“THE SCOREBOARD”
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
DETROIT 3 SAN DIEGO 1
PHILADELPHIA 8 CLEVELAND 5 (10)
TEXAS 8 LA DODGERS 4
LA ANGELS 7 PITTSBURGH 5
BOSTON 6 NY METS 1
NY YANKEES 8 KANSAS CITY 5
BALTIMORE 5 TAMPA BAY 3
MINNESOTA 5 CHICAGO WHITE SOX 4 (12)
HOUSTON 3 OAKLAND 2
TORONTO 4 SEATTLE 3
WASHINGTON 6 SAN FRANCISCO 1
CINCINNATI 7 ARIZONA 3
MIAMI 3 COLORADO 2 (10)
ATLANTA 4 MILWAUKEE 2
CHICAGO CUBS 7 ST. LOUIS 2
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MINOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
IOWA 9 INDIANAPOLIS 4
LAKE COUNTY 2 FORT WAYNE 1
WEST MICHIGAN 5 SOUTH BEND 4
WNBA
LIBERTY 101 FEVER 83
MYSTICS 84 MERCURY 69
MAJOR LEAGUE SOCCER
CINCINNATI 3 KANSAS CITY 3 (CINCINNATI WINS ON PENALTY KICKS 4 – 2)
NASHVILLE 2 COLORADO 1
COLUMBUS 2 ST. LOUIS 1
INDIANA HIGH SCHOOL “SPORTSPAGE” PRE—SEASON FOOTBALL POLLS
1A
1 INDIANAPOLIS LUTHERAN
2 SHERIDAN
3 CARROLL FLORA
4 ADAMS CENTRAL
5 NORTH DECATUR
6 PARK TUDOR
7 COVENANT CHRISTIAN
8 SOUTH ADAMS
9 TRITON
10 NORTH JUDSON
2A
1 EVANSVILLE MATER DEI
2 LAFAYETTE CENTRAL CATHOLIC
3 TRITON CENTRAL
4 EASTBROOK
5 ANDREAN
6 FORT WAYNE LUERS
7 EASTERN
8 LAVILLE
9 ROCHESTER
10 NORTH POSEY
3A
1 LAWRENCEBURG
2 GIBSON SOUTHERN
3 BISHOP CHATARD
4 SOUTHRIDGE
5 GUERIN CATHOLIC
6 WEST LAFAYETTE
7 HANOVER CENTRAL
8 WESTERN BOONE
9 NORWELL
10 MONROVIA
4A
1 EAST CENTRAL
2 EVANSVILLE REITZ
3 NEW PALESTINE
4 NORTHWOOD
5 EVANSVILLE MEMORIAL
6 KOKOMO
7 MOORESVILLE
8 RONCALLI
9 NORTHVIEW
10 GREENFIELD CENTRAL
5A
1 VALPARAISO
2 BLOOMINGTON SOUTH
3 FORT WAYNE NORTH
4 FORT WAYNE SNIDER
5 MERRILLVILLE
6 WHITELAND
7 HARRISON
8 CASTLE
9 MISHAWAKA
10 BLOOMINGTON NORTH
6A
1 CENTER GROVE
2 CATHEDRAL
3 FORT WAYNE CARROLL
4 BEN DAVIS
5 HAMILTON SOUTHEASTERN
6 WESTFIELD
7 WARREN CENTRAL
8 FISHERS
9 CROWN POINT
10 PENN
INDIANA HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL WEEK 1
FRIDAY
BIG 10 WEEKLY FOOTBALL SCHEDULE
WEEK 1
MINNESOTA VS. NEBRASKA
THURSDAY, AUG. 31
WISCONSIN VS. BUFFALO
MICHIGAN STATE VS. CENTRAL MICHIGAN
MICHIGAN VS. EAST CAROLINA
PURDUE VS. FRESNO STATE
RUTGERS VS. NORTHWESTERN
INDIANA VS. OHIO STATE
ILLINOIS VS. TOLEDO
MARYLAND VS. TOWSON
IOWA VS. UTAH STATE
PENN STATE VS. WEST VIRGINIA
WEEK 2
MARYLAND VS. CHARLOTTE
PENN STATE VS. DELAWARE
MINNESOTA VS. EASTERN MICHIGAN
ILLINOIS AT KANSAS
INDIANA VS. INDIANA STATE
IOWA AT IOWA STATE
NEBRASKA AT COLORADO
PURDUE AT VIRGINIA TECH
MICHIGAN STATE VS. RICHMOND
RUTGERS VS. TEMPLE
MICHIGAN VS. UNLV
NORTHWESTERN VS. UTEP
WISCONSIN AT WASHINGTON STATE
OHIO STATE VS. YOUNGSTOWN STATE
WEEK 3
MICHIGAN VS. BOWLING GREEN
WISCONSIN VS. GEORGIA SOUTHERN
INDIANA VS. LOUISVILLE (IN INDIANAPOLIS, IN)
MINNESOTA AT NORTH CAROLINA
NEBRASKA VS. NORTHERN ILLINOIS
NORTHWESTERN AT DUKE
ILLINOIS VS. PENN STATE
PURDUE VS. SYRACUSE
MARYLAND VS. VIRGINIA
RUTGERS VS. VIRGINIA TECH
MICHIGAN STATE VS. WASHINGTON
IOWA VS. WESTERN MICHIGAN
OHIO STATE VS. WESTERN KENTUCKY
WEEK 4
INDIANA VS. AKRON
ILLINOIS VS. FLORIDA ATLANTIC
PENN STATE VS. IOWA
NEBRASKA VS. LOUISIANA TECH
MICHIGAN STATE VS. MARYLAND
NORTHWESTERN VS. MINNESOTA
OHIO STATE AT NOTRE DAME
MICHIGAN VS. RUTGERS
PURDUE VS. WISCONSIN
WEEK 5
PURDUE VS. ILLINOIS
MARYLAND VS. INDIANA
MINNESOTA VS. LOUISIANA
NEBRASKA VS. MICHIGAN
IOWA VS. MICHIGAN STATE
NORTHWESTERN VS. PENN STATE
RUTGERS VS. WAGNER
WEEK 6
NORTHWESTERN VS. HOWARD
OHIO STATE VS. MARYLAND
MINNESOTA VS. MICHIGAN
ILLINOIS VS. NEBRASKA
IOWA VS. PURDUE
WISCONSIN VS. RUTGERS
WEEK 7
MARYLAND VS. ILLINOIS
MICHIGAN VS. INDIANA
WISCONSIN VS. IOWA
RUTGERS VS. MICHIGAN STATE
PURDUE VS. OHIO STATE
PENN STATE VS. UMASS
WEEK 8
MICHIGAN STATE VS. MICHIGAN
IOWA VS. MINNESOTA
NEBRASKA VS. NORTHWESTERN
OHIO STATE VS. PENN STATE
INDIANA VS. RUTGERS
ILLINOIS VS. WISCONSIN
WEEK 9
PENN STATE VS. INDIANA
NORTHWESTERN VS. MARYLAND
MINNESOTA VS. MICHIGAN STATE
WISCONSIN VS. OHIO STATE
NEBRASKA VS. PURDUE
WEEK 10
MINNESOTA VS. ILLINOIS
NORTHWESTERN VS. IOWA (IN CHICAGO, IL)
MICHIGAN STATE VS. NEBRASKA
RUTGERS VS. OHIO STATE
MARYLAND VS. PENN STATE
MICHIGAN VS. PURDUE
INDIANA VS. WISCONSIN
WEEK 11
ILLINOIS VS. INDIANA
NEBRASKA VS. MARYLAND
PENN STATE VS. MICHIGAN
OHIO STATE VS. MICHIGAN STATE
PURDUE VS. MINNESOTA
WISCONSIN VS. NORTHWESTERN
IOWA VS. RUTGERS
WEEK 12
IOWA VS. ILLINOIS
MARYLAND VS. MICHIGAN
INDIANA VS. MICHIGAN STATE
OHIO STATE VS. MINNESOTA
WISCONSIN VS. NEBRASKA
NORTHWESTERN VS. PURDUE
PENN STATE VS. RUTGERS
WEEK 13
NEBRASKA VS. IOWA
FRIDAY, NOV. 24
PURDUE VS. INDIANA
RUTGERS VS. MARYLAND
ILLINOIS VS. NORTHWESTERN
MICHIGAN VS. OHIO STATE
MICHIGAN STATE VS. PENN STATE
MINNESOTA VS. WISCONSIN
COLLEGE FOOTBALL SCHEDULE
WEEK 0
SATURDAY, AUG. 26
NOTRE DAME VS. NAVY (DUBLIN, IRELAND) | 2:30 P.M. | NBC
MERCER VS. NORTH ALABAMA (MONTGOMERY, ALABAMA) | 3:30 P.M. | ESPN
JACKSONVILLE STATE VS. UTEP | 5:30 P.M. | CBSSN
NEW MEXICO STATE VS. UMASS | 7 P.M. | ESPN
SAN DIEGO STATE VS. OHIO | 7 P.M. | FS1
VANDERBILT VS. HAWAI’I | 7:30 P.M. | SEC NETWORK
JACKSON STATE VS. SOUTH CAROLINA STATE (ATLANTA, GEORGIA) | 7:30 P.M. | ABC
USC VS. SAN JOSE STATE | 8 P.M. | PAC-12 NETWORK
LOUISIANA TECH VS. FLORIDA INTERNATIONAL | 9 P.M. | CBSSN
WEEK 1
THURSDAY, AUG. 31
WAKE FOREST VS. ELON | 7 P.M. | ACC NETWORK
UCF VS. KENT STATE | 7 P.M. | FS1
GEORGIA STATE VS. RHODE ISLAND | 7 P.M. | ESPN+
WESTERN MICHIGAN VS. ST. FRANCIS (PA) | 7 P.M. | ESPN+
UCONN VS. NC STATE | 7:30 P.M. | CBSSN
MINNESOTA VS. NEBRASKA | 8 P.M. | FOX
MISSOURI VS. SOUTH DAKOTA | 8 P.M. | SEC NETWORK
UTAH VS. FLORIDA | 8 P.M. | ESPN
TULSA VS. ARKANSAS-PINE BLUFF | 8 P.M. | ESPN+
UAB VS. NORTH CAROLINA A&T | 8 P.M. | ESPN+
ARIZONA STATE VS. SOUTHERN UTAH | 10 P.M. | PAC-12 NETWORK
FRIDAY, SEPT. 1
EASTERN MICHIGAN VS. HOWARD | 6:30 P.M. | ESPN+
MICHIGAN STATE VS. CENTRAL MICHIGAN | 7 P.M. | FS1
MIAMI (FLA.) VS. MIAMI (OHIO) | 7 P.M. | ACC NETWORK
GEORGIA TECH VS. LOUISVILLE (MERCEDES-BENZ STADIUM IN ATLANTA) | 7:30 P.M. | ESPN
KANSAS VS. MISSOURI STATE | 8 P.M. | ESPN+
HAWAI’I VS. STANFORD | 11 P.M. | CBSSN
SATURDAY, SEPT. 2
IOWA VS. UTAH STATE | 12 P.M. | FS1
KENTUCKY VS. BALL STATE | 12 P.M. | SEC NETWORK
LIBERTY VS. BOWLING GREEN | 12 P.M. | CBSSN
MICHIGAN VS. EAST CAROLINA | 12 P.M. | PEACOCK
PURDUE VS. FRESNO STATE | 12 P.M. | BIG TEN NETWORK
SMU VS. LOUISIANA TECH | 12 P.M. | ESPNU
TENNESSEE VS. VIRGINIA (NASHVILLE, TENNESSEE) | 12 P.M. | ABC
TCU VS. COLORADO | 12 P.M. | FOX
BOSTON COLLEGE VS. NORTHERN ILLINOIS | 12 P.M. | ACC NETWORK
OKLAHOMA VS. ARKANSAS STATE | 12 P.M. | ESPN
OLE MISS VS. MERCER | 2 P.M. | ESPN+/SECN+
IOWA STATE VS. UNI | 2 P.M. | ESPN+
TEMPLE VS. AKRON | 2 P.M. | ESPN+
OHIO VS. LONG ISLAND UNIVERSITY | 2 P.M. | ESPN+
AIR FORCE VS. ROBERT MORRIS | 2 P.M. | ALTITUDE SPORTS
OREGON VS. PORTLAND STATE | 3 P.M. | PAC-12 NETWORK
INDIANA VS. OHIO STATE | 3:30 P.M. | CBS
AUBURN VS. UMASS | 3:30 P.M. | ESPN
MARYLAND VS. TOWSON | 3:30 P.M. | BIG TEN NETWORK
WISCONSIN VS. BUFFALO | 3:30 P.M. | FS1
WESTERN KENTUCKY VS. SOUTH FLORIDA | 3:30 P.M. | CBSSN
WASHINGTON VS. BOISE STATE | 3:30 P.M. | ABC
NOTRE DAME VS. TENNESSEE STATE | 3:30 P.M. | NBC
PITT VS. WOFFORD | 3:30 P.M. | ACC NETWORK
CINCINNATI VS. EASTERN KENTUCKY | 3:30 P.M. | ESPN+
TEXAS VS. RICE | 3:30 P.M. | FOX
APPALACHIAN STATE VS. GARDNER-WEBB | 3:30 P.M. | ESPN+
ARKANSAS VS. WESTERN CAROLINA | 4 P.M. | ESPN+/SECN+
MISSISSIPPI STATE VS. SE LOUISIANA | 4 P.M. | SEC NETWORK
NORTH TEXAS VS. CAL | 4 P.M. | ESPNU
SYRACUSE VS. COLGATE | 4 P.M. | ESPN+/ACCNX
GEORGIA VS. UT MARTIN | 6 P.M. | ESPN+/SECN+
CHARLOTTE VS. SOUTH CAROLINA STATE | 6 P.M. | ESPN+
FLORIDA ATLANTIC VS. MONMOUTH | 6 P.M. | ESPN+
GEORGIA SOUTHERN VS. THE CITADEL | 6 P.M. | ESPN+
JAMES MADISON VS. BUCKNELL | 6 P.M. | ESPN+
MARSHALL VS. ALBANY | 6 P.M. | ESPN+
FLORIDA INTERNATIONAL VS. MAINE | 6:30 P.M. | ESPN+
USC VS. NEVADA | 6:30 P.M. | PAC-12 NETWORK
TEXAS A&M VS. NEW MEXICO | 7 P.M. | ESPN
UL MONROE VS. ARMY | 7 P.M. | NFL NETWORK
VANDERBILT VS. ALABAMA A&M | 7 P.M. | ESPN+/SECN+
COLORADO STATE VS. WASHINGTON STATE | 7 P.M. | CBSSN
BAYLOR VS. TEXAS STATE | 7 P.M. | ESPN+
HOUSTON VS. UTSA | 7 P.M. | FS1
KANSAS STATE VS. SOUTHEAST MISSOURI STATE | 7 P.M. | ESPN+
OKLAHOMA STATE VS. CENTRAL ARKANSAS | 7 P.M. | ESPN+
MEMPHIS VS. BETHUNE-COOKMAN | 7 P.M. | ESPN+
SOUTHERN MISS VS. ALCORN STATE | 7 P.M. | ESPN+
TROY VS. STEPHEN F. AUSTIN | 7 P.M. | ESPN+
ALABAMA VS. MIDDLE TENNESSEE | 7:30 P.M. | SEC NETWORK
ILLINOIS VS. TOLEDO | 7:30 P.M. | BIG TEN NETWORK
SOUTH CAROLINA VS. NORTH CAROLINA (CHARLOTTE, NORTH CAROLINA) | 7:30 P.M. | ABC
PENN STATE VS. WEST VIRGINIA | 7:30 P.M. | NBC
WYOMING VS. TEXAS TECH | 7:30 P.M. | CBS
LOUISIANA VS. NORTHWESTERN STATE | 7:30 P.M. | ESPN+
VIRGINIA TECH VS. OLD DOMINION | 8 P.M. | ACC NETWORK
TULANE VS. SOUTH ALABAMA | 8 P.M. | ESPNU
NEW MEXICO STATE VS. WESTERN ILLINOIS | 9 P.M. | ESPN+
UTEP VS. UIW | 9 P.M. | ESPN+
ARIZONA VS. NORTHERN ARIZONA | 10 P.M. | PAC-12 NETWORK
BYU VS. SAM HOUSTON | 10:15 P.M. | FS1
UCLA VS. COASTAL CAROLINA | 10:30 P.M. | ESPN
SAN DIEGO STATE VS. IDAHO STATE | 10:30 P.M. | CBSSN
SUNDAY, SEPT. 3
RUTGERS VS. NORTHWESTERN | 12 P.M. | CBS
SAN JOSE STATE VS. OREGON STATE | 3:30 P.M. | CBS
FLORIDA STATE VS. LSU (ORLANDO, FLORIDA) | 7:30 P.M. | ABC
MONDAY, SEPT. 4
DUKE VS. CLEMSON | 8 P.M. | ESPN
COLTS TRAINING CAMP SCHEDULE
WEDNESDAY, JULY 26 – 10-11 A.M.
