“THE SCOREBOARD”
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
MILWAUKEE 8 MINNESOTA 7
TAMPA BAY 6 NY YANKEES 4
ST. LOUIS 6 ATLANTA 2
PHILADELPHIA 6 PITTSBURGH 0
WASHINGTON 5 CINCINNATI 2
TORONTO 5 DETROIT 4
MIAMI 4 NY METS 2
SAN DIEGO 2 CLEVELAND 1
KANSAS CITY 4 CHICAGO WHITE SOX 1
CHICAGO CUBS 2 ARIZONA 1
TEXAS 3 BALTIMORE 2
SAN FRANCISCO 3 COLORADO 2
LA ANGELS 8 OAKLAND 5
SEATTLE 6 HOUSTON 4
LA DODGERS 9 BOSTON 6
STANDINGS: https://www.mlb.com/standings/
MINOR LEAGUE BASEBALL SCORES
OMAHA 3 INDIANAPOLIS 2
INTERNATIONAL LEAGUE STANDINGS: https://www.milb.com/standings/?standingsType=overall
LAKE COUNTY 6 FT. WAYNE 3
QUAD CITIES 12 SOUTH BEND 2
NBA SUMMER LEAGUE SCORES
MEMPHIS 99 LA CLIPPERS 98
MINNESOTA 115 ORLANDO 100
MIAMI 102 GOLDEN STATE 99
PHILADELPHIA 103 BOSTON 98
SAN ANTONIO 100 TORONTO 89
PORTLAND 105 HOUSTON 95
WNBA SCORES
OLYMPIC BREAK
MLS
NO GAMES SCHEDULED
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)
TOP NATIONAL SPORTS HEADLINES
GOLF NEWS
XANDER THE GREAT! SCHAUFFELE WINS THE BRITISH OPEN FOR HIS 2ND MAJOR THIS YEAR
TROON, Scotland (AP) — Xander Schauffele went from the most nerve-wracking putt of his career to the coolest walk toward an 18th green he ever imagined.
He won a nail-biter at the PGA Championship in May. He delivered a masterpiece Sunday in the British Open. Two different finishes, two different feelings.
One major conclusion.
Schauffele has more than enough game and all the confidence in the world to win the biggest championships. Questioned at the start of the season whether he could win a major, he now has two of them.
Schauffele closed with a 6-under 65 with a final round that ranks among the most memorable in British Open history, particularly the 31 on the back nine. It matched the best score of the week at Royal Troon with nothing less than the claret jug riding on the outcome.
He played bogey-free in a daunting wind and turned a two-shot deficit into a two-shot victory for his second major of the year.
It also gave the Americans a sweep of the four majors for the first time since 1982.
“It’s a dream come true to win two majors in one year,” Schauffele said. “It took me forever just to win one, and to have two now is something else.”
He won the PGA Championship at Valhalla in May by making a 6-foot birdie putt on the final hole for a 65. In a final round set up for high drama at Royal Troon — six players one shot behind, nine players separated by three shots — Schauffele made a tense Sunday look like a nice walk along the Irish Sea.
“I think winning the first one helped me a lot today on the back nine,” he said. “I had some feeling of calmness come through. It was very helpful on what has been one of the hardest back nines I’ve ever played in a tournament.”
It sure didn’t show. Standing on the 18th tee, Schauffele said he turned to caddie and longtime friend Austin Kaiser and told him that he had felt calm down the decisive back nine.
“He said he was about to puke,” Schauffele said.
In the 90-year history of four majors, Schauffele became the first player to win two majors in one season with a final-round 65. Jack Nicklaus is the only other player to do that in his career.
And he never looked more calm, oozing that cool California vibe even as the wind presented so much trouble at Royal Troon.
Schauffele pulled away with three birdies in a four-hole stretch early on the back nine to go from two shots behind to leading by as many as three.
He won by two shots over American Billy Horschel and Justin Rose, the 43-year-old from England who had to go through 36-hole qualifying just to get into the field. They were among four players who had at least a share of the lead at one point Sunday.
They just couldn’t keep up with Schauffele. No one could.
“He has a lot of horsepower,” Rose said. “He’s good with a wedge, he’s great with a putter, he hits the ball a long way, obviously his iron play is strong. So he’s got a lot of weapons out there. I think probably one of his most unappreciated ones is his mentality. He’s such a calm guy out there.
“I don’t know what he’s feeling, but he certainly makes it look very easy.”
Even with so many players in contention early, the engraver was able to get to work early on those 16 letters across the base of the silver claret jug.
Schauffele kept staring at golf’s oldest trophy in his press conference, looking forward to gazing at it in private, wondering what kind of drink to pour from it. He said he’d leave that up to his father, Stefan, who missed his son’s first major title and was blubbering on the phone with him.
As to where that final round ranks — Henrik Stenson shot 63 when he won his duel with Phil Mickelson at Royal Troon in 2016 — Schauffele left no doubt where it stood in his own career.
“At the very tip-top,” Schauffele said. “Best round I’ve played.”
Playing in the third-to-last group, he matched the round of the championship with a score that was just over eight shots better than the field average.
The final birdie was a pitch over a pot bunker to 4 feet on the par-5 16th. The grandstands at The Open are among the largest, lining both sides of the fairway as Schauffele walked through and soaked up the cheers.
“I got chills,” he said.
The 30-year-old from San Diego became the first player since Jordan Spieth in 2015 to win his first two majors in the same season. And he extended American dominance on this Scottish links as the seventh Open champion in the last eight visits to Royal Troon.
It was the 11th straight year for a first-time British Open champion, tying a tournament record.
Rose started one shot behind and closed with a 67. That was only good for second place. He had a chance to set a record by going the longest time between majors after his 2013 U.S. Open win.
“Gutted when I walked off the course and it hit me hard because I was so strong out there today,” Rose said. “Xander got it going. I hit a couple of really good putts that didn’t fall, and then suddenly that lead stretched. I left it all out there. I’m super proud of how I competed.”
Horschel, who started the final round with a one-shot lead in his bid to win his first major, dropped back around the turn and birdied his last three holes for a 68.
“I’m disappointed. I should feel disappointed. I had a chance to win a major,” Horschel said. “I just made a few too many mistakes today when I didn’t need to.”
The player Schauffele had to track down was Thriston Lawrence of South Africa, who birdied three of four holes to end the front nine with a 32.
Schauffele was two shots behind when it all changed so suddenly. Schauffele hit a wedge out of the left rough on the difficult 11th and judged it perfectly to 3 feet for birdie. He hit another wedge to 15 feet for birdie on the 13th, and capped his pivotal run with a 12-foot birdie putt on the par-3 14th.
Lawrence finally dropped a shot on the 12th and didn’t pick up any shots the rest of the day. He closed with a 68 and earned a small consolation — a trip to the Masters next April, his first time to Augusta National.
Scottie Scheffler, who got within one shot of the lead briefly on the front nine, lost his way with a three-putt from 6 feet for a double bogey on the ninth hole. Scheffler finished his round by topping a tee shot on the 18th and making another double bogey. The world’s No. 1 player closed with a 72 and tied for seventh.
He stuck around to share a hug with Schauffele, the two top players in golf. Schauffele was the only player this year to finish in the top 10 in all four majors.
He finished at 9-under 275 and earned $3.1 million, pushing him over $15 million for the season.
Schauffele went from the heaviest major trophy at the PGA Championship to the smallest and oldest, the famed claret jug.
“I just can’t wait to drink out of it,” he said, smiling as wide as ever.
JUSTIN ROSE ‘CHOKING BACK TEARS’ AFTER XANDER SCHAUFFELE SURGES TO BRITISH OPEN TITLE
TROON, Scotland (AP) — It felt like a must-have putt for Justin Rose as he tried to keep pace with Xander Schauffele on No. 12 at Royal Troon on Sunday.
Rose kneeled for a closer peek and stepped to the ball. The 21-footer looked good and the crowd was ready to erupt. It caught the left side of the cup, though, and lipped out.
Rose tossed his putter in the air, catching it on the way down. His British Open dream was dented, and Schauffele surged to the title.
Rose’s lone bogey of the day dropped him a shot behind Schauffele and two strokes back of then-leader Thriston Lawrence.
The 43-year-old Englishman — carrying the hopes of the country in search of a champion — never caught up.
“Just a critical moment midway through the back nine just momentum-wise,” he said. “Obviously, Xander got it going. I hit a couple of really good putts that didn’t fall, and then suddenly that lead stretched.”
Schauffele birdied the next two holes to pull away. They both picked up a shot on the 16th, but it was settled by the time Rose birdied the last to card a 4-under 67.
Rose finished tied for second with Billy Horschel on 7-under overall, two shots behind Schauffele.
Rose, the 2013 U.S. Open champion, briefly led by one shot Sunday after his birdie at the par-5 fourth. He had plenty of support from the home fans. There was even a dude braving the Firth of Clyde supporting Rose.
“In terms of how I played and the execution of my emotions today, my mindset, I left it all out there. I’m super proud of how I competed,” he said.
Closing out his weekend with a birdie was about “being a professional,” he said.
“Then I walk 10 steps later, and I’m choking back tears. So that’s the shift. Yeah, just personal, and enjoying 18 with the fans too. I just think it’s such an amazing stage,” he said. “For me, like that’s the best look in golf, those two long grandstands that you walk down and the big yellow leaderboard. That’s what I associate as a magic moment.”
Rose wasn’t considered a favorite coming into the week. In fact, he had dropped out of the top 50 in the world ranking and went through a qualification tournament to earn his spot at the Open, where he also had a share of second place at Carnoustie in 2018 when Francesco Molinari won.
“I’ll have a few more chances, of course, but you know that this is a great opportunity today. You want to walk off the golf course going, ‘yeah, I didn’t squander that,’” he said.
“I ran putts at the hole today. I feel like I had opportunities. I felt like I took a lot of them,” he added. “But I felt super comfortable out there, which the fact that I haven’t really been in contention much this year, that gives me a lot of heart.”
BASEBALL NEWS
BRAVES’ ALBIES OUT 8 WEEKS WITH FRACTURED WRIST
Atlanta Braves second baseman Ozzie Albies is expected to miss eight weeks due to a left wrist fracture, the club announced Sunday.
Albies left Sunday’s game against the St. Louis Cardinals in the ninth inning after sustaining the injury attempting to prevent a stolen base.
The three-time All-Star appeared to bend his wrist awkwardly while catching a throw from the catcher to apply a tag to the baserunner. He immediately threw his glove away and crouched in pain.
Braves manager Brian Snitker said postgame the injury was “not good” while confirming the 27-year-old will go on the injured list, per The Athletic’s David O’Brien.
Atlanta is expected to call up Nacho Alvarez Jr. to replace Albies, according to Mark Bowman of MLB.com.
Albies recorded two hits in the contest but is in the midst of a down season. He owns a .258/.310/.407 slash line after posting a career year in 2023.
REPORT: DODGERS, WHITE SOX DISCUSSED TRADE FOR ROBERT, CROCHET
The Los Angeles Dodgers are eyeing a major splash heading into the July 30 trade deadline.
