in that logjam at 13 under.
MARDY FISH EDGES JOE PAVELSKI FOR AMERICAN CENTURY TITLE
Former tennis player Mardy Fish racked up 83 points to win the American Century Championship celebrity golf tournament on Sunday in Stateline, Nev.
Fish is now a two-time champion at the event, which he also won in 2020. He nearly matched the tournament record of 84 points set by former NFL quarterback Billy Joe Tolliver in 2010.
The modified Stableford scoring system is used at the American Century, meaning golfers get one point for a par, three for a birdie and six for an eagle. Points can also be lost, with two coming off the board for a double bogey or anything worse.
“I’ve won a few of the celebrity golf tournaments, and so I felt comfortable kind of coming into here having won in Dallas and in Maine,” Fish said. “And this is the one you really want to win. American Century is really the Super Bowl, culminating the rest of the year.”
Fish racked up 26 points on Sunday in the third and final round at Edgewood Tahoe.
Eighteen-year NHL veteran Joe Pavelski came in second with 79 points, followed by golfing legend Annika Sorenstam (68 points) and a pair of former major league pitchers in John Smoltz (64) and Derek Lowe (62), who finished in fourth and fifth, respectively.
Last year’s champion, Golden State Warriors guard Stephen Curry, did not participate in the tournament. He is currently with the U.S. men’s basketball team as it prepares for the 2024 Paris Olympics.
HARRY HALL CHIPS IN TO WIN FIVE-MAN PLAYOFF AT ISCO
Harry Hall of England chipped in for birdie on the third playoff hole and won the ISCO Championship on Sunday at Keene Trace Golf Club in Nicholasville, Ky.
Hall, 26, captured his first PGA Tour victory in dramatic fashion at the end of a five-man playoff. He went out with Matt NeSmith, Zac Blair, Pierceson Coody and the Philippines’ Rico Hoey after the quintet tied for first at 22-under-par 266.
The group played the par-4 18th hole twice, and Blair and Hoey bowed out after bogeying the first hole while their three competitors parred.
NeSmith missed birdie putts of 9 feet and 13 feet on the first two playoff holes, either of which would have secured him the title.
Hall, Coody and NeSmith went to the par-3 ninth hole, and each of them missed the green off the tee. But Hall, the first player to play, rolled his chip straight into the cup from 45 1/2 feet away. Neither Coody nor NeSmith could match that feat from shorter distances.
“It’s massive,” Hall, an expectant father, said on the Golf Channel broadcast. “Baby’s due next week so I can probably afford to take a week off now. Think it was a bit dicey there, just my position in the FedEx Cup, and I probably needed to play every single week. So I’m glad that I might not have to now. Yeah, super happy.”
Hall and Hoey trailed Coody by one shot after 54 holes, but NeSmith and Blair went out early Sunday and posted 8-under 64s to head to the clubhouse at 22 under.
Hoey had four birdies and no bogeys on his card when he reached the 18th hole alone at 23 under. But his second shot went over the green and came to rest against a decorative rock, forcing him to take a drop and a penalty stroke. He bogeyed to finish with a 69 and dropped into the group at 22 under.
In the final group, Hall hit his second shot at No. 18 over the green as well but was not in as bad a shape as Hoey’s ball was. He got up and down for a 9-foot par save to card a 69 and stay in the playoff, while playing partner Coody sank a 12-foot birdie to shoot 70 and make it a five-man party.
Coody is a PGA Tour rookie who led after each of the first three rounds this week.
The group of five finished two shots clear of South Korea’s S.Y. Noh (65 on Sunday), Englishmen Ben Taylor (65) and Sam Bairstow (70) and Neal Shipley (70).
SOCCER NEWS
SPAIN BEATS ENGLAND 2-1 TO WIN RECORD FOURTH EUROPEAN CHAMPIONSHIP TITLE
BERLIN (AP) — Spain is the king of European soccer for a record fourth time. For England, it’s another agonizing near-miss in the team’s decades-long tale of underachievement.
Completing a tournament the team dominated from start to finish, Spain beat England 2-1 in the European Championship final on Sunday with Mikel Oyarzabal the unlikely match-winner in the 86th minute.
Oyarzabal, a backup striker who came on as a substitute for captain Alvaro Morata, slid in to poke home a left-wing cross by Marc Cucurella, just when the game at Berlin’s Olympiastadion seemed destined for extra time.
England, the birthplace of soccer, is still without a major title since winning the 1966 World Cup and its players watched on forlornly as Morata raised aloft the silver trophy inside Berlin’s Olympiastadion, the venue built for the 1936 Olympics.
Add 2024 to the titles won by Spain in 1964, 2008 and 2012.
“Here we are, champions of Europe,” said Nico Williams, whose opening goal for Spain in the 47th minute was canceled out by England substitute Cole Palmer in the 73rd. “We are thrilled and hope this can keep going and we can go for the (2026) World Cup.”
Spain won all seven games at this European Championship — an unprecedented feat — and there were joyous scenes after the final whistle, with defender Dani Carvajal piled on by jubilant teammates after slumping to the ground. Both Cucurella and Lamine Yamal — the 17-year-old prodigy who assisted Williams’ goal — were among the first to jump over the advertising hoardings to reach the Spanish fans in the stadium’s east end.
“This is the best (birthday) gift I could have asked for,” said Yamal, who turned 17 on Saturday. “It is a dream come true.”
It was fitting that Yamal and Williams combined for the crucial first goal as they are the poster boys of this exciting, multicultural team that mirrors Spain’s changing demographics.
Yamal’s mother is from Equatorial Guinea and his father is from Morocco, while fellow winger Williams has Ghanaian parents who made the long journey to Europe looking for a better life. To make it to Spain, they had to ride on the back of a crowded truck and walk barefoot through the Sahara desert.
“Euphoria! We are so happy. We deserved this,” said Williams, the player of the match. “This is for our fans and our parents, who have supported us throughout.”
Unlike his brother Inaki, who is a Ghana international, Nico chose to play for Spain and will now be regarded as a national hero there.
Spain is back as a major player in senior soccer after winning both the Women’s World Cup and the men’s UEFA Nations League in 2023.
Since 2001, Spanish men’s teams have won 23 consecutive major finals in club and international soccer.
“I said before the tournament, nobody can hang with us,” Williams said. “We are a great team.”
As for England, the men’s team has now lost back-to-back Euro finals — it was defeated in a penalty shootout by Italy in the final in 2021 — and this was another agonizing loss for a team that will have gone six decades without a major title by the next World Cup. England’s women have been more successful, though, winning the European Championship in 2021.
England’s defeat Sunday came in front of Prince William and Spain’s King Felipe.
“This time it just wasn’t meant to be,” William wrote on social media. “We’re all still so proud of you.”
It was the fourth straight game that the English came from behind since the group stage, but their resilience wasn’t rewarded this time.