SATURDAY, AUG. 5 – 6-7:30 P.M.
SUNDAY, AUG. 6 – 2-3:45 P.M.
SATURDAY, AUG. 5 – 6-7:30 P.M.
SUNDAY, AUG. 6 – 2-3:45 P.M.
TUESDAY, AUG. 8 – 9-10:30 A.M.
THURSDAY, AUG. 10 – 9-10 A.M.
TUESDAY, AUG. 15 – 9-10 A.M.
WEDNESDAY, AUG. 16 – 6-8 P.M.
THURSDAY, AUG. 17 – 6-8 P.M.
NFL PRE-SEASON SCHEDULE
NFL/HALL OF FAME GAME – AUGUST 3
N.Y. JETS VS. CLEVELAND (NBC), 8:00
WEEK 1
THURSDAY, AUGUST 10
HOUSTON AT NEW ENGLAND, 7:00
MINNESOTA AT SEATTLE, 10:00
FRIDAY, AUGUST 11
N.Y. GIANTS AT DETROIT, 7:00
GREEN BAY AT CINCINNATI, 7:00
ATLANTA AT MIAMI, 7:00
PITTSBURGH AT TAMPA BAY, 7:00
WASHINGTON AT CLEVELAND, 7:30
DENVER AT ARIZONA, 10:00
SATURDAY, AUGUST 12
INDIANAPOLIS AT BUFFALO, 1:00
TENNESSEE AT CHICAGO, 1:00
N.Y. JETS AT CAROLINA, 4:00
JACKSONVILLE AT DALLAS, 5:00
PHILADELPHIA AT BALTIMORE, 7:00
L.A. CHARGERS AT L.A. RAMS, 9:00
SUNDAY, AUGUST 13
KANSAS CITY AT NEW ORLEANS, 1:00
SAN FRANCISCO AT LAS VEGAS, 4:00
WEEK 2
THURSDAY, AUGUST 17
CLEVELAND AT PHILADELPHIA, 7:30
FRIDAY, AUGUST 18
CAROLINA AT N.Y. GIANTS, 7:00
CINCINNATI AT ATLANTA, 7:30
SATURDAY, AUGUST 19
JACKSONVILLE AT DETROIT, 1:00
MIAMI AT HOUSTON, 4:00
BUFFALO AT PITTSBURGH, 6:30
CHICAGO AT INDIANAPOLIS, 7:00
TAMPA BAY AT N.Y. JETS, 7:30
KANSAS CITY AT ARIZONA, 8:00
NEW ENGLAND AT GREEN BAY, 8:00
TENNESSEE AT MINNESOTA, 8:00
DENVER AT SAN FRANCISCO, 8:30
LAS VEGAS AT L.A. RAMS, 9:00
DALLAS AT SEATTLE, 10:00
SUNDAY, AUGUST 20
NEW ORLEANS AT L.A. CHARGERS, 7:05
MONDAY, AUGUST 21
BALTIMORE AT WASHINGTON (ESPN), 8:00
WEEK 3
THURSDAY, AUGUST 24
PITTSBURGH AT ATLANTA, 7:30
INDIANAPOLIS AT PHILADELPHIA (PRIME VIDEO), 8:00
FRIDAY, AUGUST 25
DETROIT AT CAROLINA (CBS), 8:00
NEW ENGLAND AT TENNESSEE, 8:15
L.A. CHARGERS AT SAN FRANCISCO, 10:00
SATURDAY, AUGUST 26
BUFFALO AT CHICAGO, 1:00
SEATTLE AT GREEN BAY, 1:00
CLEVELAND AT KANSAS CITY, 1:00
ARIZONA AT MINNESOTA, 1:00
N.Y. JETS AT N.Y. GIANTS, 6:00
CINCINNATI AT WASHINGTON, 6:05
MIAMI AT JACKSONVILLE, 7:00
BALTIMORE AT TAMPA BAY, 7:00
LAS VEGAS AT DALLAS, 8:00
L.A. RAMS AT DENVER, 9:00
SUNDAY, AUGUST 27
HOUSTON AT NEW ORLEANS (FOX), 8:00
WEEK 1 REGULAR SEASON SCHEDULE
DETROIT LIONS AT KANSAS CITY CHIEFS (THU) 7:20P (CT) 8:20P NBC
CAROLINA PANTHERS AT ATLANTA FALCONS 1:00P (ET) 1:00P FOX
HOUSTON TEXANS AT BALTIMORE RAVENS 1:00P (ET) 1:00P CBS
CINCINNATI BENGALS AT CLEVELAND BROWNS 1:00P (ET) 1:00P CBS
JACKSONVILLE JAGUARS AT INDIANAPOLIS COLTS 1:00P (ET) 1:00P FOX
TAMPA BAY BUCCANEERS AT MINNESOTA VIKINGS 12:00P (CT) 1:00P CBS
TENNESSEE TITANS AT NEW ORLEANS SAINTS 12:00P (CT) 1:00P CBS
SAN FRANCISCO 49ERS AT PITTSBURGH STEELERS 1:00P (ET) 1:00P FOX
ARIZONA CARDINALS AT WASHINGTON COMMANDERS 1:00P (ET) 1:00P FOX
GREEN BAY PACKERS AT CHICAGO BEARS 3:25P (CT) 4:25P FOX
LAS VEGAS RAIDERS AT DENVER BRONCOS 2:25P (MT) 4:25P CBS
MIAMI DOLPHINS AT LOS ANGELES CHARGERS 1:25P (PT) 4:25P CBS
PHILADELPHIA EAGLES AT NEW ENGLAND PATRIOTS 4:25P (ET) 4:25P CBS
LOS ANGELES RAMS AT SEATTLE SEAHAWKS 1:25P (PT) 4:25P FOX
DALLAS COWBOYS AT NEW YORK GIANTS 8:20P (ET) 8:20P NBC
BUFFALO BILLS AT NEW YORK JETS (MON) 8:15P (ET) 8:15P ESPN/ABC
SUNDAY’S TRANSACTIONS
BASEBALL
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
AMERICAN LEAGUE
BALTIMORE ORIOLES — ASSIGNED RHP AUSTIN VOTH TO BOWIE (EL) ON A REHAB ASSIGNMENT.
BOSTON RED SOX — OPTIONED RHP NORWITH GUDINO TO WORCESTER (IL). AGREED TO TERMS WITH OFS NELLY TAYLOR AND STANLEY TUCKER ON MINOR LEAGUE CONTRACTS.
DETROIT TIGERS — OPTIONED RHP BRENDAN WHITE TO TOLEDO (IL). RECALLED RHP ALEX FAEDO FROM TOLEDO.
HOUSTON ASTROS — RECALLED LHP PARKER MUSHINSKI FROM SUGAR LAND (PCL). OPTIONED RHP JOEL KUHNEL TO SUGAR LAND.
NEW YORK YANKEES — REINSTATED OF GREG ALLEN AND INF/OF JAKE BAUERS FROM THE 10-DAY IL. OPTIONED INF/OF FRANCHY CORDERO TO SCRANTON/WILKES-BARRE (IL). ASSIGNED LHP NESTOR CORTES TO SOMERSET (EL) ON A REHAB ASSIGNMENT.
TEXAS RANGERS — RECALLED RHP OWEN WHITE FROM ROUND ROCK (PCL). OPTIONED RHP GLENN OTTO TO ROUND ROCK.
TORONTO BLUE JAYS — AGREED TO TERMS WITH RHP JUARON WATTS-BROWN ON A MINOR LEAGUE CONTRACT. ACTIVATED LHP GENESIS CABRERA. OPTIONED RHP NATE PEARSON TO BUFFALO (IL).
NATIONAL LEAGUE
ARIZONA DIAMONDBACKS — RECALLED C JOSE HERRERA FROM RENO (PCL). PLACED C GABRIEL MORENO ON THE 10-DAY IL.
ATLANTA BRAVES — TRANSFERRED RHP JESSE CHAVEZ FROM THE 15-DAY IL TO THE 60-DAY IL. SELECTED THE CONTRACT OF RHP DAYSBEL HERNANDEZ FROM GWINNETT (IL). OPTIONED RHP ALLAN WINANS TO GWINNETT. CLAIMED RHP YONNY CHIRINOS OFF WAIVERS FROM TAMPA BAY.
NEW YORK METS — OPTIONED LHP JOSH WALKER TO SYRACUSE (IL).
ST. LOUIS CARDINALS — RELEASED RHP JAKE WALSH. SELECTED THE CONTRACT OF 2B TAYLOR MOTTER FROM MEMPHIS (IL). OPTIONED SS JOSE FERMIN TO MEMPHIS.
SAN DIEGO PADRES — RECALLED RHP PEDRO AVILA FROM EL PASO (PCL). OPTIONED LHP JACKSON WOLF TO SAN ANTONIO (TL).
MINOR LEAGUE
FRONTIER LEAGUE
EVANSVILLE OTTERS — RELEASED INF TREVOR AUSTIN.
LAKE ERIE CRUSHERS: — SIGNED OF/1B SCOUT KNOTTS.
SCHAUMBURG BOOMERS — RELEASED INF QUENTIN SELMA.
TROIS-RIVIERES AIGLES — SIGNED INF TYLER WILBER.
FOOTBALL
NATIONAL FOOTBALL LEAGUE
CINCINNATI BENGALS — PLACED CB CHIDOBE AWUZIE, OTS DEVIN COCHRAN AND LA’EL COLLINS ON THE PHYSICALLY UNABLE TO PERFORM LIST (PUP).
SOCCER
MAJOR LEAGUE SOCCER
SAN JOSE EARTHQUAKES — ACQUIRED $150,000 IN 2023 GENERAL ALLOCATION MONEY FROM INTER MIAMI FX IN EXCHANGE FOR A 2023 INTERNATIONAL ROSTER SPOT.
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MEN’S GOLF
BRIAN HARMAN IS UNSTOPPABLE IN A DRAMA-FREE BRITISH OPEN WIN AT HOYLAKE
HOYLAKE, England (AP) Brian Harman stood in the tunnel and looked out to the 18th green at Royal Liverpool with his eyes on that shiny claret jug, waiting for his name to be called with the century-old introduction as “champion golfer of the year.” He always imagined this was possible.
Maybe not in a steady rain, his least favorite weather, on Sunday at the British Open. Perhaps not before a British Open crowd that seemed to want anyone but Harman to win, including one fan who he heard say over the weekend, “Harman, you don’t have the stones for this.”
All that was sweet music to the little lefty with Georgia grit and something to prove, to himself and anyone watching.
And did he ever.
Harman delivered a performance so remarkable he hit into only three bunkers all week, led the last 51 holes of the British Open and never gave anyone a chance. He closed with a 1-under 70 and won by six shots.
“I’ve always had a self-belief that I could do something like this,” Harman said. “It’s just when it takes so much time, it’s hard not to let your mind falter, like maybe I’m not winning again. I’m 36 years old. Game is getting younger. All these young guys coming out, hit it a mile and they’re all ready to win. Like, when is it going to be my turn again?
“To come out and put a performance like that together … I don’t know why this week, but I’m very thankful that it was this week.”
Harman turned back every challenge in the British Open, from big names to bad weather, and took his place among major champions Sunday with a victory that never was in doubt.
When his second bogey in the opening five holes reduced his lead to three, Harman answered with two straight birdies. When he dropped another shot on the 13th hole and his lead was down to four shots, Harman made two more birdies, the first one from 40 feet on No. 14.
By then, everyone else was playing for second.
“He won by six, so there’s nothing really any of us could have done,” said Masters champion Jon Rahm, one of four players who had to settle for the silver medal.
Harman, the great outdoorsman, made winning look as easy as shooting fish in a barrel.
He is the oldest first-time major winner since Sergio Garcia was 37 when he won the Masters in 2017. Garcia wasn’t a surprise. Not many would have imagined Harman’s name engraved on the claret jug at the start of the week.
Harman had gone 167 tournaments over six years since his last win, the 2017 Wells Fargo Championship. This is only his third title in his 12 years on the PGA Tour.
“Someone mentioned that I’ve had more top 10s than anyone since 2017, so that’s a lot of times where you get done, you’re like, ‘Damn it, man, I had that one.’ It just didn’t happen for whatever reason,” he said.
Now he has the claret jug, and “I’m not going to let it out of my sight for the time being.”
“I’m going to have a couple of pints out of this here trophy, I believe,” Harman said.
Rahm birdied his last hole for a 70 to make it a four-way tie for second place with Tom Kim (67), Sepp Straka (69) and Jason Day (69).
That turned out to be the B-flight.
Harman took the lead on Friday morning with the second of four straight birdies early in the second round. He never trailed over the final 51 holes, leading by five shots after the second round and five shots after the third round.
He started the round in the rain with a smattering of boos from the grandstand, fans either wanting a big star or perhaps not paying attention to the masterclass performance Harman had delivered. Playing with Tommy Fleetwood of England on Saturday, Harman said he heard a few comments he described as unrepeatable.
He never wavered in rain or sunshine or wind over the final two days. And when it was over, Harman walked up toward the 18th green to a standing ovation, and tapped his hand to his heart to acknowledge the fans as he walked off the green.
He never contemplated winning until he blasted out of the pot bunker right of the green and slapped the chest of his caddie, Scott Tway, the brother of 1986 PGA champion Bob Tway.
Padraig Harrington was among those who envisioned how Sunday would unfold.
“Sometimes we see somebody leading a tournament and you kind of go, ‘Oh, is he going to hang on?’ I don’t think that’s the case with Brian Harman,” Harrington said. “Nearly every day he goes out on the golf course he’s playing with a chip on his shoulder like he’s fighting something. I think this is ideal for him.”
There was one anxious moment early on Sunday in a steady rain. Harman hit his drive into a gorse bush left of the fairway on the par-5 fifth hole and had to take a penalty drop. It led to his second bogey of the round.
Rahm, playing in the group ahead, looked to get one of those breaks that fall to major winners. His drive had landed between bushes, allowing for a shot just short of the green and a birdie.
The lead was down to three shots. The rain wasn’t stopping. The rest of the links, along with the pressure that comes with Sunday at a major, was still ahead of him.
Harman went birdie-birdie, and the lead was back to five. He didn’t make another mistake until missing the 13th green and taking bogey. And then he went birdie-birdie again.
The year of majors ended in more disappointment for Rory McIlroy, who had won the Scottish Open last week and was the last Open champion at Royal Liverpool in 2014. He was never really a factor, although he certainly teased the large galleries that followed him.
Sunday was no exception. McIlroy started nine shots behind and ran off three straight birdies, starting with a 50-foot putt on No. 3. He was within five shots and still on the front nine. And then he stalled, not making another birdie until Harman was well on his way.
McIlroy was one shot better each round – 71-70-69-68 – to tie for sixth with Emiliano Grillo (68). That wasn’t nearly enough to match a performance like Harman delivered.
“I’m optimistic about the future and just got to keep plugging away,” said McIlroy, who has gone 34 majors since winning his last one in 2014.
Harman now has a five-year exemption in all the majors and joins the list of Open champions at Hoylake that include McIlroy and Tiger Woods, Bobby Jones and Walter Hagen.
He also can think about a return to Europe in September for the Ryder Cup in Rome. The victory, worth $3 million, moves him comfortably to No. 3 in the standings. The top six a month from now automatically qualify.
Harman never has played in a Ryder Cup. He moves to No. 10 in the world. This is new territory. Over four days at Royal Liverpool, he certainly looked like he belonged.
MCILROY TRIES TO STAY POSITIVE AFTER BRITISH OPEN DESPITE EXTENDING WINLESS STREAK IN MAJORS
HOYLAKE, England (AP) — Once again, Rory McIlroy was roaming near the top of the leaderboard of a major on Sunday. Once again, he was nowhere to be seen during the trophy presentation.
McIlroy failed to win a major for the 34th straight time on Sunday at the British Open.
Still, he again finished well and picked up his seventh top-10 finish in the last eight majors he played, giving him reason to stay positive going forward.