Los Angeles spoke to the Chicago White Sox about a blockbuster deal involving left-hander Garrett Crochet and outfielder Luis Robert Jr., according to Bob Nightengale of USA Today reports.
White Sox closer Michael Kopech could also be involved in a potential trade, Nightengale noted.
The possible addition of Robert would mark a massive upgrade from James Outman for the Dodgers in center field. The former has gone deep 11 times with 11 stolen bases and has a 119 wRC+ in just 45 games this season.
The price for the 2023 All-Star will likely be steep – the 26-year-old has a pair of club options that can keep him under contract through 2027. He’s making $12.5 million this season, $15 million in 2025, and $20 million over 2026-27 if his options are exercised.
Crochet, a 2024 All-Star, would also give Los Angeles’ banged-up rotation a major boost. The 25-year-old owns a 3.02 ERA with 0.95 WHIP and 150 strikeouts over 107 1/3 innings (20 starts) this year thanks to an MLB-best 12.6 K/9 among qualified starters. He’s arbitration-eligible through the 2026 campaign.
Kopech has authored a 5.05 ERA with 56 strikeouts over 41 appearances in 2024. The 28-year-old right-hander is under team control through 2025. He sits in the 99th percentile for fastball velocity and 93rd in strikeout percentage in the majors.
JOE MAUER, TODD HELTON, ADRIAN BELTRE, JIM LEYLAND ENTER HALL OF FAME
COOPERSTOWN, N.Y. — Joe Mauer closed out Sunday’s National Baseball Hall of Fame induction ceremony with 27 words that summarized the experience for he and his fellow honorees.
“To stand here today and say that I am now a small part of baseball history is a statement that will never fully sink in for me,” Mauer said.
Humility, a bit of disbelief and a connection between baseball’s past and present were the underlying themes for Mauer, Todd Helton, Adrian Beltre and Jim Leyland, all of whom were officially inducted into the Hall of Fame at the Clark Sports Center in this bucolic upstate town.
Mauer and Beltre were elected by the Baseball Writers Association of America in their first year on the ballot while Helton earned enshrinement in his sixth year of eligibility. Leyland was elected by the Contemporary Baseball Era committee last December.
“Just standing back there, waiting to go up on to the stage, the guys are so kind, they all came by and offered me advice (saying), ‘Don’t worry about it, don’t be nervous, you got this,’” Helton said at a post-ceremony press conference. “And for me, that was the beginning of feeling like I belong.
“But we have a players-only dinner tonight and I’ll probably feel like I belong after that.”
Helton, who hit .316 with 369 homers in a 17-year career spent entirely with the Colorado Rockies, recalled growing up a fan of Hall of Famers Jim Kaat and Rod Carew because his late father, Jerry, played minor league ball with the Twins.
He also drew chuckles in the first speech of the afternoon when he said he’s still recognized around the University of Tennessee, his alma mater, for his brief stint backing up Hall of Fame quarterback Peyton Manning on the football team.
“Every so often I’ll get, ‘Are you Todd Helton? Weren’t you a quarterback for the Vols?’” Helton said. “(He said) ‘Yes. But I played a little baseball since then.’”
Beltre, who collected 3,166 hits and became the third player to enter the Hall of Fame wearing a Texas Rangers hat, signed with the Los Angeles Dodgers for about $23,000 at age 15 in 1994.
Four years later, he received the news of his promotion from Hall of Fame manager Tommy Lasorda, who was serving as the Dodgers’ interim general manager, and began a career in which he established himself as one of the best all-around third basemen of all time as well as one of the most enthusiastic players in the game.
“Baseball is my passion,” Beltre said. “I love it. I love baseball and I have so much fun playing the game.”
Leyland, a career .222 hitter who never got above Double-A before he won 1,769 games with four teams and directed the Florida Marlins to a World Series win in 1997, elicited the biggest laughs of the day when he recalled a conversation with his wife, Katie, shortly after he was elected last December.
“I casually said, ‘Katie, can you believe in your wildest dreams that I’ve been elected to the Hall of Fame?’” Leyland said. “And Katie replied, ‘Jim, you’re not in my wildest dreams.’”
Leyland, who managed Hall of Famer Jack Morris as a minor league skipper with the Detroit Tigers in 1977, grew emotional at the end of his speech, when he said the spirit of the game is embodied in full stadiums and the sight of children getting their first autograph.
“Ladies and gentlemen, that’s you,” Leyland said. “That’s baseball.”
Mauer, a Minnesota native who spent his 15-year career with his hometown Twins and won three batting titles as a catcher before concussions forced him to move to first base, is the youngest Hall of Famer at 41 years old and the first one to debut in the 2000s.
He offered a glimpse at the potential future of the game by speaking to his son Chip, who was born two days after Mauer announced his retirement following the 2018 season.
“I now get to relive my childhood love of baseball through your eyes,” Mauer said. “Seeing your excitement as I watched you hold Babe Ruth’s bat at the museum back in January was a full-circle moment that brought me back to my days of pretending to be a big-leaguer in our backyard.
“I now get to coach your team and have car rides to and from games where we talk about how baseball is about so much more than winning and losing.”
Ichiro Suzuki, who finished with 3,089 hits despite not debuting in America until he was 27 years old, is expected to be a first-ballot inductee next year. He’ll be joined on the ballot by CC Sabathia, who won a Cy Young and a World Series while finishing with 251 victories and 3,093 strikeouts.
Longtime closer Billy Wagner, who came up five votes shy of the 75 percent necessary for induction in his penultimate year on the ballot, is the top returnee on the 2025 ballot.
REPORT: JAYS SS BO BICHETTE HAS SAID HE WOULD WELCOME TRADE
Toronto Blue Jays shortstop Bo Bichette has said he would prefer to be traded, USA Today reported Sunday.
Bichette, who went on the injured list Saturday due to ongoing issues with his right calf, has not indicated publicly that he wants to be moved, but he “told friends that he would welcome a trade,” according to the report.
The two-time All-Star could be a free agent after the 2025 season, as could teammate Vladimir Guerrero Jr.
With those players, the Blue Jays have made the postseason three times but haven’t won a game, much less a series.
Amid expectations of contending again this season, Toronto has tumbled to last place in the American League East, five games behind the fourth-place Tampa Bay Rays entering Sunday. The Jays are 9 1/2 games out of the AL’s final wild-card berth and would have to leapfrog five teams to get there.
“First and foremost, I want to win. That would be the No. 1 priority for me if I was choosing a team,” Bichette told NBC Sports earlier this month.
Bichette, 26, spent time on the 10-day IL in June due to his first calf injury. He missed nine games on that occasion.
Bichette is batting a career-worst .223 this season. He has four homers and 30 RBIs in 79 games. Over six seasons, the second-round pick in the 2016 draft is hitting .290 with 93 home runs, 342 RBIs and 56 steals in 607 games.
REPORTS: MARINERS PLACE 1B TY FRANCE ON WAIVERS
The Seattle Mariners placed first baseman Ty France on outright waivers, multiple sources reported Sunday night.
Any other team can claim France, but if he clears waivers, he will stay with Seattle and could be outrighted to the minors.
However, if he wanted to, France could reject the assignment to the minors since he has five years of major league experience under his belt. The 30-year-old is currently in his sixth season in the big leagues.
France came on as a defensive substitution during Sunday’s 6-4 victory over the visiting Houston Astros, grounding into a double play in his lone at-bat.
In 88 games this season, France has hit .223 with eight home runs and 31 RBIs.
An American League All-Star in 2022, France is a career .264 hitter across 650 games with the San Diego Padres (2019-20) and Mariners (2020-24). He has 69 homers and 292 RBIs.
In terms of winning percentage, Seattle is tied with the Astros atop the American League West.
MLB ROUNDUP: MICHAEL KING, PADRES BAFFLE GUARDIANS
Michael King took a no-hitter into the seventh inning of his latest stellar start and Kyle Higashioka hit a two-run double as the San Diego Padres sent the Cleveland Guardians to a rare home-series loss with Sunday’s 2-1 victory.
Angel Martinez tallied Cleveland’s first hit against King (8-6) when he dumped a single into shallow center field to lead off the seventh with San Diego ahead 2-0. Martinez later scored on Josh Naylor’s groundout.
King allowed two hits along with a walk while striking out six over seven innings. The right-hander recorded his fourth consecutive start in which he allowed one earned run.
The Guardians have totaled three hits in their past two games after posting 11 in Friday’s 7-0 series-opening win. Mired in an 8-13 rut, American League Central-leading Cleveland has scored 17 runs while losing six of its past eight games.
Mariners 6, Astros 4
Jorge Polanco and Luke Raley hit home runs and Seattle snapped a five-game skid and moved into a virtual tie for first place in the AL West with a victory over visiting Houston.
Right-hander Bryan Woo (4-1) pitched 5 2/3 innings for the victory. He allowed two runs on four hits, with no walks and five strikeouts. Andres Munoz struck out the side in the ninth for his 16th save of the season.
Yordan Alvarez hit for the cycle and Jeremy Pena also homered for the Astros. Alvarez became just the second player in the 25-year history of T-Mobile Park to accomplish the feat after the Oakland Athletics’ Miguel Tejada did so in 2001.
Cubs 2, Diamondbacks 1 (10 innings)
Nico Hoerner scored the tying run in the ninth and drove in the winning run in the 10th to give host Chicago a win against Arizona, avoiding a sweep in a three-game series.
Cubs starter Shota Imanaga carried a no-hitter into the sixth before departing after seven innings. The All-Star left-hander allowed one run and two hits, struck out a career-high 10 and walked one.
Eugenio Suarez homered to break a scoreless tie in the seventh inning for the Diamondbacks, who had won six of their past seven games.
Brewers 8, Twins 7
Rhys Hoskins hit a tiebreaking, two-run home run in the top of the eighth inning, Eric Haase blasted two home runs and Milwaukee held on for a win over Minnesota in Minneapolis.
Byron Buxton hit a pair of solo home runs to lead the Twins at the plate. Trevor Larnach went 1-for-3 with a home run and two RBIs. Minnesota reliever Griffin Jax (3-4) allowed two runs in one inning.
Brewers left-hander Jared Koenig (8-1) earned the victory with one scoreless inning of relief. Trevor Megill picked up his 19th save for Milwaukee despite giving up two runs in the ninth.
Rays 6, Yankees 4
Randy Arozarena homered again and Richie Palacios hit his first career home run to lead off a game as Tampa Bay went deep four times for the second straight day in a victory over host New York.
Jose Siri added a two-run homer in the seventh and Jose Caballero contributed a solo shot in the ninth for the Rays, who have hit 41 of their 95 homers this season in the past 28 games.
Aaron Judge hit a three-run blast in the bottom of the seventh for the Yankees. He leads the majors with 35 homers. Juan Soto hit an RBI double in the ninth as New York lost for the 20th time in 29 games.