“It has been a difficult ride, we have done extremely well to get here, but ultimately we are going to be judged on this game,” England captain Harry Kane said. “We wanted to do it so badly for ourselves and the fans, everyone who has believed in us.”
ARGENTINA OUTLASTS COLOMBIA, WINS 16TH COPA TITLE
With star teammate Lionel Messi sidelined by an apparent right ankle injury, substitute Lautaro Martinez led Argentina to a record 16th Copa America title with his goal in extra time for a 1-0 victory over Colombia in Miami Gardens, Fla., on Sunday night.
Martinez, who entered the match in the seventh minute of added time, made the best of a brilliant through ball from Giovani Lo Celso to score his tournament-best fifth goal in the 112th minute overall.
Argentina, the 2022 World Cup champion, defended its 2021 Copa America crown while breaking a tie with Uruguay for the most titles at the tournament.
Colombia’s only title came in 2001 as the host nation. The Colombians had a 28-match unbeaten streak (22-0-6) come to an end on Sunday.
The start of the match was delayed 82 minutes from its original 8 p.m. ET kickoff due to ticketless fans breaching the gates, forcing a lockdown of the stadium. Later, because of the swell of people trying to get in, some gates were opened to allow anyone, ticket or not, entry.
The match ended at 12:09 a.m.
Messi, 37, exited the match in the 66th minute. He went down untouched, but after medical attention, he walked off the field with his right shoe in his hand and was shown on the bench in tears.
The injury originally occurred in the 35th minute after a hard challenge about a yard beyond the end line by Colombia’s Santiago Arias, who appeared to clip Messi in the leg before rolling on his right ankle. Messi stayed down for a few minutes before returning to the play.
A sellout crowd of over 65,000 saw Colombia control the first half but come up empty.
Argentina goalkeeper Emiliano Martinez was forced to make four saves in the first half and saw a shot by Jhon Cordoba kiss the outside of the left post in the seventh minute.
However, Colombia didn’t have another shot on target for the remainder of the match, finishing with four to Argentina’s six.
Midfielder Angel Di Maria, 36, started in his final match for Argentina, ending his 17-year international career with 145 appearances, tied for third most in club history.
Di Maria was subbed out in the 117th minute.
TENNIS NEWS
CARLOS ALCARAZ WINS WIMBLEDON BY BEATING NOVAK DJOKOVIC AND NOW OWNS 4 SLAM TITLES AT AGE 21
LONDON (AP) — Carlos Alcaraz was ready from the get-go this time. A year ago in the Wimbledon final against Novak Djokovic, Alcaraz got off to a slow start, dropped the opening set and needed five to claim his first championship at the All England Club.
Sunday’s rematch began with a game that felt monumental: 20 points across nearly 15 minutes, portending an engrossing, back-and forth contest — and a long one. There were moments of brilliance from both men. Alcaraz, though, was better. Just as he would be for nearly all of the next two hours.
Alcaraz learned from 2023 and applied those lessons to 2024, adding up to a 6-2, 6-2, 7-6 (4) victory over Djokovic for a second consecutive Wimbledon championship and fourth Grand Slam title in all. And to think: He is still just 21.
“At the end of my career, I want to sit at the same table as the big guys,” said Alcaraz, who won the French Open last month and, after receiving Wimbledon’s gold trophy from Kate, the Princes of Wales, is now just the sixth man to triumph on the red clay at Roland Garros and the grass at the All England Club in the same season. “That’s my main goal. That’s my dream right now.”
Alcaraz improved to 4-0 in major finals, including at the 2022 U.S. Open; only Roger Federer got off to a better start to a career among men, going 7-0.
“He just was better than me in every aspect of the game,” said the 37-year-old Djokovic, who had knee surgery less than 1 1/2 months ago yet was hoping to tie Federer’s men’s record of eight Wimbledon titles and become the first player in tennis history to win 25 Grand Slam tournaments. “In movement, in the way he was just striking the ball beautifully, serving great. Everything.”
For Alcaraz, there was one brief blip, a five-point stretch that took him from the verge of victory to close to a collapse. It happened when he was a point from the championship while serving at 5-4, 40-love. But he double-faulted. Then missed a backhand. Then a volley. Then a forehand. And another forehand. Suddenly, it was 5-all. Suddenly, Alcaraz appeared rattled. Suddenly, Djokovic could hope.
Suddenly, there was intrigue.
But only briefly. Alcaraz regrouped, got to the tiebreaker, then closed things out.
Last year, Djokovic recalled, “We went toe to toe.”
“This year,” he continued, “it was nothing like that. It was all about him. He was the dominant force on the court and deserved to win.”
Wearing a gray sleeve on his knee, Djokovic was hardly at his best on a cloudy afternoon at Centre Court — and there’s no doubt Alcaraz was a big part of the problem.
The very first game, it turned out, was the most competitive portion of the proceedings until the third set.
Not to say there weren’t hints of excitement the rest of the way. It’s more that the outcome never really seemed in dispute.
“The first game was incredible. One of the longest first games I’ve ever played,” Djokovic said. “That set the tone. He was coming out from the blocks ready to battle and ready to play his best level right away, which wasn’t the case last year.”
Djokovic double-faulted to hand over a 5-1 lead in the first set. He put a volley into the net to fall behind by a break to begin the second, then double-faulted to end that one. Finally, in the third, Djokovic perked up a bit, registering his only break of serve all day, as spectators chanted his two-syllable nickname — “No-le! No-le!” — while others replied with choruses of “Let’s go, Carlos! Let’s go!”
Still, this was not the body-contorting, get-to-everything Djokovic everyone is accustomed to seeing, which makes sense considering there were serious questions about whether it would be possible to even participate at Wimbledon.
Against Alcaraz, Djokovic occasionally hopped awkwardly when he landed after serving or stepped gingerly — as if barefoot on a beach’s hot sand — between points. Missing volleys he usually makes, Djokovic won just 27 of 53 points when he went to the net. After netting a volley to close one early 11-stroke exchange, Djokovic sighed and walked to his sideline seat to grab a purple-and-green towel for dabbing at sweat. His facial expression was saying: “Come on, Carlitos, pick on someone your own age.”
Alcaraz was outstanding in pretty much every way, from the basic to the sorts of shots no one else would even try. Once, he leaped and wrapped his racket all the way around his back to get the ball over the net, although Djokovic did put an overhead away to get that point. Alcaraz ran wide of the doubles alley for forehand winners. Claimed points via drop shots. Smacked serves at up to 136 mph (219 kph). Accumulated 14 break points, converting five, and faced just three.
What can’t Alcaraz do?
Two days before the final, Djokovic paid Alcaraz quite a compliment, saying: “I see a lot of similarities between me and him.”
So true. And remember: Alcaraz is just getting started.
“I want,” Alcaraz said, “to keep going.”