“Over the last two years would I have loved to have picked one of those off that I finished up there? Absolutely,” McIlroy said. “But every time I tee it up, or most times I tee it up, I’m right there. I can’t sit here and be too frustrated. You think about my performances in the majors between like 2016 and 2019, it’s a lot better than that.”
McIlroy finished in a tie for sixth at Royal Liverpool after a final-round 3-under 68. He ended 6 under for the tournament, seven shots behind winner Brian Harman.
“Overall solid performance, not spectacular, but a lot of optimism going into the rest of the year,” said McIlroy, whose last major win came at the 2014 PGA Championship.
The four-time major winner had three top-3 finishes in the last two seasons, including second at this year’s U.S. Open and at last year’s Masters. He missed the cut at the Masters this season for his worse finish in a major since the 2021 British Open, when he tied for 46th.
McIlroy said he won’t dwell about going into his 10th season without a major.
“I don’t think that way,” the 34-year-old said. “I think about trying to go and win a fourth FedEx Cup here in a couple weeks’ time, go try and win a fifth Race to Dubai, go and win a fifth Ryder Cup. I just keep looking forward.”
All eyes were on McIlroy ahead of the British Open as he had just won the Scottish Open and was playing some of his best golf recently.
Cheered loudly by most of the 260,000 fans who made it to Hoylake, he looked poised to make a run on Sunday with birdies on Nos. 3-5. He made two more birdies on the back nine, including at the par-3 17th, but also had two bogeys.
McIlroy, who won the Open at Royal Liverpool in 2014, had started the day in a tie for 11th, nine shots off the lead. He got within four shots of Harman but was never really in contention after that. Harman went on to win his first major at 13-under par for the tournament after shooting a final-round 1-under 70.
“Improved on my score every day,” McIlroy said. “Felt like I putted a bit better today. It was just hard. I needed to go out and shoot something 63, 64-ish, but really hard to do that in those conditions. I’m optimistic about the future, and just got to keep plugging away.”
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
MLB ROUNDUP: SHOHEI OHTANI HITS 36TH HOMER AS ANGELS BEAT PIRATES
Shohei Ohtani blasted his major-league-leading 36th homer of the season, Luis Rengifo did him one better by hitting two home runs and the Los Angeles Angels beat the Pittsburgh Pirates 7-5 in the rubber match of a three-game series in Anaheim, Calif.
Andrew Velazquez and Rengifo hit back-to-back homers during a four-run fifth inning that blew the game open for the Angels, giving Los Angeles batters four home runs on the day.
The Angels concluded a nine-game homestand with a 6-3 mark. Tyler Anderson (5-2) allowed four runs with five strikeouts over six innings against his former team. Carlos Estevez worked around a two-out walk in the ninth for his 23rd save.
Pittsburgh trailed 7-1 before Carlos Santana capped a four-run seventh inning with a two-run double off Jacob Webb. The Pirates were held to a pair of baserunners in the final two innings and lost for the seventh time in their last nine games.
Bryan Reynolds hit a solo home run in the first inning for the Pirates.
Tigers 3, Padres 1
Alex Faedo pitched six scoreless innings and Detroit salvaged the finale of a three-game series by posting a win over visiting San Diego.
Faedo (2-4) gave up just one hit, although he did issue four walks. Alex Lange closed out the win with a scoreless ninth inning for his 17th save of the season. Spencer Torkelson and Andy Ibanez each hit a solo homer in support of Faedo.
San Diego starter Joe Musgrove (9-3) gave up three runs and seven hits while losing for the first time since May 20. Gary Sanchez drove in the Padres’ lone run.
Yankees 8, Royals 5
Anthony Rizzo hit his first homer in over two months and collected a season-high four hits as host New York beat Kansas City.
Gleyber Torres hit a two-run home run that sparked New York’s four-run opening inning against Jordan Lyles (1-12). Torres’ 16th homer extended his hitting streak to a career-high 13 games.
The Royals’ Salvador Perez hit a solo homer in the fourth and Michael Massey hit a two-run shot in the sixth off New York starter Luis Severino (2-4), who allowed three runs on eight hits in 5 2/3 innings.
Nationals 6, Giants 1
MacKenzie Gore threw five shutout innings and Riley Adams hit a home run as Washington completed its first series sweep of the season by defeating visiting San Francisco.
Gore (6-7) struck out eight and walked two while yielding four hits. Lane Thomas had three hits, scored two runs, drove in a run and stole four bases as the Nationals produced just their fourth three-game winning streak of the season.
Joc Pederson hit a leadoff pinch-hit home run in the seventh inning for the Giants, who have lost five straight. Scott Alexander (6-1) was used as an opener for San Francisco. He allowed two of the four batters he faced to reach base on hits, and they both scored.
Phillies 8, Guardians 5 (10 innings)
Bryce Harper drove in a pair of runs, including the first of four runs in the 10th inning, and Philadelphia rallied from giving up a game-tying, bottom-of-the-ninth home run to avoid a road sweep with their defeat of host Cleveland.
Philadelphia starter Aaron Nola buckled down after giving up runs in the first three innings to go scoreless over the next four, then Gregory Soto blanked Cleveland in the eighth. But Phillies closer Craig Kimbrel surrendered a solo home run to David Fry that sent the game into extra innings.
The Phillies recovered quickly, however, blowing the game open in the 10th. Harper ignited the decisive half-inning with a single to center that drove in Johan Rojas. J.T. Realmuto scored Trea Turner on a sacrifice fly, then Alec Bohm drove in both Harper and Bryson Stott to cap the four-run inning.
Reds 7, Diamondbacks 3
Jake Fraley doubled home the go-ahead run in the sixth inning and Cincinnati blew the game open in the eighth while defeating visiting Arizona to sweep a three-game series.
Fraley’s hit scored Spencer Steer from first base. Steer then singled home a run in the eighth, and Christian Encarnacion-Strand’s single brought in two more.
Six relievers combined for five scoreless innings as Cincinnati won its fifth straight game. Derek Law (4-4), the second of those relievers, picked up the win with a scoreless inning. Arizona’s Tyler Gilbert (0-1), who surrendered the Reds’ go-ahead run in the sixth, took the loss.
Orioles 5, Rays 3
Gunnar Henderson homered among his two hits and four pitchers combined for a three-hitter to pace Baltimore over Tampa Bay in St. Petersburg, Fla.
Ryan O’Hearn snapped a 3-3 tie with a solo homer in the sixth inning for the Orioles, who left town leading the American League East by two games over the Rays. Mike Baumann (7-0) did not allow a hit in 2 2/3 innings of scoreless relief for the win, Yennier Cano added a hitless eighth and Felix Bautista allowed two singles in the ninth before striking out Wander Franco to secure his 28th save.
Yandy Diaz homered for the Rays, who have lost seven of their last eight games.
Marlins 3, Rockies 2 (10 innings)
Luis Arraez lined an RBI single to right in the bottom of the 10th inning as Miami broke its eight-game losing streak with a win over visiting Colorado.
Arraez went 3-for-4, including his first career walk-off hit off the Rockies’ Pierce Johnson (1-5). Arraez also had a key RBI double that tied the score 1-1 in the sixth inning. Marlins starter Jesus Luzardo got a no-decision despite striking out a career-high 13 batters.
Rockies designated hitter Randal Grichuk helped force extra innings when he slugged a game-tying solo homer in the ninth. Brenton Doyle also went deep for Colorado.
Braves 4, Brewers 2
Ozzie Albies belted a three-run homer in the eighth inning to lift visiting Atlanta over Milwaukee in the rubber match of a three-game series between divisional leaders.
With Michael Harris II and Ronald Acuna Jr. on base for the Braves, Albies hit his 23rd homer, sending the first pitch from Elvis Peguero (1-3) 407 feet over the center field wall to give Atlanta a 4-2 lead. The three runs were the first in 10 games off the Brewers’ bullpen, ending its scoreless streak at 29 consecutive innings.
Daysbel Hernandez (1-0), making his major league debut, got the victory after getting three strikeouts in the seventh inning.
Twins 5, White Sox 4 (12 innings)
Ryan Jeffers singled in Kyle Farmer from third base with two out in the bottom of the 12th inning as Minnesota rallied to complete a three-game sweep of Chicago in Minneapolis.
Emilio Pagan pitched a hitless 12th to pick up the win for the Twins, who scored three times in the bottom of the ninth to send the game into extra innings. Minnesota is now 8-2 since the All-Star break.
Zach Remillard had two hits, including his first major league home run, and drove in two runs, while Eloy Jimenez also homered for Chicago, which finished 3-6 on a nine-game road trip that included stops at Atlanta and the New York to face the Mets.
Cubs 7, Cardinals 2
Cody Bellinger continued his sizzling pace with a two-run homer and three RBIs, Jameson Taillon allowed one run over 5 2/3 innings and host Chicago beat St. Louis to take a four-game series.
Bellinger opened the scoring in the first inning with his seventh homer of the month, then delivered a sacrifice fly during Chicago’s five-run third. Taillon (4-6) gave up seven hits while striking out six, with his only run coming with two outs in the sixth on the first of Dylan Carlson’s two RBI singles on the day.
St. Louis’ Jordan Montgomery (6-8) allowed seven runs (five earned) with six hits and two walks over six innings, striking out four. Nolan Arenado had three hits for the Cardinals.
Rangers 8, Dodgers 4
Jonah Heim and Leody Taveras each had a two-run double as Texas overcame an early four-run deficit to beat Los Angeles in Arlington, Texas.
After dropping the first two games of the series, Texas bounced back behind a strong offensive showing. Brad Miller joined Ezequiel Duran with two hits and also scored twice in the win. Martin Perez (8-3) settled down after allowing four runs in the first inning. He yielded those four runs on six hits and struck out six in six innings to pick up the win.
Dodgers starter Emmet Sheehan (3-1) picked up his first loss of the season after surrendering eight runs on eight hits in 3 2/3 innings.
Astros 3, Athletics 2
Mauricio Dubon hit a two-out, two-strike home run in the top of the ninth inning to break a tie and lift Houston to victory over host Oakland.
Both starting pitchers performed well with nothing to show for it. Houston’s Hunter Brown went six innings, allowing two runs and six hits. Oakland’s Luis Medina was pulled after five innings, having given up just one run on two hits.
Yainer Diaz had two hits, including his 11th home run, for the Astros, who needed just five hits overall to record their third win in four games of the series. JJ Bleday scored both runs for the A’s, while Jordan Diaz added a double and a single.
Blue Jays 4, Mariners 3
Pinch hitter Santiago Espinal drove in the go-ahead run in the seventh inning as visiting Toronto defeated Seattle to salvage the finale of a three-game series.
Vladimir Guerrero Jr. and Brandon Belt both homered for the second consecutive day for the Blue Jays, who extended their lead over Seattle to 4 1/2 games in the race for the American League’s third and final wild-card playoff berth.
Mike Ford went deep for the Mariners, who had a three-game winning streak snapped and finished 5-5 on their 10-game homestand.
SCOTT ROLEN CREDITS HIS PARENTS, FRED MCGRIFF THANKS FELLOW PLAYERS AT HALL OF FAME INDUCTION
COOPERSTOWN, N.Y. (AP) The greatest moment of Scott Rolen’s 17-year career didn’t come during his 2006 World Series run with the St. Louis Cardinals or even during his outstanding first full season in 1997 with the Philadelphia Phillies, which earned him unanimous National League Rookie of the Year honors.
For Rolen, one of two players inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame on Sunday, that honor was reserved for an unexpected moment with his parents after he was called up for his first major league game in 1996.
“Seeing Mom and Dad walk to their seats from my position at third base was a feeling never topped again in my 17 years,” Rolen said during his 16-minute acceptance speech.
It took six tries, but Rolen’s parents, Ed and Linda, finally got to see their son earn his bronze Hall of Fame plaque. He was joined by Fred McGriff, elected unanimously by the Contemporary Baseball Era Players Committee in December after falling off the writers’ ballot in 2020.
Rolen was the only player to receive more than the 75% of the votes needed to qualify for induction. He received 297 votes (76.3%) from the Baseball Writers’ Association of America in January. A year earlier, he got 63.2% of the vote.
“I’m grateful for this grand gesture,” Rolen said. “At no point in my lifetime did it ever occur to me that I would be standing on this stage.”
Rolen, a multi-sport high school star from Indiana, received a Division I offer to play basketball before the Phillies selected him straight out of Jasper High School in the second round of the 1993 amateur draft.
The third baseman spent six of his 17 seasons with the Cardinals, where he earned four of his seven All-Star selections and three of his eight Gold Gloves.
Rolen batted .281 with 316 homers and 1,287 RBIs in 2,038 games. He batted a team-best .421 during the 2006 World Series, which St. Louis won in five games over Detroit.
Rolen credited his parents for the values they instilled in him.
“I was not raised to be a Major League Baseball player,” he said. “I was raised to be honest, to work hard, to be accountable for my words and actions, and to treat people with kindness and respect.”
Joining Rolen on the stage was McGriff, who made sure to shake the hands of nearly all of the 50 Hall of Famers who welcomed him.
“I’m humbled and honored to be standing in front of you and now to be part of this fraternity,” McGriff said during his 20-minute speech. “When your career is validated by former players and executives that saw you play, that’s as good as it gets.”
The lanky first baseman was drafted by the New York Yankees in the ninth round of the 1981 amateur draft out of Thomas Jefferson High School in Tampa, Florida.
McGriff, who was affectionately nicknamed “Crime Dog” by ESPN’s Chris Berman, batted .284 with 493 homers and 1,550 RBIs in 2,460 games over 19 seasons. He played for six teams, was a five-time All-Star and helped the Atlanta Braves win the 1995 World Series.
The players on the writers’ ballot who fell short of induction this year included Todd Helton (72.2%), Billy Wagner (68.1%), Andruw Jones (58.1%), Gary Sheffield (55%), Carlos Beltrán (46.5%), Jeff Kent (46.5%), Alex Rodriguez (35.7%), Manny Ramirez (33.2%), Omar Vizquel (19.5%), Andy Pettitte (17%), Bobby Abreu (15.4%), Jimmy Rollins (12.9%), Mark Buehrle (10.8%), Francisco Rodriguez (10.8%) and Torii Hunter (6.9%).
Three others were honored during Hall of Fame weekend. Former Los Angeles Dodgers pitcher Carl Erskine received the Buck O’Neil Lifetime Achievement Award, longtime Detroit Tigers beat writer John Lowe won the BBWAA’s Career Excellence Award, and Cubs radio broadcaster Pat Hughes was the recipient of the Ford C. Frick Award.
YANKEES SLUGGER AARON JUDGE FACES LIVE PITCHING FOR THE FIRST TIME SINCE RIGHT TOE INJURY
NEW YORK (AP) New York Yankees slugger Aaron Judge faced live pitching on Sunday for the first time since tearing a ligament in his right toe on June 3.
In a simulated game against Jonathan Loáisiga, who is rehabbing from right elbow surgery, Judge saw 16 pitches. He did not put any balls in play but fouled off four pitches, including one to the upper deck behind home plate.
“To be able to take pitches where your swing says no, those are tests that he’s got to go through in working his way back,” manager Aaron Boone said before the Yankees concluded a three-game series with the Royals. “So it seemed like a good day all around.”
The Yankees were awaiting feedback from Judge before determining what the next step in his rehab would be.
Judge faced Loaisiga in front a watchful audience that included his teammates, several Little Leaguers in the left field stands and a few Royals, including reliever Jose Cuas and his young son.
“When you take into consideration how long he hasn’t seen live pitching in an environment like that, I thought he looked pretty good,” Loáisiga said through a translator.
Judge’s progression has accelerated since the All-Star break. Last week during New York’s road trip through Anaheim and Colorado, the slugger began taking batting practice on the field, running the bases and fielding fly balls in the outfield while also standing in the batter’s box tracking pitches in Nestor Cortes’ simulated game.
The Yankees began Sunday 17-22 since Judge crashed into the right-field wall at Dodger Stadium while making a catch on a drive by J.D. Martinez. Last month, he received two injections before progressing to playing catch and taking light swings.
Judge set an American League record with 62 home runs last year. He is hitting .291 with 19 homers and 40 RBIs in the first season of a $360 million, nine-year contract he agreed to during the offseason.
New York is 30-19 with the 2022 AL MVP, who also missed 10 games earlier this season with a right hip strain from when he tried to steal third base in Minnesota on his 31st birthday on April 26.
DODGERS BACK OFF AGAIN ON THROWING PROGRAM FOR INJURED ACE KERSHAW, BUT SAY NO SETBACK
ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) The Dodgers are backing off on the throwing program for injured ace Clayton Kershaw, postponing a bullpen session while saying the left-hander hasn’t had any setbacks with his shoulder.