Cardinals 6, Braves 2
Visiting St. Louis hit four solo home runs to back a solid effort from starting pitcher Miles Mikolas in a victory over Atlanta in the rubber match of a three-game series.
Paul Goldschmidt, Alec Burleson, Lars Nootbaar and Willson Contreras all went deep for the Cardinals. Mikolas (8-8) pitched six innings and allowed two runs on seven hits.
Braves rookie Spencer Schwellenbach (3-5) pitched six innings and gave up four runs on seven hits — three of them home runs. Ozzie Albies suffered a fractured left wrist while trying to apply a tag in the ninth inning.
Nationals 5, Reds 2
Rookie James Wood’s three-run homer in the eighth inning broke a tie and lifted Washington to a win and a three-game sweep of visiting Cincinnati.
Keibert Ruiz grounded a single into right field with two outs in the eighth against right-hander Lucas Sims (1-4), and Ildemaro Vargas followed with a bunt single. The Reds brought in left-hander Justin Wilson to face the lefty-swinging Wood, who hammered Wilson’s first pitch 404 feet to left field.
Nationals reliever Robert Garcia (2-3) tossed a scoreless eighth to earn the win, while Kyle Finnegan retired the Reds in order on five pitches in the ninth for his 28th save. Cincinnati has dropped four in a row.
Phillies 6, Pirates 0
Tyler Phillips pitched six shutout innings and Nick Castellanos homered to help Philadelphia notch a victory over host Pittsburgh.
Castellanos, Alec Bohm and Garrett Stubbs each had two hits, one RBI and one run for Philadelphia, which halted a three-game losing streak. Phillips (2-0) allowed four hits and one walk while striking out three to help the Phillies avoid being swept in a three-game series.
Pittsburgh starter Marco Gonzales (1-1) allowed two runs and six hits over 4 2/3 innings. The Pirates had just six hits while seeing their season-best six-game winning streak come to an end.
Blue Jays 5, Tigers 4
George Springer had two home runs, a double and three RBIs and Toronto defeated visiting Detroit.
Ernie Clement hit a go-ahead RBI single in the sixth as the Blue Jays avoided a three-game series sweep. Toronto right-hander Kevin Gausman (8-8) allowed four runs on five hits in 6 2/3 innings.
Justyn-Henry Malloy hit a grand slam for the Tigers, whose four-game winning streak ended. Detroit right-hander Keider Montero (1-3) yielded five runs and eight hits in 5 1/3 innings.
Marlins 4, Mets 2
Jazz Chisholm Jr. and Jake Burger each homered while the Miami bullpen recorded nine strikeouts in 4 1/3 scoreless innings during a win over visiting New York.
Declan Cronin (2-2), the first of four relievers, got the win after working 1 1/3 innings in relief of starter Trevor Rogers. A.J. Puk and Calvin Faucher took care of the seventh and eighth, respectively, before Tanner Scott pitched the ninth to garner his 16th save in 18 chances.
J.D. Martinez lined an RBI single to left in the fifth inning that pulled New York within a run. But Burger added insurance for the Marlins in the seventh by clubbing a homer to left-center off Adrian Houser.
Royals 4, White Sox 1
Nine-year major league veteran Seth Lugo threw his first career complete game, Bobby Witt Jr. tallied three hits and Kansas City secured a three-game sweep over visiting Chicago.
Hunter Renfroe, Maikel Garcia and Dairon Blanco each had an RBI single for the Royals during a three-run eighth, which broke a 1-1 tie. Lugo (12-4) allowed one run on three hits while striking out six and walking none.
Tommy Pham delivered an RBI single for the White Sox, who have lost nine of their 10 games against Kansas City this season.
Rangers 3, Orioles 2
Jonah Heim hit a three-run homer and four Texas pitchers cooled off Baltimore’s bats as the Rangers salvaged the finale of a three-game series in Arlington, Texas.
Heim’s fourth-inning blast provided enough support for Rangers starter Andrew Heaney (4-10), Josh Sborz, David Robertson and Kirby Yates, who limited Baltimore to its fewest runs and hits (five) in a game this series.
Anthony Santander hit a two-run homer in the eighth for the Orioles, who had their three-game winning streak snapped.
Giants 3, Rockies 2
Jorge Soler homered among his two hits, Tyler Fitzgerald also went deep and San Francisco beat Colorado in Denver.
Hayden Birdsong (2-0) struck out a career-high 12 batters in just his fifth major league start. He kept Colorado hitless until the fourth inning and finished the day allowing just two hits in six innings. Giants manager Bob Melvin was ejected before first pitch, saying he “talked too much” to the plate umpire when delivering the lineup card.
Brendan Rodgers homered for Colorado, which had its three-game winning streak come to an end.
Angels 8, Athletics 5
Kevin Pillar capped a five-run eighth inning with a tiebreaking two-run double and Los Angeles secured its first victory at Oakland this season.
With Athletics All-Star closer Mason Miller never warming up, the Angels unloaded on Oakland relievers Lucas Erceg and Scott Alexander. Six of the first seven Los Angeles batters of the eighth reached base without making an out on four hits, a walk and a hit by pitch.
Relievers Luis Garcia (4-1) and Carlos Estevez took it from there, with Estevez picking up his 18th save. Lawrence Butler doubled, singled and scored twice for the A’s, who entered Sunday on a three-game winning streak.
OLYMPIC BASKETBALL NEWS
US WOMEN’S OLYMPIC BASKETBALL KNOWS IT HAS WORK TO DO AFTER LOSS TO WNBA TEAM
PHOENIX (AP) — There is no panic in the U.S. women’s Olympic team. The Americans have been in this spot before.
The U.S. lost to the WNBA All-Star team on Saturday night 117-109 and are headed on a flight to London to continue their prep for the Paris Olympics. Breanna Stewart said it felt like deja vu and she wasn’t wrong.
The 2021 Olympic team also lost to the WNBA All-Star team in a tune-up to the Tokyo Games. They went on to cruise to a seventh consecutive gold medal.
Just like in the 2021 exhibition game, the Americans had no answer for Arike Ogunbowale.
The MVP of Saturday night’s game scored all 34 of her points in the second half of the victory. She also had earned MVP honors in 2021.
“We’ll take this one on the chin, keep moving forward,” Stewart said. “Don’t want to peak too soon. We’re excited to get to London and really focus on this team and what our ultimate goal is.”
That goal is continuing one of the greatest Olympic streaks ever. The Americans haven’t lost a game in the Olympics since 1992.
“This is going to help us tremendously. We don’t get that many game opportunities,” said Stewart, who had 31 points to lead the U.S. ”We can go back and watch the film and focus on how we can continue to be better. It was like a little bit of deja vu feeling but just locking in.”
The U.S. women’s team is scheduled to play Germany in London in an exhibition game Tuesday before going to France for the Olympics. The Americans are in a pool with Belgium, Japan and Germany.
“We have work to do and we know that,” U.S. coach Cheryl Reeve said. “Sometimes it’s good, adversity, etc. I don’t think we needed a game like this to have our attention. We know how hard it is to do what we’re trying to do and we have work to do to get there.”
That work starts with getting time together on and off the court. The players had a lot of other responsibilities over All-Star weekend besides the game.
They only got to practice as a team twice before Saturday’s game. Now they’ll have some time together with a lot less distraction. That will help them improve and get ready for what matters most — capping the Olympics with another gold medal.
“It’s not time to panic. It’s time to learn and grow and figure out how we can be our best together,” Stewart said. “We have a group of very unselfish players and everybody wants to succeed here.”
BASKETBALL NEWS
CELTICS’ HAUSER AGREES TO 4-YEAR, $45M EXTENSION
The Boston Celtics signed Sam Hauser to a four-year, $45-million extension, his agent told ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski.
Hauser had one year and $2 million remaining on his rookie deal. The new contract will keep the 6-foot-8 forward in Boston through the 2028-29 campaign.
Hauser was a valuable bench piece in the Celtics’ title run, averaging 5.4 points and 2.2 rebounds while shooting 38% from three during the 2024 postseason.
Over his three-year career, Hauser has been one of the most prolific 3-point shooters in the league, knocking down 42% of his attempts from downtown.
The Celtics are continuing to reward the core that won the franchise’s 18th title. Jayson Tatum inked the league’s most expensive contract shortly after winning the championship, while Derrick White, Luke Kornet, Xavier Tillman, and Neemias Queta all signed new deals this offseason. Point guard Jrue Holiday signed a lucrative four-year extension with Boston in April.
The Celtics are projected to pay the league’s largest luxury tax and team salary bill, according to Wojnarowski.
WNBA NEWS
WNBA COULD ADD 4 GAMES TO 2025 SCHEDULE
WNBA teams could play a 44-game schedule in the regular season in 2025, an increase of four per club.
Commissioner Cathy Engelbert confirmed the potential for expansion on Saturday while speaking to reporters before the league’s All-Star Game.
“We’re looking at the footprint for next year,” Engelbert said. “We don’t have an international competition like the FIBA World Cup or the Olympics next year, so we’ll be able to look at our footprint without any interruption or break, like we’re breaking this year.”
The league is off until Aug. 15 because of the Paris Olympics.
Under the current collective bargaining agreement, 44 games are the most allowed per season. Whatever the schedule size, the WNBA soon will need to find room for two more teams, with franchises in Golden State and Toronto coming in 2025 and 2026, respectively.
The WNBA has gained in popularity over the past year, driven in part by the addition of a strong rookie group, headlined by Caitlin Clark and Angel Reese. Both were named All-Stars in their first seasons.
“I’ve been so pleased with Caitlin and all of our rookies,” Engelbert said. “A number of new fans we’re able to bring into this league is exponential from my expectations of what we were going to do.
“I think this rookie class has brought a lot of attention and is lifting all of our games and all of our players.”
Engelbert also said it’s possible that some of the games on the schedule will be played in international destinations in upcoming years. She said the WNBA could consider playing in areas from Mexico City to Europe to Asia to the Middle East.
BULLS SIGN G DJ STEWARD TO TWO-WAY CONTRACT
The Chicago Bulls signed free agent guard DJ Steward to a two-way contract on Sunday.
A Chicago native, Steward, 22, was a standout for the Bulls’ Las Vegas Summer League team, including a 37-point effort on Friday against Atlanta.
The 6-foot-2 Steward appeared in 32 games (five starts) for the Maine Celtics — Boston’s G League affiliate — last season and averaged 19.3 points, 5.2 rebounds, 4.5 assists and 29.7 minutes.
He has career averages of 15.5 points, 3.9 rebounds, 4.1 assists and 27.2 minutes in 90 games (26 starts) in G League tenures with the Stockton Kings (2021-23) and Maine Celtics (2023-24).
Steward went undrafted after one season at Duke in 2020-21, when he averaged 13.0 points, 3.9 rebounds and 2.4 assists over 24 games (22 starts) in making the Atlantic Coast Conference All-Freshman first team.
The Bulls’ roster has 19 players, including the maximum three players under two-way contracts in Steward, guard Andrew Funk and forward Adama Sanogo.