TOP INDIANA SPORTS RELEASES
INDIANA PACERS
GAME REWIND: PACERS 94,TIMBERWOLVES 105 (SUMMER LEAGUE)
In their second game of the 2024 Las Vegas Summer League, the Indiana Pacers again found themselves in a high-scoring, down-to-the-wire contest.
Unfortunately for the Blue & Gold, Indiana again came up short in Sin City.
Despite erasing a 13-point fourth-quarter deficit, the Pacers (0-2) fell to the Minnesota Timberwolves (2-0), 105-94, on Sunday at Cox Pavilion.
Indiana drained five 3-pointers in the final frame to tie the game at 93 with 1:05 left, but the Pacers then scored just one more point before the final buzzer.
Fifty-nine total fouls were called in the game, and the Wolves finished 31-for-43 from the free-throw line while the Pacers made 15 of 25 attempts. The Pacers shot 47 percent from the field to the Wolves’ 46 percent.
Turnovers were again a problem for Indiana, as the Pacers gave up the ball 23 times in the contest.
A bright spot in the game for Indiana was the play of 19-year-old rookie Johnny Furphy, who posted a team-high 18 points on 7-for-14 (2-for-8 3-point) shooting to go along with seven rebounds and two blocks. The 6-9 wing, selected 35th overall from Kansas, showed an array of skills, particularly on the offensive end.
“I felt more confident, definitely, I think,” Furphy said. “Just kind of feeling out the pace of the game a little bit more, getting adjusted to the physicality of the game. …. I’m always looking to stay aggressive. That’s kind of my mindset heading into these games. Just trying to be as aggressive as possible and trying to rebound and defend.”
Second-year forward Jarace Walker also had another solid outing for the Pacers, finishing with 15 points (5-for-11 3-point), eight rebounds and four assists, while rookie Enrique Freeman, the 50th overall pick from Akron, came off the bench and scored 14 points. Former Purdue Boilermaker Dakota Mathias also drained four 3-pointers en route to 15 points for Indiana.
Both Furphy and Freeman said that they felt more comfortable playing in their second game compared to their first and that they are continuing to learn the Pacers’ system on the job.
“I think my goal every day I’ve been here in training camp is that I’m not going to play perfect, but trying to get better at the little things every day,” Freeman said. “That’s success to me.”
Five Wolves scored in double figures on Sunday, led by 19 points from rookie Terrence Shannon Jr., 18 points by Nadir Hifi, 16 points by Diaishen Nix and 15 points and 12 rebounds by Josh Minott. Eighth-overall pick Rob Dillingham, a point guard from Kentucky who the Wolves acquired via a trade with San Antonio, recorded 14 points and eight assists.
Indiana turned the ball over 12 times and shot 42.4 percent as a team as they trailed Minnesota 51-44 at halftime.
Furphy got hot early in the game, logging 13 points on 5-for-7 shooting, four rebounds and two blocks in the first half. Dillingham had 12 points and four assists at the break for the Wolves.
Walker shot 3-for-5 from 3-point range for nine points in the first quarter to help the Pacers to a 28-26 lead.
After Dillingham scored eight quick points to put the Wolves ahead early, Pacers second-year wing Ben Sheppard hit a 3-pointer and Walker drilled three treys in a row to put the Pacers in front 17-15 with 4:58 left in the opening frame.
The teams then exchanged baskets until the Pacers went on an 11-1 run from 2:22 to 58 seconds, where Furphy flushed a dunk and hit a 3-pointer on consecutive possessions, to keep the Blue & Gold ahead by two points.
Indiana turned the ball four times and committed three fouls in the first six minutes of the second quarter, and Minnesota took advantage by going on a 15-0 scoring spree to lead 41-30.
While Indiana used an 8-2 run to narrow the score to five points late in the second frame, the Wolves limited the Pacers to just two points in the final 2:46 of the half to stay ahead by seven points.
The Wolves stayed ahead in the third quarter until a 15-3 Indiana run, during which Freeman scored six points, including converting a four-point play, and Walker drilled his fourth 3-pointer of the game, put the Blue & Gold back in front 64-63 with 3:59 on the clock.
The teams then kept it close until the Wolves went on a 9-0 string in the final 1:04 of the third quarter to lead 78-71 going into the final frame.
Despite tying the game twice in the fourth quarter, Indiana never regained the lead in the final 10 minutes.
Six points by Quenton Jackson, two 3-pointers by Mathias and a three from Furphy spurred a 15-4 Pacers run, narrowing the margin to 88-85 with 5:49 left in the game.
Walker’s fifth 3-pointer of the night tied the game at 88 before a trey by Sheppard with 1:35 remaining knotted it at 93.
Nix immediately answered Sheppard’s 3-pointer with a three on the next possession, and a Shannon Jr. one-handed dunk in transition put the Wolves ahead 98-93 with 41 seconds remaining.
Indiana would score just one point the rest of the way.
The Pacers will next play the Phoenix Suns on Tuesday at 4 p.m. on ESPNU before taking on the Denver Nuggets on Thursday at 4:30 p.m. (ESPN 2).
All 30 NBA teams participate in the Las Vegas Summer League, which consists of 76 games from July 12 to 22. After each team plays four games, the top four teams will advance to the playoffs while the remaining squads play consolation games. The two semifinal games will occur on July 21, and the winners will play for the championship on July 22.
INDIANA FEVER
GAME RECAP: FEVER FOURTH QUARTER SURGE SECURES WIN AT LYNX
MINNEAPOLIS – The Indiana Fever (11-14) defeated the Minnesota Lynx, 81-74, on Sunday afternoon at Target Center in the first of three matchups this regular season. In front of a sold out Target Center, Indiana outscored Minnesota, 28-14, and held Minnesota to only 4-of-13 shooting in the fourth quarter.
For the second-consecutive game, Fever guards Kelsey Mitchell and Caitlin Clark, center Aliyah Boston and forward NaLyssa Smith all scored in double figures. Mitchell led in scoring with a game-high 21 points and tallied four rebounds, three assists, one blocked shot and one steal in the win. In her second-consecutive 20+ point game and seventh this season, Mitchell tied Leilani Mitchell for 18th place on the WNBA All-Time 3-point field goals list with 508 made shots beyond the arc.
Boston recorded her ninth double-double of the season with 17 points on 8-of-11 field-goal shooting and pulled down a career-high 16 rebounds. Boston tallied four blocks and two assists as well, and also passed Jessica Davenport for 20th on the Fever All-Time scoring list. Clark also recorded 17 points, as well as six assists, three rebounds and two steals in the win. Clark’s six assists put her past Sue Bird for second place on the WNBA All-Time Rookie assists list with 194. Clark also scored or assisted on the first 14 points of the final quarter on Sunday.