Los Angeles manager Dave Roberts said Sunday there wasn’t a timetable for when Kershaw would throw in the bullpen or face live hitters. Over three days, the update from Roberts changed from Kershaw throwing to hitters, to instead throwing a bullpen, to doing neither.
Kershaw threw on flat ground from the outfield before Sunday’s game at Texas. The three-time NL Cy Young Award winner and 10-time All-Star hasn’t pitched in a game since June 27 because of left shoulder soreness.
Roberts has said Kershaw (10-4 with an MLB-best 2.55 ERA) won’t make a rehab start before returning to the active roster.
Roberts reiterated that Kershaw will throw a bullpen session before facing live hitters.
“I just don’t know when that (bullpen) is going to happen,” Roberts said. “I’m going to sit tight and wait for the green light from the training staff. No pain, no setback.”
The 35-year-old Kershaw threw six scoreless innings at Colorado in his most recent game, which came a week after seven scoreless innings against the Angels. He was 4-0 with a 1.09 ERA in five starts in June.
The Dodgers placed Kershaw on the 15-day injured list July 3, a day after he was selected as an NL All-Star for the 10th time to match the most selections in franchise history. He attended the game in Seattle even though he wasn’t able to pitch.
“I think it’s smart for us to not put a hard date,” Roberts said. “I don’t think that’s fair to Clayton or the training staff, to be quite honest.”
NFL NEWS
JIMMY GAROPPOLO CLEARED TO OPEN TRAINING CAMP WITH THE RAIDERS, AP SOURCE SAYS
HENDERSON, Nev. (AP) Quarterback Jimmy Garoppolo passed a physical on his injured left foot and will begin training camp with the Las Vegas Raiders, a person with knowledge of the situation told The Associated Press on Sunday.
The person spoke to the AP on condition of anonymity because no announcement has been made.
Training camp opens Wednesday.
Garoppolo did not participate in organized team activities because of the foot injury, but coach Josh McDaniels expressed confidence from the beginning the newly signed quarterback would be ready for camp.
“We’re always going to err at this time of the year on being smart,” McDaniels said at the time. “We don’t play a football game for 3 1/2 months, so try to rush (players) out there in May, it’s a poor decision.”
Garoppolo signed a three-year, $72.75 million free-agent contract on March 17. His deal was announced a day later than others because of concerns about the foot.
He reportedly signed a waiver rather than take a physical, which gave the Raiders flexibility in case Garoppolo – who has a history of being hurt – wasn’t ready to go.
He was injured late last season while playing for the San Francisco 49ers.
BROWNS’ NICK CHUBB AMONG SEVERAL STAR RUNNING BACKS TO DISCUSS DEVALUED POSITION ON ZOOM CALL
WHITE SULPHUR SPRINGS, W.Va. (AP) Nick Chubb established himself long ago as a special player, a stunning mix of speed, power and precision. A threat to score for the Browns every time he touches the football.
These days, Chubb is even more unusual among his peers.
He’s well paid.
With a trend of NFL teams devaluing their position, Chubb and a few fellow star running backs Saquon Barkley, Derrick Henry and Christian McCaffrey – along with some young ones – took part in a Zoom call on Saturday night to discuss their options in a dwindling market for ball carriers.
“We’re definitely in a tough situation,” said Chubb, who is under contract through 2024 but has no guaranteed money next season. “Next year it could be me.”
Normally reserved and sometimes painfully quiet in interviews, Chubb opened up to reporters following Cleveland’s practice to discuss this growing trend of teams either underpaying or lowballing running backs.
This subject was near and dear to Chubb.
“There’s really nothing we can do,” he said Sunday following practice. “We’re kind of handcuffed with the situation. Our production hurts us the most. If we go out there and run for 2,000 yards with so many carries, the next year they’re going to say you’re probably worn down.
“That’s the biggest thing that I took from it (the call). It’s just tough. It hurts us just to go out there and do good. It hurts us at the end of the day.”
Unable to come to terms on a long-term contract from the New York Giants, Barkley threatened last week to sit out training camp in protest. The Giants offered the 26-year-old the $10 million franchise tender for running backs.
Josh Jacobs is in a similar situation with the Las Vegas Raiders and hasn’t signed his tender after failing to get a new deal.
Chubb, who rushed for a career-high 1,525 yards last season with 12 touchdowns, feels fortunate. He signed a three-year, $36 million deal in 2021 with Cleveland – the last running back to secure more than $10 million per season.
The four-time Pro Bowler understands the business side of the game, but that doesn’t offset seeing colleagues penalized.
“I got another year (under contract),” said Chubb, who has rushed for 6,341 yards in five seasons. “So I mean it’s easy for me to say it’s not a big deal, but next year it could be me in the same situation. But for right now, I do got one more year. I’m here. I’m all in. I’m ready to work with my guys.”
The Browns would expect nothing else.
Chubb is one of the team’s unquestioned leaders, a throwback of sorts due to his business-first demeanor and an unparalleled work ethic.
Not only do the Browns value Chubb, they see him as perhaps their most valuable offensive player with perhaps an even larger role this season.
“Nick’s a huge part of our offense, obviously, handing it to him, throwing it to him,” said coach Kevin Stefanski. “He’s been adept at both where we go as you evolve, and maybe different run types for him. We have very good empirical data on what he’s good at, and it’s tried and true.
“I don’t know if there’s limits to him as a player. He’s a schematic fit, really, in anything you do.”
Chubb said his representatives have not approached the Browns about another contract extension.
General manager Andrew Berry acknowledged the NFL’s evolution from a run-dominant sport to more passing has changed how teams allocate their finances. Chubb’s production made it a no-brainer to sign him for multiple years.
“When we made our decision at running back, we felt like we had a superstar who embodied everything that we wanted within the organization,” he said. “So we didn’t overthink it. It’s Nick Chubb, right?
“And so for us it was a pretty straightforward decision because those difference-makers are hard to find.”
Before training camp, Chubb posted a video on social media of him squatting 600 pounds. With spotters flanking him on both sides, Chubb powered up the weights as the bar bent across his broad shoulders.
The image made Berry both proud of Chubb and nervous.
“He’s a freak of nature,” Berry said.
NOTES: WR Amari Cooper left the field late in practice with an unspecified injury. Berry said Cooper had a “minor tweak” but provided no other details. Cooper underwent surgery to repair a core muscle in February. … Rookie OT Dawand Jones sat out with an illness. He was on the field for Saturday’s first workout at The Greenbrier Resort. … LBs Sione Takitaki (knee) and Anthony Walker Jr. (quadriceps) took part in individual drills before doing condition work to the side during the team portions.
DAN CAMPBELL: HYPE AROUND LIONS ‘OUT OF CONTROL RIGHT NOW’
As his Detroit Lions opened training camp on Sunday, coach Dan Campbell cautioned it’s time to start work and tone down the buzz around his team.
Fueled by a combination of their appearance on “Hard Knocks” last preseason, a charismatic head coach in Campbell and a young roster than won eight of the final 10 games in 2022, the Lions have become a fan favorite across the country as the new season approaches.
Even the sports books have bought into the Lions, with BetMGM offering Detroit at +2000 to win Super Bowl LVIII. This time of year, there’s usually another “0” at the end of that betting line.
“I think as always, the thing that’s gonna worry you is the hype train,” Campbell said at camp in Allen Park, Mich., per ESPN. “I mean, as with most coaches, this thing is just taking off and it’s out of control right now and that’s fine, as long as we stay focused on the job at hand and the work. I just keep going back to that. We’ve got to put the work in and earn it.”
The Lions won four NFL championships, the last of them coming in 1957, but are one of just four teams — the Cleveland Browns, Houston Texans and Jacksonville Jaguars the others — never to play in a Super Bowl. Since 1993, they’ve made the playoffs eight times and lost in the wild-card round each year.
But this year, they are the betting favorite to win the NFC North. Campbell said it’s his job to remind the Lions they have work to do.
“I think you just keep the message consistent, and you call it what it is, and it just goes back to the work,” Campbell said. “And when you see it not going that way or we have some guys that are deviating a little bit, or they think they’ve arrived and they haven’t, you call them out on it.”
Quarterback Jared Goff, who played in Super Bowl LIII with the Los Angeles Rams, said Campbell is good at keeping the locker room humbled and that the attention surrounding the team hasn’t been earned. Yet.
“I think it’s funny to me that like you go 9-8, you don’t make the playoffs and now you’re all of a sudden the favorite,” Goff said, per ESPN. “Of course, we’ve got good players, we’ve got good coaches, we’ve got a good team, but we haven’t done anything.
“We have a lot of work to do. Minnesota won 13 games last year, Green Bay’s won the division a handful of times in the last handful of years, so we’ve got some work to do to put the stamp on who we want to be and are nowhere near that yet, but are on our way.”
The Lions will be put to the test immediately when they open the season Sept. 7 on the road against the reigning Super Bowl champion Kansas City Chiefs. It’s the first of four games for the Lions in prime time, in addition to their annual Thanksgiving game.
LIONS PLACING CB EMMANUEL MOSELEY ON PUP LIST
The Detroit Lions are placing cornerback Emmanuel Moseley on the physically unable to perform list.
Head coach Dan Campbell confirmed the news on Sunday prior to the start of training camp.
Moseley, 27, is still working his way back from a torn ACL in his left knee, sustained last October.
The Lions signed Moseley to a one-year, $6 million deal in free agency in March.
He played in 45 games (33 starts) over five seasons with the San Francisco 49ers, registering four interceptions and 162 tackles.
CHIEFS WR KADARIUS TONEY INJURES KNEE PRIOR TO PRACTICE
Kansas City Chiefs wide receiver Kadarius Toney “tweaked his knee” while catching punts prior to Sunday’s training camp practice, head coach Andy Reid said.
Reid did not provide any other specifics on Toney, who did not participate in the session.
Toney, 24, had 16 catches for 171 yards and two touchdowns in nine games split between the New York Giants and Kansas City Chiefs last season. The Chiefs acquired Toney from the Giants on Oct. 27 in exchange for a compensatory third-round pick and a sixth-round selection in the 2023 NFL Draft.
Toney has totaled 55 receptions for 591 yards and two touchdowns in 19 games since being selected by the Giants with the 20th overall pick of the 2021 NFL Draft.
NFL PREVIEW: SEATTLE SEAHAWKS
Nobody was a bigger Cinderella last year than the Seahawks.
Seattle, picked by many pundits to finish with one of the league’s worst records, went 9–8 behind a stunning Pro Bowl season from quarterback Geno Smith. Although the Seahawks were handled in the wild-card round by the 49ers, there’s reason to believe Seattle has found its next contention window.
Last offseason was highlighted by the trading of star quarterback Russell Wilson, but the real treasure was the draft. Seattle landed one big talent after the next in 2022, including offensive tackles Abraham Lucas and Charles Cross, corner Tariq Woolen, and running back Kenneth Walker III.
This spring it appears general manager John Schneider might have done it again. The Seahawks had two first-round picks as a result of the Wilson deal, and they used them on corner Devon Witherspoon and receiver Jaxon Smith-Njigba, arguably the best prospects at their respective positions.
Factor in a fruitful free-agency period, which saw the additions of safety Julian Love, defensive end Dre’Mont Jones and linebacker Bobby Wagner, and Seattle is primed to make a real run at San Francisco for the NFC West title.
Biggest gamble this offseason: Giving Geno Smith a multiyear deal
By signing Smith to a three-year deal, Schneider gave himself the ability to sign free agents, as the cap hit was smaller than a franchise tag would have been.
However, Smith is now tied to Seattle for three years and $75 million, including $40 million guaranteed. The deal isn’t one that could hurt the franchise if Smith regresses to his previous form, but Seattle is still paying out cap hits of $31.2 and $33.7 million in 2024 and ’25, with dead money totaling $26.1 million if he’s released.
Schneider is showing his faith in Smith, who, at 33, has seemingly found himself. And if that’s the case, the Seahawks have a Pro Bowl quarterback on a cheap deal. However, should Smith revert, Seattle is locked into meaningful money without any young option behind him.
Toughest stretch of the season: Weeks 12 to 15
The Seahawks might have the toughest four-game stretch in football.
Seattle has an early bye in Week 5 and then will run through a majority of the AFC North before arriving at Thanksgiving, when it will square off with the 49ers at Lumen Field. The next Thursday, Seattle travels to face the Cowboys before a mini-bye and subsequent return engagement with San Francisco, this time at Levi’s Stadium. Finally, it’s a date with the NFC-champion Eagles at home before finishing up with three winnable games.
Seattle could be determining whether it’s a wild-card team or a division winner within those four weeks.
Breakout player to watch: DE Darrell Taylor
Few NFL fans would be able to tell you which team Taylor plays for, but that should change soon.
In two years with the Seahawks, the 2020 second-round pick from Tennessee has totaled 16 sacks, including 9.5 last year, despite playing less than 50% of the team’s defensive snaps in both of his campaigns.
With Jones, Taylor and Uchenna Nwosu to account for, the Seahawks should have a wicked pass rush, allowing both to tee off without consistently facing double teams. Look for Taylor to break through and have double-digit sacks, pushing for his first Pro Bowl berth.
Position of strength: Receiver
It’s hard to argue that more than a few teams can compete with the Seahawks on the perimeter.
Seattle is loaded with Tyler Lockett and DK Metcalf on the outside, who combined for 174 receptions, 2,081 yards and 15 touchdowns last year. They’re now joined by Smith-Njigba, who starred for the Buckeyes in 2021 with 95 catches for 1,606 yards and nine scores. However, he was limited to only three games last season due to a hamstring injury.
If Smith-Njigba stays healthy and assimilates well to the offense, Seattle will have an elite combination of dynamism and size for any quarterback to target.
Position of weakness: Interior offensive line
If there’s one area of the roster that can derail hopes of a postseason push, it’s the guard-center-guard combination on the inside.
Seattle did a great job to find Lucas and Cross at the tackle spots, but questions abound regarding guards Damien Lewis and Phil Haynes, and center Evan Brown. Schneider added competition and depth this offseason, drafting Anthony Bradford and Olu Oluwatimi along with signing undrafted free agent Kendall Randolph.
Among all those bodies, Seattle must find a trio that can keep Smith from facing inside pressure while opening running lanes for Walker and rookie Zach Charbonnet.
X-factor: The 2023 draft class stepping up
After seeing last year’s rookie crop make such an impact for Seattle, it’s hard not to wonder about what the Seahawks have this year, led by the aforementioned Smith-Njigba and Witherspoon.
Seattle is poised to make a deep postseason run in the wide-open NFC, but only if the rookies can contribute to a meaningful degree. While Lockett and Metcalf are phenomenal, getting a third weapon going in Smith-Njigba would greatly increase the odds of Smith having another terrific season.
Defensively, Witherspoon has a chance to be part of a special tandem with Woolen. Factor in the safety duo of Love and Quandre Diggs, and the secondary could be something very impactful.
Sleeper/fantasy pick: RB Zach Charbonnet
I fully expect the Seahawks to keep Walker atop their backfield depth chart, but Charbonnet could put a slight dent into his touches. The rookie was drafted in the second round, and while that doesn’t guarantee him a big role, Charbonnet is talented enough to have stand-alone flex value. —Michael Fabiano, SI Fantasy
Best bet: Take the over on Walker’s 950.5 rushing yards
I’m not out on Walker because I don’t think Pete Carroll is, either. Take the over on 950.5 rushing yards. Walker would only need to average 56 yards per game to clear this, and even with Charbonnet taking some touches, that is very achievable for the talented second-year back. —Jennifer Piacenti, SI Betting
Final record: 12–5, second in NFC West
AFC EAST PREVIEW
DAN FLAHERTY: SPORTS NOTEBOOK
There’s a sense of urgency surrounding most every team in the AFC East. Is the window to win a Super Bowl closing in Buffalo? Will the Jets’ all-in on move on Aaron Rodgers pay off? Can Miami make a move while they still have Tua Tagovailoa on his comparatively low rookie contract? And will Mac Jones revive himself in New England and prevent Bill Belichick’s career from ending with a dull thud?