FOOTBALL NEWS
UTAH STATE FOOTBALL PLAYER DIES IN AN APPARENT DROWNING AT RESERVOIR
LOGAN, Utah (AP) — Utah State cornerback Andre Seldon Jr. died Saturday in an apparent drowning at Porcupine Reservoir, according to the school.
A search began Saturday afternoon after callers reported that a young man seen diving from cliffs at the reservoir did not resurface, the Cache County Sheriff’s Office said. His body was recovered by a dive team at around 9:05 p.m.
“Our investigation leads us to believe this is a tragic accident as multiple witnesses recount the same information,” the sheriff’s office said.
Seldon joined the Utah State football program this summer after transferring from New Mexico State, where he played the past two seasons under Nate Dreiling, Utah State’s interim head coach and defensive coordinator. Before that, he spent two seasons at Michigan.
“Our football program is heartbroken to have to endure the loss of one of our own,” Dreiling said. “Having had a previous relationship with Andre during our time together at New Mexico State, I can tell you he was an incredible person and teammate. Our condolences and prayers go out to Andre’s family as we grieve with them over this tremendous loss.”
Dreiling was promoted earlier this month after Utah State fired Blake Anderson, saying he violated university policies.
Seldon, who played for Belleville High School in Michigan, appeared in 15 games last season for New Mexico State, recording 36 tackles, seven pass breakups and an interception.
“The Aggie community is devastated to hear the news of the passing of Andre Seldon Jr.,” New Mexico State said in a social media post. “Our thoughts and prayers are with his family and friends.”
Seldon was scheduled to start classes at Utah State in the fall semester.
“Our Utah State University Athletics family is devastated over the sudden death of Andre Seldon Jr.,” Utah State vice president and athletic director Diana Sabau said. “We extend our deepest sympathies and heartfelt condolences to his family, friends, teammates and all who loved Andre.”
LSU CB JAVIEN TOVIANO TURNS HIMSELF IN AFTER VOYEURISM ALLEGATION
LSU cornerback Javien Toviano turned himself in to authorities in Baton Rouge, La., on Sunday after an arrest warrant sought him on suspicion of video voyeurism.
Per the warrant, Toviano is accused of filming himself having sex with a woman without her consent to be recorded. The woman told police Toviano had recorded them having sex in the past without her consent and she made it clear to him she did not want to be recorded.
The woman said a clock with a built-in camera near the bed recorded videos that she later found on Toviano’s iPad. Toviano admitted in an interview with detectives that he had used the hidden camera for this purpose.
LSU suspended Toviano from all team activities, according to a statement. LSU’s preseason camp begins Aug. 1.
Toviano was a top-100 recruit in the Class of 2023 and played in 13 games as a freshman, finishing with 33 tackles, one pass breakup and one fumble recovery.
REPORT: PACKERS SIGN CLARK TO 3-YEAR, $64M EXTENSION
The Green Bay Packers are giving Pro Bowl defensive lineman Kenny Clark a three-year, $64-million contract extension, according to NFL Network’s Ian Rapoport.
Clark’s new deal reportedly includes $29 million in 2024. A key member of Green Bay’s front four, Clark had only one season left on a four-year, $70-million extension he inked in 2020.
He now ranks 10th among defensive tackles in average annual salary, according to Spotrac. Chris Jones of the Kansas City Chiefs tops the position at $31.7 million.
Clark, a three-time Pro Bowler, has played all eight of his NFL seasons and made 123 appearances with the Packers, who drafted him in the first round in 2016.
Originally a nose tackle with standout run defense ability, Clark has contributed more as a pass-rusher in recent years. The 28-year-old set career highs with 7.5 sacks and 16 QB hits in 2023 while racking up 44 tackles (nine for loss) and forcing two fumbles.
He headlines a strong Packers defensive front featuring interior lineman Devonte Wyatt and edge rushers Rashan Gary and Preston Smith, among others.
HARBAUGH: RAVENS BELIEVE LAMAR WILL BE ‘THE GREATEST QB TO EVER PLAY’
Baltimore Ravens head coach John Harbaugh is tired of the criticism faced by Lamar Jackson.
The Ravens began their training camp practice on Sunday without the star quarterback in attendance due to an illness, and Harbaugh addressed the criticism of the reigning NFL MVP in recent years, saying it doesn’t make any sense and that Baltimore views Jackson as someone who will eventually become the GOAT.
“There’s a lot of great things said about Lamar,” Harbaugh said. “But there’s a lot of stuff that’s said that you gotta just scratch your head about and kind of wonder, ‘What’s that person even thinking?’ We take it personally. All his life, Lamar Jackson has been answering those same questions.”
Harbaugh continued, “So the thing for me is talking about vision. It’s a vision. And I believe the Ravens, we always had a vision for Lamar Jackson. It started with Lamar’s vision and his mom’s vision when he said he was going to be a quarterback. … The vision we have together is that Lamar Jackson is going to become, and be known, and be recognized as the greatest quarterback to ever play in the history of the National Football League. That’s the vision.”
Jackson has put on a show since entering the NFL as the 32nd overall pick in 2018. A polarizing prospect who had stellar athletic ability but questionable passing potential, Jackson led the league with 36 touchdown passes in 2019 and set the QB record for most rushing yards in a single season (1,206) before becoming the second player ever to be named MVP unanimously (Tom Brady).
Widely considered an all-time-great rushing QB, Jackson helped Baltimore post a 13-3 record in 2023 en route to earning his second career MVP. He’s one of only 11 players with multiple NFL MVP awards. The 27-year-old owns a regular-season record of 58-19 since turning pro.
Despite his success in the regular season, Jackson is criticized for failing to lead the Ravens to a Super Bowl appearance. He’s only 2-4 in the playoffs with six touchdown passes against six interceptions.
“He’s still growing. He’s got a growth mindset. He’s going to get better and better no doubt. But what does he have to do to prove himself to some people, right?” Harbaugh added.
The sideline boss also explained Jackson’s absence on Sunday.
CHIEFS S JUSTIN REID OUT WITH RIGHT QUAD INJURY
Kansas City Chiefs safety Justin Reid is listed as day-to-day with a right quad injury as training camp begins, coach Andy Reid said Sunday.
Justin Reid is on the team’s non-football injury list after sustaining the injury between OTAs and the beginning of camp, the coach said. Justin Reid wore a sleeve on his right knee during the team’s first full-squad practice on Sunday.
The safety played four seasons with the Houston Texans, who drafted him in the third round of the 2018 draft. Since signing a three-year contract worth $31.5 million with the Chiefs in March 2022, Justin Reid has amassed 178 tackles and 14 pass deflections with one interception during Kansas City’s march to back-to-back Super Bowls victories.
The Chiefs open the season with a Thursday night game against the visiting Baltimore Ravens on Sept. 5. It will be a rematch of last season’s AFC title game.
REPORTS: TEXANS SIGN RB CAM AKERS
The Houston Texans are signing running back Cam Akers, several reports said Sunday night.
Akers worked out for the Texans earlier Sunday and is set to join his third NFL team. After spending three-plus seasons with the Los Angeles Rams, he was traded to the Minnesota Vikings last September.
Akers, 25, played in six games for the Vikings and got 38 carries for 138 yards and one touchdown. He added 11 receptions for 70 yards.
A second-round pick in the 2020 NFL Draft, Akers has played in 36 NFL games (15 starts), rushing for 1,581 yards and 11 touchdowns and adding 38 catches for 320 yards and one receiving TD.
Akers missed most of the 2021 season after tearing his left Achilles tendon before training camp. He tore the same Achilles in Week 9 last season, cutting short his stay with the Vikings.
Houston traded for former Pro Bowl running back Joe Mixon from the Cincinnati Bengals earlier this offseason. The running back room also includes Dameon Pierce, who rushed for 1,355 yards in his first two NFL seasons.
AUTO RACING
KYLE LARSON TAKES BRICKYARD 400 FOR FOURTH WIN OF 2024
Kyle Larson won a second overtime shootout under caution in Sunday’s 28th Brickyard 400 at Indianapolis Motor Speedway in the NASCAR Cup Series’ return to the legendary oval in Speedway, Ind.
As the first Cup race on the IMS oval since July 5, 2020, neared its finish, sixth-place Kyle Busch wrecked with three laps left to create the shootout scenario with leader Brad Keselowski.
However, Keselowski pulled off before the green flag due to a lack of fuel, and a big melee soon occurred just outside the top 10.
In the second two-lap shootout after a red-flag period, leader Larson pulled his No. 5 away from Ryan Blaney, who slowed dramatically. Larson beat polesitter Tyler Reddick before the 10th caution came out for Ryan Preece’s spin to freeze the field and end the race.
Larson’s series-leading fourth win was the 27th of his career and first at the 2.5-mile speedway.
It was Hendrick Motorsports’ 11th career victory at IMS, a track record.
Rounding out the top-five finishers were Blaney, Chase Elliott and Bubba Wallace.
In his 700th career Cup start, Busch brought his No. 8 Chevrolet home in 25th.
Reddick and his No. 45 23XI Racing Toyota were quickest in Friday’s practice and matched that on Saturday with his eighth career pole over team co-owner Denny Hamlin.
When the green came out Sunday, Reddick created a healthy gap on his boss and the rest of the field by leading them all before pitting on Lap 37 in the first of the two 50-lap stages.
Hamlin gained the lead for the first time when 2018 Brickyard winner Keselowski pitted with eight laps to go as the final driver who had not received pit service.
The No. 11 Joe Gibbs Racing driver kept a strong pace and beat Larson and Blaney at Lap 50, giving Hamlin his sixth stage win this season and first ever at IMS.
William Byron, one of four three-time winners in 2024, had a hard hit when his No. 24 Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet crashed into the inside wall on Lap 74 after contact in the back of the pack.
In his first segment win since 2022, Wallace received the full bonus points by beating Elliott and Hamlin to close Stage 2.
COLTON HERTA DOMINATES IN TORONTO FOR FIRST INDYCAR VICTORY IN MORE THAN 2 YEARS
TORONTO (AP) — Colton Herta won the chaotic Honda Indy Toronto on Sunday for his first victory in more than two years, starting from the pole and maintaining control throughout at Exhibition Place.
The 24-year-old American completed the first weekend sweep in IndyCar history, posting the fastest times in both practices, qualifying and the warmup Sunday before winning the race for his eighth career victory.
“It’s awesome. It’s amazing,” Herta said. “For whatever reason it just hasn’t gone our way. We’ve had speed, we’ve had plenty of podiums, we’ve had a lot of poles, a lot of top fives, but no wins. And so it feels great to finally get one back.”
The race was the first street event for the hybrid powertrains introduced two weeks ago on the road course at Mid-Ohio, with Herta putting a lot of extra stress to the engine by spinning around his car in triumphant doughnuts.
“I love doing doughnuts,” Herta said. “And this engine’s getting ripped out after this race so I can destroy it as much I want. … I hate when I don’t get to do doughnuts and this was the perfect race to win.”