Smith and Fever forward Katie Lou Samuelson recorded 11 and eight points, respectively, and together totaled seven assists and five rebounds. In just five minutes of play, Fever forward Damiris Dantas recorded five points and three rebounds off of the bench.
Indiana and Minnesota tied 14 times throughout the game and eight times in the second half. The Fever outscored the Lynx in paint points, 40-20, and went on a 14-6 run to end the game.
Five Lynx (16-8) players scored in double figures on Sunday despite the loss, led by forward Alanna Smith’s 18-point performance, 13 of which came from the first quarter. Smith also recorded eight rebounds and four steals. Forward Bridget Carleton trailed with 17 points and five made 3-point field goals. Carleton added seven rebounds and six assists in the loss, too. Guard Kayla McBride recorded 11 points and seven assists, as guard Courtney Williams and reserve forward Cecilia Zandalasini both added 10 points each.
Indiana and Minnesota will not meet again until August 24 when the Fever travel back to Target Center for its third game following the Olympic break.
UP NEXT
The Fever take on the Dallas Wings at Dallas on Wednesday at 7:30 p.m. ET. Wednesday’s game will be broadcast on ESPN.
INDIANAPOLIS INDIANS
INDIANS LATE-INNING COMEBACK FALLS SHORT IN 6-5 LOSS
INDIANAPOLIS – The Indianapolis Indians put up five unanswered runs in the final three innings, but the comeback attempt fell short in a 6-5 loss to the Columbus Clippers on Sunday at Victory Field.
Trailing by six runs, Indianapolis (6-10, 39-50) rallied with a four-run seventh inning. Henry Davis ended the shutout bid with a solo home run, his second homer in as many games. The Indians offense followed with four doubles in their next six batters, with Malcom Nuñez and Gilberto Celestino combining for the next three runs.
The final run of the game was scored in the ninth when Matt Gorski launched his 15th home run off Anthony Gose (S, 8). It was his first homer since June 18 vs. Iowa.
Following a two-hour, 16-minute rain delay five outs into the game, José Tena crushed a solo home run off a Fineas Del Bonta-Smith (L, 1-1) changeup to give Columbus (10-7, 42-49) the lead in the third inning. The Clippers tallied four additional runs between the fifth and sixth innings courtesy of a sacrifice fly, two singles and a solo blast from Zac Fascia.
Connor Gillispie (W, 3-7) spun 5.1 innings of one-hit baseball and punched out five hitters in the series finale.
Nick Dombkowski started the game strong for Indianapolis, striking out the side in the first prior to the lengthy delay. The Indians then relied on Del Bonta-Smith, Justin Bruihl, Brady Feigl, Ben Heller and Ryder Ryan to finish the contest, with the latter three holding Columbus scoreless through the final three frames.
The Indians defense showed out in the eighth inning to keep Heller’s 14.1-inning scoreless streak intact. Liover Peguero made a sliding over-the-shoulder catch in shallow center field to record the first out of the frame, and a nifty double play turned by Peguero caught Tena between third and home.
Following the All-Star break, the Indians return to game action on Friday at Werner Park, home of the Omaha Storm Chasers. First pitch is scheduled for 8:05 PM ET.
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NUMBERS IN SPORTS
5 – 23 – 30
July 15, 1876 – By George I think he’s got it! Almost 100 years to the day after a guy named George Washington was preserving freedom with patriotic forces while the Declaration of Independence was being signed by the Continental Congress, the game of baseball had its first official no-hitter declared when George Bradley of the St Louis Brown Stockings no-hits the Hartford Dark Blues team, in a 2-0 blanking. Just to keep the George’s in order, When Bradley performed this eventful feat it was less than three weeks prior that George Armstrong Custer perished at Little Big Horn. That story may have enough Georges in it to make the Foreman family reunion!
July 15, 1901 – New York Giants ace pitcher Christy Mathewson threw a beauty of a game as he no-hit the St Louis Cardinals, 5-0 at old Robison Field. That happened to be Mathewson’s first of two no-hitters during his career.
July 15, 1909 – Detroit Tiger’s future Baseball Hall of Fame center-fielder Ty Cobb crushed not one but two inside-the-park homer runs to lead the Tigers to a sweep of the Washington Senators, 9-5 and 7-0
July 15, 1912 – Possibly America’s top all-time all-around athlete, Jim Thorpe placed in the top four of all 10 events of the Decathalon, for an Olympic record 8,413 points to win the Decathlon gold medal at the Stockholm Olympics. Of course this medal along with the other he had won were stripped from him in 1913 for allegedly playing pro baseball back in 1910 ruining his amateur status needed to compete as an Olympian in that era. The medals were eventually reinstated to Thorpe, posthumously in 1982.
July 15, 1960 – Baltimore Orioles future Baseball Hall of Fame third baseman Brooks Robinson, Number 5 went an amazingly perfect 5 for 5 at the plate including hitting for the cycle in the Orioles’ 5-2 win over the Chicago White Sox
July 15, 1969 – Cincinnati Reds slugger Lee May who wore Number 23, hit 4 Home Runs with a total daily haul of 10 RBIs in a doubleheader in Atlanta against the Braves. The Reds and Brave split the games that day with Atlanta winning the first game 9-8 and Cincy taking game 2 by the score of 10-4.
July 15, 1973 – Nolan Ryan, California Angels Number 30 threw the second of his seven career no-hitters which is a major-league record. Ryan no-hit the Detroit Tigers for a 6-0 victory at Tiger Stadium.
FOOTBALL HISTORY
July 15, 1912 – Jim Thorpe wins the Olympic Gold Medal for the Decathlon in Stockholm by placing in the top 4 of each of all 10 events. This set an Olympic record for points earned in a Decathlon. Thorpe was stripped of this medal in the following year due to him playing professional baseball but in 1982 the Olympic Committee returned the honor of Gold back to Thorpe. For much more on the life of Jim Thorpe please listen to the Truly the GOATs podcast episode 2 and read this great article on the awesome athlete on the Sports History Network.
July 15, 2005 – The movie “The Wedding Crashers” starring Vince Vaughn and Owen Wilson debuted in theaters. Who could ever forget the great backyard football sequence where Vaughn’s character is knocked around by Bradley Cooper’s character in the movie.
July 15, 2022 – The International Olympic Committee announced that it was fully reinstating Jim Thorpe as the sole Gold Medal winner in two events that were stripped of him in 1913 from the 1912 Olympics, for allegedly playing baseball in 1910 and getting paid a housing /food expense.