When I chose The Notebook Nine as the title for this Substack, it was just a reference to the parent site at TheSportsNotebook.com and my own desire for alliteration with all the “Ns”. But it works out pretty well for this NFL divisional previews. The format for this, and all the future division run-throughs will be basic—a couple talking points on each team, both their offense and defense. And a wrap-up look at the betting numbers. Off we go in the AFC East…
BUFFALO
*I’m not really buying into the whole “Buffalo’s Super Bowl window is closing” storyline that seems to have considerable traction. I do get where it’s coming from. The Bills have to be feeling frustrated and there are some key players—notably Von Miller—who are getting older. But as long as they have Josh Allen, they have the centerpiece to build around. Buffalo’s bigger problem isn’t the size of their window, it’s the fact Patrick Mahomes is in their conference. Now you can add Joe Burrow to that list, and Trevor Lawrence is in the rearview mirror. To that end, I’m more focused on whether Allen can become a more efficient passer. The two-threat capability he offers is dynamic, but he can be mistake-prone. A 2.5% interception rate is too high in today’s game.
*Head coach Sean McDermott is going to re-emphasize his defensive roots by taking on play-calling duties. I don’t have a problem with this per se, but it could have some unintended consequences. Namely, who’s going to handle game management oversight? Are we going to be having a lot of Monday discussions talking about how the Bills lost a game they shouldn’t have because the clock or timeouts were mismanaged? In a league where so many games are decided by a field goal, this is no small thing. For years in Green Bay, Mike McCarthy was a fine offensive playcaller, but game management suffered, and so did the Packers. For McDermott’s sake, I hope he has a plan.
NY JETS
*I think the Jets are going to have problems offensively. I know Aaron Rodgers’ struggles last season can be attributed in part to playing with bad ribs and being in a situation that had grown tense. Being healthy and happy can make a big difference. But are we supposed to completely overlook the fact he’s 39-years-old? This seems even more pertinent in that he joins a team whose offensive line is a mix of too young, too old, and too injury-prone. They can’t run the ball. Rodgers has a good group of receivers, starting with Offensive ROY Garrett Wilson. For the 28-year-old version of Rodgers, that would have been enough. I’m not so sure about now.
*The good news for Jets fans is that will only take mild improvement from the offense to make a difference in the W-L column. Their defense also had a Rookie of the Year. In fact, Sauce Gardner became the first rookie to be a 1st-team All-Pro selection in over 40 years. The last man to do it? Ronnie Lott, with the 1981 San Francisco 49ers, who ushered in the Joe Montana Era. Gardner is the best part of what is a deep secondary and there’s also a good pass rush. Even with Rodgers in tow, the defense is still what will have to carry this team into the playoffs.
MIAMI
*The franchise that seemed to be perpetually knocking on the door finally got into the playoffs, going 9-8 and picking up the 7-seed in the first year for head coach Mike McDaniel. Tua, even with missing four games, seemed to come into his own. The acquisition of Tyreek Hill to lead up a group of speedy wide receivers paid dividends, as Tua’s yards-per-attempt was a solid 8.9. The offensive line looks pretty good. As long as Tua stays healthy—admittedly, a pretty big if—the Dolphins will be putting points on the board.
*The city of Miami is on a nice sports run right now. The Heat and Panthers made the Finals in basketball and hockey. The Marlins could follow suit in baseball. Whether the Dolphins join the parade ultimately depends on their defense. And the front office clearly understands that, acquiring Jalen Ramsey for the secondary. The All-Pro will join Xavien Howard in giving the Fish a good cornerback duo. They have a solid interior of the defensive line. Whether Miami’s D can really emerge will ultimately depend on whether new coordinator Vic Fangio can generate a pass rush on the edge. With the ability of his corners to play man-to-man, and his defensive tackles to tie up blockers, Fangio can certainly feel free to bring the heat.
NEW ENGLAND
*As a resident of Massachusetts, the Patriots are who I watch and root for each week. And I think the locals are too down on Mac Jones. From casual conversations with family members, friends and even the random observer at Fenway Park, everyone’s ready to go to Bailey Zappe. I’m not there yet. Mac’s struggles last year are far more likely to be the product of dealing with injuries, having serious instability on the offensive line, and seeing Bill Belichick lapse into temporary insanity when he hired former defensive coordinator Matt Patricia to run the offense. The Patriots added some veteran help to the offensive line. They hired Bill O’Brien as the coordinator. And they already had a good running game. I believe Jones will turn it around. And if he doesn’t, at least there will be no excuses this time around.
*New England’s defense was good last year, ranking in the top five for much of the season and ending a respectable 11th. The retirement of Devin McCourty will cost the D some leadership, but I like the first-round draft pick of Cristian Gonzalez. A big corner, Gonzalez can open up more room to bring pressure. And the pass rush, led by Matthew Judon, is already a good one. Last year, Judon’s 15 ½ sacks were the third-best in franchise history. The only two seasons that were better came from the great Andre Tippett, who keyed the Patriot defense that went to the Super Bowl in 1985.
THE MARKET REPORT
Buffalo is the favorite, and at 9-1 to win the Super Bowl, they rank behind only Philadelphia and Kansas City league-wide. But I’m surprised that the Bills are as tight as a favorite as they are within the AFC East. The (+130) line simply to win the division is a good sign of how much respect the market has for the competition—at least the Jets (+250) and Dolphins (+290). Only New England, at (+750) is considered a non-threat to finish in first place and get at least one home playoff game.
I think that’s overrating Buffalo’s competition. Miami is good, but they are 5-seed kind of good. New York is overrated for the reasons noted above. I hope I’m not going with my heart in saying New England is underrated but even allowing that, they aren’t in Buffalo’s class. The Bills cleared the field by 4 ½ games in the AFC East last year. I don’t see any reason to assume that much ground will be made up in one year.
COLLEGE FOOTBALL
PREVIEW: PITTSBURGH
2022 Record: 9-4 overall, 5-3 in Pac-12
Head Coach: Pat Narduzzi, 10th year: 62-41
The ACC has been Clemson and everyone else for a little while now, but whose No. 2?
Not counting Notre Dame – who continues to enjoy the friends with benefits relationship with the conference – Pitt and its 34 victories since 2019 has the second-best ACC football program going.
With 20 wins and an ACC Championship in the last two seasons, you have to go back to the superpower era of the mid-1970s to 1982 for a better two-year run.
And now we’ll see just how good Pitt is at plugging and playing. Head coach Pat Narduzzi is in his tenth year, he was able to take things up to another level a few seasons ago, and now he has to replace a slew of parts and hope the systems work.
There’s enough decent talent returning to not have to totally start over, the coaching staff is strong, and the ACC schedule is challenging, but not a killer without Clemson, NC State, or Miami. So set the expectations at a second ACC title appearance in three years, another campaign with nine wins or more, and for Pitt to remain the ACC’s quietly steady player, but …
Pitt Panthers Preview: Offense
The offense didn’t crank up the passing game like it did in 2021 and didn’t come up with the ground attack like 2018, but it was balanced and effective as it came through in the five-game winning streak to end the season. QB Kedon Slovis was okay, not great – now he’s at BYU – and leading rusher Israel Abanikanda is a New York Jet, but the attack should still be dangerous because …
Phil Jurkovec is a veteran passer who started out at Notre Dame, moved over to Boston College, and now the sixth-year senior – with a world of NFL upside, more on that in a moment – should be able to crank up the air show. Also pushing for the gig – and likely getting work to be the main man is 2024 – is talented Penn State transfer Christian Veilleux.
There might not be a Jordan Addison, and leading deep threat Jared Wayne is gone, but the receiving corps should be okay. Getting WR Daejon Reynolds from Florida to go along with midrange target Konata Mumpfield and Bub Means will help. Gavin Bartholomew is a talented tight end who needs to be used a whole lot more after coming up with 21 catches.
The offense was amazing at controlling the clock, and that partly came from the production from the line that was great at keeping defenses out of the backfield and was good for the ground game. There will be some movement – OT Matt Goncalves will be an all-star no matter which side he works – but Jake Kradel will continue to be a rock at center.
Pitt always finds the backs. Rodney Hammond was solid over the last few years when he got his chances, and LSU transfer Derrick Davis should turn into an interesting option with more work.
Pitt Panthers Preview: Defense
It’s Pitt. The pass rush will be there. For anyone else, losing LB SirVocea Dennis, DT Calijah Kancey, and DEs Habakkuk Baldonado and Deslin Alexandre would be close to devastating, but the D cranked up 46 sacks or more in each of the last four years. This time around it’ll take some understudies to turn into superstars.
Bam Brima hasn’t done much over his first three seasons, and now he’ll get a shot to shine at one end, Dayon Hayes needs to be the main man on the other side, and the interior needs new options to emerge around veteran tackle Devin Danielson.
Dennis wasn’t just one of the top pass rushers, he led the team in tackles by a mile with 94 stops. Now he’s a Tampa Bay Buccaneer. Solomon DeShields can get behind the line and Shayne Simon should be the team’s top tackler – or close to it – in the middle. Bangally Kamara needs to get into the backfield more, but he can get all over the field and hit.
It’s all a part of the system. Pat Narduzzi’s defenses leave the corners to fend for themselves, but they’re helped out by the killer pass rush. It’s a feast-or-famine style that leads to plenty of interceptions and big plays, but it also means lots and lots of yards allowed.
Fortunately for the Panthers, they have one of the ACC’s best corner tandems with MJ Devonshire and Marquis Williams back. The safety situation is counting on some new starting parts to rise up, including Florida transfer Donovan McMillon.
Pitt Panthers Key To The Season
Start running, keep running, and do it effectively. Pitt might have a no-risk-it-no-biscuit style in a whole lot of ways, but it’s relatively simple. With the way the pass rush works, the defense is great at coming up with plenty of third down stops. The big plays from the passing game are nice, but get the ground game going, and win.
Last year’s team passed 170 rushing yards six times – 6-0. 7-1 when getting past 150 yards. Since 2019 Pitt is 26-1 when getting to 143 rushing yards.
Pitt Panthers Top Transfer, Biggest Loss
QB Phil Jurkovec in from Boston College, DE John Morgan to Arkansas. Kedon Slovis was supposed to step in from USC and be another Kenny Pickett – at least the 2021 version – but it didn’t happen. He was okay, but the passing game wasn’t close to being as strong.
Jurkovec is a good veteran presence with all the skills to blow up in his sixth year – the dream is to make the jump like Pickett did – after throwing for over 5,000 yards with 35 touchdowns and 17 picks in his first five seasons at both Notre Dame and Boston College.
Fortunately, there weren’t a whole lot of tough transfers to deal with. Morgan made 14 sacks and 23 tackles for loss over the last four years, and he would’ve played a far bigger role in the rebuilding Pitt defensive front. Instead he’ll be a Hog. That’s why …
Pitt Panthers Key Player
DE Dayon Hayes, Sr. The 6-3, 265-pounder looks the part. Pitt is fantastic at recruiting to a type for the defensive front, getting terrific hybrid prospects who know how to rip into the backfield.
With so many changes on the line, Hayes is the Next Pass Rusher Up who should go from good to amazing after steadily amassing nine sacks and 16 tackles for loss in his first three years – at least that’s what the Panthers are hoping for.
Pitt Panthers Key Game
North Carolina, Sept. 23. As a Big East program, Pitt pulled off a 2009 win over North Carolina in the Meineke Car Care Bowl. After that it was all Tar Heels with six straight victories until 2019 when the Panthers won the first of two meetings. Last year, UNC won 42-24, but it was Pitt’s last loss of the season with a five-game winning run to follow.
This year, Pitt has an interesting few games leading up to the ACC season – Cincinnati, at West Virginia – and has to go on the road for three road games in four dates after hosting the Tar Heels. It doesn’t get easier after that with Florida State coming to town.
MEN’S COLLEGE BASKETBALL
KANSAS TRANSFER MARCUS ADAMS JR. COMMITS TO GONZAGA
Kansas transfer Marcus Adams Jr. announced his commitment to Gonzaga on social media.
The 6-foot-8 forward from Torrance, Calif., is a consensus four-star recruit in the Class of 2023.
“A Fresh Start,” Adams posted Saturday on Twitter with an image of himself in a Bulldogs uniform.
A week ago, Adams requested his release from his national letter of intent with the Jayhawks. He enrolled in Lawrence earlier this summer after reclassifying from the Class of 2024.
Adams also drew interest from Texas, Oregon and West Virginia, among others, before committing to coach Mark Few’s program at Gonzaga.
He is the fourth player to join the Zags through the transfer portal this offseason, joining guards Ryan Nembhard (Creighton) and Steele Venters (Eastern Washington) and center Graham Ike (Wyoming).
UCONN EARNS COMMITMENT FROM 4-STAR G AHMAD NOWELL
Ahmad Nowell, a four-star combo guard in the Class of 2024, committed to defending national champion UConn on Sunday.
Nowell is rated No. 36 overall and the No. 3 combo guard in his class by the 247Sports composite rankings. The 6-foot native of Philadelphia chose the Huskies over Kentucky, Tennessee and Georgia Tech.
“I chose UConn because they checked all the boxes and had everything I wanted in a school,” Nowell told 247Sports. “From their playing style, coaching style, what they like to do, relationships, players and staff, everything went together. Also, and most importantly, they’re winners. I like to win so everything just clicked.”
UConn is coming off its fifth national title, all of them since 1999. The Huskies, a No. 4 seed in the NCAA Tournament, beat San Diego State 76-59 in the national championship game in April.
Coach Dan Hurley and the Huskies had one prior commitment for the Class of 2024: four-star small forward Isaiah Abraham from the Washington, D.C. area.
AUTO RACING
NEWGARDEN COMPLETES INDYCAR SERIES WEEKEND SWEEP AT IOWA SPEEDWAY
NEWTON, Iowa (AP) — Josef Newgarden completed the weekend sweep he wanted at a track where he has had plenty of success, winning the IndyCar Series race Sunday at Iowa Speedway.
Newgarden held onto the lead on a restart with three laps to go, winning by less than a second over Team Penske teammate Will Power.
It was the sixth victory of Newgarden’s career at the .875-mile oval and came a day after he led for 129 laps in another win. Newgarden needed a little extra work in this race after starting seventh — he started third on Saturday — but he was able to move into the lead by Lap 31 and maintained control the rest of the way.
Newgarden left the weekend in second place in the series standings, only 80 points behind leader Alex Palou. Palou, who finished third, came into the weekend with a 117-point lead over Scott Dixon, with Newgarden 126 points back in third place.
Newgarden continued his dominance on the series’ ovals this season. He won at Texas Motor Speedway on April 2, then won the Indianapolis 500. It was his fifth consecutive win on ovals dating back to last season.
Power, on the pole for both weekend races, led the first 30 laps before Newgarden used a lower line to pass Power and fellow Penske teammate Scott McLaughlin as they encountered slower traffic.
Newgarden was among several drivers involved in one of the tense moments of the race, when Sting Ray Robb lost the left wheel of his car on Lap 158, seconds after Robb left pit road.
The wheel rolled into oncoming traffic between Turns 3 and 4, with Newgarden, Conor Daly and Graham Rahal among others having to swerve to avoid it. IndyCar officials disqualified Robb for the rest of the race for not having the wheel tightened before leaving pit road.
Felix Rosenqvist, who started 16th, finished fourth. McLaughlin was fifth, the last driver on the lead lap.
WNBA NEWS
LIBERTY USE RECORD 44-POINT FIRST QUARTER TO ROUT FEVER 101-83
NEW YORK (AP) — Betnijah Laney scored a season-high 22 points, Jonquel Jones added 18 points and the New York Liberty rode a record hot start to rout the Indiana Fever 101-83 on Sunday.
New York (16-5) made its first nine shots on the way to a 44-point first quarter. That’s the most points ever scored in a period in WNBA history surpassing the 42 that Chicago had against the Liberty in 2019.
The Liberty made 15 of 18 from the field in the first, including six 3-pointers to go up by 27 points after the opening 10 minutes.
New York cooled off a bit in the second and led 68-46 at the half — just short of the record for points in an opening 20 minutes.
These two teams met right before the All-Star break and Indiana rallied from a 18-point deficit in the fourth quarter, tying the game at the buzzer on a 3-pointer by Aliyah Boston. The Liberty pulled away in overtime.
There was no such comeback this time as New York finished the game shooting 54% from the field and hit 17 of 34 3s (50%).
The easy win allowed coach Sandy Brondello to get some rest for her starting group. New York enters a tough stretch of its schedule with five games in eight days, although four of them are at home.
While Indiana (6-16) wasn’t really ever in Sunday’s game after the opening quarter, the Fever have already been more successful than last season when they won five games total.
The Fever saw the return of Lexie Hull, who missed the previous two games after breaking her nose. She sported a clear mask that she said before the game she’ll have to wear for the rest of the season. Hull finished with seven points before fouling out in the fourth quarter.
Victoria Vivians led Indiana with 16 points and Erica Wheeler added 15.