Andretti Global teammate Kyle Kirkwood was second, 0.3469 seconds back on the street course, followed by four-time Toronto champion Scott Dixon of hip Ganassi Racing.
“Super happy with second, especially when a teammate wins,” Kirkwood said. “That was the goal today. We started 1-2 and we wanted to finish 1-2. Of course I would have (preferred to) have won, but I also wasn’t going to push the envelope whatsoever.”
Series leader Alex Palou of Chip Ganassi Racing was fourth after starting 18th following a penalty for interference in qualifying. He increased his lead to 49 points over Will Power, the Team Penske driver who ended up 12th after a late penalty.
The race featured six restarts, with a multi-car crash forcing a red flag on the 73rd lap after Pato O’Ward spun out into a wall, leaving the nose of his car jutting out onto the track.
Marcus Ericsson locked up into the wall behind O’Ward, then three more racers — Pietro Fittipaldi, Santino Ferrucci and Nolan Siegel — clipped O’Ward’s nose. Ferrucci’s car went airborne and landed upside down, but the American immediately signaled to his team that he was OK and emerged from his vehicle.
Frenchman Theo Pourchaire was 14th for Arrow McLaren, subbing for the injured Alexander Rossi. Rossi broke his right thumb in practice Friday when his car hit a tire barrier and then skidded into a concrete wall.
PIASTRI WINS FIRST F1 RACE AFTER NORRIS OBEYS TEAM ORDERS IN 1-2 FOR MCLAREN AT HUNGARIAN GP
BUDAPEST (AP) — Australian driver Oscar Piastri won his first Formula One race after teammate Lando Norris handed him back the lead to complete a McLaren one-two at the Hungarian Grand Prix on Sunday.
That outstanding result came after a long and at times awkward back-and-forth between the British team and its top driver before Norris finally obeyed orders to let Piastri back in front.
Piastri started second behind pole-sitting Norris and beat him to the first turn. Norris then got ahead after a pit-stop strategy that favored him despite being behind his teammate, but he eventually listed to team orders and let Piastri take the victory.
“This is the day I dreamed of as a kid, standing on the top step of the podium,” the 23-year-old Piastri said. “A bit complicated at the end, but I put myself in a good position off the start.
“I had a lot of trust in Lando, and I think it was a fair decision to swap us back at the end.”
Lewis Hamilton finished third behind the papaya-colored pair for his record-extending 200th career podium.
Points leader Max Verstappen finished fifth behind Charles Leclerc in a Ferrari and has now gone three races without a victory. Verstappen still leads the standings with 265 points to Norris’ 189 but the Dutchman has seen Red Bull’s speed advantage evaporate this summer.
RADIO DRAMA
McLaren’s huge victory will also be remembered for the team debate over which driver would finally come out on top.
At first, the team told Piastri that the pit strategy was to ensure Norris could keep Hamilton at bay, while asking Norris to give the place back “at his convenience.”
As the laps ticked by and Norris didn’t budge, McLaren told Piastri that he could get back in front when he caught up with Norris. Finally, the team turned to pleading with Norris just to let Piastri by.
“I know you will do the right thing,” the team told Norris. After a long silence, Norris replied “tell him to catch up then please.”
The tension was building until Norris eased up and allowed Piastri past with two laps to go.
Piastri and Norris exchanged a brief handshake while taking off their helmets and after both were congratulated by McLaren staff and other drivers.
“I don’t know any driver who when leading the race is happy to swap back, that’s not the nature of drivers,” McLaren team principal Andrea Stella said. “That’s why we have to recall our principles … in these battles, Lando will need the support of Oscar and the support of the team.”
Lando had no harsh words before stepping onto the second spot on the winners podium, even though he had come so close to adding to his maiden F1 win in Miami in May — and to chipping further into Verstappen’s advantage in the standings.
“An amazing day as a team, that is the main thing. I am so happy. It has been a long journey to achieve this on merit,” Norris said after his 12th career runner-up finish. “Oscar had a good start. (His win) was coming at some point, and he deserved it today.”
When asked directly about the decision to cede his lead, Norris said curtly: “The team asked me to do it so I did it, that’s it.”
Piastri, for his part, took a long breath when asked how he spent the 20-laps trailing Norris before admitting it was an anxious spell.
“The longer you leave it, the more you get a bit nervous, but yeah, I think it was the right thing,” he said.
Piastri became the seventh different winner in 13 races this season that started looking like another cruise for the three-time defending champion Verstappen but has now turned into a fight. Red Bull saw its lead in the constructors championship reduced to 389-338 over McLaren, after Verstappen’s teammate Sergio Pérez continued to struggle and finished seventh.
Piastri was a champion in F3 and F2 before he made the jump to the motorsport’s elite competition last season with McLaren. It was the Melbourne native’s first victory in 35 F1 races. He finished runner-up twice recently, in Monaco and Austria. His previous biggest F1 achievement was winning the sprint race at Qatar in 2023.
Born in April 2001, Piastri became the first F1 winner born in this century.
VERSTAPPEN VS HAMILTON
While McLaren was unchallenged on the track, Hamilton and Verstappen delivered the most exciting driving at the Hungaroring.
Hamilton had already held off Verstappen during a long stretch before the Dutchman tried again to pass him on the final laps with third place at stake.
But as Verstappen lunged past Hamilton on the inside of a right-hand corner, he locked his front wheels and his back clipped Hamilton’s Mercedes, sending the Red Bull’s rear airborne before veering off the track. Verstappen got back into the race but had lost a place to Leclerc in the process.
“The close battle we had at the end was a bit hair-raising, but that is racing,” Hamilton said.
Carlos Sainz was sixth in the other Ferrari. Mercedes’ George Russell was eighth, behind Pérez. Yuki Tsunoda of RB and Aston Martin’s Lance Stroll closed out the points positions.
The Hungarian GP marks the start of the second half of the season. Next up is the Belgian GP on July 28.
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INDIANA HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL
INDIANA SRN HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL WATCH LIST-LINEBACKERS
LB Mikeah Webster Westfield 6’1 225 (All-State in 2023)
LB Jordyn Barlow Warren Central 6’1” 215 39 tackles, 6TFL
LB Lennox “Cruz” Williams Westfield 5’11” 190
LB Sam Steward Homestead 6’1 200 (All-State in 2023)
LB/RB Andy Warren Perry Meridian 5’11 200 (All-State in 2023)…118 tackles, 507 rushing yards, 10TD
LB Lennox Williams Westfield 5’11” 200 90 tackles, 7.5TFL, 4.5 sacks (Injured knee limited his play)…Offers: Eastern Michigan and Western Illinois
LB Fredrick Brown Hammond Morton 6’0 210 (All-State in 2023)
LB Jackson Snyder Mishawaka 5’10 175 (All-State in 2023)
LB Jordan Palmer Whiteland 6’0 211 (All-State in 2023)…106 tackles, 11TFL, 3INT
LB Alexander Broshears Reitz Memorial 5’11 190 (All-State in 2023)
LB Parker Maiers Brebeuf 6’1” 215 152 tackles, 7.5TFL 2.5 Sacks
LB Dylan Krehl East Noble 5’9 190 (All-State in 2023)
LB Garrett Ranes New Palestine 6’2” 220 (All-State in 2023)…113 tackles, 4sacks, 16.5TFL
LB Levi Poland Lebanon 5’10” 205 149 tackles, 10TFL, 7sacks
LB/DB Jack Lockhart Cathedral 6’0” 210 53 tackles (Offers: Army, Charlotte, Cornell, Eastern Kentucky, Georgia State, Lindenwood and Michigan State).
LB Brady Ballart South Dearborn 6’2 208 (All-State in 2023)
LB David Curl III West Lafayette 6’2 199 (All-State in 2023)
LB Noah Knigga Lawrenceburg 6’2 213 (All-State in 2023)….(Committed to Eastern Michigan)
LB Owen Wischmeier Brownstown Central 5’11 180 (All-State in 2023)
LB Alex Shryock South Vermillion 5’10 175 (All-State in 2023)
LB Corey Andrews Linton-Stockton 6’2 225 (All-State in 2023)
LB Max Kaehr Adams Central 6’0 180 (All-State in 2023)
LB Eli Guffey Pioneer 5’8 170 (All-State in 2023)
LB Jonathan Pearson Tri-County 5’11 205 (All-State in 2023)
LB Jackson Mills Harrison 6’2 215
LB Elijah Goodspeed Monroe Central 6’2 210
LB Parker Murphy, Washington 5’10”175
LB Mason Tedder, Western
LB Gavin Leach, Castle 6’2” 205….(Committed to Toledo)
LB Dylan Howell, Southmont 5’10” 170
LB Deonte Eskridge Bluffton 6’1” 240
INDIANAPOLIS INDIANS BASEBALL
INDIANS WALKED OFF BY STORM CHASERS IN NINTH, 3-2
PAPILLION, Neb. – Despite taking a two-run lead into the bottom of the ninth, the Indianapolis Indians dropped the series finale to the Omaha Storm Chasers in walk-off fashion at Werner Park on Sunday evening, 3-2.
Down by a pair of runs in the bottom of the ninth inning, Omaha (12-9, 61-33) rallied to score a trio of runs en route to the walk-off victory. Tyler Gentry homered off Ben Heller (L, 2-2) to tally the Storm Chasers’ first run of the contest. Omaha then knotted the game at two apiece on a Ryan Fitzgerald single. Following an intentional walk issued to Cam Devanney, John Rave roped a single to right field to secure the win.
On the first pitch of the game, Ji Hwan Bae launched a solo shot to right field to give the Indians (7-12, 40-52**)** an early lead. Alika Williams added an RBI single in the top of the ninth inning, but it was not enough to secure the victory.
Indians starter Luis Cessa tossed a scoreless 5.0 innings, allowing two hits with two punchouts. John McMillon (W, 4-2) allowed one run on three hits with a strikeout in 1.0 inning of work.
The Indians will travel to Des Moines for a six-game set with the Iowa Cubs. The first game of the series is slated for Tuesday at 7:38 PM ET. Neither team has named a starter.
BALL STATE/MAC FOOTBALL
MIAMI SELECTED AS FAVORITES IN HEAD COACHES PRESEASON FOOTBALL POLL
CLEVELAND, Ohio – The Miami RedHawks have been selected as favorites to win both the regular season crown and Mid-American Conference (MAC) Football Championship Game title in the 2024 Football Head Coaches Preseason Poll. Head Coaches were not allowed to vote for themselves in the poll.
The RedHawks received nine first place votes to claim the regular season championship, while notching 10 votes to win the 2024 conference title game. Miami claimed its fourth overall MAC championship title after defeating Toledo, 23-14 inside Ford Field last season.
Toledo, last year’s West Division champion, was picked to finish second and received three votes to win the regular season championship. The Rockets also garnered two votes to claim the championship game title.
This year marks the first integration of the new conference schedule format. This new model will allow for each team to face all 11 conference opponents home and away at least once during a three-year cycle. Additionally, the new format will incorporate protected opponents based on geographic location and rivalries and eliminates the MAC East and West Divisions.