Hall of Fame Birthdays for July 15
July 15, 1892 – Ray Eichenlaub was an All-American Fullback for the Fighting Irish of Notre Dame University was elected into the College Football Hall of Fame in 1972. The National Football Foundation celebrates this great player recanting a very interesting story that is connected with him. It all started when Notre Dame assistant football coach Knute Rockne was walking across the South Bend campus one fall afternoon in 1917 and came upon a young freshman named George Gipp. Rockne had been urging Gipp to come out for football. “I’ve got just the pair of cleats for you,” the Rock told Gipp. “A special pair?” the young man wanted to know. “Yea,” said Rockne, “they belonged to Ray Eichenlaub.” ” Who is he?” Gipp asked. “Around these parts he was known as a real Notre Dame man,” Rockne replied. Of course, “The Gipper” went on to become a Notre Dame legend, something Eichenlaub had already done. Rockne had played end on the teams with “Iron Eich” and he knew the big fullback well. He went on to play in the NFL in the 1925 season with the Columbus Tigers.
July 15, 1935 – Alex Karras is enshrined in the Pro Football Hall of Fame as a Defensive Tackle for the Detroit Lions. The 3 Time All-Pro made the Pro Bowl four times in his career. Mr. Karras is a proud alumni of Iowa University and his prowess there sealed a placement for him in the College Football Hall of Fame in the class of 1991. After football Alex Karras was a wrestler, a broadcaster and also could be seen on television in particularly when he starred on the sitcom “Webster” and on the big screen he played Mongo on the comedy “Blazing Saddles.”
July 15, 1952 – John Stallworth is a Pro Football Hall of Fame Wide Receiver that played his entire NFL career for the Pittburgh Steelers.
TODAY IN BASEBALL HISTORY
July 15
1901 — Christy Mathewson of the New York Giants pitched his first of two career no-hitters, beating the St. Louis Cardinals 5-0.
1921 — NY Yankees slugger Babe Ruth ties MLB record of 138 career home runs (held by Roger Connor since 1895).
1960 — Baltimore’s Brooks Robinson goes 5-for-5, hitting for the cycle and driving in three runs to lead the Orioles past the Chicago White Sox 5-2.
1969 — Cincinnati’s Lee May hit four home runs in a doubleheader split with the Atlanta Braves. May had two home runs and drove in five runs in both games. The Reds lost the opener 9-8 but won the second game 10-4.
1969 — Rod Carew stole home off Chicago’s Gerry Nyman in the Minnesota Twins’ 6-2 victory. It was Carew’s seventh steal of home for the year and tied Pete Reiser’s 1946 major league mark.
1973 — Nolan Ryan of the California Angels struck out 17 batters and threw his second no-hitter of the year, beating Detroit 6-0.
1980 — Johnny Bench broke Yogi Berra’s record for home runs by a catcher, and the Cincinnati Reds beat the Montreal Expos 12-7. Bench hit his 314th homer as a catcher off David Palmer. Bench had 33 home runs while playing other positions.
1997 — The San Francisco Giants scored 13 runs to set a modern NL record for runs in a seventh inning en route to a 16-2 rout of the San Diego Padres. The Giants set the NL record for the most runs in a seventh inning since 1900.
1999 — After 22½ years in the dreary Kingdome, Seattle finally played a home game outdoors, moving into a $517.6 million ballpark with a retractable roof. Jose Mesa wasted a ninth-inning lead by walking four batters and the Mariners lost 3-2 to the San Diego Padres in Safeco Field’s opener.
2003 — Anaheim’s Garret Anderson went 3-for-4 with a two-run homer and a double, powering the American League past the National League 7-6 in the All-Star Game.
2005 — Baltimore’s Rafael Palmeiro became the 26th player to reach 3,000 career hits, curling an RBI double into the left-field corner off Joel Pineiro in the fifth inning of a 6-3 win over Seattle. Palmeiro joined Hank Aaron, Willie Mays and Eddie Murray as the only players with 3,000 hits and 500 homers.
2007 — The Philadelphia Phillies lost their 10,000 game, 10-2 to St. Louis. The franchise, born in 1883 as the Philadelphia Quakers and later unofficially called the Blue Jays in the mid-1940s, fell to 8,810-10,000.
2008 — Justin Morneau slid home just in time on Michael Young’s sacrifice fly in the 15th inning, giving the American League a 4-3 victory in the All-Star Game at Yankee Stadium. The AL extended its unbeaten streak to 12.
2014 — With Derek Jeter going out a winner in his last All-Star appearance, Mike Trout drove in two runs with a triple and a double to lead the American League past the National League 5-3. Jeter started his 14th and final midsummer classic and went 2 for 2 before being removed in the top of the fourth inning.
2017 — Cody Bellinger became the first Dodgers rookie to hit for the cycle and Alex Wood became the first Dodgers pitcher in more than a century to win his first 11 decisions in a season, helping Los Angeles beat the Miami Marlins 7-1.
2021 — Tampa Bay catcher Travis d’Arnaud becomes first player in MLB history to hit 3 homers while catching and batting leadoff in the Rays’ 5-4 win over the NY Yankees.
July 16
1897 — Chicago’s Cap Anson became the first major leaguer to reach 3,000 hits when he singled off Baltimore’s George Blackburn.
1902 — John McGraw was named manager of the New York Giants, a post he would hold for 30 years.
1909 — Ed Summers of the Detroit Tigers allowed only seven hits and pitched all 18 innings of a 0-0 tie with the Washington Senators, the longest scoreless game in AL history.
1920 — Babe Ruth broke his own season record of 29 homers with his 30th as the New York Yankees beat the St. Louis Browns, 5-2. Ruth would finish the season with 54.
1933 — Red Lucas of the Cincinnati Reds pitched a 15-inning 1-0 win over Roy Parmelee and the New York Giants in the opener of a doubleheader.
1941 — Joe DiMaggio extended his hitting streak to 56 games with a 3-for-4 day as the New York Yankees beat the Cleveland Indians 10-3.
1948 — After 8 1/2 years as Brooklyn manager, Leo Durocher stunned baseball by taking the helm of the archrival Giants in midseason.
1958 – In the nightcap of a doubleheader, Baltimore pitcher Jack Harshman hit two homers in a 6-5 win over the Chicago White Sox.
1970 — The Cincinnati Reds beat the Pirates 3-2 before 48,846 in the first game at Pittsburgh’s Three Rivers Stadium.
1985 — Sparky Anderson became the first manager to lose an All-Star Game in both leagues. The National League won 6-1 for the 21st win in the last 23 games.
1996 — Colorado’s streak of scoring seven runs in a game ended at 11. The Rockies beat the Giants 5-3 and tied the 1911 Pittsburgh Pirates, 1938 New York Yankees and 1976 Cincinnati Reds with 11 7-run games.
1997 — Kevin Brown pitched his first career one-hitter to lead Florida to 5-1 win over the Los Angeles Dodgers. Brown, who no-hit San Francisco on June 10th, faced two batters over the minimum and allowed a lead-off single to left by Raul Mondesi in the fifth. He struck out eight and retired his final 15 batters.
1998 — Randy Johnson pitched a one-hitter to lead Seattle to a 3-0 win over Minnesota. Johnson struck out fans 11 and gave up a single to third baseman Brent Gates.