NHL NEWS
LEAFS G ILYA SAMSONOV AWARDED 1-YEAR, $3.55M DEAL IN ARBITRATION
Toronto Maple Leafs goaltender Ilya Samsonov was awarded a one-year contract worth $3.55 million in an arbitration decision Sunday.
Samsonov was vying for $4.9 million at the arbitration hearing on Friday, while the Maple Leafs submitted at $2.4 million.
Samsonov, 26, finished 27-10-5 with four shutouts, a 2.33 goals-against average and a .919 save percentage in his first season with the Maple Leafs in 2022-23.
He signed with Toronto in July 2022 following three seasons with the Washington Capitals, who drafted the Russian in the first round in 2015.
Samsonov is 79-32-13 with 10 shutouts, a 2.65 GAA and a .908 save percentage in 131 career games (119 starts) with the Capitals (2019-22) and Maple Leafs.
TOP INDIANA NEWS/RELEASES FROM ORGANIZATIONS
INDIANA FEVER
GAME RECAP: FEVER UNABLE TO KEEP UP WITH LIBERTY ON SUNDAY
BROOKLYN – The Indiana Fever dropped to 6-16 on the season after falling to the New York Liberty on Sunday afternoon, 101-83. After the Liberty scored 44 points in the first frame, a new WNBA record for most points in a quarter, the Fever outscored New York 66-57 the rest of the way.
Victoria Vivians led the Fever in the scoring column for the first time this season as she contributed 16 points on 6-of-9 shooting from the floor. Vivians recorded a season-high four steals as well as five rebounds, three assists and one block.
Erica Wheeler followed Vivians in the scoring column with 15 points on 5-of-9 shooting from the court, while Kelsey Mitchell added 13 points and four assists. Rookie guard Grace Berger pitched in nine points off the bench, dished out a career-high five assists and pulled down four rebounds.
Vivians, Mitchell, Wheeler, Berger and Aliyah Boston combined to shoot a perfect 13-of-13 from the charity stripe. In addition, Indiana tied a season best 10 steals and recorded 38 of its 83 points in the paint.
New York set the tone for the matchup from the tip shooting a perfect 9-of-9 from the floor through the first six minutes of play and would eventually close the quarter shooting 83.3 percent (15-of-18). Lexie Hull led Indiana with five points in the quarter as the Fever finished the quarter shooting 7-of-12 (58.3 percent) from the court. A 33-8 scoring run gave the Liberty the 44-17 lead at the end of the first frame.
The Fever fought back in the second quarter and outscored the Liberty, 29-24, to record its second highest scoring quarter of the season. Vivians guided Indiana as she netted 11 points on 4-of-5 shooting to go along with two assists in the quarter. Indiana finished the quarter on a 20-8 run, but the Liberty maintained their advantage as the first half ended, 68-46.
Mitchell and Wheeler led the charge to open the second half as they contributed eight and six points respectively in the third frame. The Liberty slowed its offensive pace in the third quarter as Indiana’s defense held them to 8-of-18 shooting (44.4 percent) from the court. Despite outscoring New York in the final frame, 19-14, the Fever were unable to overcome the remaining deficit as time expired.
New York led by as many as 34 points on one occasion, and the closest Indiana came after that point of the game was 16 points in the fourth quarter. Liberty forward Betnijah Laney led all scorers with 22 points on 9-of-13 shooting from the court, with 12 of those points being recorded in the first quarter. Jonquel Jones, who had ten points in the first quarter, contributed a double-double in the win as she ended the matchup with 18 points to go along with 11 rebounds.
Sabrina Ionescu and Marine Johannès each contributed 12 points, with all of Jonannès’s points being earned from four completed three-point field goals on seven attempts. In addition, Courtney Vandersloot pitched in nine points and a game-high 10 assists.
New York entered the matchup averaging a league leading 11 three-point field goals per contest and recorded 12 three-pointers on 19 attempts within the first half alone. The Liberty came one three-pointer shy of tying the WNBA record for most three-point field goals in a game as they finished the matchup shooting 17-of-34 from the three-point line.
UP NEXT
The Fever head west to take on the Los Angeles Sparks for a pair of games beginning Tuesday at 10 p.m. ET. Tuesday’s game will be broadcast on the official Indiana Fever Facebook page and on NBA TV.
INDIANS BASEBALL
INDIANS DROP SERIES FINALE TO I-CUBS, 9-4
DES MOINES, Iowa – The Indianapolis Indians sparked a three-run rally in the top of the eighth to bring the game to within one but could not overcome a four-run bottom half of the frame from the Iowa Cubs at Principal Park on Sunday afternoon, 9-4.
With their lead cut to one late in the contest, Iowa (56-38, 13-8) put the game out of reach for Indianapolis. A two-out, bases loaded single off the bat of Edwin Rios scored two and Alexander Canario plated the games’ final runs with a two-RBI double to make it 9-4.
The I-Cubs got on the board early with a sac fly from Matt Mervis in the bottom of the first. Iowa then extended the lead in the third courtesy of two-run shot from Nelson Velazquez. P.J. Higgins roped an RBI single to right, and a wild pitch by Indians starter Luis Ortiz (L, 2-4) made it 5-0.
Indianapolis (44-51, 11-10) got on the board in the fourth with an RBI single from Alika Williams. Down by four in the eighth, Rodolfo Castro led off the inning with a single, and Ryan Vilade reached on a four-pitch walk. Canaan Smith-Njigba sent an RBI double to center field, and Williams brought Indianapolis to within one with a single that scored Vilade and Smith-Njigba before the I-Cubs responded with their four-run offensive burst.
Ortiz threw 4.0 innings, surrendering five runs on seven hits with five strikeouts. Iowa southpaw Jordan Wicks (W, 2-0) yielded just one run and four hits in 5.0 innings of work.
The Indians will return to Victory Field to begin a six-game tilt with the Louisville Bats on Tuesday at 7:05 PM ET. Neither team has named a starter.
INDIANA WOMEN’S BASKETBALL
TERI MOREN WINS GOLD WITH USA AT FIBA U19 WOMEN’S CHAMPIONSHIPS
MADRID – Indiana head coach Teri Moren is now a two-time gold medalist as she helped USA Basketball’s U19 women’s team to a win in the championship game of FIBA U19 Women’s Championships on Sunday night.
USA defeated Spain, 69-66, in Madrid, Spain. Moren previously won a gold medal with the same group playing in the 2022 U18 Women’s Championship in Buenos Aires, Argentina.
The reigning AP National Coach of the Year and the IU program’s all-time winningest coach, Moren has compiled a 200-93 record (99-57 Big Ten) during her nine seasons in Bloomington. She’s enjoyed eight straight 20-win seasons, doubling the number of 20-win seasons that the program enjoyed in the previous 41 years.
She’s coming off a 2022-23 season where she guided the program to a 28-4 overall record, its first Big Ten regular season championship in 40 years, and its first-ever No. 1 seed in the NCAA Tournament. Her IU teams have earned invitations to each of the last four NCAA Tournaments and five overall during her tenure. Each of her NCAA-bound IU teams have won at least one NCAA Tournament game, while the 2020-21 team advanced to the Elite Eight and the 2021-22 team to the Sweet 16. In addition to the NCAA berths the team earned two WNIT invitations, highlighted by the 2018 WNIT Championship.
NOTRE DAME WOMEN’S BASKETBALL
HIDALGO WINS GOLD, PROSPER BRONZE AT U19 WORLD CUP
MADRID — As has happened nine of the last 11 times, Team USA is the last one standing.
On Sunday, the American contingency in Madrid won a gold medal in the 2023 FIBA U19 Women’s Basketball World Cup, winning a 69-66 thriller over Spain. Rising Irish freshman Hannah Hidalgo was a critical part of the victory. She had 9 points, 4 rebounds, 7 assists, 3 steals and a block. Her final steal came with 9 seconds to go, sealing the win for Team USA.
The game was a back-and-forth affair. The U.S. looked like it would pull away at several points in the contest, but Spain continued to hang around. With 45 seconds to go, Spain’s Iyana Martin Carrion tied it up at 66-66. Cotie McMahon euro-stepped her way to the basket, giving the American’s a 68-66 lead with 22 seconds to go.
On Spain’s ensuing possession, Hidalgo stepped in and grabbed the steal that would ultimately give Team USA its 10th gold medal at the U19 Women’s World Cup.
All in all, Hidalgo had a wildly successful tournament. She broke two single-game records for Team USA: steals (8) and assists (13). She finished averaging 5.4 assists per game, which is tied for third all-time for Team USA over the course of the tournament. Her 22 total steals is now tied for second. Hidalgo also averaged 10.7 points and 3.4 rebounds per contest. As a result of her performance, Hidalgo was named to the tournament’s All Star 5.
Just prior to the Team USA win, Irish sophomore Cassandre Prosper earned her second bronze medal of the summer as part of Team Canada, as the Canadian U19 team beat France in overtime, 80-73. Prosper did not play for an undisclosed reason, but she was on the sideline cheering her team to a miraculous comeback to earn Team Canada’s second bronze medal ever in the tournament.
After being down 66-55 with just over 6 minutes to play, Canada ended regulation on a 13-2 run to force extra time. The team hit its shots down the stretch, while France struggled offensively. The French shot 37 percent on the day and were out-rebounded, 54-44.
Despite missing the final game of Canada’s trip to Madrid, Prosper was a force with which to be reckoned during the tournament. She finished with 16.2 points, 5.8 rebounds, 2.3 assists, 1.8 steals and 1.8 blocks per game. She led the team in scoring and steals and ranked second in assists and blocks. Prosper ranked fourth amongst all players in the World Cup in blocks, continuing to play the excellent defense she brought to the floor for Notre Dame last season.
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“SPORTS EXTRA”
MLB STANDINGS
| American League | |||||||||||
| EAST | |||||||||||
| TEAM | W | L | PCT | GB | HOME | ROAD | EAST | CENTRAL | WEST | LAST 10 | STREAK |
| BALTIMORE | 61 | 38 | .616 | – | 30 – 20 | 31 – 18 | 19 – 12 | 18 – 7 | 10 – 7 | 7 – 3 | W 2 |
| TAMPA BAY | 61 | 42 | .592 | 2 | 36 – 18 | 25 – 24 | 18 – 13 | 16 – 4 | 9 – 10 | 3 – 7 | L 2 |
| TORONTO | 55 | 45 | .550 | 6.5 | 27 – 20 | 28 – 25 | 7 – 20 | 16 – 6 | 12 – 10 | 6 – 4 | W 1 |
| BOSTON | 53 | 47 | .530 | 8.5 | 28 – 23 | 25 – 24 | 16 – 11 | 11 – 8 | 11 – 8 | 6 – 4 | W 2 |
| NY YANKEES | 53 | 47 | .530 | 8.5 | 31 – 23 | 22 – 24 | 13 – 17 | 11 – 8 | 14 – 11 | 4 – 6 | W 3 |
| CENTRAL | |||||||||||
| TEAM | W | L | PCT | GB | HOME | ROAD | EAST | CENTRAL | WEST | LAST 10 | STREAK |
| MINNESOTA | 53 | 48 | .525 | – | 29 – 22 | 24 – 26 | 12 – 17 | 21 – 12 | 10 – 6 | 8 – 2 | W 3 |
| CLEVELAND | 49 | 50 | .495 | 3 | 26 – 23 | 23 – 27 | 7 – 8 | 13 – 13 | 13 – 9 | 4 – 6 | L 1 |
| DETROIT | 45 | 54 | .455 | 7 | 21 – 27 | 24 – 27 | 3 – 16 | 18 – 12 | 9 – 10 | 6 – 4 | W 1 |
| CHI WHITE SOX | 41 | 60 | .406 | 12 | 21 – 25 | 20 – 35 | 6 – 16 | 15 – 14 | 9 – 14 | 3 – 7 | L 3 |
| KANSAS CITY | 28 | 73 | .277 | 25 | 15 – 36 | 13 – 37 | 5 – 15 | 9 – 25 | 4 – 11 | 2 – 8 | L 5 |
| WEST | |||||||||||
| TEAM | W | L | PCT | GB | HOME | ROAD | EAST | CENTRAL | WEST | LAST 10 | STREAK |
| TEXAS | 59 | 41 | .590 | – | 34 – 20 | 25 – 21 | 14 – 11 | 14 – 5 | 16 – 11 | 7 – 3 | W 1 |
| HOUSTON | 56 | 44 | .560 | 3 | 25 – 22 | 31 – 22 | 5 – 5 | 8 – 11 | 22 – 12 | 6 – 4 | W 1 |
| LA ANGELS | 51 | 49 | .510 | 8 | 29 – 23 | 22 – 26 | 11 – 9 | 11 – 8 | 16 – 14 | 6 – 4 | W 1 |
| SEATTLE | 50 | 49 | .505 | 8.5 | 29 – 25 | 21 – 24 | 9 – 12 | 10 – 10 | 15 – 11 | 5 – 5 | L 1 |
| OAKLAND | 28 | 74 | .275 | 32 | 15 – 39 | 13 – 35 | 7 – 19 | 7 – 11 | 5 – 26 | 3 – 7 | L 1 |
| NATIONAL LEAGUE | |||||||||||
| EAST | |||||||||||
| TEAM | W | L | PCT | GB | HOME | ROAD | EAST | CENTRAL | WEST | LAST 10 | STREAK |
| ATLANTA | 64 | 34 | .653 | – | 32 – 19 | 32 – 15 | 22 – 6 | 10 – 2 | 11 – 9 | 4 – 6 | W 1 |
| PHILADELPHIA | 53 | 46 | .535 | 11.5 | 26 – 19 | 27 – 27 | 9 – 15 | 10 – 6 | 14 – 13 | 5 – 5 | W 1 |
| MIAMI | 54 | 47 | .535 | 11.5 | 31 – 20 | 23 – 27 | 13 – 16 | 11 – 9 | 10 – 12 | 2 – 8 | W 1 |
| NY METS | 46 | 53 | .465 | 18.5 | 23 – 22 | 23 – 31 | 13 – 13 | 5 – 14 | 15 – 13 | 4 – 6 | L 2 |
| WASHINGTON | 41 | 58 | .414 | 23.5 | 18 – 32 | 23 – 26 | 9 – 16 | 7 – 13 | 12 – 13 | 6 – 4 | W 3 |
| CENTRAL | |||||||||||
| TEAM | W | L | PCT | GB | HOME | ROAD | EAST | CENTRAL | WEST | LAST 10 | STREAK |
| MILWAUKEE | 55 | 45 | .550 | – | 27 – 23 | 28 – 22 | 9 – 4 | 20 – 9 | 8 – 15 | 7 – 3 | L 1 |
| CINCINNATI | 55 | 46 | .545 | 0.5 | 28 – 26 | 27 – 20 | 12 – 11 | 12 – 17 | 14 – 8 | 5 – 5 | W 5 |
| CHI CUBS | 48 | 51 | .485 | 6.5 | 27 – 26 | 21 – 25 | 8 – 14 | 15 – 12 | 9 – 8 | 6 – 4 | W 3 |
| ST. LOUIS | 44 | 56 | .440 | 11 | 22 – 26 | 22 – 30 | 10 – 9 | 12 – 17 | 7 – 13 | 6 – 4 | L 3 |
| PITTSBURGH | 43 | 56 | .434 | 11.5 | 23 – 26 | 20 – 30 | 5 – 5 | 11 – 15 | 14 – 14 | 3 – 7 | L 1 |
| WEST | |||||||||||
| TEAM | W | L | PCT | GB | HOME | ROAD | EAST | CENTRAL | WEST | LAST 10 | STREAK |
| LA DODGERS | 57 | 41 | .582 | – | 29 – 16 | 28 – 25 | 11 – 7 | 15 – 12 | 14 – 11 | 7 – 3 | L 1 |
| ARIZONA | 54 | 46 | .540 | 4 | 26 – 24 | 28 – 22 | 13 – 15 | 10 – 8 | 17 – 11 | 2 – 8 | L 4 |
| SAN FRANCISCO | 54 | 46 | .540 | 4 | 26 – 22 | 28 – 24 | 10 – 12 | 18 – 9 | 15 – 10 | 5 – 5 | L 5 |
| SAN DIEGO | 48 | 52 | .480 | 10 | 25 – 23 | 23 – 29 | 13 – 13 | 7 – 13 | 12 – 13 | 5 – 5 | L 1 |
| COLORADO | 39 | 60 | .394 | 18.5 | 23 – 26 | 16 – 34 | 13 – 15 | 8 – 10 | 6 – 19 | 5 – 5 | L 1 |
TODAY IN BASEBALL HISTORY
1909 At Washington Park, the Superbas sweep a twin bill from the visiting Cardinals with identical 1-0 scores. Brooklyn’s southpaw Nap Rucker whiffs 16 Redbirds in one of the contests, en route to finishing second in the NL with 200 strikeouts.