The 78th season of MAC football kicks off on Thursday, August 29 and concludes with the 28th MAC Football Championship game will be held on Saturday, December 7 (12 p.m. ET) on ESPN between the top two teams based on conference winning percentage. This will mark the 21st MAC Football Championship game at Ford Field, home of the Detroit Lions.
The MAC will host its 2024 Football Kickoff today, July 19th, at the Pro Football Hall of Fame in Canton, Ohio from 9:00 am ET/8:00 am CT to 1:30 pm ET/12:30 pm CT. The event can be streamed here.
A complete list of the MAC Football Coaches Preseason Coaches Poll can be found below.
2024 MAC Football Coaches Preseason Poll
First Place votes in ( ) | *Coaches were not able to vote for themselves
1. Miami (9) – 119 points
2. Toledo (3) – 109 points
T3. Bowling Green – 92 points
T3. Northern Illinois – 92 points
5. Ohio – 81 points
6. Eastern Michigan – 64 points
7. Western Michigan – 60 points
8. Central Michigan – 59 points
9. Ball State – 42 points
10. Buffalo – 37 points
11. Akron – 24 points
12. Kent State – 13 points
Conference Champion: Miami (10), Toledo (2)
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NUMBERS IN SPORTS
33 – 3 – 5 – 31
July 22, 1923 – Washington Senators future Baseball Hall of Fame pitcher Walter Johnson became the first to reach 3,000 career strikeout milestone with 5 K’s in 3-1 win over Cleveland Indians. The legendary hurler sat down a total of 3,508 batters in his career.
July 22, 1925 – NY Yankees buy future Baseball Hall of Fame shortstop Leo Durocher from Hartford Senators of the Eastern League. Leo finally wore a Yankee Number of 7 during the 1929 season.
July 22, 1926 – Cincinnati Reds right fielder Curt Walker ties National League record of 2 triples in an inning in a 13-1 rout of the Boston Braves
July 22, 1936 – Philadelphia Phillies outfielder Johnny Moore, wearing Number 33 hits 3 straight home runs in a 16-4 rout of the Pittsburgh Pirates
July 22, 1962 – Chicago White Sox outfielder Floyd Robinson in the Sox Number 3 uniform, goes 6 for 6 (all singles) as Chicago knocked off the Boston Red Sox, 7-3 at Fenway Park.
July 22, 1983 – MLB California Angels outfielder Number 5, Brian Downing’s error ends his record streak at 244 games
July 22, 1997 – Greg Maddux wearing the Number 31 jersey of the Atlanta Braves threw a complete game with just 76 pitches.
FOOTBALL HISTORY
July 22, 1955 – Richard Millhouse Nixon becomes the first Vice-President of the U.S. in history to oversee a cabinet meeting. Nixon was a great fan of football. He did not play much but was on the football team at California’s Whittier College. In old photo’s he was seen wearing the jersey numbers of 12 and 23. Later when he became POTUS he is credited with signing legislation to force the NFL to televise all playoff games in all markets, much to the chagrin of then NFL Commissioner Pete Rozelle. So though “Tricky Dick” may have been a “crook” despite his claims that he was not, he did force the NFL to put playoff games on TV for all us to watch for free in our homes.
Hall of Fame Birthday for July 22
July 22, 1966 – Tim Brown Pro Football Hall of Fame enshrined wide receiver that played for the Raiders along with a short stint with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. Mr. Brown had a stellar college career at the University of Notre Dame even earning the coveted Heisman Trophy in 1987, and because of his fine play he was selected to enter the College Football Hall of Fame in 2009 per the National Football Foundation. As a pro Brown recorded 9 consecutive 1000 receiving yard seasons from 1993 through 2001.
TODAY IN BASEBALL HISTORY
July 22
1905 — Weldon Henley of the Philadelphia Athletics pitched a no-hitter, defeating the St. Louis Browns 6-0 in the first game of a doubleheader. It was the highlight of Henley’s 4-11 season.
1906 — Bob Ewing pitched the Cincinnati Reds to a 10-3 victory over the Philadelphia Phillies without a single assist by teammates.
1923 — Washington’s Walter Johnson struck out opposing pitcher Stan Coveleski for his 3,000th career strikeout. The Big Train, the first player in MLB history to reach 3,000 strikeouts, struck out five and allowed one run to give the Senators a 3-1 win over Cleveland.
1926 — Cincinnati had four triples in an 11-run second inning as the Reds beat the Boston Braves, 13-1. Curt Walker hit two in the inning to tie an NL record for most triples in an inning.
1932 — Philadelphia’s Mickey Cochrane hit for the cycle and drove in four runs to lead the Athletics to an 8-4 win over the Washington Senators.
1962 — Floyd Robinson of the Chicago White Sox had six singles in six at-bats in a 7-3 victory over the Boston Red Sox.
1964 — Pittsburgh’s Willie Stargell hit for the cycle, drove in three runs and scored four times in the Pirates’ 13-2 rout of the St. Louis Cardinals.
1967 — The Atlanta Braves used a major league record five pitchers in the ninth inning of a 5-4 win over the St. Louis Cardinals. The pitchers were Ken Johnson, Ramon Hernandez, Claude Raymond, Dick Kelley and Cecil Upshaw.
1997 — Atlanta’s Greg Maddux turned in a masterful pitching performance, using 76 pitches in a complete game 4-1 victory over the Chicago Cubs.
2000 — Seattle’s 13-5 win over Texas was interrupted for 54 minutes when a rainstorm drenched fans at Safeco Field and the $517.6 million stadium’s roof wouldn’t close because of a computer problem. The roof finally began closing about 20 minutes later.
2006 — Alfonso Soriano had three doubles, a triple and scored two runs to lead Washington to a 7-3 victory over the Chicago Cubs.
2012 — Seth Smith hit a tying homer in the ninth inning, Coco Crisp singled home the winning run in the 12th and the surging Oakland Athletics rallied from four runs down to stun the New York Yankees 5-4 and complete a four-game sweep. The Yankees had not been swept in a four-game series since May 2003 against Toronto.
2013 — Ryan Braun, the 2011 National League MVP, was suspended for the rest of the season and the postseason, the start of sanctions involving players reportedly tied to a Florida clinic accused of distributing performance-enhancing drugs. The Milwaukee Brewers star accepted the 65-game ban, 15 games more than the one he avoided last year when an arbitrator overturned his positive test for elevated testosterone because the urine sample had been improperly handled.
2014 — The Minnesota Twins turn a triple play against the Yankees.
2022 — In their first game after the All-Star break, the Blue Jays set a team record for runs in a 28 – 5 beatdown of the Red Sox.
July 23
1925 — Lou Gehrig hit the first of his major league record 23 grand slam homers as the New York Yankees posted an 11-7 triumph over the Washington Senators.
1930 — Pie Traynor won both ends of a doubleheader for the Pittsburgh Pirates with home runs. In the first game, Traynor homered in the ninth and in the second game, he connected in the 13th.
1944 — Bill Nicholson of the Chicago Cubs hit four home runs in a doubleheader split with the New York Giants. Nicholson hit a home run in the opener, which the Cubs won 7-4. He hit three straight in the second game, but the Giants won 12-10. In that game, Nicholson was walked with the bases loaded in the seventh inning.
1955 — Bob Cerv and Elston Howard of the New York Yankess hit consecutive pinch-hit home runs to force extra innings against Kansas City. The Athletics won 8-7 in the 11th inning on Hector Lopez’s RBI-single. Trailing 7-5 entering the top of the ninth, Cerv batted for pitcher Tommy Byrne and homered of Alex Kellner. Tom Gorman replaced Kellner and Howard, hitting for Irv Noren, tied the game.
1964 — Bert Campaneris of Kansas City hit two home runs in his first major league game. He homered on the first pitch off Minnesota’s Jim Kaat, and then connected again in the seventh to lift the Athletics to a 4-3 win.
1974 — Write-in starter Steve Garvey of the Los Angeles Dodgers singled and doubled to lead the NL to a 7-2 victory over the AL in the All-Star game at Pittsburgh.
1985 — Oddibe McDowell became the first player in Texas Rangers history to hit for the cycle in an 8-4 win over the Cleveland Indians.
2000 — Ryan Klesko hit a game-tying solo homer in the ninth inning and a two-run shot in the 10th to lift San Diego over Colorado 6-4.
2009 — Mark Buehrle pitched the 18th perfect game in major league history, a 5-0 win over Tampa Bay. It was the first since Randy Johnson’s on May 18, 2004. Buehrle threw 76 of 116 pitches for strikes and fanned six in his second no-hitter — the first coming on April 18, 2007, against Texas.
2011 — The Red Sox extend Seattle’s losing streak to 14 games, tied for the longest in team history, with a 3 – 1 win at Fenway Park which is also Terry Francona’s 1000th as Sox manager. Josh Beckett is the winner.
2014 — Padres OF Cameron Maybin is handed a 25-game suspension for testing positive for amphetamines; he is the first major leaguer suspended for PED use this season.
2016 — Trevor Story hit two home runs to set an NL rookie record for shortstops and Colorado beat Atlanta 8-4. Story had four hits including his 25th and 26th homers to pass his mentor, Troy Tulowitzki, who had 24 for the Rockies in 2007. Nomar Garciaparra of the Boston Red Sox set the major league record for shortstops with 30 in 1997.
2020 — CommissionerRob Manfred springs a surprise on everyone as he announces a modified postseason format for this year only. There will be eight teams participating from each league: the two teams with the best records in each division, and the ones with the two next best records in the league. The teams will be seeded one to eight. The Wild Card Game will be replaced by a preliminary round with all teams participating, played in best-of-three format, with all games played in the better-ranked team’s ballpark.
2021 — Cleveland baseball team announced the team will be called the Guardians beginning in 2022.
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July 24
1909 — Nap Rucker of the Brooklyn Dodgers struck out 16 batters in a 1-0 win over the Pittsburgh Pirates.
1931 — In an 8-7 loss to Pittsburgh, Babe Herman of Brooklyn hit for the cycle for the second time in the season.
1947 — Jackie Robinson stole home for the first time in his major league career in the Brooklyn Dodgers’ 4-2 win over Pittsburgh.
1948 — Chicago White Sox outfielder Pat Seerey become the first major leaguer to strike out seven times in a doubleheader.
1949 — Cleveland pitcher Bob Lemon hit two home runs to lead the Indians to a 7-5 victory over the Washington Senators in the opener of a doubleheader.
1968 — Hoyt Wilhelm of the Chicago White Sox passed Cy Young’s major league record when he made his 907th appearance. He retired with 1,070 appearances.
1973 — Bobby Bonds homered and doubled to lead the NL to a 7-1 rout of the AL in the All-Star game at Kansas City.
1983 — The “Pine Tar” home run was hit by the Kansas City Royals’ George Brett off New York pitcher Rich Gossage at Yankee Stadium. Brett’s shot came with two outs in the top of the ninth to give the Royals a 5-4 lead. Brett’s homer was ruled an out because the amount of pine tar exceeded what was allowed. After a protest by the Royals, the final out and the Yankees’ half of the ninth was completed on Aug. 18.