2006 — Chipper Jones hit a two-run homer in Atlanta’s 10-5 win at San Diego to give him an extra-base hit in 14 straight games, tying a 79-year-old major league record. Jones tied the record set in 1927 by Pittsburgh’s Paul Waner.
2006 — Mariano Rivera earned his 400th save, escaping two jams and getting six outs to preserve the New York Yankees’ 6-4 victory over the Chicago White Sox. Rivera joined Lee Smith, Trevor Hoffman and John Franco in the 400-save club.
2009 — Philadelphia Phillies slugger Ryan Howard became the fastest player in major league history to reach 200 career home runs, breaking the record previously held by Hall of Famer Ralph Kiner. Howard reached 200 homers in his 658th game, hitting his 23rd of the season in the sixth inning of a 4-0 win over Florida. Kiner hit No. 200 in his 706th game.
2013 — Mariano Rivera pitched a perfect eighth inning in his final All-Star appearance, Jose Bautista, J.J. Hardy and Jason Kipnis drove in runs to back a night of pulsating pitching, and the American League beat the National League 3-0.
2015 — Brock Holt became the first Boston player to hit for the cycle since 1996 and the Red Sox slugged their way out to a 9-4 victory over Atlanta.
2021 — Jake Cronenworth hit for his first career cycle, Wil Myers had a grand slam and a two-run shot and the San Diego Padres set a franchise record for runs in a 24-8 blowout of the Washington Nationals.
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July 17
1924 — Jesse Haines of the St. Louis Cardinals pitched a 5-0 no-hitter against the Boston Braves.
1925 — Tris Speaker is the 5th player to reach 3,000 hits.
1936 — Carl Hubbell’s 24-game winning streak over two years began as he beat the Pittsburgh Pirates 6-0 on five hits.
1941 — Joe DiMaggio’s hitting streak of 56 games was stopped by Al Smith and Jim Bagby of the Indians before 67,000 at Cleveland. The Yankees still won, 4-3.
1956 — In the second game of a doubleheader against Kansas City, Ted Williams hit his 400th career home run. Williams connected in the sixth inning off Tom Gorman to give the Red Sox a 1-0 win over the A’s.
1966 — Chicago’s Billy Williams hit for the cycle to lead the Cubs to a 7-2 victory over the St. Louis Cardinals in the second game of a Sunday doubleheader. Williams singled in the first inning, doubled in the third, had an RBI-triple in the fifth, homered to center in the seventh and popped out to third baseman in foul territory. The Cardinals took the opener 4-3 in 11 innings.
1969 — Jim Kaat, Gold Glove winner for seven straight years, was charged with three errors, leading to three unearned runs against the Chicago White Sox. Nevertheless, he won the game at Minnesota 8-5.
1974 — Bob Gibson struck out Cesar Geronimo of the Reds in the second inning to become the second pitcher in major league history to record 3,000 strikeouts. Cincinnati beat St. Louis, 6-4.
1978 — Doc Medich of the Texas Rangers saved the life of a 61-year-old fan who had a heart attack just before a scheduled game at Baltimore. Medich, a medical student, administered heart massage until help arrived.
1987 — Don Mattingly became the first AL player to hit at least one home run in each of seven consecutive games as the New York Yankees disposed of the Texas Rangers 8-4.
1990 — Minnesota became the first team in major league history to pull off two triple plays in one game, but it wasn’t enough to overcome Boston as the Red Sox beat the Twins 1-0.
2007 — Ryan Garko hit a game-tying pinch-hit home run in the ninth inning and singled home the winning run in the 11th to give Cleveland a 6-5 win over the Chicago White Sox.
2011 — Dustin Pedroia singled with two outs in the top of the 16th inning, snapping a scoreless tie and giving the Red Sox a 1-0 victory over the Rays. It was the longest 1-0 game in the major leagues since the Brewers at Angels on June 8, 2004 went 17 innings.
2016 — Starling Marte hit a solo home run in the 18th inning and the Pittsburgh Pirates beat the Washington Nationals 2-1 in a marathon game that lasted almost six hours. Pinch-hitter Daniel Murphy homered with two outs in the ninth inning for Washington.
2022 — Second-generation players take the first two spots in the 2022 amateur draft as SS Jackson Holliday, son of Matt Holliday, goes first overall to the Orioles, while OF Druw Jones, son of Andruw Jones, is selected second by the Diamondbacks. P Kumar Rocker, who had been the #10 pick in 2021 but had failed to come to an agreement with the Mets following a disagreement over the health of his pitching arm, goes #3 to the Rangers, who sign him mere hours after his selection. Rocker is coming off a brilliant stint of pitching in the independent Frontier League.
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July 18
1882 — Ambidextrous pitcher Tony Mullane of Louisville pitched with both hands in a major league game at Baltimore. Normally a right-hander, Mullane switched to the left hand in the fourth inning. He eventually lost 9-8.
1912 — The Chicago Cubs had 21 hits in 11 innings but still lost to the Philadelphia Phillies when Gavvy Cravath stole home.
1921 — Babe Ruth achieves 139 home runs and becomes the all-time home run leader in Major League Baseball, taking the title from Roger Connor.
1927 — Ty Cobb of the Philadelphia Athletics doubled off the glove of Harry Heilmann for his 4,000th hit.
1948 — Pat Seerey of the Chicago White Sox hit four home runs in a 12-11, 11-inning victory over the Philadelphia A’s in the opener of a doubleheader. Seerey hit two mammoth shots off Carl Scheib, one off Bob Savage and the game-winner off Lou Brissie in the top of the 11th.
1962 — Bob Allison and Harmon Killebrew of the Minnesota Twins each hit grand slams in the first inning of a 14-3 rout of the Cleveland Indians.
1970 — Willie Mays bounced career hit number 3,000 through the left side of the infield off Mike Wegener in the second inning of the San Francisco Giants’ 10-1 romp over the Montreal Expos. Mays becomes the 10th player to get 3,000 hits.
1987 — New York’s Don Mattingly tied Dale Long’s 31-year-old major league record when he hit a home run for the eighth consecutive game in the Yankees’ 7-2 loss to the Texas Rangers.
1999 — With Don Larsen on hand to help celebrate Yogi Berra Day at Yankee Stadium, David Cone pitched a perfect game. Cone dazzled the Montreal Expos, throwing the 14th perfect game in modern history to lead the New York Yankees to a 6-0 victory.
2001 — Roger Cedeno was 4-for-5 with a double, triple, two homers and six RBIs in Detroit’s 12-4 win over the New York Yankees in the second game of a day-night doubleheader.
2006 — Atlanta became the first team since the 1930 New York Yankees to score 10 or more runs in five straight games following a 14-5 victory over St. Louis. The Braves have scored 65 runs during their offensive explosion that included two 15-run games.