1911 At League Park, the Naps host a charity game that features nine future Hall of Famers to benefit the family of their late right-handed ace Addie Joss, who died unexpectedly in April, two days after his 31st birthday from bacterial meningitis. Cleveland loses the contest, 5-2, to an ‘All-Star’ team consisting of players from the other seven American League teams, managed by Senators’ skipper Jimmy McAleer.
1911 The Giants establish a club mark at the Palace of the Fans in Cincinnati, hitting four triples in one game. The plethora of three-baggers, including two by Hall of Fame hurler Rube Marquard, one from Larry Doyle and Chief Meyers, and nine other hits, enable New York to beat the Reds, 8-3.
1926 For the second time this season, Lou Gehrig swipes home on the front end of a double steal with Babe Ruth as the trailing runner. The Yankees’ first baseman will steal 102 bases during his career, with 15 thefts being of home plate.
1931 For the second time in ten days, Babe Herman hits for the cycle. The Dodger outfielder joins “Long John” Reilly and Bob Meusel as one of only three ‘tricyclists’ to have collected a single, double, triple, and home run in one game three times.
1933 A pair of bandits send Dizzy Dean a gift as a goodwill gesture after he walked into the robbery at a St. Louis drug store last week. The thieves sent him six neckties after having the Cardinal right-hander line up with the other innocent bystanders because they have nothing against him personally.
1933 Gabby Street, who led St. Louis to National League pennants in 1930 and 1931, is fired midseason by the Cardinals after the team gets off to a 46-45 start. Frank Frisch, the Redbirds’ second baseman, is named the fifth-place club’s player-manager before a 10-1 exhibition rout of the Quincy Warriors of the Mississippi Valley League in Illinois.
1948 Five Duluth minor league club teammates die during a Northern League road trip, with another 19 hurt in a bus-truck crash near St. Paul. The injured include future major league manager Mel McGaha and Elmer Schoendienst, brother of Cardinals’ infielder, Red.
1948 Six days after hitting four homers in one game, White Sox outfielder Pat Seerey again makes the record book, becoming the first major leaguer to strike out seven times in a doubleheader.
1949 In the opener of a twin bill at Griffith Stadium, Indians’ hurler Bob Lemon helps his cause by hitting two home runs in a 7-5 victory over the Senators. Cleveland completes the sweep when Gene Beardon gets the Tribe’s 5-2 win in the nightcap.
1951 “That was the finest catch I have ever seen, and the finest I ever expect to see” – Pirates GM Branch Rickey, commenting on a catch made by Willie Mays at Forbes Field. At cavernous Forbes Field, Willie Mays, unable to reach across his body to make a catch with his glove of Rocky Nelson’s sinking 457-foot blast to deep center, sticks out his bare right hand and grabs the ball on a full gallop to make the incredible final out of the inning. Venerable Branch Rickey, Pittsburgh’s general manager, sends a note to the New York dugout during the game to tell the 20-year-old rookie Giants’ outfielder, “That was the finest catch I have ever seen, and the finest I ever expect to see.”
1956 Under cloudy skies, former first baseman/outfielder Hank Greenberg and infielder Joe Cronin, respectively, serving as general managers for the Tigers and Red Sox, are inducted into the Hall of Fame, with more than 8,500 fans attending the impressive ceremony. The former Detroit slugger becomes the first Jewish player enshrined in Cooperstown.
1961 Inclement conditions at Yankee Stadium postpone a home run derby featuring Bronx Bombers Roger Maris and Mickey Mantle vs. Giants sluggers Willie Mays and Orlando Cepeda. The ‘Mick’ will be the only scheduled participant to homer in the contest when his second-inning round-tripper, a 450-foot blast off Bob Bolin that lands in the bleachers, accounts for New York’s only run.
1961 In a midseason exhibition at Yankee Stadium in front of 47,346 fans on a stormy night, the San Francisco Giants beat their former crosstown rivals, 4-1. Mickey Mantle’s homer accounts for the only Bronx Bombers run, and Willie Mays, cheered by the fans enthusiastically throughout the entire evening, has two RBIs for the visiting ‘Jints.’
1962 Cookie Lavagetto, filling in for manager Casey Stengel, brings in southpaw Bob G. Miller, not to be confused with Bob L. Miller, also on the team, to face Braves backstop Del Crandall to start the bottom of the 12th inning. The only ball the 27-year-old reliever throws is hit over the left-field wall at County Stadium, resulting in one pitch, one hit, one run, and one loss for the southpaw, convinced by the team to come out of retirement, needing only 18 more days to qualify for the pension plan.
1965 Unbeknownst to him, Mets skipper Casey Stengel, who compiled a managerial record of 1,905-1,842 with the Dodgers, Braves, Yankees, and Mets, manages his final baseball game, a 5-1 loss to Philadelphia at Shea Stadium. After leaving a party after midnight at Toots Shor’s, the 75-year-old ‘Old Perfesser’ loses his balance, fracturing his left hip, resulting in the unexpected retirement from the sport.
1967 The Tigers cancel tonight’s scheduled game against the Orioles due to the civil unrest in Detroit. The two remaining games of the series shift to Baltimore, with tomorrow’s contest in the Charm City rained out during the second inning.
1968 Chicago reliever Hoyt Wilhelm breaks Cy Young’s record when he makes his 907th career appearance, pitching a third of an inning in which he gives up a run on two hits to be on the short side of the team’s 3-2 loss to Oakland. The 45-year-old knuckleballer, who will retire in 1972 after pitching in 1,070 games, will finish his 21-year major league career with a 143-122 (.540) won-loss record and 228 saves, hurling for the Giants, Cardinals, Indians, Orioles, White Sox, Angels, Braves, Cubs, and Dodgers.
1970 Tommie Agee steals home with two outs in the bottom of the tenth inning, giving the Mets a 2-1 walk-off victory over the Dodgers at Shea Stadium. After reaching on a fielder’s choice, the New York center fielder steals second and advances to third on a wild pitch before scoring the winning run with his theft of home plate.
1970 At Three Rivers Stadium, the Pirates stage Roberto Clemente Night at their new ballpark, showering their right fielder with gifts, including a scroll containing 300,000 signatures from the people of Puerto Rico. During an emotional pregame, at his request, the Pittsburgh Children’s Hospital acquires a donation of several thousand dollars to assist disabled youngsters.
1973 Although not selected, Willie Mays appears in his last All-Star Game thanks to Commissioner Bowie Kuhn increasing the player limit so the ‘Say Hey Kid’ could participate in the Midsummer Classic. Bobby Bonds, a Giants teammate of Mays, homers and doubles in the National League’s 7-1 victory over the AL at Royals Stadium in Kansas City.
1974 Whitey Lockman becomes the team’s director of player development and will be replaced as the Cubs manager by third base coach Jim Marshall. During his three-year stint in the dugout, the Lowell, North Carolina native compiled a 157-162 (.492) record.
1977 After Mets’ right fielder Bruce Boisclair drops his two-out foul pop-up, Davey Lopes responds with a game-ending three-run home run off Bob Apodaca. The LA second baseman’s ninth-inning dramatics provide the Dodgers with a 5-3 win, spoiling Nino Espinosa’s opportunity for a complete-game victory needing just one more out before his departure.
1978 After sharing with two reporters last night that George Steinbrenner was a crook and Reggie Jackson was a liar, a tearful Billy Martin (52-42) announces his resignation as the Yankee manager in a Minnesota hotel lobby. Bob Lemon, recently fired by the White Sox, becomes the Bronx Bombers’ skipper, guiding the team to 48 victories in the remaining 68 games en route to a World Championship.
1979 Going deep off A’s hurler Mike Morgan at Fenway Park, Red Sox’s first baseman Carl Yastrzemski becomes the 18th major leaguer and seventh in the American League to hit 400 home runs. ‘Captain Carl’ will end his 23-year career with 452 homers.
1988 In a tribute held at a sold-out Shea Stadium, Tom Seaver (41) becomes only the third Met to have his uniform number retired. In addition to managers Casey Stengel (37) and Gil Hodges (14), the future Hall of Fame right-hander, who compiled a 198-124 record (.615) during a dozen seasons with the Amazins, becomes the first player to be honored by the franchise in this manner.
1993 Following the game at Dodger Stadium, Vince Coleman tosses an M-80 from a car, resulting in reported injuries to three fans in the Chavez Ravine parking lot, including an 11-year-old boy and a two-year-old girl. The Mets’ player was a passenger in the 1991 Jeep Cherokee driven by LA outfielder Eric Davis, acknowledging Coleman flipped the firecracker out of his vehicle as a ‘joke,’ but not into a crowd of people.
1993 In a 5-4 loss to the Dodgers at Chavez Ravine, Mets right-hander Anthony Young extends his record losing streak to 27 games. The latest defeat results from the hard-luck hurler walking Dave Hansen in with the winning run with two outs in the 10th inning.
1995 The Red Sox trade outfielder Mark Whiten to Philadelphia for first baseman Dave Hollins, who will play only five games for Boston. ‘Hard Hittin’ Mike Whiten will hit .254 appearing in 120 contests over two seasons for the ‘Fightin’ Phils.’
1999 The Red Sox blast seven home runs, one shy of the club record, in an 11-4 rout of Detroit at Tiger Stadium. Boston right fielder Trot Nixon contributes to the offensive onslaught with three home runs and five RBIs.
1999 The Yankees rout the Indians 21-1 for their team’s largest margin of victory in 46 years. The Bronx Bombers’ designated hitter Chili Davis goes 5-for-6, collecting six RBIs in the late Saturday afternoon contest played at the Bronx ballpark.
2000 Ivan Rodriguez (.347, 27, 83) breaks his thumb when it is struck by Mo Vaughn’s bat swinging on a third strike when the American League MVP attempts to throw out a runner stealing second base. The Texas Rangers’ All-Star catcher will miss the rest of the season.
2004 During the third inning at Warner Park, the approximately 5000 fans attending the minor league contest between the Wisconsin Woodchucks and the hometown Madison Mallards set an American record for most people brushing their teeth simultaneously. Next season, in another Northern League promotion, Winnipeg sets the Canadian record for the most fans simultaneous tooth brushing in a game against Calgary.
2004 Another saga is added to the Red Sox-Yankee rivalry when Red Sox starter Bronson Arroyo hits last night’s hero Alex Rodriguez with a pitch. As A-Rod stares at the mound on his way to first, Boston’s catcher Jason Varitek, after a verbal exchange, pushes his glove into the All-Star third baseman’s face, initiating a bench-clearing brawl between the divisional foes.
2007 At a press conference, an emotional Craig Biggio announces he will retire after this season, bringing his 20-year-old career as the longest-tenured player in Astro history to an end. The newest member of the 3,000-hit organization, the only player in All-Star history to appear in the game as a catcher and a second baseman, played a significant role in Houston’s four division titles and the team’s only National League pennant.
2009 On the day he is traded by the A’s to the Cardinals for prospects Brett Wallace, Clayton Mortensen, and Shane Peterson, Matt Holliday collects four hits, drives in a run, and steals a base in his debut with St. Louis. Having hurried from New York, where his former team was continuing a series with the Yankees, the outfielder had to borrow a glove and shoes from his new teammates before the Redbirds’ 8-1 victory at Citizens Bank Park.
2010 After 18 consecutive losses in Cleveland, the Rays finally beat the hometown Indians for the first time in nearly five years. With the 6-3 victory over the Tribe, Tampa Bay manager Joe Maddon snaps a 0-21 personal losing streak as the visiting manager that began when he was California’s interim skipper in 1996.
2011 Former Blue Jays, Orioles, Mariners, and Phillies GM Pat Gillick, lifetime .300 hitter Roberto Alomar, and Bert Blyleven, ninth on the all-time list with 60 shutouts, are inducted into the Hall of Fame. Gillick won two World Series rings (1992-93) in Toronto with Alomar as his second baseman, and Blyleven helped the Twins capture the 1987 Fall Classic and played for the Pirates team that won it all in 1979.
2011 Losing 12-8 at Fenway Park, the Mariners establish a new team-worst losing streak with their 15th straight defeat. The contest features a milestone for Red Sox starter Tim Wakefield when catcher Jarrod Saltalamacchia holds on to a foul tip to end the sixth inning, giving the knuckleballer his 2,000th strikeout, a mark only Roger Clemens has accomplished in franchise history.
2012 Jordany Valdespin sets a new Mets single-season record when he hits his fifth pinch-hit home run of the team’s 5-2 loss to the Nationals at Citi Field. The 24-year-old ties Cliff Johnson (Astros, 1974) for the second-highest single-season total ever recorded by a rookie, trailing only Craig Wilson, a freshman with the Pirates in 2001 when he tied Dave Hansen’s major-league mark for pinch-homers with seven.
2014 While singing “Take Me Out to the Ballgame” during the seventh-inning stretch, Andy Milovich, the 45-year-old vice president and general manager of the Class-A Myrtle Beach Pelicans, is given a prostate exam in the TicketReturn.com Field press box. The first 1,000 men attending the Carolina League contest against the Winston-Salem Dash received a promotional foam rubber finger.
2015 Receiving a standing ovation from the Citi Field crowd, Michael Conforto, the Mets’ first-round pick (10th overall) last year, becomes the 1,000th player in Mets history when he makes his major league debut, going 0-3 in the team’s 7-2 loss to the Dodgers at Citi Field. Tomorrow, the 22-year-old rookie left fielder will enjoy a 4-for-4 day at the plate, collecting three singles and a double en route to scoring four runs.
2019 During the team’s 14-8 rout of the Pirates at PNC Park, the Cardinals tie a major league record by banging out eight extra-base hits in one inning, equaling a mark previously established by four other clubs. The Redbirds’ barrage in the nine-run second fame included five doubles (Kolten Wong [2], Paul DeJong, Yairo Munoz, Dexter Fowler) and three home runs (Paul DeJong, Andrew Knizner, Paul Goldschmidt).
2019 Stevie Wilkerson becomes the first position player in MLB history to record a save when the Orioles beat the Angels in Anaheim, 10-8. The Baltimore center fielder pitches a perfect bottom half of the 16th inning after Jonathan Villar’s two-out, two-run home run in the top of the frame gave the team the lead.
2020 The new extra innings rule, which puts a runner at second base to start each extra half-inning, comes into play for the first time on Opening Day when Shohei Ohtani, who made the last out in the top of the ninth, becomes the base runner to begin the tenth frame. The Halos fail to score, losing to the A’s, 7-3, when Matt Olson hits a walk-off grand slam in the bottom of the frame.
2020 For only the second time in baseball history, all four starting infielders are the sons of former major leaguers, when shortstop Bo Bichette (Dante), second baseman Cavan Biggio (Craig), first baseman Vladimir Guerrero Jr. (Vladimir), and third baseman Travis Shaw (Jeff) top the order for the Blue Jays on Opening Day. In 2012, the Dodgers’ lineup featured an infield consisting of third baseman Ivan DeJesus Jr. (Ivan), second baseman Jerry Hairston Jr. (Jerry), shortstop Dee Gordon (Tom), and first baseman Scott Van Slyke (Andy), with outfielder Tony Gwynn Jr. (Tony) patrolling center field.
2020 Cardinals backstop Yadier Molina establishes the mark for most consecutive Opening Day starts by a catcher, playing his 16th successive lid-lifter in the team’s 5-4 victory over the Pirates at Busch Stadium. The 38-year-old nine-time Gold Glover surpasses the streak set by Hall of Famers Ray Schalk (White Sox, 1913-27) and Bill Dickey (Yankees, 1930-43, 1946), who missed two seasons due to serving in the military during World War II.
BASEBALL HALL OF FAME
BILL VEECK
Executive
He was the man who brought a midget to home plate and explosives to the outfield of Comiskey Park. But beyond the flash, legendary owner Bill Veeck’s open-minded approach brought positive changes to the game of baseball.
Veeck was just four years old when his father, sportswriter William Veeck, Sr., was named president of the Chicago Cubs. As a teenager, the younger Veeck learned about team management while he worked as a vendor, ticket salesman and junior groundskeeper.
In 1941, Veeck partnered with former Cubs star Charlie Grimm to buy the Triple-A Milwaukee Brewers. Arriving in Milwaukee with just 11 dollars in his pocket, Veeck put his creative mind to work. He gave away live animals during Brewers games, scheduled morning games for night-shift workers and staged weddings at home plate. Five years and three American Association pennants later, Veeck sold the Brewers for a $275,000 profit.