1993 — Anthony Young of the New York Mets extended his record losing streak to 27 games when he walked in the winning run in the 10th inning for a 5-4 loss to the Los Angeles Dodgers.
1999 — In their biggest victory in 46 years, the New York Yankees routed the Cleveland Indians 21-1 as Chili Davis went 5-for-6 with six RBIs.
2010 — Tampa Bay won in Cleveland for the first time in nearly five years. The Rays snapped an 18-game losing streak with a 6-3 win against the Indians. Tampa Bay manager Joe Maddon snapped an 0-21 personal losing streak as the visiting manager that began when he was the Angels interim manager in 1996.
2016 — Ken Griffey, Jr. and Mike Piazza are inducted into the Hall of Fame at a ceremony in Cooperstown, NY. Griffey obtained the highest percentage of the vote ever – 99.3% – in being elected in his first year of eligibility by the BBWAA, while Piazza made it on his fourth try. A crowd estimated at 50,000, the second-largest ever at Cooperstown, is on hand to witness the event.
2022 — The induction ceremony is held for the Class of 2022 at the Hall of Fame. Three of the seven men inducted – David Ortiz, Jim Kaat and Tony Oliva – are present to receive the honor. The others, all deceased, are represented by relatives – Gil Hodges, Minnie Minoso and Buck O’Neil – while Dave Winfield introduces 19th century black baseball pioneer Bud Fowler. Over 35,000 persons are present in Cooperstown, NY to witness the ceremony, and Dominican flags and Boston Red Sox gear, in honor of Ortiz, are well in evidence in the crowd.
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July 25
1918 — Walter Johnson of the Washington Senators pitched a four-hitter in 15 innings to beat the St. Louis Browns 1-0. The only hit off him in the first 11 innings was a triple by George Sisler.
1930 — The Philadelphia Athletics came up with a triple steal in the first inning and again in the fourth in a 14-1 win over the Cleveland Indians.
1939 — Atley Donald of the New York Yankees set a rookie pitching record in the AL when he registered his 12th consecutive victory since May 9, with a 5-1 victory over the St. Louis Browns.
1941 — Lefty Grove of the Boston Red Sox won his 300th and last game, beating the Cleveland Indians 10-6.
1949 — Stan Musial of St. Louis hit for the cycle, going 4-5 and driving in four runs to lead the Cardinals to a 14-1 rout of the Broolyn Dodgers at Ebbets Field.
1956 — Roberto Clemente hit a game-winning inside-the-park grand slam to give Pittsburgh a 9-8 win over the Chicago Cubs at Forbes Field.
1961 — En route to his 61-homer season, Roger Maris of the New York Yankees hit four homers against the Chicago White Sox in a doubleheader to give him 40 for the year. The Yankees took both games, 5-1 and 12-0, and Maris moved 25 games ahead of Babe Ruth’s 1927 pace.
1962 — Stan Musial of St. Louis became the all-time RBI leader in the NL. His two-run home run, in a 5-2 loss to Los Angeles, gave him 1,862 RBIs, passing Mel Ott.
1978 — Pete Rose of the Cincinnati Reds singled to left off New York’s Craig Swan in the third inning to set a NL record of hitting safely in 38 consecutive games. The Mets won the game 9-2.
1990 — Kansas City’s George Brett hit for the cycle in the Royals 6-1 victory over the Toronto Blue Jays.
2000 — Mike Lansing of Colorado hit for the cycle. The Rockies beat the Arizona Diamondbacks, 19-2.
2011 — Ian Kinsler homered and drove in four runs as the Texas Rangers pounded out the most runs and hits in the majors this season with a 20-6 rout of the Minnesota Twins.
2014 — Yasiel Puig tied a franchise record with three triples and added a double and two RBIs as Los Angeles moved within a half-game of NL West-leading San Francisco with an 8-1 win over the Giants.
2015 — Cole Hamels became the first pitcher to throw a no-hitter against the Chicago Cubs in 50 years while leading Philadelphia to a 5-0 win. There was drama down to the final out, when rookie center fielder Odubel Herrera stumbled on the warning track, but managed to lean forward and catch Kris Bryant’s flyball to end the game. Hamels struck out 13 in the first no-hitter versus the Cubs since Sandy Koufax pitched a perfect game in 1965.
TODAY IN SPORTS HISTORY
July 22
1921 — Jim Barnes wins the U.S. Men’s Open golf championship by edging Walter Hagen, Leo Diegel, Jock Hutchinson and Fred McLeod.
1962 — Gary Player of South Africa becomes the first non-resident of the United States to win the PGA championship.
1963 — Sonny Liston knocks out Floyd Patterson in 2 minutes, 10 seconds of the first round to retain the world heavyweight title. Liston took the title from Patterson with a first-round knockout in Chicago on Sept. 25, 1962.
1973 — Sue Berning wins the U.S. Women’s Open golf championship for the third time with a five-stroke victory over Gloria Ahret.
1984 — Kathy Whitworth becomes the all-time winner in professional golf tournaments by winning the Rochester Open. Whitworth, with 85 career wins, passes Sam Snead’s total of 84 PGA tournament victories.
1984 — Seve Ballesteros wins the British Open with a four-round 276, breaking the course record set by Ken Nagle in 1960 by two strokes. Tom Watson and Bernhard Langer finish two strokes behind.
1990 — Nick Faldo wins his second British Open crown in four years, defeating Payne Stewart and Mark McNulty by five strokes.
1996 — Naim Suleymanoglu of Turkey becomes first weightlifter in Olympic history to win three gold medals. Suleymanoglu wins the 141-pound division by hoisting 413¼ pounds.
1994 — Former NFL running back, broadcaster and actor O.J. Simpson pleads “Absolutely 100% Not Guilty” of murder.
1998 — Jackie Joyner-Kersee ends her brilliant heptathlon career with a victory at the Goodwill Games. It’s her fourth consecutive Goodwill title. Earlier, the 4×400-meter relay world record of 2:54.29, set by the 1993 U.S. World Championship team, comes crashing down. Michael Johnson, the anchor on that 1993 team, anchors this United States 4×400 team, which finishes in a 2 minutes, 54.20 seconds.
2001 — David Duval shoots a 4-under 67 at Royal Lytham & St. Annes to win the British Open title, his first major championship. He finishes at 10-under 274 for a three-stroke victory over Sweden’s Niclas Fasth.
2005 — Yelena Isinbayeva clears the 5-meter mark at the Crystal Palace Grand Prix in London for her latest world record. The Olympic champion easily clears 16 feet, 4¾ inches on her first attempt, barely nudging the bar.
2007 — Padraig Harrington survives a calamitous finish in regulation and a tense putt for bogey on the final hole of a playoff to win the British Open over Sergio Garcia.
2008 — Candace Parker scores 21 points and DeLisha Milton-Jones adds 19 before both are ejected after a scuffle in the final minute as the Los Angeles Sparks beat the Detroit Shock 84-81 at Auburn Hills, Mich. The WNBA game turns ugly in the final seconds as a collision between Parker and Detroit’s Plenette Pierson turns into a shoving match that has players and coaches from both teams leaving the bench.
2012 — Bradley Wiggins becomes the first British cyclist to win the Tour de France by protecting the yellow jersey during the final processional ride into Paris. Fellow Briton and Sky teammate Christopher Froome finishes second, 3 minutes, 21 seconds behind.
2012 — Ernie Els wins his fourth major championship in an astonishing finish, rallying to beat Adam Scott in the British Open when the Aussie bogeys the last four holes. Els, who starts the final round six shots behind, finishes off a flawless back nine with a 15-foot birdie putt for a 2-under 68. Scott was four shots ahead with four holes to play.
2018 — Seattle Storm guard Sue Bird plays in a record 500th WNBA game.
July 23
1907 — Australasia beats British Isles 3-2 to win the Davis Cup held at Wimbledon. Australasia wins its first David Cup and ends the four-year reign of the British Isles.
1921 — At the annual Harvard-Yale vs. Cambridge-Oxford meet at Harvard Stadium, Harvard’s Edward Gourdin becomes the first to long jump 25 feet. Harvard lists Gourdin’s jump as 25 feet, 3 inches, but the official listing in U.S. Track and Field is 25-2.
1960 — Betsy Rawls becomes the first woman to win the U.S. Women’s Open golf title four times.
1966 — John Pennel pole vaults 17 feet, 6 1/4 inches for the world record in a meet at Los Angeles. It’s the eighth of nine world records he set in the event in his career and his first since 1963.
1976 — The last NFL All-Star game is held and is shortened when thunderstorms hit Chicago. The Pittsburgh Steelers beat the All-Stars 24-0.
1978 — Hollis Stacy wins the U.S. Women’s Open golf championship for the second straight year.
1989 — Mark Calcavecchia wins the British Open, edging Greg Norman and Wayne Grady in a three-man playoff. Calcavecchia, the first American to win the Open in five years, birdies three of the four holes in the playoff.
1989 — Greg Lemond wins his second Tour de France with the closest finish ever, edging Laurent Fignon by 8 seconds. Lemond starts the day 50 seconds behind Fignon and wins the final stage, a 15-mile race against the clock from Versailles to Paris, in 26:57. Fignon finishes the stage 58 seconds slower.
1995 — John Daly wins the British Open at St. Andrews by four strokes in a four-hole playoff with Italy’s Costantino Rocca. Rocca forces the playoff by sinking a 65-foot putt on the 18th hole.
1995 — Miguel Indurain of Spain wins his record fifth consecutive Tour de France. Indurain joins Jacques Anquetil, Eddy Merckx and Bernard Hinault as the other five-time winners.
2000 — Tiger Woods, at 24, becomes the youngest player to win the career Grand Slam with a record-breaking performance in the British Open on the Old Course at St. Andrews. Woods closes with a 3-under 69 for a 19-under 269 total, the lowest score in relation to par at a major championship.
2000 — 87th Tour de France: no winner (Lance Armstrong disqualified).
2006 — Tiger Woods, one month after missing the cut for the first time in a major, becomes the first player since Tom Watson in 1982-83 to win consecutive British Open titles.
2006 — Floyd Landis, pedaling with an injured hip, cruises to victory in the Tour de France, keeping cycling’s most prestigious title in American hands for the eighth straight year.
2009 — Mark Buehrle pitches the 18th perfect game in major league history, a 5-0 win over Tampa Bay.
2012 — Penn State is all but leveled by penalties handed down by the NCAA for its handling of the allegations against former assistant football coach Jerry Sandusky. The NCAA imposes an unprecedented $60 million fine, a four-year ban from postseason play and a cut in the number of football scholarships it can award.
2017 — British cyclist Chris Froome wins his fourth Tour de France.
2019 — Nike’s Jordan Brand signs 2019 NBA #1 draft pick Zion Williamson to richest multiyear sponsorship deal for a rookie in history; estimated 7 years for $75 million.