2016 — A federal judge sentenced the former scouting director of the St. Louis Cardinals to nearly four years in prison for hacking the Houston Astros’ player personnel database and email system in an unusual case of high-tech cheating involving two Major League Baseball clubs. Christopher Correa had pleaded guilty in January to five counts of unauthorized access of a protected computer from 2013 to at least 2014, the same year he was promoted to director of baseball development in St. Louis.
2018 — As has been rumored for some time, the Dodgers trade for All-Star SS Manny Machado, who will become a free agent at the end of the season. The price is steep for what amounts to a short-term rental: five prospects, including AA OF Yusniel Diaz, one of the stars of the most recent Futures Game. The Dodgers have a gaping hole to fill, however, having recently lost SS Corey Seager for the remainder of the season.
2022 — Youth is served in the annual Home Run Derby, held at Dodger Stadium on the eve of the All-Star Game as 23-year-old Juan Soto defeats 21-year-old rookie Julio Rodríguez in the final round, but not before 42-year-old Albert Pujols manages to upset NL home run leader Kyle Schwarber in the initial round. Two-time defending champion Pete Alonso goes down before Rodríguez in the semi-finals. Soto misses the title of youngest-ever winner ever by one day, behind 1993 winner Juan Gonzalez.
TODAY IN SPORTS HISTORY
July 15
1912 — Jim Thorpe wins the decathlon at the Stockholm Olympics and, in the closing ceremony, Sweden’s King Gustav proclaims Thorpe the world’s greatest athlete.
1921 — NY Yankees slugger Babe Ruth ties MLB record of 138 career home runs (held by Roger Connor since 1895).
1922 — Gene Sarazen shoots a final-round 68 to beat out Bobby Jones and John Black for the U.S. Open golf championship.
1923 — Amateur Bobby Jones beats Bobby Cruikshank by two strokes in a playoff to win the U.S. Open golf title.
1927 — Bobby Jones wins the British Open shooting a championship record 7-under 285 at the Old Course in St Andrews, Scotland. It’s the second straight Open title for the amateur, who goes wire-to-wire for a six-stroke victory over Aubrey Boomer and Fred Dobson.
1945 — Byron Nelson defeats Sam Byrd in the final round of the PGA golf tournament.
1961 — Arnold Palmer shoots a 284 at Royal Birkdale to win his first British Open title.
1967 — Argentina’s Roberto DeVicenzo wins the British Open by two strokes over defending champion Jack Nicklaus.
1972 — Lee Trevino wins his second consecutive British Open title by beating Jack Nicklaus by one stroke.
1978 — Jack Nicklaus shoots a 281 at St. Andrews to win his third and final British Open.
1984 — Hollis Stacy wins her third U.S. Women’s Open golf title, beating Rosie Jones by one stroke.
1990 — Betsy King overcomes an 11-shot deficit over the final 33 holes to win her second consecutive U.S. Women’s Open as Patty Sheehan blows an eight-shot lead over the final 23 holes.
1991 — Sandhi Ortiz-DelValle becomes the first woman to officiate a men’s professional basketball game, working a United States Basketball League game between the New Haven Skyhawks and the Philadelphia Spirit.
2000 — Lennox Lewis stops Francois Botha at 2:39 of the second round to retain his WBC and IBF heavyweight titles in London.
2007 — BYU star Daniel Summerhays becomes the first amateur winner in Nationwide Tour history. Summerhays scores a two-stroke victory over Chad Collins and Chris Nallen in the Nationwide Children’s Hospital Invitational.
2007 — The Philadelphia Phillies lose their 10,000 game, 10-2 to St. Louis. The franchise, born in 1883 as the Philadelphia Quakers and later called the Blue Jays in the mid-1940s, fall to 8,810-10,000.
2007 — Copa América Final, Maracaibo, Venezuela: Defending champions Brazil win their 8th title with a 3-0 win over Argentina.
2008 — Justin Morneau slides home just in time on Michael Young’s sacrifice fly in the 15th inning, giving the American League a 4-3 victory in the All-Star game at Yankee stadium.
2010 — Rory McIlroy, a 21-year-old from Northern Ireland, ties the major championship record by shooting a 9-under 63 in the opening round of the British Open at the Old Course in St. Andrews, Scotland.
2010 — Caster Semenya wins her first race since being cleared to return to competition after undergoing gender tests, winning the 800 meters in a modest time against a weak field at a low-key meet in Finland.
2018 — Novak Djokovic wins his fourth Wimbledon title with a 6-2, 6-2 7-6 (3) victory over Kevin Anderson. It’s Djokovic’s 13th major trophy, the fourth-highest total in the history of men’s tennis, trailing only Roger Federer’s 20, Rafael Nadal’s 17 and Pete Sampras’ 14. At No. 21, Djokovic is the lowest-ranked Wimbledon titlist since Goran Ivanisevic in 2001.
2018 — France wins its second World Cup title with a 4-2 win over Croatia in a dramatic final in Moscow.
2019 — Tampa Bay catcher Travis d’Arnaud becomes first player in MLB history to hit 3 home runs while catching and batting leadoff in the Rays’ 5-4 win over the NY Yankees.
July 16
1920 — Babe Ruth breaks his season record of 29 homers with his 30th, leading the New York Yankees past the St. Louis Browns, 5-2. Ruth ends the season with 54.
1920 — The United States sweeps Australia in five matches to win the Davis Cup for the first time since 1913. The U.S. team is made up of Bill Tilden and Bill Johnston.
1938 — Paul Runyan wins the PGA Championship by routing Sam Snead 8 and 7 in the final round.
1947 — Rocky Graziano scores a technical knockout with a barrage of 30 punches against Tony Zale in the sixth round to win the world middleweight boxing title. Held in Chicago Stadium, it’s the largest grossing fight in history.
1950 — Uruguay beats Brazil 2-1 to win soccer’s World Cup in Rio de Janeiro.
1967 — Kathy Whitworth wins the LPGA championship by one stroke over Shirley Englehorn. Whitworth sinks a fifty-foot uphill putt for a birdie on the 18th green at Pleasant Valley Country Club in Sutton Mass.
1989 — Betsy King birdies three of the first four holes of the final round to win her first U.S. Women’s Open championship by four strokes over Nancy Lopez.
1993 — Nick Faldo ties the best single round in 122 years of the British Open with a course-record 63 to give him a one-stroke lead after the second round.
1995 — Annika Sorenstam of Sweden wins the U.S. Women’s Open by one stroke over Meg Mallon, her first victory on the LPGA Tour.
2005 — In Las Vegas, Jermain Taylor beats Bernard Hopkins for the undisputed middleweight title. Hopkins, a winner of a record 20 consecutive defenses, starts slowly and the undefeated challenger builds up a big enough lead on two judges’ scorecards to take the crown.