After a stint in the Marines in World War II, during which he lost his right leg, Veeck sought a path into the major leagues. Devising a debenture-stock group that enabled financial backers to put the majority of their money into loans for the team, Veeck was able to become a minority owner of the Cleveland Indians for $268,000 in 1946.
Relishing his first chance in the big leagues, Veeck immediately enlivened a franchise that hadn’t won a World Series since 1920. He put the Indians’ games on the radio, staged a ‘Good Old Joe Earley Night’ for a fan who complained that the Indians were honoring everyone except the average Joe and regularly presented fireworks after games.
In 1947, Veeck made his biggest imprint to date when he signed Larry Doby as the first African-American player in American League history. Doby, who many believed would be the first African-American player throughout Organized Baseball before Jackie Robinson broke the color barrier, was the Indians starting center fielder a year later.
“One by one, (Indians manager) Lou (Boudreau) introduced me to each player,” Doby recalled. “All the guys put their hand out – all but three. As soon as he could, Bill Veeck got rid of those three.”
The following year, Veeck signed 42-year-old Negro League legend Satchel Paige, making Paige the oldest rookie in major league history. Later that fall, the Indians completed their transformation by winning their first World Series in 28 years. The Indians set an all-time record by drawing 2.6 million fans that season.
Never a man to look back, Veeck famously buried the Indians’ 1948 championship flag in 1949 when it was clear the team was not going to repeat. An expensive divorce settlement forced him to sell his stake in the team.
Veeck re-emerged two years later when he bought the struggling St. Louis Browns franchise. Though the Browns shared Sportsman’s Park with the more successful Cardinals, Veeck immediately ruffled the Redbirds’ feathers by hiring former Cardinals stars Rogers Hornsby and Marty Marion as managers. He also decorated Sportsman’s Park – at which the Cardinals were only tenants – exclusively with Browns memorabilia.
Though the stadium felt more accommodating, the Browns still struggled in 1951. Anxious to attract more fans, Veeck came up with arguably his most creative publicity stunt.
“What can I do,’ I asked myself, ‘that is so spectacular that no one will be able to say he had seen it before?’” Veeck recalled. “The answer was perfectly obvious: I would send a midget up to bat.”
On Aug. 19, 1951, a 3-foot-7 inch man named Eddie Gaedel walked to the plate as a pinch hitter for the Browns in the bottom of the first inning in the second game of a doubleheader against the Tigers. Wearing the uniform number “1/8,” Gaedel used his miniscule strike zone to draw a walk on four pitches. He was promptly replaced for a pinch runner at first base, completing his day as the shortest man to ever play in the major leagues. The next day, American League president Will Harridge denounced the stunt as a mockery of the game and voided Gaedel’s contract.
“I try not to break the rules but merely to test their elasticity,” Veeck would later say.
Five days after the Gaedel stunt, Veeck was at it again. He introduced Grandstand Manager’s Day in which fans were given placards that told manager Zack Taylor whether the team should steal a base, bunt or change pitchers. With Taylor sitting back in a rocking chair, Veeck and the fans skippered the Browns to a 5-3 victory over the Philadelphia Athletics.
“I have discovered in 20 years of moving around a ballpark that the knowledge of the game is usually in inverse proportion to the price of the seats,” Veeck said.
Attendance doubled for the Browns even though the team remained in the cellar from 1951-52. But despite Veeck’s best efforts, the Browns’ financial issues – coupled with increasing pressure from opposing owners – forced him to sell the team to a group from Baltimore after the 1953 season.
Veeck was back in baseball in 1959 when he bought a controlling interest in the Chicago White Sox. Later that year, the White Sox captured their first AL pennant in 40 seasons and set a team attendance record with 1.4 million paying fans. True to form, Veeck immediately made his mark by installing baseball’s first “exploding scoreboard” at Comiskey Park and adding players’ names to their uniforms.
Poor health forced Veeck to sell the White Sox in 1961, but he returned to the owner’s box at Comiskey in 1975. In his later years, Veeck was as active as ever. He conducted trades in a hotel lobby during the Winter Meetings, in full view of the public. He was the man who encouraged announcer Harry Caray, a future Ford C. Frick Award winner, to sing “Take Me Out to the Ballgame” to the Chicago faithful. And in 1979, Veeck saved his most explosive promotion for last when he hosted “Disco Demolition Night,” an event that caused a riot at Comiskey and forced the White Sox to forfeit a game to the Detroit Tigers.
After he sold the White Sox in 1981, Veeck would spend much of the next few years in the bleachers at Wrigley Field watching Cubs games. He passed away on Jan. 2, 1986.
Veeck was elected to the Hall of Fame in 1991.
FOOTBALL HISTORY
According to a story from July 24, 2019 from the ChicagoTribune.com a certain 20 year old man named George Halas was supposed to be on board but was running late and when he arrived shortly after 7:30 AM, the vessel was already capsized. Halas had a summer job with the Western Electric Company and was excited as were many of his co-workers to participate in the company picnic games that day. Though Halas saw the aftermath he was not at the site when the boat flipped on its side. Errantly Halas’ name appeared in the newspaper the three days later, find the clipping below, and two of his fraternity brothers from the University of Illinois showed up at his parent’s home to express their condolences per Halas’ grandson, Patrick McCaskey.
Halas did in fact miss tragedy and go on to have some awesome accomplishments in life. In 1919 he was a New York Yankees Baseball outfielder, a year later he moved to Decatur, Illinois to work for starch manufacturer A.E. Staley Corporation and became a player/coach of the company’s football squad and player on the baseball team. On September 17,1920 he represented the Decatur Staleys Football team in helping to found the American Professional Football Association which two year later became the NFL. George eventually was given control of the Staleys, moved them to Chicago and soon after called the Bears and won some great NFL Championships with the franchise as a player, coach and owner. His family, under the McCaskey name still owns the Bears franchise to this day.
Career “Launch”
July 24, 1969 – After a successful mission of having the first men to walk on the moon, NASA’s Apollo 11 capsule returns to earth carrying astronauts Buzz Aldrin, Neil Armstrong and Michael Collins. Buzz Aldrin was the starting center on the Montclair High School 1946 undefeated New Jersey state champion football team.
A Rough Ride indeed
July 24, 1991 – The CFL’s Ottawa Rough Riders’ Board of Directors all resign due to a compilation of events that placed the franchise in deep financial trouble. The team ended up folding in 1996.
HALL OF FAME BIRTHDAYS FOR JULY 24
July 24, 1876 – Clarence ‘Bert” Herschberger was a University of Chicago fullback from 1895 to 1898 under Coach Amos Alonzo Stagg that entered into the College Football Hall of Fame in 1970. Per the NFF’s bio, Bert became the first “Western” player to become an All-American in 1898. Coach Stagg credits Clarence Herschberger as being the first to use the notorious Statue of Liberty play, but it was Bert’s kicking expertise which made him one of the first players outside of the Ivy League to make Walter Camp’s All-America team. Clarence put on a kicking show that impressed even the Father of Football in Chicago’s 18-11 loss to powerful Penn in an 1898 matchup of the schools. Walter Camp witnessed the game and placed Herschberger on his All-America unit. Eastern fans wanted to know why Camp broke tradition and went out of the East to select a Midwesterner, to which the venerable pollster replied: “Against Penn this year, Herschberger exhibited the best all-around kicking of the season; punting, place-kicking and drop-kicking with accuracy and facility.” Clarence later became the head coach of the Lake Forest College football program.
July 24, 1894 – Dewitt, Arkansas – Clarence “Doc” Spears was a guard that attended Knox College and Dartmouth College and his prowess at his craft earned him the recognition to be enshrined into the College Football Hall of Fame. The National Football Foundation declares that Doc delayed his medical career for decades becoming an All-America guard at Dartmouth and, later, as one of the game’s most-respected coaches. and what a ride it must have been. Spears helped Dartmouth to a 16-2-1 record in two seasons there, losing only to Princeton each year. He was huge at 230-pounds, a player of unusual strength when he won All-America honors in 1914 and 1915. After playing he went into coaching football and he served as the head coach at Dartmouth, West Virginia, Minnesota, Oregon, Wisconsin-Madison, Toledo, Maryland and College Park.
July 24, 1934 – Willie Davis Pro Football Hall of Fame enshrined defensive end of the Cleveland Browns and the Green Bay Packers. Mr. Davis played collegiately at Grambling State. As a pro Willie Davis was a League Champion 5 times including Super Bowls I & II and was also an ALL-Pro six times.
July 24, 1962 – Kevin Butler was a kicker out of Georgia playing for the “Dogs from 1981 to 1984, that was selected for induction into the College Football Hall of Fame in 2001. According to the FootballFoundation.org, Kevin booted through 77 field goals and 122 extra points, a total of 353 points! His specialty seemed to be the long range scoring opportunities as his accuracy on attempts 50 yards or longer was 52.4 percent, an NCAA record! His longest made field goal was 60 yards against Clemson in 1984 as it dramatically gave Georgia a 26-23 victory. He had other successful kicks of 59, 53, and 52 yards. Butler finished college with being good on 122 for 125 on extra points and 77 for 98 on field goals. Mr. Butler kicked in the NFL for the Chicago Bears for 11 seasons and then finished his career with the Arizona Cardinals. In just his Rookie season he was an NFL Champion as the 1985 Bears won Super Bowl XX. What a way to start off a career!
JULY 24 IMPORTANT PIGSKIN BIRTHDAYS
July 24, 1953 – Former New England Patriots QB Steve Grogan.
July 24, 1989 – C Maurkice Pouncey
July 24, 1989 – C Mike Pouncey
July 24, 1994 – HOU RB Phillip Lindsay
July 24, 1996 – CIN RB Joe Mixon
NUMBERS IN SPORTS
21 – 9 – 31 – 14
July 24, 1909 – Brooklyn Superbas pitcher Nap Rucker struck out sixteen Pittsburgh Pirates in a 1-0 victory at Washington Park, Brooklyn
July 24, 1949 – Cleveland Indians pitcher Bob Lemon, Number 21 hit 2 homers to help Cleveland overcome the Washington Senators by the tune of 7-5
July 24, 1961 – Roger Maris, Number 9 hit 4 home runs, in a doubleheader. The Yanks overcame the Chicago White Sox in both games with the help of Maris’ hitting, by the scores of 12-0 and 5-1.
July 24, 1968 – Number 31, Hoyt Wilhelm pitched in a record 907th major league game breaking Cy Young’s record for pitching appearances
July 24, 1977 – Pete Rose passed Frankie Frisch as switch-hit leader with 2,881 hits wearing that famous Number 14 jersey for the Cincinnati Reds.
July 24, 1978 – Pete Rose, Number 14 of the Reds tied the NL hitting streak of 37 games
July 24, 1979 – Boston Red Sox legend Carl Yastrzemski, wearing Number 8 clobbered a home run and with it reached the 400th HR career mark.
July 24, 1983 – The infamous Pine Tar Game took place. With his team trailing 4–3 in the top half of the ninth inning with two out already recorded, the KC’s future Hall of Fame third baseman Number 5, George Brett crushed a two-run home run to give his team the lead. However, New York manager Billy Martin, famous for always looking for an edge, had noticed a large amount of pine tar on Brett’s bat, and subsequently requested that the umpires inspect his bat. The umps ruled that the amount on the bat exceeded that allowed by rule, so they discredited Brett’s home run, and called him out and took the runs off of the scoreboard. Brett was the third out in the ninth inning with the home team in the lead, the game ended with a Yankees win. The Royals protested the game, upheld by American League president Lee MacPhail, who ordered that the game be continued from the point of Brett’s home run. The game was resumed 25 days later on August 18, and officially ended with the Royals winning 5–4
FOOTBALL HALL OF FAME
CHARLIE BACHMAN
Position: Coach
Years: Northwestern (1919), Kansas State (1920-27), Florida (1928-32), Michigan State (1933-42, 1944-46), Hillsdale [MI] (1953)
Place of Birth: Chicago, IL
Date of Birth: Dec 01, 1892
Place of Death: Port Charlotte, FL
Date of Death: Dec 14, 1985
Charlie Bachman played at Notre Dame 1914-16, two years as starting guard and one year as fullback. Notre Dame had a 21-4 record in his time. In 1918 he was the center for the team at Great Lakes Naval Station. This team had a 7-0-2 record, beat Navy, Illinois, and Purdue, tied Notre Dame, and whipped Mare Island Marine Base in the Rose Bowl. His Great Lakes teammates included Paddy Driscoll, Jimmie Conzelman, and George Halas. In 1919 at age 26 Bachman began his coaching career, taking Northwestern to a 2-5 season. He moved to Kansas State and his record 1920-27 was 33-23-9. In 1928 he led Florida to an 8-1 total, the best in school history up to that time. He was at Florida five years with a 27-18-3 mark. Then came his years at Michigan State, 1933-42 and 1944-46. Michigan State had not beaten Michigan for 18 years (1916-33), but under Bachman, Michigan State beat Michigan 4 straight times (1934-37). Bachman’s record at Michigan State was 70-34-10. He announced his retirement after the 1946 season but came back seven years later and had a 5-2-2 year at Hillsdale College. This made his career record 137-82-24 covering 28 years. Bachman was born December 1, 1892, in Chicago; he died December 14, 1985.
TV SPORTS MONDAY
CRICKET
5:30 P.M.
CBSSN — MLC: SAN FRANCISCO VS. TEXAS, MORRISVILLE, N.C.
MLB BASEBALL
1 P.M.
MLBN — SAN FRANCISCO AT DETROIT
7 P.M.
MLBN — REGIONAL COVERAGE: COLORADO AT WASHINGTON OR KANSAS CITY AT CLEVELAND
10 P.M.
MLBN — REGIONAL COVERAGE: TORONTO AT LA DODGERS OR ST. LOUIS AT ARIZONA (9:30 P.M.)
RODEO
10 P.M.
CBSSN — PBR TEAMS: THE CHEYENNE FRONTIER DAYS, CHEYENNE, WYO.
SOCCER (WOMEN’S)
4:30 A.M.
FS1 — FIFA WORLD CUP GROUP STAGE: GERMANY VS. MOROCCO, GROUP H, MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA
7 A.M.
FS1 — FIFA WORLD CUP GROUP STAGE: BRAZIL VS. PANAMA, GROUP F, ADELAIDE, AUSTRALIA
10 P.M.
FS1 — FIFA WORLD CUP GROUP STAGE: COLOMBIA VS. SOUTH KOREA, GROUP H, SYDNEY
1:30 A.M. (TUESDAY)
FS1 — FIFA WORLD CUP GROUP STAGE: NEW ZEALAND VS. PHILIPPINES, GROUP A, WELLINGTON, NEW ZEALAND
4 A.M. (TUESDAY)
FS1 — FIFA WORLD CUP GROUP STAGE: SWITZERLAND VS. NORWAY, GROUP A, HAMILTON, NEW ZEALAND
TBT BASKETBALL
4 P.M.
ESPN2 — TBT TOURNAMENT: THE NERD TEAM VS. HAPPY VALLEY HOOPERS, FIRST ROUND, SYRACUSE, N.Y.
7 P.M.
ESPNU — TBT TOURNAMENT: TEAM GIBSON VS. BOEHEIM’S ARMY SYRACUSE, FIRST ROUND, SYRACUSE, N.Y.
9 P.M.
ESPNU — TBT TOURNAMENT: THE COMMONWEALTH VS. THE RHODY WAY, FIRST ROUND, SYRACUSE, N.Y.
TENNIS
5 A.M.
TENNIS — WARSAW-WTA, LAUSANNE-WTA, HAMBURG-ATP/WTA, UMAG-ATP, ATLANTA-ATP EARLY ROUNDS
6 A.M.
TENNIS — WARSAW-WTA, LAUSANNE-WTA, HAMBURG-ATP/WTA, UMAG-ATP, ATLANTA-ATP EARLY ROUNDS
7 P.M.
TENNIS — ATLANTA-ATP EARLY ROUNDS
5 A.M. (TUESDAY)
TENNIS — WARSAW-WTA, LAUSANNE-WTA, HAMBURG-ATP/WTA, UMAG-ATP, ATLANTA-ATP EARLY ROUNDS
6 A.M. (TUESDAY)
TENNIS — WARSAW-WTA, LAUSANNE-WTA, HAMBURG-ATP/WTA, UMAG-ATP, ATLANTA-ATP EARLY ROUNDS