2021 — The Opening ceremony of the 2020 Tokyo Olympic Games takes place after a one-year delay due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
2021 — The Cleveland Indians announce the team will be re-named the Guardians.
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July 24
1908 — John Hayes wins the Olympic marathon in a record of 2 hours, 55 minutes, 18.4 seconds. Italian Dorando Pietri is the first athlete to enter the stadium, but collapses several times before being disqualified when officials help him across the line.
1931 — Paavo Nurmi sets the world record at 2 miles in a meet at Helsinki, Finland, with a time of 8:59.6.
1960 — Jay Hebert beats Jim Ferrier by one stroke to win the PGA golf tournament.
1967 — Don January wins a playoff by two strokes over Don Massengale to win the PGA championship.
1970 — The International Lawn Tennis Association institutes the nine-point tiebreaker rule.
1976 — John Naber of the United States becomes the first swimmer to break the 2-minute barrier in the 200-meter backstroke at the Olympics in Montreal.
1976 — Mac Wilkins of the United States sets an Olympic record in the discus with a toss of 224 feet in Montreal.
1977 — Hollis Stacy wins the U.S. Women’s Open golf championship by two strokes over Nancy Lopez.
1979 — Boston Red Sox Carl Yastrzemski hits his 400th HR.
1998 — Tour de France riders, angered by the drug scandal that has dominated the event, protest by delaying the start of racing for two hours. Armin Meier, a member of the Festina team who was kicked off the tour the previous week, admits to a French radio station that he used a banned drug.
2005 — Lance Armstrong wins his seventh consecutive Tour de France. All of the titles are stripped in 2012 for doping.
2008 — Nancy Lieberman makes a one-game appearance for the Detroit Shock after the 50-year-old Hall-of-Famer signed a seven-day contract earlier in the day. Lieberman, finishes with two assists and two turnovers, surpassing her own record as the oldest player in WNBA history. Lieberman held the record playing at age 39 in 1997 while playing for the Phoenix Mercury.
2009 — Ron Hornaday Jr. holds off a late challenge from Mike Skinner to win the AAA Insurance 200, making him the first driver in the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series to win four consecutive races.
2010 — Fourteen-year-old Jim Liu of Smithtown, N.Y., beats Justin Thomas of Goshen, Ky., 4 and 2 to become the youngest U.S. Junior Amateur champion. Liu, who turns 15 next month, is more than six months younger than Tiger Woods when he won the first of his three consecutive U.S. Junior Amateur titles in 1991.
2011 — Cadel Evans wins the Tour de France, becoming the first Australian champion in cycling’s greatest race.
2014 — Baltimore Ravens running back Ray Rice receives a two-game suspension from the NFL following his offseason arrest for domestic violence. The six-year veteran was arrested following a Feb. 15 altercation in Atlantic City, New Jersey, with then-fiancee Janay Palmer.
2016 — Chris Froome celebrates his third Tour de France title in four years. The British rider finishes safely at the back of the main pack during the final stage, arm-in-arm with his teammates during the mostly ceremonial final stage ending on the Champs-Elysees. Froome, who also won the Tour in 2013 and 2015, becomes the first rider to defend the title since Miguel Indurain won the last of his five straight in 1995. Lance Armstrong was stripped of his seven consecutive titles for doping.
2019 — 19-year-old Hungarian swimmer Kristof Milak breaks Michael Phelps’ 10-year-old 200m butterfly record in a time of 1:50.73, 0.78s faster than Phelps.
2020 — The Toronto Blue Jays name Sahlen Field in Buffalo, N.Y. as their temporary home field for the season.
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July 25
1902 — Jim Jeffries knocks out Bob Fitzsimmons in the eighth round to retain the world heavyweight title.
1941 — Lefty Grove of the Boston Red Sox wins his 300th and last game, beating the Cleveland Indians 10-6.
1956 — Swaps sets an American record in a 1 5/8-mile race at Hollywood Park. Swaps runs the course in 2:38 1-5.
1956 — Jack Burke Jr. defeats Ted Kroll 3 and 2 in the final round to win the PGA championship.
1976 — In Montreal, Edwin Moses of the United States sets an Olympic record in the 400 hurdles with a time of 47.63.
1982 — Janet Anderson wins the U.S. Women’s Open golf title, her first tournament victory.
1999 — 86th Tour de France: Lance Armstrong wins 1st of 7 consecutive Tour de France titles but is later disqualified for drug cheating.
2004 — Copa América Final, Estadio Nacional, Lima: Brazil beats Argentina, 4-2 on penalties; 2-2 after extra time.
2007 — Michael Rasmussen, the leader of the Tour de France, is removed from the race by his Rabobank team after winning the 16th stage. Rasmussen is sent home for violating (the team’s) internal rules. The Danish cyclist missed random drug tests May 8 and June 28, saying he was in Mexico.
2010 — Alberto Contador wins the Tour de France for the third time in four years. Contador holds off a next-to-last day challenge from Andy Schleck of Luxembourg, his runner-up for a second consecutive year.
2010 — Jamie McMurray’s victory in the Brickyard 400 gives owner Chip Ganassi the first team triple crown in American auto racing: winning the Daytona 500, Indianapolis 500 and the Brickyard 400 in the same year. McMurray won the season-opening Daytona 500 in February, and Ganassi IndyCar series driver Dario Franchitti won the Indy 500 in May.
2011 — The NFL Players Association executive board and 32 team reps vote unanimously to approve the terms of a deal to the end the 4½-month lockout. The final pact is for 10 years, without an opt-out clause.
2011 — Taylor Hoagland hits a two-run home run, Valerie Arioto and Megan Langenfeld have RBI singles and the United States beats rival Japan 6-4 to win its fifth straight World Cup of Softball championship.
2012 — Triple jumper Voula Papachristou is kicked off Greece’s Olympic team by the Hellenic Olympic Committee for her comments on Twitter mocking African immigrants and expressing support for a far-right political party.
2015 — Maya Moore scores a record 30 points to lead the West to a 117-112 victory over the East in the WNBA All-Star Game. The league’s reigning MVP scores eight straight points in the final 2 minutes to turn a one-point deficit into a 113-106 advantage.
2021 — USA’s men’s basketball lose to France 83-76 ending their 25-game Olympic winning streak.
TV SPORTS MONDAY
| MLB REGULAR SEASON | TIME ET | TV |
| Rays at Yankees | 1:05pm | MLBN Bally Sports Sun YES |
| Cardinals at Pirates | 6:40pm | Bally Sports Midwest ATTSN-PIT |
| Mets at Marlins | 6:40pm | SNY Bally Sports Florida |
| Tigers at Guardians | 6:40pm | Bally Sports Great Lakes Bally Sports Detroit |
| Reds at Braves | 7:20pm | MLBN Bally Sports Ohio Bally Sports Southeast |
| Phillies at Twins | 7:40pm | MLBN NBC Sports Philadelphia Bally Sports North |
| Brewers at Cubs | 8:05pm | ESPN+ MARQ Bally Sports Wisconsin |
| White Sox at Rangers | 8:05pm | NBC Sports Chicago Bally Sports Southwest |
| Diamondbacks at Royals | 8:10pm | YurView Bally Sports Kansas City |
| Red Sox at Rockies | 8:40pm | NESN Rockies.TV |
| Angels at Mariners | 9:40pm | ROOT Bally Sports West |
| Astros at Athletics | 9:40pm | NBC Sports California SCHN |
| Giants at Dodgers | 10:10pm | MLBN SNLA NBC Sports Bay |
| SOCCER | TIME ET | TV |
| Primera A: Deportivo Pereira vs Medellín | 9:00pm | VIX |
| CONCACAF U20 Championship: Cuba U20 vs USA U20 | 10:00pm | FS2 Fubo |
| TENNIS | TIME ET | TV |
| Atlanta-ATP, Kitzbuhel-ATP, Umag-ATP, Iasi-WTA & Prague-WTA Early Rounds | 4:00am | TENNIS |
| Atlanta-ATP, Kitzbuhel-ATP, Umag-ATP, Iasi-WTA & Prague-WTA Early Rounds | 12:00pm | TENNIS |
TV SPORTS TUESDAY
| MLB REGULAR SEASON | TIME ET | TV |
| Cardinals at Pirates | 6:40pm | Bally Sports Midwest ATTSN-PIT |
| Orioles at Marlins | 6:40pm | MASN Bally Sports Florida |
| Tigers at Guardians | 6:40pm | Bally Sports Great Lakes Bally Sports Detroit |
| Padres at Nationals | 6:45pm | Padres.TV MASN2 |
| Mets at Yankees | 7:05pm | TBS SNY YES |
| Rays at Blue Jays | 7:07pm | Bally Sports Detroit Sportsnet1 |
| Reds at Braves | 7:20pm | Bally Sports Ohio Bally Sports Southeast |
| Phillies at Twins | 7:40pm | NBCS Sports Philadelphia Bally Sports North |
| Brewers at Cubs | 8:05pm | MARQ Bally Sports Wisconsin |
| White Sox at Rangers | 8:05pm | NBCS Sports Chicago Bally Sports Southwest |
| Diamondbacks at Royals | 8:10pm | YurView Bally Sports Kansas City |
| Red Sox at Rockies | 8:40pm | NESN Rockies.TV |
| Angels at Mariners | 9:40pm | ROOT Bally Sports West |
| Astros at Athletics | 9:40pm | ESPN+ NBC Sports California SCHN |
| Giants at Dodgers | 10:10pm | MLBN SNLA NBC Sports Bay |
| SOCCER | TIME ET | TV |
| Argentina Primera División: Deportivo Riestra vs Argentinos Juniors | 2:00pm | Paramount+ |
| Scottish League Cup: Aberdeen vs Airdrieonians | 2:45pm | Paramount+ |
| Colombia Primera A: Patriotas Boyacá vs Fortaleza CEIF | 5:00pm | VIX |
| Argentina Primera División: Gimnasia La Plata vs San Lorenzo | 5:45pm | Paramount+ |
| Argentina Primera División: Newell’s Old Boys vs Independiente Rivadavia | 5:45pm | Paramount+ |
| Colombia Primera A: La Equidad vs Jaguares de Córdoba | 7:10pm | VIX |
| Friendly: Manchester City vs Celtic | 7:30pm | ESPN2 ESPN+ Fubo |
| Argentina Primera División: Independiente vs Barracas Central | 8:00pm | Paramount+ |
| Colombia Primera A: Deportes Tolima vs Deportivo Pasto | 9:20pm | VIX |
| CONCACAF U20 Championship: Cuba U20 vs USA U20 | 10:00pm | FS2 Fubo |
| TENNIS | TIME ET | TV |
| Atlanta-ATP, Kitzbuhel-ATP, Umag-ATP, Iasi-WTA & Prague-WTA Early Rounds | 4:00am | TENNIS |
| Atlanta-ATP, Kitzbuhel-ATP, Umag-ATP, Iasi-WTA & Prague-WTA Early Rounds | 12:00pm | TENNIS |