2006 — J.R. Todd becomes the first black driver to win an NHRA Top Fuel event, beating Tony Schumacher in the Mopar Mile-High Nationals.
2011 — Kyle Busch wins the Nationwide race at New Hampshire Motor Speedway to become the third driver to win 100 races in NASCAR’s three national series. Busch, with 22 Cup victories and 29 Trucks wins, also ties Mark Martin for first place in career Nationwide Series victories with 49. Richard Petty and David Pearson are the other drivers with at least 100 wins.
2012 — Roger Federer surpasses Pete Sampras to set the record for the most weeks at No. 1 in the ATP rankings. After winning Wimbledon a week ago — his 75th career ATP title — Federer returns to the top for the first time since June 2010. Today marks his 287th week at No. 1, one more than Sampras.
2017 — Roger Federer defeated Marin Cilic 6-3, 6-1, 6-4, to claim a record 8th Wimbledon men’s title.
2023 — Wimbledon Men’s Tennis: In a classic final, 20-year-old Spaniard Carlos Alcaraz ends Novak Đoković’s 34-match win streak at the All England Club with a 1-6, 7-6, 6-1, 3-6, 6-4 victory.
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July 17
1939 — Henry Picard beats Byron Nelson 1-up in 37 holes to win the PGA championship.
1941 — Joe DiMaggio’s hitting streak of 56 games is stopped by Al Smith and Jim Bagby of the Indians before 67,000 at Cleveland.
1955 — Beverly Hanson beats Louise Suggs by three strokes in a playoff to capture the first LPGA championship.
1966 — Jim Ryun becomes the first American to hold the record in the mile since 1937. With a time of 3:51.3 at Berkeley, Calif., Ryun shatters Michel Jazy’s mark of 3:53.6 by 2.3 seconds.
1974 — Bob Gibson strikes out Cesar Geronimo of the Reds in the second inning to become the second pitcher in major league history to record 3,000 strikeouts.
1979 — Sebastian Coe breaks the world record in the mile with a time of 3:48.95 in Oslo, Norway. The time is rounded up to 3:49.
1983 — Bobby Hebert passes for 314 yards and three touchdowns to lead the Michigan Panthers to a 24-22 win over the Philadelphia Stars in the first USFL championship game.
1983 — Tom Watson wins his second straight and fifth career British Open title. Watson shoots a 9-under 275 at Royal Birkdale Golf Club in Southport, England to finish one stroke ahead of Andy Bean and Hale Irwin.
1990 — Minnesota becomes the first team in major league history to pull off two triple plays in one game, but it isn’t enough to overcome Boston as the Red Sox beat the Twins 1-0.
1994 — Brazil wins a record fourth World Cup soccer title, taking the first shootout in championship game history over Italy.
2005 — Tiger Woods records another ruthless performance at St. Andrews, closing with a 2-under 70 to win the British Open for his 10th career major. He wins by five shots, the largest margin in any major since Woods won by eight at St. Andrews five years ago. He joins Jack Nicklaus as the only players to win the career Grand Slam twice.
2006 — Stacey Nuveman and Lovieanne Jung each homer to power the United States to the World Cup of Softball title with a 5-2 victory over Japan.
2011 — Japan stuns the United States in a riveting Women’s World Cup final, winning 3-1 on penalty kicks after coming from behind twice in a 2-2 tie. Goalkeeper Ayumi Kaihori makes two brilliant saves in the shootout. Japan, making its first appearance in the final of a major tournament, hadn’t beaten the Americans in their first 25 meetings.
2011 — Darren Clarke gives Northern Ireland another major championship, winning the British Open by three strokes over Americans Dustin Johnson and Phil Mickelson.
2016 — Henrik Stenson shoots an 8-under 63 to beat Phil Mickelson by three strokes, becoming the first man from Sweden to win the British Open.
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July 18
1896 — James Foulis wins the U.S. Men’s Open golf championship at Shinnecock Hills, Southampton, N.Y.
1921 — Babe Ruth achieves 139 home runs and becomes the all-time home run leader in Major League Baseball, taking the title from Roger Connor.
1927 — Ty Cobb of the Philadelphia Athletics doubles off the glove of Harry Heilmann for his 4,000th hit.
1951 — Jersey Joe Walcott, at 37, becomes the oldest fighter to win the world heavyweight title with a seventh-round knockout of Ezzard Charles at Forbes Field in Pittsburgh.
1970 — San Francisco’s Willie Mays gets career hit number 3,000 off Montreal’s Mike Wegener in the second inning.
1975 — The trial of Dave Forbes, the first pro athlete to be indicted for a crime committed during play, ends in a hung jury. Forbes, of the Boston Bruins, was indicted for excessive force used on an opponent. Forbes’ victim was Henry Boucha in a game on Jan. 4 against the North Stars at Minnesota. The prosecution decides not to seek a retrial.
1987 — New York’s Don Mattingly ties Dale Long’s 31-year-old major league record when he homers for the eighth consecutive game in the Yankees’ 7-2 loss to the Texas Rangers.
1993 — Greg Norman shoots a 64 on the final day to set a record with a 13-under 267 and wins the British Open. Norman wins by two strokes over defending champion Nick Faldo.
1995 — Britain’s Jonathan Edwards breaks the 10-year-old world triple jump record, leaping 59 feet in the Salamanca Provincial meet. Edwards tops the previous mark of 58-11½ set in 1985 by Willie Banks of the United States.
1999 — Jean Van de Velde’s triple bogey on the 72nd hole sets the stage for Paul Lawrie to become the first Scotsman to win the British Open in his native land since Tommy Armour in 1931. Lawrie, 10 strokes behind when the final round began, wins the four-hole playoff over Van de Velde and Justin Leonard, making birdies on the last two holes to complete the biggest comeback in a major.
1999 — David Cone dazzles the Montreal Expos, throwing the 14th perfect game in modern history to lead the New York Yankees to a 6-0 victory.
2005 — In Oklahoma City, the United States loses a tournament title game for the first time since 1997, falling 3-1 to Japan in the championship of the inaugural World Cup of Softball. The Americans, which lost to Canada earlier in this tournament, lost to Australia 1-0 in the championship game of the 1997 Superball, held in Ohio.
2010 — Louis Oosthuizen of South Africa shoots a 1-under 71 for a seven-stroke victory at 16-under 272 in the British Open on the Old Course at St. Andrews. Lee Westwood of England finishes second.
2021 — Colin Morikawa wins the Open Championship 15-under par at Royal St. George’s by two strokes over Jordan Speith. It was Morikawa’s second major championship win following his 2020 The Masters win.
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| Home Run Derby | 8:00pm | ESPN ESPN+ |
| NBA SUMMER LEAGUE | TIME ET | TV |
| Oklahoma City vs Miami | 6:00pm | ESPNU ESPN+ |
| Detroit vs Houston | 6:30pm | NBATV ESPN+ |
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